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Pot growers will get six months in jail if they have a grow-op with six or more plants, if the federal Conservatives can pass a tough-on-crime bill, says Abbotsford MP Ed Fast.

Since taking office, Stephen Harper’s govern-ment has been trying to establish a minimum jail sentence for grow-ers, Fast said.

“This is a very important bill for us,” he said. “Just look at Abbotsford – the number one threat is drug-related and gang-related crime.”

Fast is chairman of the Justice Committee which reviews all crim-inal justice legislation. He said the govern-ment brought forward similar legislation in an earlier bill called C-15. It passed Parliament, but it was “gutted” by the Senate, which was

then dominated by the Liberal party. He said the Senate wanted to have minimum jail time for grows of 200 plants. That was not acceptable to the Conservatives.

Now Conservatives control the Senate and S-10 has its approval, but the Liberals vow they will not let the bill

pass Parliament.“Once it hits the

House of Commons, it’s going to be explo-sive,” predicts Fast. “It clearly shows the line between us and the other parties.”

Liberals have criti-cized the bill for the six-plant limit, which they say is too low.

“I believe it’s a fair threshold,” said Fast. “We have to draw the

line somewhere.”He said a grow-op

with six plants, getting three to four crops per year, would produce 5,000 to 7,000 marijuana cigarettes (joints) per year, which is far beyond personal use.

“Anybody who smokes that many is going to be sick or dead.”

He also defend-ed the length of the jail term, noting parole generally cuts it by two-thirds.

“Keep in mind, if you get six months, you’ll be out on the street in two

months,” said Fast.A guilty party convict-

ed of a first offence for a non-violent crime can also apply for release after one-sixth of his or her sentence is served. So, six months could become one month.

“This is not draco-nian legislation,” said Fast.

“We’re talking about adults, growing six or more plants, and know-

Vikki HOPESAbbotsford News

The new armoured rescue vehicle that was purchased by the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team (MIERT) is now in service and based in Abbotsford.

MIERT will use the Lenco BearCat G3 when it is de-ployed to any of the four cit-ies that it covers: Abbotsford, Delta, Port Moody and New Westminster.

Const. Ian MacDonald said the Abbotsford Police Department shoulders about 40 per cent of the $322,000 purchase price and ongoing expenses. This is the same share the department pays for MIERT, based on pop-ulation and police budget, MacDonald said.

He said the ARV will be based in Abbotsford because the local detachment is pay-

ing the biggest share and has the most space to store it.

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or other high-risk situa-tions.

The armoured vehicle will be used to transport MIERT officers, and serve as a res-cue vehicle to extract people from life-threatening envi-ronments.

MacDonald said the vehi-cle was needed.

“They (MIERT) were essen-tially driving (to incidents) in the same SUV you and I would drive, with no ballis-tic protection,” he said.

The BearCat can carry a 10-person team, has high ground clearance and has “superior maneuverabil-ity,” according to the Lenco Armored Vehicles website.

Lenco is based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and designs and manufactures armoured vehicles for police detach-ments and the military.

A BearCat was purchased last year by the Vancouver Police Department, and similar units are operating in Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

RCMP in B.C. share two six-wheeled tactical ar-moured vehicles obtained from the Canadian Armed Forces.

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This is not draconian legislation.

There are at least 10,000 grow-ops across B.C. In recent years there is less concentration in the Lower Mainland, and more in the Interior.

In B.C., 16.8 per cent of the population, or 585,000 people, use marijuana.

Based on the above figures it is estimated that 70 per cent of the pot grown in B.C. is exported out of province.

The trend is toward grow-ops that are increasingly large, sophisticated and designed to escape detection.

The average grow-op in B.C through the 1990s was 196 plants.

The average grow-op in Mission (an area of study) is currently 700 plants.

The average grow-op in the Cariboo is currently 1,000 plants.

When police become aware of a grow-op, they don’t respond to it more than 50 per cent of the time, due to a lack of resources.

When police become aware of a grow-op, 55 per cent of the time it is as a result of tips, and most of the other times it is while investigating other crimes.

When police do respond to information about grow-ops, 92 per cent of the time they find one.Source, UFV Criminology Department

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Fast agrees with critics who say more jails will be needed as a result of minimum sentencing.

“But the reality is, Canadians are asking us to do this,” he said. “If the Liberals vote this down, it’s going to make drug dealers very, very happy.”

Abbotsford Police Chief Bob Rich said the amendments to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, if passed, will benefit local crime-fighting. He is the sponsor of a resolution by the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police to support Bill S-10. He also supports the bill for its stiffer penalties for trafficking drugs near playgrounds and recreation centres.

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A crowded hospital hallway.

Jeff NAGELBlack Press

Hallway medicine is hitting new highs in congested Lower Mainland hospitals, as was demonstrated Monday night when Royal Columbian Hospital was forced to use its Tim Hortons outlet as an overflow ward.

Fraser Health officials say a combination of multiple trauma case airlifts earlier in the day and heavy pressure on the emer-gency department led staff to put patients in the hospital coffee shop.

It’s an unusual example of what has become a routine problem across the region: too many patients and not enough beds.

While Abbotsford Regional Hospital has not attracted that level of public attention, it is among nearly a dozen B.C. hospitals that are placing only about half of their patients in a bed within 10 hours of admittance.

A veteran ER doctor said halls jammed with stretchers are both inefficient and dangerous – particularly if a fire broke out.

The persistent crowding region-wide sug-

gests the region needs to build at least one or two new hospitals, he said.

One measure of hospital congestion – the number of patients admitted through ERs who don’t yet have a bed – has climbed in Fraser Health from a daily average of 136 in 2008 to 148 in 2009 and reached 175 for the first six months of 2010.

In recent weeks, Fraser has averaged 220 admitted patients who are stuck waiting for beds at any given time, although officials note that coincides with the traditional winter surge when ERs are at their busiest.

Emergency department visits are up because of population growth, aging, and the rise of chronic disease, said Fraser Health public affairs director David Plug.

Eleven Lower Mainland hospitals – includ-ing Surrey Memorial, Abbotsford Regional, Richmond and Lions Gate – are averaging less than 55 per cent of patients admitted within the 10-hour standard, far below a provincial target of 80 per cent set in 2005.

A grow-op of this size would bring a minimum six-month prison sentence under the Conservative government’s proposed bill. A conviction of cultivating more than 200 marijuana plants would result in a mandatory one-year jail term.

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A second piece of public art has been commissioned under Abbotsford’s new policy. A sculpture for the Clearbrook Roadinterchange will be erected in the spring. Last month, a $64,000 public art piece at the McCallum interchange raised controversy, with the timing of the expendi-ture questioned by a councillor. City manager Frank Pizzuto said the new work has been funded as part of the interchange capital project. He declined to discuss the art work or its price prior to unveiling, other than to say it has an agricultural theme.

GREEN GAMESRobert Bateman Secondary in Abbotsford is among schools in the running for a $500 prize as part of Science World’s BC Green Games’ third annual Viewers’ Choice Awards. Online voting takes place until March 31 at bcgreengames.ca, where all projects can be viewed. Two elementary and two secondary schools will each receive $500 in the Viewers’ Choice category for submissions that use creative media such as videos and photo essays. Bateman Secondary sub-mitted a video on its green team and the initiatives the school has undergone to “reduce, reuse, re-cycle and renew.”

BLASTING WINDHigh winds that swept through the Lower Mainland on Wednesday morning played havoc with power service.Winds came in at 70 km/h, gusting to 100 km/h, accord-ing to Environment Canada. Among eight morning outages in Abbotsford, the largest was a blackout from 252 Street east-ward to almost Mt. Lehman Road,affecting 2,500 Abbotsford/Langley/Aldergrove customers. A large outage along George Ferguson Way, centered around Tims Street and Justice Way, left 507 customers, including the Abbotsford Police Department, without service. Police and fire services were operating on generator power.

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Grow lights, not plants, to determine sentence?right direction,” Rich said.

He said current laws are not severe enough to keep neighbour-hoods safe by deterring organized crime grow-ops.

“The cash cow that has made gangs so prolific in the Fraser Valley is growing mari-juana.”

Rich said the money generated from such operations is used to fund other gang endea-vours, such as moving cocaine across the border. Additionally, properties can become the scene of violent “grow rips” where weapons are involved and conversely, where weapons are used to protect them.

He said a mandatory six-month minimum sentence is a good start.

“We struggle every day to keep our kids and our communities

safe from the devasta-tion and violence of gangs and drugs. Any tools that serve that end goal will be put to good use.”

UFV criminology professor Darryl Plecas spoke to the Senate about the bill, as he has studied grow-ops for over 14 years. He sup-ports the idea of mini-mum sentences to get past legal precedents that judges follow in sentencing.

He would rather see the threshold be five grow lights in a grow-op, rather than six plants. Five lights establishes that it is a

“commercially viable operation.” Generally, a grower with five lights would have 75 plants, he said.

But he would increase the jail term to a mini-mum of two years, ensuring that offenders do federal time, where he says there are excel-lent reformative pro-grams.

Plecas noted most growers have an estab-lished criminal profile, and are tied to orga-nized crime. The aver-age person involved in a grow-op has a 13-year criminal history with seven prior arrests.

According to his

research, in 35 per cent of cases where police bust a grow-op, they simply seize the plants and do not recommend charges.

If charges are recom-mended by police to Crown counsel, 42 per cent of the time they are either not approved or are stayed by the court. If growers are convicted in court, a jail sentence is imposed in only 20 per cent of the cases, and a three-month sentence is the norm.

David Eby of the B.C. Civil Liberties Association said man-datory minimum sen-

tences have not served the U.S. justice system well, causing expensive expansion of the prison population.

“It’s taking away the discretion of judges to review the circum-stances of the person in front of them,” he said.

“One size does not fit all in terms of criminal offences.”

Eby said the associa-tion advocates treating addiction to hard drugs as a health issue, and favours decriminaliz-ing marijuana.

“We need to take marijuana out of the hands of organized crime, and tax it and control it,” he said.

He called the new bill “the opposite direction to the way Canada has been going.”

– is an act to amend the Controlled Drugs andSubstances Act (CDSA) and was introduced in theSenate on May 5, 2010.

– calls for a minimum six-month sentence for pro-ducing anywhere from six to 200 marijuana plants,one year for 201 to 500 plants, and two years for morethan 500.

– calls for a mandatory minimum one-year jail sen-tence for trafficking drugs such as heroin, cocaine andmeth if certain aggravating factors apply – for example,if the offence was committed for a criminal organiza-tion or if violence or the threat of violence was used.

– calls for a mandatory minimum two-year sentenceif the trafficking was committed in or near a school, onor near school grounds, or in or near any public placefrequented by people under 18.

– calls for a minimum two-year sentence for produc-ing a drug such as heroin, cocaine or meth, and threeyears if health and safety factors apply, includingproducing the drug in a location occupied by a childunder the age of 18.

– allows for sentencing to be delayed to enableoffenders, in certain cases, to participate in a drugtreatment program. If the treatment is successfullycompleted, the court can impose a suspended orreduced sentence.

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Mission Memorial at 72 per cent, Royal Columbian at 69 per cent, Burnaby at 68 per cent and Vancouver General at 64 per cent are closest to reaching the goal.

Often the problem isn’t so much ER demand as the large numbers of elderly and chroni-cally ill patients who often end up in hospital, occupying beds that can then slow admissions through the ER.

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Clark has a long road to unity

Christy Clark spoke passionately about teamwork, unity and listening in the moments after winning the B.C. Liberal leadership, with 48 per cent of voting members arrayed against her to the end.

