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In the wake of the winter storm this week, snow accumulated on a blossoming tree in Sendall Gardens in Langley City. Inset: Streetlights offered an orange hue to the Douglas Park Spirit Square band shell just as the snowfall picked up momentum Saturday evening in Langley City.

Education

Extra teachers would be $23.5 million Hiring enough teachers to follow the B.C. Supreme Court ruling would cost Langley $23.5 million. by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

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The Langley School District would have to pay an extra $23.5 million to follow the recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling on class size and composition. The B.C. government is appealing the B.C. Supreme Court decision of Jan. 27, which said the government violated the constitutional rights of teachers related to stripping the class size and composition requirements from a 2002 contract. It took more than a decade for a court decision which the provincial government rejected, saying it would cost more than $1 billion to implement the ruling. The Ministry of Education told school districts to cost out the implications of returning to the class size and composition levels. The Langley School Board held a brief discussion of the matter at the public portion of the Feb. 25 board meeting. Langley superintendent

Suzanne Hoffman said the district classrooms reassigned, such as was required to submit an affiturning a computer lab into a davit of its cost estimates using class. the 2002 contract wording. She anticipates having to end “Twenty three million dollars, the contracts with six preschool should we be asked to do that and daycare providers, a loss of for the coming school year,” she $80,000 in income. Other income said. may be lost from reduced capAt that board meeting, the acity for international students. district approved its amended At the meeting, Langley 2013/2014 amended budget Teachers’ Association president of $187 million to educate the Gail Chaddock-Costello outlined district’s approximately the union’s view of 18,000 students. the court ruling and “I think it’s an its implications but important step,” did not present a cost Trustee Megan estimate. The BCTF Dykeman said about has said it would cost making the information about $350 million. public. Chaddock-Costello The affidavit says noted that the school the district would need district has had to close about 228.1 full-time schools and make other equivilent teachers. significant changes in Based on an average of the past to meet educaGail Chaddock$92,000 cost per teachtion requirements. She Costello er (wages, benefits and said the courts have LTA president other costs), that comes told the provincial to just over $20 million government in three for staffing. different rulings that it has erred “We estimate that we may need and it’s time to start working up to 17 portables,” Hoffman’s together. document says. On Wednesday, the B.C. Court Each portable costs $140,000 of Appeal issued a temporary stay for purchase and set up. the earlier B.C. Supreme Court If space can’t be found for the decision. It remains in place until portables, students may have to the province’s appeal is heard, be shifted to other schools and likely May or June. The Supreme

Court ruling struck down the government’s position, basically reinstating class size and composition requirements. As part of the case the BCTF could distribute secret documents of the B.C. cabinet. The stay prevents that. The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows School District, with about 14,900 students in 2011, has said the court decision would cost it another $5.48 million, according to its affidavit. The $5.48 million consisted of the cost of hiring 36 full-time equivalent classroom teachers, at an estimated cost of $94,530 per teacher, totalling $3.4 million; and 22 full-time equivalent nonenrolling teachers, totalling $2.08 million. There may be additional costs for portables, depending on space needs. Surrey has more than 69,000 students (as of September 2013). It’s affidavit estimate is $40 million for an extra 445 teachers and costs. Langley school board chair Wendy Johnson said Langley did a school by school analysis which other districts did not. “I think what we have is a much more accurate accounting,” she said. – With files from Glacier Media’s Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times.

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Langley Township’s proposed plans for a Brookswood/ Fernridge Neighbourhood Plan would raise the population from 13,500 people at present to about 42,000. Incorrect information appeared in the Feb. 25 edition of the Langley Advance. • More online

Sports

Norwalk hits gym

The Langley Gymnastics Foundation was closed over the weekend of Feb. 22 and 23 after an outbreak of Norwalk-like virus hit staff and a handful of children. Lisa Mcpherson, president of the foundation’s board, said the entire center was cleaned and sanitized over the weekend to prevent any recurrence of the disease. The outbreak of the disease, which is also known as Norovirus, hit about four staffers by Thursday evening, then Mcpherson herself got sick Thursday night. By Friday, there were nine people who were known to be sick, she said. The illness lasted about 24 to 48 hours, although Mcpherson doesn’t know if anyone was officially tested to confirm that it was the Norwalk virus. One child of a staff member and another pre-school agd child got sick. • More online

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Wire theft

Wire thieves topple power poles A thief with a saw caused a major mess, and police are hoping someone can help find him. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Thieves caused havoc on a Langley industrial lot when they sawed down several power poles to steal copper wire earlier this month. On Sunday, Feb. 16, police were called to the 5700 block of Production Way, near the new 196th Street overpass. Sometime overnight, a thief or thieves had caused what police called “an astonishing amount of damage.” Two power poles had been felled, and three electrical transformers had been opened, and their contents stolen, along with the connecting cables, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. The poles were left leaning against nearby industrial buildings. BC Hydro said repair costs would be about $75,000 for the entire mess. The incident also knocked out power to the industrial property while the damage was being repaired. Marks noted that the thieves will get far, far less for the stolen

