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Latimer Road Elementary School, even as the church has grown to about 150 members. “It was definitely a leap of faith,” said pastor Sid Vanderwoud. “Over 20 years ago when we sat down with the city, Clayton was just an idea.” He recalled sitting down with city planning officials to explain their vision for a church in the area, “and they said, ‘That would be awesome, because we’ll have all this retail space and townhouses.’” The first church services were held Jan. 3. The new digs will take some getting used to, an adjustment members are looking forward to. “Our identity as a church is around being in a gym,” said Vanderwoud, who was able to tell the congregation – after the first Sunday service – that they could wait to put the chairs away – or not. He’s also tickled to have his own office – away from home – after all these years. “Now it’s in the church,” he said. “It’s a dream come true after 20 some-odd years.” Now that the construction is complete and the church is up and running, they hope to be good neighbours. The open concept church was designed to be multipurpose – both for church functions and for the wider community. “To be a community gathering space, that seems like a good fit for a church,” he said. “We want it to be a gift for the community.” The worship space doubles as a large gathering space that will accommodate up to 400 people
ing has likewise been designed with church and community needs in mind. “There’s a bit of a parklike feel,” he said. The construction costs were in the “millions” but costs were kept down thanks to a team of volunteers. One member is a landscaper who was able to draw on plenty of help from within the church
people can stand around and socialize. Aesthetics were another consideration. “We wanted to be very deliberate about building a structure that the community would appreciate looking at,” he said. “This was not a cheap way to go. We wanted to fit into the community, architecturally.” Outdoor landscap-
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SUPPORT GROUP Are you Gay, Bi-sexual or just not sure? Need a safe place to talk? HOMINUM Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. Our next meeting is 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 25. For information and meeting location, call Art at 604-462-9813 or Don at 604-329-9760. ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTENTION NATURE CLUBBERS! The next session of this unique and fun class starts Sunday Jan. 17 for seven weeks. Each class is a new adventure in the animal world. Your child will learn about all types of animals and why they are vital to our world. They will learn about animal adaptions, habitats, characteristics, how to care for animals in captivity, conservation issues and more. Each class is full of games, crafts, activities, and hands on interaction with some of our animals when it is appropriate. For more visit our web site urbansafari.ca. Registration has begun and class size is limited. To register call Sharon at 604-531-1100. CHRONIC PAIN WORKSHOP Free 6-week workshop teaches skills to manage daily challenges of living with chronic pain. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 19 at the Cloverdale Recreation Centre (1-3:30 p.m.). Ways to manage pain, deal with difficult emotions, exercise safely, and work with health care professionals are some of the topics discussed. Fun and interactive. All participants receive “Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain” at no cost. Persons with pain and caregivers are welcome to attend. Registration is required. Contact 604-940-1273, email selfmgmt@uvic. ca, or visit selfmanagementbc.ca VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Cloverdale Better at Home is looking for Volunteers to take senior clients out grocery shopping once or twice a month. Mileage paid. For more information, info-referral@comeshare. ca or call 604-531-9400 ext. 204. CLOVERDALE BETTER AT HOME Do you need help with cleaning your house or going out grocery shopping? Do you need some assistance raking the leaves and preparing your yard for winter? The Cloverdale Better at Home program is here to help seniors stay independent in their home. For more information please call us at 604-536-9348. ONGOING PAJAMA STORYTIME Come in pajamas with your favourite cuddly for stories, songs, puppets and action rhymes. This is a perfect bedtime activity for the whole family. Drop in, Tuesdays, from 6:30-7 p.m. at the Cloverdale Library. Call 604-598-7320 for more information, or visit surreylibraries.ca. Located at 5642 176A Street, Surrey. FAMILY STORYTIME Come to the Cloverdale Library for family storytime Fridays from 10:30-11 a.m. All ages, drop in. Call 604-598-7320 for more information, or visit surreylibraries.ca. Located at 5642 176A Street, Surrey. CLUBS/GROUPS CLOVERDALE LIONS CLUB The Cloverdale Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are the second Thursday of the month. Please volunteer your time to assist us in serving our community. Call Terry Riley: 604-576-9248 for more information.
