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BusinessSign of the times as more
jobs added.
A City of Chilliwack bylaw officer records the demolition of the old Safeway building downtown Monday morning. GREG KNILL/ PROGRESS
Trustee byelection attracts 14 hopefuls
The Chilliwack School District byelection has drawn 14 candi-dates – more than twice the num-ber that ran in the last byelection.
The official nomination period closed at 4 p.m. on Friday, leaving five weeks before the Dec. 12 vot-ing day.
The byelection was called fol-lowing the recent death of long-time school trustee Martha Wiens.
Those hoping to secure a seat on the board are:
Alisha Atkinson, Ray Blanchette, Paula DeWit, John Edwards, Angelina Gosselin, Karen Jarvis, Brian Mielke, Marion Mussell, Bob Patterson, Megan Praat, Perry Sherstobetoff, Robert Stelmaschuk, Lisa Thébault, and Doug Wiens.
Advanced polling will take place at City Hall on Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
There will also be voting oppor-tunities at Chilliwack General Hospital/Bradley Centre from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 11, and from 3-5 p.m. at Cascade Lodge on the same day.
General voting day is Saturday, Dec. 12 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Polling locations are at Chilliwack Middle School Gymnasium (46354 Yale Road); Cultus Lake Community School Gymnasium (71 Sunnyside Avenue); Rosedale Traditional Community School Gymnasium (50850 Yale Road); and, Sardis Elementary School Gymnasium (45775 Manuel Road).
A byelection held in 2013 to replace Louise Piper drew only six candidates.
Dan Coulter won that election. The total number of votes cast was 1,453.
A building that stood vacant for more than a decade took just minutes to come down Monday morning.
Demolition of the old Safeway building on Main Street had been in the works for weeks.
Seen as a key piece in the revi-talization of the downtown, the property – which occupies a full city block – has long been eyed for its development potential.
However years of inactivity prompted the City of Chilliwack to call on the owners to tear the
building down. In August council tabled a resolution that would require the owners to demolish the building within 90 days and sell the property.
Sobeys, which had acquired the land when it bought Canada Safeway Ltd., moved swiftly. Before the resolution passed, it agreed to put the property up for sale and take the structure down.
“Sobeys is in full agreement that the properties in their exist-ing condition are not appealing
nor do they add to our mutual desire to have a vibrant down-town,” wrote Sobeys vice presi-dent Earl Brown in a letter to Mayor Sharon Gaetz.
On Monday, after nearly two weeks of prepa-ratory work, the giant backhoes from Clearview Grinding Ltd. moved in. Massive wood timbers that gave the building its charac-teristic shape were pulled down
with ease.A handful of people stood by
to watch.The demolition is
not the final chap-ter for the property.
Just last week Chilliwack city council approved a rezoning that changed it from
commercial to high-density resi-dential and CD-15.
The land is currently for sale, for $3.2 million.
Safeway comes down with a crunch and a crash
Chilliwack voters go to the polls Dec. 12
video-online]
www.theprogress.com
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Four Chilliwackians are flying to Africa later this month on the trip of a lifetime.
Kirsti and Brad Dueck and Ryan and Trish Huston have been invited by Run for Water to join a team of 18 Canadian runners traveling to Ethiopia.
Over 10 days they’ll cover more than 100 kilometres of trails, includ-ing the highest road in Africa (14,000 feet above sea level).
Eventually, they’ll end up in the remote village of Kudo, in the Tigray region.
They’ll spend two nights in this place, home to 2,550 Ethiopians who lack access to clean water and school-ing.
This is the purpose of the trip and the part Kirsti most looks forward to.
“We take for granted the fact we can just turn a tap on,” Kirsti said. “We have tons of water, and it’s always clean. We don’t have water-borne diseases or anything like that. Our children go to school and learn to read and write and we take that for granted too. We have the opportunity to make such a huge difference in the lives of so many people.”
To make this journey, each Canadian is charged with raising $7,000.
Through their combined efforts, Kudo will get a clean-water system and a new primary school building for children up to Grade 8 (complete with a latrine and playground).
Kudo’s youngsters will also get school supplies.
“Run for Water partners with Imagine 1 Day, an organization in Ethiopia whose goal is providing pri-mary education available to everyone in the country by 2025 or there-abouts,” Kirsti said. “The children in Kudo don’t have that. They were born into their circumstances and didn’t have a choice. So for those kids, this gives them hope for their future.”
Kirsti and Brad have long had a passion for Africa.
Coming out of med-school 20 or so years ago, Brad was required to work a rural practicum. For most doc-tors in British Columbia, that means doing a stint in places like Terrace or Fort St. James, Nelson or Nakusp. A family connection provided Brad the option to head overseas. He and
Kirsti ended up in Zimbabwe where he did his six-month residency and she worked as a nurse.
“It was just, again, what they didn’t have,” Kirsti recalled. “We saw gloves being re-used, hanging out to dry in the regular air when they were supposed to be sterile. They were dealing with diseases that we figured out how to deal with decades before. There was a 25 per cent HIV rate, which was astonishing to us.”
“It was eye-opening how behind the times they were, but it was so good for us to step out of our culture and realize how much we have and how privileged we are.”
The trick Kirsti and company face now is getting other people to reach the same conclusion and open their wallets when they’ve never been face to face with such things.
The fate of a village thousands of miles away doesn’t resonate with everyone when problems exist just around the corner.
“One person on our team talked to a woman and she just decided to give $10,000 on the spot,” Kirsti grinned.
“We’re so lucky here, yet there’s this village over there, where, if we just provide a little bit of help, we can give a child clean water for life.”
If fundraising is the major chal-lenge, the physical demands of this trip run a very close second.
They’ll start at a high-altitude train-ing camp for elite athletes called Yaya village.
“It’s trail running, so you’re going up and down mountains,” Kirsti said. “All of our runs will be in completely different climates — desert like, then high altitude — hopefully we’ll be able to survive that.”
“Anything above 8,000 feet, you can have some problems, and we’ll be at 10,000 to 14,000 feet. Usually you’d acclimatize for a couple days as you go, but we’re going to be there for a shorter period of time. I don’t think we’ll have problems because it’s still on the lower end of things and not super, super high.”
“If anyone does have mountain sickness I guess we’ll just go back down.”
Along the way, Kirsti will visit
many villages, see 2000-plus year old cave churches and hang with world-class marathoner Haile Gebrselassie.
“I love rock climbing, and these caves are on a trail that just keeps going higher and higher,” Kirsti said. “I’m definitely looking forward to that.”
Still, the last stop, Kudo, is the key and Kirsti expects to feel quite emotional.
“They have these ceremonies they put on, and it’s a party,” Kirsti laughed. “The one thing I remember so much from Zimbabwe is the kids and how intrigued they are by you. I love kids to begin with, and for some of them it’s literally going to be their first time seeing a white person. I’m told they come up to you, pet you and sometimes pinch you.”
“Being with those children and the people we’re raising money for, that will make it so much more real to me.
Contribute to the cause online at chimp.net/groups/run-ethiopia-2015.
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New sign marks new jobs for ChilliwackSam BatesThe Progress
The Convergys call centre (formerly Stream) is showing off its new face to the community.
“Today marks the day that we stop talking about Stream, and we consistently and always talk about Convergys,” said site director Mike Robinson at the unveiling event on Nov. 5.
The call centre had been operating as Stream since 2001, but the acquisition by former competitor Convergys is now complete.
They celebrated more than a new sign on the wall. The new sign represented significant
changes for their global clients, the growing Chilliwack commu-nity, and their employees, those who have been there for years and all of the 150 new people they are welcoming to the team.
“The Convergys world is not entirely different from the Stream world, it’s just bigger. About three times bigger,” Robinson explained.
Now part of an organization operating from 150 locations in 31 countries, with 125,000 employees providing service in 47 languages, they have more capability than ever.
When you have questions that require support for some of the biggest and best-known
brands around the world, it may be a Chilliwack employee who answers your call.
During the unveiling event, staff members were excitedly demonstrating how to use some of the products from the new clients that they support, like the thermal imaging cameras from FLIR, or high-flying drones from Parrot.
Convergys is in the midst of a hiring blitz, they are still looking to fill 95 positions in customer service, sales, or technical sup-port.
All you need to get your foot in the door at Convergys is an ability to learn, a desire to take care of customers, and a base
level of technical knowledge. Essentially, if you can operate a smartphone, they’ll teach you the rest.
There are major opportunities for growth, too.
Employees Andrew Ego, Cory Gauvin and Sara Hummel talked about the varying degrees to which they’ve progressed to be leaders in the organization. Even Convergys CEO Andrea Ayers started out as a call centre agent.
For those who want to help customers navigate the leading edge of technology, Convergys is hosting a job fair on Nov. 10 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the call centre site (7955 Evans Road).
