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BY PAUL J. [email protected]
To vote or not to vote.For many in the broader commu-
nity, not voting in any election is a measure of apathy or indifference, perhaps ignorance of the issues, but for a small subset of the First Nations community, not voting is a political act in itself.
So amid a broad-based movement across Canada among aboriginal leaders to increase voter turnout in the on- and off-reserve community, there are those who suggest democ-racy is broken.
Take local Sto:lo band members
Ernie Crey and Larry Commodore, both well-respected activists and leaders in their circles.
For Commodore, who used to be involved in get-out-the-vote campaignshe even received 1,511 votes when he ran for the Green Par-ty provincially in the 2001 provincial electionthe system is too broken to bother.
Governments are no long repre-sentative of us as a people but are
serving corporate interests, Com-modore says.
After listening to some of my pro-gressive friends, finally I said what the f--k am I doing this for? Im just enabling a corrupt, rotten system.
Crey finds that argument forced, and he has one over-arching reason why Indians (his term) should vote: Because aboriginal people were not allowed to vote in 1939, yet in num-bers proportionately higher than the
broader population, they went over-seas to fight for Canada, in part to come home and get the franchise.
I keep telling these younger folks, Your grandparents and great-grand-parents paid with their blood to vote, Crey says. And you turn around, and you come up with two or three reasons why you shouldnt? You are not obliged to vote. Just remember the price paid by your parents and great-grandparents.
Crey, who is 66, said there is even an element of what he calls the aborigi-nal version of the hipster who is too cool to vote; just above voting.
BY PAUL J. [email protected]
The dairy industry here in Chil-liwack and across Canada held its collective breath as negotia-tions wound down in the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) fear-ing supply management would be dismantled.
Now, a collec-tive sigh of relief as the final agree-ment looks to be n o t a s b a d f o r milk producers than the industry feared.
Conservative incumbent and can-didate for Chilliwack-Hope Mark Strahl said the government promised to promote free trade and protect supply management and weve kept that promise by doing both.
This is a great day for Canadian farmers and the Canadian economy, Strahl said in a press release issued Monday.
The dairy industry itself, however, was less gushing about the outcome.
B.C. dairy farmers are not happy
Larry Commodore wont vote in this election. Ernie Crey is encouraging aboriginals to vote.
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Governments are no longer representative of us as a people but are serving corporate interests.
- Larry Commodore
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Aboriginal issues were front and centre in Chilliwack Monday as the Sto:lo Nation hosted a federal election all-candidates meeting.But the absence of incumbent Conserva-
tive Mark Strahl was again the focus of other candidates and many who asked questions of those who did attend.
We are lacking a relationship with the federal government, Liberal candidate Lou-is De Jaeger said at the start of the meeting. We are actually lacking even more of a rela-tionship with the person who is supposed to be the connection to the federal govern-ment, and I think that sort of says everything that the chair here is empty.
The meeting was moderated by Shirley
Hardman, senior advisor on indigenous affairs at the University of the Fraser Val-ley (UFV) and Dave Schaepe, director and senior archeologist at the Sto:lo Research and Resource Management Centre at Sto:lo Nation.
At the outset of the meeting, Hardman introduced the candidates and read a state-ment from Strahl (who she at first mistaken-ly referred to as Chuck).
I regret that my schedule did not allow me to attend this evening, his message said.
He went on to list a number of items tackled by the Conservative government in recent years: the residential schools apolo-gy, creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the First Nations Financial
Transparency Act and $13 million in fund-ing to Sto:lo Nation for a skills and training program, among other things.
But it was those first words NDP candi-date Seonaigh MacPherson focused on as she talked about the white lies politicians tell.
I really like Mark, to be honest, as a per-son, but I dont like the way politicians dis-tort things, she said. Its this thing that bugs me. Ive seen why he didnt come tonight and it wasnt what he just said.
This sorry I have a previous engagement tonight, I cant come creates a kind of con-tinuum of lack of trust between people and their government.
Her comment alluded to a statement
made about meetings with an unbiased moderator.
In a September press release, the Strahl campaign said he would attend four meet-ings: the Rotary Club meeting Sept. 30, the Hope and District Chamber of Commerce meeting Oct. 1, the Chilliwack Cultural Cen-tre Society meeting Oct. 7 and the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce meeting Oct. 15.
Our local Rotary Clubs and Chambers of Commerce have strong track records of successfully hosting these types of forums with an unbiased moderator in a neutral environment, which allows for discussion on a wide variety of topics from a wide cross section of our community, Strahl said. I am encouraging local voters to attend one of these debates.
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UFV senior advisor on indigenous affairs Shirley Hardman hands the microphone to Chilliwack-Hope Green Party candidate at an all-candidates meeting held at the Sto:lo Nation Resourc-es Centre building Monday evening.
Strahls absence focus of all-candidatesMPs no-shows becoming a distraction
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about the announcement of the TPP, as it means additional foreign access of dairy products into Canada amounting to about 3.25 per cent of Canadas 2016 milk production, said Dave Taylor, B.C. Dairy Association board chair.
