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Jeff NagelBlack Press

An improving run of sockeye salm-on returning to the Fraser River has prompted fi shery managers to reopen fi shing for other salmon species that had been closed to guard against any accidental bycatch of sockeye.

Pacifi c Salmon Commission offi -cials now estimate around four mil-lion sockeye are on track to return due to more fi sh arriving later than anticipated.

Th at’s still below a pre-season fore-cast of 4.7 million but it’s much better than a few weeks ago when salmon watchers feared just two million

would return.Recreational angling for chinook,

pink and chum salmon opened Friday morning below Mission and for pink and chum above Mission on Saturday morning.

First Nations also have the go-ahead to fi sh for chinook, chum and pink on the lower Fraser for food, so-cial and ceremonial purposes.

A limited commercial fi shery for pinks is also expected.

Water temperatures have cooled somewhat from dangerously high lev-els earlier in the summer but fi shery managers still expect 70 per cent of re-turning sockeye will die on their jour-ney upriver to the spawning grounds.

As a result, all of the fi sheries are di-rected to release any sockeye that are caught.

“We are getting early reports of fi sh arriving at the spawning grounds in good condition,” said Jeff Grout, DFO regional resource manager.

Sockeye run on a four-year cycle, so the fi sh now migrating are the off spring of the disastrous 2009 run, when just 1.6 million sockeye re-turned, prompting the appointment of the Cohen Inquiry.

Th ere had been high hopes that this would be the year that stock begins to rebuild.

While DFO offi cials say there are now signs that will happen, they say

the return and the river conditions arestill far from what they had hoped.

Th e pink run has also been upgrad-ed, from 14 million to an estimated 16million fi sh, and that number is ex-pected to climb further.

Fishery offi cers have been sweepingthe river for sockeye poachers.

So far 10 boats and 66 nets havebeen seized with 29 investigationsunderway that are expected to lead tocharges.

Tom Hlavac, from DFO’s conserva-tion and protection branch, said themajority of suspected poachers caughtare First Nations, but added others arenon-aboriginal.

Fraser salmon fishing resumesHope Secondary School students line up for their bus after the first full day back to school on Wednesday. The RCMP reminds residents that vehicles approaching from bothdirections must stop for school buses when their lights are flashing. With school back in session, a 30-km/h speed limit is also in effect in school zones from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Carly Ferguson is the new publisher of Th e Hope Standard, Randy Blair, president of Black Press, Lower Main-land Division has an-nounced.

Ferguson, who grew up in Chilliwack, brings extensive marketing, sales and management experience to her new position. She joined Black Press in 2007 and aft er a short time at the Langley Times, assumed the role of ad-vertising manager at the Maple Ridge Pitt Mead-ows News. 

Following the suc-cessful completion of a bachelor’s degree in communications from Simon Fraser Universi-ty, Ferguson’s professional career in-cluded fun-draising and public rela-tions roles with Big Brothers Big Sisters and United Way, and adver-tising and promotion responsibili-ties in Prospera Credit

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Year. Th is organizationrepresents over 2100newspapers throughoutCanada and the UnitedStates.

“Th roughout my ca-reer one constant hasbeen Black Press as akey partner to the suc-cess I’ve had in my pro-fessional roles and wasthrilled in 2007 to jointhis amazing company,”said Ferguson. “I lookforward to this next stepin my career and con-tinuing to contribute tothis amazing companyand industry in a mean-ingful way.” 

New school for allied artsKerrie-Ann SchoenitHope Standard

A new school for theatre and allied arts opened its doors in Hope this week.

Th e joint venture be-tween Hope Performing Arts Community Th eatre and Lori’s Piano Studio off ers students the Music for Young Children pro-gram; dance classes for children, adults, youth and seniors; voice les-sons; acting lessons; self protection courses; and a variety of workshops, group and private les-sons. Currently registered students span in age from two to 85.

“It’s a one-stop shop for the arts,” said co-owner and instructor Cheryl Lynne Lacey. “Th e goal is just to make it a real community place. We want children and youth to recognize the impor-tance of being part of the community through par-ticipation in community events.”

Students are given a free membership to the community theatre group and will have the opportunity to partici-pate in theatrical shows and presentations.  Lacey hopes the school will help foster community spirit. Participation in the arts

not only increases literacy skills, but improves self-esteem through social networking, she added.

Over the last year, the theatre group  partici-pated in numerous events including Concerts in the Park, Story Time in the Park, Run for Hospice,

and the Cariboo WagonRoad 150th anniversarycelebration. Th ey alsopresented the  Christmaspantomime Beauty, theBaron and the Beast; Mu-sical Monster Mash; andFool’s Gold.  Hope Per-forming Arts Commu-nity Th eatre is currentlylooking to cast for its newproduction Broadwayand Beyond, and will beintroducing the Broad-way Babies, childrenfrom the dance and mu-sic studio. 

Hope School for Com-munity Th eatre and Al-lied Arts is located onthe corner of Sixth Av-enue and Wallace Street.For more information,contact Lacey at 604-206-7227, Lori Steberl at604-869-6478, or emailhopepact@gmail.com orlorispianostudio@gmail.com. Regular updates onprogram off erings can befound on the Hope Per-forming Arts Commu-nity Th eatre Facebookpage.

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FVRD eyes medical pot zoning ruleAlina KonevskiBlack Press

The Fraser Valley Regional District has confirmed that it will ban medical marijuana production on its rural resi-dential land. But the regional district is still determining whether grow-ops will be permitted on industrial land, on agricultural land, or both.

“We will not be allowing it in rural residential,” said chief administrative officer Paul Gipps. “We’re still debat-ing with the electoral areas, but we’re looking at maybe in the agricultural land area. But preferably I think we’re going to end up with grows in areas where you’re allowed production, like industrial zones, as well.”

The regional district does not yet have regulations per-taining specifically to medi-cal marijuana grow-ops. The only ones that apply are the building and safety stan-dards.

Allowing pot grow-ops on FVRD agricultural land is still on the table. But the chal-lenge is that FVRD contains a lot of agricultural land. Many private homes sit on land with farm class, which comes with tax exemptions.

“If it’s an ALC (Agricultural Land Commission plot), do they (marijuana producers) get a tax exemption for farm

land?” said Gipps. “Which wouldn’t be fair to all the other people that are farming to support their families.”

For this reason, FVRD is leaning towards allowing medical marijuana produc-tion in industrial zones only.

Although FVRD has no figures on how much of its land is used for marijuana production, Gipps says that

FVRD “inspectors have tripped across many.”

FVRD expects to sort out its policy before the end of 2013.

“We are wrestling with the topic right now. It’ll be going back to electoral area ser-vices committee probably by October, and we’ll get some firm direction from them at that time,” said Gipps.

The federal government announced in January that licences to grow marijuana in residential homes for private medical use will be phased out by April 2014. Instead, all medical marijuana in the country will be grown and distributed by large, highly regulated industrial opera-tors.

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Tom FletcherBlack Press

Negotiations with unions represent-ing more than 25,000 school support staff are back on next week, with a strike mandate already in place for B.C.’s 60 school dis-tricts as the new school year gets underway.

Education Minis-ter Peter Fassbender said last Wednesday he is hopeful that a settlement with cleri-cal staff, custodians, bus drivers and oth-er support staff can be achieved without picket lines disrupting classes. Talks broke off in August and were set to resume for three days starting Sept. 4.

The Canadian Union of Public Em-ployees, representing most of the workers, says they haven’t had a raise in four years. The latest contract expired in June 2012 after a two-year wage freeze was imposed across the B.C. public service.

Fassbender wouldn’t

comment directly on talks, except to say that school districts are working to set up “sav-ings accounts” in their operations to fund wage increases within existing district bud-gets. The government’s “cooperative gains” mandate requires all raises to be funded by internal savings such as shared administra-tive functions.

CUPE is seeking raises of two per cent per year.

“Our members will take full-scale job ac-tion if the government doesn’t show a com-mitment to bargain-ing,” CUPE representa-tive Colin Pawson said in a statement on the weekend, as the union prepared to start an advertising campaign to attract public sup-port.