“Our government will be stronger because of the dialogue we all started with British Columbians, and we are going to build on that, together,” Clark told a packed convention hall. “We are going to shape the future of B.C., together. We are going to forge a bigger, stronger coalition, together.”

A few minutes later, in the middle of the crowded room, an argument between two men turned into a shoving match that escalated until two others jumped in and separated them.

Outside the convention hall, Abbots-ford South MLA John van Dongen was clarifying to reporters that he had not

said he was quitting the caucus if Clark defeated his choice, George Abbott.

Despite his earlier musings about considering his options in a Clark-led caucus, van Dongen was suddenly impressed with the desire of his col-leagues to work together and was keen to do the same.

Van Dongen wasn’t the only one shocked at seeing Abbott, the Shuswap MLA and champion of rural B.C., fi nish third. Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett had fi gured the weighted voting system would give Abbott a good shot at bring-ing his team of mainly Campbell outsid-ers into the inner circle. Bennett said he felt “pretty good, for a loser,” and showed a brave smile. His choice is not to leave the caucus, but to come back in, if he is invited.

The next morning, former Reform and Conservative MP Randy White spoke about the Clark win on CFAX radio in Victoria. He’s working to professionalize a moribund B.C. Conservative Party, and he said he watched a surge of people joining that party as soon as Clark’s nar-row victory was known.

The B.C. Conservatives will announce new supporters shortly, White said, and

people will be surprised. They were not counting on Bennett to be one of those, although White said Bennett told him a month ago he would sign up if Clark won the B.C. Liberal leadership.

White is convinced that Clark’s victory is a “defi ning moment” for B.C. politics. No longer will the B.C. Liberals be able to tell voters, it’s us or the NDP.

“We’re now acknowledging, and the Liberals are acknowledging that they are a Liberal party,” White said.

During the campaign, Clark blundered about on the harmonized sales tax, the timing of the next election and the gov-ernment’s ability to cap the rapid growth of health care spending.

She’s fond of saying she spent the last

four years listening to the people as a radio host.

Apparently that’s long enough to start believing the bumper-sticker solutions that are so often the fodder of talk radio.

There were more hints of this in her victory speech. Clark’s top two priorities are “job creation and fi ghting poverty.”

She’s just won the leadership of a party that has been saying for 15 years that government doesn’t create jobs.

And the NDP continues its own ear-nest but mainly fanciful debate about how poverty can be legislated away by government intervention, while trumpet-ing distorted statistics about the plight of B.C. children.

If Clark wants to reach out to conser-vative-minded voters, she might start by acknowledging that the province is currently running an operating defi cit ofclose to $1 billion, with another year in the red still to come.

But so far it looks as if she will tack to the left, and risk making the B.C. Conser-vatives’ day.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter andcolumnist for Black Press and

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It’s round two for the federal Conser-vatives’ goal of getting tough on pot growers.

After having the Senate gut an earlier attempt at setting minimum sentences for growing marijuana, the Harper government will now try to push through Bill S-10, which features a mandatory six-month jail term for growing six pot plants.

The Liberals, meanwhile, vow to block the bill, which critics say is heading in the opposite direction Canada has taken on the issue of mari-juana over the past several years.

There’s truth in that, particularly when viewed from the perspective of the Crown and courts,which have respectively been reluctant to aggres-sively pursue charges against growers, or upon conviction, hand down stiff sentences.

There is also an element of public opposition to bringing down a larger hammer on marijuana cultivation, particularly on small amounts.

Critics point across the border, where tougher marijuana sentences have fi lled jails, but done little to stem the green wave, or the demand for the product.

Considerable doubt surrounds the premise that a minimum sentence for growing pot will dissaude the gangs which make billions from the industry in Canada.

When there is that much profi t to be gained – and tougher laws may actually increase the value of the drug – there will be a willingness to take the risks to reap the massive rewards.

Far more effective in reducing the number of grow-ops in this and other cities is the iniative based on safety inspections of suspected homes.

Using that tactic, along with law enforcement efforts, Abbotsford has seen a dramatic drop in the number of grows over the past several years.

Purely from a public cost perspec-tive, it’s a far cheaper remedy than building and fi lling more prisons.

Tom Fletcher

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Re: Campbell exits, his legacy uncer-tain (B.C. Views, Feb. 23).

I appreciated Tom Fletcher’s article regarding the Gordon Campbell legacy. When it comes to the New Relationship, I share in the premier’s disappointment that we could not advance the proposal for recognition and reconciliation legis-lation.

I was a member of the Leadership Council then, and I led the community engagement with First Nations leaders and citizens. I worked hard to air issues, questions, and concerns.

Most unfortunately, the lawyers for

industry, First Nations, local govern-ments, and others recommended status quo to their clients. This advice, self-serving to the extreme, benefi tted only the lawyers. Recognition and reconcili-ation legislation failed because govern-ments, industry, and First Nations could not manage irrational fears and their legal counsel.

Premier Gordon Campbell provided national leadership and advocacy that resulted in the made-in-B.C. Transfor-mative Change Accord. This tripartite agreement, inked by then-Prime Minister Paul Martin, Campbell, and the Leader-

ship Council of the day (including me) continues today.

It is true that the Conservative govern-ment rejected the Phil Fontaine-led Kel-owna Accord. The Harper government supports the made-in-B.C. Transforma-tive Change Accord. It is this accord that created the space and opportunity that resulted in the Tripartite First Nations Health Plan.

This plan calls for the creation of a First Nations health authority that will take control of decision-making on fund-ing, policy, and services directed to First Nations citizens in B.C.

We are working in partnership withHealth Canada and the B.C. Ministry ofHealth Services to reach a legal agree-ment on moving this work forward.

Campbell provided leadership andadvocacy that created a signifi cant oppor-tunity for First Nations to take an activerole in closing the gap in health status.

In this regard, he has reason to be proudof his work to improve the well-being ofFirst Nations citizens in B.C.

Grand Chief Doug KellyChair, First Nations Health Council

West Vancouver

Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t we being penalized for saving water last summer?

Mayor Peary is saying the citizens of Abbotsford did such a great job of conserving water last summer, that now the citi-zens of Abbotsford have to pay $1.5 million in revenue shortfall, because of the city’s poor plan-ning?

So, if we would have used $1.5 million worth of water, there would be no increase in water rates? Will the water rates come back down when the $1.5 million dollars is paid? I doubt it.

Isn’t the main objective here to save water? Why did we save all that water just to be charged for it anyway?

Who is in charge of these so-called sales projections? This person should be fi red.

How can you assume citizens are going to use so much water,

when we have been on water restrictions for the past three or more summers, that it will fi ll up the city’s bank account? Then, when your projection wasn’t met, you charge us anyway.

We should have watered our lawns anyway – then I would feel like I’m getting something for my money.

I run a small business, and if my projections are off I don’t charge my customers more to make up for the difference. I take the loss.

I’m getting sick and tired of paying for the city’s mistakes, poor planning and mismanage-ment.

All you do is spend, spend, spend. The city needs to get their ducks in a row before we all drown in this debt hole the city is digging.

Rick Fladager

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A letter-writer suggests the energy of the Olympics be regenerated, and directed toward solving community problems.

JOHN MORROW Abbotsford News

‘Olympic fever’ captured the hearts of most Canadians in dramatic fashion last year, and many of us were lucky enough to witness it fi rst-hand.

On the streets in Vancouver and all over Canada we saw an outpouring of emotion and pride.

When Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the gold medal hockey game, Canadians of all races embraced, high-fi ved, screamed and shouted, and generally went absolutely crazy.

I started to wonder if ‘Olympic fever’ could help us in the long run.

I thought about the racial divide here in Abbotsford, and I wondered if some of the unity we saw on TV could somehow trickle down into our daily lives.

I thought about those who are homeless, without work, and looking for affordable housing, and I wondered if some of the money that had been generated/promised from the Olympics would in fact be used for them.

I thought about those in our community who have been caught up in things like gang-warfare and drug-related crime, and I

wondered if the Olympics showed them whatlife could be like without hatred and greed.

The Olympics showed us that we are a nationthat is diverse, yet unifi ed. It showed us thatwe can get along despite our differences.

It showed us that there are great things thatcan be achieved if we commit ourselves to it.It showed us what can be done in the face ofgreat adversity.

But it was only a few weeks. Imagine what this community could achieve

if it put that kind of energy into solving someof the problems we have in Abbotsford.

We need to realize these problems willnever be solved by holding hands and singing‘Kumbaya’ for a few short weeks.

They will be solved by those who diligentlyput their heart and soul into making changes,by those who reject gang violence andpeer pressure, by those who reach out tocommunities different from themselves, andby those who don’t quit in the face of greatadversity.

That’s the true Olympic spirit.

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The true Olympic spirit

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I am afraid that your newspaper has inadvertently misled your readers about family class immigra-tion levels (Govern-ment chops visas that reunite immigrant families, February 18).

In fact, the Harper government is plan-ning to increase fam-ily class immigration this year.

We believe in the importance of family reunification as one of the objectives of Canada’s immigra-tion policy.

That’s why, in the 2011 immig ration plan I tabled in Par-liament late last year, which remains in effect today, I made

clear we are increas-ing our planning range for family class immigrants to allow up to 65,000 immi-grants into Canada.

That’s an increase from the 59,029 who were admitted in 2010; and not, as you call it, a “cutback.”

Within the family class, our government is putting wives, hus-bands, and children fi rst.

That means more dads, mums, and chil-dren being reunited with their loved ones than in previous years.

In the fi ve years the Harper government has held office, the average number of immigrants admit-

ted under the familyclass each year hasbeen 63,476.

That is signifi cantlyhigher than underthe six years prior tothat when the Liber-als held offi ce, duringwhich the annualaverage was 60,224immigrants.

Unlike the IgnatieffLiberals, our govern-ment doesn’t just talkabout the importanceof immigration, weactually take steps towelcome more immi-grants to Canada, andhelp them succeedonce they arrive.

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Maybe an idea for the seasonal water rates could be keeping the rates where they are, and for those who use less water reward them by having them pay less.

We are being taxed to death, our city councillors make decisions to continu-ally spend our tax dollars whether it be on expen-sive art work or for their pay increases.

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Legal cloud hangs over landfillJeff NAGELBlack Press

B.C.’s high court has ruled an Interior aboriginal group may not have been prop-erly consulted in the environmental assess-ment of a proposed major expansion of the Cache Creek land-fill.

The B.C. Court of Appeal did not imme-diately quash the environmental certifi-cate issued last year,

but ruled B.C.’s envi-ronmental approval process was defective and left the door open for the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) to file a new legal challenge to overturn the approv-al.

At stake is whether or not the Cache Creek landfill will be permitted to take garbage from Metro Vancouver for another two decades or more.

The 40-hectare expansion is proposed by the Village of Cache Creek and land-fill operator Belkorp E n v i r o n m e n t a l Services, even though Metro’s board has vowed since 2008 to stop dumping in the Interior and deal with the region’s waste closer to home.

Metro wants to pur-sue waste-to-energy options, which could see it build a new

incinerator to burn garbage that can’t be recycled.

Some opponents who fear worsening air quality in the Fraser Valley hope Victoria rejects the idea – the province must still make a deci-sion on Metro’s draft solid waste plan – and direct the region to keep trucking waste to Cache Creek.

The appeal court ruled the E n v i r o n m e n t a l Assessment Office should have formally consulted the NNTC, which has opposed the dump expansion on grounds it may leach toxins and contami-nate groundwater and local wildlife.

“Denying the NNTC a role within the assessment process is denying it access to an important part of the high-level planning process,” the court found.

Successive court rulings have found governments have a duty to consult First Nations whose aboriginal rights may be infringed when a major project is pro-posed on land they claim.

