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abbotsfordtimes.com I Love Abbotsford Contest winners 11-17 T U E S D A Y INSIDE: Abbotsford entrepreneur enters the Dragons’ Den Pg. 3 October 22, 2013 NEWS, SPORTS, WEATHER & ENTERTAINMENT CHRISTINA TOTH [email protected] A bout 800 B.C. blueberry farm- ers are among those who stand to reap the benefits of the massive international trade deal between Canada and the European Union that was signed in principle on Thursday. The Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) could be ratified by 2015. The agreement will give Canada access to a market of 500 million people living in the 28 EU nations. “We really look forward to this deal because it will give us an advantage, due to the reduction of tariffs,” said Debbie Etsell, execu- tive director of the B.C. Blueberry Council. More than four years in the mak- ing, the Canada/EU CETA will elim- inate almost all tariffs on a wide range of goods and services traded with Europe once it takes effect. Tar- iffs will remain intact to protect the supply- managed agricultural sectors of dairy, eggs and poultry. Abbotsford MP and Minister of Interna- tional Trade Ed Fast joined Prime Minis- ter Stephen Harper in Brussels last Friday to sign the historic agreement in prin- ciple with European Commission president Jose Manual Barroso. “This is a big deal. It is the most complex and comprehensive trade deal Canada has ever made,” far larger in scope than the North American Free Trade Agreement, Fast said in a phone interview from Ottawa on Saturday. “We will be the only fully developed country that has access to the two largest mar- kets (EU and the U.S.) in the world. There will be more choice and bet- ter value for consumers, as well as big opportunities for Canadian companies,” he said. Etsell said having a diversity of markets will provide greater stability for B.C. blueberry sector, hampered in recent years by a weak U.S. dol- lar and more competition from the States. Blueberries are the No. 1 fruit exported out of Canada, she said, with more than 95 per cent of high bush berries coming from B.C. Trade deal will benefit many in Fraser Valley CETA will be the largest international economic trade deal ever for Canada – ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES Doug Smith of the Abbotsford chapter of the drug war survivors offers a cracker to a small bird that flew into the group’s Jubilee Park protest camp on Sunday night. For more photos of the protest camp, download the Layar app to your smartphone and scan the logo to the right of this photo. ROCHELLE BAKER [email protected] T hree men huddle in a car for warmth on Monday morning after spending the night outside at a protest camp in Abbotsford’s Jubilee Park. One man is half buried in a nest of blankets in the back seat. But the car’s two front seat occu- pants are preoccupied with a tiny bird that is blithely hopping about the interior of the vehicle. “I think he’s a finch,” says Doug Smith, a director with the Abbotsford chapter of the BC/Yukon Association of Drug War Survivors (BCYADWS). “I think he’s young and cold. He’s thinking it ain’t so bad to hang out with us.” The feathered creature with a yellow throat makes a perch of Smith’s dirty fingers that are swol- len and cracked due to a circulatory problem caused by years of living rough. Survivors set up camp in Jubilee Park ‘We’re camping here until they give us some land.’ “We will be the only fully developed country that has access to the two largest markets (EU and the U.S.) in the world.” Ed Fast Minister of Int’l Trade see TRADE, page A6 see PROTEST, page A7 ABBOTSFORD 103-34150 South Fraser Way 604.746.1410 MISSION 103-32670 Lougheed Hwy 604.820.2727 CHILLIWACK 45844 Yale Rd 604.392.5515 We have Buy 10 Get 1 FREE Buy 10 Get 1 FREE Pet Food Program 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
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Page 1: Abbotsford Times October 22 2013

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I Love AbbotsfordContest winners

11-17

T U E S D A Y

INSIDE: Abbotsford entrepreneur enters the Dragons’ Den Pg. 3

October 22, 2013

N E W S , S P O R T S , W E A T H E R & E N T E R T A I N M E N T

CHRISTINA TOTH

[email protected]

About 800 B.C. blueberry farm-ers are among those whostand to reap the benefits of

the massive international trade dealbetween Canada and the EuropeanUnion that was signed in principleon Thursday.

The Comprehensive EconomicTrade Agreement (CETA) could be

ratified by 2015.The agreement will give Canada

access to a market of 500 millionpeople living in the 28 EU nations.

“We really look forward to thisdeal because it will give us anadvantage, due to the reduction oftariffs,” said Debbie Etsell, execu-tive director of the B.C. BlueberryCouncil.

More than four years in the mak-ing, the Canada/EU CETA will elim-

inate almost all tariffs on a widerange of goods and services tradedwith Europe once it takes effect. Tar-iffs will remain intactto protect the supply-managed agriculturalsectors of dairy, eggsand poultry.

Abbotsford MP andMinister of Interna-tional Trade Ed Fastjoined Prime Minis-ter Stephen Harper inBrussels last Friday tosign the historic agreement in prin-ciple with European Commission

president Jose Manual Barroso.“This is a big deal. It is the most

complex and comprehensive tradedeal Canada hasever made,” farlarger in scopethan the NorthA m e r i c a n Fre eTrade Agreement,Fa s t s a i d i n aphone interviewfrom Ottawa onSaturday.

“We will be theonly fully developed country thathas access to the two largest mar-

kets (EU and the U.S.) in the world.There will be more choice and bet-ter value for consumers, as wellas big opportunities for Canadiancompanies,” he said.

Etsell said having a diversity ofmarkets will provide greater stabilityfor B.C. blueberry sector, hamperedin recent years by a weak U.S. dol-lar and more competition from theStates. Blueberries are the No. 1 fruitexported out of Canada, she said,with more than 95 per cent of highbush berries coming from B.C.

Trade deal will benefit many in Fraser ValleyCETA will be the largest internationaleconomic trade deal ever for Canada

– ROCHELLE BAKER/TIMES

Doug Smith of the Abbotsford chapter of the drug war survivors offers a cracker to a small bird that flew into the group’s Jubilee Park protest camp onSunday night. For more photos of the protest camp, download the Layar app to your smartphone and scan the logo to the right of this photo.

ROCHELLE BAKER

[email protected]

Three men huddle in a car forwarmth on Monday morning

after spending the night outside at aprotest camp in Abbotsford’s JubileePark. One man is half buried in anest of blankets in the back seat.

