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3089 - 272nd Street ft Ph: (604) 856-8303 ft Fax:856-5212 Illegitimus non carborundum Vol. 39 No. 1 Established 1957 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1,1997 YOUNG CHAMPIONS BRING HOME MEDALS Congratulations go' out to the girls of the Aldegrove Figure Skating Club for their outstanding medal performances at the recent Jingle Blades Competition held in White Rock on December 1. The participants included from left right are Kira M'Lot, Breanna Boyce, Trish Spiders, Melissa Ward, Ashley Bertoncini, Jamie Hess, Kristy Kelshaw, Melissa Hughes, Jennifer Perzow, and Randy Peluso. 40 CENTS Citizen aids in arrests LANGLEY - Police have an alert citizen to thank, after they apprehend 3 young adults in a truck that had been reported stolen in Abbotsford. A man called 911 to report he was following an erratic driver, and the officer who responded, spotted the vehicle near Willowbrook Shopping Centre. The suspects attempted to elude police, but drove up a dead end street in Surrey and collided with three cars in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The occupants abandoned the vehicle, and two were arrested after a short foot chase. The 911 caller advised police they had the passengers, but the driver was still at large. RCMP members patrolling the area soon received another call from the man, who said the third suspect was hitch hiking on the Langley Bypass. He was easily arrested by police. Charges of possession of stolen property over $5,000, hit and run and breach of probation were laid against two Abbotsford men. ^ Mayors take court closures to Victoria LANGLEY - The Mayors of Richmond, Langley Township, Langley City and West Vancouver have joindy forwarded a letter to the Attorney General's office requesting a meeting with the Minister as soon as possible on the matter of closure of the criminal court functions within their respective jurisdictions. Mayors Grinnell, Halsey- Brandt, Scholtens and Boname have advised the Minister that they are prepared to meet over the Christmas holiday period, as, from their perspective, it is extremely important the objectives of tbe provincial government be clearly explained so that a resolution process can begin. Mayor Halsey-Brandt, acting on behalf of the four jurisdictions, is currently attempting to arrange a meeting with the Minister. Mural makes good road sense SURREY - A huge 'Road Sense' mural, designed and created by 25 grade 12 art students at Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary, now covers the side of the Mr. Lube building at the corner of King George Highway and 70A Avenue. As an art project the students designed road safety posters, four of which were chosen for distribution to schools, recreation facilities and youth centres around the province. One of the posters, depicting a hand holding a stylized liquor bot- de which takes on the shape of a crashed vehicle, was chosen for the mural. The five by 20 metre painting, done with donated materials, includes the caption 'Use your Road Sense... Plan a safe ride home'. Kathy Barnard, ICBC Surrey Regional Coordinator, called the mural a road safety message seen through the eyes of young people and aimed at a young audience. Food, energy hit by inflation Admail workers turn to welfare? VANCOUVER - Taxpayers will support 10,000 more Canadians on social assistance after Canada Post fires all its Admail employees on December 31, says a union activist. About 150 postal union members and BC Federation of Labour convention delegates protested the job cuts at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre. "Re-instate these jobs or you'll have 10,000 more customers at social welfare doors in January," said Canadian Union of Postal Workers member Doug Mac Pheely. Advertisers also lose if Canada Post proceeds with the elimination of the service, said MacPheely, an Admail worker since February 1995. 'You know Admail is the neatest and the sweetest 100 percent delivery system in the country," he said in his message to advertisers and business owners. He pointed out Admail is placed in the mailbox, and "that's why it's called unaddressed household mail, and not junk mail." OTTAWA - The inflation rate increased in October to its highest level since November 1995, Longterm mortgages attractive OTTAWA - Recent declines in interest rates, coupled with low inflation, may soon make long- term mortgages more attractive again, according to the latest edition of Mortgage Market Trends, released by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. "Most financial institutions already offer home owners terms of up to 10 years, with conditions as flexible as for shorter terms," said Alt Manouchehri, a senior economist at CMHC's Market Analysis Centre. "CMHC's Mortgage-backed Securities help make these longer term mortgages more viable and allow institutions to offer a wider range of mortgage products." reports Statistics Canada. Canadian consumers paid 1.8 percent more in October 1996 than they did a year earlier for the basket of goods and servicers making up the consumer price index (CPI). This October, consumers paid more for energy, food, new vehicles, post-secondary education and telephone services. But they spent considerably less on mortgage interest charges,, new houses and computer equipment The core inflation rate, which is used by the Bank of Canada when it sets interest rates, rose by just 1.3 percent, because it does not include volatile food and energy prices. British Columbia recorded the lowest increase in the CPI from October last year to October this year, at 0.8 percent. StatsCan attributed the small increase in BC to less-than-average increases in transportation, food and household operations and furnishings, as well as a sharp decline in shelter charges. FREE CLASSIFIEDS FOR STAR SUBSCRIBERS — INFORMATION INSIDE PUBLICATIONS MAIL REGISTRATION NUMBER 1270 Postage Prepaid, Aldergrove, B.C. V4W 3R9 NEWS? CLASSIFIED? SUBSCRIPTION? CALL 856-8303 FAX 856-5212 ■ ... :— THE ALDERGROVE STAR. JANUARY 1.1997 Jackman, of the Royal Engineers By JOHN JACKMAN, great- grandson of Royal Engineer Phillip Jackman ALDERGROVE - British- Columbians walk with the ghosts of the Royal Engineers, lying like the fingers of a hand across the lower mainland. The roads laid out by the engineers are now called the B.C. portion of the Trans Canada Highway, Marine Drive, Kingsway, Canada Way, North Road, Pi tt Road and many more. They also laid out the towns of New Westminster, Derby, Fort Langley, Hope, Yale, Lillooct and Aldergrove. They came in 1858, the year when 40,000 gold seekers flooded up the valley of the Fraser River. The Royal Engineers were sent out to British Columbia (formally known as New Caledonia) by Her Majesty Queen Victoria in 1858 and 1859. It was owing to the discovery of gold in 1858, that Sir James Douglas, Governor of Vancouver Island, reported to the British government the advisability of appointing a Governor to administer the new territory in case of a sudden rush of gold miners. Mr. Douglas was appointed Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, as it was named. Queen Victoria commissioned a body of men possessed of military and scientific acquirements to be sent out to the new colony to support Governor Douglas and to contribute to the improvement and colonisation of the country. This body of men was selected: Colonel R.C. Moody, Captain Jim Grant, Captain R.M. Parsons, Captain H.R. Lvard, Leut. A.R. Lempriere, and Lieut. H.S. Palmer, also Dr. Seddall as medical officer. From the large number of volunteers one hundred and fifty non-commissioned officers and men were selected. The men were composed of surveyors, astronomers, engineers, draughtsmen, architects, accountants, clerks, printers, lithographers, carpenters, boat builders, blacksmiths, shoemakers, tailors and men of all other trades and callings, who were fitted to perform some special work in the new colony. The first detachment of this corps left Southampton on September 2, 1858 on the steamer La Plata, and these were followed shortly afterwards by a second detachment, under Captain Grant. The main body: in charge were Captain H.R. Luard, Lieut. A.R. Lempriere, Lieut. H.S. Palmer and Dr. Seddall, with 118 men commissioned officers and men, 31 women and 34 children sailed from Gravesend, England in the steamer Thames City on October 10, 1858. They arrived in Esquimalt on April 12, 1959, after a long and rather tedious six months voyage around Cape Horn. &* Owing to Captain Marsh, the tedium of the journey was relieved by the publication of a weekly paper in manuscript form called The Emigrant Soldier's Gazette and Cape Horn Chronicle. This was edited by Corporal Charles Sinnett, and was read by the Captain every Saturday night. Lieut-Colonel Wolfenden has since republished this paper in book form. On their arrival at Esquimalt, the main body of the forty proceeded by the steamer Eliza Anderson to their future home on the Fraser River. A camp was established on the present site of the Provincial subdivision. At that tune the city of New Westminster was covered by a dense forest, the only signs of human habitation 'being a crude jetty, a saloon by TH. Scott,late of Port Moody; a grocery by W.J. Armstrong, and a bakery by Phillip Hicks. The party arrived and at once proceeded to establish the capital of British Columbia here. Fort Langley was chosen by Governor Douglas, but was later abandoned for Qucensborough. There was some dissatisfaction With the name, and tbe matter was submitted to the Queen, who named it The City of New West- minster. The party proceeded to build barracks, to survey the sites . of the city, and of Hope, Yale, Lytton, Douglas, Lillooct, Clinton, Richfield and others. They conducted numerous explorations and surveys throughout the country, and established astronomical stations. They constructed many roads, streets and bridges, notably the wagon road from Douglas to Pemberton Lake; the first and most difficult section of the Yale - Cariboo Waggon Road, the Hope Mountain Trail, as well as the principal streets and roads in and about New Westminster. They formed a gold escort and brought gold down from Cariboo. They designed the first English churches built in New Westminster and Sapperton, as well as the first school houses. They designed the first British Columbia coat-of- arms and the first postage stamp used in the colony. They built, at their own cost, a reading room, library and theatre, in which many interesting entertainments were held during the winter months, as will be remembered by many old residents. They established the lands and work department and the Government printing office, and printed the first B.C. "Gazette" on the first of January 1863. Law and order were maintained by the party and a form of Government instituted. The Royal Engineers, besides laying out the first form of Government, laid the foundations for much of British Columbia. Between 1858 and 1863, they planned towns, surveyed land, setded disputes, diverted rivers, produced maps, established the International Boundary (U.S.A. and Canada (B.C.)) and built astonishingly long lasting trails and roads. Their tasks took them from Victoria north to Barkerville and east to the Rockies, and most of these pioneering men and women, who had made the long trip from England, settled in the colony. Aldergrove and area is an example of the engineers' work. Albin Hawkins, Royal Engineer, was the fust homesteader in what is now Mount Lehman. A carpenter and bricklayer, he and Robert Rylatt RE. laid the brick and stone foundations of Hastings Mill before Hawkins decided to try farming at the west end of Matsqui prairie. Having built an Alder-loghouse, he established a dairy herd and shipped butter by the keg to New Westminster by river boat. In 1878 he married Agnes Anderson, an Australian. The Lehman family arrived in 1879, in time for Mrs. Lehman to be midwife for Agnes, when Alfred Hawkins was born. Although Albin Hawkins had founded the community of Mount Lehman, he gave the honour of naming the area to his friend, when he died in 1903. He was buried in the Aberdeen cemetery near Aldergrove. Royal Engineer John MaClure in 1868 took his family to live on 640 acres of land on Matsqui prairie, at first in a three room shack, and then in a two storey house they named Hazelbrae. Besides the Telegraph Trail overlooking the wide Matsqui meadows, with the Fraser River in the distance and the foothills rising beyond, MaClure exclaimed 'This is the promised land, and here I will remain". MaClure did not try to support his family by fanning, for he could earn $20 a day with engineering and surveying. In 1873 a school was built about a mile and a half from Hazelbrae for the three white families in the area. George and Ann Turner had taken the adjoining land, and the McCull children became playmates with the Mac- Clure children. Later Susan married young William McCull. Sara became the first woman telegraph operator in Canada. John MaClure R.E. died at 76; he was called the "Grand old man of Matsqui". Phillip Jackman, Royal Engineer, a Devonshire lad with the blood of old adventurers in his veins., arrived on the Thames City. Pitched tents and cleared bush at the site of the engineers camp at New Westminster, was sent to Port Douglas to help complete the Harrison-Lillooet Road before freeze-up in 1859. He helped survey and lay out the streets of New Westminster and survey much of the Dewdney Trail in 1861. In 1862 he was moving suppUes to Yale for the men working on the Cariboo Road, and in the same year he fell in love with Sarah Lovegrove, who, arriving from England, became the servant for Colonel and Mrs. Moody. When Jackman was discharged in 1863, he succumbed to gold fever and went to the Cariboo, where he got only excitement for his trouble. In 1864 he and his friend Charles Digby contracted to build a trail from New Westminster to False Creek. He was Police Constable in New Westminster for nine years, in fact sometimes he was the whole police force. "Many a drunk he packed home in a wheelbarrow." He also assisted in surveying the Canadian Pacific Railway. He was Reeve of Langley from 1895 to 1897. He was Chief Fishery Warden on the Fraser River for fourteen years. He would row up and down the Fraser River with a long pole sticking down into the river from the bow of his boat. When the pole snagged a net, he would haul it in, giving the salmon to needy families. In 1872, Royal engineer Phillip Jackman, his wife Sara and children settled on a quarter section, given to him as a military grant. He named Alder-Grove around this time because of the plenitude of alders and the groves of alder trees. He along with other engineers, laid out and surveyed the major roads in the Langley, Aldergrove, Matsqui areas. He built the first store at the corner of Yale Road and Jackman Road (the centre of Aldergrove). Eggs sold for 15 cents a dozen and butter the same price. They only operated the store for three years; because of the scarce population the store was not profitable. Phillip Jackman R.E. was the last of the suryiving engineers that came to British Columbia. His death occurred 14 of May in the year 1926 at the advanced age of 92 years. We drive on the roads they surveyed and walk on the streets they laid out. We are indebted to the Royal Engineers for their contribution to laying the foundation for Alder-Grove and area. In critical condition SURREY - A 17 year-old man is in critical condition at Royal Columbian Hospital following a head-on collision in the 18300 block of Highway 10 at about 7: 30 p.m, Thursday, Dec. 26. Witnesses say a vehicle parked in the slow lane forced an unidentified pick-up truck to suddenly change lanes, causing the vehicle driven by Justin Friberg to swerve into oncoming traffic, and hit an eastbound mini-van. The two occupants of the mini- van were taken to Langley Memorial Hospital, where they were treated for minor injuries and released. Police are continuing their . investigation. Reform calls for province-wide referendum VANCOUVER - BC Reform leader Jack Weisgerber has called upon the Clark government to hold a province-wide referendum prior to any expansion of provincial gambling laws. "There should be absolutely no expansion of current gaming laws without the approval of voters by way of a province-wide referendum," Weisgerber said. 