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CHRISTINA TOTH
Abbotsford city lawyers and staff arecombing through options to deter-mine how the city may best regulate
commercial medical marijuana growingoperations, once new federal rules take fulleffect next April.
Among their many considerations willbe the costs of police, fire service, bylawenforcement and city inspection services,as well as taxation implications, said citymanager George Murray on Friday.
Health Canada’s new rules, the Mari-huana for Medical Purposes Regulationsthat kick in fully on April 1, 2014, will meanthat medical marijuana users will no longerbe able to legally grow their own, or have aproxy grow for them.
Instead they’ll have to order the herbalmedication through the mail, buy their potfrom a pharmacy, or from licensed com-
mercial medical marijuana growers.Currently, municipalities don’t have much
say over where and how medical marijuanacan be grown, but the pending federal ruleswill give local governments more controlover where the operations set up and allowthem to impose other requirements.
City mulls marijuana optionsPending federal rules will give localgovernments more say in grow ops
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The Abbotsford Police are asking for the pub-lic’s help in identifying a man found dead
in the city’s downtown area early on Mondaymorning.
The department released photos of the man’stattoos hoping someone will come forward withsome information about his identify.
“There was no ID on him. There are no signs ofstruggle and there are no indications of foul play,”said Const. Ian MacDonald.
A woman didreport speakingto the man theevening before, at9 p.m. Sunday inthe area of SouthFraser Way andMontvue Avenue,he said.
T h e n , j u s tbefore 1:45 a.m.on Monday, thewoman and another man were walking througha parking lot in the 2500 block of West RailwayStreet when they spotted the man’s body.
“The pair didn’t recognize him [as a regular]from this area, so he may not even be from thiscommunity,” said MacDonald.
However, if the manhad spent a few hoursin the downtown coreof Abbotsford, he hopesthat people who mayhave seen him and talk-ed to him will contactthe police.
The deceased is aCaucasian male from30 to 40 years of age.
He is balding withlight-coloured, shortshaved hair, approxi-mately 6’3” tall with a medium build.
He was wearing a white tank top, blue jeans,black leather belt, grey boat style shoes and a bluehoodie was located close by.
The man has a tattoo of a cross on his leftshoulder and six characters or symbols on hisright forearm (see photos above).
Abbotsford Police and the coroner will continueto investigate the death.
Anyone with information about the incidentor who knows the identity of the deceased manis asked to contact Abbotsford Police at 604-859-5225 or to text them at 222973 (abbypd).
Help neededto ID body
Forearm tattoo
Shoulder tattoo
– CHRISTINA TOTH/TIMES
Lois Andriashyk, who used to have horses, pets Ta’kya while handler Dora Isaak brings her close, during the Maplewood Manor’s countrypicnic open house Saturday. The annual event had a western theme and featured an impromptu concert from country star Karen Lee Batten.
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Astand-off that lasted morethan six hours on Sept. 4
ended with the arrest of manwanted on several warrants,reports the Abbotsford PoliceDepartment.
The incident also endedwithout any injuries.
Abbotsford Police officersresponded to a call about adomestic dispute in the 1900block of Catalina Crescentjust before noon Wednesday.
A female resident cameto the door of the detachedhome, and denied there wasany problem.
However, the investigatingofficers heard noises in thehouse and determined thata male occupant, who turnedout to be wanted on threeseparate warrants, appearedto be hiding somewhere inthe house.
Police secured the area andafter several hours of nego-tiating, convinced BernardWilliam David Barton to givehimself up.
Barton, 37, was arrestedand is in custody in relationto two APD warrants for theftand mischief, and a LangleyRCMP warrant for possessionof stolen property.
Fire destroys RVAbbotsford Fire Rescue
Service crews responded toa call about vehicle fire onSunday at about 10:35 p.m.on Gladwin Road.
On arrival they found arecreational vehicle trailerengulfed in flames, with thefire spreading to an adjacenthome.
Although crews from Engine1 and 6 were able to suppressthe fire quickly, the RV trailerwas a loss and the exterior ofthe neighbour’s house sus-tained heavy damage, the fireservice reported.
The cause of the fire wasunknown as of Mondaymorning, but a fire investi-gator was on site.
The fire department isworking with the AbbotsfordPolice Department to deter-mine a cause.
– CHRISTINA TOTH
Stand-offnets fugitive
– JEAN KONDA-WITTE/TIMES
Cancer survivor Wanita Van Leeuween of Abbotsford has competed in three Ironman competitions, the most recent on Aug. 25in Whistler. She will be speaking at the Terry Fox Run in Mission on Sunday.
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JEAN KONDA-WITTE
Abbotsford Ironman Wanita VanLeeuween had a matter-of-factmindset when she was diag-
nosed with breast cancer on Dec. 30,2005.
“When I was born I was put in thecancer lineup.”
That was nearly a full year after shefound a lump in her breast during aself-evaluation.
“I was never one do to the self breastexam but one night I reached over andthat was immediately what I touched,this lump. And I thought, OK, that’sinteresting,” she said in an interviewwith The Times last week.
Considering her young age of 32,doctors didn’t seem too concerned sherecalled. After the usual mammogramand ultrasound where they found noth-ing definitive, the Abbotsford runnersaw a surgeon who suggested it mightjust be subcutaneous and decided toleave it for a few months and see whathappened.
During that time there were nochanges with the lump, but they sched-uled her for surgery in August.
Still not concerned that it might becancer, Van Leeuween deferred the
surgery to compete in a run.The weeks then turned to months
before surgery to remove the lump wasrescheduled for December at a hospitalin Surrey.
Ten days later the doctor’s wordsbecame forever etched in her brain.
“So it looks like there was some can-cer in there,” he told her.
Although he was still talking, she nolonger heard a word he was saying.
Her first thought was, “I have plans.What do I do? I had just signed up formy first marathon,” she recalled.
A second surgery followed threeweeks later, followed by a full mastec-tomy in April 2006.
“In my mind, it was black. I couldn’tsee beyond the moment I was in. Theone thing you think will never happento you, did.
“Everybody has something they dealwith in their life, and I thought thisis what happened to me. It was just amatter of waiting for it to be my turn,”she said philosophically.
“Cancer is scary. Your immediatethought is . . . you think it’s a deathsentence.”
As she went through her treatment,she learned that was not the case.
“Not everybody dies from it. Somepeople get a chance to fight and win.”
The April surgery was followed bysix weeks of radiation, but no chemo-therapy.
She kept exercising as much as shecould, and decided that [cancer] didn’thave to run her life, but just fit intoher life.
Two years after her mastectomy, shecompeted in her first Ironman compe-tition in 2008 in Penticton.
