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Family and friends will host a fundraiser on April 13 for a Langley girl with a life-threatening illness MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter
Selena Yorke loves cheerleading, rollercoasters and even her big brother, she says with a smile and a spirit that is simply contagious. But it’s a beautiful smile that hides a terrible truth. The Langley Meadows Grade 5 student has an incurable disease. Last year, Selena was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia — a progressive disease that affects every cell in her body. It will not affect how Selena thinks but will affect her ability to walk and talk. Eventually, Selena won’t be able to dance to her favourite songs, or even sing them. The rare and viscious disease, which causes progressive damage to the nervous system and to the heart, will eventually deprive Selena of everything. There is no cure. Already, she has the beginnings of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — the wall of her heart has begun to thicken. Last year, she went to Disneyland for a day with the Sunshine Dream for Kids program where they get buddied up with a California Sheriff and a volunteer from here. They’re able to jump the lines and go on rides all day and night. The kids, all of whom have lifethreatening illnesses, brave the trip without their parents. Selena had a great time, she said. Her favourite ride was the Haunted Mansion. But as things become tougher for Selena, her parents are going to need to do some expensive renovations to their home including a stairlift, which can cost upwards of $11,000. Bathroom renovations are $30,000 and a vehicle with a wheelchair lift can cost $40,000 used and as much as $60,000 new. continued, PAGE 12
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Crews are digging up the ditches along the north side of the Fraser Highway between 228 and 232 Streets. The work, to install storm sewer drains, is part of a $5.9 million project to widen the
highway to four lanes and realign the 44 Avenue intersection. Construction started March 4. The Township’s share of the cost is $3.2 million. TransLink will pay the balance. So far, the Township says, work is on schedule. By the middle of June, the
installation of the storm sewer drain on the north side of Fraser will be completed, and crews will switch to the south side. The Township expects the work will be completed by September. Planners hope to keep traffic disruptions to a minimum,
maintaining two lanes of continuous traffic for the most part. The project will also include the installation of bicycle lanes, sidewalks and street lights. As well, 44 Avenue will be moved 60 metres east of its current location so it crosses Fraser Highway at a safer angle. Crews will be on the job
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Fraser Highway carries about 25,000 vehicles a day, according to a Township estimate. Drivers are required to slow down while work is in progress. The maximum speed limit for the construction zone has been reduced to 50 km/h.
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A Langley Township firefighter trains his hose on a massive house fire in south Langley on Thursday night. Despite crews’ efforts the home was reduced to ash and rubble.
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The home owner was checked out by paramedics but was OK and no firefighters were injured. The house was reduced to rubble and ash. The fire was started on the patio, said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. No further information is known, he said.
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More electric car charge stations on the way Langley Township begins installing six plug-ins Dan Ferguson Times Reporter
Work to install the first two electric car charging stations in the Township of Langley was scheduled to begin today (Tuesday, April 2) with crews digging trenches to run power lines for public plug-ins under the parking lots of the W.C. Blair Recreation Centre and Walnut Grove Recreation Centre. The 220 volt Level 2 plug-ins, which
draw 20 to 80 amps will fully charge an electric car with a completely exhausted battery in about six to eight hours. The Township aims to have five Level 2 charging stations operating by the end of April, with a third public station at the Langley Events Centre plus two others reserved for municipal vehicles. Later on, a Level 3 charging station is planned for the Events Centre, a 400 to 500 volt, 125 amp plug-in that can charge an electric vehicle to about 80 per cent in about 15 minutes. The Township will pay $39,850 of the $63,850 total for its six stations. They are being funded in part by
the Community Charging Infrastructure Fund, which pays up to 75 per cent of the cost to encourage construction of 570 stations across the province. Other municipalities such as Vancouver, Surrey and the City of Langley have already had stations installed. On Tuesday, March 20 the City of Langley announced that it has installed two electric vehicle charging stations, one located on the west side of City Hall and the other at the municipal operations centre. More chargers will be added when the new Timms Recreation Centre is built. With files from Miranda Gathercole and Brenda Anderson
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The campaign for a $10-a-day daycare system in B.C. came to Langley Township council’s March 11 meeting. “This plan is the solution to the child care crisis,” said Sharon Gregson of the Coalition of Child Care Advocates The coalition plan would levy a $10 user fee on families making at least $40,000 while families making less would not pay. Government would subsidize the rest of the cost. She dismissed the $55 a month B.C. Early Childhood Tax Benefit announced in the last provincial budget as insufficient when some families are paying more than that for daycare every day. “Unless you’re very rich or very lucky” it is very hard for a family to find affordable daycare, Gregson said. Some B.C. parents are paying as much as $1,900 a month, she added. “It [daycare] is on the political agenda,” Gregson said. “Sadly, it didn’t translate into anything concrete.” Gregson noted other communities like Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster and West Vancouver have already endorsed the coalition campaign. The proposal would shift the responsibility for early child care onto the provincial education budget. In response to a question from councillor Charlie Fox, Gregson said the plan is not intended to add responsibility for daycare to existing schools, but to better co-ordinate child care efforts between the two. During a June presentation in Qualicum Beach, Gregson argued the Quebec experience proves such a plan will more than pay for itself in spin-off economic benefits. That’s because by making daycare affordable, more Quebec women were able return to the workforce, paying income taxes that increased government revenue. As well, Gregson said, there would be more early childhood workers who would also buy things. - with files from Neil Horner – Parksville Qualicum Beach News
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he audit of the Pacific Carbon Trust raises many fundamental questions about the province’s claim to be carbon-neutral. Many people have questioned the scheme which forces public agencies to pay funds equalling $25 per tonne of greenhouse gas emission to PCT, a Crown agency. This money has come from the operating budgets of schools, hospitals and universities. PCT in turn buys carbon offsets from private organizations, so that a wooded area in the Kootenays was saved from logging, in part through this agency. It is highly questionable to take money from classrooms and emergency rooms to buy carbon offsets. It would make much more sense to give capital funds to various provincial agencies to physically reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through, for example, more efficient furnaces or better insulation. However, like many political programs, there is a large element of smoke and mirrors in this. The public are being told that government is reducing emissions, and some of them actually believe it. What is even more bizarre about this audit is that PCT and other individuals and groups that benefit from carbon offsetting were circulating information ahead of the release of the auditor-general’s report, and actively attempting to debunk it. Environment Minister Terry Lake, who otherwise seems to be a reasonable individual, bought into this, and said at a press conference “Who audits the auditor-general?” He clearly does not believe that there is anything wrong with taking money from schools and hospitals and redistributing it to private corporations which, according to the report, would likely undertake programs to reduce emissions anyway. The audit indicates that the entire carbon offset program needs a more thorough examination, and it should be curtailed until that more detailed examination has been made. In the meantime, if the government has money it can put towards reducing emissions, it needs to put it towards actual projects within the public sector — not to private corporations and non-profits. Reducing carbon emissions is a worthy goal. Government has a role to play, but must do so in a way that is seen to be an effective and practical use of tax dollars.
