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District to sell off unused school sites By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star
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Real estate hits new highs By JEFF NAGEL Aldergrove Star
Home buyers paid even higher prices for real estate in B.C.’s Lower Mainland in April. Data released by local real estate boards show the benchmark price of detached houses climbed by four to five per cent from March. The April benchmark prices of $1.4 million in Greater Vancouver (which excludes Surrey, North Delta and White Rock) and $776,000 in the Fraser Valley represent a one-year price gain of 30 per cent in both regions.
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The biggest one-month price gains were seen in Mission (up 7.6 per cent), South Burnaby (up 6.9 per cent) and South Surrey (up 6.6 per cent). The biggest price increase from one year ago was in Tsawwassen, up 41 per cent. Both real estate boards reported record high sales in April. Benchmark prices of townhouses were $353,300 across the Fraser Valley in April, up 17.6 per cent from a year ago, while apartments were up 15 per cent year-over-year to $219,900.
Langley board of education has voted to sell off four schools — and potentially a fifth — to bring itself closer to building a new high school in the ever-expanding Willoughby area. At its April 26 meeting, the board unanimously approved offering Bradshaw Elementary, County Line Elementary, Murrayville Elementary for sale, along with a vacant parcel of land on 32 Avenue. Trustees will vote at the May meeting whether to also put the former Lochiel school up for sale. The properties will likely be on the market by June. “We have put out an expression of interest already to hire a realty firm to tell us how to market the properties and how much they are worth,” said David Green, Langley School District secretary-treasurer. The properties are currently zoned institutional, but there is potential for developers to seek rezoning to allow for residential construction. The schools were closed over the years when populations shifted away from rural farming areas. Most likely the easiest to sell will be the Murrayville Elementary site, which sits on prime real estate along 48 Avenue. Green said the estimated cost to build a high school in Willoughby is $50 million. Last year, the Ministry of Education changed its policy and asked that each school district fund up to 50 per cent of any new school. Last week, the ministry responded promptly to a
‘project definition report’ the Langley School District sent regarding the proposed high school. “The fact that we received a response so quickly is encouraging,” said Green in a later interview. Trustee Megan Dykeman also said the quick response is a good sign. “The letter also said they would be contacting us in the near future,” said Dykeman. The number 1 priority of the district is to build a new high school to reduce overcrowding pressure at all the schools in the area. Mountain Secondary already has 16 portables and is expected to need two or three more by the 2017/18 year. Yorkson Middle school has portables and is currently requiring all parents of students entering Grade 6 to bring proof of address by mid-May to help address overcrowding there. The new Richard Bulpitt
Elementary will face catchment changes to handle being over-capacity. It is predicted to be the most popular K-5 in Langley. On Tuesday, the board also gave official notice that it intends to sell the Lochiel school site as well. That vote is expected to take place at the May meeting. Green said he couldn’t guess how much the properties would sell for and said that determination will be up to the realty firm. Given the complexity of marketing the four properties and the time involved, district staff has decided to take advantage of the services offered through the government’s “RAEG” (Release of Assets for Economic Generation) program. The chosen realty firm will provide marketing plans, recommended list prices, selling strategies, probable selling prices and commission information.
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The former County Line Elementary school at 264 Street and 62 Avenue is one of the sites Langley School District will be putting up for sale. The school site has been steadily rented out for film productions since its closure, and its park/playground and tennis courts are popular among local residents, however, it will be a highly desirable acreage for redevelopment as a country estate.
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Aldergrove Elks volunteer Rosaline Jenkins helped sell flowers and greenery at the annual Elks Mother’s Day Plant Sale at the Aldergrove Legion parking lot on the weekend.
What do you do when you are a band of brothers and you want to make a difference? You do what you do best: make music. You put on an concert and invite everyone you know to come and have a great time. That’s exactly what Aldergrove band Her Brothers is doing in support of the families of Fort MCMurray. After seeing the images of homes lost, families fleeing and blazing highways filled with cars, these young guys stood up and said “how can we help?” With the support of Envision Financial, local MLA Peter Fassbender and MP Mark Warawa these winners of the Langley Has Talent contest are planning an event at Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley on Saturday, May 21, 7 p.m. The band hopes to raise $15,000 with the help of the generous people of Langley, and local businesses. The federal government has said they will match all donations dollar for dollar, which potentially means $30,000 towards the relief effort. “That would be significant,” says band’s front man Gabe Penner. Her Brothers is a very engaging and entertaining group of musicians to watch on stage. Inspired by their little sister and a first hand observation of human trafficking,
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Members of Her Brother band hoist MLA Peter Fassbender up in a promotional clip for their benefit concert for Fort McMurray’s fire victims. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPmYbMnymc8 they make music with a positive message. The band is made up of brothers, Gabe, Josh, Levi and Dad Jonathan Penner. Their music is a mix of current popular covers and catchy original material. They have just recently returned from a tour of schools in Alberta where they shared their message of respect with students, encouraging young men to consider the
ways they view and treat women and young women to consider their own self worth. Tickets are $30 each (every dollar collected goes to Fort McMurray) and are available at Wendel’s Bookstore, online and at the Chief Sepass Theatre Box Office. There will also be a silent auction at the event, supported by local business which are stepping up daily with donations.
Summer awareness campaign coming to 16 Avenue By MIRANDA GATHERCOLE Aldergrove Star
Commuters along one of Langley’s deadliest roads will soon have a visual reminder to slow down, as the Township prepares a summer marketing campaign for the 16 Avenue corridor. Spearheaded by Coun. Angie Quaale, who presented a motion to create the campaign at the April 25 afternoon council meeting, the strategy will remind people that the corridor is a “high crash” area.