'Unfortunately, the NDP passed up a golden opportunity to canvass voters on this issue during the recent local government elections. This by no means, however, changes the government's responsibility to 9 obtain the consent of British Columbians, before die government moves ahead with implementing Las Vegas-style casinos. "The NDP categorically reject- . ed Las Vegas-style gaining time and again, both before and during the provincial election. In fact, both Clark and Miller agreed two years ago that these casinos are 'not in step widi the quality of life British Columbians expect (and) the benefits don't justify risking the social costs.' Now they support a speedy study into gaming - an about face which no doubt opens the door to legalizing Las Vegas-style casinos in BC," said Weisgerber. First report card said to be good SURREY - "A report on the first year of operation of the For- est Practices Code, released by government yesterday, is very positive," said Jack Carradice, chairman of the B.C. Wildlife Federation Forestry Committee. "This report, covering the period from June 1995 to June 1996, indicates full compliance with the new Forest Practices* Code on 92% of the forestry operations inspected. Based on 31,000 inspections conducted, 2,685 violations were found. Of these violations, 1,557 were of a minor nature and were corrected immediately. Of the remaining 1,128 violations, 437 have been confirmed as serious, and corrective action has been ordered, and penalties have been imposed. The remaining 691 violations are still under investigation. When the minor violations are factored in, it indicates a virtual compliance level of 97%. 'The primary problem area and the activity with the greatest percentage of violations had to do with road construction," Carradice said. "This was no surprise to the B.C. Wildlife Federation. Road construction has been recognized as a major problem for some time, and it is gratifying to see the emphasis being placed on road construction standards under the Code." wsm —— Time for a challenge THE ALDERGROVE STAR. JANUARY 1.1997 TORONTO - British Columbian youths, ages 18-25, who are looking for adventure and who have an interest in global development, are invited to apply and participate on Youth Challenge International projects in Costa Rica and Guyana. Youth Challenge International is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to foster global and youth development by acting as a catalyst for locally identified community projects that are implemented through the collaboration between Youth Challenge Thieves steal fire equipment LANGLEY - RCMP is requesting public assistance in the recovery of a portable water pump and an industrial "Shop-Vac" vacuum that were stolen from the Langley City Fire Hal located on Logan Avenue. The theft occurred sometime during the last two weeks. The missing pump is a Honda "CDI" model fitted with Camlock type fittings that were specially customised for the department to fit their hoses. Total value of the two items is estimated at approximately $1,200. participants and local communities. Young-people from across Canada and around the wodd will work on a variety of community development, health, and. environmental projects for ten week periods next fall and winter, under the guidance of experienced volunteer group leaders and project managers. "Participating on a YCI project. provides young Canadians with the chance to earn valuable experience, to gain new skills, to learn about a different culture, and to work with other young people from around the world", says Michael Buda, the recruitment and selection director at YCI. The deadline for participant applications for projects taking place next fall and winter is March 1, so send applications in as scon as possible. Applications from volunteer staff ages 26 and up are accepted at any time. Only 30 positions are available to applicants from British Columbia for this exciting opportunity. The B.C. selection process begins in late March. To receive an application and more information about YCI, contact the Youth Challenge International office at (416)971- 9846 ext.300, or see the YCI World Wide Web site at http://www.yci.org. Just doodling... CLOVERDALE - Western Canada's sensational sophomore pacer, Just Doodlin, will batde for the crown in the 1997 edition of the estimated $30,000 Provincial Pace, slated for Saturday, January 11, at Fraser Downs, , Just Doodlin, racing exclusively in Alberta, has banked $425,876, setting a life mark of 1:54:1, while notching 29 wins and never missing a cheque in 36 starts as a two and three-year-old. Teamed with driver/trainer Keith Clark, the first man to win more than $1-million driving exclusively in Western Canada, the bay gelding's 1996 bankroll stands at $334,720 from a record of 21-2-0 in 24 starts, never worse than second in 11 Alberta Sires Stakes. The plucky pacer, bred in Alberta by Clark and Robert Smith of Innisfail, will be ending a two-week layoff heading into the $7,000 Provincial Pace qualifying leg, slated for the afternoon card on New Year's Day. Just Doodlin, also riding a five-race win streak, just a neck away from 16 wins in a row, is expected to arrive a the Fraser Downs back- stretch on Saturday, December 28,19%. This year, 43-year-old Clark and Just Doodlin combined to win the $130,979 final of the Western Canada Pacing Derby at Edmonton's Northlands Park and the $200,000 Nat Christie Memorial at Stampede Park in Calgary. Clark has more than 3,500 races for earnings topping $12-million. Also expected to start in the Provincial Pace for four-year-olds are: Dr. John Forster's Mooneye linnet, a BC-bred with a mark of 1:55, earnings topping $96,000 ad the only entrant to win versus Just Doodlin; and Robert Murphy's Red Star Rustler, a BC-bred with a mark of 1:55:4 and a bankroll of $195,775. JJJ Stables and Alan Anderson's Five On Five will put a five- race win streak on the line. The Pennsylvania-bred colt has a mark of 1:53:4 and earnings of $67,148. Also expected behind the starting gate is Armbro Ornament, regarded by many as the best horse to ever come out of Saskatchewan. Fines for deficit NUREMBERG - Preparations for a single European currency ran into trouble last week, when France and Germany failed to resolve their differences over proposals to fine countries that run up large budget deficits. The row came as Kenneth Clarke, Britain's pro-Europe Chancellor of the Exchequer, said he doubted whether monetary union would begin in January, 1999, despite the political impetus in Europe. CHRETIEN SAYS Canadians will forgive, forget OTTAWA - Prime Minister Jean Chretien says Canadians will forgive his GST backpedalling once the next election rolls around. Chretien said last week, politics is not an easy life, and his government did its best to keep its 1993 election campaign promise on the odious tax. "The people will judge," Chretien told CTV in ayear end interview. "Look at what we've done in this administration. Sometimes we're hurt by bad performance. It was not my best day." He promised he'd scrap it: Nunziata % OTTAWA - Liberal renegade John Nunziata single-handedly turned the House of Commons into pandemonium, when he claimed Prime Minister Jean Chretien privately promised his own caucus his government would scrap the GST. On the heels of Chretien's public-relations disaster in a CBC-TV townhall forum over the 1993 campaign promise, Nunziata pleaded with Chretien to admit he made the pledge to Canadians. The Toronto MP, whom Chretien kicked out of caucus last spring for voting against the government's budget because of the GST, startled Liberal MPs when he rose to question the prime minister in the House. Nunziata, who later disclosed the Reform Party allowed him to have one of their regular spots in question period, took the unprecedented step of speaking out on confidential caucus affairs. He said Chretien not only promised voters a Liberal government would get rid of the goods and services tax, but also made the same pledge to Liberal MPs and senators following the election. The claim prompted an outcry of shouts from Liberal MPs, who later accused Nunziata of lying. An emotional Nunziata told reporters the promise was given repeatedly in the early stages of the Liberal term, "From the very first moment we kept asking, I kept asking, and others, that we keep the GST promise," Nunziata said. "Time progressed, and on several occasions he promised to the caucus that the GST would be gone and in fact he set deadlines." Nunziata said there was no question Chretien meant he would scrap the tax, not simply "harmonize" it with provincial sales taxes as the government now is attempting to do. -Christmas 50% Christmas Hems Sale starts Boxing Day and ends Jan 31 or while quantities last. BEESWAX SHEETS HONEYCOMB & FLAT $1.95 JANUARY PAINT SALE DECOART AMERICANA reg $2.29 & DELTA CERAMCOAT reg $2.79 $1.89 BOB ROSS PAINT-SUPPLIES-BOOKS 1/2 price ^Lau%sL ±lPL <crf£de%qzo'7E 856-0580 Chretien insisted voters understand die problems governments face these days under difficult > financial conditions. "I do think that the-people understand that we're not miracle people, that we've done our best, and it is in line with what we said in the Red Book," the prime minister said. Chretien made a series of apologies for controversial remarks he made about the GST the previous week. He then told a woman questioning him about the tax on national television, she should read the Liberal Red Book and denied he'd ever promised to abolish it. The CBC, however, dredged up tape recordings of Chretien vowing to scrap the tax on several occasions. In Quebec, Chretien said he was sorry if Canadians misunderstood his campaign pledge. But opposition leaders reacted angrily to that half-hearted apology, and Chretien expanded on it later in the night during a speech in St John's, Newfoundland. 1 "If I and others left the impression with anyone that we would be able to do away with the tax without a replacement, I want to tell them that I'm sorry," Chretien told a $500-a-plate Liberal fundraising dinner. JO'," odi .-i^o.'^ii} DAYis FREEZER Canada A B«ef Sale In effect: Dec 31/96-Jan 4/97 REGULAR GROUND Reg. 1.791b. 109 1 Lb. CANADA A CROSS RIB ROAST Reg 3.39 2s! 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We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist -Queen Victoria RUDY LANGMANN, President & Publisher ' INGE LANGMANN, Advertising Manager KURT LANGMANN, Editor JANET BLAIR, Office Manager The Aldergrove Star, founded in 1957, is an independent community newspaper. Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd. is 100% owned by the Langmann family of Aldergrove, B.C.. Canada. ft 3089 - 272nd Street, Aldergrove, B.C. V4W 3R9 -dr Phone (604) 656-8303 tr Fax (604) 856-5212 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Outraged by court decision ...SO \6TUtS! Editor, The Star, Sir, Abbotsford area residents are angered beyond words with the soft sentence B.C Supreme Court Judge Harry Boyle from New Westminster gave a brutal rapist. Plans are in the making for vigorous grand-scale action to ensure that Judge Boyle be removed from the bench immediately for blatant mishandling of legal power within the justice system. After hearing the vicious, dehumanizing rape case, which 26- year-old Darren Adam Ursel of Abbotsford carried out on a tiny woman with a racquet handle and torturing her for.one and a half hour inside a parked car, Judge Harry Boyle stated that Ursel showed signs of being "soft" and "gentle" with his victim. Even though a psychologist's report indicated that Ursel was brutal and sadistic to the extreme, Boyle saw fit to hand the rapist a mere conditional sentence with three years probation. By not giving Ursel a jail term, Judge Boyle sent out. a strong message to other would-be rapists and woman Debate trivializes Native the real problem f By KATE MORRISON VANCOUVER - Canadian prosperity is the envy of nations everywhere. But open a newspaper or turn on the TV, and an entirely different message is presented. Canada as a nation may be rich, but millions of Canadian children live in poverty. According to most media reports, one in five Canadian children now live in poverty. Even more startling, reports say the number of poor Canadian children has increased 46 percent since the late 1980s, such that Canada now has the second worst rate of child poverty amongst industrialized nations. These appalling statistics have appeared in newspaper, radio and television reports across Canada in recent weeks, galvanizing public support for interventionist measures to do something about the problem. The federal government's proposed integrated federal-provincial child benefit plan has been loudly applauded by the press as a viable means to fight child poverty, and a triumph of federal/ provincial cooperation. The fact that these widely disseminated statistics measure relative poverty, i.e. income distribution, is rarely mentioned. The fact that Statistics Canada stated in their most recent edition of Canadian Social Trends that there has been "no long term trend (in the percentage of children living below Statistics Canada Low- Income Cut-Offs) either upward or downward" is completely ignored. More importantly, although poverty researchers seem to agree that 300,000 Canadian children are deprived adequate food, shelter, clothing and health care, most media reportsTTaVe emphasized shocking statistics over thoughtful examination of the policy options available to assist the truly poor. Two immediate options present themselves - increase low income family benefits or decrease their taxes. Federal Human Resources Minister Pierre Pettigrew has been negotiating an integrated child-benefit plan with the provinces. It would combine existing federal child tax benefits and provincial welfare programs. Media attention to this proposal has been very supportive, with limited criticism coming from anti-poverty activists, who tend to be opposed to Ottawa relinquishing any power to the provinces. The Reform Party has been noticeably absent from the debate, with neither its comments regarding the Liberal strategy, nor explanation of its Fresh Start strategy receiving more than passing media coverage. The Globe and Mail, having promised to report possible solutions in tandem with society's problems, has closely followed the liberals' child benefit proposal and its implications, but has been generally silent on Reform's plan to reduce the tax burden on low-income families. CBC's 'The National' did report Reform's proposed $4,000 increase in the Basic Personal Exemption and the Spousal Exemption, but instead of highlighting the fact that the tax cuts would remove over one million Canadians from the tax rolls, CBC erroneously reported that 16,000 Canadians earning over $150,000 "wouldn't have to pay a penny under Reform." (Basic math shows that a $4,000 increase in basic exemptions will reduce federal taxes by, at the very most, $728). "^■}jS$| Please see page 5*.:. * program good idea Editor, The Star, Sir, Recently, the Ministry of Environment funded a 10-week program to train urban-based aboriginal youth in the Lower Mainland to work in restoring creeks, streams and rivers in the Langley- Aldergrove area. United Native Nations Local 162 sponsored the proposal and worked with Langley Environment Partners to do the training. We are currendy in week five with five weeks to go, and I thought that it would be great to arrange a newspaper article around the project The project is not only about restoring habitat for salmon and the surrounding area, it is also about connecting aboriginal youth in inner city situations with the earth as a way of providing life style alternatives to dysfunctional patterns only too common in the Native community BRUCE FERGUSON, Surrey No safety Editor, The Star, Sir, Thank you to the local tow truck company, who came to my aid on Dec. 29. After calling G.M.C. 24-hour road side assistance and been given the total runaround, I finally had to take matters into my own hands. Maybe there is someone out there that has had success with the roadside assistance program, but with the price of new vehicles these days, the so-called security of roadside assistance is rubbish. Consumers beware. Don't be fooled by false promises of assurance and safety. TIM BARRY, • ■ A1(^jv*ct*^ abusers that it's just fine to brutalize the weaker sex, as long as you are kind and gentle