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Great outdoors face some great competition Raising a child in the digital world is fascinating and terrifying
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he year 2016 is shaping up to produce a bumper crop of couch potatoes. Thanks to their Christmas gifts, more young people will be staring endlessly at screens instead of interacting with real people or going outside to play. The number one, and seemingly only, gift kids wanted from Santa was something digital. The hot ticket items this holiday for kids six and up were iPads, iPods, smartphones, computers, games and gaming devices. They weren’t asking for bikes, basketballs or skateboards. This means more time spent inside, less human contact and less activity all around. With a young son myself, I’m lucky so far, that he has no interest in playing video games. But many of his friends do. There will come a day when he does take an interest in Minecraft (or as the parents like to call it “Mind crap.”) Some of his lit-
tle five-year-old friends already know how to text emoticons. When he was two he went up to the TV and swiped the screen in an attempt to change the channel — something he learned from looking at photos of himself on mommy’s smartphone. I am the one to suggest we play outside, not him. Once outside, he is happy to climb a tree, ride a bike or play hide and seek. I’m not putting on my tinfoil hat, saying the digital world is ruining our children. I just wonder what it all means for their social future and frankly for their waistlines. We are having to schedule in activities rather than have them happen organically. In my day (see how old I sound) our parents didn’t have to tell us to play outside, because we were out there every dry day until the street lights went on. Nobody made up games for us and kept us entertained, nobody
helicoptered all over us. As youngsters, we disagreed sometimes, but only had each other to work it out. An iPad may be able to show kids their house from space, but it can’t teach life skills. There is a lot of worry these days about number of kids coming to kindergarten who are not socially ready and are unable to ‘self regulate.’ I don’t really understand it all, but it doesn’t sound good. Raising a child in a digital world is both fascinating and terrifying. While there are so many benefits to the internet, making us a much more global community, reaching out and spreading awareness — there are just as many downsides. We are only just scratching the surface of what our kids’ attachments to their screens mean for them. In a recent interview with Langley school district assistant superintendent Gord Stewart,
he worried out loud about kids ‘having ‘no downtime’ from their screens and what that is doing to their well being. One study, indicates that gaming releases the pleasure chemical dopamine, making the experience similar to substance abuse. Years of gaming can change the reward circuitry in a child’s brain. Even regular screen time is associated with changes in the brain involving emotional processing, attention and mood. Because it isn’t his natural instinct, I make a concerted effort to get my son outside and in nature as much as possible. But when the day comes — as it inevitably will — that I lose his attention to the draw of a shiny screen I will remind him, all things in moderation. Or at least that’s the goal. – Monique Tamminga is a reporter at the Langley Times
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Storyteller Allan Dann mourned Cloverdale loses one of its longest-serving citizens By Jennifer Lang Residents of Cloverdale are mourning the loss of one of their longest serving neighbours and friends, Allan Dann, a former volunteer fire captain and businessman who grew up above the family shop and was a life-long citizen of Surrey’s historic heart. Dann died on Dec. 19 at the age of 91, just shy of the three-year anniversary of his retirement from Dann’s Electronics, Surrey’s oldest, continually-operating, family-owned business. Generations of Cloverdale residents remember buying their first 10-speed bike, refrigerator, or TV at Dann’s, a full-service appliance and electronics sales and repair shop. The glorious neon sign with swooping red letters was a fixture on heritage-rich 176 Street along the famed Pacific Highway from the 1950s until the lights went out in January, 2013. The business had operated for 91 years. It was started by his father in 1921, and moved to 5657 176 Street in
1932, a former Royal Bank with an upstairs apartment meant to house the bank manager and his family. It’s now a heritage building. Ernest H. Dann’s sold and repaired bicycles but evolved into wiring homes, business and farms, too, along with selling and servicing appliances and electronics as the decades passed and technical innovation and consumerism flourished. Ernest and Doris Dann were Irish immigrants who settled in Surrey. Allan was their only child. Growing up on Cloverdale’s main street, he forged many fond memories – and was privy to colourful language at the blacksmith’s next door, he told the Reporter in an interview in 2013. “I was always over there, because it was interesting,” he joked. “I came back with new words.” He graduated from Surrey High School in Cloverdale in 1942, and soon went on to serve with the RCAF as an instrument mechanic during the Second World War, a job that See NICEST GUY / Page 6