Between 2008 and 2012, there were 673 crashes on 16 Avenue, and most recently, a Langley grandmother was killed while trying to drive across the road. Council has already voted to study whether signal lights at each major intersection along 16 Avenue are warranted, but in the interim, Quaale says immediate action should be taken. In her motion, she suggests the PR campaign could include improved signage along 16 Avenue and its abutting roads,
specifically indicating the 60 km/h speed limit and identifying cross streets. “The priorities were for me, as we heard in the last meeting, the identification of the cross streets with school buses … and the importance of the corridor to farm vehicles,” Quaale told council. Coun. Charlie Fox, who lives in south Langley and frequently crosses 16 Avenue, said he’s already seen an increase police presence on the road. RCMP recently caught one
driver speeding down the corridor at 180 km/h, and two motorcyclists travelling at 118 km/h. “I have to suggest that the best marketing campaign that could ever happen is happening right now on 16 Avenue. There’s not a day that I go down 16 Avenue that there’s not a radar truck,” Fox said. “It has made a substantial difference. The best marketing camMIRANDA GATHERCOLE PHOTO paign is a little car with red and Township council has endorsed an awareness blue lights that sits there and has campaign for 16 Avenue, which would see signs inno markings on it whatsoever.” stalled, reminding drivers it is a high-crash corridor.
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Active in her school and her community Jenna Richmond is one of this year’s nominees for the Pete Swensson Youth Award. A 17 year old Grade 12 student at D.W. Poppy Secondary, Jenna is proud of winning the Redhawks’ hardest tackler award. It’s not that she enjoys crunching her opponent on the rugby pitch, but rather a way of proving people wrong. “For me, it is a confidence booster because a lot of people are always saying girls are weak,” she explained. “Knowing you can take someone to the ground kind of fights that stereotype.” But don’t think that Richmond is just out to hit and hurt people, though. “I like it, but I don’t mean to hurt people,” she said with a laugh. Richmond — also a member of the school’s volleyball, basketball, crosscountry and track and field teams, as well as playing club volleyball — has received her school’s top female athlete award for four years running. And she is very active in the community, serving as a Big Brothers Big Sisters in-school mentor and being part of both
the Township Youth Advisory Council as well as attending the Township’s Heritage Advisory council meetings. She also volunteers at Langley Penny Pincher Thrift Store and as a “volun-teen” at Langley Memorial Hospital. “The patient visits really spoke to me. Being able to talk to someone … some people really open up. Within 15 minutes you have their whole life story. It is kind of insane, a few minutes before you were strangers and now you know so much about them,” she explained. “It is sad to think that sometimes they are in their hospital room and no one is there to talk to them and they have so much to say.” An honour roll student during her time at Poppy — as well as having won several academic awards — Richmond plans to attend either the University of British Columbia or Simon Fraser University to study international relations. “Being involved so much in the community and seeing the change you can make locally, it inspires you to push further and go internationally,” she said.
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Andy Bhatti will be raising awareness of childhood sexual abuse as well as fundraising for Survivors Supporting Survivors at the Aldergrove Days Softball Tournament on June 11.
Baseball’s heavy hitter Jose Canseco is 52 and retired but he can still drive a ball out of the park. He will prove it in Aldergrove on June 11 as part of the Straight Out Of Hastings team playing in the Aldergrove Days Softball Tournament at Parkside Elementary’s ball diamonds. He’s one of the celebrities Andy Bhatti is bringing to the event, in a fundraiser for the Survivors Supporting Survivors charity. The charity helps fund counselling for victims of childhood abuse, who may otherwise resort to opiate addictions to numb the pain. Bhatti is a survivor and has been “clean” for ten years. Further information will be published in a future edition of The Star but the public may also call Bhatti at 604-3091573.
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Ryan Laird will be bringing the “BiggerThanThat!” youth empowerment program to Aldergrove next week. Laird, a Canadian country recording artist, is well-known for his Top 10 hit single “I’m Your Man” and has been nominated twice for Canadian Country Music Awards. In 2014, he helped to found the BiggerThanThat! program. The program is designed to build selfconfidence and empower children to reach for their dreams by demonstrating
a real life success story. “I’m hoping to motivate as many kids as I can to never stop chasing their dreams and never let a bully stand in their way of success and happiness in life. After hearing their stories about bullying experiences and the many dreams that they aspire to in their lives, I was inspired to use my voice as an artist to provide message driven music concerts which empower youth to dream big and overcome negative influences,” said Ryan Laird. Since 2014, Ryan has visited more than New SRI double wide manufactured homes from $98,900. New 2 bed, 1 bath from $76,900 Repossessions 1974 - 2011
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Sunday, May 8 saw the first day of construction as approximately 60 volunteers tore apart Sarah Scarrow’s house in the beginning stages of a complete home makeover, free of charge thanks to Aldergrove’s AOK Extreme Home Makeover team. Sarah is a single mom who works full time to make end meet. Basically, her whole paycheque goes to the mortgage, so she has nothing left to repair her home. Sarah has a huge heart. She has adopted three children and gives them her all. “We feel she is very deserving of this gift,” said Acts of Kindness spokesperson pastor Mike Dauncey. Extreme Home Repair (EHR) is a non-profit community service program of Church in the Valley,
a Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is passionate about helping others and enhancing lives by providing home repairs for families in the Township of Langley who are in extreme need. This project is very similar to the Reality T.V. Show “Extreme Home Makeover.” “Our goal is to accomplish at least one extreme makeover project each year, valued at $150,000 to $250,000. We have completed 16 makeovers in the last 13 years in Aldergrove and Langley,” said Dauncey. “During the last 13 years, we have partnered with over 125 local businesses and hundreds of volunteers to renovate, restore, and improve the homes of 16 recipient families who were desperately in need of a home repair.” Sometimes the recipient families have suffered unimaginable
loss in the death of a child or loved one, and in many cases, children who have been chronically ill with asthma related to mold infested homes, have seen a tremendous improvement in their quality of life. Whatever the case, the home renovation helps to restore homes as well as the mental, emotional, and physical health of families in our community. To celebrate Extreme Home Repair & the completed 2016 project, AOK is planning a big neighbourhood block party and Reveal Celebration event. This will happen on Victoria Day, May 23 at 5 p.m. “Join us as we unveil the new home for the Scarrow family at 26981 - 28A Avenue, in Aldergrove, who are this year’s worthy recipients,” said Dauncey. See actsofkindness.ca for more on the current and past projects.