later. What a bunch of bunk! We question the sanity of a judgment such as the one made in the Ursel case. This handling of justice is totally unacceptable to any decent human being alive. Let's face it, what hope is there for victims of crime, when Canada's judicial system is governed by the likes of Judge Boyle? In this season of peace and joy, Judge Boyle helped send an already physically and emotionally scarred female victim into even deeper despair. Judge Boyle, we will fight relentless on a nationwide scale to see to it that you will not keep the legal power to ever mishandle the justice system ever again, an honored system you were appointed to uphold. In order to do this, we ask everyone to help flood Boyle's mail box by sending him your personal opinion by mail or by sending this article to Judge Harry Boyle, Begbie Square, New Westminster, B.C. V3M 1C9. We also ask you to write Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh at the Parliament buildings in Victoria, asking him to remove Judge Boyle from the bench immediate- Jy* After new years we will be distributing petitions and lobby TV ad other news media for coverage and support We believe women have been quiet far too long. Now is the time to instigate positive change in the Canadian justice system, which is far below par. Since Ursel lives in Abbotsford, we request our names be withheld from print for security reasons. If you should object, kindly print my name, Gertie Pool, only. Thank you so much. GERTIE POOL, Abbotsford Helping Bosnians Editor, The Star, My name is Linda Akerman, and I am secretary/treasurer of the World Movement for Peace in Bosnia Society. Would you please help publicise the following information: World Movement For Peace In Bosnia Society is looking for people to help run diis charity for volunteers to fundraise. We have a list of 17 children in Sarajevo, and we are looking to fundraise for them for one year, and then hope- fully we can change and help another group of children for another year. My web site is-www.geotei- ties.com/CapitalHIll.1533. You can reach me at 530-9254 or fax 530-8114. LINDA AKERMAN, Langley Computer crashed Editor, The Star, Sir, For over eight years my late wife, Gladys, was the provincial co-ordinator for an organization based in St. Catharines, Ontario that provides information to thousands of people, who have a fairly rare neuromuscular disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. I have just learned that this organization, CMT International, has experienced a setback, when one of their computers crashed during a back-up procedure, and took their 4,700 name mail list with it This small organization has been working with people around the world for the past 12 years, not only providing information about CMT, but promoting research, giving out scholarships and, in general, being a friend to most of the people, who thought they were the only ones in the world with CMT, until they heard about CMT International. Linda Crabtree, a former newspaper journalist, founded this organization in 1984 and has CMT herself. She has gone from using canes to steady her walk, to a wheelchair and electric scooter, her hands are very weak, and her breathing is affected, but she keeps going, driven by the constant requests for information about CMT. In 1984, Linda wrote to newspaper editors all across Canada to find people with her disease and from the responses, she conceived CMT International and began publishing a bimonthly Newsletter, and everything else the nonprofit organization does came to fruitition. -Gould- you possibly help her again by printing this letter, so it will reach the people she has lost, when the mailing list crashed, and possibly locate new ones, who might not know that CMT International exists? One parting litde gem for your computer-literate readers: always keep two backups, and rotate them on odd and even days. Linda learned the hard way! Readers wishing further information about Charcot-Marie- Tooth disease may get in touch with Linda at CMT International, One Springbank Drive, St. Catharines, ON L2S 2K1, Canada. Tel: (90.5)687-3630, Fax (905)687-8753, e-mail: cmtint® vdaxxine.com and website: http://www.cmtint.org. DR. NORMAN SCHMIDT, Lindell Beach Letters invited The Aldergrove Star invites letters to the editor on topics of interest to the community. The letters- to-the-editor column is a chance for comment on what has been said in the paper. It is our readers' opportunity to respond to what newsmakers of the area have been saying. We especially encourage readers to write, on topics of local interest, although letters which enlighten or stimulate thought are welcome. We ask that letters be free of libel and bear the name and address of the author. Submissions must include a written signature. We prefer letters to be typed and double spaced, and present the comment as clearly and briefly as possible. The editor reserves the right to condense or reject letters containing-libel of of"p*oo*rtaste*. '-' :-M.wW--- P? THE ALDERGROVE STAR JANUARY 1.1997 "Sunshine" law called for in B.C. VANCOUVER - City councils, school boards and other local public bodies should be forced to do more of their business in public, says Darrell Evans, executive director of the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association. Evans, who released a report calling on the B.C government to enact what is called "sunshine" or "open meetings" legislation, said some local bodies are abusing the right to meet in-camera. The report, called Behind Closed Doors, was written for FIPA by lawyer Michael Doherty of the B.C. Public Interest Advocacy Centre. Evans said that while there are legitimate reasons for some matters to remain confidential, "City councils evidently need formal restrictions on what public business they are allowed to discuss in private. Some local bodies are far too secretive." Some examples: • In the Nelson area, in-camera meetings were held to discuss whether to sell a $90,000 piece of land to developers for $1. * In West Vancouver, a staff report recommending that heavy trucks be banned from three roads was never debated or made public because it was rejected in an in- camera meeting. A fatal truck accident subsequently occurred on one of tbe roads. The report concludes that the best way to deal with excessive secrecy at the local government level is to pass a "sunshine" or "open meetings" law requiring meetings to be public except in very limited circumstances. "Every state in the United States and the U.S. federal government has had a sunshine law since the late 1970s," said Evans. 'It's time B.C. moved into the modern age." Emphasis on the poor From page 4... The CBC report emphasized political strategy over policy impact, and left viewers with the distinct impression that Reform's concerns lie primarily with the wealthy. The Canadian public is intelligent, politically astute and quite able to discern both the merits and the flaws of policy initiatives, when provided with sufficient information that is presented in a straightforward manner. The problem must first be defined. Which Canadian families are unable to provide for their children, and what has caused their misfortune? Competing policy proposals should then be assessed according to both impact and efficiency. The target families and the change in their bottom line under the Liberals and under Reform should be compared side-by-side. To date, most media have provided an overly simplistic and exaggerated representation of the problem of poverty in Canada. This does the public a great disservice, because policy is then drafted on the basis of perceived reality, regardless of how far it has strayed from the truth. This is a mistake, Canadian families who live in poverty need better conditions, not bigger headlines. (Kate Morrison is coordinator of the National Media Archive, a division of the Fraser Institute) B.C. coalition unites against no-fault insurance VANCOUVER A wide range of British Columbia community groups have formed a Coalition Against No-Fault Auto Insurance in the province. No- fault, they say, erodes an innocent accident victim's legal rights and brings too many hardships by reducing or eliminating the right to compensation. The coalition, through a province-wide campaign, is respond- ■ ing to an ICBC proposal to radically change our current auto insurance system to a no-fault system. Hugh Atrill, president of the .Mothers Against Drinking Drivers, Canadian Society, on behalf of the society said, "a no-fault system deprives innocent victims of needed compensation in order to pay benefits to bad drivers; a no-fault system encourages bad driving and criminal behaviour." Such a system would take away a person's basic right to have a court decide compensation for injuries and lost income. Compensation would be awarded by a "meat list" - a pre-set list determined by the bureaucracy with complete disregard for injury, suffering, and personal conditions. The coalition is unanimous in its feelings that the introduction of no-fault is a retrograde step and seriously erodes the rights of all innocent accident victims, particularly mothers and children. The coalition includes groups such as Mothers Against Drinking Drivers (Canadian Society), BC Brain Injury Association, Injured Workers Human Rights Group, Trial Lawyers Association of BC, Surrey Community Crime Prevention Society, Business and Profes sional Women's Club of BC (Surrey Club), BC Coalition of People with Disabilities. Why the opposition? "No-fault auto insurance is perhaps the most socially regressive idea ICBC could entertain," said Jim Murphy, president of the Trial Lawyers Association of BC. "It hurts women, part-time workers, single parents, small business people, seniors, children and students as the compensation is based on proven earnings. We urge ICBC to reject this option immediately." A no-fault system provides income replacement based on an innocent accident victim's earnings in the year preceding the accident. The system does not acknowledge the fact a person, because of the economy, family responsibilities or downsizing, has had temporarily reduced income. "Historically, no-fault has been a disaster in other jurisdictions," said Murphy. "The coalition only hopes the public gets motivated in time to stop this irresponsible scheme from coming to BC." The coalition has also opened an Information Hotline - toll free 1-888-224-8811. Christmas peace blasted by Surrey drive-by shooting SURREY - Residents in a multi-suite building in the 12900 block of 88 Avenue were rudely awakened at about 2:15 on Christmas morning, when at least two bullets were fired at the residence. A lone occupant in a basement suite was watching television, when one bullet came through the bedroom window and wall, before lodging in a living room wall near where he was sitting. Four occupants upstairs were asleep in the bedroom, when a bullet came through the window and lodged in the ceiling. No one was injured in the shooting, for which there are no suspects, and the occupants and police are still searching for a motive. Police are not releasing information about the types of firearms or bullets used in the shooting. The same building was damaged by an arson attack at about 12:30 a.m. on November 7, when someone poured a flammable liquid on the ground around the house and set it ablaze. No one was injured in the fire, which caused about $5,000 damage to the exterior of the building. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Cst Annelisa Dey of the Surrey RCMP at 599-0502, local 3436, or Crime Stoppers at 669- TIPS(8477). l3 BOW prccessMSA daimsafc to counter. (So you don't have to see your banker after the doctor.) From now on, Save-On-Foods will electronically submit prescription claims for several drug benefit programs. These include MSA, Shared Health Network (ASSURE), RX Plus and Eclipse. That means you'll have the convenience of paying only the deductible portion of your total drug cost at the time of your purchase. No more saving receipts and filling out forms. Or figuring out your budget before you come in. So bring your pharmacy needs to Save-On-Foods. We'll make your medication easier to take. SAVE-ON-FOODS Believe it. — THE ALDERGROVE STAR. JANUARY 1. 1997 Grosvenor donation goes far at UCFV Crown corps told to cut $75-million ABBOTSFORD - A $50,000 donation from Grosvenor International Holdings, the owner of Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, will go far at the University College of the Fraser Valley. It has also reminded UCFV Board chair Noel Hall of one of the key rules of fundraising - don't be afraid to ask for help! It all started with a chance meeting between Hall and the Duke of Westminster, when the Duke was visiting Mission, and Hall was photographing the event The Duke's Grosvenor International Holdings company has extensive business interests in the Lower Mainland and around the world. After the visit, Hall sent some of his photographs to the Duke in England, along with a note explaining that UCFV was engaged in its first fundraising drive and asking if the Duke could help. Soon after, the Duke invited Hall to contact his North American representative. A visit to UCFV's Abbotsford campus impressed Grosvenor's chief executive Darryl Delmotte, who arranged a donation of $50,000 to the Future Now campaign. The money from the donation has been put to several good uses. MCC hard at work in Africa's Great Lakes ABBOTSFORD - Mennonite Central Committee workers report that Zairian rebels, who now control about one-sixth of Zaire, are heading closer to the provinces where many Zairian Mennonites live. They see great potential for violence mere. Krista Rigalo and Fidele Lumeya, MCC workers who left Bukavu, Zaire in October, are now back in eastern Zaire planning for the distribution of the 50,000 blankets, which are now being collected in North America. The blankets are expected to arrive in Bukavu by March, and churches will give the blankets to needy people. The two workers will also check on MCC's ongoing work in Bukavu, including forestry and peace programs. Despite the fighting that occurred there, Zairians continued to work in MCC's tree nurseries. Rigalo and Lumeya also hope to learn the fate of the Rwandan refugees, who had lived in four MCC-supported camps around Bukavu. For die past two months, since Zairian rebels took over the Bukavu area, the refugees have been "missing". Workers fear the Interahamwe (Rwandan militia) have taken the refugees hostage. Terry Sawatsky, co-director of MCC's Africa programs, who has OBITUARY Hooper - Robert (Bob) Hooper passed away December 24, 1996 at 82 years of age. Predeceased by son Ron. Bob leaves to mourn his wife Dorthea, granddaughters Jennifer and Cindy, great grandchildren and 4 sisters. Bob served in the Royal Canadian Navy and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Aldergrove branch. He will be sadly missed. No funeral by request. recently returned from Africa, says that the rebels are moving west "more rapidly than anyone could have predicted". The rebel ranks seem to be swelling, and some Zairians are saying they view any change in government as a positive turn of events. About 90 percent of Zaire's estimated 140,000 Mennonites are bracing for the possibility of the rebels arrival and the potential for violence. The civil war has affected the entire Great Lakes region. In Burundi, MCC workers report an increase in killing, including 300 Hutu refugees recendy murdered in a church. The two workers there continue to hold peace and trauma healing workshops. One million Rwandans have gone back to Rwanda over the past two months. From its "Central Africa Healing Fund", MCC has given $13,400 to Rwandan churches to help returning families get reestablished. Through the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, MCC is helping supply lentils and oil, valued at $4.5-million designated for Rwandan and Burundian refugees. Since so many of these refugees have returned home, they will receive the food there instead of in eastern Zaire as originally planned. Aldergrove Alliance Church 26245-28 Ave 856-3447 10:30 am Worship (Nursery and Children's Church) 6:00 pm AWANA (Sunday night live) Pastors: Dave McCarthy, Verlyn Ratzlaff «fe OBITUARY HIGGINSON, Margaret Alice, late of Abbotsford, B. C. passed away at the Menno Hospital on Tuesday, December 24, 1996 at age 91 