A thief or thieves sawed down power poles and ripped open transformers at a Langley City industrial site on Feb. 16. copper than the dollar value of the damage or the cost of replacing the missing wire. The mess also created an electrical hazard to the members of the public, who could have innocently come across some of the fallen wires. So far, police have not found witnesses to the incident. They are asking for anyone who saw anything suspicious around that area near the time of the theft to call 604-532-3200, or to remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). There have been a number of thefts of wire and other metals

over the last few months around Langley, including the theft of metal parts from a new bridge under construction over the Nicomekl River at 56th Avenue. That theft delayed construction of the bridge by several weeks. Police say metal theft is again an increasing concern in the Langleys. “It seems to be on the upswing right now,” said Marks. A recent issue is the theft of

another bucket-equiped truck. The trucks, with their cherry-picker lifts used for tree trimming or electrical repair work, can be used to access wires directly, without cutting down power poles. In August, someone embarked on a two-week crime spree after stealing another plain white bucket truck. The truck was stolen on Aug. 12, then was seen being used to steal power lines in Milner on Aug. 15. The wire was likely worth only $500 to the thief, police said. The same truck was then caught on security cameras being used during break and enters into secure compounds around Langley. It was found on Aug. 30, not far from where it had been stolen.

Education

PAC investigation started in November Parents are set to gather at Glenwood Elementary to talk about an investigation of their PAC. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A source familiar with the Glenwood Parental Advisory Committee said the investigation into the group’s finances goes back to November. Glenwood parents are scheduled to meet Thursday evening to hear more from their PAC about the RCMP investigation and the finances. The Langley Advance reported earlier this

week that both the Mounties and the Canada Revenue Agency are looking into the PAC’s financial records [RCMP eyes Glenwood PAC, Feb. 25]. PAC president Kara Novakowski said financial records going back several years are missing or lost. A source familiar with the PAC said that the situation began when requests for copies of the financial statements began earlier this school year. When the records were not forthcoming, there were more requests made, and still the documents were not produced. In November, said the source, a District PAC member was appointed to head up an internal audit. Enough information was uncovered

that the PAC went to the RCMP. The Canada Revenue Agency has also been contacted, as has the B.C. Gaming Policy and Enforcement branch, which deals with grants of money collected from lotteries and gambling. No one familiar with the case has been able to say on the record whether or not money is missing from PAC accounts. Thursday night’s meeting will be a general meeting of the PAC membership, and will start at 7 p.m. at the school. The Glenwood PAC, unlike most Langley PACs, is a registered charity. The Langley School District, which does not organize or control the independent PACs, said it is cooperating with the investigations any way it can.

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Education

Bickering builds over strike vote

Both sides say they are disappointed that it’s come to a strike vote by teachers.

not affect report cards “It’s not a table that sets or communication with any appetite for teachers,” parents, and would not Chaddock-Costello said. include teachers stopping The province is offering extra curricular activities. a wage increase of 0.5 per Langley Teachers cent, and one or 0.5 per Association president Gail cent in ensuing years. It Chaddock-Costello said no wants a 10-year contract to other public sector union ensure “labour peace.” is being asked to accept a “This government… is 10-year contract, and the trying to pretend Justice province’s offer is insultGriffin’s ruling never hapPeter Fassbender ing. The BCTF has spent pened,” said BCTF presB.C. Education Minister 12 years in court fighting ident Jim Iker. the government over the contract Education Minister Peter and class size and composition, and Fassbender said he’s disappointed in the province lost, she noted. the BCTF, and that the province is The BC Public School Employers’ committed to negotiating. Association (BCPSEA) negotiates on “I think a strike vote is provocabehalf of the province. Its demands tive,” Fassbender said. He wouldn’t include stripping the contract of say whether the government would class size and composition, and staff legislate an end to any job action. • More online at langleyadvance.com levels for specialist teachers.

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The BC Teachers’ Federation will hold a strike vote March 4-6. The teachers’ union said there’s been a year of unsuccessful bargaining followed by the recent decision by the provincial government to appeal a BC Supreme Court decision on class-size and composition. Teachers have been without a contract since June 2013. The union has said job action would depend on results at the negotiating table, but initially would not include school closures, would

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Coulter Berry revamp enters re-match The second round of Coulter Berry hearings and debates has begun. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

The Coulter Berry building is back before Langley Township council again, as its developer seeks permission to re-start construction in Fort Langley. On Monday night, council voted 7-2 to approve two readings of rezoning bylaws, and to move on to a public hearing. A sizeable crowd of opponents and support-

Elections

Terms hiked to four years The next mayors and councillors will serve an extra year. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Elections for mayors, councils, and school boards in B.C. will be held every four years, starting with the next term. The province announced Tuesday that it will switch from a three-year to a four-year cycle. The next scheduled election, this November, will be at the end of the current three-year terms, and the following election will be October 2018. All other provinces are on four-year municipal cycles. The Local Government Elections Task Force had recommended the change, and the Union of B.C. Municipalities and the BC School Trustees Association supported it.

ers braved heavy snow to attend the council meeting. The two councillors opposed to the plan, Bob Long and David Davis, both worried about the size and height of the three-storey structure. The Coulter Berry project, proposed for the corner of Mavis Avenue and Glover Road, is to be more than 47 feet at its tallest point. It would have residences on the top floor, offices on the second, and retail outlets below. “I have a problem with the height,” Davis said. “To me, it pushes the limit a bit too far,” Long said of the proposal. Long moved to reduce the height of the building at the corner of Mavis and Glover – which might require reducing the height of the entire building.

