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Festival Days returns to heart of Aldergrove Aldergrove Star

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The Power for All Adventure Therapy Society offers instruction and safe social interaction and exercise on kayaks in Fort Langley’s Bedford Channel for disabled persons such as Simon Bunkowski (centre). At left is Fraser Health recreation therapist Lindsay Dean and at right is instructor and executive director Alex Thompson.

Obstacles float away for paddlers By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star

Alex Thompson’s life-long passion for kayaking has turned the dreams of disabled persons into reality. And every summer the numbers of participants grows as Thompson shows them that there are no limits or impediments to anyone’s abilities. There is always a solution to every problem. Three years ago, Thompson started the Power for All Adventure Therapy Society, which offers paddling sessions every Saturday at Fort Langley’s scenic and peaceful Bedford Channel. “The first year we had 36 people, last year we had up to 90,” says Thompson. “They’re mostly adults, but we say it’s for

anyone from age nine to seniors.” There were 10 seniors participating last year, either recovering from injuries or suffering from arthritis or Parkinson’s, and a couple were either deaf or blind. Thompson rents or borrows kayaks and specialized equipment especially suited to a particular client’s needs. For example, she has backboards and two sets of pontoons for the double kayaks, and if a paddler has only one arm she borrows a special kayak fitted with a one-armed paddle from the similar Power to Be society in Deep Cove. “We don’t have our own boats, we rent them from Evergreen Adventure Society, an extension of Fort Camping on Brae Island,” says Thompson.

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Fort Camping’s proprietor, Stan Duckworth, “mentored me to create a society for disabled paddlers. “For me it’s very important that recreation is accessible to everyone, despite ability. When I started I found that no one would rent kayaks to disabled persons because of the high liability insurance. That needed to change, not say to people that ‘you can’t do that.’” With Duckworth’s guidance and encouragement she followed the examples of Power to Be in Deep Cove and Victoria in creating Power for All, and Duckworth also rents the society up to three double kayaks, eight single kayaks, a voyageur canoe and a number of single canoes. SEE: Page 3

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A unique day of family fun is coming to downtown Aldergrove. The Aldergrove Festival Days Society and the Aldergrove Merchants are putting on a family friendly Mini-Fest in the heart of Aldergrove between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. this Saturday, June 9. Live music, soap box derby, and a return of last year’s surprise hit the “Crazy Wheel Cup” will be just some of the events that will take place in the block between 271 and 272 Streets, immediately north of Fraser Highway. Aldergrove Festival Days president Robin McIntosh is looking forward to bringing fun, families and community together into the business district of Aldergrove. “We feel that hosting the event in the downtown core on a Saturday benefits everyone. The location is easy to find, businesses are open, and families can be assured of a great day of celebration and fun. “We have brought together a fantastic venue of events and entertainment that will generate a festive atmosphere in a safe environment,” said McIntosh. Aldergrove Festival Days is calling for volunteers to help ensure the block party’s success as they build toward Aldergrove Fair Days, which are coming to Aldergrove on July 20-22. McIntosh encourages people to check out their website (www.aldergrovefairdays.com) and get involved. Aldergrove Festival Days Society meets every Wednesday at Coghlan Hall from 7-9 p.m., from now until the end of July. For event details or to help out on the day of the event, call Annette at 604-626-4505 or Robin at 604-539-0149. You can also contact them via email at info@aldergrovefestivaldays.com WANNA RACE? “Now is the time to enter!” according to Fair Days chairman Robin McIntosh. Younger children – the soap box derby is for you. (OK, it’s for dads too). Just put together a soapbox racer by following the rules found on www.AldergroveFairDays.com — basically it requires four wheels, steering and brakes. Organizer Kenny Gemarkis reports that the Aldergrove Soap Box Derby is well known for being the safest, gentlest hill and so is ideal for novices and the very young. He asks anyone with any questions to call him at 778-772-7417. For older children and adults, the objective is to travel down the hill in style, with lots of points for the imagination, and little concern for anything else. Last year Suzanne Robinson received lots of encouragement for her armchair mounted on a pallet jack – and many wanted to try it out. Last year’s winner, Grant Bennet, produced a racer made from four bike wheels and lots of paint and cardboard. SEE: Page 3

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WorkSafe BC investigators are probing the death of a man as he attempted to bring down a 130 foot Douglas fir in Aldergrove, May 31. He was in the bucket of a boom at a height of approximately 80 feet when the mishap occurred. “While trying to bring down the tree,

the bucket in which he was working separated from the boom and the worker and the bucket fell to the ground,” said Donna Freeman, who speaks for WorkSafe BC. WorkSafe BC investigators were at the North Otter area property on Thursday evening, and the B.C. Coroners Service is also involved in an investigation.

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A driver who pointed a handgun at an unsuspecting driver in Aldergrove on Wednesday, May 23, was caught and now faces charges. Around 2:30 p.m., Langley RCMP received a 911 call to the area of 264 Street and Robertson Crescent, where a 38-yearold man is accused of pointing a gun at another driver. The victim didn’t know the gun-toting driver. The victim sped away

but was able to obtain a vehicle description and licence plate number. No shots were fired and the victim wasn’t injured. Langley RCMP and Air Two responded to the area in attempts to locate the suspect and vehicle. A short while later officers patrolling the area of 276 Street and River Road located the vehicle. The driver of the suspect vehicle was arrested without incident. The file remains under investigation.

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Aldergrove’s Rick Lewis with his beautifully restored 1932 Ford Victoria at the 24th annual Model A Club Show, Sunday in Fort Langley. Lewis started the show in Fort Langley 24 years ago with only three cars on show that ﬁrst year. It has grown to over 50 cars this year and is the highlight of the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum’s annual open house in June. The car show is sponsored by Fraser Valley Vintage Car Club of Canada.

FROM FRONT: Organizer Mike Robinson encourages Aldergrovians to get creative and come to the race hill with their creation on Saturday at about 11:30 a.m. Got an old lawnmower, refrigerator or kids’ trolley? Well, this is your chance to see what you can dream up. Remember, lots of points for style, not many for speed. (Any questions, call Mike SUBMITTED PHOTO Robinson at 604-351-1175). Get ready to race this Saturday in Aldergrove’s downtown.

