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Pie-Eyed Teacher Gets Her Just Desserts
Mailbox theft rampant here By MONIQUE TAMMINGA and DAN FERGUSON Aldergrove Star
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Parkside Elementary teacher Kim Hardy wore some 90 pies on Thursday, Oct. 24 as her just desserts for the school’s record-breaking Terry Fox Foundation fundraiser. The school of 450 students raised almost $3,000 for the cause and Hardy had pledged that the 90 students who raised over $10 would get to throw a pie plate of whipping cream at her, while those who raised over $100 would get the opportunity to “decorate” her hair.
Boy’s condition worsens as chemotherapy drug isn’t working By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star
Friends of six-year-old cancer patient Keian Blundell are again asking Langley residents to rally in support of the boy, as things have taken a turn for the worse. Keian’s condition has greatly worsened since the community set a record with a one-day bottle drive to raise funds for his
family in August. “Last week, Keian went into the BC Children’s Hospital clinic for routine bloodwork and it was discovered that the leukemia had returned all throughout his blood again,” said Megan Sedawie Creasy, a friend of the family. “This was devastating news for the family, as it meant that the last resort
chemotherapy drug was not working. In a family meeting, doctors told Keian’s parents Chantal and Ryan that there was nothing more that could be done with Keian’s treatment.” Doctors don’t believe Keian will live much longer. His parents moved with Keian and SEE: Page 4
Langley RCMP are putting out a warning that mailbox theft is rampant right now. Over the last month, neighbourhoods throughout the Langleys have been victimized by break-ins into mailboxes. “This past Monday alone, 18 mailboxes were pried open and the mail items may have been stolen,” said Langley RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Holly Marks. The thefts are happening both in apartment mailboxes and residential community mailboxes, she said. Marks said it really isn’t concentrated in just one area but happening everywhere. Langley RCMP is asking the public to be particularly vigilant and report suspicious people, vehicles or activity in your neighbourhood, especially in close proximity to mailboxes. Langley RCMP Street Enforcement Unit is working closely with Canada Post Postal Inspectors and neighbouring police agencies to address the issue and identify the person(s) responsible. “We recognize mail theft as being a significant problem throughout the Lower Mainland. Langley’s property crime unit is fully engaged in trying to apprehend the offenders,” said Supt. Derek Cooke. “I would strongly encourage Langley residents to ensure they retrieve their mail every afternoon and not allow it to accumulate for a lengthy period of time.” Langley Township council wants to see community mailboxes made more secure and sending that message to Canada Post. Calling Canada Post community mailboxes “inferior” and “poorly designed” councillor Steve Ferguson convinced a majority of Township council to back his campaign for improvements to the design of the grouped-together boxes which have been installed in new residential areas in lieu of house-to-house delivery since 1985. Ferguson said the mailboxes have become easy targets for break-ins. “Mail theft, tampering and vandalism became a problem the day after the [first] community boxes were installed,” Ferguson said. His written resolution, approved by a majority of council on Monday (Oct. 21), asks the post office to “put into place measures to make these community mailboxes secure from forced entry and theft …” and to consider adopting Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles to make the mailboxes less vulnerable. CPTED, which is endorsed by the RCMP and other Canadian police forces, calls for a mix of “target hardening,” high-visibility environmental design, lighting and other measures to discourage criminals. Ferguson told council he has been told the post office is considering steps to make the community boxes more theft-proof. There are more than 20,000 community mailboxes in B.C. serving one in four households.
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Three year old Peyton Yarych helped create some of the 700 jack o’lanterns for the annual Wall-o-Lanterns festival on Saturday at Aldergrove’s Philip Jackman Park. The fundraiser for Langley School District Foundation, hosted by Aldergrove Business Association, featured family entertainers such as Charlotte Diamond and culminated with the grand lighting ceremony that night. The free family-oriented event drew a crowd estimated at 600, and the only downside was some random vandalism the night before when several pumpkins and displays were smashed by a man who was captured by RCMP and taken into custody. The display continues nightly through Halloween.
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their younger son Joren to Canucks Place last Friday. “This move, however, does not imply defeat; Keian and his family are still fighting daily for the miracle they desperately need and deserve,� she said. Sedawie Creasy said Langley has great meaning for the family and she is hoping the community can rally for the Blundells by sending cards and letter of support to Keian at Canucks Place. She is also selling Team Keian bracelets with all proceeds going to the family. Those bracelets can be bought at http://fundrazr.com/ campaigns/4Ziqe. “I would love if Langley would rally together and put up white holiday lights around homes in honour of Keian and his fight. The white lights would symbolize that we are supporting this family and uniting as a community to do so.� Keian was diagnosed with leukemia in July 2012. He has undergone radiation treatments, chemotherapy and received a bone marrow transplant from his younger brother Joren, but the cancer has come back twice. Keian began a third round of treatment at the end of July. The money raised by the bottle drive and other fundraisers will help Keian’s parents who have both taken time away from work to spend as much time as they can with their son. Ryan has exhausted his employment insurance benefits and the family has had to give up their rental home in Langley. They were temporarily living in
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This photo of six-year-old Keian Blundell was taken during a family photo session on Oct. 12, just before they received word that his cancer has spread. an apartment provided by the hospital. Compassionate care EI pays for 35 weeks but for parents in this type of battle with cancer, that just isn’t enough. They have struggled to pay car insurance, she said. But the $41,000 raised so far has been a huge help and they are incredibly grateful, said Sedawie Creasy. When asked what would Keian want people to know, Sedawie said this: “Keian is such a brave, fearless young boy. He would tell people to never give up on themselves or their dreams. He would tell people not to be afraid of the intimidating
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Christopher Lakusta volunteered at the annual Scout Apple Day fundrasier at the Fort Langley Cranberry Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, with the 1st Fort Langley Scout Group. Chris, who turns 25 in November, has been involved with the Scouts Canada organization since September of 1993, when he joined the 1st Aldergrove Scout group, before transferring to the Fort Langley Scouts in 2013. “You can say I’ve been Scouting for 20 years or most of my life,� says Chris, who recommends it for all youths. Born in Langley, Chris grew up in Aldergrove, where he attended Parkside Elementary and then Aldergrove Secondary, from which he graduated in
2007. During those school years Chris played baseball, soccer, bowling and participated in track and field. “I enjoy watching sports but most of all I enjoy watching the Aldergrove Kodiaks play at Aldergrove Arena,� says Chris, who has a Kodiaks season’s pass and also volunteers at the Kodiaks games, compiling team statistics and such. Chris continues to work at Extra Foods as a grocery clerk, although he recently moved to Fort Langley. “In my spare time I like going to movies, taking photographs and collecting sports cards. I really enjoy learning and reading about history, too,� adds Chris.
