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Langley City firefighters and RCMP are investigating two probable arsons that took place in the early morning hours of Tuesday in the downtown area. The fires were in the 20500 block of Fraser Highway, behind a restaurant, and in the 5400 block of 208th Street in an apartment complex. “It’s of great concern for the fire service, particularly when we have residents in their apartments, and at night sleeping,” said deputy city fire chief Bob Scott. The first call to the department came at 12:03 a.m., to the fire behind the Ashoka Indian restaurant. The fire gutted a wooden storage structure built up against the concrete wall of the main building. “The shed was fully involved when our first crews arrived at the scene,” said Scott. The firefighters quickly knocked down the flames, and managed to keep them from spreading into the main portion of the building.

There was some smoke damage to nearby Fish out of the same building as Ashoka for businesses. the past 16 years. On Tuesday morning, she “We were still actively involved in ventilatwas waiting for health inspectors to tell her if ing the adjoining businesses when we got a she would have to throw out all the seafood call of an alarm at Berry Road Estates apartin her cooler due to smoke damage. ments,” said Scott. Everything had to go, and not just the fish. That call came at 12:36 a.m. Of the 19 fire“All of our inventory, including our jarred fighters on scene, five crew members and a sauces and marinades,” said Jenkins. ladder truck headed to the apartment complex She was keeping the store closed due to the on 208th Street, a short distance away. need to clean up and replace stock through to They found residents streaming out of the Saturday at least. building in response to the fire alarms. Her insurance should cover the damage, “They did the right thing by evacuating the and she said the neighbours and other busibuilding,” Scott said. nesses and customers have been sendView Someone had set a garbage can in ing her positive messages. photos a third-floor laundry room on fire. A “Everybody’s so supportive and with resident had used a fire extinguisher great,” said Jenkins. to douse the blaze before it got going, She was worried at the possibility that and there was just some minor fire and one or both fires in the downtown could or online smoke damage, Scott said. have been set deliberately. “We’re treating both of these fires as “That’s a very scary thought, that you suspicious,” Scott said. can lose everything you’ve worked so There are no witnesses yet known to hard for,” she said. the start of either fires. The owners of Jenkins was called early in the morthe commercial building said there had ning by the fire department to let her been problems with homeless people entering know there had been a fire nearby. It’s the the shed behind the restaurant, but no one first time in 16 years that her business has knows if anyone was there at the time. been affected by a fire. Owners of nearby businesses had to deal The nearby McBurney Junction Furniture with the fallout after the fact. and Interiors was closed Tuesday due to the Heather Jenkins has run One Fish, Two fire, said co-owner Nikki Martini.

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Sportscaster Barry Deley will be the guest speaker at the Tourism Langley annual general meeting on March 6. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with a reception and showcase to follow the business portion. It’s at Trinity Western University’s Reimer Student Centre and is open to the public. It’s an opportunity to network with other tourism partners and learn about Tourism Langley’s accomplishments and plans for the future. • More online

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Canada Bread has been sold to a Mexican food company for $1.83 billion. The Langley-based baker owned by Maple Leaf Foods will be sold to Grupo Bimbo, one of the world’s largest food firms. Maple Leaf currently holds approximately 90 per cent of the outstanding shares of Canada Bread. The deal must be voted on by shareholders, which is expected in April. Maple Leaf plans to focus more on its bread and butter operations –namely consumer packaged meats. Grupo Bimbo has 144 plants and more than 1,600 distribution centers in 19 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. • More online

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Local Heroes event success Emergency vehicles including a public education fire truck, an ambulance, a 1951 antique ambulance, and an RCMP Ford Crown Victoria were parked in the centre of the Langley Events Centre’s arena bowl ice surface Monday night, for a great cause. The We Salute You – Local Heroes Night public skate benefited KidSport Langley, noted event organizer Stacey Bridal, a student from Langara College currently interning at the LEC. Attendance was counted at 126, and Bridal said the “best part of the night was the great turnout of our local heroes.” She added, “The number of volunteers we had from the Township of Langley Fire Department, the Langley detachment of the RCMP, and the Township of Langley BC Ambulance Service giving us their time and showing their support of the event was amazing. Their involvement and interactions with the community that came to skate was really great to see.”

Finances

City councillors butt heads on budget Langley City’s budget debate brings out the knives but not to trim spending. by Heather Colpitts

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Langley City council is going with a 2.71 per cent tax increase after several cost-cutting motions by Councillor Dave Hall failed to gain any traction with other civic leaders. Again this year the budget debate during public meetings turned contentious between those on council. Hall opened his budget statement by acknowledging resident Paul Albrecht: “the one and only person to show up at the [budget] open house.” “I would have expected other people considering running for a council seat in the next election,” Hall went on to say. Coun. Gayle Martin challenged Hall’s comments. “We’re dealing with the bylaw 2931, not the upcoming election and who’s running and who shouldn’t run and who should be here and who shouldn’t be

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Langley City council has finalized its 2014 budget after some heated exchanges. here,” she said. and council approved the budget Hall said his comments were as presented with the 2.71 per introduction to his discussion cent tax increase. of the budget bylaw. The cuts “Not everybody is 100 per cent and reallocations concerned the happy with the budget,” Martin Penzer Bike Park, mayor and said. council remuneration, the infraShe said council tries to “rule” structure levy, the floodplain, by consensus. dog off leash areas, community “Democracy is not fighting gardens and the Douglas Park until you get your own way,” sports box. Martin said. “My amendments that I proShe said the councillors have pose are not only an attempt to different priorities but must reduce taxes… but also a more work together. effective delivery of some of the “I won’t put comments on capital items,” he said. Facebooks about how dysfuncHe proposed 11 budget amend- tional council and the mayor is. ments and cuts. None was secI wouldn’t do that,” commented onded by others on council so Martin. the cuts would not be discussed In response, Hall said the

debate was supposed to be about the budget and the items in that plan. “It is an attack on an individual’s right and opportunity to speak to their public through the media,” he said. “I was not directing my comments at anybody,” Martin said. Hall called on Acting Mayor Ted Schaffer to keep the discussion on topic. “I’m asking both colleagues to keep their remarks to this bylaw,” Schaffer said. “I won’t lower myself to the level of some councillors that use the media to do that,” Martin commented. She noted that the public input does not go unheard . “There’s several seniors sitting around this table,” she said about City council. But costs rise and the City must factor that into the budget. “It’s unfortunately a way of life,” Martin said. She added that the public has told council not to cut services but to increase taxes. “When we started with this budget we were at a five or six per per cent tax increase,” she noted.

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Coldest Night helps out Child health is focus The annual CHILD Day event takes place at Shortreed Elementary this year.

An inaugural walk on Saturday will help raise awareness and funds to help Langley’s homeless. Saturday isn’t expected to be the coldest night of 2014 but a special awareness and fundraising walk for the homeless that day will help bring into focus the plight of people who have to brave the elements year round. On Feb. 22, the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope shelter is hosting the Coldest Night of the Year, a winter walk fundraiser. Organizers with the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope are calling on the community to create teams and recruit walkers to help raise awareness of homelessness while raising funds for Gateway of Hope’s programs and services. As of Wednesday, Feb. 19, the event had close to 20 teams and 74 walkers involved, along with 13 volunteers and had raised more than 30 per cent of

by Heather Colpitts

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Free Coldest Night of the Year toques will be handed out to those who pay the registration fee or raise a minimum of $150 in pledges for Saturday’s Coldest Night of the Year walk that begins and ends at the Gateway of Hope at 5787 Langley Bypass. the fundraising goal of $25,000. It’s not too late to take part, either leading up to or on the day of the walk. Registration will open at 4 p.m. at the Gateway of Hope, 5787 Langley Bypass, followed by opening ceremonies at 5 p.m. and the official start at 5:15 p.m. Registration cost is $25 per person. The sign-up fee will

be waived for those who raise $150 or more in pledges. Participants can walk two-, five- or 10-kilometres and then arrive back at the Gateway of Hope for a bowl of chili and other treats. Those who pay the registration fee or raise a minimum of $150 in pledges will receive a free Coldest Night of the Year toque.