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n a sunny spring morning, almost a steady stream of cars make their way up and down Mountain View Road in Agassiz. There are working vehicles — from both the District of Kent and the Village of Harrison. There are pickup trucks and sedans carrying all passengers and drivers of every age, sex, colour and background. None seem to be speeding, to the casual eye. But that doesn’t mean speeding doesn’t happen. It would be ridiculous to suggest such a thing, as lead-foot drivers don’t usually discriminate when it comes to neighbourhoods. And when it comes to a sunny stretch of a straight country road, nothing could be more tempting to those inclined to push their car to the limits — despite the dangers involved. As pointed out at a council meeting last week, speeders speed everywhere. If they learn to avoid the so-called ‘bypass route’ through the force of a Speed Watch program, RCMP enforcement, physical barriers or through public education, they’ll simply speed elsewhere. But they will get caught eventually. It’s only a matter of time. RCMP have been stepping up all enforcement in recent months, pulling drivers over for distracted and dangerous driving. Driving with a phone to your chest, speeding against a highway sign, putting on lipstick behind the wheel — it’s all against the law, and the RCMP have been clear that you will be ticketed, not warned. Fair enough. With the amount of information out there in all forms of media, there is no reason any driver can claim ignorance of the law or its consequences. —Agassiz-Harrison Observer (Black Press)
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Audit proves Carbon Trust is a sham Editor: The Pacific Carbon Trust (PCT) is a B.C. Crown corporation. It was enacted in 2008 as the Liberals committed to a carbon neutral government. It operates pursuant to the ministry of environment’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act and Emission Offsets Regulation. PCT was conceived mainly on the ideological theory that CO2 is a bad greenhouse gas that supposedly contributes to global warming. If you cause so-called greenhouse gasses to be produced by your activity, (mainly through the use of fossil fuels) you pay an offsetting penalty. This elaborate scheme has grown into an ever-increasing bureaucracy employing thousands of people directly and indirectly. They produce absolutely nothing tangible, just nebulous CO2 molecules translated into carbon credits to be compiled and traded. PCT imposes huge costs on all public sector operations, some 163 services, institutions and organizations, by forcing them to pay the PCT $25/tonne for their GHG
emissions annually. Over $50 million have been siphoned from public sector operating budgets in the last three years. This includes all ministries, agencies, schools, colleges, universities, health care, child and family services, hospitals, Crown corporations, BC Hydro, municipalities, their buildings, fire departments and public works. This public money is then re-circulated to private entities (like Encana and environmental organizations) supposedly to enable GHG emission reducing projects. For example, Nature Conservancy (one of the biggest and wealthiest environmental tax-exempt organizations in the world), received $4.5 million of our tax dollars to help them buy a forest in the Kootenays that they already owned. This money for Darkwoods forest was given on the basis of not harvesting the trees. thereby reducing GHG emissions. With this logic, if I don’t mow my lawn or cut down my trees, could I qualify for carbon credits and government money too? The PCT paid out $13 million in public
funds to companies who have donated over $2.5 million to the Liberal party, according to Bob Simpson, MLA for Cariboo North. If this isn’t a money laundering scheme of tax dollars into political donations, then I must be one of P.T. Barnum’s favourite dupes. The Auditor General produced an audit report exposing PCT for what it is and is not. The government is not carbon neutral. The carbon offset projects are not credible. PCT mounted a concerted attack on the auditor general’s office, in an attempt to discredit his audit before it was released. In my opinion, PCT appears to be an incestuous exchange of favours and deception which has tentacles deep into the Liberal government. It appears John Cummins knew this all along, as the BC Conservatives are the only party with a transparent mandate to eliminate the cynical carbon bureaucracy of fraud and corruption. Roland Seguin, Langley
Reader takes issue with premier’s words Editor: Thank you to Premier Christy Clark (The Times, March 26) for sharing the hard times you grew up with as a child. I also was a child in a home of six children, and as the oldest, when I found a job, I had to pay my parents room and board to help make ends meet. Did she have to do that? The middle class in this province is not as well off now as her family was or may have been back then. Her comment about “bringing in taxes without consulting the public doesn’t
work well” is comedic. It was the BC Liberal government that brought in the HST without public consultation, and even worse, it was brought in after the government said “it’s not on our radar.” It was also the Liberal government that took less than a month to implement the HST but has taken over 18 months to reverse it, after the majority of the B.C. taxpayers voted it out. It is also interesting that the government, in the aftermath of the HST, is increasing taxes on
some products such as alcoholic beverages. Not all of us are able to do what her father did back then, because we, in B.C., are taxed to death. We in B.C., according to the Liberals, who brag that we have the lowest income tax rate in Canada, also have some of the highest taxes on goods and services in Canada. One balances out the other for the most part, to the point that in fact we are in no better a position than other provinces in Canada. But the bragging
sounds so good, doesn’t it? So thanks again to her for sharing her sad childhood with us. Sad stories, being what they are, are solely for making people feel sorry for the life one had before one decided to make it better. I believe there a lot of people out there who have had sad lives caused by the Liberals. Many are looking forward to making a decision to make their lives better. Debbie Atkinson, Langley
Stroke recovery group does wonderful work Editor: Kudos to The Times and reporter Monique Tamminga for the article regarding the Stroke Recovery Support Group (“They’ve got moves like Jagger,” The Times, March 26). I joined this group last fall. I was released from the Vancouver General Hospital over four years ago, without any medical followup. My stroke was relatively minor in nature, mostly affecting my verbal ability to communicate. Marilyn Piticco, the co-ordinator and The
facilitator, is just great, The volunteers are wonderful. And I can’t say enough about the stroke survivors themselves — “inspirational” comes to mind. The non-judgmental camaraderie and fellowship, the support given, and the good natured ribbing — all makes attending the group meetings just plain fun. This, as opposed to intentionally remaining “isolated,” has made me more self-confident and social in the community. My hopes are to one day be able to express my views in a group social envi-
ronment — and it appears that I am well on my way to being able to do so. Thank you to Marilyn Piticco, the volunteers, and members of the Walnut Grove Stroke Recovery Support Group for making a difference. Gord Weitzel, Langley
Yes, there are inconsistencies with abortion Editor: Thank you to Scott Imbeau (“Manipulative Motion,” letters, The Times, March 26) for pointing out the obviously sneaky and underhanded attempt to expose the blatant inconsistencies within our current abortion laws by MP Mark Warawa. In Canada, it is considered a crime to murder a child based on what she is, but it is perfectly acceptable to murder a child based on what she will become. How dare he circumvent the will of the Canadian people in this regard? Imbeau is absolutely right. Until all fetuses are declared as people under the law, the heinous crime of murdering an unborn child based solely on its sex will continue in this country. Will VanOene, Aldergrove
MP Warawa’s motion is worth backing Editor: I’m responding to Scott Imbeau’s letter (“Manipulative motion,” The Times, March 26). Sex selection abortion has caused serious population imbalances in countries like China and India, where female babies are often aborted in favour of male babies. Members of the parliamentary sub-committee on private members’ business broke the rules in deeming motion 408 unvoteable. Motion 408 calls for protection of women and girls. Let’s support MP Mark Warawa and motion 408.
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Businesses in a last-minute rush to return to PST Consumers won’t see prices drop ‘in most cases’ with the removal of the HST, says minister of state for small business Tom FleTcher Black Press
The brief era of the harmonized sales tax ended in B.C. Monday, with a last-minute scramble by thousands of businesses to register as collectors of the revived provincial sales tax. About 100,000 businesses in B.C. are required to register and collect PST from customers. By the Easter weekend, about 80,000 of them had done so, said Naomi Yamamoto, B.C.’s minister of state for small business. “I think what most consumers will be doing is looking at their receipts,” Yamamoto said Sunday. “In most cases they’ll be paying the same as they did prior to April 1, unless you’re getting your hair cut, or buying a ski ticket or you’re paying your golf membership or going to a restaurant, or buying a bike.” The good news for barbers, bike shops, restaurants and other labour service providers is that they see a seven per cent tax reduction. The bad news is that they have to administer two sales taxes, the PST and the five per cent GST, which continues to apply to goods and services. There are a few anomalies, such as insulation and weatherstripping, where sales tax falls by seven per cent as historic PST exemptions resume Monday, but most retail purchases will remain subject to both GST and PST at a combined rate of 12 per cent. Yamamoto said businesses can register online by going to www.pstinbc.ca or www.gov.bc.ca/ pst and selecting the registration link. Using incorporation documents, the process should take about 15 minutes.
Business owners who don’t register immediately can still correct transactions made after the deadline, because the first online remittance of PST is expected at the end of May. Premier Christy Clark marked the transition with a video, reminding business operators to register. Clark noted that the HST was a Naomi benefit to the film industry, Yamamoto manufacturers and other businesses that benefited from input tax credits. NDP finance critic Bruce Ralston said a statistically average family will be about $350 ahead with the removal of the HST, which was rejected in a mail-in referendum in June 2011. Ralston acknowledged that low-income people will lose the increased HST rebates that have been paid quarterly since the HST took effect in 2010. But he said that will be balanced by the reduced sales taxes they pay in restaurants and other service purchases. Tobacco taxes went up by seven per cent with the HST, and that tax will remain. Liquor taxes have also been adjusted to be unchanged with either tax, although restaurants will pay increased tax on liquor sales with the return to PST. A separate seven per cent tax on private used vehicle purchases also remains in place. It was imposed along with the HST to make private sellers subject to the same taxation as car dealers.
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he B.C. election campaign that’s about to get underway will feature lots of talk about skills training. It will be everyone’s top priority, along with a dozen other top priorities. But since elections are no time to deal with serious issues, don’t expect much frank discussion about ways to redirect our increasingly soft, urban society toward useful work. Somebody might be offended. The BC Liberals see lots of skilled, technical jobs on the horizon, but they cut their skills training budget and many of their MLAs are also looking at a career change. The B.C. school system, like that of other provinces, still pushes kids to university programs that lead to coffee-serving jobs and the need for another round of training. This has been going on since the 1970s, and it’s not confined to B.C. The B.C. NDP apparently expects to coast to victory with the same empty rhet-
oric about son. To “income qualify, inequalthe provity” and ince has BC Views to match student debt that Tom fletcher as well, they’ve for a total been using for years. $15,000 commitment Their only discernto one worker who ible intent is to return will have a job to go control over how to. many apprentices Delta-Richmond can be on a job site East MP Kerry-Lynne to industrial unions, Findlay was one of which severely restrict the Conservatives out it, squeezing out small to promote the budbusiness. This team’s get. She said when ideas are mostly left the Canada Job Grant over from the last is fully rolled out, it industrial revolution. will fund training for Fortunately there 130,000 people a year. is a mid-term federal Some will be young government that has people, but there will acted. The recent fedalso be older workeral budget launches ers whose skills need new programs that upgrading. the next B.C. govern“If they’re willment will have to go ing to look at the along with. jobs that are availPrime Minister Steable and understand phen Harper’s govthat that’s their best ernment didn’t claw shot at making a livback post-secondary ing and being able funds from B.C. and to support their own other inept provinces, families some day, we as some had feared. want to be sure that What we got from the opportunities are Ottawa was social there,” Findlay said. engineering, ConserThe difference is vative style. that it has to be what The centrepiece an employer needs, is the “Canada Job not what the student Grant,” a $5,000 grant might prefer. It’s a to employers willing public-private partnerto match it and train ship, as we have seen an unemployed perwith modern public
works. Findlay acknowledged that even with a big push on training, Canada will still need to import foreign workers. In B.C. we are bracing for an unprecedented resource boom, much of it in the B.C. Interior and north. That’s one reason for a $241 million increase over five years to the federal Income Assistance Program for aboriginal reserves. The new money is available only if the community leadership commits to a mandatory training component. They didn’t call it Idle No More, but that’s the gist of it. Of course, no worker or province or band council is required to participate. They have the option to leave the federal money on the table. But the NDP should note that the Canada Job Grant applies to unionrun apprenticeship schools as well as those in community colleges and technical institutes. Saying no isn’t much of a choice. Whatever grand
Carbon offset program criticized Tom FleTcher Black Press
Two carbon capture projects that were the largest beneficiaries of B.C.’s multi-million-dollar “carbon neutral government” program did not provide credible carbon offsets for emissions from government operations, Auditor General John Doyle concludes. In a report released Wednesday, Doyle said a West Kootenay forest reserve called Darkwoods and a flaring elimination project by EnCana Corp. at its Fort Nelson natural gas operations accounted for nearly 70 per cent of carbon credits paid by the government’s agency, the Pacific Carbon Trust.
