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On a quiet farm near Campbell Valley Regional Park, orange giants are visible nestled among the spreading vines. They’re some of the largest pumpkins in Langley, and their grower hopes they’re among the biggest in the Lower Mainland. Scott Carley grew his first giant pumpkin 10 years ago, when the family was living in Delta. He raised one to over 600 pounds in his backyard. Last year he planted one more, with his family now moved out to South Langley. When he heard about the local Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Aldor Acres, he took the biggest of his big orange squash and tied for second place, weighing in at 853 pounds. “It started off as something fun for him,” said Kirsten, Scott’s wife, who has helped out with the care and feeding of the giant pumpkins. This year, Kirsten was expecting their daughter, and Carley skipped his annual trip to the family’s Manitoba farm where he oversees the annual seeding. To keep himself busy around the property, he threw himself into growing several pumpkin patches full of pumpkins weighing hundreds of pounds. Scott estimates his two best pumpkins weigh in at about 1,100 pounds and 1,200 pounds. The larger of the two is over five feet wide, and neither of them will fit into a truck. He’ll have to move them using a trailer. On Saturday, he’ll find out exactly how big they are at this year’s Weigh Off. The pumpkins are Atlantic giants, a breed known for its huge size. But Scott hasn’t left anything up to chance. Kirsten noted that when he had to head east to work on the farm, he left her a series of instructional videos on how to care for the pumpkins. “They are his babies,” Kirsten said. “I didn’t realize how much went into it until he went away.” There are strands of drip tape under the pumpkin beds to deliver water and nutrients. The pumpkins themselves rest on beds of sand or on styrofoam to keep them from rotting from damp. Nearby are several pup tents, thrown over the pumpkins during hot sun to save their skins. The pumpkins can gain dozens of pounds a day during their fastest growing season, noted Scott. The big danger is that they’ll grow too fast and split. He lost several to that already. Some of them he probably lost because he was experimenting and pushing to see how

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big he could grow one of the giants. As far as Scott is concerned, he’s already been successful. “My goal was to grow something over a thousand [pounds],” he said. Some of the ones he’s already lost to splitting, and some of his current crop, definitely surpassed that mark. Scott guesses he’s hit 1,000 pounds four times already. Once the contest is over, one of the biggest

pumpkins will wind up as the most impressive jack o’lantern on the block. It’ll be hard to cut, Scott said. “A full saw barely makes it through,” he said. The work should be worth it for the reactions from kids. Last year they carved up their second-prize winner and put it out by the driveway, and heard many kids who doubted it was even real.

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Dustin Sikora has been in law enforcement for a decade and is with the military police. He applied to open an indoor shooting range. He and several supporters were at the Oct. 6 meeting. Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance

tioned in the bylaw) is prohibited. Shooting is not mentioned. “Staff reviewed this matter with the city’s legal counsel,” he added. Staff recommended that council refuse to reconsider the application and councillors did. “Good luck in your endeavors in business, sir,” Acting Mayor Ted Schaffer said after the vote. Sikora said the council decision, with no discussion at the public meeting event, has to be challenged. He noted that the City has

allowed a go-cart business and that’s not physical activity. It’s in an area zoned for light industry and go-carting is not mentioned in City bylaws since not every activity can be listed. Sikora said at least shooting is an Olympic sport. As well, the City has allowed the CEFA child care centre on the bypass but it’s not a permitted use under C2 zoning. The City did site specific zoning for that business. “It didn’t go the way I thought it would go,” he told the Langley

Advance after the decision. He said he will now challenge this in court. After leaving the meeting with about 20 supporters who attended, he said he may pick up a nomination package to run for City council. He said the Township was welcoming when he was looking to set up his business. Sikora was looking at a site in the Township when he found his preferred site on the Bypass. “I’ll go elsewhere but I’m still going to sue,” he said.

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Dustin Sikora has set his sights on Langley City council after it refused to allow him to open an indoor shooting range on the Langley Bypass. In September he applied to the City for the indoor shooting range. The member of the military police wants to set up a business where people could do recreational shooting as well as a place where law enforcement and others could train and do recertification shooting. But the application was rejected and he asked council to reconsider. At the public council meeting on Oct. 6, council unanimously decided not to reconsider the application. The site at 20460 Langley Bypass is zoned C2 Commercial Services Zone, which would allow for recreational activity, but the City definition of recreation includes “opportunity to perform physical activities.” Gerald Minchuk, the City’s director of economic development said that does not include shooting. He noted it does not include billiard halls as well and the City bylaws are such that anything not specifically allowed (men-

Opportunities abound to hear from candidates Debates and all candidates meetings for Nov. 15 elections start next week. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Residents interested in hearing directly from candidates for mayor, City and Township councils, and the school board will

have several chances. Mayoral forums and all-candidate evenings are hosted by local groups. • A meeting of the mayoral candidates for both Township and City will be hosted as part of the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce dinner meeting on Oct. 14. The meeting will be held at the Langley Golf and Banquet Centere at 21550 44th Ave. and the doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $35 for chamber

members and $50 for non-members. • Langley City all-candidates meeting on Oct. 16 at the Cascades Casino at 20393 Fraser Hwy., from 7-9 p.m. The meeting will be hosted by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board and the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce. • The Langley Township firefighters union local hosts a forum on public safety for

Township candidates at the Willoughby Town Hall at 8280 208th St. on Oct. 17, from 7-9 p.m. • An all-candidate meeting organized by the Langley Teachers Association is Oct. 30 7-9 p.m. at the Langley Seniors Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. If you are planning another forum or all-candidates meeting, contact the Langley Advance at news@langleyadvance.com.