The province’s envi-ronmental review did consult numerous local bands, some belonging to the broader Nlaka’pamux First Nation and oth-

ers to the Secwepemc First Nation, neither of which has a gov-erning body speaking for the whole group.

Some of the bands back the expansion and the jobs the land-fill provides, while others, particularly the ones allied with the NNTC, oppose it.

B o t h t h e Nlaka’pamux and Secwepemc claim the land the landfill extension sits on.

The competing claims and animos-ity between aborigi-nal groups made it a “daunting” job to craft a meaningful yet efficient consultation process, the court found.

“Difficult as it might have been to fulfill,”

the judgment said, “the Crown’s duty to act honourably towards First Nations

makes consultation a constitutional imper-ative.”

Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta said the next step depends on whether the NNTC

now moves to over-turn the environmen-tal certificate.

“If they’re success-ful, that may put theproject in some jeop-ardy,” he said.

A previouslyapproved short-termexpansion of the land-fill allows Metro tocontinue using CacheCreek until about theend of 2015.

Metro waste manage-ment committee chairGreg Moore said theruling does not appearto affect the region’sdirection, as Metrointends to have newwaste-handling facili-ties in place withinthe next few years.

“We don’t plan onusing Cache Creekpast our current con-tract date,” he said.

A court ruling has put uncertainty into whether the Cache Creek landfill expansionwill proceed.

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Court fight may affect whether Metro burns or buries trash

A man and a woman were airlifted to hospitalSunday afternoon after their vehicle went intothe median on Highway 1 and hit a large stripof soil.

The accident took place at about 4 p.m. whenthe Honda Civic was travelling west, just eastof the McCallum Road overpass.

RCMP and the Abbotsford Police Departmentshut down traffic on the freeway betweenSumas Way and McCallum Road. AbbotsfordFire Rescue Service and BC Ambulance freedthe trapped driver and passenger and set up alanding zone for the Medivac helicopter.

The pair were taken to hospital with head andfacial injuries.

Highway crash victims airlifted

Highway 1 was closed Sunday as emergency crewsdealt with a single-vehicle accident.

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Taxpayers’ group takes aim at councilKurt LANGMANNAldergrove Star

A group of dis-gruntled Abbotsford taxpayers is hoping to tap into similar public sentiment dur-ing the civic elections this November.

A recent meeting of the Abbotsford Rural Ratepayers (ARR) at Bradner Hall attract-ed several dozen resi-dents who pledged to work together to field candidates for council, as well as increase voter turn-out in November.

“We are looking for two to four qual-ity candidates who are well-versed and connected with the community, who we will campaign for,” said Daren Alary, who chaired the ARR meeting.

He observed that traditionally about 7,000 votes are needed to be successful in a run for Abbotsford council and admitted that this will be a challenge.

“Running a city is difficult,” Alary said. “My biggest beef is simply the money. We need financial responsibility ... taxes should not be raised above inflation.”

An open floor ses-sion followed, during which a number of those present stated their intention to run as candidates in November.

Prospective candi-dates included Doug Parton, a notary pub-lic and property man-ager who described himself as “very conservative.”

He is a former Reform Party cam-paign manager, and Parton said he would model himself after retired Reform MP Randy White.

Vince Dimanno, the Abbotsford Ratepayers president, who also campaigned against the Plan A infrastructure proj-ect, said he will also be running.

He claimed Abbotsford has become one of the “most expensive places in B.C.,” and that the cumulative 40 per cent increase in property taxes in recent years is “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”

James Breckenridge said he will run again, on the issue of “finan-cial transparency.”

Chiropractor Bruce Banman said, “Plan A (the arena and arts centre) is here and somehow we have to make it work.”

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Doris Woodman-McMillan is a book-keeper and treasurer for the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce who plans to run for council.

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Josh Hoekstra, a UFV student, said he had been dismayed to find in the last elec-tion that few students had bothered to vote.

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The B.C. government is considering an appeal period for drivers facing steep new roadside penal-ties imposed by police.

Legislation took effect last September giving B.C. the toughest penal-ties for impaired driving and excessive speeding in Canada. After hundreds of drivers were fined and had their vehicles seized, Public Safety Minister Rich Coleman announced a review of the new mea-sures late last year.

Tuesday he told an Interior radio station that the government is considering an appeal period before fines or other penalties take effect. Coleman wasn’t available to elaborate, but his office issued a statement later in the day.

“One change we are considering is implement-ing a process so you have a certain amount of time to appeal the offence,” the statement said. “The change would be similar to a traffic ticket, where you either accept or reject the claim, and have a certain amount of time to appeal the offence.”

Such a change would have to be debated and passed in the legislature to take effect.

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A blood alcohol reading in the “warn” rangebetween 0.05 and 0.08 per cent can result in athree-day driving ban, a $200 “administrativepenalty” and another $250 fee to have a driver’slicence reinstated. Drivers may also have theircar impounded for three days.

More than 1,400 drivers were hit with thesteeper penalties in the first 20 days of the newrules. Pub and restaurant owners complainedthat people were afraid to have a single drinkafter work, and defence lawyers said the gov-ernment was giving police officers too muchdiscretion to impose penalties.

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Charges have been stayed against three men in connection to a drug-related kidnapping and extortion that occurred in January 2010.

Anoop Bhatti, 32, Bakhshind Chahal, 27, and Kanwar Riar, 31, were each charged with extortion, kidnapping and using a firearm.

Their charges were stayed as part of their preliminary inquiry Monday in Abbotsford provincial court.

A 23-year-old Abbotsford man phoned police on Jan. 16, 2010, saying he had been abducted at gunpoint a few days before.

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SENIORS CLINICThe Seniors Clinic at Abbotsford Regional Hospital holds sessions on a variety of topics this month. They are: advance care planning (March 7 at 1 p.m.), chronic heart failure (March 4, 11 and 18 at 2:30 p.m.), Making Sense of Medicines for Seniors (March 9 at 10:30 a.m.), memory (March 25 at 1 p.m.) and sleep (March 25 at 3 p.m.). Registration is required by calling 604-851-4775.

FISH AND CHIPSThe ladies auxiliary of the Royal Canadian Legion in Abbotsford holds a fish and chips night on Friday, March 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. with music by Syd. The legion is located at 2513 West Railway.

ROLLER DERBY The Reign Valley Vixens – Abbotsford’s women’s flat track roll-er derby league – holds an event on Saturday, March 5 at the Ag-Rec Building, 32470 Haida Drive. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the game begins at 6 p.m. Admission is a mini-mum $5 donation. Non-perishable food items will be accepted for the local food bank.

SEX TALK“Sexual Revolution – Experiencing True Sexual Freedom” is the topic of a free lecture on Saturday, March 5 at the Abbotsford campus of University of the Fraser Valley (33844 King Rd.), room B121.The event is hosted by Abbotsford Christian

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STORY TIMEEnchanted Evening drop-in story times are held at Clearbrook Library (32320 George Ferguson Way) every Monday, from March 7 to May 30, starting at 7 p.m. Books, puppets and songs are included. The program is aimed at kids ages two to six.

FOR PARKINSON’S The Abbotsford Parkinson’s Support Group meets Monday, March 7 at Matsqui Recreation Centre, 3106 Clearbrook Rd., at 2 p.m. Speaker Gary Schroeder discusses Preparing Your Income Tax Returns. Family and guests are welcome to attend. Info: Gary at 604-308-8691 or Betty at 604-853-0382.

ALZHEIMER TALKJillian Armit, the Fraser Valley support and edu-cation coordinator for the Alzheimer Society of B.C., talks about Alzheimer’s disease and dementia dur-ing a presentation at Clearbrook Library (32320 George Ferguson Way) on Tuesday, March 8 from 2 to 3 p.m. Register at 604-859-7814.

BUSINESS WOMEN The Business and Professional Women’s Club of Abbotsford holds its monthly lun-cheon on Wednesday, March 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cascade Community Church, 35190 DeLair Rd. Cost is $15 for members and $20 for guests. The event includes a can-dle-lighting ceremony and some international women guest speakers. RSVP by March 7 by call-ing 604-897-1690. Info: bpwabbotsford.ca.

NATURE CLUBBiologist Monica Pearson speaks about local amphibians at the monthly meeting of the Abbotsford-Mission Nature Club on Wednesday, March 9. The meeting be-gins at 7:30 p.m. at Abbotsford Middle School, 33231 Bevan Ave. The public is wel-

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Complex social work roleKerrie-Ann SCHOENITAbbotsford News

While a stereotypical perception of social workers may be one involving intervention in child care situa-tions, the job entails far more.

They are counsellors, advocates, educators, policy analysts, admin-istrators, activists, facilitators, media-tors, organizers and researchers.

Social workers deal with intricate issues in a variety of settings, including hospitals, mental health clinics, seniors programs, child welfare agen-cies, family service organizations, schools, treatment programs, correctional facilities, and various private and public agencies.

This complex role is the focus of Social Work Week in B.C., March 7-12.

“Social work is kind of an under-recognized profession,” said Adrienne Chan, profes-sor of social work at the University of the Fraser Valley.

“It’s important to recognize that the role

we do is very important to prevention of prob-lems as well as helping people when they have problems.”

Social work-ers employed by the Ministry of Children and Family Development inves-tigate cases of fam-ily violence, child abuse and neglect, and take pro-tective action as required. H o w e v e r , Chan points out that the removal of children isn’t as common as historically seen. Social workers first try to determine the problem and find ways to support families to keep children at home.

They are involved in other ministry roles such as adoption, foster care and working with special needs children.

In the correctional field, social workers are concerned with the rehabilitation of young and adult offenders. They mainly work as probation and parole officers.

Social workers are also part of the hospi-tal treatment team, pro-viding a link between the family, doctors, nurses and community resources. Social work-ers are in the hospital, from emergency to medicine, surgical, intensive care, mater-

nity, pedi-atrics and psychiatry.

About 25 w o r k e r s cover cases at Abbotsford R e g i o n a l H o s p i t a l , M i s s i o n M e m o r i a l H o s p i t a l ,

and rehabilitation and residential care at Worthington Cottage.

“The most impor-tant thing that social workers are doing is completing psycho, social and emotional assessments,” said

Shannon Torhjelm,social work practiceleader at Abbotsfordand Mission hospitals.“They can help withmaking plans forpeople around eithertrying to reduce issuesof risk that might beoccurring for people,distress or just helpingthem understand themedical system andaccessing resources.”

All workers havea university degree,but those working inspecialized areas likepalliative care requirea higher level of train-ing in counselling.

As of Dec. 31, 2009,there were 2,358 socialworkers in B.C. Mostare employed by healthand social services (61per cent), followed bythe provincial govern-ment (31 per cent).

About 79 per cent ofsocial workers in B.C.are women.

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Student contestThe Bachelor of Social Work students at the

University of the Fraser Valley invite Abbotsford youth to participate in a community building contest on April 1.

Working in partnership with IMPACT, a local agency in Abbotsford, the goal is to raise aware-ness about mental health and what it means to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Youth are invited to use any medium such as painting, poetry, or a short movie clip that demon-strates what it means to live mentally healthy.

Entries must be submitted by March 28 at 3 p.m. The event will be held on April 1 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Abbotsford Community Services, 2420 Montrose Ave. Submit via Facebook on the “HighSchool Contest” page, or email [email protected]. Youth can also drop off their submissions at Abbotsford Community Services. Include name, grade, phone and email address. For more information, contact [email protected].

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March 3-5, 2011

SportsIn BriefHeat shoot down Stars

Dan KINVIGAbbotsford News

After spending the early por-tion of his Abbotsford Heat ten-ure making plays for others, Ales Kotalik’s transition to trigger-man powered his team to a big

road win over the Texas Stars on Tuesday.