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‘One of the nicest guys you’d ever run into’ could recall the names of those long passed, and where former businesses used to operate. It was a close-knit place. In Dann’s day, if a boy took the same girl out twice, the whole town knew about it. He married his wife Brenda, a school teacher, in 1950. Dann was also a member of the Cloverdale Masons, Cloverdale Board of Trade – the precursor to the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce – the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and served
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took him up and down the B.C. coast. After the war, he returned to work in the family business, eventually taking over. He was most proud of his 35 years with the volunteer fire brigade with Hall 8 in Cloverdale, serving as a captain for many years, as well as assistant chief, earning two service medals in an era where there could be three to four calls a day. He spent a lifetime in Cloverdale, and he
and my eldest walked through the Surrey Museum with him.” Allan Dann’s expertise with a range of electronics, lawnmowers and bikes – and an unmatched array of replacement parts – made the shop a magnet for hobbyists restoring decades-old equipment. Entering the shop and showroom was like stepping back in time. When the TV show Fringe filmed an episode in Cloverdale, the producers didn’t change a thing, and even persuaded the Mac-
on a host of other local organizations and service clubs. Dann’s decades at the shop and the fact that he grew up in Cloverdale made him an information post. Some of his memories are recorded at the Surrey Museum and Surrey Archives, which he helped found, along with the Cloverdale Rodeo. “People will miss his stories,” daughter Kathleen said, adding her dad was a wealth of local history. “In November, I
Gyver-like repairman to appear in a scene. In January 2013, at the age of 89, Dann sold the building and closed the business. At the time, friend Alan Clegg recalled Dann delivering merchandise and making service calls on weekends, and always taking the time to talk with his customers. “He was also one of the nicest guys you’d ever run into, so he will be missed for sure,” said Clegg, a former volunteer fire district chief who served with Dann in the 1970s. SURREY ARCHIVES 1992.036.2079
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on the new Pattullo Bridge when its replacement opens. Stone has suggested that after tolling the Massey and Pattullo, tolls might have to be added at the Alex Fraser as well, but the government has yet to specifically commit to toll reform or outline how it might work. So the B.C. Trucking Association has given Stone a nudge, urging the province to begin discussing the idea more openly. “We have concern that we’re just going to be causing unnecessary congestion by tolling four out of the five crossings and stopping at that,” said BCTA president Louise Yako. That scenario would cause “considerable problems” for businesses on Annacis Island, which she said is a major hub for trucking companies and home to various industries and warehouses. “Conceptually, what we’re talking about is tolling all of the
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‘Do it right now’ Delta Mayor Lois Jackson also supports tolls on all crossings at much lower rates – the sooner the better. “I’d do it right now,” Jackson said, adding “people would understand” if blanket tolls were low enough. “People would take a direct route rather than going around to save on the toll,” she said. “It would take the pressure off a lot of people who are now scrambling around taking longer routes to save on paying a toll.” Other mayors have proposed harmonized bridge tolling before and it was recommended as a potential pilot project for road pricing last fall by an economic think tank. Jackson hopes motorists support the idea by providing feed-
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back to the province in the Massey replacement consultations, which wrap up Jan. 28. New Westminster Coun. Patrick Johnstone said cutting the Port Mann toll in half and putting the same charge on the Pattullo Bridge would likely generate the same revenue as the Port Mann now does and greatly improve congestion in New Westminster and north Surrey, where many vehicles converge to take the free Pattullo. “That would eliminate the traffic diversion problems and it would give the truckers an opportunity to use the freeway they want to use without being priced out of using it,” Johnstone said.
right now on the Port Mann – 20,000 people are just not showing up on the Port Mann, they’re showing up on the Pattullo instead,” Johnstone said. He believes road pricing is “inevitable” and a move as soon as possible to consistent tolling along the Fraser could save drivers tremendous amounts of time. So far Premier Christy Clark has shown no interest in the idea. Johnstone said it might also undermine her government’s plan for the $3.5-billion Massey replacement. “Ultimately, if you toll the tunnel and all the crossings on the Fraser, we would probably find the traffic demand for the tunnel would go away and we would no longer require an expensive bridge to replace it,” he said. “The premier has to figure out how to pay for this infrastructure she wants to build.”
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supposed to be usable within two hours, adding TransLink is working with the system contractor to get the delay down to that target. Passes or value added to Compass cards at station vending machines or at London Drugs outlets did not have a delay problem and were available immediately. He suggested the delay for online transactions was temporary because of the roughly 70,000 new Compass users who signed up in the first few days of 2016 – a huge jump from the rate of 1,000 to 2,000 per day previously.
