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December 17, 2015 edition of the Agassiz Observer

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  • INSIDEChild advocate . . . . . . .2

    Holiday greetings . . . . . 4

    Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . .6

    Mail Bag . . . . . . . . . . . 7

    Environment . . . . . . . 14

    Classi eds . . . . . . . . .17

    CRIMEVictims are convinced of fraudsters remorse.

    3

    MUSICA musical celebration of Christmas.

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    2YEARSCELEBRATING

    5THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2015

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    Metro halts plan to build new incineratorGreg LaychakTHE OBSERVER

    Metro Vancouver's drive to build a new garbage incinerator is on ice, if not dead.

    Th e regional district announced Th ursday it is discontinuing the lengthy waste-to-energy procurement process, although it indicated it could be restarted in a year or two.

    Th is is good news, said Village of Harrison Hot Springs mayor Leo Facio. Th is is a lead project by the Fraser Valley Regional District for many years to stop the pollution that comes down the valley from Vancouver, especially with the particulate matter that aff ects your

    health.Its all part of the FVRD program to

    improve air quality, he said.Its an overall plan to protect the

    crops, it aff ects everything this bad air pollution, Facio said. All the way from Vancouver, all the way to hope and beyond.

    Fresh on the heels of the incinerator plans cancellation, the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) received approval for its solid waste management plant from the Environment Ministry.

    We applaud Minister [Mary] Polaks decision which will allow for the establishment of policy and regulation that will encourage private

    sector investment, innovation and competition, while meeting the plans target of 90 per cent diversion in the next 10 years, said FVRD chair and Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz said in a press release.

    Th e FVRD's plan focuses on mixed waste material recovery, a sophisticated way to divert as much as possible material from the waste stream and improve recycling.

    "By working together with the private sector, and taking advantage of economies of scale, the FVRD hopes to lead by example and implement a true Zero Waste management system in British Columbia," according to a press release issued Tuesday.

    Th e FVRD release reiterated thatmixed waste material recovery ismore cost eff ective than garbageincineration and has no negativeimpact on air quality.

    Gaetz and other FVRD leaders havebeen vocal for years in opposition toMetro Vancouver's plan to build awaste-to-energy (WTE) plant in theregion.

    Metro Vancouver board chair GregMoore said improved recycling andwaste-reduction eff orts have pushedback the need for new waste disposalcapacity by several years.

    "It's not about killing waste-to-energy," Moore said of the board

    Fraser Valley Regional District board breathes sigh of relief

    The Agassiz-Harrison Lions had a lot of community help recently as they put toiletries, cards and other small items into 156 bags that the Chilliwack Salvation Army will handout to their clients.

    Many Hands...

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    treats & your time at another fun-filled MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS, in Agassiz

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    2 Agassiz Harrison Observer Thursday, December 17, 2015

    News

    decision. "It's about stopping this process and re-evaluating our needs to ensure that we're building the right facility for the amount of residual we have requirements for."

    Metro originally aimed to build a plant that could burn 500,000 tonnes of garbage a year, but scaled the plan down twice to 250,000 tonnes as its volume of unrecycled garbage shrank.

    Moore said Metro doesn't want to end up with an overbuilt incinerator if the current trend continues.

    About 500,000 tonnes a year was once going to the Cache Creek landfi ll, which Metro will stop using at the end of 2016, but Moore said that is currently down below 200,000 tonnes.

    "We don't want to build a facility that is too large, that we've spent more capital on than what's required."

    Metro could, with the approval of Delta and Vancouver, send more waste to the Vancouver Landfi ll, which currently takes less than half of its licensed annual volume of around 650,000 tonnes. Th e existing Burnaby incinerator continues to take 285,000 tonnes per year.

    Metro offi cials also cite uncertainty around future

    waste volumes, which have been in doubt aft er a provincial decision disallowing Metro from imposing a ban on the export of waste out of the region.

    A new incinerator faced a steep uphill battle against opponents in the Fraser Valley, who argue it would be an unacceptable source of new air pollution in the constrained airshed.

    Metro offi cials have long rejected that characterization, but the project would have faced a provincial environmental review as well.