But the car’s two front seat occu-pants are preoccupied with a tinybird that is blithely hopping aboutthe interior of the vehicle.

“I think he’s a f inch,” saysDoug Smith, a director with theAbbotsford chapter of the BC/YukonAssociation of Drug War Survivors(BCYADWS). “I think he’s young andcold. He’s thinking it ain’t so bad tohang out with us.”

The feathered creature with ayellow throat makes a perch ofSmith’s dirty fingers that are swol-len and cracked due to a circulatoryproblem caused by years of livingrough.

Survivors setup camp inJubilee Park‘We’re campinghere until they giveus some land.’

“We will be the only fullydeveloped country thathas access to the twolargest markets (EU andthe U.S.) in the world.”

– Ed Fast Minister of Int’l Trade

see TRADE, page A6

see PROTEST, page A7

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A2 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 THE TIMES

Best, brightest and kindest gather as UFVcelebrates donors & alumni by Giving ThanksPhilanthropistsflock in fromas far away asAustralia

UWHAT’Sat your ?

Gratitude was the themeof the evening at theUniversity of the Fraser

Valley on Oct. 10 as donors,supporters, and alumni gatheredfor the Giving Thanks event atthe Chilliwack campus at CanadaEducation Park.Guests mingled with scholarshipwinners and learned about themany goals the university isable to accomplish through thesupport of donors and sponsors.They heard directly from

student speakers who highlightedthe benefits of receiving financialsupport towards their studies.“Financial aid can make the

difference between taking ayear or two off to work to fundmore schooling, and continuingdirectly in the program,” saidscience student AshandeepSandhu.“Thank you for changing our

lives by investing in us,” saidsocial work student SophieSmit. “You have made a hugedifference in our lives byinvesting in us, and I hope to dothe same for others.”UFV bestowed Distinguished

Alumni awards on two alumnimembers. Stu Chahal (BCIS’05) was honoured in theDistinguished Alumni category,while Evan Wiens (BSc ’06) wasnamed Young DistinguishedAlumni.Chahal, now a manager of

partner operations for CISCO andan active community volunteer,testified to thequalityof UFV’sComputerInformationSystems programby noting that hechose to commutefrom Vancouver toAbbotsford to earn his UFVdegree.“I came out to check out thecampus, and Paul Franklin, theCIS department head, personallytoured me through all the labs. Iwas so impressed that it inspiredme to drive out to the valley formy education.”Wiens, who is just launching

his career as a dentist, has been

extremely active in organizingcharitable dental clinics incommunities in need throughouthis time at UBC dental school.“There were three things about

UFV thatmade me gladI attended,”

he noted.“It wasaffordable, Iwas able

to really interact withand get personal attention frominstructors, and I was able tostay in my community and dothings such as volunteer andwork, which provided valuableexperience that would have beenharder to get if I was living oncampus at another university.”The audience also heard fromone of UFV’s earliest alumni. RobO’Brennan is now CEO of the

Fraser Valley Regional Library,but in 1976 he was a first-yearstudent in one of Fraser ValleyCollege’s first years of offeringclasses.He recalled that his semester’stuition was just $120 for a fullcourse load, and that there wereno class wait lists.He noted that in addition tohim, UFV has helped manymembers of his family attain apost-secondary education.“It helped set myself and myfirst wife on the path to earningour master’s degrees in librarysciences, my two sons attendedand earned teaching andaircraft technician credentials,my second wife got her librarytech diploma there, and someof our other children startedtheir bachelor’s degrees there. Iwonder how different all of our

lives would have been if UFVhadn’t been there for us. UFV hasbeen very good to our family.”UFV director of advancement

Hilary Beard thanked the donorsfor coming and singled out donorMurray Herron, who is funding anew scholarship in honour of theHerron and Sharpe families.“Murray was so determined

to meet the first recipient of hisaward that he travelled fromAustralia to be here tonight andfor a special lunch with her.”She encouraged the audience to

keep supporting UFV.“We will be educating yourchildren, grandchildren, andgreat-grandchildren,” she noted.“Education is transformational,but it comes with a price, soplease consider us when planningyour philanthropical activities.”UFV president Mark Evered

ended the evening by notingthat events that bring donorsand students together highlightthe two ways that UFVmeasures success: the successof its students, and the impactthat the university has on itscommunities.He noted that as a young

married undergraduate studenthe wouldn’t have been able tocontinue in university himselfwithout the financial support of adonor-funded scholarship.And he said he was inspired

by Jean Scott, a 101-year-oldsupporter of UFV who celebratesher birthdays by encouragingdonations to her scholarshipfund, to create a scholarshipfund in honour of his recentlydeceased father that he willencourage his family and friendsto donate to on his birthday.

Thank you forchanging our livesby investing in us.

—Sophie Smit“ ”

Recognition and appreciation were front and centrewhen the University of the FraserValley opened its

doors for a festive Giving Thanks celebration.

Left (left to right): 2013 Distinguished Alumniwinner Stu Chahal, Alumni Association Board ChairTony Luck, 2013 Young Distinguished Alumni win-ner EvanWiens, and UFV President Mark Everedmet ahead of inspiring speeches by award and

scholarship winners, including Ashandeep Sandhu.

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THE TIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 ❘ NEWS ❘ A3

UpfrontROCHELLE BAKER

[email protected]

Police are trying to locateanother woman who has

gone missing in Abbotsford.Abbotsford Police Depart-

ment hopes to locate 40-year-old Kerry-Lynn Osbourne.

The mother of four chil-dren aged four to 12 wasreported missing by an out-of-province family memberon Sept. 27, said Const. IanMacDonald.

Family became concernedwhen regularcontact withOsbourne hadnot occurredfor more thana month, hesaid.

Osbour ned i d a t t e n da gover nment off ice inAbbotsford on Oct. 1 andwas observed by staff to bein good health.

However, pol ice haveattended her last knownaddress in the 4400 blockof Blauson Boulevard andfound the residence vacant.None of Osbourne’s school-aged children have beenenrolled in the AbbotsfordSchool District.

APD has also released avideo of another missingAbbotsford woman to gainmore leads to her where-abouts.

A surveillance video shows59-year-old Erica Schmidtwalking north in the 2400block of McCallum Roadnear Jubilee Park at 3:15 p.m.on Oct. 5, the day she wentmissing.