‘Adventure’ doors opened for disabled persons of all ages FROM FRONT: This allows Thompson to offer a wide range of outings, tailored to each person’s ability. “We can fit eight to 12 people in the voyageur canoe, depending on their size. The sessions fluctuate quite a bit; if we take a group home out there may be eight to 12 persons in each session, and if they are single clients there may be four to six. “We also have weekdays specials, because if we need to have therapists and physios present it has to be on their workdays.” The cost is only $35 for each client, to cover the costs of rentals and insurance. There is no paid staff as everyone, including Thompson, is a volunteer. “Many of the participants can’t afford to pay more, they’re on limited

incomes, so we fund raise for equipment,” says Thompson. Their “burger and beer” fundraiser at Dublin Crossing on May 30 brought out 66 supporters who paid $20 each, and this along with a silent auction raised a total of $1,700 that night. “This is enough to buy one piece of specialized equipment, either a set of pontoons or a one-arm paddle,” said Thompson, adding hopefully, “But I’m looking around to see if I can get both at a used price.” Thompson has been working in community recreation since she was a high school teenager 16 years ago, supervising children’s wading pools. She was working with Langley Township up until May 15 when she took a community service coordinator job at Surrey City.

“I loved to paddle, guiding hikes, that sort of thing. So I took training and went to school for my degrees.” Fraser Health recreation therapist Lindsay Dean has been supporting Power for All from the beginning, by sending clients to the outings, and is now a society director. “She has collected questionnaires so that we know exactly what they like about the program,” says Thompson. “They look forward to it because they enjoy the sense of being in control. They are active, not depressed, and many of the clients also become volunteers.” Volunteers are the lifeblood of the program, and more are always welcome. “Once able-bodied persons come out they will tell you stories about cli-

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ents with different challenges. Once you’re on the water you will hear Simon’s story — he’s been paddling since 1996 at Deep Cove and came to our program when we started Power for All closer to his home in Langley City. “We have another client, Michael, who was in an accident that made him a quadriplegic — temporarily. He was told he would never walk again but he said, ‘Yes, I will.’ Now half his body is able and he’s still working on the other half. “By the end of one trip Michael said he was going to try to walk, and we said OK, two of us will help you. Instead two guys, volunteers who had never done this before, stepped up and helped him walk. All three of them had a few tears when he walked back; it was pretty cool.”

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This year the program will run from mid-July to the end of October at Bedford Channel, with two sessions every Saturday. There will also be three ocean outings from Surrey’s Elgin Park, timed to coincide with high tides in the summer. Also new this year will be adaptive geocaching sessions. Every session is dependent on the weather. “If it’s rainy and windy we don’t go out because many of the clients are susceptible to hypothermia,” says Thompson. Thompson invites all interested persons to check out the society’s website (http://powerforalladventuretherapysociety.com/) and to contact her via the email contact page if anyone wishes to participate or contribute to the program.

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Newly elected directors to the Otter Co-op board were sworn into ofﬁce at the 90th annual general meeting on May 31. From left are directors Larry Jantzen, Susan Dodd and president Frank Hauzer. Hauzer also presented scholarships to ﬁve local students at the co-op’s 90th annual general meeting on May 31. The scholarship recipients were (from left) Taylor Davies, Amanda Gilliland, Joel Kleingeltink (and not present for photo were Fraser Shields and Sam Van Noort).

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An effort to co-ordinate the work done by Langley non-profit organizations has culminated with the naming of an organization called Langley Together. The new name was announced at a meeting on Tuesday, May 29 at Murrayville Hall. There were close to 60 people in attendance, from all areas of the non-profit sector. The meeting heard from Dave Stark on local research and findings of a formal needs assessment. Jim Marvel from the Township spoke on volunteerism in other municipalities.

A panel dicussion involved five individuals from different areas of the sector. They were Bruce McCloy, chair, District Parent Advisory Council, Langley Education Community Roundtable Initiative; Rev. Paul Guiton of St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church, Aldergrove; Christine MacIntosh, president of Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society; Don Shilton, executive director, Langley Arts Council and Wayne McMurchy, president, Langley Minor Football Association. Langley Together will be a chamber-like entity. It has been undergoing evolu-

tion and consultation for the past year. Next steps for the initiative include an organizational meeting on June 20, for interested people to play an active role in moving this project forward. This will be open to all. Also planned is another session of “Speed Dating for Non-Profits,” which allows non-profits to cfind out more abput what others are doing. It takes place on July 26 at Williams Park, in partnership with local Vancity branches. More information is available from Stark at dave_stark@shaw.ca

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A young rodeo competitor from Langley is among the athletes who have been selected to represent the province in the National Junior High School Rodeo Finals this month. Makayla Lundy, a grade 8 student at Brookswood Senior Secondary, will travel to the finals in Gallup, New Mexico, June 24-30. Lundy will be competing in the eighth annual finals in the events she qualified for last month at the finals held in Quesnel, May 18-20. Makayla and her two horses won the overall Cowgirl Championship for the 2011-12 season by winning the overall pole bending and goat tying events, as well as fourth in breakaway roping, second in team roping, and sixth in barrel racing. With this result she has earned a posi-

tion on the B.C. Rodeo Team, and will be among a thousand contestants from 47 U.S. states, Canadian provinces and Australia at the world’s largest junior high rodeo. This event offers more than $75,000 in prizes, along with $100,000 in college scholarships, and the chance to be named the National Champion. To achieve this, contestants must finish in the top 20 after two rounds of intense competition before Saturday’s championship finals. The Saturday finale will be broadcast as part of the Cinch Town Tour series; see the website http://nhsra.org for broadcast schedule, as well as daily results. The event will also be streamed online at http://www.ihigh.com/nhsra/

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The grey, featureless steel cabinets that house the paraphernalia for traffic and pedestrian signals are a magnet for vandals. But wrap these ugly boxes in pretty wrapping and the tendency to decorate with graffiti diminishes. It costs taxpayers approximately $10,000 a year to get rid of the graffiti, and a program to install anti-graffiti decorative wraps has proven so success-

ful in other municipalities that the Township wants to follow suit. “It’s a great idea,” Councillor Bob Long said, adding that the program is even better when school children become involved in the art that decorates the boxes. It then becomes a crime-prevention program, he added. Councillor Charlie Fox said that just as the orchard town of Kelowna tailors its utility cabinet wraps to

