abbotsfordtimes.com Howard slides to a Slam 13 T U E S D A Y INSIDE: Gumball wizard a teen entrepreneur and author Pg. 3 November 5, 2013 NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER & ENTERTAINMENT CHRISTINA TOTH [email protected]T he Mission school district may combine its three high schools into one in order to offer secondary students a greater range of subjects, said Edie Hein- richs, board of education chair- woman. It would also establish two separate middle schools. Parents of high school and ele- mentary students, educators and students are encouraged to discuss the idea at a public meeting on Nov. 7 at Heritage Park Secondary. “We’re just seeing if there is a taste for it,” Heinrichs said on Thursday. “But I’m excited, I’m curious to hear what they have to say. Students at the higher levels have very strong opinions, so we hope to hear from them, too.” In the new configuration, Grade 7 to 9 middle schools may have 500 to 700 students each, while the Grade 10 to 12 school would have 600 to 1,000 stu- dents. However, Hein- richs stressed any figures at this point were “really rough” and the idea is at a very early stage. The board will just be taking comments at this time, she said. Three years ago the Mission School District reconfigured its schools, moving Grade 6 and 7 stu- dents into each of the three high schools – Mis- sion Secondary, Heritage Park and Hatzic – creating a “school within a school” format. Middle school grades are run on slightly different schedules and younger students are kept gen- erally in their own area at their respective schools. Hatzic has successfully sepa- rated the two populations, said Heinrichs. However, the format is not well received by everyone. “We’re getting a lot of complaints about the high school configura- tion, with the [middle] school with- in a school,” as some parents don’t like younger students in Grade 7 mingling with older Grade 11 and 12 students, she said. Mission high school consolidation? District ponders possibility of going from three high schools to one “Some high schools (out- side the district) offer three levels of calculus and we have only one. And that is a virtual class led by one teacher for all three schools.” – Edie Heinrichs see SCHOOL, page A4 ROCHELLE BAKER [email protected]G rowth at the Abbotsford Inter- national Airport may not be rocketing skyward but it is experi- encing a slow and steady rise. Mike Pastro, Abbotsford airport general manager, said jumps in pas- senger numbers and development at YXX aren’t expected in the near future, but money is being socked away for future growth. “We don’t anticipate any dramatic increases . . . but we are expecting slow but steady growth of two per cent as we’ve had over the past two years.” However, the airport is projected to earn more than $2 million in net income in 2013, up from $1.8 mil- lion in 2012, said Pastro. “It’s a natural progression of slow growth. Our revenues are up and our expenses are down,” he said. As of Sept. 30, the airport’s operat- ing income exceeded 2013 budget expectations by $431,483, according to a financial performance report set for presentation to city council on Monday. Around $97,000 of the $125,484 in surplus revenue was due to income from fees and sponsorships during the 2013 Aerospace, Defence and Security Expo in August. Expenses were also $306,000 lower than budgeted for 2013. Most of the savings were the result of a staff member being on long- term disability and a reduction in consulting services, said Pastro. Budget projections suggest that operating income will exceed 2013 expectations by $568,406 by the end of December. Airport income steady Net income for 2013 pegged at $2M – ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES Young dancers perform at the Diwali celebrations at the Abbotsford Community Library on Satur- day. For more photos of Diwali celebrations around Abbotsford, download the Layar app onto your smartphone, then scan the logo to the right of the photo. DIWALI – DELIGHTFUL DANCING – ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES The Abbotsford International Airport is projected to generate around $2 million in net income in 2013, according to GM Mike Pastro. see YXX, page A4 BookYour Bottle Drive Now! BookYour Bottle Drive Now! BookYour Bottle Drive Now! Full Refund Paid | Free Pick-up | Immediate Payment Free Bottle Drive Kit Book on line at www.regionalrecycling.ca or call 604.852.9152 750 Riverside Road, B.C. Abbotsford 750 Riverside Road, B.C. Abbotsford NO LIMIT CONSTRUCTION Call for a FREE quote 604.897.2453 All Concrete & Excavation Needs
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Howard slidesto a Slam
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T U E S D A Y
INSIDE: Gumball wizard a teen entrepreneur and author Pg. 3
November 5, 2013
N E W S , S P O R T S , W E A T H E R & E N T E R T A I N M E N T
The Mission school districtmay combine its three highschools into one in order to
offer secondary students a greaterrange of subjects, said Edie Hein-richs, board of education chair-woman. It would also establish twoseparate middle schools.
Parents of high school and ele-
mentary students, educators andstudents are encouraged to discussthe idea at a public meeting onNov. 7 at Heritage Park Secondary.
“We’re just seeing if there is ataste for it,” Heinrichs said onThursday. “But I’m excited, I’mcurious to hear what they have tosay. Students at the higher levelshave very strong opinions, so wehope to hear from them, too.”
In the new configuration, Grade
7 to 9 middle schoolsmay have 500 to 700students each, whilethe Grade 10 to 12school would have600 to 1,000 stu-dents.
However, Hein-richs stressed anyfigures at this pointwere “really rough”and the idea is at avery early stage. The board will justbe taking comments at this time,she said.
Three years ago the Mission
School Distr ictreconfigured itsschools, movingGrade 6 and 7 stu-dents into eachof the three highs c h o o l s – M i s -sion Secondary,Heritage Park andHatzic – creatinga “school within aschool” format.
Middle school grades are run onslightly different schedules andyounger students are kept gen-erally in their own area at their
respective schools.Hatzic has successfully sepa-
rated the two populations, saidHeinrichs.
However, the format is not wellreceived by everyone.
“We’re getting a lot of complaintsabout the high school configura-tion, with the [middle] school with-in a school,” as some parents don’tlike younger students in Grade 7mingling with older Grade 11 and12 students, she said.
Mission high school consolidation?District ponders possibility of goingfrom three high schools to one
“Some high schools (out-side the district) offerthree levels of calculusand we have only one.And that is a virtual classled by one teacher for allthree schools.”
Growth at the Abbotsford Inter-national Airport may not be
rocketing skyward but it is experi-encing a slow and steady rise.
Mike Pastro, Abbotsford airportgeneral manager, said jumps in pas-senger numbers and developmentat YXX aren’t expected in the nearfuture, but money is being sockedaway for future growth.
“We don’t anticipate any dramaticincreases . . . but we are expectingslow but steady growth of two percent as we’ve had over the past twoyears.”
However, the airport is projectedto earn more than $2 million in netincome in 2013, up from $1.8 mil-lion in 2012, said Pastro.
“It’s a natural progression of slowgrowth. Our revenues are up and ourexpenses are down,” he said.
As of Sept. 30, the airport’s operat-ing income exceeded 2013 budgetexpectations by $431,483, accordingto a financial performance reportset for presentation to city councilon Monday.
Around $97,000 of the $125,484 insurplus revenue was due to income
from fees and sponsorships duringthe 2013 Aerospace, Defence andSecurity Expo in August.
Expenses were also $306,000 lowerthan budgeted for 2013.
Most of the savings were the resultof a staff member being on long-term disability and a reduction inconsulting services, said Pastro.
Budget projections suggest thatoperating income will exceed 2013expectations by $568,406 by the endof December.
