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Eviction day for homeless campsTents come down as homeless leave Hydro property on Gladys A5
Employees of a recycling company helped clean up a Gladys Avenue homeless camp Thursday. The company was contracted by landowner BC Hydro, and Southern Railway of BC, which runs trains through the area. BC Hydro issued an eviction notice to have its property cleared by July 31.
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A12 Skateboarding instructor helps youngsters to learn the sport, and change perceptions
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Notice of Public Hearingto consider amendments to
Abbotsford Of cial Community Plan Bylaw, 2005
Abbotsford Council will hold a Public Hearing at 7:00 pm on August 11, 2014, in the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C., under the provisions of the Local Government Act to consider the following bylaws. At the Public Hearing, all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.
The following is a synopsis of the bylaws amending the Of cial Community Plan, of the City of Abbotsford, and is not deemed to be an interpretation. A copy of each bylaw and relevant background documentation may be inspected in the Planning Services Division (2nd Floor), Abbotsford City Hall, 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C., on July 28, 29, 30, 31, August 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11, 2014 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. If you have any questions, please contact Planning Services Staff at 604-864-5510.
View Archived Council meetings online at www.abbotsford.ca/archivecouncil
View Live Council meetings online at www.abbotsford.ca/livecouncil
Yard Waste with Thorns in Curbside Compostable CollectionSome yard waste can have thorns, such as blackberrybranches, hawthorn branches and rose bushes. If you areplacing yard waste with thorns out for curbside compostablecollection, please place the branches in a Kraft paper yardwaste bag or in a re-usable curbside compostable wastecontainer (i.e. a garbage can with a compostable wastesticker on it). Please do not place yard waste in bundleswith the thorns exposed as they can cause injury to thecollection worker.
Alternately, residents receiving curbside collection can dropoff yard waste for free at the Net Zero Waste AbbotsfordComposting Facility located at 5050 Gladwin Road.Coupons for the free drop off of yard waste are available onthe City website at www.abbotsford.ca/engineering. If youhave any questions, please contact the City of AbbotsfordEngineering Department at 604-864-5514 or [email protected].
Fire Season!Current weather conditions have resulted in a higher risk of re in Abbotsford’s natural areas. Please refrain from smoking or using lighters or matches on trails, in or near forests or other vegetation.
If an active or smoldering re is found, please call the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service immediately at 911.
For more information please call Parks, Recreation & Culture at 604-859-3134.
ABBOTSFORD OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANAMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2333-2014
SUBJECT LANDS: PORTIONS OF:
P.I.D. Partial Legal Description013-443-178 SW ¼ Sec 33 Tp 19 NWD003-469-794 Lot 1 of NWD Plan 64443003-469-832 Lot 2 of NWD Plan 64443003-469-859 Lot 3 of NWD Plan 64444013-442-961 NE ¼ of the SE ¼023-735-180 Lot A of NWD Plan LMP32628000-970-107 S ½ of the SE ¼ of Sec 32 Tp 19 NWD006-509-291 LS 13 Sec 28 Tp 19 NWD006-509-401 LS 9 Sec 29 Tp 19 NWD013-439-804 Parcel “A” of LS 9 & 10 Sec 29 Tp 19009-366-211 Parcel “One” of Parcel “A” of LS 9 and 10003-473-821 Lot 2 of NWD Plan 64729002-320-045 Lot 1 of NWD Plan 64729025-870-262 Lot 1 of NWD Plan BCP3736
PURPOSE: If Bylaw No. 2333-2014 is adopted, the subject areas will either be added to or deleted from the Soil Removal Eligible Areas in the Of cial Community Plan as identi ed in the above map; and
References to ‘parcels’ in Policy Nos. 3 and 4 under Objective 2.6 of the Of cial Community Plan will be deleted and a text note to the associated maps added to more clearly identify that some properties may only be permitted soil removal activities on portions of the property, subject to other applicable regulations.
ABBOTSFORD OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANAMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2345-2014
SUBJECT LANDS: PORTIONS OF:
P.I.D. Partial Legal Description013-439-707 Part Legal Subdivision 11 Sec 28
Tp 19 Lying North of the Northern limit of DL 225 Gp 2 NWD
013-439-723 Legal Subdivision 14 Sec 28 Tp 19 NWD
PURPOSE: If Bylaw No. 2345-2014 is adopted, the subject areas will be added to the Soil Removal Eligible Areas in the Of cial Community Plan.
ABBOTSFORD OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANAMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2344-2014
PURPOSE: If Bylaw No. 2344-2014 is adopted, the subject area will be deleted from the Soil Removal Eligible Areas in the Of cial Community Plan.
ABBOTSFORD OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLANAMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2334-2014
SUBJECT LAND:
P.I.D. Partial Legal Description011-140-194 Parcel “D” of NWD Plan 5211
PURPOSE: If Bylaw No. 2334-2014 is adopted, the subject property will be added to the Soil Removal Eligible Areas in the Of cial Community Plan.
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Woman’s body found in parkCause of death to be determined by autopsy
The deceased woman found Wednesday morning in Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford has been identi-fied as a 36-year-old Mission resi-dent.
Police have not dislosed her name, and Const. Ian MacDonald said the cause of death will not be released until an autopsy is completed in the next few days.
The woman’s body was discovered at about 6 a.m. by a person walking their dog in a forested area of the park at Emerson
Street and Bevan Avenue.A large area of the park was taped
off by police, and investigators were on the scene for most of the day.
Members of the Abbotsford Police Department’s patrol division, major crime unit and forensic identifica-tion section have been involved in the investigation.
The regional Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has not been in-volved.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225 or text abbypd (222973).
Vikki HOPESAbbotsford News
Traffic was closed for several hours along Highway 1 westbound between Mt. Lehman Road and 264 Street, following a fatal single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning.
The accident oc-curred at about 9 a.m. just east of the 264 Street off-ramp and involved a dump truck with a trailer.
“We’re still not sure exactly what the cause of the accident is. It looks towards mechanical, but we won’t know for sev-eral hours yet if we can confirm that it was a mechanical fail-ure,” RCMP Cpl. Robert McDonald said at the scene.
Police have not re-leased the driver’s name.
Some Facebook
posts from family and friends of the driv-er identified him as “Malhi” and said he was 24 years old. They stated the crash oc-curred when one of the truck’s tires blew,
causing the vehicle to flip.
While investigators were on the scene, traffic was diverted at the Mt. Lehman Road exit, until the freeway re-opened at about 6
p.m.The highway clo-
sure snarled com-muters’ drive home throughout the region Wednesday night.
There was stop-and-go traffic along the
Fraser Highway head-ing westbound until approximately 6:30p.m. Drivers experi-enced similar condi-tions along LougheedHighway through Mission.
A crash involving a dump truck killed the driver on Wednesday and shut down westbound Highway 1 traffic forseveral hours between 264 Street and Mt. Lehman Road.
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Dump truck crash kills driverPortion of freeway closed for nine hours
Members of the BC Coroners Service and the Abbotsford Police Department, includ-ing a dog handler, were on the scene where a woman’s body was found Wednesday morning in Mill Lake Park. The deceased person was determined to be a Mission resident, although police did not release a name.
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‘Packing up and moving’Teepee site not affected by Hydro eviction order
Alex BUTLERAbbotsford News
Gladys Avenue was busy on Thursday, as the area filled with people, vehicles, carts and recycling company trucks during the eviction of homeless camps along the street.
As of press deadline yesterday, many residents of the camps were moving items out of the area, following an eviction notice set for July 31 from BC Hydro, which owns the land.
The main camp affected is located on Gladys Avenue across from the Salvation Army. A large portion of the camp farther west, where a teepee is situated, is not on BC Hydro land and is not impacted.
The camps, which have existed on the avenue in high profile for more than a year, were ordered to leave by 9 a.m.
At that time there was little move-ment, but by midday, homeless resi-dents, with assistance from volunteers, service providers, and recycling ser-vices, began to remove items from the area.
A number of citizens turned out with signs expressing support for the home-less, and at one point in the morning stopped traffic on the road by standing and singing.
Some property owners from the Gladys Avenue area watched the clean-up, expressing hope the site would ac-tually be cleared this time, citing declin-ing property values, an inability to sell their homes due to the presence of the camps, and increasing property crimes.
Police issued a news release last week stating that property crime in the area had more than doubled in the area and that weapons had been brandished at the camps’ residents, leading to safety concerns.
At times during Thursday’s eviction, traffic backed up along the road as vehicles attempted to navigate through throngs of people, items and other vehicles.
The site, located across from service provider Salvation Army, has been prominent since June 2013, after city crews dumped manure on the known gathering spot to move the homeless out of the area.
The camp, which at that time moved a short distance down the road, was later deemed a health hazard by Fraser Health in September. The site was vacated and the campers moved back to the original site where the manure had been dumped.
Ward Draper, an advocate for the homeless and pastor with 5 and 2 Ministries, said that while the residents are complying with the notice, it’s possible some people will just move along to other camps “where they will be kicked along again.” He said estimates of the number of people on the avenue ranges from 20 to 40.
He said that while some people on Gladys Avenue have moved into housing, more affordable and accessible accommodation is needed in Abbotsford, as well as mental health and housing sup-
port, and ownership of the issue by civic government.
Deb Lowell, spokesperson for the Salvation Army, said housing has been found for about 10 people, with the assistance of additional rental supple-ments from BC Housing.