The motion was defeated, 7-2, again. Several other councillors spoke of voting in favour now, but waiting for the public hearing before making a final decision. “It needs to go further than this to have any proper debate,” said Coun. Grant Ward. The proposal is slightly modified from what was previously put before council, subjected to public hearing, approved, but then stalled in the courts. The previous version was similar. Developer Eric Woodward has had changes made to the facade, and heights of some parapets are reduced, but the building’s size is substantially the same as was approved through a different process – the Township had used a

ARTHRITIS

Heritage Alteration Permit instead of rezoning. A group of Fort residents and business owners took the Township to court, and a B.C. Supreme Court judge agreed that a simple change to the permit was not enough to allow for the change in density represented by the building. During the council’s debate Monday, opponents of the project occasionally applauded Davis and Long. A sizeable number of people in Fort Langley are against the project, while the developer and those in favour of the project have also been organizing their support. The site, at one of the busiest corners in Fort Langley, is currently a large excavation surrounded by wooden hoardings.

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Take kids out contract talks

Oh, won’t someone think of the children! That’s all we’re going to hear for the next few weeks, probably months, as the B.C. Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government butt heads. Considering how many times the governing Liberals and the teachers have done this over the last 12 years, they must have the cranial strength of bighorn sheep. Here are the issues, as we understand them: • The BCTF wants fewer kids per class, and more help for kids with special needs. • The government does not wish to pay for this. • The courts have said the Liberals are very, very bad, and not only must go back to the old class size rules, but that they deliberately tried to provoke the teachers into striking. Both sides are claiming the moral high ground, each insisting that their way is the one that will be best for those precious little tots. Balderdash. To be fair to the government, it has added new programs, like all-day kindergarten, and graduation rates have been stable or gone up. So clearly, no matter how overworked teachers are, the situation is not one of imminent educational apocalypse. However, the Liberals’ position that hiring more teachers and support staff would be bad is… odd. How, exactly, will having more teachers and SEAs damage the learning environment? Are teacher-librarians secretly eating one in five first graders? Let’s take the kids out of the debate, at least for now. This is a debate about working conditions. The teachers have a stressful and difficult job; the province has a limited budget – but with some wiggle room. The government needs to meet the teachers halfway on this, before the courts force their hand. They must give up the idea that teachers are a tether ball to be batted about. And teachers should accept that blowing a hole in the provincial budget is no way to make friends and influence people. – M.C.

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History, in the blender on puree Painful truth

This week, Elon Musk of Tesla electric car fame announced that his privately built Falcon9 rockets will have landing legs attached. Eventually, his SpaceX company is hoping to be able to have the two-stage Matthew Claxton rockets touchdown for re-use, rather than mclaxton@langleyadvance.com splashing down in the ocean. Just like out of a Robert A. Heinlein novel. In Italy, scientists recently developed an Two of my favourite topics are 1) trying to artificial arm that can give feedback to senpredict the future and 2) making fun of anyone who thinks they can accurately predict the sory nerves, allowing a Danish man to feel the shapes of objects for the first time since he lost future. his hand nine years ago. This is what happens when you’re a science NASA has a small team studying whether fiction nerd from childhood. You get to see all they can build a warp drive. the ways people have imagined the future in Meanwhile, California is in a state of the past century. Parallel to the science fiction extreme drought and is more novelists, who seldom took themor less continuously on fire, selves all that seriously as prognosWe were going ditto for much of southeastern ticators, were futurists who liked to Australia. In the past few years to have atomic spew out articles about how we’d we’ve seen natural disasters that use rockets to deliver the mail, or rockets and would have made Irwin Allen atomic power in jet airplanes, or moon bases… green with envy – he never how superhighways would be 20 thought of hitting a nuclear lanes wide and houses would have power plant with a tidal wave. plastic furniture. Closer to recent predictions, one of the bigA mixture of science fiction and futurism gest thorns in the side of the U.S. government tended to give us a series of consensus views is a low-level contractor who happened to of the future. have access to vast amounts of data about The classic future of the 1940s through to government surveillance of civilians and the early ’60s was like Classic Coke: chemical, friendly heads of state. Drones remotely blow mass-produced, artificial, and very American. up terrorists. The U.S. is trying to extradite a We were going to have atomic rockets and man named Kim Dotcom for pirating movies. moon bases staffed with white men with crew Real pirates are also an issue near Somalia. cuts. Unless we all blew ourselves up, first. Then there are the news items that ensure Dystopia was big in the mid-to-late 1960s you know that someone tossed all of history and ’70s. The future was likely grim: overinto a blender and hit “puree.” population, environmental devastation, war, Members of a politically active Russian famine, etc. Also drugs, especially psychedelic punk band called Pussy Riot were literally drugs. whipped by Cossacks while protesting at the In the late 1970s and early ’80s we got the Olympics. A site formerly devoted to trading cyberpunk future. Lots of leather and chrome Magic: the Gathering cards is at the centre of in a decaying landscape where corporations the disappearance of thousands of bitcoins, were running amok, where the rich got richer and the poor poorer, and computer technology a digital currency backed by no government. Revolutionaries have been manning barricades and information exchange was where power in Ukraine (note: it is not 1917). was really found. I have no idea what’s going to happen next. We didn’t actually get any of those futures. But it’s going to be amazing, and weird, and Instead, we’re sort of getting all of them, at horrible, and wonderful, all at once. once.