Fassbender said funding for public education is at record levels despite fall-ing enrolment. While some urban districts are growing, the edu-

cation ministry fore-casts that there will be 526,000 full-time students this year, down 9,000 from the last school year. The total budget remains the same, $4.7 billion, of which about 80 per cent pays wages of teachers, support staff

and administrators.Soon after being ap-

pointed minister by Premier Christy Clark, Fassbender appointed a provincial negotiator to take over province-wide issues from the bargaining agent for school districts.

Negotiator Peter

Cameron told union leaders in mid-August he would not return to talks until boards have savings plans in place. Fassbender said Wednesday that “a large majority are well underway, and many are in place” so talks can resume.

Bargaining returns with school year

The Fraser Valley Regional District is currently considering whether to allow medical marijuana grow operations in industrial and agricultural zones. The FVRD expects to sort out its policy by the end of the year.

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ICBC seeks 4.9% rate hikeTom FletcherBlack Press

ICBC has applied for a 4.9 per cent rate increase to its basic vehicle insurance rates to take eff ect Nov. 1.

For an average driver who now pays $1,369 a year for basic insur-ance, the increase would add an ex-tra $36. In its rate application to the B.C. Utilities Commission, ICBC is also seeking four per cent decrease in optional coverage that would re-duce that annual bill by $25.

Th e last rate increase was 11 per

cent in 2012, coupled with a six per cent cut in optional insurance where ICBC competes with private insurers.

In an open letter to customers, Mark Blucher, interim CEO of ICBC, says the increase is needed to keep up with increasing bodily injury claims, with higher payouts as more people turn to lawyers to dispute their insurance payouts.

Blucher said injury claim volume is also rising, including crashes in-volving drivers distracted by smart-phones, and more pedestrians and

cyclists on roads.ICBC cut 260 positions last year

aft er an audit of its operationsshowed its management ranks hadswelled by 41 per cent between2007 and 2011. Blucher said ICBC’sadministrative costs amount to fi vecents out of every premium dol-lar, with 86 cents going to  claimpayouts. Bodily injury claims, forpain and suff ering, future care andloss of wages totalled $1.9 billion in2012, up $165 million from the pre-vious year and $400 million higherthan fi ve years previously.

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A recently concluded reorganization of federal electoral boundaries will see local Member of Par-liament Mark Strahl run-ning in the new Chilli-wack-Hope riding in the next election.

Th e readjusted rid-ing will encompass only Chilliwack and Hope.Strahl’s current Chilli-wack—Fraser Canyon riding includes the Dis-trict of Kent, Harrison Hot Springs, Yale, Bos-ton Bar, Lytton, Lillooet, Cache Creek, and Ash-

croft . Th ese communi-ties will be covered by the new Mission—Mats-qui—Fraser Canyon rid-ing for the next federal election, anticipated for fall 2015. Pemberton will join the new West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Coun-try riding.

Strahl welcomed the fi nal report and maps released from the Fed-eral Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia.

“Chilliwack—Hope

is entirely contained within my current rid-ing of Chilliwack—Fra-ser Canyon,” said Strahl. “I was born and raised in Chilliwack, and my roots in both Chilliwack and Hope are very deep. I’m looking forward to running here in the next election.”

Th e boundaries of Chilliwack-Hope keep the City of Chilliwack in-tact, aft er earlier propos-als had split up the city.

“It made sense to keep Chilliwack together, and

I’m glad they saw it thatway in the end,” addedStrahl.

Th e governmentlaunched a review of fed-eral electoral boundariesto better refl ect popula-tion changes, so that eachriding contains roughlythe same number ofpeople and takes intoaccount the identities,histories and geographicsizes of individual com-munities.

B.C. gains six new fed-eral seats as a result of thereview.

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Tom FletcherBlack Press

B.C. has emerged from one of its sunnier sum-mers in recent years with a below-average number of forest fi res.

As of Sept. 1, the B.C. government’s wildfi re management branch re-cord 1,687 reported wild-fi res for the season, com-pared to an average year of nearly 2,000 fi res. Th is

year’s fi res burned a total of 11,434 hectares, far less than the average dam-age of more than 130,000 hectares.

Wet weather returned with school to large parts

of the province, aft er asunny summer that sawseveral dry-weather re-cords set. For the fi rsttime since records werekept, Vancouver airportrecorded no rain for theentire month of July.

Th e number of report-ed fi res so far this year isslightly higher than thetotal for last year, but thetotal area burned in 2012was nearly 10 times great-er. Th e province spent$133 million on fi refi ght-ing last year, a total thatshould be much lowerwhen the bills are addedup for 2013.

Open burning remainsbanned for the SoutheastFire Centre region untilas late as Sept. 20. Camp-fi re bans were lift ed Aug.26 for the Kamloops andCoastal Fire Centre re-gions, and earlier in themonth for the North-west, Cariboo and PrinceGeorge regions as dryconditions were relieved.

Despite public infor-mation campaigns andopen burning restric-tions, provincial statisticscontinue to show about40 per cent of wildfi resare human caused, withmost of the rest sparkedby lightning. Th e rela-tively quiet fi re season al-lowed B.C. to send crewsto help battle wildfi res inWashington, Montanaand Idaho during August.

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Brigade Days returns to the Sixth Avenue fair-grounds this weekend.

Celebrating the com-munity’s early pioneer years, this family-friend-ly event will feature many new and return-ing attractions, including two RCMP Musical Ride performances, two-pitch ball tournament, kids carnival, parade, sheep-dog trials, and motors-ports events.

Th is year, Hope Bri-gade Days will be pro-viding special support to Envision Financial’s Th e Full Cupboard initia-tive by donating 50 cents from each ticket sold to Th e Full Cupboard and Hope Community Ser-vices. Additionally, festi-val-goers are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item or cash dona-tion to the event on Sept. 6 from 6-9 p.m. and Sep. 7 from 12-1 p.m.

Launched earlier this year, Th e Full Cupboard was developed as a long-term community invest-ment program at Envi-sion Financial and aims to raise food, funds and awareness for food banks throughout the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Kitimat. Th rough this program, Envision Financial has committed

to raising at least $1 mil-lion for local food banks over the next 10 years. More than $27,000 and 4,100 pounds of food has been raised and collected since the program’s in-ception in March 2013.

“Envision Financial has strong roots in the community of Hope,” said Chad Lueck, branch manager at Envision Fi-nancial in Hope. “We’ve been a part of this com-

munity for more than 65 years and we continue to strive to make a posi-tive and meaningful dif-ference and support the causes that matter in this community. In addi-tion to the Hope Brigade Days, which we’ve spon-sored for the past eight years, we also support other initiatives in Hope including Story Time in the Park, the Hope & District Arts Council

and the Hope Care Tran-sit.”

Returning as well this year will be free shuttle service to Brigade Days, off ered by Hope Care Transit and sponsored by Envision Financial. Shut-tle service will be avail-able on Friday from 8-10 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. between 1055 6th Ave (Hope Curling Club) and the event entrance.

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Chawathil First Na-tion is hosting several events on Sept. 10 to commemorate World Suicide Prevention Day.

A 10 kilometre “Cycle Around the Globe” ride will be taking place. Participants are encour-aged to ride as far or

short as they would like on their own wheels or one of the loaners.

Th e public is also invited to attend a cer-emonial fi re, where participants can write their thoughts on paper before taking a pinch of tobacco to help send

up the burning paper – burning the stigma.

Th ere will also be a “Suicide Talk” work-shop which deals openly with stigma sur-rounding suicide and deals with the question “should we talk about suicide?” In addition,

participants will have the opportunity to hear personal stories for hope and healing aft er suicide.

Th e World Suicide Prevention Day event runs from 2-6 p.m. at 4-60814 Lougheed Highway.

Event aims to reduce suicide stigma

This year’s Hope Brigade Days celebration will feature two RCMP Musical Ride perfor-mances. The shows are at 9 p.m. on Sept. 6 and 1 p.m. on Sept. 7.