The NHL veteran scored his first two goals as a member of the Heat in a 5-3 victory before 5,878 fans at Cedar Park Centre.

“Ales Kotalik getting two goals was huge for us, and for his personal con-fidence,” Heat head coach Jim Playfair said.

Kotalik’s first goal of the night, at 13:36 of the first period,

capped an early three-goal explo-sion by the visitors which also

included markers from Stefan Meyer and Cam Cunning.

The Stars found some traction at that point, trimming the Heat lead to 3-2 before the intermis-sion on goals by Greg Rallo and Brad Lukowich.

Abbotsford’s Logan MacMillan, with his sec-

ond goal in three games, and Texas’s Francis Wathier traded

second-period goals, and Kotalik sealed the win with an empty-netter with 23 seconds left in the third.

“He scored a big-time goal for us (in the first period), and he stayed with it,” Playfair said. “I put him out there in the last 30 seconds to hammer the lead down, and he took it upon him-self to score the goal. That’s what good pros do, and Kotes has been very good.”

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Brad Parker played the hero for the Abbotsford Pilots on Tuesday evening, scor-ing at 8:51 of the second overtime to lift the hosts to a 3-2 victory over the Mission Icebreakers at MSA Arena.

Parker’s goal gave the Pilots a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven first round playoff series. They can finish off the pesky Icebreakers on Thursday at Mission Leisure Centre (8 p.m. start). Game 7, if necessary, would run Friday at 7:30 p.m. at MSA Arena.

As is often the case with OT winners, Parker’s goal wasn’t of the highlight reel va-riety. The Pilots winger swept around the net and tried a wrap-around, then tracked down his own rebound in the slot and put a seeing-eye shot through a maze of players that beat Icebreakers goalie Michael James Barr.

The Pilots, who finished first in the Pacific International Junior Hockey League’s Harold Brittain Conference, out-shot Mission 53-34. But they’re having a devil of a time dealing with the gritty fourth-place

squad from across the Fraser River.“Everything I said about them at the be-

ginning of this series is basically coming about,” Pilots coach Jim Cowden said. “We have to match their work ethic, or they’ll beat us.

“It’s all about work ethic at this point, and who wants it. They definitely want it on their side. They’re working extremely hard, and they’ve got a pretty good group over there.”

The Pilots took a 2-0 lead on first-peri-od goals by Daniel Amesbury and Kevin Lourens, but Mission came roaring back to tie it on a pair of goals from Sean Pesut.

Abby goalie Brad Anderson made 32 saves in the victory, while Adam Rossi picked up two assists. Cowden also lauded the play of veteran forward Travis Grewal.

“Travis really stepped it up,” Cowden said. “He was moving his feet and had a bunch of key blocked shots.”

Mission’s Matthew Genovese clears the puck from in front of the net during playoff action against the Pilots.JOHN MORROW Abbotsford News

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BEARCATS HOST B.C.’S

The B.C. Colleges AthleticAssociation (BCCAA) bas-ketball provincials tip off onThursday at Columbia BibleCollege.

On the men’s side, the top-seeded Vancouver IslandUniversity Mariners (17-1)are looking to dethrone thedefending national championUNBC Timberwolves (16-2).

On the women’s side, theCapilano Blues (16-2) are theNo. 1 seed. Neither of theCBC Bearcats hoops teamsqualified for the playoffs.

For a full schedule, visitbccaa.ca/2011basketball.

SEVENTH PLACE FOR GOUGH

Abbotsford skeleton athleteAmy Gough finished seventhat the season-ending WorldCup event in Konigssee,Germany on Saturday.

Gough traversed theKonigssee track in 3:30.99.The 2010 Olympian finishedthe season ranked No. 5 in theworld after amassing 1,440points in the FIBT standings.

HOOPSTERS HONOURED

Basketball players ZeonGray and Sarah Wierks havebeen named University ofthe Fraser Valley athletes ofthe week.

Wierks led the Cascadeswomen to their first-everCanada West post-season vic-tory, notching double-doublesin both games as UFV sweptWinnipeg on the road.

Gray averaged 18 points pergame as the Cascades mendropped a hard-fought first-round series against TrinityWestern.

Cheering on our teamwe're right behind you!


The real estate market in the Fraser Valley is springing back to life.

The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board processed 1,279 sales on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in February, an increase of six per cent compared with 1,204 sold during February 2010, and 53 per cent more than the 834 listings that sold last month.

Sukh Sidhu, board president, confirms the market is more active earlier than expected.

“Fraser Valley realtors are busy,” he said. “We sold 659 detached homes last month com-pared to 398 in January. We also saw the great-est amount of new inventory come on stream since last summer.

“We think one of the drivers is the change in mortgage rules that is coming up on March 18. Some clients have asked that their sale complete before that date. Plus, our realtors are telling us that almost fifty per cent of their buyers paid less than 25 per cent as a down pay-ment for their home purchases during the first

half of February. A 35-year amortization could be more attractive to those buyers.”

In February, the benchmark price for Fraser Valley detached homes was $514,161, an in-crease of 1.2 per cent from the February 2010 price of $508,136.

The benchmark price of Fraser Valley townhouses in February was $316,578, a 2.5 per cent decrease compared to $324,708 in February 2010. The benchmark price of apart-ments remained on par year-over-year going from $245,879 in February 2010 to $245,519 in February 2011.

The MLS received 3,038 new listings in February, an increase of 15.4 per cent com-pared to the volume received in January and 6.2 per cent more than the 2,879 new listings received during February last year. Last month finished with 8,680 active listings, an increase of 2.3 per cent compared to the 8,485 active list-ings available during February 2010, and 12.4 per cent more than were available in January.

Listings and sales springing up

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Hawks off to B.C.’sDan KINVIGAbbotsford News

The W.J. Mouat Hawks un-leashed a secret weapon to score an upset victory over Pitt Meadows and punch their tick-et to the B.C. AAA high school boys basketball championship.

All season long, the Hawks had relied almost exclusively on man-to-man defence. But a surprising switch to a match-up zone in the second half of Tuesday’s Fraser Valley Tournament quarter-final at Pitt Meadows paved the way to a 55-43 victory.

Mouat’s smothering D held the Marauders, B.C.’s No. 7-ranked team, to just 18 points after halftime – nine points in each quarter.

“We’d been working on the zone for quite some time in practice, but we hadn’t shown it,” Hawks coach Sean Beasley said. “It was something we’d been holding on to, and if we needed to pull it out, we would.”

The pivotal playoff date with the Marauders and their star

UBC-bound shooting guard Malcolm Williams was an op-portune time to test-drive the zone. Williams was limited to just 10 points.

Senior small forward Gurminder Kang had a prime-time performance for the Hawks, scoring a game-high 22 points while spearheading the defensive effort.

“He’s the kind of player who makes it tough as a coach to take him off the floor,” Beasley said. “He’s just a non-stop ball of energy out there.”

After an uneven regular season, Tuesday’s win repre-sented a fulfillment of Mouat’s potential.

The Hawks began the year ranked No. 9 in B.C., but a se-ries of subpar results – most notably, a pair of losses to Brookswood during league play – torpedoed their stock to the point that they weren’t even in the top 20 heading into the playoffs.

A season-ending knee injury to standout Grade 11 power forward Cam Friesen in early

January, among other injury issues, hastened the tailspin.

“We’ve managed to play through adverse conditions and prepare ourselves,” Beasley said. “It’s a special moment for these guys.”

The balance of the Fraser Valley Tournament runs Thursday through Saturday at Thomas Haney Secondary in Maple Ridge. The Hawks face Walnut Grove in the semifinals at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.

In other AAA boys quar-ter-final action, the Yale Lions dropped a 64-39 decision to the Terry Fox Ravens, who are the Valley’s top seed and ranked No. 5 in B.C. Yale is still alive for a provincial berth, but they must win a do-or-die game against Gleneagle (Thursday, 6 p.m.).

The MEI Eagles and Abbotsford Collegiate Panthers both saw their seasons come to an end. The Eagles fell 70-52 to Gleneagle, despite 16 points from Steven Dhaliwal and a 10-point, 10-rebound effort from Raj Sidhu. The Panthers lost 73-50 to Enver Creek.

with a four-assist performance in Saturday’s 6-2 win over the Providence Bruins, has Kotalik on a point-per-game pace (12 points in 12 games) since joining the Heat. He’s also a +7.

T.J. Brodie, Chris Breen and Greg Nemisz notched two assists apiece, while goalie Leland Irving posted his 25th win of the season.

With the victory, the Heat (29-24-3-5, 66 points) moved to with-in two points of the fourth-placeToronto Marlies in the AHL’s NorthDivision standings. Abbotsford hastwo games in hand.

The Heat continued the road tripWednesday night in San Antonio,but that result was unavailable atpress time. Visit abbynews.com fora recap.

From A19

Heat continue Texas road swing


The Grade 8 girls basketball team from Abbotsford Traditional Middle School fashioned a fairy-tale story over the past week en route to the Fraser Valley title.

The Sabres, seeded 10th out of 32 teams at the Valley tournament, peaked at the perfect time, winning five games in a row to capture the championship.

All five victories were by at least 20 points, capped by a 66-44 triumph over the Colleen and Gordie Howe Bulldogs on Monday evening at Walnut Grove Secondary.

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime dream team," head coach Daryl Dix en-thused. "These girls have grown up playing basketball together, and they all love the game."

Heading into Monday's title game, the Sabres had lost three of four games against Howe this season, including a nine-point defeat in the final of the Abbotsford city playoffs.

But a renewed commitment to defence and rebounding yielded a breakthrough victory for the Abby

Traditional girls, who move on tothe provincial championships atPitt Meadows March 10-12. PenielleM'Bikata was tournament MVP,while Nakisa Levale was named tothe all-star team.

"We knew we'd have to play ourstrongest game to beat Howe," Dixsaid. "The last week or so, we've beenplaying really good basketball."

The Sabres' Valley title has cre-ated quite a sensation at AbbyTraditional which, despite what itsname might suggest, is not one ofAbbotsford's traditional basketballpowerhouses.

“It means a ton to the school, be-cause we’re not a big school and wedon’ t have as many kids to choosefrom,” Dix said. “We’ve had so manypeople rally behind the team.”

MEI beat Walnut Grove 42-26 in thebronze medal game, and the fact thatall three Valley medallists hail fromAbbotsford underscores the strengthof the local girls hoops scene.

“It just shows how strong allthe teams are, and the quality ofcoaches we have in the district,”Dix said.

Mouat’s Mackenzie Thompson (left), pictured above in action against FleetwoodPark, helped the Hawks clinch a trip to AAA provincials.

JOHN VAN PUTTEN Abbotsford News file photo

Defence powers upset win over Pitt Meadows

Cinderella Sabreswin Valley title


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PROGRESSIVE Tree Compa-ny requires certifi ed BC Utility Arborists, 1st or 2nd year ap-prentice BC Utility Arborists. Generous wage and benefi t package. Must have a valid BC Class 5 driver’s license. Send resume, in confi dence to fax 250-762-3667 Attn: Larry.

RANCH HAND; F/T needed by Mink farm in S. Aldergrove. Starting wage at $12/hr. Fax resume to: 604-857-2218

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ARMISTEAD Edith

Apr 16, 1925- Feb. 20, 2011

Passed way peacefully Feb. 20, 2011 at Pleasant View Care Home. Predeceased by her husband Henry is 1997, survived by her sister Phyllis McIntosh, Penticton B.C., and many nieces and nephews. No service as per request.