MP Warawa says doctors aren’t protected in assisted suicide bill By KELVIN GAWLEY Aldergrove Star
Canadian doctors and nurses will quit their professions or relocate, if their right to refuse to participate in assisted suicide is not protected, according to one of Langley’s members of parliament. MP Mark Warawa, representative for Langley-Aldergrove, said he is tabling a private member’s bill in the House of Commons because Bill C-14, which will set the legal framework around physician-assisted dying, does not go far enough to protect the conscience rights of medical professionals. Warawa’s bill would make it a criminal offence to coerce or intimidate someone into participating in assisted suicide or to fire someone for not doing so. “It is a constitutional right and I’m baffled as to why the government hasn’t included that fundamental part of the Carter decision to protect these conscience rights,” he said, referencing the February 2015 Supreme Court of Canada ruling, which required the federal
government to legalize and create with but the issue will studied fursafeguards around assisted suicide. ther in five years. Warawa, who sat on the Special He said the number one issue Joint Committee on Physician- brought to the committee by docAssisted Dying, had a hand in writ- tors and other medical professioning its dissenting report, als was that of conscience rights and the which recommended much stricter restrictions he didn’t know why the on the practice than the Liberal government has committee’s main report. not yet included them The Liberals’ bill in its bill. restricts assisted suicide “They have heard to mentally competent overwhelmingly from Canadians that this adults with an illnesses that makes their deaths should be protected,” “foreseeable.” Warawa he said. Warawa said he said he was happy to see this narrow definihopes the Liberals MP Mark Warawa tion, which more closely amend C-14 but if they do not, he will go ahead resembles the special committees dissenting report, than with his private member’s bill. its main report. “I’m hoping that the govern“I’m pleased in a number of ment will amend C-14 but I’m not ways that C-14 is much more optimistic,” he said. Warawa will be holding a pubrestrictive [and] provides much more safeguards than what the lic meeting on Bill C-14 at Langley special committee had wanted,” he Township Civic Centre on May 24 at 7 p.m. He said he welcomes anysaid. Langley’s other MP, John Aldag, one wishing to contribute to the has said the bill is restrictive to start conversation.
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Aldergrove Elks were on hand serving up great food to hungry soccer players during this year’s Coastal Cup. Forty-four teams from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island participated in this year’s Coastal Cup Soccer Tournament, hosted by Aldergrove Youth Soccer at Aldergrove Athletic Park. Aldergrove Elks have been major sponsors of the Aldergrove Youth Soccer program for several years and deserve the community’s support because everything they raise goes back to those in our community in need.
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Editor: This is addressed to my fellow citizens of Aldergrove. I’ve lived here and taught and coached at Aldergrove Secondary for nearly a decade. Aldergrove is my home. And for all the complaints and criticism I hear from people who live within Aldergrove and without, I love it here. There is a strong sense of community that binds many of us together. But lately, I’ve seen that another crucial component is missing: pride. I see it in the mattresses dumped on the corner of 268th and Fraser Highway. I see it in the garbage can at Vanetta Park, overflowing with household waste. I see it in the ignorance of people allowing their dogs to run off leash on the high school playing field, and leaving countless piles of dog mess behind, to be picked up by me or one of our student volunteers so that our athletes don’t have to run through or be tackled in to dog feces. I see it in the clothing donation bins being broken in to and the clothing scattered all over the school grounds. I see it in the senseless graffiti scrawled on the benches and shelters at soccer fields and baseball diamonds. I see it in the random vandalism to our public pool. A couple of years ago, I decided to take this problem on, and do what I could to help instill some pride in our community. I spent hundreds of hours securing money, applying for grants, and planning to improve our school grounds. To be clear, this was not a school district initiative, undertaken with your tax dollars; this was started by someone who lives and works here, who loves the community, going out and working extremely hard to make this a better place for everyone. Last spring, led by our excellent school district grounds staff, we installed a new garden of indigenous plants with walking paths at the end of the north wing of the secondary school. Several shrubs were ripped out of this garden and thrown on the ground, only days after they were planted. We replanted those shrubs. Our hairdressing program, so often the example of good citizenship in our school and our community,
raised funds to restore the benches and planters outside their classroom and studio. The students themselves painted fabulous murals on the concrete planters, and we planted them with gorgeous rose bushes. The rose bushes were dug out and stolen. We bought and planted new roses. Those were stolen too. Nearly out of money, this year we opted to buy some pretty blue fescue grasses. These have been stolen as well. Over the past summer, the murals on the planters were vandalized. We will repair the damage. This year, we created an outdoor classroom space just to the east of the north wing, with natural stone tables and stools, more indigenous garden beds, and a beautiful young Garry oak tree. Within days of the outdoor classroom project’s completion, some disgusting and feckless cretin had scratched swastikas in to the table tops. These were promptly removed, only to have further vandalism done to the tables last week, with more graffiti and glass smashed about. I came in to work this Monday hoping that things would be in good shape, only to find that over the weekend someone with more time than brains had uprooted the 4-meter-tall Garry oak and cast it aside like trash. We replanted the oak, and I hope it will survive. For those who subscribe to the tired line, “There needs to be more for kids to do in this community,” this line of thinking is outdated and wrong. Despite what some naysayers would have you believe, we are well served as a community. First, I have no idea if kids are behind all of these issues. Perhaps some of it is perpetuated by youth, but I see a lot of incredible kids every single day at work, and they are as disheartened as I am. In any case, I don’t see a lot of teens taking such a keen interest in horticulture that they’d steal multiple rose bushes. Second, the problem is not a lack of opportunity for recreation; it is people making terrible choices. Rather than spend time vandalizing and destroying the work of others, people of all ages could choose to go for a walk at Aldergrove Park, play soccer, or football, or baseball at South Aldergrove Athletic Park,
