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Seeing double?
Bill and Bob are not only twins but a great team doing some great volunteer work.
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Tis the season
Check out our holiday supplement fi lled with special events and best wishes for the season.
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Dreaming of gold
Extreme skier helps fundraiser Manning Paralympic hopeful.
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A crash in Yale claimed the life of woman in her fifties and stands as a reminder to all holiday travelers to drive carefully on our local highways.
A Dodge Caravan, which the woman was driving, and an extended-cab pickup truck were involved in a head-on collision at approximately 10 a.m. Monday, December 20.
“Initial investigation indicates a northbound Dodge Caravan, from Pitt Meadows, entered into the southbound lane and struck a GMC Sierra pick up, from Parksville, head-on,” said Sgt. Peter Thiessen, of
the Lower Mainland District Regional Police Service, in a press release.
“Evidence at the scene indicates the Dodge Caravan was completely in the oncoming southbound lane prior to impact,” added Thiessen.
The crash occurred in a two-lane section of Highway 1, within a series of curves, at the southern end of the small community.
Police are continuing their investigation.
The Hope SAR road rescue team extracted a 17-year-old female from the van, while Yale volunteer firemen clear away Christmas presents,
Christmas crackers, candy canes and other personal belongings from the roadway to make room for stretchers.
The male driver of the GMC pick-up truck and the female passenger also suffered serious injuries in the crash and were extracted from their vehicle by the SAR team.
B.C. Ambulance scrambled two helicopters manned by advanced life support teams to evacuate the crash victims out of the Fraser Canyon community and to the Royal Columbian hospital.
Both vehicles also contained
family pets. A dog in the pick-up
truck was put under the care of the
District of Hope dog control officer.
A cat that was traveling in the
van hid under the front seat until
rescuers began to extricate the
young woman. The cat bolted over a
rescue member, out the back doors
of the van, and into the bush.
The family is hoping that the
people in Yale will keep an eye out
for the injured girl’s cat. The small
black female cat may have been
wearing a collar with a bell. Her
name is Aja (pronounced Asia).
Canyon crash claims a life
The Hope SAR road rescue team struggle to extract a 17-year-old female from the van, while firemen clear away Christmas presents, Christmas crackers, candy canes and other personal belongings from the roadway to make room for stretchers.
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Community Community of Hope of Hope Church Church DirectoryDirectory
94.1 FM94.1 FM ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
345 Raab St.
Christmas Eve Service:7:00pm
No Service Dec. 26thRev. Doug Beattie
Member of ANIC
Church of the Nazarene
888 Third Ave.604-869-0940
Sunday Celebration
5:30 pm
HOPE UNITED CHURCH
590 Third Ave.
A Passion for ChristAnd His KingdomSUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30 AM
FREE STORE TUES/THURS 3 - 4:30 PM
888 - THIRD AVE.Northwest Harvest Church
MT. HOPE SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH
1300 Ryder St.SATURDAY MORNING
Study Hour 9:15 a.m.Worship Hour 11:00am
Prayer Meeting - Tues., 7:00 p.m.
Pastor Caleb Bru604-869-0668
HOPE PENTECOSTALASSEMBLY
Pentecostal Assemblies of CanadaCorner of 5th and Fort
No Services untilJanuary 2ndInterim Pastor Ralph Peters
604-869-9717
ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Service held 2nd & last Sunday of each month.
F.C. Hospital Conference Room – 2:30 p.m.
Wayne Lunderby, PastorContact: Linda 604-869-2073
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA
CHRIST CHURCH CONSECRATED 1861
www.anglican-hope.ca275 Park Street
SUNDAY SERVICES 10AM
The Rev. Gail NewellThe Rev. Fred Tassinari604.869.5402
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10am
604-869-9381
“United We Sing:”1st Wed. of the month, 1:30pm
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Merry Merry ChristmasChristmas to all our customers & friends!to all our customers & friends!
HOLIDAY CLOSUREWe will be closing for Christmas
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NewsBuses, not rail, laid out in Valley transit visionJeff Nagel
Black Press
The Fraser Valley needs to get – and pay for – a much higher level of bus service, but a rail transit service that would wind its way along the old Interurban line is not among the recommended options.
A long-awaited provincial government review of Fraser Valley transit concludes a new commuter rail service on the Interurban corridor from Abbotsford to Surrey would cost $70 million a year – almost as much as a much more urgently needed expansion in local, regional and inter-regional bus service that would take the current system from $11 million a year to $90 million.
Providing premium express bus service on Highway 1 in dedicated lanes would be much cheaper than rail, it says, freeing up more money for the improved bus service, which is estimated to serve 20 times as many passengers.
“Although an inter-regional railway service between the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver may be part of a long-term future, a strong foundation of local, regional and inter-regional services as presented in the Vision is an essential starting point.”
A rail service all the way from Chilliwack to Surrey would cost $112 million a year, it says.
That rail option cost is based on a peak-only service using heavy diesel trains like the West Coast Express – not the light-rail modern trams that Rail For the Valley fans contend could provide an all-day community-oriented service at modest cost.
More passengers would likely be served using light-rail trains, the analysis shows, but at a higher cost of $108 million per year to Abbotsford and $176 million to Chilliwack.
Rail For The Valley spokesman John Buker said the analysis is flawed and the results are “strongly biased” against light rail, particularly in terms of its ridership estimates.
The report recommends a five-fold increase in local bus service in the Valley to 420,000 service hours over the next 20 years, up from 85,000 today.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines would let passengers board every 10 minutes or less on the high-traffic South Fraser Way and Yale Road corridors.
Express bus routes using more comfortable highway coaches would link Abbotsford west through Langley along both the Highway 1 and Fraser Highway corridors to SkyTrain in Surrey or else Burnaby via the new Port Mann Bridge.
Another express route would go north from Abbotsford
to Mission and then west through Maple Ridge and on to the Tri-Cities. Others would connect Abbotsford to Chilliwack and Chilliwack to both Agassiz and Hope.
The highway buses would range from service as often as every 10 minutes to hourly (to Agassiz) and five trips per day to Hope.
Also envisioned are grids of interconnected frequent transit corridors – guaranteeing buses every 15 minutes, 15 hours a day.
Those plans recognize the fact 80 per cent of all trips in the Valley are by residents traveling in their home community, so future service must be largely geared to local destinations, not commuting long distances across the Lower Mainland.
Local transit service should increase from 350 per cent in Abbotsford to more than 600 per cent in Chilliwack, it says, much of it concentrated on the urban areas.
Consultants also looked at extending West Coast Express 11 kilometres across the Fraser River into downtown Abbotsford.
Various upgrades would be required, including new Abbotsford and Silverdale stations, new or expanded park-and-rides and a relocation of the Mission WCE station, along with transit tie-ins.
But the $11.6-million annual cost of the Abbotsford WCE extension would be far greater than the proposed new express bus service to Mission, which would operate much more frequently (every 10 minutes at peak times, 20 minutes off-peak versus 30 minutes for WCE at peak times only, no service at off-peak times.)
Ten per cent of West Coast Express traffic already comes from the Fraser Valley. About 6,000 daily passengers board at Mission – 10 per cent of total WCE traffic – with about 56 per cent of them from Mission and 38 per cent from Abbotsford.
The Interurban assessment assumed nine stations – four in Surrey, three in Langley and just one each in Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Adding more, consultants said, would increase trip time and deter passengers.
Since expanded rail isn’t
discarded forever, the reports say rail corridors should be retained for a possible future service.
Buker said rail lines shouldn’t be shelved.
“There are some nice ideas presented of enhanced local bus service which deserve a closer look, but the hard truth is it is extremely doubtful that ridership will be high enough to sustain these levels of services without a light rail backbone,” he said.
“If the Fraser Valley can support hourly, or even half-hourly, regional bus service, it can also support light rail, whose operating costs over the lifetime of the vehicles tend to actually be lower, when all costs are taken into account.”
The Strategic Review of Transit in the Fraser Valley was conducted by the transportation ministry in partnership with TransLink, the Fraser Valley Regional District and B.C. Transit and analyzed travel patterns across the region.
It warns a paradigm shift in how local communities work together is needed as well as “dramatically different land-use plans” from what community plans now envision, with denser development along transit routes and more mixed uses.
The vision requires “fundamental shifts” that may take up to 30 years to achieve, but it calls on all agencies to work to accelerate the implementation.
Also needed are dedicated bus lanes, queue jumper ramps, and coordinated traffic lights to help speed buses through congestion on key corridors, such as South Fraser Way, Yale Road, Highway 1 and Fraser Highway.
Local cities and BC Transit are to work on shorter-term plans in the next few years to start delivering the 20-year strategy.
‘Modest’ gas tax in the FVRD would generate needed revenue
Just one per cent of trips made in the Fraser Valley Regional District are on transit, compared to three per cent in Kelowna and Kamloops, eight per cent in Victoria and 11 per cent in Metro Vancouver.
The findings of the province’s Strategic Review of Transit in the Fraser Valley show the region is woefully underserved by transit relative to other areas.
The Valley gets less than 0.5 annual transit service hours per resident – one-third...
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In California this year, the number of whooping cough (pertussis) cases is the highest
in 52 years. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease in which infants are particularly vulnerable. The reason for the increase was due partly to parents receiving misleading information about vaccinations and not immunizing their children. The disease will develop in 90% of unvaccinated infants.
There are new brain scan methods being developed to determine earlier whether a person will develop Alzheimer’s Disease in the future. Right now, these scans are being used only for research purposes to explore new drug products that may slow down or stop the progress of the disease. One person can consume over 3000 calories during a holiday turkey dinner. By exercising portion control and choosing
white meat over dark, you can cut these calories by half. Also, eating more slowly will spread out the pleasure of the meal.People often become depressed at this time of year. There are many reasons for this not the least of which is lack of sunlight. Days are shorter and more time is spent indoors. Sometimes, exposure to a special wavelength of light can help. Hope Pharmasave has Day-Lights to combat Seasonal Affective Disorder.
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2011 Dog LicencesThe District 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.Please come into the Municipal Offi ce located at 325 Wallace St. to purchase your 2011 Dog Tag.
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CLASSIFICATION YEARLY FEENeutered/Spayed Dog $20.00Unneutered/Unspayed Dog $75.00Guide Dog pursuant to the Guide Animal Act No Chrg.License Tag (Replacement or Transfer) $10.00
Dogs being licensed in the District of Hope for the fi rst time will require a certifi cate of neutering/spaying
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District of Hope Holiday ClosuresThe District of Hope would like to advise residents that the Municipal Offi ce will be closed at 1:00 p.m. on December 24th and will remain closed until 8:30 a.m., Tuesday January 4th, 2011. For services during that time, please contact the Operations Yard at 604-869-2333.
Business LicencesPlease note that anyone operating a business in the District of Hope requires a valid District of Hope business licence. If you are a street vendor, please remember to purchase your business licence at the District of Hope Municipal Offi ce prior to doing business. If you are purchasing from a street vendor, please ensure you inquire if they are licenced to do business in the District of Hope.Business Licences for 2011 are due by March 1, 2011. A 10% penalty will be applied after January 31, 2011 to unpaid business licences.
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Always quick with a joke, twins Bob and Bill Leeder volunteered to take a break from their dishwashing duties to serve an appreciative Dale Kinney not one but two special Christmas dinners.
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LettersTwin volunteers, twin dinners
More accused criminals will walk free because there simply aren’t enough judges sitting in B.C. Provincial Court to hear their cases.
That’s the warning from a new report released by the court that says the chronic shortage of judges is putting thousands of criminal cases at risk of being thrown out due to unacceptable delays.
For two-day criminal trials, Surrey, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek and Terrace face delays of 15 to 16 months – compared to the standard of eight months – and at least a year in Kelowna, Smithers, Vancouver, Nanaimo, Chilliwack and Vernon-Penticton.
Family court hearing delays are worst – 10 months or more versus a four-month standard – in Prince George, Sechelt, Abbotsford and Chilliwack.
More judges alone won’t cure the backlog – the report says more prosecutors, defence lawyers, clerks, sheriffs and court space will also be required.
Delays threaten to quash thousands of criminal cases: report
Hope company one of B.C.’s bestEmil Anderson
Construction (EAC) Inc. of Hope won first place at the eighth Annual Deputy Minister’s Contractor Awards for its work to widen a section of Highway 97A, Transportation and Infrastructure
Minister Shirley Bond announced today.
“This award highlights the outstanding work Emil Anderson Construction Inc. has done to improve Highway 97A,” said Bond. “This project has improved motorist safety and supports
economic development in the Okanagan.”
Emil Anderson Construction won the award for the Grading and Structures category. A 4.2-km section of Highway 97A was widened from two lanes to four between Larkin
and Crozier roads north of Vernon. Construction also included a new interchange with two roundabouts at the ramps onto the highway and 4.4 km of frontage road. The project created over 200 direct jobs during construction.
The Deputy Minister’s Contractor of the Year Awards recognize construction and maintenance companies that demonstrate excellence in structure, grading, resurfacing, paving, maintenance and environmental work.
You’re not seeing double – meet Bill and Bob Leeder. The twins, and new residents of Hope, are avid volunteers.
And they are volunteers who know how and where to make a difference.
They do that washing dishes for the Joshua Project.
The twins teamed up with a host of other dedicated and caring Hope residents recently to feed over 90 people a special Christmas dinner.
With the talented cooks cooking, and the servers busy serving, Bill and Bob took up their post at the sink in kitchen of the Hope Centre, home not only to the foodbank and soup kitchen, but the extreme weather shelter as well.
Helping people is simply a way of life for the building’s managers, the Northwest Harvest Church.
Then after a prayer of thanks the hungry, cold, and those in need, got down to sharing the traditional Christmas meal together.