In the video (see www.a b b o t s f o rd t i m e s. c o m ) ,Schmidt is wearing a lightblue jacket, a long dark skirt,flat shoes and is carrying alarge black purse.

Investigators hope the vid-eo will jog the memory of anywitnesses who were in theMcCallum Road area the daySchmidt went missing.

“We’re trying to piecetogether were she went fromthere,” said MacDonald.

Schmidt is 140 pounds withshort brown hair and blueeyes. Anyone with info aboutthe women should call APDat 604-859-5225.

Second Abbywoman goesmissing

CHRISTINA TOTH

[email protected]

An innovative video marketer fromAbbotsford is the latest B.C. resi-dent to benefit from an appear-

ance on CBC’s Dragons’ Den, althoughhe can’t talk about the outcome untilafter the episode airs tomorrow night(Oct. 23).

“What I can sayis that the experi-ence has certainlycatapulted ourbusiness in theright direction,”said Ryan Ben-nett, president ofViralogix MediaInc. and a partnerin the company with his sister-in-lawRita Bennett.

On the popular CBC show, strivingentrepreneurs make pitches to fivewealthy Canadian business titans, inhopes that one or more will investmoney and advice in their enterprise.

The Bennetts’ interactive videoadvertising product, which was calledStunt Buxx, helps small to medium-

sized businesses turn the increasinglypopular phenomenon of online videoslike YouTube into tangible sales.

“There is a massive shift from tradi-tional advertising to on-line video,” butmany companies don’t know how totake advantage of that, said Bennett.

Viralogix Media creates the videosand uses laser-sharp market target-

ing and motivat-ing incentives toengage consumersand to get them toshare the videos,creating a viraleffect.

“It’s basicallyGroupon meetsYouTube,” Bennettsaid last week.

The service is affordable for smallbusiness, but also valuable for theirmore established clients like Blenz Cof-fee and Steve Nash Fitness World.

Starting at just $1,000 a year andwith no margins (unlike the 30 percent that Groupon and LivingSocialtake from their business clients), theservice costs a fraction of traditionalcommercial advertising, and yet can

reach a potential global audience of 300million, Bennett explained.

“Because we have no margins, we’renot hurting the small business,” saidBennett, who has a background in filmproduction and had three successfulInternet ventures in recent years.

All consumers need to do is sharethe promo videos from their favouritelocal merchants, and they’ll receiveone-of-a-kind promotions emaileddirectly to their computer or to theirmobile phone.

They can then take the voucher tothe vendor to be redeemed.

Bennett and his business partnerboth faced the Dragons during a tap-ing back in April, which resulted inthe seven-minute segment that airstomorrow.

Making the pitch to the Dragons “wascertainly an intense experience,” Ben-nett said last week, adding that regard-less of the outcome of the pitch, thebusiness titans give valuable advice.

“In fact, because of the Dragons, wehave gone through a complete reinven-tion of our brand,” Bennett said.

So as of Oct. 23, his company’s StuntBuxx ad technology will be relaunchedas ShareNation.tv.

To find out if Bennett and his partnerwere successful in getting Dragon sup-port, you’ll have to tune into Dragons’Den on CBC at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Confronting the Dragons– PHOTO COURTESY OF DRAGONS’ DEN/FOR THE TIMES

Viralogix Media partners Rita Bennett and Ryan Bennett pitched to the Dragons’ Den in April to get support for their video mar-keting plan. The episode airs tomorrow (Oct. 23) on CBC TV.

What’sLayaredintoday’spaper

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peaceful protest hasblossomed into a squat-ting session as thosebattling drug addictionshave said they won’tleave Jubilee Park untilthe city provides themwith someplace to go.See more photos.

To join the more than28 million people whohave downloaded Layar,visit layar.com or your appstore and start scanningyour newspaper today.

Fo l l o w t h e e n t i r eAb b o t s f o rd / Mi s s i o nTimes editorial staff onTwitter:

@terryAfarrell@rochellebaker1@ChrisToth7@JeanKonda

“The experience has certainly cat-apulted our business in the rightdirection ... because of the Drag-ons, we have gone through a com-plete reinvention of our brand.”

– Ryan Bennett, entrepreneur

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A4 ❘ NEWS ❘ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 THE TIMES

ROCHELLE BAKER

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Abbotsford Police found themselves round-ing up more than criminals on Sunday

morning.At 10:45 a.m. officers were dispatched to

Mt. Lehman Road south of Highway 1 aftergetting calls about eight to 10 cattle blockingthe road, said Const. Ian MacDonald.

“We arrive on scene and, yup, there is abunch of cows wandering around,” he said.

In between Tweeting about “steak-outs”and needing to “beef up” APD manpower to“moove cows” off the road, officers geared upto try and corral the animals. However, a cow

whisperer magically appeared out of nowhereto help out, said MacDonald.

“A woman stops her car and offered her andher family’s assistance,” he said. “And get this. . . she’s a professional cattle herder. It doesn’tget sweeter than that.”

In true community spirit the woman, herfamily, other citizens on scene and the policeofficers managed to herd the cows into anearby field until the animals’ owner couldcome and relocate them, said MacDonald.

While the situation was comical, it stillposed a risk for drivers, he added.

“As much as we make light of the situation,it could have been devastating if somebodyhad driven into a cow.”

Professional herder helpsAPD round up stray cattle

Three Abbotsford men had their HarleyDavidson motorcycles seized for exces-

sive speeding in Langley earlier this month.A RCMP officer was stopped on the road

and dealing with another speeder in the25900 block of 88 Avenue on Oct. 6 when heheard a number of vehicles accelerating heav-ily as they approached from the west.

Using his radar gun, the officer clocked themotorcyclists doing more than 130 km/h ina 60 km/h zone. He flagged down the ridersand signaled them to stop.

The first two came to a stop without dif-ficulty, however, the third less experiencedoperator ended up skidding more than 50metres before dropping his motorcycle.

The rider, who sustained minor injuries,was treated by the BC Ambulance Service butdid not require transport to hospital.

All three of the high-end bikes have beenimpounded for seven days and each of riders,all in their 20s, got $368 speeding tickets.

– ROCHELLE BAKER

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THE TIMES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 ❘ NEWS ❘ A5

ROCHELLE BAKER

[email protected]

Ayoung bear was relocated to SumasMountain after making an impromptu

visit to a busy residential neighbourhood inAbbotsford on Thanksgiving Day.

