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Th ere’s been several reported cougar sightings in the Hope area over the last month, but a local conservation offi cer says residents should not worry.

One was seen walking by Fraser Canyon Hospital on Dec. 21, while a pair of cougars were spotted along the Trans-Canada Highway as well as Ross Road on Jan. 12.

“Th is is the time of year you’re going to see them. Th e deer are basically yarded because of the snow levels. As the snow levels get

deeper, the deer come down and the cougars follow them,” said Sgt. Steve Jacobi, with the Conserva-tion Offi cer Service (COS). “Th ey’ll stay right around the edge of town. Sometimes you’ll see them coming through town but for the most part, they’re not that dangerous.”

Once a cougar is caught in the open, they’ll likely just stand there and stare at a person. However, Ja-cobi recommends making yourself appear dominate and bigger by yell-ing and waving your hands above your head to avoid any problems. Cougars will generally walk away

aft er that, he said. Cougar sightings in the Hope

area are not unusual at this time of year, given the community’s rural location. In addition to deer, cou-gars will prey on raccoons and rab-bits. Jacobi said if they stick around and feel comfortable in town, they might start hunting house cats.

“Th e way that you know you have a real cougar problem is you start seeing them in broad daylight and on a very frequent basis,” he added. “What we’re really concerned about is if they actually get into confl ict.”

Cougars don’t normally travel in

pairs either. When they do, Jacobisaid it’s generally two juveniles thathave been kicked out of a group.Th ey’ll stay together for as long asa year, sometimes even longer de-pending on how bonded they are,until they fi nd their own territoryand their way around.

For more information on cou-gar safety, visit the COS website atwww.env.gov.bc.ca/cos/info/wild-life_human_interaction/docs/cou-gars.html

To report a confl ict or unusualwildlife activity, call 1-877-952-7277.

Cougar sightings around HopeDavid Perottie, an arborist with Davey Tree Expert Company, removes broken branches from trees in Memorial Park on Tuesday morning. The company was contracted by the District of Hope to cleanup storm damaged trees in Memorial Park, as well as along Flood-Hope Road, Othello Road, and around the Visitor Centre.

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January 12, 2015 Council Meeting

Council BriefsAre you prepared?BY: TOM DESORCY, FIRE CHIEFThe recent ice storm that hit our community should act as a stern reminder of the need to be prepared for an emergency. Ask yourself, how long could you stay in your home without electricity, heat or water? For some, this was reality for several days and if this event had been even wider spread, it would be much longer.Being prepared starts with a simple and basic emergency kit. Most people look no further than their camping supplies but that’s just the start. At the very least your kit should contain water and canned food that won’t spoil. A battery operated radio, can opener, fl ashlight and extra batteries. Include any special needs items like medications and some cash. Put this together gradually to save costs and before you know it, you’re there.Another step in preparedness is realizing the seriousness of any situation and to act accordingly such as limiting outdoor travel. Too many of our most vulnerable citizens were out and about oblivious to the hazardous conditions we were facing. Sometimes you just need to know when to stay home.I also want the community to realize the sacrifi ces made by all the responders from Emergency Services to Utilities and Public Works, many of which were attending to public safety knowing their own homes and families were also being impacted by the storm. My hope is that the public realizes the severity of events such as this and they can and will happen again and caring for yourselves is a reality.To fi nd out more on Emergency Preparedness visit www.getprepared.gc.ca or call me at604-869-5671. Take this as the lesson it was and protect you and your family. Be Prepared!

2015 Business Licenses Are Now DueAvoid a 10% penalty, renew your business license before January 30th. If you are no longer doing business in the District, we ask that you notify us in writing: Attention: Business License or via email to [email protected] into District Hall to renew your license.

Delegations:Ms. Jennifer Hawkins of the Hope & Area Transition Society presented to Council interim fi ndings on a readiness assessment regarding the potential implementation of a House First capital project in Hope. Ms. Hawkins is of the opinion that if proper supports and partnerships are leveraged, Hope has all the right ingredients for successful program implementation. This includes a willing population, an effi cient and experienced agency, and talented program operators. Council passed a resolution to issue a letter of support “in principle” in support of the project.

Mr. Kelly Pearce reviewed the 2014 achievements of the Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning (HMC), including many beginners, intermediate and advanced hikes and programs. He gratefully acknowledged the different levels of sponsorships, including Government, Corporate, Media, First Nations, Education, Recreation and Non-governmental Organizations.

The total participants in programs for 2014 was 13,557. According to the statistics gathered, participants travelled from the Fraser Valley, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island/Georgia Straight, BC Southern Interior, Fraser Canyon, and also out of Province/Country. Volunteer hours totaled 3,687.

In 2015 they will reprint the Hope brochure;

complete the HBC Trail (Hope-Tulameen); runprograms in the new bike park; and continueimproving local trails.

Staff Reports:The Chief Administrative Offi cer provided Council background information and aproposal from AdvantageHOPE regardingrepairs and development of the Station Housein order to have it operating as the DistrictTourism Centre and Museum as soon aspossible. Further discussion regarding thismatter will be brought forth to a future Council meeting.

Committee of the Whole Meeting:The Fire Chief explained his role within theDistrict of Hope and his relationships with outside organizations such as the Fire Chiefs’ Association, etc. He touched on fi re service issues, demographics, apparatus, dispatch, emergency management and emergencyresponse, hazards and hazmat response, vehicle and structure fi res, drug labs and grow ops, rail incidents, fl oods, aircraft crashes andice storms.

Moving forward, the Fire Chief hopes to provide Council with quarterly statistical reports outlining the number and types of calls, etc.

Next Meeting: Mon., Jan. 26, 20157:00 p.m. in the District of Hope Council Chambers

The District of Hope would like to remind residents that all dogs over the age of 4 months are required to be licensed. The fi ne for an unlicensed dog is $100. There will be a $5.00 penalty for all licenses purchased after April 1st.

Please come into the Municipal Offi ce located at 325 Wallace Street to purchase your 2015 dog tag.

District of Hope staff will be pleased to answer any questions you may have. Give us a call at 604-869-5671.

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Ice Storm AftermathIn the aftermath of the Ice Storm that hit our community earlier this month, the District of Hope has set up collection bins at the rec. centre, for the residents of Hope, near the small parking lot next to the washroom Any branches and organic debris from their property that is too large for curbside collection, can be dropped off at no charge in these bins.

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Mobile home fire in LaidlawA mobile home in Laidlaw was com-

pletely destroyed in a fi re on Saturday morning.

Ten Hope fi refi ghters responded to the blaze on Anderson Lane at about 7:30 a.m., along with RCMP, B.C. Ambulance

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Housing prices in B.C. should rise mod-estly this year aft er stronger gains in 2014, according to a new forecast by Central 1 Credit Union.

Th e association of B.C. credit unions pre-dicts a 2.5 per cent in-crease in resale home prices in 2015 and similar increases of between two and three per cent out as far as 2018.

Bryan Yu, senior

economist with Cen-tral 1, sees continued strength in urban real estate markets.

“I think sky-high prices in Greater Van-couver have more room to grow with little risk of a signifi cant down-turn,” Yu said.

One trend he ex-pects to continue is the divergence in price growth between de-tached houses and multi-family units.

“While condo mar-kets have been soft , with median home values fl at since 2010,

detached values have surged,” Yu said. “Sin-gle-family housing is increasingly a luxury good detached from income drivers.”

His report predicts home prices in Metro Vancouver will contin-ue to be underpinned by the scarcity of devel-opable land, the grow-ing population and in-ternational demand.

It says the collapse in the price of oil will

be generally positive for real estate markets, because it leaves more discretionary money in consumers’ pockets.

But crude’s plunge is painful for Albertans and will restrain their demand for B.C. recre-ational property in the Interior and Vancouver Island.

Th e lower Canadian dollar, however, has made real estate here more aff ordable rela-

tive to the rising prices of U.S. homes, the re-port notes.

Central 1 expects no increase in interest rates until early 2016 but expects fi ve-year rates will average 6.5 per cent in 2018.

“Record-low mort-gage rates will not last indefi nitely, but will remain low enough to underpin housing mar-ket demand this year and next.”

Modest home price gains predicted in B.C. over the next four years

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Target’s misses force U.S. retailer to retreat


U.S. retailer Target is abandoning its short-lived foray into Canada.

Th e company says it will close all 133 Cana-dian stores, including 19 in B.C.. It employs 17,600 people in Canada and the closures could throw thousands out of work in this province.

Target chairman CEO Brian Cornell said there was no realistic scenario for the money-losing Ca-nadian arm to reach prof-itability until at least 2021.

It was granted protec-tion from its creditors in Ontario Supreme Court last Th ursday.

“We had great expecta-tions for Canada but our early missteps proved too diffi cult to overcome,” Cornell said. “Person-ally, this was a very dif-fi cult decision, but it was the right decision for our company.”

Th e Minneapolis-based retailer has B.C. locations in Campbell River, Courtenay, Na-naimo, Victoria, Saanich, Burnaby, Richmond, Co-quitlam, Delta, Surrey, Langley, Maple Ridge,

Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Kamloops, Kelowna, Vernon, Cranbrook and Prince George. Target stores will remain open during a court-super-vised liquidation. Target is placing $70 million in an employee trust to ensure a minimum 16 weeks compensation, in-cluding wage and benefi t coverage for workers not needed for the full wind-down period.