Parents of children from birth to age six can stop by an annual event intended to help them access services and programs by bringing them together under one roof. CHILD (Child Health Information Learning and Development) Day is 1-4 p.m. on Feb. 25 at Shortreed Elementary, 27330 28th Ave. The event brings together public health nurses, early childhood mental health, child development, literacy, child care, educational and speech and language experts as well as representatives of leisure services and agencies who deliver parenting and family resource programs in Langley. “Early childhood is the most important time developmentally in a person’s life. CHILD Day is focused on providing parents with the information they need in order to give their children the best start,” said Rebecca Mitchell, chair of the Langley Early Childhood Development Committee and an Early Childhood Mental Health clinician. “We’re very pleased to be able to offer this opportunity so that parents can become more familiar with some of the opportunities available for them and their little ones in Langley.” Langley parents and caregivers of children up to age six years have the opportunity to talk to experts about their child,

and to link with services available in their neighbourhood and community. “Bring themselves, their questions and their kids,” said spokesperson Karen Abrahamson. “There is safe, supervised, space for their little ones while they talk to the professionals.” CHILD Day has been running at various venues such as elementary schools, the Langley Toy and Product Fair and the Langley Walk 50th anniversary, since 2005. This year Shortreed has offered up space. “We’re pleased to be able to offer this event in Aldergrove,” said Bernice Way, program coordinator for children and families zero to six at Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services. “We hope that parents will attend, and become better linked to services and opportunities for their young children.” Langley CHILD Day is one of the services of the Langley Early Childhood Development Committee, made up of early child development professionals from throughout the Langleys including representation from non-profit societies, School District 35, Fraser Health, Langley Township, the City of Langley and Early Childhood Mental Health. CHILD Day is made possible with the funding and assistance of the United Way of the Lower Mainland, the Township, the City, and Aldergrove Credit Union. “Feedback from parents is very positive,” Abrahamson said. “Parents appreciate the opportunity to meet local professionals and learn about services, to gain information about child development and to talk to professionals about their child’s development,” she said.

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David Hancock is the guest speaker at the Derby Reach/Brae Island Parks Association annual general meeting.

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Naturalist talks about eagles A longtime conservationist is the guest speaker at a local parks association annual general meeting. by Heather Colpitts

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The man behind the eagle nest cams is the guest speaker at the Derby Reach/ Brae Island Parks Association annual general meeting. David Hancock’s presentation, The Wondrous Return of the Bald Eagle, is at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 in the Fort Langley Community Hall. TENT TRAILERS

The meeting is open to the public. Hancock’s presentation will be preceded by a short annual general meeting. Hancock is a pilot, film producer, and author, as well as noted biologist, conservationist, and publisher. He’s spent more than 50 years teaching about nature and created the wildly popular nest cam as part of conservation efforts for the birds’ habitat. These birds are frequently spotted around the two parks throughout the year. There are also nesting sites that the public can, from a respectful distance, see from the trails of Derby Reach Regional Park.

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A Langley manufacturer is turning designs into plastic and metal. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

There’s a ray gun in the offices of Method Innovation Partners, a manufacturing firm located in Langley’s industrial north-western district. It’s one of a number of odd items that sits on shelves in the conference room, including a tablet covered with Egyptian hieroglyphs, a snow board binding, replicas of human vertebrae, and a prototype for a new vodka bottle cap. All the items are mementoes of previous jobs done by Method, which has just rebranded itself after 33 years under the name CSL plastics. The firm is branching out into a new area with its creation of a new type of modular building construction, but is still hanging on to its core business – making almost anything, to order, from plastic and metal. Carl Philibert, a vice president at Method, said the firm is focused on small to medium sized orders of goods. If companies want a plastic widget produced by the tens of thousands, it’s usually cost effective for them to send the manufacturing overseas, usually to China. But for just a few hundred or thousand items, it often makes sense to keep things in Canada. For companies here in B.C., it means the opportunity to talk to the folks at Method face-to-face. With the rise of Chinese manufacturing, the firm has had to concentrate on its local advantages. Some are obvious, such as much cheaper shipping costs for local goods. Others include hands on

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Athena Green and Carl Filibert of Method Innovation stand next to a plastic replica of The Thinker, one of the movie props and unique items the firm has made. help bringing a design to life. Philibert estimates that about half of the clients who come into the offices are engineering types, who bring CAD files or diagrams. They know what they want and how it needs to be made. “The other 50 per cent, it’s people with a sketch on a napkin,” said Philibert. One client came in with the idea sketched out for a new kind of planter. It had to be made of two pieces of plastic that would then be sealed together to become watertight. The ability to bring in designs and see them realized out of a durable material has brought Hollywood productions a number of times. The ray gun and a plastic belt in the conference room are from action movies like Chronicles of Riddick, while the Egyptian tablet is a prototype of a prop for one of the Night at the Museum movies. Athena Green, the sales and marketing manager for the company, said face to face interaction is one of the reasons people come to the local firm. It’s a lot

easier to check in repeatedly as a product moves from the original design to being finished if the factory is in your backyard. The company is now trying to turn its expertise with plastics and metals into the creation of a new type of building. Company members had seen quakes in Chile and Haiti, and the devatation they caused. The company began looking into the creation of a modular plastic, foam, and metal building structure. While it hasn’t yet been used in disaster areas, the new buildings are now being installed as an alternative to portable classrooms. Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey has installed several of the buildings and will open them soon. The buildings have thin wall panels with built-in insualtion. The panels screw together quickly, and are free of wood or other products that can decay. The idea is to create something that will outlast a traditional portable classroom by several decades.

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Spa revamped for the guys The former Blockbuster video store in Brookswood Village has been given new life, thanks to the mother-daughter team of Susan Miron and her girls Jena and Jesse. A few hundred people turned out Saturday for the grand reopening of The Parlour Spa and Salon. “To the backdrop of a harpist’s melodies, guests sipped champagne, enjoyed hors d’oeurves, while enticing complimentary spa and salon mini-treatments were performed,” Jena explained, noting tours of the new facilities were non-stop throughout the day. Now, as a way of background, The Parlour (as it’s better known to its clientele) was started in 1992 as a small family businesses. It was set up near the Safeway in the Fraser Crossing Mall on Fraser Highway (at the Langley Bypass) for years, until the Miron family made the decision to move. Through the years, and with a keen eye to knowing what customers want, the business has grown and evolved. In fact, it’s grown into a new, rather innovative full-service spa and salon complete with a Men’s Den. Yeah, that caught my attention, too. Sure, I know more than a few men who not only appreciate such facilities, but actually outstrip me on girl points when it comes to getting manicures, pedicures, facials, massages, and body treatments. But in The Parlour’s new digs, the Miron family is really catering to the manly boys in our life. In addition to providing all the typical salon services, they’ve created a separate and unique barbershop experience for the men, where they offer haircuts, hot-towel, straight-razor shaves, and even steam rooms and showers. If you’re due for a pampering, this might be worth checking out. You can find out a little more at www.parlourdayspa.ca.