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Tree bylaw discouraging trees

shine. And the tree owner should expect a Dear Editor, large property tax credit from the Township, A Brookswood tree-cutting bylaw was for the benefit provided to the community. proposed – and rejected – a number of Perhaps there would also be an extra tax years ago. Now it has been resurrected. against people who don’t have mature trees. I live in South Langley and work in The proposed bylaw will certainly Brookswood. I have a forest around discourage property owners from my house and trees around my office. Letters growing large trees. Realizing they Over the years, some of the trees to the will not have control over their have required topping, trimming and trees, they may avoid planting cutting – selectively and at expense. them, or will cut down their trees I cannot imagine adding another before they get to the size that the layer of bureaucracy requiring an Editor bylaw specifies. arborist’s opinion, and then a permit The proposed bylaw has already for every tree that must be tackled. backfired, though it has not been passed, as I keep my trees to provide a home for developers along 200th Street have clear-cut wildlife, and for wind and sun protection. many properties in the past few months. My neighbours also have large trees, and Those of us who like to keep a reasonable have also selectively trimmed and cut trees. number of trees, meanwhile, are wondering Most citizens of Brookswood do not want how many hundreds of dollars and reams of to clear-cut their land, but they would like paperwork it could take to maintain them. the freedom to cut, top, or trim trees. A vocal few are trying, once again, to Trees on a lot belong to the landowner, control their neighbours’ property, creating who can chose to do with them what they the impression of a problem that doesn’t like. A person who has a big tree that exist. Most people in Brookswood do not is dropping needles in their gutters and want to cut down their trees – so why is is blocking sunshine from windows and flowerbeds should not be expected to satisfy this idea coming up again? This bylaw is a really bad idea: more a neighbour who wants shade. bureaucracy, more fees, less autonomy. It’s Maybe the neighbour who wants the not what I voted for. shade should pay a rental fee to the tree owner, to offset cleanup and lack of sunKim Stepney, Langley

Brookswood

Trees always defined neighbourhood

Dear Editor, Mr. Seguin’s point of view [Trees belong to homeowners, Feb. 20 Letters, Langley Advance] showcases

the polarized opinions regarding Brookswood/ Fernridge development proposals. Large trees do come with significant mainten-

More than Just Games

Courageous display accurate

Dear Editor, As a Jew, I recently anxiously attended an exhibit at the Langley Centennial Museum – More than Just Games – which highlighted the plight of Jews and others prior to the 1936 Olympics in Germany. The exhibit was a historically accurate presentation of Canada’s ambivalence to Nazi Germany’s racist views on blacks and Jews, as Canada willfully participated in both the Summer and Winter Olympics. I must praise the Langley Centennial Museum for its courage to educate us, in light Sochi Olympics. Don J. Devoretz, Professor Emeritus Simon Fraser University

Nicomekl bridge

Construction takes too long

Dear Editor, Is there anyone else out there who finds it a bit strange that a two-lane bridge over the “mighty” Nickomel River – a small creek most of the year – has taken construction crews some six months to complete – and, as I write this, isn’t even done yet! We, the gullible taxpayers, want to see an accounting as to why it’s taking so long and how much it cost with regard to the original estimates. And don’t even think about blaming it on a few allegedly stolen “pipehangers.” Win Bromley, Langley

ance issues and costs. But for numerous residents, it was trees that drew us to the area in the mid-80s. Tall trees do not reflect the area’s pre-development image, they reflect the areas’s image, period! The notion of creating “nice neighbourhood subdivisions like Murrayville and Walnut Grove” is almost laughable. Drive into Willoughby, if you have the time and patience, and see what present-day development in Langley looks like. “Nice” has been replaced with overcrowding, congestion, no parking, and guess what? No trees. No matter which side of the debate you choose, Brookswood/Fernridge is unique due to its large stands of coniferous trees. On one side are those resisting planned destruction of Brookswood/Fernridge. On the other, we have those looking to cash in. Brian Cameron, Langley [Note: A fuller version of this letter is online at www. langleyadvance.com. Click on Opinion, or search the writer’s name.]

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Ignoramuses’ dogs damaging environment

Dear Editor, I wonder how Bryan Grim can say the Nicomekl floodplain “is not in danger of destruction” [Floodplain works just as intended, Feb. 20 Letters, Langley Advance]. Has he walked the paths lately? I walk them every day with my dog – who is always on a leash. Garbage, drink containers, and dog excrement are left for others to clean up.