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In a bid to end infighting over procedure, Township Council is calling on outside help. A majority voted Monday (Sept. 30) to adopt mayor Jack Froese’s proposal to bring in a “facilitator” to sit down with the mayor and councillors in a bid to end the conflict over the way councils conducts its business. The latest battle erupted when Councillor Bob Long said something had to be done about timeconsuming debates over notices of motion that any member of council can file on any issue. Before council debates such proposals, Long said they should be reviewed by staff first. The Long proposal would require a “referral to staff for an information report as to the background, financial implications and staff recommendations prior to any action being taken …” It would provide
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Township councillors Kim Richter and Bob Long clashed over a Long proposal to speed up council meetings by requiring councillors submit notices of motions to staff for review. “more opportunity for reflection,” Long said, and produce “far more intelligent debate” than the arguments that often erupt at the end of council meetings when notices of motion are presented and “a certain amount of fatigue is involved.” There was considerable push-back at the Monday afternoon meeting, with councillor Kim Richter calling the Long proposal “anti-democratic” and possibly illegal. “Why are we dragging staff into screening everything?” Richter said. “All this is doing is
wrapping us in more and more and more and more red tape.” Councillor Charlie Fox defended his admittedly many notices of motion as necessary. “I don’t think I bring frivolous notices of motion to council,” Fox said. Michelle Sparrow said she had problems with “quelling” notices of motion that councillors use to raise matters of concern to residents. “I’ve yet to find another way of doing the people’s business,” Sparrow said.
Councillor Bev Dornan said her impression is that, compared to other B.C. municipalities, Langley seems to generate “significantly more” notices of motion. Mayor Froese said though he has no position one way or the other on notices of motion, something must be done about the battles over process. Bringing in a facilitator would help councillors “fully discuss” the broader issue, Froese said. His proposal was adopted with a 6-3 vote.
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Plenty that needs fixing Editor: This province and this country are among the best places to live, yet they need fixing. There is no money for North Shore and other rescue organizations; special needs kids are not getting their share; veterans’ benefits are getting cut back; pensioners who built this country are having to do without and now having to wait longer for their benefits; ticketing or charging marijuana users, when down the street they freely inject heroin and cocaine at a government site with free needles; thousands of children live under the poverty line. It goes on and on. Yet politicians get gold plated indexed pensions when their terms are up. Senators use us as their personal piggybank; we give foreign aid to countries arming themselves with billions in military hardware; we have civil servants quitting their jobs and being handed phenomenal severance packages; we had a head of the B.C. Ferries Corporation given a “performance” bonus and now we have that same ferry corporation and TransLink who continually plead poverty, having their executive given more phenomenal bonuses and raises on top of their already exorbitant salaries. This needs to be fixed. What we need is a political party made up of senior citizens who have the time and the life experience combined with common sense to reset this country’s priorities and get us back on the rails before this train truly runs off the track. If this pattern is allowed to continue then we will be looking at comparable non-sustaining deficits as our American neighbours. Fred Dalkeith, Aldergrove
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VICTORIA – With the B.C. and federal governments once again struggling to climb out of deep operating deficits, it’s a good time for the release of Mark Milke’s book Tax Me, I’m Canadian. An update of the same title published 12 years ago, the book retains the history of taxes in Canada, detailing how Canada’s tax system was initially built to mimic the United States system in the late 19th century. Beyond the history, it is mostly new material. Included are chapters on the global meltdown of 2009, the surge of pension liabilities as the baby boomers retire and the flawed logic behind the “Occupy” and “Idle No More” protests. Some readers will immediately note that Milke works for the Fraser Institute and was previously B.C. director of the Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation. But the book is not just an argument for cutting taxes. It also dismantles persistent myths that income taxes are illegal, and launches a broadside on what Milke calls “Canada’s corporate welfare carnival.” Many people will be able to identify some top names in the government subsidy game: Bombardier, General Motors, even poor old Rolls Royce Canada. Some will also be well aware that our supposedly tight-fisted Conservative federal government has continued to pour out “regional development” and other funds
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to every part of the country. But I did not know that Industry Canada grants were handed out to pizza parlours (including the remote pizzastarved village of Kamloops), or to help open gas stations or convenience stores in Kelowna, Vernon and Chilliwack. Milke makes a useful point for B.C. about royalty rates for timber, natural gas and other resources. They are resource rents, and if they are too high the tenants will move out. Reducing them isn’t a subsidy, especially if it leads to big revenue gains as B.C.’s unconventional shale gas incentives have done. On the Occupy movement: The infamous “one per cent,” who in Canada earn $250,000 a year or more, earned 10 per cent of all income and paid 20 per cent of all taxes in 2010. The bottom 73 per cent of tax filers paid just 17 per cent of all taxes. About a third paid no tax at all. On Idle No More: When Attawapiskat Chief Teresa Spence played to the Ottawa media with her soup strike, former Liberal leader Bob Rae suggested a nearby diamond mine should share more revenue. Milke omits the substantial support and employment that mine provides, and glosses over the misguided blockades that disrupted that and other job-creating enterprises. But he does detail the
disastrous effects of passive resource wealth bestowed on impoverished aboriginal communities, and contrasts it with the success stories of reserves that build their own enterprises through hard work. On public sector pensions: Milke notes that historically, public employees traded higher wages for better benefits and job security. Now their wages are generally higher, and taxpayers have to cover their personal pension contributions (as a portion of those wages) as well as the employer contributions, plus the “defined benefit” payout, which has to be subsidized far beyond what the pension fund can support. On the debt-financed welfare state, there are memorable observations, like this one: “For the record, the generous Quebec welfare state and its ostensibly more progressive model are paid for in part with the taxes of other Canadians; Quebec is merely the North American equivalent of Greece.” The recent B.C. political crisis over adoption of the harmonized sales tax showed that there is too much emotion and too little knowledge about how taxes work. This book is a step towards addressing that. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.com Twitter: @tomfletcherbc E-mail: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
Editor: While we all, of course, wish Mr. Larry Takahashi all the best in his efforts to rehabilitate himself, I wonder about the sanity in the announcements heard today. Mr. Takahashi is to be placed in a “half-way” house, in Victoria, with unescorted leave. This is to be allowed, for some unexplained reason, until the end of December, when he is to be returned to prison. Please, someone give me a dose of reality here. This man was sentenced to three life terms in prison. He was convicted of a number of rapes, having been called the “Balaclava Rapist”. He acknowledged that he is possibly responsible for as many as 100 rapes, in all. And he is now to be allowed to roam the streets of Victoria unescorted? What does it really mean to be sentenced to three life terms? Wayne Boylan, Aldergrove