The 100-pound black bear was nosingaround Maclure Road and Immel Street andwandering around homes in search of treatsin east Abbotsford around lunchtime lastweek on Monday, said conservation officerDon Stahl.

Police responded to calls about the bearbut weren’t able to herd him into a nearbyravine.

“He was having none of it,” said Stahl.“He was jumping from yard to yard and

getting into bird feeders.”The bear was eventually treed in a big cedar

in front of a nearby townhouse complex onImmel Street, where he remained until Stahlarrived with his tranquilizer gun.

But the bear, which was about two storeysup the densely branched cedar, wasn’t makingit easy for anyone, said Stahl.

The first tranquilizer dart failed to find itsmark and the bear just scrambled higher intothe tree.

A series of bear bangers were deployedabove the animal to get it to shift into a bet-ter position.

“He repositioned himself and a police offi-cer yelled he could see the bear’s butt throughthe branches,” said Stahl.

The second dart found its mark and a shorttime later the groggy bear was sliding downthe tree truck.

Unfortunately, the bruin lost its grip partway down and bounced off a couple branchesbefore landing on the grass.

“He had a bumpy ride down but he wascompletely fine,” said Stahl.

“Bears are very compact, muscular andhave a lot of fat. They’re very solid and fairlytough animals.”

Stahl transported the bear about 20 kilome-

tres away to the end of north end of SumasMountain Forest Service Road.

He waited with the animal until it woke upand wandered off.

Stahl hopes the juvenile bear – around twoyears old – will have the sense to head downto the nearby Fraser River to take advantageof the dead salmon on the shores rather thanreturning to forage in residential areas.

“He’s just a teenage bear just finding hisown way in the world,” said Stahl.

“Mother bears keep cubs until they areabout one and half years old and then kickthem out.”

The B.C. Conservation Officer Servicereminds Abbotsford and Mission residentsthat they live in bear country and to take stepsto avoid attracting the animals.

Roaming bear relocated

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Close to 800 growers, mostin the Lower Mainland, cul-tivated 107 million poundson 25,000 acres of berries lastyear, with an estimated farmgate value of$150 million.

T h e E Ublock imports$2.3 trillioni n g o o d sannually, 2.7times morethan imported by the UnitedStates, and far more thanCanada’s total gross domes-tic product of $1.8 trillion in2012, so there will be plentyof opportunities for busi-ness.

CETA could potentiallybring $12 billion a year intoCanada’s economy, the fed-eral government estimates.

B.C. will gain markets forits coal, minerals, seafood,aerospace and more.

Locally, greenhouses willbe able to import cuttingedge technology with notariffs, while high-end doorand window manufacturers,value-added wood produc-ers and industrial equipmentmakers in Abbotsford willhave access to a vast newmarket, Fast noted.

Cheesemakers not smilingNot everyone is thrilled

however.The deal will allow 29,000

tonnes of five fine cheese cat-egories into Canada tariff-free annually, up from 13,000tonnes, and that will eco-nomically hurt B.C. cheesemakers, said David Eto of theB.C. Dairy Association.

While the supply manage-ment system was not tech-nically affected, “we thinkthere will be a direct impacton the dairy producers whosupply the cheese makers,”Eto said.

And although Canadiancheeses could be exported,they may not be able tocompete with cheaper, andgovernment subsidized, EUcheeses, he added.

Fast noted there may besome naming restrictionson cheese exports for newentrants in the future, butsaid even with more EUcheese imports, 92 per cent ofcheese consumed in Canadawill be made domestically.

If cheese or dairy produc-ers experience productionlosses, the federal govern-ment will compensate them,Fast said.

He added the key aspectsof supply management inCanada – with its controlson quota, price and imports– remain intact.

Water not a factorAs for fresh water concerns,

Fast said, “water in its naturalstate has not been in playand never has been. Nothing

Potential $12B boost to Canadian economy

in CETA forces any level ofgovernment to privatize itswater supply.

“We have fully protectedthe abilities of the govern-ments to protect, manage andregulate their water, health

a n d s o c i a lservices.”

CETA alsoo p e n s u pgovernmentcontracts top l a y e r s o nboth sides,

but with limits. Constructionprojects must be above $7.8million, and goods and ser-vices contracts over $250,000to be open to internationalbids, thresholds endorsed bythe Federation of CanadianMunicipalities, Fast said.

“We believe we have foundjust the right balance – valuefor local taxpayers and ensur-

ing local economic develop-ment.”

Drug costs could riseCETA will also extend

drug patents by two years, aconcern for Canada’s agingpopulation as that will likelyincrease the cost of medi-cines in about 10 years.

“If in fact there is anincrease in costs for drugs,the federal government willcompensate [the provinces],”said Fast.

The next step is for the par-ties to review the legal aspectsof the draft deal, and have itapproved by the EU nationsand Canada’s provincial andfederal governments.

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Smith, who has a tired, lined face, gentlyoffers his tiny new pet a piece of a cracker.

When the bird poops on his finger, he isunperturbed.

The animal, which just showed up at JubileePark and landed on one of the men’s shoul-ders, is now the protest camp’s mascot.

He’s named D.W. – short for drug war sur-vivors.

The Abbotsford group thatadvocates for drug users setup a teepee at Jubilee Park onSunday to heighten awarenessabout homelessness and drugaddiction in the city.

About 10 men were millingaround the campsite in the fogMonday morning.

Though the protest campwas slated to disband onWednesday, Smith says thegroup is not going anywhere soon.

“We’re here to try and get the city to helphomeless people,” he says.

“We’re camping here until they give ussome land.”

The drug war survivors want the city toauthorize a semi-permanent camp for thehomeless, or a “dignity village” modeled aftersimilar undertaking in the City of Portland,Ore.

The site would act as a transition site forthe homeless, who would participate in theorganization and care for the camp, untilmore permanent solutions can be found.

“We don’t want the world, man,” says Smith.“Just give us a little place to go. Some land wecan call our own.”

The city is considering a proposal fromAbbotsford Community Services to build a20-unit, low barrier residence for homelessmen.

