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January 01, 2015 edition of the Agassiz ObserverTRANSCRIPT
INSIDEYear in review . . . . . . . . 2
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
B.C. Views . . . . . . . . . . 4
Regional Roundup . . . . 9
Community Corner . . . . 9
Classi eds . . . . . . . . . 12
REVIEWThe Observer takes a
look back at 2014.
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OPINION2015: the year of
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The Agassiz Harrison
Joe Schulz still gets excited as people stop by his Rosedale home to look at his 23,000-light Christmas display.
Lorene Keitch / OBSERVER
Christmas wonderland in RosedaleBy Lorene KeitchTHE OBSERVER
A display 20 years in the making. 23,0000 lights. Five weeks of set-up. Th is is the must-see house of the Christmas season.
From the spinning miniature table saw to the life-size sleigh, this house has it all. A train set that is every little boy’s dream come true. Seven tracks, multiple trains with cargo, passenger cars, even logs, moving around in an intricate set-up. Th ere are those big red plastic candles you used to see everywhere but have
slowly broken and been replaced by most people. Sparkly, light-up snowmen, a giant tree made of lights and a beautiful manger scene with a wall of Christmas light-fi lled trees fi ll out the yard.
Joe Schulz takes care of each one of his decorations, especially the oldie but goodies that you just can’t fi nd anywhere. He has dolls that look like they come out of a museum beside moving angels and infl atable snowmen. It’s a cornucopia of Christmas.
Joe’s wife Lorraine puts it simply:
“He’s really into Christmas.”No kidding.Th e humble beginnings for this
Christmas wonderland began 20 years ago with the building a church. His grandson was two years old at the time and Joe remembers the little guy could clamber inside the chapel. Now that grandson is grown up and there are four more buildings sharing the driveway. Each building has music corresponding to the action inside. Th ere’s the snoring Santa with Mrs. Clause busy downstairs. Th ere’s Santa’s workshop
where he paints a toy to the chapel where the congregation listens to a choir. Th ere's the dancing Santa, where every four minutes, the jolly old elf shakes his hips to a Christmas tune.
“I plan all year," Joe says. "I can hardly wait for it to start up.”
Joe has been doing this for a long time. But he still gets excited when he sees children watching with wonder. Th ey peer in the windows, calling to their parents to come see.
Owner loves to share his joy of Christmas with the thousands who come to admire his displays
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January:• Christmas search
comes up emptySearch and Rescue
called out to search on Christmas day aft er fl ares set off at Hemlock valley Resort
• Road building hits snag
Excavator tips over on Harrison area work site during building of new road at east end of Lillooet Ave and carry along Rockwell Drive. Engineering company asserts the slope is stable.
• Elk returned to Harrison Lake forests
Return of the animals a collaborative project between Sts'ailes band and Ministry of Fish and Wildlife. It will take at least fi ve to
10 years of studying the reintroduced elk before any harvesting regulations will be decided.
• Farmland fi lling with water
Local farmers dealing with fl ooding on a more regular basis. Agassiz farmers and District staff working together to pinpoint why the water levels are higher than usual.
•Offi cial Community Plan input concludes
District gathers material through more than 10 public discussions to aid in the creation of the new OCP
• Inquiry into a trio of inmate deaths
An inquest will probe the deaths of three Mountain Institution inmates, all who were being housed in the medium security's segregation unit at the time of their deaths over a period of eight months.
• Balanced calendar not popular
Forum reveals three months of school then one-month breaks not ideal for students or support staff .
• Agassiz couple serves time for cash smuggling
Jonna and Robert Booth caught with $73,000 cash in a compartment in their motorhome.
February:•Veteran service cuts
under fi reChanges to how
veterans services has come under scrutiny aft er several offi ces were closed across the country.
• Hang glider sentenced to fi ve months
A Burnaby man whose negligence while piloting a passenger on a hang gliding fl ight in Agassiz caused her to fall to her death has been sentenced to fi ve months in jail.