Later came the new mittens, scarves and socks donated through a Hope Pharmasave collection campaign. “You should have
seen their eyes,” said volunteer, Ellen MacDonald. “Warm and dry feet are so important; they were so thankful.”
Debbie MacBean made sure that the volunteers knew how important they were to those in need in Hope. Appointed by the group, she stood up mid-meal to express their gratitude.
Bill and Bob were still washing dishes… happily keeping busy in their newfound work.
Both brothers know the value of volunteering and the impact it can have on the poor and those on the streets. Working with a program to help young women off the streets, Bill and Bob rejoice at telling the story of seeing numerous women get their education and return as social workers to help others. In the city, the brothers’ talents also shone at being able to match up donated and found items with those in need.
“Finding cribs, lots of cribs put together; we are quite handy at that,” jokes Bob. “We were scavengers, seagulls,” continues Bill, without a break in rhythm.
“We care about people. We know they
made their choices, but you can’t turn your back on people. That’s what dad taught us,” said Bill. “And mom,” added Bob.
“We accept people as they are, not as we want them to be.”
And along with the other 15 volunteers that day from the many
churches in Hope, comes a second wave of volunteers.
The Owl Street Café in Hope is hosting a second Christmas dinner this evening, Thursday, Dec. 23, at the Hope Centre on Third Avenue in Hope.
“I just wanted to do something a little
closer to Christmas Day for those who are in need,” says owner Sonia Herregods-Blair. And within a day or two of talking over the idea with friends and family she too had a host of caring residents ready to volunteer to help serve a hot meal to the hungry.
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NDP deny ‘largely absent’ in gravel debate tagBy Robert Freeman
Black Press
B.C. New Democrats are not late-comers to the gravel removal controversy in the Fraser Valley, says Gwen O’Mahoney, the federal NDP candidate in the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding.
“I’m also an ambassador for the provincial party,” she said Friday, after an earlier Progress story described the provincial New Democrats as “largely absent” from the controversy over gravel removal from the Fraser River and, more recently, from land-based quarries under a proposed regional plan called the Aggregate Pilot Project (APP).
O’Mahoney has indeed been seen at many public meetings, and talking up the gravel issue during her door-knocking campaign around the riding.
“I spend the majority of my time working on the gravel issue,” she said.
O’Mahoney also said she has been keeping provincial MLAs informed about the issue.
However, the presence of NDP environment critic Rob Fleming at a meeting held in Yarrow last week is the first official appearance of an NDP MLA at a public meeting focused on land-based gravel removal.
And few NDP MLAs have been seen at public meetings on gravel removal from the Fraser River - O’Mahoney’s presence as an “ambassador” or liaison notwithstanding - hence
the newspaper’s “largely absent” description.
The Yarrow meeting was in fact organized and paid for by the NDP, but O’Mahoney said it wasn’t advertised as such because the party wanted to attract speakers from all sides of the controversy in order to have a “meaningful dialogue” rather than just a protest.
“We wanted to have as many people around the table as possible,” she said. “We wanted to come as close as possible to a solution-focused event.”
About 100 people, including some from the gravel industry, came to the meeting.
O’Mahoney said the size of the crowd, especially just before Christmas, “speaks to the level of conflict that’s going on.”
Lake Errock homeowners are bitterly opposed to gravel operations located near their properties, some of which the Fraser Valley Regional District admits are contravening its bylaws.
And Chilliwack River Valley residents were dismayed when a gravel mine was recently approved by the mines ministry, despite its location in an area where gravel mining would not be approved under the proposed APP.
Vedder Mountain residents have formed a lobby group to oppose a proposed plan to expand an existing gravel quarry and haul the material down the mountainside to a storage area below using a conveyor belt.
Fire fi ghting funded with hope and humour
It’s not your ordinary firemen’s calendar – usually filled with dashing young men scantily dressed in their firefighting gear – it’s the Sunshine Valley version and it is all about having fun while fundraising.
“The idea for a calendar came about in August after my husband, Mike and I joined the department to help meet (membership) number requirements, after finding out the Department had lost their Underwriters Insurance and our home insurance rates could rise as much as 100 per cent,” says Catherine Freimark, who acts as secretary for the Sunshine Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
“After joining I was privy to the desperate need of funds for everything from training to fuel for the truck! Before I was living in ignorant bliss just paying my annual dues to the fire department that are classified as a “donation” and not a requirement to pay!”
“The volunteer fire fighters put their lives and their families health and happiness on the line for the protection of others and their property. They are doing so for no monetary
rewards without sufficient training and equipment.”
Funding for volunteer fire departments to run every aspect from fuel to gear is provided through BC Gaming grants to a maximum of $12,000 and through fundraising.
“Fundraising is essential for our little department. Training is $1500 each fire fighter at a minimum. The fire truck will have to be replaced within five years…
“It is very difficult to raise funds within a small community of around 350 homes with approximately 100 full time residents….
The calendar was designed by Sunshine Valley resident Ryan Ellan, of the Sasquatch Sign Company, with Cairith Turner of Bluhr Photography in Hope adding a creative touch to the department’s image.
“I think a great way of showing everyone even though the work we do is serious we sometimes have a lot of fun!”
“The photos Cairith took were monthly themes and funny poses like having the fire fighters in their gear with bunny tails and ears hopping around the grass with a local 2 year old dressed in a bunny costume. This is the
first time any of us has done a calendar and if it is successful we hope to make in an annual fund raiser,” adds Freimark.
The calendars sell at $10 each and can be purchased in Sunshine Valley at Globe Estates or at the Saqsuatch Sign Co. in Hope.
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Kelowna and one-fifth as much per capita transit service as Metro Vancouver.
Even Alberta communities like Strathcona and St. Albert get more than twice as much transit service as the Valley.
Valley residents also pay less in property taxes for transit – just $4 to $14 per person compared to $26 in the Okanagan cities and $130 in Metro Vancouver.
The existing transit system in
the Valley needs steady revenue increases of 7.6 per cent per year from local, regional and provincial sources.
Higher property taxes, fares, provincial contributions and “new revenue sources” will all be needed to deliver the needed cash.
Adding a one-cent per litre gas tax in the FVRD – much less than the 12 cents charged in Metro Vancouver – would generate $4.1 million a year, the report shows, by way of
example.The report notes TransLink’s
fees and taxes could simply be extended to the Valley.
Or, it says, a Valley transit commission could be set up like one in the Capital Regional District that charges a 3.5 cent per litre gas tax.
“If the FVRD remains outside TransLink’s service area, a relatively modest fuel tax would be able to provide an adequate funding stream to allow significant improvements
to be implemented,” it says.“Without increased funding
which is also more stable and predictable, the needs of the valley residents cannot be planned or developed in an optimum way.”
The FVRD population is projected to climb 70 per cent to more than 450,000 over the next two decades.
The reports target an increase in transit mode share to 4.1 per cent by 2040, up from one per cent in the Valley today.
Optimum transit development will take increased funding
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B.C.’s transportation minister Shirley Bond says the province is taking tough measures against commercial vehicles that flaunt rules requiring proper winter tires and chains.
“We expect every commercial vehicle to be properly equipped for winter,” Bond said in a Dec. 15 media release. “If we find you driving a commercial vehicle through our mountain passes without proper tires or chains, you could face a fine, and we’ll turn you back – and that will cost you time and money.”
The announcement follows recent mayhem on highways in the Revelstoke area caused by the combination of winter conditions, bad driving and improperly equipped vehicles.
Out of 10 serious incidents that Revelstoke responders in the past six days, six involved tractor-trailers. There were also other less serious incidents, including commercial trucks getting stuck on the road and blocking traffic.
The ministry notes that winter tires or chains are mandatory for commercial vehicles from October 1 to April
30, wherever there is a sign that indicates “use winter tires or carry chains beyond this point.
“About 250 of these warning signs are prominent in mountainous terrain throughout the province,” they write in a statement.
We know that most trucking companies are experienced with winter driving and well-prepared for weather conditions,” said Paul Landry, president and CEO of the BC Trucking Association. “This enforcement serves as a good reminder that we can’t take safety for granted.”
The transportation ministry says Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers will increase their focus on winter tire checks and will turn back vehicles that are not properly equipped for winter conditions.
The ministry says there will be a “heavy focus” on the following areas: • Hwy 1 Revelstoke to the Alberta border • Hwy 5 Merritt to Hope • Hwy 5A Merritt to Kamloops • Hwy 16 McBride to the Alberta border • Hwy 97 Cache Creek to Prince George
Ministry vows winter commercial truck crackdown
Care home rates set to climb again for many seniorsBy Jeff Nagel
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Most B.C. seniors in nursing homes will be hit with another significant jump in residential care rates in January.
The province announced more than a year ago it would raise the fees by 10 to 13 per cent for care home residents whose after-tax income is at least $22,000 a year.
But the hike was phased in over two years for existing clients, so a senior in care whose monthly rate jumped $81 last January will see another $81 increase starting next month.
Someone earning $22,000 or more will pay an extra $1,956
in 2011 compared to 2009.“I know people who are just
shocked, they can hardly find the words to describe what they’re feeling,” B.C. Health Coalition co-chair Alice Edge said.
Notices of the latest increase began arriving in early December.
The new policy of taking up to 80 per cent of residents’ after-tax income allows for a minimum of $275 per month for spending on incidentals.
“We are hearing that’s not enough,” Edge said. “The seniors I’ve talked to are very stressed about these increased rates.”
The money left over can disappear quickly to
prescription medicine, dental care, other personal care items and add-on services like television and telephone.
Even worse, she said, are cases of couples where one spouse is in care and the other is living at home.
With fees draining more of the cash of the spouse in care, the one at home can be pushed to the edge of their ability to maintain the household.
“They are experiencing a lot of financial distress around this.”
Health minister Colin Hansen said in a statement the new fees are more equitable, lowering the rates for the lowest-income seniors.
Someone who makes $14,000
a year now pays $894 per month, about $46 less than in 2009.
But only about a quarter of the poorest seniors in care are expected to pay less under the new system.
Overall, the fee changes are bringing government an estimated $54 million more per year.
“All of the additional revenue is being reinvested in care,” Hansen said.
He stressed individuals or couples who feel they cannot make the payments can also apply for reduced rates on the basis of hardship.
“No senior will be denied care based on income alone.”
Government says: “Be safe this snowmobile season”
A new sledding season has begun. British Columbia is the perfect place for outdoor winter fun, but Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson wants to remind everyone that B.C.’s backcountry can be a dangerous place for riders
who don’t follow the rules.Some snowmobilers are
using Forest Service roads and putting themselves, their passengers and logging truck drivers at risk.
Sledders, by law, must not ride on plowed Forest Service roads.
Ministry of Natural
Resource Operations compliance officers, plus the RCMP, are out in full force monitoring many of B.C.’s Forest Service roads. Sledders found in non-compliance and illegally using Forest Service roads will be fined.
Sledders must be aware of their surroundings,
and follow and obey trail signage to ensure their safety and that of others. All off-road vehicles using Crown land must wear helmets and use lights at night.
Age-appropriate safety measures and adult supervision are also required for young riders.
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Don’t sacrifi ce set election dates VICTORIA – Christy Clark could
run in a by-election if she wins the B.C. Liberal leadership vote in February, but she is leaning towards an early general election instead.
B.C. became the first jurisdiction in Canada to establish a four-year schedule for elections in 2001, blocking a majority government’s ability to call surprise elections for political advantage. The new premier would have to change legislation that sets the next election for the second Tuesday in May, 2013.
A schedule for elections is in my view the most important democratic reform achieved in Canada in the last decade. Ontario has followed suit. So has the Conservative federal government, although you wouldn’t notice it as the long run of unstable minority rule has prevented it from taking effect.
Clark is the only unelected candidate seeking the B.C. Liberal leadership, but she suggests that whoever becomes premier should call an election.
“I think two and a half years in government as an unelected premier is an awful long time.” Clark said last week. “I think British Columbians might be right to say, by the time 2013 rolls around, hey, you were elected by people who had to pay in order to vote for you. We want to have a chance to vote
for you under the basic principles of democracy.”
Clark is the education minister-turned-hotline host who served as deputy premier in Premier Gordon Campbell’s first-term cabinet. That was the cabinet that enacted set election days, amid much fanfare about cleaning up B.C. politics.
Campbell is expected to retire as MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey some time after B.C. Liberal Party members vote for a new leader on Feb. 26. If Clark wins, Campbell would make way for a by-election where Clark could run in a relatively safe seat.
Shuswap MLA George Abbott has argued that the B.C. Liberal government needs two and a half years to set a new course and regain the trust of voters disillusioned over the introduction of the harmonized sales tax. He and other candidates have called for the date of a province-wide vote on the HST to be moved up to June.
Abbotsford West MLA Mike de Jong agrees that the schedule of elections every four years is an important electoral reform. The only change he would support is to shift the scheduled date to the fall, so the annual provincial budget isn’t disrupted every four years by a spring election.
The modern-day master of calling snap elections for political gain was Jean Chrétien. He accomplished little in a decade beyond perpetuating his own hold on power, calling early elections in 1997 and 2000 to prey on weak and divided opposition parties.
Clark came of age politically
with the Chrétien-era federal
Liberals, and has shown the same
opportunistic eye as the little
guy from Shawinigan. The NDP
is leaderless, rudderless and
presenting as tempting a target
as Stockwell Day in his legendary
wetsuit.
Would there be some kind of
campaign about ideas if a B.C.
election were to be held next year?
No. It would almost unavoidably
devolve into a referendum on the
harmonized sales tax, which is why
Clark wants to ditch the tax first.
Would Clark, or any of the other
contenders for that matter, run
on a platform of keeping the HST?
They all claim to support the tax,
but would they stake their shiny
new premiership on it? I very much
doubt it.
The likely strategy would be
to sacrifice the HST, and then
the scheduled election law. Two
sensible reforms, discarded.
Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter
and columnist for Black Press and
BCLocalnews.com.
