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Liberal Jati Sidhu has been elected as the Member of Parliament for Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon.

Th e race was called shortly aft er 1 a.m., aft er a nail-biter evening showing Sidhu and Conservative Brad Vis in a close race as results slowly rolled in.

Th e fi nal vote tally for the evening was 16,606 votes for Sidhu and 15,547 for Vis. NDP candidate Dennis Adamson came in third with 9,167 votes.

Overall, voter turnout was close to 70 per cent — a signifi cant increase from below 60 per cent estimated from redistributed results of the 2011 federal election.

Sidhu's campaign event,

at the Abbotsford Banquet Centre, was attended by a large group of friends and supporters — about 100 stayed all night to hear his victory speech.

"It's exhilirating. Th e fruit ripens when it stays longer on the vine," Sidhu said.

He's already thought about his fi rst priorities when he gets to Ottawa.

"Being a farmer, I’ll have to look aft er agricultural sustainability. And infrastructure — that’s another goal I have in mind," Sidhu said. "I’m pretty sure we’re going to be spending a lot of money on roads and bridges, I’d love to work with the municipalities and local government to make

that happen."He insisted on the

importance of supply management programs and stakeholder input in agricultural and trade policy.

"We are operating a nation. But I need my stakeholders sitting on the table...I know fi rst hand being a farmer how hard it is if you don’t know what you’re getting into it. Supply management is a bread and butter for a lot of farmers, and we have (thousands) of dairy farmers in this country, we need to protect their interest. Th ey have generations and generations into that business."

His well-attended

campaign event showed the dedication of supporters, volunteers and friends.

"I can’t thank them enough. I think I said it in Punjabi, that I want to pay it back by serving my constituents. .It doesn’t matter who they voted for, I’m going to be representing the whole Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon."

Although the race was still uncertain at 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Conservative contender Brad Vis saw Sidhu's small but consistent lead and opted to give a concession speech.

Vis said he was disappointed with the results, which at that point had Sidhu just 700 votes

ahead in the battle that hadgone back and forth allnight.

"We are devastated butlife is bigger than politicsand who runs government,"Vis said at the Elks Hall inMission, with wife Kat byhis side.

Vis, who was at timestearful, said he was "really,really disappointed," butthanked his supporters for"doing everything right."

Although more than 35polls had yet to report at thatpoint, most of those were inthe Fraser Canyon, whichis predominantly NDPterritory, and Vis didn'texpect Sidhu's lead to wane.

Sidhu and Vis battled it

Sidhu joins Liberal wave in B.C.Laura Rodgers Black Press

Liberal Jati Sidhu is congratulated by supporters after winning the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Monday evening.

Jati Sidhu ekes out a win to join Liberal majority government in Ottawa

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out all night, with Sidhu holding the lead for much of the evening, with a small margin of between 150 and 600 votes. But the crowd in Mission went into a frenzy when Vis pulled ahead briefl y at about 10:50 p.m. Sidhu regained the leas within minutes, leading to loud cheers at the Liberal camp.

Th e Liberals have swept the country to form a majority government with 184 seats; 170 seats are needed for a majority. Conservative candidates have been elected in 99; they will form the Offi cial Opposition. NDP candidates have won in 44 ridings. Th e Bloc Québécois has 10 elected candidates and the Green Party one.

Residents of Mission and Matsqui were voting in the newly created Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon Riding. Th e district was previously part of the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge-Mission electoral district.

Th e new riding contains all of Mission, along with portions of Abbotsford north of Maclure and Bateman Roads. It also includes the Eastern Fraser Canyon north of the

Fraser River, and the Fraser Canyon north to Lillooet.

Despite the geographically large territory, the majority of the riding’s voters live in Mission and Matsqui.

Six candidates ran in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon: Dennis Adamson of the NDP, Arthur Green of the Green Party, Jati Sidhu of the Liberals, Brad Vis of the Conservatives, Elaine Wismer of the Marxist-Leninist Party and independent Wyatt Scott.

Green received 2,288 votes, Scott 911 and Wismer 57.

More than 9,000 voters in both the Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding already cast ballots in advance polling. Across Canada, advance voting numbers were up more than 70 per cent.

At 7:50 p.m., NDP candidate Dennis Adamson said it was obvious from national results that the Liberals had run a good campaign.

"I'm a little bit surprised," he said.

He said the issue of strategic voting, which

may have played a part in the Liberals' success in other parts of Canada, did not come up at the doorsteps when he was campaigning.

Th e overall results "are not what I wanted. But people have the right to choose."

At 8 p.m., Green Party candidate Arthur Green said strategic voting played a big part in the overall results, nationally and locally.

"I did hear a lot about it, even from friends of mine. Th ey said they were voting strategically because they did not want to see another Harper government."

Green believes he could have got as much as 10 per cent of the vote if there had not been so much strategic voting.

Before results from the riding tricked in Monday evening, independent candidate Wyatt Scott said he hoped they wouldn't be indicative of a majority government.

“I think a majority government is not a healthy thing,” he said. “People have forgotten about the Liberal government that we had before we had this

Conservative one.”Scott said minority

government, which gives all MPs much more say in each piece of legislation, is a much better system. He is hopeful that the Liberals will examine other means of electing representatives, such as proportional representation, as was promised during the

campaign.“Th ere are diff erent

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He has enjoyed takingpart in the lengthycampaign.

“It’s been an incredibleamazing opportunityand I have met manyincredible peoplethroughout the wholeriding.”

Dennis Adamson, NDP - 9,167 (20.6%)

Arthur Alexander Green, Green Party - 2,288

(5.1%)

Wyatt Scott, Independent - 911 (2%)

Jati Sidhu, Liberal - 16,606 (37.3%)

Brad Vis, Conservative - 15,547 (34.9%)

Elaine Wismer, Marxist-Leninist - 57 (0.1%)

Total number of valid votes: 44,576

Polls Reporting: 188 of 189 (99.47%)

Voter Turnout: 44,576 of 62,486 registered electors (71.34 %) -- does not include electors who registered on election day.

Population: 90,871

Number of electors on list: 62,486

~ Source: Elections Canada

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Liberal gains reach to B.C. in majority win

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Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau extended his majority government even into the B.C. Interior Monday, as Liberal Stephen Fuhr knocked off Conservative incumbent Ron Cannan in Kelowna-Lake Country.

Trudeau thanked supporters in his Montreal riding, and began preparations to implement his new government policies aft er nine and a half years of Conservative rule in Ottawa.