Brad Dueck, Kirsti Dueck, Trish Huston and Ryan Huston (left to right) are traveling to Ethiopia this month, looking to bring clean water to the tiny village of Kudo. SHARON SIMPSON PHOTO
Runners chase dream of cleaner water
Chilliwack RCMP are look-ing for a Surrey man who alleg-edly assaulted and abducted a woman from a home in Yarrow on Thursday.
Montgomery James Ash is facing a number of c h a r g e s , i n c l u d i n g kidnapping, assault with a weapon and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
The incident began at around 4:15 Thursday morning when police received a report of a break and enter. When RCMP arrived they found a male who told police he had been assaulted by the suspect. The man had forced his way into the home and abducted a female from the house.
Supported by RCMP investigators of the General Investigation Support Team, and the UFVRD Serious Crime Unit police initiated a multi-jurisdictional search for the missing woman.
She was found approximate-ly one hour later in Surrey.
Both victims were examined for non-life threatening injuries and released from hospital.
“The suspect is known to the victims and the incident was targeted,” said RCMP Cpl. Mike Rail. “Police caution any-one who thinks they have seen Ash not to approach him and urge you call police or 911.”
Ash is described as a Caucasian male, 175 cm (5’9”), 77 kg (170 lbs), blue eyes, brown hair with short shaved hair and an athletic build.
Anyone with any informa-tion as to the whereabouts of Montgomery James Ash is asked to contact their local police or, to remain anony-mous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
Police investigate ‘targeted’ abduction
The Convergys (formerly Stream) call centre in Chilliwack is expanding their workforce to support exciting new clients. Site director Mike Robinson shows off some Parrot drones.
Montgomery James Ash
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It’s not just another climate change film about melting glaciers and sad polar bears.
This Changes Everything, a film and discussion sponsored by the Chilliwack chapter of Council of Canadians, is at G.W. Graham theatre, on Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.
“We thought it would be a good opportunity to take advantage of this powerful tool to address a broad range of issues,” said council member Suzy Coulter.
The documentary was hot off the festi-val circuit when it was offered to CoC chapters for community events, and 26 film screenings are being held across Canada.
What the film does do is offer a glimmer of hope by offering a win-dow onto what’s being done at the grass roots level.
“This story is where the long road to global warming began,” said author Naomi Klein. “When I realized that, I stopped tuning out those sad polar bears
because unlike human nature, stories are something we can change.”
Inspired by Klein’s book, the film is by husband/fi lmmaker Avi Lewis, showcasing stories of those taking on corporate polluters at the grass roots level.
The panelists for the discussion in Chilliwack after the film screening will include: Margaret Evans, Progress colum-nist, Sto:lo Grand Chief Clarence Pennier of the STC, Fernando Selles,
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“For many of us, it was a wake-up call to experience the pro-longed drought we saw in our region last sum-mer,” Coulter said.
Water levels were low and river temperatures were high. Blueberries and corn were ripe way earlier than usual.
“The film speaks to some of the food
security challenges we might have to face in the future,”she said.
“The hope is that it will help start a dialogue.”
Moving toward renewable resources and weaning off fossil fuels is “very doable,” she said.
The filmmakers agree, and grasp the unfortunate fact that most people are over-saturated with bad news about the climate, and feel frustrated by their inability to effect any real change.
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Police send out a warning to the public of the growing prevalence of telephone and inter-net scams.
Chilliwack RCMP recently shared the experience of a local fraud victim and the telephone solicitation that cost her thousands of dollars.
The scam was initi-ated in June 2015 when the Chilliwack woman received a telephone call from an alleged holding company offering to buy her timeshare property in Mexico.
A company spokes-person told the victim they represented a large corporate client and, after agreeing on a purchase price, referred the victim to a broker to close the transaction.
“Between June and the end of August the victim paid unexpected transfer fees, taxes, commissions, and bank trust fees into a foreign bank account. The fees quickly began to approach the sale price of the property,” said Chilliwack RCMP offi-cer Cst. Ralph Dolinsky.
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Internet fraud result-ing in the theft of thousands of dollars from victims is a sce-nario which is becom-ing all too familiar for Michelle Wulff, supervi-sor of Chilliwack Crime Prevention Services.
Wulff receives calls daily about scams that range from thieves pre-senting themselves as law enforcement agen-cies to utility companies threatening to cut ser-vices if immediate pay-ment is not received.
“Protect yourself from being a victim of fraud. Never provide personal or banking information by phone, computer or mail to solicitors,” Wulff warns.
For more informa-tion on ways to protect yourself from fraud, Chilliwack RCMP invite the public to contact Wulff at 604-393-3000, drop by Chilliwack Crime Prevention
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An Agassiz man was killed in a single vehicle crash Friday eve-ning, leaving behind an 18-month-old son and a new wife who is expecting their second child in January.
The incident occurred on
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The vehicle, a 2007 black Dodge Charger, left the roadway, struck a lamp standard and travelled sever-al meters from the roadway before coming to rest in a treed area. The
driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, a 25-year-old man from Agassiz was pronounced dead at the scene.
It was raining heavily at the time of the crash, police say, and the roads were slippery. Speed, rela-
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“Police are seeking witnesses to assist in determining the cause of this tragic incident,” says Cpl. Ronda McEwen of BC RCMP Traffic Services.
RCMP have not released the victim’s name. However, on social media he has been identified as Stephen. A gofundme page has been started to help the young family. It can be found at https://www.gofundme.com/r796m8b4
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Three schools in School District 33 will be able to proceed with routine capital projects, thanks to $1,340,000 in provin-cial funding.
Tyson Elementary School will recieve $186,000 in mechani-cal upgrades. The work will include new air handling units for the gymnasium and select classrooms with improved con-trols and sensors will replace those that have reached the end of
their serviceable life.At AD Rundle Middle
School, $710,000 will be spent on mechani-cal and heating system upgrades.Upgrades include a new roof mounted HVAC unit, dust collection system, ventilation units for the gymnasium and classrooms, and a new high efficiency con-densing boiler. These upgrades are expected to improve air quality, flow and energy effi-ciency by up to 10 per cent.
Vedder Middle School, meanwhile, will receive $440,000 for new roof top heat pumps with direct digi-tal controls that will allow improved effi-ciency.
Work is expected to begin this year and finish by spring 2016.
“This significant amount of funding for schools in Chilliwack will continue to improve the learn-ing environment,” said Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Throness.
“These types of upgrades will extend the life of schools in our province.”
Added Chilliwack MLA John Martin: “These behind-the-scenes projects create a healthier learning environment for stu-dents and staff.”
These projects were approved under the province’s routine cap-ital program. Projects were chosen based on need, priority, and sup-porting student learn-ing.
Funding approved for school upgrades
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We will rememberAs war has changed in indescribable ways over the last century,
the face of our Remembrance Day ceremonies is changing too.Gone are the veterans of the First World War and ever dwindling
are those Second World War and Korean War veterans whose sto-ries are so entrenched in our collective Canadian consciousness.
Yet we must continue to honour and recognize – to remember – those sacrifices that helped define and shape our history and culture.
At the same time, we recognize the tremendous contributions of those who have stepped forward to serve their country and have given much in recent conflicts, in addition to those men and women – husbands, fathers, mothers and daughters – who have helped bring peace to war-ravaged countries around the world.
Our commemoration on Nov. 11 is not about glorifying war; far from it. There is no question that the world would be a far better place were soldiers and armies no longer needed.
However, the reality is that at present, the world is not that place.And so this Remembrance Day we give thanks to those who have
laid down their lives, to those who have left loved ones in Canada to try to do some good a world away, and to those who fought and returned, forever changed.
To those here on the homefront, from Second World War victory gardeners to today’s parents and children who wave good-bye from the dock to today’s Armed Forces members, you too deserve our thanks for what is, too often, a thankless job.
We take a moment today to remember all of those sacrifices, and the many more besides.
VICTORIA – The B.C. gov-ernment declared the first Conservation Officer Day on Nov. 4, to recognize the 110-year history of the service that started out as mostly volunteer “game wardens.”
This is overdue recognition for what is essentially a police force that only receives public notice when a bear or cougar has to be killed to protect people.
The ceremony at the B.C. leg-islature included awards. Chief Conservation Officer Doug Forsdick presented long-service medals and two commendations for lifesaving.
One was to CO Jason Hawkes, who rescued a family of four from their sinking boat on Kootenay Lake last June. He reached them in rough, windy conditions when they were waist-deep in water, far from shore.
The other went to CO Andrew
Anaka, for rescuing an angler from an overturned boat, whom he found “extremely hypother-mic” at the base of a cliff at a lake
near Powell River on Jan. 22. A sec-ond angler didn’t make it to shore.
An exemplary ser vice medal went to CO Micah Kneller, who caught up with Fort Nelson RCMP of ficers and paramedics
on Sept. 6, as they treated a hunter who had been attacked by a grizzly in a remote area. As darkness fell, Kneller found a second injured hunter, got the group together, built a fire and assisted until a rescue helicopter from CFB Comox lifted the hunt-ers out at 3 a.m.
