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Brookswood Secondary students who walked out made signs to express concerns about the labour dispute and its impacts.

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There has to be a better way to resolve the dispute between the provincial government and the teachers, said a Walnut Grove student. Liam Sutherland-Ryan was among the thousands of B.C. students who walked out of their classrooms Wednesday morning. “I don’t think we need to fight,” he said. “They shouldn’t be punishing us.”

Joining the Grade 8 student on the sidewalk outside Walnut Grove Secondary were several others. The student protest was organized by a Lord Tweedsmuir student in east Surrey via Facebook. Sutherland-Ryan said he’s been missing key courses because of the labour dispute, namely math and science. “I need math and science,” he said. He said classrooms are locked before and after class and during lunch so the students can’t use the facilities. Province-wide, more than 13,000 students signed up to take part through the Facebook campaign which has also fostered a petition through change.

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as long as essential service provisions are met. Student Elise Cluney’s concern is not being able to get help in the days leading up to exams at her school, Brookswood Secondary. “I walked out because I feel us students are not being heard properly,” she told the Langley Advance. She and others took part in the protest, with some students spending the entire school day protesting, and others returning to class after a while. Cluney said teachers have labour rights, but the teachers and provincial government have left students stuck in the middle. “It’s almost like a divorce,” she said.

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org. It calls on the B.C. Teachers Federation and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA) to resolve this dispute and stop the turmoil. On Tuesday came word that the teachers made a modest move on their wage demands. There are two more days this week of rotating strikes. Langley schools were out June 2 and there’s no word on what’s next. On Wednesday, the Labour Relations Board decided that the employer could cut teacher pay 10 per cent for reduced workload during the strike and lockout, and that teachers’ rotating strikes were lawful. It also said that while teachers have the right to strike, employers have the right to lock out staff at certain times,

A Buddhist meditation centre and monastery in rural Langley suffered a fire on Wednesday, but there were no serious injuries. The fire broke out just before noon during a cooking accident, said Langley Township district fire chief Russ Jenkins. A pan of oil was being heated over a propane element on a covered deck at the rear of the meditation centre, in the 6200 block of 264th Street north of the Gloucester

Industrial area. The oil caught fire and the flames got into the soffits of the building’s covering. The monks at the centre used a garden hose to try and keep the fire under control, but it had already reached inside the ceiling. Two fire trucks were called out, for some extra manpower, Jenkins said. They managed to knock down the flames quickly, and then spent some time tearing apart the soffits to make certain they had extinguished every bit of the fire. One person suffered some minor smoke inhalation, and was treated and released at the scene by B.C. Ambulance paramedics. The meditation centre is relatively new, having replaced a butcher shop that formerly used the site.

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Firefighters tore apart walls and ceilings to make certain they had extinguished all traces of fire at a Buddhist meditation retreat in rural Langley.

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Eleven-year-old Doug Penner, namesake for the eighth annual Ride For Doug, was chomping at the bit to get out on the road Sunday with a hundred or so of his friends. He supervises the ride, so to speak, from the back of his father Cam’s bike.

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For Cam Penner and little Doug, the namesake of Ride For Doug, this past Sunday’s event is – in large part – about camaraderie and taking a fun 200kilometre leisurely motorcycle ride through the Fraser Valley with friends and family. But this fundraising ride – now in its eighth year – is also about so much more for the Walnut Grove father. It’s about raising money and awareness for muscular dystrophy – a genetic disorder that weakens and destroys muscle tissue faster than the body can repair it. Doug, now 11, was diagnosed when he was two. So, the Ride For Doug is about raising much needed funds to further research around the debilitating and often fatal dis-

ease, it just happens to be done in his son’s name. While a one-time collection of $30,000 raised this past weekend for the national MD association might not go far towards finding a cure, Cam said every little bit helps. And Cam, his wife Allison, Doug’s older sister Samantha, and Doug were incredibly elated this past week – not only by the participation in the ride but when learning some major inroads in research were recently announced. At the barbecue, Cam shared a snapshot of what’s been happening in their family’s lives of the past year – and for Doug in particular. “There have been some hurdles – some hopes lost. But today is not about the hopes lost – it is about restoring hope – building the future, not lamenting the past,” he told the crowd of 350 who attended the after-ride feast at South Langley Church. The news for the future looks good, Cam elaborated, noting the clinical study Doug was part

can only hope, and dream.” On Sunday, the local ride started and ended at the Fernridge church, and took riders on a four-and-a-half hour ride through Langley, Abbotsford and Mission. As bikes began rolling into the parking lot for registration just before noon Sunday, Doug could be found wandering the lot – moving from bike to bike, rider to rider – shaking hands and smiling. “He lives for this day,” Cam said. “His self-made motto for the day is ‘today I’m going to meet, greet, and eat,’ It’s a day full of motorcycles and barbecue – he’s in heaven.” Dad noted that many of the riders this year have become Doug’s friends, people who return year after year to ride in Doug’s honour. “Doug has some pretty cool friends riding for him,” Dad said of the crowd of supporters. “I can’t believe all of the bikes as they pulled in. I almost of is being restarted after a year felt like a stranger as they all on hold. seemed to know who Doug is,” “A long agonizing year filled Cam recounted. with lobbying and wondering” While the meet-and-greet has hopefully come to an end, ahead along with the barbecue Dad said. “[Doug] starts it again after are fun and meaningful this fall, we hope.” segments of the day-long event The Penner family was met for Doug, it’s saddling up on the with other good news this past back of the bike with Dad that weekend, as well. brings the little guy the biggest Not only is the Langley-based smile. Ride For Doug growing, attract“We are on the road with the ing a record 113 riders and wind in our face. The rumble $30,000 worth of donations this of a hundred plus motortime out. But, the Ride cycles converting gasoline For Doug is spreading its View into determination,” Cam roots, Cam explained. Photos said. “I can feel Doug with A firefighter from behind me on the seat, Vancouver Island is turning from time to time already planning for a to get a better look at all second annual Ride For of the champions who Doug in Langford this have taken up his cause… September, and Cam Reason to celebrate, received word this weekindeed!” end that New York may Layar While this year’s ride be the next location for a or fell a little short of the ride. online highest fundraising total “A willing rider with a achieved last year of big heart is in the plan$33,000, Cam said there’s still ning stages for the first Ride time to donate to the cause For Doug south of the border,” Dad said. “Is it possible that this through the website at www. RideForDoug.com. could spread worldwide? One

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Camp Day at Timmy’s Tim Hortons veteran Shivani Desai and community volunteer paramedic Daryl Edwards, a member of the BC Ambulance Service, donated time in Walnut Grove to promote Camp Day at Tim Hortons on Wednesday. Later in the afternoon, country music sensation Chad Brownlee was at the Murrayville Timmy’s, greeting fans and performing a few songs – including one he wrote for and recorded with kids from Tim Hortons camps. All proceeds from coffee sales through the day went to ensuring financially disadvantaged kids in the community can go to camp. Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance

Fentanyl

Coroner warns of drug deaths A string of deaths in the Fraser Valley is linked to a synthetic drug being sold on the streets. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