“For three years we had a very old-fashioned strategy,” Trudeau said. “We met with and talked with as many Canadians as we could, and we listened.”

Major commitments by the Liberal campaign include legalizing recreational marijuana sales and running three years of defi cits to build infrastructure

across the country.Trudeau has also promised

to scrap the Conservative government’s approval for the Northern Gateway pipeline and enforce a ban on oil tanker traffi c on B.C.’s north coast.

Th e Conservative Party issued a statement that Stephen Harper would resign as leader but would stay on as MP in his Calgary riding, where he won a seventh term.

“While tonight’s result is not what we had hope for, the Canadian people are never wrong,” Harper told supporters, adding his congratulations to Trudeau.

On Vancouver Island, seven-time Conservative MP John Duncan was knocked off by NDP challenger Gord Johns in Courtenay-Alberni, one of the new seats created for the 2015 election.

While the Liberals picked up several Lower Mainland seats, traditional voting patterns held up in much of the province. Conservatives Cathy McLeod ( K a m l o o p s - T h o m p s o n -Cariboo) and Mel Arnold (North Okanagan-Shuswap) won their seats.

In Victoria, NDP incumbent Murray Rankin held off a challenge from the Green Party’s Jo-Ann Roberts in a seat where the Liberal candidate resigned over inappropriate comments on social media. Green Party leader Elizabeth May was re-elected in Saanich-Gulf Islands.

Th e NDP held the B.C. coast, with Rachel Blaney winning North Island-Powell River and veteran North Coast NDP MP Nathan Cullen re-elected in Skeena-Bulkley Valley.

Liberals repaint most of Metro Vancouver red

Jeff Nagel BLACK PRESS

B.C.’s urban landscape in the Lower Mainland is no longer carved up almost exclusively between the federal New Democrats and Conservatives.

Liberal candidates, propelled by the popularity of leader Justin Trudeau, pulled off multiple upsets in Monday’s federal election and captured 17 ridings, including the North Shore, nearly all of Surrey and parts of the Fraser Valley, up from just two seats previously.

Among the defeated are National Revenue Minister Kerry Lynne Findlay in Delta, a traditional Conservative stronghold. Th e new MP there is Liberal Carla Qualtrough, a human rights lawyer and paralympian.

Conservative MP Nina Grewal, criticized for missing local debates, lost to former TransLink spokesman and Liberal candidate Ken Hardie in Fleetwood-Port Kells.

Other Conservative MPs defeated by Liberals include Andrew Saxton and John Weston, both on the North Shore and Wai Young in Vancouver South.

Two NDP MPs fell in Surrey – Jinny Sims lost in Surrey-Newton to former MP Sukh Dhaliwal, who

recaptured the riding for the Liberals; and Jasbir Sandhu fell in Surrey Centre to Randeep Sarai.

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One woman is in hospital and her two beloved dogs have died following a tragic electrocution last Sunday.

A Harrison Mills resident was walking her dogs in a harvested corn fi eld near her home at about 4 p.m. on Oct. 11. Neighbours believe the trio had been walking through the fi eld when the dogs headed toward a sagging power line.

All three were electrocuted, but the woman managed to scream for help. She was heard by a woman who was camping at the Kilby Provincial Park, just over the dike. Th at witness ran to the top of the dike just in time to see the woman in fl ames, and 911 was called immediately.

Th at quick action may have saved the woman’s

life, says neighbour Ted Chapula.

He knows the woman who was electrocuted, in the small community they oft en saw each other while out walking, and would briefl y chat or say hello. Now, Chapula and his wife are caring for their neighbour’s many animals.

“We would talk whenever we’d walk by,” he says. “Her dogs were like her children. She was defi nitely an animal lover.”

He said the SPCA has been called to take care of the animals, but they would need a warrant to do so. Meanwhile, the woman is in critical care being treated for severe burns.

One of the animals Chapula is taking care of is a duckling that was living in the woman’s living room.

“He’s quite aff ectionate,” he says. “He kept following me all around the house this morning.”

He hopes that the story reaches the woman who reacted so quickly to the call for help.

“I would like to know who she is,” he says, and how important it was for her to investigate the screaming.

“It’s just a sad, sad, sad situation,” he added. “Who would have thought that someone taking their dogs for a walk would get electrocuted.”

Chapula did not

witness the event, but he was there in the aft ermath once it became obvious something was going on. He had been helping another neighbour with a plumbing job, and heard a dog barking — that was a third dog of the woman’s.

First responders were on the scene quickly, power was turned off to the sagging power line, and the woman was taken to hospital.

Aft er it was deemed safe to go onto the fi eld, Chapula and another neighbour retrieved the dead dogs and buried

them in the woman’s yard. “She would have

wanted them there,” he said.

It’s believed the power line came down that Th anksgiving weekend in a very windy storm caused by Hurricane Oho. A cottonwood tree branch came down on the line, creating a loop. Chapula found a dead raccoon, further decomposing, in the same area.

“Electricity is always looking for a ground, and those dogs came within the perimeter,” he adds.

Th e power line was

a short line going to a pumphouse in the fi eld. It was hanging about two feet above the ground.

“Th e 20 or 25 people in the immediate proximity are absolutely bewildered,” he says. “We wonder how this situation could have been avoided.”

Some neighbours believe BC Hydro had been informed of the power line sagging. But a spokesperson said that is not the case. Th ey have investigated the site, Simi Heer told Black Press.

“ We have no record of a report of the damaged

line to BC Hydro. Ourreports and restorationcentre records are notshowing any instancesof power outages andwe also do not have anyrecords of a downed ordamaged power linebeing reported to us.”

Heer added that theywere on site on Mondaygathering information,and sent out condolencesto the woman.

“Our thoughts arewith her, her family andthe community at thistime and we sincerelyhope that she willrecover,” Heer said.

candidate Dianne Watts narrowly defeated Liberal challenger Judy Higginbotham, who entered the race mid-campaign aft er the original Liberal candidate resigned over pro-marijuana comments.

One of the biggest surprises of the night was a very close Liberal victory by Jati Sidhu in Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, a riding deep in the traditionally Conservative turf of the Fraser Valley.

Conservatives survived in their safest Valley seats, as did New Democrats such as former MLA Jenny Kwan in Vancouver East and Peter Julian in New Westminster-Burnaby.

NDP MP Kennedy Stewart barely held onto his seat in another close race in Burnaby South.

Th e two incumbent Liberal MPs in Vancouver – Hedy Fry and Joyce Murray – were easily re-elected.