Taylor said it was a step backwards to lose market share in the form of 23 million litres of lost production to dairy producers in B.C.
We obviously would have preferred that no additional market access be conceded in the dairy sector, said Dairy Farmers of Canada president Wally Smith.
But while both Smith and Taylor said handing market access to other nations is disappointing, it could have been a lot worse.
We recognize that our government fought hard against other countries demands, and have lessened the bur-den by announcing mitigation mea-sures and what seems to be a fair compensation package, to minimize the impact on Canadian dairy farmers and make up for cutting growth in the domestic market, Smith said.
Its a step backwards to lose market share and ultimately lose cows from our system, Taylor said. There is, however, less anxiety today knowing that supply management is going to be sustainable for future generationsfor that, we are grateful.
As part of the deal, the Government of Canada announced $4.3 billion to com-pensate supply managed industries for the loss of market share.
Smallscale Chilliwack dairy farmer Peter Hanson said these funds dont protect producers but just displace funds being handed to foreign milk pro-ducers.
I think its bad news for our dairy industry, he told the Times. How are smaller dairy producers able to compete with these massive dairies around the world that are way more efficient due to their size? Nonsense, and [Stephen]
Harper should not even be allowed to sign such deals 15 days before a federal election.
Garry Fehr, new director of the Uni-versity of the Fraser Valleys (UFV) Agri-culture Centre of Excellence said the deal will force farms to modernize to keep up with global competitors. While some have already taken those steps, newer, less-established farms may find themselves playing catch up.
Those larger dairy farms that have already invested will probably be fine. Its the smaller farms that dont have the capital, especially the newer entrants, that are really going to struggle because they dont have the cash. They bought into a system that they thought was stable, and now they dont know what theyre dealing with and they dont nec-essarily have the capital to invest.
Fehr said the small quotas are unlike-ly to significantly affect prices, but that the government program for farmersmost of which is meant to make up for financial losseswill cost taxpayers.
The hope among farmers, Fehr said, will be that Canada can increase its exports to other TPP countries.
I think thats the fear in that we dont know if thats the first bit of erosion in the supply management systemis it indicative of whats coming, or will we sit here for 10 years and re-negotiate again.
As for that other important local sup-ply-managed industry, Ray Nickel with the BC Poultry Association suggested the deal was as good as farmers could hope for, even if it could pose a chal-lenge.
Obviously, nobody in my business welcomes the fact that theres going to be more access without any conditions, he said. Anytime theres increased access, it puts pressure on our prices.
But beyond that, Nickel called the agreement, a good deal for all involved, and said he was impressed with the ability of the government to maintain supply management.
- with files from Tyler Olsen, Abbotsford News
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BY GREG LAYCHAKChilliwack Times
Th e P l a n C u l t u s Future Plan Advi-sor y Committee (FPAC) is set to start work on a third draft of their 20-year land use plan after a public meeting of the group last Thursday night at the Cultus Lake Park board office.
The FPAC, along with its advisors from the Fra-ser Valley Regional Dis-trict discussed the recent survey results from the summer and voted to keep, discard and adapt various elements of the second land use plan draft.
A l o w impact rec-r e a t i o n a l c o m m e r -c i a l a r e a was kept in t h e p l a n , but will be redefined to clarify the anticipated use.
There was consensus that the use of the word commercial could be changed to reflect a more eco-tourism feelwith examples of zip-lines and trails as appropriate land usage.
It was as the FPAC chair Joe Lamb put it, the least hated of all the proposed zones in the plan. That was a reaction to the community feed-back that Lamb stressed was influenced by misin-formation from an earlier CBC story that got some crucial numbers wrongand some local residents riled up.
A largely unpopular hotel site proposal was rejected by most survey respondents, and in turn also by the FPAC.
The committee voted in favour of removing the lightning rod from the third draft of the plan. Cabins are popu-lar in the area and are a large revenue generator
for Cultus Lake, and the FPAC agreed that visitors to the area prefer the rus-tic experience.
Possible new residen-tial development that skirted the Cultus Lake golf course in a forested area was also voted off the next version of the land use draft in its pres-ent form, but will be dis-cussed further in areas that are not protected by the FPAC.
The question of explor-ing a possible future expansion in Sunnyside Campground was well-re-
c e i v e d b y r e s p o n -dents of the survey.
A unani-mous deci-sion to keep that option in the plan ca r r i e d i n t h e m e e t-ing, but will also include a descrip-tion around
tree management if such a project were to pro-ceed.
As for leaving open the possibility to redevelop the Village Centre area, the committee also voted to keep it in the plan.
Many times in Thurs-d ay s m e e t i n g L a m b reminded the committee that they were working on a land use plan, not a development plan.
This is a communi-ty vision document, its not about how you raise funds, Lamb said.
As such, its a guide for future decisions and can actually be altered fol-lowing the proper proce-dures if needed.
Theres a process for that, he said. Theres p u b l i c c o n s u l t at i o n . Theres all of those things to get an amendment to the document, but its all public at that point.