Th e decision came aft er an unsuccessful holiday season, Cornell said, despite best ef-forts by Target Canada to win over shoppers.

“Th ere is no doubt that the next several weeks will be diffi cult, but we will make every eff ort to handle our exit in an appropriate and orderly way.”

Th e American retail giant launched its Cana-dian expansion in 2013, buying up former Zellers locations and arranging grocery stock through Sobey’s.

SFU business and mar-keting professor Lindsay

Meredith said Target’s invasion of Canada was misguided from the start.

It launched with too many stores at once, he said, and it immediately turned off Canadians sav-vy to lower U.S. pricing when it instead charged prices in line with Cana-dian retailers.

“Th at was exactly what Canadians did not want

to hear,” Mer-edith said.

When stores opened they were missing some of the U.S. brands in home decor and fashion shop-pers wanted, he added. Further blows that en-

trenched the retailer as a “screw-up” in Canadian minds included a mas-sive data breach at the U.S. parent and recur-ring problems with empty store shelves.

“Empty shelves is a re-tailer’s kiss of death,” he said.

Th e latest challenge for Target has been the dive in the loonie to 84 cents U.S., which has left the company bridging a growing gap between

what it pays for stockin the U.S. and what itsells it for in Canada. ButMeredith said he was sur-prised Target opted for acomplete Canadian pull-out, coupled with creditorprotection, rather thanwhat he calls a “hedgehog defence” of retrench-ing to a small number ofmore profi table stores inkey markets. Big winnersfrom Target’s demise willbe established retail andgrocery chains like Wal-Mart, Loblaws, CanadianTire and even Sport Chek,Meredith predicted.

“All these guys will behappy – they just got ridof a major competitor thatcould have hurt them.”

He expects the storeswill be sold piecemealto multiple buyers “whowill bite off a piece of thewhale carcass” rather thanto one replacement chain.Other retailers have alsostruggled lately, includingSears, and fashion outletsincluding Mexx, Jacoband Smart Set also intendto close. But Meredithsaid Target’s withdrawalwill send a particularlystrong warning to otherU.S. retailers consider-ing Canadian expansion,such as Nordstrom’s.

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Kinder Morgan won’t disclose pipeline emergency plan


Th e B.C. government remains stymied in its eff orts to force Kinder Morgan to reveal what the province believes are crucial details of oil spill and emergency response plans for the fi rm’s Trans Mountain pipeline project.

And as the National Energy Board review of the proposed sec-ond oil pipeline enters a new phase there are growing calls for the province to withdraw from the process.

Lawyers for the province have for sev-eral months demanded the release of detailed emergency plans for spills on either land or at sea.

Trans Mountain of-fi cials last October released a heavily re-dacted version of the plan, citing various reasons for denying information, including “security” to protect its facilities from “targeted vandalism” during an emergency.

“History has shown that the possibility of a spill originating from Trans Mountain’s fa-cilities is very real,” the province stated in a Dec. 5 motion that demanded more dis-closure.

“Th e potential for devastating eff ects on the environment, hu-man health and local economies is irrefut-able. Th ere is signifi cant reason to query Trans Mountain’s ability to respond to a spill eff ec-tively.”

One of the plan el-ements withheld by Trans Mountain for se-curity reasons is a map of public evacuation zones should a rupture or other emergency oc-cur.

While the company argued public disclo-sure of the map could interfere with its re-sponse, the province said making the infor-mation publicly avail-able would aid safe and orderly evacuations.

Kinder Morgan took the same position on disclosure of other manuals and fi re safety plans.

“We are extremely concerned that the very detailed response in-formation provided in

these documents could be used by anyone seeking to maximize environmental dam-age or cause harm to the public by interven-ing prior to or during a response,” the company said.

Th e province’s De-cember motion argued release is “imperative” for all intervenors to meaningfully partici-pate in the review be-cause the NEB process is “the only forum in which Trans Moun-tain’s ability to eff ec-tively respond to a spill can be probed and tested.”

It said the company’s “vague and perfunc-tory justifi cations” for withholding details are based on unverifi ed as-sumptions and are “ut-terly unpersuasive.”

Various intervenors, including the province, were expected to fi le further information requests to the NEB by a Friday deadline in a second and fi nal round of written questions and answers.

B.C. Green Party deputy leader and MLA Andrew Weaver said the province must end the equivalency agree-ment that delegates its environmental as-sessment to the federal government and in-stead conduct its own independent hearings.

“Th e province at this point has no choice but to pull out,” Weaver

said. “It’s totally unac-ceptable. If you’re not going to provide some-thing as fundamen-tal as an emergency response plan for the most critical aspect of your whole proposal then this is clearly not working in the interests of British Columbians.”

Weaver said it’s par-ticularly unreasonable that the emergency plan documents were not provided in time for intervenors to pose questions by Friday’s deadline.

An environment ministry spokesman would not say if the province is contemplat-ing a pull out, adding

B.C. continues to insist any heavy oil pipeline meet its fi ve conditions to proceed.

Th e NEB is expected to make a fi nal recom-mendation on the ap-plication to twin the Trans Mountain pipe-line by Jan. 25, 2016. Th e federal govern-ment would then have six months to approve or reject the project.

Th e proposed $5.4-billion pipeline twinning would nearly triple Trans Mountain’s capacity to 890,000 barrels of oil per day and bring hundreds of additional oil tankers through Burrard Inlet each year.

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Hippy science is easy, and wrong

Did you do a “cleanse” to start the year? A diet or supplements to, you know, “detox” your body?

Please, if you did, I don’t want the details. I’m here to discuss the underlying assumptions of this fad. TV presenter Dr. Oz is a promoter of various schemes, soup diets and the like, but there are many books and consumer products being flogged.

“Supplements, tea, homeopa-thy, coffee enemas, ear candles and foot baths promise you a detoxified body,” writes Ontario pharmacist Scott Gavura, who treats cancer patients with medi-cine’s most potent drugs.

Frustrated by the pharmacy

industry’s willingness to cash in on fake cures for nonexistent conditions, Gavura began con-tributing to ScienceBasedMedi-cine.org, where you can search “detox” find his takedown of this notion.

He traces the roots of purifi-cation rituals in religious and medical history, such as when patients were bled with leeches.

Actual “detox” is administered in hospital for those with dan-gerous levels of drugs, alcohol or other poisons. Credible phy-sicians abandoned theories of “autointoxication” in the 19th century.

“Today’s version of autoin-toxication argues that some combination of food additives, salt, meat, fluoride, prescrip-tion drugs, smog, vaccine ingre-dients, GMOs and perhaps last night’s bottle of wine are causing a buildup of ‘toxins’ in the body,”

Gavura writes. “And don’t forget gluten. Gluten is the new evil and therefore, is now a toxin.”

Gluten-free products now oc-cupy whole sections of grocery stores, not far from the pricey “organic” produce that may or may not be tested for synthetic pesticides.

Living in the Lower Mainland 20 years ago, I noticed people lugging big plastic jugs to the grocery store to fill with water. Metro Vancouver is a rainforest, with some of the best tap water in the world, so I wondered what they were trying to avoid.

Discreet inquiries yielded similar answers. Aside from the odd superstition about chlorine or fluoride, they had no idea at all. They didn’t know about the Coquitlam reservoir, or ozona-tion, or what they were buying, which was essentially municipal water run through a filter. They

had been convinced to pay $2 for water in plastic bottles, and this somehow led to the conclusion that their tap water is only fit for washing clothes and driveways.

Vaccinations? Don’t get me started. In the

past year I have had an argu-ment with a registered nurse at a blood donor clinic, annoyed that the health ministry denied her imagined “right” to infect frail patients with influenza, and with a veteran politician who only re-cently overcame a vague taboo against putting vaccines in her body.

It’s no wonder people constant-ly fall for enviro-scares like toxins from the Alberta oil sands that are actually concentrated in cit-ies where all that fuel is burned, or the threat of genetically modi-fied canola oil, or smart meters. The media are frequently part of the problem, lacking scientific

literacy and preferring conflictover common sense.

Take Vancouver (please). Themayor rose to fame with a compa-ny that sold overpriced importedtropical fruit juice in single-serving plastic bottles. Calling it“Happy Planet” convinced a newgeneration of urban rubes thatthey’re doing something for theenvironment. Plus, there are “nochemicals” in it, to cite the cen-tral myth of hippy science.

At the risk of giving you toomuch information, I did a cleanselast year. It was for a screeningcolonoscopy, one of many thathave taxed the B.C. health caresystem since a new test was addedto the standard medical checkup.

Try that one if you’re over 50.Tom Fletcher is legislature re-

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Target closures not surprisingLast Th ursday morning, the 17,000 Target employees working for the company in

Canada found out they will be losing their jobs.Target’s U.S. parent announced it plan to close all 133 stores, including the one at Cot-

tonwood Mall in Chilliwack. Th e closure comes just two years aft er Target opened to great fanfare in Canada, aft er taking over most Zellers stores and their leases.

In years to come, Target’s advance and retreat in Canada will likely be used as a classic textbook case study in business schools. Th e company had a good reputation in Canada before it opened a single store here, given that many Canadians live near the border and regularly shopped at U.S. Target stores.