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VICTORIA – The old saying goes that if you like sausages and laws, you shouldn’t watch either one being made. The legislature’s sausage factory worked overtime to crank out a pile of legislative change before the government choked off debate and shut it down for the summer. This is after a dozen complicated bills were stuffed into the hopper in the final month. For the first time in B.C. history, debate was carried on in three separate chambers to try to get through it all. It created a chaotic scene, with politicians and reporters dashing around trying to create the impression they were on top of it all. The NDP opposition screamed bloody murder about this travesty, especially as the clock ran down last week and bills were assigned a token 30 or 45 minutes to meet the B.C. Liberal government’s arbitrary deadline. Alas, what little time was allowed for the opposition to question legislation was largely frittered away with the usual partisan sniping that substitutes for alternative ideas. The good news is that this mad rush wasn’t a calculated scheme to ram through unpopular, unfair measures. Quite the contrary. The B.C. Liberal government’s back is to the wall, trying to do what the public and circum-

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stances demand and save its own skin. Here’s a partial list of the marching orders. Get rid of the harmonized sales tax and bring back a computerized version of the old, inefficient provincial sales tax. Unclog the court system, which has become so constipated that a Stanley Cup riot fool can’t even plead guilty in a reasonable time. And find a way to make our growing population of urban anarchists and assorted other deadbeats pay to ride transit. The HST exercise continues to exact its cost. The unprecedented job of creating a modern system for the archaic sales tax was the main cause of the legislative logjam, tying up government lawyers and delaying drafting of other bills. Small businesses that paid $3,000 to convert to HST get to pay another $3,000 to go back, and we had all better hope the new computer software works. Speaking of computers, one of the laws passed amid the shouting is one that establishes an online system for disputing traffic tickets. Police will print out tickets from their cars instead of hand-writing them, and drivers will have an alternative way to argue about whether they really ran that red light. Fighting a ticket in court now takes seven to 18 months,

tying up judges, court registry staff and police. An administrative system won’t keep them all out of court, but the government hopes to reduce the average resolution time to 90 days and save $8 million a year or more. A similar administrative system is being established for small civil claims and strata property disputes. Some legislation is to fix earlier screw-ups. A judge tossed out B.C.’s most heavyhanded administrative penalties for failing a roadside blood alcohol test, so the government brought in a new version that allows for another administrative appeal. The mistake of making transit operate on a poorly policed “honour system” goes back to Social Credit days. There is finally a system to enforce collection of fines, on those rare occasions when someone is ticketed for taking a free ride. Even with the last-minute rush, four bills couldn’t be rammed through. Since the legislature will almost certainly have to be recalled to impose a contract on teachers this fall, the government would do well to provide a couple of weeks for orderly debate at that time. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Afghanistan has suffered unspeakable cruelties and barbarism for more than 20 years, in a civil war that has killed or displaced many millions of Afghan citizens. There has been significant improvement in the lot of ordinary Afghans in the past decade since a United Nations authorized intervention that has targeted extremist groups such as the Taliban, however, it has come at a cost of foreign military and civilian lives too. In Canada’s case, our military has taken the biggest share of this loss, with almost all of the 158 Canadians killed in Afghanistan being soldiers. The debate will rage on this country over whether Canada should have contributed to this effort, but it cannot be denied that every Canadian soldier who served in Afghanistan believed he or she was doing the right thing for the right reasons. And in many cases, these veterans can point to evidence that these efforts did bring positive change and a better standard of life for ordinary Afghans. These positive indicators include improvements to the health care system, such as more access to doctors and health care professionals, and a mass public immunization program that extended throughout LEGION MAGAZINE PHOTO the war-ravaged country. Master Cpl. Erin Doyle of Kamloops in They also include con- Afghanistan in 2008. struction of numerous schools and the opening of school doors to females. Women are free to be seen in public as well as to work. All legal age citizens may vote in elections. There is still injustice and a constant threat of violence from groups such as the Taliban, but there are also opportunities that many Afghans have never before seen in their lifetimes. Canadian soldiers who have seen this firsthand are proud of this accomplishment but are also cognizant of the dear personal costs exacted. In memory of the 158 Canadians killed in Afghanistan, there will again be a Memorial Ride for the Fallen this Saturday. The Ubique Unit of the 3rd CAV, Canadian Army Veteran Motorcycle Units, are putting on the third annual 3 CAV Ubique Memorial Ride for the Fallen on June 9, from Vancouver to Chilliwack. The CAV is a group that is made up of veterans and veteran supporters that ride side-by-side, saluting the sacrifices of the past, present and future of the Canadian Armed Forces. Last year they unveiled the official “Highway of Heroes” sign on the ride. The ride will be leaving from the parking lot of Trev Deeley Motorcycles, 1875 Boundary Rd., Vancouver, and will travel up Highway 1 enroute to the All Sappers Cenotaph on the corner of Vedder Rd. and Keith Wilson, Chilliwack, the corner of the former CF Base Chilliwack. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and the registration fee is $20 per vehicle. The ride leaves at 11 a.m. and arrives at the cenotaph at 1 p.m. There they will hold the memorial service at 2:30 p.m. A padre will conduct the service, with a piper and a bugler present. The 3rd CAV will be laying a wreath for the fallen, as will other invited guests. Silver Cross families who have lost their sons, killed in action in Afghanistan, will be honoured guests. There will be a reception held at the Area Support Unit, also located on the base, with food and refreshments available, both before and after the service. SEE: Page 7

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Jordan Bateman, B.C. communications director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, is putting TransLink under the microscope for its huge expenses and the massive taxes it takes from local ratepayers for inadequate service. for their tax dollar than ever The Township and TransLink before, and asked me if anything have been at loggerheads for could be done.” years over council’s claim that its A day later, he was being residents do not receive value for interviewed for the CTF job and their tax dollars. likely had the job wrapped up by “TransLink has been a huge his answer to a question about issue during my first year with TransLink. the CTF,” Bateman said. “I had been living and breath“Their burgeoning bureauing the TransLink file for weeks cracy is the gift that just keeps and smoked the question. I on giving to me as a less-governmean, total home run answer.” ment advocate, and just keeps on He was offered the job the taking from us as taxpayers.” next day and, after almost six With the media, Bateman has years at Township Hall, he was helped to uncover some other ready for a change. Today, he astounding TransLink blunders, feels he can have real influence all paid for with tax dollars: over the province by formulating, • TransLink spends more on pushing and encouraging new equipment and administration ideas to save taxpayers money. than any other transit authority “I’m the first person to join in Canada; the CTF out of elected life, which • Bonuses for executives — gives me a unique perspective $60,000 at the same time they on how to influence and present ran a deficit, hiked fares and ideas to decision-makers. I know increased every tax they levy; • Up to $50 million in lost the political constraints they sometimes feel, and I can help fare evasion fine revenue; • Nepotism hiring of SkyTrain them find ways around that,” he attendants at $60,000/year; said. • Creating the $30 million “I haven’t regretted a moment. This job is the most fun I’ve ever (and growing!) transit police had working, and challenges me department; • Losing $150,000 to to push my speaking, media, research and writing skills to FareSaver theft due to lax security procedures; another level.” • Losing $15 million a year to He said that working for the CTF is a lot like what he did in U-Pass fraud; • Bribing stakeholders to fill politics, “but without public hearings and the excruciating out a survey with $100 charitable minutiae of working through . . donations; • Failing to address bus driver . soil deposit permit recommendations. It’s about getting ideas assaults (resulting in higher turninto the hands of people who can over and benefit costs); • Studying a Burnaby make them happen.”