    Moore said Metro "remains committed to waste-to-energy" as the least expensive and most environmentally sustainable

    method of disposing of garbage, aft er eff orts to reduce and recycle are exhausted.

    Th e regional district has been under pressure from Belkorp Environmental, which operates the Cache Creek landfi ll and opposes incineration, to allow intensive use of material recovery facilities to extract recyclables from garbage.

    Some municipalities have also supported that strategy, which has been embraced by the Fraser Valley Regional District.

    "We're thrilled," said FVRD vice-chair and longtime incineration opponent Patricia Ross. "It's a pretty great Christmas present for everybody

    who has been fi ghting this."Ross predicted there will

    be even less need for a newincinerator in the future, andthat Metro will never pursue itagain.

    "We in the FVRD areapplauding the wisdom of thisdecision."

    Belkorp Environmental vice-president Russ Black said hebelieves the need for action onclimate change was one factorbehind the Metro decision.

    "It just doesn't make sense toburn recyclables like plastics forenergy versus recycling themand conserving energy," he said,adding a new incinerator wouldalso mean "burning garbage andputting contaminants in the airthat Fraser Valley residents haveto breathe and that would fall onthe farmland of the food we eat."

    Belkorp subsidiary NextUsehas been off ered a licence forits proposed material recoveryfacility in Coquitlam.

    But Black said the licence isfor only fi ve years and has otherterms that make it unacceptableto build a $30-million plant."Hopefully with this decision weget a more reasonable licence."

    With fi les from Jeff Nagel, BlackPress

    Metro incinerator decision welcomed

    Metro Vancouver announced it will upgrade emission controls at the Burnaby incinerator, and has 'discontinued' the procurement of a new waste-to-energy incinerator that's been long opposed by FVRD.

    From Front

    Phase out independent child advocate: reportBy Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS

    Th e B.C. government should immediately put an extra $50 million into the budget of the troubled Ministry of Children and Family Development, and wind down the independent watchdog that highlights the worst cases of young people who die in ministry care.

    Th ose are among the recommendations of a review by former deputy minister Bob Plecas, released Monday. Plecas said the ministry needs a four-year strategic plan to build up resources, starting with hiring 120 additional child protection social workers in the fi rst year and building from there.

    Representative for Children and Youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has issued a string of reports on child

    protection failures. Th e most recent one looked at an aboriginal teen named Paige, who died of a drug overdose in Vancouver's downtown east side aft er 30 child-protection reports and interventions with her alcoholic mother.

    Another recent case was Alex Gervais, an 18-year-old who fell to his death in September from a fourth-fl oor hotel room where he had been housed by the ministry aft er his Abbotsford group home was shut down due to poor conditions.

    Turpel-Lafond rejected Plecas' suggestion that an internal "contrarian" and a ministry spokesperson similar to those employed by police forces would be trusted by the public to identify and report on issues in the ministry.

    Plecas said privacy rules need to be changed so an all-party committee

    of MLAs can be briefed on child death and serious injury cases, allowing opposition MLAs to provide the oversight and criticism they bring to other ministries of the B.C. government.

    Children and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux said she can't commit to specifi c fi nancial

    measures until the provincial budget is presented in February, but she has the support of Premier Christy Clark and the cabinet to increase resources for the ministry.

    Turpel-Lafond said accumulated cuts and freezes to the ministry budget leave it at least $100 million below what it needs to keep up with

    its caseload.She also objected to

    Plecas' statement in hisreport that no system willever protect all childrenin government care fromdeath, which he describedas rare. Th ere have been90 deaths so far in thecurrent fi scal year, Turpel-Lafond said.

    Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (left) and Grand Chief DougKelly of the First Nations Health Council stand in support of Representative for Children andYouth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, who is serving her second term.

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    By Paul J. HendersonBLACK PRESS

    Once a scam artist always a scam artist.

    Th at was the broad sentiment from some victims of Donald Quinnell, the man who faces a fi ve-year prison term for close to two dozen counts of fraud and theft of elderly people Chilliwack and Agassiz last year.