years. She is survived by her children*. Andrew (Leona) Higginson and Ellen (Ted) Vander Hoek; 7 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 1 sister, Jennie Williams of Alberta. She was a pioneer of Abbotsford, born January 14, 1905 on her father's home-stead on Mt. Lehman Road South (near Airport Entrance). Funeral services were held on Saturday, December 28, 1996 at 1:30 p.m. from the Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home, 2310 Clearbrook Road, with Chaplain Peter Dueck officiating. Immanuel Lutheran Church 3272 - 272 St., Aldergrove 856-4710 P' Pastor: Ernst Kroeger Sunday School: 9:30 -10:15 am Worship Service: 10:30 am ALDERGROVE UNITED CHURCH Family Warship and Church School 2623 - 272 St. — 10:30 a.m. Warm Welcome to all... Reverend Ken Dean 856-8675 ALDERGROVE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Pastor Marilyn J. Ammon invites you to worship with them each Saturday. Bible Study -9:30 am Worship Service -11:00 am 26245 - 28th Avenue 856-5830 The most prominent, the Sevenoaks room, is former office space in a highly visible central location that has been renovated and furnished for use as a special seminar room for a number of Student Services initiatives. The new Sevenoaks room will be used to introduce almost every new student to information about programs and services at UCFV. The Grosvenor donation also purchased five new industrial sewing machines and a computer system for use by students in the UCFV Fashion Design program. The computer will be used to produce clothing designs using the latest commercial software. The gift from Grosvenor International Holdings is an important donation to the UCFV Future Now campaign, which will raise $2-million for student support and learning resources. VICTORIA - B.C. Ferries, B.C. Hydro and the province's other Crown-owned corporations must cut $75-million, or 15 percent, of their $500-million in annual operating costs. Finance Minister Andrew Petter last week announced the cutback target and added that the current freeze on salaries over $100,000 would continue. ."We arc telling the Crown Corporations the same thing we told government ministries: 'You will have to be more efficient and run your operations with less overhead and less administration' ," Fetter said. The finance minister added that some of the Crowns may want to consolidate some of their administrative functions. Nisga'a impact study is flawed DAWSON CREEK - BC Reform leader Jack Weisgerber condemned the NDP's Nisga'a treaty study as yet another hid to sell the Agreement-in-Principle to British Columbians. "The report's stated economic benefits are based upon faulty assumptions that wind up misleading taxpayers into believing that they won't be hit in the pock- etbook. They're trying to sell us on the benefits of the AIP by forecasting that British Columbia will get a three to one return from the Bid PRQ.1ECTOFFERS PRIZES Former students invited home ABBOTSFORD - "Come Home to UCFV" is the slogan that Fraser Valley residents will be seeing and hearing over the next three weeks as part of a special project to locate graduates of UCFV, including those who completed certificate and diploma programs when it was known as Fraser Valley College. "Many former students, as well as faculty, staff, and board members are excited about the idea of launching a college-wide alumni organization," said UCFV community relations and development director Bob Warick. "But first we need a current fist of former students' names and addresses, so we can begin to communicate with our alumni. A lot of people have moved since they last attended FVC or UCFV, and this will be one way to help get our records up to date." Hie Aldergrove area is in urgent need of Big Brothers. Touch the future - Touch a life. A Big Brother spends a few hours each week offering friendship to a boy from a lone-parent family. For further information contact Big Brothers & Sisters of Langley at 530-5055 # or call Big Brothers of Canada toll free at 1--800-263-9133. t Alumni associations help students and graduates to keep track of their former classmates and instructors. They also help to build awareness and support for the college that they attended. Alumni associations often undertake a variety of activities includ- ing publications and special events. The Come Home to UCFV project invites graduates of all FVC or UCFV programs to contact the university college with their current address. In return, they will be entered in a draw for prizes donated by local businesses in Chilliwack and Abbotsford and UCFV. Former students of any certificate, diploma or degree program are invited to contact UCFV by phone (604-853-7441 or 604-792- 0025), or e-mail (alumni@ucfv. bc.ca), or by visiting UCFV's website (http://www.ucfv.bc.ca/ dev/alumform/htm). Over $700 in prizes have been donated, including a UCFV Continuing Education course (up to $100 value), a UCFV jacket ($100 value), two tickets to the UCFV Theatre department's production of If We Are Women; and 14 dining and retail gift certificates from business in downtown Chilliwack and Abbotsford. The Art Of Happiness Happiness does not depend on what life brings your way... It's what you bring to life that puts the joy in every day A loving spirit finds good things and goals worth dreaming of A kind and loving heart will always find a world of love Cheerful thoughts and deeds bring sunshine through one's willingness to care Minds attuned to truth and beauty find them daily, everywhere. A smiling face will always meet another smiling face And thoughtful souls find helpfulness and new friends every place The earth's a world of wonder, warmth and honest, sweet surprise As each new day enriches those who see through thoughtful eyes Of all the arts admired, all the talents that impress... The finest to develop - is the Art of Happiness C.J. Balog 1987 Copyrights cash spent on the Nisga'a deal," Weisgerber stated. "In other Words, we're being told that for every dollar taxpayers of British Columbia put into the Nisga'a deal, there will be a three dollar return. Unfortunately they're talking about tax dollars coming from the federal government and not money generated by economic activity. In fact, these tax dollars are, at least in part, funded by British Columbians. The objective of settlement should be to generate new economic activity rather than simply attracting new tax dollars. "If the NDP is suggesting that ' we can afford to sign on to similar AIPs forty or fifty times over - foi each land claim - they're dead wrong. It is completely unrealistic to believe diat either government can provide similar compensation in future treaties - there simply isn't that much land and resources available. This report fails to recognize the impact on the province of the foregone resource revenue, nor does it include basic costs to both the provincial and federal governments, such as those associated with implementing self- government "Undoubtedly there are substantial benefits from treaty-making and the certainty that comes with establishing ownership over lands and resources and the security of access. The Nisga'a agreement will be the blueprint for future treaties, and aboriginals across BC are looking to the Nisga'a AIP as their stepping stone to settling. "The NDP is doing absolutely everything in their power to convince British Columbians that the Nisga'a AIP will be a good deal for them. But once again, the NDP is trying to sell us a bill of goods paid for with our own tax dollars. Weisgerber concluded. Did you move into the area recently? Are you a new mom or a mother-to-be? Are you planning your Retirement? Are you getting married? Are you a new Business or Manager? Are you a business interested in Welcome Wagon programs? tf you fit Ma one of these l categories and have not ^P;Xbeei!f &jRfacfflJb^:^t )$elcWi& Wagon pteasecatt Corry857-77B4 Carolyn B5$-1803 -..ji.aj.1^...-..-..'. — ^ Web-only recording label makes big cyber splash Jay Barbieri knows a little something about packaging. When he was vice president of creative production services at Angel Records, he enhanced a decades-old recording of monks chanting in a monastery with a spiffy New Age cover and helped create the phenomenon of 'Chant', a classical music million- seller that became the label's biggest bit Drawn to the possibilities of the World Wide Web, where computer connections make their own sort of cyber chant, Tjarbieri just opened what he's calling "the first World Wide Web recording label." Record stores have long been available over the Internet Loads of bands have their own official and unofficial Web pages. Even samples of music and whole concerts have been available on-line. J-Bird Records, which operates out of Wilton, Conn., is likely the first wholly inclusive label - signing bands, designing products, manufacturing CDs and marketing diem in a virtual store, whose number of titles, like the Web itself, will be unlimited. In fact, more perhaps than its Internet-only location, the thing that sets J-Bird apart from other labels is that just about anybody can be signed toit - Order for Rush TORONTO - Canada's innovative musical leaders, RUSH, are once again on centre stage after it was announced by the Governor General's office late last week that each of the band's three members will be recognized as Officers of the Order of Canada in a special, upcoming ceremony. This prestigious honor reflects the unique contribution to Canada, and to the world, that RUSH have made since their very early origins in Toronto, and throughout their twenty-two year recording career. As a testament to their uncompromising artistic commitment and vision, they have sold over 35 million records worldwide and have received 17 silver albums, 48 gold albums, 36 platinum albums, 4 double platinum albums, 2 triple platinum albums and 2 quadruple platinum albums' in Canada, the U.S. and the UK. In addition, RUSH have raised over a million dollars for charities such as food banks and the United Way, enhancing awareness in their fans about all of the aspects of society which surround us. Established in 1967, the Order of Canada is awarded to those individuals "whose contributions cover a wide range of fields from the arts, voluntarism and philanthropy to business, science, education, and public service" and recognizes outstanding achievement and service in various fields of human endeavour". RUSH vocalist/bassist, Geddy Lee, reflected on the news, * we are very pleased and very proud", while guitarist, Alex Lifeson, added, "it is an incredible honor... and can something be done about my taxes?" Percussionist and RUSH lyricist, Neil Peart, expressed his own hopeful sentiment 'When I first learned that we were to receive this honour, I asked our manager, Ray Danniels, if this meant that now I could go as fast as I wanted on our nation's highways. He replied, 'No, it doesn't mean that - but if you're ever charged with a felony, you'll probably get off with probation'. Well, thars good, isn't it?" FIRST AID TIPS! FROST-BITE "FROST-NIP" Signs: - area of skin whiter than the surrounding area • pain or stinging followed by numbness Cautionl - Do not rub the frostbitten areas. Do not apply strong heat or hot water directly to the skin Do not apply snow. Treatment: • Warm the area hi your hands or In an armpit * Medical Aid is advised for more severe frostbites. Count FIRST AID /C.P.R. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES "If we've learned anything from the record business, it is that to decide on what's going to be a hit is impossible," says Barbieri, whose nickname led to the company name of J-Bird. "You and I have heard No.l hits and said 'How did diat happen?' It's not a matter of taste. It has to do with a sound, a window being open, and something taking off.1' Rather than trying to choose hi (makers, J-Bird Records allows anybody with a quality master recording and US $600 to sign up. "We won't play A&R god," says Barbieri, referring to the record label "artists & repertoire" talent scouts, who vote yea or nay on the latest signings. "This is a people's label." Just nine albums were available, when J-Bird's site (http// www.j-birdrecords.com) opened for business Nov.25, but 96 more artists have albums due to be released shortly. 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There is no cost involved and information is available through BCAA and ICBC insurance agents. While driving keep the doors locked. Be alert and pay attention to what is happening on the road. Avoid activities that distract from driving (phone conversations, make-up application, reading or looking for things). Have a pen and paper handy to record licence plate numbers of vehicles involved in suspicious activities. When parking, choose open, well-lit lots rather than closed ones. Do not leave valuables, or any item worth stealing, in view. Put them in the trunk, hide them, or remove them from the vehicle. Close all windows and lock die vehicle, including the trunk, when parking. Never leave the keys in the ignition while inside paying the attendant at a service station, and never leave a vehicle running while dashing into a store 'just for a minute.' Try to return to a parked vehicle while other people are in the area, and have the keys ready. 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Warning: Occasional coarse language, swearing *nu-ty "TWO THUMBS UP! A WONDERFUL MOVIE! ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR!" ***** I win Ht11 MTBQ LONE STAR IS SAYLES' BEST YET" -«* lata*. I0WMII tIM LONE STAR IS ONE OF THE BEST HLMS OF THE YEAR" LONE STAR -%1Y'FELL0W Americans Evening Star Shirley MacLaine .....-...■_.1.i>i;..,.m —■ ■__■-;.-—„- „«_,! mmiA ■«---- *"** THE ALDERGROVE STAR JANUARY 1.1997 Coach is proud of the Pirates AqK ALDHRfiROVH - The coach- The Pirates held the lead until Although the tallies from M.J. #1 ^^ * ALDERGROVE - The coaches and parents of the Aldergrove novice Pirate hockey team have every reason to be proud. During play in the White Rock Christmas tournament, the Pirates reached down deep and came up with three of their best games this season. In the Saturday opener, the Semiahmoo Mad Dogs opened the scoring and looked like they might run away with the game in the early going. However, the out- standing goal-tending, demonstrated by Craig Thiessen, held the opposition at bay until the Pirates found their skating legs. Michael Poole tied the score on a great pass from M.J. LcBrun and Caleb McEwen put the Pirates out in front in the second period. The Pirates held the lead until the final minute of the third period, when the home team pulled their goalie and tied the game with the extra attacker. Special kudos go to the defensive core of the Pirates, who played an outstanding game. In Sunday's early-morning match against the Vipers, the Pirates were flying, with Caleb McEwen and Michael Poole each scoring twice, and M.J.LeBrun, Kyle Wail and Michael Poole adding assists. The final score of 4-1 reflected a team effort, with an exemplary effort from every player on the ice. On Monday evening the Pirates closed out the tournament against the Cougars on a losing note - but only on the scoreboard. Julie Edwards B A. Mgmt. Econ. Financial Advisor 853-6668 864-5992 Looking for a Better RRSP Investment? Talk to an Expert! Call Julie to %^f learn how to get your assets /WIDLAND working harder WALWYN Mil yOlla BLUE CHIP THINKING1" 1 BUJECHIPTHNKINQbafrMlamaik of Mdand Wahvyn Capital Inc. Member - Cane dan Invert a* Protection Fund QK< TIRES STORES Although the tallies from M.J. LcBrun, Kyle Wall and Michael Poole (assists - Cody Reynolds and M.J. LeBrun) were not enough to avoid defeat, the team was, in every other sense, a winner The effort shown by the Pirates in this tournament says a great deal about the excellent coaching staff. We have a group of boys who play hard, play fair and, most importantly, are having fun. To the Pirate coaches, a bit "thank- you" from the parents. And, to the players, keep up the good work! Cars, trucks under dome VANCOUVER - For ten days from Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 26, the 77th annual Pacific International Auto and Light Truck Show will attract over 100,000 patrons to the largest showcase of new model automobiles, vans, sport utility vehicles and light trucks on Canada' s West Coast BC Race Stadium is the site for this year's exhibition of more than 520 