As we pack away the printing presses for a couple of days of dearly needed rest, we wish you all the best this holiday season – no matter how you celebrate, or don’t celebrate!
We have had an eventful year at the Hope Standard – full of changes and challenges that we have embraced. From our website daily updates, video offerings, to our new Facebook and Twitter pages, and our newest addition…. Wait for it…. Yes! Our full print edition is on-line for our many readers who have been waiting so long to be able to double check a classified or grab the phone number of local plumber, electrician or landscaper, long after the print edition has been recycled. It has been an exciting year of change.
We hope that over the next week you take a quiet moment with your family to check out our Special Holiday Section, in this week’s edition. It’s filled to the brim with that small town feel. There’s something for everyone, special messages, wise thoughts – a holiday showcase of our great kids. And although the outside world is rushing in and the region is changing, these holiday celebrations in North Bend, Yale and Hope – we pray will stay the same. There is nothing stronger than community, from sharing a song; exploring social issues together through live theatre, to experiencing the exuberance of a child watching the CPR Holiday Train roll by. We are proud and blessed to be apart of your community.
May 2011 bring us the wisdom to stand together and thrive in both the old and new world.
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Who’s on board for improved transit?By Greg Knill
Chilliwack Progress
The provincia l transportation ministry has created a road map for an integrated transit system that will guide the Fraser Valley for the next two decades.
But is there the political will to see it through?
In the sprawling report, “Strategic Review of Transit in the Fraser Valley” released last week, words like “unprecedented” figure prominently. The report recognizes that the Fraser Valley, and specifically
Chilliwack, has lagged behind similarly sized communities in its commitment to public transit.
Significant effort would be needed simply to catch up, the report says.
However, the “vision” calls for much more. It sees a 600 per cent increase in transit service in Chilliwack, moving to 420,000 hours of local service in the Fraser Valley, from the current level of 85,000.
Contained in that vision is a system that includes a mix of rapid, express and neighbourhood transit options, running at 15-minute
intervals at peak times within urban areas. These urban centres (Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Mission) would then be connected by transit coaches, offering riders comfort and convenience along designated highway lanes, again at 15-minute intervals during peak times.
The cost of this service would climb from the current $10 million annually, to $90 million.
And there’s the rub.Realizing the vision outlined
by the transportation ministry would take an aggressive readjustment
of how much we pay for transit. Currently, Chilliwack dedicates only a fraction of the property taxes it gathers to transit – only $9 per capita, versus $26 in Kamloops and Kelowna.
Obviously that would have to change. Finding “stable and predictable” funding is key to realizing the report’s 20-year vision.
But that won’t happen without a political commitment to the environmental, social and economic benefits that a modern transit system brings.
That commitment will
take more than encouraging words in a city like Chilliwack which prides itself on a low municipal tax rate.
It will take a frank and honest agreement that the road map charted by the transportation ministry is the direction we want to go. And it will take an active public campaign to convince residents that the system is worth paying for.
Let’s see who’s willing to step up.
Greg Knill, is the editor of the Hope Standard’s sister paper, the Chilliwack Progress.
Buses fi rst, pleaseBy Kurt Langmann
Black Press
A provincial government review has concluded that the Fraser Valley, as far as Hope, needs serious upgrades to its transit bus service before we even think about reactivating the old Interurban tram line.
Thankfully, common sense has prevailed.
The upper Fraser Valley does not need the sort of “champagne” service promoted by the Rail for the Valley group. We desperately need the basics, and buses are ideally suited for providing this basic service quickly and relatively cheaply.
Buses are flexible in that they can reach any area without the major infrastructure that rail needs, and can be re-scheduled to meet customer demand at a moment’s notice. And there is so much of the Fraser Valley that has no access to rail, but still has the population to
warrant some, or more, transit service.
Rail service between Chilliwack and Surrey would cost from $112 million to $176 million a year to operate. And there would only be a handful of stations — one each in Chilliwack and Abbotsford — for customers to board the trains or trams.
Compare that to a proposed $70 million boost to the current $11 million spent on valley buses — a five-fold increase in local bus service in the valley to 420,000 service hours over the next 20 years, up from 85,000 today — that would provide numerous bus stops and links to communities which presently have non-existent or limited transit links to each other.
This would give transit users a myriad of destinations in the valley which are currently not available to them. As opposed to an expensive train to Surrey that most Fraser Valley residents
would have to drive to because there is no bus service from their neighbourhood.
There is nothing substandard about buses either. When an old friend invited me to the Canucks game on Saturday I didn’t even consider driving through the freeway construction mess and paying through the nose for arena parking. I boarded the transit bus in Langley, enjoyed chatting about the upcoming game with the driver and other hockey fans, and arrived via SkyTrain at the arena’s doorstep in just over an hour. And it only cost me $5 for the round-trip.
I only wish I had that kind of transit option from my new home in the upper Fraser Valley. I know I’m not alone in that wish too.
It’s a no-brainer. Preserve the old Interurban rail line for future commuter use, but first give the Fraser Valley the buses we need and want.
What makes ‘charge more’ the solution?Mark Rushton
Black Press
University studies are wonderful things … if for no other reason than they occasionally make interesting reading. For example, late last week UVic released one urging higher liquor prices to combat drinking, while at the same time advocating free liquor for homeless drunks.
Somehow the two don’t correlate. Trying to keep cheap liquor away from people who might become drunks, but once they’re there they get it free? In other words, charge drinkers so much they’ll go broke, lose their homes and
families, and then reward them for irresponsible behavior.
As a user of the LDB, sufficiently often I might add that I’m on a first name basis with many of the clerks, I have yet to discover the amazingly cheap beer the study claims is available at the government dairy.
Either my palate is fixed only on a certain brand, like not ‘seeing the forest for the trees’, or in ‘my’ liquor store the really low-priced stuff – 77 cent beer – is well-hidden. The report also reveals that beer can be had for 58 cents in private liquor stores – perhaps it’s time to make some new ‘friends’?
Good thing those doing the study never venture south of the border, where any grocery store can and does sell Canadian beer, and any other brand your taste buds desire, for way less than half of what we pay here.
So if it’s 58 cents a can in B.C., they must be almost giving it away in the U.S. – perhaps they’d like to take our homeless drunks and save us the trouble of doling out free barley sandwiches. Then again, I don’t know many honest drunks who would waste their time with beer when a jug of plonk costs less – and provides more bang for the buck.
Raising prices will do nothing to slow those sales. All it will really do is increase the incidence of petty theft and car break-ins. As for combatting excessive drinking by youths – get real man, most kids have more spare change for ‘fun’ than the average adult.
Increasing the cost of booze in any of its forms isn’t going to do anything but take more money out of consumers’ pockets … and we already pay among the highest prices in North America for our buzzes – mild or maximum. They’re also not going to take drunks off the road, drunks out of homeless shelters
or make teenagers teetotalers.
So far as kids are concerned, I’d suggest that raising the price of liquor will only make the cost of ‘recreational’ drugs more appealing – which may be cause for yet another university study, funded no doubt by the ever-suffering taxpayer.
No matter the product or its price, the door to abuse is always open.
Most of us are equipped, through common sense, personal values instilled as children and genetically, to avoid excesses that lead to alcoholism and drug dependence. For those who are not,
increasing the price of the ‘poison of choice’ will make no difference at all, except to their wallets.
However, like most ‘studies’ of questionable purpose, designed merely to get the author(s) published to add to his/her/their academic resume, hopefully this one will also find its way into the trash.
In the meantime, “expensive” B.C. beer and moderately priced wine will continue to be my beverages of choice, although if, in the spirit of Christmas, someone mistakes me for homeless and offers a few free ones, I won’t say no.
Ten ways to confuse SantaEditor: The Standard1. Instead of milk
and cookies, leave him a salad, and a note explaining that you think he could stand to lose a few pounds.
2. While he’s in the house, go exchange his sleigh for a red CBR 1000RR - chances are he will get a speeding ticket.
3. Leave him a note, explaining that you’ve gone away for the holidays. Ask if he would mind watering your plants.
4. While he’s in the house, replace all his reindeer with exact
replicas. Then wait and see what happens when he tries to get them to fly.
5. Keep an angry Bull in your living room. If you think a Bull goes crazy when he sees a little red cape, wait until he sees that big, red Santa suit!
6. Build an army of mean-looking snowmen on the roof, holding signs that say “Laid Off By Santa”.
7. Take everything out of your house as if it’s just been robbed. When Santa arrives, show up dressed like a policeman and say, “Well, well. They
always return to the scene of the crime.”
8. Leave out a copy of your Christmas list with last-minute changes and corrections.
9. While he’s in the house, cover the top of the chimney with saran-wrap.
10. Instead of ornaments, decorate your tree with Easter eggs. Dress up like the Easter Bunny. Wait for Santa to come and then say, “Hey, Check Your Calender Buddy.”
Merry Christmas to all!William Perry
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Crossword Puzzle #533
Answers for puzzle 532 Crossword can be in the classifi ed section of this paper
ACROSS1. Wound covering5. Handy money9. Originally called12. Out of tune15. Shirt type16. Pot for paella17. Vase18. Type of neckline19. Muslim prince20. Film segment21. Emit, as heat23. Convent superior25. Certain amphibians27. Clothed28. Colorful carp29. Keg31. Dizzy34. Creche fi gures35. Consequently36. Alt.39. Food server41. Wood nymph42. Bauxite, e.g.43. Cooking fat44. Kind of sword46. What bees spread48. Freewill offering49. Give motion to51. Wings
52. Typewriter-paper roller
54. Sound muffl er55. “____ Pilot”56. Grassy layer57. Jewish feast59. Venerate62. Clean-air advocate
group: abbr.63. Cut wood64. Night light65. Pierre’s cap66. “Since You’ve
____ Gone”67. Lump70. Facts, briefl y73. Come in last75. Close again77. Army offi cer80. Map82. Opposed to83. Song of praise84. Had dinner85. Hip parts86. Air87. Fresh88. Average89. Kiss-and-____90. Cheer (up)
DOWN1. Utter words2. Jazz group3. Excuse4. Weary5. Prom wear6. Brewery beverage7. Smooth and glossy8. 50/50 share9. ____ rhyme
(child’s poem)10. Pitcher’s stat11. Leftover12. Egg shape13. Greek cheese14. Nourish22. Frigid24. Shout to a cat26. In that place30. Emergency signal32. Open-mouthed33. Extinct bird34. Within36. Yell37. Lubricant38. Principle39. Clobber40. Naval squadron41. Object
43. Slight error45. Olive stuffer47. Teen’s good-bye49. Close by50. Succinct53. Fin fi nish?58. Inhabitant60. Lasting forever61. Fan blade65. Heckler’s cry66. Popular gal67. Bottled spirit68. Prairie tale?69. Flicker70. Holy image71. Protuberance72. Went by jet74. Roast holder76. Cornmeal porridge78. Day break?79. Zeta follower81. Be ill
ANSWERS FOR SUDOKU PUZZLE 269
HOROSCOPE FOR DECEMBER 26 TO JANUARY 1 , 2011HOROSCOPE FOR DECEMBER 26 TO JANUARY 1 , 2011ARIES: You are in a period where you receive proof of the affection your friends feel for you. This is very surprising to you. You are heading towards situations that will give you the occasion to feel very good about yourself.
TAURUS: This week Planet Jupiter will bring you a new understanding of certain things. You will need to adjust certain situations concerning your work. Be aware that this will go well.
GEMINI: You are heading towards situations that will make you realize just how much you love the person who is dear to you. You will be happy about this but also very surprised. Enjoy these feelings with everything this brings to you on a human level.
CANCER: Planet Pluto causes you to have a great sense of justice and, at the moment, this is very important to you. You are capable of being better able to draw attention to this. This will be good for you and for others.
LEO: This week enables you to modify several things in your life. You need to have more confidence in yourself where your creativity is concerned. Know that you can accomplish some great things.
VIRGO: The Sun brings you some situations that will give you more capacity to feel really efficient in everything you have to experience. Certain complications in your life will soon be gone.
LIBRA: You want everything to be peaceful in your life. You bring a lot to others and soon you will be very moved to see just how much people value your affection. This is very noble.
SCORPIO: At the moment Planet Venus is bringing you many surprising things concerning your relationships with others. You give a lot of yourself to everything you experience.
SAGITTARIUS: You are on the verge of understanding some extraordinary things concerning your opportunity to excel. You can be a truly amazing human being.
CAPRICORN: You want everything to be organized and Planet Neptune causes you to experience some huge contradictions because of this. You notice to what extent certain situations are not always what you would wish them to be.
AQUARIUS: You are heading towards things that will bring you closer to the people you love. This will be beneficial to both you and them. You really want everything to be beautiful. Ethics are important to you.
PISCES: You are on the verge of finding balance, even between the most contradictory things in your life. This will bring you a lot of peace. You really want to live in a magnificent way.
PUZZLE 270
HOW TO PLAY:o• Fill in the grid so that every row, every column
& every 3 x 3 box contains the numbers 1 through 9 only once.
• Each 3 x 3 box is outlined with a darker line. You already have a few numbers to get you started. Remember: you must not repeat the numbers 1 through 9 in the same line, column or 3 x 3 box.
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NewsNDP deny ‘largely absent’ in gravel debate tagBy Robert Freeman
Black Press
B.C. New Democrats are not late-comers to the gravel removal controversy in the Fraser Valley, says Gwen O’Mahoney, the federal NDP candidate in the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding.
“I’m also an ambassador for the provincial party,” she said Friday, after an earlier Progress story described the provincial New Democrats as “largely absent” from the controversy over gravel removal from the Fraser River and, more recently, from land-based quarries under a proposed regional plan called the Aggregate Pilot Project (APP).
O’Mahoney has indeed been seen at many public meetings, and talking up the gravel issue during her door-knocking campaign around the riding.