maintain a garden plot at the community garden, use the skate park, use the mountain bike park, play on one of the countless playgrounds within walking distance of almost anywhere, throw a Frisbee around, join a sports team at their school or in the community, play tennis, use the outdoor hockey box, play basketball on the outdoor courts, patronize a local café or restaurant, take up a hobby like knitting or carving, read a book, spend time at the library, go bowling…the possibilities are nearly endless. If none of these choices appeal to someone, there are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of other options to spend leisure time on, many of which cost nothing or very little. Don’t excuse the appalling behaviour of people by saying it’s the community’s responsibility to ensure their time is accounted for. I suppose my message is threefold. One, please say something if you see someone not treating our community with the pride and respect it deserves. It’s no coincidence that many of these cowardly acts take place under the cover of darkness, but if you see something, say something. Two, I refuse to give up. I love my community, and I will continue to fight for it and do what I can to improve it for the people love to live and work here. There is not an infinite pile of money and time to draw from in order to keep going back and fixing the mess of people who don’t care, but I refuse to give in to those who mindlessly destroy what is good and beautiful. You can tear a tree out one hundred times, and I’ll be there replanting it one hundred and one. And my final point is this: please join the fight. Do what you can to show your pride in our community. It doesn’t have anything on a large scale. Just take responsibility for yourself. Don’t dump your garbage by the roadside. Don’t let your dog off leash to defecate wherever it pleases. Encourage your family members to get involved in the community and in organizations in a positive way to set an example for everyone in Aldergrove. Take pride in this great community of ours. Stuart Crowley, Aldergrove
Editor: We have lived at 24263 - 52 Ave. for over 40 years now and for the past two-plus years have been subjected to a horrible, mismanaged East Langley water supply project right outside our front door. I won’t go into how much this boondoggle has adversely affected our lives other than to remind council this has to be one of the worst projects ever foisted on Langley citizens. The camel’s back has been broken many times by some of the stupidity during this construction but the final straw is that a blacked-out wire fence has been constructed on Township land that makes the end of our street look like Donald Trump has started his wall. The black mesh fence would have been OK but the black-out strips inserted into it make it look like a concentration camp. Please have these strips removed so we, the residents, can actually retain the peaceful semi-rural neighbourhood we once had. Win Bromley, Langley Township
My first Mother’s Day Editor: I found out I was pregnant while I was at my annual physical. My doctor wanted to run some tests and asked if I was pregnant. I gave the old response “maybe, who knows” with a laugh; after all my husband and I were trying for a baby but it had only been a month. When she told me it was positive I was in shock. I was so happy and I didn’t have my husband Jonathan there to celebrate with. My doctor laughed at me as I stood up and sat down in my seat, unsure of what to do, and opened her arms for a hug. On the ride home I stopped off at the store and bought a onesie, sized three months because after one look at my athletic hubby, I knew our baby would be big! Six weeks later the doctors told me there was something wrong with my baby. There were developmental problems in the brain. They didn’t know how bad it was. A week later they told me there was a problem with the heart too. My heart broke as they told me I would likely lose my baby, our little girl. They gave her a 1% chance of being born alive, they were confident that I would miscarry. When that didn’t happen, they were confident I would have a stillbirth. When that didn’t happen, they were confident that she wouldn’t survive the birth. When I was in labour at the hospital, we turned the monitors off and prayed. Sarah lived! Jonathan I spent seven glorious days with her. She was absolute perfection from her full head of hair, to her soft lips, to her long legs. We would have been twins, she was my double in every way. Except her eyes, she had her father’s eyes. She never got to wear the onesie I bought her. She never got to see the room that would have been hers. We got to take her outside once, we sat on the hospital bench with the sun streaming down and it was one of the happiest moments of my life. This will be my first Mother’s Day. I don’t know what I will do on Sunday. I know Jonathan will plan something, a gift from Sarah to me. I protected my little lady as best as I could. I fought for her. I argued with doctors and nurses and demanded the best treatment I could get. And I am privileged to live in Canada, a country where I have access to the best health care for free. The best gift I can give to honour my sweet Sarah this year is to help another Mother protect her child. That is why I am donating to effect:hope’s Protect a Child fund. It provides treatment and Vitamin A supplements to kids and pregnant women in Kenya for hookworm, roundworm, and whipworm. Plus, all donations are matched three times by the Government of Canada so for every $1 I give, $4 goes to the fund. I hope you will join me in giving Mother’s in Kenya a truly Happy Mother’s Day. From one Mother to another, Happy Mothers Day. Andrea Onley
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Friends of Rail for the Valley have stayed the course, still on track after seven years. Last week, the group had its most recent meeting at the Sardis Library to exchange views on what was once a fairly contentious issue. The society, started in 2009 as part of the larger movement to repurpose existing inter-urban lines in the Fraser Valley for passenger rail, has fallen into routine as the issue lost visibility. While their attendance has dipped from several hundred to a handful, their cause isn’t a lost one. In attendance at the March 24 meeting was city councillor Sam Waddington, who said that, in 2016, a light-rail solution has renewed viability. Part of this is due to the success of the Fraser Valley Express (FVX), which celebrated its first birthday on April 6. BC Transit reports the FVX, which makes stops in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley, drew four times its expected ridership in its first year. “The FVX is going to be a model for anything in the future,” Waddington told a roomful of long-time Rail for the Valley supporters. “I have no doubt there’s going to be light-rail, the question is, is it going to be 60 years from now?” According to Waddington, BC Transit is looking for success and ridership from bus routes servicing the same locales as a proposed inter-urban line before it is willing to consider investing in anything beyond buses, and the threshold of riders per day necessary to bring the province to the table hasn’t been reached yet.