    Th e 48-year-old got choked up in the prisoners box during his sentencing hearing in provincial court in Chilliwack on Dec. 3. Crocodile tears, according to the elderly victims that remained in court

    He had to say that, said one victim aft er Quinnells apology in court.

    Th e victims, all of whom are in their mid-60s to 94-years-old, cant be named because of a court-ordered publication ban.

    Facing a lengthy trial and 15 counts of fraud under $5,000, 14 counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of possession of stolen property, Quinnell pleaded guilty to 22 counts on Oct. 16.

    Quinnell had a variety of scams. In some cases he would convince a Good Samaritan to lend him money for a tow truck aft er a supposed accident, or they would give him money through some other convoluted scheme.

    In other cases he promised he could get someone a great deal on carpet or countertops or appliances, take money and disappear.

    Yet other cases were simple distraction scams where he would

    make off with a wallet or a purse.

    In one case recounted to the Times by one of the victims in court last week, a man rang the doorbell of her home in a gated community and pretended to be the son of a neighbour. He said he needed a ride to the hospital, and eventually convinced her to give up $400. He then stole her cellphone and $60 when she wasnt looking.

    In another scam recounted in court, Quinnell knocked on a mans door, told him he had been in a car accident and said he needed $200 for a tow truck. Th e man drove him to a bank at which time Quinnell said he left his bank card at home. Th e man lent him $200, and when they parted, the man realized Quinnell hadnt just absconded with the cash but also stolen his camera, charger and other items from his house.

    He was eventually arrested Jan. 2, 2015 aft er a scam in Agassiz that involved an 80-year-old woman and her husband. Th e woman drove Quinnell somewhere and the husband got suspicious, eventually calling 911.

    Chilliwack RCMP aware of the string of crimes raced to Agassiz and eventually arrested Quinnell aft er a short foot chase.

    Quinnells lawyer Ali Yusuf painted a picture of a man addicted to crack cocaine, desperate for money. Yusuf told the court he was in the throes of a drug addiction and he was shaking during some of the crimes.

    It doesnt excuse it,

    but it does explain it, he said.

    In all the cases, the victims were elderly, trusting and many recounted, contrary to his lawyers description, that Quinnell was calm, measured and a smooth talker.

    As Crown counsel Carolyn Kramer recounted the 22 cases, at one point Judge Wendy Young interrupted to ask Kramer about what looked like detailed planning in advance of the crimes.

    In some of these he cased the joint if I can use that expression, in that he knew the name of other people in the neighbourhood? Young asked.

    Th ey were feeling the neighbourhood was cased, Kramer said.

    Crown counsel Anna Tosso submitted a binder with 16 victim impact statements to the judge. Many of those aff ected felt very embarrassed about what happened.

    In many of these cases, trust has been shattered, Tosso said.

    Some have made changes to their homes, others have changed behaviours, lost sleep, increased their distrust of strangers and even curbed donations and other helpful behaviour they did in the past.

    As Tosso summarized the victim impact statements, a family member of Quinnells in the gallery started to cry. His father and another family member also attended part of the proceedings.

    Aft er the Crown and defence submissions, Quinnell read from a prepared statement.

    He stood up, turned his back to his family members and faced the front of the courtroom and had considerable diffi culty speaking, seemingly overcome with emotion.

    I want to apologize to Chilliwack and citizens for the crimes I committed out here, he said in part. I preyed on their good nature so I could use crack cocaine.

    Quinnell apologized to his family and his fi ancee who has stuck with him through the case. He also spoke to his addictions, how he overdosed twice last year and said he is not a violent person.

    Im at the mercy of this court to not give up on me, Quinnell said. I truly am a good person when cocaine is not ruining my life.

    Aft er the hearing, the three remaining victims who stuck around mostly agreed that Quinnell appeared less to be apologizing to them and more feeling sorry for himself.

    Defence and Crown made a joint sentencing submission of fi ve years jail minus credit for one year of dead time since he was arrested Jan. 2.

    Th is is not the fi rst time Quinnell has been involved in fraud and theft s. In 2008, he was sentenced to six years in prison in Calgary aft er he was convicted of going to seniors complexes on the pretence of selling fresh fi sh, alcohol, cigarettes and other items. He would take cash and disappear and, as in the Chilliwack and Agassiz cases, he would steal money, wallets or credit cards.