“Encana’s project was projected to be more financially beneficial to the company than its previous practices, regardless of offset revenue, while the Darkwoods property was acquired without offsets being a critical factor in the decision,” Doyle’s report states. “In industry terms, they would be known as ‘free riders’ — receiving revenue ($6 million between the two) for something that would have happened anyway.” Darkwoods, a 55,000-hectare property near Kootenay Lake, was purchased as a forest reserve by the Nature Conservancy of Canada in 2008. Doyle notes that the decision to buy the land was made in 2006, and a carbon offset feasibility study
was not completed until January, 2009. EnCana’s project diverted gas from flares to drilling. The audit found that “the company started the project in 2008 and had already converted many gas wells by the time they met with the Pacific Carbon Trust in 2009.” B.C.’s “carbon neutral government” initiative has been controversial since it was launched as part of former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate change program in 2008. Provincial and local governments, health authorities and school districts were required to buy carbon offset credits equal to greenhouse gas emissions from their buildings and vehicles.
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The area of encroachment wasn’t really accessible or usable by the Lings, being on the other side of the boulders. The deck and improvements built by the Jones were well behind and away from the Lings’ house and didn’t obviously intrude on their living space (except psychologically). But the way the Jones had just barged ahead without honestly believing they were building on their own land or getting a survey was inexcusable, said the court. To resolve this messy situation, the Jones were ordered to pay the Lings $22,000 for the Jones’ increased property value (and some loss of value of the Lings’ property). But to reflect the court’s disapproval of their high-handed actions, the Jones also had to pay “special costs” to the Lings (i.e. their full out-of-pocket legal and survey costs) – an expensive proposition. The court also ordered that if the Jones didn’t pay this amount within 90 days, they would have to remove the improvements and restore the land to its original condition. All in all, a pretty expensive deck extension. It’s very clear that the court’s award was designed to discourage others from acting unilaterally like the Jones. If the Jones had obtained a survey early on, they would have realized that an accommodation from the Lings would be required and that conciliatory overtures were called for. This might have resulted in a negotiated easement for the patio extension, and avoided all of the acrimony and expense associated with an unauthorized encroachment. Written by Janice Mucalov, LL.B. with contribution by Milne Selkirk. The column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact James A. MacLean of MILNE SELKIRK for legal advice concerning your particular case.
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While there are some grant forms to fill out for coverage — it won’t come near to covering the costs the family will incur. That’s where the Yorkes’ friends come in. They are putting on “A Night for Selena” on April 13 at the Cascades Casino’s Summit Theatre. With a seating capacity of 250, they are hoping to fill it. They are gathering tons of door prizes and raffle wins and local band, HTP Factor, will be rocking the place. “There isn’t a lot we can do physically to help Selena, but as a community we can do this,” said Amber Medeiros of the fundraising evening. “The Yorkes are such an amazing family and Selena is such a wonderful girl. Whatever we can do, we will.” Nickie Schlamp said this horrible diagnosis couldn’t have happened to a more amazing young girl. The Yorkes have been dealt such a horrible blow, she said. It was actually Selena’s Kindergarten teacher who first noticed something was wrong with Selena. “When Selena went to Kindergarten her teacher called us in and said her gross motor skills were off,” said Selena’s mom, Cari. They took her to her family doctor and she had some physical tests done. Swimming and gymnastics were recommended with the idea her motor skills would catch up to other kids her age. “But last year, it was getting worse. I took her to my physiotherapist, just because I happened to be there anyways. Selena had a huge range of motion in her hips.” X-rays were recommended. But the X-ray results were fine. The Yorkes were sent to B.C.’s Children’s Hospital for blood tests. “I was so confident that it was nothing that I didn’t even have Brad (Selena’s father) come with me to the appointment,” she said. “I knew once the doctor asked Selena and her brother to step out of the room that something was terribly wrong.” The doctor said she was going to test Selena for the disease and Cari said words can’t describe that moment. “Nothing can prepare you for it, nothing,” said Cari. “I had never heard of Friedreich’s Ataxia.” There are only nine people in B.C. who have it and around 15,000 worldwide. The Yorkes said breaking it to Selena and her brother was the most difficult thing they have ever done. Cari and Brad wanted to soften the blow somehow so they scrambled to find tickets to the upcoming Justin Bieber concert for Selena. It was sold out. But through a friend of Brad’s they could get tickets and they broke the news. “She has her emotional days. She hates what she has,” Cari said. “She doesn’t like talking about her disability. She doesn’t want to feel different.” Cari spoke to Selena’s class, explaining to them about what will be going on with Selena. The school has been very supportive, they said.
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Selena Yorke, shown here at a Vancouver Canucks game at Rogers Arena, was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia — a progressive disease that affects every cell in her body. A fundraiser is being held to help Selena’s family pay for some of the expenses not covered by their medical insurance. “Her friends are there just begun to try, which for her. She’s got good is a powerful anti-oxidant friends.” She has daily supplement at a cost to physiotherapy at school them of $6,000 per month, and is doing therapy was pulled off the shelves horse riding and some in Canada two weeks ago. swimming. They are now scrambling Brad said through all to find out what to do. this, it helps that Selena Selena wasn’t on the Brad Yorke is such an outgoing girl. Selena’s father medication long enough “It helps her deal with for them to know if it was it. She has such a huge making a difference or not. spirit and is full of energy,” said Brad. But they wanted to at least have the Last summer she broke her foot opportunity to try it. and because her balance is off, she “It’s another blow,” Cari said. couldn’t use crutches and had to use a Organizer’s of A Night for Selena wheelchair. have been amazed by how generous That time not walking has already local businesses have been to offer progressed her disease. She can’t quality items and prizes. cheerlead anymore. “It’s going to be an amazing night,” The Yorkes have the support of an said Mederios. If you can’t make online group of parents and caregivers the evening, you can still donate. going through this, which helps. They Donations can be made at any TD also thank a solid group of friends, bank, using account #9194-5241677 many of them are new ones through with cheques payable to: A Night For the school PAC. Selena. “Our friends have been amazing,” Tickets are $20 per person and said Cari and Brad. include a complimentary beer or “We don’t know what we would do house wine. without them.” They can be purchased through “You can’t get rid of us now if you Amber at 604-533-2261 or amber@ tried,” said Schlamp. htpfactor.com, or call Nickie at 604The one medication Selena had 505-0762 or at rnschlamp@shawa.ca.
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(water-based paint applied to semidried plaster) — Barker’s version will employ a bit of creative license. “I thought, wouldn’t it be neat if God was handing (Adam) a pencil,” she said. “I don’t even remember how I got the idea. I must have been doing something with (Michaelangelo) or googling it.” This is actually Barker’s second attempt at the scene. She began painting it first in acrylics before taking a step back and rethinking her plan. “I wasn’t comfortable with that. I realized I should be doing this with pencil.” The mural will be a feature piece for the studio, but Barker isn’t planning on finishing it ahead of her April 12 opening. Instead, she hopes it will serve to draw visitors back to the studio occasionally to check on her progress. Closer to floor level, Barker will feature work by several artists — both local and international — though she will be the studio’s principal artist, displaying and selling her own photographs, drawings, paintings and cards. continued, PAGE 14
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Fort Langley artist Pat Barker works on a ceiling mural which will offer her own spin on Michaelangelo’s famous image of God and Adam from the Sistine Chapel. Barker is preparing to open a studio dedicated to the pencil in her live/work space in Bedford Landing. The Pencil Studio will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 13 and afterward, by appointment.
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“I’m really interested in close-ups — as with the corks and bamboo,” she said, referring to two of the first pencil pieces she completed. “I really like the attention to detail, which is why I like Dalton Ghetti. For him, a good day is three flakes of graphite,” she said. A Brazilian born artist who now lives in Connecticut, Ghetti painstakingly carves pencils’ graphite tips into everything from linked hearts to a tiny hammer and an old boot. From these, he makes prints and postcards, which Barker’s studio will carry. She also has pieces by San Francisco artist Agelio Batle, who carves larger chunks of graphite into three-dimensional pieces of art which can be used to write. There are photos taken by her son, Nathan Solar, and Barker will also feature pieces by Ed Pretty, a local wood artist who built the scaffolding Barker climbs each day to work on her ceiling mural. Even as she’s pulling the space together, Barker is busy at work on a documentary detailing the history of the pencil. “I’ve always been interested in the pencil. “The more I got to know about it, the more I realized I didn’t know,” she said. Barker’s space, aptly titled The Pencil Studio is located in the Flat Iron Building in Bedford Landing at #10-23230 Billy Brown Road. The studio will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Anyone who would like to visit on another day, is encouraged to send Barker an email at barkerpat@hotmail.com to ensure she will be available to open the studio.
Annual jazz night celebrates graduating senior students It promises to be a swinging night of jazz, as Trinity Western University’s School of the Arts, Media and Culture celebrates graduating jazz combo members. On April 10, two combos will perform jazz in a variety of styles, including pieces from Duke Ellington, Wayne Shorter, Stevie Wonder to student Tyler Dumoulin. “They’re dynamic, entertaining performers,” says SAMC music professor Jeff Warren, who directs the
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World-renowned artist Marilyn Hurst will be displaying her work at the Langley Arts Council Gallery throughout the month of April. Members of the public are invited to stop by the space in downtown Langley to view Hurst’s paintings, which feature bright colours, reminiscent of Mexico and depict the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. She will be bringing selections from her studio, The Golden Cactus in White Rock, where she paints. “My paintings are a ménage of life, experience and creative energy, the art from my easel is an explosion of colour; indeed a visceral experience each time the brush meets the canvas,” said Hurst. Also featured in April is Chris MacGlure, a self-described romantic realist. Another White Rock artist, MacGlure attended Concordia University Fine Arts in Montreal and the Emily Carr Art School in Vancouver. His works have been exhibited throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico. Numerous paintings have found their way into corporate collections worldwide. He describes his work as a reflection of his romantic realist view of life. “I am always looking for that authentic gesture or moment in life,” MacGlure said. Langley Art Council’s gallery is located at 20505 Fraser Hwy. Call 604-534-0781 for more information.