Airport income steadyNet income for 2013pegged at $2M
– ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES
Young dancers perform at the Diwali celebrations at the Abbotsford Community Library on Satur-day. For more photos of Diwali celebrations around Abbotsford, download the Layar app onto yoursmartphone, then scan the logo to the right of the photo.
DIWALI – DELIGHTFUL DANCING
– ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES
The Abbotsford International Airportis projected to generate around$2 million in net income in 2013,according to GM Mike Pastro.
see YXX, page A4
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In many respects, Lucas Dinahan isa typical teenager. Until last year,he was the captain of his hockey
rep team, he’s a bit obsessed with videogames (including Grand Theft Auto), heloves longboarding and he’s really keento play more paintball.
But there’s more to this outgoing 15-year-old Mission Secondary student.
He also has a decade of business acu-men from running a gumball machineenterprise, he’s rubbed shoulders withentrepreneurial gurus such as RobertKiyosaki (author of Rich Dad, PoorDad) and Darren Weeks, and this fall,he launched a book that chronicles hisbusiness experiences so far, called TheGumball Kid.
Lucas hopes other kids, parents andteachers pick up his self-publishedbook and get inspired to become morefinancially literate and to chase theirown goals.
“What I tried to do is to hit everygeneration, so kids could understandit, and so it wouldn’t bore adults,” saidLucas in a recent interview in his fam-ily’s kitchen.
The lessons began when he was four,when his dad Lance Dinahan wouldtake him along to his electrical con-tracting jobs. Lance would pay his littleson for whatever odd jobs he could do,such as retrieving tools for dad.
By the time Lucas was five he had$150, and his dad suggested he couldinvest in an enterprise and make evenmore money. Together they decided ona gumball machine, and Lance paid forhalf of the cost himself.
“At first I didn’t think it would work– I did work hard for that money, but Itrusted dad,” said Lucas.
The first place they went to was thetanning studio Casa del Sol in Mission,whose owners Lance knew. He madeLucas approach the owner to makethe pitch.
“I could barely reach the counter,”Lucas recalls.
After he installed that first gumballmachine, Lucas recounts in his book:“I had that feeling inside me of greatpride, but what I didn’t know was thatI was turning into a entrepreneur.”
That first machine led to 80 more,and last week, he just closed a deal onanother 60 machines.
All along the way, Lance has coaxedand coached his son, following con-
cepts outlined in Rich Dad, Poor Dad.So when Lance decided to hone his
business skills with business coachingthrough Darren Week’s Fast Track pro-gram, he took his son along.
After Weeks heard Lucas’ story, heasked the youngster to speak in frontof the group the next day, and again ata coaching conference in Edmonton.That’s where Lucas was encouraged towrite a book on his experiences as a kidin commerce.
Lucas was also invited to talk on aradio program with Rich Dad, Poor Dadauthor Kiyosaki.
“He’s done pretty good for a 15-year-old,” said his dad, who himself recentlyearned a Better Business Bureau mar-keting award for his company, Excali-
bur Electric.The book is also a testament to the
love and encouragement Lance gaveto his son.
Lucas acknowledges that supportin a touching dedication in his book:“Nothing beats having a dad that willdo anything to watch his son succeed... I promise you I will return the favourwhen I’m older, to thank you for all ofthe support you’ve given me.”
Now Lucas wants to pass on hisknow-how and encouragement toother kids who want to pursue theirentrepreneurial dreams. He is offeringconsulting services through his web-site, where he is also selling copies ofhis book.
See more at gumballkid.com.
F o l l o wt h e e n t i reAbbotsford/M i s s i o nTimes edito-rial staff on Twitter:
predator Jeffrey Goddard,who is missing from his lastknown residence in Surrey.
Goddard, who moved toSurrey in April 2013, is con-sidered high risk and “anuntreated sexual offender”who “may be back in a crimecycle,” saidRCMP.
G o d -dard, 23, iswanted foral legedlybreachinghis proba-tion condi-tions froma f o r m e rc o n v i c -tion.
He con-nected with youth, primar-ily young boys, by posingas a police officer on socialmedia sites such as Facebookin 2010.
He pleaded guilty and wassentenced to 20 monthsbehind bars for invitation tosexual touching and luring achild under 16 using a com-puter, impersonating a policeofficer and two breaches ofbail conditions.
However, upon his releaseand while still on parole,Goddard was caught posingas a landscaper online.
He was sentenced to anadditional six months inprison.
Goddard has a history ofbreaching his court orderedconditions and has been thesubject of repeated publicwarnings by the AbbotsfordPolice.
RCMP say it’s likely God-dard is still within the FraserValley or Lower Mainland.
The RCMP is advising any-one who spots Goddard notto approach him and to call911.
Goddard is five feet nineinches tall and weighs 150pounds.
He has brown hair andgreen eyes.
Policesearch formissing sexoffender
– LANCE DINAHAN/FOR THE TIMES
Mission teen Lucas Dinahan recently sold a copy of his book, The Gumball Kid, toone of his business heroes Darren Weeks, the owner of Fast Track companies and abusiness coach.
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The meeting is being held in part to deter-mine the level of discontent with the currentconfiguration.
Currently, the district has just under 6,000students, with just over 2,000 secondarystudents.
Enrolment has slipped in recent years andis projected to continue, which could forcethe district to consider a new configuration.
Dropping numbers means there are notenough senior high school students in eachof the schools to warrant a strong range ofelective classes, she said.
Condensing senior grades into one schoolcould alleviate that problem, Heinrichs said.
“It’s hard for them to compete at the post-secondary level, when for example some highschools (outside the district) offer three levelsof calculus and we have only one. And that isa virtual class led by one teacher for all threeschools,” said Heinrichs.
“It’s about how we can give the best possibleoptions to our students.”
If the senior grades are consolidated, teach-ing and funding resources could be concen-trated to offer that wider range of desiredelectives.
Sport teams, too, could benefit – a mega-school could provide enough students for ateam at every level, “and we don’t have thatnow,” she said.
Hatzic would become a middle school toservice the east side of the district. One ofthe other two would become the new, con-solidated high school.
Even if there is strong interest, “this is notan overnight change. At the very least it wouldbe a two-year process, plus there’s an electionin between and we don’t know who will be onthe board,” she added.
The public meeting for the high school/middle school configuration is Nov. 7, at 7p.m. in the cafeteria at Heritage Park Second-ary, 33700 Prentis Ave., Mission.
Condensing could improve optionsSCHOOL, from page A1
The airport authority will take advantage ofYXX’s steady growth to sock away money tofund big capital projects in future.
“We are building reserves over the next 10years for any necessary big expansion proj-ects, and we need a healthy bank account todo that,” said Pastro.
The Abbotsford International Airport hasbeen averaging just under 500,000 passengersannually since about 2006.
Those numbers are not expected to jumpdramatically in the near future as the airport’slargest airline partner, West Jet, hasn’t indi-cated it will be adding additional routes atAbbotsford.
“We’re fortunate to have West Jet here,”said Pastro.
“They are our main focus and hopefullyover time they will continue to grow theiroperations here.”
The airport, which allows for 1,500 jobs and50 million in wages annually, continues tobe a prominent economic generator for theregion, he added.
“There’s lots going on here,” he said.YXX, which is owned by the city but man-
aged by the Abbotsford Airport Authority, alsocontributes about 200,000 annually to themunicipality’s coffers, said Pastro.