The BC Coroners Service issued a public warning Wednesday, saying that the drug fentanyl is killing illicit drug users in Langley and its neighbouring communities. “The danger appears particularly acute in the area covered by the Fraser Health Authority, including Surrey, Langley, Coquitlam and Maple Ridge,” said the Coroners Service announcement. In the first four months of 2014, fentanyl has been involved in the deaths of 13 people from drug toxicity. That compares to 12 in the same region for all of 2013 and six in 2012. The numbers may already be increasing. “There’s some early indications that there may be some deaths in the month of may,” said Liana Wright, a regional coroner for the Fraser area. The Coroners Service is waiting for toxicology results. In other regions of the province, deaths related to fentanyl are either stabilizing or decreasing. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, a class of drugs that includes heroin, morphine, oxycodone, and a wide variety of other painkillers and illegal drugs, for the most part derived from poppies. “It’s got legitimate uses in the hospital setting,” said Wright. The drug is primarily used as anaesthesia during surgery and for pain control after surgery. In those cases it is administered by doctors and anaesthesiologists. However, fentanyl is significantly more

toxic than morphine. Naive drug users may face a higher risk and can die even from taking their first dose. Even handling fentanyl can be risky as it can be absorbed through the skin. “All persons using drugs are urged to exercise extreme caution,” said the Coroners Service. “While the BC Coroners Service always advises against using illicit drugs, people who do use illicit drugs should be sure not to use alone, and, if injecting, should inject slowly. Ideally, illicit drugs should be administered at a site where medical assistance is readily available.” Early signs of a fentanyl overdose include severe sleepiness, slow heartbeat, trouble breathing or slow, shallow breathing or snoring. The victim may have cold, clammy skin and trouble with walking or talking. The service urges anyone observing these signs in anyone suspected of taking any opioid, call 911 immediately. While there have been isolated cases in smaller cities around the region, it is in communities like Surrey, Langley, and Maple Ridge that the most cases seem to have been cropping up. In most cases, it seems the victims did not know they were taking fentanyl, and were under the impression that they had bought heroin or oxycodone. Toxicology results are not showing either heroin or oxycodone in the victims’ systems. Many of the victims were in their 20s, and include both men and women. “It’s not just the chronically addicted people,” said Wright. The coroners are also seeing people who seem to be recreational users. In four of the cases, drug use was by injection, in four it was by snorting, and in the remaining five deaths, the method was ambiguous.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014 RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING LIQUOR-PRIMARY LICENCE AND PROPOSED NEW FOOD-PRIMARY LICENSES Applications have been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, B.C., from Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. for Cascades Casino located at 20393 Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C. for the following: 1. Structural change to the existing liquor-primary license to permit three outdoor patios and an increase in capacity from 3,451 occupants to 3,575 (net increase of 124). 2. Two new food-primary licenses having hours of sale from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Monday to Sunday and one outdoor patio. For further information on these Liquor License Applications please contact: The applicant: Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. Suite 300 – 4621 Canada Way Burnaby, B.C. V5G 4X8 Phone: 604-530-2211, Fax: 604-539-4400

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PETITIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. To ensure the consideration of your views, your letter must be received on or before 4:30 p.m. on June 9, 2014. Your name(s) and address must be included. Residents and owners of businesses wishing to comment on this application may also attend: Public Hearing 7:00 pm June 9, 2014 Council Chambers Langley City Hall 20399 Douglas Crescent Please note that your comments may be made available to the applicant or local government officials where disclosure is necessary to administer the licensing process. Carolyn Mushata, Corporate Officer

CITY OF LANGLEY “The Place to Be!” NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2014

RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EXISTING LIQUOR-PRIMARY LICENCE AND PROPOSED NEW FOOD-PRIMARY LICENSES An Application for Permanent Change to a Food Primary Licence has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch, Victoria, B.C., from Randall Olafson Consultants Ltd. for Cactus Club Café located at #101 6070 – 200 Street, Langley, B.C. The existing license permits all types of liquor to be served between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. Monday to Sunday. The applicant is proposing to extend the hours of sale to between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. Monday to Wednesday and between 9:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. Thursday to Saturday. For further information on this Liquor License Application please contact: The applicant: Randall Olafson Consultants Ltd. Suite 200 – 11575 Bridgeport Road Richmond, B.C. V6X 1T5 Phone: 604-644-7617, Fax: 604-273-9917

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Entrepreneur, philanthropist mourned A Langley philanthropist, horseman, and restaurateur has died. by Matthew Claxton

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Longtime Langley businessman George Tidball, founder of the Keg restaurants and, with his family, of the Thunderbird equestrian centres, died June 3. He was 83. The descendent of pioneers and war veterans, George Tidball started his career as an accountant, worked for Alcan, and then, already the father of three young children, went to Harvard from 1959 to 1961 and majored in economics. While pursuing further studies in Chicago, the family first encountered the then-new concept of a fast food restaurant, particularly one called

McDonald’s. In 1967, he introduced the chain to western Canada. The Tidball family came to Langley in 1966 because their oldest daughter Kathy wanted a horse. After driving past and feeding a horse on their way to a ski hill in Penticton, George and his wife Dianne bought it for $150. By 1969, the family had bought acreage suitable for horses, near Fort Langley. Their son and daughters would compete in high school rodeos or show at the PNE. In 1970, they bought property at 200th Street and the Trans Canada Highway, creating a stable, and riding rings, dubbing it the Thunderbird Equestrian Centre. Meanwhile, George Tidball was opening the first of what would be a chain of Keg Steakhouse restaurants. One of them was attached to

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the Thunderbird centre. Diners in the 1980s and early 1990s watched equestrians ride and jump. The original Thunderbird park was closed in the late 1990s, and the area redeveloped into commercial and residential units. Soon the family began plans for a new Thunderbird, at 72nd Avenue and 248th Street – now one of North America’s premiere show jumping locations. “Langley seems smaller today than it did yesterday,” said Jordan Bateman, a former Township councillor and longtime Langley resident. He met George Tidball several times, and remembered how eating at the Keg in the Country location was one of the defining experiences of Langley for many years. Tidball was always “a little bit of an outlaw,” Bateman noted, as well as a huge philanthropist.

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Health care

Expanded maternity ward opens New parents will have more privacy in a renovated Langley maternity ward.

The public will have an opportunity to make presentations to Council regarding amendment to the 2013 Financial Plan at the regular Council meeting held on Monday, June 9, at 7:00 pm at City Hall, 20399 Douglas Crescent. Written submissions to Council may be sent to the Corporate Officer no later than noon on Monday, June 9, for these Financial Plan amendments.

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Marianne McGill has given birth to all five of her children at LMH and will soon give birth to her sixth in the new maternity centre.

Public Notice – Financial Plan 2013 – 2017 Amendment No. 3, Bylaw 2013, No. 2935 The City of Langley is proposing to amend the Financial Plan for 2013. A draft of the proposed bylaws are available for public inspection at City Hall during regular office hours.

by Matthew Claxton Langley Memorial Hospital officially opened its new maternity unit Tuesday, with a new name thanks to a sizeable donation from a local family. The Vanderkerkhove Family Maternity Centre was named in honour of a $1 million contribution. The expansion and renovation has added seven additional single-room maternity care spaces, bringing the total to 20 at the hospital. The project also brought the maternity clinic next to the ward, so patients will not have to travel throughout the hospital, and so services for newborns and their mothers are all in one central location. The $6.5 million project was mostly funded not by Fraser Health, but by the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation. The foundation provided $5.35 million, and Fraser Health paid $1.15 million. The health authority also provided

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Dr. David Chapman, left, a family doctor and co-leader with Dr. Beth Watt of the Langley Maternity Clinic, showed politicians and volunteers around the newly finished facility. funding for a variety of other related projects such as electrical and seismic upgrades. “The It All Starts Here! campaign brought together our entire community,” said Richard McMullan, chair of the board of the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation. “The foundation would like to thank the many donors, sponsors, partners and volunteers who supported our campaign and made this project a reality. Our new maternity centre is something we can all take pride in – we now have specially designed spaces and the equipment necessary to meet the needs of our growing community.” At the official ribbon cutting and opening, Fraser Health officials mingled with local politicians, donors, and a family that has gotten a lot of use out of the maternity ward already. Marianne McGill and her husband and five children were on hand to welcome the arrival of the expanded ward. McGill is currently waiting for the arrival of her sixth and, she joked, her last baby if her husband gets his way, at LMH. The expansion makes LMH one

of just four hospitals in the Fraser Health area that provide independent rooms for all its maternity ward patients. This is the latest in a series of upgrades to maternity care in Langley that began even before the community had its own hospital. A nurse named Louisa Craig was apparently the first or one of the first people to establish a maternity clinic, opening it in her house south of the Little Campbell River. Dr. Benjamin Marr would attend patients there, said Loraine Jenkins, executive director of maternity, infant and youth care for Fraser Health. The clinic closed down in 1922 having run about 15 years, and by then other women had also opened maternity beds in their homes. When Langley Memorial opened in the 1940s, it had 11 maternity beds. The increasing number of maternity beds and the drive to improve services is because of the large number of births expected in the future. Jenkins said there were 1,500 babies born at LMH in the last year, and Fraser Health expects the number to increase by 18 per cent by 2020.