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Please join us to meet and hear from the local candidates in the Fort Langley/Aldergrove and Langley Ridings. Based on information gathered through membership emails, the Board of Directors is compiling a list of ‘business’ related questions to present to the candidates. It is important to provide this information to our members and employers to share with employees who are eligible to vote. Our goal is to help address voter apathy by providing information on the candidates and how their Party positions could affect the success of your business. ■ Networking: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (Dinner)
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n a ceremony in Langley on March 18th, a very special and unique award was presented to a local company, Nufloors Langley. Mr. Pami Bhullar, Director Retail Development, North America, a representative of the INVISTA Corporation of Atlanta Georgia, USA, maker of STAINMASTER® carpet brand presented Nufloors Langley with what he described as a prestigious and significant accolade, including a crystal award with the inscription, “Western Canada’s #1 STAINMASTER® Brand Ambassador Since 2000”. Bhullar said, “On a national level, we looked for the retailer that best represented the ideals of our industry in customer service before, during and after the sale, professionalism and community involvement. Nufloors Langley met and exceeded the most critical adjudication for these and other areas of expertise. They represent the best of all that can be done at many levels. We are proud to announce Nufloors Langley as the only Canadian, and only the second ever recipient, of
this prestigious award, in both Canada and the USA. This is the ‘Oscar’ of much of our industry, they have reason to be very proud.” The award was accepted on behalf of the owner, Reid Pauley, and by the Nufloors Langley Management Team, Dennis F. Lundstrom and Nick Kaplanis. Lundstrom summed it up, “Wow, this is great. From the Pauley family, and all of us at Nufloors Langley, we wish to express a sincere thank you. We are celebrating our 40th year in business during 2013 and
this adds to a whole lot of the excitement. Nufloors Langley is committed to all aspects of doing business in our area, ultimate service to our clientele and helping out in the community as much as we can. I hope we can exceed every expectation for our customers and neighbours for many years to come.” Part of the excitement Lundstrom mentioned is their 40th Celebration, a yearlong event with many features that are bound to attract some attention, “Our commitment to our clients, charities and the Langleys is well underway.”
“Of special note in our many charitable events is the upcoming Extreme Home Renovation in conjunction with the Act of Kindness Society out of Aldergrove. As a group, the Extreme Home Repair is local companies and 100’s of volunteers that get together and renovate houses for those in need. It is their 10th year in operation and our 40th . We are extremely proud to play a part. This year’s project is similar to past years, in a 10 day period a deserving family will have their home completely redone … right down to new furniture.” Lundstrom also said, “Our relationship with all the wonderful folks at Act of Kindness and Extreme Home Repair is a catalyst for many of our staff. We will be there with product and time. Their 10th anniversary celebration brings something extra to the table, a more dedicated group would be hard to find.” Acts of Kindness and Nufloors Langley will be doing a very special presentation at the April 16th Chamber of Commerce Dinner Meeting.
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irst of all - a quick Board update! Our Events and Membership Committees have been very active exploring new opportunities to attract and engage our members. We are nearing completion of an audit of our programs and events to identify those that are not effective, increase the value of all of them and consider new opportunities. On the engagement and recruitment side we are seeking your assistance. Did you know that as a member, you are able to invite non-member guests to register under your membership at a reduced introductory rate? If we are hosting a speaker or topic that would be of particular interest to your clients or colleagues, we encourage you to invite them to register under your company membership at the member rate. The Board of Directors is preparing a draft Chamber Position Statement concerning Transportation Funding in our
region that will support universal road tolling throughout the entire region to pay for transportation infrastructure and provide for traffic demand management. The Board’s draft Position Statement will be distributed electronically to the membership for consideration in the near future. This week, the Board participated in a Long Range Planning Session to ‘chart the course’ for the continued growth and future direction of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, including succession
plans for the Chamber Board and staff. A full report will be presented when the plan has been fully developed. During March, the Chamber appeared before both City and Township Councils to present our case for Reinstatement of the Business Vote in Municipal Elections. We feel there is a strong case to support the business vote and trust that we can rely on Langley’s delegates to introduce a motion and vote in favour at the Lower Mainland Local Government Association and Union of BC Municipalities conferences later this spring and summer. As we announced last month, your Chamber has introduced the “Your Voice – Your Vote” campaign to address voter apathy. We feel that while business does not have a vote, we do have an obligation to encourage our employees to exercise their democratic right. We are also aware that many people state they do not go to the vot-
ing booth to cast their ballot as they do not know who to vote for. The purpose of our campaign is to provide information to education people about the various party platforms, and to introduce them to the candidates. We have recently hosted Leadership Luncheons for John Cummins, Leader of BC Conservatives, Adrian Dix, Leader of BC NDP and Premier Christy Clark, Leader of BC Liberals. Our next program in this campaign will be the Local Candidates Debate on April 16th with Moderator Steve Darling. And finally, planning is well underway for the annual Golf Tournament to be held in June, and Business Excellence Awards Celebration this fall. If you are interested in taking advantage of some unique sponsorship opportunities for either of these prestigious events, please contact Jaclyn at the Chamber office.
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CITY AND TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY Top 10 ways to increase your “likes” to your business page on Facebook
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By Sherri-Lee Pressman, Social Media Minder
Let’s
face it… Facebook is a power house and you know you need to be on it. Here are my 10 favourite tips to help you make the most of your Facebook fanpage to help you grow your business. 1 Make sure your page is properly optimized – Use the pieces that Facebook gives you to your advantage. They are there to help you not cripple you. So use the cover image space, change it up daily, weekly, monthly if you want, just make sure to follow Facebook rules around these parts. 2 Use your “about” section wisely – This is a prime bit of real estate… use it to drive people to your website, put a call to action in it, change it up as often as you’d like as well. Keep it fresh. 3 Ask current clients to like your page and share it with their friends – this allows you to engage your current clients and keep them up to date and it allows you to connect to new people through their introduction. 4 Set up a custom page with an opt in box to grow your newsletter – This really is the best way to build your list. Create a fabulous offer that the people in your niche are dying for, offer it to them for free in exchange for their email address and boom your list grows! 5 Post engaging, interesting content daily – Don’t be all about you. Post content that resonates with your target audience, ask questions, post pictures, share inspirational quotes… and then occasionally slip a sales piece in the mix. 6 Use the search box to find other local to you businesses to connect with – Make sure you are using Facebook as your page, click in the search box and put in the name of your city (include your state and province), click search. Pages will come up that are within that area that you can like as your page to build relationships and connections. Try a bunch of different terms and see what comes up. 7 Check your pages newsfeed – Now that your page, likes other pages… check the newsfeed daily to see what they are saying and to see how you can contribute. Don’t make it all about you… don’t ask them to like your page or share your great offer, be interested in them, add value to their post and let the relationship build organically. 8 Add a Facebook like box to your website – This might take a bit of work so you might want to get your website person to do it. You can create a Facebook like box in the admin panel of your page. Code will be generated that you can then add to your website. It will show up on your website with the number of people liking it and people can then like your page from your website in one click without leaving your website. 9 Know who you are talking to and who your target market is – Be clear on who your message is for and then talk to that one person. Be friendly and engaging and really focus on your ideal client when you post. Speak in a way that connects with them. 10 Engage your connections – People love to be involved and will be happy to help. Ask them questions, use the question/poll option to get their opinions, include them in your business decisions (ask their opinion), seek feedback and ask them to like, comment and share your posts.
Chamber of Commerce
Golf Tournament Thursday, June 13, 2013
You are invited to exhibit at or attend the Fraser Valley’s most inclusive networking event of the year!
Tuesday, November 6, 2013 2:30 pm to 6:30 pm Cascades Casino, Coast Hotel & Convention Centre (Cascades Ballroom) 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley
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Why should you attend? · Meet hundreds of people from all over the valley for the opportunity to expand your network! · Visit 90 exhibitor booths! · Many local business people and guests from all participating communities attending! More information will be on the Chamber website in April!