Another discussion c e n t r e d a r o u n d t h e
importance of separat-ing the Cultus land use plan from the financial issues of raising money for much-needed sewage treatment infrastructure in the area.
The next FPAC meet-ing will be on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. where there will
be further communica-tion about community engagement based on whats in the new draft and timelines. The Plan-Cultus draft two survey results can now be found on the organizations website at plancultus.com.
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Changes to Cultus future planIts still a work in progress say offi cials
This is a com-munity vision
document, its not about how you raise
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The vehicle that hit the 25-year-old woman fled the scene. Upon arrival, Mounties found the woman who was suffering non-life threatening injuries.
Within minutes of the collision, a patrolling gen-eral duty officer observed a grey car being driven erratically near Five Corners. After stopping the car, the officer formed the opinion the 24-year-old Chilli-wack man operating the car had consumed alcohol. Further investigation quickly linked the grey car to the incident on Wellington Avenue.
No charges have yet been laid.
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NewsThe following is the ninth question in
an ongoing series of election questions posed to Chilliwack-Hope candidates posted at ChilliwackVotes.com. These are edited answers. See full responses at www.chilliwacktimes.com.
Question 9If you are successful in your bid
to be our local representative, how will you ensure you are a represen-tative of all interests in the riding of Chilliwack-Hope, and how will you communicate with your constituents over the length of your term?
Thomas CheneyIf elected I would hold no less
than four townhalls per year in both Chilliwack and Hope. I would also use social media to encourage casual communication and dialogue between myself and constituents. I would also work with the Chilliwack Times, Chil-liwack Progress and Hope Standard to have monthly articles where their editors would select questions (from the public as well as staff) to ask me. I would like to replicate the success that Chilliwack MLA John Martin has had on the provincial level with the Java with John events. I would also go to all of the all-candidates debates in the next election, be ithosted bythe UFV student union or the Chamber of Com-merce. The job of the MP is to represent the constituency to Parliament, not the party to the constituency.
Louis De JaegerOnce elected as your federal repre-
sentative, I will build upon the many relationships Ive already forged in Chilliwack and will seek out opportu-nities to create new ones. I will remain connected to the boards, committees and councils that have helped me better understand our community. I will use the leadership experience Ive gained to reach out to all the constit-uents of Chilliwack-Hope. Your con-cerns will be my priority.Advocating for better jobs, investment opportuni-ties, and targeted training will be high on my radar. I will actively pursue my passion for the sustainability of our air, water and agriculture.
I believe that your federal represen-tative must remain accessible to you. My constituency offices will be located in the heart of Chilliwack and Hope. I will establish city caucuses to keep abreast of local issues. I pledge to par-ticipate in regular conference calls with local media and I will establish a toll-free line to Connect with your MP,so seniors, veterans, and constituents can get the help that they deserve on
accessing programs and benefits from their government.
Alexander JohnsonAny bill that asks for money to fight
a war on any ground, I will vote against that. Your body is your business, enjoy it, and you shouldnt be forced into supporting attacks on other nations with your tax dollars.
Any bill that tries to restrict peaceful and responsible gun owners from their property, I will vote against that. There is no logical reasoning to believe that more laws and restrictions will keep us safe from those who wish to use guns as weapons.
Any bill that allows the Government to interfere with the consumer from purchasing a product from a business at a price they equally deem as fair, I will vote against that. I dont believe the federal level is better at determin-ing how much something is worth to you.
Long to short of it, I would never vote to give the federal government more power.
Seonaigh MacPhersonIf elected, I will represent every con-
stituent in this riding, equally, whether or not I believe they voted for me and regardless of their position in the com-munity.
Campaigning, I have met with over 10,000 residents, responded to email and many Facebook inquiries, and
agreed to most meetings and schools invitations. I will continue to do so as an MP. Id like to host regular townhalls or coffee meetings and maintain pro-ductive relations with the leadership of major community organizations.
I will aspire to be transparent, acces-sible, and truthful in communicating with constituents. I will revive my blog (seonaigh.blogspot.ca), which had 10,000 visitors. I will remain active on social media, writing letters to the editor, and preparing occasional but meaningful mailouts to reach those who dont use computers.
I will continue to visit churches, events, and meetings to interact and listen to people in the places that they congregate.
Dorothy-Jean ODonnellWhatever the outcome, I will work to
build Citizens Committees for Demo-cratic Renewal. This is a non-partisan issue. We need renewal of the political process. The people, not political par-ties, should make the decisions which affect their lives.
The Member of Parliament should be directly responsible to all the elec-tors of Chilliwack-Hope. Mechanisms are needed to hold the MP to account. These include initiative and recall, and regular townhalls throughout the rid-ing to give direction to the MP.