• Doctors looking for effi ciencies with a busy workload
Local doctors are working hard to
improve health care, including a recent survey on questions such as patient's needs to availability of care. More than 3,000 community members fi lled out a survey to give doctors a better sense of residents without a consistent family doctor.
• Seabird aims to remove road from park
Seabird Island wants to remove a road from Sasquatch Provincial Park to allow logging
trucks to travel along its route. Th e road connects Hicks Lake to Rockwell drive.
• Hemlock hosts BC Winter Games
Snow didn't deter the freestyle competitions but the slalom was canceled midway due to dangerous conditions. More than 2,000 participants attended the games.
• Two-year grace period for business operating on farmland
Meinen Brothers AgriServices, located onthe Agricultural LandReserve, can continue tooperate until a decisionby the AgriculturalLand Commissioneven though it doesn'tcomply with localbylaws.
March:•Agassiz residents
feeling snowed inAbout a food of snow
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There was no shortage of snow as Hemlock hosted ski events during the BC Winter Games.The slalom was canceled midway due to dangerous conditions.
Excavator tips over on Harrison area work site during building of new road at east end ofLillooet Ave.
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valley, causing multiple traffi c accidents and closing schools across the region Monday. Th e heavy snowfall put forward a challenge for the District of Kent as they set out to remove the snow from local roads.
•RCMP take suggestions from public at forum
Small turnout didn't deter a hearty discussion about the key issues facing Agassiz, Harrison and the surrounding areas.
• Arrest made in Agassiz cold case
RCMP charged Rosedale resident Richard MacInnes with the second-degree murder of Michael Scullion. Scullion went missing in 2008.
• ACE student speaks at a bullying forum in Surrey
Domanic Charlie-Francis wowed the crowd with his message, one of only fi ve speakers chosen from across the province to speak about bullying at an event that included
Premier Christy Clark, Education minster Peter Fassbender and Travis Price, co-founder of Pink Shirt Day.
• Lions celebrate 50 years
Ag a s s i z - Har r i s on Lions Club celebrated their semi-cennennial with dinner, special guests and dancing at the St. Alice Hall in Harrison Hot Springs.
• Ramada Inn receives approval from Council for renovations
Harrison council unanimously agrees to remove a covenant that allowed public access
• Measles vaccination clinics set up
Following an outbreak o the preventable illness, two measles vaccination clinics set up
• Tax increase proposed to cover rising policing costs
Th is year's budget showed a tax increase of 3.25 per cent as a new police offi cer was added.
• Gunfi re and blood on set
April:• Wayward Pines
fi lming wraps up
Final episode of the 10-episode dramatic series set to wrap up fi lming in Agassiz
•Spring break with a diff erence
Th ree Agassiz high school students go through an RCMP training camp at Stillwood's RCMP Youth Academy.
• Community consulted on health
Th e conversation around improving improving access to local health care continued, with a community forum between health care providers and the public. Th e program, called A GP For Me, has been communicating with doctors and other healthcare professionals to pinpoint what's working, and what's not, in local health care.
• Wayward Pines production company off ers to buy out the park cleanup
Council declines an agreement to take money in lieu of cleanup, on advisement
from staff who are already busy with usual maintenance and spring work.
• Agassiz cheese maker earns national award
Debra Amrein-Boyes won two awards at the 2014 Canadian Cheese Awards for her clothbound cheddar.
• Teacher strike action begins
Stage one strike action began in schools across the province, limiting teachers from performing certain duties.
• Social Club celebrates 10 years of good times
Th e Harrison Hot Springs Social Club, which began in 2004, gathered to celebrate time spent as friends over the years.
May:• Teen hurt in crash
at Speedway opening night
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Victoria – It’s time to look beyond the protests and political battles around climate change that dominated 2014, and look at the year and the decade ahead.
From the California drought to shift ing forest patterns across B.C., there is evidence that our climate is changing more rapidly. Public debate consists mainly of squabbling about the signifi cance of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, rather than what can be done to prepare.