17th Annual Business Excellence Awards The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce invites you to help us recognize businesses, organizations and business people who demonstrate outstanding innovation, growth, ethics, customer service and contributions to the community.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Newlands Golf & Country Club (Conservatory Ballroom) 21025 48 Avenue, Langley Tickets: $75.00 (plus tax)
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Trucking DK Mobile Truck & Trailer Repair Mark Braun 604-530-9924 5565 239 Street Langley BC V2Z 2P1 dkmobile@shaw.ca www.dkrepairs.ca
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Business Services Empowered Business Coaching Tony Malyk 604-374-5934 21389 86A Crescent Langley BC V1M 2A2 tony@empoweredbusiness.ca www.empoweredbusiness.ca
Automobile Sales & Service Mobil 1 Lube Express Walnut Grove Corey Doell 604-888-8681 101 – 20540 88 Avenue Langley BC V1M 2Y6 norlang@shaw.ca www.mobile1walnutgrove.com
Individual Member Ken Garrett 604-882-6057 220 – 20338 88 Avenue Langley BC V1M 2Y4 ken.garrett@bmo.com www.bmo.com
Wings Tap + Grill Kuldeep Grewal 604-510-3090 19696 Fraser Highway Langley BC V3A 4C7 langleywings@yahoo.ca Health & Wellness Shoppers Home Health Care Charles Bower 604-514-9987 303 - 6339 200 Street Langley BC V2Y 1A2 mshhc8208@shoppershomehealthcare.ca www.shoppershomehealthcare.ca
Imports & Exports Kwatna Seafood Trading Inc. Corrine Rockl 604-371-3350 95 -20738 84 Avenue Langley BC V2Y 0J6 rock1@shaw.ca Food Products, Processing & Stores Mercury Vending Services Ltd. Craig Strawson 604-818-6451 Langley BC mercuryvending@shaw.ca www.mercuryvending.ca
Associations Special Olympics British Columbia Lois McNary 604-533-2233 20560 Fraser Highway Langley BC V3A 4G2 games@specialolympics.bc.ca www.specialolympics.ca
Security Safeco Systems Ltd. Rene Saucier 604-629-8425 505 – 8840 210 Street, Suite 438 Langley BC V1M 2Y2 mail@safecosystems.com www.safecosystems.com
Disposal Services T. Bear Disposal Gary & Janice Fontaine 604-532-9044 2535 206 Street Langley BC V2Z 2B5 gary@tbear.ca www.tbear.ca
Restaurants Sammy J’s Grill + Bar Steve Gardner 604-514-0224 101 – 19925 Willowbrook Drive Langley BC V2Y 1A7 www.sammyjs.ca
Adopt a Commerce Energy plan today and discover that it is people and a plan that make the difference. For more information or an application form contact the Chamber office at 604-530-6656 or info@langleychamber.com.
— UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS—
For a complete list of upcoming Chamber events, seminars and programs please visit www.langleychamber.com.
WHO’S WHO at the CHAMBER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President ~ Angie Quaale, Well Seasoned Gourmet Foods Inc. 1st Vice-President ~ Kristine Simpson, KPMG 2nd Vice President ~ Brian Dougherty, Horizon Landscape Contractors Inc. Secretary/Treasurer ~ Eric Wilson, BDO Canada LLP Past President ~ Denni Bonetti, Bonetti Meats (2010) Ltd. COMMUNITY DIRECTORS Aldergrove ~ Michelle Chandra, Sutton West Coast Realty Langley City ~ Scott T. Johnston, Campbell, Burton & McMullan LLP North Langley ~ Viviane Barber, Facet Advisors Inc. South Langley ~ Danielle Nielsen, Aldergrove Credit Union DIRECTORS AT LARGE Kris Mohammed, Buy Rite Business Furnishings Mary Reeves, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley Scott Waddle, Precision Auto Service Ltd. Sharon Newbery, Rheanew Business Solutions Inc. Tammy Rea, TD Canada Trust Jane Fee, Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, #1 - 5761 Glover Road, Langley V3A 8M8 604-530-6656 | Fax: 604-530-7066 Email: info@langleychamber.com | www.langleychamber.com Check out the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce on Facebook at facebook.com/langleychamber
6th Annual Fraser Valley Chambers of Commerce Business Showcase
You are invited to attend the Fraser Valley’s most inclusive networking event of the year! • Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 • Location: TRADEX (1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford) • Time: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm • For more information on attending or exhibiting, please visit the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce’s website at www. abbotsfordchamber.com Fort Langley/Aldergrove Riding All Candidates Meeting Co-hosted by the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Venue provided by the Langley Events Centre. • Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 • Location: Langley Events Centre Banquet Hall
(7888 200th Street, Langley) • Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm • This non-partisan All Candidates Meeting is free to attend. Langley Riding All Candidates Meeting Co-hosted by the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce and the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board. Venue provided by Kwantlen Polytechnic University. • Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 • Location: Kwantlen Polytechnic University Auditorium (20901 Langley Bypass, Langley) • Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm • This non-partisan All Candidates Meeting is free to attend. Not-for-Profit Grant Writing Workshop: Tips & Tricks – Taking the “Pain” Out of Proposal Writing Presented by the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, TIPS & TRICKS – TAKING THE “PAIN” OUT OF PROPOSAL WRITING is a grant writing workshop designed to help organizations learn the best way to complete a grant application. Presented
by Lucie-Honey Ray, Life Changes Consulting Services Community and Professional Development Facilitator and Writer. • Date: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 • Location: The Coast Hotel & Convention Centre Ballroom ~ 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley • Registration: 8:00 am to 8:30 am • Workshop: 8:30 am to 12:00 pm • Tickets: $25.00 + tax for Chamber Members ~ $35.00 + tax for Non-Members • To Register: p: 604-530-6656 e: info@langleychamber.com w: www.langleychamber.com • Thank you to our Event Sponsor: Envision Financial!
Please Note: Cancellations will not be refunded within 24 hours of any Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce events.
THE VOICE OF BUSINESS CONTACTS: Lynn Whitehouse
Jaclyn Van Den Berg
Barb Sytko
604-530-6656
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604-533-4157
Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
The Voice of Business, Newsletter Coordinator
The Langley Times, Advertising Sales Coordinator
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Gilbert & Sullivan Society brings Aunt Martha’s Funeral to St. Dunstan’s Church hall on April 13.
FVG&SS says so long to Aunt Martha ‘Funeral service’ happens on April 13 at St. Dunstan’s Anglican church in Aldergrove husband, the stockbroker turned poet, can’t relate to. Martha’s nieces and nephew have almost come to terms with their experiences spending summers with her. And Martha’s live-in “physical trainer” has his eye on the deed to the house. The other mourners, played by the audience, will watch as the tangled web of deceit and misunderstanding is unraveled in the church and at the reception. Tickets are $20 per adult and $10 child/adolescent and can be purchased at St. Dunstan’s office, Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., call 604-856-5393, or at the door on April 13. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and Aunt Martha’s Funeral begins at 7 p.m. at St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church, 3025 264 St., Aldergrove. As part of St. Dunstan’s work in the community 50 per cent of the proceeds will go towards their mission and ministry “Garden to Table” program in Aldergrove.
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Thursday • Surrey Fiddlers Old Time Dance at Clayton Hall 18513 70 Ave. April 4 , 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission $3. For info, call 604-576-066 or 604-538-3363. • Sharing and Caring Socials at the Langley Senior Resources Society, 20605 51B Avenue, Langley. Held from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday April 4, April 11 and April 18 in the Activity Room on a drop-in basis. April 4: Melissa and Farima will help us to find relaxation through music and art. April 11: Michelle, Outreach’s social work student, and her son Lukas will be here for “baby talk.” April 18: Debra Finlayson from Lifeline will explain personal emergency response systems. After Debra’s presentation, Outreach staff will discuss the new Better at Home program. There is a $4 fee. • Family carnival fundraiser for Langley Fine Arts School May 2, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Money raised goes to enhance school programs by purchasing materials and programs to encourage life-long reading and resources for specialized art programs. • Central Valley Community Pipe Band meets Thursday evenings at the Aldergrove Legion. Pipers and drummers with a minimum of one year playing experience may contact Pipe Major Steve Gallagher at 604-756-3799, steveg@ cvcpb.org, or visit http://www.cvcpb.org/ • All Men’s group singing A Cappella welcomes new members. Thursday nights 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at 20525 72 Ave. Phone Gord at 604530-4795. • Langley - Willoughby Women’s Community Institute meets the first Thursday of each month in the Milner Church Hall, 6716 216 St. at 10:15 a.m. Contact: 604-532-9120. • Dragon boaters wanted. We are a team of Dragon boaters looking for women who are 59 before June 1, 2013. Our goal is to do well enough in regatta’s this year to qualify for Italy in 2014. We meet on Fridays at 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and we will be starting April 5. If you are experienced or willing to commit to the goal please contact Cheryl Bublitz at waterwarrior@outlook or 604-534-3953.
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• Author Sandra Yuen MacKay appears April 13, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at City of Langley Library, 20399 Douglas Cres. MacKay will read from her memoir My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness. The Vancouver author and artist will talk about her personal struggles and the issues facing people with mental illness. MacKay has gained national recognition for raising awareness of mental health issues. Please call 604-514-2855 or visit the library to register. • Project Kenya Sister Schools first annual clothing swap April 20, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Langley Fine Arts school gym, 9096 Trattle St. Men’s, women’s, teen’s, children’s clothing and accessories $2 to $5. Proceeds will go to providing desks, tables, chairs, books, uniforms, student bursaries, and classrooms in one of Kenya’s poorest regions. • LMH Foundation Charity Gala May 11, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Cascades Casino, Hotel and Convention Centre, 20393 Fraser Hwy. Guests will experience Vegas at it’s best when the Rat Pack were the kings of cool and supper clubs were all the rage. Tickets: $200 individual, $1400 group[ of eight. Contact langleyhospitalfoundation@fraserhealth.ca or phone 604-533-6422.
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Admitting pot use at U.S. border may get you banned Border guards take new tack after Washington State legalization vote Jeff Nagel Black Press
Pot-smoking B.C. residents are increasingly being banned from entering the U.S. as American border guards try to stem the flow of Canadian marijuana tourists in the wake of Washington State’s weed legalization vote late last year. Blaine lawyer Len Saunders said he’s seeing more cases of B.C. residents being perma-
nently denied entry after trying to carry pot across the border, thinking it’s no longer an issue. Because marijuana is now legal to possess under state law, Canadians caught bringing less than an ounce across aren’t charged, as they were in the past. “I’m seeing no prosecutions — zero since November,” Saunders said. “But there’s more confusion.” What happens now, he said, is pot-packing Canucks have their stash confiscated and are then
interrogated under oath about their drug-using habits. Admit that you’ve ever smoked or used marijuana in your life, he said, and you’re deemed inadmissible to the U.S. because you’ve confessed to a crime of moral turpitude. “The key is to not admit that you’ve ever used it,” Saunders said, stressing he isn’t counselling anyone to lie under oath. He noted anyone could be questioned about past marijuana use at the border, whether Customs and Border Protection agents find pot on them or not. Past studies have found a majority of B.C. residents report using marijuana at least once.