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The historic Coghlan BC Electric Railway substation in north Aldergrove is now an artists’ studio but was originally built a century ago to power the electric tram cars which travelled from Vancouver to Chilliwack and back. A similar substation at Vedder Mountain is also still standing and has been converted into a luxury residence. “This year has been the biggest push towards this since the rail line closed, because we’ve shown a bus doing basically the same thing has been successful,” Waddington said. “To give you an idea of the political climate, when Fraser Valley Express was launched there was a lot of talk, why don’t we just do light rail? It was a risk mitigation decision, [in case] the buses didn’t work out.” The idea that buses may be the way towards getting the province on board with passenger rail is a bit of a twist of fate for the Rail for the Valley camp who, at the height of their popularity, had their idea essentially vetoed in 2011 by the Fraser Valley Transit Study (FVTS), a much called for analysis of transit options from the Ministry of Transportation that framed additional bus service as the only option they were willing to support. Rail for the Valley’s proposal hasn’t changed
substantially. Their suggestion is that the already existing inter-urban line between Chilliwack and Surrey, to which the province owns the right of way, could be upgraded to accommodate passenger rail. Graham Dalton, one of the founding members of Rail for the Valley, was enthusiastic about Waddington’s input. “It was a tremendous insight to see him. Everything he said was wonderful, it was like, wow, we have a chance here.” It’s Dalton who has continued to organize meetings through all five years since the FVTS was released. “It was about statistics. My statistics say I’m right, your statistics say you’re right, and that’s what happened. There were two sets of studies, and one study said it definitely isn’t feasible, the ridership isn’t there, and the other said, look, it’s a gem it’s going to work forever,” says Dalton, referring to the FVTS and to the Leewood study, an independent paper from
Historic Rural Hall Lives On The historic Coghlan Hall plays host to Aldergrove Fair Days’ Community Flea Market this Saturday, May 14 starting at 9 a.m. The hall is located at the corner of 256 Street and 68 Avenue, just north of the freeway (and next to the Coghlan substation pictured above). Vendors wishing to reserve a table inside ($15) or outside should email the Fair Days Society at vendors@aldergrove fair.ca to register or inquire. KURT LANGMANN PHOTO
a British consultant. While Dalton drew small crowds with flier campaigns on his own, the idea really took off when John Buker, a professor at University of the Fraser Valley, took up the cause. With expertise on specifics like construction costs and with initiatives like a Rail for the Valley blog, launched in 2008, Buker got people engaged. During the peak of Rail for the Valley’s popularity, in 2009, banners and demonstrators lined every overpass on Highway 1 between Chilliwack and Abbotsford, where weather conditions and traffic accidents often cause long delays for commuters.
Compared to Buker, Dalton describes his vision for the valley in less than scientific terms. “The rail has to be in communities, where you can walk to it or ride a bike to it or take a bus to it,” he said. “If you look at the line that’s existing there today, all that’s there. It’s not a straight line, but it goes to every place in the valley except Aldergrove, it’s the only one it doesn’t go to. “What we’re going through is a revival now, now we have more objectives we can look at. There is hope, there’s always hope, otherwise I would have given up long ago.” • For more on Rail for the Valley visit either www.railforthevalley.com or www.bctransit.com.
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Aldergrove Secondary school’s drama department is bringing a pair of plays to their stage this month. The main production is a vintage play written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Millay wrote all her plays in verse. Millay’s plays can be divided into romances and political plays. It is ironic that her best-known play, Aria da Capo, is a political allegory, while her reputation as a poet suffered for writing antifascist poetry in the late 1930s and for participating in the American propaganda effort during World War II. Millay’s Aria da Capo is a one-act expressionist morality play divided into three parts. The characters are Thyrsis and Corydon, young shepherds; Pierrot, an artist; Columbine, a young woman; and Cothurnus, stage manager and the Masque of Tragedy.
An unusual play structurally, a pastoral bookended with a harlequinade, it is unique in that it was perceived by most to be an anti-war statement, and yet can also be seen as an more universal portrayal of the human condition. The play defies being set in a given time period and the playwright allows juxtapositions within the play to speak louder than the writing of any political statements could have accomplished. The characters are portrayed as being controlled by a script not of their own making, and yet ultimately prove to be powerless to step away from it. The other short play is a silent pantomime written by Aldergrove’s drama instructor and director Mike McLaughlin, called Stool. KURT LANGMANN PHOTO Curtain is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 17 to Friday, May 20 at the Aldergrove Kaven Ma and Rylee Steidle will play Pierrot and ColSecondary dramnasium. Tickets are $5 umbine in Aldergrove Secondary’s production of Aria da Capo, May 17-20 at the school’s dramnasium. at the door.
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Lights, camera, action, sing! Langley Community Chorus offers Our Favourite Movie Songs, their latest concert series, featuring some of the top silver screen classics. The first performance was held on May 7 at St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church in Aldergrove. Two more afternoon performances run at 3 p.m. on May 14 at The Grove Church, 20784 - 93 Ave., and May 15 at United Churches of Langley, 21562 Old Yale Rd. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and free for children 12 and under. Purchase at the door. For more information, visit langleychorus.org.
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Weston Toppozini will compete in three disciplines at the Fraser Valley high school track and field championships, May 15-17 in Coquitlam.
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Valley championships in Coquitlam, May 17-19. A pair of senior stuThe top six athletes dents from Aldergrove in each event will then Secondary school have qualify for the provincial qualified for the Fraser championships, held in Valley high school track Nanaimo on June 2-4. and field championships. Toppozini said he’s Weston Toppozini doing better this year in and Natalia Gamboa, the sports, even though both 17 and in grade he was laid up with a leg 12, made the cut at the injury for five months. regional championships He credits his coaches at held in Abbotsford’s Aldergrove Secondary Rotary Stadium on May — Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. 4-5. Corrigan and Toppozini Ms. Yuzdepski came sixth in — for bringboth the steeing him into plechase and form for this 3000 metro year’s champiraces, as well onships. as tenth in the Toppozini discus. is also an Gamboa enthusiastic came tenth in member of the the javelin. school’s basNatalia Gamboa There were ketball team, more than 2,000 athletes and enjoys the Monday competing for the top night basketball program 12 spots in each event at the school’s gym in the at the upcoming Fraser off-season.
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Aldergrove Secondary school senior girls’ rugby team played the visiting North Surrey side for a gutsy 31-30 win, May 5 at Aldergrove’s field. They have one more game next Thursday at Seaquam Secondary remaining this season.
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Andy Jang of Langley tees off with a nice slice at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour, May 7 at Pagoda Ridge golf course. The MJT Lindsay Kenny Classic is qualifier for IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships.
Aldergrove Youth Soccer officials and BC Soccer officials were on hand when Township Councillor Charlie Fox was asked to cut a “white” ribbon to officially open the outhouse that was installed a few weeks ago at Aldergrove Athletic Park between the two turf fields. There are toilets at the Rotary Clubhouse in the park, however, this
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Langley Rugby Club ran a fun ‘bring a friend’ sports day May 1 at the Langley Rugby Club’s field on 72 Ave. It gave several dozen youths a chance to try out the sport under the expert coaching and mentorship of the LRC Mini division.