A draft discussion paper from the B.C. forests ministry on wildfi re control was released in December aft er an access to information request. “Climate Change Adaptation and Action Plan For Wildfi re Management, 2014-2024” describes the progress made
in the province’s community forest fi re prevention plan, and its goal to create “wildfi re resilient ecosystems and wildfi re adapted communities” over the next 10 years.
Th e fi nal discussion paper is to be released early in 2015, but the key research is in. It estimates that by 2017 there will be 788 million cubic metres of dead pine in B.C. forests. Fires in these areas spread 2.6 times faster than in healthy green stands, up to 66 metres per minute.
Th e report calls for fuel management beyond community boundaries to stop “mega-fi res” by creating landscape-level fuel breaks, with targeted harvesting, prescribed burning and new silviculture practices.
It notes that bark beetle infestations and bigger, hotter fi res are being seen across North America, with costs rising along with urban development. For example, the 2011 Slave Lake fi re in northern Alberta generated the second largest insurance charge in
Canadian history.Th e costs of preparing are huge.
Th e costs of not preparing could be catastrophic.
Also in 2014, the B.C. government appointed an advisory committee
to prepare for the renewal of the Columbia River Treaty with the United States.
While this 1964 the treaty has no end date, its fl ood control mandate expires in 2024. I spoke with Deborah Harford and Jon
O’Riordan, members of the Simon Fraser University Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT), who, along with ACT senior policy author Robert Sandford, have written a provocative book on the treaty. Th ey hope it will help lead to a renewed agreement that will be a model for a changing world.
“If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s a lot of climate change projected in that period, for British Columbia and the U.S.,” Harford said. “For the B.C. side, we’re looking at heavy precipitation and potential increase in snowmelt runoff , while in the States, you’re getting the opposite, much less snow.
“Th ere will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower fl ows in the summer.”
Th e treaty, sparked by devastating fl oods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Washington that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between
that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was fl ooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people.
Th ose dams hold back spring fl ood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry. Th e treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefi ts that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories.
O’Riordan notes that climate shift s create a strategic benefi t for B.C. Th e U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than ever, for fl ood protection and water supply.
Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers. Email: tfl [email protected]
2015: the year of climate adaptation
Stay informedIt's not oft en you get to refl ect
on a 52 week period and see what worked well, and what didn't. We take this time once a year to remember what makes this place unique. We look at the newsmakers and policy makers. We look at the impacts of events on your life and, hopefully, learn from our mistakes so we can start 2015 afresh.
It's been a busy year for Agassiz and Harrison. Th e debate about Sasquatch Park took up a lot of editorial space this year, as did the fi lming and aft ermath of Wayward Pines. Th e District of Kent's adoption of the Offi cial Community Plan was a big one. Th is new OCP will help guide and direct the town as it works towards building a sustainable community. Th ere were renovations and beautifi cation projects, fl ooding on farmlands and health scares across the Fraser Valley.
One of the big news items this year was the municipal election. And so it should be. Who you vote in to Council makes a diff erence in your daily lives. It's not just some random person you stick into a
chair and don't hear from until the next election. Th ese friends and neighbours will be shaping the future of Agassiz and Harrison as they make decisions that aff ect you. Th ey work together (hopefully), to decide on projects and policies for the upcoming term and, consequently, how to spend your tax dollars.
So, to the new Council, don't treat it lightly that you sit in the elected seats. Take 2015 seriously; it is a grave responsibility to make decisions for an entire community. And, to the community, you're not off the hook now that the elections are done. It's your responsibility to make your voice heard if you don't like what's happening. Don't wait until aft er decisions are made to whine about what you don't like. Be proactive. Keep informed. And hopefully, by the end of 2015, these two thriving communities will be further ahead than we are now and more unifi ed in our vision. Aft er all, we're all in this together.
Happy new year everyone.
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injured in a crash at the Agassiz Speedway. Jaws of Life used to remove her from the car.