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Back to school labour disputes

Another school year dawns in B.C., with the prospect of disruptive labour disputes.

First up are 27,000 support staff , in a legal strike position. Th ese are the teacher aides, custodians, bus drivers and crossing guards. Most are mem-bers of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, with a few Teamsters and other locals scattered around the 60 school districts.

Public discussion about these dis-putes usually focuses on wage in-creases, which CUPE members in schools haven’t seen for four years. Th eir current deals expired more than a year ago, aft er they were sub-

ject to the same two-year wage freeze imposed on the rest of government.

Th e B.C. government moved from the post-recession wage freeze to a system they call “co-operative gains,” where raises must be fi nanced by savings in other areas of the opera-tion. Only two provincial employee groups have yet to do this: school support staff and teachers.

(Education Minister Peter Fass-bender confi rmed last week that teacher raises will be funded by extra transfers from the provincial treasury as they try to get a long-term deal. But that’s a topic for another day.)

CUPE, the largest union in the country, has a sophisticated media campaign to generate public sym-pathy. We are repeatedly reminded not only that the last raise was 2009, but that the “average” pay is a mere $24,000 a year. If that number is ac-

curate, it refl ects a large number of part-timers.

Let’s look at a few provisions CUPE doesn’t talk about, on behalf of those  self-employed taxpayers who have no paid holidays, no employer pension or benefi ts and no paid over-time, but are expected to help pay all of the above to government workers.

Th e 60 contracts have many varia-tions, but core elements are the same. In the Central Okanagan school dis-trict, the starting CUPE wage rate is $17.37 an hour. Th e top rate is $26.59, or $28.78 for workers who qualify for a “trades adjustment.”

All contracts have rigid senior-ity and “bumping” clauses to ensure that new employees absorb any re-ductions in working hours. From a taxpayer’s perspective, this leads to the maximum number of employees making the highest wages.

Overtime in Central Okanagan is time and a half for the fi rst two hours, and double time aft er that. Contracts also include the provision that unscheduled overtime is subject to a four-hour minimum. It’s amaz-ing how oft en an unexpected hour of work can arise when it’s paid at qua-druple time.

Th e Surrey school district con-tract details how even “spare board” employees are to be enrolled in the municipal pension plan, a defi ned-benefi t system most private-sector employees can only dream about.

Th en there are paid sick days. Th e Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation re-ports that the average B.C. private sector worker took 7.4 sick days last year. Th e public sector average was 12.

Th e Surrey contract details the windfall of unused sick days that

must be paid out to employees whoretire as early as age 55. Th e maxi-mum is 150 days, for a lavish perkonly available to employees hiredbefore July 1, 1996. Even so, we’ll bepaying these bonuses out for years tocome.

It goes on and on. Six weeks’ paidvacation aft er 20 years, with an extraday added for every year aft er that.

Th ere are many little things, suchas a $60 “swimsuit allowance” forteacher aides who take part in swim-ming instruction.

Th is is not to devalue the workdone by these people. It is to suggestthat given the growing gap betweenpublic and private employment ben-efi ts, fi nding savings is reasonable.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporterand columnist for Black Press and BC-LocalNews.com

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OpinionPublished at Hope, Boston Bar, Yale and surrounding area by Black Press

Cycle of labour unrest must endAs students and teachers return to the classroom this week, B.C. parents are once again left to

wonder how long they will remain there as the ever-present possibility of labour unrest looms.Th e provincial teachers’ union and the B.C. Liberal government are no more closer to reaching

a long-term contract then when the previous negotiated settlement expired in 2011.Of course, caught in the middle of this mess are students and their parents.Th ings between the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government have been un-

derstandably frosty since then-Education Minister Christy Clark took away teachers’ right to eff ectively collectively bargain back in 2001 by including them under essential services legisla-tion, along with police and fi refi ghters. Class size and composition provisions were also stripped, something the B.C. Supreme Court ruled in 2011 was unconstitutional. Teachers are still waiting for compensation and will be back in court this fall.

Th e result of these changes is that there’s really no motivation for the provincial government to bargain in good faith with teachers. Since teachers no longer have the right to strike, the govern-ment is free to go ahead and impose any contract it wants, whether teachers like it or not. Th e only thing the province has at stake is optics: Th ey would prefer to not be seen as anti-teacher, if they can help it.

Such was the case in 2006, when the B.C. Liberals wanted to buy labour peace for the 2010 Win-ter Olympics so badly it gave teachers a 16 per cent pay increase and a juicy $4,000 signing bonus. Not surprisingly, the BCTF’s class size and composition demands went out the window when of-fered the cash. But they can hardly be blamed for wanting to be fairly compensated for their work. Th e average starting salary for teachers is around $48,000, which might sound like a lot until you consider teachers have spent fi ve to six years in university and likely another two or three working as a substitute teacher to even get to that point. According to the BCTF, B.C. teachers currently rank sixth in average salary compared to teachers in other provinces, while the provincial govern-ment ranks them fourth. But with no global sports event to focus the world’s attention on B.C., the province’s patience with teachers is waning. Th e B.C. Liberal government claims it simply can’t aff ord to pay what the teachers are asking for, given declining revenue projections and ballooning defi cits. While Premier Christy Clark has talked publicly about a 10-year deal with teachers, no such off er has been brought to the bargaining table, suggesting she may already be considering another legislated settlement, which will no doubt spark another illegal strike by teachers.

As the past 12 years have clearly demonstrated, the current contract negotiation process is fl awed and it needs to be changed. If both sides are serious about creating a stable and successful public education system for our children, the only way to achieve it is through binding arbitra-tion, with class size and composition on the table. If the province thinks the BCTF’s demands are so outlandish and unreasonable, they will have an opportunity to make their case. Teachers are worth every penny we pay them, and probably a fair few more, which is why the province is hesitant to go down that road.

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September is here, and in a few weeks, thousands of people will be taking to the streets (and in Hope’s case, the trails too) in the 33rd Terry Fox Run.

Runs for the can-cer research in Terry’s name are held all over the country. The Terry Fox Foundation raised $30 million last year in 750 communities, and 8,700 schools across Canada. Terry would be proud indeed.

Terry’s father, Rolly Fox, wrote to me re-cently thanking me for my efforts here in Hope. I was truly touched to receive his letter in which he stated a quote from his son in 1979 while he was training.

“The first 20 years of my life I have been very self-oriented. I had no concern for anyone but myself. It took cancer to make me realize that being self-centred is not the way to live. The an-swer is to try and help others.” He wrote this in 1979, just before starting his run.

On September 15, we all will have a chance to carry on with Terry’s dream and do our part in working towards a cure for this dreadful disease.

If you cannot or do not want to run or walk the official dis-tance, just go as far as you want to or can, or just drop by with a show of support and a donation. Remember

there is no entry fee, no minimum pledge or donation and the event is non-competitive.

Come out and join with the people who feel like we all do, and remember those we know who were

touched by cancer. Registration starts at 8 a.m., with the run/walk actually starting 9 a.m. at the rec centre on Sixth Avenue.

Eileen Shepherd,Volunteer and

cancer survivor

Annual event carries on Terry’s dream

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I wish to acknowledge publicly, with thanks ap-preciation, an extremely honest neighbour in Hope. In August, this gentlemen retrieved and returned the valuable belongings of a Saskatoon visitor at our home. I regret that I neglected to ask the name of the good Samaritan. Th ank you.  

Val Truax

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Letter to the District of Hope:

I read with inter-est your notice in The Hope Standard dated August 22, 2013. I have a few questions/comments.

Are the proposed solutions to the inter-section, which were suggested by the certi-fied traffic engineers, available for public pe-rusal?

If there is a problem with traffic exceeding the posted speed limit in this area, why has this not been patrolled and tickets issued by

the local RCMP? I be-lieve we pay dearly for this service with our taxes.

In the last 7+ years that I have lived in the Kawkawa Lake area, never once has the vis-ibility eastbound been an issue for myself. And how does install-ing a four way stop rectify a visibility is-sue?