North Langley Football Association announce the addition of a Midget Division football team to their association. To kick off their new season, North Langley Football Association is hosting a free spring football camp for youth aged six to 18 years of age, with guest coach Manny Arceneaux from the BC Lions. The free Spring Football Camp takes place on Sunday, May 15, 1-3 p.m. at Walnut Grove Secondary School’s oval, 8919 Walnut Grove Drive, Langley.
Guest coach Manny Arceneaux from the BC Lions and players and coaches from the Langley Rams will be running drills with the attendees. Hot dogs and drinks will be served after the training session. “Reviving our midget program is huge,” said North Langley Football Association president, Steve Aasen. The addition of the midget division allows players to continue playing football with North Langley between 16 and 18 years of age, while previously, the last avail-
able division ended for players at 15. Many high schools in Langley do not offer a football program, and families have found themselves enrolling their children in schools in neighbouring cities in the hopes of continuing their athletic pursuit. Midget division football allows for players to further develop their skills, with potential of connecting with junior football and colleges actively seeking new players. For information about North Langley Football Association, visit www.northlangleyfootball.com
Strong Action For Safer Communities A three-year, $23-million commitment by the Government of B.C. builds on the Guns and Gangs Strategy with the B.C. Anti-Gang Unit, RCMP and Crime Stoppers to support B.C. communities to prevent gang and gun violence. Key elements include: $450,000 to support Crime Stoppers’ proven Cash for Tips on Illegal Firearms and to promote awareness of the Gang Tip Line Enhancement of the End Gang Life Program More outreach to youth More police, with the addition of two 10-person teams New Office of Crime Reduction and Gang Outreach Illegal Firearms Task Force
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Lights, Camera, Action, Sing! - Langley Community Chorus concert features favourite movie songs Sat., May 14, 3 p.m. at Grove Church, 20784 - 93 Ave., Langley and on Sun., May 15, 3 p.m. at United Church of Langley, 21562 Old Yale Rd., Langley. $15 adult, $10 student, free to under 12. www.langleychorus.org. Open House - Saturday May 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Aldergrove Veterans & Seniors Society, 27247 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. Drop in and see all we have to offer. Our centre is a great way to interact with other seniors and you can make new friends. Info: Candace, 604-857-1515. Community Flea Market - Saturday, May 14 starting 9 a.m. at Coghlan Hall located at 256 St. and 68 Ave., Aldergrove. Accepting vendor applications now - in-
side tables (we supply) are $15. This is a great fundraising opportunity for community groups, clubs and families to turn those unused items into cash. Email: vendors@aldergrovefair.ca to register or for more info. Seniors Old Time Dances - every second Saturday, 1-4 p.m. at Aldergrove Old Age Pensioners Hall, 3015 - 273 Street. $6 admission includes snacks. Dances held every second Saturday, three different bands. May 14 Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers, May 28 Hazelmere Heritage Fiddlers, June 11 Ukrainian Prairie Band, June 25 Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers. Save on Foods Garage Sale 13th annual benefit for BC Children’s Hospital, Saturday, May 14, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Aldergrove Village Shopping Centre, 264 St. at Fraser Hwy. Play spin the
shell, face painting for the kids, prizes and hot beef on a bun for only $4. Accepting item donations May 9-13, please no large furniture. The Lonely - tribute to Roy Orbison, Sunday, May 15 at the Cascades Casino Resort Summit Theatre, Langley. Tickets $42.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) at Casino Guest Services (604-530-2211) and www. ticketweb.ca. Fraser Valley Watermedia Society Spring Art Show - until Sun., May 15 at Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, Abbotsford. Wide range of new watermedia paintings by local artists. Featured artists include Aldergrove’s Laurie Thomasson, winner of Award of Excellence 2015. 604-859-7814 or 604850-9694. www.MyArtClub.com
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Abbotsford After 5 Mother and Daughter Dinner - Monday, May 16, 6:30 p.m. at Ricky’s Restaurant, 32080 Marshall Rd. $21. Special feature is Rhonda-Lea Bastien, and Eunice Gaglardi and Carla Sieb. Reservations: Pat at 604-856-7513 or email dfolson@shaw.ca Aldergrove O.A.P. 71 - monthly meeting Monday, May 16, 1 p.m. at OAP Hall, 3015 - 273 Street. The membership is open to persons 19 years and older. The Aldergrove OAP Hall is used by many groups, for a nominal amount, and members could use help keeping it maintained. Aldergrove OAP Pot Luck Dinner Night - being held Sunday, May 15 because of the holiday weekend the following week. Meal starts at 5 p.m. at the Aldergrove OAP Hall, 3015 - 273 Street.
Township For the week of May 12, 2016
Moms, Reclaim Your Life! Come to Muriel Arnason Library, Wednesday, May 18, 7 p.m. to discover three easy ways to have more energy, compassion, and focus for you and your family. Heather Rattai, registered clinical counsellor, presentation includes hands-on techniques and handouts to take home. Free program. To register: call 604-532-3590. Abra Cadabra - tribute to ABBA, Thursday, May 19 at Cascades Casino Resort Summit Theatre, Langley. Tickets $39.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) at Casino Guest Services (604530-2211) and website www. ticketweb.ca. Chris Tomlin - Sunday, May 22, 6 p.m. at Abbotsford Centre. Reserved seating, all ages. Tickets: $25, $35, $55, $75 (incl. GST plus FMF & service charges).
Charge by phone 1-855-9855000, ticketmaster.ca, Prospera Box Office at Abbotsford Centre, all Ticketmaster outlets. Fort Langley Céilidh - Thursday, May 26, 7-9:45 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church Hall, 9025 Glover Rd., Fort Langley. Traditional music, song and fun. Tickets $5 at door. Includes traditional Maritime lunch of tea biscuits and jam. Next Ceilidh June 9. Performers contact: Jack Williamson 604-888-7925 or email jackwilliamson@telus.net North Otter Elementary Community Celebration - Saturday, May 28, 3-7 p.m. at North Otter Elementary School, 5473 - 248 St. Fun carnival games, bouncy castle, Re/Max hot air balloon rides, barbecue and food trucks. Madame Butterfly will be doing face painting, balloon animals
and cotton candy. All ages, free admission.