• Wind sports lagging behind industry growth
Number of members in the Harrison Windsport Society have dropped from 150 to 37 over past six years.
• Videos showcase best of Agassiz
Th e District of Kent’s website now features a trio of slick videos to help promote the region to the world.
• Monday Painters Art Show
Group celebrated their 53rd anniversary with a spring art show
•Enrolment numbers cause concern
F r a s e r - C a s c a d e school district faced reduced revenues of $283,000 for the 2014/2015 school year. Pressures on the budget include increases in BC Hydro rates, infl ation and upgrades to the roof of the Coquihalla school.
• Young entrepreneur starts new market
Harrison council grants permission to Cole Unger, 15, to operate a farmer’s market for a trial period in June and July.
•Community plan taking place
Th e District of Kent’s new Offi cial Community Plan passes fi rst and second reading.
• Rotating strikes across B.C.
Fraser Cascade school district is one of 16 districts that started rotating strikes.
• Seabird seeks woodlot access
Band continues with application to remove road from Sasquatch Park boundary, and are waiting to hear back from BC Parks regarding stage one of their application process.
June:•Students walk out to
protest At least a dozen
students walked out of their classes at AESS, joining thousands of other students around the province who are fed up with the teachers’ strike action and the government lockouts.
• Opposition grows to Sasquatch boundary adjustment
Th ere’s an 800 hectare parcel of land sitting just on the erg of Sasquatch Park that ovule put an extra $300,000 into seabird Island’s economic base, annually - if the land could be harvested.
• Rot found in local restaurant
Th e former park Ave restaurant in Agassiz has 37 items needing to be fi xed. Th e District registered Section 57, meaning it protects the municipality from liability on this property.
• Harrison Council decides to allow sidewalk tables on Esplanade.
Businesses need to apply for a temporary sidewalk extension, pay a security deposit and license fee.
• Harrison Hot Springs shows off big projects
Th e Village of Harrison celebrated the completion of two big projects, the water treatment plant and the upgrades to Esplanade Avenue.
July:• Samples, selling
allowed at marketFarmers’ market
customers in B.C. now have the option of buying beer, wind, ciders and spirits. Local farm market coordinator Judy Pickard works to fi nd a few vendors to bring their brews tot he Agassiz Farm Fresh Market.
• Inmates plead guilty to manslaughter
Th ree Kent inmates have each pleaded guilty to manslaughter, in a case dating back to 2008 with the death of inmate Andrew Robert Craig.
• Council votes unanimously to preserve park boundary
Harrison's mayor and council has voted unanimously to not support the proposed Sasquatch Park
boundary adjustment. Th e boundary adjustment would allow logging truck traffi c to travel through a portion of Sasquatch Park.
• Anonymous donor off ers up $50,000 to complete the fi rst portion of a major playground overhaul at Kent elementary school
• Forest fi re threatened power lines on Harrison River
A small forest fi re along the southern bank of the Harrison River kept fi re crews busy for two days. Th ey put out the six-hectare blaze in steep terrain on the west side of Agassiz Mountain.
• New OCP Adopted in District of Kent
Aft er more than a year and a half of public consultation and planning, there is a new Offi cial Community Plan in the District of Kent. Th e new plan was adopted with a few amendments that evolved from the fi nal
public hearing.
August:• Impaired drivers
getting caughtAgassiz and Harrison
RCMP note the umber of impaired driving charges is on the rise while violent crimes
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Fraser Cascade school district is one of 16 districts that started rotating strikes in May. Teachers across B.C. walked out in June.
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and theft appear to be on the decline.
• Introducing the opposition
BC NDP leader John Horgan toured Agassiz with former NDP MLA Gwen O'Mahony as part of his rounds of the province aft er being acclaimed the leader of the opposition back in May.
• Water extraction plan goes to FVRD
An application has been made to the regional district to rezone an area near Chehalis to build a water extraction plant.