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Many people allow their dogs to run offleash, scaring the wildlife. The LAPS and City enforcement officers have become a laughingstock, with people simply ignoring the bylaws. PS: I am not related to Councillor Hall. S. Hall, Langley City

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Audiences will enjoy the musical tale of Millie Dillmont set in the Roaring ’20s. She has moved to the big city to make a new life for herself. It’s a time when New York is full of intrigue and jazz, an era when women were entering the workforce and social rules were changing. That often earned young women the label modern. One of the students taking part, Emma Garland is the modern miss in this tale. “Women were trying to be more independent or ‘modern’ as they called it,” she explained. The play helps shine

a light on some of the topics she’s learned about in school, such as Prohibition. With the U.S. prohibiting alcohol sales, people found ways to get around the law, such as underground bars (speakeasies) “At one point in the play, we find a speakeasy,” Garland explained. The period piece features actions by Millie and others that were ‘modern’ for that era but no more, such as going out alone, unaccompanied, or marrying a person in a visible minority. It also features one of the unusual fixations of the era – the white slave trade, in which young women were kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery. This plays out through the unscrupulous Mrs. Meers, who runs the rooming house where Millie stays. But there is a dashing leading man so the tale

(Left to right) Alanna Moore plays Millie’s friend Dorothy, Emma Garland is Millie, and Clarissa Gutowski is the devilish Mrs. Meers while Nathan Copeland is Jimmy. (Inset) Desiree Hillan is part of the crew who created the Roaring ’20s vibe.

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does have a fairytale ending. Garland is no stranger to the school stage, having had roles in Steel Pier, Bye, Bye Birdie, For Old Time Sake, Les Miserable, and

Sound of Plaid. The show features a large cast, made up of about 70 students from Langley Secondary and H.D. Stafford Middle School as well as a couple dozen students performing the live music. Overseeing the show are teachers Brian Leonard, Patti Thorpe and choreographer Erin Mcquistin. The show is unique in that every student who

wants to be in it, gets a part. And they’ve been working on this since the start of the school year. Tickets cost $12 for adults, and $10 for students and seniors. All performances are at Langley Secondary School, 21405 56th Ave. Showtimes are 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 and 28, and March 1, 6, 7 and 8. The 2 p.m. matinees are on March 1 and 8.

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angley Secondary students like the Roaring ’20s theme of the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie so much they’re using it for a dry grad fundraiser. The fashion show starts at 6:30 p.m. on March 5. The school gym will be trans-

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Some students will be packing up bikinis and sandals for spring break spent lazing about in the sun or partying. A group of 30 Aldergrove Community Secondary School students and five adults will be leaving behind the bikinis and instead taking sturdy shoes and clothes that can withstand construction work. The Grade 11 and 12 students are headed for the impoverished community of Placencia in Belize March 13-27. Vice principal Mike Carlyle suggested a trip abroad that would leave the students exhausted at the end of each day from work. The response was overwhelming. “I think it’s going to be an awesome experience,” said Laurel Thachuk, in Grade 11. Students have been doing fundraising for months to pay their own way, a cost of $1,800 per student. “There’s a big appetite in this community to give back,” Carlyle said. The Central American country is mostly English speaking so they should have no trouble navigating but it’s a completely new culture for the students who will spend the bulk of their

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A group of Aldergrove Community Secondary School students are headed to Belize to build playgrounds and help educate children. time doing philanthropic works. There’s a couple weeks of hard work in hot and humid climes in store for the young people, yet a large group of them signed on. Grade 11 student Chelsea Turner said she’s in it for the experience. “Learning other people’s cultures,” she said is a big draw. And it’s not the same as read-

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Twins introduce Banger in the Hangar

hey brought us a Gone Country cancer fundraiser last summer that packed some 5,000 people in cowboy boots and hats into the Cloverdale Ampitheatre to hear Langley’s own Dallas Smith, Aaron Pritchett, and Karen Lee Batten perform. This weekend, twin brothers Chris and Jamie Ruscheinski – known locally as the Property Twins (not to be confused with Maple Ridge’s Property Brothers) – are hosting another cancer fundraiser in hangar #41 at the Langley Regional Airport. This event, called Banger in the Hangar, is an airline-themed party featuring DJs Shrew, Meesh, and Kris Reign. It starts at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. Tickets are $40 and available through from their website at twinscancerfundraising.com. Again, this is a fundraiser for the Shaun G. Foundation, a foundation started a few years ago in honour of the twin’s late friend Shaun Gauthier, who lost his battle with a rare cancer at age 28.

