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Langley Good Times Cruise-In president Eric Taylor leaned against his 1961 Corvair Rampside truck earlier this week. The annual car show takes place Saturday, Sept. 6 in downtown Langley, followed by a car corral and swap meet on Sunday, Sept. 7 in the Kwantlen Polytechnic University parking lot. Below – the 2013 show and shine drew a huge crowd along Fraser Highway.

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Cruise-In ready to roll downtown There’s still room to register your classic vehicle for the Sept. 6 extravaganza. by Troy Landreville

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For the second year running, Eric Taylor is at the wheel of the Langley Good Times Cruise-In. And the president of what’s billed as Western Canada’s best-attended charity event hopes the 2014 show and shine on Saturday, Sept. 6 and related swap meet and car corral on Sunday, Sept. 7 will turn out to be a smooth drive. Since its inception in 1997, with 430 registered vehicles that year, CruiseIn has grown into an event that’s nearly a year in the making, with a committee made up of nine board members, most long-term, and various sub committees planning and organizing for the better part of 10 months. Cruise-In took a hiatus in 2010 for restructuring purposes before starting its

engine up again in 2011. “I think it [the one year absence] was good for everybody, except the people who wanted to go to the car show that year,” Taylor said. The ensuing three Cruise-Ins that followed the aforementioned 2010 pit stop picked up where the previous events left off, which was good news for the groups that benefit from the event. The 2013 Cruise-In generated roughly $53,524, all donated to local charities. “Not bad for a one-day event,” Taylor said. Funds raised from this year’s Cruise-In will go to the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Langley community support groups, Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association, PuCKS, the Boys & Girls Club, the Douglas Park Elementary Association, and the Legacy Water Search and Recovery Society. Looking ahead to Sept. 6 and 7, Taylor, who took over the role of president from Riccardo Sestito last year, said, “We’re going along well. [But] our

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registrations are down and we’re anxious to have people sign up.” Typically, 1,000 vehicles are registered for Cruise-In each year. “We usually have 4500 of them pre-register,” Taylor said. As of earlier this week,

there were fewer than 300 entrants signed up. “This is late, very late, to have that low a number,” Taylor said. Once the classic cars, hot rods, and motorcycles on display are parked in their designated spots, and the vendors and entertainment

stages are in place, Fraser Highway from 203rd Street to the end of the one-way portion, and all of its connecting streets, as well as Douglas Crescent and 56th Avenue are closed to traffic so visitors can stroll around and enjoy the day. While Taylor enjoys Cruise-In Day itself, he most enjoyed handing out cheques to the benefiting charities later in the year. Another bright note is the swap meet and car corral, which continues to build momentum. The parking lot at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is dedicated to cars for sale. Last year was the most successful to date, according to Taylor. “It was fantastic,” he said. “As far as cars being sold, I know it went well, I know that several sold. But the parking lot was absolutely jam-packed with vendors.” You can download a registration form online, at langleycruise-in.com or have one sent to you by emailing langley@langleycruise-in.com. • More at langleyadvance.com

The arts come alive, and take over the main street in downtown Langley City on Saturday, with artists of all stripes displaying their talents in a festive atmosphere. And there are fun activities for kids, too! Check it out: pages A17-20.

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Nation’s elite at MAP this weekend

The Langley Mustangs, including Dean Ellenwood and Hannah Morrison, will compete against Canada’s top track athletes at McLeod Athletic Park Aug. 15-17. by Troy Landreville

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Competing against Canada’s very best youth track and field athletes on your home track – yep, there’s just a teeny bit of pressure on the Langley Mustangs, including medal hopefuls Dean Ellenwood and Hannah Morrison. Langley is welcoming the nation’s best track athletes between the ages of 12 and 17 this weekend for the 2014 Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships. A total of 701 athletes from across the nation will compete at McLeod Athletic Park (MAP) this Friday to Sunday, Aug. 15-17. This meet comes on the heels of last year’s successful competition, also held in Langley, that saw youth athletes break 12 national track and field records. Leading the Mustangs into the event is Ellenwood, who is competing in the youth division (16, 17 years old) in the 400-metre and 800m running events. The 16-year-old Ellenwood, who will enter Grade 11 at Langley Secondary School in the fall, is currently ranked third in the 400m and fifth in the 800m, nationally. Last year, Ellenwood was the midget national champion in the 800m. Athletics is in Ellenwood’s genes. His sister Georgia is coming off her freshman year with the University of Wisconsin’s track team while brother Stuart is entering into his fourth year with the SFU Clan. Meanwhile, Dean said there is more to running events than simply lacing up the shoes and going full out.

Langley Mustangs track and field athletes Hannah Morrison and Dean Ellenwood are competing in this weekend’s 2014 Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships.

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“We have hard workouts every with the fastest times will bring day and even the easy workouts home hardware. are pretty hard. Nothing’s really Ellenwood is looking to duplieasy,” said Ellenwood, who cate his success from last year’s captured junior boys titles in national meet in Langley, where both the 400m and 800m races he ran to a gold medal in the at the 2014 B.C. high school 800m and silver in the 300m track and field championships, races in the midget age group. held at MAP in June. “There’s Nerves won’t be a factor this lots of technique, too. Coaches weekend, Ellenwood said. are always after “I use nervme for technical ous energy to my “I use nervous stuff.” advantage a lot, Ellenwood is so I’ll get myself energy to my hoping to medal in really pumped up advantage a lot.” both of his events and nervous for the Dean Ellenwood this weekend. event, so I’ll have “In [the] 400[m], lots of energy going I’m ranked third into it,” he said. overall [in Canada], so a medal Morrison, 14, a Langley athlete would be nice,” he said. “And who attends Southridge School in the 800[m], I’m ranked fifth in Surrey, is competing in the overall, so a medal in that would 200m hurdles in the midget divbe great, too.” ision (14, 15) where she recently In Saturday’s 400m, Ellenwood set a B.C. record. will look to qualify for the final She enters the competition from his heat, while during ranked No. 1 in Canada in that Sunday’s 800m races, runners event.

Morrison is also competing in the 80m hurdles, in which she enters the competition with the fifth best time in the nation. “I’d obviously really like to win gold in the 200 [metre hurdles] because I’m ranked first, so it would be nice to hold that position, and I’m looking more for a PB [personal best] in my 80 [metre hurdles] and in my 200 [metre] flat,” she said. Morrison has lots of track experience. She took up the sport when she was in Grade 4 before joining the Mustangs two years ago. To host the meet, the Ladies’ Auxiliary of BC/Yukon Command is working in partnership with the event’s sponsors: Athletics Canada, and the provincial and federal government, while partnering with the Township and City of Langley. Visit the championships’ website at www.youth.athletics.ca.

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A single-vehicle crash in the North Otter area led to a woman being airlifted to hospital. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A motorcycle crash in rural Langley left a woman in hospital with head injuries, RCMP say. At about 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 10, a HarleyDavidson motorcycle crashed near 61st Avenue and 243rd Street, said Cpl. Patrick Davies of the Langley RCMP. The man at the control of the motorcycle crashed and both passengers skidded on the road. The bike wound up in a nearby ditch. The man suffered only minor injuries, such as road rash, said Davies. Despite wearing a helmet, the woman suffered a head injury and was airlifted to Royal Columbian Hospital. She remained there three days later in stable condition, said Davies. The crash was not linked to alcohol, said Davies. “However, we believe that speed was a factor,” he said. The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) has taken measurements and is studying the cause of the crash, said Davies. Police have also spoken to one witness, but are hoping there are other people who may have seen the crash, or seen the moments leading up to it. Anyone with information, who has not already spoken to police, can call the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.