If you can’t see, you can’t see, period, which indicates to me that more people will be missing the stop sign altogether.

The subsequent

backup of traffic down to the campground is now causing a visibil-ity issue, one which was not an issue before the stop signs were erected.

I can probably count on two hands the number of times I have necessitated a stop for pedestrians using the crosswalk.

I see there is still work being done on this intersection today and what is the cost of this work? Was it in-cluded in the proposed improvement costs? The stop signs have

already been installed. And lastly, with the

significant raises we have been receiving on our property taxes, why are there not suf-ficient funds to install a pedestrian con-trolled intersection?

We certainly haven’t been receiving any benefit in the way of paving of our severely rough roadways.

As a matter of fact, when I moved here seven years ago, we were told that Lakev-iew Crescent would be repaved as soon as the last of the new hous-

ing developments were completed, and that has long since passed.

I surely hope there’s a better solution to this so-called problem that exists than a four-way stop.

In the last 20+ years that I have lived in this community, there has never been a need for this “inconvenience” at the corner of Kawkawa Lake Road and 7th Av-enue, why now?

Patricia Gledhill

Traffic stop is an inconvenience

In our current day world of multiculturalism, sometimes we forget that we are all people.

We live in the same neighborhoods, shop in the same stores, eat in the same restaurants, at-tend the same functions and our kids play to-gether in the school yards.

Wouldn’t it be nice if we were just a little bit more friendly when we pass each other on the street?

Whether you are walking, running, biking or just standing there with your dog, remember to say, ‘hi’ or ‘hello, how are you today.’

Community only comes together if we all hold hands and share each other’s lives.

So perhaps it will brighten your day, or some-one else’s, if you stop and share your kindness and smile.

Sandra Steffan

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University of the Fraser Valley President Mark Evered and members of the Board of Governors thank Larry Stinson of Chilliwack for his outstanding leadership as Board Chair for two years and welcome the new Chair, Barry Delaney.

A long-time Abbotsford resident, Delaney has been a member of the UFV board since January 2012. Previously, he was a member and then Chair of the UCFV Foundation. While serving on the

foundation, he was part of the Friends of UCFV, a community group that lobbied successfully for university status for the former university-college.

Delaney is SVP of business development at First West, which oversees Envision Financial in

the Fraser Valley, Valley First in the Okanagan, Similkameen and Thompson valleys, and Enderby & District Financial. He holds an MBA from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary. He is a retired commissioned offi cer in the Canadian

Forces Reserves. He serves on the board of the

Canadian Cooperative Association, through which he provides guidance to credit unions in developing countries. He has also served on the

Providence Health Care Board committee for St. Paul’s Hospital and is the past chair for the Langley

Homeless Shelter taskforce.

UFV’s Board of Governors includes members appointed by government and elected faculty, staff, and students. The board governs the management, administration, and control of the property,

revenue, and business of the university. Serving with Delaney are board members Stacey Irwin (fi rst vice-chair), Randy Bartsch (second vice-chair), Angela R. Bennett, George Hemeon, John Pankratz, and Terry-Lynn Stone; elected UFV faculty and

staff members Chris Bertram, Whitney Fordham, and Sean Parkinson; elected student members Nathan Abrahams and Theresa Coates; as well as UFV Chancellor Brian Minter and President and Vice-Chancellor Mark Evered.

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Disclosing marijuana use ‘kiss of death’ for entering States

Jeff NagelBlack Press

Federal Liberal leader Justin Trudeau’s admis-sion he smoked mari-juana aft er becoming an MP – and the ensu-ing fl urry of similar dis-closures by other Cana-dian politicians – has a U.S. immigration law-yer shaking his head.

“I couldn’t believe it when I saw him admit to it,” said Len Saun-ders.

Th e Blaine, Wash. lawyer says Trudeau and any other admitted Canadian pot smokers –  high profi le or not –  should expect to be refused entry to the U.S.

“Justin Trudeau is inadmissable to the United States,” Saun-ders said. “He’s admit-ted to use of an illegal substance. If he’s elected prime minister he can’t come into the U.S. with-out a waiver.”

Saunders warned earlier this year he was seeing large numbers of B.C. residents perma-nently denied entry to the U.S. aft er they ad-mitted to past marijua-na use when questioned by American border agents.

Washington State’s vote in late 2012 to le-galize, tax and sell mar-ijuana has created con-fusion, leading some B.C. residents to believe pot is now a non-issue when heading south.

In fact, Saunders said, the drug remains illegal under U.S. federal law and someone with no criminal record who

merely admits historic marijuana use can be barred from entry be-cause it’s a crime of “moral turpitude.”

Saunders said he hasn’t seen any new cas-es this summer of Ca-nadians refused entry for admitting pot use.

He said the pending changes in Washington State – stores selling marijuana are expected to open there within a year –  may have left U.S. Customs and Bor-der Protection offi cials unsure how to apply the law right now.

But Saunders said he still believes it’s folly for any Canadian to public-ly disclose their past pot use – either on camera as Trudeau did or via searchable social media posts or perhaps a blog.

He noted U.S. border

agents several years ago Googled a UBC psy-chology professor who was trying to cross the border and denied him entry when the web search showed he’d written a book on ille-gal substances in which he discussed experi-menting with LSD in the 1960s.

Facebook posts about marijuana or even pho-tos on your mobile phone could be sources of trouble at the border, he said.

“It’s the kiss of death if you want to enter the U.S.”

Polls suggest Trudeau has not lost support among Canadian vot-ers, most of whom back some form of pot de-criminalization or le-galization.

Canadian politicians

who have subsequentlydisclosed their own pastmarijuana use includeOntario Premier Kath-leen Wynne, the NDPand Liberal leaders op-posing her and TorontoMayor Rob Ford.

In B.C., the list in-cludes Vancouver May-or Gregor Robertson,Kamloops ConservativeMP Kathy McLeod andformer Maple RidgeCoun. Craig Speirs,who is leading SensibleBC’s petition campaignin that area to force aprovincial referendumon marijuana reform.

In 2012, PremierChristy Clark was ques-tioned about marijuanause and said “therewas a lot of that go-ing on when I was inhigh school and I didn’tavoid it all together.”

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B.C. residents can be permanently denied entry to the U.S. after admitting to past mari-juana use when questioned by American border agents.

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School starts this monthand the Hope Food Bank is in need of

food items for School Children

Food may be donated at 434 Wallace Street (closed on Fridays)

Please make cheques out to Hope Community Services (food bank) and

mail to Box 74, Hope, BC V0X 1L0

When considering what to donate please think of items that would be good in children’s lunches. Items such as Cheez Whiz, tuna,salmon, canned ham, jam, canned fruit are some of the items that work well in lunches.

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Hell’s Gate Airtram recognized for ongoing hospice support

Fraser Canyon Hospice Society formally recog-nized Hell’s Gate Airtram as a top supporter of the charity following an annual cheque presentation last Friday.

“We know there are many worthy causes in Hope and we are honoured to be the company’s charity of choice,” said Ashleigh Erwin, hospice coordinator.

For many years, Hell’s Gate Airtram had donated its monies raised from the Wishing Well on their property to diff erent charities and organizations in the Fraser Canyon. Th e passing of general manager Barry McKinney in 1998 prompted the company to choose Fraser Canyon Hospice Society as its charity of choice. All monies were to be earmarked to cover the cable TV in the palliative care wing at Fraser Can-yon Hospital in memory of Barry.

Since that time, the Hell’s Gate staff have become more involved and have hosted diff erent fundrais-ing events, such as Legion bingo, corporate bowling, spin the wheel at the annual Pumpkin Drop, and bottle drives. Furthermore, Hell’s Gate has given in-kind door prizes for Fraser Canyon Hospice Society events, off ered staff to volunteer and used these op-portunities to raise awareness and inspire other com-munity agencies to support the cause of hospice pal-liative care.

Since 2006 alone, Hell’s Gate has contributed more than $6,245 to the Society.