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he Fraser Valley Wedding Festival returns next week to Langley. In addition to wedding experts, a cake-off, and the multi-room decor showcase, the show has added wine tasting to the complimentary bridal tea room and aerial hoop and silk acrobatics performances by Blink Acro. Before brides-to-be dash down the aisle, organizers of the festival are encouraging them to grab some friends for a girls night out

Saturday night at the Rose Gellert Hall starting at 7:30 p.m. “We are delighted to feature a solo guitarist once again in our concert series,” said Elizabeth Bergmann, artistic director concerts for LCMS. “Celebrated virtuoso Daniel Bolshoy will be playing an entire program of original works com• More: www.langleyadvance.com posed for the guitar. It’s unusual for him to play a concert program without any transcriprenowned tions and only guitaroriginal works. ist, who This is a conheads up the cert not to be guitar division missed.” at the University Tickets are $22 of B.C. School for adults, $20 of Music and for seniors, $16 the Vancouver for students at Symphony 604-534-2848 or Orchestra School at www.langleyof Music will Daniel Bolshoy music.com. perform a nummusician • More: www. ber of original langleyadvance.com works during a special concert this weekend at the Langley nother Langley vineCommunity Music School. yard is getting into Daniel Bolshoy, who the arts and charity, performs internationally, with a show this weekend. is offering a solo concert at Cascades Casino. The wedding festival is set to run from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 3. Admission to the ninth Fraser Valley Wedding Festival (www.fraservalleyweddingfestival.com) is $5. Tickets are available at the door, with $1 from each ticket sale being donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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dates to note

road closure

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

Temporary Road Closure: 206 Street Between 84 Avenue and 86 Avenue

Wednesday, March 12 | 7 - 9pm Recreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Township of Langley Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 604.534.3211 | tol.ca

langley events centre Coming Events TELUS Junior Boys and Girls Provincial Basketball Championships February 26 – March 1

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.

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The pedestrian route to the Carvolth Transit Exchange will be maintained during the closure. Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination safely.

86 AVE Park & Ride remains open during road closure

We appreciate your patience. Engineering Division 604.533.6006 enginfo@tol.ca

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: Time: Place: Location:

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

Temporary Road Closure: Glover Road Between Mavis Avenue and Mary Avenue A temporary road closure of Glover Road between Mavis Avenue and Mary Avenue will be in effect from 6pm on Wednesday, March 12 until 6am on Thursday, March 13. BI LLY BR OW N

Tuesday, March 4 5 - 8pm Aldergrove Community Secondary School Library 26850 - 29 Avenue

Property owners and residents are encouraged to attend the open house and have their say about the traffic calming process.

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Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey Playoffs - Round 1 Tue Mar 4 7:15pm vs. Surrey Eagles - game 1 Wed Mar 5 7:15pm vs. Surrey Eagles - game 2 Mon Mar 10 7:15pm vs. Surrey Eagles - gm.5, if nec. Rivermen Early Bird 2014-15 Season Ticket offer Only $99! Until April 1, 2014. The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • langleyeventscentre.com

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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public notice

202 Street closed: Highway #1 to 86 Avenue

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Monday, March 10 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre

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Temporary Road Closure: 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 Avenue

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Thursday, March 6 | 7 - 9pm Community Participation, Infrastructure, and Environment Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

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Wednesday, March 5 | 7 - 9pm Economic Development Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

A temporary road closure will be in effect on 206 Street between 84 Avenue and 86 Avenue from March 10 to March 22 for the installation of a storm sewer main.

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Tuesday, March 4 | 7 - 9pm Heritage Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

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We thank you for your patience and we apologize for any inconvenience you may experience. Engineering Division 604.533.6151 enginfo@tol.ca

public notice Boat Launch Closure Notice

Please be advised that the Marina Park boat launch in Fort Langley will be closed to motorized watercraft from 7am - 3pm on Saturday, March 8 for the University of the Fraser Valley Cascade Athletics’ Head of the Fort race on the Bedford Channel. We apologize for any inconvenience. Scott Johnson Parks Services Coordinator 604.532.3538

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notice of public hearing

Proposed Brookswood/ Fernridge Community Plan Amendments

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Brookswood/Fernridge Community Plan Bylaw 2014 No. 5058 Bylaw No. 5057 amends the Official Community Plan by deleting “Langley Official Community Plan Bylaw 1979 No. 1842 Amendment (Brookswood/Fernridge Community Plan) Bylaw 1987 No. 2475”.

Date:

Monday, March 3

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7pm

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Address:

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Bylaw No. 5058 provides an updated Brookswood/Fernridge Community Plan that includes objectives and policies related to:

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AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 5057 and 5058 and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from February 21 to March 3, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd floor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or may be viewed on the Township’s website at tol.ca/hearing.

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The plan also provides population, dwelling and employment projections, a land use designation map, and development permit provisions. Associated background information is available at tol.ca/brooks-fernplan.

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Langley Official Community Plan Bylaw 1979 No. 1842 Amendment (Brookswood/Fernridge Community Plan) 2014 No. 5057

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AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing.