    While the sentence requested by the Crown in the current case is lower than the 2008 sentence, the latter involved more money (more than $15,000) and more victims. At that sentencing hearing his lawyer said Quinnell had a pathological gambling addiction.

    He was caught before this got to the size that it got in Calgary, Kramer told the judge last week.

    Earlier in 2008, Quinnell also pleaded guilty to a similar string of scams in Vancouver and was handed a 25-month prison sentence.

    Young will hand down her sentence on Dec. 17.

    Victims dont buy fraudsters remorse

    More charges for mail thiefBy Paul J. HendersonBLACK PRESS

    A man sentenced to jail and probation in October for a string of mail theft s from community mailboxes in the summer faces more charges.

    David McGill was sentenced to 31 days in jail and 18 months probation on Oct. 20.

    He was scheduled back in court Tuesday facing fraud and possess/use stolen credit card charges from July 22, but he did not show up and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest.

    Th e July 22 incident was a month before the 47-year-old Chilliwack resident was arrested in Agassiz. On Aug. 28, Mounties

    investigating a string of mailbox theft s dating back to early 2015 were led to McGill and his blue pickup truck.

    Police followed a trail of eight damaged mailboxes through Agassiz and Deroche until they stopped McGill in Mission.

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    Clark on carbon tax, government ads

    A gift that really mattersThere are many reasons to register as an organ donor.In our province alone, there are at least 544 reasons. That is the number of

    people currently waiting for a transplant in B.C.The good news is that 959,635 British Columbians have done what they

    can to shrink the number on that wait list. That is the number of registered donors in B.C.

    While that is noble, that accounts for barely 20 per cent of the provinces population.

    According to the Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation, the vast majority of Canadians 96 per cent approve, either strongly (71 per cent) or somewhat (25 per cent) of organ donation. Only four per cent of Canadians expressed disapproval (see bit.ly/1Qek5yy for full publication).

    So, why is there such a disparity between the approval rating and the act of registering?

    That is a question that confounds many experts.The most common belief is that people simply have not gotten around to it.

    Theres always time, right?Well, we can hope so. But the truth is, we dont know. And the problem is,

    its never too late... until its too late.Another theory is that the need for a transplant does not affect enough of

    the population for it to be a pressing issue to the majority.That is understandable. It stands to reason that someone is more likely

    to be empathetic to a situation if their lives have been touched by it. That is one of the reasons cancer research donations are so incredibly high. Nearly everyone has been touched by the disease in one way or another, and we all want to see the end of it.

    In that regard, we are blessed that the need for transplants does not affect nearly the percentage of the population as a disease as terrible as cancer. That said, the need is still there. And the commitment on your part is simple. Four minutes. Thats all it takes to register online at transplantbc.ca

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    Premier Christy Clark sat down with Tom Fletcher for a year-end interview at her Victoria offi ce Dec. 9. Here are excerpts. For the full version, see the Opinion tab at www.agassizharrisonobserver.com.

    TF: At the UN climate conference in Paris, did you speak about natural gas as a transition fuel, and did you fi nd support for that idea?

    PCC: Yes and yes. Th e new government in Ottawa is a big supporter of our LNG plan, and part of the reason for that is that they also see it as a way forward for Canada to make a huge contribution to fi ghting global climate change.

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    way that those plants and the ones that come aft er will be stopped is if they have a transitional fuel to move to.

    TF: B.C.s 2020 greenhouse gas target, reduction of emissions by a third, is another target that isnt going to be met. Why?

    PCC: When the government brought in the carbon tax, it was based on the assumption that other jurisdictions around us were going to eventually catch up. And none of them have.

    Th ere comes a point where the carbon tax can only get so high before we start chasing all those jobs out of the province.

    TF: Your advisory committee says the carbon tax needs to go higher starting in 2018 if its going to have an eff ect. Do you have any other choice?

    PCC: Lets fi gure out what the national goal is going to be, which we dont know yet.