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Lives destroyed lost to all of us

We’ve all long known of heroin and morphine, and more recently, oxycodone has joined the list of familiar opiates whose addictive effects help to destroy lives. Perhaps a little less familiar is the synthetic opiate fentanyl. But get used to hearing about it. Fentanyl is killing people, and it’s killing them right next door to you. The BC Coroners Service has issued a special warning that the drug is causing fatalities, particularly in communities covered by the Fraser Health Authority, and Langley was among those singled out for special notice. The coroner reported that there have been 13 deaths attributable to fentanyl in the region in just the first four months of 2014. That compares to 12 fentanyl-related deaths in all of 2013, and six in 2012. Regional coroner Liana Wright is concerned that there likely have been more deaths in May. Of course, she can’t project such numbers into June and further… but there appears to be a trend. And it’s nothing short of ugly. Apparently, fentanyl is often taken in conjunction with some of the other opiates, but no traces of heroin or oxycodone have shown up in the recent victims’s bodies. The coroner suggests that the users had been led to believe that they were buying something other than fentanyl. It’s easy to shrug it all off – they’re are “just a bunch of druggies” after all, and why should we bother with them? First is the reality that “recreational” users, and not just hard-core addicts are among the victims – they could be your sons and daughters. More importantly, every human being has value. Everyone counts. It’s time we take greater note of that value, in the context of society as a whole, and not just in the context of those who have escaped the pitfalls that bring down so many among us. – B.G..

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mumps, measles, rubella, pertussis, or diptheria. I think that’s probably for the best. I’m a wimp when I’m sick with a cold, I don’t need a much more serious, or even potentially lifeMatthew Claxton threatening disease. mclaxton@langleyadvance.com And yet there are people out there, thousands of them, who now refuse to vaccinate their children, because of baseless fears stoked Many of us have had the chickenpox. For by celebrities. No matter how much evidence you, it may be a distant, vague memory of an piles up that mercury in vaccines didn’t cause unpleasant, itchy period when you had to stay autism, or that vaccines are broadly safe and home from school and were too sick to even with a miniscule number of bad reactions, it’s enjoy it properly. impossible to convince some people. For me, it was a time when I had to explain Most of these people refusing vaccinations to everyone that, yes, 29-year-olds can get the did get shots themselves when they were chickenpox, if they haven’t ever had it before. young. So they don’t rememNot so long ago, I was having a ber being very sick as children. bad week. I was feeling logy and They don’t They don’t remember measles getting this brutal fever that spiked epidemics, or whooping cough remember and ebbed like tides in the Bay of that killed children in every comFundy. I was having night sweats measles munity. They don’t remember so severe that I woke up and had epidemics… polio – a disease that was almost to change all my clothes and drink wiped out worldwide until parahalf a gallon of water to avoid noia about vaccines led to new dehydration. And then I got the outbreaks that will leave people disabled for little blisters, and the other shoe dropped. I missed nine days of work. I lost a couple of life, or dead. They don’t know that our lack of smallpox vaccination scars is a tribute to the pounds. I was covered in disgusting pustules. eradication of a deadly disease. I didn’t get itchy, but I spent the first few It’s said that journalism is about presentdays of the disease in a blurry fog of antiing both sides of an issue, but that’s only true virals, over-the-counter medications, and if both sides can present some kind of evicheesy science fiction movies. (Watching dence. All the evidence in the vaccine debate Battle for Endor while enduring a high fever is is one-sided. It’s reams of studies, properly not recommended. I thought an ewok tried to documented, versus a group of people who eat my face.) keep moving the goal posts and stoking utterly Of course, if I’d been vaccinated, it would groundless fears. have been staggeringly unlikely that I’d have Prime Minister Stephen Harper, a man with had to endure this nasty little break from whom I thought I shared no opinions whatsowork. But back in the 1980s, the vaccine ever, is bang on about vaccines. wasn’t part of the regime we were all given. “It’s hard for me not to get very emotional Now it’s freely available, and trust me, if you about this, because we know, scientifically haven’t had chickenpox, GO OUT AND GET know, what vaccinations and immunizations IT, NOW! have done for us, personally, in our generation We did get vaccinated against a number of and for generations after us,” he recently said. other things, starting from pediatric shots up “I frankly don’t understand people who are through secondary school, and I had a booster walking away, in our society, from something shot a few years back before I visited a camp that’s proven to work.” for children in cancer treatment. Well said. So I’ve never had any of the following:

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Denier ignores clear evidence

We ignore these facts at our peril, and by Dear Editor, calling those who believe the findings of It was with much trepidation and sadness climatologists world-wide alarmists is not for the future that I read Mr. Seguin’s view helping anyone. of climate change [Only thing rising is Perhaps I underestimate Mr. fear, May 27 Letters, Langley Advance]. Seguin’s qualifications, he speaks I am sure one can probably find a Letters with such authority on the issues, self-proclaimed “scientist” who can to the and he may indeed have insights prove to some that the earth is flat, that have eluded the rest of society? and there are still those who adhere Sadly, Mr. Seguin sounds like one to the idea that the earth is only of those frustrated Brookswood/ five or six thousand years old, but Editor Fernridge developers who paid climate change is real. $50,000 for the new OCP, and thinks The fact that Mr. Seguin still refers to climate change as global warming indi- that destroying his little part of the world is no one’s business but his own. cates he is not aware of the major changes The truth is, all parts are interwoven and in climate that have occurred in many parts connected. Nothing is done in isolation anyof the world in a very short time (but notamore. The world has become too small for bly not in Fernridge). the rogue who cares for nought but his own Many of us have personally seen the benefit. All of us are affected by the lack of alarming rates of glacial ice disappearing, drinking water and the air we breathe, and and yes, even some of our favourite holiday so we should all be concerned, if we look to island destinations are sinking into the sea. the future. Locally, we spend large sums to upgrade our dykes to accommodate these changes. B. Froebel, Langley

Transportation

TransLink needs to shift its focus

Dear Editor, I’m not sure we need a “summit” (I’m sick and tired of sub-committee meetings), but TransLink needs a “rectal check.” Not to be rude, but they have their combined heads stuck so far in the sand, they can’t see beyond the Port

Mann Bridge as long as they are getting their pay cheques. They have blinkers on, when it comes to the areas south of the Fraser. We are part of Metro Vancouver, and we deserve the services that the rest of Metro Vancouver receives. They

Disabilities

Attitudes biggest problem

Dear Editor, As a person with a disability, I’m against euthanasia and assisted suicide. I’m happy to be alive. One time when I was in the bottle depot, a woman tossed my recycling can aside so she could get by as I was walking to the cashiers. If people don’t like me, they don’t have to take it out on me. I’m autistic, and I am not going away. I suffer from outdated attitudes, not my disability. Shelby Munro, Langley

keep taking our tax money, and we continue to grow, yet they ignore the fact the we do need services. So stop providing all the services to those living within walking distances to most things that they do, and start focusing on those of us who don’t have that luxury. We have already lost out to the Evergreen Line, and now they want to give priority to a subway line on Broadway. You can walk to anything and anywhere in Vancouver. I lived there and walked to work, parks, shopping… now they want a subway up Broadway to the university. I wonder who is driving that one? Debbie Atkinson, Langley

Aldergrove

Bumps dangerous move for traffic

Dear Editor, The roads in Aldergrove are about to get bumpier. The mayor and some of the council have decided to spend your tax dollars on speed bumps on 29th

Avenue, despite the fact they have no mandate to install speed bumps and no support from the public. These speed bumps will create more traffic on the surrounding roads, as

Hunting

Vegans keep meat prices down

Dear Editor, Patricia Tallman may not be morally deficient like us hunters [Hunters deficient, June 3 Letters, Langley Advance], but her education is deficient. Pythagoras never wrote anything that survived the destruction of his school in Sicily. The only thing we got left is The Golden Verses of Pythagoras. I’ve read many translations, and nowhere is the quotation in her letter mentioned. She kind of surprised me. I thought it was Thanksgiving already, and this was her usual “save the turkeys” letter. Now what is she going to send to the editor? By the way, I am very thankful to all vegans or vegetarians. Without them, the price of meat would be astronomical. Enjoy your toffurkey in October. George Blachuras, Langley [Editor’s Note: The quote referenced by Ms. Tallman is listed in The Golden Verses of Pythagoras.]