Beware of mail thieves Editor: We were recently contacted by a member of the Abbotsford Police Department and asked if we could get a message out to the rural folks. The constable would like to warn rural residents of a series of robberies, including a rash of community mail box break and enters. The mail that has been stolen is for the most part, seniors pension cheques, GST rebates and other assistance cheques. These occurrences have been happening through-out northwest Abbotsford, west Abbotsford and many other rural regions of Abbotsford. The police would like any suspicious vehicles or persons loitering in your neighbourhood to be observed, descriptions taken and reported to the Abbotsford police. If theft or illegal activity is in progress, then call 911. If you wish to report a suspicious activity, call Community Policing at 604-859-5225. Other options are to attend the Community Policing Office located at #105-34194 Marshall Rd. or text message to ABBYPD (222973). Brian Kingman, Mt. Lehman
Fireworks response appreciated Editor: I must tell you that I did receive a phone call from Mr. Bill Storie (from Township Bylaws office) and also Mayor Jack Froese regarding my issue with fireworks at this time of the year, and although there appears to be very little that can be done unless the culprits are in fact caught in the act, I am assured by both that every effort is being taken to at least reduce the use of fireworks. There are still so many options available to the public to access fireworks; it is difficult to monitor and enforce the bylaws. I was pleased that both people contacted me personally and showed great understanding and empathy for my concerns and sympathy for the impact the fireworks have on the pets in our community, and I want to thank both of them for getting back to me. Debbie Atkinson, Langley
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Sam Mellace has the perfect set up for his medical marijuana grow-op. Set in the backwoods of Mission, the large lot is wooded and completely private. He has no neighbours. There’s only one road in, which he monitors. For the past decade, Mellace has been legally growing pot for personal use on agricultural land under Fraser Valley Regional District jurisdiction. But his operation is at risk. FVRD is considering banning grow-ops from farm land, relegating them to an industrial zoning. For Mellace, moving is not an option. “I’ll fight this tooth and nail. There isn’t anything here that’s not done to code, and I’ll show you. Everything here is done to code and above. Security-wise, nobody has this kind of security,� Mellace told the Abbotsford News during a tour of his property in October. Mellace is a long-time marijuana activist who has influenced a growing list of regulations surrounding medical marijuana use and production. The possibility that FVRD would ban his operation on his ag land has thrown a wrench into his expansion plans. He has postponed his application to Health Canada for a licence to grow pot commercially because he fears such a licence would require him to move to an industrial park. FVRD is leaning towards permitting grow-ops only on land zoned for industrial use, following a precedent set by the city of Chilliwack in August. When new federal rules that ban grow-ops in private homes go into effect in April 2014, medical marijuana operations in Chilliwack will be permitted in special industrial zones only, in the same class as slaughterhouses, asphalt manufacturers, and sewage treatment plants. The concern with allowing farm land to be used for growing medical marijuana are the potential odour and security risks. Some have also argued that it is unfair to give agricultural land-
Sam Mellace at work in his marijuana grow-op. related tax breaks to pot growers. On the other side of the argument is Mellace. During the Abbotsford News’ tour, Mellace’s complex was nearly completely odourless. The only exception was a mild smell of pot surrounding the building where buds dry. When it comes to security, Mellace argues that in an industrial facility he would be at much higher risk than he is now. “Putting everybody (medical marijuana growers) in an industrial area will cause criminal havoc,� he said. “There are too many security breaches.� Mellace keeps the location of his current operation quiet. A separate office in Abbotsford, under the name New Age Medical Solutions, handles billing and deliveries. Trusted staff then truck supplies to Mission. The complex itself has ground sensors, alarms, cameras, and motion-activated lights. An eight-foot barbed wire fence surrounds the land, and there is a separate fence for the building housing the approximately 600 plants. At times of high production, there are guard dogs and armed security. Mellace worries he won’t be able to keep such tight control of the complex in an industrial area, especially if his location is publicly known. Other than security, Mellace is concerned that chemicals used by neighbours in an industrial park might damage his plants. He also fears the higher operational costs of a larger industrial facility would put him out of business.
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In the future, Mellace wants to grow his plants in the ground, shielded by low greenhouses. And he’s not looking for farm status or tax breaks. “It’s a plant. You can’t convert this into industrial if it’s a plant. How?,â€? said Mellace. “As far as farming is concerned, the definition of farming is plants and animals‌The definition of industrial does not include plants and/ or animals.â€? Mellace supports closing grow-ops in residential areas, and moving them to regulated locations that are known to RCMP and Health Canada. His current set-up fits this criteria, he said. “I’m nowhere near a hospital, nowhere near a school. No neighbours, no nothing. And that’s the way it should be. You’re supposed to be in remote areas. Don’t even be anywhere near the city,â€? he said. FVRD will consider zoning of medical marijuana at the next electoral area services committee on Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. in Chilliwack. Mellace said he is applying to be a delegate at the meeting in order to present his case. The City of Abbotsford is moving to ban medical marijuana grow-ops within city limits entirely. The federal government is phasing out the rules that allow private users to grow pot in their homes, the licence under which Mellace has been operating since 2002. Instead, pot will be grown in factory farms monitored by the RCMP and public health
inspectors. The first licences to operate such farms have already been granted. NOT YOUR AVERAGE GROW-OP Ever since Mellace made headlines in 2010 for smoking a joint – legally – on Parliament Hill, he has been pushing the boundaries with his buds. With help from researchers at various Canadian universities, Mellace has developed a way to separate the high-inducing chemical THC - from the chemicals that relieve pain - CBD and CBN. The result is a skin cream that relieves arthritis. It’s a butter that bakes into cookies. It’s a throat lozenge. “We’re not promoting the smoking park,â€? said Mellace. “We liquify it. So by liquifying it, we can give you more CBD, more CBN, and take out the THC, so there’s no high.â€? Mellace is thinking about people aged 40 plus, for whom a medicated pasta sauce or a candy may be more accessible than smoking. Some of his products contain THC; others don’t. As Mellace experiments with his buds, he is learning to control the amount of THC in the product. In the future, he could customize medicated creams and sauces to clients’ specifications. “There’s no addiction. There’s no high. You’re getting the pain relief you want and you can still go to work, without having that social nightmare of getting addicted,â€? Mellace said. “This is all natural. It’s all organic, there’s no pesticides, no carcinogens‌We just want to give the doctors more tools to work with.â€? For now, Mellace can’t sell any of the products. He can only produce them for personal consumption, he said. But he expects regulations to change soon. And when they do, Mellace is ready to move quickly. “Nobody has this yet. We were the first ones. We’ve always been the pioneers in extraction and research and development. We have seven years of it already in play. We’re ready for clinical trials. We’re waiting,â€? said Mellace.