DRIEDIGERMargarete

Passed peacefully into the presence of her Lord and Savior on February 24, 2011 at the age of 99 years. She will be sadly missed by daugh-ter Lydia Klemets (Dick), her family and friends. Many thanks to all the staff at Menno Home for their kind and compassionate care over the past few years. A remem-brance service will be held in the Youth Center at Northview Community Church, March 9, 2011 at 1:00 pm. Friends of the family are welcome to attend.

Dutkowski, Karin

Dutkowski, Karin passed away into the presence of her Lord on Friday February 25, 2011 at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital. She is survived by her loving husband Klaus of 57 years and their children Roger (Edita), Patricia Carol (Donald) Martin. Grandchil-dren Kristina Michelle, Joel Nicholas and Steven. Great Granddaughter Monet Ann. A viewing will be held on Thursday March 3, 2011 from 7pm to 9pm at Woodlawn Funeral Home 2310 Clear-brook Road where a Celebra-tion of her life will be held on Tuesday March 8, 2011 at 11am. An urn interment will be held following the service at 2pm from Hazelwood Ceme-tery Abbotsford. Donations may be made to The Lung As-sociation of British Columbia 2675 Oak St. Vancouver, BC V6H 2K2. Tributes in honour of Karin may be left at:

www.woodlawnfh-abbotsford.com

Woodlawn Funeral Home604-853-2643

FERENCZI Judy (Dillabaugh)

It is with deep sadness that we announce Judy’s time with her family and friends has come to an end far too soon on February 24th, 2011 at the age of 47. She was predeceased by her brother Larry and her Grandma Winnie. She is survived by her husband Ron; her children Derrick (Rachel) and Jacie; her grand-child Tibby; brothers and sisters Jen, Sue (Gerry), Wes (Laurentia), Leigh-Ann, and Kym (Jeff); Parents Lena (Ed) and Vern (Melanie) and many nieces and nephews. Judy’s love of life was inspiring. Despite the hardships she faced she was always a joy to be near. Her beautiful smile and her laughter were her greatest assets. There is a hole in our lives that cannot be fi lled. There will be a get together for friends and family at the family home on March 12, 2011 from 1pm - 4pm. Address is 8568 Fairbanks St. Mission, BC. In lieu of fl owers donations to the Terry Fox Fund would be appreciated on your own or on March 12th at the home.

Bakerview Crematorium & Funeral Services

604-820-8844

WALSH Doris Hisae

(nee Fujikawa)

Born in Silverdale, BC May 15, 1922 as the youngest of nine children, Doris quietly passed away in Nanaimo Hospital on February 26, 2011. In October 1946, Doris became the second Japanese Canadian to graduate as a registered nurse in Canada. After a successful career of 25 years as an operating room nurse, she joined her late husband Len Walker as a partner in their hobby store in Prince George. Retiring to Abbotsford in 1984 and later to Parksville in 1991, she is survived by her loving second husband Harold, daughter Kim Walker (Stephen Connolly), sister Violet Vachon, two step daughters, four step-sons, and many nieces and nephews. Known for her unyielding energy, determination and devotion, she touched the hearts of many.

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142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

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156 SALES

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Drop off resumes in person to: 20 - 30941 Peardonville Road, Abbotsford.

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158 SHIPPING/RECEIVING

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159 TEACHERS

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTSGUTTER CLEANING Etc. Rubbish Removal. Pressure Washing, Yard cleanup & trim. Reas rates, FREE EST. Since 1990. (604)854-6469

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSA-1 Affordable handyman for most repairs & small projects. Seniors discount. Call Lloyd 604-820-7723.

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320 MOVING & STORAGEEXPERT MOVING Bonded/Insured Large enough to handle but small

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

A-TECH Services 604-996-8128Running this ad for 7yrs

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332 PAVING/SEAL COATINGALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

338 PLUMBING1 LIC. local plumber ~ 20 years exp$36/hr. Plumbing, heating, plug drains. Big/sml jobs. 604-308-5639.

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338 PLUMBINGASAP PLUMBING & HEATING. Lo-cal cert. service plumber. H/w tanks, boilers, gas, plug drains. Fair rates. Mem.of BBB. 604-220-9228

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374 TREE SERVICES

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456 FEED & HAY

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477 PETSAUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS (2). Neutered. Brothers. Prefer to keep together & to large property. Free to good home. Christine (604)850-1735 or [email protected] PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, males $500. (604)796-3026. No Sunday callsBERNESE MOUNTAIN pup 7 mos old from reputable breeder, healthy family dog. Sell due to allergies. Call 1 604 750 0412. $400 Ono.BERNESE Mtn Dog Puppy. Fe-male. Vet checked & ready for good homes. $800. Lngly. 778-241-5504Burmese Mtn dog pup, 10wk, male, CKC reg., p/b, exc Euro lines. $1200. (604)819-3402. No sun callsCATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866ENGLISH MASTIFF P/B PUPS Fawn & Bridle. CKC reg. Ready to go. $1800. 604-726-3934GERMAN Shepherd pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines Reg/Guar. 604-856-8161MASTIFF X Puppies. READY TO GO NOW! $550 Call 604-755-9693

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477 PETSLAB, PUPS pure bred, no papers. Family raised, vet chk, dewormed. Ready to go $350 (604)793-3307NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.comPUGS, fawn, 3 male, 2 females. family raised, vet chk’d, shots. $550. (604)799-1611 AgassizPUPPIES, 3/4 Border Collie, 1/4 Rottweiler. Family raised. $450. 604-855-6830.YELLOW LAB pups. 8 weeks old, ready to go. Vet checked, 1st. shots. Parents on site. $500. 604-852-6176 Abbts

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518 BUILDING SUPPLIESCEDAR FENCE BOARDS, buy di-rect from mill & save. Full sawn or custom cut. 604-860-9515

525 UNDER $300HEARTHSTONE FREE STANDING Gas Fireplace, 40,000 BTU. $299. (604)852-6176.WALKING A PROBLEM? Deluxe Evolution walker with basket, brakes & padded seat. Brand new, never used, pd $500, asking $300. (604)852-6713

530 FARM EQUIPMENT

WANTED: used potato/carrot washer for market garden. Smaller model. 250-395-4042

542 FRUIT & VEGETABLES

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OPEN Friday & Saturday

8 am ~ 6 pm5486 Riverside Street

Corner of Harris & RiversideMatsqui Village

548 FURNITUREFUTON. Excellent condition. Hardly used. Brown/rust tones. $150. Call 604-850-6726.

551 GARAGE SALESFANTASTIC INDOOR ESTATE SALE! SAT/SUN Mar 5 & 6 from 8 a.m. 9440 214 Street Langley V1M 1T3. Furniture, Sm appl, LPs, Kitch-en & Hsehld items. Hummels & oth-er German memorabilia.

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560 MISC. FOR SALE

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660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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ABBOTSFORD❁ $825/mo - Nature’s Gate 1 bd, 1 bath, 4 appli, f/p, open concept, u/g prkng, storage, avail now❁ $750/mo - Corner unit, 2bdrm, 1 bath, 3 appli, f/p, child OK, u/g parking, n/s Call Marilyn(604)855-7393

ABBOTSFORD - Abby Glen Apt’s2959 Tims St. Reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm suites avail. Call 778-880-0920.ABBOTSFORD bright 2 bdrm, great location, all appli’s, 2 pkng stalls, avail March 1. Contact Barb or Ron 604-575-9224.

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Phone 604-556-7705ABBOTSFORD. Charlotte Manor. 1 bdrm. $630. 2 bdrm $750. Avail Immed. Incl hot water. Nr rec ctr & bus. On duty mgr. 604-864-8565.ABBOTSFORD Charming top fl oor 1 Bdrm, d/w, w/d, $725/mo, March1 MacKenzie Rd area near shpg, bus & Hwy. N/Pets. 604-742-0976

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Sorry no pets. Ref. req’d.Crime Free Certifi ed

Call Debbie TODAY 604-855-6714

ABBOTSFORD: Maple Manor & Goldstone Court. 1 & 2 Bdrms from $650. Newly renovated build-ings. Call 604-504-1587 (Maple) & 604-504-1758 (Goldstone).

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ABBOTSFORDCOACHMAN APT

33636 MARSHALL RD

Available immediately, spa-cious 1 and 2 bdrms, heat & hot water included. N/P, N/S, Refs required.

SENIORS WELCOMECall 604-853 9876

ABBOTSFORD EAST

Mountain View Village Townhouses

36060 Old Yale Road

FAMILY ORIENTED3 bdrms, 2½ baths. Washer,

dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher,fi replace, 2 car garages,

exercise facility, pool in summerClose to all amenities

1 Year Lease$1400/Month & up

Call 604-855-0010

ABBOTSFORD

Forest TerraceApartments

34313 Forrest TerraceAbbotsford’s Best Kept Secret

1 & 2 Bdrms Stes

2 Full Baths, In-Suite Storage, Fridge, Stove, Dishwasher,

Garburator, In-Suite Laundry Hook-ups, On-Site Mgmt

Please call for Prices. Sorry no pets

1 Month FREE Rent On 1 Year Lease

Early and Immediate Possession Available

Age 40 Senior & Adult Oriented

Come See What You Have Been Missing!

Call Esther 604-853-0549

ABBOTSFORD

Great ViewAvailable Now!

1 Bedroom - Also Bach & 2 Bdrms avail

Heat, Hot Water & Basic Cable included.

Crime Free & Certifi ed.N/S - N/P, Close to all amens.

Lease & Refs. Required.

Call 604-852-7350

ABBOTSFORD

★★ 1 MONTH FREE ★★On 1 Year Lease

Heat & Hot Water Included

D Outdoor Pool D Parking D Extra Storage D Renovated / No Pets

1 BDRMS from $595/mo.2 BDRMS from $750/mo.

3 BDRMS. from $1050/mo.

1909 SALTON RD. Abbotsford

604-853-6620Forest Village Apartments

ABBOTSFORD

MALIBU TERRACE APTS

✦ NEWLY RENOVATED ✦

33430 Bourquin Place2 BEDROOMS

Heat, light, hot water, prk stall, clean quiet bldg.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT.

Call Resident Manager604-850-7508

Abbotsford/Mission

Nelson Court33095 Old Yale Road

Comfortable 3 storey low rise, convenient & affordable. 1 & 2 bedrm stes, balconies, lockers in & outdoor pkg, lndry rm. Close to schools & transit. Small pets ok.

For more info & viewing call Wanda 604-615-5397

Professionally managed by Gateway Property Management

ABBOTSFORD, near 5 Corners. 1 bdrm $625/mo or 2 bdrm $725/mo. Call Michelle @ (604)557-8166.LAKE ERROCK 43740 Lougheed. 1 bdrm. apt. Avail. now. $600/mo. incl. hydro & heat. Ref’s req. N/P, N/S. 604-826-3462; 778-896-9705

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ABBOTSFORD

MAINSTREET EQUITY CORP.

RENTAL INCENTIVE AVAIL.

SENIOR’S DISCOUNT!

2485 Hilltout Street1 Bedroom - $634.002 Bedrooms - $722.00Call 604-751-2147

2525 Hilltout Street1 Bedroom - $604.00 2 Bedrooms - $688.00Call 604-751-2147604-557-3592 or

604-751-5595

2814 Pratt Crescent1 Bedroom from $634.00

2 Bdrms from $722.00Call 604-557-6054

32030 George Ferguson WayBachelor - $573.00

1 Bedroom from $665.002 Bdrms from $825.00Call 604-557-3592

33405 Bourquin Place1 Bedroom from $750.00

2 Bdrms from $756.00Call 604-557-8064

33136 George Ferguson Way1 Bedroom from $725.00

2 Bdrms from $825.00Call 604-557-3708

33298 Robertson Ave.1 Bedroom from $750.00

2 Bdrms from $825.00Call 605-751-2125

33184 George Ferguson Way1 Bedroom from $634.00

2 Bdrms from $722.00Call 604-751-2165

Mainstreet Equity apartments are well

secured and safe homes for your peace of mind.