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Fundraisers follow blaze Fundraisers will help the owners who lost 17 horses in a barn fire. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire that swept through a rural Langley stable on Sunday, killing 17 horses. The fire that swept through the barn was very hot, and the building was relatively old and dry, said Langley Township district fire chief Russ Jenkins. It seems that the fire might have been burning for a time before anyone noticed, Jenkins said. The property includes a working mushroom farm, but the workers there were inside the facility at the time. No one was at the stables at the moment the fire broke out. In addition, the stables sit on a very large property a fair distance from the nearest road. By the time firefighters arrived at the rural property on 224th Street in South Langley, part of the building had already collapsed. The fire crews had to use a relay of tanker trucks to bring in water, as there are no hydrants in that part of the Township. Police and the fire department have said they haven’t found anything that causes them to suspect arson. The horses were mainly two- and three-year-old standardbred harness racing horses, as well as a miniature pony.

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Smoke rose from the scene of the fire on Sunday afternoon in South Langley. The race horses were owned by Rick Mowles of JJJ Stables. A handful of his horses were reportedly racing in Alberta or Ontario and thus avoided the fire. In the wake of the fire, supporters are raising money for Davis and Mowles, who lost horses valued at between $500,000 and $1 million, along with about $100,000 worth of equipment. Efforts are being made to help the two men get back on their feet, including a collection drive for harness racing equipment, buckets, halters, stall gates, fly masks, sprays and grooming kits, which can be dropped off at A&T Equestrian, at 4615 190 St. in Cloverdale. A Davis Family Trust fund has also been set up at Aldergrove Credit Union. Money or e-transfers can be sent to billdavisfamilytrust@gmail. com with the password “mornasbigboy.” A pub night is also slated for June 18 at the Langley Town Hall, while Harness Racing B.C. is also staging a fundraising drive at the Fraser Downs

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The Township of Langley is holding an open house to present preliminary options for the draft Smith Neighbourhood Plan.

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Coming Events Langley Junior Thunder BCJALL Lacrosse Thu Jun 5 8:00pm vs. Coquitlam Adanacs Thu Jun 12 8:00pm vs. Port Coquitlam Saints

Langley Intermediate Thunder BCILL Lacrosse Sun Jun 8 2:00pm vs. Victoria Shamrocks

Langley Thunder WLA Lacrosse Wed Jun 11 7:45pm vs. Victoria Shamrocks Wed Jun 18 7:45pm vs. Burnaby Lakers The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • LangleyEventsCentre.com

public notice Notice of Annual Report

Pursuant to Section 98 of the Community Charter, Township Council invites the public to provide comments on the 2013 Draft Annual Report of the Corporation of the Township of Langley by delegation at the Regular Afternoon Council Meeting. Date:

Monday, June 23, 2014

Time:

4pm

Place:

Township of Langley Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre, 4th Floor

Address:

20338 - 65 Avenue

The 2013 Draft Annual Report includes the audited financial statements, a schedule of 2013 tax exemptions, and information on services, objectives, and measures used to determine the Township’s success in meeting the objectives. Copies of the 2013 Draft Annual Report will be available for public inspection starting June 9 at tol.ca or from the Customer Service Counter on the 2nd floor of the Township Civic Facility during regular business hours. To appear as a delegation, contact Legislative Services by telephone or in writing by 4pm, Friday, June 20, 2014. Legislative Services 20338 – 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Tel: 604.533.6011 Fax: 604.533.6054 Email: legservicesinfo@tol.ca

Trail Connection Official Opening: Derby Reach Regional Park To Golden Ears Bridge The Township of Langley and Metro Vancouver invite the public to attend the official opening of the new Canyon to Coast/Trans Canada Trail Connection between Derby Reach Regional Park and Golden Ears Bridge. The event will be held on International Trails Day:

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Saturday, June 7

Time:

10 to 11:30am

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Corner of 201 Street and 102 Avenue

Official opening ceremonies will take place at 10am. Following the opening, the public can walk or bike the new trail, enjoy activities and light refreshments at the ceremony location, and view the Fraser River and the surrounding landscape from the Golden Ears Bridge.

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Monday, June 16 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre Township of Langley Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 604.534.3211 | tol.ca

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Tuesday, June 10 | 7 - 9pm Seniors Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

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Tuesday, June 17 4 to 8pm Langley Events Centre – Banquet Hall 7888 – 200 Street

There will be illustrative options presented in support of a sustainable neighbourhood including: • a range of housing opportunities and choices • walkable neighbourhoods • the necessary commercial support services for the neighbourhood in the form of mixed use • preservation of open space, natural beauty, and critical environmental areas • a variety of transportation choices Background material on the Smith Neighbourhood Plan is available on the Township’s website at tol.ca/smith. Community Development Division 604.533.6034

public notices Backyard Composter Truckload Sale

Curious about composting? Then mark your calendar for the third annual Backyard Composter Truckload Sales Event. For only $25, purchase a backyard composter and receive a free “kitchen catcher,” a small container for your kitchen scraps. The first 30 residents also get an aerator. The complete deal is valued at $110!

Date: Saturday, June 7 Time: 9:30am - 2:00pm Place: Entrance of Langley Costco Address: 20499 - 64 Avenue This deal is only open to Township of Langley residents. Cash or cheque only. Home delivery is available. To learn more about composting, visit tol.ca/composting. Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

Public Water Supply Permit: Location Change

The location for obtaining a municipal Public Water Supply Permit has changed.

As of June 1, 2014, this permit can only be obtained from the Township’s Operations Centre, located at 4700 - 224 Street. For more information contact:

Parking is available at the ceremony site, but guests are encouraged to bike to the site along the new Trans Canada Trail route, from Edgewater Bar at Derby Reach Regional Park. Edgewater Bar is about five kilometres away from the ceremony location and the bike ride will take 20 – 30 minutes. Guests can also walk the new, easy section of the trail, which will take about 90 minutes. A shuttle service will be also be available to transport guests to and from the ceremony location and Edgewater Bar at Derby Reach. Shuttle service starts at 9:15 am and runs every 15 minutes for pick up and drop off. Parks Design and Development 604.532.7350 Fraser Valley Regional District

Recreation, Culture, and Parks Master Plan Public Input

Calling all residents! The Township of Langley is interested in hearing from you! Residents of the Township of Langley are being surveyed as part of the process to create a new Recreation, Culture, and Parks Master Plan. A telephone survey is being conducted in the first two weeks of June. If you get a call, please share your thoughts. An online resident survey will also be available for those Township residents who did not provide their feedback in the telephone survey. Please visit the Township of Langley’s website at tol.ca to access the online resident survey. The online survey will be available June 15 and will run until early July. For more information about the Master Plan process please contact: David Leavers Director, Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6158

public programs and events Septic System Seminar

The Township of Langley, in partnership with Langley Environmental Partners Society, is hosting a free seminar on proper septic systems maintenance. Date: Thursday, June 5 Time: 7 - 9 pm The free seminar will be held upstairs in the Murrayville Fire Hall: 22170 - 50 Avenue. For more information or to RSVP contact: Erin Enns Water Wise Program Coordinator Langley Environmental Partners Society 604.546.0345 water@leps.bc.ca

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Corvettes converge for annual show

A rain or shine Corvette show will take place at Preston GM with a wide range of classic and newer vehicles. news@langleyadvance.com

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Sunday’s Corvette show at Preston GM is a must-see for all Corvette fans. Bifford said. “We have more members [this year] so there will be more vehicles we hope.” Running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the show officially gets underway at 10 a.m. and runs rain or shine. Trophies will be awarded to first and second place in each category as well as a participant’s choice winner. “There will be music,” Bifford added. “One of the fellows that works at Preston always does the

music, and it’s always rock and roll.” With Preston’s recently renovated dealership, there is even more room for the show and the reasons for the continuing involvement are simple. “Prestons has always been in the community and has a long standing relationship with the Corvette Club,” Heppner said. “These are the same people that love our cars.”