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Drinkemallica - tribute to Metallica. Wear your best costume for a chance to win prizes, Friday, Nov. 1 at The Mirage, 15330 - 102A Ave., Surrey. Advance tickets $12 (plus service charges), $15 at the door. Charge by phone at 1-888-222-6608 or online at www.ticketweb.ca Abbotsford Women’s Connection - Silks and Trinkets Breakfast, Wed., Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m. at Azalea Room’s Garden Park Tower, 2825 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford. Cost $11 featuring Gail Harrington’s Christmas ideas from her Silk Degrees shop. Speaker Ann Griffiths shares “Restoring a Legacy.� Reservations: Joyce at 604-744-5159 or Rose at 604-852-8240 or abbyconnectreservations@gmail.com Seniors Carpet Bowling - every
Thursday afternoon, 1:30 p.m. at the Aldergrove OAP Hall, 3025 273 Street. Cost is $1 per week. Passages and Reflections - a retrospective exhibit of Fort Langley Artists Group, 1993-2013, runs Sept. 19-Nov. 3 at Langley Centennial Museum, 9135 King St., Ft. Langley. Info: 604-5323536 or visit langleymuseum. org.tol.ca The Blues Brothers Too - featuring The Showband, Friday, Nov. 1 at the Cascades Casino Summit Theatre, Langley. Tickets $22.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) from Casino Guest Services. Charge by phone at 604-530-2211 or online at www. ticketweb.ca Square Dance Classes - Sundays at 12:30 p.m. at the Aldergrove OAP Hall, Fraser Hwy. at
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Current Committee members are welcome to reapply. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, November 15. Applicants will be notified in December, with terms to start in January 2014. Peter Tulumello Cultural Services Manager 604.532.3537
Can you volunteer for the Township? Gain a greater sense of pride, belonging, and community spirit by volunteering. Visit tol.ca/volunteer for information. Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6086
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Willoughby Community Centre Fitness Centre Closure The fitness centre, high performance room, and aerobics studio at the Willoughby Community Centre, located in the Langley Events Centre at 7888 - 200 Street, will be closed for maintenance from Monday, November 4 to Friday, November 8 inclusive.
Local and business area access will be permitted during construction. Street parking will not be permitted. Please note: There will also be a temporary nighttime road closure of the intersection at 208 Street and 72 Avenue on Thursday, November 7 and Friday, November 8 from 8pm to 5am.
The fitness centre will reopen at 8am on Saturday, November 9.
These closures are required for construction of the East Langley Water Supply. The construction schedule is subject to change.
The preschool and multipurpose rooms will remain open.
Visit tol.ca/elws for current information. We appreciate your patience.
Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Willoughby Community Centre 604.455.8821
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Smell ‘n’ tell Skating Club Halloween Howl The annual Halloween Howl at the Aldergrove Arena was held on Sunday, October 28 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. There were dozens of skaters in great costumes skating and playing games on ice. The Fun Fair on ice includes the hockey shoot, ring toss, bean bag throw, dice throw, bats and brains, face painting, fish pond and lollipop pull. The Twoonie skate was a huge success. Anyone wanting to come and learn to skate should contact the club at aldergroveskatingclub@ gmail.com or call at 604-857-1696 for further information. In photo at left: Lexus Lomas as Fred Flinstone, Paige Johnson as Betty Rubble, Tarra Lomas as Wilma Flinstone and Haleigha Bull as Barney Rubble at Aldergrove Skating Club’s Halloween Howl. Photo at top is a group shot of all skaters at the Halloween Howl dressed in costumes. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
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November 5 to 11 “In Peace” IIn n the Service Servicee off Peace TThe Royal Canadian Legion L is asking all Canadians to pause on Remembrance Day. On Monday, November 11 at 11am, 1 radio and TV signals will stop. Shops and schools, factories and farms will be still as silence sweeps across Canada like a wave. This is a time to think about war, about peace, and about those men and women who risked their lives to protect our freedom and make the world a safer place. They fought for us, for our country, and for our future. Several Remembrance Day services have been organized throughout the community and Township of Langley Council encourages residents to attend, remember, and give thanks.
Local Services: Aldergrove Legion
Fort Langley Cemetery – Cenotaph 9045 Glover Road
26607 Fraser Highway 604.856.8814
10:20am Procession – Leaves the Fort Langley Community Hall at 9167 Glover Road, heads south on Glover Road to the Fort Langley Cemetery cenotaph.
10:25am Parade – Procession leaves the Sal-Mart Thrift Store parking lot at 3111 - 272 Street, heads south along 272 Street to Fraser Highway, then west to the Aldergrove Legion at 26607 Fraser Highway.
10:40am Service at Fort Langley Cenotaph: Fraser Blues flypast, followed by refreshments at St. George’s Anglican Church Hall, 9160 Church Street and at St. Andrew’s United Church Hall, 9025 Glover Road.
10:40am Service at Aldergrove Legion Cenotaph: Fraser Blues flypast, ceremony, followed by potluck lunch and entertainment at the Legion.
Langley Legion 20570 - 56 Avenue 604.534.3615 10:25am Parade – Procession leaves the Langley Legion Branch at 20570 - 56 Avenue, heads down the laneway, then south on 206 Street to Douglas Crescent, to the cenotaph at Douglas Park. 11am Service at Langley City Cenotaph: Fraser Blues flypast, ceremony, and moment of silence.
Murrayville Cemetery – Cenotaph 21405 - 44 Avenue 11am – Although no formal service will be held, residents often gather at the cenotaph to pay their respects on Remembrance Day. The Murrayville and Fort Langley Cemeteries have twin cenotaphs that were erected in 1921. More than 500 veterans are buried in the two cemeteries.
Remembrance Day: Lest We Forget We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifices of those hundreds of thousands of Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for our homes, for our families, and our friends. They gave of themselves for a collection of traditions Canadians cherish, and a future we all believed in. They died for Canada. The meaning of their sacrifice and their valor rests with our collective national consciousness.