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Bystanders and firefighters were too late to save a trapped wild bird Tuesday. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

It wasn’t their usual call, but Langley Township firefighters came to the aid of a trapped and injured seagull Tuesday. At about 2:30 p.m., Heidi Wagner was leaving a dentist’s

office in the 19700 block of 64th Avenue when she saw something. “I saw this movement,” Wagner said. She looked closer and saw it was a bird, snagged to the top of a chain link fence. Wagner and her mother called LAPS and the SPCA before being referred to the fire department, which dispatched a four-man crew from the Willoughby Hall. “I wanted to make sure someone was coming for him,” said

Wagner, who stayed until help arrived. Firefighters brought a blanket and tossed it over the bird’s head to keep it calm, then Justin Law ascended a short ladder and used wire cutters and a small handsaw to slice through the thread or twine trapping the bird. Curtis Wright held the bird still under the blanket while they freed it. The firefighters put the bird in a box and waited for the arrival

of the SPCA. The bird appeared to have had a lot of the thread wrapped around both its legs for some time, possibly long enough that its skin had started to grow over the thread. It somehow became entangled with the top of the fence, and the bird hung there upside down until it was rescued. Despite the efforts of the firefighters and Wagner, the seagull was too seriously injured. The bird was taken to the

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Judge gives conditional sentence to senior thief A 75-year-old man has been sentenced after faking a carjacking to steal a truck. by Jennifer Saltman Special to the Langley Advance

A Langley septuagenarian has been given a conditional sentence for

stealing a truck more than two years ago. Following a four-day trial, Roelof Frederik Den Dryver, 75, was found guilty in September of theft over $5,000, possession of stolen property over $5,000 and reporting an offence committed when it was not. He was acquitted of three other charges. Den Dryver was sentenced Friday in provincial court

in Surrey. According to information previously released by police, in March 2012 Den Dryver went to a Langley car dealership and test drove a new Dodge pickup. A short time later he reported to police that he had been carjacked and the truck was stolen. Later that month, Langley RCMP received a report of a new Dodge pickup parked in

the trees on the property in the 6600-block 256th Street where Den Dryver lived with 32-year-old Derek Sean Hall. When police arrived, the truck was gone. Langley RCMP kept investigating and in July 2012 obtained a warrant to search the property. They found a Caterpillar loader and Komatsu bulldozer that had been

reported stolen in March of that year, keys for the pickup that had allegedly been carjacked and a stolen utility trailer. They also found a truck on which Hall had offered to do engine work for a friend the previous year. Hall had allegedly told his friend and reported to police that the truck had been stolen. The missing Dodge pick-

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up was later recovered at the home of a relative of Den Dryver. Den Dryver was given an 18-month conditional sentence. A sentencing hearing for Hall on a count of theft and two counts of possession of stolen property has been scheduled for December.

- Jennifer Saltman is a reporter for the Vancouver Province

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Working Smoke Alarms SAVE Lives - Test Yours Every Month! Fire Prevention Week in Langley Means Time to Check your Smoke Alarm! “When was the last time you tested the smoke alarms in your home? Was it last week? Last month? A year ago?” Asks Captain Rob Gunn, Fire Prevention Officer, Langley City Fire Rescue Service. If you’re like many people, you may not even remember. Smoke alarms have become such a common feature in households that they’re often taken for granted, and aren’t tested and maintained as they should be. The Langley City Fire Rescue Service Fire Prevention Officer often talks to people about ensuring their home smoke alarms are in working condition or if they need to be replaced.

functioning smoke alarm. Many of these deaths could have been prevented with the proper smoke alarm protection.

These simple steps can help make a life-saving difference, and prevent the potentially life-threatening impact of fire:

Langley City Fire Rescue Service is joining forces with the National Fire Protection Association and thousands of other fire departments across North America to commemorate Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11.

• Install smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each separate sleeping area and on every level of the home, including the basement. • Interconnect all smoke alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound. • Test alarms each month by pushing the test button. • Replace all smoke alarms when they are 10 years old or sooner if they do not respond properly, including alarms that use 10-year batteries and hard-wired alarms. • Make sure everyone in the home knows the sound and understands what to do when they hear the smoke alarm.

However, working smoke alarms are a critical fire safety tool that can mean the difference between life and death in a home fire. The Surrey Fire Services and the University of the Fraser Valley research shows: • On average, 35 people died in structure fires in BC each year between 2006 and 2011. • Working smoke alarms could reduce annual fire deaths by as much as 32 per cent. Data from the BC Office of the Fire Commissioner shows nearly 70 per cent of the fire scenes examined between 2006 and 2011 had no

The theme this year, “Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month” reminds us of the true value of working smoke alarms. In support of these efforts, Langley City Fire Rescue Service will be hosting local campaign activities throughout the week.

“My sincere hope is that all Langley City residents ensure there are working smoke alarms installed throughout their homes. I have seen too many homes destroyed and peopled injured or killed by fires that could have been prevented. It’s heartbreaking. Please heed these simple safety rules” says Captain Rob Gunn. www.langley.bc.ca

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Raising the flag for seniors Petrina Arnason of the Canadian Association for Retired Persons’ (CARP) local chapter raised the CARP flag on Oct. 1 at Langley Township hall to mark National Senors Day. Arnason got an assist from Township Councillors Charlie Fox (left) Bob Long, and Grant Ward (not pictured).

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Temple wants design say Construction worried the leaders of Langley’s Mormon temple. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A developer will adjust the design of some row houses planned for Willoughby to help them fit in with the temple across the street. The president and other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Temple on 82nd Avenue spoke at a development permit hearing for a rowhouse

development. The church is also known as the Mormon church. A total of 29 rowhouses and eight semi-detached units are proposed for the 20300 block of 82nd Avenue, north of the Mormon temple. The design of the homes was “a bit of a disappointment for us,” said temple president Ron Komm. “We have a beautiful building across the street, it’s built to last a thousand years,” Komm said. He wanted to see some more substantial building materials than wood, including stone or brick. “We feel some of the

designs could be more formal,” Komm said. The developers, with McElhaney Consulting in Surrey, said they were not averse to changing the appearance of the units facing 82nd Avenue. Architect Brian Shigetomi showed the council some proposed drawings of the outsides of the rowhouses, and said he was open to looking at adding brick or stone wainscotting or columns. The development permit was referred back to Township staff to work with the developers on issues raised by the temple.