NDP environment critic
Spencer Chandra Herbert had a couple of things on his mind at the event. He relayed a report from the B.C. Government Employees’ Union that there has been a 10 per cent cut in CO staff since 2002.
Not so, replied Environment Minister Mary Polak. The num-ber has “hovered around 148” in that time, she said, including seasonal staff for peak hunting and fishing periods.
Polak said extra investment has gone into trucks that serve as mobile command centres, so people aren’t sitting in offices waiting for the phone to ring. They patrol more and respond faster, which can be vital.
Chandra Herbert also blasted the government for a “donation” of $100,000 from the Freshwater Fishing Society of B.C. to increase angling enforcement this sum-mer, adding more seasonal CO
days. “What’s next, bake sales?” he said.
The real story is a bit more complicated. In March I reported that the B.C. Liberal government finally made good on a decade-old promise to turn over all revenue from freshwater fishing licence sales to the society.
Its revenue went from $7 mil-lion to $10 million once the gov-ernment finally ended the prac-tice of skimming some off for the general treasury.
Energy Minister Bill Bennett recalled that the society was established during the first years of Gordon Campbell’s govern-ment, a period of what Bennett called “religious zeal” for priva-tization.
The society spends most of its budget restocking lakes with trout and promoting responsible angling, but its new 30-year ser-vice contract also calls on it to
contribute to enforcement. This is the first year that has hap-pened, and Polak said the extra fishing violation tickets indicate it is working.
The CO service also works on cases such as the Mount Polley mine breach. It has a commercial environmental enforcement unit, a special investigations unit to deal with smuggling and orga-nized crime, and an intelligence analyst. In short, they’re real cops, working with a group of about 150 compliance officers at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
They don’t get much respect from an urban public informed by celebrity wildlife protesters such as Pamela Anderson, Miley Cyrus and Ricky Gervais.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tom-fletcherbc Email: [email protected]
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Ex-candidate calls for electoral reformI would like to offer a response
to letters in your Wednesday paper correcting Dick Harrington for seeming to blame voters for the election results.
As the NDP candidate, I would like to say on record that I respect the results and am con-fident that the voters made the right decisions at both the local and national levels given the con-straints or our first-past-the-post system.
Yet, the system is seriously flawed and should be corrected.
It is no wonder that people like Dick Harrington feel a sense of disappointment and discour-agement. Dozens of people,
including myself, had to com-mit thousands of hours of time and dollars for a year – since December 2014 - for an end we always knew would probably involve defeat. Our platform was strong and we had a good team, yet the first-past-the-post system means that our efforts did not have an impact on governance in any appreciable way. Likewise, for those who voted for us, their almost 10,000 votes should have mattered more.
Therefore, I will watch care-fully to see what comes of the commitment of this government to electoral reform. What is required to correct this prob-
lem is proportional representa-tion, not the preferential ballot system Justin Trudeau has said he prefers, which will skew the system to a two-party system. If these reforms are not made, then I, myself, could not in good conscience advise someone to run in a riding like this for anything except the dominant Conservative Party.
Too much is asked of non-dominant party candidates for too little impact. In this sense, democracy will diminish even more over time without electoral reform.
Seonaigh MacPherson
The Chilliwack General Hospital, with the fundraising support of the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation, is in the process of creating a new Pediatric Observation Unit for the community of Chilliwack. Included in this project is the need for renovations to the third floor of the hospital (next to maternity) and the purchase of equipment to provide care to our pediatric population. The renova-tions are almost done and last week Home Depot came and totally prepared and painted all of the walls and doors to make it
look child-friendly and colourful. I would like to thank all of
the staff at Home Depot who volunteered their time, and the Chilliwack Home Depot store for donating all the materials needed for this three day paint-ing project. Home Depot showed tremendous community support. The staff there told me they were “giving back” to Chilliwack for the support they’ve received since opening. It was a job well done with a lot of enthusiasm by the Home Depot staff! What a team!
On behalf of the “Rotary Club
of Chilliwack-Fraser Pediatric Observation Unit”, I would like to thank them for completing this work, as well as the gen-erous support from the Rotary Club of Chilliwack/Fraser, Sardis Kiwanis Club, Fraser Valley Shrine Club, CGH Auxiliary, Grand Pappy’s Home Furniture, Longfellow’s Furniture and other private donors. We hope to open early in 2016 and further dona-tions can be made to the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation.
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Hospital Pediatric Observation Unit
This letter is in reply to Dick Harrington’s latest reminder of the electorate being igno-rant.
Apparently there is only democracy in Canada if the NDP become the federal gov-ernment. I was under the impression that we had the freedom to cast our ballot, and wait for them to be counted.
Mr. Harrington
makes it sound as though he has cor-nered the market on knowing the issues. I’m sure that I and many others study and know the issues.
Mr. Harrington refers to assumptions made by conservatives, and calls Maurice Les and myself local conserva-tives. This must also be an assumption, because I did not state who I
voted for, and I don’t think Mr. Les did in his reply to Mr. Harrington. Mr. Harrington must be a mind reader, as well as being a politi-cal genius. My pre-vious letter stated I had not voted for the Liberals, or the NDP. I guess he had a 50-50 chance I voted Green or Conservative. I, in fact, voted Conservative based on my thoughts
and opinions on the economy, national safe-ty, and world affairs. Though my “team” lost, I am glad the voter turn-out was up, and young-er people involved.
Hopefully Mr. Harrington can recover from his disappoint-ment, and find some-thing positive to write about.
Bill WearingGreendale
Further to agricultur-al land usage, and the OCP. Molson Brewery may consider relocating to agricultural land in
Chilliwack. It will be interesting
to see how City Council reacts to the possibil-ity of a multi-million
dollar processing plant making its home in Chilliwack. The possi-bility of 241 very well paying jobs and the
spin off to local support industries may allow council to consider resetting its compass.
Fred PetersenChilliwack, BC
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NewsLocal group hopes film will spark action on climate change
“It’s the bold assertion that in confronting this crisis head on as citizens, we may have our best chance of addressing the root causes. More and more people are understanding this may be how to change direc-tion,” Coulter said.
The documentary follows some grass-roots efforts and movements that span the globe. It was filmed in nine countries and five continents over four years, and billed as “an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change” in part by showing how the cult of growth at any cost has been catastrophic.
It comes at the questions with a fresh perspective; the perfect
antidote when people stop lis-tening or caring about the envi-ronmental apocalypse.
It presents seven portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana’s Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to smoggy Beijing and beyond.
Interwoven with these stories of struggle is Klein’s narration, connecting the carbon in the air with the economic system that put it there. The doc builds to its most controversial and excit-ing idea: to seize the existen-tial crisis of climate change to transform our failed economic system into something radically better.
The timing of the local screen-ing was also good, said Coulter, particularly in the face of the
global climate summit in Paris, that many will be watching with interest.
It was actually heartening to be part of a sold-out film screening crowd in Vancouver, she said.
What about those who have tuned out the topic already?
“It acknowledges that despair, but it also gives people tools.”
This Changes Everything, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at G.W. Graham Theatre, 45955 Thomas Rd., Tickets $10 ($5 students) at Mt. Waddington’s Outdoors, or 604-799-0039, or [email protected]
Telephone, Internet scams on the rise: RCMPAs the holiday sea-
son approaches, thieves may present themselves as a charity soliciting donations.
To confirm that a charitable organiza-tion is legitimate, visit
the Canada Revenue Agency charities list-ings online at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/char-itiesandgiving/.
“Thieves work inter-nationally through the internet and do not leave finger prints to their crimes,” said Cpl.
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Police remind every-one who witnesses any-thing they believe to be suspicious in nature to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611 or, should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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Chilliwack Barn Dancing is a new group in town geared to sharing and promoting the art of contra dancing.
“It’s a great way to build community,” said Valerie Flokstra, vice chair of the group’s board of directors.
“You don’t even need a partner. Most people will end up dancing with everyone in the room by the end of the night.”
Contra dancing is like square dancing. But it differs in that two lines of dancers will face each other while a caller yells out the moves like “dosido” or “swing your partner.”
Their first family-friendly, alcohol-free event is set for Nov. 14 at Chilliwack United Church hall.
The hope is that contra dancing will blossom into an ongoing, monthly activ-ity for new members, “hopefully forever,” Flokstra said.
She tried it out in Vancouver last year and was hooked immediately.
“I love the community spirit,” she said. “I also love the historical aspects of it as someone who has always been fascinated by historical fiction.”
Flokstra said it helps take her mind off studying chemistry and physics at UFV.
“I definitely have a heart for the music as well.”
Contra dancing to traditional Irish music dates back to pioneer times in North America and back to the Europe of old.
“Contra dancing was what 18th cen-tury pioneers did for fun when they came together for barn-raisings and harvest events. “They’d work hard all day and then someone would pull out an old fiddle and everyone would dance!”