End nears for LW

And while the aforementioned business is rebranding itself in a new location in Brookswood, another in downtown Langley doesn’t appear long for this world. The Liquidation World (or as it was more recently rebranded LW) is already all but gone.

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In recent weeks, the staff has been squishing all remaining stock into a smaller and smaller space. Now, I would say, the actual usable sales space of the store (shelves and furniture, alike) take up less space than my living room. Suspect it won’t be long now. In fact, the last few times I was in to check out their 50- to 70-per-cent markdowns, I couldn’t find anything to tempt me. But, the impending disappearance of Liquidation World leaves me with a question. What’s going to take over that space in Rainbow Mall? I know the City has wanted to see that site redeveloped for many years now. Heck, I remember thinking it was due for replacement when I first learned to drive back about 1980, and would drive by on my way to work at the old Langley Advance location downtown, or I would stopped in at the neighbouring SuperValu to see one of my high school friends who worked in the meat department. I don’t think the mall has really had any real updates since that era. So, back to my question – before I got distracted – what’s going to go there now? The landlord can’t be earning enough rent of the few remaining tenants to justify keeping the property as is. I guess time will tell.

Growing young entrepreneurs I gotta tell you how much I love an initiative program by Langley’s own Envision Financial that teaches youth about running a business. The PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs program is taken into the classrooms and educates Grades 3 to 8 kids how to be entrepreneurs. It has been at Langley Meadows Community School for the past while, and those efforts culminate with a trade show today, in which the students will sell their products for prices ranging from 50 cents to $5.

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There is plenty to like in the provincial Liberals new budget, unveiled Tuesday. Getting back to a balanced budget is always positive, and allows the province more freedom in the future. Having climbed back out of an economic black hole following the financial meltdown of 2008, we could certainly be worse off. However, there are some things missing from this budget that raise questions. Where is LNG? If you could generate energy by saying “iiquified natural gas” over and over and over again, the Liberals would have created enough energy to light our houses for a hundred years. But the only LNG money in the budget is $29 million of spending to encourage investment. We know LNG is a long-term goal, with payoffs years away. But if so, please, can we hear a little less about its wonders? There’s more money for health care, of course, but no major reforms. Transit locally has been left to the mayors of Metro Vancouver. Education is the real missing piece in the budget. There is some money for postsecondary programs, and cash to build new schools – but nothing about new teachers for grades K-12. Or about the still-ongoing fight between the teachers unions and the province over class sizes. The province has lost in court twice, and appears to be trying to prove the adage “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, again.” Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer has pointed out that giving in to the teachers side, and increasing the number of teachers and support staff substantially would boost the budget by about one per cent per year. That would put somewhere around 3,000 extra teachers in schools. Much like funding LNG, it seems to us that spending money now on better education might somehow pay off in the long run. We don’t suggest going back into deficit – phasing things in is the way to go. But if we have the freedom of a better financial future, now’s the time to invest in the next generation. – M.C..

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War doomed elegant aircraft age Painful truth

and airships – tried to compete with them on luxury. It didn’t hurt that the tickets were so expensive only the rich could afford long trips, anyway. Various other Dorniers and Sikorskys were Matthew Claxton developed through the late 1920s and early mclaxton@langleyadvance.com 1930s, and Short Brothers of the United Kingdom also got into the game. The Martin M-130 was built for Pan Am in 1935 and Last month I went through a metal detector, inaugurated the era of the China Clipper, linktook off my shoes, and had everything I was ing San Francisco to Asia. carrying X-rayed. The last truly massive flying boat ever made Then I sat in a steel tube for a couple of for commercial use was the Saunders-Roe hours and was flung through the skies, thanks Princess. It may have been named for a dainty to a controlled explosion of jet fuel. figure out of fairy tales, but in practice, it Of note is the fact that I took off and landed strongly resembled a blue whale with wings: on a concrete runway. History might have elegant and graceful, perhaps, but not in the turned out very different for aviation, if the same way as a Disney cartoon heroine. Second World War hadn’t intervened. The Princess was built in The dominant type of passenger 1952, and never carried passenairplane in the 1920s and 1930s As with many gers. All three prototypes rusted was the flying boat. Almost all of other things, away in hangars. the early sizeable aircraft for both Why let an efficient mode of long-range passengers and mail blame the air travel pass away? As with delivery were built to land on and Nazis. many other things, blame the take off from the water. Nazis. Why? Economics. The world Even before the war, there had already had plenty of harbours, but been land-based aircraft, of course. But the very few runways. A flying boat service could cost of building an airport with paved runways be set up far more cheaply than a land-based near major cities was tremendous. With the aircraft service. war, every major economic power in the world Not all the early experiments were sucbuilt numerous airfields. They also ramped up cesses. The Caproni CA-60 Noviplano was a their production of land-based bombers, which 1921 attempt to crossbreed a houseboat and a were a lot easier to load with equipment and triplane. It featured three sets of triple wings weapons from nice, stable terra firma. After attached to what looked a giant shoebox with the war, the many wartime cargo planes were windows. It flew – sort of. The pilot survived available cheap, and the runways were already the wreck, anyway. there. Mail delivery and small-scale passenger Other experiments were more successful, service switched rapidly to land-based planes, and by the late 1920s, there were several airwith flying boats only hanging on in the fleets using a wide variety of flying boats. developing world for a few more years. One of the early large passenger flying Eventually, no matter what, flying boats boats was the Dornier Do.X, which flew in would have lost ground. Too many destina1926 and even made an around-the-world trip tions are inland, and convenience would have before taking up service with the (pre-Nazi won out. But the war warped that history, era) Lufthansa. It was massive for its age, changed it faster than mere economics would with three decks, sleeping quarters, a smokhave. Without the war, flying boats might ing deck, and a bar. This was the era when have hung on for another decade or two, or the main method of long-distance travel was perhaps might still have their elegant niche. the steamship, and aircraft – both planes

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Brookswood

Trees belong to homeowners

We should be able to enjoy the use of Dear Editor, private property we pay taxes on, trees or Most property owners of Brookswood/ no trees, and clearing brush, etc., should be Fernridge probably aren’t aware of the oppressive measures to control their trees in our decision, not bureaucrats’. Some of us would like to see a the draft Community Plan, given two little more sunshine and open sky readings on Feb. 3 and sent back for Letters by removing or topping some of another open house for public input. to the our trees. It can be depressing, long The tree lobby pressured council winters in the constant shadows, to enact a tree-cutting bylaw back and I don’t think the tree lobby around 2005. A bylaw was prepared. should be depriving us of some natIt was so restrictive that residents Editor ural vitamin D sunshine. rejected it and council wisely axed it. Tall trees may reflect the image Now it’s back, even more intolerof the area, pre-development, but let’s be able, in the draft Community Plan. honest, it’s illusionary to think that you can It also ties it all into an onerous that transform rural to urban, build dense housdefines “Significant Tree” as basically most common species, over three metres (10 feet) ing, and still have tall trees dominate the form and character. high, regardless of trunk diameter. Who’s trees are they? As a private propThis overkill will treat existing homeerty taxpayer, I do not see it as my responowners like big developers, where they sibility to provide free trees for others. have to submit detailed plans prepared by Nothing prevents someone from purchasexpensive BC Land Surveyors, arborists, ing land, growing their own trees, and payand landscape architects for one-lot singleing the taxes. building or small projects. It’s bureaucracy unhinged. We need counLarge trees have a big residential maincil to resist the tree lobby and stand up for tenance cost, like cleaning gutters once a our property rights. month, storm damage to roofs and vehicles (with scary 300-pound branches falling), Roland Seguin, Fernridge root damage to pavement, and constant [Note: A fuller version of this letter is cleanup. online at www.langleyadvance.com. Click on