• Bottling plant eyed for Harrison Mills
Chris Lepine is hoping to share the natural taste of a Harrison Mills spring with the rest of the world. He has submitted a rezoning request to the Fraser Valley Regional District for a small portion of his land to allow for a small bottling plant.
September:• Motorcyclist dies in
t. Woodside collisionA Langley man died
following a collision on Mt. Woodside on Labour Day. He was driving west and failed to negotiate one of the turns. He entered
an eastbound lane and collided with an oncoming car.
• Sedin twins play in Agassiz
Brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin show up to Kent elementary to celebrate the opening of the playground, as well as attend the new Kent Community Recreation and Cultural Centre. Th e brothers were here to kick of the offi cial launch of the Sedin Family Foundation. Th e local elementary school was one of their fi rst two recipients, donating $50,000 for the project's completion.
• Searchers discover bodies of two missing men
Kent-Harrison Search and Rescue located two deceased men following missing-person reports.
• B.C. Seniors advocate makes stop in Agassiz
B.C.'s newly-appointed seniors advocate stopped in Agassiz last week to take part in a day of learning or local seniors. Isobel Mackenzie is the fi rst person to hold the title of seniors advocate for the country.
October:Seabird students on
television
Students at Seabird Island school took part in fi lming Warrior Games in the summer of 2012 and it is soon set to hit the small screen. Students showed the show's host how to play several games they've learned form their elders.
• Newcomers seeking school board seats
Five local candidates for the upcoming school board election have stepped forward. Th e deadline for nominations closes Friday, Oct. 10.
• Sign agreement leads to lack of signs
No-sign agreement dating back to 1990 means the District of Kent has mostly remained a sign-free zone during the municipal election.
• Lockdown at Agassiz Research Station
A lockdown was put in place at the Pacifi c
Agri-Food research Centre in Agassiz in an apparent response to the shooting of a solder in Ottawa.
• Candidates split on parking problem
Nearly 200 resident poured into the Harrison memorial Hall to learn a little more about the candidates or the municipal election. Pay parking was area where personal opinions showed through.
• Council rescinds stage purchase plan
Kent Council has taken a few steps back in a recent decision to purchase a mobile stage for the community.
November:Council hopefuls
show discontentmentTh e District of
Kent all-candidate's meeting gave voters a glimpse into a negative undercurrent that has been building up in the
community on issuessuch as business growth,the fi tness centre andthe mobile stage.
• CRCC gym offi ciallyopens in Agassiz
Th e District of Kentcelebrated the openingof the new CommunityRecreation and CulturalCentre, off ering freeclasses to guests.
• Search and Rescueteam logs busiest nightin years
Kent Harrison Searchand Rescue took threecalls over one night, twoof them in a row. Onecall was for a landslideat Bridal Falls with fearsthe slide might impactdwellings and RV parks.Th e second was a reportof someone trapped on acliff near Chehalis Lakeand fi nally, a call aboutfour missing people lostin the Chehalis delta.
• Fire destroys Agassizhome
A house was
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destroyed by a fi re in Agassiz Monday morning, but the family living there escaped without serious injuries.
• District of Kent Council sees new and old faces join the ranks
Newcomer Susan Spaeti is elected to Council with an " o v e r w h e l m i n g " number of votes. Mayor John Van Laerhoven is re-elected. Former mayor Sylvia Pranger earns seat, along with incumbents Duane Post and Darcy Striker.
• Village of Harrison Hot Springs council sees change
Mayor Leo Facio beat out his two challengers to remain as mayor. Coun. John Buckley and Coun. Sonja Reyerse were re-elected while newcomers John Hansen and Samantha Piper take the fi nal two seats on Council.
• Banquet a time to thank members
Agassiz fi refi ghters receive recognition for their service to the community.
December:• New year to bring
sewer and water analysisHarrison's new
council will be taking a thorough look into ways to reduce costs for the Village.
• Agassiz rocked by loud explosion
A massive house fi re that started with an explosion rocked Agassiz. Th e fi re in a residential house is still under investigation.