Acoustic Music Fundraiser with Joel Brown - Friday, May 20 at Del Pollo Restaurant, 27248 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove, in support of Children’s Hospital Foundation. Whiskey Raven, Justin Koshman & Joel Brown, and Dwayne Morgan performing acoustically. Tickets $15. Info: 778-241-9027 or 604-328-8303.
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Wednesday, May 18 | 7 - 9pm Seniors Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room
Temporary Road Closure: 72 Avenue Between 202B Street and 208 Street
Langley Demonstration Garden Summer Workshops and Events
A temporary road closure of 72 Avenue between 202B Street and 208 Street will be in effect Saturday, May 14 from 7am - 7pm.
The Langley Demonstration Garden is a mecca for learning about everything good for your yard, garden, and the environment. Located in the Derek Doubleday Arboretum in the 21200 block of Fraser Highway, it is run by the Township of Langley in partnership with the Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS).
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Visitors can drop by anytime throughout the year to discover sustainable gardening techniques, and staff are on site weekdays from May until August to provide advice and information.
Road Closed
A number of community events and workshops will be held this season. Workshops are for adults and registration is required at least one week in advance, unless otherwise noted.
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Training Fruit Trees to Produce More Fruit Thursday, June 2, 6:30-8pm
Langley Thunder BCILL Intermediate A Lacrosse Wed May 18 7:30pm vs. Maple Ridge Burrards
Langley Thunder BCJALL Junior A Lacrosse
68 AVE The road closure is required for the replacement of a storm drain. The detour route shown in the map provides a safe means of access around the construction site. We appreciate your patience.
Thu May 19 8:00pm vs. Coquitlam Adanacs Vancouver Stealth 2017 Season Tickets On Sale
Additional discount offer ends June 15 The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • LangleyEventsCentre.com
paid-call firefighters wanted Township Fire Department The Township of Langley Fire Department is currently accepting online applications for paid-call firefighter positions in our Aldergrove, Murrayville, Otter, and Walnut Grove Fire Halls. This is a great opportunity if you are a current resident of the Township of Langley, a motivated individual, physically fit, over 19 years of age, and want to serve your community. For more information, visit our website at tol.ca/careers. Township Fire Department 604.532.7500
Make black gold in your backyard. Learn what type of composting fits your needs and how to quickly turn yard trimmings, fruit and vegetable scraps into rich organic fertilizer. Great for beginners and experienced compost users who want to troubleshoot their compost systems.
Engineering Division 604.532.7300 enginfo@tol.ca
public open house Traffic Calming Design Concepts 212 Street: 40 Avenue to 42 Avenue The Township of Langley Engineering Division will host an open house to present information on the traffic calming process and traffic calming design options for 212 Street between 40 Avenue and 42 Avenue. Residents will be asked to fill out a questionnaire that will help the Township of Langley develop a preferred design option for traffic calming measures in this location. Date: Time: Place: Location:
Tuesday, May 17 5 - 8pm Langley Fundamental Secondary School (Gym) 21250 - 42 Avenue
Property owners and residents are encouraged to attend the open house and have their say on the traffic calming process. Engineering Division 604.533.6006 NEBrookswood@tol.ca
This workshop will cover summer fruit tree pruning to reduce suckers and encourage more fruit production in future years. Learn about using mesh bags as non-chemical barriers to prevent codling moth and apple maggot infestations.
Intro to Hot Water Bath Canning Monday, June 6, 6:30-8pm Don't have time to attend a three-hour workshop? Join us for this condensed session. Participants will learn how easy and inexpensive it can be to safely preserve fruit and vegetables at home. RSVP by May 23.
Picnic in the Park Tuesday, June 14, 5-7pm Bring along a picnic and join us for garden tours and fun activities for the whole family. Some BBQ items and snacks will be available by donation. For more information and to register, contact: Langley Environmental Partners Society garden@leps.bc.ca 604.546.0344
Mosquito Control Hotline
Metro Vancouver has created a Mosquito Control Hotline for Township residents. Culex Environmental, the regional mosquito control contractor, will log and respond to all mosquito-related calls and visit sites if requested by the public. Calls can range from concerns about standing or stagnant water on private or public land or neighbouring property, Fraser River floodwaters, adult mosquitoes, mosquito bites, and spraying or fogging. Also, remember the 4 Ds: Drain – your property of standing water Dusk/Dawn – take extra care Dress – cover up and wear long sleeves Defend – use repellents when appropriate Mosquito Control Hotline 604.872.1912 • tol.ca/mosquitoes
After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700
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RMJ Holdings Ltd, dba Cors 2 for 1 Pizza, #103 - 27256 Fraser Highway, Aldergrove BC.
Flaggers & Lane Closure Technicians required for Valley Traffic.
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GENERAL LABOURER Do You Enjoy Working Outside? We Have The Job For You! Long time Pool Builder in the Fraser Valley is looking for a general labourer to assist in all aspects of pool construction. This is a physical, outside job and is ideal for an entry level labourer that is willing to learn with on the job training. Must have own transportation. Starting at $16/hr. Email current resume:
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It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Thomas Frank Kosiancic. Born September 1, 1931 in Rossland, BC he took his final bus ride to the heavens on April 17, 2016. He lived in Crescent Valley until 1964, then moved to North Vancouver until 1993, then moved to Bradner, BC. He was loved and respected by many, and leaves behind his wife of 62 years Marjorie Hazel Kosiancic, nee Doerksen, their five children and spouses; Raazahn/Darleen (Larry), Sharon (Norman), Rodney (Hilary), Janice (Gerry), Kevin (Lynda), 11 grandchildren and 10 3/4 (still baking) great grandchildren. His accomplishments were many. He had a distinguished career as a Greyhound bus driver that spanned 32 years. He will be remembered for his kindness, his sense of humour and his courage that was prevalent till the very end. He was the smartest man we all new. He could build anything. If he could not fix it, then it wasn’t fixable! Good bye Tom / Dad / Grandpa, you will be missed, we all Love You. Celebration of Life to be held on May 29th from 1:00 to 5:00 at The Fort Langley Golf Course, 9782 McKinnon Crescent, Langley, BC.