It decided to take over an existing chain that had a loyal core of shoppers, close down those stores and lay off all employees. It then completely renovated them, and opened a large number of stores all across the country, all at once. Th is is something that no other U.S. retailer who has made the trek north has done.

Walmart took over Woolco, but gradually rebranded their stores. Th ere were far fewer Woolco stores than Zellers stores. Walmart also gradually opened new stores and, in more recent years, has renovated its stores to add large grocery sections.

Building supply stores Home Depot and Lowe’s both entered the Canadian market more gradually, even though they were (and remain) large U.S. chains. Costco also came into Canada more gradually as well.

By all accounts, all these companies have done well with their Canadian operations.By coming in more slowly, they all learned the challenges of doing business in Canada,

including the higher costs of distributing to a smaller number of stores that are more widely geographically separated than in the U.S. Th ey also learned that Canadian shop-ping habits diff er from U.S. ones, and have catered their off erings to Canadian habits.

Target got off to a bad start when its stores opened here. Inventory at many stores was spotty, and there were persistent reports of empty shelves. Prices were considerably higher than at U.S. stores, which may have been understandable, but was a cause of re-sentment by many formerly loyal Target customers.

Th e Target stores will likely close over the next few months, as the Canadian subsidiary is wound down. It isn’t good news for the employees. At the same time, it shows that, in business, it is vital to have products that meet consumers’ needs, and to be able to execute a proven growth strategy.

Companies who forget those fundamental lesson simply cannot stay in business.- Black Press

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Hello, my name is Eva Hwang, from South Korea.

I am writing in hopes of finding “Wayne,” a very kind Canadian from Hope who helped me find the Othello Tunnels in August.

My husband and I were lost in Wayne’s neighborhood in the

mountain near the tunnel. He dropped everything just to lead us there. So I have been trying to find this good man and send him my thanks. I have searched Google maps, trying to find his house without success.

But I am sure that one of your readers

must know Wayne. He is easy to spot. Wayne is a nice white-haired gentleman, over 50 who lives at the end of a dead-end street. He was working on his porch when we asked for help.

So he jumped into his pickup truck, and led us to the tun-

nel. It was only about five minutes from his house.

Perhaps Wayne him-self is reading this, I hope so. But if anyone else knows Wayne, could you kindly con-tact me at [email protected]. Thank you so much.

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I so enjoyed receiving a copy of the 2015 Festive Favourites. It was a special Christmas gift to me as all my Christmas decorations etc. were damaged due to a fl ood in my basement.

I think our local paper is so special and this ad-dition with the Christmas carols and recipes was so appreciated.

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Last week I witnessed a pickup stuck in a snow bank outside the Legion. Th e owner called a tow truck and it came with all lights fl ashing. Th e operator was wear-ing a bright vest and lights were fl ashing on the stuck pickup.

Two cars came and turned around. A third car – a small car with a sign on top – kept

coming. Th e pickup driver was blowing the horn and the tow man was waving and hollering. To no avail, the car hit the cable, busting out the windshield. Th e professional driver must have been setting his GPS.

Th e new law about emer-gency vehicles now includes tow trucks. Move over if you

can and slow down. Tow trucks only have amber fl ashers. Th ey need blue lights like police and ambulance – Christy Clark take note.

P.S. If you are happy and you know it, your face will surely show it.

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I would line to say God Bless to Muriel Young, owner of Rolly’s Restaurant, for keeping her doors open during the time that Hope experienced our power outage, January 5 to 7th.

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I am shocked at the news that the allocation policy, which had been agreed upon in 2007, has now essentially been ripped up and a new deal struck behind closed doors, without consultation of the resi-dent hunters of B.C. or the BCWF.

Th ese new allocation numbers are outrageous: 40 per cent of the griz-zly draws; 35 per cent of goat; 40 per cent of sheep, and on it goes.

Just 3.7 per cent of the hunters get 40 per cent of the hunts, while 96.3 per cent of the hunters get the 60 per cent.

Foreign trophy hunt-ers are being given hunts at 17 times the rate that residents are.

Th ere are only a few thousand tags given out of each of the species in a draw each year to keep hunting sustainable and fair.

Many of the areas in question have odds as high as 50:1 because of the demand for these species.

Taking as much as 40 per cent of the hunts away from citizens of British Columbia will increase these odds to the point that it would be pointless to ever enter

the draw.Th e HCTF has col-

lected tens of millions of dollars to fund research and habitat enhance-ment projects, and we support that with words, deeds, volunteer hours, sweat, and dollars.

And now you give away an additional 20 to 30 per cent resident allo-cation to a small number of foreigners – people who don’t even live here.

Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations Steve Th ompson’s decision is not supported by poli-cy, is not a refl ection of resident priority, and is

a gross manipulation of the 2007 agreement.

Th is is a gross ma-nipulation, misconduct, and misrepresentation of the public interest by the minister and pre-mier, and now for them to try to push those splits into legislation is just unheard of and not seen in any other juris-diction.

Th at said, we need to get allocation splits into legislation to put this is-sue behind us and must be no less than 90 per cent for the resident hunting public.

Th e Liberal Govern-ment would do well to

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A better world now, too late for Kevin

It was the 8 a.m. concert band class.

I was in Grade 10, or maybe 11.

We were a big group – perhaps 50 of us – and as a bass player I was tucked in the back row with the percussion section. Th ere were three or four guys on things like snare drums, tympani, cym-bals and the like.

I don’t remember the song, but Kevin had the cymbals. Th e song required one of those 1812 Over-ture style fl ourishes – CRASH – and Kevin was having a hard time.

We’d attended elementary school together. His house was just a couple hundred yards from the school.

He was quirky. Not in his be-haviour, but his English accent, big ears and a sharp nose set him apart.

He was so painfully shy you had to strain to hear him at times. I also remember him as a kind and gentle kid.

Th at day in band, all eyes were on him.

Th e teacher stopped the song and told him to give the cymbals a real crash.

*clink*“Come on Kevin, a big crash!”

the teacher demanded.*clink*And so on, until the teacher

lost his cool.“COME ON, KEVIN!”Th e room dissolved into

laughter. At the teacher’s frustra-tion. But also at Kevin’s inexpli-cable inability to express himself.

Isn’t smashing cymbals the controlled mayhem all teens

love? For some reason, Kevin just couldn’t.

Years later, I wondered what life was like for Kevin at that time.

Did he have many friends? Didn’t seem to.

Was he teased a lot? Did he fi t in somewhere?

For an average kid the cym-bal thing would just be embar-rassing. I wondered if for Kevin it was like another small stone placed upon a set of shoulders already carrying too many.

A couple years earlier, I hung with a group of friends. One guy was obese, and we teased him relentlessly. Silly names I won’t repeat.

He was tough and smart, though, and gave as good as he got. I liked him as well as any of my friends, but we exploited his vulnerability.

At my last high school re-union, we caught up. He apolo-gized – to me! – for how we treated each other. Like I said, he gave as good as he got, but I was an a**hole to him. And he was outnumbered.

Maybe it’s the fact we’ve both grown up. We’re parents now, and consider some of our child-hood behaviour not just child-ish, but cruel.

But it’s a diff erent world now, too.

Th e hurtful teasing, the names, the bullying – it still happens in schools today, but those who challenge it, those who would stamp it out, are empowered.

Bullying prevention starts the day kids arrive at school. It’s part of the curriculum from kinder-garten through Grade 12, in one form or another.

Th ere’s just so much talk and modelling around respectful be-haviour and interaction. Next month is Pink Shirt Day, a day of solidarity for all people against

bullying of any form. Children today are subject to

pressures that didn’t exist a gen-eration or two ago.

But in terms of bullying,they’re being given the tools tospot it and are more empow-ered to stop it. And there’s amore open dialogue about whatis playful teasing, what is mean,and when and where it becomesbullying and cruelty.

As for Kevin, not long aft erwe graduated from high schoolhe tried to rob a Brinks truck indowntown Vancouver.

He pried open the door,slashed a Brinks guard in theface with a knife and tried tosteal a handful of cash beforefl eeing.

As he ran away, the otherguard shot him in the buttocks.Kevin kept running, out by thecorner of Howe and Dunsmuirstreets.

Th e next gunshot hit him inthe back of the head.

Th at was it for Kevin. His parents were shocked.

He’d never had a brush with thelaw before, they said.

But later, investigators found abullet-proof vest, shotgun, steel-toed boots, ammunition, a smallpropane tank, fi recrackers andan explosive device in his bed-room.

Aft er all these years, Kevinwas clearly preparing to expresshimself.

I have no idea what Kevin’s lifewas like.

I have no clue the trajectoryfrom that day in band class,from high school, from any of itto that horrible end.

Are the Kevins of today havinga better time?

I hope so.Chris Bryan is the editor of the

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Construction to start on B.C.’s biggest wind farmTom FletcherBlack Press

B.C.’s fi ft h wind farm will have 61 turbines and electric-ity output equivalent to supply for 54,000 homes, making it the largest in the province so far.

Site clearing for the Meikle Wind project began last fall on wind-swept peaks north-

west of Tumbler Ridge, and California-based Pattern En-ergy expects to start construc-tion in June with an expected completion date of late 2016.