She said their work has been ongoing to find a housing solution for each indi-vidual and that will continue.
It’s not known where others who have not taken housing offers will go.
Const. Ian MacDonald said police were not anticipating any issues with the move. He said most of the campers speaking with front-line officers earlier indicated they intended to vacate the area.
Mora Scott, spokesperson with BC Hydro, said they have been working with municipal officials and service
providers to find housing options for people and are hopeful that everyone will vacate the site.
“Right now, it looks really hopeful that people are going to take the housing options available to them. It seems like everyone is kind of packing up and moving along.”
Singh Biln, director of community relations for Southern Railway of BC, which operates trains on the tracks through the area, said safety was a concern.
Contracted by the railway and BC Hydro, workers from a re-cycling company were on scene to remove trash and aid in the cleanup.
Numerous service providers and volunteers turned out Thursday to assist homeless who complied with a Hydro order to leave property along Gladys Avenue.
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Orthodox Archbishop Lazar Puhalo helps to clean up trash from the Gladys Avenue homeless camp.
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Involve Abbotsford – Monthly WorkshopsInvolve Abbotsford is a platform which strives to inspire, inform and invigorate non-pro ts and community leaders within the City of Abbotsford through a series of workshops. One of the upcoming workshops includes Better By the Block, which will provide ways to connect with your neighbours and nd out what other neighbourhoods have done to beautify their communities. Keeping your Volunteer Involvement Cycling is a workshop that will showcase how to develop community volunteers and the processes involved. We invite you to join us for these and a variety of other FREE sessions. For further information, and to register, please visit www.abbotsford.ca/involveor contact [email protected].
Road Closure Notice – Wright Street BridgeWright Street will be closed, between Clayburn Road and Bateman Road, from Tuesday, August 5, to Friday, September 26, 2014. The road closure is to facilitate the Wright Street Bridge repairs.
Local traf c will maintain access. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to plan an alternate route. Detour routes will be posted.
Your understanding and cooperation are appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Tony Seibert, Project Engineer, at 604-864-5514 or [email protected].
For a location map, please go to www.abbotsford.ca/engineering.
All meetings of the Task Force are public and anyone with an interest in the topic is invited to attend. Delegations are also welcome, but need to be arranged prior to a meeting. Please RSVP to [email protected], if you plan to attend a meeting.
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Eight acres donated to Fraser Valley ConservancyJason ROESSLEAbbotsford News
A section of land on McKee Road will now provide a number of at-risk animal and plant species relief from the threat of development.
The Fraser Valley Conservancy (FVC)
was recently given an eight-acre parcel of land across from Ledgeview Golf and Country Club, making it the second-largest piece of property the conservancy has received, said Joanne Neilson, FVC executive director.
A developer had pur-
chased the land many years earlier, she said, but three creeks run-ning through the prop-erty rendered it unus-able for development.
Neilson said a mini-mum of work – some tree planting and elimi-nation of invasive plants such as blackberries –
will be required to bring it back to its full poten-tial as a suitable habi-tat for several species of flora and fauna.
Previously, many do-nations received have been of “degraded habi-tat,” said Neilson. The conservancy then had to deal with invasive species, drainage and other issues.
While this area will be maintained for wildlife, it is not a public place, said Neilson.
“The area isn’t suitable for human recreation,” she said, noting the area is boggy for about eight months each year, and is replete with stinging nettles and devil’s club.
Even though humans aren’t encouraged to traipse across the land, it is a home for some notable species at risk.
The mountain bea-ver is one of the more rare animals that lives on the site, said Neilson. This rodent isn’t truly
a beaver, and doesn’t build dams. Rather it crafts burrows near creeks, and primarily eats sword ferns. It is on the federal species at-risk list, which notes species as being either extirpated, endangered, threatened, or a special concern.
The Oregon forest snail is abundant on the property, said Neilson, and the Fraser Valley is one of the few areas where the mollusk
can be found. The FVCalso believes the Pacificwater shrew could oc-cupy the McKee Road property, given Sumas Mountain is at the very northern tip of its range.It has not yet been spot-ted.
The FVC was estab-lished in 1998 as a non-governmental organiza-tion and charitable soci-ety that seeks to protectland and water for fu-ture generations.
4-H turns 100 years in B.C.The 4-H program is celebrating its centennial in British
Columbia this year.There are 142 clubs throughout the province – includ-
ing eight in the Abbotsford region – with 2,240 mem-bers and 638 leaders, according to Gina Haambuckers, communications and marketing co-ordinator for B.C. 4-H.The Fraser Valley clubs hosted a 100th anniversary event last weekend at the Maple Ridge Country Fest, and a provincial celebration is planned for later this year.
What started as agricultural-based clubs expanded to ac-
tivities such as photography, small engine repair, gardening and more in the 1970s and ’80s to appeal to a wider range of
children, said Hammbuckers.In the Abbotsford region, the eight clubs are primar-
ily focused on dairy, beef, horse, and other animals. But there are some clubs, such as the Fraser Valley
Footprints, which work on honey bees, leadership and photography.Haambuckers said the clubs continue to expand across
the province and have seen membership increases of five
per cent each year for the past three.The 4-H movement started in B.C. in 1914, and drew
more than 200 young people between the ages of 10 and 18. Originally known as Boys and Girls clubs, they were re-named 4-H clubs in 1952 to more clearly represent the four Hs – head, heart, hands and health.
Members from around the region will be out in full forcetoday and this weekend at the 2014 Agrifair and Rodeo, showcasing their skills during demonstrations and competi-tions at Exhibition Park on Haida Drive.
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Industry looking to open markets overseasTyler OLSEN and Alex BUTLERAbbotsford News
One of the most important booms in the propane cannon debate actually doesn’t make a sound.
In the 1980s, around the time Parm Bains bought his Clayburn Road farm, there was concern among blueberry growers about how the local industry would handle rapidly increasing production.
British Columbia was producing 20 million pounds of blueberries at the time.
“We thought, ‘Oh my God, that’s too much, we can’t han-dle it,’ ” Bains recalls.
Growers were worried the province was producing too many blueberries. Three decades later, industry watchers
believe B.C. could produce 140 million pounds of blueberries in 2014, with Abbotsford accounting for around 40 per cent of that.
The rise has been so rapid that the Ministry of Agriculture web-site still cites 20 million pounds of production.
There is little sign that the growth is slowing, thanks in part to aggressive marketing of blue-berries’ health benefits.
“It’s the ‘healthy halo’ that con-tinues to derive the demand,” says Bains, noting B.C. could top the 200 million pound mark in just three years.
“There’s about 25,000-plus acres in the Valley and maybe 40 per cent are mature,” he said. “So you have 60 per cent that are in differ-ent stages of maturity.”
But that huge growth worries those annoyed by propane can-
nons and farmers themselves. Downes Road homeowner Merv Loewen said that every
For Sale sign sparks anxiety among neighbours concerned that more blueberries will be planted and more propane cannons installed.
“They’re taking over land left and right to put in more blueberries,” he said.
The unchecked expansion also has the blueberry industry anticipating the day when more berries are being produced than the world wants.
A recent report on the industry co-sponsored by the fed-eral and B.C. governments noted that growers were begin-ning to see prices drop due to increased production both at home and internationally.
“The current surplus of blueberries on the market has put
downward pricing pressure on producers and is now limit-ing their ability to cover costs,” the authors write. “In addi-tion to the challenge of selling product in a saturated mar-ket, B.C. blueberry growers … must contend with extremely high land costs and face ongoing rural/urban conflicts.” The report also cites the high cost of labour and difficulties re-cruiting seasonal workers.
Debbie Etsell, executive director of the B.C. Blueberry Council, spent much of last week with buyers from Asia. As production expands locally, growers are looking to foreign markets to soak up the increased supply.
“We’re located quite well to do business with Asia,” Etsell said. Blueberries are already the province’s most exported fruit, but many markets remain untapped, including China, with whom negotiations are ongoing.
Etsell said growers are “largely optimistic” about the state of the industry, in large part because of those emerging markets. At the same time, she conceded some concern ex-ists and growers would prefer to see the growth in produc-tion slow.
But that will only come from farmers deciding not to plant more blueberries.
“We can’t tell the grower don’t plant,” she said.For Bains, the growth has brought opportunity. His farm
began packaging their own berries in 1997 and he now oversees not only 100 acres of plants, but a large opera-tion employing dozens of workers. The blueberry industry
has grown into a marketing force that can sign large deals across the globe. Bains said that’s a good thing for all those who made the move “from dairy to berry,” as he put it. Whether that continues, he says, is a question for a crystal ball.
Resolving the cannon confl ictAs the controversy over propane cannons seems poised
to grow with the increase of berry fields – and with no pro-vincial appetite to back opponents’ call for a ban on the de-vices – the blasting will continue for the foreseeable future.
Without the use of cannons – protected under the provin-cial Right to Farm Act – some farmers feel their crops, along with their profits, may be decimated by the invasive star-
lings that feed on the berries. The City of Abbotsford’s attempt at a
bylaw to impose a list of restrictions on cannon use in the city was denied by the province, which indicated the proposal would effectively ban cannons. An attempt at a less stringent set of regulations failed on a tie vote.