• Museum getting cash for walkway project
A small portion of the Wayward Pines revenue has been set aside for the Agassiz-Harrison Museum, following an unpopular decision to use the money for a mobile stage.
• Agassiz not participating in Bloom competition
Agassiz will not participate in the Communities in Bloom program in 2015.
• Groups calls on council to take stand on park road
A delegation attempting to preserve Sasquatch Park spoke to kent council, hoping to sway their decision to not take a stand against road building through
the Class A park.• Roads study
provides ammunition for the district
Th e District of Kent will soon be able to make more informed decisions about road planning thanks to a recent investigation into all things road-related in Agassiz.
• Generosity fi lls the food bank
Multiple fundraising eff orts for Agassiz-Harrison Community
Services has led tooverfl owing shelvesand stuff ed hampersfor families in need thisChristmas.
• Christmas comesearly for HarrisonFestival
Harrison FestivalSociety receives$114,000 over the nextfour years to help putin the Festival of theArts and Season ofPerforming Arts.
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Brothers Daniel and Henrik Sedin show up to Kent elementary to celebrate the opening ofthe playground, as well as attend the new Kent Community Recreation and Cultural Centre.The brothers were here to kick of the official launch of the Sedin Family Foundation.
From Page 6
Councils in the District of Kent (left) and the Village of Harrison are sworn in following the November municipal election.
What was making news across the region in 2014MARCH
• Truckers strikeA 28-day strike by container
truckers ended with back-to-work legislation and promises of government action to end rampant rate undercutting within the industry. Th e port, provincial and federal governments late in the year unveil a reformed system for truck licensing that's expected to shrink the number of operators.
• Medical marijuanaLicensed home growing
of medical marijuana is supposed to end April 1 in favour of a new commercial
distribution system. But the federal government's strategy is disrupted when medical pot users get a court injunction, pending a constitutional challenge expected in 2015, that allows them to temporarily continue growing their own medicine. Th e shift ing marijuana rules divide doctors on whether to prescribe pot, while cities worry about how to handle a rush of would-be commercial pot producers. Marijuana reform advocates, coming off the failure of their signature campaign to trigger a referendum in 2013, were more upbeat in 2014 aft er legal pot shops opened in Washington State and 'Prince of Pot' Marc
Emery was released from a U.S. prison.
APRIL • Health shakeupTh e province terminates
Fraser Health board chair David Mitchell amid a probe into budget overruns at the health authority and by June CEO Nigel Murray also resigns. Th e fi ndings of the review launched in 2013 are released in July, recommending a new strategy to reduce overuse of hospital ERs and expand primary and community care.
JULY• TransLink troublesTwo major shutdowns of
SkyTrain force an apologeticTransLink to make transitfree on B.C. Day and launcha formal review of what wentwrong. Th e fi ndings promptthe agency to commit to $71million in upgrades to makethe system more resistant tosimilar failures and faster torecover when they do happen.
Meanwhile, TransLink againdelays the full roll-out of itslong-promised Compass Cardpayment system due to busreader problems.
OCTOBER • Metro wasteEnvironment Minister Mary
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Agassiz Christian Reformed Church 7452
Morrow Rd. Sun. at 10 am. Call 604-703-9558
Agassiz United Church 6860 Lougheed
Highway. 604-796-2680 Agassiz United Church
Sunday Service & Sunday School at 10:30 am.
All Saints Anglican Church 6904 #9
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St. Anthony’s Catholic Church 7237
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Community EventsAgassiz Legion Presents: Newfi e New Year’s Eve Dinner/Dance - Wednesday, December
31st starting at 4:30pm. Tickets available at the Legion, call 604-796-2332
Dickens Sweets presents: Dickens 16th Annual Animated Christmas Village - Open now
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Tourism Harrison and the Harrison Agassiz Chamber of Commerce presents: The
Annual Festival of Trees - On display in the lobby of the Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa
till January 3rd. Wander through the brilliant display of trees decorated by local businesses and
community groups.