vehicles, related products, services and accessories, feature areas, contests and attractions. Hours are Fridays and Saturdays, 11 am to 10 pm; Sundays, 11 am to 6 pm; and Monday to Thursday, 4 pm to 10 pm. Admission prices, including GST are $8.50 for adults and $7 for seniors and students 14 and under. Children under six are admitted free with an adult BC Place Stadium is wheelchair end stroller friendly. ANNABELLE Dear Annabelle, How many times have our government weather experts failed to warn us that snow was on the way this year? As I see it, they have a perfect record - they've missed every time! . So this is What a typical scene might be like out there in the meteorological centre on Sea Island: (Weathermen Larry and Moe are in a large room lined with dials, TV screens, columns of mercury and assorted wonderful devices. Moe is watching wavey lines on a computer monitor, while Larry stirs up a mix of bats' wings, newts' tongues, lizard blood and other items. The door opens, and Curly enter.) CURLY: Morning, boys. What's happening? LARRY: Hey, Curly - what are those white flakes all over your coat? CURLY: Oh, no! I just shampooed with Head and Shoulders! Something's wrong here. MOE: Wait a minute...yes, those flakes are disappearing. They're melting! What could it mean? I'd better get on my computer and surf the 'net to find the answer. (Moe taps away at the keyboard as a series of pictures, graphs and messages flash over the screen of the monitor.) MOE: It's 33 degrees in Aca- pulco. CURLY: So what? I want to know why my coat had those funny white things all over it MOE: Well, I can't help you. There isn't any local weather information, because we're supposed to provide it, and we haven't LARRY: We have two choices - wait till I get this cauldron boiling, or go outside and see what's happening. CURLY AND MOE: Whaat?!! Go outside?? But there might be a storm out there! LARRY: I'm sorry, but I think it's the only way. My magic potion is short on frogs' toes and baking powder. (They flip coins and Curly loses. Sullenly, he puts on his coat and then adds sunglasses, just in case. He exits and then reappears moments later.) CURLY: Snow is falling Out of 'he sky. MOE: Oh, fine. And I just sent out a really nice Christmas season forecast "Continuing sunny and warm through the holidays," it said. Now I suppose I'll have to add "snow warning". Thanks a lot. (Instead, they move over to the Nintendo and start playing alien invasion games.) Sorry, Annabelle, but I just had to share this with somebody. Just sign me: Up to Here in Snow. pii«;>?«iS The Aldergrove area is in urgent need ot Big Sisters. A Big Sister spends a few hours each week offering friendship to a girl from a lone-parent family. For further information contact Big Brothers & Sisters of Langley at 530-5055 or call Big Brothers of Canada toll free at 1-800-263-9133. THE ALDERGROVE STAR, JANUARY 1,1997 9 SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLYU (9L Bathroom Tissue •2-My • Purex 12's FIRST 2 PACKS WITH' THIS COUPON PLU 84676 MMAMiwasimamm Limit of on* coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective, at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 Nestle Quik • Chocolate Each .J l_ FIRST 2 WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84468 GOOD ONLY AT SAFEWAY Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 SUPER COUPON (9i^ __, Orange Juke * Frozen concentrate • Scotch Buy loch1 .J L. FIRST4WITH THIS COUPON MU 84680 GOOD ONLY AT SAFEWAY Ufnlt of one coupon per customer. While slocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2 - 4, 1997 Macaroni & Cheese • Generic 200 g Each \ FIRST 6 BOXES WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84678 ■AM.la»I^A-»Jd4WV-l I r Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks fast. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4,1997 (91 Hot Chocolate • Regular or Semi-Sweet * Cadbury romi-ii-Mi Lay's Potato Chips • Assorted varieties • Hostess 170 g Each FIRST4 WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84689 : J L Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4,1997 (91 Campbell's Soup • Cream of Mushroom Chicken Noodle 12x284mL mmsm nnsr.-rcAstswiTH 1 "M&8§: il THIS COUPON *88&1^^iS* PLU 84665 M*l.Mal.,mMi\MMM\W Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. .-I L PLU 84664 reM.].i.Kik-_Ki-f:mrasi Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 (9__. Sea trader Tuna * Chunk Light Tuna in water 184 g .-I l_ Each I FIRST4 WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84681 MaA.MJi.mY!Mi\UMAV\'m Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores, COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 Cheese Slices • Single Thin, Ultra Lite, Mozzarella Ute or Swiss Ute. Process cheese food. Black Diamond 500 g &k&0?k iPI Each jp: FIRST 4 WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84663 ■«t.!.Ul.»IWMH«J,W.V-i Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. (91 Salon Selectives * Hair Care. Mousse 150 g. Shampoo or Conditioner 350 mL, Gel 150 mL or Hairspray 300 mL Each FIRST 4 WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84688 GOOD ONLY AT SAFEWAY Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks fast. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 SUPER COUPON (91 Rice A Roni * Assorted varieties * Quaker 135 - 227 g :_i i_" ■i r- COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2 - 4, 1997 o RI.QSW|CJE:! Eachl mm fHii FIRST6WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84670 GOOD ONLY AT SAFEWAY Limit of one coupon per customer. While =c stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada -c Safeway Stores. .COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 <- , SUPER COUPON (91 Tomato Ketchup * Squeeze bottle * Generic 1 Litre Each FIRST 4 WITH THIS COUPON PLU 84677 GOOD ONLY AT SAFEWAY Limit of one coupon per customer. While stocks last. Coupon effective at all Canada Safeway Stores. COUPON EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2-4, 1997 AIRMI1K .1 Shop and Co: SAFEWAY FOOD & DRUG Prices effective at all Canada Safeway Stores Thursday, January 2 until closing Saturday, January 4, 1997. We reserve the right to limit sales to retail quantities. While stocks last. Some illustrations are serving suggestions only. Prices do not include GST. "Food & Drug" applies only fo stores with in-store pharmacies. AIR MILES® "INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, N.V. LOYALTY MANAGEMENT GROUP CANADA INC. AUTHORIZED USER. O :*''&*&*■ .— : r 10 THE ALDERGROVE STAR. JANUARY 1.1997 Tories call for less restrictions Pager is patients freedom while waiting LANGLEY - Senator Gerry St. Germain has announced that the British Columbia members of the Progressive Conservative Party would advocate loosening die foreign ownership restrictions for the Canadian airline industry, as a part of a policy to deal widi the financial crisis faced by Canadian Airlines International. "We believe that allowing enhanced international investment in the airline industry will protect jobs in British Columbia and the West This policy will preserve competition in the airline industry, which is essential for consumers, especially in the West," he said. BC Tories support increasing the allowable foreign ownership of airlines and looking at other proposals, such as bringing fuel taxes into parity with those paid by American carriers. ''Whether or not American Airlines (which owns 25% of CAI) would increase its investment is its own business decision. But allowing freedom of investment will give airlines such as Canadian Airlines a greater ability to raise capital to take advantage of opportunities," said St Germain. "International investment is essential to competition in the global economy. This is the way the economy is going." "I understand that Canadian Airlines is planning to restructure its operations. They have a plan. Let's get out of their way and see if they can do it, and not just give them a big welfare cheque," added St Germain. St Germain's position stands in contrast to those of other western Canadian politicians. Some Liberal MPs from B.C. such as Ted McWhinney have advocated a taxpayer funded bait-out. The Reform Party has largely ignored this important issue. Recently, an anonymous Liberal political staffer quoted in the Globe and Mail said that "the down side of Canadian Airlines going under would not be as bad"... for the Liberals... "as a couple of years ago" because of the high Liberal standings in the polls (Globe and Mail, November 7,1996). "This shows how little the Liberals actually care about jobs in B.C. They're as cynical as they ever were," said St. Germain. Economy poised for solid growth, according to bank VANCOUVER - The Canadian economy is poised for solid growth widi stable and low inflation, according to Tim O'Neill, executive vice-president and chief economist for Bank of Montreal, after more than a year of "disappointing economic performance." On the policy front, O'Neill said Canada's fiscal problem is far from solved. "It is essential that the federal government continue its vigilant fiscal policy course. In this regard, die government should strongly resist the temptation to provide a tax cut or to enrich government programs. Any fiscal dividend arising from improving the deficit targets should be applied to reducing the federal deficit" In the bank's outlook for 1997, O'Neill said that he expects economic growth of 3.4% from the fourth quarter of 1996 to the end. of 1997. "The interest rate sensitive sectors, such as housing, have already begun to respond to the sharp decline in rates that has taken place since the spring of 1995. This, combined with continued solid gains in exports, should underpin strong economic growth by the fourth quarter of this year, and the momentum will continue through 1997." Despite stronger growth, there is still a large amount of excess capacity in the economy, he said. This should ensure that inflation will continue to trend slightly lower in 1997, although higher import prices from the U.S. will temper die decline. Canada's gross domestic product expanded a meagre 13% from the end of 1994 to the second quarter of this year, and employment growth also continues to be sluggish. Looking forward, O'Neill said Canada's economic fundamentals remain highly favourable. Canada's net foreign indebtedness is slowly diminishing, public deficits are falling substantially, reflecting the steady pace of fiscal consolidation, and a steady downward trend in inflation continues. "All this is not going unnoticed, and Canada is being seen as a nor-re favourable place to invest" As well, the Canadian dollai will benefit from these improved fundamentals and reduced political uncertainty, which should strengthen the currency to 75 cents U.S. by late next year. However, the prospect of offsetting interest rate reductions from the Bank of Canada will limit gains. O'Neill expects the Bank Rate to fall an additional 25 basis points by early next year. Long term Canadian interest rates should continue to decline, with 10-year government of Canada bonds yielding 6% by the last quarter of next year, down from a 6.7% yield in the same period this year. "The remarkable financial market story of 1996 is the dramatic downward shift in Canada's bond yields relative to those in the U.S. The spread will continue to narrow, and Canadian rates will soon move below those of the U.S." In the outlook, O'Neill contends that the Bank of Canada should strongly resist some suggestions that maintaining low inflation is too costiy, and that a slightly higher rate should be targeted. "Any economic benefit from such a policy shift would at best be transitory, and the gains from low inflation, won with considerable pain, would be lost needlessly. It's ironic that calls for reflating the economy come at a time when interest rates are approaching 40 year lows." In addition to an environment of easier interest rates, British Columbia's provincial economy will benefit from relatively strong population growth and its favourable geographical position as the connection point to the fast- growing south-east Asian economies. The benefit of being a window to south-east Asia is underscored by the recent decision by American Airlines to make Vancouver its Asian "gateway". The airline's Canadian partner, Canadian Airlines, has already hired 1,000 people to handle increased traffic at the Vancouver Airport As well, the close vicinity to Asia allows B.C's forestry and mining sectors to diversify away from the U.S. market By RICHARD OSTLER BURNABY - Four years ago, retired accountant John Moffatt of North Vancouver received the paging message he had been waiting seven months to hear. The BC Transplant Society had found a suitable heart donor and it was time for surgery. Because an organ can only survive a few hours, it is essential patients be ready for surgery at a moment's notice. "When you're on die list for a heart transplant, it's a call yon don't want to miss," John said. "The pager is your umbilical cord to the hospital." Today, John is healthier than ever with his whole life ahead of him. He looks back at die freedom his pager offered him and remembers the hiking trips, sailing adventures and camping getaways he enjoyed knowing he wouldn't miss the doctor's call. John chuckles as he recalls an expedition that caught one tour guide off-guard. He was on an ocean fishing trip near Campbell River, an area he knew he could go because of BC TEL Mobility's paging coverage, when he told the fishing guide he was on-call for a heart transplant The fishing guide turned pale, John said with a smile. "I diink he watched me very carefully," John said. "He told me not to get too exci ted when I catch the Big One." Currendy, 335 people are on the BC Transplant Society's organ transplant waiting list When the average wait For an organ transplant is over two years, most patients on the waiting list have put their lives on hold. That's why the society offers people on the waiting list for heart lung, liver, pancreas or bowel transplants free pagers diat have been donated by BC TEL Mobility. It gives them the freedom to enjoy the outdoors while still being in contact with medical staff at anytime. "Thanks to this partnership with BC TEL Mobility, our patients are able to enjoy time spent with family and friends without having to worry about missing the caU," said Therese Crozier, manager of communications for the BC Transplant Society. "Without a pager to stay in touch, most people on the waiting list would have to stay close to their phone at home." 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Star display ads arc only $8.80 per column/inch 856-8303 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS 110 Anniversaries 115 Birthdays 120 Births 130 Cards of Thanks Thank you to the Aldergrove Kinsmen from Shortreed PAC for your donation of $300 towards Emergency Preparedness Plan. 52-4 140 Community/ ;«"# Coming Events Aldergrove Minor baseball Is having a baseball registration this Sat., Dec.14, from 12 pm- 2 pm at the Aldergrove Mall. Deadline Is Jan. 1 lor the 1997 season. Please register now! For more Info phone Anne 856-9065. 50-4 B.C. OM Time Fiddlers Branch #5 Dance first Thursday of every month at Clayton Hall, 18513-70 Ave., Surrey, 7530-11:30 pm. Admission $3. Gene Blouin 576-2452. 50-tf Oak Tree Family Resource Centre (Alder* grove) holds drop-In "Parent &Tot* every Wed. morning 9.-30-11 am. This is a great opportunity lor both parent and child to get out of the house and enjoy the company and socialization of others, play and explore, crafts etc. Call 857-9279. 50-tf Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, 32 groups in B.C. 855-9431. 46-tl STALUON SERVICE AUCTION. All breeds & colours of horse & pony stalons. Mn.bM:$100. Bids close Jan.31 /97 the Langley Riders Society. Info: 576-8767 or 597-1996. 45-13 CVCM8 Showcase/Talent Search every Sat, 12-4 pm @ Shadowlane Sq., next to General Store (176/No. 10) weather permit. ;altem. CloverrJale Mall; Bands/Dance Teams/ Clowns/ Facepainting - Come, enjoy the funl For more info, call Louise 534-3708. 37-tf The Kidney Foundation of Canada, BC Branch, is pleased to announce it has taken 1,000 cars off the road In BC. The Kidney car program, in its second year of operation in Greater Vancouver, recycles unwanted cars and helps fight kidney disease. For more information call 327-2277. 