Neighbouring Langley passed a bylaw for propane cannons that follows existing provincial guidelines, but makes additions such as registration fees, escalating fines and a minimum setback of 100 metres from all horse trails. But passing that local legislation also moved enforcement from the BC Blueberry Council to the city, which critics fear is simply downloading that responsibility without addressing the real issue of cannons – the noise.
As Abbotsford has been unable to find a solution through bylaws, the focus at city hall has shifted to managing the popula-tion of birds.
South of the border, Whatcom County has been operating a starling management program for almost 20 years. The program
has an annual budget of $30,000, paid by farmers and the county. It employs methods including trapping, baiting, poisoning, introducing predators, and reducing roosting op-portunities. In the Okanagan-Similkameen region, a large-scale program has captured almost 500,000 birds from 2003 to 2012. That effort costs about $115,000 a year, to which the two regional districts contribute $25,000.
Abbotsford city staff acknowledge that a program by the city alone, without help from around the region, would have little effect on the local bird population.
Coun. Patricia Ross said the issue was discussed at a re-
CANNONCONFLICT
The News takes an in-depth look at the
controversy surrounding bird scare devices.
Fourth in a series
Westberry Farms owner Parm Bains inspects blueberries at his Bateman Road pack-ing plant.
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Government: Wake up, and hear the cannons
How do you stop a provincial govern-ment in its tracks, and make it run for cover, and hide behind old legislation?
Put a blueberry in front of it.Or perhaps more accurately, a blueberry
backed up by a propane cannon.Victoria has been utterly ineffective in
dealing with a controversy that has grown from a virtual blip on the public radar 15 years go, to a full-blown controversy involving numerous communities, and countless residents and farmers.
At issue are Audible Bird Scare Devices, or ABSDs.
How this ever grew from a very bad idea to a “normal” farming practice is hard to comprehend, but here we are.
There are hundreds of these infernal devices around the region, blasting away at deafening decibel levels, multiple times per minute – some all day, every day.
Not only did they gain popularity as a way to keep starlings and other birds off the lucrative blueberry crops, cannons be-came enshrined in the Right to Farm Act, behind which cluster provincial politi-cians when pushed by frustrated, stressed citizens for relief from the maddening racket.
For the past two weeks, The News has explored the issue in depth in a series of stories.
It’s absolutely obvi-ous that the current situation is untenable in the long-term. The farming act is outdated, unreflective of what’s happening today.
It’s also clear that viable alternatives to cannons exist for blueberry farmers. Many farms don’t use cannons, for a variety of reasons, including a shared dislike of the noise, and a willingness to try other meth-ods such as falcons, streamers and kites.
Flying drone aircraft also hold strong promise as an effective, far less intrusive solution.
A number of things need to happen on
this issue. The shallow, ignorant argument so fre-
quently put forth in response to can-non complainants – “You shouldn’t have moved next door to a blueberry farm?” – needs to be muzzled.
The reality of the situation is that, blue-berry farms are prolif-erating, commonly on acreage that once grew other, less lucrative crops.
Many homeowners who have lived peace-fully for years on their property suddenly find themselves cheek to
jowl with a blueberry field that never ex-isted previously.
Civic governments also wear respon-sibility for approving residential zoning next to agricultural land, with little to no thought or care as to how this inter-face will manifest into conflict, especially when some of those farms switch from “silent” crops to blueberry farming, and choose cannons as their bird protection.
The blueberry industry has become a juggernaut, and is poised to grow even
larger as new Asian markets are openedup. Thousands of acres of agri land nowgrowing cow feed or corn or raspberriesare likely to be converted if the blue bo-nanza continues.
So, this problem isn’t going to go away.It’s going to get worse.
The provincial government has to growa bigger set of berries, and finally tacklethis issue, including:
Initiate strictly enforced and signifi-cantly increased maximum limits on thenumber of shots, minimum setbacks fromhousing, hours of operation, and decibellevels.
Set a deadline for the graduatedphase-out of all cannons – say, two yearsmax.
Get on the research wagon, and drivesome innovative ideas and testing.
Examine existing starling manage-ment programs south of the border, de-velop built-in-B.C. versions, and get themimplemented forthwith.
All manner of industries face strident reg-ulations and restrictions on what they canand cannot do. Among them, the blueberryindustry has been a sacred cow that needsto be led down a more contemporary path.
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ABSDs should not be a right
I live in North Bradner, near two blueberry farms. The farms happen to be right across the street from each other.
One farm does not use cannons and seems to operate very successfully. The second farm – unfortunately, the farm closest to me – uses three triple-shot cannons.
At one time or another, myself and many of my neighbours have spoken to the owner,
pointed out how annoying the cannons are, and have asked him to try something differ-ent, but to no avail.
We wonder why do some blueberry growers act in such an unneighbourly manner?
One farmer is proving every day that can-nons are not necessary, while the other is the neighbour from hell.
Don Gibbs, Abbotsford
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As we are working on our farm on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon, we can’t help but feel frustrated by the noise of the propane cannons that we can hear from multiple differ-ent directions coming from the farms that surround us on all sides.
As the cannons rotate, the shots that directly face us make us jump.
They go off at least every minute when the noise is com-bined from all of the different farms.
We shouldn’t have to give up our task of working outside and leave our farm to avoid the noise.
These ABSDs (audible bird scare devices) should not be considered a right to farm be-cause they intrude other farm-ing practices and people’s lives.
Why should people using propane cannons have the right to intrude our lives?
The use of these devices should be a criminal act. There are studies about the nega-tive effects of noise on human
health and ABSDs are no ex-ception.
In addition, it’s obvious that they don’t work, simply from observation and studies that have been published in the past. There are many other methods of warding off birds that are more effective.
It’s time to revise the use of these ABSDs. Allowing them in the first place was a big mistake and they should be outright banned.
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Drones eyed as possible answercent meeting of the Fraser Valley Regional District, where the board of directors instructed staff to re-search the idea, with the intention that municipal-ities, districts and stakeholders would be involved as partners and pay into the program.
Etsell said a few years ago the blueberry council had hired a contractor to look at a pilot program for starling management, “and at that time there was not any support from different regions or any-thing.”
She added that now there are new discussions about a program – with Abbotsford as the most vocal stakeholder – “but the project is much big-ger than that and takes more bodies than just Abbotsford.”
Etsell added that starlings will never be eradi-cated, so a management program “is another tool in the toolbox. This is not a singular solution, this is another part of the solution to a big problem.”
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In his view, the answer may come in the form of drones – small, remote-controlled aircraft – which must be easy to use and come at a low cost.
“We’re fairly confident that the use of drones will be cheaper. It’s nowhere near what you think it will cost – and it’s very effective.”
He said he has been working with a group to test the airborne devices, adding that he thinks once they can demonstrate success in Abbotsford “then we will be able to go … and get some help from the ministry of agriculture to roll this thing out.”
Plecas said while many neighbours push for an all-out ban, with a viable alternative “the bylaws and all the other efforts is a non-issue.”
He said the the best solution is to find some middle ground – meaning that the key is to find a viable, inexpensive alternative that can render cannons unnecessary.
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Sport teaches perseverance, says popular instructorTyler OLSENAbbotsford News
Four weeks after he first wobbled onto a skateboard at McMillan Youthpark, Aidan Fujita balanced on a ledge atop a quarter-pipe nearly his height.
At six years old, Aidan was the small-est and youngest of the dozen or so rid-ers in Paul Thibault’s four-week summer camp. He also seemed to have the least fear.
With Thibault’s assis-tance, Aidan dropped down on the ledge, stuck the landing and balled his fists in cel-ebration. Soon, the rest of the class was emu-lating the smallest of the bunch.
As nine-year-old Lolo Paller drops in, the wheels of her board skids out beneath her, but Thibault’s arm keep her from falling.
“You tried to do something you’re scared of,” Thibault says. “I’m really stoked on that.”
Within 15 minutes, Lolo will be dropping in and gliding away with relatively little help from the instruc-tor.
It has gone this way all July at the camp, thanks in large part to Thibault, who has drawn raves from both the young boarders and their parents.
Thibault, 22, started skating after receiving a board for his sixth birthday. Like many, he learned the basics in a camp before embark-ing on his own.
Now an employee
of Replay Board Shop, he has been leading camps for just two months.
He says skateboard-ing is slowly shedding its stigma as an outlet for ne’er-do-wells, in part because of board-ers like those in his camp.
“It’s going away and it is because these young kids are pick-ing up skateboards and they’re such great kids,” he said.
Thibault teaches per-severance as much as anything, and stress-es the importance of bouncing back from failure – whether it’s at school or on a halfpipe.
“You fall a lot in skateboarding,” he said. When you see someone land a trick, you don’t see the 200 bails it took to get them to the point where they’re rolling away from it. It really shows the kids that when you fall, you have to get back up, and that it’s OK to fall.”
Tag along for a les-son at the skatepark, and one hears Thibault say “It’s all good” over and over again. Safety is stressed, but there’s also a lot of talk about learning to accept fear.
“It’s OK to be scared,” he tells one boarder. “It just means you’re doing something you haven’t done yet.”
On the sidelines, par-ents watch in awe.
Lola Paller enticed her friends and class-mates Callum Oftebro and Charlie Lort to sign up for their first class in July. They’ll be back for another camp
in August“The whole stigma
skateboarders have had is disappearing, said Charlie’s moth-er, Dragana Skoro. Boarders like Thibault, she said, “are chang-ing the face of it, and Charlie loves it.”