“Financially, we’re totally self-sufficient. Infact, we contribute money to the city. We’renot a drain on the tax base.”
Steady growth will provide surplusYXX, from page A1
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The grieving father of amurdered gang member
says he never had any inten-tion of acting out a violentrevenge dream that he sharedwith a victim support grouplast year.
Michael Denis LeClair,60, testified Thursday at histrial in B.C. Provincial Courtin Abbotsford. LeClair ischarged with one count ofuttering threats.
LeClair’s 27-year-old sonKevin, a Red Scorpions gangmember and friend of gangleaders Jamie, Jarrod andJonathan Bacon, was gunneddown in the parking lot of aLangley shopping centre inFebruary 2009.
Charges were not laid untilJanuary 2011 and the two sus-pects remain on the loose.
In May 2012, after twofailed attempts to get coun-selling, LeClair began attend-ing a support group forfamilies and friends of crimevictims in Abbotsford to tryand deal with his increasingfrustration with police andthe justice system.
He was often angry at themeetings and admitted tohaving disturbing thoughtsand a violent dream in whichhe took elementary schoolstudents hostage and killedthem when his demands– including the surrender ofthe Bacon brothers – werenot met.
LeClair said he neverintended to hurt or threatenanyone.
He conceded the supportgroup was the wrong forumin which to discuss his dream,but he wanted to show theanger and resentment he andother crime victims feel whendealing with police and thejustice system.
“I was express ing mydream,” LeClair testified. “Ineeded to get my frustrationout and that’s what I did.”
The group’s three facilita-tors did not initially believeLeClair would act on hisdream. However, on Oct. 30,2012, LeClair told the groupthat he had tried unsuccess-fully to get an assault rifle.
The next day, one of thefacilitators called police.
She also contacted LeClairto tell him she was con-cerned.
LeClair responded, “Youshould be concerned.”
He testified that he meantshe should be worried in abroader sense.
“Everybody should be con-cerned, society should beconcerned – not just aboutme but about anybody who’sgoing through what I’m goingthrough,” LeClair said.
After his son’s murder andprior to the incident with thesupport group, LeClair had
Grieving father struggled with anger at justice systemUpset with lack of progress on son’s murder,parent of gangster lashed out at authorities
numerous negative interac-tions with the authorities,Crown prosecutor WayneNorris said, reading from anagreed statement of facts.
In August 2010, during atraffic stop LeClair told theofficer that he would go on arampage if his son’s murderwas not solved.
On Oct. 7, 2010, LeClairsaid to a Surrey bylaw offi-cer, who was a former RCMPmember, that he would givepolice two years to solve Kev-
in’s murder or he would findthose responsible himselfand kill them, and added thathe would kill a lot of peoplein the process.
A year later, LeClair told acommercial vehicle inspec-tor that his son had beenkilled and in five years he wasgoing to start shooting peoplebecause of his frustration.
He said he had guns andwhen police came to hishome he would take themout as well.
Dur ing the past year,LeClair started seeing a coun-sellor and said he has madea lot of progress dealing withhis anger.
“I really work on calmingmyself down so I don’t blowup,” LeClair said.
He said he’s still grievingand describes what he isgoing through as “a life sen-tence,” but now he can lookforward to the future.
“We’ve got future plansand I want to see them comeabout,” he said.
“I want things to get backon track.”
The trial was scheduled forone day.
– FILE PHOTO
Jamie Bacon (left) and Kevin LeClair. LeClair was gunned downin a Langley parking lot in 2009.
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We have character, just like Ben Stewart!Just sayin’ – in case our premier has
any other $150,000 jobs in Asia waiting to befilled without notice.
Unfortunately we don’t speak Mandarin,Cantonese or any other Asian language, butapparently that is not a requirement to beB.C.’s trade commissioner in China.
Having character and Christy Clark’s tele-phone number are more important.
Stewart stepped aside in June so Clarkcould run in his safe B.C. Liberal riding ofWestside-Kelowna. No inducements neces-sary, according to Clark, because Stewarthad so much darned character.
It is surely no coincidence that just fourmonths later, Stewart – a winery operator bytrade – is best suited for a brand new tradeand investment portfolio.
It’s not the worst patronage appointmentever dispensed, but it serves as a closer-to-home illustration of why rewarding politi-cal allies may not get you the best man orwoman for the job.
Take the Canadian Senate – please – wherethe government of the day appoints loyal-ists, not independent thinkers, to the cham-ber of sober second thought.
The best thing about the ongoingexpenses scandal featuring Stephen Harperappointees Mike Duffy, Pamela Wallin andPatrick Brazeau is that Canadians havefinally noticed they are paying 105 politicalappointees to feed at the public trough.
Whatever happens to them and the primeminister’s deniability, polls show the statusquo won’t stand. Opinion is split betweenabolition and reform, with a court rulingexpected on the former.
Either way, the public’s regard for politicsis always tarnished by patronage.
This week’s question:What was the most important motion passed (ordefeated) at last weekend’s Conservative convention?
a.] Churches’ right to refuse facility rentals to those holdingviews which are contrary to said church’s beliefs. (passed)
b.] The condemnation of sex-selective abortion. (passed)
c.] The labeling of gun ownership as a “right.” (defeated)
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Last week’s question:Do you think the three wayward senators should:
a.] be suspended right now without pay.
27%
36%
b.] be left to be investigated by the RCMP.
37%
c.] be locked out permanently with the entire Senate.
◗ Opinion
Questions for Parliament HillDon’t you wish that it
mattered that some ofthe most prominent
political people in this country– senators and even a primeminister and his closest staff– are exposing each other asthieves and liars?
Don’t you wish senators inthis country cared about therealization that they abscondedwith hundreds of thousands ofillicit dollars?
Don’t you wish that this coun-try’s prime minister cared thathe was caught with his integrityhanging out of his pants?
Don’t you wish Stephen Harp-er cared a bit more about main-taining his integrity than caringabout how he might be able tobury the questions about hisintegrity?
Indeed, don’t you wish thatHarper could be more con-cerned about the perceptionthat he has no integrity thanthat he has none?
How about Senators PamelaWallin, Mike Duffy and PatrickBrazeau?
Don’t you wish they were justa tad more concerned that theyare perceived as thieves, insteadof being so darned perturbedthat they got caught?
And the rest of the Senate . . .wouldn’t it be nice if they couldtry putting the same amount ofeffort into fixing the problemas the amount they have beenputting into burying it, alongwith the three senators whogot caught – instead of turningit into just one more of those
mind-numbing political dis-agreements?
Wouldn’t the whole situationfeel a little bit more comfortableif the prime minister were moreconcerned that he has beenbranded a liar – he doesn’t evenseem terribly concerned if webelieve he’s a liar – instead ofbeing concerned that the peo-ple who owe him favours mighthave proof?
So we are now witnessing thespectacle of the mightiest of ourpolitical masters and mistressesin a war of opinion attrition,each side hoping the other willdisgust us more and conse-quently allow the less-disgust-ing among them to slither freeof the stupid-chains that bindthem, so they can get on withquietly continuing with whatthey’ve been doing all along.
Canadians have been dupedinto believing that our politicalsystem only works when ourpolitical leaders are steeped inhonesty, integrity and a senseof what is right for Canada as awhole.