The Township of Langley’s Demonstration Garden is celebrating its second summer at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum, and its reputation for providing fun events and helpful information has firmly taken root. “The Demonstration Garden is in full swing and our attendance is growing,” said Ava Shannon of the Langley Environmental Partners Society, which runs the facility in partnership with the Township. “We’ve seen a lot more children registering for our summer camps and look forward to welcoming the public to our beautiful new site during our upcoming events.” Last spring, the Demonstration Garden officially opened in the 21200 block of Fraser Highway, near the Langley Airport, after spending 20 years in Murrayville. Admission is free, and the garden is open yearround to demonstrate sustainable gardening techniques. From May to August, staff are on hand during the week to provide information on safe home and garden practices such as composting, the use of native plants, and chemical-free gardening. And in the summer, things really start to blossom. A number of events and workshops are offered for adults, and kids get to become Eco Explorers during day camps that examine the creatures that

Kids enjoyed blackberries at last year’s edition of the Bake Off (see page A27 for more details on this year’s event). share our ecosystem and the plants found in our backyards. “It’s such a great program; they do a great job of making it interesting for the kids,” said Brookswood mom Julie Bergen, whose sons attend the Demo Garden day camps every year. “They love being outside in nature and learning about what’s in the environment.” The camps are available for children aged 6 to 12, and at just five dollars per child per day, they are very affordable, Bergen added. This year, the camps saw an increase in attend-

ance of almost 45 per cent over last year, with 260 kids registered over the summer. There is room for 360 participants and garden administrators hope the word will spread and they will see a full house next year. “The children are learning about recycling, building stuff, studying bugs and frogs,” Bergen said. “The teachers are great at integrating ageappropriate activities and the older kids help the younger ones, so it’s not boring for them.” Grown-ups who would like to participate in Langley Demonstration Garden activities are invited to don their aprons and head to the kitchen. An annual tradition returns to the garden on Wednesday, August 20, when the Blackberry Bake-Off and Open House runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Budding cooks are encouraged to come up with a culinary creation using the star ingredient, and the public can taste the blackberry treats and vote for their favourites. “We’re looking for lots of submissions in the Bake-off this year,” said Shannon, who asked those interested in participating to contact her for the simple contest rules at 604-546-0344 or garden@leps.bc.ca. The event will also feature a challenging park-wide scavenger hunt for youth aged 12 to 18, musical entertainment by Dear One, the Horvat Family Band, and singer/musician Allexandria Maillot, and a locallysourced barbecue lunch for $5. For more information on Langley Demonstration Garden events and programs visit tol.ca/demogarden or email garden@leps.bc.ca.

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Drought lifted The Bradley family from Penticton were visiting old haunts in their former home of Langley when the rain hit on Tuesday, leaving Campbell Valley Regional Park grey and damp. Mom Susan, daughter Elizabeth, dad Doug and son Clive still went for a walk on the trails. The rain came after weeks of hot, dry weather. Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance

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Local homes break away from pack Rising prices in Langley weren’t reflective of the entire Fraser Valley picture. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley was the odd city out in July, as the average price of a home spiked sharply here while staying relatively steady across the rest of the Fraser Valley. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board (FVREB) released sales statistics showing a strong month for sales of most types of housing. “Our market has fully recovered from last year’s slump and has returned to what we typically see in the Fraser Valley, which is a steady, consistent market,” said FVREB president Ray Werger. Home sales were slightly above average for the month in the FVREB area, which stretches from North Delta east through Abbotsford, and includes Mission.

Werger said for certain property types, there is actually a shortage of supply, including in White Rock, South Surrey, and parts of Langley. Single detached homes are the focus of the reduced supply. In Langley, 131 detached houses changed hands in July, compared to 133 in July 2013. Prices rose substantially, however. The average price was up to $620,000, from $525,000 a year ago, an 18.1 per cent rise. The median price also rose 18 per cent, while the price of a “benchmark” house, or typical home, rose by just three per cent. Meanwhile sales of townhouses more than doubled to 89 this July from 42 in July 2013, and condo sales were also up, to 42 from 35. Average prices of condos and townhouses also rose, while the benchmark prices rose for townhouses to $293,700 from $285,200, and the benchmark price for condos was essentially flat at $208,200.

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Triathletes take to the road and pool More than 200 people competed in a new triathlon in Murrayville. by Heather Colpitts

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The first ever Mountain Equipment Co-op triathlon was held in Langley Aug. 10, and everyone was cheered as they hit the home stretch. Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance

Langley played host to the first Mountain Equipment Co-op Sprint Tri on Aug. 10. The modified triathlon brought out 211 people to swim in the W.C. Blair Recreation Centre pool, then cycle 20 kilometres and run five kilometres around the nearby streets. “This is the first triathlon MEC has hosted across Canada,” explained local organizer Kathie Schellenberg. “Langley was the inaugural event. They plan to organize Sprint Tri’s in some of the other MEC stores in 2015.” As people caught their breath after the

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After the competition, people also took time to commemorate their accomplishments. Results are available online. competition, they provided some feedback to the organizers. “People from all over the Lower Mainland attended and were impressed with the value and quality and the support from the community,” Schellenberg said. “There were many comments on how they enjoyed the cycling and running routes.”

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How does a man who was able to get millions – perhaps billions – of people laughing out loud fall into such a state of despair that he could take his own life? Robin Williams’s suicide has shocked and perplexed people around the world. He was such a funny guy… and talented… and sought after… and loved. He had a knack for getting to the heart of human foibles and infirmities, and turning them inside out in such a way that we could all laugh at ourselves with impunity. He understood his audience – and his audience was practically everybody. His comedy lay in the fact that he truly understood the human condition, and was able to reach into our dark corners and draw us out into the light. And perhaps that’s the answer to the question we posed at the outset: he understood too well what lay in our darkest corners, because he often lived in those dark corners himself. Williams suffered from bouts of deep depression, and it’s no surprise that he was going through one of those episodes at the time of his death. And once again, he may be pulling us out of our dark corner – this time, unfortunately, his service comes without any hint of humour. Perhaps the great comedian, through the massive grief that his passing has incurred across the globe, will wake us up to the fact – not an opinion, not a speculation, not a suggestion – that depression is a disease, not a choice to feel miserable, and certainly not a mood that you just need to “snap out of.” Without treatment, it is too often a fatal condition – a terminal illness. Some depression can be cured, like a bacterial infection, but more often it requires ongoing management, like diabetes. The first step to treatment is to reach out and speak to someone. And the second step is for those of us lucky enough to be healthy today to reach back, and just try to understand. – B.G.

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in Italy, where he tended to go out on his own in his heavily modified Sopwith Camel. On Christmas Day, 1917, he launched an unauthorized raid on a German airfield, and after strafing the planes, tossed out a card Matthew Claxton reading, “Merry Christmas.” mclaxton@langleyadvance.com His final fight was legendary. He was jumped by 15 enemy planes and fought them off as he spiralled down, wounded in his legs, There was no good battlefield in the First his elbow shattered. He survived to win the World War. From the muck of the Western Victoria Cross. Front to the chaos of the eastern, from Italy to Barker would eventually marry Bishop’s Africa, there was no such thing as a good war. cousin and the two would go into business But, for the men in the mud, there were together after the war. Barker died at age 35 in certainly places that were less filthy, less rat 1930, and was given a massive military funeral infested, less miserable. That was what Billy in Toronto. Bishop was thinking by 1915. He was toiling Collishaw was the odd man out in the trio, in the trenches of France when he saw a little a former sailor from the coast who joined the wood-and-canvas biplane pass overhead. Royal Naval Air Service. His offi“I’ll bet you don’t get any mud cial tally of aircraft shot down or horse s**t on you up there,” he Less well was 60 – but his men claim said. “If you die, at least it would known are it could be higher. He had a be a clean death.” tendency to take up new pilots Bishop would go on to become the two men and “help” them shoot down the leading Allied air ace of the who followed a German, to give the new guy war, along with several other Bishop… some confidence. Canadians who pioneered a new Collishaw was apparently frontier in both aviation and war. bulletproof. He had his goggles Bishop is the archetypal shot off and was unscathed. He accidentally Canadian air ace – a young man from Owen landed at a German airfield in dense fog – and Sound, Ontario, a crack shot with keen eyegot away before they could pull him out of his sight but an indifferent pilot. plane. He crashed over and over, and walked Less well known are the two men who folaway from every wreck. Collishaw spent most lowed Bishop in the race to become Canada’s top ace: William Barker of Dauphin, Manitoba, of his career in ungainly looking Sopwith Triplanes – his flight crew painted them black and Raymond Collishaw of Nanaimo, B.C. Barker was similar to Bishop in his strengths and named them Black Prince, Black Death, and Collishaw flew Black Maria. and style – he grew up outdoors, spent much He could have retired to civilian life, but of his childhood hunting, and became a crack he stayed in the military, and was a senior shot. His flying was not as smooth as it could officer in Egypt when the Second World War have been, at least at first. broke out. He had under his command a single Barker started in the trenches, a machine good airplane, one Hawker Hurricane. So as gunner, but by 1916 he had transferred to the the Italian army approached from the west, Royal Flying Corps. He flew as an observer – the second man in the plane, who took photos Collishaw moved it back and forth, from base to base, showing it off. The Italians were conof enemy trenches and troops. vinced they faced a whole squadron of aircraft. But soon he had downed a plane with his In one of his last acts of war in the air, he machine gun, and putting him in the pilot’s stalled an army with imaginary planes – the seat only made him more dangerous. act of a true ace. Barker left the Western Front and flew