She followed that with a second Iron-man in 2011, and most recently one onAug. 25 in Whistler, where she recordeda personal best of 13:11:53.
Van Leeuween will be speaking at theTerry Fox Run in Mission on Sundayand has a message to share.
Cancer can’t slow runner downGuest speaker at Mission Terry FoxRun has completed three Ironmantriathlons since beating breast cancer
see SURVIVOR, page A6
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W ith the City of Abbotsford’s digitalsign deal with Pattison Outdoor
Advertising more than doubling its min-imum revenue requirements in its firstyear, the program will soon expand.
Another digital sign will be erectedsomewhere near the civic centre.
The city signed a deal with POA inlate 2011 in which the company wasto set up two large digital signs, whichtogether would bring in a guaranteedminimum annual revenue of $100,000 ayear, plus revenue shares to the city.
The revenues exceeded that con-tractual requirement by an additional$135,058 in 2012 for total revenue of$235,058, wrote Rod Hull, the city’s pur-chasing manager in his report to the city
council last month.Additionally, Abbotsford has access
to more than 10 per cent of availablebroadcast spots on each sign, which ituses to promote city and AESC events.
This in-kind market value the cityreceives on the two digital sites is about$260,000 a year, Hull said in his report.
One sign is a 14 x 48-foot double-sidedmarquee on Salton Road that is visibleto drivers on the freeway and promotesevents at the Abbotsford Entertainmentand Sports Centre.
The second 10 x 20-foot sign is next to
the city’s Visitor Centre on Sumas Way.The strong sales performance achieved
the contract’s minimum revenue mile-stone and triggers the erection of a thirdsign, wrote Hull.
The city is working with POA to deter-mine the most beneficial site, includingvisibility and traffic counts, said Hull.
But as part of initial contract discus-sions, the city asked the third sign to benext to city hall along South Fraser Way.The GMAR for this site is $40,000/yearplus revenue share.
When it f i rst s igned the deal ,Abbotsford reported it expects to earn$9.9 million over the 20-year life of thePOA deal. The city also has a POA TransitShelter Ad Program, which provided 23transit shelters costing about $15,000each, plus revenue of more than $28,500for 2012, Hull’s report noted.
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E ffective immediately, students inGrade 5 who either live in Abbotsford
or attend school in Abbotsford, willonce again be able to register for theirfree Grade 5 Get Active Pass at eitherAbbotsford Recreation Centre or MatsquiRecreation Centre.
The Grade 5 Get Active Pass providesAbbotsford Grade 5 students with freeadmission for all drop-in skating andswimming programs between Sept. 4,2013 and Aug. 31, 2014.
“Physical exercise is extremely impor-tant for our children and it is vital thatwe support and encourage them inbeing active,” said Abbotsford May-
or Bruce Banman. “The Grade 5 GetActive Pass is a great way for us to sup-port healthy lifestyles for all Abbotsfordyouth.”
Anytime from now until June 30, 2014,Grade 5 students – or anyone born inthe year 2003 – can come to either ARCor MRC with their parent or guardian,proof of birth (i.e. birth certificate, pass-port), and proof residency in Abbotsford(a parent’s phone bill or driver’s licence)
to apply for the pass.Any Abbotsford student that is in
Grade 5 but was not born in 2003 canbring a letter of support from theirschool or principal to either MRC orARC if they are wishing to participatein the program.
Additionally, Grade 5 students whoattend an Abbotsford school, but donot reside in Abbotsford, can bring aletter of support to ARC or MRC fromtheir school or principal and apply forGrade 5 pass.
The Grade 5 Get Active Pass is a pro-gram that was developed in partnershipbetween the City of Abbotsford, HealthyAbbotsford and the Abbotsford SchoolDistrict.
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When the province madeits property assess-
ments more flexible in orderto provide some relief to agri-cultural operations a coupleof years ago, it inadvertentlygave commercial businessesa way to ease their propertytaxes as well.
It’s become an issue inmany Fraser Valley jurisdic-tions, one that diverts about$900,000 of municipal taxrevenues from Abbotsford’scoffers, according to citymanager George Murray.
But now the City of Chilli-wack hopes to get supportfor a resolution to kill the taxloophole at the Union of Brit-ish Columbia Municipalitiesconference held next week inVancouver, and Murray willbe watching the results if itis debated.
Amendments in the B.C.Assessment Act made inrecent years were meant togive some tax relief on agri-cultural properties, he said.
“Buildings previously tax-able were exempted, but thathas created a bit of dispar-ity” among other commercialoperations, he said.
As it stands, a permittedbusiness would not have to
pay municipal tax on thebuilding in which it oper-ates if it was in an agriculturalzone, but the same type ofbuilding would be taxed if itstood in a commercial zone.
In a related case in Chilli-wack, one industrial land-owner tried to skip out onpaying municipal taxes bygrazing llamas on industrialproperty.
In October 2012, the Chill-iwack Times reported theowner of the vacant land onthe Progress Way industrialpark – Trackside Holdings
owned by Stan Rogers – paidmore than $150,000 in taxesin 2011 when it was classifiedas industrial by BC Assess-ment.
Trackside then put animalson the property for a monthover the time when the pro-vincial assessment authoritycame looking in 2012.
The subsequent farm sta-tus assessment of the prop-erty led to a tax bill of roughly$3,000, or about two per centof what it should have been,according to city council.
– WITH FILES FROM CHILLIWACK TIMES
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– PAUL J. HENDERSON/TIMES-FILE
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“Cancer is what it is. It’s ahighly personal experience.For me it was important toremain positive and upbeat. Iwanted to still be normal andI didn’t want to be treateddifferently.”
She has been cancer freesince 2006, but still admits tosome anxious moments witheach yearly mammogram.
She’s planning for thefuture, namely finishing thefive marathons on her bucketlist: New York, Boston, Chi-cago, London and Berlin.
She’s done New York andBoston to date.
“I feel lucky in some ways.I kind of grew up from thatexperience. When I was diag-nosed . . . I decided I neededto live and have no regrets.I learned about myself, Ilearned what I’m made of,I learned that I’m strongerthan I think, I learned thatlife is about living.”
The Mission Terry Fox Runhas a new location this year.
The annual run will takeplace at the Fraser River Heri-tage Park.
Registration is at 8 a.m. andthe run starts at 9 a.m.
There are 10km and 5kmdistances and the route issuitable for bikes, wheel-chairs, strollers and inlineskates.
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Cancer survivor feels luckySURVIVOR, from page A3
“I feel lucky in someways. I kind of grew upfrom that experience . . .I learned what I’m madeof, I learned that I’mstronger than I think, Ilearned that life is aboutliving.”
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The preliminary total for the annualMCC Festival for World Relief held at
the Abbotsford Tradex this past weekend isaround $600,000, but that number is expectedto climb higher as final numbers come in.