Lola’s mother Nicole agreed, saying “We could be here all day, every day.”
Back on the park,
Thibault has gathered his “little army of skat-ers” for a quick pep talk on skateboard-ing’s value as exercise, on the importance to be aware of one’s sur-roundings and other park users, and about the true purpose of four wheels and a board.
“It’s all about mak-ing progress and still having fun at the same time,” he says. Instructor Paul Thibault helps a young rider learn skateboarding skills.
TYLER OLSEN Abbotsford News
Paul Thibault, 22, is a popular instructor teaching skateboarding at McMillan Youthpark. The image of the sport is changing for the better, he says.
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Man sentenced for arsonColby Jandrew pleads guilty to four counts
Vikki HOPESAbbotsford News
An arson spree that targeted businesses and homes in cen-tral Abbotsford in mid-April has netted a jail sentence of al-most four years for a 20-year-old man.
Colby Drew Jandrew was sentenced July 25 in Abbotsford provin-cial court to a prison term of three years and eight months after pleading guilty to three counts of arson dam-aging property and one count of arson in rela-tion to inhabited prop-erty.
Jandrew set three fires in the early morn-ing of April 16: at an abandoned home on Hillcrest Avenue, at the outside rear of the Red Apple Food Store on Marshall Road while seven people were in-side the residential units of the building, and at an outside cov-ered area at a bank in the 2500 block of Clearbrook Road.
Forty-eight hours later, two more arsons occurred – one at an-other abandoned home on Hillcrest Avenue and the other at a car-port of a home occu-pied by four people on Adelaide Street.
Jandrew was a person of interest in the arsons when he was arrested for, and charged with, a break-in on April 19. He was convicted of that offence on April 22 and sentenced to 30 days in jail.
At a recent pub-lic meeting of the
Abbotsford Police Board, Det. Tony Demers de-scribed the evidence that led to Jandrew’s arson charges, during a presentation on what goes on behind an in-vestigation.
Demers said evi-dence found at one of the scenes included an empty water bottle that contained accel-erant.
He said investigators pulled video footage from about 20 loca-tions at and around the arsons and discovered a man wearing a grey track suit in several of the clips.
In one of the videos, the man left the scene and returned wear-ing black track pants with green and white stripes.
The man could be seen tossing aside a water bottle in another one of the videos.
Meanwhile, staff at the Red Apple Food Store reported that on the day following the fire at that business, they found that a note in a Ziploc bag had been pushed under the door.
The note accused a
certain person of hav-ing started the fire.
Video pulled from that site showed a man in a grey track suit pushing the note under the door.
After Jandrew was arrested for the break-in, jail security video captured him wearing a grey track suit with striped pants under-neath.
A police search of his home found water bot-
tles of the same brand that had been found at the one arson scene and a piece of torn cardboard that aligned perfectly with the note found at the Red Apple.
Forensic analysis of the items found at the arsons matched Jandrew’s DNA.
Jandrew was just leaving prison in mid-May after serving his sentence for the break-in when police were able to arrest him for the arsons.
At the time, Abbotsford Police spokesman Const. Ian MacDonald said police were relieved to be able to keep Jandrew in cus-tody.
“Theses fire created a great deal of concern for the community, es-pecially in the affected areas and neighbour-hoods,” he said at the time.
Colby Jandrew of Abbotsford has been sentenced for a series of arsons, including this one that occurred at an abadoned home on Hillcrest Avenue on April 16.
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The 27-year-old Nanoose Bay native cleared 2.25 me-tres in the high jump, good for third place behind fel-low Canadian Derek Drouin (2.31m) and Kyriakos Ioannou of Cyprus (2.28m).
Mason is a two-time Olympian who represent-ed Canada at the Summer Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). He was the eighth-place finisher in the high jump at the London Games.
Mike Mason of Abbotsford’s Valley Royals track and field club cleared 2.25 metres to take bronze in the high jump at the Commonwealth Games.
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‘Competitive warrior’ Buttar beats the oddsCentre back earns spot on national U15 soccer team
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Opposing players at the CONCACAF under-15 girls soccer championship would be well-advised to keep their head on a swivel when Team Canada’s Bryana Buttar is on the pitch.
That helpful hint is cour-tesy of Rob Giesbrecht, the University of the Fraser Valley women’s coach who works with Buttar in the Abbotsford Middle School soccer academy.
“In our academy, we have
about half boys and half girls,” he explained. “We separate them into tiers . . . and she’s in the top group. So she’s playing against boys who play in the BC Soccer Premier League (BCSPL) who are her age or older.
“And she’s just rocking them. These guys are getting tack-led by this younger girl, harder than any guy they play against. You’ve got to see the look on some of these guys’ faces when Bry runs them over. And it’s al-ways clean, it’s always ball-first.
“She’s a competitive warrior.”
Indeed, Buttar’s game isn’t assmooth as her surname would suggest, and that’s a good thing. The 13-year-old centre back’s signature is her passion for physical play, and it was a big factor in her selectionfor the U15 CONCACAF tourney– which opens next week in theCayman Islands – despite thefact she’s two years younger than the age maximum.
“I play really aggressive,” she acknowledged with a chuck-le. “I’m one of those girls that
Bryana Buttar of Abbotsford has cracked the roster of Canada’s U15 girls soccer team, and travels to a tournament in the Cayman Islands next week.
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Rapid rise through the ranks for Buttardoesn’t really say sorry. I just kind of hit them and keep going.”
Buttar’s rise to the national U15 team has been been downright dizzying. Last year, she wasn’t even sure she had what it took to make Fraser Valley FC’s U13 team for the BCSPL. She not only cracked that roster, but also made the provincial squad and ended up being invited to the ID camp for the Canadian U15 team in early June in Toronto.
“I didn’t think I was going to make it, because I was one of the youngest players, and some of them had been to the U17 World Cup already,” noted Buttar, who was 12 years old at the time of the tryout and didn’t turn 13 until June 20.
“The first practice, I was kind of nervous – all the players were so much bigger than me and so much better, and I didn’t really do that well. But I talked to my (club) coach, and he told me to hold my head up high and be proud
of what I can do. The next days, I did way better. I just thought positive.”
Buttar got the news that she’d been picked for Team Canada during a drive back home from a provincial team practice, and was “so surprised.”
“I just jumped up and down and screamed and almost caused my dad to have an accident,” she related with a chuckle.
The precocious Buttar is argu-ably the most promising young female soccer player from
Abbotsford since Sophie Schmidt, the 2012 Olympic bronze medal-ist who made her senior national team debut in 2005 at the age of 16.
Giesbrecht cautioned that sad-dling a youngster with such lofty expectations is premature at this point, but noted that Buttar is “on that path.”
“She’s like Sophie, where she’s an outstanding player and also a great competitor,” he said.
“I think the fact that Bry is so grounded and such a humble
girl bodes well for her. She’s not going to get too far ahead of her-self. She’s got a great family, her club coach is a great guy, she’s in the provincial program – people are looking out for her.
“It’s going to be exciting to see what the future is like for her.”
The CONCACAF soccer region encompasses North America,Central America and theCaribbean, and at the 16-teamCayman Islands tourney, Canadais in Group D alongside Haiti, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.