Fraser Canyon Hospice Society prides itself on off ering programs free of charge. Th is would not be possible without donations from the community and sponsors such as Hell’s Gate Airtram.

To support the Fraser Canyon Hospice Society, visit www.frasercanyonhospice.org or call 604-860-7713.  

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Ashleigh Erwin (left), Fraser Canyon Hospice Society coordinator, presents Debbie McKinney and the staff of Hell’s Gate Airtram with a letter recognizing the company as a top supporter.

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Blue Moose Coff ee HouseBridal Falls Golf ClubBuy and Save FoodsChilliwack Golf & Country ClubCI InvestmentsCooper’s FoodsCultus Lake Golf CourseDécor WestDutchies BakeryEarl’s RestaurantEnvision FinancialEnvision QtradeGardner GM Ltd.Graphic SmartsHarv’s Country FoodsHoliday Trails ResortHope Brewing Co.Hope Drive In & RestaurantHope Golf CourseInvestors GroupKennedy Jensen Law Offi ceKimchi RestaurantLancome

Little Mountain Garden CenterMary KayMcConnell Voelkl CAMeadowlands Golf & Country ClubMountain Border NurseryNestle WaterPark MotelPharmasave 198Picasso Hair DesignReal Canadian Super StoreRed Roof MotelRE/MAX NYDA RealtyRonaSkagit Motel Swiss Chalets MotelTh e Falls Golf ClubToy’s PharmacyVine to WineWillow Tree Spa

Special thanks to:Jessica McWilliams

Th e Hope Ladies Annual Golf Tournament send a huge thank

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Major Sponsors:Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc.

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Welcome to the 45th Annual Hope Brigade Days

Another year of celebration for our Hope citi-zens and many visitors. This year we are honoured to showcase the RCMP Musical Ride. Many hours of dedicated work go into the events that we bring you every year and this year is so exciting with the spotlight on the Sports Bowl, showing off our main attractions, from horses to Demo Derbies, Kids Entertainment and Theatre for everyone.

This year's theme is all about history and fun! We will have Mike Starr of the Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada sharing some of our heritage on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 3 pm at the Hope Library.

We encourage everyone to be a part of this year's 45th event, as a partici-pant, spectator or volunteer. When you attend you are making History!!

On behalf of the Hope Brigade Days Committee, I extend a huge thank you to all of our sponsors and community members. Only with your willingness to contribute is everything made possible. The volunteers have worked tirelessly to make this all happen.

A big THANK YOU!! to each one.Enjoy the celebrations!See you there pardner!

Michael KroppPresident Hope Brigade Days

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Street banners donated to local groupsHope Arts Gallery

celebrated the open-ing of “Memory  Im-age  Reality,” featuring

the work of Bowen Is-land artist Greta Smith and Hope artist Jenny Wolpert, with a special presentation of “Raven Strut” street banners to two local organizations. 

Th e banners were designated for the Hope Arts Gallery and Hope Mountain Centre as part of the contract be-tween AdvantageHOPE and the designer. 

Diane Ferguson, administrator of the Hope and District Arts Council, accepted one banner which will be live auctioned at the upcoming Owl Street Mingle in October.  Funds from the auc-tion of the banner will support the Hope Arts Gallery which strives to maintain an accessible and interesting variety of art for all visitors,

and provides a venue for local artists to dis-play their work.

Th e second banner was presented to Kelly Pearce, program di-rector of Hope Moun-tain Centre.  How the banner will be used in

their fundraising has not yet been fi nalized. Hope Mountain Centre works through shared outdoor experiences to connect people with nature and was selected by Wolpert as the sec-ond recipient because

of their commitment to engender respon-sible stewardship in our area.

“Memory  Image  Re-ality” continues in the back room of the Hope Arts Gallery until Sept. 28.

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At Kw’o:kw’e:hala eco retreat B&B will be featured in a new TV series called My Retreat.

“We were fl attered our retreat B&B was chosen for the premier of this exciting new show,” said owner Sue VandeVelde-Savola. “Th is is a great way to celebrate our tenth year. Being eco-friendly has increased in popularity since our beginnings 10 years ago, and as we are located only two hours from Vancouver with no ferries or

planes, this an easy retreat for local and for international travellers.”

At Kw’o:kw’e:hala eco retreat B&B (pronounced Coquihalla) provides an interesting and unique destination within Hope and the surrounding Vancouver Coast and Mountains tourism community of British Columbia. Cabin rates start at $105 per night with a season that runs from May 1 to Oct. 1 annu-ally.

“With a philosophy of living

lightly on the earth, getting-awayAt Kw’o:k’we:hala eco retreat B&Bprovides many ways to relax andrefresh...nourish oneself from thelarge organic gardens, sooth one-self in the wood-fi red hot tub andsauna, energize oneself with a cycleon the Kettle Valley rail trails or onlocal hiking trails,” said VandeVel-de-Savola.

My Retreat premiers today (Sept.5) and will air regularly on CottageLife TV on Th ursdays at 6:30 p.m.

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Kelly Pearce, Hope Mountain Centre program director, and Diane Ferguson (right), administra-tor of Hope and District Arts Council, accept “Raven Strut” street banners from Jenny Wolpert.

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Community of Hope Church Directory

MT. HOPE SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH

SATURDAY MORNING Study Hour 9:15 a.m.

Worship Hour 11:00am

Prayer Meeting - Tuesday, 7pm

1300 Ryder St.

Paster Michael Hope604-792-8471

HOPE PENTECOSTALASSEMBLY

10:30am Morning Worship & Children’s

Sunday School

Pentecostal Assemblies of CanadaCorner of 5th & Fort

604-869-9717

Pastor Jim Cornock

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10:30 AMFREE STORE TUES/THURS

3:00-4:30 PMNorthwest Harvest Church

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888 - THIRD AVE.604-869-9969

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HOPE UNITED CHURCH

590 Third Ave.

SUNDAY SERVICE: 10am‘UNITED WE SING’RETURNS IN THE FALL

604-869-9381Rev. Ryan Knight

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE

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ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADACHRIST CHURCH

www.anglican-hope.ca275 Park Street

SUNDAY SERVICE10:00AM

THE REV. GAIL NEWELL604.869.5402

Grace BaptistChurch

“People connecting to God, each other and

the World”www.gbchope.com

949-3rd Ave. • 604.869.5524“Helping people take one step

closer to Jesus...”

ST. PAUL’S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

Service held 2nd & last Sunday of each month.F.C. Hospital Conference

Room – 2:30 pm

Wayne Lunderby, Pastor

Contact: Linda 604-869-2073

COMMUNITY CALENDARMONDAYHope Al-Anon Group: Al-Anon supports friends and families of problem drinkers. Monday, Sept. 9 8 p.m. Fraser Canyon Hospital meeting room 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-7078obfuskat@telus.net

Auxiliary Monthly Gener-al Meeting: Th e auxiliary to the Fraser Canyon Hos-pital/Fraser Hope Lodge raises funds for the hos-pital and lodge and has several events throughout the year. Th ey also have two gift shops, one in the hospital and the other in the lodge, with beautiful handmade afghans, baby layettes, sweaters, jewelry and cards at reasonable prices. With the money raised, they are able to continue to purchase large items needed for patient’s comfort and care. New members are welcome to join the volunteer group. Monday, Sept. 9 1 p.m. Fraser Canyon Hospital conference room 1275 7th Ave. 604-869-3517johnbirc@telus.net

TUESDAYSenior Keep Fit: 55+ keep fi t to music, total body workout using

chairs, bands, weights. We welcome new partici-pants. Th is is a fun group. Tuesday, Sept. 10 9 a.m. Golden Ager’s Hall 560 Douglas St. 604-869-8435jilllast1@gmail.com