Thousands of people from the Fraser Valleyand beyond attended the two-day sale andauction, eager to pick up their fresh sausage,perogies and other Mennonite delicacies, andready to buy baked goods and a vast arrayof donated and hand-made items from thehundreds of vendors.
Many simply came to give – straight cashdonations were about $92,000.
As always, the live action provided the mostexcitement, and accumulated the largestcomponent of the donations.
The proverbial MCC bread of life was soldrepeatedly, at the Friday and Saturday auc-tions, to bring in $172,250.
The live auction also had several uniqueitems this year, including a 26-foot MacGregorsailboat that sold for $23,000 and a 1980 Mer-cedes sedan that went for $5,500. In total, thelive auction brought in nearly $75,000.
The 30 quilts created by the famed MCCQuilters, along with several quilts donatedby a Mennonite church in Japan, brought inmore than $30,000, with one beauty selling for
$3,500 to a bidder in London, England.Sixty-seven cyclists in the Pedaling for
Hope cyclathon, held in conjunction with thefestival, raised $60,000 for MCC food securityprojects.
The children’s auction, in which only chil-dren can bid – adults are allowed only if theyare accompanied by children – on kid-friendlyitems, raised $1,876.
Organized by the kids, the items includedWhite Caps tickets, Lego, Star Wars memora-bilia and Barbie items.
Many donations are still being tallied,including the penny donations for the PennyPower campaign – these monies are matched4:1 by the Canadian International Develop-ment Agency through MCC’s account at theCanadian Foodgrains Bank and will supportfarmers in Burundi.
One of the more poignant moments cameon Saturday morning at the live auction as JenForbes followed in the footsteps of her dad,auctioneer Clyde Dougans who had called theMCC auction for 35 years. MCC presented agift to Forbes and his wife Joy, who said it washis absolute favourite auctioning event.
The auction and relief sale was supportedby 1,180 volunteers from 75 Mennonite andother churches in the region.
The funds go to support MCC’s relief, devel-opment and peace work in more than 60countries around the world.
MCC relief auction at$600K and counting
– CHRISTINA TOTH/TIMES
Marlin Martin encourages the crowd and notes the bids as he auctionsthis quilt, Cambridge Stars, made by the MCC quilters, at the annual MCCfundraiser on Saturday. The quilt was voted the favourite at the recentquilt display at the Clearbrook library. Inset; Jen Forbes follows in her latefather’s footsteps, as she takes her turn with the auctioneer’s microphone.The 26-foot MacGregor sailboat, pictured below, went for $23,000.
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HOW ICBC ASSESSES WHIPLASH“PAIN AND SUFFERING”
Stanley T. Cope
Crash! Somebody hits you from behind. Yourhead jerks back and you get a whiplash.
You develop pain – strong pain – and hard-to-pin-down soft tissue injuries in your neck and backwhich bother you for a long time after. Among otherthings, you’re entitled to be compensated for your“pain, suffering and loss of life enjoyment.” So yousubmit a claim to ICBC and the adjuster offers you$6,500 for your pain and suffering. She says, “It’s themost you’ll get for this.”
True? Not necessarily.
You may be entitled to a lot more. It all depends onthe circumstances of your particular situation. Butyou’ll need to see a lawyer experienced in handlingpersonal injury claims to find out.
Like many insurance companies, ICBC hasadopted guidelines grouping soft-tissue whiplashinjuries by severity and symptoms. These may beclassified as mild, mild/moderate and moderate.ICBC uses these guidelines (sometimes called “meatcharts”) to establish ranges of compensation for painand suffering it will typically pay to settle “whiplashassociated disorders.”
These guidelines are partly based on a gradingsystem developed by a Quebec task force in 1995.Under that grading system, Grade 1 whiplashdisorders are described as involving neck complaints,including pain, stiffness and tenderness. Grade 2disorders involve, in addition, musculoskeletalsigns. Grades 3 and 4 involve neurological andmore severe cases.
For example, some Grade 2 whiplash disordersare classified as “moderate injuries” under ICBC’ssettlement guidelines. The guidelines set a $15,000maximum limit on payments to compensate youfor your “pain and suffering” for this degree of soft-tissue injury (where you’re disabled for less than ayear and mostly recovered within two years).
The courts, however, aren’t bound by ICBC’sguidelines. They recognize that no two cases arethe same. In fact, the courts have stressed thatthere is no rigid formula that can or should beused for calculating “non-pecuniary damages”(commonly called damages or compensation forpain and suffering). Courts also understand thatMRI or CAT-scan imaging can’t always show anyphysical damage in whiplash cases.
The appropriate compensation must be assessedin each individual case, taking into account severalfactors, including the nature, severity and durationof your injury and pain; your age; whether you cando the same things as before (without pain); thenegative impact on your family, marriage and socialrelationships; and any loss of your previous lifestyle– in short, various factors that result in your lossof enjoyment of life when compared to before theaccident.
In some recent B.C. court cases, victims of carcrashes with Grade 2 whiplash disorders haveobtained judgments of between $40,000 and even$70,000 for “pain and suffering,” where the injurieslingered or had become chronic. (ICBC argued formuch less.)
Of course, not every person who suffers a whiplashis entitled to significant amounts, and the courts areon the alert for exaggerated claims. But clearly youshouldn’t just rely on what ICBC tells you your claimis worth. It’s best to see a lawyer familiar with recentcourt decisions and trends.You’ll want to know whatcompensation is considered fair for your “pain andsuffering” for your whiplash injury.Your lawyer canalso advise you on other payments you may beentitled to as compensation for other losses youmay have suffered due to the accident.
Written by Janice Mucalov, LL.B with contribution by STANLEYCOPE. This column provides information only and must not berelied on for legal advice. Please contact STANLEY COPE for legaladvice concerning your particular case.
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The Abbotsford/Mission Timesis a division of LMP PublicationLimited Partnership.We’re published Tuesdays andThursdays from 30887Peardonville Rd., Abbotsford, B.C. I f we were to turn to the ‘Comment’
section of Education Minister PeterFassbender’s first quarterly report card,it might read as follows: “Peter’s work inmost subjects is exemplary. He is diligent inattending to his work, and while it is earlyfor a full assessment, he appears to showa willingness to complete assignments ontime and to his teacher’s satisfaction. Hereceives a high grade in ‘CommunicationSkills,’ but that is more reflective of his easystyle with words than of the contents of themessages he conveys. However, like mostof his fellow students who have taken upstudies in education ministry in Victoria,his arithmetic skills are questionable, barelyearning a C –.”
B.C.’s new education minister, Peter Fass-bender, is a nice guy. He has a congenialdisposition and a quiet, assured attitudethat inspires confidence.