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Let’s get real about trade deals

Speaking with votesStephen Harper said it, and his campaign organizers tried very hard to

reinforce the idea this election was not about him.In the end it was.For many reasons, Canadians wanted change at the top. On Monday night,

they got it.When the Conservative Party of Canada shot to prominence, fi nally gaining

a majority in 2011, they did so promising change aft er years of scandal under the Chretien Liberal regime. Harper promised Canadians not only that he would clean up Ottawa, but provide transparency and accountability.

We got anything but, and voters have expressed their anger at being so egregiously betrayed. Th ere’s Mike Duff y, the unprecedented concentration of power in the Prime Minister’s Offi ce, Canada’s hard-earned international reputation is in tatters and despite many promises there has been no shift in defi cit spending.

Harper himself, everyone agrees, is a skilled politician — perhaps too skilled.

His political savvy, whether correct or not, has been interpreted by Canadians as seeking more power over the good of Canada and what is best for Canadians.

Th e armour in which he and the CPC clad itself ended up being its fatal fl aw. Th eir ideology became cumbersome and politics out of touch — some might say arrogant.

No matter how much Harper insisted it was not about him and CPC strategists tried to defl ect voters away from the perception that he has a controlling and infl exive nature, Canadians were not convinced. Th ere will now be serious soul searching in the Conservative Party.

New Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau with his passionate defence of his father, his sticking up for journalism and overall sense of approachability — off ered a perception of warmth that was absent from the other leaders.

How those qualities translate into on-the-job performance remain to be seen. But Canadians spoke loudly in the best way possible — with their votes.

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As the dust settles from Monday’s federal election, to paraphrase former prime minister Kim Campbell, it’s time to talk about serious issues again.

Th e Conservatives were hoping to make 2015 a free trade election, by signing onto the world’s largest trade deal at the end of July. But things didn’t go as planned at the talks in Maui, and Canada was among the players that walked away from the Trans-Pacifi c Partnership table at that time.

Th en came fi ve days of round-the-clock negotiations in Atlanta, with the U.S. pushing for a deal with Japan, Korea, Australia and other Pacifi c Rim powerhouses to normalize trade in 40 per cent of the world’s economy. And the TPP came together at the end of September.

Canada and B.C. essentially got what our governments were demanding, which was broad access to Pacifi c Rim markets and continued protection for nearly all of domestic dairy, poultry and egg markets. Also preserved was B.C.’s regulated market for logs and U.S. lumber sales.

Th e 200-kg gorilla of the TPP burst out in the heat of the election campaign, and the Kim Campbell rule was demonstrated again. Much of the discussion revolved around alleged secrecy, as the legal text of the deal won’t be out for some time to come. Protected farmers downed their pitchforks, counting their blessings, and their guaranteed compensation.

Th e NDP was forced to come out against the TPP, as it was against trade deals with the U.S., Mexico, Europe and others. But it’s getting lonely for them as the rest of the world moves on.

Within days of the TPP deal, the World Bank issued one of its periodic reports on “extreme

poverty,” which it defi nes as an income of less than $1.90 U.S. a day. And 2015 is the fi rst year when fewer than 10 per cent of the

world’s people remain below this global poverty line, down from 12.8 per cent in 2012.

It’s easy for comfortable First

World folks to protest conditions in running shoe and cell phone factories in India or China, but the graph of extreme poverty in those countries shows steep decline since 1990. Trade and technology are lift ing up the poorest of the world.

For B.C., withdrawing from Pacifi c Rim trade is unthinkable. We worry a lot about lumber and copper and natural gas, but the TPP also opens up huge markets for services, where much of our economic future awaits.

Th e question for us is simple. Can we compete in health sciences, engineering, architecture, digital media, and information technology? Do we want to?

Th e TPP doesn’t change B.C.’s dependency on the United States. As with NAFTA, our vital lumber trade remains under a separate agreement, which expired on Oct. 1.

I’m told by federal and provincial offi cials that at this stage, the U.S. isn’t even taking

our calls on the soft wood lumber agreement, which Canada and B.C. want extended. Americans are preoccupied with the TPP and domestic politics.

Aft er decades of bitter legal actions from the American industry, the latest soft wood deal has provided a rough peace. It set a fl oor price for B.C.’s allegedly subsidized lumber exports, with an export tax collected by Canada when the price went below the fl oor of $355 per thousand board feet. Th at money went back into our government general revenue.

Higher prices meant no export tax was collected through 2014 and early 2015, and only fi ve per cent as of September. Now that the agreement is expired, by default we have actual free trade in lumber for up to the next year.

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

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We are very grateful to the residents of the Agassiz-Harrison area for voting us as your favourite place to take company. Kilby is operated by a charitable, non-profi t society, the Fraser Heritage Society. Th e folks you send us supports the Society to preserve, research and interpret the unique history of the Kilby family and the general store and farm they operated.

Over the 2015 season we have seen a 14.5% increase in admission revenue compared to last year at this time. Some of this success is due to folks vacationing locally; another factor is the increase of American tourists due to the low dollar, but ultimately it is your continued support that keeps our doors open.

It is for these reasons that

we are happy to announce the museum, restaurant and gift shop will remain open weekends until Dec 13. We are seeing a lot of repeat business from locals that are looking for good old fashioned comfort food. Vera’s made from scratch soups are a staple to the sandwich menu. Over the summer we introduced our Sunday Roast Beef & Yorkshire Pudding dinner and now have regulars coming out every Sunday aft ernoon. Over the next two months our weekend “Cat’s Meow” will always include a home-cooked hot entrées like lasagna, a hearty stews, shepherd’s pie or spaghetti & meat balls.

Halloween is just around the corner. On Saturday, October 31 between 11 am and 4 pm Kilby Historic Site is holding

their Kilby Kid’s Halloween Party. Dress up to win prizes in our costume contest, join our spooky scavenger hunt, play some Halloween games & craft s. Last but not least, this year we have a special treat for you; Magician Damien Carriere will be joining us to delight and amaze you with a live magic show! A big thank you to the Agassiz-Harrison Lions Club who made this event possible by their generous monetary donation!

Th e Christmas shopping season is fast approaching! Th e Kilby Gift Shop off ers an assortment of products from local artisans and producers, including pottery, artwork, jewelry, quilts and old fashioned toys. Kilby brand farm fresh jams and preserves are also on the shelves for

the practical unique gift . Or consider a season pass for a full year of unlimited visits to the ol’ historic site.