But even if approved, the project won’t

provide an immediate solution.“It’s gonna take years before it’s built,” says

Smith.Nobody wants the homeless or drug-addict-

ed in their neighbourhoods, he observes.The city dumped chicken manure at a

homeless campsite in the summer, thenforced those campers to move again afterhealth concerns arose.

The police have allegedly slashed homelesspeople’s tents and the Abbotsford Downtown

Business Association doesn’twant the residence for menin the neighbourhood.

“The city keeps telling usthey don’t want us here, butthey don’t tell us where togo,” says Smith.

The Jubilee Park campis also a visible signal thatthe BCYADWS wants to beconsulted about any deci-sions that directly affect their

membership.Drug war survivor organizer Barry Shantz

said the community’s most marginalizedresidents have been left out in discussionsbetween the city and social service providerson homelessness, addictions, and mentalhealth – issues that, according to Shantz, runat “epidemic proportions” within the group’smembership.

Smith says most drug war survivors havegone through a “serious cycle of crap” beforethey end up on the street addicted to drugs.

Another camp member, his face coveredin a long grey beard and fresh cuts, peers inthrough the car window to check in on thegroup’s mascot.

“That bird fits right in here with us crazies,”says Jesse, the man nestled in the blankets inthe back of the car.

“Yup,” says Smith. “He’s one of the originalhomeless.”

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A8 ❘ OPINION ❘ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 THE TIMES

The Abbotsford/Mission Timesis a division of LMP PublicationLimited Partnership.We’re published Tuesdays andThursdays from 30887Peardonville Rd., Abbotsford, B.C. When it comes to changing the proverbial

channel, mid-term throne speeches typ-ically are new paint on a pockmarked wall.

Wednesday’s throne speech from Ottawadidn’t disappoint in that aspect, offeringplenty of brush strokes but little cover forwhat appears to be a tired, idea-strappedConservative government.

Some of the proposals that StephenHarper hopes to achieve in the final year-and-a-half of this mandate – if he sticks tothe promise of waiting until 2015 before call-ing the next federal election – cover typicalTory talking points, like tariffs and balancedbudgets.

Their attachment to both is a lot of smokeand mirrors, as earlier this year the govern-ment raised tariffs on a variety of foreignimports to the bane of Canadian consum-ers. And as far as balanced budgets areconcerned, Prime Minister Harper’s trackrecord is looking more and more like BrianMulroney’s – not a flattering comparison.

But setting a new tone and providing asketchy glimpse into the upcoming pearlsfrom Parliament is what a throne speech isall about.

There seem to be some intriguing ideas,but little to get excited over.

While it’s easy to endorse tougher cyber-bullying legislation, more choice in cablechannels and lower roaming charges for ourcellphones – only in Canada? a pity – we canonly wonder what items the Conservativesare bundling in with these promises thatdidn’t make the Governor General’s address.

The speech did, for a day at least, mufflethe ongoing woe that is the government’sself-inflicted Senate scandal and the sim-mering debate over multiple pipeline deci-sions looming in our future.

Stephen Harper is hoping that a few gim-micks keep Canadians from channel surfingcome the next election.

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Quebec becoming ‘uncool’E very province tries to be

cool in its own way.You’ve got your Alber-

tan version (tough cowboys),your Maritime version (fiddle-playing Celtic folks with weirdaccents), and your B.C. version(stoned slackers).

For years, it seemed like Que-bec had a lock on being thecoolest province. You could buybeer and wine in the cornerstores. Everybody spoke Frenchand the cities had great archi-tecture. Best of all, they wereconstantly sticking it to Ottawa.

Then they started takingthemselves a little too seriously.

Threatening to take your balland go home maybe worksonce, but if you do it half adozen times over 30-odd years,people just start rolling theireyes.

Worst of all has been theweird habit of constantly claim-ing to be a victimized minority,while increasingly trying tostomp on non-francophoneminorities.

Earlier this year, we saw theQuebec Soccer Federation banplayers from wearing turbans orother religious head coveringson the pitch.

Now the Parti Quebecois isproposing a ban on any reli-gious head coverings or sizeablereligious symbols for all publicemployees. It’s like PQ leaderPauline Marois was stung byone wasp, then decided to wearan entire hive as a hat whilejumping up and down vigor-ously.

Obviously, this new proposedlaw is stupid, racist, and if itwas held up to the values of theCharter of Rights and Freedoms,would stand as much chance ofsurviving as a delicate origamicrane placed inside the engineof a 767.

Why is this law being pro-posed in the first place? Maroishas defended the so-calledCharter of Quebec Values aspart of the unique Quebecoisculture of secularism.

Well, I’m so full of secularismit’s coming out of my ears, andthat’s a load of steaming horsemanure.

The freedom of people inQuebec to practise their reli-gion or culture should only endwhen it causes demonstrableharm to others.

Let’s say that I firmly believethat I must, at all times, wear abedazzled purple pirate hat.

Is this belief backed up bycenturies of religious philoso-phy and tradition? Nope. Is it astatement about a proud cul-tural heritage? Nope. Shouldthe government be allowed tosay that I can’t wear my spanglypurple hat? Absolutely not.

The point of freedom of reli-gion means freedom even for

dummies like me to believewhatever we want.

This law is not about bringingQuebecers together and unitingpeople in la belle province, asMarois and her supporters haveclaimed. It’s about staking outa tribal enclave and making itclear to those who aren’t whitepure laine Francophones thatthey aren’t welcome.

Quebec has turned from coolyoung rebel of the 1960s, withits Quiet Revolution and radi-cal politics, into a stodgy, aging,xenophobic old twit, shakinghis cane at the kids and tellingthem to get off his lawn.

Basically, it’s doing what allthe other old hippies have beendoing since the 1980s.

Thankfully, not everyone fromQuebec is this stupid and intol-erant. Justin Trudeau, actuallyimpressing me for once, hasspoken out against it.

Trudeau pointed to the ideathat people this law sees asoutsiders are contributing to anevolving Quebec culture. That’show I see it, too – a culture,Canadian or Quebecois, is agrowing, changing thing.

Quebec was very different as asociety 60 years ago. It changedin many ways for the better.Now it has a chance to changeagain. If it doesn’t change, it willsuffer the fate of every other old,cranky, annoying and essentiallypowerless bigot.

It’ll wither and die.

■ Matthew Claxton is a reporterwith the Langley Advance.