He speaks well, but when it gets downto the ABCs and 123s, neither teachers norschool trustees are likely to be overjoyed bywhat he has to say.
Granted, he has been handed a toughassignment: convince tens of thousands ofteachers who feel betrayed by nearly all ofhis predecessors handling the educationportfolio – including (and especially) theone who is currently B.C.’s premier and hisboss – that they should sign a long-termcontract in order to stabilize the delivery ofeducation to public school students.
To sweeten the pot, Fassbender offeredthat teachers and other staff could get wageincreases – but his math breaks down (asusual) when he refuses to provide provin-cial money to back up the offer. The dis-tricts’ school trustees will have to figure outtheir end of the equation all by themselves.
When you add it all up, there still seemsto be a “plus” sign missing on the kids’ sideof the “equals” sign.
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Want to go to the U.S.? Quit tokingThere are plenty of horror
stories about mistreatmentat international borders.
This isn’t one of them.You may have heard about
Jessica Goldstein’s plight whentrying to cross the border intothe United States recently.
The story was well document-ed by both print and televisionmedia sources in this province.
The 30-year-old Richmondnative was denied entry into thestate of Washington on Aug. 31,for admitting marijuana use.
She told the U.S. customsagent that she had indeedsmoked marijuana recently– just days before the incident,according to her story.
But wait, it gets better.“She asked how long I’d
smoked pot for. I said about 10years,” Goldstein told The Van-couver Sun. “Then she askedhow many times I’d smokedpot in my life. I didn’t know theexact number, probably around500 times.”
“It doesn’t make any sense tome why they’d turn me away,”she said.
What? Really? It doesn’t makesense to you? Let me be blunt,Ms. Goldstein.
You are not a victim of someover-zealous customs agent.
You are a victim of your ownlifestyle, which is, whether youchoose to accept it or not, anillegal lifestyle.
Recreational marijuana useis illegal in Canada, as well asin 48 of the 50 United States ofAmerica.
And the fact that it is legal inthe state of Washington onlyserves as all the more reason forU.S. customs agents to be waryof Canadian potheads comingto that state.
It’s not out of the realm ofpossibility that someone whosmokes pot could be interestedin entering Washington specifi-cally to purchase pot.
And with that comes thepossibility that said person isinterested in purchasing largequantities of marijuana, tobring back into Canada.
Now, I’m not implying thatGoldstein had that in mind, noram I implying that she is in anyway involved in the drug trade.
I highly doubt she is, or shewouldn’t be drawing attentionto herself with this entire “woeis me” tale she tells.
All I am saying is that whenyou go to the U.S. border andtell an agent that you have been
smoking pot every week for thepast 10 years (on average), andthat you have also done ecstasyand mushrooms (which shealso admitted), the red flags willstart waving.
In fact, I’d hazard a guess thatif it ever got back to that customagent’s superiors that he or she(in this case, she) intervieweda Canadian who admitted toregular (yes, every week for 10years is regular) pot use, andstill allowed that person into thecountry, that agent would beout of a job.
The kicker is that mainstreammedia presented Goldstein’sexperience as if she were somesort of victim. There have beeneditorials and columns writ-ten about this case, asking thequestion “should we lie?” orstating “honesty may not bebest policy.”
There is another option:change your lifestyle. Eitherthat, or stop travelling to theUnited States.
The only mistreatment ofGoldstein in this case is that shewas detained for three hours.
It should have taken only aminute to determine she was an“undesirable.”
– WITH FILES FROM THE VANCOUVER SUN
■ Terry Farrell is the editor of theAbbotsford/Mission Times
TERRY FARRELL
Commen-Terry
THE TIMES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 ❘ LETTERS ❘ A9
Editor, the Times:In my early years I learned
that supporting police offi-cers was a civic duty (BritishCommon Law, self-inter-est) and a Christian virtue(Romans 13:1-7; I Peter2:13-14).
That’s also what I taughtmy students.
In recent decades, how-ever, my commitment haslost some fervor.
My bulging files showthat police officers often gettreated much more lenient-ly than common offenders.
Consider the statementstaken from the The Vancou-ver Sun (unless otherwiseindicated).
Police officers are oftengiven administrative dutiesor suspended with pay.
• “Police who beat maninto coma should keep jobs,judge says.” (National Post,March4/00)
• Four RCMP officers “fac-ing a total of 20 criminalcharges” in connection withthe Surrey Six case “havebeen suspended with pay.”(June 24/11)
• On Oct. 25/08 RCMPCpl. Monty Robinson, driv-ing his jeep, killed a motor-cyclist. “He admitted hehad been drinking.” (March25/09)
“He was suspended withpay”. (March 25/09)
Do officers get off moreeasily?
• Two Maple Ridge RCMPconstables, Pat Hughsonand Steve Frazer, “by theirown admission . . . drankheavily one night last May. . . and began an eveningof criminal hooliganism.”(Sept. 20/07) For theseactions they got “a repri-mand and a 10-day suspen-sion without pay.”
• On Sept. 18/08 MissionRCMP Cpl. Mike Whiteresponded to a 911 emer-gency call about a houseshooting. He drove to thehouse but “didn’t get outof his car to investigate.”(Abbotsford-Mission TimesMarch 22/11)
He “left the scene after . . .about 10 minutes and didn’tfollow up the next day.”(Abbotsford News, March24/11)
“Four days later” a neigh-bor found Guthrie McKaydead in the house; LisaDudley was clinging to life“but died en route to hospi-tal.” (March 19/11)
For his despicable behav-ior Cpl. White was “givena written reprimand anddocked one day’s pay” andwas reduced one rank.(Abbotsford News, March24/11)
These few examples frommy thick files may explainwhy “Only 56 per cent ofB.C. respondents . . . saidthe RCMP is an accountableorganization.” (Apr. 26/11)
How sad.John H. Redekop
Abbotsford
Rock can’thandle the truthEditor, the Times:
Mr. Rock, I’m sorry to saythat you’re the one that can’thandle the truth.
Your letter is rife with mis-information regarding Jesusas being a failed messiah,that the Old and New Tes-taments do not work welltogether and that the age ofenlightenment has broughtknowledge.
I do agree that we know farmore now than we ever havein biblical times; however, ifyou actually read and take inwhat the Bible is telling you– and I mean you personally– you will begin to see that itis truth. All of it.
Your failure to dig a littledeeper into the New Testa-ment proves you haven’tread any of it well.
Matthew, Mark, Luke,John have all written thetruth they share in their apt-ly named books. Paul wroteActs, Romans, Thessalo-nians, Corinthians, Ephe-sians, Philippians, Timothyand Titus. Most of thosewere letters to the churchesin those areas.