Meikle Wind is the third in the Tumbler Ridge area, and the fourth in the region in-cluding Bear Mountain Wind near Dawson Creek. Th e only wind farm so far constructed

outside the Peace region is at Cape Scott on the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

Northwest B.C. has signifi -cant potential for wind power as well, Energy Minister Bill Bennett said aft er a project announcement Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge. He added that the company’s decision to invest $400 million shows

the Site C dam isn’t the death knell for independent power that some feared.

“Site C actually enables more renewable energy,” Bennett said. “Wind is the cheapest renewable technol-ogy available today, and it has come down in cost signifi -cantly over the last fi ve years.”

BC Hydro CEO Jessica

McDonald said the Crown corporation has several more wind projects being consid-ered under its “standing off er” purchase program.

BC Hydro signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for the Meikle project in 2008. Pattern Energy took it over from Vancouver-based Fina-vera Wind Energy, which re-

ceived four contracts for areaprojects in BC Hydro’s 2008clean energy call.

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Rocky year ahead for B.C. mining

Tom FletcherBlack Press

B.C.’s mining indus-try heads into 2015 with slumping commodity prices, closures and lay-off s at coal operations and eff orts to continue

recovery from B.C.’s worst mine-related structural failure.

Imperial Metals ap-plied last week to restart the Mount Polley copper-gold mine near Williams Lake, to produce about half the ore it did before

its tailings dam abruptly failed in August 2014. Th e company’s Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern B.C. is up and running, but facing a six-year low in the world price of copper.

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tenays, a mainstay of theB.C. industry, remain inproduction, but slowergrowth in Asia and a lowmetallurgical coal priceforced Anglo AmericanCoal and Walter Energyto shut down mines atthe northeast coal hub ofTumbler Ridge last fall.

Energy and MinesMinister Bill Bennettheads for the Associationfor Mineral ExplorationB.C. conference in Van-couver Jan. 26-29. He saidin an interview last weekthe price of copper hasdipped to a level wherethere is concern aboutlayoff s at metal mines, butthe current “bear market”is less of a concern formineral exploration, withmineral discoveries tak-ing years to develop.

Taseko Mines con-fi rmed Monday it is re-ducing its workforce atthe Gibraltar Mine nearWilliams Lake by nearly50 positions due to theprice of copper.

Premier Christy Clark’sjobs plan set a target ofeight new mines and nineexpansions by the end of2015. Since 2011, startupsinclude Copper Moun-tain near Princeton, NewAft on near Kamloops,Mount Milligan west ofPrince George, BonanzaLedge near Quesnel andYellow Giant on Banks Is-land near Prince Rupert.

Last week Environ-ment Minister Mary Po-lak issued two fi ve-yearmine permit extensionsto keep alive projects fac-ing opposition from localaboriginal communities.

One was for the Tulse-quah Chief mine projectnear Atlin, determined tohave been “substantiallystarted” with site work af-ter a long legal battle withthe Taku River TlingitFirst Nation.

Th e other extensionis for the Taseko’s NewProsperity copper-goldproject near WilliamsLake, which has twicebeen rejected by the fed-eral government due toenvironmental concernsover acid rock contami-nation. Th e Tsilhqot’inNation remains ada-mantly opposed to theopen-pit proposal.

Bennett said bothcompanies and the gov-ernment need to con-tinue talks about revenuesharing and impacts withaff ected aboriginal com-munities as they apply foroperating permits.

“An important part ofthat process under theMines Act is for themto engage with First Na-tions, and an importantpart for the Crown isto consult and accom-modate, so there’s lots ofwork to do,” Bennett said.

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offering four snowshoe trips for all ages in the mountains around Hope during February and March.

The programs are free this year, thanks to a donation Hope Mountain Centre received from the University of the Fraser Val-ley kinesiology department, as well as individual donors. Par-ticipants can bring their own snowshoes or borrow them from Hope Mountain Centre.

As a non-profit society, the Hope Mountain Centre’s core mandate is to get people out-side. While many Canadians see winter as something difficult that must be endured, program director Kelly Pearce hopes to inspire people to embrace win-ter in all its extremes.

“Living in Hope, we’ve got these spectacular mountain passes just 40 minutes from home,” he said. “Highways 3 and 5 take us into awe-inspiring ter-rain and deep snowpacks that feel like another world. I get a thrill every time I’m up there, and I hope that more people in our town take advantage of these great places”.

Snowshoeing has exploded in recent years, with new snow-shoe designs that make it easi-er than ever to travel over the snow.

“No one misses the old wood

and leather snowshoes,” said Pearce. “The new shoes are lighter, more maneuverable, and have better traction under-foot. Anyone can enjoy winter travel now.”

Another key goal of the Hope Mountain Centre is education. Pearce pointed out that trips model safe backcountry travel, “so you’ll learn some useful tips about winter clothing, gear and how to avoid dangers such as

avalanches.” He also said there’s a social and emotional benefit to getting outside too.

“Anyone who comes on one of our trips will tell you, it’s fun!” Pearce added. “You meet a bunch of new people and share an experience that is rejuvenat-ing and memorable.”

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It’s free – and it works!Ed Hill is coming back to Hope

A familiar face is re-turning to Hope in Feb-ruary for a special book reading.

From the spring of 1993 to the fall of 1997, Staff Sgt. Ed Hill was in charge of the Hope

RCMP detachment. He and his wife Joy, like so many RCMP fami-lies, were a part of the

community in many ways. In 1997, Hill was transferred to Gibsons on the Sunshine Coast, where he spent his last six years in the force before retiring.

Hill has been a pro-fessional artist for al-most 30 years and his works are on display at the Hope Arts Gallery, located at 349 Fort St. He has also written a book of true short sto-ries, titled Busted, about his family’s experiences in the RCMP over his 34-year career, includ-ing one from Hope.

Join Hill on Vancou-ver’s seedy streets in a dangerous undercover murder investigation. Learn why he had to arrest his own son, Bryson, and put him in jail.

Ever heard of the Marijuana Detector? Hill used one to bust a dealer in Cloverdale –

not far from where, as a rookie cop, he almost blew himself up in a residential backyard.

You might also be surprised to learn of Hill’s major investiga-tion into Second World War ordinance on the Sunshine Coast. It shut down the entire Howe Sound Pulp and Paper mill in 1991.

Hill’s stories in Bust-ed confi rm that police work, like life, is unpre-dictable.

He will be at the Hope Arts Gallery on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. for a special book reading and signing.

Hope Arts Gallery re-opens for 2015 on Feb. 1.

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Former Hope RCMP Staff Sgt. Ed Hill will be in Hope on Feb. 6 for a special book reading and signing at the arts gallery.

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MT. HOPE SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH

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1300 Ryder St.

Pastor Michael Hope604-792-8471

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Invites you to worship SUNDAYS 10AMTHE REV. GAIL NEWELLwww.anglican-hope.ca

Corner of Park & Fraser St.604-869-5402

HOPE UNITED CHURCH

590 Third Ave.

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Grace BaptistChurch

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the World”www.gbchope.com

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ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Service held 2nd & last Sunday of each month.

F.C. Hospital Conference Room – 2:30 pm

Wayne Lunderby, Pastor

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Faulkner - Agassiz• MatSel Hair Studio,

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Killer slide buries four people

A m a s s i v e a v a l a n c h e d u m p e d

thousands of tons of rock and snow on a three-mile section of the Hope-Princeton Highway, nine miles east of Hope on Jan. 9.

The occupants of at least one car and a truck driver were bur-ied under debris piled up to 300 feet deep.

Another truck driv-er, Don Stephanishin of Kamloops, escaped when he abandoned his truck and ran back to safety before the mountainside col-lapsed.

RCMP at Princ-eton said Stephan-ishin spotted a yellow car containing three young adults stuck in a small slide 13 miles east of Hope at about 6 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9.

They yelled to the occupants, two men

and a woman, to aban-don the vehicle and run for safety in case another slide comes down, but they stayed in the car.

Trucks, car engulfed

Police said the driv-er of another truck, a semi-trailer unit load-ed with hay, stopped behind Stephanishin, but stayed in his cab while Stephanishin went up the road to warn other traffic.

Stephanishin told police the main slide roared down on the two vehicles and his Arrow Transfer tanker minutes after he left the scene.

Police said there is little hope any survi-vors will be found.

Dan Chervenka, 29, president of the Hope Search and Rescue

group, who visited the avalanche scene said:

“It is a tremendous slide, absolutely un-believable, and totally devastating.”

Highways officials said it may take three days before the slide is cleared and it is not known definitely if any more vehicles are bur-ied under the rubble.

There were also warnings that warmer weather could trigger more slides in the area.

‘Dozers called to help

The slide cut the highway and tele-phone communication along with it.

Highways depart-ment officials imme-diately amassed equip-ment and began an all-out rescue effort.

A bulldozer owned by Hope contractor

Roy Corbett was the first piece of equip-ment on scene and be-gan clearing the road into the main part of the slide.

Highways minis-ter Phil Gaglardi flew to the scene from his home in Kamloops to direct operations. Deputy highways min-ister Tom Miard and three senior engineers from the department flew to Hope from Victoria.