Seniors Friendship House Drop-In - Mon. Seniors Walking to Music at 10 am, Sit & Fit at 10:30 am, Bingo at 1 pm, Seniors Learn to Line Dance at 4 pm; Tues. Bridge and Cribbage at 1 pm.; Wed. Floor Curling at 1 pm.; Fri. Floor Curling at 1 pm. FMI call 604-796-3422.Council of Senior Citizens Organizations (COSCO) is an advocacy group devoted to improving “The Quality of Life” for all seniors. FMI call Ernie Bayer @ 604-576-9734 or email [email protected]
Agassiz Harrison Senior Peer Support - Knit & Natter Group: We meet every Thursday at Dogwood Manor on Morrow Rd., Agassiz. Everyone welcome. Call Eunice 604-796-9841Tuesday is Toonie Day Bowling - Agassiz and Harrison seniors are encouraged to come out and join 5 pin bowling every second and last Tuesday of each month starting at 3pm at Chillibowl Lanes, Chilliwack. Car pool available. Call Kay FMI at 604-316-3318
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For KidsKidz at the Cross - Harrison Elementary - Thurs. 6 - 7:30 pm Grades 4, 5 & 6 Registration & team leader - Carol Cartmell 604-793-0171 or [email protected] Crafts • Games • LessonAgassiz Kids At The Cross - Thursdays at the Ag Recreation Centre in Agassiz. FMI call Ettie 604-819-6822Better Beginnings - Pre/post natal education, nutrition & support. Lunch is provided. Tues. 10 am to 1 pm. 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313Strong Start - Mon. - Fri. 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Kent Elementary School. Free drop-in for kids 0 - 5. FMI call Kent Elementary at 604-796-2161.Preschool Storytime Fridays from 10:15 – 11:00 am - Bring us your babies, your toddlers, your preschoolers. If you are a mom, a dad, a friend, a nana or a banana, come and meet some new friends
at Agassiz Library Storytime. Join Crackle the library crow, Pete the Cat and Terrill for storytime fun and super surprises. Refreshments, drop in, free.Agassiz Harrison Family Parenting Place - Meet friends, old & new! Parents/caregivers with their children 0 - 6 are welcome. Mon., Weds. & Thurs. 9:30 am - 1 pm 7272 Morrow Rd. FMI call 604-796-0313Coff ee Break/Story Hour - A weekly Bible Study for ladies & children 0-5. Weds. 9:30 am Agassiz Christian Reformed Church on Morrow Road. FMI call or text 604-997-44841789 The Royal Westminster Regiment Cadet Corps - Westie Army Cadets Training at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch No 228 - 344 Fort Street Hope Wed. 6:30 PM - 9 pm. Free for ages 12 - 19. FMI contact Captain M.E. Sam Ronholm, CD at [email protected] or call 604-799-8897
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Th ey stand in awe at the massive train display and watch the trains, miniature lights shining on the track, go round and round. Th ey sit in the sleigh, complete with eight reindeer, and pretend to be Santa or smile for the endless photo ops. Th ere's even a candy cane waiting in a mailbox for each child that comes.
“Every time I see a kid out there hootin’ and hollering’, I want to do more," Joe says with a smile.
Joe adds something new to his displays every year. Th is year, it was a streetcar track that runs alongside the train tracks. It represents a tram that used to travel around the Lower Mainland and even out to Chilliwack back in the early 1900s. Included in the display are the tram stops, where the
little red streetcar pauses before chugging along.
It take Joe fi ve weeks, working eight to 10 hours a day, to set up for the season. He says every bit of work is worth it.
"I like to see people happy," he explains.
With all the fl ash and sparkle, you'd think it might be hard for Joe to pick which display is his favourite. But he answers without hesitation: the manger scene.
"It's special to me," he states. "Because that's what it's all about."