Th e Kilby Park campground remains open on a fi rst come, fi rst serve basis. Seasonal rates are now in eff ect, until November 1 when overnight camping cost $15 a night. Walking along the beach and nature trails are a wonderful activity this time of year. Th e boat launch is open daily for the fi shermen that like an early start.

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As the election results roll in and we are seeing a big change taking place in Ottawa, it nevertheless just reinforces for us the need our country has for electoral reform.

We use the fl awed fi rst-past-the-post system to determine our representatives in Parliament, and it’s never been the best system out there.

It’s just the well-worn one we’ve always used.

Th ere are plenty of other voting systems we could explore that would far better represent the actual will of the people.

Th is is particularly true in Canada where we have multiple legitimate political parties.

We fi rmly believe more voices and more points of view are better for our country than less.

One of the biggest stumbling blocks to instituting such a system has always been that if fi rst-past-the-post put a political party in power, they are loathe to do anything to mess with a system that gave them the win.

Th at’s hardly a shocking revelation, but it’s a big barrier to a better democracy.

We’ve got a new party in power aft er 10 years of Conservative rule in Ottawa, and the NDP, the Greens and the Liberals (our new governing party) all pledged to at least seriously consider electoral reform while they were on the campaign trail.

We would like to see them have the courage to follow through. It’s a clean slate; Justin Trudeau has the chance to build his own legacy, and it could include making more people in this country feel like their votes matter.

But it takes true willingness and dedication.

In B.C. we almost had a better system, with the single transferable vote.

Th e B.C. Liberals did a great thing in getting together the Citizen’s Assembly to decide on the new voting system. Th en they burned us all by abandoning the information campaign, starving it of proper funds and manpower.

Nevertheless, those ordinary people who came up with the STV believed in it so much that they almost managed to overcome the B.C. Liberals’ antipathy.

We all deserve better, provincially and federally.

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Rosedale residents will get a chance to toot their own tractor horns this Saturday.

Th e fi rst Rosedale Harvest Brigade will include a parade, hay rides, interactive farming equipment displays, and plenty of community spirit.

Th e plans have come together quickly, says organizer Chris Kloot. He was urged on aft er taking in a Jim Diers workshop recently in Chilliwack. He attended the motivational event in his role as a city councillor, but left compelled to do something positive for his own neighbourhood of Rosedale.

“Panic was starting to set in,” last week, he said, but things are coming together in the fi nal days of planning.

Th e day will kick off with a pancake breakfast at the Rosedale Firehall. Th at runs from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and is by donation to the BC Professonal Fire Fighters Association Burn Fund.

Numerous other groups have come together to pitch in and make the day a success. Many of them will be joining in a parade, which leaves the Rosedale Traditional Community school at 10:30 a.m. and moves down Yale Road toward McGrath, where they’ll head for the old Rosedale

elementary school site. And then, a small section of

Yale Road, right in the heart of downtown Rosedale, will be closed off to traffi c until 1 p.m., for a truly rural collection of activities.

TyCrop is opening their doors for tours, Prairie Coast Equipment is bringing in a selection of tractors, and there will be antique cars and tractors on display.

Emil Anderson has also hopped on board and will have a snow plow on site for kids to sit on, while Trask’s Supply has donated some wood for kids to paint. Th at wood will help create fencing between Hillbilly’s Homespun store and the gas station.

“We are going to hang that on the fence beside the store, and that way the kids are able to showcase their art,” Kloot said.

Th ey’ve planned a vendor lane that will include products and artisans from Rosedale and the greater Chilliwack area, and no country celebration would be complete without hay rides.

Th ere will even be an area set up for families to roast marshmallows, and sit on hay bales, or enjoy a hot chocolate or coff ee courtesy of the local church.

Th ere will be music, and even

a square dancing demonstration. Th e event is a throwback to

the way it used to be in Rosedale, when there were the Country Living Days. Kloot is hoping to rekindle the warm community spirit Rosedale is known for, and knows that an event like this will be a hit with his neighbours.

“We are basically building community,” he said, adding that he’s challenging other communities like Promontory or Garrison’s Crossing to create their own events to celebrate their area.

“To meet their neighbours and get out into their own little community,” he said.

Th ere are some logistics to keep in mind. Yale Road will be closed between Sache Road and McGrath from about 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Traffi c, including public transit, will be detoured around the closure.

Parking is available at the TyCrop parking lot behind the Rosedale Grocery Store, at the United Church, and at TyCrop on McGrath.

But Kloot is hoping the nice weather will encourage those close enough to walk or bike.

Anyone who wants to get involved can contact Chris Kloot at 604-703-4335 or Jack at 604-997-5612.

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Quilters from across the valley were at the tiny Harrison Mills Community Hall on the weekend the for annual Harrison Mills Country Quilt Show. Held on the first weekend after the Thanksgiving Day weekend, the event lets quilters present their latest creations, find some new ideas and share the joy of quilting. The quilt show also raises money to support the community hall.

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For the eighth consecutive year the Agassiz United and All Saint’s Churches are hosting a community fi lm festival. Each year documentary fi lms are chosen to inform, educate, challenge and provoke discussion.

Th is year’s fi lms focus on relationships between aboriginal and non-Native Canadians. Our histories are bound together and by learning and understanding the past, Canadians will move into a future of cooperation and openness.

Friday, November 6 at 7:00 p.m. “Highway of Tears” Th is fi lm movingly relates the personal stories of the missing and murdered women of Highway 16 in Northern BC, investigates conditions that contributed to their tragic fates – and how contemporary First Nations leaders are striving to cure those ills.

Saturday, November7 at 10:00a.m. “A Right To Eat” Th is fi lmfollows regular families living inNorthern Manitoba in their right toput healthy food on the table.

• 11:00 a.m. “and Th is Is MyGarden” An isolated northerncommunity school’s gardeningproject. It’s about breaking newground in education and it has thepower to change the way we live.

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Tenants will be able to end a lease early if they are fl eeing family violenceor require long-term care, under changes the Residential Tenancy Act beingdebated in the B.C. legislature.

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman, responsible for housing,said the changes have been sought by opposition and government MLAsin response to constituents. Another change will allow landlords to returndamage deposits electronically.

Th e Strata Property Act is being changed to allow condo owners to windup their strata corporation and sell the property with a vote of 80 per cent ofowners. Th e law currently requires unanimous consent of owners, allowingone holdout to veto a sale.

Th e changes are expected to be made law when the B.C. legislature fallsession ends Nov. 19.