Nicomekl River

Floodplain works just as intended

Dear Editor, Councillor Dave Hall provides no evidence of alleged impending destruction of the Nicomekl floodplain in his quest to be “proactive” and do something “comprehensive” [Floodplain needs more care, Jan. 14 Letters, Langley Advance]. Our house backs onto the plain, and I don’t under-

stand what Mr. Hall is worried about. Even with ongoing improvements to road and train networks, during the recent rains the floodplain performed exactly as it we created to do: keep the water in the plain, protecting houses and farms. While we had “lake-front property” for a few days, we could see birds of all

Smart meters

Fee justified outrageously

Dear Editor, BC Hydro is charging us an extra $35 a month to read our analog meter, but it is read only every other month. Sometimes our usage is only estimated, with no reading. They claim the monthly fee is for meter-reader wages, truck expenses, gas, etc. They still come to read the nine smart meters, but will not read my meter at that time, even though they are standing right in front of it. They have moved the reading of my meter to alternating months to attempt to justify this outrageous fee. Christine Wikstrom, Langley [Note: A fuller version is online at www.langleyadvance. com. Click on Opinion, or search the writer’s name.]

sorts, great blue herons, bald eagles, and a red-tailed hawk, as well as hundreds of ducks and geese. Every day of the year that it’s not flooded, we see hundreds of people (and lots of dogs) enjoying the space because of the trails that the City maintains. Yet we see all those birds, as well as deer and other creatures, making use of it. It is not in danger of destruction by people, even if some let their dogs off their leash and don’t pick up after their pets. I would appreciate it if councillors like Mr. Hall would stop trying to take more and more of our taxes for unnecessary or political ends, and focus on efficient use of our taxes for the programs already in place. The floodplain ain’t broke – and we don’t want to be, either! Bryan Grim, Langley City

Coulter Berry

Fill heritage hole with better building Dear Editor, The “Heritage Hole” on the corners of Glover and Mavis still looms large and ugly. And graffiti on the hoarding has just begun. I suggest readers visit www.coulterberry. com/to review the proposed revised Coulter Berry plans. The building, now appearing to be seven separate buildings, will be attractive. Parking has been accommodated 100 per cent. We have an eager, sincere developer (resident) who did not walk away in disgust and anger over the shut-down of Coulter Berry construction seen and a half months after start-up. Most developers would have collapsed at that stage. I walk through the village almost every

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day. Some of the buildings are drafty and musty-smelling. They were not built with a long time-line in mind, and I welcome changes in those specific areas and others. As a four-year resident of Fort Langley, I have invested in a new home, and I look forward to some change and updating. Let’s get construction started again, so we’ll have an attractive building in place of the Heritage Hole. Penny Allan, Fort Langley [Note: A fuller version is online at www. langleyadvance.com. Click on Opinion, or search the writer’s name.] For more letters to the editor visit... www.langleyadvance.com – Click on Opinion.

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Langley meets Middle Earth Kids with Imagine That! Place bring The Hobbit to a local stage. by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

cast of 14 young actors are rehearsing feverishly in preparation for bringing their rendition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit alive on the stage of The Venue later this month. It’s Langley meets Middle Earth, said producer and director Faith Toronchuk, inviting theatre goers to join her and the cast on their journey. The play begins Friday, Feb. 28, and will run for two weekends, with evening and matinee showings. The Venue stage is located at the Friends Langley Vineyard, at 5708 Glover Rd. Tickets to The Hobbit are $15 and available online from ImagineThatPlace.com or at the door 30 minutes ahead of show time.

Becky’s New Car held over

wo additional dates have been added to the Surrey Little Theatre’s current running production of Becky’s New Car. This comedy, featuring a number of Langley actors, was originally set to wrap up Feb. 22, but because of selling outs most of the show times, the team – led by producer Laurie Hohlbein and her directing husband Marko Hohlbein – decided to extend the run. Two more shows have been added: Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1. Tickets are $15 and available by calling 604-576-8451, emailing reservations@surreylittletheatre.com, or going to www.brownpapertickets.com.

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Langley artist Sari Vaananen has tried her hand at photography, a variety of other arts and crafts forms, and several types of embroidery. But Shoe Shinez, which she literally stumbled into back in 2011, could be the most successful of her endeavours yet.

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Artist’s wings hit Oscar red carpet Harry Potter has a set of Shoe Shinez from Langley, and now several other celebrities will too. by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

ari Vaananen isn’t typically star struck, but the 45-year-old Walnut Grove woman will be glued to her television on Oscar night. Like so many, the Langley embroider will be watching the comings and goings of all the stars on March 2. But admittedly, Vaananen is going to be more concerned with what the celebrities are wearing – in particular, she’s hoping one or two will be sporting a pair of her “wings” that are being included in the pre-Academy Award gift bags for the 2014 Oscar nominees. A few years back, she was bored and killing time on a TV set at North Vancouver Studios while her son Erik, now 17, was making a recurring appearance on Level Up. She decided to pay the costume department a visit and landed herself a commissioned job to embroider eight sets of rainbow coloured wings for a pair of magic flying boots for the show. “I thought the whole idea was neat,” she recalled. That was the start of what today is known as Shoe Shinez (www.shoeshineztoo.etsy.com), a line of what Vaananen calls shoe embellishments. “Subsequently, I decided to make wings that were less labour intensive and could be detached from the shoes,” she explained, noting that she is individually

embroidering and marketing dragon training wings, butterflies, dragonflies, flames, and lightning bolts. Until recently, she was resigned to plugging away at Shoe Shinez as a sideline, and enrolled full-time in a 10-month college program to become a special education assistant. While her attempts to stitch together a career doing a range of other embroidery jobs from her Langley home hasn’t panned out, this artist still held on to a dream that the wing idea will one day take off – “pun fully intended,” Vaananen said. Despite her eternal optimism, Vaananen said she was still floored when approached a few weeks back to create some wings for Hollywood. First, she was asked to provide 15 pairs of her baby-sized shoe wings for expectant celebrity mothers including Drew Barrymore and Olivia Wilde. She sent those off a few weeks ago for inclusion in special maternity gift baskets for the stars. A short time later, she was asked to create 50 pairs of full-sized silver and red wings for Oscar nominees. She calls them her Silver Screen/Red Carpet Shoe Shinez. “It’s incredible advertising,” Vaananen said considering it only costs her a few hundred dollars to make and only required a few days of work. The Oscar nominee gift bags are known to include huge and expensive items such as trips, and Vaananen said her contribution may pale in comparison. “This is just a little doomahickey, but it’s different,” she said. “I have no expect-

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ations, but I dream big.” While Vaananen was invited to attend the event where the bags will be given out and even asked to set up a booth, she said that’s not a trip she can afford – yet. “I don’t have the moola,” she said. “I am not ‘in the money’ yet, but I dream big and I am not afraid to try things. I will probably never give up and if this doesn’t pan out, I will try something else.” She’s also sent samples of all her Shoe Shinez to Ellen DeGeneres, and gave a pair to Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe. Vaananen was working as an extra on the movie Horns with the young star, when it was shot in Surrey and Squamish more than a year ago. She described Radcliffe as such a kind and friendly person, that she decided to give him a pair of her dragon training wings – after all, Vaananen said, they seemed fitting for the young star who rose to fame in his role as a wizard. While she gave them to Radcliffe with no strings attached, Vaananen said he might be the one who tipped off Academy Award organizers to her company. “Otherwise, they really would have had to do a lot of searching just to find out about me,” she said, noting her website is somewhat obscure and difficult to find. However this opportunity came to be, Vaananen is cautiously ecstatic about the chance to have her latest creations showcased in Hollywood next month. “I don’t want to get my hopes up, but this is very gratifying… It’s so cool, and yes, I’m pretty excited.”