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Dear Editor, It is important to have fish in the Brydon Lagoon, as it is a major migratory flyway for waterfowl from fall to spring. Without fish, the waterfowl will have nothing to eat. Francis Cheung was quoted as saying that Langley City does not stock fish in there [City lagoon fish casualties of heat wave, Aug. 7 Letters, Langley Advance], yet if the City does not help with the continuation of the fish supply, there will be a loss of habitat for the migrating waterfowl. We need city council to authorize the spending needed to get the lagoon’s aerators functioning properly, and maybe add more if that is what is needed to keep the water oxygenated. We have noticed that many more people are using the lagoon as a place to walk, take photographs, bike (you have to walk your bike directly around the lagoon), and use their binoculars. Brydon Lagoon is connected to a beautiful trail system with the Nicomekl River pathway, and into Hi-Knoll Park into Surrey, that we all can enjoy if the City will continue to support it financially, keeping it functioning well. Sandy Hanawalt, Langley

Birds brought by resident fish

Dear Editor, What has not been pointed out is that much of Brydon Lagoon’s bird life and diversity was a result of fish being there.

Some of those fish may have arrived naturally when the Nicomekl flooded. Although most were non-native species, those fish supported a large array of native birds. The lack of oxygen/aeration in such a massive fish Letters resulting kill will negatively impact the to the cormorants, hooded and common mergansers, green and great blue herons, scaups, grebes, kingfishers, visiting osprey, and Editor a resident pair of nesting bald eagles. If City staff had chosen to replace the fountain that they couldn’t fix, it is possible that the fish kill could have been prevented or minimized. The lack of action re: dredging is another concern. If the City continues to do nothing, the lagoon will continue to gradually fill up with sediment until it may become little more than ideal habitat for mosquitoes. Anthea Farr, Langley Field Naturalists

Sewage lagoon clean-up scary

Dear Editor, Maybe its time to let the people of Langley City know that their so-called “natural jewel,” the old Brydon Sewage Lagoon, has never been cleaned up to meet environmental standards. The cost of such a clean-up would surely send property taxes skyrocketing. The words “cost prohibitive” really mean, “We don’t want to know what’s down there.” Brian Brown, Langley

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Dear Editor, It was with great sadness that I read Roland Seguin’s latest comments spewing his extreme right wing ideas on how much money is wasted on protesters of the Enbridge pipeline [Protestors raise energy cost, July 31 Letters, Langley Advance]. Hey, I have an idea, instead of spending all this money on developing fossil fuels, we could invest in some other more sustainable forms of energy, such as

hydro, solar, fusion, wind, etc., etc. I realize that everyone is entitled to their opinion [Request speaks to freedom, July 31 Letters, Advance], and all the power to your paper and to Mr. Seguin.

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Mike MacDonald – While I don’t know the exact cause, I can say that entire section of road has been made unsafe by council and staff neglect. The markings (especially south of 80th) can barely be seen. The layout of that intersection is unusual and “skewed” with some eye-distracting but failed attempt to make pedestrian (lack of sidewalks) safe. The ugly use of concrete dividers has created distracting eye spots and obstructions. The lines on 208th are faded and no longer correct for the traffic patterns – so faded you can’t even see them in parts – and the road commonly has dirt on it from all the construction. Wait until the kids are back in school and pray for no other accidents in such a poorly planned and completely unsafe area of roads. Maybe ICBC should look at road conditions in that area and comment...

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We have a semi-regular summer tradition among some of us at the office. I know my colleagues in the Langley We call it Blizzard Friday, and as the Advance newsroom have been keeping you name implies, we splurge once or twice abreast of the movie nights happening in a month at least and pig out on DQ and around the community this summer. Blizzards or other ice cream treats. In fact, coworker Heather Colpitts was This week, however, we might need to reportedly hunkered down in a lawn rethink Blizzard Friday. chair at last Friday’s showing of The Lego We might have to rename it Blizzard Movie at Willoughby Community Park. Thursday. But it’s all rumour. I don’t have proof. Given my propensity to tell you about My reason for telling you about an all different – and sometime unique upcoming movie night, – efforts by local companies however, is a bit different. to raise money for charity, I, again, want to comespecially our restaurants, mend the folks from the I’d be remiss if I didn’t Aldergrove Credit Union share this little nugget of who are doing something news. special for the community. Last week, I told you of In partnership with White Spot’s Pirate Pak the Aldergrove Business Roxanne Hooper Day, and efforts of the local Association, they’re hostrhooper@langleyadvance.com team to send sick kids to ing a community appreciacamp. tion event Saturday, and as Well, this week, I need part of this outreach effort there’s going to tell you about a fundraiser that is even to be another movie in the park. more fundamental than that. It’s to help While Langley still enjoys one of the ensure some of those same sick kids get few drive-in movie theatres in the provthe health care services and support they ince – and if you haven’t ever checked need. that out, you should – there’s still someIt’s the 12th annual Miracle Treat Day, thing even more “magical almost” about and full proceeds from every Blizzard movie nights in the park. Besides the sold today will help support one of 14 fact that they’re free, these events are children’s hospitals across the country much more inviting and do wonderfully – in the Lower Mainland, of course, that in bringing the community together in a means the B.C. Children’s Hospital. casual, festival-like atmosphere. So, even if weather is not expected to Want to check it out? It’s on Saturday, be ideal – namely scorching hot to help Aug. 16, 7 p.m. at Aldergrove Athletic justify such shenanigans – we’re going to Park, 26770 29th Ave. They’ll show ET at have to move our DQ treat day to today dusk. And before that, my favourite coun(Thursday). try sister act Robyn and Ryleigh are on Hope you join us. After all, most of us stage, plus facepainting, balloons, games, know a child who’s had to use the serexotic animals, and more. vices at BCCH (www.bcchf.ca), and we • More at www.langleyadvance.com, search “Lego” know how critical their services are.

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Langley honours preservation of heritage

Historic preservation was honoured in Langley Township for Heritage Day.

Langley Township is a community built on history. Incorporated in 1873 and known as the Birthplace of B.C., the Township has a significant store of heritage resources. Each year the municipality recognizes people in the community who take steps to preserve, restore, or adapt the heritage sites that provide a valuable link to Langley’s past. Earlier this year, on National Heritage Day, Township council presented Community Heritage Register Plaques to the owners of the Murrayville Garage, the James Shortreed Residence in Aldergrove, and the Coronation Block in Fort Langley. “This is the start of Heritage Week, which is celebrated around our province each year,” said Township Mayor Jack Froese. “It is the perfect time to recognize our heritage buildings and historic places, and the people who work so hard to ensure they continue to enrich our community.” The Community Heritage Register Plaque Program was

created in 2010 to recognize the commitment that owners of heritage buildings make to ensure the continued use of their structures. To be eligible, buildings must be on the Township Community Heritage Register. One of this year’s recipients was Rick Kirby, chair of the West Coast Montessori Society, who converted a turn of the century blacksmith shop into a place where children can grow and learn today. Built on Old Yale Road west of Five Corners, the Murrayville Garage served one of the Township’s earliest settlements in a number of capacities for more than 100 years. Constructed in the early 1900s as a blacksmith shop and carriage works, it became a service station and an International Harvester farm machinery dealership until the 1950s, reflecting the transportation and agricultural changes the area experienced at the time. It was later rehabilitated for commercial use and even served as a chocolate factory before being acquired by the West Coast Montessori Society and transformed into the Langley Montessori School. Another plaque was presented to Breanna Statler and Derek Crowie in recognition of the

The Coronation Block in Fort Langley, which dates back a century.

