Don't rain on our cleanup parade

Rick Hansen Secondary School students Sara Thiessen, left, Georgia Ballem and Shanay Valk brave the cold and rain to clean up the shoreline at Albert Dyck Park Wednesday. The project, Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is provincewide and runs from Sept. 16-24. This was the first year Rick Hansen students participated in the project. Sixty students scoured the entire park and picked up 20 bags of garbage and a large box full of broken glass and nails.
"It was pouring rain," said biology teacher Jocelyn Much, co-ordinator of the outing. "Getting teenagers to get out after school and pick up garbage is not an easy thing to do. I was very impressed."
-Jason Lang/for the Times

Skiers wanted at Hemlock
Hemlock Valley season pass holders will finally get to use their ski passes this winter, if all goes well for the resort's new bosses.
 

Abby man in Australian court
A 29-year-old Abbotsford man, Dennis Paul Paddison, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court Sept. 21 under charges of "importation of cocaine," the Australian Associated Press reported Thursday.
 

Putting a face to the cause
Every year Ron and Carole Martens look forward to spending time at their cabin on Shuswap Lake. The couple and their three children have accumulated 15 years of precious memories of fun-filled summers water-skiing on the lake and snow skiing at nearby ski hills in the winter.
 

Cougar spotted on Sumas Mountain
When Brownie the Pomeranian stopped on the forest trail and began to whine, his owner Jeremy Harder, 27, looked up to see a full-grown cougar looking at him.
 

Grit membership grows before leadership vote
Local federal Liberals are getting charged up for the future, say riding organizers.
 

Tobacco companies ruled accountable
Attorney General Wally Oppal says it's a little early to start dividing up the pie, but a recent B.C. Court of Appeal ruling has put the province one step closer in collecting damages it alleges the tobacco industry is responsible for.
 

Leave your fear at home and Take back the Night
Taking a stand on violence against women, Mission musicians Kat Wahamaa and Jennie Bice will perform together at Take Back The Night at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford, Sept. 29.
 

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