“I spend the majority of my time working on the gravel issue,” she said.
O’Mahoney also said she has
been keeping provincial MLAs informed about the issue.
However, the presence of NDP environment critic Rob Fleming at a meeting held in Yarrow last week is the first official appearance of an NDP MLA at a public meeting focused on land-based gravel removal.
And few NDP MLAs have been seen at public meetings on gravel removal from the Fraser River - O’Mahoney’s presence as an “ambassador” or liaison notwithstanding - hence the newspaper’s “largely absent” description.
The Yarrow meeting was in fact organized and paid for by the NDP, but O’Mahoney said it wasn’t advertised as such because the party wanted to attract speakers from all sides of the controversy in order to have a “meaningful dialogue” rather than just a protest.
“We wanted to have as many people around the table as possible,” she said. “We wanted to come as close as possible to a solution-focused event.”
About 100 people, including some from the gravel industry, came to the meeting.
O’Mahoney said the size of the crowd, especially just before Christmas, “speaks to the level of conflict that’s going on.”
Lake Errock homeowners are bitterly opposed to gravel operations located near their properties, some of which the Fraser Valley Regional District admits are contravening its bylaws.
And Chilliwack River Valley residents were dismayed when a gravel mine was recently approved by the mines ministry, despite its location in an area where gravel mining would not be approved under the proposed APP.
Vedder Mountain residents have formed a lobby group to oppose a proposed plan to expand an existing gravel quarry and haul the material down the mountainside to a storage area below using a conveyor belt.
Plan to eliminate penny endorsedYou may soon be penniless,
but you’ll probably enjoy it.A Senate committee’s
recommendation to eliminate Canada’s penny will be welcomed by most people and businesses, predicts the Consumers Association of Canada.
“It won’t be a loss for consumers,” president Bruce Cran said. “As far as we’re concerned, this is taking place
20 years too late.”Only people very sentimental
about the penny will object to eliminating the one-cent coin, he said, while consumers and businesses will save time, effort and money by no longer having to handle it.
Cran noted eliminating the penny only affects coin transactions, which will be rounded to the nearest five cents.
Debit, credit and other electronic transactions can still be priced in one-cent increments as they are now.
A report of the Senate finance committee recommends production of pennies – which cost about 1.5 cents each to make – be halted as soon as possible and the one-cent coin be phased out over the following two years.
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The Christmas AngelViennese Christmas traditions quite different than in our new country
by Hans and Helen JeschekThe traditions for the
holiday season are quite different in Austria than they are in Canada. The Christmas season starts off in the first week of December with a Christmas market held in the centre of the city, with lots of stalls displaying Christmas
decorations and small gifts. This market lasts until the last Sunday before Christmas Day called ‘The Golden Sunday’.
The most important day of the season is December 24th. Right after supper the kids are sent to their rooms to wait for the ‘Christmas Angel’ to descend from heaven, bringing the decorated tree and gifts. In the meantime, parents rush to help the ‘Angel’ with all the work of wrapping presents, decorating the tree with ornaments, chocolates, and candies. When all the
work is done the parents ring a little bell that signals that the Christmas Angel has arrived. The children storm out of their rooms and find all their presents under the tree. The family then stands around the tree and sings Silent Night. The kids are allowed to take one candy from the tree every night over the season. On Christmas Day and ‘Stefani Day’ (Boxing Day) people visit their friends and relatives. The tree says up until January 6th which is the Holy Three Kings Day.
It is hard to believe that another holiday season has arrived. I guess it is true that time flies when one is busy and enjoying themselves. Council has been very busy with many projects and events throughout 2010. Some have been completed, others are underway and the results of the efforts are slowly beginning to pay dividends.
It is my sincere wish that everyone has a wonderful Christmas season however you choose to celebrate. Greetings
to the family members home for the holidays, hospital patients and those living alone. I extend the very best wishes to all of you and your families at this very special time of year. I hope you experience a safe and peaceful holiday. Please take the time to reach out to those less fortunate than yourselves so that they too can enjoy the season.
Laurie French, MayorOn behalf of Hope District Council
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Holiday activities galore!Children have been
home from school for almost a week now and with Christmas morning a sleep or two away, their energy levels are building to a feverish pitch. Friends and family that are visiting may also be developing ‘cabin fever’. It is time to consider all of the activity options available to you here in Hope. Here then is a list of ideas compiled by the staff of the Hope Visitor Centre to help get you started.
Work off some of that energy
One of the first options to consider should be the wonderful recreation facilities that our small town is fortunate enough to have in the Dan Sharrers Aquatic Centre, Hope Arena and Gym/Cardio Room. By offering your children and visitors a fun outing of swimming, soaking, skating or working out, you can also help them burn off some of those extra holiday calories! There is a special holiday season schedule of expanded public hours available from the front desk of the recreation complex. Contact the Hope Recreation Complex at 604-869-2304 to check on schedules and note all facilities will be closed on December 25, 26 and January 1st.
Check out a library book
The Hope Library is another local facility that can offer you hours of
enjoyment this holiday season. Everyone is probably familiar with the fact that they have thousands of book titles ranging from children’s picture books to full length novels and informative non-fiction options. But you should also know that they have movies and music available as well! The Hope Library is open Tuesday through Sunday but will be closed December 25 through to December 28 inclusive as well as January 1 - 3. Call them at 604-869-2313 to confirm hours of opening.
Give Galactic Bowling a try
Another fun option for all age levels is five pin bowling at the newly updated Sunshine Lanes. For extra excitement try their “Galactic Bowling” option complete with music, lights, and lasers. Reserve a lane by calling them at 604-869-7027. Also ask them about their racquetball and “wallyball” activities.
See a show on the big screen
The Hope Cinema is another entertainment facility in Hope that caters to all ages. They have first-run movies playing Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday nights at 7:30PM. ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ is scheduled to starts December 26th but check their show information line at 604-869-0752 for complete information on titles, times and admission rates.
Explore your town on foot
Local walks on easily accessible trails are a great way to get fresh air and exercise in our beautiful outdoor surroundings. The Rotary Nature Trail along the Coquihalla River starts from the river’s mouth at the Fraser and follows the riverbank upstream to the Golf Course Bridge. An extension to the trail is possible during the winter as you can also explore all of the exposed gravel bars along Wardle Street from this location. This area is a great location for rock hounding and gold panning as well.
Thacker Regional Park is another good choice for an easy walk as the trail follows the old Kettle Valley Railway grade along Thacker Marsh. The parking lot is located off Union Bar Road. To find it, just turn left immediately after crossing over the Coquihalla River Bridge to Kawkawa Lake. This can be a short 25 minute round trip stroll or the beginning of a much longer walk out to the Othello Tunnels. Just remember that the tunnels themselves are closed for the season so a chainlink fence will prevent you from going through the tunnels themselves.
Learn a new hobby
A new outdoor activity that many families have embraced is that of geocaching – which is
using your electronic GPS gadgets to take part in treasure hunting. If you look at www.geocaching.com and enter the Hope postal code of V0X 1L0 in the search box it will list 516 locations in the Hope region for you to hunt for. Not all of them are suitable for the winter season but there are plenty that are. This same website will give you a good introduction to the activity and all that is involved. This is a great way to get the technology addicted younger crowd out into the real world!
Let it snow, If Hope should be
fortunate enough to have snow over the holiday season you can add tobogganing and cross country skiing to your list of activity options. The hill at Kawkawa Lake Park is a perennial favourite for those with tubes and sleds while an outing along the abandoned Kettle Valley Railway grade draws many Nordic skiers.
Even if Hope does not receive snow itself there are a number of locations close by that offer a wide variety of winter sports.
• Manning Park Resort is only about an hours drive east of Hope on Hwy #3 and it offers downhill and cross country skiing as well as snowboarding and snowshoeing. They also have a toboggan hill and the “Polar Coaster” tube park. These facilities are open daily over the holiday break. Call 250-840-8822 or check www.manningpark.com
for prices, times and details.
Even if you don’t want to be active, a drive to the Manning Park Lodge will offer you spectacular winter scenery and a tempting menu of treats in the Cascade Café or Bear’s Den Pub. This outing is great at lifting spirits if Hope suffers through an extended period of gloomy weather since Manning Park almost always offers sunshine and clear blue skies during the winter season. You can take part in traditional snow play activities at the Lightning Lake Day Use area so come prepared to make snow angels, build a snowman or just throw a few snowballs at a willing target.
Celebrate the New Year
New Years Eve is a great night to go out and celebrate with
others so here are some destinations to consider. The Driftwynd Bistro is offering a special New Years Eve menu and both Papandreas and the Gold Rush Pub are offering fun ways to ring in the New Year. There is also a fun evening of live music with the B &B Boogie Band planned for the Hope Station House. Two other New Year’s Celebration options are being offered by the Hope Legion – which is featuring live music by Roger Schmidt & his band; and the Hope Curling Club – which is featuring a DJ and music for dancing. Fraser Canyon residents can celebrate at the New Years Eve Community Party at Canyon Lanes in Boston Bar. Contact all of these locations individually for details regarding prices and times.
On New Years Day you can clear the New Years eve fog from your
mind by taking the Polar Plunge into the Fraser River. There is an impromptu group of folks that do this each year in Yale. Meet on the Yale waterfront at noon on January 1st and take a dip into the icy waters – no swimming, just a quick dunk in and then out again! A very invigorating way to start 2011! And once you have warmed up, head over to Skinny’s Grille in Silver Creek for live musical entertainment by The Crew throughout New Years Day.
For more activity ideas and travel information, contact the Hope Visitor Centre at 604-869-2021 or drop into our location at 919 Water Avenue. The Visitor Centre is open from Monday to Saturday from 10AM to 4PM but will be closed on December 25, 26th and January 1st.
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Merry Christmas Merry Christmas & Happy New Year& Happy New Year
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The holiday season is the perfect time to thank all our friends & customers
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The annual community Christmas Music festival is a time-honoured tradition in Hope, held again this year at the Grace Baptist Church. Choral performers included the Hope Community Choir, the Baptist Church Choir and the Coquihalla Grade 2 and 4 Choir, under the leadership of Barry Stewart and Peter Flynn. The students sang Dona Nobis Pacem, which is Latin for ‘Grant us Peace’. The audience also joined in with many of the carols, accompanied by Lori Trayer on the church’s grand piano.
A community in harmony
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Solo performances included Silent Night by Carlie Unrau, accompanied by her dad, Les Unrau; country singer Debbie Bergeron, performing Little Toy Trains, and Shalene Sherman singing O’ Holy Night, accompanied by her grandmother and event organizer, Addie Murphy. The concert finale was a piano Christmas medley played by Simon Nam.
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Hope Little Theatre and the Hope High School Drama Department teamed up for a unusual Christmas medley of one act plays – highlighting society’s weaknesses from domestic abuse, to discriminative hiring practices, to consumerism and greed. The four plays were ‘Clausarella’, ‘Mall Santa saves the day’, ‘Santa versus the garden gnomes’, and ‘Not a creature was stirring’. The performances were sponsored in part by the Hope and District Arts Council and Envision Financial.
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Not your ordinary holiday performance
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There is no time like the present to extend our sincere gratitude for your support over the past year. Happy Holidays from all of us.
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At this special time of year, each of us can do something to help create a better world. May your charity and goodwill come back to you tenfold. Best wishes from all of us. Thank you for your continued support. From the board, volunteers & staff at…
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The cast in all four plays included Angel Mitchell, Jonny Shewchuck, Angeline Rhodes, Krystal Pietsch, Jack Gordin, Kori Sterling, Phaydra Gagnon, Ally Stickle, Alexandrine Sauve, Maureen Kehler, Rae-Ann Smith, Jon Polishak, Kristof Melling, Alana Langwood, Alexandra Floyd, Dora Middleton, Willow Chapman, Justin Karps, Phoebe Martin and Joel Jensen.
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Christmas is a time of love, family & happiness. May your holiday season be everything you hope
for & much, much more.
Holiday Greetings
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Merry Christmas from Joe, Maria, & Elena
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See you in the new year ~ Cathy & Betty-Ann
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Season’s Greetings to all our customers & friends.
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Wishing you a holiday season full
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Good tiding of great joy for all people We have much that
worries us in this age. Violence seems to be on the increase, the economy less than stable, more and more people need help feeding themselves and their families while salaries of sports and movie stars climb out of this world.
In the four weeks leading up to Christmas
we intentionally celebrate and reflect on the hope, peace, joy and love that God promises. Was the angel’s message of good news of great joy for all people for real?
Christmas is the time we celebrate that God dwells with us. Emmanuel means ‘God with us’. This is not just a hope for the future but a reality in the present.
When we know God is love, is the source of all love, and look around with love filled glasses we see the world differently. We see God is active through the students at HSS in SHOUT, through their art and poetry working for a world without violence. We see God is active in the efforts of our Hope homeless outreach worker
as fewer people needed emergency shelter in the recent cold spell. We see God is active in providing for the poor through the community meals and Free Store at Northwest Harvest and through the food bank and Holly Days. We see God is active in the care of the sick and aged through the volunteer hospice workers and those who
visit neighbours unable to help themselves as much any more. We see God’s love of children through programs like Strong Start and Story Time in the Park that are measurably improving our children’s literacy.
Great joy! God is out in our neighbourhoods giving people strength, courage and the heart to
make this world a better place for each other, not just at Christmas but the whole year through.
The Rev. Gail Newell
Christ Church Anglican Parish
Hope, BC
Take advice from the Queen of Christmas stressThe signs are
everywhere at this time of year, proclaiming “Merry Christmas,” exhorting us to acts of “Peace” and “Joy,” and wishing one and all “Happy Holidays.”