The Marxist-Leninist Party of Can-ada says fund the process not the parties. Money that is currently given
to political parties, should instead fund a public process whereby the people of Chilliwack-Hope can set the programme which expresses their pri-orities and select candidates who are seen as capable of representing that program. I look forward to continuing to work to develop the politics of dem-ocratic renewal in Chilliwack-Hope. To communicate visit mlpc.ca
Mark StrahlAs your MP, Ive made it priority to be
available and accessible to my constit-uents.Ive met with hundreds of you in meaningful meetings in my office, and have engaged with thousands more at community events, in your homes, and via all forms of communication, includ-ing my surveys, brochures, telephone townhalls, letters, emails and social media platforms.
Now that the riding is becoming much smaller and will include many fewer communities, Im looking for-ward to spending more time in Chilli-wack and Hope and am hoping to use the successful model of constituent coffee meetings that MLA John Martin has used to connect with even more of you on a personal level.
I take the job of representing my constituents seriously, and am com-mitted to taking the common sense of the common people to the House of Commons.I will continue to put my constituents first, as your voice in Ottawa.
OTE 2015 Federal ElectionOctober 19
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New York Senator William L. Marcy could have just as easily been refer-ring to B.C. in 2015and not the 1828 vic-tory of the Jackson Democratswhen he boasted to the victor belong the spoils.
Even he would have marvelled at the spoils available in B.C.
Other provinces have their Crown corps and spots on various boards to reward the party faithful, but the B.C. gov-ernment has taken it to a whole new level.
The government makes appointments to the boards of more than 300 public agencies and for a few key ones every sin-gle spot on the boards.
From health authorities to administra-tive tribunals, colleges to police boards, its patronage heaven.
When the biggies are announcedlike Brad Bennetts ascension last week to chairman of the board at BC Hydroitll make a splash, not so with appointments to the Integrated Cadastral Information Society.
Managing to keep a straight face, Pre-mier Christy Clark called Bennetts new post essentially volunteer work. Some may differ with Clarks concept of volun-teering.
BC Hydros board met 21 times in 2013/14, with the 13 directors racking up $192,750 in meeting fees and $227,000 in
retainers.The chair, Stephen Bellringer, pock-
eted $67,625. Bennett went home with $32,125, plus $15,724 in expenses.
Total board expenses rang in at $61,315, which isnt so bad when you consider that one director lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
TransLinks board must be one of the coveted Ive died and gone to heaven appointments.
The chair pulled in $100,000 last year and thats a part-time gig. One director made $59,900, roughly what someone working at minimum wage would earn over three years.
All in, TransLinks board cost $573,201. Presumably, thats what you have to pay to get the not so seamless introduction of the Compass Card and its unanticipated single-zone fare system.
Many appointees donate generously to the BC Liberals. BC Hydros Stephen Bellringer always manages to scrape up $7,500 for the party every year.
The bigger surprise is that some of the agencies donate as well.
The Chicken Marketing Board gave $3,900 to the Liberals between 2005 and 2014, the Milk Marketing Board $2,000, and the Association of B.C. Forest Profes-sionals $5,500 ($2,700 to the NDP).
There also seems to be a dearth of talent. A few appointees have worn more than one hat over the years, sometimes at once.
One frequent appointee, Brenda Eaton, has served on the boards of the B.C. Real Estate Foundation, B.C. Safety Authority, BC Hydro, Powerex, was the chair of B.C. Housing, and is now on the board of TransLink.
The CEO of the Northern Development Initiative Trustwhich is one of the agen-cies the government appoints directors tohas herself been appointed to the board of BC Hydro.
One chaired two boards, sat on two moreall at the same timecollecting $442,728 in fees along the way.
Some boards offer a refuge for ex-MLAs to wile away the days. John Les and Jack Weisgerber are two who have found a second wind, and a second paycheque.
Whats in it for the government, beyond sharing the fruits of power? Little or no pushback and micro-control.
Remember the deafening silence from university board of governors over the governments plans to redirect a greater chunk of advanced education funding to training for high-demand jobs without actually spending more money?
Dont like whats going on at Fraser Health? Fire the chair, as Health minister Dr. Terry Lake did in 2014.
Threaten another transit referendum if the Mayors Council on Regional Trans-portation tries to go ahead with mobility pricing, as TransLink Minister Peter Fass-bender did this week.
Lip service to local autonomy.When the government appoints a
majority of the boardas it does with colleges, universities and health authori-tiesit puts them in the unique position of both allocating budgets and having the final say on how theyre spent.
Lest there be any confusion over whos really the boss, Crown corporations are permitted to have separate boards for their subsidiaries, but directors are only appointed after approval from Cabinet.
One piece of good news: the govern-ment may still be searching for an Honor-ary B.C. Wine Envoy.
Dermod Travis is the executive director of IntegrityBC. www.integritybc.ca
B.C. boards reek of patronage
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Consensus building in B.C. is a difficult proposition.Not quite an exercise in futility, but close.The diversity of this provincegeography and peo-
pleis never more evident than at the annual UBCM conference. To a city councillor from Williams Lake, Van-couver politicians must sound like they are speaking an unfamiliar language when they talk about homelessness.
While this kind of diversity makes us a unique and enviable province, it also presents problems for those we send to Victoria as MLAs.