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work that went into restoring and repairing one of the few remaining heritage structures in Aldergrove and enhancing its landmark status. Built in the 1920s, the James Shortreed Residence was commissioned by a pioneering family that played a pivotal role in settling in the Aldergrove area. Originally constructed on 26B Avenue with material produced in local mills, the wood-frame house with corner porches and cross-gabled roof has been moved to 272A Street and substantially remains in its original condition. Coronation Block owner Suzanne Northcott also received a plaque from Council for the extensive work she has done to the unique commercial building in Fort Langley. Built on Glover Road in 1911, it was named in reference to the crowning of King George the Fifth of England, who ascended to the throne in 1910. The Coronation Block is significant because of its architecture and association with the Hope family, who contributed to the growth of Fort Langley through their entrepreneurial achievements. The design of the building is attributed to Charles Edward Hope who arrived from England the year after the Dominion was spanned by the Canadian Pacific Railway in

1889. He was one of the few trained architects working in Vancouver in the period after the city’s Great Fire and produced his finest architectural designs in Fort Langley, including his family’s estate home. All three of the recognized projects were also supported by the Heritage Building Incentive Program, which assists with the cost of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley. Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township’s Inventory of Heritage Resources. The grant program is administered on an annual basis. Applications forms are available online at tol.ca/hbip. A current project that is underway that has received

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The fine arts will soon play a larger role in a number of retirement homes in B.C., including Langley and Maple Ridge. A year-long concert series created through a partnership between Retirement Concepts and Health Arts Society was recently announced in Robson Square, Vancouver. More than 250 seniors who live in Retirement Concepts sites, along with members of the public, were on hand for the Vancouver concert and the announcement of the new musical series. It has been dubbed the Retirement Concepts Concert Series: Music that is So Nice to Come Home to. There will be close to 200 concerts delivered to 20 sites (nine or 10 concerts each) in the coming year according to Retirement Concepts’ communications and engagement manager Jami Brown. “We’ve teamed up with Health Arts Society,” Brown said. “They have done concerts in our sites before.” Brown noted it was a process of figuring out what the retirement community organization wanted to do in relation to the arts in the sites, because

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Rowena Rizzotti of Retirement Concepts and David Lemon of Health Arts Society announce the Retirement Concepts Concert Series. there is already a large interest in so many aspects of fine arts by residents. “We also want to engage with the communities [where sites are located],” said Brown. “To demystify the concept of what a retirement home is and it’s also a great opportunity for us to invite some community stakeholders into our sites to enjoy a concert. It’s a win win on all sides.” Kick-off concerts will be in September. Langley Seniors Village will have its first concert on Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m., while Maple Ridge Seniors Village will have its first concert on Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. The subsequent concerts at each location will vary between being open to the community and smaller events for residents and their families. Health Arts Society has done a number of retirement home concerts and as Brown said, the performers enjoy their

audiences of seniors. The seniors it seems, get just as much out of it. “They [the seniors] thoroughly enjoy the entertainment,” Brown said. “These are professional musicians... and the residents love it.” Brown sees it as something of a “coming out” party for Retirement Concepts in relation to the communities. The organization’s vice president of operations, Rowena Rizzotti, agreed. “We are thrilled to work with Health Arts Society on bringing first class entertainment to Retirement Concepts residents and the surrounding community,” Rizzotti said. “It’s amazing the power music has,” Brown noted. “We can see that things like the fine arts can contribute to the lives of seniors.” More information about specific concerts can be found at www.retirementconcepts.com.

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Historic haunts will return this fall to the streets of Fort Langley. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Halloween is a few months a way, but the time to get tickets for the tour of Fort Langley’s spookiest sites is already here. Tickets for the annual Grave Tales Historic Walking Tour go on sale on Aug. 15. The Fort Langley National Historic Site runs the annual evening tours, which take visitors from the Fort’s cemetery through the village and back into the historic fur trading post itself. With thousands of years of First Nations history and more than 150 years of European settlement, the village of Fort Langley has one of the longest histories of supposed hauntings in B.C. Fort interpreters will lead walkers by lanternlight, and will tell stories of early Hudson’s Bay Company employees from the 19th century. William and Louisa

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During last year’s Grave Tales, Fort interpreter Nette Plant led visitors into the bastion at Fort Langley, a building where the windows allegedly sometimes open or close by themselves at night. Emptage supposedly linger in the village, with Louisa seen in the early mornings searching for William in the Fort’s cemetery. The ghost of a young boy looking for someone to play with him has also been seen around the Fort. The stories are not all of ghosts, but include a healthy amount of local history, from burial customs of days gone by to tales of early traders, settlers, and the very real dangers of working on a frontier far away from anything like a modern hospital. The tour finishes with

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There is only one main stage this year, in McBurney Plaza. • Jet Tangerine 10 to 10:45 a.m. • Mike Weterings 11 to 11:45 a.m. • Michael Freidman 12 to 12:45 p.m. • De La Terra 1 to 1:45 p.m. • Heidi McCurdy 2 to 2:45 p.m. • Joe Given 3 to 3:45 p.m. • Sudanda 4 to 4:45 p.m.

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ake her boyfriend Hugh Barbour, who is in Glasgow, Scotland, out of the equation, and there’s no other place Jet Tangerine would rather be this Saturday than on stage at Arts Alive. Also known as Jessica Mailhot, the Brookswood singer/songwriter/guitarist hits the Arts Alive Showcase Stage in McBurney Plaza bright and early, at 10 a.m. Featuring a mix of covers and originals, the roughly 40 minute acoustic set will be a swan song of sorts for Jet, when it comes to playing at a local venue. That’s because next month, Jet takes flight, literally, to Glasgow. On Sept. 2 she’ll reunite with her beau, who is already in Glasgow doing Geology work while pursuing a career in music. A visual artist who dabbles in cartooning and painting, Jet’s true passion lies in music and entertaining. Influenced by Avril Lavigne, Vanessa Carlton, Ed Sheeran, Alanis Morissette, and LIGHTS, the 2008 Langley Fine Arts School grad has had an affinity for music since she was a little girl. Jet said she’s been singing forever, started writing songs at nine years of age, and began performing regularly at 18. The 23-year-old’s genre of choice: “Pop,” she said. She loves writing her own music, calling it the “most satisfying thing.” “It’s so honest and I think songwriting is so powerful, too,” Jet said.

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peaking of pop, Jet and Barbour performed their own unique rendition of Firework, a song by pop songstress Katy Perry, during the Langley Has Talent finals May 10 at Christian Life Assembly. It didn’t work out quite the way they planned. “Unfortunately we had some

technical difficulties and “I was about two per cent it didn’t go very well,” pleased,” she said, laughing. Jet said. “I was not happy that night. The couple had a very But it’s okay, it’s just one of those ambitious idea to use a things.” eeping it simple is loop pedal, because what Jet’s Saturday Barbour is capable View morning performance of playing a variety Photos with will be all about during of instruments. Arts Alive. And she’s very “We wanted to excited to return to a festimake this big, epic, val that she last performed like ‘Look at all at in 2012. the instruments I “It’s what I love to do,” can play!’ and the she said, regarding music. loop pedal makes Layar “I’m a big believer in chasit so that you can or ing what makes you happlay four bars and online piest and never letting that it records, and it go. This is what makes me plays it back,” Jet happiest, so I just do it.” explained. “But we had some Her EP, Real Life, is available technical issues, some feedback, at bandcamp.com and her single some off-timing issues… had we Gold Mine, is available on iTunes. kept it simple we would have “No full lengths, yet, but I’m probably done much better. It was working on it,” she said. definitely a hot mess.” Check out Real Life at http://jetSo, Jet was asked, she wasn’t 100 per cent pleased with the per- tangerine.bandcamp.com/album/ real-life-ep. formance?

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s a bookkeeper, Debe Vander Heide never really thought of herself as artistic or creatively inclined. Admittedly, she’d dabbled at various arts and crafts through the years, even sold some at summer markets during the 1990s. But the 58-year-old Cloverdale woman rethought that view in 2009, when she attended a bead show at Cascades Casino in Langley and was instantly mesmerized by a wire and metal artist demonstration. “It was my first exposure to this new world and my new journey began,” Vander Heide explained. Since then, bookkeeping has become very much a part-time gig as Vander Heide focuses most of her energies on making and selling her jewelry. She is one of close to 140 artists and artisans who will be participating in the 21st annual Arts Alive festival in downtown Langley on Saturday. While Vander Heide can’t offer demonstration in this weekend’s outdoor forum, she will be displaying and selling a large array of her handcrafted pieces, everything from earrings and necklaces made of metal, wire and stone, to bracelets, rings, and pendants.