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An exhilarating night of thrilling folk music packed with East Coast fl avour and true Canadian charm is just around the corner, with Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys coming to Chilliwack Cultural Centre on November 4, 2015! Packing an electrifying mix of Canadian folk, rhythm and blues groove, and rollicking bluegrass beats along with their infectiously entertaining stage presence, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys are sure to be a remarkably unique highlight in Th e Centre’s Music Series, and a night you’ll never forget!

Hailing from Prince Edward Island, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys have been taking a distinctively Canadian blend of Celtic and Country sounds to audiences around the world – and now the east coast will meet the west as the merry Maritimers sail into Chilliwack! Overfl owing with east coast charm and defi ning passionately craft ed and performed folk music, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys off er a truly Canadian experience - and capture a spirit that everybody from Victoria to Charlottetown can relate to. “Whether we each know it or not this is the music we’ve grown up with” Gordie says. “Th ey are the songs we’ve all heard around a campfi re or at a kitchen party, a ceilidh or on your grandparents’ radio. Even though you may not recognize the song or the style of song I think that this type of music is familiar, deep down, to all Canadians.”

With a fusion sound bursting with vitality and foot-tapping, hand-clapping energy, Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys have been taking the folk music scene by storm. Winning a multitude of awards including Artist of the Year, Best Live Group, Roots Traditional Recording of the Year and more, the PEI lads have proven their fantastic abilities and versatility as musicians, performers, and

entertainers time and time again. And, aft er captivating audiences from Canada to the UK, Ireland, and Australia, their reputation is only expanding into new and international territory – proving that their reputation can cross geographic boundaries as well as generational and musical ones!

“We have travelled all over the world” Gordie goes on, “and although our music is not necessarily mainstream everywhere we go, the feeling remains that this kind of music crosses all cultures. We most recently returned from a wonderful trip to India. We were a little bit nervous about the response we might get because of our music seeming obscure in this part of the world, but it was incredible to see the enthusiasm and appreciation of the music. People will oft en tell us ‘I didn’t think I liked this kind of music… but I loved that!’”

So for a night sure to provide an unforgettable celebration of Canadian music, spirit, and soul (and including some of the fanciest footwork and lighting fast fi ddlin’ you’ve ever seen!), make sure to off er some East Coast boys a West Coast welcome when Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys perform at Th e Centre on November 4, 2015.

Tickets are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors and $30 for students, and are available at Th e Centre Box Offi ce, visit www.chilliwack-culturalcentre.ca or call 604-391-SHOW(7469) for more information.

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KENT-HARRISON FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATIONS INVITEDSince 2001, Kent-Harrison Foundation has benefited the community by distributing over $134,000 to local organizations

In 2014, grants were awarded to the following groups:

• First Agassiz Scouts • Agassiz-Harrison Senior Peer Counsellors • Harrison Festival Society • Agassiz Elementary Secondary School • Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society • Agassiz Harrison Aquanauts Swim Club • Kent Harrison Arts Council

The funds distributed by the Foundation are made available by donations from individuals, the District of Kent, as well as dividends on investments managed by the Vancouver Foundation. Applicants come from areas of Arts & Culture, Family & Youth, Education, Recreation & Environment, Health & Welfare, and Seniors.

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Groups & Activities For EveryoneHooked on Books: Agassiz Library Book Club takes place on the last Tuesday of every month, starting at 6:30pm at the Agassiz Library. Love to read and want to talk about what you’re reading? You don’t have to be a member, just drop in when you can. Pick up the book at the library any time before the meeting and get ready to share your opinions!Scrabble Club - Wednesdays, 2 pm - 4 pm at Agassiz Library. Free, drop in, all skill levels welcome. Enjoy the game, friendship and a cup of co� ee.Stitch “n” Rip - Every Tuesday from 9 am - 1 pm. Come to the Harrison Mills Hall with any un� nished sewing, stitching, knitting projects, etc. FMI call Kim 604-796-2336.Olive Branch Dinners - Come join us for a free home cooked meal. Tuesdays 5 - 6 pm. 7571 Morrow Rd, ACS gym. No expectations, enjoy community companionship. Families & all ages welcome.T.O.P.S. - Meets Thursdays at 9:30 am, or 5:45 pm., at the Agassiz Christian Church. FMI call 604-796-0686.Agassiz-Harrison Community Services Thrift Store - We’re looking for volunteers! Open Monday - Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm. Feel free to come by 6919 Cheam Avenue or call 604-796-9932 FMI.Royal Canadian Legion - Hosts drop-in “Fun Darts” every Mon. at 4 pm & Fri. at 8 pm, Players needed, arrive early to register. Cribbage daily. Non-members welcome. Call 604-796-2332The Wednesday Walkers - Easy hiking every Wednesday. FMI call Eleanor 604-795-0076Knitting/Crochet Sisters Group - Projects for worthy causes. Contact Alice 604-796-3060 or email [email protected] Al-Anon. - Is someone’s drinking a� ecting you? FMI call Shirley 604-796-9865 or Anne 604-796-3103Agassiz Elks Lounge - 1824 #9 Hwy, open daily 3pm till closing. Everyone welcomeThe Joy of singing with Doris and the Sunshine Ladies - Spend an hour with the seniors in song. FMI call Doris at 604-796-0442.Agassiz-Harrison Lions - Meet at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Lion’s Den in the Ag-Rec Hall, 6800 Pioneer Ave. FMI call Joey at 604-796-9951Hope Christian Women’s Club Brunch - Free nursery by reservation as well. For info &