Meanwhile, our political lead-ers have duped themselves intobelieving that none of that mat-ters, just so long as the rest of usdon’t realize that those things
don’t exist – haven’t done so fordecades.
Or maybe they’re not scam-ming themselves at all, just us.
Maybe they just figured outthe formula.
Pierre Trudeau was our lastsuccessful honest politician,managing to extend his termwith a western finger and asmirking “fuddle duddle.”
Short-termer Joe Clark triedhonesty, as did Kim Campbell,and it earned both a quick boot.(John Turner was just a doofus,and Paul Martin’s scorched-earth campaign against JeanChretien was so devastat-ing that his party has sinceambled through two wannabehas-beens to the door of KidTrudeau, Caped Crusader forthe Liberal Cause.)
Those who have been suc-cessful in the past three decadeshave owed that success to put-ting politics on the moon – andkeeping the dark side away fromthose of us who live on planetEarth.
Unfortunately for the likes ofHarper, Duffy, et al, the moongoes through phases, andevery once in a while, we get aglimpse of the parts where thesun don’t shine.
I’m reminded of a colleague’scomment that has stuck in mybrain since she uttered it morethan 30 years ago: “Once youcan fake sincerity, you’ve got itmade.”
■ Bob Groenveld is the editor of theLangley Advance.
BOB GROENVELD
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THE TIMES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 ❘ LETTERS ❘ A7
Keep your snide remarks to yourself TO INCLUDE YOUR LETTER, use our online form at www.abbotsfordtimes.com or contact us by e-mail at [email protected]. Letters must include first/lastnames, hometown and be fewer than 300 words. Publication of a letter may provokeresponses - the best ones always do. Publication of a letter does not entitle the author toa rebuttal of said responses.Editor, the Times:
I do not appreciate the snideremarks about health careproviders.
We as professionals knowmore about medicine anddisease, therefore it is amore informed than mostchoice about why not to getthe flu shot.
There is evidence fromthe CDC in Vancouver thatthe vaccine actually increas-es the chances of gettingswine flu, which is moredeadly to the group that youthink should get mandatorymedical treatment.
It is a small group offemale professionals whowill pay the burden asdoctors are not managedthe same way, and unvac-cinated relatives and otherpatients are still in hospitaland community.
Why not extend manda-tory medical treatment to thewhole population?
Because it is against ourconstitutional rights to havea medical intervention on acompetent individual.
There is poor evidence tosuggest staff to client trans-mission, quite the inverse.
Some doctors also say get-ting the vaccine decreasesour natural immunity to othergerms.
There are also animalDNA proteins and a geneti-cally modified insect proteinapproved in the vaccine.
There is also a cancer linkfrom the unscreened animaltissues re: sv40 and polioaffecting 50-60 million peopleper the CDC from polio inthe 1950-60, as well as theimmune system is linked tocancer.
Pharmaceutical industryis big business and makethe chemicals in our prod-ucts, make people sick,make people develop can-cer and sell us expensivedrugs and chemotherapythrough our taxes after theyhave created the customer.
Even if 60 percent of vac-cinated do develop antibodiesin a correct vaccine to flu strainmatch-up, the strains mutateand is a crap shoot guessabout which ones will beprevalent this year developedeight months prior.
It says in the flu injectioninsert: not proven to preventinfluenza.
You should be more con-cerned about the lack ofability to provide infectioncontrol due to staff and bedshortages in the hospitaland doing real journalismthan being a mouth piecefor big business of themilitary chemical industrialcomplex.
Bree Stegman RNAbbotsford
Mandatory flushots are wrongEditor, the Times:
Making things like a flu shotmandatory to healthcare pro-viders is a violation of personalfreedoms.
It should be an educatedpersonal choice of what isinjected into our bodies andbloodstreams not a govern-ment requirement.
The flu is a pain to getand believe me I hate it, butthere are other things youcan do to improve immuni-ty like cutting back on sugar.Google that too.
The flu also builds peo-ple’s immunity naturally.
The medical system in ourcountry is biased becauseof the influence of pharma-ceutical industry. There isno question.
The information is outthere – just Google 2012or 2013 reports or studies– and supported by manyrational and committeddoctors of medicine andscience that heavy metalpreservatives in vaccines aretoxic to the body.
Alzheimer’s is no smallside effect.
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Harper fiddles;Senate burnsEditor, the Times:
Prime Minister StephenHarper really doesn’t carewhat you or I think and saidas much again at the start ofthe convention in Cow Town,before rushing off to playpiano on stage at the Calgarynightclub Cowboys instead ofansweringreporters’questionson the Senate scandal.
Arrogant just doesn`tcover it.
What happened to MikeDuffy and Pamela Wallinthe minute that they walkedinto the Senate?
Why did those respectedindividuals feel that theycould pad the expenseaccounts?
Or, more to the point, whoamong the Conservativesalready there showed thenewcomers how to do it, asI don’t believe for a secondthat they did this on their owninitiatives.
History is repeating itself.It was not the Watergatebreak-in itself that broughtdown Richard Nixon.
For Nixon, it was thecover-ups and lying to theAmerica people that provedto be his undoing.
Harper is now in the sameposition.
Not even man enough to
accept responsibility, he hadno problem throwing his topaide, Nigel Wright, under thebus; a person he had alwayspraised suddenly and conve-niently “deceived” him.
Those Conservative MPswho have come to thedefence of Wright deservecredit for doing so.
With his credibility pollingnumbers down at the samelevels as Duffy and Wallin, ifthere is any good to come outof the Senate scandal, it will beHarper’s political Waterloo.
Robert T. RockMission
Omnibus bill putsworkers at riskEditor, the Times:
I would like to openly askEd Fast and the Conserva-tive government why theyhave chosen to attack work-ers’ rights?
The omnibus bill C-4 isa direct attack on workers’rights to refuse unsafe work,and actually gives employ-ers rights to disciplineemployees for refusing tocarry out those tasks.
I would ask, how can theConservative party of Can-ada claim to be “watchingout for everyday families”when they endorse legisla-tion such as this?
If you are a trades worker ofany kind, in any industry thisdirectly affects you.
I would also hope that itaffects your opinion when youvote in 2015.
This frontal assault onworkers’ rights hiddeninside bill C-4 puts healthand safety regulation forworkers back decades.
How can people who sitsafely in their seats in theHouse of Commons begin tounderstand what its like tobe forced into unsafe work orexposure to chemicals thatcould cause long term healthproblems?
This is the party thatthought it was OK to bring inforeign workers and pay themless.
This is the party that is work-ing towards bringing in “rightto work” legislation, whichreally is the “right to work forless.”
This latest bill is an attackon all labour, union andnon-union.
The Harper governmentseems bent on decimatingthe middle class financially,and now it seems even thehealth of workers should beput at risk for the almightydollar.
What kind of governmentattacks the people who workto make the economy run?
What kind of governmentdoes the bidding of corpora-tions regardless of the workingCanadian?
The Harper Government.
2015 is coming, and it’s timefor the working Canadian whoworks hard, pays his/her taxesand plays by the rules to havea voice and be treated with
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Watershed talkNov. 5, Nicole Marples ofLangley Environmental Part-ners Society (LEPS) speaksabout restoring and pro-tecting local creeks, marshesand other habitats, at 2:30p.m., Rm. B101, Universityof the Fraser Valley, 33488King Rd., Abbotsford. Free,part of the GreenSpeak talkshosted by the UFV Centrefor Sustainability.