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Editor, the Times:I just want to comment

on The Times article citingthat there is a rash of pit bullattacks of children and cowseverywhere in Abbotsford.First, where is the proof?

Lots of dogs look pit bull-ish and most people wouldnot be able to identify a truepit bull from a half cross or adozen other dogs that look‘tough.’

Unless you or the peoplewho report being attackedhave absolute breed proof,then don’t put them underone umbrella. That’s dis-crimination and that’s wrong,regardless of species.

I feel for the farmer’s horri-ble loss and if his neighbourshave a ‘mean’ dog, then theyneed to put it down.

But let’s not start a witchhunt here folks . . . nor writean article that would entice it.

Shelley LevisAbbotsford

Bring back myplant, pleaseEditor, the Times:

This is an urgent plea tothe three white males inwhite panel truck who tookmy nine-foot patio plantfrom my driveway in the3100 block of ClearbrookRd. on Thursday late after-noon of Oct. 10.

Please return this plantor pay the requested priceof $25. You have beenobserved and were seendriving around the cornerof Clearbrook Road andCharlotte, stopping justshort of this intersection toadjust the plant on the backof your truck, as it kept fall-ing over.

The police know aboutthis theft.

Taking my plant, withoutpayment, that took meover 10 years to grow thattall, just one short weekafter a fatal car accidentdemolished my front yardlandscaping that took all myenergy, free time and sweatover the last 33 years, reallyhits below the belt.

I believe I did not deserve

such a cowardly act. Pleasedo what’s right – returnplant or pay – the price wason the side of the pot. Youwould really make this 70plus senior very happy ifyou gave me my plant back.Thank you.

Ann JohannsenAbbotsford

We are mindingthe childrenEditor, the Times:

I appreciate the workdone by Abbotsford Com-munity Foundation toexpose what real life is likein Abbotsford.

The growing gap betweenthe rich and the poor isdismaying. I want to thankcommunity agencies suchas Abbotsford CommunityServices, the Salvation Armyand Cyrus Centre for all ofthe hard and selfless workthey do in our community.

However, I have to admit Ilaughed reading the follow-ing comment from SusanMcAlevy, ACF executivedirector, “There is a discon-nect between the number ofchildren and licensed day-care spots. So who’s mind-ing the kids?”

Um, perhaps their par-ents? I stay at home with mychildren, as do the majorityof my friends.

Many of us have foundways to work from home,as I do.

It is a decision I couldnever, and will never regret.

Perhaps instead of find-ing more daycare spots,we could focus on findingways for more parents to behome with their children.It’s a win-win situation.

Sherilyn KlassenAbbotsford

PM Harper notfooling anyoneEditor, the Times:

Are you surprised thatHarper has been disman-tling the Canada that weknew? You shouldn’t be.

There were writers andpolitical analysts who sawthrough his barely hiddensecret agenda even duringthe years of his minoritygovernments.

In his war on all thingsscience, the dots have beenwell documented and con-nected by Chris Turner inhis book The War on Sci-ence. For Harper the onlygood science is bad science.To that aim he has muzzledgovernment scientistsand championed climatedeniers in his drive to returnus to being merely draw-ers of water and hewers ofwood.

No evidence-based poli-cy-making on the environ-ment for our boy Stephen.

Peer reviewed findingswould trip up his addic-tion to the tar sands andpipelines through B.C. intoTexas. Exploitation notconservation, and for thosewho disagree, King Harperhas decreed that they areenemies of the state.

During the fiasco of theAmerican government shut-down many here smuglysaid thank goodness wearen’t Americans. Don’t kidyourselves. The Republican/tea baggers are alive andwell within the Reform-hijacked Conservative Partyunder Harper.

Stand up for Canada,stand up for yourself, andderail Harper’s not-so-secretagenda.

Robert T. RockMission

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A20 ❘ SPORTS ❘ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 THE TIMES

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The UFV golf teams defiedall the odds when botht h e m e n a n d w o m e nc a p t u r e d t h e C C A A

national championships on theweekend in Quebec City.

“It is unbelievable,” said headcoach Chris Bertram, Mondaymorning. “Today I’m sitting herelooking at the trophies on my kitch-en counter, saying ‘wow, this reallyhappened’.”

This marks the program’s firstnational titles for both Cascadesteams.

The women won with a three-day score of 461, 24 strokes betterthan the St. Clair College Saints, ofWindsor, Ont. The Humber CollegeHawks (Toronto) took third with ascore of 493.

UFV’s posted single day scoresof 153, 149 and 159 as they won allthree rounds played at the RoyalQuebec Golf Club.

The wins were really two very dif-ferent stories, explained the coach.

“For the women, it was the samestory. They just completely domi-nated,” said Bertram.

The Cascades took the lead on thefirst day and grew the lead on thesecond and third days.

“They were front runners all yearand they just kept getting better,”added Bertram.

“Particularly Jen Woods, whoplayed some of her best golf in thefinal tournament when it matteredmost. That was a really impressivepart of the whole thing.”

Woods finished second overallearning the CCNA national individ-ual silver medal, with a score of 225,11 strokes back of Valerie Tanguay ofChamplain St. Lawrence (QuebecCity). Dani Shap took bronze witha score of 236. Both golfers werealso named CCAA tournament all-stars.

“Woods’ first two rounds werereally solid, her best golf of theyear,” he added.

As the women played their finalhole, the UFV men were still on 13,so Bertram and assistant coach BradClapp still had more work to do.

“We knew we had one in thebag but then it was back out to thecourse to try to get the men in. Wewere up at that point but there wasstill a lot of golf to be played.”

UFV men had tied for first afterthe first day, then were up six strokesafter the second day.

“We were playing pretty steady,but so was Humber [College], ateam that has dominated colle-giate men’s golf for 10 years,” saidBertram.

It was tough going, the course wastough but fair.

“It was just the pressure of play-ing in a national championship;it becomes a pretty large mentalbattle,” he added.

Two of UFV’s top players, AaronPauls and Darren Whitehouse, werethe driving force behind the men’ssuccess.

“When they went out on that last

day, I could see it in their eyes; theybelieved they were better,” he said.

“They just put the team on theirbacks and they were our best play-ers on that last day.”

Pauls finished second with at h re e - d a ys c o r e o f211 to earnthe nationalindividualsilver medal.Whitehousef i n i s h e dthird overallwith a 212.Both werealso namedCCAA tour-nament all-stars.