It was known as Country Dancing in England, and Contra Dance in France. You may have seen people lined up to contra dance to old-time jigs and reels if you’ve ever seen the TV show, Little House on the Prairie.
“We didn’t want to name our website, Contra Dancing and went with ‘Chilliwack
Barn Dancing’ as a group name because no one knows what contra dancing is yet,” Flokstra said.
It’s an excellent way to get exercise, and takes no real dancing experience or talent.
“If you can walk in a circle, you can do it. It’s a series of simple moves.”
The first practice the group held was at her house.
“It was a bit squishy but now we have the talent and experience needed to open it up to all of Chilliwack to join us.”
The nearest place outside of Chilliwack to find contra dancing is in Vancouver. The local group has joined the Canadian Square and Round Dancing Society to make it all official.
“It would be a great thing for Chilliwack and I think it will really bring people together.”
The Nov. 14 event is one of four dances they’re organizing for the second Saturday of each month at 7:30 p.m., with future 2016 dates set for: Dec. 12, Jan. 9 and Feb. 13 at the church hall.
Beginners are welcome. They even offer a half-hour lesson at first to get everyone up to speed.
Admission is $8 per person or $20 per family, and dances will be held at Chilliwack United Church Hall, 45835 Spadina Ave. See more at Chilliwack Barn Dancing.
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Players Guild brings classic ‘panto’ to Chilliwack
The Chilliwack Players Guild will present the hilarious winter Panto Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Nov. 19 to 28 in the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Often called Pantomimes, these broad, satirical comedy productions can some-times be confusing for modern North American audiences, who feel that “mime” constitutes a non-verbal presentation. Nothing could be far-ther from the truth.
Pantos, a long – loved winter tradition in England, are filled with songs, slapstick comedy, and dance, along with corny gags that often con-tain local jokes and digs at the current political situation. The themes are usually taken from old Fairy Stories, such as Jack and The Bean Stalk and Cinderella.
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs is a classic example of the genre, containing stock charac-ters such as Evilynn, the wicked Queen, Fairy Flora, Prince Valiant and, of course, Snow White, Evilynn’s beautiful daughter. Panto tradition often has the ‘’Dame,‘’ in this case Evil Evilynn, played by a man, and the male hero played by an attractive young woman, known as the Principal Boy.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a show for the whole family from children through to grandparents and interaction between audience and performers is encouraged, providing many opportunities for a fun – filled and entertaining theatrical experience. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is directed by Malcolm Mincher and produced by John and Fran Ayris, all Players Guild veterans.
Evilynn the wicked Queen will be played by Ralph Jones, with Elizabeth Monaghan taking the role of Princess Snow White with Cruze Hurley as the charming Prince Valiant. Two other traditional roles: Clarissa the Cook and her slow witted son Muddles are played by Janet Fox and Darrin Kennedy. Joan Hogan takes the role of Fairy Flora. Rounding out the cast of 28 performers is a crazy collection of dwarfs, villag-ers, soldiers, dancers and henchmen.
Ticket prices are: Adults $20, students and seniors $15 and children under ten years of age $10. Tickets can be purchased in person at The Cultural Centre box office at 9201 Corbould Street or by phone at 604-391-7469.
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 19 to 21 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m. along with Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 28 at 2 p.m. There is also a special student/school matinee on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m.
Janet Fox and Joan Hogan perform in the upcoming Chilliwack Players Guild produc-tion of Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.
Local music talent electrifies the stage in our brand new series The Centre Rocks start-ing on November 21 at 7:30 p.m. The Chilliwack Arts & Cultural Centre Society has teamed up with multi-media
production company Tractorgrease to bring the community exciting new rock concerts in the Rotary Hall Studio Theatre throughout the year.
The first concert will include the band
Midnight Lions. Bringing a rocking, yet harmonious sound, inspired by the chang-ing tides of time, this four piece group comes together to incorporate voice, feel and energy. The gentle touch of Alison May on keys, guitar riffs taken care of by Simon Menard, thunderous bass by Brandon Clark mixed in with the power grooves of Conor Barclay on drums, Midnight Lion’s sound incorporates something guaranteed to please.
Also performing in the November 21 concert is Broadway Bombshell. Their explosive sound is a mixture of Heavy Blues, Psychedelic, and Classic Rock. Influenced by the likes of Led Zeppelin, Deep purple, Jimi Hendrix, and The Allman Brothers, their origi-nal formula for Rock N Roll is sure to make you move. The four-piece outfit consists of: Ben Thorne: Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar Carl Hands: Lead Guitar/Vocals Darcy Scott: Dr ums/Per cuss ion Mark McDonald: Bass Guitar/Vocals
Adding to the eve-ning is The Great Atlas, a brand new inspiration actualized by Singer/Song Writer Cole Prpich and Violinist Joey Richter. Presenting a blend of contemporary lyrics and melodies
with classical roots, Cole and Joey aim to deliver an unexpected performance. Their acoustic arrangement is deceptive as they take the stage with power, passion and presence. Destined to collaborate, Cole and Joey first met in performing once together for a mutual friend, but would not meet again for years to come. All the while keeping a thought in mind of what songs they would compose or journeys they may embark. Now, fate has joined the duo as their story begins...
Treating the audi-ence to a voice that floats on a wave of butterflies in a spa is Lakeisha Hewitt sing-ing indie pop songs. And the captivating Dennis Bouwman who writes Americana songs inspired by the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson and Gram Parsons will complete the concert.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to experience incred-ible local bands at The Centre November 21! So join the crowd in the perfect intimate setting to experience a concert and come dance to the fantastic talent that we have right here in our own backyard. Tickets are $8. Call the Centre Box Office and rock out to live local entertain-ers.
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The Mount Cheam Lions Annual Model Train and Hobby Show at Heritage Park is wrapped up for another year. This year’s show was a great success thanks in large part to Lion Bob Thomas and his committee as well as the general public who come out each year to the show. There are new ideas in the works for next year’s show. This one has just wrapped up but the planning is already underway for the next one. If you have a hobby that you would like to share with others or promote give us a call.
I mentioned last month that November is Diabetes Awareness Month, November 14th is World Diabetes Day and we are all encouraged to wear something blue to raise awareness. In Calgary a municipal bridge is lighted in blue to raise awareness on the Day. Think about doing some small part yourself.
The International Association of Lions Clubs celebrates 100 years of community service in 2017. In the time leading up to 2017, Lions clubs will work to achieve the goal of serving at least 100 million people by participating in the association’s Global Service Action Campaigns, which support youth activities, vision programs, hunger initiatives, and environmental projects around the world. Mt Cheam Lions Club is working towards a legacy project that will address one of these service projects that will serve close to 1 million people. Watch for a lot more information on this project in the New Year!
Lions Clubs and other similar organizations serve the community generally doing things that people wish that someone would look after. There is an assumption that people will volunteer to step up and carry out a task, sometimes at a great risk. On November 11th each year we honour and remember a group of men & women who have stepped up and carried out tasks at great personal risk to themselves. Many have made the ultimate sacri ce during the two World Wars, other con icts and Peace Keeping commitments. On November 11th take a moment to remember those who serve and who have served Canada.
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The FVBIA will be able to expand its Pay It Forward program into Langley and Mission which focuses on a variety of health and well-ness programs for those with an acquired brain injury. As well, the FVBIA will expand its prevention and awareness programs to reach a wider audience and is now able to
buy new helmets for the bike safety program in Chilliwack. Additionally, the organization will be able to develop a one-on-one life skills program to support people improve their independence.
“Funding for community-based associations has been critically short for years and sometimes the local brain injury groups are the only supports people with acquired brain injuries have,” FVBIA executive director Carol Paetkau said. “Thank you to the Government of British Columbia for recognizing the value of community-based ser-vices for this population.”
“Students in our commu-
nity benefit greatly from the partnership FVBIA has with the Chilliwack Safety Village,” Chilliwack MLA John Martin said. “With this funding, new helmets will be purchased so that more students can par-ticipate fully in the bike safety awareness program, promot-ing active living and teaching best practices when sharing the roads.”
“I’m happy to learn FVBIA is receiving significant funding to help expand and promote their various programs,” Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Throness said. “They provide valuable programs such as caregiver support and case managers for the smaller communities like
Hope in the Fraser Valley.”In May, the government
provided $3 million in funding over three years to the Brain Injury Alliance which has dis-tributed funding to organiza-tions in two stages. In the first stage, $10,000 was provided to each of B.C.’s 16 community-based, non-profit brain-injury service providers to help with operational costs.
In the second stage, brain-injury organizations in B.C. receive funding based on appli-cations for programs specific to their needs. These organiza-tions run programs and servic-es to help reduce the incidence of injury or directly help those affected by brain injuries.
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With each ticket pur-chased you will have a chance to win half of the money raised. Tickets can be purchased at the Chilliwack Community Policing Office at 45877 Wellington Avenue, Bella Clothing Boutique at 130A-6640 Vedder Road, Cottonwood Mall at 45586 Luckakuck Way or the Neighbourhood Learning Centre at 46361 Yale Road or call 604-393-3023 for ticket enquiries.