reservations call Raye 604-869-5420 Agassiz Harrison Community Drivers Program - A community based volunteer driver program providing rides to all local, Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland medical appointments & other personal services. Always looking for more drivers. Call 604-798-6228, email [email protected] or visit 7046 Pioneer Ave., Agassiz.Friendship House Nickel Bingo on Mon. at 1 pm, Tues. Bridge and Cribbage at 1 pm, Sit and Be Fit 10:30 am Mon. & Fri., Drop-in Floor Curling 7 pm Thurs.Kent-Harrison Arts Council - KHAC meets the third Sunday of each month. FMI call (604) 796-8604 or email us at [email protected] International All-weather Tennis Club - Drop-in tennis at 8 am daily at the Spring Park tennis complex. All are welcome. Good fun and exercise is guaranteed at no cost. FMI contact John Allen 796-9117Jam Session - Every 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month from 7pm - 10:30pm by donation. Everyone welcome, bring an instrument and a friend! OAP Hall, Friendship Hall. FMI call Derry at 604-796-1084Lions TV Bingo - Thursday nights at 6 pm on Shaw Cable. Pick up your bingo cards at The Source - Chehalis Store & Ledoux HardwareThe Chilliwack MS Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group - Meets every third Wednesday of each month from noon to 2pm at the lunchroom of the Royal Cafe 45886 Wellington St., Chilliwack. New members welcome. FYI call Owen at 604-795-5216The Agassiz-Harrison Ladies Golf Club - Play at the Harrison Resort Course Tuesdays at 4:50 pm and Thursdays at 9:30 am. All levels welcome. FMI call 604-796-3592.Agassiz ESL Conversation Circles - Practice speaking English at the Agassiz Library Tuesdays from 1:15 - 2:15 in July and on August 4.Harrison Community Social Club Drop-in - Every Thurs. at Harrison Hot Springs Memorial Hall, 9:30 am: cards, darts, games & co� ee. Contact Jacquie 604-796-3105 or Audrey 604-491-4944Overeaters Anon. - Meets Mondays from 7pm-11pm at All Saints Anglican Church, 6904 Lougheed hwy., Agassiz.Agassiz Monday Painters est.1961 - Meets every Mon. from 11 am - 3 pm at Agassiz United Church. FMI call Linda 604-794-5554.

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The Kent Harrison Arts Council hosts a Fence Tile Workshop - Fri., Oct. 23 from 2 - 4:30pm at the Agassiz Public Library. Come and paint a salmon, bear or eagle and help decorate the fence at the Ranger Station Art Gallery. For kids of all ages. FMI call (604) 796-2723

7th Annual Peace O� cers & First Responders’ Appreciation Day - Sun., Oct. 25 at 10am at the All Saints Anglican Church, 6904 Lougheed Hwy., Agassiz. Join us in celebration along with the Harrison Highlanders. Lunch to follow service. All welcome. FMI call (604) 796-3103

The Mazas Group presents their Annual Halloween Fundraising Event - Oct. 30 at the Harrison Mills Hall, 1995 School Rd. Live music, prizes & more. Proudly supporting the Mazas Children Foundation. FMI call (604) 796-3014

Agassiz Christian School’s 9th Annual Fundraising Dinner & Drive - Friday, Oct. 30 at 6pm at the ACS Gym., 7571 Morrow Rd., Agassiz. Donations to go towards the computer servers, sidewalks etc. FMI call (604) 796-9310

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Tough drunk driving penalties upheldJeff NagelBlack Press

Canada's top court has upheld B.C.'s tough system of roadside penalties for impaired drivers, including vehicle impoundments, stiff fi nes and immediate 90-day licence suspensions.

Th e Supreme Court of Canada handed down twin judgments Friday that back key elements of the provincial government's policy aft er it was challenged by motorists.

Justices said there was "no doubt" automatic roadside prohibitions are within the province's jurisdiction and a valid regulatory measure.

Th ey rejected the argument of opponents that the penalties eff ectively create an off ence that requires a right to a fair trial, not an instant decision by police aft er a failed blood-alcohol reading on a portable device.

Th e court found the province's "pressing and substantial" goal of

enacting the scheme "was not to oust the criminal law, but rather to prevent death and serious injury on public roads by removing drunk drivers and deterring impaired driving."

Roadside penalties have largely supplanted criminal investigations and prosecutions for impaired driving in B.C. Th e amount of time and money expended on drunk driving cases in the courts and by police is down because of the nearly 70 per cent drop in impaired charges.

Police still pursue criminal charges in cases of injury or death due to drunk driving.

Defence lawyers have criticized the immediate roadside prohibitions as a de facto decriminalization of most cases of impaired driving.

Although drivers who are caught and punished at roadside face stiff sanctions, they do not usually risk an impaired driving conviction and criminal record.

Also before the courts was the constitutionality of the compulsory demand to provide a breath sample or face roadside penalties.

A majority of Supreme Court justices said the original 2010 provision did violate the Charter of Rights protection against unlawful search and seizure.

Th e province amended its law in 2012 to allow drivers who fail

a roadside breath testto take a second test– the lowest of the tworeadings is used – andcreated a process forthem to appeal drivingprohibitions.

"Our belief is thatthe amendmentsour governmentmade in June 2012already address theconstitutional issuesnoted in the court'sdecision," B.C. JusticeMinister Suzanne Antonsaid.

It's not yet clear ifdrivers penalized inthe fi rst two years ofthe program could becompensated.

Anton welcomedthe ruling, addingimmediate roadsideprohibitions have been"very eff ective" and havesaved an estimated 260lives over the past fi veyears.

"People are learningfrom them, they're notdrinking and driving asmuch," Anton said.

"As soon as you blowthat warn or that failyou will be penalized.And that is what deterspeople from drinkingand driving. Th at's whatkeeps our roads safe."

Defence lawyersintend to continue tochallenge elements ofthe B.C. law that werenot addressed by the topcourt.

About 18,000 roadsideprohibitions are issuedeach year and about twoper cent are successfullychallenged through thereview process.

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ICBC settles on 5.5% rate hike

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Th e Insurance Corp. of B.C. has decided to raisebasic auto insurance premiums by 5.5 per cent,driving up the annual cost by more than $44 for theaverage driver.

And a further jump in optional premiums forcoverage like third-party liability will add nearly$16, for an annual increase of about $60 on average.

Th e basic premium increase is less than the 6.7per cent jump ICBC had warned in August mightbe required as a result of rapidly rising injury claimsand the resulting payouts.

Th e hit is lower in part because the provincehas approved an unusual $450-million transfer ofcapital from ICBC's optional insurance business tothe basic insurance side.

Th ere's been growing fi nancial pressure on thebasic side, while ICBC has had more wriggle roomin recent years to actually decrease rates on itsoptional side, where it does not hold a monopolyand competes with private insurers.

But offi cials say optional costs are now also on therise because optional third-party liability insurancecovers injury payouts over $200,000.

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Planning begins for Highway 9 improvementsTh e widening of the

shoulder on Highway 9 from McPherson to McCallum Road at Harrison Hot Springs is in the planning stage, said Chilliwack-Hope MLA Laurie Th roness. Th e estimated cost of this community safety project is $150,000.

“Widening Highway 9 will improve road safety for residents and visitors travelling along this route,” Th roness said. “Th is project is another example of listening to

local input to address safety priorities.”