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ing the same ground to find a couple of good ones. It’s just not my thing. The second trend is to lean on mysterious supernatural forces, with demons and ghosts the most popular. Re-makes of Japanese and Matthew Claxton Korean horror movies, found-footage films, mclaxton@langleyadvance.com and tons of novels of slow, creeping dread have been mining this vein in recent years. This actually works pretty well at scaring The darkest holiday of the year is almost me. And I’m curious as to why it works so upon us. much better than gore. No, not Thanksgiving, not unless you plan Technically, shouldn’t I be more worried to battle zombie turkeys over a pit of flesh-eatabout a semi-realistic madman in a hockey ing cranberry sauce. mask than about a dark room with a creepy Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, All Souls doll? Why do I reach for the popcorn and wonDay, and Samhain are all part of a collection der how many people Jason is going to off for of festivals that acknowledged a turning of the former, but I can get genuthe year, and of the mingling of inely engaged in the latter? the worlds of the living and the “Wow, how Remember all those TV spedead. There are a few signs that cials and books that used to much of the the season is nigh – pumpkins turn explain how “movie magic” full and orange, frost covers the budget did they works? Those were widespread stubbled fields, and Netflix adds a spend on red when I was a kid, and I learned whack of crappy slasher movies. all about fake blood and latex This season gets me thinking corn syrup?” skin by the time I was 10. After about what actually scares me. you’ve absorbed a few of those, What leaves me quaking in terit’s hard to be alarmed by buckets of gore. ror is very different now than when I was a When I watch a movie like Friday the 13th, little kid. When I was very young, footie-pajamostly what I’m thinking is “Wow, how much mas young, I remember being convinced that of the budget did they spend on red corn there were monsters living in my closet. None syrup?” of those cute Pixar critters, but gigantic troll The stuff that still scares me is the unknown. things that liked to eat children. I was scared Scary movies, or books, or tales told around of the dark in general. Like a lot of kids, I was the campfire work best when we don’t know freaked out by certain movies. Apparently The exactly what’s out there. Wizard of Oz sent me to hide under a chair, What’s in the dark hallway lined with dustalthough whether it was the witch or the flycoated mirrors? What made that noise in the ing monkeys that did it I can’t remember. basement, in the corner where the light from I stayed scared of the dark longer than I the faint bulb doesn’t quite reach? Didn’t you stayed scared of movies. In the past few years, horror – and especially put all the knives away yesterday, and why is one missing from the rack right now? horror movies – seems to have divided into I don’t know why we celebrate fear, unless two main streams. it’s to make us feel a bit more alive. So as the The first is the one often derided as “torture skeletal shadows of the leafless trees clutch at porn.” I’m not saying that movies with really you, let yourself shiver a little. graphic scenes of sustained violence can’t Then go inside, turn on the lights, and make be good – I’m sure there are movies that use yourself something hot to drink. Nestle into violence to make a point or tell a good story. your bed, and don’t worry – I’m sure nothBut I’m not interested in wading through the ing’s waiting quietly in the closet. rest of the schlocky exploitation movies cover-

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Schools await business case Pensions waylaying schools

Dear Editor, As the elected MLA for the Willoughby Dear Editor, area who has also advocated strongly for a Is anyone really surprised at the lack of new high school in the community, I would tax money to build new schools? Has anylike to comment on your article regarding one given much thought to what might be the announcement made by our Ministry causing it? of Education, confirming there are no I recently watched a video from a funds available for the project this year [No TaxpayerWatchdog that has determined that money for new Langley schools, Oct. 2, taxpayers spend on average $5,800 per year Langley Advance]. on each government worker’s pension. Funding will be available in the future, Think about it. We, who do not get prionce a proper business case can be made vate pensions, are paying $5,800 per year and is not dependent on any prescribed only for their pensions. formula or contribution. While provincial It doesn’t take a genius to see how funding is a significant component and absurd this is. Why of any new school construction, the Letters unsustainable should government workers get lucrabusiness case includes an assessto the tive pension plans, paid for by those ment of the school district’s ability who don’t? to contribute. Unless governments (federal, provinSchool districts are important cial, and municipal) get this ludicrous stewards of public assets, and Editor spending under control, there will examination of their entire asset be no money for new hospitals, new base is important. schools, new universities, new anything. There are conditions that must be met, Years ago, more than half of municipal including site location and land, decisions taxes went to road maintenance, trafaffecting other schools, seismic upgrade fic lights, bridges, schools, hospitals, etc. considerations, and student populations. Today around 70 per cent is spent on salarFor the past months, I have worked ies and benefits for government workers. extensively with both the Langley School It is no wonder that there is never tax Board and the Township of Langley on money left over to pay for needed projects. plans for a new high school in Willoughby. Jack Poolman, Langley Although site details including location and registrant boundaries remain unspecified, the project is very much active. Dear Editor, Multiple solutions have been offered and Why do the developers keep getting perdiscussed over these last months, and I understand the Langley School Board is cur- mits when there aren’t enough schools, doctors, or room at the hospital [No money rently exploring these options. for new Langley schools, Oct. 2, Langley For the past 18 years, as the MLA for Advance]? It just doesn’t make sense to me. Fort Langley-Aldergrove, I have continuI drive to Walnut Grove twice a week ously worked to ensure funds and solutions on 208th Street and am astounded at the are found for Langley’s schools. Whether amount of new construction that is going on the Betty Gilbert school in the 1990s, the in Willoughby. Each week there is another expansion of Walnut Grove Secondary, the large plot of land that has been bulldozed two elementary and one middle school on and is being prepared for construction of the slope, or the numerous other education more and more condos. projects, I will continue to work for what is When will it end? best in our community. Barbara Moffett, Langley Rich Coleman, MLA for Fort Langley-Aldergrove

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As well, you need to ask yourself – are my systems properly backed up? And if so, is the backup on site, or should it be stored remotely in the cloud? 3. Not paying enough attention to reputational risk. One of the tag lines we use at KPMG is: We help you build value, protect value and realize value. Part of protecting value is being aware of reputational risk. You need to take the time to step back from the day-to-day operations and make sure that you’ve given it some thought. Is your company being run and managed in such a way that you’re building a good reputation? Reputation is your standing in the community. It’s your customer service. It’s how you take care of your employees and provide a safe work environment. It’s anything and everything. If you’re involved in social media and not aware of what’s being said about your company, you may be at risk of having your brand damaged. You need to have a risk management strategy in place in case something goes wrong. Our overall advice when it comes to risk is, be aware of your surroundings. Sometimes, you can get so caught up in running your own business that you don’t notice how the world has been changing around you. For more information, please contact our Langley Office at (604)455-4000 for an initial no charge consultation. Don Matthew and Kevin Mickelby, KPMG Partners