Website:www.mainst.biz

ABBOTSFORD

MEADOWOODApartment & Townhouse

Complex

Phone 604-852-4696or Email

meadowood@pacifi cquorum.com

Apartments1 & 2 Bedroom

Heat / hot water included3 Appliances

Townhouses1 Bedroom lofts &

2 Bedrooms5 Appliances

✦ Senior Discount ✦ Resident Managers ✦ Sorry No Pets

Conveniently located at3046 Clearbrook Road

www.pacifi cquorum.comPacifi c Quorum Properties Inc

Abbotsford/Mission

Park Lane Manor33331 Old Yale Road

Cozy 3 storey bldg, close to all amen. 1 & 2 bdrm suites. Close to transit, parks, schools; covered pkg, balconies, laundry room. Small pets ok.

For more info & viewing call Sandy 604-615-5402


Abbotsford/Mission

Richard Court33333 12th Avenue

Cozy 5 story complex in quiet park like setting on Mission Hill-side. 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $590. Close to transit, parks, schools; pkg, balconies, laundry rm. Small pets ok.

For more info & viewing call Ralph 778-788-1857


MISSION: 1 bdrm $625 or 2 bdrm $725, 2nd Ave or 3rd Ave Call Steve: (604)751-3885

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Abbotsford/Mission

Under New Management!

Town & Country Apartments1948 McCallum Road

Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms available Indoor Swimming Pool

Large Landscaped GroundsPublic Transit at the Front Door

Small pets ok

Open Saturday & Sunday

For more info & viewing call 604-615-5382


ABBOTSFORD

Seven Oaks MallLarge Reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm suites avail. Includes heat, hot water and 1 parking. Close to bus loop, mall &

schools. Sorry No Pets. Refs req’d.

Call 604-557-0778

ABBOTSFORD:

WALK TO UNIVERSITYAvail. Immed.

Large 1 Bdrm Apts$630 - $650/mo.

Newly reno’d. New laminate fl oors & appliances. Great view of Mt. Baker. Incl heat, H.W., parking, & storage. Close to all amenities. Walk to Uni & 2 seconds to freeway on ramp. One Cat welcome with deposit. Smoking on patio/deck only. Refs required.

1916 McCallum Rd.Call 604-852-0827 or

[email protected]

BAKERVIEW HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE is accepting

applications. 1 bdrm Apt. - Housing Charge of $582. Shares of $1500.

Call 604-854-6133. [email protected]

Brand New Urban Style Condos@ Tamarind Westside

1 BDRM or 1 BDRM & DENwith urban style fi nishes thru-outgranite, laminate, 6 appli, great commuter location, shopping, schools & churches close byU/G parking, 2nd spot avail.$850.00 to $950.00/mo.

N/S. Small pet considered.

Call 604-853-2718

CENTURY 21 ACE AGENCIES LTD.

Central Clearbrook - 2 bed, 5 appli., laminate & carpet fl ooring, Fresh paint, clean and spacious, walk to Library N/P N/S $750.00Citidal Ridge - 2 units both 1 bd w/den 1 bath, 6 appl. f.p. single encl gar. N/S N/P $900.00Natures Gate - 2 bed, 2 bath , 6 appl. Like new, lam. fl rs, f.p. U/G prkng, locker N/SN/P $1200.00Mill Lake Terrace – 2 bed/1 bath upper t/h. 55+ building 4 appli. N/S no dogs $725.00

CALL: (604)853-2718

MISSION. 2nd Ave. 3 bdrm. apt. w/view. Np/ns. $1200/mo. April 1. 604-302-0019


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#P4351 WAS $55,980 NOW $53,9802010 NISSAN MURANO SL #P4340 WAS $32,980 NOW $31,9002010 NISSAN SENTRA #P4348 WAS $15,800 NOW $14,780

2009 NISSAN MAXIMA SPORT #P4278 WAS $32,800 NOW $27,9002008 NISSAN TITAN KC 4X4 #A11093A WAS $26,900 NOW $25,9802008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE #P4315 WAS $21,900 NOW $20,9802007 FORD EDGE SLE #A11023A WAS $24,800 NOW $18,995 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S #P4344 WAS $16,900 NOW $15,9002007 BMW X5 #P4282 WAS $40,800 NOW $35,9002006 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SC #P4345 WAS $44,900 NOW $42,9002006 NISSAN XTRAIL VISTA #P4322 WAS $17,900 NOW $16,900

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3 GT #P4229 WAS $14,900 NOW $11,9002005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER #P4257A WAS $13,890 NOW $12,8002004 NISSAN MAXIMA SE #P4298 WAS $14,900 NOW $12,9002004 NISSAN MURANO SL #A10280A WAS $18,900 NOW $14,480 2004 NISSAN SENTRA #A11046A WAS $9,900 NOW $7,980

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STANDARD FEATURES: 175-hp, 2.5-litre DOHC engine • Nissan Intelligent Key® with push button ignition • Standard ABS, Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), and Traction Control System (TCS) • Air conditioning • Cruise control with steering-wheel-mounted controls • Nissan sdvanced six airbag systemAvailable 270-hp, 3.5-litre DOHC engine • Available power sliding glass moonroof • Available Bluetooth® wireless technology‡ • Available rearview monitor

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2011

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STANDARD FEATURES: Highest horsepower in its class (122-hp)1, 1.8-litre DOHC engine • Most rear leg room in its class (966 mm)2 • Power heated outside mirrors • Power windows w/ driver side auto UP/DOWN feature • Power door locks • 60/40 split folding rear seat • Available auxiliary input jack and iPod® connectivity† • Nissan advanced six airbag system • Up to 5.8 L/100 km on highway with available Xtronic CVT®

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2011

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOMISSION: 7696 Grand St. Reno’d 2 bdrm apt, 2nd fl r, corner unit. On-site manager. Avail now. $750/mo. 604-826-3665 or 778-552-1808.

MISSION: PRINCESS DAPHNE APTS - SPACIOUS 1 bdrm starting at $650 & 2 bds starting $780, 1.5 bth, h, h/w & prkng incl. Criminal Record checked may be req’’d

33561 Third Ave. 604-820-3013.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

Looking for a “SUPER” employee? Advertise inthe best-read community newspapers 604-854-6397

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Mission

CEDARWOOD MANOR * Friendly management * 1 & 2 Bedroom Suites * Insuite Laundry * Adult Oriented

604-820-0128

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MISSION HILLS:

APARTMENTSLarge, Bright &

Clean1 & 2 Bdrms Avail

No Pets. Written ref’s required.

Call 604-826-7880

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

MISSION ~ Walk to Downtown.2 bdrm suite $750/mo. Free heat. Available immediately. N/P. Adult oriented. 604-857-3409

WELTON TOWERS1st months RENT FREE and

continued subsidy may be available thru S.A.F.E.R.

Now Accepting Applications for RENTAL. Age Restricted Bldg 55 Yrs +. Amenities Included. $450.00 per month. Pls Call 604-826-2194

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ABBOTSFORD

AVAILABLE

✦ 1 Bdrm - $615 Quiet building. MostlySeniors. Includes heat,

hot water & cable. NO PETS.

604 - 854 - 6307

818 CARS - DOMESTIC 818 CARS - DOMESTIC

RENTALS RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Edgebrook Central Abbts. Gor-geous trendy 1 bdrm. condo on top fl oor of bldg., 6 appl., deck, vaulted ceilings. Ns/np. $900.Cardinal Rd - West Abbt. Brand New Tamarind! 1 bdrm and den condo on 3rd fl oor, u/g parking, 6 appl. N/p, n/s $850. (2 units avail)2535 Hill-Tout - West Abbt. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2nd fl oor condo, 5 appl, u/g prk, deck $850 incl. h/w

[email protected] Little Oak Prop. Mgmt.

604-504-RENT

FRASER RIDGEHi-Rise Great Viewswww.eryxproperties.com

1 BDRM @ $695.2 BDRMS starting @ - $850.

Nicely Reno’d Concrete Bldg. Great Views of Mt. BakerExtra Large and Bright

* Heat and Hot Water Incl *All suites sprinkler protected.

Lrg patios, 2 elevators, lockers.Gated prk, Super Clean, N/P.

Call Dave @ 604-859-0482

33555 South Fraser WayFraser Ridge is part of Abbotsford Crime Free

Multi-Housing Program.

GARIBALDI Court(604) 463-9522

Central Maple RidgeAvailable

2 BEDROOMGreat location for seniors! Clean, quiet & affordable!

Incl. heat, h/w, cable. Senior Move-In Allowance.Rrefs & Credit check req.

Sorry No PetsFor more info. google us.

CEDAR GREEN APARTMENTS

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2441 COUNTESS ST. Phone 604-850-5375(Senior’s Discount &Dam. Dep. Reduced)

Secure Undgrnd Prk & Elevator!

1 bdrm from .......................$6201 bdrm + den from .............$6502 bdrm from ......................$7002 bdrm (totally reno’d)...... $790Furn 2 bdrm .....$990 incl hydro

MISSION

HABITAT APARTMENTS

33366 2ND Ave. Mission

1 bdrms. from $600/mo.

One - 2 bdrm. avail. now for $745/mo.

Quiet, well managed, on site manager. Close to

Downtown & Westcoast Express. NO PETS.

604-826-2538Managed by

ECM Strata - Rental Division

OAKMONT MANORMember - Crime Free Program

1990’s Well Maintained & Secured Condo

Walk to all amenities, on bus route.

Parking & in-suite storage.Free Hot water. No Pets.

1 bdrm. from $625. 2 bdrm. from $780. Rental incentives avail.

33370 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford

604-855-0883

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALABBOTSFORD - Attractive offi ce&/or Retail Spaces Available. All lo-cated within Abbotsford’s businesscore. Ph Frank@ Noort Investments604-835-6300.

ABBOTSFORD WAREHOUSE / WORKSHOP commercial for lease.

3000 s.f. & 7500 s.f. High ceiling, bay doors, 3 phase power.

1653 Salton Rd. across from UFV. Avail. March 2011. 604-859-4315

MISSION area. 800 SQ. FT. SHOP.Available immed. $450 + hst + hy-dro + gas. Security check and ref’’s.Call 604 820-8477, 604-820-0832WAREHOUSE/OFFICE spaceavailable immed. 2337 TownlineRd. Abbotsford. Call 604-854-5405.

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESABBOTSFORD 1/2 duplex, 1600 s/f2 bd + partly fi nished bsmt. Avail.immed $1075 +util. 604-825-4022ABBOTSFORD. 2 bdrm in 4 plex,laundry hookup, ref’’s. required. Nodogs. Walk to elem & UFV. $750.Immed. 604-751-0877.

706 APARTMENT/CONDO


1976 LANGLEY BYPASS, LANGLEY

2011 RIO$73BI-WEEKLY

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2011 SOUL2011 SOUL1.6

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RENTALS

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESMISSION, 7th & Birch. 2/bdrm, 5/appli, laminate fl oor throughout, new kitchen. Avail immed. $850/mo + hydro. 1-604-818-0078

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADSDEROCHE. Single wide mobile home site. Avail. immed. in family park. Pad fee is $250/mo. Contact 604-826-7976 for more details.