It poses problems for political parties, too. The NDP, for example, has a long history of support from trade unions. But the NDP all has a strong green element who do not support mega-projects.
The BC Liberals have different challenges, but with a similar theme of geographical/philosophical diversity.
What is an MLA to do? The easy answer is to keep tabs on what is being said in your constituency and vote accordingly. But thats not easy given our party system.
There is no simple answer. Perhaps it is just a matter of holding on for a never-ending, bumpy ride.
But we should never lose sight of the fact that this diver-sity should do more to make us a great place than it does to drive us apart.
Diversity not a wedge, its glue
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Editor:Congratulations to the Chil-
liwack Board of School trustees for turning down the Kinder Morgan offer.
It is nice to know that these thoughtful trustees had the fore-sight to see the risks to children and to citizens of Chilliwack and to put their health and safety first.
People in Victoria have been very concerned with the increased tanker traffic going past our doorstep that would result from the pipeline expan-sion and the risks to our ocean. By helping your community, you are also helping us. Thank you!
Shirley McBrideVictoria
Ungers argument suits him wellEditor:
Re: Letter by Anita Unger, Elec-tion canvassers, Times, Sept. 24.
I have to commend Anita Unger on a well-stated letter regarding election canvassers and the strata.
In my opinion she is absolute-ly correct about maintaining that her front door starts at the main entrance of her building. That door is locked for a purpose, to prevent the entry of unwanted personnel, who may pose a risk to her and all the others who live there. The law may give the canvasser the right to do their business, but it does not give them the right to enter anyones private dwelling uninvited.
The condo owners dwell-ing starts at that front locked entrance.
The correct way to conduct legal canvassing, is to first of all, contact a strata director, or man-ager, and get official permission to enter. Some of these canvass-ers have mistakenly assumed that they do not need the per-mission to enter, particularly, permission from an official rep-resentative of the strata owners.
Some even have a rather nega-tive attitude about strata owners rights, and can run into a great deal of difficulty. In their great zeal to get their campaign out there, they forget the rights of others, and only concern them-selves with their own.
A homeowner, whether its a house, or a condo, still has the right to refuse entry to outsiders.
The strata could, very rightly, require the canvasser to contact each individual from the front door, identify him or herself, and their purpose, and on being
invited in, do their business, then return to the front entrance in order to contact the next per-son, each time.
I live in a strata, without gates, and my front door is my front door. If I dont want to talk to the canvasser, I dont have to.
Richard D.E. ParentChilliwack
Protect oceans for the future Editor:
Its time that issues caused by global warming are discussed in election debates. And that sci-entists are not ignored or put on the shelf due to corporate greed. Our future depends on having clean air, water and reliable food sources. We need to pro-tect our farm lands waters and wildlife, in order for our children and grandchildren to have a a healthy future.
On Oct. 19, lets get out in record numbers to vote for healthy oceans and a Canada we believe in.
Maureen RaymondChilliwack
Generous man made moms dayEditor:
It is really nice to know that their are still some awesome gentlemen out there in the world today.
Im speaking about the very generous gentleman on Aug. 26 at the British Caf. It was my mothers 86th birthday. Being English she just loves the fish and chip dinner there, its her favourite place to eat.
I took mom there for lunch. This gentleman had his lunch there also sitting next to the window. He must have over-heard me talking to the lovely lady owner about moms birth-day. Just before we were done
our dinner, the lovely waitress informed us that the gentleman had paid for moms dinner. I just about started to cry, I was so overwhelmed and so was my mother.
The waitress pointed him out outside walking towards Cana-dian Tire. I went to the door and yelled out, Thank you very much sir, very kind of you! and he smiled and waved back. I just wanted to say thank you sir again, you made an 86-year-old lady feel on top of the world to have someone care enough to do that for a stranger. Your an awesome person and a gentle-man, thank you again.
Heather Van LeipsigChilliwack
Hard work always gets the job doneEditor:
In my opinion the National Liberal party hit a home run when it promised to cancel the F-35 fighter-jet project.
Part of the assignment of the new aircraft was to patrol our northern regions, which drones can do much more effectively and cheaply.
Schools still out on this but I think the drone has enormous advantages militarily, and at the beginning of the F-35 debacle, Canadas military forces had an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of research.
The PM seems to pay close attention to government lobby groupswhich I think of as corruption incorporatedbut they certainly have enriched the national Conservative party.
Locally, Im convinced it would take a bank robbery con-viction to upset the Strahl family businessand even that might be doubtful.
However, Im hoping that everyone votes for the candi-date they feel is the most honest regardless of party affiliation. No matter who you choose, that person will get just as much accomplished by hard work as any other candidateand that is regardless of which party con-trols the house.
Jack StewartChilliwack
Three ways to cast your vote nowEditor:
I thought to share the three ways people are able to vote now in this riding.