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many local citizens made the ultimate sacrifice by serving their country. The Aldergrove Legion was created on June 16, 1963, and for more than 51 years, it has helped veterans and those in need by enhancing local hospitals and An organization that has played a vital seniors homes, providing scholarships role in the community for more than half and bursaries, and supporting young atha century is receiving a unique honour letes, scouts, and cadets. Through its annual Poppy Campaign from the Township of Langley. and other fundraising events held by Royal Canadian Legion Aldergrove volunteers, the Legion has raised money Branch 265 has been awarded a special to provide medical equipment and fire proclamation by Township of Langley and rescue equipment, and to support council in recognition youth and community of its longstanding groups, educate stuservice and for all it dents, and offer assisthas contributed to ance to veterans and the Township. their families. Council has proThe Legion’s services claimed November are all provided in the as Royal Canadian spirit of remembering Legion Aldergrove those who gave their Branch 265 Month lives to protect our freeand the Legion dom and our future. will be officially Langley Advance files The annual Remem “We are thrilled to brance Day service presented with the at Aldergrove Legion receive this honour proclamation on traditionally attracts the crowds. big from the Township of Oct. 27. Langley,” said Aldergrove This is the first Legion President Doug time that the Township has bestowed an Hadley. “Our organization is run by volhonour of this kind. unteers who are committed to supporting “The Aldergrove Branch of the Royal our veterans and people in need, and Canadian Legion has been an integral we are grateful for this recognition. It is part of our community, representing important that people always remember Canadian soldiers and civilians since 1963,” Township Mayor Jack Froese said. everything that those who have served in the armed forces have given – and con“It is truly a privilege to be able to recogtinue to give – to our country.” nize the Aldergrove Legion through this Members of the Aldergrove Legion’s special proclamation.” executive committee have been invited In recognizing the Aldergrove Legion, to receive the special proclamation in council noted that the First World War council’s chambers on Oct. 27. began 100 years ago this summer, and

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Politics

New candidates pour into Langley election races City businessman Randy Caine is the second declared candidate for mayor of Langley City. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley City officially has a mayoral race with the entry of local store owner and medical marijuana advocate Randy Caine. Caine said his decision was based on the last six years of his involvement in the community, including the issues he had getting his Hempyz Gifts and Novelties store up and running, and stories shared by other City residents. “I would say it’s sort of an old boys club,” Caine said of the way the City council has operated. Caine ran for council in 2011, but now is motivated to run for the top spot. His 2011 run was done while he was facing criminal drug trafficking charges over his operation of a medical marijuana dispensary. The B.C. Crown later recommended an absolute discharge of the trafficking charges. Instead he agreed that he had committed two violations of the Medical Marijuana Act. Caine said he wants to see Langley City grow sustainably. At 20 blocks by “I would say it’s sort 22 blocks, the City of an old boys club.” does need to develop and change to keep its Randy Caine tax base healthy, he said. But different kinds of growth have different consequences, and he wants those understood. Caine said he’s concerned about rising rents for seniors and other low-income residents. He worried that the diversity of the City’s residents and the diversity of its housing could be threatened. If the community grows in certain ways, would events like the Langley Good Times Cruise-In or Arts Alive still fit downtown, he wondered. He wants to see people more involved in the City. “It’s really about community involvement and voter turnout,” said Caine. Low turnout is caused by the highly predictable outcomes from local elected officials, he believes. Caine hopes that his presence in the race can drive turnout, whether from people who agree with him, or from those who don’t. “I hope that the people that don’t like me will go out and vote,” Caine said.

Rosemary Wallace

Rosemary Wallace is stepping down from her position as a Langley City councillor after two terms to jump into a new arena, running for a Township school board seat. “I feel that my time spent on the committees as a City councillor has helped me to grow even more as an advocate for children, youth and families, and to bear witness of how important it is for communities to work together,” Wallace said. Wallace is a past PAC president at the elementary and high school levels and has been a coach for youth sports. She was involved in the theatre, art, and social programs at Langley Secondary and H.D. Stafford when it was a secondary school. She wants to push for more support staff in classrooms, and to support the construction of new schools. “It is important that development of the future in the Township have schools placed in the plan ready to be operated before, not after,” Wallace said.

election, aiming for another term. Long has been on the council for over a decade. “I still have a lot to offer the community and I look forward to serving the citizens of Langely on council where my voice and my vote can make a difference,” said Long. He has served as president of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association and has represented B.C. on the national board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Transportation is one of his main concerns going forward, he said, including connecting the Township’s communities, getting more public transit, and making urban areas more pedestrian friendly. The fact that Langley Township is a “community of communities” is both what makes Langley a wonderful place and a challenge to plan for local government, Long said.

Kevin Mitchell

Kevin Mitchell last ran for office as an independent during last year’s provincial election, but now he’s set his sights on a Langley Township council seat. Mitchell, an engineer and hobby farmer from South Langley, has a number of criticisms of the way the current council has been run over the last three years. Mitchell cites rising legal bills for the Township, the highly controversial Official Community Plan for Brookswood/Fernridge, and the Wall property development near Trinity Western University. He also criticized the amount of money spent on the Langley Events Centre, and the trapid development in Willoughby, pointing to consequences such as school overcrowding and traffic congestion. “I will hold staff accountable and vote based on facts, not out of personal bias or to reward corporate campaign donors,” said Mitchell.

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There’s upwards of 85 new jobs in the making, thanks to the addition of just one restaurant currently under construction in north Willoughby. Ron Knight, soon to be the owner of a third McDonald’s restaurant in north Langley, is pretty excited about the triangular-shaped customized structure McDonald’s has chosen to build, in what he called one of the fast

growing neighbourhood of Langley. He was approached this spring by the McDonald’s corporation, and asked if he’d take on a new restaurant on the northeast corner of 200th Street and 84th Avenue – a location they identified as ideal for another McDonald’s. He was quick to agree. And he was equally quick to be immersed in the planning and construction. He’s been watching as the structure goes up and the accents get added, noting it comes complete with a fireplace and lounge-like setting, dual drive-thrus, and three-storey windows. But new businesses are opening up almost every day around Langley, and

Knight said he’s more excited about all the new opportunities for young people that will come with the addition of this newest restaurant. “From an employment standpoint, I expect to staff the restaurant with approximately 80 to 85 employees, which would put my three restaurant team staffing to over 210,” he said. While much of the staff has already been hired, Knight said another 20 are expected to join the team within the next month. “This new location has opened up all sorts of new opportunities… for a lot of new young people to come aboard,” he said, noting people can apply online at

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ter Jessica, with help as needed from their siblings James and Melissa. The new Gateway restaurant is expected to host a grand opening in early to mid-November, with a fundraising celebration that will split proceeds between PUCKs and the Ronald McDonald House in the Fraser Valley.

