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The Mission chapter of the Valley Women’s Network meets Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Bellevue Hotel (32998 First Ave.).

The luncheon takes place from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $15 for members. This month’s presenter is Sue Clement of Success Coaching. She shares the secrets of successful networking.

Reservations are required by calling Sue at 604-826-0812 or e-mailing kandadennis@shaw.ca.

Back to nature

The Central Valley Naturalists welcome city councillor Patricia Ross to their meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8.

Ross discusses Metro Vancouver’s plans to build waste-to-energy incinerators in the Lower Mainland. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the SHARES centre (2478 McCallum Rd.).

For more details, call Kathy at 604-854-3203 or Hank at 604-853-4283.

Library friends meet

The Friends of the Abbotsford Libraries meets on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.

The group gets together at Clearbrook Library (32320 George Ferguson Way). It is open to anyone interested in books and other library activities. For more details, call Jenny at 604-853-2262.

Support for colitis

The Fraser Valley East chapter of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation meets Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Terry Fox elementary (3071 Babich St.).

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and features guest speaker Dr. Egolf presenting an introductory talk on inflammatory bowel disease.

For more information, call Vern at 604-854-1333 or visit www.ccfc.ca.

Moms get together

La Leche League meets Thursday, Oct. 9 at Northview Community Church.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is for pregnant and new moms looking for information about breastfeeding.

For more information, call Catherine at 604-859-1797.

Newcomers invited

The Abby-Mission Newcomers – a social group for women new to the area – meets Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.

Location is De Dutch Pannekoek House (#4-33324 South Fraser Way). A guest speaker will be on hand from the BC Cancer Foundation.

For more information, call Gayle at 604-870-4929.