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Bellydance culture celebrated

A Walnut Grove studio will be filled with swaying hips Sunday.

ellydancers from around B.C., including a male dancer, will gather in Walnut Grove for a hafla on Sunday. The halfa, which means party or get-together, runs 6-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 and is being organized by Nicole Whitney. She is the local woman who was asked to drop out of the Langley Has Talent competition. The

event is run by the Rotary clubs of Langley but they use a local church, which objected to her dancing. She had planned to do a double sword dance which she will now perform at the hafla. “Troupes and dancers from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island will perform,” she said. “Discover what the world of bellydance is really about – dancers of all levels, ages, shapes and sizes – even genders – will perform a variety of styles of belly dance at Nicole’s upcoming Hafla.” The event will include a

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male dancer from Victoria who was one of five judges at Star Bellydancer Canada. Nath Keo is the artistic director and choreographer for the Sacred Centre Dance company and was a featured instructor and performer at the International Bellydance Championships hosted in Soeul, South Korea. Tickets are $10 and must be purchased in advance through the website www. shimmyforthesoul.com. The event is at the Dancing for Desserts studio, 20279 97th Ave. For more arts and culture events visit What’s What on page A27

Home reno show welcomes Langleyites A show focused on decluttering is looking for homeowners. by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

angley residents are invited to apply for a new home renovation show being created by a Vancouver-based production company. Most of Canada’s home reno shows are filmed in Central Canada, meaning local homeowners don’t get a chance to be part of this media

phenomenon. Great Pacific Television is looking for homeowners who have an overly cluttered space that needs clearing out and renovating. “Our experts will come in and do all the work,” said casting director Linda Rae. The homeowners will receive an amazing professional renovation.” The applicants should be outgoing and want to be on TV. Those chosen will receive de-cluttering and professional renovation of one room or area of the home. “We are really looking for people

who have a cluttered space and have no idea what may be lurking – good or bad – in the space. We’re hoping there may be some hidden treasures in someone’s basement, garage, attic, etc.,” she explained. The company is looking for a home to use in the pilot episode and is hoping to sell 13 episodes. Apply to casting@greatpacifictv.com. “Tell us a bit about yourself, your home, and the cluttered space,” she said. People are asked to include a couple of photos of the space and of themselves.

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Michaud House memories…

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Anne on gardening…

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Learn greener gardening at LEPS’s free seminar

A free seminar will explain how choices made in the backyard impact the broader ecosystem. by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com Before dousing a dandelion with pesticide, think about this: dandelions provide nutritious meals to

bees, and bees provide nutritious meals to people. Plus, when the rain washes the pesticide away, the run-off gets swept, untreated, into storm drains which lead into fishbearing streams. “There are many natural alternatives to cosmetic pesticides that are not harmful to the environment,” said Taryn Hesketh, an Environmental coordinator with the Township. It is partnering with the Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) to present a Salmon Friendly Gardens Seminar.

The event is part of the Grow Healthy Grow Smart program, which encourages residents to think about alternatives to pesticides for cosmetic uses in their lawns and gardens. The free Salmon Friendly Gardens Seminar is Saturday, March 8, 1-4:30pm, at the Township Civic Facility, 20338 65th Ave. Pre-registration is required by contacting 604-546-0338 or outreach@leps. bc.ca. Guest speakers include Brian Minter of Minter Gardens, who will discuss organic ornamental gardening, and Andrea Bellamy, author of Sugar Snaps and Strawberries, who will talk about gourmet edible gardening. Invasive plant specialist Lisa Dreves will talk about invasive plant control. The Kwantlen Polytechnic University School of Horticulture will have its seed library catalogue on hand. “You need a wellbalanced garden,” said Kim Greenwood, special projects coordinator for LEPS.

She noted that, while people tend to want ornamental plants and flowers to bloom in their yards, it is the foliage that springs up naturally which provide the best benefits to the ecosystem. According to Greenwood, many of the bees that provide the pollination required to grow the plants that humans eat are tiny, non-stinging insects that may not even be recognizable as bees. But their role in the environment has far-reaching effects. “One in every three bites we take is provided by a bee and having dandelions make it easier for bees to forage,” she said. “For them, some ornamental flowers are like going to a fast food place for a burger, but dandelions provide them with a healthy meal. If you have variety in your garden, your bees are set. They have a buffet.” In fact, the highly nutritious dandelions themselves can also be eaten – and enjoyed – by humans. “Embrace nature and become innovative in managing your lawn and garden,” said Hesketh. “The result will be felt all the way out to our streams and watercourses. By avoiding cosmetic pesticides you can help the health of the salmon, bugs, and all the other creatures that are a valuable part of our ecosystem.” The Salmon Friendly Gardens Seminar kicks off the Grow Healthy Grow Smart program, which will run throughout the spring and summer. During special events and seminars, staff will encourage the reduced use of cosmetic pesticides and give away information booklets and grass seeds. Displays with take-home information will also be set up at various Township recreation facilities. Visit tol.ca/growhealthygrowsmart for more information.

Kim Greenwood and Taryn Hesketh are working on a free seminar that will help people garden with less environmental impact

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years, always with light ornamentals, and the effect is quite beautiful. The delicacy and intricacy of willow wood objects is a major reason why this wood is so popular. But delicate wood does tend to decay faster than heavier wood, especially if it’s exposed to winter rainstorms. But both the trellis and tower are foldable and very easy to store inside from fall to spring.

illow trellises and towers are available locally from West Coast Seeds. Their website is www. westcoastseeds.com. Both wooden supports are being Dear Anne, advertised for lightweight plants “How can I remove clover from my such as sweet peas, cucumbers, lawn, other than by digging it out? It climbing peas, and beans. is in large patches of my lawn and it’s The trellis and tower are very hard to get the roots? Heather, Burnaby not recommended for very lover in lawns heavy weights such as helps fertilize pole beans, tall peas, or grass, because it extremely dense plantabsorbs nitrogen from ings of climbers. the air and stores The heritage beans it in root nodules, I was suggesting in where hungry grass my last column are roots feed on it. usually around one Some organic metre (three feet) gardeners create long, and I’ve lawns and paths found them awkby sowing soil ward, because if with white clover left unsupported, seed. they sprawl over That is because the ground, and white clover the pods rot stays green in if rain arrives. drought (due to Since most are the deep roots intended as dry you are having beans, they beneproblems pulling fit from a short, out). It seldom light support. needs mowing, I have seen wilHeavy climbers like scarlet runner pole beans and the bees that low wood towers need stronger supports, but willow trellises it attracts tend to in many gardens over the past few maintain a delicate look for llight ornamentals. stay in the yard,

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Michaud House was built in 1888. Joseph’s brother Maximilien had arrived on the West Coast from Quebec in 1859, just after British Columbia became a Crown colony. He settled in Vancouver, but purchased 600 acres of land for his brother Joseph, who came out with his family in 1878. Joseph, his wife Georginia, and his children Florence, Zatique, Maximilien, Marie Louise, Marie Rose, Leonie, and Josephine, at first lived in an abandoned stopping house on what was then known as “Smuggler’s Trail.” It’s now usually called Glover Road. Joseph and his family raised hogs and cattle on the land, and built a handsome house for the large family. Two storeys tall, it boasts high ceilings, a gabled roof, wood shingles and a open porch at both the front and east entrances. It retains an ornate bannister for the main staircase, which is narrow by modern standards. continued on page A19…

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The couple were the first French settlers in the community. With Joseph’s death in 1909, the property was divided and his eldest son Zatique received the portion with the house on it. Zatique farmed there until about 1919, when he sold the property to the Soldiers Settlement Board. After a series of different residents occupied the house, including Joseph Ham from 1928 to 1943, Philippe and Marcelle Beaulieu bought the farm and established a prizewinning dairy herd. In June 1977, the City of Langley purchased the

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Fred Pepin, of the Langley Heritage Society, and then mayor Peter Fassbender signed an agreement about Michaud House at a 2008 ceremony.