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For the second year in a row, jewelry maker Debe Vander Heide will be set up at the Arts Alive! festival Saturday. “I love learning new in her living room, where things and my fascinashe could experiment. tion with wire art jewelry In short order, Vander has taught me Heide took over how to use difthe dining room, ferent methods to the point of manipulating where it was a wire and metal. day-long chore to Torch fired pack up her supenameling, fold plies and equipforming, etchment if they ing, forging along dared to have with traditional wire and company for dinner. metalsmithing are some of Now, she working out the techniques I use. I love of a 10 ft. by 13 ft. fullthe transformation properfledged studio in her baseties that occur when intement, where she can be grating the raw materials found anywhere from 20 and techniques to 40 hours a week creatinto my work,” ing her art. She sells those she said. creations on the web and Vander Heide through social media, but never expected this year is expanding her her interest to efforts. She’s booked to develop into be in at least 20 art shows such a strong – like Arts Alive – before passion, but Christmas. her pastime has definitely “Being a self-confessed evolved. jewelry junkie, I’d have to Before she left that first say it’s a lifelong obsesbead show five years ago, sion. I’m as excited today she signed up for classes in creating and learning new Ladner. She subsequently techniques as I was when I set up shop on a little desk first started,” she said.

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ith the close proximity of Frosting Cupcakery to the new children’s venue at this weekend’s Arts Alive festival, it didn’t take much for bakery owner Craig McDougall to talk himself into the coordinator’s job. The kids zone has grown into a huge component of the annual arts festival in downtown Langley City, which in its early incarnation was geared more to adults rather than families. Given Frosting’s relocation to the corner of 204th Street and Fraser Highway last summer, McDougall said he was casting around for more ways to get involved downtown, including in Arts Alive. As a business that caters a lot to families and kids, helping with the kid’s area of the festival was a natural fit. With new blood, McDougall said, so also comes new ideas for the children’s venue (which will now be located in the old CIBC parking lot behind Evolution Pilates). The popular facepainting and balloon twisting returns. Langley Centennial Museum will be on site again with a painting project called Langley Paints

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Evolution

Guests travelling to attend Langley’s Arts Alive

Organizers say changes is expected as festival grows. by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

n its 21-year history, the downtown Langley Arts Alive festival has gone through some dramatic changes and experienced phenomenal growth. Event organizer Teri James, executive director of the Downtown Langley Business Association, has been around through much of that evolution – at least during the past dozenplus years. A few days ahead of this year’s festival, she took a moment to reflect on the metamorphosis, and said most of the changes have been “incredibly positive,” and she predicts nothing but good things for the event’s future. As any show of this magnitude continues to grow, James said people have to expect – and she hopes embrace – change. This year, for instance, they’ve relocated the children’s venue to the old CIBC parking lot at 204th Street and done away with one of the entertainment stages – instead bringing in more buskers who will mingle and perform

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Artists and artisans continue to be the mainstay of Langley City’s Arts Alive festival, happening this Saturday, Aug. 16. But there are other artists, including entertainers like stunt magician Wes Barker (inset) who will be bringing their high-energy antics to the event.

on the street, amid the crowd. They’ve moved all the live bands and entertainers to a main stage in the recently revitalized McBurney Plaza. With art and artists still being the backbone of the event, James announced that more vendors than ever before are coming. To accommodate the jump from 120 to 140 booths this year, the show has been extended past St. Andrew’s Plaza to 206th Street.

It now runs the full length of the one way, James said, noting that this year there will also be more interactive booths – rather than just sellers – and more artist demonstrations. “This little festival of ours is attracting such an array of artists,” James said, tongue-in-cheek about the “little.” This year’s show has the traditional painters, potters, and sculptors, plus glassblowers,

wood carvers, metalsmiths, musicians, quilters, authors, fabric artists, and jewelry designers, to name a few. New this year, James said her office is fielding multiple calls from participating artists and guests alike – from the B.C. Interior and the western U.S. – asking about accommodations because they want to come to Langley to be part of this show. “This has never happened

before, not to this magnitude,” James said. “That has to help drive local tourism numbers.” Among other changes, Soroptimists of Langley remain the only food vendor at the festival, but James said at least half a dozen of the restaurants in the vicinity have approached her this year about developing new and different ways to engage with festival goers. “All in all, if the weather is nice – which it sounds like it is going to be – it will be an awesome day,” she said. “See you Saturday. ”

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Just for coming, visitors to this year’s Arts Alive could earn $13 in Downtown Dollars. by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

one are the gift bags that were randomly distributed to guests at the annual Arts Alive festival in past. Instead, for 2014, they’ve been

replaced with cold, hard cash. Okay, it’s not Canadian currency, but just as good. After three years of giving out bags loaded up with treats from various merchants, the Downtown Langley Business Association is changing things up. They’re handing out $1,300 worth of Downtown Dollars throughout the day, said festival organizer and association executive director Teri James. One hundred people will each be given $13 worth of Downtown

Dollars that are redeemable just like cash at more than 60 Langley City businesses. “It’s just our way of saying thanks for coming,” James said. The Downtown Dollar program has been running for almost two years now, being given out through DLBA social media contests, community outreach initiatives, and – most popular thus far – the $2,500 downtown shopping spree contest. “It’s our version of a gift card,” James said.

Teri James and the rest of the Downtown Langley Business Association team will be handing out money at Saturday’s Arts Alive festival.

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our local Return-it Depot offers more than a convenient way to keep your beverage containers out of BC’s landfills. With fast, friendly service and a focus on the customer, 5 Star Return-It Depots are raising the bar for recycling. Return-It Depots are easy to get to and have lots of parking, so

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There’s plenty of free parking and the staff is always happy to help you. In addition to the usual recyclable containers, Fraser Valley Bottle & Return-It Depot also accepts your unwanted electronics, paint, batteries, light bulbs, paper and cardboard. Drop by for a visit — and drop off your recyclables!

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Time to start thinking about winter Dear Anne,

“How can I keep squash over winter? In the past we’ve kept them till January, when they will start to rot on the inside. I have kept them in a cool place, and apart so they don’t touch each other. Can they be cut up and frozen?”

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ure, squash keeps well if you cut it up and put it in plastic bags in the freezer. That’s how I keep acorn squash, ‘Delicata,’ and butternut squash. The newer varieties appear to be bred for fast production, small size, and a smooth skin. All are delicious squash, but unless they’re frozen, none of them keep

reliably much past January. The heritage squash do keep reliably outside the freezer – and they have excellent flavours. They are the squash that kept North American pioneers alive through long, cold winters. But they’re not perfect. Heritage squash are later to fruit, often the skin is very ribbed or bumpy, and that skin can be so tough that you need a cleaver or an axe to cut them. Many have a thick, fibrous layer holding the seed. Also, many heritage squash grow very large, and some can be too heavy to lift. Once I had to cut one with a wood axe out where it had grown, because I couldn’t lift it until it was halved. Dear Anne,

“Most years, I leave my dianthus plants in the pots and store them in our shed, and in the spring, new growth starts again. But this year I am moving to Vancouver Island, and would like to collect dianthus seed. Is it the brown, old flower heads that should be collected for seed?”

Jo-Anne Harrison, Abbotsford

he capsule holding the seeds is directly behind the old petals. Usually the last trace of dried petals has to vanish before the seed is ripe enough to harvest.

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You can test a couple of seed heads by shaking the seed into your hand. When the seed flows freely, it’s ready to harvest. But if your pots are out where rain could attack them, it might be best to cut a few stalks of your oldest flower heads and dry them inside. Rain-soaked flower heads can rot. Also, do take at least one of your pots of dianthus with you when you move. Odd things can happen in moves, and this way, your dianthus will be doubly safe. Dear Anne,

“I want to seed spinach in pots this fall. I used to seed Bloomsdale spinach, but didn’t have too much success lately. So I wanted to ask you what your favourite spinach seed is, that would be available locally.”