But for many, the holidays are anything but happy as the excesses of the season can make December and January the most stressful — even depressing — time
of the year.While the holidays are
supposed to be about time spent relaxing with family and friends away from the daily demands of work, commuting and commerce, this is rarely the case. We tend to overspend, over-celebrate and over-exert ourselves in an effort to make the most of the festive season.
Crowning herself the “Queen of Christmas Stress,” Sheryl Stanton is a registered nurse and stress counsellor who only took an interest in the holiday phenomenon when she hit her own holiday stress wall.
“I got sick and I was in bed for three months,” she said.
That was 15 years ago,
after an especially busy holiday season left her in a dangerous physical and emotional state.
Today, Stanton said she has learned how to separate what’s important from what isn’t — at least what isn’t as important as her health — and teaches informal classes in Mission about coping with Christmas stress.
Stanton advises anyone who thinks they may be susceptible to extra stress or depression around the holidays to try to prioritize those things they feel are truly important over the holidays and forget all the rest.
They should also listen to their bodies.
“I was at the point where just the thought
of Christmas made me
tired — physically tired,”
Stanton said. “The biggest
thing is to take care of
yourself. Unless you take
care of yourself, there’s
no Christmas spirit at all...
it becomes a meaningless,
empty tradition instead of
the joy that it should be.”
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In fi ne voice
Members of Coquihalla’s school choir put their all into the opening song of the school’s Christmas concert, last Thursday. The choir is directed by parent Michelle Chisholm and retired teacher — and School Board #78 Chair — Linda McMullan. This was the third year that the school held its concert during the school day, enabling all students to take part in the event. The concert was very well attended by parents, who adjusted their schedules to support their children.
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We would like to wish our friends, families and customers a very Merry Christmas.
We thank you for your support and look forward to serving you in the New Year.
HOLIDAY HOURSDec. 24th: 11am - 8pmDec. 25th: CLOSEDDec. 26th: 3pm - 11pm
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More than 45 years of building together in Hope!
Merry Christmas & Merry Christmas & Happy New YearHappy New Year
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We appreciate the year-round support of good customers & friends like you & we wish you all the best at Christmas time
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The CPR Holiday train all decked out for the season rolled into North Bend last week meeting up with a big crowd for such a little town. Many arrived from neighbouring communities including Boston Bar and even as far away as Hope. The CPR Holiday train is an employee-driven food bank fundraiser. As the train rolls across the country, the CPR employees donate hundreds of dollars to the food banks in communities where it stops. This year the half hour performance by the Odds, included a special performance by the Christmas Elf, on harmonica and even Santa Claus dropped in for a visit after travelling down from Lytton on the train.
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Season’s Greetings
May the joy of the holiday season ll your home with love and peace.
From the Board & Staff of the Hope & Area Transition Society
895 Third Ave. 604.869.5111
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Best Wishes for a happy Christmas!
All the best to our customers & friends this holiday season! May the New Year bring
happiness & prosperity
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The staff of the Blue Moose present MacLynne Bourquin (l), of Hope Community Services (HCS), with a cheque for $2110 to go towards supporting the Hope foodbank and those in need in our community. The staff challenged their boss, Wes Bergmann, to match their tips, collected throughout the company’s 10th anniversary celebrations. The staff also collected seven milk crates filled to the brim with non-perishable food items, all in support of the HCS Holly Days foodbank fundraising campaign. Holly Days continues through the first week in 2011 and goes towards supporting the food bank throughout the year. Donations can be dropped off at the Hope Community Services office on Wallace street.
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Keep your animals safeTo assist people in protecting their
pets during the holidays, the Humane Society of Canada has put together a list of some common holiday hazards that people should be made aware of.
Five Common Christmas Hazards That Can Be Dangerous to Pets:
Christmas Tree: Problems can occur when pets have access to the Christmas tree. Cats may want to climb the tree while dogs may knock it over. It is a good idea to safely secure the tree at the top and bottom. If your tree is real, don’t allow animal companions to drink from the tree reservoir and don’t use tree preservatives in the water. Evergreen needles that have fallen from the tree should be immediately cleaned up, as they can be harmful if ingested.
Decorations: Glass ornaments, which can shatter into tiny, sharp pieces, should be avoided wherever there are pets. Tinsel and ribbon, which can cause gastrointestinal blockages, should also be avoided. Avoid using food decorations, such as popcorn garlands – the string is a choking hazard.
Electrical Cords, Fire, and Candles: Electrical cords can harm animals or cause fires. Electrical cords and wires should be inaccessible to pets. Consider using extension cords that can shut off the flow of electricity
when a fire hazard is detected. A fire in the hearth or woodstove, and lit candles make for a cozy atmosphere, especially around Christmas; however, it is important to take the necessary precautions to ensure that pets are not hurt by fire or accidentally start one. Candles should never be left unattended; pets can easily knock them over.
Food: Many people indulge in rich and sweet foods at Christmas. Unfortunately, some pets are also given human food treats that can be harmful, and even fatal, to animals. Candies can make pets sick. Chocolate and onions are toxic to animals and must be off limits to pets. Bones, particularly chicken and turkey bones that are brittle and can splinter and lodge in an animal’s throat or intestine, must be avoided.
Toxic Plants: There are numerous kinds of plants that are associated with Christmas and which are also harmful to animals. The toxicity varies with each type of plant; some have a low toxicity while others are very toxic and can result in death.
Some festive plants toxic to animals: Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe, Poinsettia, Lily, Star of Bethlehem, Christmas rose, Christmas cactus, Jerusalem cherry, Hibiscus, Yew, Jequirity bean, and Christmas green (e.g. pine, cedar).
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Christmas Bells are RingingWe would like to wish our wonderful customers a happy holiday season.Thanks for your support throughout the year.
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continued support.
We look forward to offering you attentive and professional service in the New Year.
Have a very merry holiday fromEd, Janet, Naomi, Rebecca & Amber
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Gywneth Jones and Rob O’Brennan (Fraser Valley Regional Library’s Chief Executive Officer) played elegant classical Christmas music while guests chatted and enjoyed the refreshments.
NICOLE GLENTWORTH, MANAGER OF THE UPPER FRASER VALLEY
In the spirit of givingThis is the season of giving,
and that spirit of generosity was very much in evidence at the Open House at the Hope Library on Thursday evening. From the hospitality and refreshments to the seasonal music, it was an event that not only acknowledged patrons of the Hope Library but also recognized community leaders who give of their time to the benefit the community as a whole. The evening also specifically recognized Marion (Polly) Dick, a long-time Hope resident, whose personal bequest to the library will benefit everyone for years to come.
A highlight of the evening was the unveiling of the Hope Library’s new local history cabinet, purchased with funds donated by the estate of Marion (Polly) Dick. The cabinet will house rare books on Hope and area history and alongside the books, there are also some stone artifacts on display. These artifacts were donated to the Hope Museum by Dick’s estate and are on long term loan to the library.
Inge Wilson, manager of the
Hope Museum, was on hand to provide some background about Marion (Polly) Dick and to explain a little more about both the First Nations artifact collection Dick donated to the Hope Museum in 2007 and her passion for reading, books and the public library service.
“Polly was born in 1910 in Ontario and she arrived, with her husband Edwin, in the Hope area in the early 1940’s. They lived in a small cabin at Othello beside the Coquihalla River. The couple never had any children and while Polly was an intensely private person, she was also an avid reader, writer and artist. Plus she had a lifelong interest in First Nations art and artifacts, which was unusual for her time,” explained Wilson.
Dick corresponded with a variety of museum curators and experts in the field of archaeology about the baskets and stone tools she collected and the Hope Museum was fortunate to receive all these letters plus her entire collection when she passed away. The majority of the baskets and other First Nations artifacts have been
on display each summer since August, 2007.
“In amongst the materials donated by Polly were articles that she had written for various publications, including one about the pleasure derived from reading and how the BC Library Commission’s Open Shelf Division in Victoria and the new service of the Travelling Library Division was bettering the lives of those living in the wilderness areas of British Columbia,” added Wilson. That article appeared in the Vancouver Sun newspaper on December 24th, 1948 with the headline “Books Go To Far Cabins.”
“It is not surprising, therefore, that Polly made the Hope Library one of the beneficiaries of her will, as she clearly valued public access to books and learning, which libraries represent” concluded Wilson.
Councilor and Library Board Representative Ron Smith was also in attendance and he noted the collaboration between the library and the museum is a positive example of how to build a community of learning.
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A Christmas forever remembered - By Hank De Meulder
With Bing Crosby crooning his “White Christmas” and the annual re-run of James Stewart’s “Wonderful Life”, nostalgic memories of past Christmas times come flooding back. And during this time, at various Christmas parties and social gatherings, inevitably the question arises: “What is your most memorable Christmas?” And human nature being what it is, sad events are wiped out over the years until the good times take a prominent place in one’s memory.
In my case, it is undoubtedly Christmas 1944 which sticks first and foremost in my mind. And not just because it was the first Christmas I remember (being four years old at the time) – it also remains as the most important event for me of the past 70 years. Many of the other 60-something Christmases have been forgotten, or are remembered in vague terms only – none as vividly as 1944.
To understand, let’s think back to that year – in June, allied forces, including Canadian troops, had invaded fortress Europe. Many weeks of heavy fighting involved the first Canadian army around Caen and Falaise, before they could break out of Normandy. From then on, the Canadians were operating on the left flank of the allied front, clearing channel
ports in France and Belgium. The biggest port, Antwerp, had fallen into allied hands undamaged in early September, but access from the North Sea was not possible as long as the 70-mile long Scheldt estuary remained in enemy hands. The task of clearing the Scheldt was given to the Canadians, starting out in early October with a two-pronged attack: the Canadian 3rd (infantry) division, together with British units, striking from Belgium to take the south side and then veering west, while the Canadian 2nd (infantry), supported by the 4th (armoured) divisions were to move north from Antwerp for about 10 miles into Holland and take the Woensdrecht area, from where they could turn west along the north shore of the estuary. Facing strongly fortified German positions and badly hampered by the muddy polder lands, the Scheldt campaign – now known as one of the bloodiest in Canadian history – took about five weeks and claimed some 13,000 allied casualties, 7,000 of which were Canadian, and of those almost 2,000 were killed.
To stay out of the way of the battle, many Dutch families in the area had evacuated or were hiding underground. So were my parents, together with my 7-year-old brother and myself, as well as my maternal grandparents, all living together for several weeks in an
underground, concrete cell of approx. 6’ by 16’ and less than 5’ high. Without windows, light was provided by a kerosene lamp and some candles, and the only ventilation came by opening the trapdoor just a crack, in the floor of the house. Whenever there was a lull in the shelling at daytime, the adults would venture out quickly to scrounge up some food, which was becoming ever so scarce.
When finally, it was over, we came up, surprised at the relatively minor damage inflicted on our house and that of my grandparents and blinking in amazement at the sight of all the vehicles everywhere – there were two Sherman tanks parked right outside our backdoor, and their
crews slept in our living room for weeks to come. For us kids, this was the start of a glorious time – roaming around amongst the men and material of the Canadian 4th Armoured, collecting vast quantities of shell casings and ammunition boxes, while being spoiled rotten by the soldiers. No doubt we reminded them of younger siblings or their own kids back home, so we were adopted as part of their family. We were even given Canadian army issue mess-tins and cutlery – inscribed with our own names, which I went on using for many years. I remember the spoon, which was not oblong or elongated, but round and too big for the mouth of a four-year-old. It gave the soldiers great
pleasure to see the soup dribble from the corners of my mouth and totally soil my shirt front. They would override the scalding by mom and edge me on to wolf down more of what I thought were the greatest soups I ever tasted, to this day! Oh, these delicious foods the Canadians brought with them – like puffed wheat I came to love then and again almost forty years later when I came to live in Canada. And then there were the pancakes my mom baked with the ample ingredients the soldiers brought – they were truly special. A few years later I insisted to learn to bake such pancakes myself and I can now proudly present myself as a master pancake flipper. I get into action on a few special occasions during the
year, and it is gratifying to see my children and grandchildren sitting around the table with the same mouth-watering anticipation in the same way as we kids with a dozen or so Canadian soldiers used to crowd into my mom’s kitchen back in 1944.
Would any of those soldiers still remember this? Probably not – but they may well remember December 1944 as a time of rest and relaxation after six months of fighting. As a time when replacement personnel and equipment started pouring in, and when all units were getting beefed up and readied to go back in action in January, to cross the Rhine and enter Germany and liberate the rest of the Netherlands. No, they had not come to prepare an unforgettable Christmas for a little boy. After the war, when we started to learn the harsh truth of what had taken place, we as schoolchildren were taught to take care of the war graves. For us, that meant the Canadian war cemetery on the south-east side of Bergen op Zoom, with over 1,100 stones, on which every unit of the Canadian second and fourth divisions was represented. And we found that the names of some regiments, like the Essex Scottish, the Black Watch, the South Saskatchewan and the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry, appeared many times over. They were the ones that had
not made it through the hell of Woensdrecht back in October.
Many years later, after we had come to live in Canada, I’ve had the great fortune to meet some of the veterans that were in my hometown in 1944, or elsewhere in Europe, fighting to bring us freedom. And in 1995, at the 50th anniversary of V.E. day, I was both proud and humbled to be back at the Bergen op Zoom war cemetery together with some local veterans. Even since then, the ranks are getting thinner, and so are the opportunities to reminisce and listen to the vastly different experiences of those veterans. Like Jack Lawrence of the South Saskatchewan regiment, who got clobbered and badly wounded at Woensdrecht and after weeks of moving around ended up spending Christmas in a P.O.W. camp in Germany. But Joe Ridgway, with the 4th division headquarters company, who had reached Bergen op Zoom on his 21st birthday in November, went on to Boxtel and had a good time (so, he says) spending Christmas in a nunnery!
If it weren’t for men like these, and thousands like them, I might not have been able to write this now. So, to all of the veterans, wherever you were in 1944 and wherever you are in 2010, I want to wish you the very best of Christmas and add a heartfelt Thank You!