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Although he didn’t know it at the time, the Township council meetings of July 29, 2011, turned out to be Jordan Bateman’s last as a councillor. The week before, the regional mayors, including Langley Township’s, had secretly voted to raise TransLink gas taxes two cents per litre. “I was incensed,” Bateman told a large crowd of supporters of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation last week at Redwoods. “This is precisely the wrong kind of idea that was spreading in politics. Instead of making the tough decision and looking inward for cash savings, TransLink simply increased taxes on an already burdened public. We already paid 15 cents/litre for the great privilege to be part of TransLink and receive our handful of buses a day, plus we pay them property taxes, a Hydro levy, parking taxes, Golden Ears Bridge toll, AirCare and transit fares.” Within days of that meeting, Bateman had been hired as the B.C. director of the CTF, a position vacated by another highprofile political affiliate from Langley, Gregory Thomas, who moved to Ottawa to become the CTF’s federal director. Since then, Bateman’s profile has risen as he takes on government corporations and agencies that waste taxpayers’ money. “The good politicians are always on the hunt for best practices from elsewhere, and ideas. Ideas separate the good from the mediocre in elected life. It takes social and political skill to get those ideas passed, whether you are in a city hall or the provincial legislature, but it’s the currency of politics,” he said. While still a Township councillor, Bateman spent several hundred dollars for an automated poll of 6,000 Langley households. Almost half responded. “That’s a huge number,” he told the Redwoods audience. “The response was emphatic: 91 per cent opposed the TransLink gas tax increase. I had dozens of people who missed the call but heard the poll on their voice mail call me and ask me to add them to the opposed side. They told me how stretched thin they felt, how concerned they were about receiving less value

Mountain gondola that didn’t have local support, and • Sunday bonuses for transit police and other staff. The day before his Redwoods address, Bateman received the results of an FOI request. It showed that TransLink spent more than $500,000 to install 10 video screens in various SkyTrain stations. “Watch for that story next week,” Bateman said, promising that “we’re just getting started.” He said that TransLink does not deserve another nickel of taxpayers’ money until it address the waste within its system which already gets $1.4 billion a year from taxpayers and transit riders. It’s due in no small part to Bateman and the CTF that last month Premier Christy Clark announced a full audit of TransLink, When the auditors begin their work in June “you can bet we will be ready,” Bateman said. “We plan to present them with a document of concerns and waste we and the media have identified, and other tips that whistleblowers have sent us but we haven’t been able to fully prove yet because of TransLink’s reluctance to release information.” The document will give the auditors “a road map of places to look and hopefully contribute to a thorough review,” he said. “That’s a big win for us as taxpayers, and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.” One of the CTF’s next big projects is focusing on pay equity. Academic and think tank studies show that government employees, on average, are paid 6 to 10 per cent more than their private sector counterparts. “When you factor in pension and benefits, that gap grows to as much as 30 per cent in favour of government employees,” he noted. He said that taxpayers cannot afford to keep overpaying the market for labour. Government shouldn’t be a charity — taxes are taken us under the law and should be spent efficiently and effectively. “This organization is more than just a bunch of guys like me chattering away about taxes. In a lot of ways, we’re a family of 70,000 supporters across the country, sharing ideas and giving each other support and strength.”

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public notices Changes to Glover/216 Street Rail Crossing

public notices Ofﬁcial Community Plan Update Workshops Interested in the future of the Township of Langley? The Township is updating its Ofﬁcial Community Plan (OCP), providing an opportunity for you to help shape the future. An OCP sets direction for growth, transportation, housing, services, and infrastructure for a municipality while considering issues such as health, diversity, the natural environment, climate change, and the local economy.

Wednesday, June 20 | 7 - 9pm Community Safety Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

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We need strong public awareness and community input to produce the best Plan possible. You can join in through four upcoming workshops and an online engagement webpage at tol.ca, available June 6 to 30. Four “Setting Directions” two-hour workshops will identify opportunities and challenges in our community, sketch out shared goals, and brainstorm some strategies to move ahead. We encourage you to participate in one of the workshops, and share your ideas with fellow residents and stakeholders.

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Langley Thunder Lacrosse (WLA) Wed Jun 13 7:45pm vs. Coquitlam Adanacs Wed Jun 20 7:45pm vs. Maple Ridge Burrards The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • langleyeventscentre.com

public notice Recycle Your Food Scraps – Use Your Green Can

Modiﬁcations are being made at the intersection of 216 Street at Glover Road. Effective June 15, eastbound to northbound left turns will no longer be permitted. Advance signage will be posted on 216 Street and drivers are advised to plan a new route. For more information, visit tol.ca. Engineering Division 604.533.6006 Enginfo@tol.ca

Notice of Annual Report Pursuant to Section 98 of the Community Charter, Township Council invites the public to provide comment on the 2011 Draft Annual Report of the Corporation of the Township of Langley by delegation at the Regular Afternoon Council Meeting. Date: Time: Place: Address:

Monday, June 25 4pm Township of Langley Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre, 4th ﬂoor 20338 - 65 Avenue

The 2011 Annual Report includes the audited ﬁnancial statements, a schedule of 2011 tax exemptions, and information on services, objectives, and measures used to determine the Township’s success in meeting the objectives. Starting June 11, copies of the 2011 Draft Annual Report will be available for public inspection at tol.ca or from the Customer Service Counter on the 2nd Floor of the Township Civic Facility during regular business hours. To appear as a delegation, contact Legislative Services by telephone or in writing by 4pm, Friday, June 22. Legislative Services 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Tel: 604.533.6011 Fax: 604.533.6054 Email: legservicesinfo@tol.ca

Township residents are encouraged to use their Green Cans and start adding food scraps in with their yard trimmings.