Gaglardi, inter-viewed before he left Kamloops, said the av-alanche was triggered by mild weather in the wake of recent heavy snowfalls. He said a small snow slide fell across the highway at about 4 a.m. The main slide roared down about 90 minutes later.

“First it snowed, then the blasted side of the mountain came down,” he said.

The main body of the slide, about 1.5 miles long and 300 feet deep, is located about 12 miles east of here. The highway is also blocked about 10 miles east of Hope by about 300 feet of mud and rock spread 10 feet deep across the road.

Eyewitnesses said the smaller block was formed when part of the main slide tore along the Nicolum

Creek bed running parallel to the high-way, gouged out the creek bed, and swept on to the road.

Highways depart-ment worker Eric Douglas, one of the first persons on scene, reported the slide was still moving when he attempted to climb to the summit of the rock, snow and mud this morning.

D o u g -las and a com-p a n i o n got about half way when they d e t e c t e d m o v e -ment and t u r n e d back. He said that if any vehi-cles were trapped they would have been swept right off the highway and carried across to the opposite side of the valley.

He said the occu-pants of any vehicles caught by the slide would have met with certain death.

“There could be oth-er vehicles in there,” he said. “We can’t see through the muck. It might be days before we know.”

The spokesperson said a private bull-

dozer had to be used to begin clearing the slide because no highways department equipment was avail-able.

He said a snow shov-el used by the depart-ment was parked at a sand stockpile in the slide area and was bur-ied by the avalanche.

Two Greyhound buses were halted by

the slide s h o r t l y after it b l o c k e d the high-way.

C o m -p a n y s p o k e s -men in Va n c o u -ver said the bus-es, both h e a d i n g for the c o a s t ,

were rerouted through the canyon.

Hope construction man Carl Anderson, whose company built the Hope-Princeton, toured the area and warned there is real danger of more slides all along the route if the thaw continues.

The Search and Res-cue Group headed by Chervenka took 90 minutes to climb to the top of the rubble deposited on the high-way by the slide.

“Even while we were

at the top there wasrock still cracking andbreaking away andrumbling down themountain into a shal-low valley which wascreated between theslide’s summit and themountain,” Chervenkasaid.

From the summit,he said, they were ableto see the course tak-en by the slide after itbroke away from themountain.

“It crashed downover the road and intothe valley with suchforce that it shot upthe opposite side ofthe valley about 500feet. A little lake bythe road, called BeaverLake, was completelyeliminated.”

Trees lifted

“We could see howthe slide had sweptinto the lake, forc-ing the water out. Thewater flowed downthe valley carrying allsorts of trees, and oth-er debris,” said Cher-venka.

Two cabins in thearea were buried un-der the slide but lo-cal residents said theywere unoccupied inwinter.

This story was takenfrom The Hope Stan-dard souvenir editionin January 1965.

50th Anniversary of the Hope Slide

Highways minister Phil Gaglardi (centre) on one of his visits to the Hope-Princeton slide area. Shown in the picture are the tires from the ill-fated oil tanker, one of three vehicles buried in the giant slide. Tanks and tires, fragments of the cab, a piece of windshield glass, an exhaust stack and transmission are among the pieces of the tanker recovered to date. No trace of the two persons believed to have been in the tanker cab have been found.

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“It is a tremendous

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and totally devastating.”

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MONDAYHope Al-Anon Group: Al-Anon supports friends and families of problem drinkers. Monday, Jan. 26 8 p.m. Fraser Canyon Hospital meeting room1275 7th [email protected]

TUESDAYSenior Fitness Class: Total body workout for seniors 55+ using music to movement , weights and bands.. It runs Tuesdays and Th ursdays at 9 a.m. Golden Ager’s Hall 560 Douglas St. [email protected]

Hope Scrabble Club: Queue, quixotry, zy-murgy. If you are a serious Scrabble player looking for a challenging game, this is the group for you. Tuesday, Jan. 27 10 a.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th [email protected]

Conversation Circles: If you are learning English and want to practice speaking with other people in a friendly, ca-sual place then join us for weekly guided discussions about Canadian culture, food, current events and a variety of other topics. A ReadRight program..

Tuesday, Jan. 27 10:30 a.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th [email protected]

Every Author Has One: Kids! Tell us what every author has and enter to win! Join us on these special days for stories, activities and treats. You must attend at least two programs to win the big prize so be sure to mark these dates on your cal-endar! Tuesday, Jan. 27 3 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th [email protected]

Family Literacy Day: Celebrate Family Literacy Day! Stories and poems will also be read by mem-bers of the community. Evening snacks will be provided! Tuesday, Jan. 27 6:30 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th [email protected]

WEDNESDAY$how Me the Money: A beginner’s fi nancial lit-eracy program that looks at creating and maintain-ing budgets, preparing for holiday expenses, and making smart food decisions. Learn to get the best bang for your buck, and how to stretch a dol-

lar a little further! Please pre-register by contacting via email or telephone! Wednesday, Jan. 28 1 p.m. Read Right Society Bay Room 895 3rd [email protected]

Westie Army Cadet Train-ing: Th e cadet program prepares youth ages 12 to 19 to become the leaders of tomorrow through fun yet challenging activities. Wednesday, Jan. 28 6:30 p.m. Hope Legion 344 Fort [email protected]

THURSDAYSeniors Coff ee and Conversation: Drop in to discuss current events or visit with friends while you have a cup of coff ee and a homemade treat. Th ursday, Jan. 29 10:30 a.m. Hope Library1005A 6th [email protected]

FRIDAYFriday Aft ernoon Help: Book a half-hour uninter-rupted “Help!” session. Whether you are learning to use your new e-reader, mystifi ed by email or anything in between - the library can help fi nd you

an answer! Registration required. Friday, Jan. 23 1:30 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th Ave. [email protected]

SATURDAYHope Aglow: Join us in celebrating 25 years of Aglow International in Hope. Come for a free con-tinental breakfast, time of worship celebration, and interact with a dynamic speaker. Th is month, Sue Martin will be sharing on “What if... learning to walk in fullness in God.” She is a formal Bible translator and a facilita-tor for the Joshua Project in Hope. Prayer ministry always available. Satur-day, Jan. 24 10 a.m. Hope Centre 888 3rd [email protected]

SUNDAYHappy Knit Group: Bring your knitting and share in the conversation about patterns and projects, ideas and yarns. Begin-ners and all abilities are welcome to join this cozy fi reside knitting circle. Sunday, Jan. 25 1:30 p.m. Hope Library 1005A 6th [email protected]

Nearly three-quarters of Canadians living with Alzheimer’s disease are women.

It’s an eye-opening statistic, but it’s not news to the many Hope families whose lives have been altered by the dementia journey, many of whom will participate at the Investors Group Walk for Memories this Sunday January 25, 2015.

“Women represent 72 per cent of Canadians liv-ing with Alzheimer’s disease,” said Jude Weir, the Alzheimer Society of B.C.’s Support & Education Coordinator for Chilliwack & Hope.

“Th ey could be your mothers, wives, sisters, grandmothers or friends.”

Th at’s why the Society’s annual Alzheimer Awareness Month campaign in January has ad-opted the theme, Th e 72%. It aims to inform women in their 40s and older about the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, brain health and how the programs and services of the non-profi t Alzheimer Society of B.C. can help. More women than men are living with Al-zheimer’s disease because they live longer and age is a signifi cant risk factor, Weir says. Th e risk of dementia doubles every fi ve years aft er age 65. Women also account for 70 per cent of family caregivers.

“Th e disease takes a tremendous toll on these women who eventually provide round-the-clock care,” said Weir. “Th e burden is especially high for women raising families and holding down jobs.”

Th ough women are disproportionately aff ected, Weir points out that Alzheimer’s disease and oth-er dementias aff ect everyone.

More than 70,000 people in B.C. face dementia.Th e 72% Awareness Month campaign kicks off

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Hope’s senior Mustangs girls and boys faced stiff competition in tour-nament action last weekend, with only one victory to show for their eff orts.

Th e boys hosted their annual Hoopfest, with seven teams attend-ing. Action started at noon on Fri-day, when Hope met the Aldergrove Totems.

Coach Jake Giles said, “Th e crowd for the opening game was great. It was really good for the guys to have the bleachers full and cheering for them. Because the boys aren’t used to that, it gave them a boost, for sure, but also probably made them a little more nervous.”

Aldergrove’s Lovy Brar set the stage with 10 three-pointers, while Hope’s Blake Deschenes coun-tered with 15 points and Brendan Prawdzik, 14. Th e visitors’ balanced fi repower let them cruise to a 106-43 win.

Brar scored another eight treys against Agassiz and won the three-point contest with 11 baskets but his team’s shooting cooled off in Satur-day night’s championship match, with DW Poppy posting a 53-30 win.

Th e Mustangs were short two starters in their second game, ver-sus Langley Fundamental on Friday night.

“We played them in the Agassiz tournament earlier this year and beat them” said coach Giles. “Th ey were missing a player in that game, and we were missing two starting players in this game. We probably could have had a more competitive game than we did.”

Deschenes led Hope’s eff ort with 11 points but Langley rolled to a 77-34 win.

“We were down two starters against Agassiz as well, on Satur-day morning,” said Giles. “We had played them twice before the tour-nament — both close games — but this time, without two starters, it was a little bit more diffi cult.