InspireHealth ONLINE: InspireHealth ONLINE is an integrative cancer care program that can be ac-cessed from anywhere in B.C., including your home or offi ce. Th rough this program you will have access to our health care practitioners and learn powerful ways to alleviate symptoms of treatment, reduce the likelihood of recurrence, and opti-mize your body’s healing potential. In addition to MSP-covered appoint-ments with our physicians or nurse practitioners, the following services are included in the $225 program fee for one full year: Th e Online Fireside Chat, an introduction to InspireHealth and integrative cancer care; four live interactive group webinars: Foundations of Healing, Healthy Com-munication & Support Groups, Nutrition: Inspir-ing Food Transforma-tions, Physical Activity: Inspired to Move; appoint-ments by phone or video

call with a nutritionist, a clinical counsellor, and a cancer exercise special-ist; online cooking and exercise videosw online meditation classes; web-based personal support network tool; and 100-page Integrative Cancer Care Guide. Tuesday, Sept. 10 2 p.m. 1-888-734-7125online@inspirehealth.ca

Hope Community Choir: Community choir is a adult secular choir that sings for the sheer joy and fun of singing. We sing Pop, Gospel, Folk, some-thing for everyone. Come and join us! Tuesday, Sept. 17 7 p.m. Hope United Church 590 3rd Ave. 604-869-8435jilllast1@gmail.com

THURSDAYSeniors Coff ee and Conversation: Drop in and join us for a cup of coff ee - you’ll enjoy some interesting and lively conversation! No membership required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Hope Library. Th ursday, Sept. 12 10:30 a.m. Hope Library 1005 6th Ave.604-869-2369deb.ireland@fvrl.bc.ca

Helping Hands Care-

giver Support Group: Open to anyone in the community providing unpaid care to a spouse, family member or friend. Th ursday, Sept. 5 1:30 p.m. Fraser Canyon Hospital (Room 120). 1275 7th Ave.604-860-7713info@frasercanyonhospice.org

Creating Treasures: En-joy a fantastic breakfast with friendly women while being entertained. Dave Spaff ord will show you his unique birdhouses, listen to music by Agassiz harpist Natalie Tebrinke, and hear Abbotsford sing/songwriter Mary DeHart speak about “Blue Grass Mountain Forgiveness.” Th ursday, Sept. 12 9:15 a.m. Kimchi Restaurant 821A - 6th Ave. 604-869-8420hopecwc@hotmail.com

FRIDAYHope Brigade Days Free Shuttle Service: Park & ride on us. Free shuttle bus to and from the Hope Curling Rink to the Brigade Days fairground entrance on Kawkawa Lake Road. Th e shuttle runs every 15 minutes or when the bus is full. Sponsored by Envision

Financial. Friday, Sept. 6 8-10 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 7 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  604-869-3396info@caretransit.org

SATURDAYFree Winter Swap: Hope Mountain Centre for Outdoor Learning and University of the Fraser Valley Hope Centre are pleased to bring you a Community Winter Swap. Th e swap includes winter clothes, winter sports equipment (with the exception of skiis), children’s books, and family board games. Par-ticipants receive points for items they bring in to trade. For example, bring in outgrown ice skates, get a winter coat. Bring in books and outgrown clothes and trade for ones in your children’s cur-rent size. No money will change hands. If you do not have items to trade with, you can pick up items from your neigh-bors or thrift stores to bring in. Registration will take place Oct. 4 from 7-9 p.m. Doors for the swap will open at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, and run from 10 a.m.-noon. Coquihalla School 455 6th Ave. 604-869-9991michelle.vandepol@ufv.ca

A12 Hope Standard Thursday, September 5, 2013

Local medal haul at the BC Senior Games

Bob Melnik and Jim Toy brought back two of Hope’s eight medals, won at the BC Senior Games in Kamloops last month.  BARRY STEWART / THE STANDARD

Sports

Barry StewartHope Standard

Golfers and card players led the medal haul for Hope-based participants at the BC Senior Games, August 20 to 24 in Kamloops.

Robert Sirianni and Jim Toy brought back low-gross golds and Bob Melnik added a silver in the golfing event. In the whist competition, Lou Granger teamed up with Carol Prin-gle for gold and silver, with Louise Marlatt and Cultus Lake’s Marie Shaw earning a bronze. Ben Taylor scored a silver in men’s recreational badminton doubles.

Toy has golfed in Hope since 1964 but only got into the BC Senior Games in 2009 and he has had good success. At age 79, Toy’s handicap hovers at around 14 over par. He doesn’t recall his scores on the two rounds of 18 at Kamloops but he finished with the low gross in his age 75 to 79 flight.

“It was in the upper 80s,” said Toy on Tuesday. “Not a golden performance — but everyone else was golfing poorly, too.”

Toy says he feels the effects of aging but still likes to set goals for himself, to stay motivated. “Shooting your age” is a target that Toy keeps in-mind when he’s out on the course.

“I shot my age when I was 76 — and if I practice, I might shoot my age next year,” he said. “But to me, the essence of the games is to get the old couch potatoes out and doing something!

“Next year, I move into the 80-plus group, so I’ll be leaving players like Bob behind,” added Toy.

Toy, Melnik, Sirianni, Kats Sunada and Ron Stockton qualified in the Zone 3 playdowns at Chilliwack’s Meadow-lands course in May. For Melnik, it was a return after a few missed years.

“The first time I went was in 1998 at Port Alberni,” said Melnik. “I’d say I’ve been to the games probably seven or eight times and medaled five times.

“I golfed well at Kamloops — but didn’t score well,” said Melnik with a grin.

He scored the second low-net, after calculating his 18 handicap. That should have given him a silver but he was mistakenly given a bronze. For the photo here, Toy loaned a silver medal that he’d won in Richmond in 2009 (if you look closely, you may notice that detail.)

Toy and Melnik spoke highly of Sirianni’s performance, playing rounds of 18 at the River Shores and Sun Rivers links.

“He had a 76 on his first day,” recalled Toy, “and a 79 on the second. I knew he was going to get gold — and I think he knew it, too.”

Sirianni was out of town on Tuesday and unavailable for comment.

No Yale or Boston Bar-based participants are listed in the results at 2013kamloopsbcseniorsgames.org.

Other Hope-based participants include: Trisha and Dale Kjemhus in Dragon Boating, Lee and Debbie Pettit in eques-trian mountain trail riding, and Laurie French and Shirley Sullivan in whist. Muriel McMullan was slated to take part in equestrian events but had to withdraw.  

Zone 3 is a perennial favourite at the games and it topped the medal count again, with 168 gold, 139 silver and 96 bronze. Their 403 medals bested the South Central hosts’ 330 medals.

If you’d like to take part in the 2014 games, they’ll be conveniently located in Langley, running from Sept. 9-13. Check the website at bcseniorsgames.org and look for the quick links on the home page, to guide you in the registra-tion process.

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District Of Hope

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

The District of Hope is situated at the east end of the beautiful Fraser Valley at the confl uence of the Fraser and Coquihalla Rivers in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Within and surrounding the District, one fi nds an incredible range of social, cultural, artistic and recreational activities that appeal to those of all ages and interests.

The District of Hope is seeking a motivated individual for the position of Director of Finance. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Offi cer, you will be a member of the senior management team and responsible for the overall fi nancial management of the municipality. Related duties include: budgeting, preparation of fi nancial reports, managing investments, insurance and claims, cash fl ow management, tax and utility rate setting and collection, internal control maintenance and overseeing department staff.

The successful candidate will have a proven record of leadership in a similar position and excellent communication abilities; a teamwork approach coupled with a desire to strengthen the fi nancial position of this unique community. You are able to oversee staff, impart vision, provide and manage change, all with positive outcomes. The successful candidate should have a recognized professional accounting designation, a minimum of fi ve years experience in the local government sector and a good working knowledge of relevant local government legislation. Familiarity with the MAIS municipal accounting system will be an asset.

Please forward your resume, in confi dence no later than 4:00 p.m. September 30, 2013 to the attention of:

Donna Bellingham, Director of Corporate Services

(email: dbellingham@hope.ca)325 Wallace Street, P.O. Box 609 Hope, B.C. V0X IL0Phone: 604-869-5671 Facsimile: 604-869-2275Website: www.hope.ca

All applications and enquiries will be treated in strict confi dence.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selectedfor an interview will be contacted. 08/13W_DOH15

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

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21 COMING EVENTS

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42 LOST AND FOUND

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74 TIMESHARE

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106 AUTOMOTIVE

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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

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130 HELP WANTEDAn Alberta Oilfi eld Company is hir-ing dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)723-5051Edson,Alta

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130 HELP WANTED

Are You Tired of McJobs? Looking for a Career?