(1) Elections Canada Offices: You can register and vote at the Chilliwack Elections Canada office for Hope and Chilliwack:
Oct. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 Elections Canada Office - 46167 Yale Rd. East, Suite 206 [between 5 Corners and the Post Office]. This is the office for Hope resi-dents as well.
Times: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. [get there by 8 p.m. to be safe]
Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. [5 p.m. to be safe]
Sunday noon to 4 p.m. [3 p.m. to be safe]
One piece of ID drivers licence; or provincial ID card; or any other government card with your photo, name and current address.
This is a write-in ballot. A page with candidates names is provided in the voting booth.
Check the Elections Canada website [elections.ca] for more information or phone 1-866-499-8025, Extension 1 to get the Chilliwack office.
(2) Advance Voting Days: Also, if you are already registered with a Voter Information Card, you can vote in the Advance Poll on Oct. 9, 10, 11, 12 [one of six loca-tions will appear on your Card].
(3) Election Day: Of course, all registered voters can vote on Oct. 19, election day, and there are many polling stations assigned for that. See your Voter Information Card for details.
Dave ClyneChilliwack
Keep calm and campaign on Editor:
We live in the safest time peri-od in history.
This is not what we hear from many of our leaders, but actually its a fact. Statistics bear that out. Even terrorism is less of a risk today. Youve likely heard about all the exotic ways of dying you are more likely to experience (cows, bathtubs, lightning).
So why all the fear-monger-ing? Is this in keeping with the values of our Chilliwack and Hope communities?
The pursuit of peace has long been a Canadian hallmark, shaping our international repu-tation. Consistently in state-of-the-nation polls, Canadians say that the countrys international reputation as peacekeeper is held dear. And were rightfully known for our measured and
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BY REV. WILLEM H. VAN DE WALLCookes Presbyterian Church
Be joyful always; pray contin-ually; give thanks in all circum-stances, for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus.
- Thessalonians 5:16-18
There was once a woman in Africa who had two disabled daughters that she raised by herself. They were very little when her husband died in a field fire.
The woman never had much to live on and even less to offer her two daughters. But each time when people asked her how she was doing she said, I am thankful.
One day a missionary asked her, Ayo, how can you say that you are thankful? Are you truly thankful?
Ayo answered, My mother gave me this name and it means full of joy . . . and thats how I think of life each day. There is always something to be thank-ful for . . . always something to thank God for.
As we celebrate Thanksgiving
next week we think of how we can show our gratitude towards God and one another. But we are honest when we ask the ques-tion, Is it always possible to be thankful?
As much as the apostle Paul instructed the believers not just in Thessalonica, but in most of his letters, to give thanks in all circumstances, questions would go from peoples hearts and minds. What about those who lost everything in a flood or earthquake? What about a child that looks after a parent in Malawi who is dying of AIDS? What about those who live in war zones?
But still we are instructed to give thanks, no matter what our circumstances are. God wants us to live in gratitude. Each day there are the things we can list as blessings we receive. There are so many blessings we can count. And when we do, the blessings will outweigh the things that we feel depressed about.
And lets think about the real-ityThanksgiving breaks the power of Satan, the enemy who wants to defeat us. Whenever
you give thanks to God, despite the most difficult circumstances, the enemy loses a big battle in your life. When you give thanks in the midst of difficulty, you bring pleasure to Gods heart. He is looking for Christians who live in a realm of praise and thanksgiving where the enemy no longer has an ability to hold or manipulate that person.
Satan is defeated when we have a thankful heart because thankfulness during difficulty is a sacrifice pleasing to God.
Are you thankful? Are you thankful for your present cir-cumstances? Are you thankful for the city and province you live in and the country you are a part of? Are you thankful for the pros-perity we enjoy in comparison to so many in poor countries who do not have much? But above all, are you thankful for what God invested in your life?
You see, He invested His most precious possession in each one of us when Jesus died for our sins on the cross. There cant be anything greater we can thank God for. You see, beyond Thanksgiving meals and gath-
erings our thanks to God will continue each day for the fact that we continue to live as the people He graced with salvation in His Son. And then from this the greatest reason to be grateful for, we can list all the things that flow from what our Heavenly Father grants usour spouses, our children, our professions, our homes, our daily bread and the list goes on and on.
Thankfulness is a key to your life. It is the key that turns your situation around because it changes you, your outlook, and your attitude. There is power in a thankful heart. Thanksgiving brings contentment. Why dont we all develop a grateful heart? That we then celebrate Thanks-giving each year to think God, I have prepared myself for the build-up of Thanksgiving. From my heart I bring sacrifices of thanks to You.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rev. Willem H. van de Wall is the minister of Cookes Presbyte-rian Church and can be reached at 604-792-2154 or [email protected].
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Do Harpers Conservatives value farmers?