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Asking for help is never easy for most people. But for the increasing number of Chilliwack residents caring for a family mem-ber with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, it’s essential.
“You really can’t support your family member by yourself,” says Cyndi McLeod, the regional Education & Support coordina-tor for the non-profit Alzheimer Society of B.C. for Chilliwack & Hope.
The Society makes it easier for caregivers who need help by run-ning free support and information groups. Par ticipants meet monthly to share practi-cal tips and strategies for living with demen-tia.
“They create support and friendship with others whose lives are affected by dementia,” says McLeod.
Participants receive much-needed emotion-al support. “It’s a safe environment where you can learn, laugh, and help each other through mutual under-standing.”
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people who want cur-rent information that will help improve qual-ity of life for themselves and their family mem-ber.
In addition to joining support and informa-tion groups, she says, caregivers can think about some of these strategies to take care of themselves too:
• Staying fitActivity is key for
physical and mental health. Walking or any other exercise helps. So does healthy eating.
• Making time for yourself
Take some time reg-ularly for activities that you enjoy. You’ll likely have to arrange for someone else to be with your family member, so plan ahead.
• Creating a sanctu-ary
Since the demands of caregiving sometimes make it difficult to leave your home, designate a room in the house as your quiet space. Spend
a few minutes there each day, away from the demands of your life.
• Accepting helpThis can be as dif-
ficult as asking for help. But it’s important. Whenever family and friends offer you assis-tance, take them up on it.
For more informa-tion on local support groups, Chilliwack
residents can contact Cyndi McLeod at 604-702-4603 or [email protected].
More resources are available at www.alzheimerbc.org.
Nearly 747,000 Canadians -- including many in Chilliwack-- are affected by dementia, and that number is fore-cast to double within the next 25 years.
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Guests were entertained throughout the evening with members of The Chilliwack Player’s Guild, The CSO Starlets, living tables, a roving magician, swing dancers, and the one and only MC and auc-
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“Huge thanks to our sponsors, our amazing and hard-working volunteers who put in hundreds of hours, the businesses and individuals who donated to our silent and live auction, and all the guests who attended in support of Chilliwack Hospice Society,” Lynch added.
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Nov. 14 – Prepare to be dazzled on Saturday evening as the Chilliwack Symphony Orchestra & Chorus open their 2015-16 sea-son at 7:30 p.m. in the Chilliwack Cultural Centre, November 14, with a bang! The orches-tra offers its own version of Cirque in collabora-tion with many guest artists from the Fraser Valley and beyond in this spectacular concert. Blink Acro of Vancouver are to be the featured performers, along with members of Fraser Valley Academy of Dance. Bring the fam-ily for the special fam-ily price of $60. General admission $25/student $15. For tickets call 604-391-7469 or chilliwack-culturalcentre.ca or at the box office.
Nov. 18 – The C h i l l i w a c k Opportunity Society is having their Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, November 18 at 7pm at 10135 Williams Rd, Fairfield Island. The general pub-lic is invited to attend. For information call Heidi at 604-795-9260
Nov. 19 – Chilliwack Metis Association will be holding its November General Meeting Thursday November 19, 7 p.m. at Central Elementary School Multi Purpose Room. Please come out and meet your new execu-tive and share in the planning of our future. Any Questions call Joan 604-795-5489
Nov. 22 – Sunday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. Please join us for Music in the Afternoon, a ben-efit concert for Christ Lutheran Church. The program features hymn-singing as well as cho-ral and instrumental selections. Admission by donation. Location: Christ Lutheran Church, 9460 Charles Street, Chilliwack. Church
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Nov. 28 – Calling all vendors! The Agassiz-Harrison Lions presents the Annual Christmas Country Fair - Sat., Nov. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Agassiz Agricultural Hall. For table info, call Joey: (604) 796-9951
Nov. 29 – A Christmas
Carolling Night For Everyone. The Chilliwack Songs of Praise Orchestra invites guest players to join it on November 29th when it accompa-nies the “Sing-A-Long” Carol Sing sponsored by
OASIS at the Alliance Church. Violin, cello and clarinets players are needed. Contact IVAN at 604-792-7843 or [email protected] to get music in advance. A simplified violin version is available for students.
Experience the excite-ment of playing in an orchestra of 40 plus play-ers. One rehearsal only is held at the church at 3:45 p.m., followed by a supper supplied by the OASIS group at no charge. Starts 6:30 p.m.
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Call for nominations2016 Vancity Board of Directors’ Election
The Nominations and Election Committee is seeking Vancity members to fi ll three director positions in the 2016 election. Each position is for a three-year term, commencing after the Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Prospective candidates are strongly advised to attend an information session which will be held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Vancity Centre, 183 Terminal Avenue, Vancouver. Please contact the Governance Department by no later than 12 noon, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 to register for this session. Prospective candidates are required to submit confi rmation of their intention to run by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. Interviews will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Specifi c details about running for election can be found in the Candidates’ Package posted on our website, vancity.com. If you require a hard copy of this information, please contact the Governance Department at 604.877.7595.
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UFV agriculture stu-dents and faculty gath-ered recently to thank Otter Co-op for support-ing their Agricultural programs through a $75,000 donation of funds and gifts-in-kind.
The funding provided by Otter Co-op helped to build and outfit barn facilities in the UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) on the UFV Chilliwack cam-pus. UFV has named the Otter Co-op Cold Barn in recognition of the donation.
“Being hands-on is how we students learn best,” said Kayli Sartori, an agriculture student who plans to apply what she learns on the family hop farm in Chilliwack’s Columbia Valley. She thanked Otter Co-op on behalf of the students. “We like to be right there with the animals, plants, insects, and dirt.”
Garry Fehr, the director of the UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence, thanked the Otter Co-op represen-tatives for supporting local agricultural educa-tion at the Oct. 27 event.
“The role of ACE and the Agriculture depart-ment at UFV is to con-nect producers and pro-cessors with research-ers and entrepreneurs to develop new prod-ucts,” he said. “We wel-come partnerships like this because our goal
of growing the agricul-tural sector is enhanced by generous commu-nity members and busi-nesses that are forward-thinking and invest in their community.”
Otter Co-op general manager Jack Nicholson said that as a co-oper-ative, his organization’s values include investing in the community and supporting sustainable initiatives.
“Supporting UFV’s Agriculture programs is right in line with our values,” he said.
Otter Co-op’s sup-port of UFV Agriculture includes a cash donation towards capital costs of outfitting the new barn facility at the Agriculture Centre of Excellence, and “in kind” donations of feed, fuel, and other
supplies to support the livestock program.
After the formal launch, there was lunch. Otter Co-op treated stu-dents, UFV representa-tives, and valued co-op customers to a barbe-cue lunch at the UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence. Visitors the centre also got tours.
Based in Aldergrove, Otter Co-op is a coopera-tive with several retail centres, a feed store, two bulk petroleum out-lets, nine gas stations, and other associated businesses. Its custom-er base is largely drawn from the agricultural community, but anyone is welcome to become a member.
The UFV Agriculture department offers sev-eral agriculture creden-
tials in the livestock and horticulture. The new UFV Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACE) is a research hub for agricul-ture, bringing together and sharing expertise from UFV, the agricul-ture sector, and industry stakeholders. The ACE takes a multidisciplinary approach to agriculture, encouraging research and program develop-ment from a number of UFV departments. The areas of focus for the Agriculture Centre of Excellence include agribusiness and tech-nology; food ingredients and value-added foods; sustainable production practices; skilled labour development and indus-try change; and rural entrepreneurship and agritourism.
EducationUFV ag program welcomes support from Otter Co-Op
UFV agriculture students check out one of the observation barns at the university’s Agriculture Centre of Excellence in Chilliwack.
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The Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame welcomes its Class of 2015 this weekend.
The 1993-94 midget hockey provincial cham-pions will be inducted during the first period intermission of Saturday night’s BCHL game between Chilliwack and Prince George.
Here is their story.
More than two decades have passed since a Chilliwack hock-ey squad won this city’s one and only midget AAA provincial title.
To Derek Cranfield and his teammates, it feels like a lifetime ago since they dispatched Cowichan 7-1 to hoist the trophy.
But when Cranfield, one of the goalies on that 1993-94 team, starts reminiscing the memories flood back.
“It’s the way that we came together that stands out to me,” Cranfield recalls. “The cohesiveness and the bond we all had, play-ing for that one goal. That’s the way our group was and what I still remember all these years later.”
Chilliwack’s midget teams were consistently among the best in that era, but they always seemed to be a player or two short of great-ness.
That year the team
added Jeremy Lapeyre from Port Hardy, a play-er who’d go on to net 52 goals and 108 points in 51 games.
He bolstered an attack that included 30-goal men Mark Knight (52-42-64-106), Brandon Tournier (51-36-40-76) and Mike Pfeifer (54-30-37-67).