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FIELD CLERK NEEDED for out of town work site (21/7 schedule). Mature, fl exible and positive com-municator, understanding of impor-tance of safety culture. Reporting to on-site foreman & Edmonton HO. Transportation to & from work site provided. Potential to grow with company; Jobs@CommandEquip-ment.com. Fax 780-488-3002.

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

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GUARANTEED Job Placement: General Laborers and Tradesmen For Oil & Gas Industry. Call 24hr Free Recorded Message For Infor-mation 1-800-972-0209

TEAM MEMBERS needed for Triple-O/Chevron Hope, drop off re-sume at front counter, 587 Old Hope Princeton Way.

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130 HELP WANTED

HOUSEKEEPER needed immediately, permanent, part time

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130 HELP WANTED

HOUSEKEEPERPart time or Full time. Apply in person with re-sume.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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130 HELP WANTEDLIVE-IN HOUSEKEEPER required for Canyon Alpine Motel in Boston Bar. $14.14/hr, full-time, morning &/or evening shifts.

Fax resume & references to (604)867-8816 or email:

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMERCIAL Transport Mechanic req’d for afternoon shift for Trucking Co. in Maple Ridge. Monday to Fri-day. Fax resume to 604-460-7853 or email wmader@telus.net

EXPERIENCED excavator operator & crusherman required for sand & gravel operation located in Harrison Mills. P/T position. Call Grant @604-308-9515.

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173 MIND BODY SPIRIT

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188 LEGAL SERVICES

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236 CLEANING SERVICES

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239 COMPUTER SERVICES

ALLSYS COMPUTERS, new com-puter sales & service. 604-869-3456 or info@allsyscomputers.com

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

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275 FLOOR REFINISHING/INSTALLATIONS

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

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

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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300 LANDSCAPING

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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338 PLUMBING

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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374 TREE SERVICES

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387 WINDOWS

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PETS

477 PETS

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809 AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

PETS

477 PETS

LASSIE DOODLE PUPPIES (Collie x Poodle)Born Father’s Day (June 16). Mom is a PB small (45 lbs.) Rough Collie and Dad is a PB small (50 lbs) Standard Poodle. Puppies are black with varying amounts of white on paws and chest and some are blue merle. Both males and females available. We have bred this litter special to create the per-fect family companion (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, always willing to please, happy indoors and out-doors, good with children and ani-mals, low to no shed). We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family and our dogs are a part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please con-sider the time and commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support and guidance for life. Pups will have fi rst shots and deworming. Black males are $850, females and blue merles are $950.604-820-4827

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

523 UNDER $100

FRAME MOUNT CAMPER TIE - DOWNS, for ‘03 and up Dodge p/u, $75. Call (604)860-4335

524 UNDER $200

5th WHEEL HITCH, 16000 lb Hi-jacker, complete w/ rails. $125. Call (604)860-4335

ADVANCE Lockable 5th wheel tail-gate, 1 yr old, fi ts a 99-06 GM or Chev P/U, $175 Call (604)860-4335

IKEA BED FRAME, double size, $125 obo. Call (604)869-7010

560 MISC. FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron fi lter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Cana-da/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

809 AUTO ACCESSORIES/PARTS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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

Restless Leg Syndrome & Leg Cramps? Fast Relief In One Hour. Sleep At Night. Proven For Over 32 Years. www.allcalm.com Mon-Fri 8-4 EST 1-800-765-8660.

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTSALTO CONN SAX $495.

Tenor Sax $495. 604-859-5925

REAL ESTATE

624 FARMSWHATCOM COUNTY Berry Farm North of Lynden, family owned 80+ yrs. 19.2 acres. 8 acres newer Meeker Raspberries in production, 9 acres open for replanting. Halver-stick Road. Most fertile & proven soil in County w/ample water rights. 3 bdrm house, garage, large shop & barn. $775,000, negotiable. Call for details or tour (360)305-2060. Email: ondeckt@hotmail.com

627 HOMES WANTEDWE BUY HOUSES!

Older House • Damaged HouseMoving • Estate Sale • Just

Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

PRIMELAKEVIEW LOTS

FROM $140,000Also; Spectacular 3 Acre

Parcel at $390,0001-250-558-7888

www.orlandoprojects.com~ FINANCING AVAILABLE ~

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New Modular home on 1/2 Acre Lot. $129,900 Home + $125,000

Lot - or rent lot for $650/mo. Call Chuck 604-830-1960.

New SRI *1404 sq/ft Double wide $89,888. *New SRI 14’ wide

$62,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

657 HOPE

YALE, REDUCED 349K- 3+ acres, 2 houses, 600 ft Fraser River frt. 2 hrs from Vanc. Dan (604)860-3454

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDOHOPE, 1 bdrm apt in newer building in downtown. W/D, A/C, secure, priv. balcony, covered parking, N/S, no party, suit. for mature or seniors. Call 604-855-9940

HOPE 3 bedroom townhouse, 5 appl., soundproof, radi-ant heat, blinds, fenced yard, patio, 658 Coqui-halla St., sunny side of town, N/S, no dogs, D/D Ref’s req. Avail now.

Call (604)869-6599 or (604)796-0069

730 MISC. FOR RENT

HOPE, 1 car garage for rent, $130 / month. Available immediately. Call 604-869-6599

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADSAgassiz, 2 bdrm mobile home, 10 miles E at Ruby Creek. F/p, $650/m +util. avail now. Rolf (604)823-4710

HOPE 2 bedroom mobile homes for sale in seniors community.

Call Gordon 604-240-3464

RENTALS

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADSHOPE2 vacant pads for rent in senior’s community. Gordon 604-240-3464

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

736 HOMES FOR RENT

HOPE, 2 bdrm house, $700 in-cludes electricity cost. Call 1 (604)525-1883

HOPE2 bedroom

plus den in seniors community.

Call Gordon 604-240-3464

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

HOPE 21366 Lakeview Crescent - Shared Accommodation (4 bed-room downstairs of 2 level home). 3 rooms available for rent (either block $700 or $300 for in-dividual bedrooms) in the base-ment suite. Common area, bath-room, laundry & kitchen (with limited facilities). Separate en-trance. N/S, N/P, refs req. Call (604)999-9894 or email kste-blin@gmail.com for info.

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

AUTO CREDIT - Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply at: uapplyudrive.CA or Call toll free 1.877.680.1231

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassified.com

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

812 AUTO SERVICES

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

818 CARS - DOMESTIC1994 Ford Mustang, automatic, new fuel pump & alternator, minor re-pairs needed. $1500 604-796-2341

1998 GRAND MARQUIS, very well maintained, clean, N/S, no animals. $1300. obo. Call (604)869-5457

2004 CHEV MALIBU, 165,000 km, 3.5 L, V6. $5,500 obo. Call (604)869-7010

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

10 ft. Camper - Fridge, oven, fur-nace, elect. water pump, porta potty$800.00 OBO 604-796-8832

1987 VW Westfalia camper van, 254,539 miles, some body rust and canvas patching, $9500 obo. Call (604)869-5073

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALAAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673The Scrapper

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1994 GMC 3/4 ton, 4x4, C.C., L.B., N.P., $3500 obo. Call Ron 604-869-2746

2001 DODGE RAM 2500 Diesel 4x4, automatic, 270K. Dealer

Certifi ed. New Tires. New Paint.$11,900/obo Call 604-836-5931

2008 DODGE RAM 3500 Diesel, auto, longbox 4x4. Dealer cert’d & inspected. New ball joints, new mag wheels & tires. Fully Loaded Sunroof. $22,900. 604-836-5931