Under the current administration:
there have been massive cuts to researchers, veterinarians,
agricultural scientists, and other members of analytic groups.
drastic slashes were made to the Canadian Food Inspection
Agency (CFIA), which if left unresolved could develop
into a public health crisis.
it took 7 to 10 days for representatives from CFIA to attend
some farms during the Fraser Valleys 2nd Avian Flu outbreak.
twelve months and millions of dollars in business losses
passed following the outbreak before all farms were back to
previous production levels and fully compensated. How will
we cope with a 3rd event, a 4th?
the market value of the quota held by Canadian farmers
is roughly $30 billion ($23 billion in dairy alone). Could
taxpayersafford to buy it out in full? At 50cents on the dollar? Less?
the Conservatives leveled an anti-democratic and ideological
attack on the price farmers obtained in the global market by
removing the Wheat Boards single desk. After committing to
let the fate of the Wheat Board go to a vote, they abused the
power of their majority by passing legislation without farmer
input or consent selling assets for pennies on the dollar.
The Liberal Commitment to Canadian Farmers
Regardless of where you live, public health, along with the sustainability & safety of
Canadas food supply, are critical issues. Stable food prices sustain rural economies
boosting employment and supporting local agri-businesses.
Let me be clear: The Liberal Party supports supply management, and will defend
supply management in international trade negotiations. Supply management
provides stable, fair prices for farmers and consumers and economic security for
agricultural communities.
Liberals know our agriculture industry is at risk and we should be investing in the
science to minimize ongoing outbreaks like Avian Flu but this takes stable financing.
We dont think risking the livelihood of Canadians by downsizing or eliminating
their jobs is a responsible way to balance a budget or trim a deficit. And we dont believe safety standards should be an option for fiscal compromise either.
The Labour Movement is an important part of the Canadian work force, and a huge
part of the agriculture industry. Without the Labour Movement there would be no
middle class, and the Liberal Party of Canada is committed to middle class Canadians
and those working hard to join it.
Overall, the Liberal Party of Canada wants to bring our government back to a
focus on building relationships and partnering together, starting with the House of
Commons and moving into the municipalities, provinces, and our trading partners
overseas. The philosophy of the current Harper Conservatives is not the Canadian
way. Its not what built this country.
When were working together, we produce the best food in the world.
LOUIS DE JAEGERChilliwack-Hope Candidate
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Police warn of CRA scam that seeks to solicit money through intimidation
The scam isnt a new one, but Chilliwack RCMP are warning the public of criminals posing as Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) employees to solicit money.
In each case the potential victim receives a telephone call from a male claiming to be a representa-tive of the CRA. The caller accuses the victim of owing income tax and demands immediate payment either by credit card or prepaid credit card.
There have been reports that if challenged, the caller becomes aggressive, threatening the victim with arrest.
Police have recently experi-enced a rash of such complaints in Chilliwack, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail said. The thieves are convincing, but the RCMP reminds everyone, CRA officials will not threaten court charges, jail or deportation to scare you into paying debt.
The Times has been made aware of at least three local indi-viduals who have received the calls.
Police continue to investigate these frauds and urge anyone receiving telephone calls from agents claiming to be from the CRA to contact the Chilliwack RCMP at 604-792-4611.
To confirm you have been con-tacted by a CRA representative the public is encouraged to call the CRA at 1-800-959-8281 for individual concerns or 1-800-959-5525 for business- related calls.
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Two arsons in two days, police and fire officials think they may be linked
An early morning fire Oct. 1 at a Lewis Avenue home appears to be deliberately set, according to the Chilliwack Fire Department.
Fewer than 24 hours later fire-fighters were dispatched to anoth-er arson at approximately 3 a.m. in the 45000 block of Yates, just a block a way.
Fortunately no one was injured in either fire, Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mike Rail said. Police are determining if the fires were targeted and have not dismissed the possibility the inci-dents are linked.
Occupants at the Lewis Avenue residence were home at the time of the fire and woke at around 5 a.m. to the smell of smoke. They quickly evacuated the home, called 9-1-1 and tried to extin-guish the fire with a garden hose.
Firefighters responded from
Halls 1 and 4 and quickly brought the fire under control, but the home was seriously damaged.
Then, in the early hours of Oct. 2, crews arrived and extinguished a fire at the front of a residence on Yates Street.
In both cases officers quickly determined the source of the fires was suspicious and secured the premises.
Anyone with information about either fire is asked to call the RCMP at 604-792-4611 or anon-ymously through Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.chilliwackcrimestoppers.ca.
Drugs and gun seized as Surrey couple here in Chilliwack busted
A Surrey couple were arrested and later released by police after a search of a downtown house lastweek turned up illegal drugs and a handgun.
RCMP received a report of an assault at a residence in the 46200 block of Gore Avenue on Sept. 28 at 8:45 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found what they believe to be ille-gal drugs.
Two suspects were arrested, the home was secured and a search warrant was obtained. Police found cocaine, methamphet-amine, heroin, morphine, along with cash, scales, and a loaded .45 calibre handgun.
The suspects, a 23-year-old man and 19-year-old woman, were lat-er released from custody pending further police investigation.