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‘Cranberry-licious’ fun at Fort

Valued since time began, cranberries are celebrated at the annual festival held in Fort Langley on Saturday. by Ronda Payne news@langleyadvance.com

ccording to some First Nation legends, cranberries were delivered to Earth in a dove’s beak by the Great Spirit. Used as food, medicine, even dye for clothing and blankets, cranberries have a long and honoured history. Saturday marks the annual Fort Langley Cranberry Fest with the berry in its rightful place as guest of honour. About 50,000 people turn out annually for this family event. Held on Glover Road Mary Avenue and Church Street, this year’s Cranberry Fest kicks off at 8:30 a.m. with the pancake breakfast on Church Street. If visiting the festival is to buy cranberries for turkey dinner, there is no shortage. Organizer Meghan Neufeld explained 10,000 pounds of cranberries are available. “We have 80 marketplace vendors,” she added, as she outlined the other aspects of the event. “And 18 food vendors including food trucks.” Plus, retailers in Fort Langley always get into the festivities with sales and special offers. At the Fort Wine Co., there’s “flightseeing,” tours of a cranberry bog, and more. People can watch the bog being flooded for the cranberry harvest. The winery, 26151 84th Ave., is five kilometres east of Fort Langley. The Fort Langley Village Farmers Market is also open this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Church, 9025 Glover

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Rd. and has turkey and cranberry bunwiches as well as cranberry soup among the foods, produce and artisan goods up for grabs. long with shopping and eating, visitors can be entertained by taking a stroll to the community hall. “There is live entertainment all day,” Neufeld said. “They’re all local. We have the Surrey Firefighters Pipe Band and Kwantlen First Nation. It’s not just your usual [entertainment]. We’ve got bands coming and kids from Langley Has Talent and traditional Chinese dancers.” Firefighters will be on hand in the morning with demonstrations of skill such as shooting targets with water from fire hoses. Walk over to the Bedford Channel to watch the annual Cranberry Voyageur Races leading up to the epic Cranberry Race Final. A total of 24 teams were eligible to sign up and spectators can enjoy the races from the shore. For a bit of historic fun, the Fort Langley National Historic Site is near the main festival area and is offering 50 per cent off admissions during Cranberry Fest. Enjoy a cranberry hunt, find out more about the cranberry’s deep history in the community and learn how the Hudson’s Bay Company exported cranberries in the 1850s. There will even be cranberry bannockmaking demonstrations. The annual festival attracts big crowds and Fort Langley streets are blocked off for this pedestrian event. Neufeld noted it’s easy to get to the Cranberry Festival, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., via shuttles. “We have free shuttles from Trinity Western University and Walnut Grove Secondary from 9:30 [a.m.] to 4:30 [p.m.],” she said.

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Each year, cranberries are the main attraction of the Fort Langley Cranberry Fest. Inset left, top and bottom – traditionally, huge crowds flock to downtown Fort Langley for the Thanksgiving long weekend festival.

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Arts & Culture

Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Film Festival

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Students learn film making A youth movie night features the best short films by TWU students. by Ronda Payne

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special movie night is coming to Trinity Western University (TWU) on Oct. 16 where high school students will be able to meet TWU alumni and see the films they made. One of those former students is Langley resident Justin Smith who graduated from TWU in 2014 and has already found a job in his field. Hosted by the School of Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC) at TWU, the event will feature a showing of the best short films made by TWU students followed by a panel of filmmakers who will answer questions about screenwriting, directing, animation, and other aspects of the field. Smith will have his film New on the Job shown. “That was 2012 [when I made that film],” Smith said. “So second year of university for me.” The comedy was an award winner when Smith was a TWU student. The film fest event will

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Young film enthusiasts are invited to TWU’s Movie Night on Oct. 16. entertain high school students, but more importantly, give them an understanding of what it takes to be part of the film making industry. “Film is a cool way to be an artist,” Smith noted. “You’re not really the face of it… you can sit in the audience with everyone else.” Smith wants students to see film’s many elements. “Film is a really interesting art in that it takes so many elements of the liberal arts,” he said. “It pulls together all these things to make one piece. All these people come together to create it.” Creating a film requires the efforts of writers, actors, editors, producers, and many other talents.

“It’s a lot of work, but it’s a lot of fun,” Smith added. “But it’s really cool to have so many hours of work and be able to show it to an audience.” When asked what he hopes the students who attend the TWU film fest will get out of the evening, he noted, “There will be those film makers there… interested in the process. Sometimes it’s after you’ve watched it [a film] you can kind of say there was something interesting there.” Admission is free, but registration is required through the SAMC site at www.twu.ca/samc. Food will be served and the evening begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Northwest Auditorium at TWU.

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Arts briefs

Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Musician hosting art exhibition Well-known musicians perform together as the Timewalkers. by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

Melissa Clark is a busy person, an artist in the visual and musical sense of the word. In between her doctoring, she is teaching ESL and music privately, is an art educator for in school programs and the community via Langley Centennial Museum, a piano accompanist for violin classes at the Langley Community Music School and is working to complete her music degree through

Royal Conservatory of Music. So it’s little surprise that the artist hadn’t picked up a paint brush for a couple years. Two recent health scares threw a curveball into her otherwise busy life and got her thinking anew about her art. “Changes to the way I live gives me some time to pursue painting again which has allowed me a different perspective towards my art work,” she said. See her paintings along with framed prints, photographs and pottery at her exhibition and sale Oct. 18 and 19 at 4860 203rd St. Stop by between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on that week-

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end to see the show.