736 HOMES FOR RENT

ABBOTSFORD$1,400/mo - 3 bdrm rancher, 2 full bthrms, 5 appl., fenced yard, dble garage.$1,200/mo - 3 bdrm home w/ bsmnt, 4 appli., sep. garage, n/p

BOTH AVAILABLE NOW! good refernces required.Call 604-855-7393

- Ask for HansABBOTSFORD, 2723 Sandon Dr. 3 bdrm. duplex, 1.5 baths, refs, cls ARC, $1,150/mth. 604-308.0826.ABBOTSFORD, 2 bdrm farmhouse, 1 den, 1 bath, W/D, big kitchen & liv. rm, sep. strg rm, big shop, avail now. RV prk. $1450. Call (604)308-0778 or 604-807-8766.ABBOTSFORD, 33492 Mayfair, $1850/mo. Avail April 1. 3 levels, 5/bdrms, 2/bthrms, Extra parking. Pond/water feature. Long term pref604-807-3294 or 604-557-0411.ABBOTSFORD. 3 bdrm rancher, 1.5 bath. F/P, fncd yd. dbl crprt. 4 appls. Baker view area. Refs. $1180. March 14. 604-859-6102.ABBOTSFORD. 4 bdrm, 2 ba, incl. full bsmt. suite, 7 appl, fcd yd., prkg for 3, $1400. Now. 604-302-9080

ABBOTSFORD❁ $1650/mo - McMillan area - 3 bdrm, 3 bath, vaulted ceilings, 2 gas f/p, 5 appli, dble gar., patio off master, n/s, pet w/r, avail. now❁ $1000/mo - 2 bdrm rancher, 4 appli, new windows, h/w fl oors, pet w/r Call Marilyn(604)855-7393

ABBOTSFORD. Avail. March 1st. 2866 Tims St. - Nice 4 bdrm home, 2 bath, laundry hook ups, gas heat, f/p and garage with large back yard and patio. Central location, close to schools, transit and shopping. N/p & N/s. $1,250/mo. References req’d. To view call 604-851-4169.ABBOTSFORD Immac. Executive view home 4 bdrms, 3200 sqft. Apr 1 $2200/mo. incl util 778.877.2600CLEARBROOK. 3 bdrm 2 ba., nr all amen. $1150/mo. Pet negot. Avail. now. 778-552-3396; 778-552-3395MAPLE RIDGE, 4-5 bdrm home on 1 acre. 267 area. Dble carport, 2 cov sundecks, p&b cedar vaulted ceiling. 5/appli. $1700/mo. Avail March 15/April 1. 604-808-6431

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

CENTURY 21 ACE AGENCIES LTD.

Main Floor Central Abby - 4 bd, 1.5 baths shared w/d, 3 appli, f/p, Walk to all levels of school. Sm. pet considered N/S $1000.00 (whole house $1400)East Abby Rancher -3 bd + 2bd Nanny suite, 2 full baths, 2 1/2, baths, f/p, 3 appli. Country set-ting, full bsmnt for storage, cov. prkng n/s Sm. pet neg $1850.00

CALL: (604)853-2718

Martens St. - West Abbt. Lrg 4 bd & rec room, 2 bath, 5 appl, ful-ly reno’d, deck, carport & storage, large yard. N/s, n/p. $1700.Peardonville - West Abbt. never been a rental! 4 bdrm, 2 bath, dbl garage, 5 appl. N/p, n/s $1400.Robertson Ave. Central Abbts.4 bdrm bungalow on lge partially fenced lot. 4 appl., carport. Pets okay $1000.Lancelot - West Abbt. 4 bdrm house on 5 acres, 5 appl., deck, carport, pets considered $1800.Fairlane Cres - Central Abbt. 4 bdrm., 2 garages, 4 appl. Pets okay $1300.


604-504-RENT

MISSION 3BDRM, 2 bath, large kitchen/dining rm, fenced yd, 39582 Lougheed across from Ultra Fuels, $1100/mo + 20X50 shop - $600/mo, or $1700 for both $604-852-5558

MISSION3 BED 2 BATH HOUSE (upper), f/s ,d/w, family & living rooms, nice back yard & deck, separate w/d, responsible couple down-stairs...$1100 month incls util 4 BED 3 bath family house f/s, w/d, nice big yard, 2X f/p, family & living room, $1600mo. + utils.

Good references are a must!Call Sherri (604)855-7393

MISSION 5 bdrm house, 3 bd up & 2 bd down. F/P, attach’d gar., very clean, deck, NS/NP. $1500. Apr 1. 778-772-9247 or 604-707-0196.MISSION Home 2 bdrm up, 1 down 2 baths. F/S. Large lot. $1200/mo. N/S. Avail. now. 604-854-4699

MISSIONUPPER / LOWER SUITES

Williams - 1 bdrm LOWER suite f/s, share w/d. $575/mo.+ % utilsCherry - 2bdrm LOWER - shared laund, $750/mo incl utilsEgglestone - 2bdrm LOWER, fenced b/y, cov’d deck, shared laund, $750/mo + shared utilsHood - 2 bdrm LOWER suite, newer home, F/S, shared w/d $800/mo. + shared utils.Williams - 2bdrm+den - 2 baths - huge storage - private laundry - $900+shared utils6th Ave - 3 bdrm UPPER, lami-nate & tile throughout, carport, shared w/d, $1050/mo incl utilsCherry - 3bdrm + den down - cov’d deck, share w/d, fenced yd, close to great schools $1100/mo

HOUSES

Shook - WATERFRONT - quaint 2bdrm cottage, appx 900 sq ft, f/s w/d, cov.patio area, $1000/moSixth - 4 bdrm two level charac-ter home, sunroom, det’d garage, back lane access, $1350/moWaxberry - Desirable Hillside lo-cation! 4 bdrm+den+rec room, dbl gar. + RV prkng - $1600/moJohnson Rd. Large 2900 sf 3 bdrm + rec room in the country on 10 ACRES - pine hardwood fl oors, dbl garage + triple bay shop/horse stalls $2200/mo.

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Magnolia - approx 1000 sq ft 2bdrm above ground suite in well maintained, 4-plex in good area, shared laundry, $760/mo (+ $80 utils subject to change)

APARTMENTS

LATITUDE - 2233 Mckenzie Rd.6 s/s appliances, granite

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#132 - 1bdrm+den - 672 sq ft - garden level - N.facing - $865/mo

#217 - 1bdrm - 587 sq ft - de-sirable west facing - $825/mo

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741 OFFICE/RETAIL3600sf SHOP & OFFICE for rent or lease. 15 minutes East of Mission. $2400/mo. Rate negotiable for long term. Ron 250-262-6722 or 604-556-9813 [email protected]

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Industrial / Warehouse / Retail Space

3,300 sf. 30 ft. ceilings. Large bay doors. Offi ce space. Separ-ate bathroom. Plenty of parking.

Call Daryl or Rick604-859-3608

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONABBOTSFORD: FURN. BED-ROOM. Share kitchen, bath, ldry, TV & cbl, Internet. Utils incl. On bus route $450. March 1. 604-557-3291MISSION, FURNISHED, bdrm/bath, mini kitch, fridge, etc. Sat. TV. Sep. entr. Utils incl. $550. 604-826-6375

749 STORAGELOCKABLE STORAGE / WORK-SHOP spaces. 20’ X 40’, drive in. Small sizes avail. 6 am - 10 pm access. Chase Mon. - Fri. 8 am - 5 pm. 604-826-2383

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750 SUITES, LOWERABBOTSFORD, 1 & 2 bdrm., all utils. incl. $700 & $900 mo. 4 appl., Nr. amens.UFV, ARC, nr. schools. April 1. N/S N/P. 604-832-0950ABBOTSFORD: 1 bdrm bsmt suite, Highlands area, N/S, N/P. Incls utils cable, shrd lndry. Refs req’d. Avail now. $630/mo. (604)746-4600ABBOTSFORD. 1 bdrm. g/l reno’d legal suite. 1100 sq ft. Bright lge liv room & kitchen. New cabinets. All appl, sep entry & ldry. $800 incl. cbl & util. Ns/np. Immed. 604-308-0061ABBOTSFORD. 1 bdrm Np/ns. Avl immed. Near Costco. $600/mo. incl util. 604-309-4889; 604-825-3319ABBOTSFORD: 2 Bdrm bsmt ste, near all amens. N/S, N/P, no lndry. Mar 1st. $750 mo. incl. hydro and cable (604)864-8409, lve msg.ABBOTSFORD 2 bdrm. new quiet priv. backyard, avail. for prof. cple. Refs. + DD req’d. $700mo incl utils N/P. 778-808-1447, 604-504-3351ABBOTSFORD 2 bdrm. nr. UFV & ent centre. Incl. hydro & cable. N/P $750/mo. Avail. now. 604-859-2770Abbotsford. 2 or 3 bdrm bsmt. Walk to Mill Lake/amens. Apr 1. incl utils, own lndry. ns/np. Refs. 778-549-4508.

ABBOTSFORD, BRIGHT spacious 2 bdrm. Nr hospital/college. 6 appl. Priv entry. Ref’s. NS/NP, $750 incl utils. 604-755-8330.ABBOTSFORD E. 1 bdrm & den suite. $725/mo. sh. ldry. incl. utils. N/s. Ref’s. March 15. 604-557-0913ABBOTSFORD E. 3 bdrm. 5 appl. 1700 sf. Sep. entry. $1300/mo. Incl. utils. N/s, small pet? 604-852-5764ABBOTSFORD E. Bright recently reno’d legal 1 bdrm. bsmt suite. Priv entry, own ldry. $700/mo. utils. incl. Np/ns. Ref’s. March 1st or 15th. 604-751-1465 or 604-309-6545.ABBOTSFORD E. Lge 1 bdrm. g/l. Incl. utils. & cable. Ns/np. Suit quiet mature, single. Off street parking. Avail. now. $600/mo. 604-850-3191ABBOTSFORD: Large 1 bdrm. suite. $700/mo. incl cable & utils. Close to hwy & amenities. NS/NP. Avail. now. Ref’s. 778-808-2222.ABBOTSFORD newer 2 bd sep lndry, $900 incl utils & wireless net. Avail immed, ns/np. 604-309-2212ABBOTSFORD Ponderosa St. Large 2 bdrm legal suite. $725/mo. incl hydro & cable. N/S. N/P. No laundry. Call 604-850-5517.ABBOTSFORD. Ross / Maclure 3 bdrm. living room, lge kitchen, bal-cony, f/s, w/d, d/w, private parking. $800. Ns/np. April 1. 604-857-1355ABBOTSFORD. Rural bachelor suite with private lge patio. Power, heat, internet, sat., ldry incl. Partly furn. 4 WD an asset. Np/ns. $585/mo. Avail. March 1st. Ref’s. req’d. 778-786-4163 after 6 pm.ABBOTSFORD. Thurston Pl. Bright newer 2 bdrm. suite. 1.5 baths. Nr all amen. Private area in backyard. $700/mo. incl utils & cable. No ldry. N/p. Avail. immed. 604-309-5231ABBOTSFORD Townline area, 1 bd ste, very clean. N/S, N/P. Avail now $550 incl utils. (604)852-5712ABBOTSFORD. Whatcom exit. Cls to freeway, 1100 sf gr/level 1 bdrm w/view, 9’ ceiling, F/P, private entry, patio, $850/mo. incl all utils, cable & laundry. Suit clean quiet prof. NS/NP. Avail. immed 604-857-3034ALDERGROVE nr 276/Fraser Hwy 2 Bdrm bsmt ste with f/p, new kitch appls. Avail immed. $750/mo incl heat & hydro. 604-308-5767.HOPE, 1-bdrm large ground level ste. Pet ok. Avail Feb. 15. $620/mo incl heat/hydro/ht water/laundry. 604-860-4819.