Interfaith dialogueNov. 5, Abbotsford Com-munity Services presents aBridges of Faith event, 5 – 8p.m. Share ideas, a vegetar-ian meal and hear present-ers of different faith groups.Register at [email protected] or 604-859-7681,ext. 270.
Reading buddies wantedHigh school students andadults needed for the Read-ing Buddy program to helpchildren in grades 1 – 4 withreading. Apply at ClearbrookLibrary, 32320 George Fergu-son Way, or the Abbotsfordlibrary, 33355 Bevan Ave.,Abbotsford.
Teen supportAlateen meets Tuesdays at7:15 p.m. at Home Society,31581 South Fraser Way,Abbotsford. Alateen, a partof Al-Anon Family Groups,is for young people whoselives are affected by some-one else’s drinking, (parent,sibling or friend). Call 604-855-1942 or 604-826-5100.
Book saleNov. 5, Lifetime LearningCentre holds its book salefrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at32444 Seventh Ave., Mis-sion. Drop in and browsethrough a large selection ofused books.
Epilepsy and seniorsNov. 5, from 10 a.m. tillnoon, Abbotsford LearningPlus presents Judy Ross, ofCentre for Epilepsy and Sei-zure Education, who will talkabout epilepsy in seniors,causes and symptoms. Feeis $5 plus $2 drop-in fee, atthe Abbotsford RecreationCentre.
Pipeline meeting changeThe National Energy Boardinformation session set forNov. 6 in Abbotsford hasbeen cancelled. Interestedparties can get informationon the process by registeringat neb-one.gc.ca.
Join library friendsNov. 6 at 1 p.m., join as avolunteer with the Friendsof the Abbotsford Libraries,
at Abbotsford library, 33355Bevan Ave. Phone 604-859-7814, ext. 232 for more.
LLC Remembrance DayNov. 6, Lifetime LearningCentre holds its annualRemembrance Day Tea from10 a.m. to noon at 32444Seventh Ave., Mission. Joinus for music and stories fromthe past as we rememberour veterans and peacekeep-ers. Admission by donation.
After school LEGONov. 6 to Nov. 27 on Wednes-days, come and create, cre-ate, create with MissionLibrary’s LEGO collection, atMission Library, 33247 Sec-ond Ave., from 3:30 – 4:30p.m. No registration neces-sary. Girls are welcome too.Call us at 604-826-6610.
Reflexology relaxationNov. 6, drop into the MissionLibrary, 33247 Second Ave.,to hear Esther Isobe speakabout reflexology from 7– 8:30 p.m., its history, itsbenefits and some basic info.Call us at 604-826-6610.
Remembrance Day teaNov. 6, stories and songsof First World War, womenpilots, Mission immigration,at Lifetime Learning Centre,32444 Seventh Ave., Mission.See lifetimelearningcentre.org, or call 604-820-0220.
Blankets for CanadaNov. 7, local Blankets forCanada chapter meets 1 – 4p.m., Fraser Valley ChristianCentre, 31929 MercantileWay, Abbotsford. Stitch knit-ted and crocheted blanketstogether for those in need.Donations of yarn appreci-ated. Call Nancy Gallagher604-504-3713 for details.
Philosophy and politicsNov. 7, UFV prof Ron Darton Philosophy and Politicsat Lifetime Learning Centre,from 10 a.m. to noon, 32444Seventh Ave., Mission. Fee:$7 (non-members $10).
Mission Xmas craft fairNov. 9 & 10, the biggestChristmas craft market inthe Fraser Valley, at HeritagePark Centre, 33700 PrentisAve., Mission. Raffles, food,music, 10 – 6 p.m. Saturday,10 – 4 p.m. Sunday. See mis-sionartscouncil.ca.
To list an event hosted or sponsored by a non-prof-it group in Abbotsford or Mission, upload it direct-ly to our website: abbotsfordtimes.com, or send ane-mail with a succinct, 75-word description of theevent including day, date, time and address [email protected], or drop off at 30887Peardonville Rd, Abbotsford.
I f you’re new to the community,or if you’re looking for a greatenvironment in which to work
out and have fun, you will find awarm welcome at the Great WestFitness and Tennis Club, said man-ager Nicole Hall.
“We have a close-knit familyatmosphere. We have a great groupof members and I have a really greatstaff to work with. Everyone is reallyfriendly,” she said.
Great West is on Old Yale Road,next to the Hwy. 11 bypass, whichmakes it easily accessible for folksin east Abbotsford as well as fromaround the city.
The 16,000-square-foot facilityhas a full range of fitness equip-ment, tennis courts, classes andservices such as childminding (withits own little gym) tanning and cer-tified personal trainers.
Great West strives to go above andbeyond for its members and guests,offering a wide variety of member-ship options so it can remain acces-sible to everyone who wishes to joinup and experience the differencethe facility has to offer.
“It’s great for people just gettinginto fitness. Anyone can feel com-fortable here,” Hall said.
Special events include MemberAppreciation Week and the GreatWest Grinch Game during Christ-mas. The owners are also conscien-tious corporate citizens, supportingthe Abbotsford Food Bank, CIBCRun For The Cure and Run ForWater.
Membership is $19 biweekly withno contract – $40 a month – evenless if you join with a spouse or ona family package.
Perks include unlimited accessto group fitness classes, Zumba– very popular with women – infra-red saunas, towel and lock service,and co-ed and ladies only workoutfacilities.
The club is deliberately female-friendly – in addition to its co-ed area,thesecondfloorissetasideforwomen,with windows all around that providebright mountain views, said Hall.
“We have one of the largest ladies-only sections in the city, and that wasnot an afterthought – it was built withthe ladies’ section in mind,” said Hall,who’s been at the club for 12 years.
GreatWestboaststheonlyextensivetennisprogramintown,withfull-timetennis pros Adrian Oziewicz andTonyIliescu.
The club has group, private andsemi-privatetennislessonsforallagesand levels for adults, teens and littleonesasyoungasfour,plustennissum-mer camps.
Memberscanplaytennisyearround
outside or inside the landmark tennisbubble, and the courts are also opento drop-in non-club guests.
Great West offers the same valuefor money for corporate clients. Theclub serves members from the policeand fire departments, school district,hospital and several companies.
A member of Abbotsford Cham-ber of Commerce, GreatWest Fitness
provides its special corporate rates tofellow Chamber members.
In addition to all this, members andcommunity members can enjoy theequally welcoming atmosphere in theSneakers Sports Lounge.
LearnmoreaboutGreatWestFitnessand Tennis Club by talking to one ofthe membership coordinators at 604-854-3284, or visit greatwestfitness.ca.
A Great way to improve your healthGreat WestFitness hasplenty to offer
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Nicole Hall is the manager of Great West Fitness in Abbotsford. The 16,000-square-foot facility has a full range of fitness equipment, tennis courts and class-es. “It’s great for people just getting into fitness,” said Hall. “Anyone can feel comfortable here.”
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WorkSafeBC’s Board of Direc-tors has approved three Occu-
pational Health and Safety (OHS)policies under sections 115, 116,and 117 of the Workers Compensa-tion Act, dealing with workplacebullying and harassment.