Saunders said he’s increasingly had calls from Canadians deemed inadmissible over pot use who say they can’t believe it happened to them and must now apply for a tough-to-obtain re-entry waiver also required for anyone with a criminal conviction who wants to return to the U.S. A pot dispensary is expected to open in Blaine, he said, but the licence hasn’t been granted yet. “It’s legal to possess,” Saunders said. “So if you make it over the border you can buy it and you can use it.” Saunders noted Washington’s
legalization of pot doen’t extend to use by minors age 18 or under. And anyone who brings a “truckload” of pot over the border can still expect to be prosecuted under U.S. federal law. Ironically, he said, while an admission of marijuana use in the distant past can bar you from the U.S. for life, convicted drunk drivers face no such problem. “If you have multiple DUIs you are admissible to the U.S.,” Saunders said. “A DUI is not a crime of moral turpitude because you didn’t have the intention to drive drunk. Because you were drunk.”
Poll finds B.C. fertile ground for conspiracy theories Jeff Nagel Black Press
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For most of the year, the Langley Eagles struggled to ice their full line-up, missing players either because of injury or family commitments. But finally, the Eagles had their full complement of players and the result was victory at the Langley Cup. The atom hockey team captured the Langley Minor Hockey Association year-end crown with a 5-3 victory over the Langley Raiders on Sunday morning at the George Preston Recreation Centre. “Finally we had everybody and it all came together,” said Eagles coach Vince Nelles. The Eagles had lost their opening round game at the double-knockout tournament, which meant they had no margin for error. And the team delivered, winning their next four games — includ-
ing two by shootout — to advance to the championship final against the Raiders. “It was do-or-die for us,” the coach said. “We had no choice.” In Sunday’s final, the Eagles raced out to a 2-0 lead after one period on goals from Conner Nelles and Eric Lim. And then off the opening face-off in the second period, Devon Chescoe made it 3-0. Nelles and Lim had assists on the goal and both players had three-point games. A few minutes later, Shaine Hoy got the Raiders on the board. But before the period let out, Colby McMurray made it 4-1, scoring the eventual game-winner. Lleyton Shearon rounded out the Eagles scoring with the team’s fifth goal, which came with eight minutes to play in the game. And the goal was big as Curtis Goode and Jared Gebe-
nus struck 49 seconds apart to make it a two-goal game with just under five minutes to play. But the Raiders could not get any closer, hitting the post on one attempt. Nelles said the Raiders really began pressing in the second period and took full control in the third. It didn’t help that his team continued a steady stream to the penalty box. With the Raiders pressing in the late stages, the coach was impressed by his team’s effort, noting that the players were sacrificing their bodies to block shots. Nelles said his team was willing to put in the work necessary to get to this point. “This was our 96th ice time,” he said, pointing out it didn’t matter if it was an early morning practice. “We grabbed as much free ice time as we could.”
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Langley LY6 Eagles’ Lleyton Shearon (above) celebrates his team’s fifth goal during a 5-3 victory over the Langley Raiders in the atom Langley Cup championship game at the George Preston Recreation Centre on Sunday morning. Photo right: Eagles’ Kennedy Kasdorf (far right) battles for position in front of the Raiders goal with David Hendricks.
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Captain leads the way with hat trick Gary ahuja Times Sports
The Langley LY 4Shiners coaching staff knew they would get a good game out of captain Johnny Pearson. “We heard him talking to the boys in the locker room before the game,� said assistant coach Mike Irwin. The message from the captain was to his fellow third-year players on the team — who were all suiting up for the final time for the Langley Minor Hockey Association
— about finishing strong and bringing home the Cup. Led by Pearson’s hat trick and fourpoint game, the Shiners defeated Langley LY1 7-3 in the championship final of the midget Langley Cup on Sunday at the George Preston Recreation Centre. “They are a hardworking team with lots of effort,� Irwin said about his squad, the bulk of whom have played together for three years. “Led by their captain who came out to play today and led the boys
to victory.� In the final, the Shiners raced out to a 3-0 lead and were up 4-1 after one period. Trevor Mainman, Chase Irwin and Pearson, with two, had the Shiners goals, while Tha Kler responded for the opposition. Each team scored once in the middle frame — Pearson completing the hat trick and Jeavin Shoker for Langley LY1. Drew Repin made it 6-2 before Kler and Jasper Smythe traded goals to round out the scoring.
The Shiners were the top seed among the five playing for the Cup, going a perfect 3-0. “It is unusual to be the top seed and take care of business,� said Irwin. “But the boys worked really hard to accomplish that.�
Irwin said the team came out flat in their first Cup game, largely because they had been off for a week, and were rusty. “We had a week off and hadn’t played in a while,� he said. “We came out flat to start but through our hard work and
perseverance, were able to pull through.� But they won that game, advancing to the semifinals where they again faced Langley LY1 with the winner advancing straight to the championship final while the loser had to win one more do-or-die game in the
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double elimination format to advance. The Shiners won that contest 7-2. The Cup win caps off the second of the team’s goals. “Start of the year, we wanted to win a couple of tournaments and the Langley Cup at the end,� Irwin said.
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Langley Shiners’ Chase Irwin (top photo, right) tries to slip the puck past Langley LY1’s Tha Kler during the finals of the midget Langley Cup on Sunday at the George Preston Recreation Centre. Shiners’Trevor Mainman (photo, left) steps past a fallen Parker Halliwell. Mainman scored twice in his team’s 7-3 victory.
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Tip off time for spring hoops Space still remains for the spring Friday Night Hoops season which kicks off this Friday (April 5). The league is designed to introduce basketball to girls in Grades 3-7. The sessions are designed create an environment where the players can learn skills, have fun and be competitive. The club is run by Brookswood Bobcats coaches Neil Brown and Chris Veale, and they are assisted by members of the Bobcats program. Also serving as instructors are Linda and Bob Forsyth, a pair of UBC alum. Graduates of the FNH program have won 11 provincial titles in the past 10 years in both the club (U13) and high school (Grade 8, junior and senior) levels. Sessions begin April 5 and end May 3. They are held at Brookswood Secondary (20902 37 Ave.) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The sessions are split into 60 minutes of instruction and 30 minutes of games. The Grades 3, 4 and 5 will be in one group,
while the Grades 6 and 7 are in the other. Cost is $60 and includes a T-shirt. For more information, contact Brown at 604-530-2141.
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••••• The South Langley Metro Basketball team is holding tryouts for Grade 6 and 7 boys. The tryouts will be held April 15 and April 16 at Brookswood Secondary (20902 37 Ave.) from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and are free to attend. Preregistration is required at kstewart@sd35.bc.ca. The Metro team will be coached by a pair of former Brookswood players, Brent Malish and John Pankratz, who both attended the school from 2002 to 2006. Malish then played UBC for five years while Pankratz was a member of the Quest University squad. Malish also spent time with Canada’s junior national team in 2005 and 2006.
The Metro team will play in a league which runs September to March and players can expect two practices a week plus a weekly Sunday game at the Langley Events Centre. Interested players must attend at least one of the two tryouts to be considered for the team. Cost to be on the team will be $200 and this covers league fees, uniforms and tournament fees. ••••• The Langley peewee A5 Eagles soared to the gold medal over spring break. The Eagles capped off a perfect showing at the Ridge Meadows Hometown Hero spring rep hockey tournament with a close 4-3 victory over the host Ridge Meadows squad. The tournament was held March 15 to 18. ••••• Langley’s Haidee Landry has been elected as an American Quarter Horse Association director. Part of her duties include helping establish rules and policies relative to AQHA’s various
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After falling behind 1-0, the Langley LY7 Blazers rattled off the game’s final goals to capture the bantam Langley Cup. The Blazers were playing the Langley LY6 Jets in Sunday’s finals at the George Preston Recreation Centre. And after George Woroniuk opened the scoring early in the first, the Blazers’ Colton Knutson and Joshua Mitchell responded with goals 74 seconds apart late in the period. The score remained 2-1 until the third period
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and everybody showed up to play.” The Blazers entered the Cup playoffs as the second seed and went a perfect 4-0 in the double knockout tournament. They also survived a close call in their second game, needing a shootout to advance. Urquhart said the
team was missing a few players — one was lost to a broken hand over the final month while two others returned from spring break holidays to play in the Cup final — but they were greatly aided by a couple of peewee call-ups who stepped in and did well.