I have to say that millionsof people have personallyexperienced God in a mirac-ulous way. Jesus died foryou and me, and everyonewho accepts him.
If you’d open your eyesjust a little, you’d see himall around you, calling yourname, asking you to cometo him. Just because wehave faith in somethingmuch bigger than all of usdoes not mean we are stu-pid and uneducated.
I have known many peo-ple smarter than you andme who have been whereyou are and have come toknow that what the entireBible says is actually thetruth. I would feel hopelessputting my faith in myself tobe forgiven of my sins (andwe all sin). Not everythingin life can be explained in ascientific way – science hasproven that fact.
We can’t create a singlething from absolutely noth-ing. Start there.
I’m truly sorry for what-ever it is that you or some-one has done to you thathas given you such a poorattitude towards somethingthat ultimately is a guide forliving right with the worldand everyone in it.
May God have mercy onyour soul.
Laurie PurdyAbbotsford
Mulcair petitionnot acceptableEditor, the Times:
Regarding NDP leaderTom Mulcair’s petition toabolish the Senate:
Dear Mr. Mulcair,What exactly is your plan
to amend the Constitu-tion in order to effect thischange?
Or is it your intentionto ignore the Constitutionentirely?
Ignoring the Constitutionis hardly principled.
Otherwise, and with alldue respect, without aspecific plan – includinggetting agreement from theprovinces to amend theConstitution – you are justmaking an unprincipled,undisciplined, irresponsiblefool of yourself.
Surely Canada deservesbetter than another unprin-cipled, undisciplined, irre-sponsible, foolish politiciandoing nothing more thaninflaming emotion and pan-dering to public whim andfancy in order to get votes.
Brian Leslie EnglerLadner
Do somethingwith ConnectorEditor, the Times:
Is it going to take someonegetting killed before some-thing is done to slow downthe traffic on the Cedar Con-nector [in Mission]?
Probably.And doing something after
the fact isn’t good enough forme or for anyone who hastravelled that section of roadand lived to tell the tale.
In the past two weeks therehave been serious accidentson the Connector, one ofwhich involved a good friendof mine, which only makesme all the more angry at thepeople who think that thissection of road is their ownpersonal raceway.
Sure, the traffic slows downwhen the police are therewith their radar equipment,but obviously they can’t bethere every day.
So it should be a no-brainerthat rumble strips are placedat the intersection betweenthe two malls, and not just afew either.
Place them up and downthat strip of road so no onegets a head of steam up as itis way too easy to let gravity,distracted drivers and baddrivers of both genders reachlift-off speeds.
For now it’s just me sayingplease do something aboutthat stretch of road beforeit’s one of your friends get-ting hurt.
But if that’s what it takesthen they’ll have given lifeand limb to a good cause.
Robert T. RockMission
Quit dumping inour parksEditor, the Times:
I often walk in HougenPark [in Abbotsford] andI would like to commendthe parks, recreation andculture department on theexcellent job they do main-taining the park, keeping itclean and tidy.
My reason for writing thisis directed at the irrespon-sible people that litter thepark. Over the spring andsummer I have witnessed anumber of items dumpedon the park grounds for thepark staff to pick up anddispose.
These articles consist of arusted BBQ, seven or eightboxes of cut up wood, possi-bly from a torn down fence,a number of boxes of card-board just to name a few.
The last straw came yes-terday morning when there,dumped by the garbage can,was a toilet. Yes, a toilet andits tank. I don’t get it.
It is this type of personthat would be the first tocomplain about our taxesgoing up.
G. HartzellAbbotsford
Yes we do havethe powerEditor, the Times:
Re: “Students are in needof e-discipline” – Sept. 5Abbotsford Times.
Thank you so much forstating the obvious, whichapparently many of us par-ents need to hear again andagain.
Yes, we bought it for them,and we can take it away.
As parents, we bemoanthe fact that children aren’tplaying outside as much asthey used to.
However, if not given theopportunity to choose tostay inside and rot theirbrains, kids will play outside10/10 times.
They haven’t changed.We’re just lazy, and allow
the TV/iPod/whatever tobabysit them for us.
Yep, it sure is hard work toraise good kids, but the endresults are much better thanthe alternative.
Thanks again for a supereditorial.
Sarah KampAbbotsford
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The regulatory process will also mean thosewanting to produce medical pot will have tonotify the local government, the RCMP andthe local fire authorities prior to submittingtheir applications to Health Canada.
The District of Mission is considering ban-ning the commercial medical marijuanagrows, except on farmland, and only if it’s inthe community’s best interest, Mission MayorTed Adlem had said on the matter.
Last month, Chilliwack moved toward revis-
ing its zoning amendment that will permitthe legal grow-ops only in its M-6 industrialzones.
There have been some inquiries frompotential commercial growers wanting to setup in Abbotsford, Murray said.
“We’ve been contacted by three proponentsabout the possibility of commercial [medicalpot] operations,” he said Friday.
A staff report on the matter is expected tocome before the city council in late Septem-ber or early October.
City has had three inquiriesregarding local grow opsPOT, from page A1
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The Make-A-Wish Foundationgrants the wishes of childrenwith life-threatening medical
conditions.Each wish is personal and unique
to the recipient. Whether it fulfillsa fantasy, creates an adventure orincludes a celebrity, the outcome isto bring hope, strength and joy to achild facing a medical condition.
At IGL Financial Solutions Inc.(exclusive marketing agent for theChambers of Commerce GroupPlan) we like to call ourselves a“Wish Family,” as one of our ownhas been granted this life-changinggift. We’ve seen firsthand the joy andhope that the “wish experience” cangive a child.
Kate Roberge, daughter of IGLFinancial Solutions president DanRoberge, was granted her wish in2012.
Here is her story:
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Seventeen-year-old Kate Robergehas numerous interests, rang-ing from dance to the VancouverCanucks, but her real passion isphotography.
Kate has cystic fibrosis, but shedoesn’t let that stand in the way ofher dream career. Kate’s wish wasfor new photography equipmentincluding a Canon camera so shecould set up her very own studioat home.
The celebration started off whena local gentleman known as “Larrythe Cake Guy” turned up at Kate’shouse in Abbotsford, with a gor-geous cake in the shape of a Canoncamera.
Kate loved it, and it tasted just asgood as it looked.
That evening, with her familywatching, Kate eagerly unwrappeda stack of brightly wrapped pack-ages to reveal her wish list – lenses,flashes, a memory card, a powerpack, stands, a transceiver/relayto remotely trigger a camera, and
more.And of course who can forget
the pièce de résistance – a gorgeousCanon 5D Mark II camera.