Compiled by Paul J. Henderson
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After spending her rookie year in the shadow of veteran Cascades stars Jen Woods and Natasha Mackenzie, Hannah has stepped into the number one spot on the UFV womens team depth chart this season.She won the womens individual titles at the Kwantlen Invitational and her own teams UFV tournament this season. Dirksen went on to win the womens PacWest overall title for the season by a four-stroke margin.Hannah . . . has stepped into the leader-ship role on that team even as a second- year player, says Bertram. Shes done great things for us this year. Shes really developed and is turning into a tremen-dous competitor. Shes the backbone of the team.To prepare for nationals, Dirksen is getting out on the course more and working hard, according to the 20-year-old.
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UFV hosts the PING CCAA Golf National Championships
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Th ese are four UFV players to watch.
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In his fourth year with the UFV mens team, veteran player ODell was a CCAA All-Canadian in 2014 after finishing sec-ond overall in the PacWest.Ive been around the block, Ive played in a few more national championships, he says. But everyone on the team knows what to do, they know how to shoot low scores, so really I just go out and do my job and try to play the best I can.He repeated an overall silver this year, also winning his teams home UFV Invitational tournament in early Octoberhis second overall win, following a first at Kwantlens home event last season. The 22-year-old Maple Ridge product has proven himself capable of putting up extremely low scores at Chilliwack Golf Club and hopes to use his experience at next weeks nationals. ODell shot a 62 at the Cascades team tryouts in 2013, and a 63 at a previous PacWest tournament.Hes now stepped into that number one role and hes starting to play some really good golf, says head coach Chris Bertram. He certainly has all kinds of potential and has been leading us so far this year and were looking for him to continue in that role.
The second year UFV golfer from Strath-more, Alta., won the individual title at the Kwantlen Invitational in September.Winning the individual title was definite-ly a boost in my self-esteem, Olson says. I was close a couple times last year and wasnt able to close it out so being able to get my first win definitely felt good to start off the year.Coach Bertram recognizes the strong seventh place PacWest individual golfer saying Olson has been playing some some really solid golf.And Olson credits Bertrams teachings for much of that.He has a lot of important information to share with us especially on the mental side of the game, Olson says. Hes a big believer on thinking postively.
A Sardis secondary graduate, McLellan is one of the top young talents on the Cas-cades team.The second year UFV student works at Chilliwack Golf Club, and has played the course hundreds of times. Bertram believes McLellan is capable of using that local knowledge to put up some low numbers at nationals.Ive played here since I was 12 years old so I feel really comfortable on this golf course, says the 19-year-old. I feel like nationals is going to go really well for myself and the team.McLellan finished 10th in PacWest this year.
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Mainland DivisionTEAM GP W L T OL TPLangley 8 6 2 0 0 12 Wenatchee 7 5 1 1 0 11Coquitlam 9 4 4 1 0 9Chilliwack 9 3 3 1 2 9Surrey 8 2 6 0 0 4 Prince George 8 1 6 0 1 3
BY GREG LAYCHAKChilliwack Times
After a two-game home and away series with the Langley Rivermen last weekend the Chilliwack Chiefs add two close losses to the 2015/16 sea-son start, bringing their record to 3-3-1 with two overtime losses.
The Rivermen beat the Chiefs at Langley Events Centre 6-4 Friday, then took a nail biter from Chilliwack 3-2 in over-time the next night at Prospera Centre.
Chiefs goalie Matteo Esposito left the net at 5:25 in the first period of Fridays away game after two successive goals from Rivermen Justin Szeto and Matthew Graham gave an early lead to Langley.
Ryan Roseboom answered to bring the game within one, but Langleys Zac Masson made it 3-1 heading into the first intermission.
However, it was all Chiefs in the second frame with goals from Dennis Cholowski and Vimal Sukumaran eve-ning the score after 40 minutes.
And that was the clos-est Chilliwack would come to a win on Friday, the next two goals getting past Aidan Pelino and an empty-netter bringing Langley up to six points before Mark Esposito put away a power-play goal to slightly diminish the 6-4 loss.
When the Rivermen took their turn in Chil-liwack the next night, they edged the Chiefs in double OT, despite being outshot 47-27.
After a scoreless first period, Justin Fregonas goal put a Langley point on the board.
Sukumaran put one past Riverman goalie Nickolas Trenciansky on a power play for his sec-ond goal of the weekend, tying the game at 1-1.
And though Chilli-wacks Jesse Lansdell took the Chiefs to 2-1 with his score early in the second frame, a power-play goal from Riverman Dominic Franco scored the goal that would eventually take the rivals into two periods of OT.
With only 47 seconds left in extra time, Matty Saharchuk netted his game-winning goal unas-sisted, dealing Pelino and the Chiefs another loss at the hands of the Rivermen.
Langley also won Sunday, putting the Riv-ermen at the top of the
Mainland division with their 6-2 record above Wenatchee (5-1-1).
A three-game weekend approaches for the Chilli-wack Chiefs as they head to Surrey Friday, host interior division-leading Penticton Saturday then revisit Langley again on Sunday.
Chiefs edged twice
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Aidan Pelinos net is rammed by Langley player Jordan Schneider at Prospera Centre last Saturday.
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