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Workshop 2 Date: Time: Place: Address:

Thursday, June 14 2 - 4pm George Preston Recreation Centre 20699 - 42 Avenue

Workshop 3 Date: Time: Place: Address:

Thursday, June 14 7 - 9pm Langley Events Centre 7888 - 200 Street

Workshop 4 Date: Time: Place: Address:

Saturday, June 16 9:30 - 11:30am Langley Events Centre 7888 - 200 Street

RSVP by June 11 to Anita at 604.533.6154 to reserve your preferred workshop seat. Terri Kaszonyi Long Range Planning 604.533.6091 tkaszonyi@tol.ca

Summer Maintenance of Rural Boulevards and Ditches The Township of Langley uses three full-time and one seasonal roadside grass mower for ditch mowing. This equipment has predetermined routes or an assigned area to follow. If the equipment is pulled away to do a specific request, it only lengthens the time it takes to fully complete all the rural boulevards and ditches. If you have a request for mowing or brushwhacking, we ask that you be patient as we try to fit the work schedule in as efficiently as possible. The Township, along with Provincial and Federal agencies, has classified open channel water systems into three categories:

Worm Composting Workshops Worm composting is a great way to compost your food scraps and is perfect for small spaces and classrooms.

Class C ditches are deemed to have no fish or fish habitat issues whatsoever and only require notification for work to take place.

Come out to one of our interesting and educational workshops to learn more about these amazing “recyclers”!

How or when a ditch is cleaned depends on its classiﬁcation. Thank you for your understanding as we operate under these requirements.

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Class A ditches are ﬁsh bearing and Class B ditches are ﬁsh habitat. Both of these categories require formal approval before any work can be completed.

Dates:

This includes all food scraps, bones, paper towels, napkins, and soiled paper. Participating in the Green Can program will help reduce disposal costs and is better for the environment. Residents will receive Green Can information with their tax notices. If you have any questions or concerns about this notice, visit tol.ca/greencan.

Date: Time: Place: Address:

Wednesday, June 13 Wednesday, July 11 Wednesday, August 15 Wednesday, October 17 7:00 - 8:30pm

Place: Langley Demonstration Garden Address: 4887 - 221 Street Rain-out location: #204 4839 - 221 Street The cost is $30 and includes the workshop, 1/2 pound of red wiggler worms, worm composter, digger, and resource materials. This is a subsidized price for Township residents only. To register for a worm composting workshop, contact: Worm Composting Program 604.532.3544 worms@tol.ca

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

Brookswood Spray Park Closed for Renovations The spray park at 40 Avenue and 200 Street in Brookswood is currently closed for renovations. A new and improved spray park will open on July 1. Until then, please visit other Township of Langley spray parks located at: Murrayville Outdoor Activity Park 48A Avenue & 221 Street

Willoughby Community Park 7700 Block of 202A Street

Philip Jackman Park, Aldergrove 32 Avenue & 271 Street

Walnut Grove Community Park 89 Avenue & Walnut Grove Drive

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Your chance to say ‘thank you’ to our local Langley businesses Aldergrove Star

Nominations are now being accepted for the 16th annual Business Excellence Awards which help the Langley Chamber of Commerce recognize businesses and business people who demonstrate outstanding contributions to the community, customer service, innovation, growth and ethics.

“The Business Excellence Awards provides an opportunity to celebrate Langley businesses that have made a significant contribution to community spirit, service and quality of life by demonstrating outstanding business leadership, innovation and success,” says Chamber president, Denni Bonetti. “These awards are the best way to recognize businesses, organi-

zations and business people for the great work and service that they provide.” Categories include George Preston Memorial Business Person of the Year, Business of the Year (Small, Medium and Large), Community Impact Award (For-Profit), Community Impact Award (NonProfit – Budget under $500,000

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and Budget over $500,000), Environmental Leadership Award, New Entrepreneur of the Year and Service Excellence Award. Nominators can go to www.langleychamber.com and download a nomination form for their chosen awards candidate. A judging team will interview every nominee to give them an opportunity to detail their

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successes. The deadline for nominations is June 29. The awards will be presented on Oct. 20 at a dinner and awards celebration in the Summit Theatre at Cascades Casino, Coast Hotel & Convention Centre. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased directly from the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce office. For more information call 604-530-6656.

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Proposed Heritage Revitalization Agreement

NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing.

AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.

LANGLEY OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 4931 (HERITAGE)

BYLAW NOS. 4929 & 4930 APPLICATION NO RO100088

Bylaw No. 4931 proposes to amend the Langley Ofﬁcial Community Plan by including goals, objectives, and policies for heritage resources in the Township, based on the Heritage Strategy endorsed by Council in 2012.

OWNER:

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WILLOUGHBY COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 4924 (CENTRAL GORDON ESTATE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN)

AGENT:

TRB Architecture Inc. 410 - 1444 Alberni Street Vancouver, BC V6G 2Z4

Bylaw No. 4924 proposes a number of amendments to the Willoughby Community Plan, including: • a new deﬁnition for Live/Work • updated maps incorporating changes consistent with the Central Gordon Estate Neighbourhood Plan Bylaw No. 4924 CENTRAL GORDON ESTATE AREA also proposes to BYLAW NO.: 4924 add the Central Gordon Estate Neighbourhood Plan as a schedule to the Willoughby Community Plan. The Central Gordon Estate Neighbourhood Plan would provide for development of a neighbourhood with a population of approximately 4,300 people. The Central Gordon Estate Neighbourhood Plan covers the area shown on Map 1 and MAP 1 provides: • a land use plan identifying areas designated for various land uses • policies for the provision of a full range of housing, within walking distance of commercial areas • policies for the protection of watercourses and environmental areas • policies for the provision of parks, greenways, and other amenities • policies for the accommodation of people of all ages and mobility • policies for the provision of roads and range of transportation choices, water, sanitary sewer, and innovative storm drainage services • implementation requirements AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 4931 and 4924 and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from May 31 to June 11, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd ﬂoor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue. Information on these bylaws may also be viewed on the Township’s website at tol.ca/ heritage and tol.ca/gordon. DATE: Monday, June 11 TIME: 7pm PLACE: Township of Langley Civic Facility ADDRESS: 20338 - 65 Avenue

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Community Development Division 604.533.6034

Proposed Zoning Change NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing. BYLAW NOS.: 4932 & 4933 APPLICATION NOS. RO100089 / DP100683 OWNER:

Shinder Sekhon Sekhon Trucking Co. Ltd. 20053 - 80 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 2A3

AGENT:

Sanderson Planning Ltd. 135 - 970 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 2R4

LOCATION:

20987 - 83 Avenue (see Map 3) BYLAW NOS.: 4932 & 4933

BYLAW NOS.: 4929 & 4930

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LEGAL:

Lot 13 Section 1 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1746

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 4929 authorizes the Township of Langley to enter into a Heritage Revitalization Agreement for the Roderick Cummings Residence. Bylaw No. 4930 proposes to amend the Murrayville Community Plan by adding the site as a scheduled heritage property.