Next, Kate received an offer fromlocal Abbotsford-area pro photog-raphers Jason and Darcie Brownfrom Revival Arts Studio to take heron her own professional shoot onceshe had some time to get used toher brand new camera.
Jason had come to Kate’s wishpresentation and got to see her facelight up with glee when she foundout she would be photographing a
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Darcie and Jason are no strang-ers to the power of a wish – whenDarcie’s brother was a teenager likeKate, he had his wish granted for alaptop computer.
Jason is so dedicated, he didn’teven let the birth of their new babythat same morning prevent himfrom showing up at Kate’s celebra-tion.
Kate is so excited to spend a daylearning from this dynamic duo.
No wish is complete without a fewadditional surprises.
Kate had mentioned to her wishgrantor that one photographer’sstyle she found most inspirationalwas Matthew Keoni, a young manfrom Red Deer, Alberta.
Kate especially admired Mat-thew’s portrait photography, as wellas a series of photographs Matthewhad taken featuring a “danbo” robotdoll in a variety of settings.
Kate was stunned when shereceived an offer from Matthewhimself to come visit her in British
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With brand-new top-of-the-lineequipment and her new mentors,Kate is well on her way to fulfillingher dream of becoming a profes-sional photographer.
Thanks to Jason and Darcie fromRevival Arts Studio (and congratson the new edition), Larry the CakeGuy, Matthew Keoni, and of course,Gentec Canada for teaming uptogether to help Kate achieve herdream.
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We can’t thank the Foundationenough for what they’ve done forKate.
She has already started her ownphotography business and is look-ing forward to a future doing whatshe truly loves, largely in part to theMake-A-Wish Foundation.
Kate’s story served as inspirationfor IGL Financial Solutions and theChambers of Commerce GroupInsurance Plan to take a more activerole in helping the Make-A-WishFoundation.
In recognition of the extraordinarywork that Make-A-Wish Foundationis doing in the lives of children andtheir families, IGL Financial Solu-tions and the Chambers of Com-merce Group Insurance Plan hasdecided that for every new groupplan enrolled we will make a dona-tion to the Foundation.
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As such, all employment servicesoffered to employers and job-seekersare free of charge.
The services offered include, butare not limited to, available rooms forinterviews and job fairs, free job post-ings, and wage subsidies for hiringeligible employees.
AbbotsfordWORKS has access toa number of different types of wagesubsidies to provide financial supportto an employer as incentive for thatemployer to hire and provide workexperience and skills enhancement to
an eligible client who has been identi-fied as needing work experience or hassome sort of disability.
For example if an employer wereto hire an eligible person betweenthe ages of 15 and 29, that employercould access a hiring incentive plusfurther funds to purchase training forthe newly-hired youth.
Another type of subsidy enables anemployer to hire an AbbotsfordWORKScase-managed individual who is or hasreceived regular EI benefits in the pastthree years (five years for maternity/paternity benefits) and be reimburseda percentage of the employee’s wages
for a specified duration of time.A third type of subsidy empowers
employers who desire to influence theAbbotsford community in a positiveway through hiring for diversity.
By hiring a person who has a physicalor cognitive disability but matches thejob needed, an employer can access awage subsidy for a specified durationof time.
Please contact Rodney Wiebe, jobdeveloper at AbbotsfordWORKS fora full list of eligibility requirementsfor both employers and perspectiveemployees.
Also, please note that all wage sub-sidy agreements must be signed beforethe employee is hired. Further informa-tion can also be found on our website:www.abbotsfordworks.com.
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The firm has been an activemember and supporter ofthe Chamber for that entireperiod.
Douglas MacAdams is a pastpresident of the AbbotsfordChamber and current mem-ber of our board of governors.Over the years he has served
the Chamber as a board andcommittee member, moder-ated all-candidates meetings,hosted numerous social andnetworking events and haseven been the good-natured
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As summer comes to an end our com-mittees and the board are eager to get
back to our regular scheduledmeetings and continue thework of serving our member-ship. I am excited to reportthat the Chamber has a fullagenda this fall.
This summer I spent sometime meeting with our board,executive and chamber staff.
I enjoyed meeting with all ofour board members one-on-one to discuss the Chamber and any feed-back they may have.
Overall, we are in good shape. There isalways room for continuous improvementand we have the opportunity to make a fewenhancements.
Our draft multi-year strategic planencompasses many of the board and staff’s
great ideas and will be discussed further atour September board meeting.
One ofthe excitingthings inour strate-gic plan isthe returnto a moreproactiveadvocacymodel. TheChamber
is committing to developing an advocacypolicy in the coming months that outlineshow we advocate on behalf of our membersinterests.
The plan more importantly commits theChamber to tackling at least two proactiveadvocacy issues per year. These issues willthen be used to lobby the three levels of
government. An example of the Chamber’ssuccess was the implementation of theIntermunicipal Business Licence last year.
Most recently, we returned from the B.C.Chamber of Commerce annual generalmeeting in Nanaimo.
A large part of the AGM is used to debatepolicy items that make up a policy book.
This document is utilized to lobby theprovincial government on behalf of thebusiness community and is sent to all of theMLAs in the province.
At this year’s AGM, together with theGreater Langley Chamber of Commerce, weco-sponsored a resolution to upgrade andextend 16th Avenue from Highway 99 to theAbbotsford Airport. This would reduce con-gestion on a major truck route and improvethe flow of goods and people along this vitaleast-west corridor.
Two other issues that directly affect busi-
ness in Abbotsford pertained to Fraser Riverflood management and the impact of thecarbon tax on agriculture.
In total there are 114 diverse policies inthe book that call for change in provincialregulations to ultimately improve trade andcommerce for the business community.
For the Abbotsford Chamber to effectivelyrepresent the interests of our members, weneed our members to help identify issueslocally, provincially and federally that arenegatively impacting prosperity.
We want to help you to remove the barri-ers and obstacles so that you can be moresuccessful. I ask readers of this article tocontact our office or myself directly.
For members who want to take a moreactive role, the government affairs commit-tee is always looking for new members toidentify and move these issues forward. So,the invitation is there to help us, help you.
Chamber advocacy: help us help you
President’sReportMIKE WELTEPRES IDENT
China is our second largest export mar-ket. Already the world’s largest market
for cars, cell phones and seafood, it is thefastest growing market for luxury goods, airpassengers and nuclear power.
China has the most internet users andonline game players, the longest high speedrail network and thebusiest port. Thereare well over 100 cit-ies in China with apopulation of morethan one millionand, according tothe Economist Intel-ligence Unit, theeconomy will growat rates of abouteight per cent perannum for the next decade.
In China’s case, seeing is believing.That is why we are excited to announce
a special invitation from the AbbotsfordChamber of Commerce to join us next Aprilto discover China.