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spinach that’s especially good at overwintering is ‘Avon.’ It has large, tender leaves and grows quickly. Another spinach that gets through most of our winters is ‘Samish.’ This spinach has thick leaves and doesn’t hug the ground as much as some, so stays a little cleaner. Both should be available locally, because they’re sold by West Coast Seeds (www.westcoastseeds.com). Most garden centres here carry West Coast Seeds. The company is based in the Ladner area, where they have a store and test garden. You can also order online.

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n almost every home Oiled pasta water will spaghetti or some form help to keep your pasta of pasta makes its way from sticking together to the dinner table on when cooking, but a film a regular basis. of oil will always be left Many of us take the time on the drained noodles. to focus on building the That thin film of oil will flavour and complexity of inhibit the starchiness of the accompanying sauce the cooked pasta, and in for our pasta of choice, turn, it will prevent your but the pasta itself needs accompanying sauce from attention, as well. sticking to or absorbing by Chef Dez Many food columns into the noodles as much. Chef Dez is a food columnist and culinary could be dedicated to palWhen you are eating instructor in the Fraser Valley. Visit him ate-pleasing pasta sauces, your pasta you want the at www.chefdez.com. Send questions to dez@chefdez.com or to P.O. Box 2674, but let us not forget about starchiness of the pasta Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4 the substance of these to hold onto the sauce as dishes: the pasta noodle. much as possible, so that This column will focus on what seems to the dish will be able to be enjoyed to the be one of the simplest tasks in the kitchfullest. en: boiling water and cooking pasta. That having been said, drained cooked First, let’s examine the dry pasta noodle pasta should not be oiled for the same and the transformation that takes place reason. in cooking. The cooked pasta is larger in A better way to help prevent your pasta volume, and flexible, compared to dry, noodles from sticking together during raw pasta, because of the absorption of the cooking process is to stir the noodles water during boiling. constantly for the first two minutes of The cooking process of any food, cooking time. By that point, the water however simple it seems, needs to be will have returned to its full-boil action, analyzed – this is our chance of infusing and the agitation of the bubbling water flavour into the ingredients being cooked. will keep the pasta moving and prevent it Everyone has heard of salting water from sticking. when boiling pasta, but few realize it is Once the pasta has been drained, do to season the pasta, for more flavour. not rinse it. Rinsing will cool the pasta Pasta on its own is very bland, and down, and will also wash away some of combining bland, cooked pasta with a the surface starchiness that we want to sauce that you have perfected will be a help secure the sauce to the noodles. detriment to your finished dish. Homemade “spaghetti” is a very comIf the pasta water is salted liberally, mon dish in many households. the pasta absorbs saltwater, instead of Whether you use spaghetti, linguine, just water, seasoning your dish from the or other types of noodles, I hope these inside out. few simple recommendations will help Do not add oil to your pasta water. It to make your meal more enjoyable and will affect your finished dish negatively. flavourful.

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Small farms doing big business This year’s Farm Tour highlighted some important agricultural producers in Langley.

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Late May marked what has become an annually anticipated event for those interested in agriculture in the Township of Langley. This year’s Agricultural Advisory Committee Farm Tour was entitled, “Promotiong and Developing Small Farms” and took participants by bus to Kensingon Prairie Farm, Vista D’oro Winery and Farm, Driediger Berry Farms, and the Langley Golf and Banquet Centre for a presentation on bees. Township Mayor Jack Froese attended the event and noted that what is considered a small farm these days is relative. “The work of these people expands into the community,” he noted. The first stop was at Kensington Prarie Farm where both alpacas and beef cattle are raised. Not only do the owners take pride in managing their herds, they also take control of what they feed them by leasing approximately 500 acres in various plots near their 45 acre farm to grow hay for their animals and for sale to others. The alpaca market is not strong in Canada yet, but farm co-owner Catherine Simpson is passionate about the industry.

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“These are not pets,” she said of the alpacas. “They aren’t good guard animals.” At Vista D’oro, Patrick Murphy explained how he and his wife Lee are focused on keeping things local while creating international demand for their fancy jams. Ronda Payne/Langley Advance “Of the jams we do 75 Alpaca farmer Catherine Simpson explains the industry while surrounded by alpaca wool. Patrick Murphy (inset) of per cent [of the ingrediVista D’oro Winery and Farm explained that Langley fruit will soon be shipped to London as jam. ents] are grown here,” Murphy said. topic at lunch when John Gibeau spoke about the got a first-hand view of the The farm has recently Gibeau of the Honey Bee growing concerns around packing and freezing facilpicked up a contract with colony collapse disorder ity built in 2013. Herrods in London to carry Centre spoke at lunch. The core of the centre’s – a situation where bees Not only does the facility the jams. business is pollination leave their hives or die for process Driediger-grown “We’ll be shipping services, with hives rented uncertain reasons. berries, but it also helps Langley fruit to London,” out to farmers to aid in “There’s no cause for other B.C. growers accordcommented Murphy. pollination panic,” he said. “But there ing to owner Rhonda Whatever of crops. is definitely a cause for Driediger. can’t be “There concern. Bees are respon“We’re trying to work grown on “We’ll be shipping are not sible for about one third of with our own local guys,” their own Langley fruit to enough our food.” she said. “Our own growfarm is London.” bees in Dave Melnychuk, chair ers here in B.C.” sourced as the Lower of the Langley Sustainable The facility is able to locally as Patrick Murphy Mainland Agricultural Foundation flash freeze berries to a possible. In to supply (LSAF) spoke briefly about temperature of minus 40º addition to the berry growers of B.C.,” the recent successes of C. The berries are frozen jams, the farm produces Gibeau told the attendees. the LSAF and noted that a instantly and the equipwine and apple cider. It was because of the seminar held in late 2013 ment can manage 10 to 11 “The apple cider is really was very popular. thousand pounds an hour. taking off,” Murphy noted. Honey Bee Centre’s high profile location at 176th Further workshops All of the farms on the When discussing small Street and Fraser Highway are being planned for tour started at a small acreages, Murphy said, that the business grew September and November. scale and grew their oper“You can’t just do one into more of an attraction The final stop of the ations over time proving thing, and you have to do where people learn about tour is at Driediger Berry what can be done in agriit all well.” bees and buy products. Farms, where attendees culture in Langley. Honeybees were the

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Odd addresses - Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday

road closures Temporary Road Closure: 68 Avenue between 200 Street and 201 Street 68 Avenue will be closed between 200 Street and 201 Street from Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 29. The full-time road closure is needed for the installation of a culvert crossing. A detour route is noted below.

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public notices Outdoor Burning Prohibited The Township of Langley Fire Department reminds the public that there is a ban in place on all outdoor burning for health and safety reasons. Over the past few weeks, the Fire Department has responded to numerous complaints regarding smoke, which can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose, and illnesses such as bronchitis. Fine particles in smoke can also aggravate chronic heart and lung diseases. As well, the fire danger in Langley has been rated high by Metro Vancouver. There is zero tolerance for outdoor burning and violators may be ticketed. Cooking is only permitted on Canadian Gas Association (CGA) approved barbecues or briquette barbecues. Wood burning or solid fuel appliances are not allowed. Outdoor burning is only allowed for yard and garden clean-up twice a year, during burning season in September and April, weather permitting. Township of Langley Fire Department 604.532.7500

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.

• No lawn sprinkling permitted

68Avenue Avenue closed closed 68 200Street Street-- 201 201 Street Street 200

• Outdoor water uses are limited Stage 3 water restrictions apply only to properties connected to municipal water, which includes the Tall Timbers and Acadia community water systems. Properties on private wells are encouraged to support water conservation efforts through voluntary compliance.

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As per the Township of Langley’s Water Shortage Bylaw 2012 No. 4909, these restrictions are implemented to ensure that an adequate supply of water is available for both drinking and emergency purposes.

Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination safely. The work is weather dependent and the construction schedule is subject to change. Visit tol.ca/roads for the latest traffic information.

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Summer Maintenance of Rural Boulevards and Ditches

The Township of Langley currently utilizes three full-time and one seasonal roadside grass mowers for ditch mowing. This equipment has predetermined routes, or an assigned area to follow. Should the equipment be pulled away to do a specific request it only lengthens the time it takes to fully complete all the rural boulevards and ditches.

Temporary Road Closure: Corner of 28 Avenue and 276 Street A temporary road closure of 28 Avenue at 276 Street will be in effect Monday, August 18 from 8:00 to 4:30pm. The closure is required for the disconnection of an old water service at the Aldergrove Water Treatment Plant. A detour route is noted below.