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Notice of Proposed Disposition of Township Lands

Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Langley, pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, to sell Township owned land, the particulars of which are as follows:

Food will be for sale with one of the Corvette Club members taking charge of that aspect of the event. “One year he served pie and ice cream,” Bifford noted. Described as the premier Corvette event of the year in the metropolitan Vancouver area, anyone with an interest in Corvettes will want to attend. Contact Dave Bifford at 604533-2529 for more details.

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Pontiacs on display

PID: 013-224-859 – Parcel “A” (Plan With Fee Deposited 23211E) Legal Subdivision 9 Section 15 Township 7 NWD None – 19900 block of 20 Avenue

Property Description: The property is approximately 2 acres and is zoned SR-2 Purchaser:

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Selling Price:

Eight hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($825,000) to be applied as a credit toward the Township of Langley’s purchase of 20239 - 84 Avenue. Scott Thompson Manager, Property Services Department 604.533.6138

The parking lot at Coast Hotel and Convention Centre will be full of more distinctive vehicles as the Pacific Performance Pontiac Car Club hosts its annual show and shine Sunday. Entry is restricted to Pontiacs or GMC trucks. Pontiac was the maker of iconic vehicles that were part of the collective consciousness of the culture – Chieftan, Trans Am, Bonneville, GTO, Grand Prix… The June 8 forecast calls for sunny weather so there should be a large turnout of vehicles not only from the Lower Mainland but also Washington State as well. The club has also fielded inquiries from the rest of B.C. and Alberta. The event runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The entry fee is $20. Email any questions to pacificpontiac@shaw.ca or check out the club website at www.pppcc.com. People need not be members and people can even attend a club meeting with no obligation to join.

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Be Wild Animal Aware The Township of Langley is full of wildlife habitat, and residents share the area with animals including bears, cougars, and coyotes. While residents throughout Langley do not need to be continually on alert, there are a number of actions that can be taken to deter wild animals if they are spotted in your area. Parents are encouraged to educate their children on what to do if they encounter any of these animals, especially if they play by themselves in areas that wildlife frequent or have been seen in the past. To help people coexist with creatures that are simply trying to survive but can be dangerous if provoked, the following information is offered:

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An array of Pontiacs and GMC trucks will be gathering here.

by Ronda Payne Sunday marks the 12th annual Corvette show hosted by the BC Corvette Club and Preston GM on the Preston lot at the corner of 200th St. and Langley Bypass. Leigh Heppner of Preston is one of the show’s organizers and noted a highlight of the event will be a 2014 Stingray on site. “We’re expecting to have at least one of the new 2014 Corvette Stingrays here,” Heppner said. The much-covetted vehicle will be a customer’s car, as they are hard to come by, according to Heppner. “They’re sold before they get here,” he said. The show will feature a wide range of cars from a number of enthusiasts as the BC Corvette Club is the oldest and largest Corvette club in B.C. All Corvettes are welcome and non-members are invited to participate in the show for a $10 registration. “Anyone is free to drop in and walk around,” said Heppner. “It’s going to be all about Corvettes.” Judy Bifford of the BC Corvette Club noted more than 80 cars are expected at the show this year. “Last year we had 85 and the weather wasn’t that great,”

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Bears: are looking for food - don’t let them learn it can easily be

obtained from humans. Two bears have been seen regularly this spring. If you encounter a bear, do not run. Act big and loud, and back away slowly to a safe place.

Cougars: can have kittens throughout the year, and family groups can be seen at any time. Cougars survive on natural food sources found in the wild, primarily deer. Cougar attacks on humans are highly unlikely. However, if you encounter a cougar, do not run. Pick children up immediately and talk to the cougar in a confident voice. Act big by waving sticks and branches, and back away slowly while still facing the cougar. If it attacks, fight back.

Coyotes: have the largest population of potentially dangerous

wildlife in the area and can be seen year round, even in residential areas. Family groups with pups, which are trained to hunt and kill, have been regularly seen around Langley.

Coyotes are bold and easily lose their natural fear of people. Never feed a coyote. If you encounter a coyote, scare it off by making loud noise or throwing something at it to make it afraid. Never ignore a coyote. If it continues to approach, do not run. Maintain eye contact, pick up small pets or children, and slowly move to an area of increased activity.

In Residential Areas: Reduce the smell of food by keeping barbecues clean. Keep pet food inside. Garbage is the WARNING biggest attraction for bears so Langley has a large keep it secure and inaccessible to deer population wildlife. Do not leave garbage cans USE CAUTION out overnight: keep them in the ON ROADS house, a locked garage, or secured outbuilding that cannot be broken into by large, smart bears. Put them out only on the morning of collection. If you are worried about odour, keep garbage in the freezer until collection day. Do not use bird feeders, as they attract bears and the birds do not need seeds when other natural food sources are available. This is the time of year to be extra vigilant with small pets, especially cats, in areas where coyotes are around.

In Agricultural Areas: Protect your investment by keeping fences secure and free of damage that predators can use for access. Coyotes burrow, so ensure surrounding netting goes deep into the ground. Use electric fencing to deter bears from blueberries and beehives, and pick berries and fruit as they ripen. Be vigilant with livestock and keep them secure. Farm animals are usually killed at night, so bring them inside in the evening. It is an offence to attract wildlife into a residential neighbourhood. Those who do not take steps to deter bears and other wild creatures can face a fine of up to $575. To report poachers or polluters or if you have a problem with wildlife call: Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) 1.877.952.7277

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There will be free food, games, facepainting, and even live entertainment including Korean drummers and Langley’s own Robyn & Ryleigh Gillespie performing. Sounds like one of this community’s many great festivals, doesn’t it? But it’s technically not. It’s a grand opening celebration happening in Willoughby this weekend. G&F Financial is hosting the party on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Booths and games will be set up in and around the new financial institution that opened up recently at the corner of 208th Street and 80th Avenue throughout much of the day, and not just Willoughby residents are invited to check it out, said marketing vice-president Bobby Dhillon. For those wanting to catch specific events in the day, Robyn & Ryleigh will be on stage from 1 to 2 p.m. and G&F will give away $5,000 from their code cracking contest at 2 p.m. There will likely be an official ribbon cutting and cake munching, too.

Accolades given to Days Inn

Days Inn & Suites, next to the Tim Hortons on Logan Avenue in downtown Langley, just scooped up a prestigious international awards. The team has been commended with a certificate of excellence, an accolade that honours hospitality excellence. It is given to establishments worldwide that

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Singer is kickin’ it back east Langley’s Aaron Pritchett heads off to Quebec and Ontario this month for shows. by Roxanne Hooper

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fter a sell-out show on his old stomping grounds in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows last weekend, Canadian country music sensation Aaron Pritchett is preparing to head east. The 43-year-old Langley singer and songwriter is on his way to Quebec, Ontario, and then Alberta and Manitoba for a series of summer concerts – and that’s just June. Alberta can expect to see a bit more of him in July, and he’s on the roster for the Sunfest show in Duncan in early August. Pritchett got his start as a DJ at Rooster’s Country Cabaret in Pitt Meadows and played in the house band. Since then, he’s gone on to become an awardwinning country musician.

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Country music star Aaron Pritchett, of Langley, performed for a full house at the Backcountry Horsemen’s Rendezvous 2014 three-day equestrian event in Maple Ridge last weekend, before heading to Ontario for a series of shows later this month.