35-tf Langley Community Chorus, a mixed choir, welcomes new members. Choir meets Wednesdays at 7:30 pm in music room at D. W.Poppy Secondary School. Info: Chris or Arne 530- 6629. 35-tf Bingo at the Aldergrove Legion Tues. night 630 pm. 28-tf Jubilee Community Hall available for weddings, parties, meetings, etc. Kitchen facilities, beautiful country setting. Call Larry 856- 2212 after 6 pm. 13-tf Fraser Valley Hikers. Hiking or ski-trips every weekend. Meetings 3rd Wednesday of every month, senior's room, Matsqui Recreation Centre, 3106 Clearbrook Road, Clearbrook. For further information call 826-2281 or 850- 8932 evenings. 7-tf The Fraser Valley Volunteer Centre Is looking for volunteers of all ages to help in a range of activities, long and short term. For information, call Brenda Dondo, director of volunteers, at 854-1844, or come by the office at #303-32071 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, during regular office hours. 7-tf Aldergrove Food Bank. Please send donations to: 2623-272 SL, Box 428, Aldergrove, B.C. V4W 2T9. 40-tf Auxiliary to Upper Fraser Valley Neurological Society needs fundraising volunteers 2-4 hours/month. Proceeds go to Fraser Valley Child Development Centre 852-8637 or 826- 2411. ' J~^j 40-tf Duplicate Bridge players: Come join us at the United Church, 5673 - 200 St (south of Fraser Hwy.) every Wednesday, 1230 p.m. - 4 p.m For further info phone llene Pawiuk 856-4071. 43-tf 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS 140 Community/ Coming Events L.O.V.E. Langley Offers Vegetarian Ethics a networking system lor vegetarians. Monthly potlucks, Annette 530-2692. 52-tf 150 Weddings 160 Engagements 170 In Memoriam 180 Meetings Aldergrove Veterans & Seniors Society. New members welcome. Lunches, pool table, cards, socials, trips. Open Mon-Fri, 10-3,856- 3271. 43-tf RC8CC #169 Columbia welcomes boys & gilts ages 10 to 13 yrs. to Navy League and 12 to 18 yrs. to Sea Cadets.Meetings are Tuesday nirihts 6:30 - 930 pm at the Cadet Training Centre, 4315-272 St.Aldergrove. Please call 856-3700 and leave message request- big further Information. 37-tf . Aldergrove Lions Club meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays at Lions Grove Estates Rec. Center, 2888-273 St. at 7 pm. New members welcome. Co-ed club. For info call 857-0023 or 856-6414. 20-lf Alder Grove Heritage Society meets on the second Tuesday of the month, 7 pm at Seniors Drop In Centre, 27247 Fraser Hwy. Events include socials, sales, guest speakers, train- . Ing, creek enhancement Guests and new members welcome. Info 857-0565. 18-tf Langley Fibromyalgia (FM) Myalgicen- cephalomyelitlf (M.E.) Self help group monthly meetings are held 2nd Tuesday of each month except Jury, Aug.,Dec 7-9 pm, Langley Seniors Resource Centre. Kathie 5334135. 26-tf Aldergrove Toastmasters Club meets every Monday eve. at Aldergrove Arena, 2882-272 St, from 7:30-9:30 pm. Guests and new members are always welcome! Contact Kim Hilton 857-1967. 2-tf The Malsah Group HIV/AIDS support. Al meetings confidential every Thursday 7-9pm, Cloverdale Baptist Hall, 18685-64 Ave.,Sur- rey. 40-tf Central Fraser Valley Vintage Car Club tor the preservation and restoration of collectible, vintage and custom cars. Everyone welcome. First Wednesday of every month 7:30 pm main bldg. Exhibition Park - Clearbrook. Phone 850-5086. 43-tf Langley Township Toastmasters meet every Tuesday 12:05 pm in the Langley Municipal Hall council chambers 4914-221 St.,Langley BC. For info contact Dennis Paget 533-6029. 37-tf HIV/AIDS Support Group. All meetings are strictly confidential and also open to support people and caregivers. Meetings are every Thursdays 7 -9 pm at Cloverdale Baptist Church Han, 18685-64 Ave., Surrey. 574-4329(days). 43-tf Aldergrove Elks Lodge #66 meets on the 1 st and 3rd Tuesdays at 8:00 pm at Elks Hall, corner of 273 St. and Fraser Hwy. Royal purple meet 2nd and 4th Thursday at 8:00 pm. New members welcome. 14-tf Langley Newcomers Club, a group dedicated to helping ease the transition of a move by bringing newcomers together at meetings, . moms & tots, tennis, golf, speaking events, bowling, wine tastings, wine making, gourmet dinners, luncheons, bridge, cribbage, book clubs, movies, mall walking. For more into con- tact:Marion 882-2610 or Mary 882-0865.48-tf Dogwood Masonic Lodge meets at the Aldergrove Elks Hail, 27309 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove on the 1st and 3rd Monday each month at 730 p.m. For further information phone Tom at 530-5114. 43-tf 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS 180 Meetings Aldergrove United Church, 2623 - 272 St, Bible Studies every Monday at 10 a.m. Sanctuary Choir 9 a.m. on Sundays; Open Board 1 meetings, 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at ! Church; United Church Women on the 1st Tuesday at 730 p. m. at Church. Youth Group Grade 7 and up, watch your bulletin for times. For more Information call 85641675. 44-tf Fraser Valley Chief & Petty Officers Association meets the 2nd Sunday of each month at 10 am. at the Aldergrove Royal Canadian Legion Hall. Any serving, retired, ex-chief or Petty Officer and leading seamen (wartime) Of any Commonwealth Navy Is invited to attend any meeting. For more Information please contact Carl Hill 530-7386 or Dan Norgaard, 853-5326. 43-tf The Aldergrove Agricultural Association monthly rnoo-ngs -1 st Thursday ol each month at 7.-00 p.m. In our off ice In the Aldergrove Mai. Info: 857-0588. 14-tf Evening Bridge Club meets weekly in the OAP Hall on 273rd St Aldergrove, on Fridays, except the 2nd Friday of the month when the dub plays on the Thursday before. Play Is at 730 p.m. All are welcome at any level of skill or age.Admission $1.50.856-4562. 4-tf KINETTE CLUB OF ALDERGROVE A service organization for women ages 21 - 45. Meetings held 3rd Wednesday of each month. Get involved In your community and have fun doing it. For more Info call Michele 856- 0606. We welcome new members. 39-tf The Valley Fuchsia and Geranium Club meet the fourth Tuesday of every month at St. Andrews Church, 20955 Old Yale Road, Langley at 8 p.m. Speaker, growing tips, show bench, library, etc. For more information call 583-3716. 43-tf Kinsmen-Club of Aldergrove is a service organization for young men ages 21-45. Meetings are held every second Tuesday. For more Information call Mike 856-6936. We welcome new members. 24-tf The regular monthly meeting of the Fraser Valley Rock and Gem Club Is held the second Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the O.AP. Hall, 273rd St. off Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. Visitors welcome. For info phone 853- 2118 or 534-6996. 43-tf 190 Support Groups Single Dads support group meets alternate Wed. evenings. For more info call 857-4617. 39-tf Lupus Support group meets the second Monday of each month from 130-3:30 pm at Langley Senior Resource Centre, 20605-51B Ave. 14-tf Arthritis evening support group meets the 2nd Tuesday evening of each month from 7- 9 pm at Langley Senior Resource Centre, 20605-51B Ave. I 14-tf Arthritis afternoon support group meets the 3rd Monday of each month from 130>330 pm at Langley Senior Resource Centre, 20605-51BAve. 14-tf Langley Hospice Society is offering a Loss Support Program for adults, teens and children and their parents continuing on throughout the year as an open group. Call 530-1115 to register and tor more information. 29-tf Emotions Anonymous. Serenity seekers. Monday 7:30 pm. #207-20466 Fraser Highway, Langley, BC, V3A 4G2. 1-tf HIV/AIDS Support Group, confidential and co- led by people whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS, is meeting from 1 -3 pm at 22259-48 Ave.(near Blair Pool) on the first and third Monday of the month. Parking avail, from 48 Ave.Use side door. For more information, leave message at 530-1115. 29-tf Wives of team ropers may meet in heated coffee room of Steeles arena every Monday, Thursday & Saturday nights 7 pm. 856-4751. 47-tf Pregnant Teen and teen mom support group meets weekly at Fraser Valley Pregnancy Center In Aldergrove. Call 856-9151 ofr Informa- tionAransportation. 42-tf WH? Wtt 12 THE ALDERGROVE STAR. JANUARY 1.1997 .\il.- vfi- 1 ANNOUNCEMENTS 100 Support Groups Tslecare Crisis Line. Depressed? Need someone to share your concerns with? We're here 24 hrs./day tor your confidential call. 852-9009. 39-tf Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/M.E., Fibromyalgia. Too tired to milk, stand or think, constant flu, lever, muscle pain, poor sleep and memory, headaches? 32 support groups In B.C. DoUfl, 855-9431. 43-tf Alzheimer Society Support Group meets at Langley Seniors Recreation and Resource Centre, 19871-57A Ave.,Langley, every Tuesday afternoon at 1 00 p.m. and every 3rd Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm Call 533-5277. 43-tf AL-ANON meetings, Wednesday mornings, 10:00 a m. The boardroom of Langley Seniors' Resource Contra. 533-8010. 4341 Is a relative art-land's drinking affecting you? Try AL-ANON. 866-3648 , 857-0647, 688- 1710. 12-tl Pregnant Teen Support Group offered by Langley Family Services. Free and confidential. Thursday 2- 4 p.m. For more information phone 504-7021. 43-tf TOP8 (Take Oft Pounds Sensibly) Is a non profit, weight control support group helping Men, Woman and Teens to Take Oft Pounds and Keep Off Pounds Sensibly. There are several daytime and evening chapters in our area. Please caU Barb at 531-3726 or toll free 1 -800- 932-8677 tor further Information. 11-tf T. O. P.S. (take pounds off sensibly). Join a new Aldergrove 9:15 Thur. morning group. Call 856- 6715 for more details. 39-tf Living With Cancer meetings, 7:00 p.m., 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month at Langley Unit, 108-20218 Fraser Hkjhway.Lang- ley. For inlormation call: 638-1668. 43-tf Tha Special Needs Adoptive Parents Support Group meet the fourth Thursday ol every month. 730 p.m. Come Join us lor information and emotional support. For further details call Claudine at 052-8394. 48-tf fas/fae Support Group: For parents of a child with fetal alcohol syndrome or effect Mast 1st & 3rd Thursday every month. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Abbotsford. For more Info, call 852-8394. 48-tf Parents Together: Self-help/Support for parents troubled by the acting-up behaviour of their teenagers. Groups which meet weekly offer support and problem solving Ideas for positive changes In the family. Free Introductory orientation/Information sessions. To register call Parentline 325-0511. 43-tf 2 PERSONALS 210 Miscellaneous 5 SERVICE DIRECTORY 5 SERVICE DIRECTORY NEED BIRTH CONTROL? Pregnant? Langley Planned Parenthood oilers confidential, non-Judgmental counselling & Info on al options. Doctor on premises. Clinic hrs: Mon 4-6pm; Thurs 7pm-9:30pm No appt. reqd. 1 st time clients arrive early. Located at Langley Family Services 5339 - 207th Street, Langley 530-8155 Fraser Valley Pregnancy Centre Aldergrove. An unexpected pregnancy? We can help. Confidential free pregnancy test. Open Mon. Wed. Thurs. 11 am-6 pm. 066-8151. 43-tf 230 Business Personals 260 Counselling Services Alcohol S Drug program counsellor from Langley Family Services wil be at Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society, 26970 Fraser Hwy (above First Choice P reduce) beginning Oct. 10 and every Thursday after. Service available to youths, adults a families. To 800 a counsellor and schedule a brief half hour appointment, either call Pat at 634-7821 or drop by between 1 and 3 pm Thursdays. This Is a free service funded by the Ministry of Health. 40-tf Judith Dumont Women Society provides one to one counselling/group sessions and pre- employment assistance. Office hours 8:30 a. m. • 4:30 pm Drop-in workshops • Thursday 9.30-11 SO am. Phone no. 597-4741. No charge for services 40-tf For marriage counselling call Valley Counselling Services 853-0476 for information or appointment 43-tf 3 LOST & FOUND Share a moment... It Will last a lifetime. Volunteer to bea BIG BROTHER. Call 530- 5065. 7-tf 4 LEGALS 5 SERVICE DIRECTORY 502 Alterations & Dressmaking 2 PERSONALS 210 Miscellaneous Attractive In body, mind, soul. Sincere gent 40 years young, 5'7", seeking same in lady 25- 35 for friend, possibly more. Reply box 1464, Aldergrove BC. 856-4286. 13089 51 -4 Man, 63, still looking for honest woman, non- drinker, smoker ok. Likes most things In life. Petite or medium build.Reply BoxS2058,The Aldergrove Star, 3089-272 Street Aldergrove, BC V4W 3R9. 50-4 Langley Hospice Foundation has speakers available for service clubs and other groups. Please call 530-1115 or Karen at 534- 7021 for more Inlormation. 29-tf Langley Meals on Wheels, a non-profit society, urgently needs volunteer drivers In Township of Langley and Aldergrove area. If you can commit to a route from apprx 11 am to 1 pm one day a week, or be on our lis of spares or on-call volunteers, call 533-1679. 43-tf Fridays (ongoing): Prenatal-classes for' teens. Free classes available at Langley Health Unit, 582-2300. 43-tf The Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association needs VOLUNTEERS. For information caU 808-1202. 42-tl Langley Legal Assistance Centre - Your Community Law Office located at #204 • 20651 - 56 Ave., Langley, 530-5011. Phone and enquire about your legal concerns. Free to low Income people. 20-tf Libra Transition House provides temporary emergency accommodation for physically^ emotionally, or sexually abused women and their children. Staff provide counseling, sup ' port, inlormation, and referrals to community resources. Day counseling available by appointment. For information call 857-5797. Funded by Ministry of Women's Equality and community donations 43-tf We are BIG on FRIENDSHIP and proud of our Big Brothers, However there are still 40 boys waiting. Call today and volunteer to be a friend - 530-5055. 43-tf Langley Family Services is a non-profit orga- ' nization dedicated to "Helping Families Help Themselves". A variety of programs and services, such as counselling, groups and workshops For Information contact 534-7921. Offices are located at 5339 - 207 St. Langley. 22-tf 504 Beauty & Health "PAIN FREE1. Do you suffer with arthritic pain? Call for our "free" information pkg. on Glucosamine - a natural alternative. Jane 856-2796. 51-4 New U. Choose a healthy lifestyle. Explore your options, In recreational exercise, food, ideas. Wendy 856-8372. 51 -4 QUIT SMOKING W 7 DAYS! GUARANTEED! AU NATURAL! FRE AUDIO CASSETTE T0UFRH1-800-801-Z211 Diabetes lUHlllJUHIJl.ULUH Please Volunteer Call 732-1331 or 1-800-665-6526 ■"•J 1 Canadian ASSOCIATION [Ql DIABETES CANAD'ENNE ' XmrnmaM ASSOCIATION DU D i a B E T E m lOh r i Jtife Heart & Stroke Foundation \aW of B.C. & Yukon 7220 King George Hwy. Surrey, B.C. V3W 5A5 Impmtfngjour odds against Canada's *1 killer A thoughtful way to remember is with an in Memoriam gift to the Heart and Stroke. Foundation of BC and Yukon. Please send your donation to the above address, along with the name of the deceased, your name and address and the name and address of the next of kin. We accept Visa and Mastercard. 506 Blinds & Drapery 508 Bookkeeping/ Accounting 510 Building/Construction PETERSEN CONSTRUCTION Specializing in Additions & Renovations • New Homes • Sundecks • Barns "No job too big or too small" 856-7964 510 Building/Construction 536 florists 5 SERVICE DIRECTORY 586 Stereo/TV Service DRAWINGS Sketches & Proposals Addilorw, N»w Hants, Designs SAVE by building on paper first for a few 100 $$... before spending 1000s of $$ Designers mmke first house call fro* 888-9168 EXPERIENCED - REU ABLE - MODERATE 612 Bulldozing/Trucking TRUCK TIRES, 235/85R16 A/S 10ply. $115. R&M Tire, 28827 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. 856-6011 DL8686. 123217 39-tf 514 Carpets/Cleaning Local, harworking, Inexpensive home or business cleaning. Cal Gal at 857-1933 tor free estimate. 52-4 CARPET AND UPHOLSTERY • Cleaning performed to exacting standards • We fresh water rinse your carpets 856-9010 530-9975 512 Bulldozing/Trucking TRUCK TIRES, 235/85R16 A/S 10ply. $115. R&M Tire, 26827 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. 856-5011 0L8686. 129217 39-tf KARL DEGLAN BULLDOZING ' Logging ' Land Clearing & Leveling 1 Excavating • Demolition • Loading & Trucking Cat D8 • Terex 5 yd wheel loader Cat 955 wide track loader -KARL 956-5032 Hitachi 200Excavator -GARY 534-4674 1 Dump Trucks & Trailers - DAN 530-4523 VERN'S EXCAVATING Mini Excavator - rubber tracked 30", V, 2 and 5* bucket sizes 1 ton 4x4 Dump Truck • Levelling • Brush Clearing • Ditching • Excavating • Pulling Fence Posts • Deliver Mushroom Manure 856-8355 cal: 3094152 .