Th e Government of British Columbia is investing nearly $5 million this year on more than 40 projects province-wide under the Community Safety Enhancement Program. Th e projects are chosen by the ministry in consultation with local governments and law enforcement, and will benefi t recreational and commercial traffi c, as

well as local residents, commuters and cyclists.

Th is annual program focuses on improving community safety across the province and is driven by local input to address safety priorities. Examples of projects include increased roadside delineation, dedicated left turn signals, improved pedestrian crosswalks, additional traffi c signals and more bus and brake check pullouts.

Adrian Dix, the NDP's critic on ICBC, noted the average driver will be paying nearly 30 per cent more in basic premiums than they did when Christy Clark became premier in 2011.

"Overall what we're talking about is a major, major increase in rates for the average motorist," said Dix, who lays part of the blame on management decisions at ICBC and trouble with the rollout of its new computer system.

He noted the provincial government has not opted to forgo the $160-million annual dividend it extracts each year from ICBC's optional side.

"Th ey're not sacrifi cing," Dix said. "Th ey're doing a double dip on the optional side."

Canadian Taxpayers Federation spokesman Jordan Bateman said the continued fl ow of dividends to the government is particularly frustrating.

"Despite the fact we get gouged for more money each year, the government continues to suck all the profi ts out and puts them into general revenue," Bateman said.

"We have a government that talks about aff ordability but erodes it when it comes to ICBC rates that continually jump higher than the rate of infl ation."

Transportation Minister Todd Stone said more than 80 per cent of motorists use ICBC for both basic and optional coverage and they are paying only 13 per cent more than in 2011 aft er recent optional rate cuts are taken into account.

Forgoing the annual dividend to government would have only trimmed the basic rate hike to 5.2 per cent, Stone said.

Th at 0.3 per cent reduction would have been "negligible" in terms of impact on customers, he said, but would "blow a pretty signifi cant hole" in the province's budget.

He called the $450-million transfer a one-time shift that can't be repeated next year because there won't be enough excess capital on the optional side.

ICBC offi cials also said they're stepping up eff orts to combat exaggerated and fraudulent claims.

A new fraud analytics tool is to be deployed early next year to use data, algorithms and statistical methods to quickly fl ag patterns and high predictors of fraud early in the claims process.

ICBC projects bodily injury claims costs will hit $2.3 billion this year, up from $2.17 billion in 2014. Th ose costs are up 64 per cent since 2008. Th e number of injury claims are up about 11 per cent from the previous year.

Another basic rate hike is guaranteed next year.

Th e province's rate smoothing policy requires each new year's rates be no more than 1.5 per cent above or below the previous year's. Th at means ICBC will be considering an increase of between four and seven per cent next fall.

Th e proposed basic rate hike, eff ective Nov. 1, must still be approved by the B.C. Utilities Commission.

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looking for a receptionist.

B - 32757 Logan Ave, MissionFax: 604-826-1053 or [email protected]

156 SALES

INSIDE SALESREPRESENTATIVE

No-Cold CallingExperience in moulding, millwork, doors and interior fi nishing detail an asset. Full-time Mon.-Fri.Strong Client Base, Competitive

Wages, Co. Perks & Health Benefi ts After 3 Months. Fax:

604-513-1194 Email: johnh @westcoastmoulding.com

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICESNEED A LOAN? Own Property? Have Bad Credit? We can help! Call toll free 1-866-405-1228www.fi rstandsecondmortgages.ca

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.

1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

TAX FREE MONEYis available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mort-gage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime1-800-639-2274 or

604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

236 CLEANING SERVICES

Honest, dependable woman with lots of experience, available for housework, laundry or meal prep. If interested please call:1-250-470-2319. avail. immed.

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

300 LANDSCAPING

.Dan Knoke Trucking 1-888-794-3388

329 PAINTING & DECORATINGNORTH STARS PAINTING

www.northstars-painting.comAMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE!

778.344.1069

Find

s!

Check out bcclassified.com’sReal Estate section in the 600’s.

FIND THE HOME OF YOUR

DREAMS!

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland

604-996-8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299

2 coats any colour(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring.

338 PLUMBING

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.1-800-573-2928

BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

362 SECURITY/ALARM SYSTEMS

We Service all Makes• ADT’s, DSC’s, Brinks

& all others• Medical & Fire• Free* Alarm Systems

604-792-8055 / 854-8055

378 VACUUMS

from $499 (Made in BC)Repairs & Service. We extend

warranties to all makes. Vacuum needs a service every 5 years just like an oil change!

604-792-8055 / 854-8055

PETS

477 PETS

BOXER pups, unpapered P/B, tails docked, awesome family pets, vet check. $1200. (604)316-0809

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at: fraservalleyhumanesociety.com

or call 1 (604)820-2977

Chihuahua pups, playful, cuddly, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $650. 1-604-794-5844

CKC REG. SHELTIE. Male, 7 mos old, non-breeding, Call Laura, 604-793-6768.

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso)

1 Female, 2 Male blue Purebred1st shots, tails / d c removed.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIANPet homes. $800. 604-308-5665

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

RARE, wooly Salish pups, 8 weeks good family pets, $400. (604)819-1415 or 604-997-0455 call or text

PETS

477 PETS

TEACUP YORKIE / CHIHUHUAmix dewormed, 1st shots. 2 males, 1 female. Ready Oct. 31. $650 obo. 604-381-2151

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONSRESTAURANT Equipment Auction House- Oct 25 Brand-New Liquida-tion Equipment- Oct 26 Stanley Park Fish House, Arby’s, Starbucks - www.KwikAuctions.com

560 MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD:www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS... “MADNESS SALE!” All Buildings, All Models. You’ll think we’ve gone MAD DEALS. Call Now and get your DEAL. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

563 MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, es-tates, collections, single items, mili-tary. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.1.866.960.0045.www.dollars4guns.com

Have Unwanted Firearms?Have unwanted or inherited fi rearms in your possession?Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally?Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them.Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland fi rearms community since 1973.We are a government licensedfi rearms business with fully certifi ed verifi ers, armorers and appraisers.

Call today to set up anappointment 604-467-9232 Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

Yes, We PayCASH!

Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!

Check us out!www.webuyhomesbc.com

604-626-9647

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

.Download your investor guide:acicinvestor.ca

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL AGASSIZ

T. Marlowe Manor1755 - #9 Hwy, Agassiz(Under new Management)

Spacious and bright new condo quality

1 bdrm...$650 and 2 bdrm...$800/m

Prkg, coin laundry, elevator & balcony, 5 min walk to all

conveniences, down town. Available now.