“Adding Lapeyre gave us that push we needed to compete with some of the bigger asso-ciations,” Cranfield said. “We were always on the cusp, and with him coming in at the begin-ning of the season we thought we might have something special.”
The team went 6-2 in preseason and 5-1-2 in tiering games.
They lost in the final of the Cowichan tourna-ment in mid-November, then launched into an 18 game regular season slate.
“The goal from the onset for the coaches (Neil Murphy and Marny Pfeifer) and the team was that this was the year we had the potential to do some-thing,” Cranfield says. “I don’t think we ever
said, ‘Hey, let’s go to provincials.’ But it was always in the back of our minds.”
The team went 13-4-1 in regular season play, establishing an identity as a hard-working and hard-hitting group.
Captain Chris Larsen set the tone with bone-crushing checks.
Jim McCarron, Dean Goodey, Aaron Hoggan, Trevor Schulz, Kelly English, Kyle Murphy, Ian Clark, Shane Stoneson, Jody Lapeyre, Nigel Perras and Chad Martz — the team never stopped hustling and had the skill to make opponents pay.
“We could play tough against the tough teams and could out-finesse finesse teams,” Cranfield explains. “We had the ability to adapt and change, but at the same time take it to teams.”
“We had some pretty big boys on that team, especially on defence who weren’t too timid to play that aggressive style.”
Cranfield and Derek England were the goal-
ies, backstopping the team in zone playoffs in February of 1994.
“We beat Abbotsford in a best-of-two, which was great because they’d been our rivals for years,” Cranfield says. “Then we moved into a final four scenario where the team with the best record moved on to provincials.”
Chilliwack beat South Delta 5-2 and Coquitlam 4-1 and lost 7-6 to North Delta.
“It was an unreal feel-ing coming out of that, knowing we’d booked our ticket to Fort St. John,” Cranfield says.
Provincials were three weeks later.
Chilliwack started March 20 with a 6-5 win over Richmond.
“It was a 5-5 game and we had all the pres-sure in the world on them in the last minute,” Cranfield says. “One of their players put his hand on the puck in the crease, and the refs had indicated a penalty shot, but there was all sorts of mass confusion at the benches.”
“Jeremy (Lapeyre) wasn’t on the ice during
the play, but someone on our team nudged him and said, ‘Get on the ice now.’”
“The refs said some-one on the ice needed to take the shot, and he did.”
“He shouldn’t have, but he ended up scoring the winning goal, and in a small tournament like that, the first win was so important.”
Chilliwack dumped Williams Lake 4-1, Whitehorse 3-2 and Vernon 2-1.
They reached the final where they destroyed Cowichan 7-1.
“I would never say it was anti-climactic, but we took it to them and ran away with it in the end,” Cranfield says. “We had pretty much the whole third period where we knew we were in total control.”
“The tough part is Chad (Martz) took a tough hit and was actu-ally concussed at some point.”
“I still remember that final buzzer going and the euphoria of win-ning, but then it was, ‘Where’s Chad? How’s
Chad?’”Cranfield remembers
a team trip to Boston Pizza and staying up till the early hours of the morning.
“We were at the age where we were only drinking root beer, but it was still a memorable time,” he said. “The bus ride home was really fun and we weren’t done yet.”
The team would move on to the inter-provincial playof fs where they’d fall in two games to Red Deer. But that loss didn’t take the shine off of what they did.
“We competed hard against them and had some circumstances that didn’t help us, like Chad’s injury,” Cranfield says. “I never regretted ending the season that way because we still had that provin-cial highlight.”
“We hosted Red Deer at the Chilliwack Coliseum and we got to come out of that corner tunnel like we’d all seen the Chilliwack Chiefs do.”
“Coming out to 2500 fans was a spe-
cial moment and I still remember the appre-ciation we got from our hometown.”
Though many mem-bers of the team still live in and around Chilliwack, they haven’t been together as a group since 1994.
Larson lives in Kamloops.
Another is coming out from Edmonton.
“I’ve talked to quite a few of the guys that last month or so,” Cranfield says. “Pretty much everyone is going to be there and it’s going to be fun.”
“It’ll be interesting to swap stories and see what 20 years has done to each of us.”
“We’ll have some pops and see where life has taken us and share the stories we remem-ber.”
● See Friday’s Progress sports section for an article on Jack Covey, who is being inducted in the Judy Fitzsimmons Builder Category.
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Provincial champs reunited for Hall of Fame night
Managed by Don Clark and coached by Neil Murphy and Marny Pfeifer, Chilliwack’s 1993-94 midget AAA hockey squad captured a provincial title in Fort St. John.
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Streaking Chiefs stop Salmon Arm for sixth straight winThe Chilliwack
Chiefs bottled up one of the BCHL’s most potent offences Sunday night, bouncing the Salmon Arm Silverbacks 4-1 at Prospera Centre.
The Silverbacks skated into Chilliwack averaging 4.15 goals per game, second only to the high-flying Penticton Vees. But Colton Thibault was the only Salmon Armian to put a puck past Aidan Pelino as the home team played air-tight D.
Vimal Sukumaran led the Chilliwack’s attack with three goals as they won their sixth straight game.
Jordan Kawaguchi got the scoring started in this one.
The Chilliwack cap-
tain took a drop pass from Darien Craighead on the right-wing wall, cut into the high slot and ripped a top-shelf shot off the iron and in. His eighth of the year gave the Chiefs a short-lived 1-0 lead at 5:40.
Less than three minutes later, Salmon Arm defenceman Phil Middleton pinched down the left-wing wall in the Chilliwack zone and threw a shot on net.
Crease crashing Thibault pounced on the rebound, popping it past Pelino.
Shots on goal through 20 minutes were even at 10-10.
Sukumaran netted a pair in the middle frame to break this game open.
The first came off an Olivier Arseneau shot. Camped to the left of the Salmon Arm net, Sukumaran snagged the rebound and threaded a sharp-angle shot through Salmon Arm netminder Angus Redmond.
The second came with his team under siege late in the middle frame.
Salmon Arm c o n t r o l l e d play in the Chilliwack end for a good two minutes on a shift that looked like it would end with a Silverbacks goal or a Chiefs penalty. Kawaguchi ended the siege when he dropped
to one knee to block a point shot, nabbed the puck and took off like a shot.
Sukumaran got a step on his Salmon Arm defender through the neutral zone, took a pretty lead pass from
Gooch, skated in on net and went with the forehand-back-hand deke, slip-ping the puck past Redmond.
His team-leading 16th of the year put him one off the league lead, co-held by Penticton’s
Tyson Jost and Nanaimo’s Sheldon Rempel.
With an army of
NHL and college scouts in attendance, the Sukumaran show con-tinued in period three.
No. 11 in white scored his third of the game short-handed at 6:30.
Austin Adam made a nice play to earn the assist, standing up a Salmon Arm rush in the neutral zone and springing Sukumaran on a breakaway.
Redmond made the first save, but Sukumaran whacked away until the puck went in.
Salmon Arm threw 10 pucks Pelino’s way in the final frame, most from the outside.
The Ontario native stopped them all to secure his seventh win
in 13 appearances.The three stars were
Sukumaran (first), Kawaguchi (second) and Craighead (third).
The Fortis BC Energy Player of the Game was Ryan Roseboom.
Announced atten-dance was a season-high 2,893.
The Chiefs have back to back visits to Surrey coming up Wednesday and Friday. The next home game is Saturday night (7 p.m.) versus Prince George.
● The Chiefs doubled up Langley 4-2 Friday night to start the week-end.
Mitch Skapski’s fourth of the year opened the scoring
early in period one.Kale Kane had a three
point night, setting up Skapski and adding two of his own. Rookie Kohen Olischefski also scored for Chilliwack, which comes out of the weekend at 12-5-1-2.
That leaves them second in the tightly packed Mainland divi-sion, two points back of the Wenatchee Wild with one game in hand.
The Rivermen are third, three points behind the Chiefs.
The Coquitlam Express (7-10-1-2) cur-rently hold the last play-off spot ahead of the cellar dwelling Surrey Eagles and Prince George Spruce Kings.
Find standings at bchl.ca
KaleKANE
The BC Football Conference Valley Huskers announced Tuesday that a new head coach has been signed for the 2016 season.
The team’s Human Resources com-mittee reviewed all of the applications and made their recommendation to the board, hiring Jason Quinter as the new bench boss.
Quinter comes from football lineage as the son of ex-Canadian Football League player, coach and general manager Bill Quinter.
Quinter played three seasons with the Ottawa Rough Riders in the mid-1960s.
He died in 2014, and his son hon-oured his memory by starting up the ‘Best in Class’ camps.
Based in various locales around the province, Jason’s camps help pre-pare high school players for junior or
college football.“His extensive knowledge of the
game, the available recruits both on the field and on the sidelines, togeth-er with a desire to help develop young men’s careers, makes him a very desirable choice for the position of head coach,” said the Husker news release.