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Sean Lennox (left) and Murray Cameron are the referee and founder, respectively, of the Walkey Hockey League for players aged 50-plus. The street hockey league begins April 4 and for more information, email Cameron at moocat@shaw.ca. Troy Landreville/Langley Advance

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Walk, don’t run, to sign up for Langley’s newest sports league being offered this spring. Langley resident Murray Cameron is introducing a co-ed “Walkey Hockey League” for players ages 50 and over. It’s street hockey with a twist. Players must walk and are not permitted to run or even jog during games that will be played outdoors at a venue that has yet to be announced. The league gets underway on Saturday morning, April 4 and will run for six weeks. Four-on-four games involving teams made up of five players each will be 40 minutes long. “The benefits include weight loss, improved blood pressure, and better sleep,” the 65-year-old Cameron said.

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‘Walkey Hockey League’ set to face off Cameron hopes the league will Cost is $40 per player and those re-ignite the spark for the kind of over the age of 90 will be able to activities that were prevalent in play for free. days’ past, before computers, the Cameron said there won’t be Internet, and “iGadgets” became goaltenders, and the nets will be commonplace. smaller. “I want to revamp interest in He’s driven to start the league street hockey,” Cameron said. by a concern with the number of He is excited about the posoverweight people sibilities that could today. Cameron come from this “I want to revamp believes playing league. interest in street low impact style “Can you imagine hockey.” hockey is one the potential?” way of remedying Cameron said. “This Murray Cameron this problem. could grow from “People are out Langley and into of shape,” Cameron said. “We other communities.” need to get them back in shape.” For more about the league, He is hoping to sign up between email Cameron at moocat@shaw. 32 and 40 players, which would ca. equal into eight teams. The rules will be emailed to “Walkey Hockey” will include a each player, as well as the locareferee, statistics, and standings. tion, Cameron noted.

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Lordco founder mourned

Ed Coates, former owner of Fort Langley’s Derby Drive-in and subsequently co-founder of a major B.C. auto-parts company, passed away with his family at his side on Monday, after a battle with cancer.

Lordco founder Edward W. Coates passed away on Monday, after a short, “courageous” battle with cancer. Coates was co-founder of Lordco Auto Parts, which maintains its head office in Maple Ridge. He was also a husband, father, grandfather, a loyal friend and a” highly respected” business leader, according to information released this week on the Lordco website. The company was incorporated in August 1974, by its two founding members, Roy Lord and Ed Coates. A combination of their surnames gave the company its name. The Coates family, in a press release issued late Wednesday afternoon, said he “passed away peacefully, with his family at his side.” They added Coates was a “true pioneer in his industry, a visionary and a born leader.” Coates guided all four of his children, Samantha, Sarah, Ian, and Candace, as they started with Lordco, and progressed through to key roles in the company. Coates was born on June 23, 1948, in New Westminster, the second son of five children. In the early 1970s, he and Marlyn owned and operated the Derby Drive-In

Liz and Frank never missed a beat... Ed Coates (1948-2014) in Fort Langley, where Ed would flip burgers at night, while selling parts during the day for Walker’s, “all the while working towards his dream of establishing his own company.” Now the company Coates co-founded has 97 locations throughout B.C. “The automotive industry has lost a true original who built a unique business model that will be emulated for years to come,” said the release. “Although Ed has left us far too soon, he has touched innumerable lives along his journey,” said a spokesperson for the family. “He will live in our memories forever.” At the family’s request, details of the memorial ceremony are being kept private and will not be made public.

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Monday, February 24 | 7 - 11pm Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre

Heritage Building Incentive Program TELEVISED

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The Heritage Building Incentive Program is designed to assist with the costs of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley.

Wednesday, February 26 | 7 - 9pm Youth Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

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public notice Notice of Road Closure, Highway Dedication Removal, and Disposal Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Langley, pursuant to Section 40 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, to adopt “Highway Closing and Dedication Removal (Williams) Bylaw 2014 No. 5044.” The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of highway from a 0.115 ha portion of unimproved road at 52 Avenue in the 24300 block. The road will then be transferred to the owner of 5115 - 244 Street for consolidation with that property. In exchange for receiving the closed road, the owner of 5115 - 244 Street will grant the Township a statutory right of way for water utility purposes.

Monday, March 3 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting and Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre

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Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey Fri Feb 21 7:15pm vs. Chilliwack Chiefs Sun Feb 23* 2:00pm vs. Prince George Spruce Kings * Final Skate with the Rivermen following Sunday game Rivermen Early Bird 2014-15 Season Ticket offer Only $99! Until April 1, 2014.

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TELUS Junior Boys and Girls Provincial Basketball Championships February 25 – March 2 The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • langleyeventscentre.com

public notice Community Clean-Ups Organize a clean-up in your neighbourhood and receive support and supplies on loan from Adopt-a-Program. Contact the program coordinator to find out how you can make a difference in your community and for the environment. 604.532.7300 tol.ca/adopt

Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township of Langley’s Inventory of Heritage Resources. The next deadline for the grant program is Friday, February 28, 2014 at 4:30pm. For an application form, visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca/hbip. Elaine Horricks Heritage Planner 604.534.3211, Local 2998

2014 Community Grants

The Township of Langley annually awards grants to non-profit groups and organizations serving the Township and its residents. Application forms for the 2014 Community Grants including Capital Improvement Grants are now available: • On the Township’s website at tol.ca/grants • At the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service counter, 2nd Floor

52 AVE 52 Avenue road closure

Comments will be received by the Township Clerk prior to 12pm on Monday, February 24, 2014. Written comments should be directed to: Township Clerk 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Fax: 604.533.6054 Copies of the Bylaw may be inspected at the Township of Langley Civic Facility. Scott Thompson, Manager Property Management Department 604.533.6138

NEW THIS YEAR: We've gone green! Applications can now be completed and submitted online. Visit tol.ca/grants to submit your paperless application today.

road closure

Paper copy forms will still be available at the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service counter, 2nd Floor, and can be returned to: David Leavers, Director Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Township of Langley 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Or submitted via email to: Community Grants: communitygrants@tol.ca Capital Improvement Grants: capitalgrants@tol.ca

Temporary Road Closure: 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 Avenue A temporary road closure of 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 Avenue will be in effect from Monday, March 3 until Friday, March 7, from 7pm to 5am each night.