Call 604-703-3405

736 HOMES FOR RENTAgassiz- 1/2 duplex for rent. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. N/P, N/S. DD + ref req’d. $1100/mo + util. Avail. to Rent. call: 604-845-2705

741 OFFICE/RETAIL

COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR LEASE

1292 Main St., Smithers. 5920 sq. ft. Available Jan. 2016. Please email [email protected] for more information.

747 RV PADS

Rosedale. Bridal Falls Cam-perland RV pads available. $435/month. Water and sewer incl. Hydro metered, and cable/wifi available $$. Laun-dry facilities onsite. Wash-rooms open year round. RV storage @ $75/mo available. Call 604-794-7361

TRANSPORTATION

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1996 Triple E 36’ MH Cummins die-sel Allison trans, new tires, 136,000 k’s. Ready to go. $27,500 ph: 604-796-9074 or 604-793-6126

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

pick a part

The Scrapper

TRANSPORTATION

851 TRUCKS & VANS

KEY TRACK AUTO SALES

Abbotsford30255 Cedar Lane

DL# 31038 604-855-0666

2005 DODGE NEON, auto 4 dr sedan, a/c. STK#701. $1,995.2003 HONDA CIVIC, auto 4 dr sedan loaded STK#666. $4,9002004 ACURA EL 1.7 4dr sedanleather, sunroof, loaded, Only this week! STK#724. $5,900.2007 DODGE CALIBER, 4 dr, auto. STK#602. $5,900.2007 TOYOTA YARIS, 4 dr, auto, sedan, STK#734. This week only! $5,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, au-to, loaded. STK#710. $6,900.2005 HONDA CIVIC, 4 dr, au-to, loaded. STK#672. $6,900.2009 FORD FOCUS 4dr,sedan loaded, auto STK#687 $6,900.2008 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr auto, loaded. STK#691. $7,900.2009 NISSAN ALTIMA, 4 dr, sedan, fully loaded, auto. STK#697. $7,900.2007 PONTIAC TORRENT 4 dr, AWD, fully loaded, only 99K kms. STK#657 $9,900.2011 NISSAN Versa 4dr auto, h/bk, loaded, STK#721 $9,900.2004 ACURA MDX 4dr auto, 7 psgr, loaded, DVD, Navigation STK#254 $10,900.2010 TOYOTA COROLLA 4dr, sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK# 731. $11,900.2012 NISSAN SENTRA 4dr, sedan, auto, fully loaded, STK#723. $11,900.2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA4 dr, auto, fully loaded. This week only! STK#721 $12,900.2012 HONDA CIVIC 4 dr, auto, loaded, STK#695. $14,900.2008 CHEV 1500 LT. Crew cab, 4X4, auto, short box, fully loaded. STK#600. $16,900.

33166 South Fraser WayDL# 40083 778-908-5888

2004 MAZDA 3 Auto, 4 dr, Only this wk! STK#673 $4,900.2004 DODGE CARAVAN 7psgr, loaded STK#525 $2,900. 2003 FORD FOCUS 4 dr, au-to, Aircared, STK#545, $3,900.2003 HONDA ODYSSEY 7psg full load, runs good, Aircared STK#530, $3,900.2002 FORD F150 crew cab 4X4 auto, fully loaded, short box. STK#686 $5,900.2007 DODGE Caravan 7 psgr, Aircared, STK#524 $5,900.2008 KIA RONDO 4 dr, auto, 7 psgr, leather, runs good, STK#424. $9,900.2009 TOYOTA COROLLA 4 dr sedan, loaded. No trade. STK#504. $10,900.

Financing Availablewww.keytrackautosales.ca

551 GARAGE SALES

Agassiz

Garage Sale1600 Maple Crescent

Saturday, October 24

9am - 3pmFurniture, bicycles, tools, computer desk and misc. items

Make Roomfor Change!With the Classifieds, you can

cash and find gr


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Call Tanya to placeyour ad today!

Your ad will appear in print & online!

DO YOU OFFER HOME SERVICES? Home Improvements, Landscaping, Rubbish Removal, etc... Call today to place your ad bcclassified.com 604-796-4300

526A $499 & UNDEROak Dining Suite: Six chairs, table ex-tension, dbl hutch with light. Like new. $500 or OBO. 604-796-8324


AGASSIZ’S NEIGHBOURHOOD PUB

Open: Sun 9 am - 12 am • Mon - Thurs 11 am - 12 am • Fri & Sat 11 am - 2 amjimmyspub.ca • like us on facebook 7215 Pioneer Ave. Agassiz • 604-491-1122jimmyspub.ca • like us on facebook 7215 Pioneer Ave. Agassiz • 604-491-

Call and book your Fundraisers, Birthday & Christmas Parties today!

HALLOWEEN PARTYSATURDAY, OCT. 31ST 9PM - 2PM

CASH PRIZES FOR 1ST, 2ND & 3RD BEST COSTUME!SPOOKTACULAR DANCE MIXES BY DJ NEKKID

DRINK & FOOD SPECIALS

*ALL FOOD SPECIALS ARE IN HOUSE AND REQUIRE THE PURCHASE OF A BEVERAGE

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

*ALL FOOD SPECIALS ARE IN HOUSE AND REQUIRE THE PURCHASE OF A BEVERAGE

MONDAYMONDAY

TUESDAYTUESDAY

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY

THURSDAYTHURSDAY

FRIDAYFRIDAY

SATURDAYSATURDAY

SUNDAYSUNDAY

WEEKLY SPECIALS*

All You Can Eat Spaghetti $7 @4pm

Crab shoulder & 6 legs $8.99

Wings 50¢ each @4pm

Famous Fish & Chips $5.99 ALL DAY

6oz NY Steak Dinner $7.99 @4pm

Chicken dinner with all the � xings $10.99 @ 4pmFREE meat draw 1pm - 6pm

Bacon & Eggs $3.99 until 4pm 2 for 1 appies 4pm - 10pm.

7248

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604.491.1010 • #108-1810 No. 9 Hwy. Agassiz(Prospera bank mall)

WE DELIVER!Agassiz • Harrison • Hope Rosedale • E. Chilliwack

SundaysBest

Caesarin town!

UPCOMING TUESDAYSGirls Pub Night Out

ASK OUR SERVERS ABOUT OUR DAILY DRINK SPECIALS

KARAOKE FRIDAYS

STARTS AT7:30PM

Try your luck at Keno & Pull Tabs

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