Much thanks are owed to veterans like Joe Ridgway, Jack Lawrence and Harry Wood.
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Warm gratitude is also expressed to all my loyal clients & friends who have recommended me over the past 20 years.
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Warm hands can warm the heartBy Sabine KeilThe Joshua Project and Free Store is a non-profit
charitable organization located in the Northwest Harvest Church in the old Overwaitea building at 888 Third Ave. It is run by community volunteers who help provide the basic needs of food and clothing. Everything they receive is on a volunteer basis and is unsolicited. Hope Pharmasave has been proudly supporting the Joshua Project since 2007 with donations of dry goods, canned goods and facility supplies. They also collect $2 from staff who want to wear jeans on JP Jeans Days, twice a month. In September Hope Pharmasave held a Sock-it-to-Ya campaign to collect new and like new socks to help people keep warm through the fall and winter months. Over 1000 socks were collected!
Ellen MacDonald, an enthusiastic volunteer who
donates countless hours to the Joshua Project, had mentioned that they were low on gloves and mittens. The next day Pharmasave started a collection box in the store for staff and customers. As of noon Dec. 9th they have collected 133 assorted winter clothing articles from mittens to toques and scarves. Many of them were hand knitted by customers and family of Pharmasave employees just for this collection. They were all dropped off along with a cheque for $687.46.
Financial donations for the Joshua Project are gratefully accepted through the Northwest Harvest Church and are tax deductible. The time of greatest need is now through the spring. Pharmasave will continue to collect cold weather clothing through December. Warm hands can warm the heart. Please continue to donate.
For the birds!
Rylan, Nicola and Isaac Laurillard build special feeders for the hungry birds during an especially cold winter. The family took their pine cones rolled in peanut butter and dipped in seeds from the Art Machine down to Hope Memorial Park to hand on a tree. The crafts program was part of this year’s Winterfest celebrations sponsored by the Hope Arts Council and Envision Financial.
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Finding theright answerstarts here.
Wishing you & your family a Happy Holiday Season!
from Anne, Trudi, Stuart & Keith
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May you enjoy all the best of the Christmas season with family, friends
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We will be closed Dec. 24, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011
Eggnog French Toast1 loaf French bread, thickly sliced6 large eggs1 1/2 cups eggnogbutter for panHeat a skillet or pan over medium
heat. Preheat oven to 350 F.In a large bowl, whisk together eggs
and eggnog. Dip bread into egg mixture. Add a pat of butter to pan to coat surface. Place slices of dipped bread onto skillet and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden. Place on a baking tray in a single layer.
Bake until French toast is souffleed (puffy in the centre).
Eggnog Anglaise1 1/2 cups eggnog2 tsp cornstarchBring 1 1/4 cups of the eggnog to a
boil in a small saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly.
Combine cornstarch with remaining one-quarter cup eggnog.
Add mixture to hot eggnog and whisk constantly for a few minutes until eggnog thickens. Serve warm.
Jill Last (top) performed a fitting yet untraditional piece for the Yale ‘My love colours outside the lines’ for the small crowd that gathered at the St. John the Divine Anglican Church. Also performing at the church was Stephanie Cook (below left) who sang O’Holy Night. A potluck dinner followed the annual winter celebration at the Yale school, where Mike McLoughlin and Yale’s Jason Homey (on banjo) entertained throughout the evening. Connie Worsfold even convinced Santa to stay a little longer and enjoy an old-fashioned community gathering. SIMONE ROLPH PHOTO
An old fashioned Christmas
KAREN RUSHLOW PHOTOS
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“Good friends are hard to fi nd, harder to leave, and impossible to forget”, with this thought, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and all
the luck the New Year could possibly bring to you.
To all the residents of the Lismore & Windmill Communities...
Thank you for the care each of you take with your place.
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Happy New Year
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We have Organic Turkeys, Ducks, Geese and Cornish Hens & European Christmas Treats
An Old Fashioned Holiday Wish for You
Heinz & Susan Schiller & staff thank you for your past patronage and we wish
everyone a Merry Christmas & a healthy & prosperous New Year.
5th Ave. & Wallace St. 604-869-5318
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Season’s Greetingsfrom Spectra Energy
The Hope Library was abuzz with excitement with the arrival of Santa. A shy little, Miah John, 5, Felicity Joe, 4, Kiarra Phillips, 7, and even baby Hailey Phillips were pleased to pose for pictures with the jolly old elf. The kids got a chance to write letters for Santa to take back to the North Pole and hear a story told by Mayor Laurie French. The Hope Arts Council, Envision Financial and the Friends of the Hope Library sponsored the special Christmas event.
SIMONE ROLPH PHOTO
May the spirit of Christmas enter your heart and fill this special time with love and joy.
Mike Baird Hans JeschekDagmar Lucak Linda Mosser
Independently OwnedWheeler Cheam Realty
Thanks for your patronage this past year.
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Happy Holidays
It is our great honour to extend sincere wishes of happiness, health
and prosperity to one and all.
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‘Tis the season for lifelong learning!Practice literacy over the holidays with these fun tips
Winter holidays provide an excellent opportunity for families and friends to spend time together practicing literacy skills. There are many fun
learning activities that families can do, such as reading a book, writing out a holiday card or following a recipe for gingerbread cookies.
ABC Life Literacy Canada offers the following activities to encourage family literacy over the holidays and throughout the winter months:
Make a list, check it twice: As a family, write out lists together – wish
lists to Santa, shopping lists or even New Year’s resolutions!
Watch a book: Many classic holiday stories have been adapted for the big screen. Read these stories with your kids first, then watch the movie equivalent; Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas are classic favourites.
Dear Grandma: The holidays are a great time to write a letter or email to a loved one. Have everyone in your family contribute at least one paragraph on what they have accomplished
over the last year.Holiday scavenger hunt:
Create a list of holiday and winter-related items around your home. Give the list to your family and have them find all the items on the list.
Jack Frost nipping at your nose: On cold winter days, snuggle by the fire with a good holiday book and a cup of hot chocolate. Don’t forget the marshmallows!
Make reading a key ingredient: Following a recipe is a great way to practice reading, comprehension and math skills.
By baking holiday cookies or cakes, you can get the whole family involved.
Sing Christmas carols: Go door-to-door singing carols. Singing encourages learning patterns of words, rhymes and rhythms, and is strongly connected to language skills.
Play for Literacy! Put on your pajamas and have a family game night. Each family member chooses a game, such as a board game or card game, then have fun playing al night long!
For more information visit FamilyLiteracyDay.ca.
T’was the day before Christmas and all through the storeAll the cashiers were serving those who came through the door.The front shop was busy with Nick at the tillAnd bagging was Katie who said with a thrill,“I’m off to help Haley who is in aisle fourStocking shelves with the candy of which we need more!””
Schaelyn was all happy and smiling at folksWhile Jerid told stories and hilarious jokesTo those in the line up at till number twoWho patiently waited because they all knew...That Cheryl gave chocolates to all in the storeAnd they wished to be sampling the chocolates galore.
Back in the pharmacy counting the pillsWere Quinn and Louisa who avoided all spillsWhile Susan was phoning to order more stockAnd Marilee helped a lady to walk...On her feet that were callused so Nicole fetched a creamAnd Anna explained what the instructions did mean.
Mary was helping a gent in aisle threeWho asked for an ointment that was for his kneeSo she handed him off to pharmacist GlenWho advised him to take some vitamins when...Along came another with a problem of achesSo Mike gave him counsel to eat Christmas cakes.
Back in the stockroom there was lots of noiseAs Sheilagh received more boxes of toysAnd Michaela was frantically making a saleTo attract all the folks who lived up in Yale.Jenni stopped in with her babies in towTo say that she heard us on the radio.
Off in the giftware Shaylee was receivingAll the stock that Sally was not quite believing...She could get on the shelves in time for St. NickWho regularly shopped here and knew just how to pick…The best gifts for the townsfolk of Hope and BBHe always got more on his spending spree.
Onto the photo department we’d FindDon helping a lady who’s got gifts on her mindWhile Myrna’s upstairs, she’s keeping the booksShirley is checking how safe the place looks.Lisa in cosmetics has all the right toolsWhile Ashleigh helps customers not look like fools.
Sabine is plotting and planning and schemingAll the fun they will have to make customers beamingAn anniversary is coming marking 25 yearsIt will be time to shed happiness tears!While manager Steve is wondering what’s next What crazy instructions next she will text.
Thankfully, gratefully we all are in debtTo the customers who have chosen to let...Us at Pharmasave serve them and help them alongTrying to do right by them - even sing them a song...Of thanks from our hearts all aglow and with smiles
Merry Christmas to all we shout down the aisles!
235 Wallace St. • 604-869-2486Mon.-Fri: 9am - 7pmSaturday: 9am - 6pmSun & Holidays: 10am - 6pm
STORE HOURS: visit us on
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CommunitySupport Rotary youth programs and be a winner too
Help support the Hope Rotary Club. support the youth of the Hope and Boston Bar region, by purchasing a Rotary 2011 draw calendar.
This year’s Hope Rotary calendars offer 52 chances to win $50, $100, or $500 each and every week throughout 2011. Total prize pot - $4,000. Winning tickets drawn are then
returned to the pot for yet another chance to win.
Each month of the calendar highlights local wildlife, scenery, and landmarks by some great local photographers, John Friesen, Sabine Keil, Clancy Wolpert, and Jennifer Wolpert. Draw winners are notified weekly.
Calendars are
available from any Hope Rotary Club member or at the Hope Pharmasave or Erica Press.
Through the sale of the draw calendars, the Hope Rotary Club supports scholarships and bursaries at both Hope Secondary School and at the Boston Bar Secondary School, says Hank DeMeulder, Hope Rotary Club
president.Funds raised
by calendar sales give local youths the opportunity to participate in Rotary youth leadership and citizenship training.
Each year the Hope Rotary Club sends two to three local c o m m u n i t y - a c t i v e youths to the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA).
Participants are chosen for their leadership potential. Rotary Clubs and the Rotary District cover all expenses for the participants. Each year the Hope Rotary Club send one local youth to Ottawa for the Rotary Adventure in Cit izenship Program. The program celebrates its 61st Anniversary in 2011. Outstanding senior
high school students from across Canada will spend four days in Ottawa participating in the program designed to develop their potential as leaders in their communities and in Canadian society.
To see a list of this year’s winners or to learn more about the Hope Rotary Club go online to www.hoperotary.org
Funds raised by calendar
sales give local youths the
opportunity to participate in Rotary youth
leadership and citizenship training.
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Classic rock and great dance tunes, singer/songwriter Roger Schmidt offers it all up at the Hope Legion for New Years Eve.
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Al-Anon Family Group: Al-Anon is a support group for friends and family of problem drinkers. Monday, Dec. 27 Monday, Jan. 03 8:00 PM Hospital Meeting Room (Downstairs) Fraser Canyon Hos-pital, 604 869 3066 Hope Library Book Club: If you love books and want to discuss them with a group of fellow book lovers then this is the club for you! This month: Golden Mean by Annabel Lyon. Tuesday, Jan. 18 6:30 PM Hope Library [email protected]
Storytime in the Park Book Launch: Celebrate Family Literacy Week! Re-member back when the weather was beautiful and we all had so much fun at Storytime in the Park? The book con-test winners will be launch their books at this special event! Tuesday, Jan. 25 7:00 PM Hope Library 604-869-2313
MS Support Group: Group is open to all who have had MS touch their lives. Tuesday, Jan. 25 2:00 PM Hope Centre 3rd Avenue, Hope Liz @ 1-877-303-7122 Hope Homelearn-er’s Group: Come and meet other home-schooling families in your community! Chil-dren and caregivers welcome. Please call Marianne 604-860-0308 for more infor-mation. Tuesday, Jan. 11 6:30 PM Hope Library 604-869-2313
Family Pajama Storytime: Wear your pj’s and snuggle in with your favourite stuffy for some sleepy-time stories, songs and rhymes! All ages welcome. Wednesday, Jan. 19 7:00 PM Hope Library [email protected]
Family Literacy Day: Come into the library and let us “catch” you read-ing - reading has rewards!
Thursday, Jan. 27 10:00 AM Hope Library [email protected]
All Aboard for Kindergarten Read-Aloud: This year’s 100 Best Books for Kindergarten has some great new titles - come into the library and we will read one of the Best 100 aloud to an audience of one or more! Thursday, Dec. 23 3:00 PM Hope Library [email protected]
Hope Genealogy Club: Join like minded folks to search for your an-cestors. Friday, Jan. 07 10:00 AM Canyon Golen Age Club 560 Douglas Street Chess Club: Join us for an after-noon of strategy and learning. All chess enthusiasts welcome! For more information call Marianne 604-860-0308. Friday, Jan. 14 3:30 PM Hope Library
New Years Eve Dance: Come ring in the New Year at the Hope Station House. There will be a great dinner and dance to welcome the New Year. Fri-day, Dec. 31 7:00 PM Hope Station House [email protected]
Legion New Year’s Celebration: Ring in the New Year at the Legion with live music by Roger Schmidt. There will be light snacks and champagne at midnight. Rides home are available. Friday, Dec. 31 9:00 AM Hope Legion [email protected]
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Rockin’ the night awayHe’s handsome,
charming and talented and with a little luck there’s stardom in the future of Hope’s own country singer/songwriter, Roger Schmidt.
The son of Ed and Marlene Schmidt, Roger and his sisters, Donna and Laurie, enjoyed the benefits of small town life and some of the pitfalls.
“It all started basically for me as a teenager, just trying to entertain myself in a small town and it blossomed from there. A bunch of friends from high school were playing instruments and I decided to give it try.”
“I was kind of a nerd when I went into high school, and a rebel when I came out,” added Roger.