Spirit of the Coast Canoe Journey

Kwantlen unites for emergency paint fest by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

Kwantlen First Nation elders Helen Carr and Marge Zeiger enjoyed themselves while working on a red cedar paddle at the Kwantlen community workshop on McMillan Island last week.

fter a tumultuous first day of canoeing on the Fraser River, Kwantlen artist Brandon Gabriel was glad to get his feet back on terra firma. Following the first full day of paddling with the Spirit of the Coast Canoe Journey on Monday, the Fort Langley man jokingly shook his head, pretending to query his very decision to join the three-month paddling excursion to Alaska. Gabriel is one of the four core canoeists on the trip. His already quizzical nature was heightened, and had something to do

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last-minute paint fest. About 20 members, most of them elders, spent the better part of three days painting a series of paddles that will be given out along the upcoming journey. In the 11th hour of preparation for the trip, Gabriel and Cooper insisted there be some kind of token gift the team could leave with each of the First Nation territories they visit, and paddles seemed only fitting, Gabriel explained. Then, only a few days before departure, he secured a donation of 25 four-foot-long red cedar paddles from Spirit Works Art and Design in North Vancouver, and the work began. • More: www.langleyadvance.com, search “paddle”

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Old Yale Bistro owner Kees Mijinke served up frozen chocolate grand marnier parfait during the recent Taste of Langley City fundraiser. He served about 150 people during the three-hour event, including Greg Byrne (front left) and Carmen and Tim Payne, Trish and Ryan Huston, and (front right) Andy Sidhu – each raved about the dessert.

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he only thing that might make the evening better would be a stroll over to McBurney Lane for some live entertainment after feasting at five of Langley City’s finest restaurants. Patrick Matiowski, wearing his hats as a member of the Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise and the fundraising director for Langley Lodge, was elated with the increased participation in the second

annual eating fundraiser called Taste of Langley City held on May 26. “It was a delicious Taste of Langley City,” he said, noting that the event raised $5,000, which is being shared between his Rotary club and the lodge. The event grew from 95 guests last year to 156 this time out, and there were five (up from four) restaurants participating, including Ban Chok Dee, Choo-Choos, Old Yale Bistro, Shiraz Grill, and Viva Mexico. “Possible tweaks to a successful formula would be minimal,” Matiowski said, offering only the suggestion of entertainment at the end of the restaurant tour and the possible addition of more restaurants to accommodate more guests.

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Youth opera proceeds, scholarships awarded Langley Community Music School supports youth interest in music through two special programs. by Ronda Payne news@langleyadvance.com

he Langley Community Music School (LCMS) honours scholarship winning students in a yearend showcase and invites B.C. youth interested in composing music to participate in the second phase of Opera-Tion Youth, a youth opera creation project. The music school’s year winds up with the student concert on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Rose Gellert Hall. Langley resident Stephen Duncan was awarded $6,000 towards the cost of his post-secondary education, as part of the Sharon Stevenson Career Development Scholarship. He will perform at the show, along with fellow winner Paul Williamson, as well as ensembles, alumni, and past winners of the award. LCMS principal Susan Magnusson invited the community to the free concert. “Our annual Showcase concert is a true highlight of the year, featuring performances from our scholarship winners, graduating students and senior ensembles,” Magnusson said.

In the first phase of Opera-Tion, three Langley youth, Jasmin Soomin Jeong, Lauren Trotzuk, and Kaitlyn Gisler, had their opera librettos selected for production and now in phase two, LCMS is seeking young B.C. composers between the ages of 12 and 24 to set them to music. The Opera-Tion project involves youth in all aspects of the creation of a new opera, from story development and music composition through to performance. Marcel Bergmann of LCMS noted that the three stories chosen are quite different but have the common element of socially relevant themes. “As the project progresses, it will bring many more opportunities for youth in surrounding communities,” said Bergmann, “including vocal soloists, instrumentalists, and others looking to help with stage management and set design to name a few.” “We look forward to presenting them as three short one-act operas,” he added of the three winning librettos. The composers will be selected through a competi-

tive process, and will work with Bergmann to develop their scores. There will be cash awards presented to the selected composers. Interested individuals may submit a cover letter with contact Langley Advance files information and age, a brief summary of composition experience, a Marcel Bergmann of list of works, and a sample comthe Langley Community position to LCMS. Winners will be Music School will awarded cash prizes as well as the assist selected opera ability to work with Bergmann to music composers with develop their scores. The deadline developing their scores. for submissions is June 20 and those selected to proceed must be available for a July 24 workshop. The three operas will be performed at Rose Gellert Hall in June 2015. Contact Marcel or Elizabeth Bergmann at 604-534-2848 or visit www.langleymusic.com for more information.

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leasant night temperatures and warm June rains make perfect planting weather, even though we may have to dash out between showers to get anything done. It’s good to reflect that late plantings tend to catch up to earlier ones. Through June and early July is perfect timing for planting beets. The July sowings should be varieties that can stand into winter. The large heritage beet Lutz (also known as Winterkeeper) is one of those hardy ones, though the roots last longest when mulched. Parsnips can be direct-sown outside now. Parsnips are frustrating because they’re very reluctant germinators. You’ll need to plant twice more seed than you would for any other root crop. The other challenge is finding people who like them.

Carrots can be planted through April right into the beginning of July. Gardeners who’ve had problems with the little brown tunnels of the carrot rust fly might try the partly resistant varieties such as ‘Flyaway’ or ‘Resistafly.’ There seems to be less carrot fly damage when carrots are grown close to garlic – and since garlic can be harvested without huge disruption of the soil, the two crops are good companions. For container gardeners, salad crops are very easy to handle, especially the leafy plants where slugs can be such a problem in the open garden. Copper barriers are easy to apply on containers and last for several years. Scallions (green onions), radishes, and cos or deer tongue-type lettuces fit especially well into containers, because their tall and narrow growth takes up very little space. Planting in sequence, just a few seeds every week, is the best way to organize salad crops – and some herbs, such as dill. People who love salads would enjoy having the peppery-leaved annual nasturtiums in their salad garden. The transplants that some gardeners started earlier in the year and that other gardeners get from garden centres can all be planted outside now. That includes, kale, Brussels sprouts, and broccoli. Any cabbages remaining from the previous year will flower and produce seed in spring.

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The flowers from kale and brussels sprouts can be eaten when they’re still in bud. But if you leave them, the buds open into masses of small yellow flowers which last for weeks and attract clouds of pollinating insects. June is the time to plant bush beans and pole beans. People with large gardens might plant pole beans in rows with cross poles tied to central horizontal ones. Smaller-space gardeners could plant pole beans in teepees. They need to be very sturdy, and planting no more than two bean seeds per pole is safest. It’s hard work to re-erect a fallen trellis that’s already covered with bean plants. Squash and zucchini can be sown or transplanted outside now. It’s best to leave cucumbers and pepper transplants until mid-June. Peppers should always be transplants, because they’re very slow starters from seed. Any time now, tomatoes can be planted outside. Most are best grown under cover to protect them from late blight. Tomatoes need lots of food and water. Since the whole length of stem can produce roots, you end up with sturdier plants if you plant tomatoes sideways, with only the top peeking above ground.

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oday’s marketplace is saturated with almost every type of bottled or canned sauce imaginable. Ready-made varieties seem to fit into our hectic lifestyles. Making sauces from scratch can conjure up images of cafeteria nightmares. But they needn’t be difficult, and can be the best part of a dish. Traditionally, a sauce is usually made up from one of five leading sauces: béchamel, velouté, brown, tomato, and hollandaise. Don’t let the fancy French names scare you.

Béchamel is merely a white sauce made from adding milk to a white roux (a mixture of fat and flour cooked to eliminate any starchy taste). Velouté is a white stock (chicken, veal, or fish) added to a white roux. Brown sauce is a brown stock (beef) added to a brown roux. Tomato sauce is a mixture of tomatoes, stock, and sometimes a roux. Hollandaise is a mixture of butter and egg yolks. They are basically the foundations of many corresponding sauces.

For example: a cheese sauce is made by adding cheese to a béchamel, and a hollandaise sauce with shallots, white wine vinegar, and tarragon is a béarnaise sauce. There are sauces outside of these five categories, for instance pan gravies, reductions, compound butters, and purees. Pan gravies are just sauces that are made from the drippings from cooked meat or poultry. Meat au jus is served in its natural, clear, unthickened juices. Reductions are naturally thickened and intensified

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by evaporation of water. Compound butters, when melted, are flavourful liquids that enhance finished dishes. Purees acquire their thickness from the maceration of a vegetable, fruit, or an array of ingredients,

The internet and library are both great resources to get started on creating a repertoire of sauces of your very own. • More at www.langleyadvance.com Click on ‘Living’

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familyfestivities • Safer Communities Day – A family-oriented gathering of safety and community agencies on June 7 at Brookswood Park. It runs from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free to attend. • International Trails Day – Langley Township, Metro Vancouver and the provincial government will open a section of the Coast/Trans Canada Trail that connects Derby Reach Regional Park to the Golden Ears Bridge. Ceremony is at 10 a.m. at 201st Street and 102nd Avenue. Shuttle available from Derby Reach to event on June 7. • Strawberry Social – The United Churches of Langley women’s group invites everyone to enjoy fresh local berries and home baking 2-4 p.m. on June 21 at Sharon United Church, 216th Street and 48th Avenue at this fundraiser.