The policies define bullying andharassment and explain the dutiesof employers, workers, and supervi-sors to prevent and address work-place bullying and harassment.
These duties apply to the approxi-mately 215,000 employers and 2.2million workers currently served byWorkSafeBC.
What is the definition of work-place bullying and harassmentaccording to WorkSafeBC’s poli-cies?
Bullying and harassment includesany inappropriate conduct or com-ment by a person towards a workerthat the person knew or reason-ably ought to have known wouldcause that worker to be humili-ated or intimidated, but excludes
any reasonable action taken by anemployer or supervisor relating tothe management and direction ofworkers or the place of employ-ment.
What do these policies mean?The Workers Compensation
Act sets out the general duties ofemployers, workers, and supervi-sors to ensure or protect the healthand safety of workplace parties.
The OHS policies identify thesteps that WorkSafeBC considersreasonable for workplace parties totake to prevent and address work-place bullying and harassment.
When do these policies takeeffect?
The bullying and harassmentpolicies become effective Nov. 1,2013.
What do I need to do as anemployer?
Understand your duties as anemployer to prevent and addressworkplace bullying and harassment.Your duties include the following:
• not engaging in bullying andharassment of workers and super-visors
• developing a policy statementfor your workplace
• taking steps to prevent or mini-mize bullying and harassment
• developing and implementingprocedures for workers to reportincidents and complaints of bully-ing and harassment
• developing and implementingprocedures for dealing with inci-dents and complaints
• informing and training workersand supervisors
• annually reviewing the poli-cy statement and procedures forreporting and dealing with inci-dents and complaints
Why are these policies importantto the workplace?
There are negative effects of bul-lying and harassment on workersand workplaces. Not only can bul-lying and harassment impair workperformance and lead to increased
absenteeism, it can lead to depres-sion, anxiety, and post-traumaticstress disorder.
It not only affects workers sub-jected to this behaviour, but cannegatively affect witnesses andbystanders as well.
What do I need to do as a super-visor?
A supervisor’s duties include:• not engaging in bullying and
harassment of other workers, super-visors, or the employer
• applying and complying withthe employer’s policies and proce-dures on bullying and harassment
What do I need to do as a work-er?
A worker’s duties include:• not engaging in bullying and
harassment of other workers, super-visors, or the employer
• reporting bullying and harass-ment observed or experienced inthe workplace
• applying and complying withthe employer’s policies and proce-
dures on bullying and harassmentWhat is WorkSafeBC’s role in the
enforcement of these policies?There is no planned “enforcement
blitz.” WorkSafeBC prevention offi-cers will respond to enquiries andconcerns about bullying and harass-ment in the workplace throughexisting inspection practices.
Prevention officers will engagein inspection, consultation, andeducation activities with respect toworkplace bullying and harassmentas they would for any occupationalhealth and safety requirement.
•Resources and additional infor-mation
WorkSafeBC has created a pack-age of tools and resources to helpworkplace parties prevent andaddress workplace bullying andharassment.
Access the online tool kit andOHS policies at www.worksafebc.com/bullying.
Worksafe BC approves new bullying policy
British Columbia smallbusiness owners posted
another healthy gain in opti-mism in October, and arenow the most upbeat in thecountry after Newfoundlandand Labrador.
B.C.’s monthly BusinessBarometer index is alsoabove 70 for the first timesince 2011.
“We are seeing pretty posi-tive hiring plans as well forthis time of year, with 19 percent of owners planning tohire, while only seven percent are expecting to shedstaff in the next few months,”says Mike Klassen, B.C. direc-tor of provincial affairs.
“It is striking to see B.C. riseto second place across thecountry after steady growthsince the spring. It is possiblethat factors such as strongdemand for forest productsin a reviving U.S. housingmarket is driving that opti-mism.”
After a rough spring, Cana-da’s small business optimismhas trended into more posi-tive territory so far this fall.The Canadian Federationof Independent Business’sOctober Business BarometerIndex gained a half point to65.0 from September’s read-ing, but it remains in line
with the average value fromthe past four months.
“Although the index wentup slightly in October, whatwe can take from the last fourmonths is a general stabiliz-ing trend,” said Ted Mallett,CFIB’s chief economist andvice-president. “In the com-ing months, it will be tellingto see if business owners canbuild confidence levels fur-ther in light of reasonablystable price and interest rateenvironments.”
The other most optimisticprovince is Newfoundlandand Labrador – where theindex also saw a big gain thismonth. Optimism levels inAlberta and Saskatchewanfell back slightly, but stillremain above average.
Me a s u re d o n a s c a l ebetween 0 and 100, an indexlevel above 50 means own-ers expecting their business’performance to be strongerin the next year outnumberthose expecting weaker per-formance. An index level ofbetween 65 and 70 meansthe economy is growing at itspotential.
See cfib.ca/barometer fordetails on the national, pro-vincial and industry sectorsurvey results.
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Entrepreneursin provinceshow optimism The Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and
Skills Training is conducting asurvey of small business owners andoperators to gather information aboutyour experience and/or interest inselling goods and services to the B.C.government.
This information is being collectedas part of the Small Business – DoingBusiness with Government Project.The purpose of the project is to consultwith small business owners to findways to create more opportunity and
remove barriers to selling to the B.C.government.
The information collected throughthis survey will be used to identifystrategies the B.C. government canimplement to make it easier for smallbusinesses to do business with govern-ment.
Please complete this survey onlyif you are currently a small businessowner or operator. A small businessin B.C. is defined as one that has few-er than 50 employees or has a self-
employed individual with no paid help.This includes small businesses run associal enterprises.
This survey is voluntary.All information will be maintained
in strict accordance with provincialprivacy legislation.
Results will be reported at the aggre-gate level only.
If you would you like to complete thesurvey, go to www.selltobcgovsurvey.malatest.net. The survey will remainopen until Dec. 6, 2013.
Small business owners urged toparticipate in online survey
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THE TIMES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 ❘ CHAMBER VOICE ❘ A11
On Nov. 15 the Chamber willbe hosting a very specialbreakfast event where
we will hear directly from thepresidentof KinderMorganCanada –Ian Ander-son.
Mr.Andersonwill becomingto discusslocal economic opportunitiesassociated with the proposedtwinning of the Trans Moun-tain Pipeline that currently runsthrough Abbotsford.
The presentation will include aprogress report on the proposedproject and how businesses inAbbotsford and Fraser Valley areacan participate in the project.
The current Trans Mountainpipeline is 1,150 kilometres andruns from Strathcona County(near Edmonton) to Burnaby.
If the proposed twinning isapproved, the $5.4 billion project
will offer a wide range of benefitsincluding new jobs, procurementopportunities and other positivespinoffs for B.C. and Alberta com-
Mountain Pipeline system hasbeen safely and efficiently provid-ing the only West Coast accessfor Canadian oil products. Fromthe time when Trans Mountainwas first constructed, the pipelinesystem has adapted to meet thegrowing needs of customers. Arecent expansion project in 2008resulted in the Emerald Award forleadership in environmental stew-ardship and sustainability.
Right now Kinder Morgan isundertaking the public consulta-tion phase of the project.
Kinder Morgan genuinely wants
to hear the public concerns andthey will work to mitigate anypotential issues that might arise.They have engaged landowners,aboriginal groups and communitystakeholders all along the pro-posed route.