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Challenged by one Hellcat of a muscle carPortland, Oregon – Do I take the red key or the black key?The black key limits horsepower to 500. Jaws drop. If you put it in valet mode, rpms are limited to 4,000. Gosh, I really hope I can take the red key…This Matrix-like conundrum is a good one to have. Take the safer route (black key) if you’d rather ease off on harness-ing the gargantuan horsepower of the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat. It’s the most powerful production Chrysler V8, as well as the most powerful produc-tion muscle car to date, so it needs to be treated with respect.But then again, the red key will allow me to tame this muscled feline one shift at a time, whether through the 6-speed manual or an 8-speed auto-matic.Looks like the decision has been made for me. Red key is sitting pretty in the centre console. And it’s in track mode. Electronic intervention is minimal. I
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The market for electric cars or plug-in hybrids is very small but it is growing. The success of Tesla’s Model S has shot its stock price into the stratosphere, as inves-tors bet on that company’s emergence as the electric car and technology leader. The stock price should really reflect the cars sold, as Tesla can only make about 20-25,000 cars annually for a worldwide market. The Market
Green Car Report recently published a sales report on all electrics sold in Canada for the first six months of the year. The list of vehicles sold is compiled from com-panies’ self-reporting but Ford’s data is missing. This Green Car Report estimates that Ford’s numbers will push overall electric sales to 2,200 for the first half of the year, a 50 percent im-provement over a year ago. What we do get is a good
snapshot of the market. With only 1,941 electrics officially counted, this amounts to only 0.21 per cent of the overall Canadian marketplace. (Canadians are on track to buy almost 1.7 million vehicles this year). So these are tiny but important numbers and the trend is higher. The clear winner isn’t the Tesla at all; in fact it is in third place behind the Chevy Volt and Nissan LEAF. Chevy sold 831
Volts up to July, with Nissan selling 462 LEAFs and Tesla moving 290 Model S cars. The Smart Full Electric Drive comes in fourth with 163 cars sold and in its first month of sales (June) the BMW i3 looks good with 50 units sold. Not all electric cars are the same What many people don’t realize is the complexity of the electric car market. I look at it this way, if the car can be plugged into an outlet, it is at least partially electrified. There are pure electric cars like the Nissan LEAF, Tesla Model S, Smart Electric, Mitsubishi i-MiEV and BMW’s new i3 – all of
these use just electricity to propel the car. Then there are electric cars that have an onboard generator, should the range of the electric pack limit driver’s intentions. The Chevy Volt, Cadillac ELR, the Toyota Prius Plug-In and the BMW i3 are, or can be equipped, with a gasoline engine to either drive the wheels or charge the bat-tery. This is one area where the Chevy Volt wins. With roughly a 65 km range on pure electricity and a small generator on board to ex-tend the range indefinitely, this car makes a lot of sense. This is why the BMW i3 has an optional generator for
$3,000 to extend the range of that model. But if the buyer chooses this option, the range of pure electric drive is limited because of the added weight of the car. Electric car buyers need to know if they can live with the limits of the electric car’s range or want the flexibility to extend the range with an on-board generator.What is still to come?We are living in interesting times. More and more elec-tric cars are being added, not to meet the demand but to meet regulatory require-ments. For the model year 2016, the United States has
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Helena was born January 29, 1921 in Olgafeldt, Russia. She was promoted to glory on July 26, 2014 on the tertiary palliative care unit in Burnaby Hospital surrounded by her husband Olof, son Edward, and daughter Sylvia. She had dedicated her life to the ser-vice of her Saviour, spending 40 years as a missionary in In-dia working with the people she loved. She met and mar-ried her husband, Olof, in In-dia; and her two children, Edward and Sylvia, were born there. She was retired the last 27 years of her life, living fi rst in Abbotsford, BC and then in Vancouver, BC. Her family who celebrates her life and will miss her dearly include: hus-band Olof, son Edward with his wife Pennie, granddaugh-ter Elysia, grandson Joshua with his wife Stephanie and great granddaughter Georgia (age four months); daughter Sylvia with her husband Joseph, grandson Erin with his wife Julia and two great grand-daughters Gracelyn (age 6) and Ivy (age two). The family gives special thanks for the excellent care given by the palliative care nursing staff and to Dr. Susan Germain, palliative care doctor. The funeral service is August fi rst, 2014 at 1 pm at the Ab-botsford Evangelical Free Church. Helen’s passion was evangelism. Her desire would be that donations be given to Deodars Spiritual Life Centre in India. Donations can be sent to: TEAM of Canada, Inc.; 372-16 Midlake Blvd SE; Cal-gary, AB T2X 2X7. Tele: 1-800-295-4160. E-mail: t e a m @ t e a m c a n a d a . o r g Web: www.teamcanada.org Cheques can be made out to TEAM of Canada, Inc. with “for Deodars Spiritual Life Centre in India” on the memo line. You are invited to leave a personal message of condo-lence at the family’s on line Obituary at:
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GRINDONPaul
Paul Grindon was born in Manchester UK on January 17, 1946. He is survived by his wife Myralyn, his children Stephanie (Shane) and Eric (Melissa), his grandchildren Taysha, Zachary, and Elijah, siblings Carol (Dave), Ray (Rebecca), Sharon, John Diane), and a large extended family. He is predeceased by his parents Jack and June, his niece Tammy, his sister Catherine and his brother Peter.He met the love of his life, Myralyn Pipe, in high school, married her on August 2, 1969, and was with her until the moment he died suddenly in her arms on July 14th, 2014, from a heart attack. His gentle, caring manner and love for family and his humor and quick wit will always be remembered and missed.
July 27, 2014 Violet Stevens
has gone to join theLadybug club.
Violet leaves behind her beloved
husband of 56 years, Cecil (Steve) Stevens, daughters Karen and Fiona, son Paul and son-
in-law Oscar Isakson.
Also loving her enough to let her go are grandchildren: Sheri (Aaron) Preston, Kurtis (Serena Lo) Isakson, Amanda Stevens, Lara Isakson, Nels Isakson and Richard Murphy, great grandchildren Dawson and Jade Preston, Nathan and Emily Mak, sister Lynda Cole-man-Darna and many nieces and nephews.The family’s heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Andrew Edelson for 40 years of care and to the team on the Palliative Ward, Abbots-ford Hospital ~ you made the end of Violet’s journey easier on all of us.A special thank-you to Kenny Hess ~ your generosity knows no bounds. No service by request. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to either Heart and Lung Founda-tion or BC Cancer Foundation. Celebration of Life Open House will be held on August 10, 2014, 2:00 to 5:00 at 34672 Moffat Ave., Mission.
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SMITH, Jean Audrey (Madland)
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jean Audrey Smith on July 23rd, 2014. She was born in New Westminster on January 22nd, 1940 to Gladys and Reuben Madland of Surrey. She attend-ed several schools in Surrey and New Westminster gradu-ating from North Surrey High school in 1958. She went on to work in New Westminster where she married Earl in 1961. She is survived by husband Earl, sons Brian, Ronald (Maureen) and David, Sisters Linda (Jan), Luella and brother Ken (Leona), seven grandchildren, one great grandchild, sister in law Diane Issac and brother in law Ed Isaac and many cousins, nieces and nephews. We moved to Abbotsford in 1975 where she attended Fraser Valley College pursuing business courses and fi ne arts. We moved back to New Westminster in 1984 where she went into the picture fram-ing business. She left the busi-ness in 1996 and started back to school graduating from UBC when she was 65 years old. She liked to travel, with one of her highlights being when she and her sister went to Norway and England for a month. She was an avid reader, liked watching the History Channel and doing her needle work at the same time. She also en-joyed gardening. She was di-agnosed with Ovarian Cancer in January 2013 and did every-thing she could to survive. Special thank-you to Dr. Gary Heffner, Dr. Winston and the Abbotsford Cancer Hospital, and Dr. Quan and all the staff at the Christine Morrison Hos-pice at Mission Hospital.
Funeral will be held at 219 - 6th street, New Westminster
on August 2nd at 11am.
Columbia-Bowell Chapel 604-521-4881
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130 HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
124 FARM WORKERS
20 FARM LABOURERS REQUIRED at
RANDHAWA FARMS LTD.
5 or 6 days a week40 or 50 hours/week $10.33/hr
Greenhouse work such as picking, pruning, twisting and other misc greenhouse labour.
Employment starts immediate Fax: 604-864-8858
FEED MILL SUPERVISORBradner BC Organic Feed Ltd. is looking for a full-time Shift Super-visor in their Division at 28670 - 58th Ave in Abbotsford, BC. Applicants must have 4-5 years knowledge and experience in a feed mill setting, have a College background as well as being pro-fi cient in English. Must be willing to work shift work & weekends. Requires a valid BC driver’s li-cense and be able to operate forklift & mill equipment. Must be a team player, be able to provide and follow instructions, keep records, as well as prepare daily reports on products purchased and sold coming out of the mill. The starting wage is $3922.53 per month plus bonuses.
Bradner Farms is looking for a full time Poultry Farm Shift Supervis-or for their Poultry Division at 28670 - 58th Ave in Abbotsford. Applicants must have 4-5 years of experience in a farm setting; a college degree in Agriculture would be an asset as well as pro-fi ciency in English. The success-ful applicant must have a valid BC driver’s license, be a team player, be able to receive and provide instructions, keep records of workers hours and prepare daily reports on health and condi-tion of birds. Starting wage is $31,000 per year plus bonuses.
SEASONAL WORKERS required for berry farm. Harvesting, weeding & pruning. $10.25/hr or applicable piece rate. Physical outside work in all weather conditions.
Fax resumes to Berry Haven Farmat: 604-859-1634
130 HELP WANTED
An Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hiring experienced dozer and excavator operators, meals and lodging provided. Drug testing required. 1-(780)723-5051.
CHICKEN CATCHERSWANTED
FULL - TIMEF/T Starting wage $14/hourBenefi ts package available
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130 HELP WANTED
CONSTRUCTION SITEIn your NEIGHBOURHOOD
Req: Carpenters, HelpersLabourers, CSO’s/OFA’s
TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hrWork Today, Daily or Weekly Pay
Apply 9AM to 2PM at:118 – 713 Columbia Street
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.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certifi ed & experienced. Union wages & benefi ts. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: [email protected]
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130 HELP WANTED
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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES
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Apply in person with resume:BEST WESTERNREGENCY INN
32110 Marshall Road,Abbotsford.
136A JANITORIAL SERVICES
Janitorial Positions
Available in the Abbotsford area at a commercial facility. Must have security clear-ance, reliable transportation and have good command of the English language. This is a part-time position, 3 or 4 nights per week, wed, thurs, fri & sat, 3pm-12pm, $10.50/hr.
P/T RECEPTIONISTFraser Valley dealership is look-ing for a P/T receptionist for evenings and Saturdays. The successful individual would be able to multi-task in a busy environment and have great communication skills along with a pleasant personality.
Responsibilities will include:• Reception duties, answering a multi-line switchboard• Assisting the sales and service / parts dept. with administrative functions• Data entry• Processing incoming & outgoing mail and couriers• General administrative duties including fi ling
TEMPORARY PT marketing asst needed for friendly association of-fi ce to cover medical leave. Th&F, 8-4:30pm. Must be experienced team player with can-do attitude. Apply to [email protected].
148 PICKERS
BLUEBERRY PICKERSNEEDED NOW!
Certifi ed OrganicBlueberry Farm.Lots of berries, long season.