^JP\ Bedard Excavating Ltd. ^mj JL Track Loader • Backhoe Jammi Wam& Single Axle Dump Truck M3©' Septic Fields Site Preparation General Contracting Fax: 856-0165 Phone: 856-7116 BOBCAT SERVICE MINI EXCAVATOR "Over 23 yeara Experience" NO JOB TOO SMALL PHONE ALF - 24 HOURS 856-5444 516 Catering/Party Rentals 518 Computer Services 520 Concrete/Asphalt 522 Contractors 524 Electrical 526 Excavating & Drainage 528 Farm Services 530 Fencing 532 Financial Services 534 Flooring CARPET AND LINO • Sales • Installation • Repairs 856-9010 530-9975 538. Heat & Air Conditioning 588 Stucco/Drywall 540. Home Improvements Renovations, woodwork. 15 years experience. Reasonable reates, free estimates Jim 856- 1856. 52-4 Roofing, siding, fences, bathrooms, carports, drywall. Interior/exterior finish and painting. 857-6060. 52-4 Renovations, decking, roofing, skiing, soffets etc. Fenceing. Int & Ext painting, all types carpentry work. Seniors discount Call John 534-5624. 50-4 CARPENTRY NEEDS • Renovations • Sundecks • Foundations • Framing CALL DAVE 856-6757 8594664 542 Landscaping 544 Legal Services NEED LEGAL AID? Information & Referral 530-5811. 41-tf 546 Locksmithing 548 Machining/Metal Work 550 Masonry/Brickwork 652 Merchandise Rentals 554 Miscellaneous Services 1 or 2 mon with trucks avail, for in/out of town moves. Rubbish removal, tree cutting, odd Jobs. Ken 580-1665. 50-4 556 Moving & Storage 558 Music/Art/Dancing Guitar Instruction: If you want the best in the valley, you want Glenn W. Nielsen. 850* 2531. 52-4 560 Office Services 562 Painting/Decorating D.J.HOCKIN DECORATING Reasonable Rates '20 Years Experience" 859-9043 PAP6R David / PAINT 564 Paving 566 Photography 568 Plumbing 570 Pressure Washing 572 Refrigeration 574 Repairs/Miscellaneous Fridge, freezer, VM), stove, gas appliances. Also electrical maintenance/installation. In home service. Certified technician/electrician. Hajor GM 853-6606 or TF pager 1-604-978- 7527. 50-4 576 Roofing/Chimneys/ Skylights 578 Rubbish Removal 580 Sand/Gravel/Topsoil/ Manure Mushroom manure 13 yds/$65 or wel rotted 10 yds/$90. Free delivery within 10 miles. 856- 8877. 52-4 DON FENTIE - sand, gravel, topsoil, manure. Small or large deliveries. 856-8605.1259912-tf 582 Security/Alarm Systems 584 Septic Tanks The Aldergrove "lllegitumus non carborundum DO YOU HAVE A SERVICE TO OFFER? vlu * Star display ads are only $8.80 per column/inch 856-8303 590 Tree Services UNIVERSAL T.V. LTD. Unit 2-19232 Enterprise Way, Surrey We Service All Makes TVs & VCR's 576-1200 688 Stucco/Drywall 590 Tree Services 592 Upholstery/Furniture Refinishing 594 Welding 596 Well Drilling 6 CHILDCARE/DAYCARE 620 Childcare Required 640 Childcare Services Home daycare. Loving, nurturing environment with lots of songs, games, crafts and more. 867-0024. 52-4 N/S, reliable mother ot 1, available to provide childcare. Many refs., and reas. rates Drop- Ins welcome. 857-9791. 51-4 Quality child cara avail, f A, p/l, meals and snacks provided, before and after school pickup. Babies welcome. Dunn 85641018. 51 -4 PARENTS & CAREGIVERS: please be aware if there are more than two children or one sibling group in care, a Community Care Facility Licence is required. Contact your local health unit for more Information. 3-tf I'm In tenth grads, willing to baby-sit in your home or mine, taken the Red Cross Babysitting Course, also taken survival courses & Red Cross swimming. CaU Llona, 856-5645 - County Line School area, will baby-sit anywhere. 29-tf 660 Daycare Centers 7 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 710 Business 730 Education Qualified teacher will tutor elementary grades. Call Kathy 859-6542. 51-4 8 EMPLOYMENT 810 Jobs Available Stuff envelopes at home. Earn big dollars. Free supplies available. For information rush serf addressed envelope & two loose stamps. H. Enterprises, Box 964, Peterborough, Ont. K9J 7A5. 01-1 Remember! 1 FREE Classified non-commercial (up to 15 words) per week with your Subscription to the Aldergrove Star {fl 856-8303 ■■^MMiL^k^ mm. F*-*-! THE ALDERGROVE STAR, JANUARY 1,1997 13 6 EMPLOYMENT 810 Jobs Available 8 EMPLOYMENT 810 Jobs Available THE PANTRY FAMILY RESTAURANT NOW HIRING The Pantry Family Restaurant in Aldergrove is re-opening under new ownership. Applications are invited for both full time and part time Cooks, Servers, Buspersons. Hostesses and Hosts. Experience is not necessary but would be an asset. Complete on the job trebling will be given. If you are friendly, energetic and enjoy a good team spirit: The Pantry is the place for you. Interviews for these positions will be held on Thursday, January 2nd, 1997 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at: THE ALDERGROVE PANTRY 27010 FRASER HIGHWAY Aldergrove, B.C. p% FAMILY RESTAURANTS 820. Work Wanted 12 LIVESTOCK 9 TRAVEL/VACATION 1230 Feed & Hay 10 GARAGE SALES 11 AUCTIONS WANTED ..^wA^.w.w. Good used furniture, tools, appliances, etc. Cash or consignment Sale Wednesdays - 6:30 p.m. ALDERGROVE AUCTION 65-3347 - 262 St. 857*8878 WESTLflND/^2 FEEDS ^^VF 2212-272nd St, Aldergrove, B.C. V4W2H1 Quality Feeds For Your Horse and Farm Animals Featuring: • Stan Dry • Tiz Wiz Products • Martins roods • Co-op Feeds • Buckerfields Feeds • Mas'er Feeds • Crystalyx Mineral Feed Supplement HAY BY THE TRAILER LOAD OR BALE - Timothy, Alfalfa & Straw available - QUALITY FEED AND SUPPUES FOR YOUR PETS: • lams • Science Diet • Max Your Hosts: John & llona Brooks 856-9011 1240 Hauling HORSE & TACK FRASER VALLEY AUCTIONS 21801 - 56th Ave., Langley, B.C. Sunday, January 12,1997 # * * Tack starts at 12 noon. Horses start at 2 p.m. Tack consignments taken Thursday prior to sale. Phone to reserve a number for your horse. 534-3241 1250 Lessons/Training 1260 Livestock Sale/Lease Reg. Holstein breeding bulls for sale. 856- 8652. 50-4 3 good quality H ertord heifers, 2 freshen, end of Feb. with 2nd cal. 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Quonset-Straightwall quonset, Structural Steel Buildings. B.C. Company, we won't be undersold. Service and satisfaction guaranteed! Western Steel Buildings 1-800- 565-9800. STEEL BUILDINGS from one of B.C.'s largest steel companies. Quonsets and pre-engineered buildings. Erecting and foundation services available. Phone: Norsteel Building Systems Ltd. 1-800-773-3977. 13 PETS & POULTRY Guaranteed to please: very fluffy, doll-face Persian kittens. First shots, vet certificate. Ready for Christmas. $175. 857-2382. 50-4 TLC's Auntie Meow has cats and kittens galore. Adults spayed & neutered. Kittens 1st shot & dewormed. Pels only. 856-4866. 30-tl PETS LTD. registered non-profit, We have several dogs and cats looking for loving homes. Fenced yard required, adoption by donation. For more Info. ph. 856-5749. 32-tf EXTRA LOVE? Check for dogs and cats for pets at the S.P.CA Mon. • Fri. noon to 4:30; Weekends & holidays noon to 4:30,34312 Industrial Way, Abbotsford. 856-4600 or 850-1584. 'Z-m- 47-tf 1320 Pets/poultry Wanted 1330 Feed/Supplies 1350 Kennels/Pet Services 14 FOR SALE 1405 Antiques/Collectibles 14 FOR SALE 1455 Furniture 1460 Garden/Nursery Supplies 1463Hoivie Entertainment 1465 Meat/Dairy 1410 Appliances Fridge sale and repairs, will buy used. 856- 4464 40-tl 1415Arts & Crafts 1420 Books/Coins/Stamps 1425 Building Supplies 1430 Bicycles 1435 Camera/Photog raphy 1440 Clothing 1445 Computer Equipment 1448 First Aid 1450 Fuel Cut & split seasoned firewood $125 for a heaping truckload, delivered. 534-0556. 51-4 3 rows 8'x8' alder, dry & under cover $75 per row. Phone 856-8628. 51-3 1470 Miscellaneous Skidoos for sale: 1988 Citation 250cc $1,000. 1986 Yamaha 292CC $ 1,000.1982 Yamaha 250CC $1,000. Doug 856-4437. 52-4 STEEL, new and used. ALDER STEEL MART, 3102-262B Street. Open Mon-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8- 4.856-2313. 12355 46-bi-tf Hunting Bow all accessories incl. $500 obo. Alpine 6 disk changer $ 150 obo. Leave message 574-3895. 52-4 Deluxe Shop Rider electric scooter 4 wheel model, new condition $2,700. 8634023. 52-3 EZZE Wear sizes 2-50,15 colors, men's, ladies & kids Home party or Individual order. Dawn 856-5161. 51-4 386 color computer complete $250. Sewing machine $45. Answering machine $20. Computer $25. Printer $85. 856-5430. 51-3 Shovels $10. Axe, grub-hoe combination $ 12- $15. Jerry cans $2-$5. Portable fuel tanks $15. 856-6192. 51-4 Booster cables, 20 feet, professional 1 gauge, never used $75 firm. 856-8451. 51-4 Wine bottles free (1 iter size). 856-1025.51-4 4'x8' pool table, 3 yrs. old, excel, cond. Heavy scrolled legs, cherry finish. New $3,000. now $1,500. 856-6168. 51-4 14 FOR SALE 1470 Miscellaneous Aldergrove Thrift Shop, 2981-272 SL, 856- 5292. Bag sale (clothing) $5, starting Dec. 18. Overstocked in jig saws, games 4/$3 any size; great variety of games, books etc. 50*-$3; artificial Christmas trees $3-$5-$ 10,2'-6'+stands, strings of lights, decorations, wreaths; bags of toys 5oe-$2, stuffed toys, great variety of gift Hems; records 50e, large selection. Misc.: Black & Decker 19" el. lawn mower with bag, almost new $150 (owner passed away); Burpee pressure cooker, large size, suitable for canning $ 10; pair of car speakers $10; lirealarm set,costover$1,000-special$150;41/2x42"+11" leal heavy wood table $10;slngle bed, compl box spring & mattress $35; single mattress $10; exerciser, stridor style $7.50; Wang microsystem PC8250 monitor $20; bicycles: mens, ladies & youths $15-$25; childs trike exc. cond.$l 5; skates all sizes $2-$5. Baby items: strollers $ 10-$ 15; car seats $5; high chair $8; booster seats $2-$5; training seats $2. The shop will be closed Irom Dec. 21 till after the New Year. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Also a big thank you lor all the donations and to the volunteers who have been so faithful in helping. 50-1 [^^~7^U Alder Grove - -^^fC^/ Telephone Museum at Community Archives Open Tuesday to Friday 10-3 Volunteers needed for office, sales events, writing, new programs. Sale items: 1997 historical calendars, local history books, 'Langley's Heritage', family albums, cards. For information phone 857-0555. DO YOU HAVE A SERVICE TO OFFER? The tSSZ+2* f Aldergrove #71. CI M Star display ads are only ■llleaiiumus non carborundum" $8.80 per COlumn/il-Cll 85-O*"8303 BUSHER HOCKEY CALENDARS - *5.00 Makes a great stocking stuffer or enjoy it nowl (Sept 96 • Dec 97) All proceeds to Aldergrove Minor Hockey Bantam A. Available at the Aldergrove Star or call Janet 856-8303 or 856-5453. , 41 -tf New power walker with AM/FM radio. Paid $600, sell for $250. Kenmore washer, new motor + pump. Also dryer. $250/set. 853-4007. 51-3 1981 blue Camaro, auto,305,PB,PS, $1,500 obo. Large Elmira woodstove $300; youths 4 pce.bedroom suite $150. 856-9065. 50-4 Hearth rider exercise machine. Excellent cond. $475.856-2432. 50-4 Snooker/pool table, 5'x9' incl. snooker/pool balls eta Non state, new cloth; very good cond. $700 ObO. 534-1707. 50-4 ' \ ALDER STEEL MART the Steel Store (Buy & Sell, New & Used) PIPE, PLATE, ANGLE, RE-BAR ROD, CHANNEL, & TUBING Hours: Mon - Fri 8 - 5 pm / Sat 8 - 4 pm 856-2313 3102 - 262B St., Aldergrove (Behind McDonald's Restaurant) . •*.? —— ■MsM.rU P§S? 14 THE ALDERGROVE STAR JANUARY 1.1997 14 FOR SALE 1470 Miscellaneous 14' fiberglass canoe lor sale. Lennox counter flow gas furnace. Offers. 856-6344. 50-4 Qendron baby buggy and stroller $15. Carrycot (10. Girls 10-year-old bicycle $50. Sylvia 856-5646. 18-tf 1475 Musical Instruments Hammond Brite Foot organ, 2 keyboards, auto rythm, bench + light. All basic instruction books. $500. 856-7256. 51-3 Wanted • used violin, reas. shape. 856-9827. 51-4 1480 Produce 1490 Sporting Goods Rossignol skis, 150cm length with ladles size 6 Rossignol boots, good condition $125 obo. 882-0787. 52-4 1495 Tools Model 3000 Samco stroke sander w/pow- enable, blower and switches. Very good Cond. $3,000. Bob 856-0563. 52-4 V% ■ 6645. 15 WANTED 1530 Miscellaneous Antiques, collectibles, jewelry, misc. items, etc. and good old junk. Cash paid. 856-0272. 51-4 Snow board or snowboard package around 135 cm lor 11 yr. old beginner. Reas. price. 866-7204. 51-4 79-100 people Interested In losing weight. All natural. No dieting. #1 in Europe. 604-878- 6033. 01-4 Maple firewood, seasoned, neatly split. Heaping 3/4 ton truckload, $125, delivered. Antbn, 856-2296. 52-3 2 bunk beds reas. priced. Leave msg. 856- B645. 43-tf 1560 Swap Do you have time to share? Aldergrove urgently needs 10 new Big Brothers. Volunteer today. Call 530-5055. 7-tf 16 RENTALS 1620 Halls/Banquet Room Jubilee Community Hall available lor weddings, parties, meetings, eta Kitchen facilities, beautiful country setting. Call Larry 856- 2212 after 6 pm. 13-tl Elks Hall - Aldergrove. Small and large banquet and meeting rooms. Kitchen & Bar facilities. Catering, BarBQue and Bar services. Phone 856-3566 and leave message or phone Hall manage r at 856-8948. 14-tf Bradner Community Hall available for weddings, convention groups, large and small, social functions, dances, meetings In house catering, reasonable rates, refreshment ser- vlce.Seatlng 300 Phone: 856-8441. 52-tl PATRICIA COMMUNITY HALL available for daycare facilities or meetings during the week, please phone 856-8095 or 856-8390. 52-tf COGHLAN COMMUNITY HALL - for rent, capacity 125, full kitchen facilities. 866-8653 or 856-5001. 43-tf 1630 Hotels/Motels ALOHA TRAILER PARK and Camp Grounds •approx. 6 min. from major shopping centre-all pubic amenities'pool-bus^op • totally upgraded • extra large pads 29666 Fraser Hwy., Abbotsford 856-2366 Best Western Country Meadows Dare to compare - KITCHENETTES - IN LANGLEY LOCATION Weekly $224 + tax Monthly $750 + tax Pool, Hot Tub, Movie Channel. 3070 • 264 St, Aldergrove 856-9880 16 RENTALS 1660 For Rent 1 or 2 bedroom apt, fctr rent Abbotsford area $460., and $550. Hat water and heat Incl. Near Shopping/School. 850-9333, 01-4 Aldergrove: 3 bdrm immedialety, from $700Ano. 879-2841. 52-3 Clearbrook - clean basement 2 bdrm $500 appl. incl N/S N/P. 857-1067 or 856-6513. 524 Aldergrove 264th & Freeway, large 2 bedroom basement suite on acreage. 5 appl., carport, util. Incl. Refs. req. Available Feb. 1. $725./mo. 607-7267. 01-4 Top floor of house $750/mo. Basement of house, 2 bdrm. $650/mo. Downtown Clearbrook. Small pels okay. 556-0473. 51-4 Aldergrove suite 1 bdrm. newer, ground level, private entrance. Shared W/D. gas F/P, NS, N/P. avail, immed. $525 + 1/3 util.856-3620. 50-4 LMng quarters off bam on beautiful acreage. Room tor horses Avail, immed. $450/mo & up. 857-0971 leave message. ■ 51-4 1974 2 bdrm. mobile home In a country park. For more info, please phone 853-8615. 51-4 Clearbrook -1 house w/2 large 2 bdrm. sules. 2 FP, fenced yard, garage. Asking $1,200. Pager 623-1941. 50-4 Newly reno. suite. Gas FP, 2 large bdrms. Clearbrook exit. $650 IncL utiitles. Large fenced yard. Pager 623-1941. 50-4 Langley - 4 bdrm basement house. 3 appl, 1 1 fl baths, 2 FP, family room, garage. No dogs $1,150. 574-7104. 50-4 Bright, spacious 1 bdrm, ground level. N/P, N/S. $600/mo incl. utilities. Rets, req'd. Close to aU amenities. 6664719. 50-4 Suite for rent, reasonably priced. Private entrance. Best for 1 person. I pay the utilities 856-6219. 51-4 Pets welcome. Quiet house on acreage in Langley. Available lor 4 month, fixed term until May. $990. mo. 534-6072 01-1 Bachelor/1 bedroom F/P, heat, hydro, cable, laundry incl. Kitchenette/bath. Near bus. N/D., N/S, N/P. Available imm. $450 - $475./mo. 857- 2702 01-1 Aldergrove • 3 bedrooms, upper floor of home. Very clean. 4 appliances. N/P, N/S. Available Jan. 1/97. $925/mo incl. hydro. 530-1271. 13099 62-2 One bedroom single dwelling, w/w carpet, matching appliances. In Aldergrove, close to all amenities. Adult oriented building, n/p. 856-3595 or 856-3150. 52-2 1670 Room & Board 1690 Wanted to Rent 17 REAL ESTATE 1710 Businesses 1730 Condos/Townh ou ses 3 bedroom townhome in Bertrand. Asking $126,500.6574850. 50-4 1750 Homes for Sale 1760 Mobile Homes 1765 Mortgages/Appraisals FIRST & SECOND MORTGAGES 90 % FINANCING ANTRIM INVESTMENTS LTD. Langley, B.C. 530-2301 856-7639 Office Evenings MONEY AVAILABLE, Borrow on your home equity regardless of credit rating or income! i INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. 