PROPOSAL:

The Heritage Revitalization Agreement provides for the restoration and continued protection of the exterior heritage character of the Roderick Cummings Residence; professional ofﬁces and medical clinics as permitted uses; and construction of a 291 m2 (3,138 ft2) addition.

LEGAL:

Lot 11 Section 25 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1137

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 4932 proposes to amend the Yorkson Neighbourhood Plan by revising provisions concerning housing mix and minimum density for the site. Bylaw No. 4933 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Residential Compact Lot Zones R-CL(A), R-CL(B), R-CL(CH), R-CL(MH) and R-CL(RH). A Development Permit including variances to the Zoning Bylaw regarding minimum lot depth (for one proposed coach house lot and the proposed manorhome lot) and the location of access (for two proposed coach house lots) is being considered in conjunction with these bylaws.

PROPOSAL:

This application will permit a mixed residential development consisting of 25 compact lots (including 3 coach houses), 8 rowhouse lots and 4 manorhome units.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 4929 and 4930 and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from May 31 to June 11, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd ﬂoor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 4932 and 4933; Development Permit No. 100683 and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from May 31 to June 11, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd ﬂoor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue.

DATE: TIME: PLACE: ADDRESS:

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Couple helps other parents in memory of their daughter By GRANT GRANGER Black Press

Finding parking near Royal Columbian Hospital is frustrating at the best of times. When the exasperating search follows an aggravating trip over the Port Mann Bridge and is added to the stress of tending to a premature baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) whose twin died two days after birth, the irritation is compounded. It’s one of the many issues Tanya Foulds and her husband Joel Wilson hope they can help NICU parents like themselves with after starting a $5,000 trust fund as a memorial to their daughter Brooklyn. It all began a little over a year ago. Foulds had been coming to RCH from Aldergrove during her pregnancy to see her obstetrician. The doctor was worried because her hips were starting to separate. The twins weren’t due until early September, but on May 9, 2011 she noticed some spotting. Her doctor told her to come in immediately. When she arrived they told her she was three centimetres dilated and they wanted to do a surgery to stitch her cervix back up. When they got her to the operating room several hours later she was up to seven centimetres. “By then they were really worried it wasn’t going to work, but they managed to do the surgery.” Over the next five days Foulds was shuttled back and forth to the delivery room several times. On May 15 at about 6 a.m., a doctor doing a regular check all of a sudden started calling for help and Isabella came into the world a few minutes later, 23 weeks premature. “It was fast, it was like a whirlwind. I’ve never seen so many people in a room,” says Foulds. The medical team decided to see if they could stop Foulds’ contractions before Brooklyn came out but, unlike her sister, she was out of her sac. When Brooklyn emerged 2 1/2 hours after Isabella she was bruised from all the banging around. The babies, both weighing slightly more than one pound, were put in NICU. “Things at first seemed good. They warned us it would be hard to see them, and we need to be

prepared for what they look like and what they’re hooked up to. Visually they don’t look like babies at that point, a little bit alien like. They still had their eyes fused shut, they weren’t even open yet ... Their skin was almost translucent,” says Foulds. “To me they were still the prettiest little girls ever.” An ultrasound on Brooklyn’s brain revealed a massive hemorrhage on one side and the pressure was pushing on the other. Two days after her birth, the doctors told Foulds and Wilson if she lived Brooklyn would be quite brain damaged. There was no surgery they could do to correct the problem, and they gave her morphine so she wouldn’t be in pain. Foulds says if Brooklyn had lived she would have had severe brain damage, in a wheelchair and unable to communicate. Foulds and Wilson made the tough decision to take Brooklyn off the machines and let her pass peacefully. “That was a hard day,” says Foulds. “It was hard, and it’s still hard when I think about it. But I know it was a decision that was right. I remember the day Brooklyn passed and we were all consumed with her, and then there was a moment we realized we still had Isabella, that we had another baby.” That began a stretch of 138 days for Isabella in the NICU. Once Foulds was out of hospital she would dutifully make the daily trip to watch over Isabella. If Foulds was lucky it would take 45 minutes to get to RCH. Usually it was more than an hour. “I was so angry at the construction.” When she arrived she’d scour the side streets looking for a place to park that wasn’t going to cost her a month’s wages, often risking a ticket and getting away with it. Before she left she would also have to find someone to take care of three-year-old Charlotte. The NICU staff became their friends, their confidantes and their fonts of information. One primary nurse came out to Isabella’s recent first birthday. That got them thinking about what they could do to help the department in return and honour Brooklyn at the same time. At first they thought of buying a piece of equipment, but realized it

would cost too much. So they wondered why not help out other NICU parents like themselves, and established the Brooklyn Wish Fund. “Even if you live in New Westminster there are still expenses every day with a baby in NICU that long,” she says. Foulds, Wilson and the RCH Foundation (RCHF) are looking at all sorts of solutions to easing those costs. “Joel and Tanya are an extraordinary couple,” says Adrienne Bakker, RCHF CEO and president. “Their generosity demonstrates a deep empathy

for and commitment to other families who may find themselves in a similar situation.” Isabella is doing well these days and is a growing girl. For her first birthday her parents requested guests donate to the fund in lieu of presents. They are hoping, just like Isabella, the fund will grow. “The trust fund was named in honour of Brooklyn, but it’s Isabella that drives us to do this because her being in there for 4 1/2 months, we knew what people were going through and what they needed,” says Foulds.