“The last few days have been a big challenge for our system,” Bauer said. “We expect that this peak we are getting now is an unusual peak.” About 450,000 out of roughly 800,000 regular transit users in Metro Vancouver are now using Compass cards. Bauer said more people are getting the hang of how to use the new payment card and that they must tap out as they exit a station or else they’ll be charged the maximum three zones even if they’ve only travelled one zone. About 80 per cent of cards are now being tapped out on exit, up from 70 per cent earlier
in the fall. It’s not clear how many of the remaining 20 per cent are paying too much as a result of failing to tap. There’s currently one gate left open at each station, while the rest are closed and Bauer encourages passengers to use the closed gates to make sure they tap out. He said most passengers are happy with the new system once their card is set up. Unlike with old paper passes and prepaid tickets, Compass holders need never go to a retail dealer again if they set their account to activate a new pass each month or to automatically reload stored value when
their card’s balance runs low. TransLink also says it will stop distributing FareSaver tickets to retailers this month, although the booklets of 10 prepaid tickets may be sold at some locations beyond January until they run out. FareSavers will still be valid until there’s a final decision to close the last faregates on the system – there’s still no target date for when that will happen – after which unused FareSavers can be converted to Compass card stored value. Bauer said passengers can be stopped and fare checked by Transit Police carrying mobile Compass readers. They can issue fines to people who enter through open gates without tapping in with their card or otherwise carrying a valid fare. Concerns have also been raised by some seniors that concession Compass cards aren’t available at Compass vending machines in stations. TransLink says that’s not unusual – concession passes were only sold through retailers in the past, not the machines. Concession passes can be bought at participating retailers, as well as online through compasscard.ca.
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Pilot to put 2.5k girls in the air with Sky’s No Limit Girls Fly Too event is now the world’s largest aviation outreach show of its kind By Moninique Tamminga Langley resident Kirsten Brazier’s goal for the New Year is a lofty one. She aims to make sure 2,500 females fly for the first time. Last year, Brazier’s “The Sky’s No Limit — Girls Fly Too” event at Abbotsford International Airport, saw 1,700 females take their first flights. “It’s my passion to inspire more females to get into the aviation world. This work is so important, for the past few years I have set aside my own professional flying career in order to bring these special events to thousands with the end goal of improving gender diversity in aviation, aerospace, marine and defence,” said Brazier. She has started a gofundme account under GirlsFly2 to help cover the costs associated with organizing such a large-scale event. More than 15,000 people are expected to descend on the Abbotsford International Airport on March 12 and 13 for the free Girls Fly Too event, the world’s largest aviation outreach show of its kind. She holds three world records for the event. For two days, 10 helicopters will take first-time fliers up in the sky. The hope, said Brazier, is to get females excited about careers in aviation. “This year is even
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Kirsten Brazier prepares for takeoff with a young passenger during a previous The Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too. Brazier has set up a gofundme page to help out with this year’s event.
bigger and better. I’ve invited the navy this year, the bomb disposal unit will bring a robot and a bomb suit, RCMP tactical team will be there too,” she said. “The event takes on a hands-on approach to capture the attention of a missing female demographic,” she points out. There are only around 1,300 female professional pilots in Canada, as compared to 23,000 male pilots. The numbers are even more dismal in the aircraft engineering and mechanics. In the Canadian Armed Forces, less than three per cent of top command positions are held by women. It’s these low numbers that have irked Brazier since she started flying 23 years ago. Brazier is kind of a
trail blazer, determined to turn the tides of a male dominated field. She has had a wild ride in the skies in her flying career, which has taken her to the Caribbean, the U.S. and deep into the forests as a bush pilot. In 2012, while flying helicopters in Yellowknife she got permission to host a day to fly young women in an effort to see them bitten by the flying bug. With help, she flew around 421 females. She brought it to Langley in 2014, home to many of her most dedicated volunteers. It was a huge success here but outgrew the landing strips. Last year, she moved it to Abbotsford, home of the Abbotsford Air Show — one of the events she went to
annually as a child and set the wings in motion to her career. Astronaut Wendy Lawrence made a guest appearance at the event last year. There will be other surprises this year, said
Brazier. She’s extended an invitation to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Considering his cabinet has the most female MPs in Canadian history, it seems most appropriate that he attend The Sky’s No Limit, said Brazier. Lieut. Gov. Judith Guichon will also be attending again this year. She’s excited to share her passion for aviation and hopefully inspire female future leaders. “There are no limits to the opportunities girls and young women can pursue,” said Guichon. To put on the event, Brazier is in need of volunteers, male or female, and corporate sponsors. If you have a way to help go to www. girlsfly2.ca or go to gofundme page.