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Totems top of league, aim for valley champs Aldergrove Star
Aldergrove Community Secondary School Senior Boys Soccer completed a solid season in league play on Thursday, Oct. 24 by defeating Langley Secondary, 4-0, giving the Totems the league title and Langley District Championship. The win typified the play the team has shown all season with good passing skills and a solid team work ethic. Some young up and comers played key roles on Thursday, with Jimmy Zong, Sean Connolly and Ryan Schmunk putting in some hard miles to support the team in their victory. Goal scorers were Jimmy Zong, Pietro Romegoli, Nathan Dahl and Brad Wightman, and the shutout was earned by Nagi Nakagawa. The Totems’ season record consisted of seven wins and one tie. With this being their second league title in as many years it allows the Totems to advance into Fraser Valley play starting this Tuesday. Aldergrove will host MEI from Abbotsford on Oct. 29. The Fraser Valley Championships is a double knock out format so Aldergrove will have a game on Thursday, Oct. 31 as well.
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Aldergrove Secondary’s Brad Wightman (in white jersey, with the ball) has played a major role in the Totems Senior Boys Soccer Team’s success this season. In this photo Aldergrove played Abbotsford’s Robert Bateman Secondary to a 6-4 win, Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Aldergrove Athletic Park.
Cross country champions on the run this Saturday Aldergrove Star
This Saturday, Nov. 2, the B.C. High School Provincial Cross Country Championships will be held at Aldergrove Regional Park. This event brings together over 1,000 of the finest high school cross country runners across the province. Runners will be vying for both individual and team honours. In addition to the traditional senior championships, a junior championship has been added. B.C. High School Sports are moving towards offering junior championships in all the high school sports. Cross country running and track and field are two of the pilot sports. A junior championship greatly increases the opportunity for high school athletes to compete at the provincial level and encourages them to continue sport throughout their high
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school career. The Fraser Valley Cross Country Commission (Commissioner Greg Worsely of Elgin Park, Surrey School District) is the host for this event along with the B.C. High School Cross Country Commission (Commissioner Nancy Champagne of Fleetwood Park, Surrey School District). The Fraser Valley is home to a large number of the province’s finest cross country athletes. These athletes are expected to perform very well at the championship event. The Provincial Championships on Nov. 2 begins at 10 a.m. with the Junior Girls (4.3km), 10:45 a.m. with the Junior Boys (4.3km), 11:30 a.m. with the Senior Girls (4.3km), and closes at 12:15 p.m. with the Senior Boys (6.3km). For more information see the website for the FV cross country commission: www.fraservalleyxc.com/.
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Aldergrove Secondary’s Will Sitter (in white) in senior boys soccer action against Langley Secondary, Thursday, Oct. 24 at McLeod Park. Aldergrove blanked Langley 5-0 and now advances to the Fraser Valley playoffs.
Youth sports are the future Aldergrove Star
Dr. Stephen Norris will be the featured speaker at the Langley Sport Celebration Banquet on Tuesday, November 26 at the Langley Events Centre. He will provide a mix of basic information concerning child and adolescent development, as well as challenges to the audience to think positively and constructively about the task of providing youngsters with the experiences that will heighten their likelihood of an athletic competency and a commitment to physical activity. Dr. Norris is Vice-President, Sport at WinSport Canada based in Calgary, Alberta, and is charged with bringing together world-leading performance and development programming and the incredible facilities afforded by HARRY HUNT PHOTO Canada Olympic Park, the Canmore Parkside Elementary students Cassidy Buchanan and Gavin Jones Nordic Centre, and the Olympic received their cross country racing championship trophies on Thurs- Speed Skating Oval to create the day, Oct. 24. The school’s program is run by parent coaches Jodi benchmark ‘Winter Sport Institute’ Higgs and Sarah Cranfield. for Canada.
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Arena against the Port Moody Panthers on Saturday, Oct. 26. The junior B hockey teams were tied at three after 40 minutes, despite Aldergrove holding a 41-11 shot advantage. But the third period was all Kodiaks as they had
Joshua Cronin and Stephen Ryan scored third period goals to break the deadlock as the Aldergrove Kodiaks prevailed 5-3 for their fourth straight victory. The Kodiaks were on the road at Port Moody
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Aldergrove’s Jonah Miller (in white) tangles with a West Coast challenger in U-18 boys soccer action over the weekend at Aldergrove Athletic Park. Aldergrove won this game 2-1.
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as many goals as the Panthers did shots in the final 20 minutes. After Port Moody’s Kurt Sonne opened the scoring, Ryan tied the game at one in the first period. Aldergrove opened the second with goals from Adam Callegari and Kenny Prato 1:43 into the second, but the Panthers responded with goals from Sammy Zeinab and Wolfgang Schoenefuhs to even the score heading into the third. The line of Ryan (two goals, two assists), Prato (one goal, three assists) and Adam Callegari (one goal, two assists) did the bulk of the damage for the Kodiaks as they finished with four goals and 11 points. Tate Sproxton picked up the win in goal. He replaced Cole MacInnes after the second Port Moody goal and stopped three of the four shots he faced over the final 27:16. Alexander Orth made 45 saves on 50 shots for the Panthers. Aldergrove sits second in the PJHL’s Harold
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Aldergrove Kodiaks’ Stephen Ryan (#19) and Kenny Prato (#27) move in for the score on the Grandview Steelers, Oct. 23 at Aldergrove Arena. Ryan and Prato are the league’s top scorers, with 25 and 22 points, respectively, after 14 games. Brittain Conference with Steelers on Oct. 23 at McHaffie tallied in the MacInnes fina record of 10-4-0-0. the Aldergrove Arena second period. ished with 39 saves as KODIAKS SMACK and the win improved Lagler would add his Aldergrove outshot the STEELERS, 5-1 the Kodiaks to 9-4-0-0 second of the game in Steelers 57-40. The Aldergrove and first place in the the third period before Lagler and Spencer Kodiaks made it three PJHL’s Harold Brittain Grandview’s Christopher McHaffie both had in a row with a 4-1 vicConference. Seto spoiled Cole three point games while tory over the Grandview Jeremy Lagler and MacInnes’ shutout bid Scott McHaffie had two Steelers. Kenny Prato scored in the with less than five minassists. Lagler, Ryan The junior B hockey first period while Stephen utes remaining, in a 5-on- and MacInnes were the team hosted the Ryan and Spencer 3 power play. game’s stars that night.
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Top photo: Aldergrove goalie Reis Hopink skillfully deflects a shot by Chilliwack in Atom A hockey action, Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Aldergrove Arena. Photo at left: Aldergrove’s Ashton Mathers (#16 in white) sets to shoot on North Delta’s goal in Peewee hockey action, Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Aldergrove Arena.