T h eindividualmen’s champ was Colton Kalkanis,Georgian College (Innisfil, Ont.)with a score of 201.

The victory did not come withoutsome anxious moments, admitted

Bertram, like when a Humber Col-lege player made a hole in one, andUFV was missing a few short puttson the back nine.

“There was never a moment hon-estly that I knew it was in hand

u n t i l o u rlast player[ W h i t e -house] wascoming upt h e 1 8 t hf a i r w a y,”he said.

A t t h a tp o i n t a l lthe otherscores werein and UFVhad a sig-n i f i c a n tlead.

Bertramwalked up the last fairway withWhitehouse, saying, “This is over;we got it. Let’s just enjoy the walkand take in a bit of the moment.”

He finished off with a par on 18.

“Everyone was standing aroundthe green and it was celebrationtime. It was pretty special for him.There were a few tears for sure.”

Some of those tears were for for-mer team member Connor Richey,who died unexpectedly, just beforethe start of the golf season last sum-mer. He had been with the Cascadeswhen they won bronze at nationalstwo years ago.

“We dedicated our year to him,”said Bertram, adding the team worehis initials on their arms all season.

Bertram reflected on his 2013CCAA Coach of the Year award.

“I’m really lucky to be able tocoach a team like this. [It’s] reallya reward for the success of yourteam and you have to tip your hatto the great players that we have,”said Bertram.

“What happened this year is reallyspecial. We had a friend watchingover us [Connor Richey] and tofinish the entire year unbeaten, Idon’t have the words to describehow that feels.”

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The University of the Fraser Valley men’s and women’s golf teams pose with banners and gold medals after winning the 2013 CCAA National Golf Champion-ship Oct. 18 at Royal Quebec Golf Club in Quebec City. Pictured from left, Matthew Gudmundson, Darren Whitehouse, Connor O’Dell, Aaron Pauls, Simon Blaker,Jen Woods, Kelley Dalzell, Dani Shap and coach Chris Bertram.

“What happenedthis year is reallyspecial. We had afriend watching overus and to finish theentire year unbeat-en, I don’t have thewords to describehow that feels.”

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A22 ❘ SPECIAL ❘ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 THE TIMES

HealthWise

CHRISTINA TOTH

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Your desk job may bekilling you. Really.

M o r e a n d m o r eresearch is showing that officeworkers and others who sit infront of computer monitorsall day have increased risksof developing heart disease,diabetes, some types of can-cer, and early death.

Other threats on the listinclude obesity, depression,back pain and other skeletalproblems, and then there’sthat brain fog.

There is even a catch-allterm for it – sitting disease.

The lack of movementseems to atrophy muscles,slows down blood circula-tion, and even upsets ourhormonal and other bio-chemical equilibrium.

The trick is to get moving,the health experts tell us.

But they also say that shortbursts of activity, in the gymafter work or over the week-end, just aren’t enough tocounteract the cumulativenegative health effects ofbeing sedentary day in andday out.

To counter the bad effectsof sitting, health expertsencourage us to keep movingthroughout the day, or to trystanding at our desks.

Denmark has embracedthis idea, requiring business-es to give their office workersthe option of standing andsitting desks.

Now an Abbotsford inven-tor has come up with his ownsolution to this modern-daymalady.

Jean Charles Beauchamphas created the Ergostanz‘Work Blade,’ a piece of fur-niture that resembles anupended bench for thosewho want to stand at theirdesks.

While standing desks arebecoming popular, not every-one is comfortable being ontheir feet for protracted hourseither, he says.

A writer and teacher, Beau-champ himself used to spenda lot of time sitting at a desk,and was looking for a healthyalternative.

He got up to lean on a wallto think about it, “and then itcame to me,” he said.

He spent two years workingon wood prototypes and try-ing different angles to createthe most comfort angle.

The Work Blade providessupport for the user by tak-ing about 10 per cent of thebody weight off the legs, anddistributing a person’s weightevenly along the spine, Beau-champ says.

The padded backrest canbe adjusted to a person’sheight, and its four pointsof contact on the floor give itstability. It also has a footrestthat encourages a person tostand with their knees slightlybent.

Beauchamp said he quicklyadapted to the new way ofworking at his computer.

“It becomes so comfort-able. I spend eight hours aday at it with no trouble atall,” he said.

“I use it every day and I stillfeel energized at the end ofthe day.”

There are two models – onemade of a lightweight alu-minum frame that sells forabout $500, and wood modelhe makes for $800.

The product is manufac-tured in Abbotsford by localcompanies.

He also offers an adjustabletabletop workstation to gowith the Work Blade.

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Christine Axelsen tries out the Ergostanz Work Blade at the Abbotsford-Mission Times office

PNE in June, and had a lotof positive response fromthe visitors, he said.

This month, he is tak-ing his contribution to theAssociation of CanadianErgonomists convention inWhistler.

He admits it may takesome time for accustomedto sitting on their backsides

to get accustomed to theWork Blade, but it will beworth it.

“You have to make thecommitment to chuck thechair,” he said.

“It’s like giving up smok-ing. Once you do that, thedifference is amazing in yourhealth and wellbeing.”

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For some Canadians withbreathing and lung condi-tions, leaving a party with thesniffles could end up in a visitto the hospital.

More than 770,000 Cana-dians have been diagnosedwith chronic obstructivepulmonary disease (COPD),which includes emphysemaand chronic bronchitis.

COPD causes symptomslike shortness of breath,coughing, wheezing andcoughing up phlegm.

Once theCOPD symptomsget worse or a new, persis-tent symptom comes on, itcould be the beginning of alung attack, which can leadto hospitalization, restrictedmobility and can increase therisk of death.

In fact, COPD lung attacksrequiring hospitalizationpeak every year during thewinter holidays.

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• Keep your immune sys-tem strong: Stay in shape,eat well and get lots of sleepto help combat the cold andflu bug.

• Know the signs of a lungattack: Watch for signs likeincreased coughing, wheez-ing or unusual changes inphlegm. See your physician ifyou notice worsening symp-toms and also ask if yourmedication dosages need anadjustment.

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HealthWise

According to a new Health Council ofCanada report – Better health, better care,

better value for all – health care in Canada isnot as good as it is perceived to be.