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Some of the classic aircraft on display at the Canadian Museum of Flight. The Langley museum is one step closer to building a newer, bigger home, with word the Agricultural Land Commission has approved a relocation to a new site on protected farmland next to the Langley airport.
leased 7,000-square -foot space in a hangar at the airport, with no room to expand. It houses more than 25 aircraft, five in flying condition. A preliminary estimate has put the cost of construction of the new museum at $2 million. A Township staff report to council said all the costs of construction and the relocation of the many classic aircraft will be
borne by the museum. According to the report, the Township plans to lease the property to the museum for a dollar a year. It currently leases its airport space for about $15,000 a year. The museum was founded in 1977 and originally operated in Cloverdale. It moved to Langley in 1996.
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Surrey dancers bound for international event Cloverdale Irish dance school qualifies six for worlds in Glasgow By Gary McLaughlin is one of those dancers really looking forward It was a great week in to this ultimate dance late November for Surrey’s experience. Steel School of Irish “Qualifying for the Dance based out of Cloworlds was easily one of verdale. The school qualthe most exciting and ified a record number of rewarding experiences individual dancers for the of my life so far,” Mc2016 World Irish Dance Laughlin says. Championships coming “It truly felt amazing up this March in Glasgow, to know that all the Scotland. All the dancers years of really hard earned their spots by great work does pay off. showings at the Western Preparing for the worlds Canadian Oireachtas (the will be challenging Irish word for championand will take complete ships) in Kelowna. commitment and, of Although the Steel course, dedication. But School is based out of this is something we are Cloverdale these last eight used to and it is both a years, they have operated thrill and a real honour in Surrey since 1984. The for all of us to represent school has had considerCanada at the worlds.” able success in qualifying And these young not only world entrants, dancers/athletes do dedbut in also qualifying a icate enormous amounts great number of dancers of time to get the – over 150 at last count CONTRIBUTED PHOTO spectacular results they – to the North American Clayton Heights Secondary’s Calleigh McLaughlin and do. Practicing many Irish Dance ChampionMikaela Barton display the magnificence of the costumes hours a week both in ships, held annually in at this level of performance. the studio and at home, different venues in both the girls also work with Canada and the U.S. By all Irish dancers make it to this cross-trainers, physiotherapists any measure, the Steel School of level, so to have the opportunity and sports psychologists. Irish Dance is one of the most to be amongst the world’s best is And then there are the nusuccessful in all of B.C. a huge achievement.” merous feisanna (Irish dance Steel School owner and head The dancers – five of whom competitions) that are attended dance teacher Jacquelyn Harattend Surrey public schools throughout the year in locations dychuk calls this group of six and one from Richmond – are: all up and down the Pacific qualifiers by far one of the hardMikaela Barton, 17 (Sullivan Coast. Seattle and Vancouver, est working groups ever to pass Heights Secondary); Calleigh Washington; Portland and through the school. McLaughlin, 16, (Clayton Seaside, Oregon; Calgary and “Their determination to Heights Secondary); Sabine AlEdmonton, Alberta as well as a succeed is evidenced by the exander, 13 (McMath Secondary, host of local Lower Mainland countless hours a week they ded- Richmond); Lauren Olsen, 13, sites are but a few of the destinaicate to training,” she says. “They (Earl Marriot Secondary), Belle tions that see them pack up their have to be because the calibre of Heritage, 12 (Mountainview dresses and go dancing. dance at the worlds is comparaMontessori), and Charli Olson, It is a busy, full-time passion ble to that of elite Olympic ath10, (Laronde Elementary). See SCHOOL / Page 12 letes. Only about one per cent of Clayton Heights’ McLaughlin
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Find out how DNA testing works, and how it can aid your own family history research. You may register by calling 604-598-7327 or email familyhistory@surrey.ca. Start Searching Your Family History, a beginner’s workshop in five lessons, starts Saturday, Jan. 16 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and continues to March 12. This is a series of five, three hour classes developed by writer and researcher Brenda Smith. Participants will work with their own materials, supporting each other, and will learn how to set goals for the research, organize and evaluate their data, and plan the first stage of their