Once consultation is complete,they will file a comprehensiveapplication with the NationalEnergy Board to begin a regula-tory review of the project. This isscheduled to happen within thenext few months with construc-tion beginning in 2016.
Kinder Morgan is committedto working with the communitiesthat will be affected by the pipe-line to ensure that concerns areaddressed. They are also governedby extensive regulation to guaran-tee environmental protection.
Overall, when reviewing theproject, the economic benefitsseem to outweigh potential con-cerns.
Approximately 4,500 jobs will becreated and $355 million in pro-vincial taxes will be collected. InAbbotsford, utility companies likeKinder Morgan pay property taxes
at a rate of eight to nine times theresidential tax rate. Municipalitiesalong the route will see $600 mil-lion in tax revenue over the life ofthe project.
This increase in economic activ-ity is good for Abbotsford and the
province. I encourage you to takean active stance and educate your-self about the project.
For more information cometo our event on Nov. 15 or visithttp://www.transmountain.com/proposed-expansion.
Pipeline twinning will create jobs
PRESIDENT’SReportMIKE WELTEPRES IDENT
British Columbia’s small busi-ness sector continues to play
a key role in job creation and eco-nomic growth in the province.
It is the province’s primaryprovider of private sector jobs,reflecting an important and ongo-ing trend toward economic diver-sification within the provincialeconomy.
What is “small business?” InBC small business is defined as abusiness that employs fewer than50 individuals, or one operatedby a person who is self-employedwithout paid help.
According to the 2013 SmallBusiness Profile, prepared by theBC Ministry of Jobs, Tourism andInnovation, there are approxi-mately 385,900 small businessesoperating in B.C., accounting for98 per cent of all businesses in theprovince. Micro-business, thosewith fewer than 5 employees,comprised about 82 per cent ofsmall business. In 2012, approxi-mately 1,032,700 people were
employed by small business in BC.This represents 55 per cent of all
private sector employees, rankingB.C. second in the country.
Smallbusinesscontrib-utes tothe pro-vincialeconomyin manyways.It cre-ates andmaintainsemployment, drives innovation,meets payrolls that support indi-viduals and families and stimu-lates new economic activity.
The key measure of economicproduction of a sector is its grossdomestic product (GDP). GDPrepresents the value that a sectoradds to the materials and servicesit uses, which is an importantaspect of the sector’s contributionto the economy.
The 2013 Small Business Profilereports that small business in B.C.accounted for 26 per cent of theprovince’s GDP, above the national
average of 25per cent.
The rela-tively highcontributionto GDP inB.C. is duein part to thefact that theprovince hastraditionallybeen more
service sector-oriented than mostregions of Canada.
The profile goes on to say thatsmall business was the source of31 per cent of all wages paid toworkers, the highest share of anyprovince.
B.C.’s small business shippedapproximately $12.2 billion worthof merchandise to internationaldestinations in 2011, accountingfor almost 42 per cent of the total
value of goods exported from theprovince.
Self-employed individualsaccount for 55 per cent of smallbusinesses. On average, the self-employed tend to be older, aremore often men and more likelyto work longer hours than paidemployees. Women representover 38 per cent of self-employedentrepreneurs in B.C., above thenational average.
The provinces long-term growthin entrepreneurship, a key com-ponent of small business, hasprofoundly impacted its economiclandscape.
Despite recent economicuncertainty across the countryand around the globe, BritishColumbia’s small business ownersare consistently among the mostoptimistic in the nation in theirexpectations for the future accord-ing to a recent survey.
Locally, our Chamber membersare a close reflection of the make-up and results of the province as a
whole. Approximately 85 per centof our members are small businessand 60 per cent of our membersemploy 5 or less individuals.
Small business drives theeconomy in Abbotsford and ourmembership reflects the full rangeof diverse business activity in thearea. We are also fortunate to havestrong membership from the agri-cultural sector, which accounts forsuch a significant part of our localeconomy.
Small business is vital to ourfuture success as a communityand a province.
The Abbotsford Chamber ofCommerce is proud to be a part-ner with local business to createaccess and opportunities for busi-ness growth, skills development,networking and benefits. In addi-tion, we will continue to advocatefor, and speak on behalf of issuesimportant to small business inFraser Valley.
We are YOUR Abbotsford Cham-ber of Commerce.
Small business is big in our province
From theE.D.’s chair
ALLAN ASAPH
This map, courtesy transmountain.com, shows the route for the proposed newpipeline, which would run adjacent to the current Trans Mountain Pipeline.
Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce
Good Morning Abbotsford
Date: Friday, Nov 15, 2013
Time: 7:15 am - 9:00 am
Location: Sandman Hotel & Suites32720 Simon AveAbbotsford, BC
Transmountain ExpansionProject: Local Economic OpportunitiesThe Trans Mountain team is committed to creatinglocal economic opportunities along the constructionright-of-way. Ian Anderson will describe the various
stages and types of jobs,procurement possibilities,and local workforce spendinginvolved in building a pipeline.The presentation will include aprogress report on the proposedproject and how businesses inthe Abbotsford area can prepareto participate in the project.
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SAVINGS – GAS UP FOR LESS
THE TIMES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 ❘ SPORTS ❘ A13
I t takes near perfection towin at curling’s highest level.Glenn Howard took it one step
further at the Masters of Curlingover the past week.
He was perfect.Howard and his rink of Wayne
Middaugh (third), Brent Laing (sec-ond) and Craig Savill (lead) ran thetable at the Abbotsford Entertain-ment and Sports Centre, cappingoff the week with a 7-4 victory overKevin Martin in the championshipdraw of the first Grand Slam of Curl-ing event of the season.
The victory gave Team Howard itssixth Masters of Curling title in eightyears and its second victory (andthird championship draw appear-ance) in four World Curling Tourevents this season.
The Ontario foursome is in agroove.
“A win is a win and the boys aremaking everything, that’s what Ilike,” said Howard, moments afterSunday’s triumph. “We are gettingbetter and better all the time, stron-ger every time out.”
As has been the competition.Whereas Team Howard’s first
few bonspiels of the season were‘regional’ events against some ofthe top teams in Ontario or easternCanada, the event at the AESC wastop-notch.
“The best of the best are here – wewere playing some of the best teamsin the world,” said Howard.
He and his rink mates didn’t missa beat.
They went 4-0 in round robin play,beating David Murdoch of Scotland(who will represent Great Britain atthe 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics)6-5, Andrey Drozdov (2013 Russianchampion) 5-3, Manitoba’s MikeMcEwen 5-2 and 2014 Swiss Olym-pian Sven Michel 7-6.
Howard’s playoff run started withan 8-4 victory over current worldchampion Niklas Edin, who willrepresent Sweden in Sochi.
He made it to the championshipdraw with an extra end 4-3 victoryover 2013 Brier silver medalist JeffStoughton.
Martin’s road to the final was justas impressive.
He started the week by dropping a7-6 extra-ender to Rui Liu, who rep-resented China at the 2010 Vancou-ver Winter Olympics, then reeled offfive straight victories.