Make a date

The Langley-centric band the Timewalkers performs at the Blue Frog Studios in White Rock (1328 Johnston Rd.) in a special concert Oct. 11 starting at 8 p.m. The members – Ron Irving, Michael Vincent, Eli Bryan Nelson and Luke Isaac – have impres-

sive musical credentials, from working with Buddy Holly’s producer, to writing hits for Anne Murray, Jennifer Rush and Michael Bublé. These singer songwriters perform the great pop and rock classics from the ’60s and ’70s. Tickets are available through www.bluefrogstudios.ca.

continued on page A16…

In addition to musical talents, Melissa Clark is a visual artist who has an exhibition Oct. 18 and 19.

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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Diwali

Festival of lights celebrated

An invitation to all is extended to take part in an annual festival Oct. 18 in Langley.

One of the community’s most vibrant celebrations is just around the corner. On Oct. 18, from 1-3 p.m., Muriel Arnason Library and the Township of Langley are celebrating their 11th annual Diwali (Festival of Lights). Diwali, which means “a row of lights”, is the most widely celebrated Indian festival, and marks the victory of good over evil and the beginning of the New Year in India. Everyone is cordially

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Traditional Indian dancing was part of last year’s Diwali celebration. invited to experience diversity of culture through crafts, face painting, mehndi, music, sari wrapping demonstrations, and refreshments.

Also learn a few basic steps of the Punjabi folk dance, Bhangra. For more information, call 604-532-3590, or visit Muriel Arnason Library.

Doctor/author visiting Langley

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A doctor with seven books under his belt and numerous newspaper columns is in Langley today (Oct. 9) at 7 p.m. at Nature’s Fare Market on the Langley Bypass. Call 778-278-1300 to register. In 1975, Dr. Gifford-Jones (the pen name of Ken Walker) started writing a newspaper column as a hobby for the Toronto Globe and Mail and seven other newspapers. He expected to write the column for a year or two. Now, 38 years later, The Doctor Game column can be found in over 70 Canadian newspapers, several in the United States and the Epoch

Times. His latest book What I Learned as a Medical Journalist is a collection of columns. He has been a family doctor, hotel doctor and ship’s surgeon. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and author of seven books. He was senior editor of Canadian Doctor, and a regular contributor to Fifty Plus and other publications. He was awarded a certificate of merit by The Mitchener Foundation for his efforts to legalize heroin to ease the suffering of terminal cancer patients. Gifford-Jones turned 90 in February 2014.

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Township

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Page

Recreation, Culture, and Parks

Fall into Fitness at the Township Here’s a sample of what’s coming up!

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

CHECK OUT WHAT THESE PRESCHOOLERS FROM SUNBEAM PRESCHOOL HAVE TO BE

“I am thankful for my car.”

“I am thankful for the colour purple.”

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“I am thankful for my dresses.” ASHLYN

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

CHECK OUT WHAT THESE PRESCHOOLERS FROM SUNBEAM PRESCHOOL HAVE TO BE

BRETTON

“I am thankful that mommy gives me dinner”

Visit our Langley Bistro & Deli 24726 52 Ave, Langley www.jdfarms.ca

“I am thankful for my Power Rangers and my trucks.”

JUDE

5451 - 204th Street, Langley 604-530-2305

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“I am thankful for my dollhouse.” SIE ON

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“I am thankful for my house.” VIOLET

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More than just a homeless shelter

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“I am thankful when my dad comes home”

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“I am thankful for teachers.” KEREN Langley Teachers’ Association

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On screen

Flick helps Free the Children One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the annual Cineplex Community Day will go to Free the Children. The doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the movies start at 9 a.m. Admission to the movie is free (although donations are welcome) and there are treat specials that raise funds

($2 for regular popcorn or a regular fountain drink or selected candy). Family oriented movies are shown on Family Day, which is Oct. 18 this year. Visit www.cineplex.com/communityday where the movie title will be announced. For more on Free the Children, visit www.freethechildren.com.

Shore Power Initiative

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Langley’s “Manners Lady” is bringing the world together today (Thursday, Oct. 9) at the Muriel Arnason Library. Judi Vankevich is hosting Langley’s second annual International Friendship Day. Langley’s international students along with their school coordinators and homestay parents will meet Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese and Langley City Acting Mayor Ted Schaffer, among others, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. during this free event, which is open to the public. The mayors noted, “multicultural hospitality is a something that we value in Langley, so as we celebrate National Manners and Character Month in October, we want to give our international students a warm

welcome.” Langley is home to over 600 international students in the Langley School District and at Trinity Western University, Kwantlen University, Langley Christian School, and Kings Christian School, Vankevich noted. International Friendship Day is being hosted by Dr. Sarwan Randhawa, at the Muriel Arneson Library, and is coordinated by Vankevich, CEO of the non-profit Canadian Centre for Manners & Civility as part of Langley’s celebration of October’s National Manners and Character Month. Vankevich is excited to bring the international students together to introduce them to Langley’s community leaders with, she says, “fun, music, refreshments and meaningful relationships.” “If we were studying in Beijing and the mayor of Beijing invited us to a reception, that would be a big deal,” Vankevich said. “This is wonderful of our mayors to welcome international students to our community.” Vankevich teaches workshops called Three Keys for Success in Canada across the country for new

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Offices at the Township of Langley Civic Facility and Operations Centre will be closed Monday, October 13 for Thanksgiving Day. Tuesday, October 14 | 7 - 9pm Seniors Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Thursday, October 16 | 7 - 9pm Agricultural Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Monday, October 20 | 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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The Fall 2014 - Winter 2015 Leisure Guide is now available online. Visit tol.ca/guides. Paper copies are available at all Township of Langley Recreation Centres and libraries. Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6086

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Over the years, the Township of Langley has received more and more requests to respond to litter and illegal dumping – and the trend is rising. Our community is growing, we are creating more waste, and yet we all know we need to reduce the amount of garbage we are throwing in the landfill. That is why the Township of Langley is working on an anti-litter and illegal dumping strategy – and we need your feedback. Please take five minutes of your time to complete a short survey on tol.ca/environment. Your input matters to us. For more information, contact: Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

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familyfestivities • Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off: The third annual is 2-5 p.m. on Oct. 11 at Aldor Acres, 8301 252nd St. Free with general admission to the farm. Check out the pumpkins from growers around the Lower Mainland. Registration is free for entrants. New this year is a live auction of pumpkins weighing 200-500 lbs. Proceeds go to the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope. • World Food Day: The African Children’s Choir performs at the Langley Events Centre banquet room Oct. 16. World Food Day runs 10:30 a.m. to noon. The keynote speaker is Dave Toycen, president & CEO of World Vision Canada. Register to attend at www.worldfooddaycanada.ca as seating is limited. Food bank donations appreciated.