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• Ceilidh: The next St. Andrew’s United Church down home kitchen party is 7 p.m. on June 12 at 9025 Glover Rd. Enjoy an evening of traditional music, song and dance. Tickets: $5 including tea biscuits and jam, at the door. Info: www.standrewsfortlangley.ca. Ceilidhs resume for the season Sept. 25. Performers can contact Jack at 604-888-7925, jackwilliamson@telus.net.

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• Concert cancelled – Ticket refunds for the June 21 show at the Chief Sepass Theatre by the Fab Fourever can be obtained from point of purchase.

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• Elks Pig Roast – The 14th annual Hawaiian Pig Roast starts at 6 p.m. on June 7 and includes a buffet dinner and dancing. Tickets: $30. Contact Steve, 604 510-4742 or Barb, 604 889-1160. Proceeds support Elks Children’s Charity. • Denim and Diamonds Gala – Tickets are $175 apiece for the gala in support of the Langley Memorial Hospital June 7 at the High Point Equestria Centre starting at 6 p.m. Dinner, live entertainment, prizes and activities. Info: www.lmhfoundation.com/gala.

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• Book signing – Jennifer Browne will be at the Chapters in

Langley 2-5 p.m. on June 7 with her book Happy Healthy Gut: The Natural Diet Solution to Curing IBS and Other Chronic Digestive Disorders.

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• Fairy Garden tutorial – It’s free to attend this lesson at Milner Village Garden Centre on making a fairy garden. June 7 at 1 p.m. Materials extra. Register in advance: www. milnervillage.com. • Corvette Show and Shine – The BC Corvette Club and Preston Chevrolet present the 12th annual Corvette Show 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 8 at 200th Street and the Langley Bypass. Info: www.bccorvetteclub.ca or Dave Bifford, 604533-2529. • Pacific Performance Pontiac Car Club Show and Shine – From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 8 at the Cascades Casino lot, see Pontiacs and GMC trucks on display. Info: www.pppcc.com. • Graze and Gather – Proceeds go to the Langley Community Farmers Market for this event June 8 6-9 p.m. at Coast Appliances, 19495 56th Ave. Eight chefs, eight farmers and eight libations come together for a gourmet evening with music. Tickets: $79 at www.langleycommunityfarmersmarket.com. • Fort Langley Farmers Market – Saturdays until Nov. 22, stop by the market at St. Andrew’s Church, 9025 Glover Rd. Runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Langley Community Farmers Market – Each Wednesday from 2-6:30 p.m. until Oct. 8, the market takes place at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus courtyard.

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• Micro/Macro Exhibition – Until June 15 the Fort Langley Artists Group show is on at the FlagStop Gallery. Opening reception is noon to 4 p.m. on May 3. Info: www.fortlangleyartistsgroup.com.

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Programs are free and pre-registration is required unless noted otherwise. • Aldergrove Library 26770 29th Ave. 604-856-6415 • Brookswood Library 20045 40th Ave. 604-534-7055 • City of Langley Library 20399 Douglas Cres. 604-514-2855 Shred-A-Thon – Have documents shredded by donation which benefits the Friends of the City of Langley Library. Runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 7. Art Critiques the last Monday of each month. Are you developing your talent as an artist? Bring a piece of art to be discussed and interpreted by fellow participants, as well as by an experienced art facilitator. Pre-registration required. Call ahead to confirm. 7 p.m.

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• B.C. Farm Machinery & Agricultural Museum, 9131 King St., 604-888-2273, www.bcfma.com Seeds – Somebody Has to Save Them – The exhibit runs May 1 to Oct. 13. • Canadian Museum of Flight, 5333 216th St. hangar 3, 604-888-3992, www.canadianflight.org • Langley Centennial Museum, 9135 King St., 604-888-3922 • Fort Langley National Historic Site 23433 Mavis Ave., 604-513-4777 What’s What? listings are free. Items must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the publication date. What’s What? is in the Thursday edition and langleyadvance.com.

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Beware: reading this will make you hungry

The Langley Ukulele Association is headed to the Gutsy Walk.

hat does a ukulele have to do with intestinal diseases? More than you’d think when it’s the combination of the 19th annual Gutsy Walk and the Langley Ukulele Association. On Sunday in Bear Creek Park at 13750 88th Ave. in Surrey, more than 300 people are expected to take part in the five-kilometre walk with registration at 8:30 a.m. Langley doesn’t have a Crohn’s and Colitis Canada chapter, so Paul Luongo, musical director with the Langley Ukulele Ensemble, is taking the show on the road, so to speak. “The Langley Ukulele Association and ensemble is proud to participate and support the Gutsy Walk because it enables the students the opportunity to give back and support the community,” said Luongo. “In a small way, the Langley Ukulele ensemble hopes to provide the Gutsy Walk for Crohn’s disease and colitis with inspiration, hope, and happiness through their musical presentation on June 8th.” Crohn’s and colitis are disorders that causes the intestines to become inflamed and ulcerated causing internal bleeding, ulcers and severe malnutrition. This often results in excruciating pain, urgent bathroom visits, hospital stays, and multiple surgeries. The national walk will see some 15,000 Canadians walk at 59 locations to raise $3 million towards medical research into the conditions that impact one in every 150 Canadians. It is the largest fundraiser of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada. There is also a Gutsy Walk Sunday at Tretheway House at Mill Lake at 2313 Ware St. with registration at 9 a.m.

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The Canadian Festival of Chili &Barbecue is looking for volunteers for the June 21 and 22 event held at Cascades Casino Hotel and Convention Centre.

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Canadian Festival of Chili & Barbecue is returning to the Coast Hotel and Convention Centre June 21 and 22. This family-friendly event involves fun, food, and support of firefighters with funds raised supporting the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund. An event of this size doesn’t come together without support. Those looking to spend some time amid the smells of cooking meat and the people who love it are invited to contact the organizers through the website at www.ccbbqs. com. A new aspect this year is the introduction of the Kids Q Championships where those under the age of 12 can compete June 21 in the striploin steak or any cut, any style chicken competitions. The festival website offers registration information. The BC Chili Championship is June 21 with three other competitions. Winners of the Chili Championship have the right to compete at the international championship in Texas. The grills come out ablazing on the 22nd with four categories of barbeque and the BC BBQ Championships. Winners have the right to go on to competitions in Tennessee and Kansas City. Attendees can sample almost all of the creations for a $5 donation at the gate.

Blooming wine

The inaugural Blooming Vines Festival comes to the Campbell Valley Wine Region (CVWR) Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. This merger of music and tasty bites is highlighted by the tastings of the spring wine releases at Backyard Vineyards, Chaberton Estate Winery, Township 7, and Vista D’Oro.

Graze away

Coast Appliances at 196th Street and 56th Avenue is the site for Graze & Gather Sunday at 6 p.m. Amid live music, eight chefs take hold of the offerings of eight local farmers and bring it all together with eight creations from wine makers, brewers and distillers. It all happens in the show kitchens in the Coast Appliances show room. Tickets for the sampling event have been reduced to $59 and all proceeds benefit the Langley Community Farmers Market. Set to the background of live music and a silent

auction, attendees will wander and graze their way through all eight taste sensations with the opportunity to meet the farmers, chefs, and volunteers.