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Community Development Division 604.533.6034

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Community Plan Boundary

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Information Session: East Langley Water Supply Construction

The Engineering Division will host an information session to provide an update on Phases II and III of the East Langley Water Supply project. Stop by to learn more about the project, construction schedule, and construction methods. Construction is expected to begin late March and continue until December 2014. Date: Wednesday, March 12 Time: 5:30 - 8:00pm Place: D.W. Poppy Secondary School Cafeteria Location: 23752 - 52 Avenue Engineering Division 604.533.6006 enginfo@tol.ca tol.ca/elws

public notice Enforcement of Unauthorized Secondary Suites

By law, all secondary suites located within the Township of Langley are required to obtain a Secondary Suite Licence. On March 4, 2013 Council amended Bylaw Enforcement Policy 02-009, allowing the proactive enforcement of unauthorized secondary suites to bring them into compliance. As part of the amended Policy, property owners may receive a letter from the Township requesting a site inspection to confirm there is no suite within the home, or encouraging the owner to licence the secondary suite with the Township. Property owners who do not contact Permit Licence & Inspection Services to arrange for an inspection to confirm there is no suite in their home or to discuss the requirements of obtaining a Secondary Suite Licence may be subject to a fine. Bylaw Notice Enforcement Tickets for $500 may be issued to owners who do not have a valid Secondary Suite Licence for their suites. Permit Licence and Inspection Services Department 604.533.6018 cdinfo@tol.ca

Upcycling Art Contest

Calling all eco-artists! Turn trash into treasure with our second annual Upcycling Design Challenge. Create a unique and interesting piece made from at least 75 per cent found/recovered material. Prizes will be awarded for the top entries: 1st - $500 2nd - $200 3rd - $100 Contest entries will be displayed at an exhibit at the Langley Arts Council gallery on Earth Day, April 22. Deadline for submissions is April 12. For more information visit tol.ca/upcycling or call 604.532.7300.

public notices Survey Seeks Engagement Input

Take the survey and have your say. The Community Participation, Infrastructure and Environment Advisory Committee, which was established by Township of Langley Council, is conducting a survey. Through the survey, the Committee hopes to identify better ways to engage the community when it comes to issues regarding public policy development. To participate, visit tol.ca\residentsengagementsurvey. Residents have until March 31, 2014 to provide their input. Celeste Paley CPIE Advisory Committee Member 778.683.6469 copaley@outlook.com

Public Swim Schedules

Get swim information online, anytime, at tol.ca/swim. Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6086

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

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

After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

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BC Winter Games

Amateur boxing

Athletes outstanding in Mission B.C. title on line Langley athletes exceled at an multi-sport provincial sport event held last weekend.

Competing in the U14 division, Langley Blades team member William Park won six gold medals in short track speed skating at the BC Winter Games, held last weekend in Mission.

by Troy Landreville sports@langleyadvance.com

Team Tardi took home hardware, both team and individual, from the recently completed BC Winter Games in Mission. Representing Zone 3 (Fraser Valley), the Langley foursome earned bronze in the juvenile men’s curling competition, held Feb. 20-23 at the Mission Curling Provincial Sport Organizations Club. included in each Games. Team Tardi, made up of skip Each sport may submit a nominTyler Tardi, third Nicholas ation for one male and one female Umbach, second Scottie Kryski, athlete competing at the Games. and lead Joshua Desrosiers, repreNominees are considered on the sents the Langley Curling Club. basis of their past sport performThe Langley ances in the team defeated sport they are a Vernon competing at foursome the Games, skipped by their performThomas Love ance at the by a 9-2 count, Games, their in Sunday’s sport ambibronze medal tion and future game. potential, and In addition demonstrated to helping his leadership team capture both on and bronze, Tyler off the field of Tardi was honplay. oured with a Team Tardi prestigious BC fell just short Winter Games of its goal of award. competing The W.R. for a gold Bennett Award medal, losing for Athletic 6-3 to Team Excellence was Carpenter of – the eventual handed to the Tyler Tardi, skip of a foursome that curls out Surrey-based the Langley Curling Club, helped his team win gold medalist curler at the end a bronze medal in juvenile men’s curling at the – in Saturday’s of the Games. semifinal. BC Winter Games. Tardi also received individual He was chosen Representing ett Benn W.R. the of r winne as the above all competi- accolades, Zone 4 (Zone to Award for Athletic Excellence, which is given tors in all sports 4 (Fraser and r Winte BC each one outstanding athlete at for the award. RiverBC Summer Games. In addition to Delta), Team winning a trophy, Carpenter Tardi will receive a $2,500 burcurls out of the Royal City Curling sary designed to recognize and Club in New Westminster. support his ongoing development in sport or education. The award was named in Speed skater William Park domhonour of the former Premier inated at the Games. of British Columbia, William Park won all six gold medals Bennett, who was instrumental in that were up for grabs in the U14 starting the BC Summer and BC boys division. Winter Games program in 1978. Five of his gold medals were The recipient is selected from for individual events with the nominations submitted by sixth coming in the mixed 3,000m

Speed skating

relays. Park trains with the Langley Blades speed skating club under the guidance of coaches Eden Donatelli-Green and Julian Green, both former Olympians.

Gymnastics

A few Langley athletes stood out among the 90 gymnasts from all regions in B.C. who competed at the Games. Amongst male gymnasts, Langley’s Ben Strybos placed first in the horizontal bar event. In the women’s provincial 3 category Langley’s Sage BishopBeaurone won the all-around bronze medal while taking first on vault and uneven bars.

Diving

Walnut Grove Pool was the site of the Games diving competition. A quartet of divers became double gold medalists on Saturday. Alison Komlos from North Vancouver, Nick Nepomuceno from North Vancouver, William Robertson from Saanich, and Tavia Waiz from White Rock emerged victorious, and thus added to their medal haul from Friday.