Th e Schulzes moved to Rosedale from Cloverdale 11 years ago. While they were looking for a quieter place to live than Cloverdale, they ended up in Rosedale because that was where they could buy a large enough property to build a house and have room for their Christmas set-up and with enough amps to
run it all.Joe estimates a few thousand
people come through each year. Christmas Eve is always their biggest night. Lorraine says some years, they are ready to go to bed and yet another group will come. Th ey’ve stayed up until midnight just to keep the lights on for the legions of Christmas display sightseers.
Th ere is still time to go check out the house before Joe begins the long process of taking it all down. He's going to leave it up through the fi rst weekend in January. Th e house is at 9986 Llanberis Way. Take the road to get to the Old Minter Gardens and turn right. It is not hard to spot once you turn down the street. It's the one with the 23,000 lights and, probably, Joe standing near his train set, a smile on his face.
Vancouver's new bylaw banning waste shipments out of the region. Th e move delights opponents of the regional district's plan to build a new waste incinerator, which may be thwarted as a result. Metro leaders say the region's recycling system is threatened because garbage fi rms that haul waste out of the region will avoid paying regional tipping fees or
complying with bans on the dumping of recyclables. Polak assigns MLA Marvin Hunt to study the issues involved.
NOVEMBER• Kinder Morgan More than 120 people were
arrested attempting to block survey work by Kinder Morgan on Burnaby Mountain. Anti-pipeline activists won a victory when a court threw out most
charges against protesters and refused to extend an injunction, prompting the company to pull out early. Th e civil disobedience followed a series of legal challenges led by Burnaby and underscored the challenges the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will face on the ground. National Energy Board hearings are expected to begin in 2015. Most participants will be limited to written statements.
Joe Schulz spends weeks planing his Christmas light display. He estimates a few thousand people come through each year.
Lorene Keitch / OBSERVER
'I like to see people happy'From Front Page
BC Ferries is ending its 3.4 per cent fuel surcharge, eff ective Wednesday, in the wake of the plunge in the price of crude oil in recent months.
President and CEO Mike Corrigan cited the
drop in the cost of diesel for the decision.
"With the current favourable market conditions, we have been hedging our diesel fuel costs and are now in a position to eliminate the fuel
surcharge," Corrigan said. "We know that fare aff ordability is an issue for our customers."
Fuel surcharges were originally added when oil prices spiked to record levels of around $150 in 2008 and have
been on and off since then, depending on fuel prices.
Oil prices have fallen nearly 50 per cent from their 2014 high of $110 but diesel prices have not fallen to the same degree.
BC Ferries ends fuel surcharge as oil falls
Regional round up of the yearFrom Page 8
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WHAT’S HAPPENING?A public hearing on the proposed District of Kent Zoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1517, 2014. In general, the amendment bylaw includes:• a zoning map amendment rezoning the subject property 6356 Pioneer Avenue
(see Subject Land) from Rural Residential 2 Zone to Single-Dwelling and Secondary Dwelling Residential Zone (RSS); and
• zoning text amendments to:❍ amend the floor area – secondary dwelling, floor area – farm employee
residence, and floor area – farm residence definitions❍ add a definition for floor area – home occupation❍ remove density regulations from the RSS zone❍ include minimum lot sizes for the subdivision of RSS zoned lots
WHEN: Please join us at 7:00 p.m., Monday, January 12, 2015 when Council will be receiving input from the public on the proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment. You can speak in person at the hearing or by providing a written submission to the Director of Development Services, District of Kent, PO Box 70, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 or [email protected] before 4:00 p.m., January 12, 2015.
WHERE: The public hearing is to be held in the Centennial Centre of the Municipal Hall, 7170 Cheam Avenue, Agassiz, BC.
SUBJECT LAND:
PUBLIC NOTICEZoning Bylaw 1219, Amendment Bylaw No. 1517, 2014
NEED MORE INFO?The bylaw, staff report, and other relevant background material are available for review by the public at the reception desk in the District’s Office between the hours
of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) from January 2,
2015 to January 12, 2015 inclusive. You may also contact Darcey Kohuch, Director of
Development Services at 604-796-2235 for more information.
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