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AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 w/ Airbrake • Guaranteed 40hr. Work Week & Overtime • Paid Travel & Lodging • Meal Allowance • 4 Weeks Vacation • Excellent Benefits Package Must be able to have extended stays away from home. Up to 6 months. Must have valid AZ, DZ, 5, 3 or 1 with airbrake license and have previous commercial driving experience. Apply at:www.sperryrail.com/ careers and then choose the FastTRACK Application.
INSIDE SALES ASSOCIATE/ ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON Req. for Fabco Plastics, Surrey. A well ESTABLISHED national co. engaged in resale supply of process components and piping. Job requires processing of telephone order sales, may involve some physical warehouse duty. Technical knowledge or aptitude of fluid systems / components is an asset. Willing to train the right candidate! Potential for eventual advancement to outside sales.
Send resume: wstewart@fabcoplastics.com An Alberta Oilfield Company is hiring dozer and excavator operators, Lodging and meals provided. Drug testing required. Call (780)7235051 Edson,Alta
NEW RATES! TransX needs class 1 company drivers to run BC/AB TRANSX HAS NEW RATES OF .44 CENTS A MILE FOR BC/AB 2 YEARS EXP REQUIRED.
Please call 1-877-914-0001
LABOURERS Required Full-Time for local production facility in Aldergrove. Positions Start Immediately! Must have own transportation.
Please Fax Resume 604.856.5644
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TRADES, TECHNICAL
MECHANIC required for busy fleet shop. 3rd or 4th year commercial transport or fully qualified preferred. Must have own hand tools & clean drivers abstract. Air endorsement, class 1 or 3, govt inspector all an asset. Wages based on experience and qualifications. E-mail tlrepair@rogers.com
PERSONAL SERVICES 182
TOWER CRANE TECHNICIAN
Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, Tower Crane Technician. The applicant must have full understanding of electronics and 3 phase power. This F/T position requires knowledge of tower crane erection and dismantles .
Please email all resumes to Barbara@megacranes.com or Fax: 604.599.5250
PERSONAL SERVICES 171
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000 Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
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(UNIQUE) RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 ~ In-suite shower #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby
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MIND BODY SPIRIT
WONDERFUL Massage
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TRADES, TECHNICAL
LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260
ELECTRICAL
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
281
GARDENING
WEED FREE Mushroom Manure 13 yards - $75 or Well Rotted 10 yards - $100. Free Delivery 604-856-8877
604-746-6777
160
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
2459 McCallum Rd. Abby. *****Hiring New Girls*****
This position is an entry level, general labour position that involves the physical handling of the newspaper and related advertising supplements. Requirements: • Prior bindery and/or machine operator experience is preferred • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast-paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift 35lbs and stand for extended period of time • Ability to work co-operatively in a diverse, team-based enviro. • Must be reliable & dependable • Excellent communication skills and detail oriented • Completion of high school • Must have own transportation
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
New GIRLS, New LOOK, New Management!
FINANCIAL SERVICES
DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+ FAST AND EASY LOANS! All Credit Scores Accepted! Get up to $25,000 on your vehicle, mobile-home, land or equipment. 1st and 2nd Mortgages. www.bhmcash.com. 604-229-2948.
AUTOBODY TECHNICIAN Full-time opportunity available in a very Busy ICBC Car Shop in Sry./Langley. Must have previous experience, be a team player and capable of high quality work. Wedge clamp & laser measuring exp. is an asset. Will consider 2nd &/or 3rd year apprentices. Flat Rate Shop w/ Full Benefits! Apply by fax to 604-539-2830 or e-mail: brandon.allstarcollision @gmail.com
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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES **ATTENTION: JOB SEEKERS!** MAKE MONEY! Mailing Postcards! www.PostcardsToWealth.com NOW ACCEPTING! ZNZ Referral Agents! $20-$60/Hour! www.FreeJobPosition.com HOME WORKERS! Make Money Using Your PC! www.SuperCashDaily.com Earn Big Paychecks Paid Every Friday! www.LegitCashJobs.com
DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
DELIVERY PERSONS
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The most effective way to reach an incredible number of BC Sportsmen & women. Two year edition- terrific presence for your business.
Please call Annemarie 1.800.661.6335 email: fish@blackpress.ca
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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING
DRIVERS
BC Cancer Foundation Legacies accepted. 604.851.4736 or visit: bccancerfoundation.com
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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COMMERCIAL ROOFING • APPRENTICESHIPS • FOREMAN
$14.00-$38.00/hr. based on experience! Great career and training opp. avail., based in Port Coquitlam. • Top Wages • In-House Training • Health/Dental Coverage • Fast-Track Apprenticeships • Pension & Company Uniforms
Visit us on-line at: www.designroofing.ca or Call Adam: 604-944-2977 or Fax Resume: 604-944-2916 Jobs in Alberta. Large Beef Processor in High River, Alberta looking for experienced butchers. $17.00 - $18.70 hour. Call Laszlo: (403) 652 8404 Email: laszlo_bodor@cargill.com JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages from $32/hour, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop. Full-time permanent with benefits. Friendly town just 2 hours from major urban centres. More info at: hannachrylser.ca. Fax 403-854-2845; Email: chrysler@telusplanet.net.
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. .Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).
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HELP WANTED
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HELP WANTED
NOW HIRING! Delivery Drivers Must have your own reliable CARGO VAN (minimum ¾ ton) and clean driver abstract. NO CARS, SUVS, MINI-VANS OR PICKUP TRUCKS. • Tuesday Mornings & Wednesday Evenings • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers homes in Langley City, Walnut Grove and Aldergrove
Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
338
ALWAYS! GUTTER Cleaning & Roof Blowing, Moss Control,30 yrs exp., Reliable! Simon 604-230-0627
LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains. Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441
PLUMBING
GUTTER CLEANING POWER WASHING
BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
PETS 477
PETS
RENTALS 717
TRANSPORTATION
FARMS
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian 604-724-6373
283A
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
HANDYPERSONS
10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CB. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.
OCTOBER Handyman Special! Get Two Handymen for the price of one. Professional Residential, Retail & Commercial. Small Jobs Welcome. WCB & Liability Insurance. Call or TXT 604-518-4778
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604-812-9721
P/B PAPILLON PUPS, adorable, 8 wks, 1st shots. Ready to go to loving home $950 firm. 604-944-6502
10 acres, 25 stall barn,
545
FUEL
COURSE CEDAR HOG FUEL
MISC. FOR SALE
DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call National Teleconnect Today! 1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com.
SMALL Job Renos Int. & Ext. Home Repairs & Renos Quality Workmanship Call Steve 778 888 7489
GRAMPA FISHER WOOD STOVE with water jacket and 30 gallon boiler. Good cond. $550. 604-859-8286
MOVING & STORAGE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?