If you have a request for mowing or brushwacking, we ask that you be patient as we try to fit the work schedule in as efficiently as possible.

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The Township, along with Provincial and Federal agencies, have classified the open channel water systems into three categories: Class A ditches are fish bearing; Class B ditches are fish habitat. Both of these categories require formal approval before any work can be completed. Class C ditches are deemed to have no fish or fish habitat issues whatsoever and require notification only for work to take place. Therefore, how or when a ditch is cleaned will depend on its classification. We thank you for your understanding as we operate under these requirements. Engineering Division 604.532.7300

Japanese Knotweed Roadside Control Strategy

Japanese Knotweed is an invasive species whose root system has the potential to ruin home foundations, roads, parking lots, sewerage, and water main infrastructure. The Township of Langley is working to eliminate the threat of this invasive plant. You may see markers along various roads identifying where Japanese Knotweed is located. Do not remove the plants or mow these areas. Improper removal of the plant could result in the plant reproducing rapidly or spreading further. The Roads Department is spraying a mild herbicide to control the Japanese Knotweed. The removal process will take several treatments and inspections throughout the year. After the roots are killed, the plant stock will be removed and discarded safely. For more information on the roadside control program, contact: Engineering Division 604.533.6006 tol.ca/invasive

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Berries ready for picking The annual Blackberry Bake-Off and Open House will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 11 a.m.-2p.m. The event includes a variety of foods, a barbecue lunch for $5, a kids craft corner, and live music. The event, held at the Langley Demonstration Gardens in the 21200 block of Fraser Highway, helps raise environmental awareness as well as providing tasty treats for visitors.

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Fort welcomes Barbados Day The Caribbean comes to Fort Langley this weekend to celebrate a local connection. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

The culture of the Caribbean island of Barbados will be celebrated in Fort Langley this weekend at one of the community’s art galleries. The Birthplace of B.C. Gallery will host Barbados Day on Saturday, Aug. 16 from noon to 4 p.m. Barbados, and its neighbour Guyana are connected to B.C. in general and the Fort in particular through Sir James Douglas,

the first governor of the colony that would become British Columbia. Douglas was born in Guyana, his mother a Creole woman from Barbados, his father a Scottish trader. Barbados day will include performances by the Red Stone Alley Band and Kendrick Headley, a pianist, arranger, and composer who began playing the steelpan at age five. Headley is a member of the Esso Tripoli Steelband. The event includes the raising of the Barbadian flag at 1:45 p.m., a proclamation by “Governor Douglas,” an appearance by Scruffles the Clown, art demonstrations, displays by the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum, and the Fort Langley Lions Famous Chicken Barbecue.

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dancefloor • Dancing in the Park: Dancing for Dessert will teach dancing (waltz, tango, foxtrot, salsa, rumba, cha cha, swing, etc.) at Douglas Park Spirit Square Aug. 15, 7-9 p.m. Info: 304-8811234 - Website: www.dancingfordessert.ca • Square dancing: Adult classes are at the Brookswood Seniors’ Centre, 19899 36th Ave. at 7 p.m. Beginners accepted until December. Info: 604-219-9389, jamonce@shaw.ca or www.surrey.squaredance.bc.ca. • Square Wheelers: Square Dance Club resumes meeting in September. Info: 604-513-9901 or 604-594-6415, or www. squaredance.bc.ca. • Scottish Country Dancing: The first lesson is free. Check out the lively dancing. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. The group meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Fort Langley Community Hall. Info: Rebecca, 604-530-0500 or lonotera@shaw.ca. • Guys’n’Gals Square Dance Club: Try modern western square dance for free for the first three dances. The club meets September through June at the Aldergrove OAP Hall, 3015 273rd St., on Sundays 1-4 p.m. Info: Wendy, 778-878-4244.

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• Langley Writers’ Guild: Meets on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Thursday each month at Michaud House starting September. All genres. An evening meeting per month will be considered if there is interest. Info: Doris, 604-534-3384.

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Programs are free, pre-registration required unless noted otherwise. • Aldergrove Library – 26770 29th Ave. 604-856-6415 Purple Pirate: Sign up in advance for a fun, family magic show on Aug. 14, 11-11:45 a.m. • Brookswood Library – 20045 40th Ave. 604-534-7055

• Sounds of Summer: Free live performances are 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays throughout summer at Douglas Park bandshell. Two acts each event. Aug. 20: 1 Rock Program. Aug. 27: Howard Lee Naylor, and Still House. • Open mic and performer showcase: Head to Frostings Cupcakery, 20411 Fraser Hwy. 6-8 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Organizers invite singers, dancers,

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Minto Cup national title to be decided at LEC The Minto Cup, featuring Coquitlam and Six Nations, gets going Saturday in Langley.

Captain Wesley Berg and the Coquitlam Adanacs are facing the Six Nations Arrows for the Minto Cup Canadian junior lacrosse title. The national championship series gets underway with game one on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Langley Events Centre.

Starting Saturday, a national lacrosse title will be on the line at the Langley Events Centre. The 2014 Minto Cup, Canada’s national junior A lacrosse championship, starts this Saturday, Aug. 16, at the Langley Events Centre. The best-of-seven, “West versus East” series will feature some of the best junior A lacrosse players in the country. Two of lacrosse’s most storied junior franchises will meet in this year’s final. The East will be represented by the Six Nations Arrows who defeated last year’s Minto Cup champion Whitby Warriors in the East final. For the West, it will be the Coquitlam Adanacs, who beat the Calgary

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Mountaineers in the West final. “The Langley Events Centre is very excited to be the host venue for the 2014 Minto Cup,” said LEC director of business development Jared Harman. “This championship brings with it a lot of history and will provide fans the opportunity to see the best junior A lacrosse players in Canada. Both Coquitlam and Six Nations are highly skilled and it should be an exciting tournament to watch.” There’s some history between these two teams, as they have met once before in the Minto Cup Final, when Six Nations defeated Coquitlam in a seventh and deciding game for their first Minto Cup title in 1992. The Arrows, from just outside Hamilton, Ontario, have run through their opponents in this year’s playoffs, winning 11 of 13 games, including a four game sweep of Whitby, outscoring the Warriors 44-22 in the East final.

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Female lacrosse

Langley players part of Canadian champion squad Members of Team BC, including four local players, are officially the Canadian queens of lacrosse at the bantam level.

Team BC head coach Chris Gill said the key to victory was playing as a team and focusing on defence. Gill said the team’s strength was “our ability to buy in as a team to our systems and follow through. We had very athletic girls with great skills and lacrosse smarts.” by Troy Landreville Playing two games in three tlandreville@langleyadvance.com days was the biggest challenge for his players, Gill noted. A love for lacrosse, and the “The parity in the bantam divcommon goal of a national gold ision made it even tougher,” he medal, brought winning banadded. tam-aged female lacrosse players “The coaches were extremely together to form Team BC. proud of the commitment and They came away as Canadian effort of the girls. They deserved champions after beating Ontario to win in our minds,” Gill said. 4-3 in the gold medal game Aug. “Assistant coach Geordie Dean 9 at Iroquois Park in Whitby, has won mulOntario. tiple Mann Cups The win They deserved to win [national senior A at the 2014 in our minds.” men’s titles] and Warrior Bantam told me after, that Coach Chris Gill Girls Lacrosse this was the best Championship championship he of Canada, held was a part of because his daughAug. 6-9 in Whitby, was historic. This marks the first time a ban- ter was part of it. The entire ride, from tryouts to celebrating the tam girls lacrosse team from B.C. national championship, is somehas ever won a national title outthing I will never forget and the side of its home province. girls will always remember this Raachel Beaulieu, Natalie experience. It was a blast.” Rathler, Hailey Taylor, and The Langley players’ teamCarrigan Rose, all from the mates hailing from north of the Langley Minor Lacrosse Association, were members of the Fraser River were a factor in the final. national champion team.

Team BC’s Langley contingent were all smiles after their team’s 4-3 win over Ontario in the gold medal game of the 2014 Warrior Bantam Girls Lacrosse Championship of Canada tournament, held Aug. 6-9 in Whitby, Ont. Mykhaela Johnson from Ridge Meadows scored B.C.’s third and fourth goals. Ashleigh Lesser from Ridge Meadows opened the scoring for Team BC, with Port Coquitlam’s Cassandra Gill netting the second marker.