Getting a full dose of country music in the family home had the teen seeking his own musical statement.
“Mom and dad force fed me country so I grew up to hate it…. I picked up a guitar and rebelled with heavy metal…. but look at me now.”
Joining up with Kevin Kos, Darren High, and Ken Brickley their basemen band ‘White Lightning’ rocked the town of Hope…. perhaps a little more than it liked to be once in a while.
“My first time on stage was upstairs in the Hope Legion with the Metallica tune “Seek and Destroy’,” added Roger.
A few years later and a little vocal training with the Shadbolt Academy of Arts and Mitch Merrett on country guitar, Roger released his first CD he dubbed ‘Horns and Halos’.
“They are all my originals, except for one which I co-wrote with my producer.”
The CD offers up new
country tunes that can “push the boundaries of radio and bring tears down your face. “It’s devilish or heartfelt. That’s why I named it ‘Horns and Halos’.”
Roger has some big plans for the future, but his head isn’t entirely in the stars. The versatile young musician just received his Red Seal as a mobile heavy-duty crane operator with Gwil Crane Service.
“A great job for songwriter,” adds Roger. “There is a lot of downtime, which is cool, because three quarters of my first album was written in the cab of a crane.”
And the music career continues to bloom as well. Schmidt recently got a chance at the B.C. Country Music Awards to perform his song ‘Drink You Pretty’ in the Red Robinson Theatre; “the biggest theater I have ever performed in.” And while his first single release “The
Right Way” got play on 31 radio stations, his newest single “Money Tree” has already seen play on 33 stations.
But radio’s tough to break into and Schmidt is planning on taking his show on the road to gain audience exposure. And one of those dates is coming up pretty quick, with Roger Schmidt returning to his roots to play New Years Eve on stage once again at the Hope Legion Hall.
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Para-alpine skier Benn Whitwell (l) and professional extreme skier Dan Treadway challenged each other to a giant slalom race at Manning Park on Sunday and the pro only beat Whitwell by one second. They both got a scare when they heard that a thirteen year old club skier had beaten them... but it was only half true.
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A professional extreme skier, an amputee para-skier and a 13 year-old club skier might seem like an odd trio to send down a Giant Slalom course — but that’s how it went at Manning Park on Sunday... and they all finished within a second of each other.
“It was all good,” said extreme skier Dan Treadway on Monday, “other than one of the club kids named James beat us!”
That’s the story the competitors and spectators took away with them, Sunday. The true story was revealed later on Monday, from James’ dad, Jeff Irwin.
“We came away from the hill yesterday, thinking that the time difference was 3 seconds — but I double-checked our [electronic] timing system and here are the results from the first runs: James’ time: 49.41 seconds, Dan Treadway: 49.44 and Benn Whitwell: 49.95. The kids only did one run, but Dan had a time of 48.95 on his second run.
“The Ski Club set up the course on the Blue Face and we ran all of our kids through it as part of our training and James’ time was the best club time of the day,” said Irwin, Manning Ski Club’s treasurer, who also helps with coaching. “At the same time, it worked for running Dan and Benn through because it certainly was a challenging course.”
Benn “Double-N” Whitwell is a year-round employee at Manning Park, working as a ski patroller in the winter and as a camp facilities operator in the summer. Two and a half years ago, while working elsewhere, he got his foot stuck in some machinery and had to have his left foot amputated.
He had been a ski-patroller before the accident — and
a double-diamond recreational skier — and the accident sent him right back to the bunny hill, determined to get his skills back.
“It was a big adjustment,” said Whitwell on Monday, “I had to learn how to ski all over again. It’s completely different, skiing with a prosthetic, as you don’t
have the same feeling of the ski under you.”
Whitwell stayed with it, though, and was given a special award from the Canadian Ski Patrol System for his “outstanding commitment” to his vocation. Last season, he got in 103 days of skiing... most of them as a paid employee.
Now, Whitwell has joined the B.C. provincial para-alpine ski team, which trains at Whistler and he’s set his sites on attending two or three major races this season.
“Closer to the end of the season, I’ll go to the Canada Winter Games in Halifax and also the Canadian Para-Alpine championships in
Kimberley,” said Whitwell, who grew up on a farm in Delta, B.C. “If I get enough funding, I’ll go to the U.S. Nationals in Alaska too.
“In the next three years, I have the opportunity to move from the provincial team to the Canadian team and on to the Olympics in 2014. If I don’t make those, I could
make the 2018 games.”All of Whitwell dreams
are dependent on getting funding from various sources — and last weekend’s race was a start.
“When the Rockstar energy drink rep heard about my plans, he challenged me to a fundraiser race,” said Whitwell, “but he wasn’t able to follow through, so Eric Brown, the general manager at Manning, came up with an idea to bring in his old friend Dan Treadway, who is a professional extreme skier.”
“Dan and I went to high school together in Kenora, Ontario,” said Brown on Monday. “I contacted him in September to see if he would come and help raise money for our Para Olympic hopeful and he was delighted to help out.”
Brown added that he heard the club skier had beaten the two adults by 8 seconds!
Whitwell said that although Rockstar wasn’t able to be at the event, he’s hoping they will still be able to contribute to his cause. As it was, almost $150 was raised from a 50/50 held amongst the spectators.
So, Whitwell won the cash prize on the day — but did he ski to victory on his second run?
“I went first on the first run, then second on the last,” said Whitwell. “They kept the times secret until the end — but I know I was in the lead on the second run... then I crashed! I wasn’t hurt, though, and I was able to get up and finish the race.”
You can check out Benn’s bio at www.disabledskiingbc.com, then scroll down the “ski race” menu to “10/11 team, team bios.”
For a glimpse at Treadway’s extremities, see www.dantreadway.com — and check out Manning’s new site at manningpark.com. As of Monday, they had an alpine base of 175 cm.
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They say that time will heal.But neither time nor reason will change the way we feel.For no one knows the heartache that lies behind our smiles.No one knows how many times we have broken down and cried.We want to tell you something so there won’t be any doubt, You’re so wonderful to think of, but so hard to be without.We cannot bring the old days back when we were all together.The family chain is broken now, but memories live forever.We love and miss you more then ever, Eddie, Tyson, Sharlene, Tyler, Taylor, Austin, Trisha, Tyson, Aidan, & Cole.
It’s been almost a year since that dreadful day.It doesn’t seem fair why he took you away; so young; too soon.We miss you, your voice cheering us on in the stands, going fi shing at the river, and just holding hands. Gramma, we miss your adventurous side; like when you’d chase us, we’d run & hide. We miss the sleepovers at your house and when we’d go swimming late at night. Or even the times you’d play hockey with us and we’d play fi ght. As our lives go on things will never quite be the same, but in our hearts you will always remain.Love your Grandchildren (TTAAC)
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FORD,Jacqueline Ann
May 04, 1944 - December 18, 2010
Jacqueline Ann Ford passed away peacefully in her sleep. Jackie is predeceased by her daughter Paulette Mae Ford. She is survived by her hus-band of 48 years Robert “Bob” Ford, son Robert (Teressa) Ford, daughter Candice (Walter) Liebenzeder, grand-children James, Chelsie, Meagan, Mitchell, Conner, Alexis and Walter Jr., twin brother John, brothers Frankie and Larry and sister Mary-lynn.Jackie was actively involved in the breeding and raising of Boxer dogs, one of the many joys of her life.A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. from Mountainside Funeral Home 1270 Ryder Street, Hope, BC. There will be a viewing at 11:00, all are welcome.
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MainerAdriana (Jean)
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Jean was born, raised and educated in Rotterdam, Hol-land. Jean came to Canada in 1947 to marry Ben. They en-joyed 50 years of marriage and family. Jean was an active member of the Anglican Church and Women’s Auxillary, Hope Ratepayers and Hope Ladies Choir. She worked in adminis-tration at Hope Public Health and Social Services from 1960 to retirement in 1980. Jean loved to have get togeth-ers and dinners at home with friends, neighbours and “strays”. Jean was predeceased by husband Ben in 1997 and sis-ters Johanna and Dein. She is survived by sons Jack, Jim and Jan, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.A memorial service will be held Dec 27, 2010 at 1:00pm at Christ Church Anglican Par-ish, 681 Fraser St., Hope, BC. In lieu of fl owers donations to your favourite charity would be appreciated.
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160 TRADES, TECHNICALElectrical apprentice req’d. 1 yr exp. Heavy, outside work, own vehicle. Wkds, eves, on call, odd hours, wage $15/hr. no benefi ts. fx(604)796-8870
ENSIGN ENERGY SERVICE INC. is looking for experienced Drilling Rig, & Coring personnel for all position levels. Drillers, Coring Drill-ers $35. - $40.20.; Derrickhands $34., Motorhands $28.50; Floor-hands, Core Hands, Helpers $24. - $26.40. Plus incentives for winter coring! Telephone 1-888-ENSIGN-0 (1-888-367-4460). Fax 780-955-6160. Email:[email protected]
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Medium sized contracting Co. located in the Vancouver BC region is searching for a mechanical supervisor to manage its fi eld and shop repairs. We require a licensed heavy equip. mechanic with a proven ability to lead a mechanical department in a multiple site operation. The ability to diagnosis, troubleshoot and repair integrated hydraulic systems and diesel equipment is a must. Specialized training and certifi cation in hydraulics and familiarity with mining and exploration drilling equipment is considered an asset. Also, some overnight travel to fi eld projects.
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180 EDUCATION/TUTORINGAIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualifi ed - Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783APARTMENT / CONDOMINIUM MANAGERS (CRM) home study course. Many jobs registered with us across Canada! Thousands of grads working! Government certi-fi ed. 30 years of success! www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-665-8339, 604-681-5456.MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION is rat-ed #2 for at-home jobs. Train from home with the only industry ap-proved school in Canada. Contact CanScribe today! 1-800-466-1535.
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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES$500$ LOAN SERVICE, by phone, no credit refused, quick and easy, payable over 6 or 12 installments. Toll Free: 1-877-776-1660 www.moneyprovider.com.
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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
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188 LEGAL SERVICES
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193 PERSONAL CARE
Mature person needed to provide care to quadriplegic gentleman. Must be physically fi t and a quick study, preferably from Hope. Prefer-ence given to experienced appli-cant. Excellent wages. Contact Heather at (604)750-0239 to ar-range interview.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
239 COMPUTER SERVICES
ALLSYS IT, new computer sales & service. 604-869-3456 or [email protected]
245 CONTRACTORS
BARCLAY FLETCHER CON-TRACTING, complete home reno’s, additions & more. (604)869-1686
DENCO VENTURES, renos, addi-tions, new construction, free esti-mates. Call John @ (604)819-4986
260 ELECTRICAL
#1167 LIC’D, BONDED. BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774
KENLIN ELECTRIC, residential, ru-ral, commercial, new construction, reno’s. Call (604)860-8605
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE
EXCAVATING, Terry’s RV also does excavating, land clearing, dump trailer. Call (604)869-1520
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS
CANYON CARPETS, 549 Wallace St., Hope. For all your fl oor cover-ing needs! Call 604-869-2727
284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATIONLLOYD’S UTILITIES, gas, oil & pro-pane furnaces, class A gas fi tter. (604)869-0400 or (604)869-1111
287 HOME IMPROVEMENTSPRECISION EXTERIORS, roofi ng, siding, windows, doors and more. WCB insured. Call (604)750-8025
300 LANDSCAPINGGLEN TRAUN LANDSCAPING, Commercial & Residential yard maintenance. Call 604-869-2767
338 PLUMBING10% OFF if you Mention this AD!
*Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005
367B SIGNSTF GRAPHICS, signs, billboards, banners, graphics, commercial / residential. Call (604)869-6544
373A TELEPHONE SERVICESA FREE TELEPHONE SERVICE - Get Your First Month Free. Bad Credit, Don’t Sweat It. No Deposits. No Credit Checks. Call Freedom Phone Lines Today Toll-Free 1-866-884-7464.**HOME PHONE RECONNECT** Call 1-866-287-1348. Prepaid Long Distance Specials! Feature Pack-age Specials! Referral Program! Don’t be without a home phone! Call to Connect! 1-866-287-1348.
374 TREE SERVICES
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PHILLIPS TREE SERVICES, Re-movals, Toppings. Free estimates & Fully Insured. Call 604-869-9990
387 WINDOWSFRASER CANYON GLASS, for all your glass repairs, windshields do-mestic & imports. (604)869-9514
PETS
477 PETSBERNESE Mountain Dog Pups. Incredible blood line. Show/pet. 99% house trained. Call 604-740-0832 or 604-740-2986.
www.bernerbay.weebly.comBULL MASTIFF X SHEPHERD pups, ready to go. $500. each. 604-556-6149. No Sunday calls.CANARIES. Young Red Factor canaries. Males $50. Females, $40. Call 604-931-6546CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866CHIHUAHUA CROSS PUPPIES, 8 weeks, ready to go. $350 each. Call 604-596-7642. SurreyCHIHUAHUA puppy, male, 12 weeks, very tiny, $550. Call(604)794-7347CKC Reg. soft coated Wheaton ter-rier pups, hypo-allergenic. Guarntd. Vet ✓ $1,000. Call 604-533-8992FOX Terrier X orphan puppies, born Sept. 17, black/white spots. $200. No Sunday calls. 604-796-9995.GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS Ho Ho Ho, only 1 boys left! working line $650 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602GERMAN SHEPHERD Reg’d pups, quality German & Czech bloodlines. Guaranteed. Call 604-856-8161.MALTESE PUPS: 2 males, 7/mo old, trained, family raised, vet chkd, shots, $500. 604-464-5077.MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915.MULTI-POO pups mom Multi-poo dad Poodle. Beaut 2 male blk, 2 fem 1 blk, 1 white w/blk $500ea. 604-720-2727 or [email protected]
PETS
477 PETS
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! www.856-dogs.com or call: 604-856-3647.