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

Aldergrove 32nd Ave. 1 bdrm suite, 4 appl., deck, no pets $600.


604-504-RENTLANGLEY, 2/bdrm large bsmt suite. Private, quiet, gated farm setting. Close to town. Too many good things to list. N/S. Incl util. $980/mo. (604)230-2808LANGLEY, Highpoint Equestrian Estates. 2 bdrm ste. $1800. Gran-ite island kitchen, 7 new appls, heat & light incl. Priv ent & view yard. Prof. gardener. Garage prkg N/P [email protected] 533-1440MISSION: 1 BDRM, nice & clean suite. NS/NP. Near schls. Call 604-826-1346 or 604-226-1346.MISSION. 2 bdrm. 1 full bath. N/P. N/S. Lrg liv/rm. No ldry. Incl. utils & cbl. Avail immed. 604-826-3217.MISSION 2BDRM bsmnt suite for rent, n/s, n/p $800/mo (604)820-4603MISSION. 2 bdrm. bsmt. suite. 1100 sf. No laundry, no pets. $750/mo. Avail. now. 604-826-4211 MISSION: 2 bdrm suite. Avail now. Near all amenities. $700/mo. np/ns. 604-820-4289 or 604-832-2083MISSION: 2 BDRM. suite, new area. Utils. incl. Cls to schls. & bus. Rent neg. N/S. N/P. 604-626-2541MISSION (Heritage) spacious 2 bd bsmt ste, priv entry & prkg, own lndry, f/p, nr WCX. NS, $800/mo. Ref’s. April 1st. 604-287-6963.MISSION. Newly reno’d g/l 2 bdrm. + rec room. 1200sf. Sep. entry. insuite ldry. $1250/mo. Satellite & util. incl. Ns/np. 778-997-1772MT. LEHMAN, newer bsmt suite on Estate property, 2 bdrm + den, 2 baths. Approx. 1500 sf, 1 or 2 peo-ple max. 1 person $850, 2 people $1100. NS/NP. 604-309-1399

751 SUITES, UPPERABBOTSFORD. Reno’d 3 bdrm, 1 bath. Fnc yd. Pet nego. N/S. Now $1100/mo + utils. 778-908-6243Aldergrove 5 bdrm 3 bath upper fl r in newer hse, NP/NS Cls to ament $1450/mo. Mar 15. 604-309-7900MISSION 3 bdrm 1.5 baths, lam fl r & tile recent reno, new lge patio N/S. $1225 incl utils. 604-302-4272MISSION Reno’d 3 bdrm upper ste, 2 baths, fam. room, balcony, w.i. closet, laundry, huge lot, nr schools & transp, ns/np, avail now, $950/mo +2/3 utils. Call (604)751-6121.

Mission Westview. Bright, clean, 3 bdrm. main fl oor, 5 appl. car-port, deck, yard, shed. Np/ns. Ref’s. $1200. plus some utils. l


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752 TOWNHOUSESAbbotsford 3 bdrm t/hse 1.5 bath 4 appl N/S prefer N/Pet $1250m avail now 604-271-3847 778-388-3847

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC1996 INFINITI I 30, V6, 4 dr. sedan, fully loaded, AirCrd to 2013, Bose Stereo, $3,450 obo. 604-309-4309.1999 BUICK REGAL G.S. S. roof, leather + heat seats, low K. V6, $4900 obo. private. 604-593-50721999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE -V-6, air, tilt, cruise, & more. Exc. Condition Sry $1950 604.590.16612004 ALERO V6. 74,000 kms. Sporty. Loaded. Silver. Cloth seats. Only $6,560. (604)864-6361

2004 BUICK LASABRE. Loaded, estate sale, new tires/brakes. Pri-vate, $8900 obo. 778-565-1097.

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS2005 HONDA Civic Special Edition. 4 door, 4 cyl., auto, runs great, low kms. All records. $8300. Must sell. 604-308-4594 or 604-852-47492006 HONDA CIVIC 2 door, 5 spd manual, 80K, red, $6450 fi rm. Call: 604-538-9257.2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4dr Snd lots of extras, regular service, ex-cell. cond. $15,000 (604)853-0382

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2011 TOYOTA Camry LE, 7000 kms. auto, factory warranty. No ac-cidents. $22,400. 778-869-3265.

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2002 FORD F150 Lariat - 4x4, exc. cond. leather, new tires, local, 160K no accid., $8995obo / 778.861.8355

2005 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500, 4 dr, auto, diesel, 120 K, GM insp., $19,500 obo. Call 604-836-5931.

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Neil CORBETTAbbotsford News

Terry Hackett was in the warden’s office speaking with a man near the front gate

of Sarposa Prison in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, when the suicide bomber struck.

A massive explosion rocked the office, blowing the windows inward, and sending shards of glass slicing into Hackett.

Then came the sounds of small arms fire, as Taliban insurgents fired AK-47 assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).

But this time, the prison security held.

For the Abbotsford man who spent a year as director of the corrections contingent with the reconstruction team in Kandahar, it was a sign of the success of the Canadian mission. Another assurance that they were making a difference.

Sarposa houses almost 1,200 prison-ers, generally including hundreds of Taliban fighters. In a massive attack in May 2008, insurgents breached the front gate using a suicide driver in a tanker truck laden with explosives. The detonation killed security per-sonnel in the area. A second suicide bomber on foot breached the rear gate. Then a team of 30 insurgents on motorcycles, with AK-47s and RPGs, fought to free more than 1,000 prison-ers. An estimated 390 were suspected Taliban fighters.

After that attack, prison security at Sarposa had to be reinforced.

When the second attempt was made, witnessed by Hackett, there was a double gate. And the walls were designed by the military to deflect an explosion upward.

“The infrastructure we did, and the training we did, was effective that

night,” said Hackett. “Our Afghan partners did their job.”

The first attack had killed 16 guards. In the second, there were 12 shrapnel injuries from the explosion.

Glass cuts notwithstanding, Hackett didn’t number himself among the injured.

“I had worse rugby injuries.”

Hackett was raised in Saskatchewan, and came to the Fraser Valley at 19 for an education in psychology at TWU. While at a university career fair, he discovered opportunities with the Correctional Service of Canada, and started as a corrections officer.

In 2008, then a warden of the former Elbow Lake Correctional Facility in Harrison Mills, he looked at opportunities to work in

Afghanistan. There are four non-military organizations from Canada there – the RCMP and municipal police, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and

the Correctional Service of Canada. Before he could be placed in Afghanistan, Hackett took “hazardous environment” training for five days in Kingston, Ont., playing out

scenarios such as being in a vehicle convoy that gets ambushed.

He was sent to Germany for a NATO school on counterinsurgency doctrine. In Gatineau, Que. he took cultural sensitivity training. And for two weeks in Kandahar, he shadowed the corrections team he would be replacing.

Afghanistan was a culture shock.“It was like stepping back in time.”The streets featured modern

vehicles alongside donkey carts. He wasn’t sure of the age of Sarposa Prison, but traditional construction methods made it look older than it was.

Renovating the prison, cleaning it, building guard towers, upgrading the septic system, and ensuring it met international standards of construction, has been some of the Corrections goals. Over three years, they made $5.5 million worth of infrastructure improvements.

Rather than train frontline work-ers, Hackett’s team was teaching the Afghans how to instruct their own staff.

“If we go tomorrow or we go next year, we have to make sure that what we do has value, and lives on.”

There are now only 60 Canadian civilians based in Kandahar. The

Making a difference

Abbotsford Corrections official Terry Hackett has recently returned form a year working at Afghanistan’s Sarposa Prison.

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Corrections official back

from a year in Afghanistan

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....we have to make sure that what we do has value and lives on.

Terry Hackett

‘There is a genuine thirst for peace’combat mission still includes 3,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, but they are expected to come home late this spring.

The Afghan cor-rections officers,

like police and other government authori-ties, are targets of the Taliban. While Hackett was there, two corrections officials were assassi-nated, and there were other attempts.

In return, the

Canadians respected the Afghans’ bravery and commitment to their country.

“The neat thing is to see them take pride in what they do,” he said.

When Hackett arrived, it was dif-ficult to recruit and keep corrections officers, because they were risking their lives for only $120 per month.

The corrections con-tingent ran a program to hike the pay signifi-cantly, up to $160 per month, to match the pay of police officers.

Within four months, they increased staff 300 per cent and had a waiting list.

The increase cost only $45,000 for eight months. Soon $160 per month became the wage for corrections officers across the country.

Some of Hackett’s strongest memories of Afghanistan are of community engage-

ment with people liv-ing near the prison.

Doing foot patrols with members of the Canadian military, they met with com-munity elders.

“They are the most hospitable people when you get to know them. And there is a genuine thirst for peace from the aver-age citizen.”

He recalls meeting a shopkeeper, who had a little closet that sold anything he could sell.

The Afghan entre-preneur said business is like a hand. Some days are long – he indicated his pointer finger; some days are short – he pointed to his pinkie; some days are bad – he indicated his middle finger; and some days are good – and he gave thethumbs up.

“People are people,” said Hackett. “All people want the same things – safety and prosperity.”

Hackett is back in Abbotsford, his home of 14 years. On his return to Canada, he was promoted to director of correc-tions operations for the Pacific Region.

The year in Afghanistan has changed him.

“I’m more thankful for my family, my job, and for Canada.”

His thoughts frequently return to Afghanistan.

“It was a privilege tohave gone there and made a difference.”

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TransLink fitted all of its buses with GPS tracking devices in 2006, both to quickly locate buses in the event of an emergency and to keep the buses from unnecessar-ily bunching up along their routes.

But now, TransLink plans to allow the public to tap into its Transit Management and Communications, or TMAC, system via a soon-to-be launched mobile website by the end of the year.

TransLink spokes-man Drew Snider said the real-time tracking feature could be rolled out by October, first as a text message relay system where riders can text the posted Next Bus numbers al-ready displayed at bus stops. They would im-mediately get a reply saying where their bus is and when it’s due at their stop according to its current location, rather than its regular-ly scheduled stop time, which is given now.

After a trial phase, which could be lim-ited at first to the city of Vancouver, the text message service could be rolled into a mobile website for smart phones or the two could operate in tandem to service the needs of more riders.

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protected as well, especially if they are exposed to north-easterly winds.

Believe it or not, most the bulbs and perennials, that are just emerging, will be fine.

Their flowers are still in the ground. Snowdrops and aco-nites will be okay too even if frozen solid. More tender perenni-als, those rated zone 7 and 8 and varieties like Spanish lavender and cape fuchsias, would benefit from a little mulching.

If you have just

planted some of the new flowering hel-lebores with fresh flowers, cover them with Remay cloth or insulating fabric to keep the flowers in fine shape.

Water the plants under the eaves of your home where they do not get moisture in order to rehydrate them and prevent desiccation. Do a thorough water-ing.

As a precaution, move all very tender plants and started seedlings away from very cool windows and entryways until the worst of the cold is over.

Make sure all your stored bulbs and veg-etable crops in cold spaces and garages are wrapped and pro-tected as well. If you have a greenhouse that’s unheated, you will either have to move your plants or insulate it with poly and then heat it.

You may want to add more mulch to give a little more protection to any recent plantings of tender perennials,

fruit trees and small fruits.

Every plant you have outdoors, that is zoned for your area, will be fine with the few exceptions I have

just mentioned.Very early and very

late cold spells are the difficult ones because of plants ei-ther not being hard-ened off or pushing

ahead in late winter.With this little bit

of extra attention to your garden, you and your plants should be fine.

Good luck!

From B6

They are still in the ground and have cover

As a precaution, move all very tender plants and started seedlings away from very cool windows


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