Wakefield up for top centre award Langley’s Jennifer Wakefield is up for the National Ringette League’s top centre award. Wakefield, who plays for the B.C. Thunder, had 35 goals and 108 points in 24 games this past season. She finished fifth in league scoring. And Wakefield was one of
three nominees for the Thunder. Salla Kyhala is up for most valuable player while Tiina Mononen has been nominated for rookie of the year. Both are from Finland. Kyhala was third in league scoring with 123 points, including a NRL-best 76 goals, in 24
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The Langley Eagles exploded for five goals — two of which came into an empty net — to down the Langley Icehawks 7-2 and win the peewee Langley Cup championship. “These guys are good,” said Eagles coach Ross Murdoch, referring to his team’s opponent in the championship final on Sunday at the George Preston Recreation Centre. “It was a tough, close game, it was really a 3-2, 4-2 kind of game.” During the season, the two peewee squads played three times with the Icehawks winning twice. “I told my team we would win if we worked hard,” Murdoch said. In Sunday’s final, the teams were scoreless after one period before Zach Bender and Keigan Jarvis scored a minute apart to put the Eagles up 2-0. The Icehawks Sam Messmer would cut the lead in half a few minutes later to make it 2-1 with one period to go. But the Eagles would again use a quick-strike offence with goals from Jacob Winterburn and Matt Garbutt 60 seconds apart for the 4-2 lead. And after Elliot Fast brought the Icehawks within a pair, the Eagles iced the game with a pair of empty-net goals from Jarvis and Min Kim. Levi Murdoch rounded things out with one final goal. The fact that the Eagles made it to the championship final was an impressive feat, considering they dropped their second game in the Cup playoffs. In that game, they were trailing 4-0 early in the first period and
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Langley Eagles Levi Murdoch (left) is pursued by Langley Icehawks Willem Steensma during the peewee Langley Cup championship game at the George Preston Recreation Centre on Sunday. The Eagles captured the Cup with a 7-3 victory. despite controlling play for the rest of the game, lost 4-3 in the double knockout tournament. This prompted Murdoch and his coaching staff to change up the team’s pre-game routine. But in their next game — a must-win — they again fell behind 2-0 after two minutes. This time, the Eagles were able to overcome the slow start as they rallied for the 6-2 win. They then won twice more to advance to the final against the Icehawks. The Cup win caps off a strong season for the Eagles who won a pair of tournaments (in North Vancouver in December and in Burnaby in March) and finished twice once at a tournament in Penticton in January. And they did all this missing two players, as they lost one to a broken arm in December, and then lost their captain to a broken ankle in January. While the team experienced a lull with the injuries, they placed third for the playoffs and both were back for the Cup run.
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THREE STAR DRYWALL LTD Boarding, Taping, & texture. Small jobs welcome! Kam 604-551-8047
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Mainland Roofing Ltd.
ELECTRICAL
312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Blissful Massage
AQUA SPA
604.510.6689 20437 Douglas Crescent Langley 320
C & C Electrical Mechanical • ELECTRICAL • FULL PLUMBING SERVICES • HVAC GAS FITTING *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service
604-475-7077
Own A Vehicle?
www.PitStopLoans.com 604-777-5046
Payment upon satisfactory completion.
“ ABOVE THE REST “ Interior & Exterior Unbeatable Prices & Professional Crew. • Free Est. • Written Guarantee • No Hassle • Quick Work • Insured • WCB
SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, sidewalks, driveway’s. Re & re old or
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TREE & STUMP
MIXED SPECIES HOG FUEL 1” minus mixed berry mulch, Red Cedar coarse hog fuel Phone R.J. Caplette 604-856-6500
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
Cash same day, local office.
TREE SERVICES
PRESSURE WASHING
GUTTER CLEANING ONLY $95. Pressure Washing; driveways, sidewalks, siding, etc. 604.861.6060
LANDSCAPING
** MONEY AVAILABLE ** 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mortgages Use the EQUITY in your HOME for Consolidation, Renovation or Any Reason. Call Donna at BBK Investments Ltd. 604.341.2806
No Credit Checks!
341 For all your decorating needs, why not call a Master Painter?
JMS Countertops/Custom Splashes 15% Disc. w/ad. Free home Consult 30 yrs/refs John 604-970-8424
Deep Tissue & Relaxation Massage & Skin Care
Borrow Up To $25,000
MERCHANDISE: CLASS 500’S From antiques & collectibles, to sporting goods and electronics, to parakeets and pet supplies, if it’s considered merchandise for sale, you can find it here.
CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS
ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs, etc. Guaranteed work. Ph 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110)
Need CA$H Today?
604-475-7077
European Quality Workmanship
If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877-776-1660.
C & C Electrical Mechanical
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR, Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes
Ross 604D535D0124
SEASONS SPA
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359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL
#1 Soils, manure, gravels, lime stone, lava, sand. Del or p/u 604882-1344 visit www.portkellsnurseries.com / bulk material for pricing.
• Hvac Gas Fitting • Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service
CONCRETE & PLACING
PLACING & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.
SIGNING BONUS!
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
www.recycleitcanada.ca
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GRAND OPENING
Call: 604-385-1668
hrfrt@telus.net
604.587.5865
FULL PLUMBING SERVICES
Kristy 604.488.9161
Please e-mail resume:
604-507-4606 or 604-312-7674
Furnace Boilers, Hot Water Tanks Hot Water Heat, Plumbing Jobs. Furnace cleaning with truck mounted machine
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS WITH DOLLAR DEALS 604-575-5555
threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca
We Offer; • Attractive Compensation Package • Signing Bonus Discussed At Interview
Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber
Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!
• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560
Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL
PAINT SPECIAL
LANGLEY BASED
Requirements; • Must Be Physically Fit • Communicates well In English • Full Certification
RUBBISH REMOVAL
• Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses • More
Running this ad for 8yrs
CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service
Dollars & Cents is looking for an outgoing, pleasant mannered person to assist in our busy office Monday to Friday. Applicant should be a self-motivated, quick learner with attention to detail & able to work w/ little supervision.
We are a growing, progressive & well respected transportation company operating a full repair and maintenance facility at our head office in Coquitlam.
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www.paintspecial.com
DATA ENTRY
FULL TIME COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT MECHANIC
PLUMBING
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS
CLARK FREIGHTWAYS
338
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
ALEX MECHANICAL Heating, Plumbing & Gas Fitting. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. (604)761-3729
175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
604.687.3221/ 1.800.663.1919
www.plea.bc.ca
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GARAGE/MOVING SALE APRIL 6TH 9AM TO 4PM 22035-46th Ave Langley V2Z 1M6
Sat April 6th 9-NOON OVER 50 SEPARATE SALES!
PERSONAL SERVICES 171
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE SALES
Experience is an asset, but we do offer training.
info@weedbusters.ca
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CLOVERDALE HILLTOP
• GENERAL LABORERS
131
GARAGE SALES
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE *Bobcat *Mini Excavator *Drain Tile *Etc. www.lawnranger1990.com Call 604-597-8500
www.mainlandroof.com
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
POMERANIAN Exotic colour pups ready. Health guar. 778-838-2700. www.pomeraniansbyparis.com
MOVING & STORAGE
PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950. Call 604-302-2357
AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
604-537-4140 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done. Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated
338
PLUMBING
AT PANORAMA PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS SERVICES. Repairs & new installs. Furnace, Boilers, Hot water tanks etc. Jobs Small-Big, Res/Com 604-818-7801. www.panoramaplumbing.com
CALL
604-595-4970 Rated best painting & moulding company (2010 & 2012) by consumers.
www.benchmarkpainting.homestars.com
langleytimes.com PETS 477
REAL ESTATE
PETS
627
HOMES WANTED
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 A31
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
TRANSPORTATION 810
AUTO FINANCING
TRANSPORTATION 818
TRANSPORTATION
CARS - DOMESTIC
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
Purebred Bernese Mountain dog pups, not reg. Chilliwack family raised, all shots $900 604-845-2125 SHELTIE DOGS - 2F 1M. (two are 5mo/old) Ready May1st. Pick now. Whelping box avail. 604-826-6311
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 548
WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
FURNITURE
FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, laundry & parking. No Pets BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED
• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331
Villa Fontana & Stardust Michael - 604-533-7578
*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379
MISC. FOR SALE
AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.
Rainbow & Majorca Betsy - 604-533-6945 New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $69,900. Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960. Glenbrookhomes.net
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
***HOME PHONE RECONNECT*** Toll Free 1-866-287-1348 Cell Phone Accessories Catalogue Everyone Welcome To Shop Online at: www.homephonereconnect.ca SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT. STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUT CLEARANCE SALE! 20X22 $4,188. 25X26 $4,799. 30X34 $6,860. 32X44 $8,795. 40X50 $12,760. 47X74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
LANGLEY CITY
CHESTNUT PLACE
Apartments 20727 Fraser Highway
1 & 2 Bedrooms avail incl heat/hot water/cable Ph: 604-533-4061
TOWN & COUNTRY APARTMENTS 1992 Chrysler LaBaron 4/cyl Nicely maintained. Lots of new parts. $1150/obo. 604-539-5015
5555 208th Street, Langley Studio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor swimming pool and rec facility. Includes heat & 1 parking stall. No pets
TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!
Can’t Qualify For a Mortgage? I CAN HELP! No Down Payment?No Problem! 2.60% 5 yr Variable 2.79% 5 yr Fixed Martinique Walker Verico Assent Mortgage Corp. Call: 604.984.9159
• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? • Difficulty Making Payments? No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty? We Take Over Payments! No Fees! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 7002100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.
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2002 GMC Savana Cargo ext Van auto clean runs good 239k $4995 obo 778 908 5164
821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
LANGLEY CITY CTR, lower 1/2, pri entr, 1 bdrm, bright, 800 sf, Carport, storage. Now. $750. (604)807-5848
736
• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
HOMES FOR RENT
ACREAGE RENTALS RENT TO OWN
700
STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualification Required! FLEXIBLE TERMS! Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious 708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req. 604-657-9422
706
APARTMENT/CONDO
1999 Toyota Tercel ce gas miser 4 dr 5 speed 200k clean runs good $2495 obo 778 908 5164
CLAYMORE APTS * RENTAL INCENTIVES *
1 & 2 bdms available immediately or April 1. Close to shopping, schools & transit. Some pets ok.