    TF: On a related topic, transit spending. Your new minister

    Peter Fassbender has talked about a new day in Ottawa and hes downplaying the idea of another referendum for new funding

    sources. Is that off the table now?PCC: It may be possible that

    the federal government wants to invest more in transit, and take up some of the slack from the local government level.

    TF: On LNG, oil and natural gas prices continue to go down, and supply continues to go up around the world. Did you see any positive signs this year?

    PCC: What I saw this year was developing countries, especially China, making a fi rm commitment to reduce their emissions. Th e only way for them to do that is to move to a greater degree to natural gas, and the bulk of their industry is still located on the east coast of their country, a long way from Russia and close to B.C.

    TF: Are we going to see some policy action on high housing costs in 2016, and will there be some relief from the property transfer tax?

    PCC: Youll see in the February budget, but we are looking for

    ways to provide some relief for home buyers.

    TF: Were starting to see government advertising ramp up. We saw a lot of Jobs Plan advertising before the 2013 election, we saw the federal government do it with their Economic Action Plan, which was very expensive, and to most peoples eye self-serving or political in nature at taxpayers expense. Is that what were going to see in the next year and a half?

    PCC: It wont be political. I think some of that was, really, political. You will see more information-based advertising out there, talking to people about for example, the Registered Education Savings Plan.

    TF: Not Jobs Plan 2.0?PCC: I dont think thats in the

    plan. I wish I could say to you no, never, but I, you knowg.

    Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfl etcherbc Email: tfl [email protected]

    When the government brought in the carbon

    tax, it was based on the assumption that other

    jurisdictions around us were going to eventually catch

    up. And none of them have.There comes a point where

    the carbon tax can only get so high before we start

    chasing all those jobs out of the province

    ~ Christy Clark

    Published by Black Press Limited. 7167 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz BC V0M 1A0

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    Room for disagreement in climate debateIn your December 10th

    edition letter to the editor, Kevin Tyler criticizes Tom Fletcher's attempt to debate the facts concerning climate change. He tries to downplay Mr. Fletcher's points but does not provide a valid counter argument. Mr. Tyler's argument that 70% of the world's

    glaciers are shrinking does not acknowledge the fact that this is minor in comparison to the growth of ice in the Antarctica. Which, as it happens, contains over 90% of all the world's ice. How's that for percentages?

    Well here is another selective fact the activists and media have conveniently left out of

    their discussions: the hurricane drought. As of September 2015, it has been 119 months since a major hurricane has hit the US coast, according to NASA. Mr. Tyler thinks these are minor discrepancies, yet the global warming activists have built their argument that we are facing an environmental

    crisis on these fallacies. Th ere are many other

    inconvenient facts I could share, but would like to allow room for others to express their opinions unlike Mr. Tyler, who would prefer it if people like me and Mr. Fletcher were silenced.

    M Ryan

    We owe the Bennetts a lotTh e death of Former

    British Columbia premier Bill Bennett saddened me and I am sure very many British Columbians. We lost not only a a savvy and hard working politician and businessman but a great Premier and a good man whose example inspired loyalty from those who knew him and worked with him and respect from his enemies. His

    contribution to this province in the ten year period he was Premier in the seventies and eighties was enormous.

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  • Agassiz Harrison Observer Thursday, December 17, 2015 13

    Arts

    A musical celebration of Christmas

    Sam Bates BLACK PRESS

    Join the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra (the Met) for A Celebration of Christmas on Dec. 19.

    As their eighth annual Christmas concert, the Met will off er a festive and diverse program for music and dance lovers alike.

    Met board member Anne Fleming says, Th is is the concert where we get to showcase the diversity of talent that we have in our orchestra, and select a program of some wonderful music of the Christmas season.

    On stage will be a number of special guests including vocal soloist Crystal Hicks, who will be belting out traditional holiday favourites in her gospel style.

    Originally from the Bahamas, Hicks grew up singing. My dad was a pastor, my mother was from a musical family. We all had a real love for it.

    Of her varied vocal experience, Hicks performs jazz, blues, pop and more, but she gets the most enjoyment from performing gospel.

    I can just really belt it, she laughed. It resonates with my faith. When you believe in what youre singing, you really feel it.