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Canuck Roofing All Roof Repairs Any job big or small. Free Est. *WCB *Insured *BBB 778-772-1969
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
AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemovers.bc.com
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140
Call a Roofer, not a SALESMAN !
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
Owner Applicator
•Condos •Townhomes •House Interiors
Ron 604-728-3699
Free Estimates!
Call: Chris 604-351-5001 *Pros *Reliable *Refs. avail.
PIANO. Music teacher has Yamaha Piano for sale. $1550. Please call 604-585-6880 for appt to view.
REAL ESTATE
FREE EST. ~ Since 1990 ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Prestige Painters
GL ROOFING. Cedar/Asphalt, Flat roofs, WCB Clean Gutters - $80. 604-240-5362. info@glroofing.ca
356
RUBBISH REMOVAL
www.prestigepainters.ca
hay/grain storage. Tack room. Caretaker suite. All weather & grass paddocks. Now an equestrian boarding & training center. Close to public horse trails. 604-220-3929.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
560
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
HORSE FARM FOR RENT IN DELTA
Call 604-856-6500
A SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR. Specializing in Renovation’s. Available for work. 604-532-1710
320
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
627
HOMES WANTED
WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422
736
HOMES FOR RENT
SCRAP CARS & METALS - CA$H for CARS Up to $300. No Wheels - No Problem! Friendly &
ALDERGROVE: Newly renovated 3-bedroom home on acreage. Hardwood floors, huge living room c/w gas fireplace, 2 decks, 2 bathrooms (3-piece), basement storage area and downstairs office/den c/w gas fireplace, 2-car garage. $1,750/month - Utilities extra. Call: 604-626-4395.
741
OFFICE/RETAIL
ALDERGROVE: Commercial Office/store front. Excellent for a spa studio, massage studio, nail salon, travel office, etc. approx. 630sqft @$575/month. Triple Net for a one or two year lease. Call David @ 604.328.4461
750
SUITES, LOWER
ALDERGROVE 2 bdrm gr/lvl avail now,ns/np, no laund. $800 incl utils. 604-897-1530 or 604-217-3897. ALDERGROVE 2 bdrm gr/lvl suite, sep livrm & kitch, full bath, avail now. $650 incl utils. 604-856-1165. Aldergrove 2 bdrm sep ent clse to all schl park library transit. Cbl/hydro incl. Micro. No ldry. NS/NP $850mo OR room for rent $500 with sh common area. Avail now. Refs & credit chk. 604-657-4995
TRANSPORTATION 810
AUTO FINANCING
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
Delivery & Pick-Up Included Residential & Commercial Service • Green Waste • Construction Debris • Renovations • House Clean Outs
www.paintspecial.com
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!
Running this ad for 8yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
• Furniture • Appliances • Electronics • Junk/Rubbish • Construction Debris • Drywall • Yard Waste • Concrete • Everything Else! **Estate Clean-Up Specialists**
HOT TUBS NO PROB!
604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
PETS 477
PETS
PAVING/SEAL COATING
ASPHALT PAVING • Brick Driveways • Retaining Walls • Foundation Repairs • Sealcoating 604-618-2304
338
PLUMBING
Difficulty Making Payments? No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing? We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005
MALTESE 4 beaut males 8 wks old 1st shots, dewormed, 4.5 5lbs, $850. 604-300-1450 Abbots
325,000
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APARTMENT/CONDO
CHECK CLASSIFIEDS
bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
22941 72nd Avenue, Langley $
799,900
FARM OR POTENTIAL WINERY? THIS IS THE SPOT!
Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
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CARS - DOMESTIC
CLOVERDALE 1 BDR $695.00 18480 - 68th Street Large Basement Suite, includes,Electricity, Shared Laundry. Close to Shopping, Private Entrance, N/S N/P Call Dan 604-306-9111
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764,000
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This 3,800 square foot home on almost a full acre is sure to leave an impression. Lots of updates, including hardwood flooring, a newer kitchen with stainless steel appliances, instant on-demand hot water system – all are standard for this beauty. In a location with easy access to everything, plus, room for your inlaws. Call Verne today for your showing, 604-857-1100.
THE PALMS RV RESORT w w w. y u m a p a l m s r v r e s o r t . c o m Rated top 2% in America. 6-5-4-3 Monthly Specials. Starting at $637.50 mo. (plus Tax/Elec.) Toll Free 1 855 PALMS RV (1-855-725-6778)
RENTALS
4563 240th Street, Langley
SALMON RIVER! GREAT FAMILY HOME ON PRIVATE ACREAGE
RECREATIONAL
640
ALDERGROVE 27256 Fraser Hwy. Big front store & office. 1300sf. Call Martin 604-492-1136
• Hot water tanks • Furnaces • Broilers • Plugged Drains 778-862-0560
#307 21937 48th Avenue, Langley
Great location in Strawberry Hills just waiting for your ideas. Come see this partially updated home on a nice quiet acreage with a beautifully updated kitchen, and living area as well as a luxurious main bath. Be sure to bring your ideas for the basement and yard to make this a true diamond. Call Verne Stel today and book a showing, 604-857-1100.
• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
CRESCENT Plumbing & Heating Licensed Residential 24hr. Service
1,098,000
STRAWBERRY HILLS HOME ON ACREAGE WITH TONS OF POTENTIAL
Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto Loan. Apply Now, 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069
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9285 178 Street, Surrey
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New SRI *1404 sq/ft Double wide $89,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $62,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
Just as the title says. This is the home and acreage you have been looking for to raise your family. From the maple kitchen with corian counter edging, huge island with eating bar to the tile floors and large master bedroom with luxurious ensuite this home is sure to please. All situated within biking distance of Pacific Academy in a beautiful, upscale, mature, neighborhood. Enjoy the evenings relaxing in the hot tub or sitting on the covered deck. Call Verne Stel today for more details 604-857-1100.
Just as the title says, this townhouse in the heart of Upper Murrayville has been beautifully redone from top to bottom. A truly great end-unit with lots of windows and a south facing rear year and private patio. Plus a great new kitchen, lots of built-ins, a huge master bedroom with ensuite – it is all one might need. Close to Shopping, Restaurants, Pools and a Rec Center. Call Verne Stel today and book your showing. 604-857-1100.
6 - 50 Yard Bins
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
BEAUTIFUL HOME ON PRIVATE ACREAGE. A PLACE FOR YOUR FAMILY!