Some choices are hard.

B.C. opened the tournament with a 3-1 loss to Alberta on Aug. 6. This setback was followed by wins of 3-1 over Ontario, also on Aug. 6, and 12-0 over Nova Scotia and 9-2 over Alberta on Aug. 7.

Then, on Aug. 8, B.C. lost 4-3 to Ontario before trouncing Nova Scotia 13-1. Rose, a 14-year-old goaltender, said it didn’t take long for Team BC to come together. “You make a lot of new friends and they become like your family,” Rose said. “You meet a lot of girls from other places who share the same dream that you have, and that’s to win the gold. We started off kind of like as individuals, then we worked together to become a team.” Between the pipes, Rose had to adjust to some skilled shooters. “I feel like I had a really good tournament, considering that all these girls can shoot at the nationals,” she said. “When you play club there are only a couple of girls who can [shoot].” Butterflies were apparent going into the championship game, Roe said. “The final was really intimidating going in. We felt like a lot of pressure,” she said. “It was the biggest game anybody’s ever played in. But we all just got really calm and didn’t let the other team get to us.” FINAL BUZZER: There are two national champions in the Rose household. Carrigan’s brother Roman was the alternate goalie with the national champion Team BC midget boys squad.

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A Surrey team took top spot at a Walnut Grove event that tested the skills of lifeguards. by Troy Landreville sports@langleyadvance.com

The Fantastic 4 proved they were just that after winning the 15th annual Langley Lifeguard Competition, held this past Saturday at the Walnut Grove Community Centre. Events included priority action, fitness, first aid, and pool simulations. Each team had to have at least one male and one female in a contingent of four and each competitor was required to have a valid National Lifeguard award. The top three teams were: 1st – Fantastic 4 (Surrey) 2nd – Extreme Caution (Victoria) 3rd – Heart Stoppers (Victoria) A team of four rookies from Langley (who all work at Walnut Grove Community Center) took second place in the rookie division. “They’re just starting out, but are well on their way to becoming a top team in years to come,” event organizer Ryan Radford said. “They’re really representing

Dan Minster, part of Team Hold Me Tight from Burnaby, tended to a “victim” during the first aid simulation portion of the 15th annual Langley Lifeguard competition at the Walnut Grove Community Centre.

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Volunteer Tim Schumacher was covered in non-toxic, coloured cornstarch used during the 15th annual Langley Lifeguard Competition at the Walnut Grove Community Centre on Saturday. Langley well.” The Langley team, called Totally Oblivious Lifeguards (or TOL) included captain Kelsey Hum, Lauren Mckimm, Jeremy Barichello, and Keenan Beavis. “The experience for all us was definitely exciting,” Hum said. “It was our second time competing at the Langley competition and we were very determined to place better than we did last time. Although we did not achieve the outcome we were aiming for, we were still proud of our results and we will always look for ways to improve.”

The events TOL competed in were individual first aid, PAA (Priority Action), Barnsley Fitness relay, team first aid, and guarding simulations. Hum said the individual first aid event was her toughest challenge: “I prefer working as a team as most lifeguards do. It can sometimes be extremely nerve-wracking working on your own and it can be difficult to remember absolutely everything. I also find it hard because I sometimes rush through everything I know and I often miss something small but very important.”

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AUG 1 - SEPT 28 The B.C. champion Langley Extreme posed with their provincial gold medals. Missing from the photo is Breanna Guy, who went down with heat stroke earlier that day and was taken to the hospital.

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Extreme tops province What a B.C. Day long weekend it Earlier in their season, the Extreme was for the Langley Extreme senior B won the Kassandra Kaulius Memorial women’s fastpitch team. Tournament in Cloverdale back in June The Extreme won the B.C. championwith, once again, a 6-0 record. ship tournament at Softball City in South In another tournament, played in May Surrey, to cap what was a marvellous at North Delta, the Extreme finished in season for the team. second place. The Extreme rolled to a perfect 6-0 recThe Extreme plays out of the Moody ord, beating the Fleetwood Force in the Park Women’s Fastpitch League, which quarterfinals, New West Niven said “is considered Riot in the semifinals, and the elite league of the “Our defence was once again beating the Lower Mainland.” Riot 7-3 in the gold medal “Our team has been stellar all weekend. match-up. together for four years, Our hitting started off “Our defence was stelnow, and are looking forslow on the Saturday lar all weekend,” Extreme ward to the challenge of head coach Kerry Niven but came alive the rest playing senior A next year,” said. “Our hitting started he added. of the tournament.” off slow on the Saturday The Extreme include Kerry Niven but came alive the rest of Christina Blouin, Theresa the tournament. And our Blouin, Amanda Dyck, pitching was awesome, as Leah Dyck, Emily Fournier, well.” Stacy Fournier, Breanna Guy, Kacy The Langley players had to shake off Hannesson, Jesica Hodge, Cody Irwin, some rust. Jenna McArthur, Heather Mitchell, Lara Going into the B.C. tournament, they Nicoll, Laurie-May Quon, and Amanda hadn’t played a game in three-and-a-half Wiebe, along with coaches Tracey Dyck weeks. and Kerry Niven.

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The finals proved to be a much tougher task. The Adanacs met their B.C. rivals, the New Westminster Salmonbellies in a best-of-seven that went the distance. In the end, the Adanacs captured their sixth straight provincial junior A crown, to advance to the Western Final. In the final, Coquitlam beat the Calgary Mountaineers in four games to advance to the Minto Cup. Game 1 of the Minto Cup is Saturday at p.m. at the LEC. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.ca For more information visit langleyeventscentre.com/2014MintoCup.

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COUPON MUST BE PRESENT AT TIME OF DELIVERY. VALID AUGUST 15, 16 & 17 2014.

THIS SALE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY “RON FORD” (OWNER & PRESIDENT)

OCEAN PARK FORD ALL PRICES NET OF REBATES.

Vehicles may not be as illustrated.

(604) 531-6100 DLR 8367

3050 King George Hwy, South Surrey • www.oceanparkford.com

SALES LTD.

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Thursday, August 14, 2014

FREE SIGHT TESTING *with eyewear purchase

ask about Digital progressives with no peripheral Distortion! Must be over 19 and under 65 years of age.

Summer Savings on all prescription & non - prescription sunglasses

Single Vision Lenses with Multi A/R Coating

Reg.$149.95

Debbie Mozelle Designer Eyewear

*LIMITED TIME OFFER

Single Vision Includes

FREE

FRAMES*

Debbie Mozelle Designer Eyewear

*LIMITED TIME OFFER

Bifocals

Includes FREE

FRAMES*

Debbie Mozelle Designer Eyewear

*LIMITED TIME OFFER

Progressives Includes FREE

FRAMES*

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URFUL O L O C W E N STEEL S S E L N I A ST AVE H S E M A R F ARRIVED!

WIN 1 OF 3 TRIPS TO MAZATLAN! Contest #8 started May 5th, 2014 Draw date Aug 30, 2014 you might be the NEXT WINNER!

1st Prize:

All inclusive for two people, including air and accommodations for up to 8 people in a Presidential Suite.

$12,000 Value

2nd Prize:

All inclusive for two people with accommodations for up to 8 in a 3 bedroom suite. No air ﬂight included. $10,000 Value

3rd Prize:

All inclusive for two people with accommodations for up to 6 in a two bedroom suite. No air ﬂight included. $6,000 Value

Only 16 days left to the draw date!

Big dis discounts on Deep Sea Fishing and Golf. See in store for details.

We will match or beat any competitors advertised price. New fully computerized lens fabrication laboratory on site that makes the highest quality precision lenses or glasses available in the Lower Mainland. *Some restrictions may apply. Kodak is a trademark of Eastman Kodak, used under licence by Signet Armorlite Inc.

Debbie Mozelle

FAMILY OWNED & OPERATED FOR OVER 23 YEARS

DESIGNER EYEWEAR

LANGLEY MALL 123-5501 - 204th St. (next to Army & Navy in the Court Yard)

604-532-1158

Member of the

White Rock - CENTRAL PLAZA 1554 Foster St. (Behind the TD Bank)

www.debbiemozelle.com

604-538-5100