    Hicks performed with the Met during a Christmas concert a few years ago, and shes excited to join them once again.

    Singing with an orchestra...thats an experience that just lift s you, she enthused.

    Met orchestra bassist Johan Worst has worked with Hicks

    outside of the orchestral stage as well, in a band called Horizon. Th e two are working with pianist Sandra Bower on a classic jazzy favourite for the Celebration of Christmas show.

    Th e Christmas performances with the Met are always great, Worst said. Its not just the orchestra on stage performing for a receptive audience, theres audience participation as well.

    Rod Swanson, Chilliwack music teacher and classical guitarist, will also join Hicks for a special vocal and guitar duet.

    Met Conductor Gregory Douglas Johnson had wanted to perform music from the beloved Nutcracker Suite for years. What better way to bring this beautiful music to life than with great, local dancers.

    Local dancer and choreographer Leigh Hilary-Lee was thrilled to provide a ballet and acro dance troupe and choreography from Crucible Dance Ministry, the dance company that she founded nearly a year ago.

    Originally from Portland, Oregon, Hilary-Lee formed Crucible Dance Ministry aft er years of rigorous education and work in fi ne arts as a dancer and instructor.

    Our mission [at Crucible] is to develop leaders that are growing in their faith, Hilary-Lee explained. Th e group strives to serve communities at a local and global scale, and pays it forward with the gift of dance.

    Of Hilary-Lees dance troupe will be award-winning acro dance

    soloist Zoey Howe, who will take the stage for the Arabian dance, Coff ee. Dancing since she was three, Howe is gaining fame in the Lower Mainland for her grace and athleticism, and she hopes to one day perform with the Cirque du Soleil.

    No Christmas orchestra program is really complete without a beautiful Harpist, Fleming said. Th e Met are fortunate to have Calgary Philharmonic Olivia Ritchey on the program for the Nutcracker Suite and a special Samuel Rousseau variation on an ancient French Christmas carol. Ritchey will be joined by a string quartet of orchestra musicians to perform this piece, which she has waited years to bring to the stage.

    Lovers of jazz, gospel, classical, dance and more will unite in joy during this festive evening celebration that wont soon be forgotten.

    Th e Christmas season can be a frantic time, Hicks pointed out, and she hopes that this concert will provide a fun break from this hectic time of year, where peoples spirits can be lift ed by beautiful music.

    A Celebration of Christmas takes place at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre (9201 Corbould St.) on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.

    Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students, available at the Box Offi ce, at chilliwackculturalcentre.ca, or by phone at 604-391-7469.

    A Celebration of Christmas on Dec. 19 will bring together the Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra, phenomenal vocalist Crystal Hicks (pictured), the Crucible Dance Ministry, and other special guests to perform all the Christmas favourites and the beloved Nutcracker Suite. BRICE FERR PHOTO

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    Welcome to CARE! Starting in January 2016, the Community Animal Response & Education (CARE) Centre will be providing animal control services for Harrison Hot Springs and the District of Kent.

    The CARE Centre is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District and temporarily houses lost, stray and impounded dogs. CARE sta will also provide animal control bylaw enforcement and dog licensing. Dog licences for 2016 are on sale now.

    New licences and renewals can be purchased in person at your Municipal Hall, 495 Hot Springs Road (Harrison) & 7170 Cheam Avenue (Agassiz). Renewals can be purchased online at www.fvrd.ca. Fees are $20 for spayed and neutered dogs and $50 for unaltered dogs.

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  • By Tom FletcherBlack Press

    With 2,000 electric vehicles and charging stations in place and a program to keep subsidizing their purchase and use, B.C. has joined an elite club

    of countries and U.S. states.

    Capping her second week at the United Nations climate change conference in Paris, Environment Minister Mary Polak announced Th ursday that B.C. has joined the International

    Zero-Emission Vehicle Alliance.

    Th e alliance hopes to reduce vehicle emissions 40 per cent by 2050, promoting use of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Its members

    include Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, the U.K., California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Quebec.

    In 2011, B.C. replaced its earlier $2,000 subsidy for hybrid cars with a clean energy vehicle program that pays between $2,500 and $5,000 in point-of-sale rebates for new battery electric, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell or natural gas vehicles.