Phone 604-859-8918
151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT NEEDED FOR MISSION PUBLICACCOUNTING FIRM - resume to [email protected]
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
HEAVY Duty Mechanic - Good Mechanical Aptitude - Welding an asset - Rate negotiable - Benefi ts after 3 mths - Travel required - Email or fax resume to [email protected] or Fax 604-485-6380
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
Carpenter/ Framer Wanted
Lots of variety.Small Crew.
3 yrs or more exp.
Phone 604-856-0889
MECHANICLocal European mechanic shop looking for BMW specialist. Must have minimum 5 years, exp. with 3 years at dealership. Hours; Monday to Friday 8:30 - 5:00.
Prices & Professional Crew.• Free Est. • Written Guarantee
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604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,
2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
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MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
MALTESE for stud, purebred. Call Glenn (604)819-4421NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
PITTBULL Puppies Born March 7th. Purebred. Great bloodlines. All papers, dewormed. 604-765-0453.
Purebred CAIRN TERRIER Pups Shots, dewormed. $650. House pets. 778-588-1051,604-859-1724
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
524 UNDER $200
CAR BED; beautiful little tykes sky blue childs race car bed. Very gent-ly used. New $400, sell for $199. Call: (604)853-5060
Mens black crocodile tail new cow-boy boots, Canada made. $200. 604-744-8272
BRASS HEADBOARD SINGLE BED, linen, blankets, bedspread, mirrored white dresser, lamps, $225/obo. 604- 850-1501
542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Beckman Berry Farm Mission
11424 Farms Rd 604-820-9595
No Spray BlueberriesU-Pick $1.25/lb.
5 lbs. Superbox $12.5010 lb. box $22.00
Quantity Orders Welcome(Lougheed east past Hatzic Lake
left at Husky Gas, left onto Farms Rd. 1 km past convenience store.
Open 7 days/week9 am to 7 pm
BIG & JUICY BLUEBERRIES.U-Pick. 79¢/lb for orders over 30lbs
Open Daily 8 - 8. Info 778-549-2254
BLUEBERRIES $1.40/lb over 25lbs Cedar Shrubs, Maple fr $1.03 & up. 36545 Lougheed Hwy, Mission nr Sylvester Rd 604-751-3437
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES
BLUEBERRIES FOR SALE26097 84 Ave. No insecticide.
Weller Blueberry Farm. Open 8-7. Ready pick $1.50/lb, U pick .90/lb.
604-856-6817, 604-996-9275
BLUECROP Blueberries $2/lb (min10#) or $1.90 with your containers. Email: GlenmoreBlueberryFarm @live. com or phone 604-852-4776 (Abbotsford). Will deliver min 500# for nominal fee.
.Bumbleberry Farms
The Valley’s Premier Farm Market
Family owned & operated since 1975
Local produce arriving daily.
OPEN 7 DAYS / WEEK8 am ~ 6 pm
5486 Riverside StreetCorner of Harris & Riverside
Matsqui Village
WISBEY VEGGIES
New potatoes, Peas,Beans, Caulifl ower, etc.
Look for the orange
building on # 3 Road, Abbotsford
560 MISC. FOR SALE
FIREWOOD★ FREE ★
WOODEN PALLETS Available
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BACK PARKING LOT
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ABBOTSFORD NEWS34375 Gladys Ave.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
NEW BEAUTY SALON SHAMPOO CHAIR & SINK. Stand alone unit.
$1000/obo. 604-551-9590
REAL ESTATE
603 ACREAGE
BUILD YOUR DREAM HOMEThree 1.98 Acre Lots
34120 Richards Ave 34110 Richards Ave
9657 Stave Lake Road
Lots are registered & ready to build on with permits immediately available. Can qualify for Farm Tax. 2 lots have views of Mt. Baker. Municipal road access, electricity, gas & cable at lot lines. All lots have own well.
Call Tim 778 - 846 - 2155 @ Echo Realty
551 GARAGE SALES
ABBOTSFORD
FASHION MERCHANDISE EVENT
Sunday Aug 3 ~ 10 to 5Designer name brand, high end
corsets, human hair, replica Ray Bans, MK watches etc.
35158 Marshall Rd.
ABBOTSFORD
GARAGE SALE / 2 WEEKENDSSaturday & Sunday Aug. 2 & 3& Friday, Saturday & Sunday
August 8, 9 & 10 ~ 8:00 to 4:00
Bedroom suites, boat & motor, couches, new self-standing sink
& chair & misc.items.1707 Greer St. (off Hawthorne)
ABBOTSFORD
GARAGE SALESat. Aug. 2nd ~ 9 to 12
Huge selection of children’s clothing, footware, toys & books,
carseats & baby items. Other misc. items too - golf clubs, bike.
Everything must go!
35252 Hibiscus Court
551 GARAGE SALES
ABBOTSFORD
GARAGE SALESATURDAY
August 2nd @ 7am30792 Osprey Drive Westat corner of Bluejay
ABBOTSFORD
★ GIANT GARAGE SALE ★Saturday, Aug 2nd ~ 8 to 4
Antiques, clothing, tools, furni-ture, knick knacks, pots, pans, dishes, too many things to list!Delivery can be arranged on larger items.
2728 Clearbrook Rd.
ABBOTSFORD
HUGE YARD SALESat. & Sunday Aug. 2 & 3
8:00 am to 3:00 pm
Tools, furniture & miscellaneous household items.
35158 Marshall Rd.
551 GARAGE SALES
ABBOTSFORD
INFANT TODDLER DAYCARE CLOSING
SALESunday & Monday
August 3 & 4 ~ 11 to 3Inspirations School of Dance
32090 South Fraser Way(Across from Rona)
ABBOTSFORD
MOVING SALESat. August 2 ~ 10 to 4
Tools, fi shing & camping gear, plus misc. household items.
33271 King Rd.
ABBOTSFORD
MOVING SALESaturday Aug 2 ~ 9 to 1Camping, household items, baby misc., furniture, appliances, toys,
horse items, tools, jewellery, clothes, Ford Windstar.
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RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
✯ Arlington Place ✯
2487 Countess St.Abbotsford(Next to MCC)
Very Competitive Rates Quiet, Clean, Well Managed.
NOW AVAILABLE LARGE 1 & 2 BDRM SUITES
Heat & hot water included. Fridge, stove, d/w, microwave.
Senior’s Discount.
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2450 Center St. Abbotsford
NEW BUILDINGVery Competitive Rates
Quiet, Clean, Well Managed.
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33415 Bourquin Pl.Abbotsford
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Park-like setting, close to Mill Lake, Centennial Park & 7 Oaks Mall. Quiet, clean, well-managed, competitive rates.
NOW AVAILABLE LARGE 1 BDRM + DEN
& 2 BDRM SUITESHeat & hot water included.
Fridge, stove, d/w. Senior’s Discount
UNDERGROUND SECURE PARKING
Resident Manager ~ Carol604-556-7742
Cell 604-226-0975
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
ABBOTSFORD - Attractive offi ce &/or Retail Spaces Available. All located within Abbotsford’s business core. Ph Frank@ Noort Investments 604-835-6300.
ABBOTSFORD INDUSTRIALWAREHOUSE. 3000 sq ft
High ceilings, 2 bay doors, 3 phase power. Extra loft. Across from Sports Centre & UFV 604-859-4315
COMMERCIAL SPACE for Lease: 1556 sf. #106 - 33643 Marshall Rd. Abbotsford. 604-850-7731.
MISSION AREA. 800 SF SHOP. Available now. $450 + gst + hydro + gas. Security check and ref’s. No living quarters. 604-820-0808
RETAIL / OFFICE space for lease, 1800 sq.ft. 2485 West Railway, Abbotsford. 604-850-7731
715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
MISSION. 1 bdrm small duplex, in quiet park at Hatzic Lake. $600/mo. Ref’s. Call after 6pm 604-855-8169
736 HOMES FOR RENT
ABBOTSFORD. 5 bdrm. 2.5 baths, Atwater Cr. Close to all amen. Avail. immed N/s, n/p. $1500/mo -Rent negotiable. Call 778-552-4481
ABBOTSFORD. Sm 2 bdrm house. $800. 4 bdrm 1/2 duplex, $1050/m. Aug 1. Refs req. 604-897-9189
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736 HOMES FOR RENT
ABBOTSFORD. Mt. Lehman area. 6 bdrm farm house with shop, 3 baths, garage. Nice, clean, newly renovated. Avail. now. $2100/mo. Lots of RV parking. No cats or dogs. 604-308-0778.
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MISSIONUPPER/LOWER SUITESLightbody - 2 bdrm above grnd bsmt. Np/ns. No w/d. Near schl/ park. $700/mo. + shared utils.
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HOMES, CONDOS & TOWNHOUSES
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View all rentals on kijiji.ca & craigslist (fraservalley)
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MISSION*3bd house on Juniper St. 1.5 baths, nr schls, shopping, bus. *Brand new 1bd suite on Kimball St. Both avail now. Call for more info:
604-826-5071 or 604-615-7571.
747 RV PADS
Summer RV Sites $485/mo.Includes water, sewer, 500 kwh electric, hot showers and some fi rewood. Close to water access, groceries, P.O. and liquor outlets. 604-826-2741.