Music for the mind

Turning away from a stressful career and returning to music was what helped Paul Federici climb out of his mental health challenges. The Ontario resident was a master’s level social worker. “Music got me out of that rut and gave me hope. Everything about playing again felt right – it remind-

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Paul Federici plays his demons away at the Walnut Grove Wired Monk June 14. ed me to follow my heart and take chances again,” Federici said. Now, on his first West Coast tour, Federici and his acoustic guitar play the Walnut Grove Wired Monk

Cafe at 20330 88th Ave. on June 14 with songwriter Savannah Quinn. He will be driving 28 days to play 17 shows between Grimsby, Ont. and Vancouver. Things are taking a positive swing for Federici with the tour underway, the release of his sophomore album Now and Then, and his win at the Niagra Music Awards as Adult Contemporary Artist of the Year for the album. This comes on the heels of his first album, Relative Importance. Learn more at www. paulfederici.ca, on face-

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A weekend long-distance bike ride features stops at several wineries.

Art everywhere The George Preston Recreation Centre was filled with art June 1 for the show that featured various artists through the Langley Arts Council. There were also live demonstrations, such as the bonsais (left). (Lower left) Donna Haddock displayed her acrylics. Other artists included (lower right) Lora Armbruster and Rosemary Genberg (right). Rick Moyer/Langley Advance

Local wineries will be welcoming a different kind of traffic this weekend for the MS Bike Fraser Valley Grape Escape June 7 and 8. The two-day bike ride for the MS Society of Canada starts and finishes at the Coast Hotel. Riders then head to Backyard Vineyard, Aldergrove Lake Park, Lotusland Vineyards, Chaberton Vineyards, Krause Farms, Township 7 Winery and Mt. Lehman Winery as they tackle 110 or 130 kilometre routes. The Wilsons, Pat and Gerry, have been riding in the MS Society’s Fraser Valley Grape Escape since 2004. “The Fraser Valley Grape Escape is hugely fun and features some lovely wines and yummy eats.” Pat said. The Wilsons have raised more than $75,000 for the MS Society of Canada. “It’s a fun day and we get to know others with MS,” Gerry said. “It provides a lot of support.” They got involved after their 24 year old son started to lose his eye sight. “He had virtually gone

blind,” said Gerry. After receiving a three-day steroid treatment, he was referred to St Paul’s hospital for further tests. His mother was apprehensive. “I had this inkling that this was bigger than what we thought it would be,” Pat recalled. She was right. Her son was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis – an inflammatory disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. The damage to the nerve cells disrupts the nervous system’s ability to communicate, resulting in a range of symptoms including vision problems. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord. It is the most common neurological disease of young adults in Canada. Most people with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 15 and 40, and the unpredictable effects of MS last for the rest of their lives. The MS Society provides services to people with MS and their families, and funds research to find the cause and cure for this disease. To learn more about MS and the bike ride, visit

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Chris Ramsden, Andres Dias, and Raphael Shelata are still pals, despite the fact that it appears Shelata hit his fellow Walnut Grove Secondary student in the face with a working weedwhacker and Dias stood there filming it. Chalk it up to movie magic, which just happened to have won the Grade 11 students a runners up nod in the WorkSafe BC Young Worker Video Contest. The storyline for their public safety announcement, Eye Warned You, calls for Ramsden to lose an eye due to this workplace accident, as he and Shelata portray landscapers. Out of 55 entries in the WorkSafe BC contest, their public service announcement was singled out for focusing on an issue most people may not realize is an issue. They received their prizes at a ceremony during the June 2 Langley School Board meeting.

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Andres Dias, Raphael Shelata and Chris Ramsden, captured here in selfie style, created a public service announcement about young workers. Dias’s dad heard about video games, or any other the contest and suggested reason to sacrifice sleep, making an entry. The people of all ages are not three friends combined realizing that this form their technology skills of impairment has real and creativity to produce impacts. a message that packs a According to WorkSafe: • 17 hours awake is equivalent to a powerful message. blood alcohol content of 0.05. They tackled an issue • 21 hours awake is equivalent to a that has not been widely blood alcohol content of 0.08 (the legal acknowledged among limit in Canada). young people – sleep dep• 24-25 hours awake is equivalent to a rivation. blood alcohol content of 0.10. “That’s the problem Shelata and Ramsden we don’t talk about,” are taking video courses Ramsden said. at school, and Dias does Instead, young people video out of personal are expected to “shake interest. it off,” down an energy All three plan to do drink, and get on with life. something in the film Whether it’s studying industry in their future late into the night, playing careers.

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Looking back… Langley’s history, as recorded in the files of the Langley Advance.

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Mike Breed took a ride to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. But his game wasn’t about monopolizing the experience – he took his hometown newspaper, the Langley Advance, with him to the historical Strasburg facility that houses upwards of 100 locomotives and rail cars that take visitors on a tour through American rail history.

1954: Public meeting discussed separation Eighty Years Ago

May 31, 1934

• More than 2,000 people showed up for the Langley Prairie May Day celebrations. Pearl Bowden was crowned May Queen.

Seventy Years Ago

June 1, 1944

• Langley council agreed to take over maintenance of road signs from the local Royal Canadian Legion, because the cost had become too great for the club. • Reeve (mayor) Alex Hope called a meeting of all organizations in Langley Prairie, to discuss development of the area. • The district’s ﬁrst Lions Club was organized locally. S.R. Tout was provincial president and Joe Korgseth was secretary.

Sixty Years Ago

June 3, 1954

• Langley High School’s Class of ’54 hoped to start a tradition of having graduating classes plant a tree each year. They envisioned a long row of trees springing up as the years progressed. • Secession was in the wind: a public hearing was being planned to consider the pros and cons of splitting Langley Prairie from the rest of the municipality. • P.Y. Porter, fundraising campaign organizer, reported that Langley had raised $4,216.65 for the Red Cross in the current year, about $100 beyond the quota to which volunteers had committed themselves.

Fifty Years Ago

June 4, 1964

• Langley City decided to ask both shops and shoppers if they wanted mandatory Monday closures of downtown businesses. • Seventy students graduated from Aldergrove Secondary School.

Forty Years Ago

May 30, 1974

• The Surrey-Delta-Langley Pioneers Association celebrated its 50th anniversary. • Bob Wenman, Surrey alderman and provincial MLA, won the Progressive Conservative nomination to stand as a candidate in the Fraser Valley West riding in the upcoming federal election. • Langley City Mayor Bob Duckworth opened the Surrey Credit Union’s new downtown Langley premises at Fraser Highway just west of 206th Street. • The Langley High School graduating class gave special recognition to Mrs.

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Nancy Rowe, who was retiring after 40 years of teaching. • Langley City Council learned that it could legally pave a 17-foot-wide strip in Douglas Park, although the land had been donated to the City by the Langley Amateur Athletic Association under the condition that all of it would always be used only as a public park. Thirty Years Ago

May 30, 1984

• A 13-year-old boy heroically pulled his father from their burning home. Vern Abney, 41, suffered third degree burns to 40 per cent of his body, however. • Much of Langley City’s downtown core was inundated with a foul stench from a stink-bomb attack on Langley MLA Bob McClelland’s ofﬁce. Twenty Years Ago

June 1, 1994

• Langley’s Rob Finlayson was named the country’s best welder, winning a gold medal in a Skills Canada trade competition held in Ontario. • Township council members gave themselves a pay hike, declaring that they deserved it. “I work hard,” said Coun. Heather McMullan, summing up the feelings of most of her colleagues. “I’m not embarrassed at all to ask for an increase.” The mayor’s annual salary rose to $48,115 and councillors’ pay was bumped to $16,038. They made their raises retroactive to Jan. 1. • The Langley Saints senior boys rugby team clinched the double-A provincial championship with a 14-0 win over Ladysmith in Kamloops. • Expansion of Langley Memorial Hospital was set to proceed with a $12.4 million announcement from the Ministry of Health. Ten Years Ago

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FREE HEARING TEST With every completed Hearing Test

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Coast Hotel & Convention Centre (attached to the Cascades Casino) 20393 Fraser Hwy, Langley, Coast Ballroom

Donations will be accepted to the Langley Food Bank. Please help us support the Langley Food Bank by bringing a small donation and at the same time helping us to make a difference!

Join us for a special ceremony acknowledging VETERANS – D-DAY 70th MEMORIAL CEREMONY 10:30 am