As an exclusive benefit for Chambermembers we are partnering with CitslincInternational Inc. to provide a nine-day, all-inclusive tour of Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhouand Shanghai for $2,499 per person.
Citslinc is one of the largest providers offoreign tours to China and works exclusivelywith over 800 Chambers of Commerce inCanada and the US.
This fully escorted trip is meant to be anintroduction to the people, history, culture,commerce and daily life of this excitingcountry.
The itinerary is packed with sights andactivities that will give you a full and
rewarding experience.There will also be an opportunity for
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The trip departs on April 4, 2014, return-ing April 12, 2014. Your trip includes:
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accommodation, single occupancy isavailable for an additional charge of $500.This trip is also available to non-Chambermembers for an addition charge of $150 perperson.
Deadline for registration is Dec. 19, 2013.Over 20,000 people travelled with Citslinc
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last April with them and I was impressed bytheir high level of professional service.
This trip completely changed my under-standing of China and I came away withan entirely new found appreciation for itspeople and its future.
We will be hosting an information sessionat 7 p.m. on Oct. 1 at the Coast AbbotsfordHotel & Suites, 2020 Sumas Way, Abbotsford.
Leo Liu, president of Citslinc, will be there
China tour a great opportunity for Chamber members
– JASON PAYNE/THE PROVINCE
The Great Wall of China is one of the world’s most recognized man-made structures, and a must-see to be included in any trip to China.
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The Abbotsford-Sumas Rotary Clubannounced its 2013/2014 board of
directors recently. It includes president KimHissink; president elect Dorothy Van derRee; president elect nominee Mike Adkins;Secretary Carrie Pratt; treasurer Sandy Wat-son; and directors Tom McMillan, Dan Bue,Dorothy Van der Ree, Douglas Dunn andCheryl Klassen.
The Abbotsford-Sumas Rotary Club is alsoknown as ‘the Strawberry Club.’ Proceedsfrom the annual strawberry sale fundraiserand other events like the St. Paddy’s DayDance support service projects in its own
community and internationally.Abbotsford residents may be familiar
with the nautical theme playground at JohnMahoney Park as well as the ‘Welcome toAbbotsford’ sign on Sumas Way – both ofwhich are projects of of the A-S Rotary Club.
Anyone interested in becoming a memberor learning more about Rotary is welcomeand invited to join them Wednesday morn-ings at 7 a.m. at the Salvation Army CascadeCommunity Centre (35190 Delair Road).
For more information contact: Kim Hissinkat 604-807-3771 or email [email protected].
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The Abbotsford/Mission Timesconcludes its Gear up for Grid-iron series profiling senior boys’high school football. Today’s fea-ture highlights the AA AbbotsfordSenior Panthers.
JEAN KONDA-WITTE
The Abbotsford Senior Pan-thers have two new thingsgoing for them this sea-
son: a brand new football fieldand a brand new team.
With just two returning playersfrom last year’s varsity squad, thisyear’s Panthers will be made up ofmostly Grade 11 players. But they’re
no strangersto the roughand tumblehigh schoolgridiron. AsG r a d e 1 0players, theyl e d t h e i rteam to theAA provincialchampion-ship game,losing onlyto Mission inthe final.
“They’ve played a lot of footballand experienced what it’s like to bein the playoffs and be in big games,”said head coach Jay Fujimura.
The once powerhouse AbbySenior football program folded in2002 and the school was without
a team until 2007, when Fujimuracame on board, and, with the helpof the principal and staff, resur-rected the Panthers into the AAdivision.
It’s been a slow uphill climb andFujimura is starting once again withhis young team.
“We’re in a building year,” he saidlast week. “They’re getting used toa new system, the scheme is a littlemore complicated. They’re gettingused to that and playing varsity ballwhich is a little bit quicker.”
Leading the charge will be a brandnew quarterback, Jordan Fox, who’splaying in his first season of highschool football as a Grade 11.
“He’s an athletic guy, one of ourbetter basketball players, comingout for football,” said Fujimura. “Itwas a learning curve for him.”
Outstanding running back Gray-son Marquardt will be his ‘go-to’guy.
Gear up for Gridiron: Abby Senior Panthers startwith new team; new field
– TERRY FARRELL/TIMES
Panther running back Grayson Marquardt gets a block from Madaraka Kuol on a Crusaderdefender to pick up a few extra yards.The Abbotsford Senior Panthers hosted Surrey’s Holy CrossCrusaders in the B.C. High School Football AA Varsity 2013 regular season opener for both teamsFriday. The Crusaders won 50-0.
“We’re in abuilding year.They’re get-ting used to anew system,the scheme isa little morecomplicated.”
– JAY FUJIMURA,head coach
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“Grayson’s a very good running backand Jordan being a very good athlete,we wanted to spread the field out andput as many athletes on the field as pos-sible,” explained the coach.
“It gives us a couple more differentways to attack a team.”
Other notables include JordanGoheen, who moves up to varsity as areceiver/safety and returning Grade 12starting tackle Jason Mann.
“It’s a new team; that happens everytwo years,” said Fujimura, adding whathis team lacks in size, they make up for
with tenacity.“They’re hard
w o r k e r s , ” h esaid.“[But] it’s themental toughnessthat we’re goingto have to workthrough. Thembeing so young,t h a t ’s u s u a l l ythe hardest part.Once you workt h r o u g h t h a tthings tend to fall into place.
“It’s that mental preparation that wehave to do every week. It’s a long season.
We have to keep the focus.”Abby Senior christened their new all-
weather Panther Field last Friday nightin the regular-season opener againstHoly Cross.
The Panthers showed all the nervesexpected of a mainly all-rookie varsityteam, as the Crusaders dominated in a50-0 victory.
This Friday, the Panthers welcomealumni to the new campus for theirhomecoming game at 7 p.m. when theytake on Howe Sound.
“The kids are pretty excited aboutthat. I think we’ll be successful this yearand the next year,” said Fujimura.
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JORDAN GOHEEN
PANTHERS, from page A15
Tough start to season for young Panthers squad
TIMES STAFF
The University of theFraser Valley men’s soc-
cer team had a weekend toremember, for all the rightreasons.
Not only did the Cascadestake down the number-oneteam in the nation, with a 1-0victory over the UBC Thun-derbirds on Sunday, but theyalso put a halt to a dubiousstreak in the process.
It was the first time inUFV school history that theCascades beat the T’Birds– a streak that spanned 14games.
It was one of two streaks tofall on Sunday, as the Thun-derbirds’ loss was their firstin 27 games. The last UBCregular season loss in CIS orCanada West play came Nov.6, 2011.
“The guys followed thegame plan and did everythingTom (Lowdnes) and I askedof them,” said Cascades headcoach Alan Errington.