The Health Council looked at nationaland international data and concluded thatalthough Canada is one of the top spend-ers on health care, our results are not thatimpressive.

Compared to other high-income nationslike Switzerland, the United Kingdom andthe United States, Canada falls in the middlewhen we look at measures of our health sta-tus, such as how long Canadians can expectto live or what percentage of Canadians havemultiple chronic conditions (e.g., arthritis,cancer, heart disease). Our ranking on healthcare services is even worse – near the bottom– when it comes to how long Canadians haveto wait for elective surgery or how easy it is toget primary health care outside office hours.

More alarming is that there are inequitiesin health care across the country. It turns outthat where you live matters. For example:

• In 2009, 8.1 per cent of Newfoundlandand Labrador residents had diabetes, almostdouble the rate (4.2 per cent) of Yukon resi-dents.

• In 2012, 62 per cent of doctors in BritishColumbia reported that their patients can getan appointment the same day or the next day.In Quebec, that percentage was 22 per cent.

And while all of us pay taxes so that ourhealth care is there when we need it, the cost

of prescription drugs can be an extra bur-den. One in 10 Canadians reports not fillinga prescription or skipping doses because ofcost. Not all Canadians have the same drugcoverage though governments have promisedthis in the past.

Canada has invested a lot of new moneyin health care over the last 10 years. But thelargest percentage of funds are still spent onhospital care, drugs and physicians, eventhough there is growing demand in areassuch as managing chronic conditions andhome care services to meet the needs of ouraging society.

The Health Council proposes that we dothings differently if we want a higher-per-forming health system.

First, the federal, provincial, and territorialgovernments must agree on shared goals,specifically: better health, better care, andbetter value for all Canadians.

There must also be strong leadership andsustained support in areas such as measure-ment and reporting, so that governmentsand health care organizations can be heldaccountable. Finally, governments acrossCanada must collaborate more effectively,and the federal government needs to be anactive player.

Visit the Health Council of Canada websiteto read the full report (healthcouncilcanada.ca/refocusinghealthcare) and to read blogsfrom health industry leaders (healthcouncil-canada.blogspot.ca/)

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A24 ❘ COMMUNITY ❘ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 THE TIMES

Teen supportOct. 22, Alateen meetsweekly Tuesdays at 7:15p.m. at Home Society Build-ing, 31581 S. Fraser Way,Abbotsford. Alateen, a partof Al-Anon Family Groups,is for young people whoselives have been affected bysomeone else’s drinking. Call604-855-1942 or 604-826-5100 for details.

Haunted House MACUntil Oct. 30, the MissionArts Council presents Frac-tured Fairy Tales HauntedMansion. Kids 8-12 musthave adult with them. $10,at 33529 First Ave., Mission.Call 604-826-0029 or seehaunted.missionartscouncil.ca for hours, more.

Sexaholics AnonymousSexaholics Anonymous is a12-step program of recoveryfor those who want to stoptheir sexually self-destruc-tive thinking and behav-iour. Abbotsford SA meetsevery Saturday morning at8 a.m. For information [email protected].

BPW luncheonOct. 23, Business and Pro-fessional Women’s Club ofMission (BPW) will host itsregular luncheon with key-note speaker Kat Wahamaaon “Art, Ourselves & Chang-ing the World” from 11:15a.m. – 1 p.m. at the MissionStation Grill on Horne St.BPW members $18/guests$20. Pre-register before Oct.21 to bpw.mission@gmail.

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Babytime funOct. 23 and on, make lan-guage fun. Start early withBabytime at Mission Libraryon Wednesday from 10:30– 11 a.m. Help your babydevelop speech and lan-guage skills – enjoy bounc-ing, singing, and rhymingwith stories. Babytime is afun, social bonding activityfor babies and caregivers.For more call 604-826-6610.

Haunted reptile houseOct. 24 – 31, The ReptileGuy’s Rescue and EducationCenter has a Haunted Housewith the crawliest haunteddigs around, with more than150 live creatures lurking inthe dark. $7/adults; $5/kids.Proceeds go to reptile rescueprogram. Haunted houseopens 4 – 8 p.m. at 7 – 34366Forrest Terrace, Abbotsford.Call 604-746-7228.

Trace your rootsOct. 24, the Mission Geneal-ogy Club meets at 7 p.m. at

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The doctor is inOct. 24, 10 a.m. – noon, bringyour health questions to Dr.Alex Bartel at AbbotsfordLearning Plus at the ARC,2499 McMillan Rd. Fee is $5plus $2 ARC drop-in fee.

Halloween HowlOct. 25, Halloween Howlwith Mr. I at ClearbrookLibrary, 32320 George Fer-guson Way, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.Kids of all ages invited.Don’t be afraid to wear yourcostume. Call 604-859-7814ext. 229 for details.

Quiz nightOct. 25, Mission Friends ofthe Library’s annual quiznight starts at 7 p.m. Comein costume if you dare. Tick-ets at Mission Library, 33247Second Ave. for $10 cash.Tickets sell fast so don’tdelay. Call 604-826-6610.

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Oct. 25, Hominum FraserValley offers help to gay,bi-sexual and questioningmen with the challenges ofbeing married, separatedor single. Our next meetingis 7:30 p.m. For informa-tion and meeting location,call Art 604-462-9813 orDon 604-329-9760.

Haunted museumOct. 26, MSA Museum’sH a l l o w e e n H a u n t e dHouse at 2313 Ware St.,Abbotsford, has a costumecontest at 3:30 p.m. Child-friendly tours from 3 – 5p.m., scary tours from 6 – 8p.m. Tickets $4 or $10/fam-ily. Call 604-853-0313 formore details

3D printingOct. 26, 3D printing atClearbrook Library, 32320George Ferguson Way,from 2 – 4 p.m. Drop in andjoin members of 3D604 foran afternoon of discussionand demonstrations of 3Dprinting. Phone 604-859-7814 for more.

Straiton Hallowe’enOct. 26, Straiton Commu-nity Hall has crafts for kids13 & under at 1:30 p.m.,with free light-up novel-ties, trick or treat bags, at50 cents per child, thenthe film Hotel Transylva-nia with Selina Gomez andAdam Sandler at 3 p.m.,4698 Sumas Mountain Rd.,Abbotsford. Free, chargefor refreshments.

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