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• Jazz night: Saturdays, 6-9 p.m., enjoy jazz at the lelem´ Arts & Cultural Café in Fort Langley. Open to all ages. Dave Quinn, clar-

inet and sax, hosts special guests each week. Info: www.lelum.ca or www.razzmajazz.ca. Oct. 11, The Dave Trio, Dave Ivaz, Dave Guiney and Dave Quinn. • Ceilidh: The next St. Andrew’s United Church down home kitchen party is 7 p.m. on Oct. 23 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. Performers can contact Jack at 604-888-7925, jackwilliamson@ telus.net.

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• Cranberry Festival: Fort Langley has the annual festival 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 11 on Glover Road at Mary Avenue. Enjoy all things cran as well as entertainment, activities and berry sales. • Cranberry Festival: The Fort Wine Co. offers tours of a cranberry bog, flightseeing, a barbecue, vendors and tastings on Oct. 11 in conjunction with the festival in Fort Langley.

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• Movie Night at TWU: Trinity Western University’s School of the Arts, Media + Culture is hosting a one-night film fest, screening the best student films from the past decade: animated shorts, wild comedies, music videos, art films, and more. Includes a behind-thescenes Q&A with the filmmakers. Youth admitted free but book ahead (samc@twu.ca) as seats are limited. Doors open at 7 p.m. on Oct. 16 at the Northwest Building on the TWU campus.

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Programs are free and pre-registration is required unless noted otherwise. • Aldergrove Library 26770 29th Ave. 604-856-6415 Storytime: Children five years and younger and their caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Sign up in advance. 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays to Oct. 22.

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52 Avenue will be closed between 238 Street and 240 Street from Wednesday, October 1 to Friday, October 24. The full-time road closure is required for the installation of a water main as part of the East Langley Water Supply project. A detour route is noted below.

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• Brookswood Library 20045 40th Ave. 604-534-7055 Storytime: 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays to Oct. 15. • City of Langley Library 20399 Douglas Cres. 604-514-2855 Essential oils: Register for a free introduction to essential oils and their health applications. 2-3 p.m. on Oct. 18. • Fort Langley Library 9167 Glover Rd. 604-888-0722 Storytime – Children five years and younger and their caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Sign up in advance. 10-10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 2-23. • Muriel Arnason Library #130 20338 65th Ave. 604-532-3590 • Murrayville Library 22071 48th Ave. 604-533-0339 Storytime: Sign up in advance. 10:30 a.m., Wednesdays to Oct. 15. Babytime – Babies and their caregivers will join in bounces, songs, rhymes, and simple stories that encourage the development of speech and language skills. Registration required. 9:30 a.m., Thursdays, Oct. 2-23. • Walnut Grove Library 8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 604-882-0410 Storytime – Sign up in advance. 11:30 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 2-23.

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The Township of Langley Fire Department is issuing burning permits for open air burning in the following categories until October 31, 2014. **ALL PERMITS EXPIRE October 31, 2014. Yard and Garden Clean-up of Vegetation: • Available only to properties .2 hectare (.5 acre) and larger and in areas where surrounding properties are equal or greater in size than .2 hectare • BURNING IS NOT ALLOWED and permits WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THE URBAN AREAS of Aldergrove, Murrayville, Brookswood, Walnut Grove, Fort Langley, and Willoughby • Permit fee is $25 Permits will be available at: Aldergrove Community Centre 26770 - 29 Avenue Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue Fire Hall 6 22170 - 50 Avenue Operations Centre 4700 - 224 Street

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in the Surrey Archives, 17671 56th Ave. At 11 a.m., Ryan Gallagher’s presentation Her-Story of Surrey about women of early Surrey. Info: 604-576-9734.

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• Aldergrove Telephone Museum, 3190 271 St., 604-857-0555, www.telephonemuseum.ca • B.C. Farm Machinery & Agricultural Museum, 9131 King St., 604-888-2273, www. bcfma.com Seeds – Somebody Has to Save Them: The exhibit is until 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 • Surrey Museum 17710 56A Ave., 604-592-6956 What’s What? listings are free. To be considered for publication, items must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the publication date. What’s What? appears in the Thursday edition and at www.langleyadvance.com.

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• Orchid Show and Sale: The Fraser Valley Orchid Society Annual Show & Sale is 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 18 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the George Preston Recretion Centre. See hundreds of plants. Half of raffle proceeds go to Langley Hospice Society programs for children. Admission: $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and students and children under 12 are admitted free. Info: www.fraservalleyorchidsociety.com.

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Hometown skater achieves World Cup status Courtney Shmyr is a member of Canada’s Fall ISU Short Track World Cup team. by Troy Landreville sports@langelyadvance.com