749 STORAGE
LOCKABLE STORAGE / WORK-SHOP spaces. 20’ X 40’, drive in. Small sizes available. 6 am - 10 pm access. Chase Monday - Friday. 8 am - 5 pm. 604-826-2383
809 AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS
bcclassified.com 604-854-6397
RENTALS
750 SUITES, LOWER
ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrms, full bath, ldry, nice kitchen, very clean. Very private, parking. Great area for chil-dren. Nr amens, schools. $800/mo. Avail now. 604-832-2412.
ABBOTSFORD. Gladwin / Downes. Newly reno’d legal 2 bdrm suite. No ldry. Ns/np. Avail now 604-308-3044
ABBOTSFORD. Nr Townline. Neat & spacious 2 bdrm. Sep entry. Nr 3 schls & bus. Immed. 604-852-2697
ABBOTSFORD. Ridgeview area. 2 bdrm. suite. Very clean. $700/mo. incl. util & cable. Ns/np. Near bus & school. Avail. now. 604-996-8096 or 778-344-4979.
ABBOTSFORD. Sumas Mnt. Lg 2 bdrm w/view. Full bath, f/p, lndry. Incl utils/wireless. N/S. $1000. Avail Sept 1. 604-832-2000
Wanted to Rent in AbbotsfordFamily looking for 3 - 4 bdrm home with basement - In nice area and in good repair, for Aug 1st or Sept 1st. N/S. No Drugs. Call 604-852-0252.
WANTED to rent MOTORHOME or travel trailer August 7 - 9 for the Musicfest. Responsible, mature non smoking couple. Call 604-226-1204
TRANSPORTATION
810 AUTO FINANCING
Auto Loans Guaranteed or We Pay You! 1-888-375-8451 or apply at: www. greatcanadianautocredit.com
Highway 1 - Mt Lehman Exit - Fraser Valley Auto Mall
ABBOTSFORD’S FAVOURITE CHOICE 7 YEARS RUNNING!
All prices plus taxes and fees. All available Ford incentives, Ford Credit Finance cash, and rebates/rates have been used in advertised prices. All lease payments calculated on a maximum limit of 20,000 kms per year. Payments advertised are not including PST/GST. Down payment and rebates are taxable and not included in advertised offers. Lease disclosures: (EAE88335 Total paid for lease (including taxes, down payment and fees) $10,890 (24 month), $15,948 (48 Month), Lease end payout $16,079 (24 Month), $11,485 (48 Month), plus PST/GST, LAPR @ 0%), (F1E53235 Total paid for lease (including taxes, down payment and fees) $11,226, Lease end payout $22,122 plus PST/GST, LAPR @.49%), (F1E35209 Total paid for lease (including taxes, down payment and fees) $13,994, Lease end payout $25,232 plus PST/GST, LAPR @ .49%). Finance payment calculated at 6.29% over 96 months. Lease and Finance offers are all subject to approved credit. All offers good on in-stock vehicles only. All offers end August 2, 2014 at 6:00 pm. Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Limited time offer. All vehicles subject to prior sale.
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Dynamic aircrafts on display at showAs I sit here writing this, the weather
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This year our big change is our Friday Twilight Show. We will take advantage of that backdrop in the soft light of the set-ting sun to put on an unforgettable dis-play featuring some of the world’s best twilight aerial performances. From Dan Buchanan, who will load up his ultralight with pyrotechnics to trace graceful arcs across the sky, the Indy Boys' jet-pow-ered schoolbus racing down the runway with a tongue of flame to light its path, to Matt Younkin who has cleverly fitted a huge number of strobes and spotlights to illuminate an aerobatic spectacular in the dark titled, “Magic by Moonlight." The CF-18 Hornet will perform just as the light is dying and the afterburner
plumes will be visible in the darkening sky. "Manik" will conclude his demo by exploding a huge wall of fire. Our finale will showcase the wizardry of Team Rock-et in a two-ship aerobatic dance with py-rotechnics streaming from their wings. Finally, you will be able to relax and watch a fireworks performance to conclude your memorable night.
Our daytime airshows on the weekend will be equal-ly dynamic and enjoyable for all ages. Perennial fa-vourites, the iconic Snow-birds aerial demonstration team will highlight our per-formance. I was privileged to be a member of this team when I was a pilot with the Air Force and so I know firsthand the skill and dedication of its members as they loop and roll the nine-plane formation. This is the team’s 43rd year of performing for millions of fans
all around North America and they are led this year by Major “Paco” Gobeil who was most recently here as the CF-18 Hornet demonstration pilot in 2012. This year’s Hornet demo will be performed
by Capt. “Manik” Runge of 409 Squadron in a dis-play highlighted by pyro-technics operated by April Zalesky and her AV8FX ex-plosions.
Warbirds will be at Ab-botsford in abundance. Historic Flight Foundation, Heritage Flight Museum, Canadian Museum of Flight and the Commemo-rative Air Force Air Power Museum will have a num-
ber of Second World War aircraft includ-ing Mustangs, Bearcat, Tigercat, DC-3, Harvards and the B-25 Mitchell. Some of the most experienced warbird pilots in the world, Steve Hinton, Ed Shipley and Dan Friedkin, will demonstrate precision
aerobatics in their P-51 Mustangs, the Bremont Horsemen. The coup for Ab-botsford though, is the first appearance of a restored de Havilland Mosquito, a twin-engined “wooden wonder” and one of only two flight-worthy examples in the world. One of the most versatile fighters of the Second World War, the Mossie was adept at low-level and high-attack bomb-ing and strafing raids, long-range photo reconnaissance, and as a pathfinder and night fighter. Steve Hinton will pilot the airplane, making a number of passes on both Saturday and Sunday, and she will be on static display as well. Don’t miss this rare piece of aviation history.
All in all, it will make for an incredibly entertaining and exciting airshow and I hope you will come out once again to be thrilled by the magic of flight and the daring of the young men in their flying machines.
Jim Reith, president, Abbotsford International Airshow
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Some of the most skilled pilots and exceptional aircraft will be in town next week for the 2014 Abbotsford International Airshow. JOHN MORROW PHOTO
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One of the greatest shows not quite on Earth returns next week as the 2014 Abbotsford Interna-tional Airshow (AIA) takes flight, Aug. 8-10.
The airshow, which has been named one of the 10 best in North America, will once again feature a full range of perfor-mances, static displays and jet- and prop-fueled fun.
The three-day event will see
the return of the CF-18 Hornet along with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. But the show is also welcoming new acts and perfor-mances, including a demonstra-tion by one of only two flyable Mosquito airplanes in the world.
And a new twilight show Friday night will allow the audience to see the various performers in a brand new light.
AIA president Jim Reith has
been involved in airshows for 15 years and was a pilot in the late 1980s and early ‘90s. But he still gets excited to see the public descend on AIA for one of the biggest events of the year.
“For me, it’s a labour of love,” he said. “As an air force pilot I was actively involved here. I flew here with the snowbirds in ‘79 and before that I flew here with the Voodoos in ‘77, so it’s cool to come back on the organizational
side, set it up and be involved in recruiting the different perform-ers.
“It’s very gratifying.”
Part of that gratification comes from seeing months of planning pay off.
Organizing the airshow is a huge task, one that involves up-wards of 1,000 volunteers, several committees and, of course, thou-sands of audience members. The
moving parts aren’t just on thejets roaring over head.
“It’s like any kind of show,whether it’s a Broadway musical or an airshow,” he said. “You’re bringing all the elements togeth-er and all the people togetherand then it’s great when you see the crowd walk away with a smile on their faces having just wit-nessed something that was reallyspecial.”
The Canadian flight crew poses in front of the CF-18 Hornet. This photo was taken by one of the contestants of last year’s “The Abbotsford News Amateur Photographer of the Year” contest. JOHN VYE PHOTO
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The debut of a twilight show at the 52nd Abbotsford International Airshow (AIA) should give audi-ence members a whole new way to watch the much-awaited event.
In the past, the airshow has offered the same programs Friday through Sunday. That will change this year, though, as a twilight show replaces the Friday program and will dazzle spectators as the sun begins to dip toward the western horizon.
The changes will showcase the pyrotechnical acrobatics of Team Rocket, Dan Buchanan, while others – like the Jet Schoolbus and the CF-18 Hornet will put on shows designed for the evening. The night’s aerobatic display of Matt Younkin’s Twin Beech will be illuminated by dozens of external lights.
The twilight show will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. and will feature most of the acts of the day
show, including the Snowbirds. The show will conclude with fire-works at 9:45 p.m.
The addition of the evening show has AIA president Jim Reith excited.
“It’s two different products and a whole different look and feel,” he said. “We expect there will be people who want to see the night performances and the day perfor-mances.”
To provide the public the op-portunity to see both, the airshow will also be selling weekend pass-es for the first time.
“It just seemed like it was an idea whose time has come,” Reith said.
Team Rocket, which consists of pilots Ken Fowler and Eric Hansen flying planes spouting pyrotech-nics into the dark night sky, at-tracted plenty of attention earlier
this summer when they gave Van-couver residents a preview of theiracrobatic show.
Buchanan’s night show also leans heavily on pyrotechnics and fireworks as he pilots his motor-ized hang glider into the night sky.
Also that night, the CF-18 Hor-net will team with AV8FX for a demonstration and simulatedbombing run over the airport.