Girls ice hockey

The Zone 3 Fraser Valley team – including Langley defenceman Sophia Christopherson, Langley forward Danika Pasqua, and Aldergrove forward Amy Potomak – edged the Fraser River Delta 3-2 in the Games’ gold medal meeting. The girls hockey tournament was held at the Mission Sports & Leisure Centre. The teams were comprised of U16-aged players selected from female U16 zone camps that were held in early January.

Some choices are hard.

Josh Wright and Oliver Vajda are scheduled to trade leather Friday night in Langley City, with a B.C. welterweight belt up for grabs.

Two amateur boxers with similar backgrounds will clash for B.C. welterweight supremacy Friday at the Coast Hotel. The 27th installment of the Clash at the Cascades amateur boxing series will be highlighted by a battle for the B.C. welterweight belt between Josh Wright from White Rock and Maple Ridge’s Oliver Vajda. Wright, from the Ocean City Boxing Club, is leaving the 154-pound division where he is the current B.C. titleholder, and moving to the 147-pound welterweight division. Wright has in the past done a lot of kickboxing and, according to Clash matchmaker and organizer Dave Alllison, “has proven he is an elite level boxer over the past few years.” He faces Vajda, from Carlson Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu MMA. Vajda has an accomplished 8-1-0 mixed martial arts record and has been boxing of late. He has been boxing Oliver Vajda in Combsport for two years and is undefeated in the sweet science. “The Wright/Vajda fight is going to be explosive and is an example of the future of amateur boxing allowing the sport to be more inclusive,” Allison said. Looking ahead, Allison predicts this will be “a great fight.” “I remember seeing Vajda in his first boxing match about two years ago and I was surprised at his boxing skills,” Allison said. “I am not surprised he has stayed undefeated.” Allison said being a Combsport BC champion is tough. “You not only have to win a title but you have to defend it and keep it, you are always subject to challenge,” Allison said. “Wright has proven himself, winning and holding the 154-pound title and now he is looking beyond B.C. The Western Championships Josh Wright and the WBC Canadian Championships may be in his future, if he can get past Vajda. This is an important fight for both fighters.” One of the most exciting divisions in local boxing is the light heavyweight division and the semi main event will give fans a sample of this division, Allison said. City light heavyweight champion Julian Kim of Port Kells will defend his City title against Marcus Baptiste of Vancouver’s Action Gym. These are two of what is scheduled to be a 10-bout card that will also feature Scott Woodward and Kevin Dhanda from Langley’s City Boxing Club. Tickets for the show are available at the door, which opens at 7 p.m. For information, email cityboxing@telus. net. • More at langleyadvance.com

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Walnut Grove Gators guard Tom Guingab tracked Port Moody Blues guard Shaq Noel during a Fraser Valley regional Quad A basketball game last Friday at Walnut Grove Secondary School. The Gators defeated the Blues 78-67 before beating Abbotsford’s MEI Eagles 93-55 Monday in their home gym. The Gators will now play in the Fraser Valley semifinal against the Gleneagle Talons this Friday at the Langley Events Centre. Opening tip-off is 6:45 p.m. Whichever team comes out on top will face the winner of the other semifinal match-up involving the Tamanawis Wildcats and Holy Cross Crusaders. The Fraser Valley Quad A championship game is set for Saturday at the LEC, with an 8:30 p.m. tip-off.

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Last night, the Aldergrove Kodiaks were poised to take out the Mission City Outlaws in the opening round of the Pacific Junior Hockey League playoffs. A 6-3 win over the Outlaws Monday at

Langley Cribbage League Scores as of Feb. 20 Fort Langley 19, Harmsworth 17 Willoughby 20, Milner 16 Murrayville 20, Langley 16 Round robin series Langley 154, Murrayville 153, Harmsworth 147, Milner 146, F. Langley 135, Willoughby 129

Aldergrove Arena gave the Kodiaks a commanding 3-0 lead in games in the bestof-seven series. The Kodiaks had a chance to finish the series last night (Feb. 26) when the teams met at Aldergrove Arena. The game got underway after the Langley Advance went to press Wednesday. Going into the series, the Harold Brittain Conference regular season kings, the Kodiaks (34-6-2-2), were clear favourites against an Outlaws team that finished fourth in the Harold Brittain, at 11-28-2-3. On Friday, the Kodiaks had a slim 4-3 lead in the third period before scoring the final two goals of the night. Brandon Dolby gave the Kodiaks a two-goal cushion when he scored 13:21

into the final frame. Aldergrove’s Quinncy Leroux – shorthanded and into the empty net with Outlaws goalie Jeffrey Veitch on the bench in favour of an extra attacker – made it 6-3 for the home team with 1:32 remaining in regulation time. The goal was Leroux’s second of the night. Scott McHaffie also had a two goal night for the Kodiaks, who led 1-0 in the first period and 4-2 after 40 minutes. Spencer McHaffie had the other Kodiaks goal. The visitors came within one at the 9:27 mark of the third period when Kyle Raymond scored a powerplay goal for the Outlaws. Aldergrove outshot Mission City 45-25, including 15-6 in the third period.

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