DIDN'T LIKE HIS 'MESSAGE'

A controversial Abbotsford civic candidate was duking it out in the streets
Monday with a Chilliwack man who isn't happy with his platform.

Tim Felger is running in Abbotsford for council and for mayor in Mission.
His call to legalize marijuana and for harm reduction are emblazoned on his
windows. Felger said a man walked into his Essendene Avenue office in
Abbotsford and kicked the front counter.

"When I went around to the front, he jumped me. We ended up in the middle
of the street duking it out," said Felger. When the scuffle continued
inside, Felger said he picked up a length of PVC pipe and hit the assailant
twice before he backed off. A passing letter carrier called the police.

"There's 50 witnesses that saw this guy started it. The cops didn't arrest
him. If it had been me [who started it] they would've have arrested me,"
said Felger. "People should stop attacking me, this should be a contest of
ideas. I'm sitting here all bloody and my clothes are torn. I had no
intention of doing this this morning," he said.

Chilliwack's Randall Severson admits he kicked the counter in Felger's office.

"That was a bad move on my part. I was frustrated. The signs and the
messages really bother me. He promotes violence and hatred and sexual
immorality," Severson said.

Severson was in the area that morning collecting names for a petition he
wants to take to city hall. "This is a petition for safe environment for
our kids," he said.