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The Jet Schoolbus will be one of the featured performers at the Abbotsford International Airshow’s inaugural twilight show. TEAM ROCKET PHOTO
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AUGUST 8, 9, 10, 2014
With the magnificent backdrop of Mt. Baker and some of the most unique and photogenic aircraft in
the world, the Abbotsford International Airshow (AIA) has always been a photog-rapher’s dream.
But this year, the AIA has made it easier than ever for photographers to get beau-tiful shots.
The airshow has created a photo pit pass that allows photographers ideal views of the show and access to stationary aircraft before gates open to the general public.
The debut of the twilight show Aug. 8 will only add to the excitement.
The CF-18 Hornet performing at dusk will be particular-ly impressive, AIA president Jim Reith predicted.
“When you see that display just at sunset, as a photog-rapher, that’s pretty cool.”
To provide the perfect shot, photo pit participants will be allowed onto the tarmac to shoot aircraft against the backdrop of Mt.
Baker at dusk.
“We’re going to have war-birds backed onto Baker. We’ll shoot them sitting still then we’ll fire them up [and
shoot them] while the fire-works are going,” said the airshow’s Mike Luedey, an avid photographer himself.
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botsford is a uniquely beautiful place to shootairplanes. That beauty willonly be increased with theaddition of a night show.
“The silhouette inthe background is going to be special,”said Luedey. “This is one of the nicestplaces to shoot air-planes at that timeof day.”
Baker isn’t the onlything the airport hasgoing for it. The lackof mountains to thewest of the airport lengthens the so-called “golden hour”
for photographers. It alsocasts a warm glow on thesnow on Mt. Baker.
Photo pit passes are limit-ed and can only be boughtin advance of the show.
Airshow a photographer’s dreamPhoto pit passholders to get early access to aircraft
Photographers can purchase a special pass to get them ideal views at this year's airshow.
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He won the prestigious title as part of the Your Best Shot contest, presented by Black Press, London Drugs and the Abbotsford International Airshow.
The contest generated just under 2,000 en-tries, from which 60 finalists were selected, representing 35 B.C. communities, from North Vancouver to Vernon.
The finalists were provided VIP tickets to the annual airshow and asked to submit photos in three categories, best air photo, best static photo and best crowd shot. In addition, the pub-lic had the opportunity to vote for their favourite for the people’s choice award.
Jones said he was shocked when he found out he had won.
“It absolutely just blew me away it was like wow,” he said.
He knew there was some stiff competition for the title.
“I looked at everything and thought wow, I can’t imagine how hard it would be to judge all that stuff because there was so much good stuff,” he said.
Jones first started dabbling in photography in 2005. His wife was a volunteer at the radical raptors show at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. He
thought it would be fun to take pictures as she played with the birds.
“That’s what got me started.”
“The pictures were fantastic all of them … you would not think amateur by any sense of the imagination,” said, assistant store manager at London Drugs, Anne Neuman.
This year we have 74 finalists competing for the Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year at the Abbotsford International Air-show. Readers will be able to view images at www.facebook.com/myabbynews and follow the entire show, through stories, photographs and video footage at www.abbynews.com.
Rod Jones of Abbotsford stands proudly as last years winner of the Black Press / London Drugs contest “The Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year”.
Su Wolfe of Mission won for “Best Air PGeneration Amateur Photographer of
Vincent Montefrio of Surrey won with the above entry in the category “Best Crowd Photo” in 2013.
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Rod Jones of Abbotsford was named the Next Generation Amateur Photographer of the Year in 2013
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Kate Witoszkin, Abbotsford International Airshow and Andrew Franklin of The Abbotsford News, along with Anne Neuman and William Ness from London Drugs, stand on either side of last year’s photo contest winner Christina Dutkowski for People’s Choice Award.
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Rod Jones of Abbotsford submitted the photos above for our Black Press / London Drugs contest.
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Canada was still a young country when the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was creat-ed 90 years ago after a reorganization of the nation’s military.
While the prefix “Royal” was adopted, the air force didn’t become a purely military organization until 1936. Prior to then, it had been responsible for a variety of civil duties in the air, from patrolling the border to help-ing with law enforcement.
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One of the most buzzed-about performers at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow will be the public debut of one of only two flyable de Havilland DH.98 Mosquitoes in the world.
Known as the “Wooden Wonder” – crews also called it “Mossie” – the Mosquito was built for the Second World War and constructed almost entirely out of wood.
“When strategic materials like metal were running short at the end of the war, they started constructing these aircraft out of plywood,” said airshow president Jim Reith. “It turned out to be a phenomenal airplane, performance-wise, because it was light and very versatile.”
The plane could fly exceptionally high and was used in a range of roles – as a fighter, a pathfinder, and a bomber.
Today, though, they are rare and only two can take to the skies.
“Because they were made of wood, almost none of them survived,” Reith said.
The rebuilt Mosquito that will be flying in Abbotsford has been a years-
long project and boasts a pair of Merlin engines typically seen in Spitfires.
The Mosquito has been modelled after, and painted to resemble, the F For Freddy, a legendary plane that survived a record 213 operations over Europe during the war. It crashed just days after war ended in Europe while its two-person crew was performing low-altitude fly-bys in Calgary to celebrate the end of hostilities.
The rebuilt plane will make its first public appearance in Abbotsford and will be piloted by renowned test pilot Steve Hinton, who is also president of Planes of Fame Air Museum in California.
“In the aviation world, especially in the warbird community, Steve Hinton is about a big as name as it gets,” said the airshow’s Mike Luedey.
He foresees the Mosquito’s debut drawing aviation fanatics from across North America and Europe. He also said the airshow will host several veterans who flew the planes during the war.
The Mosquito will take to the skies over Abbotsford Saturday and Sunday.
The Mosquito has been modelled after, and painted to resemble, the F ForFreddy, a legendary plane that survived a record 213 operations over Europeduring the war. It crashed just days after war ended in Europe while its two-person crew was performing low-altitude fly-bys in Calgary to celebrate the end of
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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito will be flying at this year’s Abbotsford International Airshow. This vintage aircraft is one of only two flyable Mosquitoes left in the world. KIMBERLY INGRAM PHOTO
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 & SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
START TIME EVENT9:00AM GATES OPEN
Concessions, Static Display, Exhibits and Autograph Booth Open
10:30AM RC Model Flights
Indy Boys Jet Bus Teaser
11:00AM Anthem / Airshow Opening
Brent Handy - Pitts S-2B
Canadian Museum of Flight
Ken Fowler - Rocket Solo
F8F Bearcat & F7F Tigercat
Snoopy’s Jet Doghouse
12:00PM Mosquito - “F for Freddie”
Beechcraft Military T6-C Harvard II demo
CP-140 Aurora Demo
Renny Price - SU-29 Aerobatics
Buffalo / Skyhawks Streamers
Skyhawks Para Demo
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Team Rocket - Ken Fowler/Eric Hansen
Dan Buchanan - Ultralight Glider
Greg Colyer - Ace Maker T-33
Indy Boys Jet Schoolbus
Matt Younkin - Beech 18 Aerobatics
Bremont Horsemen P-51 Mustang Team
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3:30PM The Canadian Forces Snowbirds
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The Canadian Forces Snowbirds will again be gracing the skies during this year’s Abbotsford In-ternational Airshow.
The Snowbirds demonstration team is a Canadian icon com-prised of serving members of the Canadian Forces. Their pilots and technicians work as a team to bring thrilling performances to crowds across North America.
Serving as Canadian ambassa-dors, the Snowbirds demonstrate the high level of professionalism, teamwork, excellence, discipline
and dedication inherent in the women and men of the Royal Ca-nadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian Forces.
This year’s theme is To The Stars - Fuelled by Legacy and recogniz-es the RCAF’s 90th anniversary.
Since its inception in 1924, the RCAF has played a leading role on the world stage as a multi-pur-pose, combat-capable force that fulfills a variety of domestic and international commitments. Since the Second World War, during which time it grew to be the
fourth-largest air force in the world, the RCAF has proved to be a leader in aviation as a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-nization (NATO) and as an active partner of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) for the continental air defence of North America.
The Snowbirds – from the pilots to the technicians and support staff – are from all types of squad-rons across Canada and represent a diverse range of the RCAF’s aviation capabilities.
Today’s Snowbirds are carrying on the tradition of excellence es-tablished by the aerobatic teams of the RCAF’s earliest days. Teams such as the Siskins, flying Siskin IIA biplanes as a three-ship forma-tion between 1929 and 1932, the Golden Hawks, flying their seven gold-painted F-86 Sabre jets from 1959 until 1963, and The Golden Centennaires, flying their nine Ca-nadian-built CT-114 Tutor aircraft.
The Snowbirds aerobatic team was formed in 1971 and re-ceived squadron status as 431
(Air Demonstration) Squadron in 1978. The team pilots, also flying the Tutors that are now painted in the iconic red and white colour scheme, carry on the tradition of these great aviators.
The Snowbirds (431 Air Demon-stration Squadron) consist of ap-proximately 80 Canadian Forces personnel, 24 of whom comprise the show team that travels during the show season. On average they will fly approximately 70 air shows at 50 different locations across North America each year.
Iconic Snowbirds return to Airshow
AUGUST 8, 9, 10, 2014
SNOWBIRDSPERFORMANCE
FRIDAY @ 6:00PMSAT/SUN @ 3:30PM
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are a perennial favourite at the Abbotsford International Airshow and will be flying all three days.
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