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4299-244 STREET
$ 2,088,000
25742-82 AVE
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION Rancher with full bsmt, a 14 X 70 modular home on 4.7 acres with a huge 3600 sq ft shop and driveways that will support truck traffic. This is hardly a drive-by with the privacy seldom found in this location. Quality and overbuild might be the best way to explain this one, have a look today.
$ 2,000,000
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This is all you have ever wanted right in north Aldergrove on 4.2 acres with room to build your dream shop and a beautiful home in which to live. This home is not overly big but has a perfect layout and use of space with just over 4300 sq ft. The master bedroom on the main floor with a fantastic ensuite bath. It has high celings and office or den/computer room on main floor, lots of storage and a triple garage. All the things you would want or dream about! Call today and make an appointment to see it, you will love it! That’s a promise!
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HAVE BUYERS FOR:
$ 2,800,000
35 ACRES Great location of south Langley this is a beautiful property that is in need of some cleanup. Solid older home with a new roof on retired mink ranch. Lots of shops, buildings and about half the property is pristine forest with large trees. Peace and quiet. This is a keeper!
• 2 storey with full bsmt for under $ 675,000.00 • Rancher in Aldergrove; ANY PRICE • Rancher on an acre up to $1,300,000
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100 27372-32B AVE
MARKET HAS COME UNGLUED!
$ 629,900
PRIVATE AND SECURE
SOLD
CALL NOW FOR A FREE EVALUATION
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100
Lots of updates done to this home over the years and you will be surprised at how well this floor plan works for your family. The updated kitchen and livingroom and eating area have been opened up, large sun-deck, fully finished basement and room to spare also bring the R.V. as there is finally room to park it. Great area great house have a look here.
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100
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SPRING CLEANING INVENTORY BLOWOUT
2015 FORD EXPLORER LIMITED
LEATHER, NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, REAR CAMERA. #PTF20517
299 BI-WEEKLY*
$
2016 FORD EXPLORER LTD
INCLUDES NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, LEATHER, AWD 8,385KMS. #PTG00541
2015 FORD FLEX SEL
2015 FORD FLEX LIMITED
PANORAMIC MOON ROOF, REMOTE START, BLUETOOTH. #PTF08587
SALE
NAVIGATION, LEATHER, SUNROOF, 1 OWNER, NO ACCIDENTS. #UTA25624
NEW ARRIVAL $
NEW ARRIVAL $
2014 FORD F-150 LARIAT FX4
PLUS TAX
NEW ARRIVAL $
48,900
$
2014 FORD F-150 LARIAT FX4
2010 FORD RAPTOR
2009 SPORT TRAC LTD
2014 FORD F-150 LARIAT FX4
#BTE28620
#UTA34550
#PT917505
#BTE28620
$
44,900
LEATHER, NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, 3.5L.
SALE
43,900
$
30,000
LEATHER, SUNROOF, REAR CAMERA.
38,900
SALE
29,800
LEATHER, NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, 3.5L.
4X4, ADRENALIN PACKAGE, LEATHER, SUNROOF, 4.6 V8.
NEW ARRIVAL
33,900
38,900
$
2010 LEXUS RX350 AWD
NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, LEATHER, BACKUP CAMERA, BLUETOOTH, AWD. #PTF00151
LEATHER, NEW BFG KO TIRES, BLUETOOTH, BACK-UP CAMERA. #PTE22708
SALE
43,900
$
$
$
SALE
41,900 A-LIST WINNER HE
T
VOTED ABBOTSFORD’S FAVOURITE NEW CAR DEALER 8 YEARS RUNNING!
ABB
604.856-9000
2015
OTSFORD N
EW
S
msaford.com
DL#31215
Vehicles advertised subject to prior sale. See dealer for details of satisfaction exchange policy and no charge extended warranty. All prices plus taxes and $420 documentation fee. Finance offers available on approved credit. All payments are bi-weekly - 84 mos @ 5.37% OAC + taxes. Doc fee of $420.
Are you sniffing around for a great DEAL? Duke nose where you can nd them!
The used car manager wants these gone and is offering the best trade value in town!
2014 SILVERADO 1500 WT Split front bench seat, vinyl flooring, tailgate lock, Bluetooth, trailer package, 4WD. P7912A
2014 JETTA TDI
Diesel, 6 speed manual, Bluetooth, Navigation, drivers seat memory, power sunroof, outside temp gauge. G0226A
$27,900
$21,900
2014 CRUZE 2LT RS
2012 SIERRA 1500 4X4
$16,900
$25,900
Leather, power group, MyLink with 7” colour touchscreen, Bluetooth, rear vision camera. P7901B
Trailer package, V8, Bluetooth, bedliner, keyless entry, power windows. F0420B
3
TO CHOOSE FROM
• 150 0 point Inspection • Ma anufacturer’s Warranty • CarFax History Report • Exc change Privilege
$34,900
2015 SRX AWD
4G LTE WI_FI, power liftgate, memory seat, rear vision camera, Bluetooth, push button start. P7916A
$40,900
2012 SONIC 1LTZ
Leather, Bluetooth, power sunroof, 6 speed manual, Turbocharged engine, Satellite radio. G0224A
$14,900
2009 RANGE ROVER SPORT
Rear entertainment, Navigation, Center console cooler, Supercharged, heated front and rear seats. G0203A
ALL OF OUR VEHICLES COME WITH 2 YEARS FREE OIL CHANGES, 5 YEARS OF BASIC ON-STAR & MOST COME WITH 4G LTE WI-FI BUILT IN.
604.857.5200
1-888-220-1853 TOLL FREE murraygmabbotsford.com
$31,900 D
uke
CHEVROLET
GMC
BUICK
CADILLAC
ABBOTSFORD
Prices do not include taxes, license or admin fee of $499. Non-subvention rates. Limited stock available at these prices.
F R A S E R VA L L E Y A U T O M A L L • A B B O T S F O R D • M T. L E H M A N R D • E X I T 8 3
DL #30735
2015 IMPALA 2LZ
Lane departure warning, forward collision alert, 4G LTE WIFI, rear vision camera, Factory warranty until April 2017 or 60,000km. P7927A