POMERIAN Teacup loving babies + mom, 1st shots, wormed, dew claws done $650 + (604)581-2544
POM PUPPIES 1 females, 1 male, white & gold. 9 wks old. $350. (604)462-8027 or 604-506-6413
PRESA PUPPIES, family farm raised. Great temperment. Great guard dog. $600. 604-855-6929.
PUGS, P/B, BLACK. Ready to go. Female $800. Male $700. 604-595-6713 or 604-725-2192. (Surrey)
PUREBRED Doberman puppies, ready for Christmas. 6 girls, 3 boys $900 obo. 604-807-9095.
SAVANNAH Cats & kittens for sale $500 & up. All shots & dewormed. Call: (604)576-4402.
STUNNING LARGE Boned Czech German Shepherd Puppies. Health Guaranteed. Please Contact For More Info. E-Mail: [email protected] Call: 778-836-4048
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
523 UNDER $100
ELECTROLUX carpet shampooer, buffer, polisher combo and access. Excellent cond. $35. Call (604)869-7188
545 FUEL
BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv.
Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder604-582-7095
BIRCH AND FIR, fi rewood for sale. Call (604)869-1597
BIRCH, pile of green birch wood for sale, needs cutting. 573 Stuart St. Call (604)869-9201
560 MISC. FOR SALE
#1A STEEL BUILDING SALE! Save up to 60% on your new garage, shop, warehouse. 6 colors available! 40 year warranty! Free shipping, the fi rst 20 callers! 1-800-457-2206. www.crownsteelbuild-ings.ca.
CAN’T GET UP YOUR Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift. Call 1-866-981-6591.
CAN’T Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com
STEEL BUILDINGS PRICED TO CLEAR - Incredible end-of-season factory discounts on various mod-els/sizes. Plus FREE DELIVERY to most areas. CALL FOR CLEAR-ANCE QUOTE AND BROCHURE - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
COLLECTORS SAXOPHONESSoprano Buecher Silver 80 yrs old, excellent condition $3000. Baritone Saxophone 1926 Silver CM Conn Ltd, all original $2700. Call 604-534-2997
REAL ESTATE
627 HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSESOlder Home? Damaged Home?
Need Repairs? Behind on Payments? Quick CASH!
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630 LOTS
LARGE ARIZONA BUILDING LOTS FULL ACRES AND MORE!Guaranteed Owner Financing. No Credit check. $0 down - 0 interest.Starting @ just $89/mo. USD. Close to Tucson’s Intl. Airport. For Recorded Message 800-631-8164 Code 4001 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com. Offer ends 11/30/10!
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
Eaglehomes.ca NEW HOME AND LAND in the Shuswap! Double-wides and Singlewides...No Pad Rent! Close to shopping and recreation. Alice: 250-819-0047 [email protected]
HOPE, FOR SALE:
1 manufactured home 14 ft. wide w/2 bdrms. Brand new. In the Lis-more community, a seniors community “where the good peo-ple live”.Call Gordon for details
and for an appoint-ment to view @ (604)240-3464
REAL ESTATE
636 MORTGAGES
BANK ON US! Mortgages for purchases, renos, debt con-solidation, foreclosure. Bank rates. Many alternative lending programs.Let Dave Fitzpatrick, your Mortgage Warrior, simpli-fy the process!1-888-711-8818
640A REVENUE PROPERTYShared ownership late model 40’ - 60’ cruising yachts moored on Vancouver Island & Lower Main-land. Sail & Power. Professionally maintained. 604-669-2248. www.one4yacht.com
660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVEHOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS
www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley
RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDOHOPE, 1 bdrm spacious apt., new paint & carpet, adult oriented build-ing, sunny side of town, clean & bright, $600/mo. Call 604-793-5010
HOPE
1 BEDROOM APTAdult complex, fridge, stove, N/P, drapes, laundry facilities. Ref’s req’d.
604-869-1212 or 604-869-2139
Hope, Third Ave, 2 bd, $600+ util., incl., cable. Avail., now, coin laund., pet negot. Call Ross Fullbrook, Royal Lepage 604 792 0077
RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
HOPE
For Rent, better than an apartment, no noisy neighbours, in a quiet senior’s com-munity. A 1 bdrm fur-nished mobile home with all appliances. Ref’s req. N/P, N./S.CALL (604)869-7016
HOPE, Timberlane Terrace, large 2 bdrm 2 bath suite, W/D, available now. Call Jenni (604)860-4953
715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXESHOPE - 3 bdrm duplex, 1 1/2 baths, private fenced yard, 4 appl., close to all amenities, $875/mon. Avail. Feb. 1.1-604-218-2003 after 4 pm
730 MISC. FOR RENTSILVER Hope MHP, 63961 Flood Hope Rd. MH -Cabins -RVpads , monthly rentals, utilities & cable incl. Call (604)869-1894 or (604)869-8244
733 MOBILE HOMES & PADSVACANT PAD FOR RENT. The pad will accommodate a home up to 14 x 64. Call 604-869-7016
736 HOMES FOR RENTHOPE, 1 bdrm, $530/mon, D.D. req’d, private setting, newly reno’d, Includes cable, no dogs, Call 604-819-1417
HOPE
2 BR, 2 bath house in town on river, quiet neighborhood, dbl garage, wood stove, W/D, NS, Pets neg., $860.00 mo. + util. 604-869-3799.
HOPE, 3 BDRM, 6 appl. small pets okay, RV parking. Close to schools, $1050/mon. incl util. 604-860-4991Hope 63902 Flood Hope Rd. 3 bd, 2.5 bath, 5 appl., gas f/p, lrg fncd yrd, garage. Good cond., pet negot. $1100/mo. Avail., Dec. 15. Ross Full-brook. Royal Lepage (604)792 0077
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONHOPE, looking for roommate to share a large home. Cable, internet, hydro included. Price negotiable. N/S, N/D. Call (604)750-8422.
RENTALS
750 SUITES, LOWER
HOPE, large 1 bdrm suite, river-view, heat&light incl. N/S preferred, N/P, ref’s req., $550/mon. Call 604-803-7017 or 604-537-0614
HOPE, near new ground level 1bdrm suite in quiet area, walking distance to downtown, $725/mon, avail Jan. 1. Call Walter @1 (604)792-0077(Royal Lepage offi ce in Chilliwack).
752 TOWNHOUSES
HOPE, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, townhouse,Scott Dr. #204, N/P, adult oriented. $ 785/mon. Call(778)899-5090
HOPE. 2 BDRM TOWNHOUSE.Full cable, F/S, laundry fac., No dogs. $590./mo. Ref’s required. Adult oriented. Call 604-869-9006
TRANSPORTATION
810 AUTO FINANCING
$0 DOWN & we make your 1st payment at auto credit fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599. www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.
818 CARS - DOMESTIC
1994 Ford Mustang, exc cond., air-cared to 2012, must sell $4000 obo. Call (604)794-5865
1995 FORD MUSTANG, V6 3.8L, looks sharp, runs great, new tires & brks. $3000. 604-308-1531
Includes one week in the Abbotsford News,Agassiz Observer, Chilliwack Progress,Hope Standard, Mission City Record,Abbotsford Daily, and the Chilliwack Daily.
Includes:TRUCKS, CARS, BOATS,TRAILERS, RV’S, VANS3 lines in all listed publicationsfor one week only $10 + tax.
Includes a listing on bcclassifi ed.com(private party ads only)
604-575-5555
– or pay $25 + tax for one week –in all Lower Mainland publications
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604.869.2421
A16 The Hope Standard, Thursday, December 23, 2010
PUBLIC NOTICEProposed Road Closure,
Removal of Road Dedicationand Disposition of Property
Portion of Flood Hope Road PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District of Hope intends to close and remove a portion of highway dedication of Flood Hope Road [the Road] by bylaw, which is identifi ed in the map below;
AND FURTHER that the District of Hope intends to dispose of the Road, comprising of .570 hectares of land, to the adjacent property owner, 0741420 BC Ltd. to facilitate a proposed subdivision for the consideration of the sum of $210,000.00 which the District considers to be fair market value.
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The above information may be inspected at the District of Hope Municipal Offi ces, 325 Wallace Street, PO Box 609 Hope, BC between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, excluding holidays, up to and including January 24, 2011.
Any person who believes they are affected by the bylaw may make representations to Council at 7:00 pm, January 24, 2011 at the District Council Chambers, 325 Wallace Street, Hope, BC, or submit written comments to the attention of the Town Manager at the above address prior to 4:00 pm, January 24, 2011.
Scott Misumi, Director of Community Development 12_10T_DOH16_4699910
TRANSPORTATION
818 CARS - DOMESTIC
1997 BUICK PARK AVE. Every op-tion. Spotless. New tires & brks 114K H.U.D., $5900. 778-565-1097
2002 FORD TAURUS SEL, A/T, 3.0L V6. f/loaded, 4 dr., black, key-less entry. $5500. 604-615-6817
2004 BUICK LASABRE V6 cloth, 149K. Private. Like new $8750. obo. 604-593-5072
2005 FORD FOCUS station wagon auto, 70,000k’s blue, options, clean car $4800 fi rm. 604-538-4883
2005 PONTIAC G6. Exc. cond. high mileage but well taken care of. $4200 604-302-0985 after 6:30 pm.
2008 Dodge Caliber SXT, auto, load-ed, htch bk, 49,900 km, ex cond $9,950. (604)793-5520 DL5961
2009 FORD FOCUS SES, silver, 39K. 2L auto, O/D. Loaded, leath-er. Mint. $13,900. 604-536-5427
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TRANSPORTATION
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
1989 MAZDA 626, 2.2 L 12 valve, 277K, pwr windows locks, a/c, Panasonic CD stereo, AM/FM, me-ticulously maintained, $1995. Lang-ley Michael 604-866-4460
1994 HONDA ACCORD, 2dr auto black new rad, timing belt, good cond. $2350. 778-241-6086
1998 ACCORD EXR, loaded, V6 auto, leather, sunroof, exc running cond., $3800 obo. (604)309-4001.
2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5. H/back, red, 5/spd manual, fully loaded, 106K, $5250 fi rm. 604-538-9257.
2003 Honda Element, AWD, xtra set snow tires on rims, 214,0000k, good cond, $8900. (604)319-5426
2006 MAZDA 5 WAGON, touring edition, loaded, auto, snrf, 17’’ whls. $12,000 obo. (604)309-4001.
2009 TOYOTA Yaris, auto, loaded, 4 dr sd, only 31,900 km. Selling whole-sale $10,400 (604)793-5520 DL5961
TRANSPORTATION
827 VEHICLES WANTED
Motorcycles Wanted. CASH MON-EY PAID. Also select watercraft, ATV & snowmobiles. Free National Pickup- no hassle. Call 1-800-963-9216 www.sellusyourbike.com Mon-Fri 9a.m.-7p.m. (cst)
830 MOTORCYCLES
2010 & 2 - 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycles. All 3 or sep. Wayne aft 5pm (604)847-9353 ( Chwk )
838 RECREATIONAL/SALE
2010 Classic Cruiser 19FBS
A great lightweight trailer with dinette slideout.
$17,995 (stk.28288)www.fraserwayrv.com
1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
2010 Laredo 297RL
Rear living room w/ two swivel rockers, dinette/sofa slide.
$27,995 (stk.28121)www.fraserwayrv.com
1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
2010 STARCRAFT 816FREE X-BOX KINECTWhen You Buy This RV
Fridge, furnace, brakes, stereo, and more.
Reduced To $6,995 (stk. 28776)www.fraserwayrv.com
1-800-806-1976 DL #30644
TRANSPORTATION
845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $100 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673The Scrapper
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
2000 NISSAN PATHFINDER SE. Very low kms (127,000). Mint cond. New tires. $8495 604-833-4999
851 TRUCKS & VANS
1991 GMC CARGO VAN 2500, on propane, in good cond. $995. Call: (604) 807-1570 or 850-7431.
2004 DODGE 1500 4X4 quad cab, 107K, excell cond. grey w/silver, lin-ex liner $15,000 obo (604)308-7460
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For the annual Pharmasave staff Christmas poem, see page 20B of
this paper.
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All Christmas Stock50% OFF
starting Boxing Day
over the holidays
DEC. 24THCHOCOLATE
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GRAB BAG SALEJanuary 3rd to 9th
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Business of Leather by Arnie Kucharnow showing at Caswell Interiors604.860.3757 or604.869.9360
WE WILL PAY THE HST ON PURCHASES FROM DECEMBER 28TH
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WAYNE DYBLEOFFICE: 604.869.2945 CELL: 604.860.5478
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Wayne would like to invite you to hisCUSTOMERAPPRECIATION DAY
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DATE: December 31stTIME: 9pm - 2amPLACE: Curling Rink
1055 6th Ave.
TICKETS: $10 each atHope Drive-In or Toy’s Pharmacy
INCLUDES: snacks, party favours, DJ & dance
For more info call: 869-9344 or 869-5119273B Wallace St. • 604.860.4950
The Perfect Place to Celebrate
Featuring unique appetizers and our chef’s creations of seafood, steak and chicken with delicious
desserts. Special coff ees and “bubbly”
Evening entertainment by Dominic Palladino.
Reservations recommended
New Years EveDinner startsat 5pm
New Years DayCLOSED
Special Dinner Menu for New Year’s Eve
• Live music by Roger Schmidt & his band• Tickets $25 which enters you into a draw
for a 32” TV• Light snacks and Champagne at midnight
Tickets available at:Ridgway Jewellers,
Legion Lounge or call Al at 604.869.7372
New Year’sCelebration
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
Br.#228, 344 Fort St. 604.869.5465
• Greek Buffet • Prime Rib Dinner or a la carte
& more
New Year’s Eve Dinner
RESERVE NOW: 604.869.7218904 Old Hope Princeton Way
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