    It also off ered a $500 subsidy for installing a dedicated vehicle charging station at home through LiveSmart BC, a program that ended in 2014. With suffi cient home service, modern electric cars can be plugged into a standard outlet.

    Natural gas power has mainly been limited to short-haul truck

    fl eets based around acentral fuelling station.B.C. ran pilot projectswith hydrogen fuel-celltransit buses in Victoriaand Whistler, but theywere wound up aft er the2010 Olympics.

    Energy Minister BillBennett acknowledgedthat electric vehiclesare mainly confi nedto urban areas in theLower Mainland andsouthern VancouverIsland.

    Asked how theprogram appears fromrural areas, wheretaxpayers with muddypickups subsidize sleekelectric cars driven bywealthy West Coasters,Bennett said theprogram is funded outof natural gas royalties,not general taxation.

    He noted that B.C. isbetter suited to electricvehicles than manyplaces that burn coal ornatural gas to generateelectricity.

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    Environment

    By Tom FletcherBLACK PRESS

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined other national leaders in hailing the international greenhouse gas emission agreement reached in Paris over the weekend, but the implications for Canada and B.C. remain unclear.

    Trudeau said in a statement from Ottawa that he and the provincial premiers will meet within 90 days to develop a plan to do Canada's part in the eff ort to keep average global temperature rise below two degrees.

    Th e Paris agreement notes that existing voluntary targets by countries do not meet what is calculated to prevent a two per cent increase, and more emission cuts will be required. Article 28 of the legal text also gives every country the ability, aft er three years of implementation, to give a year's notice and withdraw.

    In a year-end interview,

    B.C. Premier Christy Clark said the government will wait until a national emissions goal is established before deciding whether to add measures to the existing carbon tax on carbon-based fuels. Th e B.C. tax has been frozen at $30 a tonne since 2013, adding about seven cents to the price of a

    litre of gasoline with similar increases for natural gas and other heating fuels.

    An advisory committee recommended in November that the tax be increased by a third starting in 2018, with annual increases aft er to drive down carbon dioxide emissions.

    Clark said the carbon taxfreeze means B.C. won't meetits own legislated target ofreducing emissions by a thirdby 2020, but the governmentcouldn't keep raising it and riskpushing industries and jobsout of the province.

    "Other provinces are startingto get closer to where we are,"Clark said. "By 2018, Alberta'sgoing to have come some way.By then Ontario will be into aplan, and Quebec already is."

    B.C. NDP leader JohnHorgan said he's "comfortable"with the advisory committee'sdate of 2018, which would givean NDP government time toassess the situation if he winsthe 2017 B.C. election.

    Horgan said he is inclinedto support the carbon taxproposed recently by AlbertaPremier Rachel Notley, whichmeans "taking revenues anddriving them into industries,or activities like transit, thatwill reduce emissions overtime."

    B.C. joins clean vehicle club in Paris

    B.C. governmentPremier Christy Clark meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at UN climate talks in Paris, which wrapped up on the weekend.

    Paris climate deal leaves questions

    MRFs key to new waste plan for FVRDJennifer FeinbergBLACK PRESS

    You'll be hearing a lot more about MRFs soon enough.

    Th ese mixed-waste materials recovery facilities (MRFs) are a key part of the new solid waste management plan approved for

    Fraser Valley Regional District by the provincial Ministry of Environment.

    We applaud Minister Polaks decision which will allow for the establishment of policy and regulation that will encourage private sector investment, innovation

    and competition, while meeting the plans target of 90 per cent diversion in the next 10 years, said FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz.

    FVRDs updated plan will guide the district and member municipalities to reduce and manage waste over

    the next 10 years.MRFs use

    mechanical, optical, and manual sorting to remove recyclable or compostable material from the waste stream.

    "Th is facility will complement continued growth in the FVRDs traditional recycling

    eff orts."Compared to

    incineration, MRFsare more cost eff ectiveand have no negativeimpact on air quality.Th e FVRD is seekingpartnerships with otherregional districts andmunicipalities.

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