Deadline: Friday, February 28, 2014 David Leavers Director, Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6158

Walnut Grove Community Centre Swimming Pool Closure

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The deep section of the 50 m pool will be closed Friday, February 21 from 8am to 5pm and Saturday, February 22 from 8am to 5pm for the BC Winter Games diving event. The leisure pool, adult hot tub, therapy hot tub, sauna, and steam room will remain open. The weight room/cardio room will also remain open. Hours of operation are: Friday, February 21 6am – 10pm Saturday, February 22 6am – 9pm

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The 2014 Spring-Summer Leisure Guide and the 2014 Summer Camp Guide are now available at any community recreation centre or online at tol.ca/guides. Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6086 tol.ca/guides

202 Street closed: Highway #1 to 86 Avenue

Park & Ride remains open during road closure

The Carvolth Transit Exchange will remain open during the closure, which is required for Ministry of Transportation construction of a pedestrian overpass on 202 Street. We appreciate your patience. Engineering Division 604.533.6006 opsinfo@tol.ca

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Rivermen inch towards Mainland Division title

Langley’s junior As can make franchise history on Friday, if they can beat the visiting Chilliwack Chiefs at the Langley Events Centre.

“I watched some film of Chilliwack the past couple games, and they’re playing their best hockey of the year,” Henderson said. “They’re peaking at a time that’s a little late for them, but there’s so much pride in that organization. We’ll have to be very good on Friday.” The Rivermen, meanwhile, are by Troy Landreville the top team in the entire BCHL sports@langleyadvance.com at present, one point better than the Island Division-leading Every positive thing the Victoria Grizzlies (34-13-3-3). Langley Rivermen do from now “Our goal from the start of the to the end of the regular season year was to win our division, will be history-making for the first and foremost, and we want junior A hockey team. to win the league,” Henderson The Rivermen have already said. “It’s a process – we have to accumulated the most points in clinch our division first and put franchise history and are poised ourselves in a position where, if to win not only the B.C. Hockey League’s Mainland Division title, we finish well, we’ve got a shot to win it all.” but potentially Last season, the Ron Boileau “Our goal from the the Rivermen Memorial Trophy as the BCHL regustart of the year was to finished fourth in the Mainland lar season chamwin our division, first with a less-thanpions. mediocre 24-26and foremost.” With 75 points 1-5 record. in 54 games, the Bobby Henderson Despite putting Rivermen (34up a fight, they 13-2-5) need one were ushered out of the playoffs more point over their final four in the first round by the eventual regular season games to win BCHL champions and RBC Cup their division. national tournament semifinalThey have a sizeable 10-point ists, the Surrey Eagles. lead over the second place So what’s the difference Prince George Spruce Kings. between this year and last? It A win, tie, or overtime loss boils down to the right blend of against the visiting Chilliwack talent and experience, according Chiefs at the Langley Events to the head coach. Centre (LEC) on Friday would “No. 1, we’ve got some seal the divisional deal. extremely talented players, so I Rivermen head coach Bobby give credit there, but the second Henderson said, even though part is the core of the team was they reside in the Mainland here [last season],” Henderson basement with a 13-35-2-4 recsaid. ord, the Chiefs won’t be an easy continued on page A26… mark.

LGF gymnnast shine The Langley Gymnastics Foundation hosted the Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational meet last weekend (Feb. 14-16) at the Langley Events Centre. Left – LGF national novice athlete Haley Biggin, 12, flipped on the vault. Inset – Competing in national open, 20-year-old LGF gymnast Stephanie Bedry struck a pose while doing her floor routine late Saturday afternoon. Below – the LGF demonstration team moved as one. LGF athletes who qualified for provincials (Level 2) from the meet include Mya Bacus, Kiera Logan, Mikayla Lange, Aisha Francis, Kennedy Duke, Kyleigh Crawford, Grace Hernberg, and Amelia VanAndel. The provincial meet takes place March 14-16 in Kamloops. As well, several LGF athletes placed in the top three all around last weekend. “We had great results throughout all levels starting from KIP [4-5 years old] to national athletes [up to 20 years old],” LGF coach and technical director Dumitru Avarvarei said. Troy Landreville /Langley Advance

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public open house Traffic Calming Open House: 29 Avenue Fronting Aldergrove Community Secondary School

The Engineering Division will host an open house to present information on the traffic calming process and provide traffic calming design options for 29 Avenue fronting Aldergrove Community Secondary School. 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: Tuesday, March 4 Time: 5 - 8pm Place: Aldergrove Community Secondary School Library Location: 26850 - 29 Avenue Property owners and residents are encouraged to attend the open house and have their say about the traffic calming process. Engineering Division 604.533.6006 aldergrovesecondary@tol.ca

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public programs and events Salmon Friendly Garden Seminar Are you interested in learning simple ways to reduce or eliminate pesticides and chemical fertilizers? If so, join us for this free seminar! Presentations include: • Organic Ornamental Gardening with Brian Minter • Gourmet Edible Gardening with Andrea Bellamy • Invasive Plant Control with Lisa Dreves Date: Time: Place:

Saturday, March 8 1:00 - 4:30pm Township of Langley Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre (4th floor) 20338 - 65 Avenue Seminar is free but space is limited so please register early at: outreach@leps.bc.ca 604.546.0338 tol.ca/growhealthygrowsmart

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public notice Water Main Flushing

As part of our maintenance program, the municipal Water Department will be flushing water mains within the dates shown below. Water main flushing is weather dependant and we are unable to provide a specific date for when it will occur in your area. As a result of this flushing, you may notice changes in water pressure and there may be some discolouration or sediment in the water. This is a temporary condition and is not a health hazard. To avoid inconvenience, please check the water before doing laundry and you may wish to keep water in the refrigerator for drinking and cooking. Brookswood, Fernridge, and High Point: February 17 – March 28 Willoughby: February 17 – March 28 North Willoughby (Yorkson) and Northwest Langley: February 24 – April 11 Aldergrove, Gloucester, and Salmon River Uplands: February 24 – April 18 Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

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Hewitt wins silver in Sochi Langley-born speed skater Jessica Hewitt helped the Canadian women’s 3,000-metre relay team speed to a silver medal Tuesday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia. Hewitt, who now lives in Kamloops, and her teammates Marie-Eve Drolet of Chicoutimi, Que., Valerie Maltais of Le Baie, Que., Marianne St-Gelais of St. Felicien, Que., and Jessica Gregg of Edmonton finishing second behind South Korea. The Canadians originally ended up

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in third place but were bumped up to second after the Chinese team was disqualified for obstructing. Profiled in the Jan. 16 Langley Advance [Help dad to Sochi], the 27-year-old Hewitt was born in Langley. She lived in Fort Langley until the age of six, when she moved to Kamloops with her family. She lived in Kamloops until she was 18, and moved to Calgary to chase her Olympic dream.