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Adrienne Bakker, CEO and President for Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation (far left), and Queenie Lai, Health Service Manager Fraser Health (far right), received a cheque from Tanya, Isabella, Charlotte and Joel Wilson. Aldergrove’s Wilson family has established the Brooklyn’s Wish Fund to help support families at Royal Columbian Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in memory of their daughter and sister, Brooklyn.

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Community opinions sought for new plan Aldergrove Star

What will Langley Township be like 30 years from now? How will our community look? Will our children and grandchildren enjoy the same quality of life? Residents are being asked to consider how they envision the Township of Langley of the future, and their thoughts and ideas will help shape the municipality’s updated Official Community Plan (OCP). The OCP is a set of objectives and policies that guide the municipality’s decisions on growth, housing, infrastructure, services, and transportation. The current plan is SUBMITTED PHOTO being updated to take the Township The importance of going green wasn’t lost on Rudy Faessler through to 2040, and will consider at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on Saturday, June 2. While health, diversity, the environment, speaking with BC Hydro community outreach representa- climate change, and the local econtive Michael Megalli, Rudy learned that Energy Star appli- omy. ances use between 10 to 50 per cent less power than older “Public consultation and cominefﬁcient models. For more energy saving tips and tricks, munity input are essential to create check out www.bchydro.com the best Plan possible,” said Ramin

Seifi, Langley Township’s general manager of engineering and community development. “Whether you have lived your entire life here, or are new to Langley, we encourage you to get involved and help plan our community of the future.” Last month, a Langley Tomorrow survey was conducted to collect information from a crosssection of people. Residents were phoned at random to assess the silent majority’s opinion on subjects ranging from transportation and the environment to heritage issues, community planning, and development. Those who did not receive a call but would like to have their say can do so in a couple of ways. A series of ‘Setting Directions’ workshops will be held at which participants can identify opportunities and challenges in our community, sketch out goals, and brainstorm strategies to move ahead. All

the workshops will have the same format but four sessions will be offered in different locations, at different times. Setting Directions workshops will be held: • Tuesday, June 12, 2-4:00 p.m. at Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre, 26770 - 29 Avenue • Thursday, June 14, 2-4 p.m. at George Preston Community Centre, 20699 - 42 Avenue • Thursday, June 14, 7-9 p.m. at Langley Events Centre, 7888 - 200 Street • Saturday, June 16, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Langley Events Centre, 7888 - 200 Street To participate, call 604-5336154 by Monday, June 11. The public can also provide input through an online engagement webpage that will be available on the Township’s website from June 6 to 30. To participate and learn more visit tol.ca/ocp

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In senior men’s baseball action the Aldergrove Giants stopped their five game losing streak in a big way on Sunday, May 27. The Giants’ bats woke up and pounded out 17 hits against strong North Langley Expo pitching. Giants’ starting pitcher Jacob Harder picked up his first win of the season, throwing a strong five innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven. Jacob also hit a tworun home run in the sixth inning. Relief pitcher Robin Fuller was back in the lineup after a three game absence and pitched four innings of shutout ball. At one time Robin struck out six in a row and eight of nine to close out a Giant 12-0 victory. Robin also wrapped a couple of singles up the middle to help out the offence. Many Giants came out of slumps but hot-hitting Steve Borth continued to lead the team offensively, going three for four, with three runs scored. Domingo Guarenas had two hits, including a

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Aldergrove Giants’ pitcher Trev Cieszeki winds it up in an important junior men’s baseball game against South Langley Reds Sunday at Aldergrove Athletic Park. It took 11 innings of great ball for the Reds to ﬁnally pull out the 7-5 win. two out rbi single in the Trevor Kuby is startfirst inning that got the ing to come around and Giants going. he went two for three

with a double and two runs scored. Tyler Jones chipped in with two more hits and is probably the Giants’ most consistent hitter so far this season. Greg Moffatt was behind the plate for both pitchers and was strong defensively and called a good game. Greg also had a base hit and scored two runs. Mark Filiatrault had a base hit and run scored. Giants have had several injuries this year and welcomed back Graham Dunne, leading the Giants defence. Graham plays the dreaded right field; as the sun sets you can hardly see the ball. Trevor Cieszecki played well at short and had a base hit. The Britco Pork Inc and Fox and Hounds Giants have been playing well the last few games and need to add a few more wins in upcoming games to get back in the race in the very competitive Bill Mather’s division in the overeighteen division of the Lower Mainland Baseball Association.

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Langley’s Laura Jane Tidball clears the jump aboard Prim de Lairaud at the $53,000 Mibroc World Cup Qualiﬁer Grand Prix, Saturday at Thunderbird Show Park. There were 23 riders from three countries (Canada, USA and Ireland) competing that day, and Jean Serek from Alberta aboard Eleonora was the winner.

Langley FC boy’s rep team tryouts set for June 16 Langley FC’s inaugural boy’s competitive-level ‘rep’ team tryouts will happen on June 16. Having recently been granted approval by the Fraser Valley Youth Soccer Association to offer boys programs, Langley FC plans to have competitive-level teams from U11 and up playing in the fall league soccer season, starting this September. These inaugural Langley FC boy’s tryouts are generating interest among players and full teams who are already on a competitive-level team at other clubs but want a change. They’re also generating a lot of interest to players who didn’t make a competitive-level team at other clubs but who really want to play at this higher level. They

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This is a big hit with parents. “Our existing club members and many other soccer parents in the community have been asking us to offer a boys’ program and we’ve listened to them and delivered on that – now boys have more options of where they can play soccer in Langley,” said Cindy Andal, Langley FC President. “Like our female players, male players now have the ability to play soccer throughout their lifetime in one successful soccer club where they will receive an enjoyable and high quality soccer experience.” Langley FC was granted entry into the Fraser Valley Youth Soccer Association on November 28, 2011 for boys’ league play in the soccer season that begins September 2012.

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Langley’s 746 Lightning Hawk Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron finally has a place to call their own. The squadron has partnered with Valley Aero Engines at Langley Airport, which has agreed to provide office, classroom, and storage space in its hangar for the 80 cadets and their Cadet Instructor Cadre staff. The announcement comes after an three-year search which

began in 2010, when the squadron was uprooted from the Canadian Forces Detachment in Aldergrove because of the Olympic Security operation being run from there. The squadron outgrew temporary facilities at the Canadian Museum of Flight, and was accommodated by Envision Financial at its administration facility. “We couldn’t be happier with the end result,” stated Captain

Sean Kelly, the squadron’s commanding officer. The announcement was made to the cadets at their 48th annual ceremonial review on on June 2, the final parade of the training year. The new facility will be equipped with classrooms, offices, and meeting space. The cadets will parade on an outdoor parade square right on the flight line and within view of the main runway.

