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Page 1: HUMS 1581 Community Mapping Project on Agassiz, BC

Community Mapping Presentationof Agassiz, BC.

By - Ali Fermaniuk

Page 2: HUMS 1581 Community Mapping Project on Agassiz, BC

Welcome to Agassiz, BC.Part of the District of Kent, Agassiz is a small rural town nestled in the upper Fraser Valley, northeast of Chilliwack

and right next to Harrison Hot Springs, BC. Harrison Hot Springs is a connected,

sister community to Agassiz.

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Some Attractions...

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Harrison is a large tourist attraction in BC (with many lakes and outdoor activities as well as site seeing), whichenables Agassiz to get more

exposure, especially during thesummer months.

Many of Agassiz’s and Harrison’sservices are combined.

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A taste of Agassiz’s community history...Agassiz began as a small settler community after the mid 1800’s Gold Rush brought many new settlers into BC.

The first families to discover and settle in the Agassiz area were the famous Agassiz family and T.B. Hicks.The first commerce took place between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the local Salish natives (Sto:Lo) along

the Fraser River. Soon many more people moved in and the Fraser River remained the community’s lifeline fortrade and commerce.

Interestingly, one of the first five agricultural research centre farms in Canada was established in Agassiz in 1889, and is now the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre. The facility was created to assist new settlers in familiarizing with the

unfamiliar habitat. With the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway train and the establishment of the District of KentIn the late nineteenth century, Agassiz became a new prospering community.

Agassiz became known as the “Corn Capital of British Columbia” after the great Fraser River Flood of 1948 wiped out theregion’s hop crops and corn became the new major crop in Agassiz.

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Spirit of the community

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Services within the community

Better BeginningsParenting ProgramsThe Family PlaceFamily Support/Youth OutreachYouth Inclusion ProgramsEmergency Food BankEmployment ServicesSubstance Misuse ServicesThrift StoreSenior Peer CounsellorsFriendly Phone ProgramCALL Program (Community Adult Literacy & Learning)English Conversation CircleEnglish as a Second Language Settlement Assistance Program(ESL-SAP)

RCMP- The Royal Canadian-Mounted Police

Ambulance ServiceAgassiz FireDepartment

Search & RescueHealth Services

Veterinary ServicesKent-Harrison Community-

Disaster Assistance ProgramPost Office

Community LibraryMunicipal Hall

Community Newspaper

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Community Involvement

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Major Employers within the Community

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Voices Within the Community-What ! " p#mary function of " community?

Ag#cultural, logging, small business

-What are y'r likes/(slikes of " community?

F#endly, rural, community o#ented

-Our entire family has done a lot of voluntee#ng

wi) Agassiz Har#son Aquanauts Swim Club,

Annual Music Festival, tree planting, nursing #vers, etc.-+ere are a lot of community events via " local fitness

and recreational dept., +e Lions Club, +e Elks Club, etc.

-+ere ! an emphas! on " a-s

in Har#son, which benefits " community!

-I volunteer at " senior’s residence and help at " schools

-Well-establ!hed, .rong community

-Community members .rongly involved /connectedness

-More services needed for y')

-I am 33 years old, born and ra!ed in Agassiz, my fa)er was a cu.o(an, my mo)er a hair salon o/er

-Likes: f#endly, know everyone, safe

D!likes: know everyone, not a lot of activities

-Need more activities for families

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Community Strengths and Assets Map

Provincial & Federal Funding HealthcareResearch &

Development

AgriculturalIndustry

Financial Institution

Social Services

Elementary/High School

RCMP

Individual Skills

Personal Support / Community SupportNetworks

ArtsCommunity Programs & Involvement

Local BusinessesVolunteering

Community Health ClinicUBC Dairy

Education &Research Centre

Farming Community

Community Bank

Retirement Living

Family & Youth Support

Parenting & Better BeginningsProgramsYouth Inclusion

Recreation

Community Policing

Food Bank Thrift Store

AwarenessCrime Prevention

Correctional Service of Canada

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Community Needs Map

Lack of Job Opportunity

Lack of Involvement

with First Nations Communities

Lack of Resources for Youth

Boredom

Substance Abuse

Crime

Age Divide

Indifference towards youth in the community

Indifference between

age divides

Outcry for More Recreational/Entertainment Resources

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Community Growth and Renewal

For information on Agassiz community projects, go to:http://www.district.kent.bc.ca/lik-communities-in-bloom.html

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References:Writing References:http://www.district.kent.bc.ca/vk-heritage.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent,_British_Columbia

Pictures:http://www.hummingbird604.comhttp://www.doitwithflair.cahttp://www.agassizspeedway.comhttp://www.travelthecanyon.comhttp://www.fraservalleyguide.comhttp://www.bcyukonaag.orghttp://www.district.kent.bc.ca/vk-heritage.htmlhttp://www.slowfoodvancouver.comhttp://www.agassizharrisonobserver.comhttp://www.kentoutdoors.cahttp://www.thevalleyvoice.cahttp://www.farmhousecheeses.com

http://www.agassizfarmersmarket.comhttp://www.agassizchristian.comhttp://www.agassiz-harrison.orghttp://www.fvrl.bc.cahttp://www.thebearrocks.comhttp://www.miss604.comhttp://www.inspiredeconomist.comhttp://ww2.macleans.cahttp://www.sunnewsnetwork.cahttp://www.district.kent.bc.ca/lik-communities-in-bloom.html

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A special thanks to Agassiz-Harrison Community Servicesstaff and other small businesses and residents of the

community!I couldn’t have done this project without your insight,

thank you for your help!I have really enjoyed researching and exploring the

community of Agassiz!