Blueberry The Mission FREE Community Magazine Local 0 February/March .,-- LOVE ... is in the air!! Don’t Forget St. Patrick`s Day! Keep it Local! What`s going on and where to FIND EVERYTHING in Mission Delivered free to homes & businesses across Mission www.blueberrylocal.com • Pleasefrom mention Silverdale the Blueberry to Local Hatzic when responding to adverts Food Security - What’s that? Contents Thank you Mission Do you feel that you have adequate physical and economical had stored a side of beef in for all your emails What’s on at the Library 6 & 7 access to suffi cient, safe, and nutri ous food that meets your the back shed, where that of support Win Big – Women’s Resource Society 9 dietary needs and food preferences for an ac ve and healthy resource was usually available Mission Leisure Centre 11 lifestyle? The United Na ons describes “Food Security” in this during the long Manitoba Syncorheats Compe on 12 way. winter. Nevertheless, fresh The Clarke Theatre 13 vegetables were limited In plainer words, can you easily get to a store and to summer, and in winter Crossword 14 how to prepare, within your budget, healthy they were either canned Communi es in Bloom 15 menus to meet your individual needs (even if or absent. I ingested a lot Recipe – Bake the Biscuit 17 you have allergies, a special diet, or cultural of canned peas! Not many The Great Train Robbery 19 preferences) so that you and your families had home freezers ... And into a Opening Night Theatre 20 & 21 family can keep ac ve and in those days. On the other Trail Tails by Grant Vander Hoek 22 healthy? hand, we were not yet Jane & Charlo e New Year! dealing with the scourge of Mission District Historical Society 23 I am sure, many of fast food, drive-thru restaurants! Mission Granite Curling Club 24 us, at some phase Okay so Christmas has been and gone, and now Crossword Solu on 24 of our lives, did not Fortunately, the resources available to us for food security in the it’s time to get involved in local activities, burn some Mission Horse Club 25 have adequate food Fraser Valley are more numerous than in a southern Manitoba winter calories and support your local community Mission Hill Stomp Run 27 security. As I refl ect town of the 1950s. To illustrate, Sieglinde Steida, a member of on my childhood, I the Mission Food Access Network, has researched “Fi een Ways and The Blueberry Local is here to help! Meanwhile Humane Society 28 could tell when my to eat FRESH in Mission. Her research results accompanied the love is in the air with Valentine’s Day and the luck of Hatzic Elementary 100 yr Anniversary 28 Sco sh mother had Mission showing of the documentary FRESH by Cinema Poli ca the Irish will be all around on St Patrick’s Day. Kids Page 29 come near the end of on September 17, 2010. Mission Farmers Market 30 her monthly food budget— Cancer Society – Rabbie Burns Evening 31 porridge was our Nevertheless, BC government sta s cs indicate that one in ten in In this issue, we want everyone to prepare for, supper entrée un l Bri sh Columbia does not have access to healthy food. In Canada support or get involved with the Mission Hill Stompers payday. 7% households are classifi ed as food insecure. Fortunately, who are doing a walk/run in April to raise funds for several local organiza ons and programs are addressing this vital the Mission Hospice, so get out the running shoes At Your Fingertips Fortunately, my issue at the grass roots level, including: Mission Food Access parents some mes Network (up to this year funded by the Province of BC), Union and practice - there’s plenty of time!! If that’s not All The Numbers You Need Gospel Mission, Women’s Resource Society of the Fraser Valley enough activity for you check out the Fraser River (Community Kitchens), Mission City Farmers Market, Mission’s Heritage Park trail or the Power House tours at Stave Emergency - 911 food centres, the Mission Soapbox Community Garden and the Falls a National Historic Site of Canada. Circle Farm Tours. Addi onal studies related to the future of agriculture in our area have been under considera on by the Non - Emergency: Chamber of Commerce and Mission’s Economic Development With all this activity you might be getting a little Police ............................................................... 604-820-2722 Fire .............................................................604-820-3793 Commi ee. hungry; so why not have a go at our delicious Ambulance ....................................................604-826-8055 Celebrate cookie recipe - you will have earned it! any Specialal OccasionOccasion However, the District of Mission must take an important “next Mission Memorial step.” According to the B.C. Food Systems Network, local If you feel it’s time for a little culture Mission is Hospital ............................................................ 