Jason currently lives in Burnaby but has told the Huskers he will be relocating to Chilliwack where he said he “has a lot of work to do over the next few months recruiting both quality coaches and enthusiastic play-ers.”
He takes over a team that finished its most recent season at 0-10 and has won eight games over the last six seasons.
Get more info online at valleyhusk-ers.org
Huskers hire coachThe GW Graham Grizzlies senior varsity football team dumped the Mission Roadrunners 19-0 last Saturday to claim the Eastern conference crown. The Grizzlies went unbeaten in regular season play and launch their postseason drive this Saturday with a home game at Exhibition Stadium at 3 p.m. GWG will play South Kamloops. See Friday’s Progress sports section for more info.
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The Sardis Falcons senior boys’ cross-coun-try crew cut through the muddy muck to finish fifth over-all at last week’s BC Championship.
The year end race was held at Vancouver’s Jericho Beach. Runners covered three laps around the park for a total of 6.9 kilometres.
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Kristian Biela was the top Falcon, finish-ing 27th. Tanner Geary was 50th, Owen Wright 58th, Samir Rehmtulla 79th, Daniel James 89th, Logan Clegg 91st and Steven Landriault 132nd.
Sardis finished 10th at last year’s event.
The school will return a strong core of Grade 10’s in 2017, but loses several seniors including Biela, Geary, Rehmtulla, Clegg, Keegan Lightle, Kai Soltys, Keegan Schramm-Smith and Jack MacIsaac.
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DeVry has greenhouses located in Chilliwack and Langley, BC, and in Picture Butte, Alberta, allowing us to offer “locally grown” products throughout both provinces and beyond.
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FARM LABOURERSLittle Mountain Greenhouses requires Farm Labourers 5 or 6 days/wk, 40-50 hrs/wk. $10.49/hr to $10.69/hr. Horticultural work includes: planting, pruning, spac-ing and harvesting the crop. Employment starts on January 18, 2016.
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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES
Korean Cook Friendly Banners Restaurant in Chilliwack. Compl. of Secondary School & 3 years or more of exp. in cooking. Basic English. $15-$17/hour, 37.5 hours/week.
We are a local progressive concrete pre-cast company based in Chilliwack. Duties include; preventative maint., scheduled repairs, and quick response repairs to ensure our modernized equipment runs effi ciently. Routine equipment inspections and repairs are required.The Successful candidate must have good problem solving, diag-nostic, interpersonal, and time management skills. Must be able to work fl exible hours in a variety of conditions. Experience working with electrical systems and PLC programs would be a defi nite asset.Minimum requirements include completion of ITA certifi cate of qualifi cation as an Industrial Mechanic, inter - provincial red seal endorsement, & a certifi cate of apprenticeship. Previous work experience in a related industry would be an asset.
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236 CLEANING SERVICES
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242 CONCRETE & PLACING
LEAKY BASEMENT? 20 years ex-perience, free estimates. Call Don, (604)798-1187
260 ELECTRICAL
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ALMOST Everything Handy Man Service. Junk removal, home re-pairs, yard/house cleanup, pressure washing, gutters, etc. 792-3018
288 HOME REPAIRS
SEMI-RETIRED CARPENTER available to fi x things around your house or business. Call John for an estimate at (604)792-9199
300 LANDSCAPING
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329 PAINTING & DECORATING
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338 PLUMBING
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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL
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4 TOYO WINTER TIRES & RIMS 215 55 R16. Excellent condition $550 for all. 604-858-0234
551 GARAGE SALES
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706 APARTMENT/CONDO
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CHILLIWACK. 2 BDRM avail now, $700/m mo, laundry hook-ups in unit. avail dec 1. 604-703-9076
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CHILLIWACK, 3 bdrm rancher, lg yard, pets ok, $1100/m + util. Avail dec 1. Brian, (604)702-8661
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Elkin Betty Mae
Betty Mae (Barton) Elkin passed peace-fully on November 6, 2015 in her 90th year. Betty was born in Condor, Alberta on March 13, 1926.She is predeceased by her husband Harry in 1996 and sister Jean in 2002.Betty is survived by her brother Victor Barton, her two daughters Arlene (Larry) and Bonnie, and her son George (Beverly). She is also survived by two grand-daughters, fi ve great grandchildren, and one great-great- grandson.Harry and Betty settled in Chilliwack in 1948. Betty was very active in the Chilliwack Curling Club.The family would like to thank Dr. Madill and Dr. Mark for their care and compassion while treating our mom. Thank you also to the staff at PATH for their care of our mom.
There will be a Celebration of Life held at
Birchwood Retirement Residence, 45650 Patten Avenue, on
November 16, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Ruth Mary Peterson was born 92 years ago in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.
Ruth trained in her younger years as a seamstress and sewed many dresses, suits etc. over her life time. Ruth served in the English Land Army during the war, tending to crops and animals. She met and married a Canadian soldier who was killed In a German Prisoner of War Camp.
At wars end, Ruth’s sense of adventure lead her to immigrate to Canada as a Canadian War Bride. She met and married Charlie Peterson in 1953 and had a daughter one year later. Ruth loved all craft type projects and beside her sewing, did ceramics, and embroidery and was a very prolifi c knitter, knitting beautifully right till her death. After Charlie’s death, she made numerous trips home to England, and traveled extensively in Europe, Canada and a few more exotic places.
Ruth was a devoted Jehovah’s Witness and spent many hours studying her Bible.
Ruth was predeceased by her father George, mother Daisy, three brothers, Joe, John, and Dick Russell of England, and her husband Charles in 1981.
Ruth is survived by her daughter Angela (Harry) Bailey, granddaughterVanessa Bailey, great grandson Logan, and English nieces and nephews, Margaret, Ian, Alan, Paul, and Mark.
Memorial service will be held at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Chilliwack, B. C. on Saturday, November 14th at 2:00.
PETERSONRuth Mary (nee Russell)
August 8, 1923 - November 4, 2015 HUBERTGeraldine Marie
Geraldine Marie Hubert died peace-fully October 28, 2015 in Abbotsford at the age of 55. She is prede-ceased by her father Jean Joseph Hubert, a brother Gerard Joseph Hubert and a sister Marianne Marie Hubert. She is survived by her mother Therese Marie Hubert (Pelletier), 7 brothers: Raymond (Carol), Roland (Louise), Albert (Linda), Dolor (Carolann), Lucien (Judy), Claude, Marcel (Lisa) and 5
sisters: Lucille (Robert), Dolorese (Stan), Bertha (Ed), Claudette (Richter), and Muriel (Dean), many cousins, nephews and nieces. Her contagious smile, warm personality and willingness to help others will be deeply missed. In lieu of fl owers, a donation may be made to Matthews House at Communitas Supportive Care Society or Chilliwack Opportunity Society.
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Reed Lee, a long time resident of Chilli-wack, passed away unexpectedly Thurs-day, October 29,2015 at 10:45am sur-rounded by family. He was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan December 1, 1949.Survived by Mother Annie Lee,wife Joy Lee. Children Kevin Lee, Tabitha Lee, Amanda Davidson; grandchildren Logan Lee, Rory Davidson, Shea Davidson. Pre-deceased by father George Lee and son Rory David Lee.
Reed graduated in 1968 going on to work for the BC department of highways. He then went on to be an independent Truck driver for 47years. Funeral will be a private family gathering. In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions to your nearest Legion or to the poppy fund.
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With sadness we announce the passing of our mother, Beth McCutcheon (nee Chester) on November 6th, 2015. Born May 20, 1925 in Mission, B.C. she was predeceased by her husband Robert McCutcheon (1999). She is survived by her children, Robert (Kayoko), Cheryl (Bill) and Laura (John) and her grandchil-dren Timothy (Kelsey), Thomas (Lathi) and Jenny (Landon). Beth grew up in Silverdale, B.C. She joined the RCAF and served as a wire-less operator during World War II. After
the war she became a teacher and worked in B.C., the Yukon, and Saskatchewan, ending her career in Chilliwack where she taught for 22 years. After her retirement she enjoyed babysitting her grandchildren and working as a volunteer. Beth was a dedicated teacher and loving mother. She will be re-membered for her generous, kind nature. Special thanks to Dr. Hirst and the wonderful staff at Heritage Vil-lage. No funeral service by request.
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DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLANApplication #: KMC-FACILITIES- IVMP-2015
Applicant: Kinder Morgan Canada (KMC), 7815 Shellmont Street, Burnaby BC V5A 4S9. Cheryl Thesen (403-358-2509).
In accordance with the British Columbia’s Pest Management Act and Regulations, KMC is required to develop a Pest Manage-ment Plan (PMP) (for KMC the PMP is referred to as the Integrated Vegetation Management Plan (IVMP)). The PMP manages
problem vegetation, including control of noxious weeds and invasive plants within KMC facilities. Facilities include pump
stations, valve stations, terminals, tank farms and office/maintenance facilities. All facilities are fenced, secure compounds
not accessible to the general public. The facilities are located in proximity to the following communities in British Columbia:
Valemount, Albreda, Blue River, Avola, Vavenby, Clearwater, Darfield, McLure, Kamloops, Merritt, Kingsvale, Hope, Chilli-
wack, Abbotsford, Sumas, Langley, Burnaby and Richmond.