838
WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN The following vehicles will be sold on or after April 30, 2013 by virtue of the Warehouseman’s Lien Act:
LANGLEY DOWNTOWN - FM56 Spacious 2 bdrm, 2 Level apartment $990/mo. 1.5 baths, 5 appli’s, in-ste laundry, balcony, secure parking. N/P, N/S. Utils extra. Walking dist. to Safeway. Avail April 1/13. For appt. to view call:
HOME SWEET HOME
Call 604-530-5646 or 604-230-3903
Short Term or Long term
Langley
THE VARSITY
S. Surrey, 2603 151 St. Call Mon-Fri btwn 9am-noon.
604-538-8308 ALDERGROVE, 2/bdrm apt. Total upgrade. Insuite laundry. Secure entry. Must See! Avail now. $800/mo. (778)808-4847
2011 RAINER TRAVEL Trailer, 27R, slps 6, queen bed, full slide, power hitch & levelers on remote, like new. $15,900. (604)316-7887
SOUTH SURREY NEWER - only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, Fully Equipped 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Office + 2 Full Bath T/House. Floor to ceiling storage + storage room in garage. 6 S/S appli. D/W, W/D, & Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate flooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. NO - Smoking inside, covered patio & outdoor patio. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping & transit. Close to schools. $1800/month. Available. May 1.
604.488.9161
20058 Fraser Hwy Langley Brand new 1 and 2 bdrm units Avail immed W/D/F/S/DW/microwave Secured parking Close to all amenities $800-$1,200/month 1 year lease 1 month free rent on 1 year lease Call Cathy for a showing
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals
1-800-961-7022
www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557
RENTALS: These listings cover all types of rentals from apartments, condos, office space, houseboats and vacation homes. So if you’re in the market to rent, or looking for a roommate, start here. bcclassified.com
Sell your Car! Sell your vehicle FAST in the highest read community newspapers & largest online sites!
The Village at Thunderbird Centre Deluxe 2 & 3 bedroom suites available. Large balconies, fireplace, in-suite laundry. No Pets. Live, shop, work & play all in one location. Next to Colossus Theater (200/ #1 Hwy).
Northland Apartments 19777 Willowbrook Dr., Langley 1 & 2 BDRM APTS AVAILABLE NOW! Newer building, secure entry, 5 appl’s including insuite washer and dryer, a/c, electric f/p, u/g prkg & balconies. No pets. SENIORS DISCOUNTS CLOSE TO SHOPPING, Superstore & Willowbrook mall.
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE
CALL 604-533-7710
MURRAYVILLE, 42/224, 4 bdrm house $1400/mo. Avail April 1st. Susan 604-805-0579
749
STORAGE
BARN FOR RENT. Clean & dry with power. Great for woodworking or car buff or storage. Over 1500 sq ft. $425/mo. or 500 sq ft $100/mo. or outside uncovered space. Private on acreage. Byron (604)761-6935
750
SUITES, LOWER
LANGLEY - 198th & 56th Beautiful deluxe 1,000sf. 2 bdrm. grn’d flu. New apple. & H/W firs. ns/np, ref’s recd. $925 incus. D/W, utils, lndry. & pri. parking 604-539-5459
SHEFIELD EXPRESS
PARK TERRACE APTS
LANGLEY 205/50 Ave. Bright 1 Bdr grnd/lvl, full bath, patio. N/S. Avail Apr1. $700 incl utils. 604-530-1729.
CONVENIENCE STORE Franchise outlet in the new Wal-Mart anchored High Street Mall, Abbotsford.
$50 off/month for the first year Spacious Reno’d bach, 1, 2, 3 bdrm suites. Heat & hot water incl. Walk Score = 75 604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca
LANGLEY Bright lrg 2 bdrm G/L $850 hydro inc. Ns/np. Avl now. Bus service for schl. 604-807-9825
SHEFIELD & SONS, Haney Place Mall New location by Target (coming soon)
SUNNY WHITE ROCK
X Lottery X Candy X Tobacco
Call 1-800-663-4213 ext 118 www.shefield.com
Great Location Amid Sea & Shops 1/2 Month FREE Rent 1 Bdrm Suites - Avail Now
Incl heat, h.water, sec u/g pkng & SWIMMING POOL
~ Fir Apartments ~
Call 778-908-3714
LiPiteG Time Offer!
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Call 604-881-7111
Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
To view or bid contact Darcy at 604-534-8078 - 19670 8th Ave., Langley, BC V2Z 1W1
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
Power Pack…
LANGLEY
www.bentallkennedyresidential.com www.ThunderbirdVillage.ca
•1 – 1997 BMW 540-I – VIN: WBADE6322VBW56261 owned by Donald Robert Reid for the amount of $1320 plus all costs and ongoing storage.
with the &laVViÀeG
1-604-855-0010
thunderbirdvillage@bentallkennedy.com
•1 – 1991 Volkswagen Golf – VIN: 3VWHE01G3MM022946 – owned by Michael Robert Reid for the amount of $1320 plus all costs and ongoing storage.
2006 36FT Paradise Point 5th Wheel, 3 slides, f/p, computer desk. Good cond. $29,000. 604-857-0304
Affordable Housing for Seniors
55 and older, 1 bedroom suites. 2 bedroom handicapped unit. Smoke free/no pets
RECREATIONAL/SALE
5374 - 203rd St, Langley Call 604-533-9780
LANGLEY: *GREENWOOD MANOR* 26030 Eastleigh Cres Reno’d 2 Bdrms. From $850. Hardwood floors. Lots of closet space. By transit, Kwantlen College. Small Pet OK. 778-387-1424, 604-540-2028
REAL ESTATE
612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE
2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026
Phone 604-530-1912
Langley
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
America’s Best Buy! 20 Acres-Only $99/mo! $0 Down, No Credit Checks, MONEY BACK GUARANTEE Owner Financing. West Texas Beautiful Mountain Views! Free Color Brochure 1-800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com
CALL FOR AVAILABILITY
Criminal record check may be req’d.
Piano: GERARD HEINTZMAN upright piano. $200/obo. Good cond. (604)272-9951
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LANGLEY CITY 1-bdrm apt. Clean, crime free bldg. Incl. heat, n/p, refs. req’d. $710. 604-530-6384.
LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A
MATTRESSES starting at $99
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LANGLEY 5499 203 St. 2Bdrms, 2 full bths, balcony. d/w, w/d, 1 prkg, strg. Small pet ok. Nr shops/schl. $1100 inc hot/wtr. (604)726-8492
2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.
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er(s) available on select new 2012/2013 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by July 31, 2012. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. Vehicle images shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers exclude licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. 0% purchase financing is ilable on select 2012 Kia models on approved credit (OAC). Term varies by model and trim. Financing and lease rates vary by vehicle and are valid on approved credit (OAC) only. Dealers may sell for less. See dealer for full detail. Purchase financing offers include Delivery and Destination fees of up to $1,650. Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing fees, and PPSA of $79 are excluded. “Don’t Pay Until Fall” on select models (90-day payment deferral) applies to purchase financing offers on select 2012 and 2013 models on approved credit (OAC) (2012/2013 Sportage/Sorento/Sedona/Borrego luded). No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay the principal monthly over the termdiscounted of the contract. Loyalty Bonusprices offer available onare 2012 Kiavalid Optima HYBRID Forte at a value of $1,250/ $750 for any current Kia owners towards and the purchasemodels or lease of a new 2012 MY OptimainHYBRID/ MY Forte modelsare only. Current Kia vehicle must be registered licensed for the last 90 days. Loyalty Bonus offer applicable to cash purchase, lease and purchase financing only before July 31, All interest offers and on/ Kiaadvertised stock number’s seen ad,2012prices plus taxes andand fees. 12. Offer is transferrable within same household only (must provide proof of address). Limit of one bonus per customer or household. Certain restrictions apply. Available at participating dealers. See dealer for details. ECO-Credit for 2012 Optima HYBRID is $1,000 and is applicable to the purchase or lease of a new 2012 Kia Optima HYBRID. Available at participating dealers. Certain restrictions apply. See dealer for details. ¥Competitive Bonus offer available on the purchase or lease of new 2012 Optima (excluding hybrid) / 2012 Forte sedan/ 2012 Forte Koup/ 2012 Forte5 models at a value of $500 owners of any competitive vehicle vehicle with proof of ownership and will be deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. See dealer for eligibility of competitive vehicles and full program details. Certain restrictions apply. Offer is transferrable within same household (must provide proof of address). Limit of one Competitive Bonus per customer or household. Offer not combinable with any other loyalty/completive offers. Offer ends July 31, 2012 Cash purchase credit and Loan credit available on select models and varies by model and trim. Credits are deducted from the negotiated selling price before es and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers. Cash purchase price includes cash credit, delivery and destination fees and other government taxes. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Available at participating dealers. Other lease and finance options are also available. Dealers may sell for less. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Prices are subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions may apply. Offers may change, may be extended without notice, and are for examples only. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. See your Kia retailer full offer/program details. All offers are subject to availability. Offer ends July 31, 2012.Rondo Bonus Cash offer is available to qualified retail customers who purchase/finance or lease a new 2012 Kia Rondo (Bonus Cash of $750) from a participating dealer between July 4-31, 2012 and will be deducted from the negotiated purchase/lease price before taxes. Lease and finance offers are on approved credit. Some conditions apply. See your dealer for complete details. 2012 Rondo LX #RN9915 $125.00 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $22,795 over an 84 month term at 0% interest cost of borrowing is $0 and the residual is $7,200 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2012 Rondo cash price $18,045 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2012 Sorento LX # SR6175 $161.00 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $24,400 over an 60/84 month term at 1.49% interest the cost of borrowing is $1,210 and the residual is $8,097 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2012 Sportage #SP7022 $155.00 bi-weekly payments based on the selling price of $23,795 over an 60/84 month term at 0.9% interest the cost of borrowing is $649 and the residual is $7,785 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2012 Optima