“With Blake out with a knee in-jury, they put a full court press on us and we had a few more turnovers than we would have liked. However, I was proud of the guys coming out strong in the fi rst half. In the fi rst half we handled the pressure well enough and showed some real te-nacity.”

Agassiz took a 64-31 win, with Prawdzik and Marcus Aubin each

contributing nine points for the Mustangs. Agassiz went on to a fourth-place fi nish.

Despite the humbling tourna-ment and regular-season losses, Giles spoke of the positives he has seen from his squad.

“We have a bunch of guys who have never played before this year — many of them Grade 12s — and it feels like the game is fi nally slowing down for them, in some respects.

“Th ey are seeing the fl oor better, understanding what to do in certain situations. It’s hard, when you’ve never played before, to go on the fl oor with a bunch of guys who have

been doing this for years, so I’m proud of those guys for keeping at it.

“We’ve lost a lot this year — and the biggest problem with losing is that it can cause you to develop some bad habits. When we turn the ball over, there are moments when heads hang and the body language isn’t very good at all.

“We have to be a team that hustles every second we are on the fl oor.”

Th e boys have three upcom-ing games against Abby Christian, Highroad Academy and Unity Christian, to close out the season.

Th e senior girls traveled to Bar-riere for a 10-team tournament and

coach Jeff Kuhn said, “It was good for our girls, but the scores didn’t re-ally refl ect that.

“Our fi rst draw was against Lake District, who are ranked sixth in the province. We played a great fi rst half… down 20-19 at half time… but they came out with fi ve straight threes and beat us by 30.

“Our loss moved us into a game against Heritage Christian, who are ranked third in the province. We played our best game yet but fell to them as well, by 22 points. Th e fi nal game we won 30-14 against Xet’olacw (Mount Currie) — our only victory, but our worst game.

“Th ere were 10 teams invitedto the tourney and our half of thebracket had three in the top 10, pro-vincially. Had we been in the otherhalf of the draw, we could have beenin the fi nals… but the girls realizedthese were tough teams and werehappy with their eff orts,” said Kuhn.

Th e girls also have three leaguegames remaining, with Unity Chris-tian travelling to Hope for a 6:15p.m. game on Feb. 2.

“Since there are six teams in ourconference, we are guaranteed oneplayoff game,” added the coach,“but it will most likely be against thenumber one or number two seed.”

Mustangs struggle at weekend tournaments

Hope Mustang, Manee Warren, goes up for a shot while Gregory Thompson looks on, during the opening game of the boys’ annual Hoopfest at Hope Secondary. Thelunchtime tipoff allowed for a large crowd of local students to cheer on the Mustangs in their game versus the Aldergrove Totems. The visitors’ strong shooting —including 48 points from outside the three-point arc — led them to a convincing 106-43 win.

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Hey!If this got your attention, then it worked...call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

SPACE FOR RENT

Hey!If this got your

SPACE FOR RENT

Hey!If this got your attention, then it worked...call today to advertise your business: 604.869.2421

SPACE FOR RENT

Hey!If this got your

CARPENTRY

L. HISLOP CONTRACTING

Custom Woodworking Solutions Complete Renovations

Custom Kitchens & BathroomsFully equipped shop

604-869-3449 (home)604-869-1106 (cell)

[email protected]

Est. 1990

APPLIANCES

JAY'SAPPLIANCES

Scratch & Dentand Used

555 Wallace St.604-860-4441

Sales & Service

MOVERS

IntegrityMovers

Moving and Delivery Services

“We’re not satisfi ed until you are”

NEW TO HOPE604-860-5277

Servicing Hope & Area since 1979

604-869-2767

GLEN TRAUNLANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING

• Commercial & Residential

Yard Maintenance• Hydro Seeding• Brush Chipping

• Gas, Oil & Propane Furnaces

• Water Heaters• Class A

Gas FitterREGISTERED WITH B.C.

SAFETY AUTHORITY

LLOYD’S UTILITIES

604-869-1111604-869-6544

PLUMBING & HEATING PLUMBING

Hope & AreaHOT WATER TANKS, GAS FITTER,

WATER LINES, DRAINAGE

604.750.0159604.750.0159

LICENSED,BONDED,TICKETED & INSURED

BLUE’S BLUE’S PLUMBINGPLUMBING

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PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES

604-702-8247

• Removals • Toppings • Chipping • Limbing

Free Estimates, Fully Insured,

Locally Owned & Operated.

BUSINESSof the week

AUTOMOTIVE

604-869-9514 • 531 Corbett St.FREE PICK UP & DELIVERY - ASK FOR DETAILS.

FRASER FRASER CANYON CANYON GLASS GLASS LTD.LTD.

not a sideline... they’re our business.

GLASS & WINDSHIELDSGLASS & WINDSHIELDS

FULL SERVICE GLASS SHOPFULL SERVICE GLASS SHOP

DOMESTIC & IMPORTS

A18 Hope Standard, Thursday, January 22, 2015

Celebration of Life for

Marge & Barry Dolliswill be held Saturday,

January 24, 2015 at 1:00 pmat the Legion Hall, Hope, BC.

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CASUAL BUS DRIVERS REQUIRED

School District #78 (Fraser-Cascade) has openings on the Casual Bus Drivers list for qualifi ed applicants willing to drive in the Hope area. All applicants must possess a Class 2 Driver’s License with Air Brake Endorsement.Rate of Pay: $21.80 per hour as per CMAWBC

Collective AgreementRequirements: Class 2 with Air Endorsement

School Bus experience an assetApplicants will full supporting documentation, including references to be forwarded to:Natalie Lowe-ZucchetSecretary-TreasurerSchool District #78 (Fraser-Cascade)650 Kawkawa Lake RoadHope, B.C. V0X 1L4Email: [email protected]: 604-869-7400Questions regarding these positions may be directed to Dan Landrath, Transportation Supervisor at 604-796-1042.

Paper Carrier

needed for our

Motor Route Must have a reliable vehicle.Drop by the office or call 604-869-2421.

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

002A CELEBRATIONS

Celebration of Life

Terry Comeault

A Celebration of Life service honoring Terry will be held on Friday Jan. 30, 2015 at 2:00 pm. at Northwest Harvest, 888 Third Ave. Hope BC. There will be a time to share your favorite story of Terry.It will be a potluck style, bring something if you are able.

7 OBITUARIES

33 INFORMATION

FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

CLAPP,Leslie Mary Ann

Nov 11, 1954 – Jan 10, 2015

It is with great sadness that we inform you that Leslie Mary Ann Clapp passed away peacefully at the Fraser Can-yon Hospital on Saturday January 10, 2015.She is remembered by her lov-ing survivors; Larry Dent of Hope BC, her sister and broth-er-in-law Betty Jo & Vance Nickel and nephew Austin Klein all residing in Calgary AB, her daughter-in-law Tam-my Gibney along with her family from Coquitlam BC, her aunts Mrs. Joyce Reddin from Richmond BC and Mrs. Marie Hac from Kelowna BC. As well as many cousins and ex-tended family members throughout BC, AB and Ont.Mary Ann would like us to take this time to thank all her fami-ly, friends, nurses and doctors who have been a positive in-fl uence during her lifetime. No services will be held. In lieu of fl owers, donations to the BC Cancer Society and Cancer Research would be appreciat-ed. Mary Ann, you are now on a new journey; we thank you for sharing your past adventures and know that you will be re-membered by all the people you touch during your time with us!

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

33 INFORMATION

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magazine. This attractive business & tourism

publication is published bi-monthly (6 times/year).

Great impact for your BC Business. More than 280,000 passengers fl y

Pacifi c Coastal Airlines.Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 or email

fi [email protected]

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

33 INFORMATION

Disability Benefi tsFree Seminar

Speakers:

Dr. Alison Bested, onME/FM, CFS, other

Julie Fisher, Lawyer,

Long-Term Disability and CPP

Annamarie Kersop,

Lawyer,Injury & No-Fault Benefi ts

Date: Mon. Feb.9, 2015

at 7 pmWhere: Hyatt Regency

VancouverRSVP: 604-554-0078 oroffi [email protected]

040 INTRODUCTIONS

MEET SINGLES right now! No paid operators, just real people like you. Browse greetings, exchange mes-sages and connect live. Try it free. Call now: 1-800-712-9851

TRAVEL

74 TIMESHARECANCEL YOUR TIMESHARE. NO Risk Program STOP Mortgage & Maintenance Payments Today/100% Money Back Guarantee.FREE Consultation. Call Us NOW.We Can Help! 1-888-356-5248

76 VACATION SPOTSRV LOT Rentals $8.95 a day. 362 days of sunshine, pets, events, classes, entertainment. Reserve by 02/14/2015. Web-site:www.hemetrvresort.com.Call: 1-800-926-5593

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can Earn $100,000 + Per Year. All Cash-Retire in Just 3 Years. Pro-tected Territories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629. Website WWW.TCVEND.COM.GET FREE VENDING MACHINES. Can Earn $100,000 + Per Year. All Cash-Re-tire in Just 3 Years. Protected Terri-tories. Full Details CALL NOW 1-866-668-6629. Website WWW.TCVEND.COM...Class 1Drivers [email protected]

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIESIF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Cred-it / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

M’akola Development Servic-es CONTROLLER position: full cycle accounting, fi nancial technical support and assis-tance. Visit: makola.bc.ca DEADLINE: Feb 9


109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is an in-demand career in Canada! Em-ployers have work-at-home posi-tions available. Get the online train-ing you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: Career-Step.ca/MT or 1-888-528-0809 to start training for your work-at-home career today!