This PMP has been prepared to replace the existing 5 year PMP which expires in 2016. The proposed duration of the IVMP
(PMP) is from March 31, 2016 to March 31, 2021.
The vegetation management and weed control methods proposed for use include hand pulling, mowing, trimming, prun-
ing, selective slashing, girdling, geotextile fabric, retaining existing low ground cover, and seeding, fertilization where set
backs permit and tree/shrub plantings. The use of pesticides is intended within the area to which the PMP (IVMP) applies.
KMC conducts all work, including pest management, in strict adherence with all applicable laws and regulations.
The common names and an example of trade names of the pesticides proposed for use under this plan include: aminocy-
Notice is hereby given that Tamihi Logging Co. Ltd, 606546 BC Ltd, Seabird Island Forestry Limited, Union Bar First Nation, Silver Springs Timber Ltd is making available for public review and comments an amendment to incorporate results and strategies to meet objectives set out in a number of established recreation trails. Update the Visual Management Objectives due to the adjustments to visuals by the Chilliwack Forest District and incorporate the approved Old Growth Management Areas in the Lower Fraser Landscape Units
This amendment will ensure that the Forest Stewardship Plan will continue to contain the Objectives set by Government and the Results and/or Strategies designed for achieving those objectives.
Interested parties can arrange to review and / or make comments in respect to the Forest Stewardship Plan by contacting Jay Rees, RPF at [email protected], (604-823-4830, local 111) or Len Blackstock, RFT at [email protected], (604-823-4830, local 105) to meet and/or discuss this Forest Stewardship Plan.
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of a proud and loving Lady, Adele Marquardson on October 14, 2015.
Adele will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her daughter, Angie Johnson, son- in- law, Greg Johnson and three grandchildren, Madison, Kiefer and Keegan - all of Summerland, BC. Also mourning
her passing, her Cousin Bernie Albrecht and family of Whiterock BC. Predeceased by her loving husband, Kenneth Marquardson in 1977 and her Mother Natalie Mueller in 1990 and her Father who died in the war before she was born. Adele was Born in Hall, Austria and came to Canada in 1950 with her mother and made their new home in Winnipeg Manitoba. She married Ken Marquardson in 1960 and had one child. They moved every time Ken received a promotion living in all three Prairie provinces until they settled in Chilliwack in 1975. After Ken passed away in 1977, Adele went back to school for “Getting back into the work force”. This was life changing for her. Shortly after, she worked for Brian Minter at Country Gardens where she worked untill she left to take care of her Mother. Adele had a green thumb and loved to garden. She especially loved roses. She was a part of the “Rose Society” and won many fi rst place ribbons which she was always so very proud of. In her younger life, she would swim across lakes and loved to play baseball, always the Captan of her team. She loved music, opera and her kitty cats.
Mom always wanted to be independant and do things her way. With her it was always “For better or for Worse” ( her favorite saying ). I respected her and let her live her life the way she chose too. Always making her own desicions and choices. That was very important to her.With always a song in her heart, although it may of been heavy, she always enjoyed the love of family and friends and was so kind and understanding.
Adele’s family would like to express their appreciation to the Chilliwack Fire Department and also a very special thank you to Peter Kuhr and Lisa Axelson for their incredible compassion and kindness that will never be forgotten. We would also like to extend great appreciation and gratitude to her neighbors who watched out for her and helped her with loving and kindness without judging. You know who you are.
As per her request, Adele was cremated. Internment of her ashes will take place at a private family gathering at a later date to be buried with her husband. A Celebration of Life to be announced in the Spring.
You may send condolences to the family by visiting Henderson’s Funeral Homes & Crematorium (604) 792-1344
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MARQUARDSONAdele
October 24, 1941- October 14, 2015
BALMERJIM
James Preston Balmer (Jim or Bomb-er to his friends), P. Geo, passed away at Chilliwack General Hospital on October 28th after a lengthy battle with an undiagnosed illness. Jim was born in Brandon, MB on De-cember 10th, 1947, the fi rst child of Audrey and Archie Balmer, stationed at the time at CFB Shilo, MB. Jim’s childhood was spent on military bases throughout Canada. He graduated from Grant Park High School in Winni-peg and was enrolled in fi rst year sci-
ence at the University of Manitoba at age 17. The following year, he transferred to the University of BC, graduating in 1972 with a de-gree in geology. He subsequently worked as a geologist for many various mining companies throughout the NWT, BC and AB, culmi-nating his career in 2011 with Polaris Minerals as the mine manager of Orca Sand & Gravel in Port McNeill on the northern tip of Van-couver Island. His love for mining forged the creation of his consult-ing fi rm, and he continued to be heavily involved in the mining in-dustry and as a member of the BC N.C.S. Mine Rescue/Safety Supervisors Association executive member until late 2014. Jim will be forever dearly missed and mourned by his family: daugh-ter Janis, and grandchildren Leandra, Markus and Spencer, his lov-ing wife Heidi and her children Whitney, Brittany and Riley, his sis-ter Betty and her daughter, Alina, and his brother Kim and his wife Suzanne.A celebration of Jim’s life will take place at Henderson’s Funeral Home, 45901 Victoria Avenue, Chilliwack on November 21st, 2015 at 2 pm, with a reception to follow. Friends are encouraged to RSVP and to send a favorite picture of Jim, along with any condolences, to the family at [email protected] In Lieu of fl owers please forward donations to Jim’s favorite worth-while cause Mine Rescue.BC Mine Rescue Assoc. Attention: Dale Lawson. C/O James P. Balmer Memorial , 990 Johnson St, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1V2.
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In the matter of theWarehouse Lien Act
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Take note that furnishings and personal effects located
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2015, be disposed of accordingly.
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On November 7, 2015, George Sawatzky of Sardis, age 88, passed away into the presence of his Lord, at Cascade Hospice. George was born on February 16, 1927 in Southampton, England. He was the 4th child of George and Katharina (Fast) Sawatzky, brother to Jacob, Katherine, Peter, Bernie and Alma. He was born during his family’s immigration journey from Russia to Canada via Riga, Latvia. After a brief stay in Olds, Alberta,
the Sawatzky family settled in Greendale. George attended Chilliwack High School, graduating in 1947. In 1949, George married Martha Reimer; they were married almost 65 years.
George worked in the hop yards, on construction, was a logger, and fi nally, a raspberry farmer. George & Martha farmed on Higginson Rd (now Stevenson), employing many fruit pickers for over 41 years. George served on the board of the East Chilliwack Co.op, was an active member of the Heart Support club, and was a faithful member of the Eden Mennonite Church, serving in many different capacities over the years. His trip to Alaska with Mennonite Disaster Service was most memorable.
George was an avid outdoorsman, hunter and fi sherman. He loved the birds, animals, and waterways of the Fraser Valley, and spent many days enjoying them. In his retirement years, George frequented garage sales, always happy to get a good bargain. George had unique hobbies; he enjoyed taxidermy, made canes, and had a very creative fl air for making rustic art. He and Martha had a wonderful life in Sardis, treasuring their many connections in the community.
George is survived by 4 daughters and their families; Arlene and Jose Nieva & their children Mario (Kathleen Ross), Melanie (Jamie Carter), and Daniel (Ayako); Barb and Dale Paterson & their children Jennifer (Dean Fowler), Heather (Jason Lessard), and Cole; Norma and John Wilson & their children Trevor, Carter and Celina; and Kelly and Arnie Fast & their children Dustin, and Marlee (husband Ashley Riskin). His 5 great-grandchildren are Chanel, Kieffer and Quinn Fowler, and Judah & Leau Lessard. He was predeceased by his wife, Martha, in August 2014. He is survived by 1 brother, Bernie(Esther), 1 sister, Alma, sister-in-law, Eula Sawatzky, and brother-in-law, John Reimer. He had many special nieces and nephews who greatly appreciated his sense of humour and adventure.
George lived a long and full life, was well-loved and will be missed terribly. His family will be forever grateful to Dr. Bull, the staff, and volunteers of the Cascade Hospice who provided comforting care in the last days. In addition, our dad would not have been able to continue living independently without the assistance provided by the ARH Cardiac & Kidney teams and NP Alison Chesters. In lieu of fl owers, donations to MCC or the Hancock Wildlife Foundation would be greatly appreciated. Viewing will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12th, 2015 from 7 – 9 pm at Henderson’s Funeral Home (45901 Victoria Ave). Memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov.13th, 2015 at 1:30 pm at the Eden Mennonite Church (46551 Chilliwack Central Rd). Condolences can be left at www.hendersonsfunerals.com.
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SAWATZKYGeorge
February 16, 1927 - November 7, 2015
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