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

CARS & VANS1998 TOYOTA TERCEL 4 dr, auto, runs good. ST#452. $2,900.2005 CHEV UPLANDER 7 psg auto, a/c, fully loaded, long wheel base. ST#437. $4,900.2006 SUZUKI SWIFT 4 dr, auto, hatchback. ST#606. Only this week! $4,900. 2006 SATURN ION 4 dr, auto, Aircared. ST#389. Only this week! $5,500.2006 PONTIAC WAVE 4dr au-to, sedan, low kms fully loaded Aircared. ST#353. $5,888.2007 FORD FUSION 4 dr, au-to, power windows/locks, a/c. ST#350. Only this week $5,900.2003 FORD ESCAPE 4dr, 4X4 auto. ST#377. Only this week $5,900.2006 CHEV IMPALA Auto, 4 dr sedan, runs good, Aircared, ST#386. $5,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr, au-to, sunroof, Aircared. ST#427. Only this week! $5,9002008 CHEV COBALT. 2 dr, 5 spd, runs good. ST#445. $5,900.2007 FORD FUSION 4 dr, auto, loaded. ST#250. $5,995.2006 NISSAN SENTRA, 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, ST#387. Only this week! $6,500.2004 GMC ENVOY 4 dr, auto, 4 X 4, 7 pass, Aircared. ST#413. Only this week $6,900.2007 HYUNDAI ACCENT 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, runs good. ST#364. $6,900.2007 CHEV COBALT 4 dr, auto, low kms. ST#367. Only this week! $6,900.2007 DODGE CALIBER 4 dr, auto, fully loaded. ST#383 $7,500.2008 KIA SPECTRA 4 dr auto hatch back, fully loaded ST#352. $7,777.2007 JEEP COMPASS 4 dr auto, 4 X 4, Aircared, loaded ST#336. $8,900.2008 SATURN ASTRA 4 dr, hatch back, sunroof, auto. ST#366. Only this week! $9,9002007 TOYOTA COROLLA, 4 dr, auto, sedan, very low kms, 82K only. ST#393. This week only! $10,500. 2007 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 dr, auto, sedan, a/c, pwr locks, low kms. ST#397. $10,900.2008 HYUNDAI TUCSON 4 dr auto, fully loaded. ST#404. Only this week $11,500. 2006 HYUNDAI TUCSON 4 dr, auto. Only this week! $11,900.2008 KIA SPORTAGE, 4 dr, auto, runs good. Only this week! $11,900.2008 FORD ESCAPE, auto, fully loaded, low kms. ST#425. $11,900.2009 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto. 5 passenger. ST#418. Only this week! $11,900.2010 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, ST#395 $13,900.2006 FORD F350. Quad cab 4 X 4, auto, long box, diesel. ST#13. $14,900.2007 GMC ACADIA 4 dr, 8 passenger, all wheel drive, runs good. ST#319. $14,9002010 DODGE JOURNEY 4 dr, auto, fully loaded, 7 psgr. ST#428. Only this week! $15,900. 2009 JETTA TDi 4 dr, auto, leather, fully loaded. ST#402. Only this week. $17,900.

TRUCKS 2004 HUMMER H2, 4 dr, auto, 4 X 4, ST#384. Only this week, $13,900.2006 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4X4, auto, long box, runs good ST#309 $14,9002006 FORD F350 XLT quad cab, 4X4, auto, diesel, only 156K ST#17. $15,9002006 FORD F350 XLT crew cab diesel 4X4 auto long box only 160K. ST#310. $15,9002007 FORD F350 XLT Crew cab, diesel, 4 x 4, auto, short box only, 162K. ST#826. $15,900.2008 2007 FORD F150 XLT super crew, 4 X 4, auto, fully loaded. ST#348. $15,900.2007 FORD F350 LARIAT crew cab, diesel, 4 X 4, auto short box. ST#275. $18,900.2009 FORD F150 Crew cab, fully loaded $17,900.

32055 Cedar LaneAbbotsford, BC

DL#31038

604-855-0666www.keytrackautosales.com

MARINE

912 BOATS12 foot aluminum boat for sale. Call 604-869-9136

1175-4th Ave • 604-860-4446

Make Hope A&W a part of your Garage Sale Day!!

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

Thursday, September 5, 2013, Hope Standard A15

A16 Hope Standard Thursday, September 5, 2013

HOME & BUSINESS

09/13W_BS5

“Protecting your inside from the outside”

CONSTRUCTIONPrecision Exteriors• Roofi ng• Siding• Windows• Doors

& more

604-750-8025

WCB Insured.Contact Jeremy for a

FREE ESTIMATE

• Gas, Oil & Propane Furnaces

• Water Heaters• Class A

Gas FitterCALL ABOUT

REBATE PLANS!

LLOYD’S UTILITIES

604-869-1111604-869-6544

PLUMBING & HEATING

FRASER FRASER CANYON CANYON GLASS GLASS LTD.LTD.

DOMESTIC & IMPORTS

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

Full ServiceGlass Shop

Windshield replacementsRock chip repairs

All private insurance co.Certified Automotive Glass Technician 35 yrs exp.

AUTOMOTIVE

Call Janice: 604.869.2421 to set up a package to suit your needs.

ADVERTISING DEADLINE: Tuesdays at 4:30pm

AUTOMOTIVE

Hope Auto Body Ltd.Hope Auto Body Ltd.

• Complete collision & glass services • Courtesy Vehicles • Express repair facility

- all insurance company estimates written here

966 6th Avenue, 604 •869 •5244www.hopeautobody.ca

CONSTRUCTION

barclay fletchercontracting ltd.

b etchercontracting.comRenovations & New Construction

Cell: 604.869.1686 Fax: 604.869.7605

PLUMBING

Hope & AreaBONDED, TICKETED & INSURED

604.750.0159604.750.0159

Got the plumbing blues?

BLUE’S BLUE’S PLUMBINGPLUMBING

TREE SERVICEPHILLIPS

TREE SERVICES

604-869-9990

• Removals • Toppings • Chipping • Limbing

Free Estimates & Fully insured.

FLOORING

COMPUTERS

Computer Sales & Service

285B Wallace Streetinfo@allsyscomputers.com

604-869-34561-877-7ALLSYS

ELECTRICAL

Scott Gilbert604-860-8605

• Residential• Rural

• Commercial• New Construction

• Renovations

Bonded/Insured Hope, B.C. 94574

FLOORING

TILE

BLINDS

PAINT

CARPETS

CANYON CARPETSCANYON CARPETS• Cloverdale Paint

Dealer• Blinds• Carpet & Vinyl• Ceramic Tile• Hardwood• Laminates• Free Estimates• Expert Installation

549 Wallace St• 604.869.2727

UPHOLSTERY

Furniture, Windows, Fabric

604.860.0939rogersupholstery@telus.netIn-home & on-line

estimates

ROGERS

Upholstery

COOLING & HEATINGREFRIGERATION,

HEATING, VENTILATION &

AIR CONDITIONING

COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURE, RESIDENTIAL

CASEY NEELS

604-819-0875MILESTONESMECHANICS.COM

Our Business Pros will handle the jobs that you really don’t want to do!

PIANO STUDIO

Sara'sSara'sPIANO STUDIOPIANO STUDIOAccepting studentsAccepting students

ages 5 & upages 5 & upCertifi ed teacherCertifi ed teacher

Performers ARCTPerformers ARCTFOR RATES & STUDIO FOR RATES & STUDIO

TIMES CALL SARATIMES CALL SARA604-819-8155604-819-8155

or emailor emailsaramichelleleach@gmail.comsaramichelleleach@gmail.com

PLUMBING

DAVE’SDAVE’SPLUMBINGPLUMBINGLicensed Plumber

For all your plumbing needs

• GAS FITTER• INSURED

Home604-200-6413Cell604-869-4566

20 Years Experience Serving Hope & Area

Servicing Hope & Area since 1979

604-869-2767

GLEN TRAUN

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING

• Commercial & Residential

Yard Maintenance• Hydro Seeding• Brush Chipping