Martin (third, David Nedohin;
second, Marc Kennedy; lead BenHebert) rebounded from Tuesday’sopening-draw loss to defeat Nor-way’s Thomas Ulsrud (2010 Olym-pic silver medalist) 6-4, Stoughton,7-6 and American Tyler George 6-2,to finish at 3-1 in pool play and setup a quarter-final match against
Albertan adversary Kevin Koe.The battle of the Kevins went
Martin’s way, with a 6-3 victory,setting up a rematch against Liu.
Martin avenged his opening nightloss with a 4-2 victory to earn hisberth in Sunday morning’s final.
The championship draw was as
close as expected for the first half.Martin stole one in the first; How-
ard blanked the second, then pickedup his deuce in the third beforeforcing Martin to draw to the four-foot against four Howard stones inthe fourth.
Martin made the shot to scoreone and the game was tied 2-2 atthe break.
The turning point came in thefifth end, when Howard executeda brilliant angle raise takeout toscore four, after Martin had nestleda draw in behind heavy guard.
“He (Kevin) missed on his firstrock in the fifth end, but I’ll tell you,his second rock in the fifth end wasan unbelievable shot,” said Howard,of Martin’s draw. “He made a beautyand then I guess I made a beautyright back.”
All that remained was to play outthe final three ends. There were nosurprises coming home and How-ard slid to what turned out to be arather undramatic victory.
Homan defends titleIn the women’s field, defending
champion Rachel Homan (EmmaMiskew, third; Alison Krevlazuk,second; Lisa Weagle, lead) got hotteras the week progressed and ulti-mately won the trophy for a secondstraight year.
The Ottawa team dropped twoof its first three games, before run-ning off a string of five straight wins,culminating with a 7-5 victory overreigning world champion Eve Muir-head of Scotland in the final draw.
Homan beat Chelsea Carey ofWinnipeg 5-1 in a tiebreaker just toget into the playoffs.
From there she doubled upEdmonton’s Heather Nedohin 6-3in the quarter-finals, avenging heropening night loss.
She then disposed of Swiss Olym-pian Mirjam Ott by the same scoreto advance to the championship.
Homan gained control of thematch that featured no blanks andno steals, scoring three in the fourthend to take a 5-2 lead at the break.Muirhead got back to within one (6-5) in the seventh, but Homan sealedthe win with a single in eight.
Howard and Homan give Ontario a Slam sweep
– TERRY FARRELL/TIMES
Skip Kevin Martin encourages sweepers Marc Kennedy (front) and Ben Hebert. Inset, skip Glenn How-ard, Wayne Middaugh (third), Brent Laing (second) and Craig Savill (lead) pose with the hardware.Howard beat Martin 7-4 to win the Masters of Curling at the Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Cen-tre on Sunday. For more photos from both the men’s and women’s final, download the Layar app toyour smartphone and scan the logo on the left-hand side of this photo.
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A14 ❘ SPORTS ❘ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 THE TIMES
TIMES STAFF
N ick Taylor of Abbotsford and his eight birdies wereenough to edge out Chilliwack’s Brad Clapp to win
the second event of the Vancouver Golf Tour at ChilliwackGolf and Country Club on Tuesday.
Taylor’s bogey-five on seven was the only blemish on hiscard en route to a seven-under par 64 at the local course,which was recently named 2013 golf facility of the year bythe Professional Golfers’ Association of B.C.
Clapp, too, only had one bogey in his round but hisseven-birdie-65 left the club’s teaching professional oneshort of the win.
Former University of the Fraser Valley golf team mem-ber Brett Stewart tied for third with North Vancouver proEugene Wong with rounds of 66.
The lone professional woman in the field of 31 pros wasJennifer Greggain of Chilliwack who shot a four-over 75putting her in 24th spot.
Kaleb Fisher took the amateur championship with aone-under round of 70. The Abbotsford teen tore up thefront nine with four birdies and an eagle on five to headout with a 31.
But the young man followed that up with five bogeyson the back nine, still enough to take the win over DaveSmith’s 72.
Chilliwack Golf Club’s general manager Bryan Ewartsaid it was one of the strongest professional fields that anycourse in B.C. has played host to this year.
“It’s a real honour to host so many top golfers – bothprofessional and amateur,” Ewart said.
Taylor nearly flawless atVGT event in Chilliwack
– STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/TIMES
Nick Taylor of Abbotsford had eight birdies and one bogeyfor a 64 at the Chilliwack Golf and Country Club on Tuesdayto win a Vancouver Golf Tour event.
The University of theFraser Valley men’s soc-
cer team finished the 2013season with its best recordin eight years (8-8-1) andcaptured the Canada Westbronze medal by beating theUniversity of Victoria 2-1 onSunday.
“I am very proud of oursquad,” said head coachAlan Errington. “Today theyshowed up and kept work-ing for 90 minutes. This is avery important day in ourprogram’s growth.”
This was the Cascadesmen’s first appearance in aCanada West medal match.It was played at David SidooField at UBC.
UFV was on defence mostof the first half, with the Vikesoutshooting the Cascades 10-3 and scoring one goal.
With a medal on the line,
UFV shook things up in thesecond half, winning all theloose balls and creating sev-eral scoring chances.
Midfielders Justin Sekhonand Ethan Claibourne-Col-lins were relentless in theattack, before rookie forwardJosh Brown set Sekhon up infront of the net for his headerto tie the game at the 72ndminute.
With 10 minutes remain-ing, it was Brown again whoset up Ryan Liddiard in frontof theVikes’ net, and his cleanshot gave the Cascades thelead and the eventual win.
UFV goalkeeper Mark Vil-lage made nine saves in netfor the victory and Liddiardwas named the CascadesPlayer of the Game for hisstrong play on defence andfor scoring the winning goal.
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE
UFV men win bronze
Running back MaleekIrons carried 37 times for
374 yards as the W.J. MouatHawks beat St. Thomas MoreKnights 38-18 in AAA footballFriday night in Burnaby.
That effort put Irons overthe 2,000-yard rushing markto 2,336 yards and 26 touch-downs in nine games thisseason.
“I think we establishedthe fact that we could movethe ball on the ground,” saidMouat coach Denis Kelly.
Kelly raved about the team’soffensive line, led by guardsLevi Hua and Akash Sandhu,centre Matt McGregor, andtackles James Ginther andKieran Testa.
Mission beats BatemanIn AA action, Mission
Secondary beat the RobertBateman Timberwolves 51-27 Friday to win their thirdstraight Eastern Conferencetitle.
Quarterback Evan Hortonpassed for 116 yards and twomajors, and rushed for 223yards and three more scores.Jesse Walker scored threeTDs and Wayde Carpenter
returned a kickoff 80 yardsfor a major. He also booted a25-yard field goal.
On defence, Horton andZach Wallace each made sixtackles, Quinton Cottrill fivetackles and Peter Kulba andDayton Robertson had fourtackles each. Landon Ray-burn had three knockdownsin addition to three tackles.
Hansen topples AbbyThe Rick Hansen Hurri-
canes shut out Abby Senior38-0 on Saturday in AA var-sity action.
“It was a great opportu-nity to play all our kids,” saidHansen head coach Paul Gill.“I thought we played well inall three phases of the game.We need to have a great weekof practice as we get ready forthe playoffs.”
QB Alex Ho threw touch-down passes to Zach Toewsand Brad Atkinson. Runningback Brandon Ho rushedfor scores of 15, 19 and 11yards.
See Thursday’s Times for ahigh school football playoffpreview.
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