Connor MacMillan of Chill-iwack scored the lone goal ofthe game, with only threeminutes to play.
Keeper Mark Village ofAbbotsford made five savesfor the shutout victory.
“A complete team victory, Icannot be more proud of theteam then I am right now,”
said Errington.Sunday’s victory came on
the heels of an opening-sea-son 2-1 loss to Trinity West-ern University on Friday.Ethan Claibourne-Collins of
Chilliwack scored the loneCascades goal in the loss.
The Cascades’ 1-1-0 recordafter Week 1 leaves them ina four-way tie atop the CISPacific Division, along with
TRU, UBC and Victoria.The Cascades travel to
Manitoba for a game Sept.12 against the 0-2-1 (CanadaWest) University of WinnipegWesmen.
Women start with a winThe UFV Cascades women
opened their season with a2-0 victory over the UNBCTimberwolves on Friday.
Jade Palm of Powell Riverscored the only goal the Cas-cades would need, convertinga Paige Friesen (Abbotsford)corner, 12 minutes in. It wasone of 10 corner kicks theCascades had in the game.T h e Ti m b e r w o l v e s h a dnone.
Danica Kump of Surreymade it 2-0 in the 75th min-ute.
“We got the result we want-ed tonight. Had we finished afew more of our chances wewould have been able to playmore of our reserves. GiveUNBC all the credit for play-ing an excellent game,” saidUFV head coach Rob Gies-brecht. “I was very proud ofour young team they did notget frustrated and showeda tremendous amount ofmaturity tonight.”
The Cascades women playthe 0-0-1 UBC Thunderbirdson Sept. 13.
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Cascade Carly Neeson (left) and UNBC’s Jessica Manningchase down a loose ball during Friday’s season-opener forboth women’s teams.
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Chair yoga classesSept. 12, chair yoga classeswith Norine resume at Life-time Learning Centre. Thisfun fitness class is for any-one wanting to improvetheir mobility and flexibility.Fee for six sessions is $35($45 for non-members). Pre-registration is required at604-820-0220 or at www.lifetimelearningcentre.org.
Learning PlusSept. 12, Learning Plus hasan open house and registra-tion from 10 a.m. to noonat Abbotsford RecreationCentre, 2499 McMillan Rd.Coffee/tea included. Dropby and see what all theexcitement is about.
Male chorus seasonSept. 12, Abbotsford MaleChorus seeks new members.They sing Thursdays, 7:15p.m. at Clearbrook Menno-nite Church, 32027 Peardon-ville Rd., Abbotsford. [email protected].
Mission Legion poker, moreStarting Sept. 12, TexasHold’em Poker at 7 p.m., atthe Royal Canadian Legion,32627 Logan Ave., Mission.Also a chili cook-off on Sept.14, $25 per team, music byReckless and more. Swapmeet is Sept. 21 from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m., $5 per table ordonate items to Legion.Call 604-826-2331 for moredetails.
Gaming grants meetingSept. 14 at 10:30 a.m.,30835 Peardonville Rd.,Abbotsford. Groups receiv-ing or wanting to applyfor a gaming grant areencouraged to attend thismeeting. The Fraser Val-ley Community CharitableGaming Association pro-vides help to access gam-ing grants. Membership isfree and endorsed by theGaming Policy EnforcementBranch. For info or to regis-ter, contact 604-309-1481 oremail [email protected].
Red hatters saleSept. 14, the Central FraserValley Queens Council ofthe Red Hat Society is hav-ing a Twice Around Sale forits members from 10 a.m.– 2 p.m. at the MasonicLodge Hall, 33860 Pine St.,Abbotsford. Admission is$2. Show your membershipcard at the door. Call Normaat 604-864-2916.
Learn Tai ChiThe Fung Loy Kok Instituteof Taoism, a registered char-itable organization, offersnew classes in Taoist Tai Chi
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Converse in FrenchSept. 16 Lifetime Learn-ing Centre presents Frenchconversation with NicoleBellay. A series of six classeswill be given each Mondaywith the intermediate levelstarting at 9:30 a.m. and thebeginner level at 11 a.m.Place: 32444 Seventh Ave.,Mission. Fee for the series:$40 (non-members $50).
Lifetime learningSept. 18, open house ofLifetime Learning from 1 – 3p.m. at 32444 Seventh Ave.,Mission. See what’s in storefor this semester. Programinfo and registration avail-able. Email [email protected] for more.
Babytime storiesSept. 18 – Oct. 30, make lan-guage fun, start early withBabytime at Mission Libraryon Wednesdays, from 10:30– 11 a.m. Help your babydevelop speech and lan-guage skills – enjoy bounc-ing, singing and rhymingwith stories in a fun, socialbonding activity. Call 604-826-6610 for more.
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Newcomers meetSept. 10, Abbotsford/Mis-sion Newcomers invites allwomen new to the area tojoin them for social activities,speakers, dinners, from 7 – 9p.m. at Terry Fox Elementary,3071 Babich St., Abbotsford.For more info and meetingplace, contact Corry at 604-859-4859.
Anger awarenessSept. 11, the Abby Dads Pro-gram at Abbotsford Com-munity Services has a freefour-week group for dadsstruggling with anger andfrustration. Topics includeself-esteem, relationships,conflict resolution, anger
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Women’s breakfastS e p t . 1 1 , 9 : 3 0 a . m .Abbotsford Women’s Con-nection Breakfast meets atGarden Park Tower, 2825Clearbrook Rd., Abbotsford.Cost is $11; Charlotte Leppof Lepp Farm Market, MaryDe Hart. RSVP to 604-744-5159, 604-852-8240 or [email protected].
Friends of the LibrarySept. 11, join the MissionFriends of the Library andhelp them with fundrais-ing, book sales and events.Meeting is at Mission Library,33247 Second Ave., at 2 p.m.For more call 604-826-6610.
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Armchair travellerSept. 11, Lifetime LearningCentre presents The Arm-chair Traveller, an outreachprogram at CarringtonHouse, Seventh Ave., Mis-sion from 2 – 3 p.m. Cost is$7 (non-members $10).
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CUSTOMERAPPRECIATION MONTHOur Biggest Sale of the Year!
BUY 1
or
WINEGET
$1000
BUY 2
or
WINESGET
$3000OFF OFF
All
WINES$1000
OFF
#2-2015 Abbots ford Way 604.854.5353 www.abbotsfordwine.com
Everything is onSpecial
REFERRALS - Been to AbbotsfordWine before? Know someone that hasthought about making wine but hasn’tgone through with it yet? Bring themalong with you next time. They get thefirst time customer deal, and you get$15 off any wine of your choice.
Start your
Christmas Wine
NOW and avoid
any last minuterush!