533-4478 20577 Fraser Hwy., Langley The Wm \ Aldergrove "lllegitimus non carborundum" 3089 - 272 Street, Aldergrove, B.C. V4W 3R9 1640 Land Lease/Rent 1650 Office/Retail Space 1660 For Rent 2 bdrm. large, legal suite In Clearbrook. Private entr. 4 appl. N/S. Avail. Jan. 15.854-6308. 52-4 ~tanm*vv_turat\vw&YW^^ (Don't keep it a secret.) So you finally got brave and sorted out all those items you no longer use. Congratulations! Now what are you going to do with them? Sell them, of course, That's all highly classified material and a low-cost (FREE to subscribers) Star Classified ad is just the agent for turning things into cash — FAST! Now what are you going to do with the cash? This IS classified, right? Subscribers to the ALDERGROVE STAR get value ... NO CHARGE PERSONAL CLASSIFIEDS 856-8303 or 856-5212 (fax line) Deadline for Wednesday edition - Monday, 5:00 p.m. Holiday weekends - Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. * Limit of one free 15 word ad per issue - you must be a subscriber. (Private businesses are not included in this offer.) Any additional words should be on a separate sheet of paper. There is a 200 charge per extra word - $2.00 minimum charge per week. (Pre-payment required - Please include G.S.T.) Your ad is most effective when you include a price. I NON-SUBSCRIBERS To receive the Aldergrove Star every week, fill out the form below - and if you wish, attach your first free classified ad. -Name Phone Mailing Address Under 65 Years: 65 & Over □ 1Year- $17.00 Prices □ Seniors 1 Year - $9.00 include □ 2 Years - $25.00 GST □ Seniors 2 Years - $17.00 □ 1 Year - $80.00 for Overseas & U.S.A. □ Cheque □ MasterCard □ VISA Expiry Date □ Money Order VISA/Master Card No. FREE SUBSCRIBER AD Use this form to plan your ad before you call - or clip and mail The Aldergrove Star, 3089 - 272 Street, Aldergrove, B.C. V4W 3R9 Classified Section No. of weeks Name Phone Mailing Address ^^v^v^^-ctS . .*.v>oi oj olns.tij «s** ■p =-—: ^^^- 17 REAL ESTATE 1770 Property for Sale First CAPITAL X REALTY (86) LTD. EXPERIENCED REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT Unl 5, 9110 Glover Rd., Ft. Langley FOREST HILLS - $259,000 1 year young, large private lot 21456-83BAve. GREAT VALUE! MEW HOME - $259,900 BASEMENT ENTRY Completely finished, corner lot, '-2,572 sq.ft. WONT LAST! 20793 - 93rd Ave. FORT lANGLEY - $278,000 Remodelled rancher on park-like 0.65 acre tot OFFERS! 23080 - 96th Ave. » a »aei-**_•>■ <**•»•»•»» FORT lANGLEY 5 ACRES - SMALL HOUSE $329,000, bam, rolling land. 21925-100th Ave. INVESTMENT -Ul'M-tlllill-** * *-t-I** "i FORT lANGLEY 5 ACRES - $299,000 Land only, bam on property, municipal water. JUST LISTED! 21893-100th Ave. FORT lANGLEY 2,000 SQ.FT. HOME 5 acres, remodelled basement home. Must be viewed, JUST LISTED! 21871 - 100th Ave; PETER HALADIN 888-0786 FIRST CAPITAL REALTY in. 1770 Property for Sale 1775 Property Management 1780 Property Wanted 18 MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT 19 BOATS 20 AUTOMOTIVE 2010 Auto Parts 2020 Auto Salvage/Scrap CAPTIM CRUNCH USED AUTO PARTS ALL MAKES and MODELS Free scrap car pick-up Open Sundays 34314 Vye Rd., Abbotsford 855-1644 856-5014 20 AUTOMOTIVE 2050 Cars 2040 Campers/Trailers Utility trailer, good tires, new wiring, fairly new box, red. Reduced to $300. 856-1268. 52-4 2050 Cars 1985 LeBaron GTS, S speed turbo, excellent condition $2,000. 856-7314. 82-4. 1980 Olds Omega 4 dr., 4 cylinder, auto, new brakes. Have receipts. Wed maintained. $900 firm. 351-3151. 50-4 198S Crown Victoria, fully loaded. Mint $2,500,856-1803. 52-3 1985 Chevrolet Chevette, 4 dr., diese), for parts, complete less transmission. Asking $500. 856-1248. 52-4 1980 F250 4X4. Running condition, or tor parts." $600. 856-8614. 52-4 1977 Cadillac, runs good, good tires, interior, etc Some rust $500 obo. 866-1767. 50-4 2060 Motorcycles 1995 XZ125 F MF pipe and silencer. Boy- sen Reed, mint cond. $3,800 obo. 856-8268 or 857-1300. 51-4 2070 RVs/RV Parts 2075 RVs/Trailers for Rent 2078 Snowmobiles 2080 Trucks 1989 Suburban, 1 owner, ful load, 43,000 k's, mint, $16,500 firm. 857-0604. 51 -4 1888 Chev Jimmy 4x4 propane. White with blue pinstriping, new bucket seats, winch, mags. Bcel- lent shape. $12,000 obo. 8564268. 50-4 NEW TRUCK TIRES, 235/85R16 A/S 10 ply. $115. R&M Tire, 26827 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. 856-5011 DL8686. 12318 39-tf 2090 Vans Too late to classify Snow plow full of roses (or the good farmer with the green tractor, who cleaned our drive- wayon264St. 1-1 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SANDY Stonehocker - does 50-ish sound familiar? Your friends Inger, Ray, Paul, Ben. 1-2 Found: Small border collie cross, Dec 23 vicinity 287A St J32 Ave. 856-1990. 1-4 We are In the process ol compiling an extensive Regional Health Resource Directory lor the South Fraser Region, Including Surrey, Delta, Ladner, Tsawassen, Langley and White Rock. If you have or know of any service related to any type of Health Field In those designated areas and would l"ke to see it listed In the Directory free of charge, please cal 6884177 and leave a brief message. 1-4 We pay you to lose weight. Wanted - 96 people who are serious about losing weight Dr. recommended. 878-3033. 1 -4 Gorgeous male golden retriever/spaniel cross. Shots, dewormed, friendly. 4 mos. Asking $150. 857-5095. 1-2 Singer Pelt sewing machine. Suit furrier or taxidermist $ 150. 856-4423. 1-4 Small 1 bdrm. house $600/mo, utilities IncL Vicinity 264 St/Freeway. 856-2889. 1 -2 2 bdrm. basement suite, full bath, gas f/p, newer cond. Clearbrook. $500Ano plus 113 utilities. N/P. 856-1360 or 864-0620. 1 -2 Tire chains, used, 13" $25. Tire cable chains new 14" $35. 856-7799. 1-2 2020AutoSalvage/Scrap Trt/C/C CflSiSdd to Bellingham BEST PRICES-FAST PICKUP for scrap, damaged and older used vehicle* BRADNER SALVAGE 2030 Auto Service/Towing T'^AIxWmLwHffiaO. Collision Repairs Painting Windshield Specialists Courtesy Cars 856-2594 27441 Fraser Hwy. SURREY - An interrupted break-in in the Port Kells area resulted in a police pursuit of a stolen five ton flat deck truck, equipped with a hydraulic lift, all the way to Bellingham on Friday, December 20. Even two deployments of spike belts couldn't stop the vehicle, which travelled south on 176 Street and into Washington State at the Peace Arch crossing. American authorities continued the pursuit into Bellingham, where the lone occupant abandoned the vehicle. A dog handler continued the chase on foot but was unable to locate the suspect Computer shatters world speed record LONDON - The fastest computer in the world, capable of making 125 million calculations in the time it takes a high-speed bullet to travel one foot, has been built in America. The $75-million supercomputer shattered the speed record by performing more than one million millinn calculations a second for over an hour and 20 minutes. It is so powerful it can peer inside human DNA and simulate nuclear explosions; By comparison, it would take almost 500 years for every man, woman and child in Britain to perform one million million calculations using hand-held calculators. rates-* THE ALDERGROVE STAR, JANUARY 1,1997 15 Scientist will bring back extinct bird TOKYO - A Japanese scientist hopes to recreate an extinct bird by reproducing its DNA and injecting some parts of it into chicken embryos. Dr. Yasuyuki Shirota, of Hirasaki University, thinks he may be able to partially regenerate the moa, a native of New Zealand, extinct for more than 100 years. The flightless bird is thought to have been the biggest ever, standing up to 13 feet tall. At one time it {dayed a key role in the Maori economy. But diminishing forests, hunting by the natives and attacks by the huge Haast eagle, also now extinct, are presumed to have led to its demise. Shirota has already extracted DNA from two grams of moa bones from Canterbury Museum, New Zealand, with the help of scientists at the nation's Otago University. He now hopes to regenerate large quantities of moa DNA. TRUCK TIRES 235/85R16 10 ply R & kNew and Used Tires - Quality Trucks, Campers & Motor Homes - Brakes, Shocks and Front-end Service 26827 Fraser Highway 856-5011 HAGAR THE HORRIBLE kvVVy^ rYOfJyyMT &VOP HINTIH& AHP SOVW FOfZ COM? IZl&UTOUT w WlhJT&ZyOoH'T ANP &AYrr? y^ ^- you" /*S0\ BLONDIE VOL) CATERED A ( I'M DELIGHTED WONPEftFUL X THAT VDUT?E FfcR-rY FOR ME, *i HAPPY MRS. BUMSTEAPy •/ I WISH I COULD HAVE ANOTHER FfcRTy JUST LIKE IT NEXT WEEK YOU CAN! ALL you NEED IS MONEY ■•^-la^aajgat fl-n SHOE f I ASSUME TWESE ARE I RAISINS IN THE OATMEAL BROOMHILDA IRWIN HIKED IM-MILES IM A BUZZARD TO BUY ME A -i-lFT. NOW HE'S HVKlN-r ANOTHER IH TO BOY ME A CARD/ I FEEL SO 6UU3Y • X DON'T WANT TO BON Ml/V\ ■. A^IFT! T. HATE SPENDIN m MONEY /; Mi YOUR cmmx? SPIRIT 1*5 RUINING MY OIRl*TMA* SPIRIT!! o o Shell Busey Sales, Service and Installation of: Decks • Cedar • Vinyl • EZ Deck • Hot Tubs Chemicals • Gazebos • Saunas "Shell Busey Signature Series.* From $3995 • 25 different models • Digital Controls • 6 yr Parts & Labour Warranty Crocker*' Merits & Gfttte 20029 IndustrtefeAve, Lanclev 532-3011 or ^00-3g9-3011 o 16 THE ALDERGROVE STAR, JANUARY 1.1997 Forecasting fantasy By TROY LANIGAN The government'8 two imaginary balanced budgets certainly kept the NDP spin doctors busy in 1996. Blaming the weather for last year's $369-miIIion deficit was probably the silliest excuse to come out of spin control central. However, the most disingenuous spin was to blame "forecasting" for the supposedly unexpected gush of red ink. This was the line the Premier took during his October televised address: just like some private sector forecasters, the government made an honest mistake in overestimating economic growth. Like any good spin, the Premier's line seemed plausible but, in fact, was a dishonest attempt to divert attention away from the real issues that have yet to be answered. First, why did the government ignore the repeated and consistent warnings from Ministry of Finance staff that deficits were inevitable "without a revenue miracle or (large) spending cuts?" Second, who authorized the abrupt $800-million increase in revenue forecasts for the 1996/97 budget over the best estimates from Ministry of Finance staff? Let's review some recent historical facts. On February 23, 1996, one day after Glen Clark was sworn in as Premier, a document surfaced showing a new ''alternative" revenue Forecast which was $800-million higher than the Finance Ministry's longstanding forecast One week later the old forecast was dropped altogether. On April 30, 1996, the New Democrats presented a "balanced" budget with revenues of $20.7-billion, just $100-million less than the "alternative" revenue forecast, but $700-million more than the best advice provided to the government by its experts in the Ministry of Finance. Following the release of the 1996/97 provincial budget, Vancouver Son columnist Vaughn Palmer asked then Finance Minister Elizabeth Cull to explain the robust growth in revenues projected in the budget "Improved forecasting" was the Minister's response. Interesting that: before the election the anticipated jump in revenues was the result of improved forecasting, but after the election the numbers were the result of poor forecasting. In truth, there was nothing wrong with the original forecasting in the first place. Take sales tax as just one example. The mid-year financial report shows that revenues collected from sales tax in the first Six months of 1996/97 were $l,559-million. This was $3-million higher than the Ministry of Finance's original forecast but $52-million below the mysterious "alternative forecast" As you go through the midyear report line by line, it adds up that revenues over the first six months of 1996-97 were $351- million less than'forecast in the budget tabled on the eve of the provincial election. At this pace, revenues will be $700-million lower than forecast - the exact amount by which the "alternative" forecast was used to paint a rosie - and entirely fictitious - pre-election picture for the electorate. The mid-year report is yet one more piece of evidence that fraud, not forecasting, is the explanation for two budgetary deficits. The mysterious "alternative" forecast is one issue that will keep spinning into 1997. Care for caregivers LANGLEY - It's never easy to face a loved one's illness, but when someone in your family is diagnosed as having a mental illness, the challenges and burdens faced by close family and friends .is unique. With this idea in mind, the Psychiatric Department at Langley Memorial Hospital established, in early 1996, a support group for families of these patients. What makes this particular support group valuable is that two Individuals make their particular experience and expertise available to participants. "We felt that both heath professionals and experienced family members had much to contribute, so the group is a joint effort, involving a health professional and a trained family member," explains Andy Libbiter, the LMH social worker involved with the group. Libbiter, or Shera- lyn Medema, an Occupational Therapist co-facilitate each group with Jeanette Johnson, a membei of the B.C. Schizophrenia Society. Johnson knows what families go through, having had the personal experience of her son being diagnosed with a mental illness some years ago. 'When I first faced my son's illness, there was little support in the early stages. We learned that there was help for patients, but not so much for members of the family, each of whom reacts differently to the person's illness. The concerns of a spouse or partner, for example, are very different from the issues faced by par ents, children or siblings," comments Johnson. The drop-in group is particularly intended to help families of newly diagnosed patients, regardless of their particular illness. The message for these individuals is that their experience, while tragic, is not unique. Family members learn that their worries and emotions are legitimate, even if overwhelming. They are encouraged to remember to look after themselves and set some rules to protect their own heal--. For example, Johnson explains the situation when a patient comes home, has trouble sleeping and wants company during the night It may be important for the family member to set some limits, like insisting on not being disturbed during the night The group currently meets once each month; Libbiter and Johnson are expecting the group to return to its original format of twice each month in the New Year. Family members are welcome to attend: it's held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, from 7-8:30 pm in Conference Room #1 at Langley Memorial Hospital. Johnson notes that because the group is usually very small - never more than six or eight people and often only two or three participants - it's possible to be very flexible and deal with the specific questions the participants want to discuss. Anyone interested in learning more about this support group is welcome to contact Libbiter at 5344121, local 476. Shorter work week may create new jobs VANCOUVER - Unemployed British Columbians may find more jobs are available if everyone worked fewer hours, says Premier Glen Clark. '1 am convinced we must look for ways to redistribute the work available so that more British Columbians can be employed," he said to applause from delegates of the BC Federation of Labour's 41st annual convention. Clark said the situation where banks and corporations reap record profits while unemployment rates are high and work week become longer, has to stop. "At a time when thousands of workers can't find jobs at all, those who are employed are working longer and longer hours," he said. "For the first time since the 1920s, the average work week is lengthening throughout North America. "In the forest sector in our province, the average work week increased from 35 hours in 1985 to 38.2 in 1995,-said Clark. Work hours in tbe mining sector increased from 38.9 to 40.7 hours. On average, every worker in BC put in one hour of overtime in September, he said. But while shorter work weeks may not create jobs on a one-to- one basis, "the potential is indeed impressive," said Clark. The average one hour of overtime for every ten hours that a pulp worker puts in could be converted to 600 new full-time jobs, he said. In BC's public sector, the Health Labour Accord created a shorter work week that averted layoffs to as many as 600 full- time positions, he said. 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