TOTALLY RENOVATED AND TASTEFULLY DONE TOWNHOUSE IN THE HEART OF MURRAYVILLE
Starting from $99.00
TONY’’S PAINTING
Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855
ALDERGROVE: Avail. Nov. 1st. 3 bdrm house. $1790/mo. n/p. n/s. Option partially furnished or and rent to own. (778)878-1586
DISPOSAL BINS By Recycle-it
604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
Looking for a farm in the Otter area of Langley - call today. I have two available – one 20 acre parcel with a nicely appointed 2200 square ft. rancher and the other a 45 acre former dairy farm with 2 homes, barns, and lots of other outbuildings. Need a place for a winery? Calll me today for your showing and more information.
1735 and 1939 256th Street, Langley
“Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call me today.” 2005 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER 2.4L automatic. No accidents, Air Cared. Great condition, only 116,400 kms. Features Power Windows/Doors, A/C, tinted windows. Carproof Verified BC vehicle. History report available. Open to reasonable offers. Asking $5,600. 604-825-7171 (Abbts).
Verne Stel
604-857-1100 vernestel.remax.ca
REMAX ALDERCENTER REALTY 26641 FRASER HWY, ALDERGROVE
www.aldergrovestar.com
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I LIVE in Aldergrove. I SELL in Aldergrove.
Call the Aldergrove specialist... Ready to move, when you are.
danflokstra.com Make your Dream a Reality. Call Dan today 604-857-1100! $189,900
#20 - 27272 - 32ND AVENUE
$629,900
2275-240 STREET
RANCHER ON 4.42ACRES ACRES – PRICE REDUCED! RANCHER ON 4.42
TWIN FIRS
Over 2000 sq ft wheelchair friendly home on 4.42 acre property in south Langley very well built home here in a great neighborhood in great shape. Has a terrific sunroom on the back. 3 bedrooms with extra large master bedroom with 4 piece ensuite. Property 1/3 cleared.
Over 45 years young here, 3 levels, 3 bedrooms, stainless appliances and a great Mount Baker view. Loads of storage and quick possession possible. Almost 2,000 sq. ft and private yard.
Call
Dan Flokstra
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100
604-857-1100
$525,000
Check out this one almost 1500 sq ft on main floor and was a custom built home with upgraded everything in a great neighborhood. New vinyl windows and an open plan eating area/ bakers dream kitchen/livingroom area. Could be easily suited and has a terrific fully developed back yard with water feature fire pit and large patio as well! Have a look and bring an offer today..
ANY SIZE ANY PRICE ANY CONDITION
2613-270B STREET
$549,900
WALK TO SCHOOLS
Here it is all ready to move into just freshly painted with new roof new gutters and facia boards new covered deck new kitchen downstairs this home has a mortgage helper and is in terrific shape bonus 2 gas fireplaces large garage, R.V. parking great Mt Baker View check this one out there has been over $ 30,000,00 spent in upgrades here so make an appointment to see.
Call
Dan Flokstra
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100
604-857-1100
604-857-1100
2861 BERGMAN STREET
$739,900
Dan Flokstra
1 ACRE WITH 2500 SQ. FT. RANCHER
Room for all the toys and then some check out this 4 bedroom custom built home on 1 acre in west abby on no thru street with huge parking area for R.V. or work vehicles this rancher has a very friendly floor plan and is perfect for family living or retirement living, if you like entertaining in the summertime or not this is a must see.
Call
Dan Flokstra
604-857-1100
1/4 ACRE LOT
$ 419,900
604-857-1100
#34 - 27456 - 32ND AVENUE
$195,000
CEDAR PARK TOWNHOME
Very nice and clean 3 bedroom townhome in Cedar Park very competitively priced for this location. All you have to do is move in new windows new doors in this complex and new roof is paid for. Close to playground and extra parking make a call and see this today.
Dan Flokstra
Call
26489- FRASER HWY
$1,800,000
All cleared and In Hay land - over 430 feet of frontage. Older farm house on property plus 40 x 80 real shop and 80’ x 108’ cattle/hay barn - good driveways 3 phase power, city water, natural gas... Got Big Trucks? Bring em over! This is a well cared for property, ready to farm - no clearing to do.
NEED ROOM? Check out this one!
WANTED Dan Flokstra
26 ACRES
Call
3234-275 STREET
LISTINGS
Call
27691 DOWNES ROAD
604-857-1100
#92 - 27044 - 32ND AVENUE
$209,900
FIRST TIME BUYERS ALERT
SOLD 1/4 acre lot right between commercial zoned property and a township parkland. Property has a frontage access road so you are not right on Fraser Hwy. Make an offer – small home is in reasonable shape.
Call
Dan Flokstra
604-857-1100
Have a look here, very private back patio. Lovely wood fireplace, very neat and clean. This unit qualifies for all the first time home buyers perks. So call today and Let’s make a move happen.
Call
26641 FRASER HWY, ALDERGROVE • 604-857-1100 realestate@danflokstra.com
Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100 RE/MAX ALDERGROVE www.fraservalleyrealestate.net
ALDERCENTER REALTY
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ABBOTSFORD
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2013 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
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2013 F-150 CREW CAB 4X4 XLT PACKAGE, AIR, POWER GROUP, SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO, SYNC HANDS FREE, ANTI-THEFT, KEYLESS ENTRY, 5.0L V8, 6 SPEED AUTO. STK# FID06839
LIMITED TIME OFFER! ENDS OCT. 31
29,388 - 1,000 COSTCO
2012 NISSAN ALTIMA #D0497B
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2012 TOYOTA COROLLA
2013 KIA RIO 5 LX #DK026A
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21,900
2009 TOYOTA CAMRY LE
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2012 NISSAN VERSA
#D0525C
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#PK005A
14,900
2013 NISSAN ROGUE
12,900
2013 HYUNDAI SONATA $
24,900
2005 SUZUKI AERIO
31,900
#D0284B
$
9,900
SHOP YOUR N NEXT EXT P PRE-OWNED RE-O OWNED VEHICLE THE E All prices do not include taxes, license or admin fee of $499. Vehicles not exactly as shown, see dealer for complete details. All leases are 20000km.
KIA AB B O TSF O RD msaford.com
604.856-9000
NEXT TO MURRAY
DL #30735
DL #795
All sale prices net of all Ford rebates including Costco offer. Some rebates may be taxable. All prices plus taxes and fees including $395 documentation fee. Vehicles may not be as shown. Limited time offer, ends October 31st. Payments base on 4.99% for 96 months on approved credit. Winter tire/safety package offer, customer may choose $750 cash (as show) or snow tires.
GM IN THE FRASER VALLEY AUTOMALL
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604•626•4KIA (4542) FRASER VALLEY AUTO MALL • ABBOTSFORD • MT. LEHMAN RD • EXIT 83