604-826-6261 Birthdays, Weddings governments need to develop and advocate food policies that Community Services ......................................604-826-3634 Halloween 2011 “…place community food security as the highest priority.” In the place to be with The Clarke Theatre and the fact, there are already communi es in Bri sh Columbia who Opening Night Theatre Society both putting on Mission District Municipal have created and adopted municipal Food Charters. Leading performances that are a must!!! Enquiries ......................................................... 604-820-3700 3 Stage Sky Rockets the way in 2008 were Vancouver, Kaslo, Salmon Arm, and the Mayors Offi ce ................................................ 604-820-3703 Screecheroos Capital Region on Vancouver Island. Manager Kirsten Hargreaves Roman Candles and sub-commi ee members of the District of Mission’s Social Hands Up! How many of you Missionites were aware Tourism ............................................................604.826.6914 Development Commission are currently preparing for discussions that Mission was the setting for the fi rst train robbery Transit Information .........................................604-953-3333 Air Bombs Library .............................................................604-826-6610 about food charter policies with District of Mission’s Council. in BC. If not make sure you read the story of Bill Family Packs Leisure Centre ................................................604.820.5350 Of course there is also a larger, global perspec ve on this topic, Miner. For more general history buffs take a look at Assorted Cakes with one billion people, world-wide, facing food insecurity. Space the facts behind the story of St Patrick. BC Hydro ......................................................... 604-224-9376 Assorted Barrages here does not allow addi onal discussion, but the World Food Don’t forget the Mark Your Calendars section to Terasen Gas ................................................... 888-811-2323 & more!! Program’s web page actually suggests a variety of ways we can make sure you organise your busy schedule over the fi ght world hunger: www.wfp.org. Addi onal informa on about Emergency Power Outages & Emergencies . 800-663-9911 food security and the BC Food systems network can be found at next couple of months and before we know it the Shaw ................................................................ 888-472-2222 www.fooddemocracy.org and www.hls.gov.bc.ca/healthyea ng. fi rst buds of spring will be showing. Rogers .............................................................. 888-764-3771 FNA Fireworks Sieglilnda Steida’s document can be obtained by emailing Telus.................................................................. 310 -2255 [email protected]. If you wish to get involved locally, Next issue; we’ll be celebrating Easter and looking School District #75 .......................................... 604-826-6286 contact me at the same address and I will do my best to direct Student Support Services .............................. 604-826-6272 Call Andrea on 604-820-7577 you to a volunteer opportunity that supports food security in forward to the arrival of the Easter Bunny!!! Mission. Help Line For Children ...................................310-1234 for delivery options From Jane and Charlotte. For sale to persons 18yrs & over. Heather Stewart, Councillor, District of Mission. Canada Explosives Regulations: 120,117(3)(D) 2 To advertise call 1-604-287-4428 or e-mail [email protected] www.blueberrylocal.com • Please mention the Blueberry Local when responding to adverts 3 FRONYA Thrift Boutiqueoutique Mark your calendars... Tuesday February 1st Monday February 14th Saturday March 12th 50% OFF SALEALE ARTHRITIS 101 Stave Falls Power House Tim Redman The Arthritis Society is Canada’s principal health charity Valentine’s Day special Mission Coffee House Concert Series 3 days only!y! that, since 1948, has provided programs and information 2 for 1 Admission Have a cup of coffee and listen to some great local Custom made to people with arthritis and invested more than $170 31338 Dewdney Trunk Road, Mission musicians. Clothing & Shoeses million towards arthritis research. Phone: 604-462-1222 $5.00 admission gift baskets for that 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Hosted by “Kitchen Sync” Cost: Free Tuesday February 15th This includes musicians of all ages and there is some someone special,p Mission Community Centre, 33100 10th Avenue Valentines Tea Dance: great young talent out there! Preregistration is needed through the BC Arthritis Society, 1-4 pm, Cost $5, Dance will be held at the Mission Seniors Location: The PLAY STATION forfor anyany occasionoccasion February 24, 25 & 26ththh Call 604-514-9902 or bc.arthritis.ca Centre, 10th Ave and Taulbut. 33100-10th Ave. off Taulbut Located on 1st Ave. in the courtyardtyard Or call Mission Seniors Centre at 604-814-2188 Contact: 604-814-2188 (Above the Mission Leisure Centre) anyany timetime Open Stage 7pm beside Magnolia’s in Missionssion Friday February 4th Monday 21st February Main act 8:00pm Baby time at the Library The Evolution of communication exhibit. 604 - 826 - 4879 www.fantasybaskets.ca 604-820-5071 Interactive story time with books and songs for babies up Did you know that Mission once had its own telephone Saturday March 26th to 24 months.