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

SUTCO IS seeking U.S. quali-fi ed Class 1 Drivers, steady year round dedicated runs and over the road work available. We offer group health benefi ts, pension, e logs, and auto de-posit pay. apply on line at sut-co.ca/fax resume and abstract to (250)-357-2009/call 1-888-357-2612 ext.230

115 EDUCATIONAPPLY NOW: A $2,500 Penny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certifi cate Program at Langara Col-lege in Vancouver. Application deadline April 30, 2015. Send appli-cations to [email protected]. More information: www.bccommu-nitynews.com/our-programs/schol-arship.

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIP-MENT OPERATOR SCHOOL.NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks.Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options.SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

130 HELP WANTED

FRAMING CREWSFoxridge Homes is currently hiring experienced Framing Crews for our Single and Multi-Family projects in Surrey, Coquitlam, Maple Ridge and Langley.

Foxridge Offers SteadyFull-Time Work WithCompetitive Rates &Production Bonuses.

If this is of interest toyou please contact us at:

[email protected]


130 HELP WANTED

FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certifi cation? Get Certifi ed, 604-575-3944

FLAG PEOPLE NEEDED. Must be certifi ed & have car. Full Time, Med/Dental after 3 months. $15/$16 p/hr post probation.www.bcroadsafe.com or (604)-720-2635 or [email protected]

151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT

PACIFIC COMMUNITY Resources is seeking a client centered EPBC Case Manager for a 1 year term po-sition. Please visit:www.pcrs.ca/careers for full job posting.

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

INDUSTRIAL MECHANIC(MILLWRIGHT)

The Langley Concrete Group Wants You!

We are a local progressive concrete pre-cast company based in Chilliwack. Duties include; preventative maint., scheduled repairs, and quick response repairs to ensure our modernized equipment runs effi ciently. Routine equipment inspections and repairs are required.The Successful candidate must have good problem solving, diag-nostic, interpersonal, and time management skills. Must be able to work fl exible hours in a variety of conditions. Experience working with electrical systems and PLC programs would be a defi nite asset.Minimum requirements include completion of ITA certifi cate of qualifi cation as an Industrial Mechanic, inter - provincial red seal endorsement, & a certifi cate of apprenticeship. Previous work experience in a related industry would be an asset.

OUR COMPANY OFFERS:1.) Attractive Wages &

Excellent Employee Benefi ts.2.) Supportive, Engaged

Atmosphere With ChangeMinded Management Group.

3.) Company SponsoredSocial Activities.

Please e-mail resume,including cover letter &

references: [email protected]

WE’RE ON THE WEBw w w.bcclassified.com

PERSONAL SERVICES

173 MIND BODY SPIRIT

CHANELSPA

Top Quality Services...

604-746-67772459 McCallum Rd. Abby.

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a signifi -cant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

INCOME TAX PROBLEMS?Have you been audited, reas-sessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 1-250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: [email protected] C- 250-938-1944

LARGE FUNDBorrowers Wanted

Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassified.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

245 CONTRACTORS

BARCLAY FLETCHER CON-TRACTING, complete home reno’s, additions & more. (604)869-1686

257 DRYWALL

COMPLETE DRYWALL & stucco service. Repairs, renovations etc. Call (604)860-0400

260 ELECTRICAL

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

KENLIN ELECTRIC, residential, ru-ral, commercial, new construction, reno’s. Call (604)860-8605

275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

CANYON CARPETS, 549 Wallace St., Hope. For all your fl oor cover-ing needs! Call 604-869-2727

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

Gutter & Roof Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

LLOYD’S UTILITIES, gas, oil & pro-pane furnaces, class A gas fi tter. (604)869-1111 or (604)869-6544

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

PRECISION EXTERIORS, roofi ng, siding, windows, doors and more. WCB insured. Call (604)750-8025

300 LANDSCAPING

GLEN TRAUN LANDSCAPING,Commercial & Residential yard maintenance. Call 604-869-2767

320 MOVING & STORAGE

STARTING FROM $43.95/hourdistinguishedmovers.com

Call 778-237-4364

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPINGAcross the street - across the world

Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

INTEGRITY MOVERS, moving & delivery services, New to Hope. Call (604)860-5277

130 HELP WANTED

Your community,your CLASSIFIEDSwww.bcclassifi ed.com

INDEX IN BRIEFFAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS ............... 1-8

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS ... 9-57

TRAVEL............................................. 61-76

CHILDREN ........................................ 80-98

EMPLOYMENT ............................. 102-198

BUSINESS SERVICES ................... 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK ...................... 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE........... 503-587

REAL ESTATE ............................... 603-696

RENTALS ...................................... 703-757

AUTOMOTIVE .............................. 804-862

MARINE ....................................... 903-920

bcclassifi ed.com

130 HELP WANTED

Thursday, January 22, 2015, Hope Standard A19

Council will hear the views of the public at the above referenced meeting in order to assist them in deciding whether the proposed amendment bylaws should proceed. Intent of the Proposed Amendment BylawsTo amend the Offi cial Community Plan Land Use Designation of the property at 22100 Ross Road from Limited Use to Country Residential and rezone the property at 22100 Ross Road from Limited Use (L-1) to Country Residential (CR-1) in order to subdivide the property.

Legal Description and Location of the Subject Property (see location map below)Fractional LS3 of Section 21 TWP 5 RGE 26 W6M YDYD, PID 014-670-015, 22100 Ross Road

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DISTRICT OF HOPE John Fortoloczky, Chief Administrative Offi cer

325 Wallace St. / 604-869-5671

[email protected] / www.hope.ca

Inspection of DocumentsIf you consider that these proposed bylaw amendments affects you or your property, you have the right to:

inspect the staff report and the proposed amendment bylaws at the District of Hope Municipal Hall during regular offi ce hours. The Municipal Hall is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory Holidays.

submit your views and comments to the District of Hope by letter or fax before 12:00 noon on Monday, January 26, 2015 and/or attend the Public Hearing and make your views known to Council when the Mayor asks for comments from the public.

MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 AT 7:00 PM

in Council Chambers, Municipal Hall

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGto consider Offi cial Community Plan Amendment

Bylaw 1357 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1358 for the property at 22100 Ross Road

This week’s puzzle

answers!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland

604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,

2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services.

338 PLUMBING

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

DAVE’S PLUMBING, licensed, in-sured, gas fi tter, for all your plumb-ing needs. Call (604)869-4566

374 TREE SERVICES

PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES, Re-movals, Toppings. Free estimates & Fully Insured. Call 604-702-8247

377 UPHOLSTERY

ROGER’S UPHOLSTERY, furni-ture, windows, fabric, in-home & on-line estimates. Call 604-860-0939

387 WINDOWS

FRASER CANYON GLASS, for all your glass repairs, windshields do-mestic & imports. (604)869-9514

PETS

477 PETS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at: fraservalleyhumanesociety.com

or call 1 (604)820-2977FREE KITTENS born Dec 1stCall Evenings: 604-796-9935

NEED 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.com

STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier, P.B. CKC reg’d. Staffi es, only 6 left. Call Candace 604-780-4771.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

534 FLEA MARKETS

Legion Ladies Auxiliary

FLEA MARKETSUNDAY JANUARY 25, 2015

9am - 2pmtables available 604-869-2174

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

548 FURNITURE

RATTAN DINETTE SET, table with 4 chairs. $200 obo. Call (604)796-9877

551 GARAGE SALES

Huge Flea MarketSaturday

Jan 2410am-4pmTzeachten Hall

45855 Promontory RdOver 100 tables. Kids stuff, vintage treasures, clothes, collectibles, household, DVD’s, records & more.

$2 admission.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

MOVING OUT SALE, furniture, ap-pliances, lawn mower, electric scooter and much more. 67601 Ja-son Rd. Call (604)206-0267

STEEL BUILDINGS...”REALLY BIG SALE!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BC• All Prices • All Situations •

• All Conditions •www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $97,888. *New SRI 14’ wide

$72,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

HOPE, 1 & 2 BEDROOM APT., for rent $575 - $650, Park Royal, heat & hot water inc., balcony, covered parking, 55, NP, NS. Best Loc Hope. Ref’s required. Call (604)860-0236 Linda or (604) 825-1444

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

HOPE3 bedroom townhouse, 5 appl., soundproof, radiant heat, blinds, fenced yard, patio, 658 Coquihalla St., sunny side of town, N/S, no pets, D/D & Ref’s req. Available now.

Call (604)869-6599

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

HOPE, 2 vacant pads for rent in senior’s community. First 3 months free pad rent. Call Gordon 604-240-3464

HOPE, Silver Hope Mobile Park. Cabin, Mobile homes, and R/V pads for monthly rentals, cable in-cluded. Call (604)869-1203 or (604)860-0652

736 HOMES FOR RENT

1.24 ACE. 4 Bedrooms 3600sft., dble Gar., Back onto Coq River, 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $2900/mo. 604-649-8987

HOPE, 3 bdrm townhouse 1 1/2 baths, fenced back yard, F/S, W/D, attached storage area. Rent in-cludes heat. N/P, N/S. Call 604-869-9402 or 604-869-1432

SILVER CREEK

1 bdrm mobile home in Senior’s Community, fur-nished or unfurnished.