individual research programs. Participants must be able to commit to all five sessions. The cost is $100 for the series. You may register by calling 604-598-7327 or email familyhistory@surrey.ca. Start Writing Your Family History – A Beginners’ Workshop in Five Lessons also starts on Jan. 16 (1:30-4:30 p.m.) and runs to March 12. This series also consists of five 3-hour classes, and addresses the researcher’s need to report and publish findings. Working with their own materials, and supporting each other, learners discover how to move from the gathering of information to creating a publishable product. Participants must be able to commit to attending all five sessions. The cost is $100. Register at 604-598-7327, or
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and, needless to say, dance can also be an expensive endeavour. Just ask any dance mom! But it’s a labour of love for all involved – dancers, teachers and parents – and now the trip to the worlds becomes the big focus, as does the task of funding it all. The girls have already started the challenging but necessary task of fundraising to help offset the high cost of the big trip. Numerous fundraisers and activities have already begun and you may see the six dancing at local pubs or venues in the next couple of months. They perform for groups and audiences both big and small and welcome all inquiries about their availability for your event or function! All sponsoring individuals or groups will receive their company names on the team jackets, shout outs on
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Giants gaining ice on road to playoffs By Rick Kupchuk The Vancouver Giants continue to gain ground in the Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff race. A three-game road trip to central Alberta didn’t slow the Giants, who won twice and are now 9-3-1 (win-lossovertime loss) in the past four weeks. After a 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings Wednesday (Jan. 6), Vancouver topped the Calgary Hitmen 5-2 Friday night then edged the Red Deer Rebels 6-5 in overtime Saturday. Now at 17-21-5 on the season, the Giants have moved out of the Western Conference basement and are now within three points of a wild-card position.
The Oil Kings scored once in each period, and outshot the Giants 44-27 on their way to a win last Wednesday. Thomas Foster netted the only goal for the visitors, one which tied the game 1-1 late in the second period. Friday in Calgary, special teams helped power the Giants to a win over the Hitmen. Veteran Chase Lang scored a shorthanded goal 14 minutes into the game, then assisted on Brennan Menell’s powerplay marker in the final minute of the opening period for a 2-0 Vancouver lead. Ty Ronning tallied twice in the second period, which ended with the Giants enjoying a 4-1 advantage. Carter Popoff scored into an
empty net with four minutes remaining in the game, then Calgary got one back with two minutes left to complete the scoring. Popoff also assisted on Ronning’s two goals. Calgary outshot the visitors 36-31. Ryan Kubic made 17 saves in the Vancouver goal for the win. The Giants found themselves playing against a Red Deer team which has the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, but escaped with a win Saturday. Lang netted Vancouver’s first two goals of the game, then Alec Baer, Dakota Odgers and Ronning added to the goal total. Ronning’s tally with 15 minutes remaining in the game put the Giants
up 5-3, but two Rebels’ goals in the final minute forced overtime. Ronning netted his second of the game four minutes into extra time, giving the Giants the win. Kubic was a standout in the Vancouver goal, stopping 43 of 48 shots, including two in overtime. Vancouver directed 31 shots at the Red Deer net. The Giants will be at home twice next weekend, before a pair of games early in the week south of the border. Vancouver will host the Everett Silvertips Friday night at 7:30 p.m. then face-off against the Prince George Cougars Saturday at 5 p.m. Monday, they visit the Portland Winterhawks, then move on
Langley curlers dominate masters bonspiel By Earl Fraser The first Master’s bonspiel of the year ended Wednesday, Jan. 6 with the Finnbogason team from Langley taking top honors. Twenty-four teams from Chilliwack, White Rock, Langley, Tswassen, Coquitlam, Richmond, Royal City and Cloverdale competed in the three-day event culminating with the team of Jack Finnbogason, Bruce Lonsbery, Bob Byrne, Kiyo Hamade and Nigel Easton heading the field with five wins. Second place was the Mukuyama team from Royal City and, in third place, the Ernie Wah team from Langley. The Master’s classification is for men aged 60 years and over – bonspiel attendees ranged from 60 to 88 years of age. Paul Davies, Bonspiel Chairman, presented the prizes and was pleased to hear from the contestants that “...it is the best bonspiel of the year.”
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to Kennewick, Washington Tuesday for a game with the Tri-City Americans. BLUE LINES: The Giants made a couple of trades last week in advance of the Jan. 10 trade deadline. Vancouver sent 19-yearold defenceman Josh Thrower and a second round pick in the 2017
WHL Bantam Draft to the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for defencemen Tyler Brown, 18, and Marcus Kichton, 16. “We’re bringing in a player in Tyler who has experience in our league,” said Giants Head Coach Lorne Molleken. “He’s a left-handed shot which
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