Renovations will be completed just in time for the 20122013 training year beginning in September. Membership in the program is open to all boys and girls between 12 and 18. An Open House will be held in September to meet with interested youth. More information will be posted to the squadron’s website at www.746lightninghawk.com when it is available.

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Five year old Riley Tenhoeve is one of only 200 people in the world to have Chediak-Higashi syndrome, a life-threatening genetic disorder with no known cure. Sadly, without a successful bone marrow transplant, kids often pass away before the age of 10. Essentially, Riley has no immune system and no blood clotting ability. He is the only known case of the disease in Canada. Although he’s due for his third bone marrow transplant in August, he’ll be off to Disney’s California Adventure before that to have his wish to be at the Cars Land opening on June 15, granted courtesy of MakeA-Wish BC. Make-A-Wish grants the special wishes of kids aged 3-17 years old who

have a life-threatening medical condition, in order to bring hope, strength and joy to kids and their family at a time when they need it most. Riley’s appreciation of the Pixar movie Cars knows no bounds. From Cars toothpaste to hundreds of Cars related toys, socks, bedding, bike, clothing, books and even Cars-themed food, Riley has it all, making him the ideal candidate to be at the opening. “He’s so Cars crazy now, I can’t even imagine what he’ll be like when we finally get there,” remarked his mother Selena. The family is making bracelets for sale as a fundraising activity for the Chediak-Higashi Association. Bracelets are available at Shine Jewels in Fort Langley for $5 each.

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Road to the Horse: Field in world championship of colt starting Black Press

Abbotsford horse expert Jonathan Field rode a colt through an obstacle course to the enthusiastic cheers of 6,000 fans in Tennessee recently. He had transformed a wild horse into a trained companion in just four hours over a weekend, through “natural horsemanship.” As he achieved the greatest moment of his life as a horseman, his mind turned back to one of his worst times. He was 19 years old in 1996 when his left hand was all but amputated in an industrial accident. He was working for his father’s drilling business in the bush of the B.C. Interior, when a 500-pound piece of steel slammed down on his wrist. With his good hand, he held his mangled arm against his body, while two co-workers loaded Field into a pickup and sped him to 100 Mile House. They arrived just minutes before blood loss would have taken his life. Ten hours of surgery re-attached the arm. That was followed by several more surgeries, and years of physiotherapy. Field regained the use of his arm, but not his desire to take over the family business. His mind was branded with traumatic images, like the pickup that seemed filled with his blood. He pondered what he really wanted to do with his life, and came back to his love of horses. He had grown up up with them in Bradner, leaving school at the age of 15 to become a working cowboy in Merritt. So, he pointed his boots back in that direction. These days he splits his time between Abbotsford and the 600-acre James Creek Ranch in the Nicola Valley, which he owns with his father Larry. OBSTACLE COURSE Field has become an expert horseman. He tours North America 180 days of the year, teaching people about natural horsemanship. It is a system of developing a relationship with a horse, rather than breaking it. He doesn’t dominate the animal, but forms a partnership, in which the horse wants to be with him. Field maintains it is a theory so old it has

become new again, and over a four-day course he teaches it to dressage riders, jumpers, trail riders and other people who want to better understand their horse, and learn to communicate with it. He’s considered one of the best in his field. The most recent acknowledgment came in his invitation to compete in the prestigious Road to the Horse competition, the world championship of colt starting. It’s all the buzz in the equestrian world, as horsey people from across the globe traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to watch expert horsemen train a wild horse in a few hours over a weekend, and then ride it through an obstacle course. Field was asked to represent Team Canada, with his partner Glenn Stewart of Fort St. John. They took on an American duo, and another from Australia. It started on March 9, with the three teams choosing their colts. For the competition, 10 wild quarterhorse colts were brought from the Four Sixes Ranch – a big, historic spread in Texas. The animals have had only brief human contact for veterinarian services, but have otherwise never been touched. “They’re really frisky. They’re three years old, strong – there’s a lot of horse there,” said Field. A horse under four years old is considered a colt. They each picked their animal – drawing from a hat for who chose first. Field selected a colt that moved easily, and showed confidence at the front of the herd. On the first day, they had a two-hour training session. Saturday brought another two hours. The competitors had a 50-foot circular pen in which to train the animal before the watchful crowd and a panel of five expert judges. And then Sunday they had 40 minutes with the horse. They had to demonstrate it could walk, trot, canter and perform other exercises. Finally, they had to ride through an obstacle course. Field was impressed by the knowledgeable fans who came to the show. He met riders from Argentina, Japan, Israel and other locations around the world. He autographed hats, boots and shirts. Just like hockey fans in Montreal

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Jonathan Field of Abbotsford. who know when to cheer a great play, they showed their appreciation. “They know how hard this is,” he said, to take a horse that is wild on a Friday and by Sunday

“ride an obstacle course on that last day like they’ve been ridden for years.” Field’s horse turned out to be extremely sensitive, and he had to take

it slow. It took him extra time to clear the obstacle course. He gave the nervous colt time to sniff things and get used to its surroundings. “I didn’t push him that hard. I wanted him to be a good riding horse for life.” Team Australia won the 2012 Road to the Horse, but Field didn’t feel as if he’d lost. He finished the obstacle course, stood on the back of his horse, and got the rock star treatment from the crowd. Field doffed his hat to the standing stadium, which was probably about one-third Canadians.

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“You wouldn’t believe how patriotic we were down there – we were waving flags like Americans. I teared up. “In 1996 I was sent on a journey. When I rode that horse out after that obstacle course I had a sense of achievement that went all the way back to 1996.” TRICKS OF THE TRADE Given only a couple of two-hour sessions, how does one train an unridden horse – a process that can normally take weeks? There’s no Hollywood “horse whispering.” But it is that subtle. Field first “befriends”

his horse, and tames it by rubbing and touching it. He drapes his body over the animal. The horse tries to be “herd boss,” and push him around. Field pushes back, making the horse yield. He gives him a moment to ruminate on that, and then controls the animal’s feet. He uses the reins and rope, moving the animal’s body and feet to show it how he wants it to move – all before getting in the saddle. It’s all about body language. “If you do what they do in the herd, they are one of the fastest learners in the animal kingdom.”

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