CALL GORDON (604)240-3464

750 SUITES, LOWER

HOPE2 BDRM basement suite, located on sunny side of town. Close to schools & shopping. Covered park-ing, $650/mon + $100 utilities. D.D. & Ref. Req. N/S Pets OK. Call 604-845-1746 or email: [email protected]

HOPE downtown, 1 Bdrm + den, sep entry, shrd lndry. Avail immed. $550. NS/NP, Ref’s. (778)552-5293

TRANSPORTATION

809 AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

TRUCK CANOPY, fi ts a 1983 Chev, good condition. Call (604)869-2336

812 AUTO SERVICES

HOPE AUTO BODY, complete colli-sion repair & restoration. www.ho-peautobody.ca Call (604)869-5244

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

The Scrapper

SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly & Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

Check out the transportation section(800’s) of the classifieds to find

“Deals On Wheels”

Time for a new car?

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

pick a part

851 TRUCKS & VANS

KEY TRACK AUTO SALESAbbotsford

30255 Cedar LaneDL# 31038 604-855-0666

1998 HONDA CIVIC 2 dr, auto Aircared. STK#652. $2,495.2007 DODGE CARAVAN7 psgr, auto, fully loaded. Only this week! STK#546. $3,900.2002 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr auto, fully loaded. STK#547. $4,900.2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 4 dr, auto, full load. STK#648 $4,900.2007 DODGE CALIBER, 4 dr, auto. STK#602. $5,900.2003 HONDA ACCORD 2 dr, auto, full load, ST#586 $6,900.2007 JEEP COMPASS, 4 dr, auto, full load, STK#603 $7,900.2008 HONDA CIVIC, 2 dr, auto, sunroof, fully loaded. STK#642. $9,900.2009 JEEP COMPASS, 4 dr, auto. STK#606. $10,900.2009 KIA SPORTAGE, 4 dr, auto, full load, runs good. STK# 624 $10,900.2012 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 dr auto, sedan, full load, black. STK#614 $12,900.2010 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, loaded, 7 psgr STK#428. $13,900. 2011 NISSAN ALTIMA. 4 dr, auto, sedan, fully loaded, sun-roof. STK#641. $14,900.2013 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, standard STK#639. $15,500.2008 CHEV 1500 LT. Crew cab, 4 X 4, auto, short box, ful-ly loaded. STK#600. $16,900.

33166 South Fraser WayDL# 40083 778-908-5888

1998 ACCURA 1.6 EL. 4 dr, auto, loaded. STK#651 $2,900.2003 FORD FOCUS 4 dr, au-to, Aircared, STK#545, $3,900.2002 FORD EXPLORER 4X4, auto, full load. ST#585 $5,900.2007 DODGE Caravan 7 psgr, Aircared, STK#524 $5,900.2007 FORD Fusion 4 dr auto, loaded A/cared ST#321 $6,9002007 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 psgr, leather, runs good, STK#424. $10,900.2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 dr sedan, loaded. No trade. STK#504. $10,900.2006 FORD F350 XLT quad cab, 4X4, auto, diesel, only 156K STK#17. $12,900.2007 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4X4, auto, short box only 162K. STK#126. $14,900.2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab, diesel, 4 X 4, auto short box. STK#275. $16,900.

Financing Availablewww.keytrackautosales.ca


ON NOW AT YOUR BC CHEVROLET DEALERS. Chevrolet.ca 1-800-GM-DRIVE. Chevrolet is a brand of General Motors of Canada. Offers apply to the lease of a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze LS/LT (1LS/1LT) and Sonic LS/LT (1LS/1LT). Freight ($1,600) and PDI included. License, insurance, registration, administration fees, dealer fees, PPSA and applicable taxes not included. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offers which may not be combined with other offers, and are subject to change without notice. Offers apply to qualified retail customers in BC Chevrolet Dealer Marketing Association area only. Dealer order or trade may be required. *Offer valid to eligible retail lessees in Canada who have obtained credit approval by and entered into a lease agreement with GM Financial, and who accept delivery from January 12 through February 2, 2015 of any new or demonstrator 2015 model year Chevrolet (except 2015MY Chevrolet Colorado 2SA). City Express excluded at outset of program; will be eligible once residuals become available. General Motors of Canada will pay the first two bi-weekly lease payments as defined on the lease agreement (inclusive of taxes). After the first two bi-weekly payments, lessee will be required to make all remaining scheduled payments over the remaining term of the lease agreement. PPSA/RDPRM is not due. Consumer may be required to pay dealer fees. Insurance, license, and applicable taxes not included. Additional conditions and limitations apply. GM reserves the right to modify or terminate this offer at any time without prior notice. See dealer for details. †† Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any model year 1999 or newer car that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickup models delivered in Canada between January 12 and February 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive) and credit value depends on model purchased: $750 credit available on eligible Chevrolet vehicle (except Colorado 2SA, Corvette, Camaro Z28, Malibu LS, Silverado 1500 and HD). Offer applies to eligible current owners or lessees of any Pontiac/Saturn/SAAB/Hummer/Oldsmobile model year 1999 or newer car or Chevrolet Cobalt or HHR that has been registered and insured in Canada in the customer’s name for the previous consecutive six (6) months. Credit valid towards the retail purchase or lease of one eligible 2015 model year Chevrolet car, SUV, crossover and pickups models delivered in Canada between January 12 and February 2, 2015. Credit is a manufacturer to consumer incentive (tax inclusive): $1,500 credit available on eligible Chevrolet vehicles (except Colorado 2SA, Corvette, Camaro Z28, and Malibu LS). Offer is transferable to a family member living within the same household (proof of address required). As part of the transaction, dealer may request documentation and contact General Motors of Canada Limited (GMCL) to verify eligibility. This offer may not be redeemed for cash and may not be combined with certain other consumer incentives. Certain limitations or conditions apply. Void where prohibited. See your GMCL dealer for details. GMCL reserves the right to amend or terminate offers for any reason in whole or in part at any time without prior notice † Based on GM Testing in accordance with approved Transport Canada test methods. Your actual fuel consumption may vary. > Based on WardsAuto.com 2012 Upper Small segment, excluding Hybrid and Diesel powertrains. Standard 10 airbags, ABS, traction control and StabiliTrak. *^ Government 5-Star Safety Ratings are part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA’s) New Car Assessment Program (www.SaferCar.gov). ~ Requires compatible mobile device, active OnStar service and data plan. Visit onstar.ca for coverage maps, details and system limitations. Services and connectivity may vary by model and conditions. OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity is available on certain vehicles and in select markets. Customers will be able to access this service only if they accept the OnStar User Terms and Privacy Statement (including software terms). ¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $16,705/$21,000 (including $0/$1,500 lease credit and a $750 Winter Cash) for a 2015 Cruze LS (1SA) and Cruze LT (1SA/MH8/R7T). Bi-weekly payment is $79/$99 for 48 months at 0.5% APR and includes Freight and Air Tax, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometers limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $1,450/$1,450 down payment required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $9,729/$11,803, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $7,214/$9,499.70. ¥¥ Lease based on a purchase price of $15,225/$19,300 (including 0/$1,200 lease credit and a $750 Winter Cash) for a 2015 Sonic LS (1SA/M26) and Sonic LT (1SD/MH9/C60). Bi-weekly payment is $75/$89 for 48 months at 0.5% APR and includes Freight and Air Tax, on approved credit to qualified retail customers by GM Financial. Annual kilometers limit of 20,000 km, $0.16 per excess kilometer. $1,600/$1,600 down payment required. Payment may vary depending on down payment trade. Total obligation is $9,396/$10,888, plus applicable taxes. Option to purchase at lease end is $6,040/$8,690. ¥/¥¥ Price and total obligation excludes license, insurance, registration, taxes, dealer fees, optional equipment. Other lease options are available. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Limited time offer which may not be combined with other offers. See your dealer for conditions and details. General Motors of Canada Limited reserves the right to amend or terminate this offer, in whole or in part, at any time without prior notice. ^Whichever comes first. Limit of four ACDelco Lube-Oil-Filter services in total. Fluid top-offs, inspections, tire rotations, wheel alignments and balancing, etc., are not covered. Additional conditions and limitations apply. See dealer for details. ^^Whichever comes first. See dealer for details.

WITH YOUR FIRST TWO

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OFFERS END FEB 2ND

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BI-WEEKLY FOR 48 MONTHSBASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $15,225¥¥ WITH $1,600 DOWN. INCLUDES $750 WINTER CASH, FREIGHT & PDI.

BASED ON A LEASE PRICE OF $19,300¥¥ WITH $1,600 DOWN. INCLUDES $750 WINTER CASH, $1,200 LEASE CASH, FREIGHT & PDI.

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FULLY LOADED LEASE EVENT

FULLY LOADED LEASE EVENT

Call Gardner Chevrolet Buick GMC at 604-869-9511, or visit us at 945 Water Avenue, Hope. [License #7287]

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