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…contineud from page 25 off a beautiful cross-ice feed from Evan “We’ve got experience. That’s someAnderson for his fourth of the season, thing talked about at every level, and you beating Coquitlam goaltender Gordie really can’t put a value on it. You have to Defiel five-hole to tie the game at 1-1. go through it.” While the Rivermen had several more The Rivermen lost three games to one great scoring chances throughout the rest to the Eagles in their 2013 best-of-five of the period, the game remained tied at opening round series, but had some good one heading into the break. moments, particularly at South Surrey At the 6:40 mark of the second, Gage Arena where they took game two by a 1-0 Torrel scored his 10th of the season, score. completing a pretty passing play involv“In the playoffs against Surrey, the guys ing Anderson and Tyson Witala as the saw they could skate with the team that Rivermen took the lead. was in the national finals Then, with the Rivermen [RBC Cup tournament],” up 2-1 six minutes into Langley Rivermen Henderson said. the final frame, Langley’s home games Rivermen 4, Kevan Kilistoff scored his Coquitlam Express 1 ninth off an Austin Azurdia Who: Rivermen vs. The ’Men derailed the rebound to put the home Chilliwack Chiefs visiting Express Tuesday at team up 3-1. Where: Langley Events the LEC. After pulling Defiel in Centre (LEC) After allowing an early favour of the extra attacker, When: Friday, Feb. 21 power play marker, the the Express couldn’t generGame time is 7:15 p.m. Rivermen scored four ate much while Rivermen. unanswered goals to win Rivermen captain Mitch Who: Rivermen vs. Prince and even their season serMcLain stole the puck George Spruce Kings ies with the Express at deep in the Coquitlam Where: LEC four wins apiece. zone and deposited his When: Sunday, Feb. 23 Goaltender Lyndon 22nd of the campaign into Game time is 2 p.m. Stanwood made 33 saves the open cage, sealing the in his best performance Rivermen’s 34th win on the with Langley to date, earnseason. ing the nod as the game’s second star. ICE CHIPS: Friday’s Rivermen/Chiefs “I thought we were pretty solid,” game has a 7:15 p.m. start time at the Henderson said. “We were opportunistic LEC. and we capitalized on our chances. We The Rivermen play their final regular gave up a few more [chances] than we season game on home ice Sunday afterwould have liked but Lyndon Stanwood noon, Feb. 23, when they host Prince had arguably his best game of the year. George. Game time at the LEC is 2 p.m. That was the difference, and gave us a The two teams end the season with chance to win.” back-to-back games at the Prince George It only took three minutes for the Coliseum Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Rivermen to respond after Coquitlam’s Feb. 28. Ryan Rosenthal scored his 31st of the seaLangley will have a steady diet of the son on the man advantage just 4:29 into Spruce Kings by season’s end. the first period. After Feb. 28, the ’Men and Spruce Langley rallied with a powerplay of its Kings will have met five times since Feb. own as defenceman Chris Forney finished 13.

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theatrestage • Bus Stop – The Langley Players production of William Inge’s comedy has been extended until March 1 at 4307 200th St. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday with 2 p.m. matinees on Sundays. Book tickets at reservations@langleyplayers.com or 604-534-7469. • Thoroughly Modern Millie – The Langley Secondary School Musical Theatre Co. show runs Feb. 27 and 28, and March 1, 6, 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees on the Saturdays. Tickets: $12 for adults,

Feb. 23, 1-3 p.m. at 5202 204th St. $10 per person. Purchase tickets in advance at 604-530-7304.

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• Lantern Festival: The Langley Arts Council and Langley City host the third annual festival 7-9 p.m. on Feb. 22 at the Douglas Recreation Centre, 20550 Douglas Cres. Free admission, live music and entertainment, international goodies and a display of hundreds of painted lanterns. • Stories by the Campfire: From 1-3 p.m. on Feb. 22, enjoy storytelling and live music around the campfire at Derby Reach Park. People can bake a piece of bannock over the fire. Bring a mug for hot tea. Hosted by Metro Vancouver and Derby Reach/Brae Island Parks Association. Free. • Michaud House: Learn about the history of the oldest home in Langley City (built in 1888) on

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• Open mic: Stop by the Wired Monk, 22198 48th Ave. Feb. 20 starting at 6:30 p.m. for live entertainment.

charityworks

• The Sound of Spring – The R.E. Mountain Secondary Kindlers Society is raising money to build libraries in underprivileged areas of the world and has a concert at 7 p.m. on Feb. 22 in the Langley Canadian Reformed Church, 21804 52nd Ave. $8 for advance tickets, $9 at the door. Reserve tickets at http://tiny.cc/t8v6ax. • Bolivia fundraiser: A craft fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 1 is at the Langley Evangelical Free

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Church, 20719 48th Ave., to raise funds for a philanthropic trip to Bolivia in July. Crafters can rent table for $30. Info: therockyshores. wix.com.

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Programs are free and pre-registration is required unless noted otherwise. • Fort Langley Library 9167 Glover Rd. 604-888-0722 Storytime – Children five years and younger and their caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Sign up in advance. 10 a.m. Thursdays to Feb. 27. • Muriel Arnason Library #130 20338 65th Ave. 604-532-3590 Storytime – 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays to March 11. • Walnut Grove Library 8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 604-882-0410

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• Seniors’ Old Time Dance: Enjoy different bands at the OAP Hall in Aldergrove, 3015 273rd St., from 1-4 p.m. On March 1, dance to the Central Fraser Valley Fiddlers. $6 at the door, includes refreshments. • Hafla – A variety of performers from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, including a male dancer, are at this bellydance hafla (celebration) starting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23 at Dancing for Desserts Studios, 20279 97th Ave. Advance tickets ($10) at http://www.shimmyforthesoul.com/hafla.html. What’s What? listings are free. To be considered for publication, items must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the publication date. What’s What? appears in the Thursday edition and at www.langleyadvance.com.

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TM The Hyundai names, logos, product names, feature names, images and slogans are trademarks owned by Hyundai Auto Canada Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. †Leasing offers available O.A.C. from Hyundai Financial Services based on a new 2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD/Accent 4-Door L/Tucson 2.0L GL FWD MT with an annual lease rate of 3.90%/0.90%/2.90%. Bi-weekly lease payment of $158/$82/$128 for a 60 month walk-away lease. Down Payment of $2,495/$0/$1,895 and first monthly payment required. Total lease obligation is $23,035/$10,660/$18,535. Lease offers include Delivery and Destination of $1,760/$1,550/$1,760. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded. $0 security deposit on all models. 20,000 km allowance per year applies. Additional charge of $0.12/km on all models except Genesis Sedan and Equus where additional charge is $0.25/km. Delivery and Destination charge includes freight, P.D.E., dealer admin fees and a full tank of gas. Lease a new 2014 Accent 4 Dr L and you’ll be entitled to a $225 dealer to customer lease credit. Dealer to customer lease credit applies before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. ♦Price of models shown: 2013 Elantra Limited is $24,985. Prices include Delivery and Destination charges of $1,550. Registration, insurance, PPSA, fees, levies, charges, license fees and all applicable taxes are excluded.▼Fuel consumption for new 2014 Santa Fe Sport 2.4L FWD (HWY 7.3L/100KM; City10.2.L/100KM), Accent 4-Door L (HWY 5.3L/100KM; City 7.5L/100KM)/Tucson 2.0L GL FWD MT (HWY 7.2L/100KM; City 10.0L/100KM) are based on Manufacturer Testing. Actual fuel efficiency may vary based on driving conditions and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel economy figures are used for comparison purposes only. ΩPrice adjustments are calculated against the vehicle’s starting price. Price adjustments of up to $5,000 /$4,540 available on 2013 Sonata Hybrid/ 2013 Elantra L 6-Speed Manual. Price adjustments applied before taxes. Offer cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other available offers. Offer is non-transferable and cannot be assigned. No vehicle trade-in required. †Ω♦Offers available for a limited time, and subject to change or cancellation without notice. See dealer for complete details. Dealer may sell for less. Inventory is limited, dealer order may be required. ††Hyundai’s Comprehensive Limited Warranty coverage covers most vehicle components against defects in workmanship under normal use and maintenance conditions.

Jim Pattison Hyundai Northshore 855 Automall Dr. North Vancouver, 604-985-0055 D#6700

Murray Hyundai White Rock 3150 King George Highway Surrey, 604-538-7022 D#30780

OpenRoad Hyundai 13171 Smallwood Place Richmond, 604-606-9033 D#28516

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