One of Canada’s most promising young speed skaters got her start in Langley. Speed Skating Canada’s Courtney Shmyr has been selected for the Fall ISU Short Track World Cup team. This will mark the 22-yearold Langley native’s World Cup debut, as she will compete in the two North American stops on the Fall World Cup circuit: Salt Lake City (Nov. 7-9) and Montreal (Nov. 14-16). “I obviously put pressure on myself… but I’m just there to gain experience and have fun with it,” Shmyr said. “I’m the underdog, and there’s nothing to be expected, but I want to show the [Team Canada] coaches that I can do it, that I can skate with those girls. I’m excited but I’m nervous, too.” Shmyr is a true “Oval-grown” athlete who began her career with the Calgary Olympic Oval Photograph By Dave Holland/CSI Calgary Program in 2009. She is coached Skaters including Courtney Shmyr (in red) jockeyed for position in the women’s 1,500m semifinals during the Speed Skating Canada Fall World Short Track Selections at the Olympic Oval by Oval Program coach Maggie in Calgary, Alta., on Sept. 20. Qi and this past summer was named to Canada’s national Shmyr joins an impressive Jamie MacDonald, and Jacob development team. group of her fellow national team MacKenzie,” said Qi, adding, “I think I have developed skaters, including Olympic med“This is just the first step – she’s a significant amount through allists Marianne worked hard to give herself this the years,” said St-Gelais and opportunity – now we need to Shmyr, a former Courtney Shmyr Valerie Maltais, push her to excel even further.” “This is a really Langley Blades readied for racing for the women’s Shmyr will be on the ice for member who great opportunity during the Speed Fall World Cup Oktoberfest, one of the Olympic honed her skills for Courtney as she team. Oval’s annual fall short track Skating Canada Fall practising and St-Gelais and competitions, this Thanksgiving World Short Track competing at the continues to take Maltais qualified weekend (Oct. 10-12). Langley Sportsplex Selections at the steps forward in her automatically She is expected to be joined under the guidance Olympic Oval in as the top two by her Oval Program teammates skating career.” of Blades coaches Calgary, Alta., on ranked athletes, MacDonald, MacKenzie, and Eden DonatelliMaggie Qi Sept. 20. based on best Morrison. Green and George two distances at All of these athletes continue Donatelli. “I finally the Fall World to train at the Oval under coach realized where I needed to be in Cup Selections held at the Oval Qi. my sport.” last month. Shmyr said her Photograph By Dave Holland Shmyr has competed on the CSI Calgary “Courtney came short-term goal is world stage twice before, at both “I’m excited but into this year with to gain experience adopted hometown of Calgary. day. You have to come with the 2011 and 2012 world junior a lot of focus and Shmyr said that she lives about a focus to work. Training as a championships. I’m nervous, too.” by sharing ice with international skaters a “six minute bike ride” away short track speed skater is prob“This is a really great opportun- you can see that Courtney Shmyr her execution at who have Olympic from the Oval. ably one of the toughest sports. ity for Courtney as she continues events like the Fall experience. Her longShmyr, who started in the sport You train every day, twice a day. to take steps forward in her skatSelections really matched the term goal is using that experiwhen she was seven years old, is It’s a heavy balance and a lot ing career.” Qi said. “As a skater effort she was putting into her ence to better herself as a speed ready to put the work in to be an of dedication, for sure, and you who started here at the Oval and skater, and eventually make the elite skater. need to have 100 per cent focus. who we’ve had the chance to see training. It’s also helped her a Canadian Olympic team. “Now, I’m more mature and I You are not just doing this for develop first-hand over the years, lot to be training with her fellow national team and development In the meantime, Shmyr conknow where I need to be,” she yourself, you are doing this for we’re very happy to see her find team athletes like Keri Morrison, tinues to live and train in her said. “It’s mixed emotions every your team.” success”

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Junior football

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Rams feast on Huskers, gearing up for BCFC semi

The Langley Rams, predictably, beat the 1-9 Valley Huskers in their final game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon in Chilliwack. Now the Rams are preparing the B.C. semifinal, where they host a formidable Kamloops Broncos squad at McLeod Stadium Saturday, Oct. 18.

by Troy Landreville

tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

Junior football fans will have another opportunity to see the Langley Rams play on their home turf. This, after the Rams secured second place in the B.C. Football Conference by doing the expected: beating the hapless Valley Huskers in their final game of the regular season. With a 48-17 win over the Huskers on Saturday at Chilliwack’s Exhibition Stadium, the Rams finished with a 7-3 mark, four points back of the frontrunning Okanagan Sun, who ended up 9-1. The Huskers finished with a conference-worst 19 record. The Kamloops Broncos, who the Rams battled for second place for what seemed to be all season, lost 38-19 to the Sun on Sunday and settled for third place at 6-4. The weekend results set up a pair of BCFC semifinals, with the Rams hosting the Broncos Saturday, Oct. 18 at 4 p.m. at McLeod Stadium.

The Sun will host the defending B.C. champion and fourth place VI Raiders (5-5) in the other semifinal. That game is being played at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna on Sunday, Oct. 19. Against the Huskers, the Rams did what needed to be done to secure the win, and second place. And while the Rams led 10-3 after the first quarter and 24-10 at halftime, Langley head coach Jeff Alamolhoda Langley Advance files didn’t feel his players were at the top of their Nathan Lund was one of two Langley game, early on. Rams running backs who posted 100-plus “I felt we came out yard games against the Valley Huskers on slow,” Alamolhoda Saturday, Oct. 4 at Exhibition Stadium in said. “We didn’t really Chilliwack. come out playing Ram football.” regarding his players. Given the teams’ rec“As a coaching staff we ords, a loss to the Huskers realized that on the sidewould’ve been nothing lines and they [the playshort of a catastrophe, and ers] responded immediatesecond place seemed to be ly and responded appropriwell in hand. Alamolhoda ately.” believed complacency set Alamolhoda was referin during the early going. ring to a third quarter in “As a young team, they which the Rams scored 21 took that as a time where unanswered points to take they [could take] a step full control of the game. back,” Alamolhoda said, The contest had an odd

start. Rams kicker Steve Thomas was sent off for not being equipped with the proper padding, so receiver Malcolm Williams took over kicking duties and filled in admirably. Thomas returned in the second half. Williams booted a 28-yard field goal while Thomas went 1-2 in field goal tries, missing from 56 yards away and connecting on a 31-yard attempt. Williams and Thomas combined for six convert kicks, with three each. They also shared punting duties (each with 41 yard boots), and kickoffs, with Williams kicking the ball four times for 193 total yards and Thomas kicking off three times for 172 accumulative yards. Most of the Rams’ damage was done on the ground, with 396 total yards rushing including 100-plus yard games from Jordan Traversy (14 carries for 154 yards and a touchdown) and Nathan Lund (five carries for 112 yards, including a 52-yard

gallop, and a touchdown). Jacob Patko, who ran the ball eight times for 69 yards, had the other rushing touchdown for the Rams. Quarterback Jordan McCarty completed 11 of his 20 passes for 189 yards and three touchdowns. His favourite target was Daniel English, who finished with six catches for 139 yards and a touchdown. Tore Corrado caught two passes for 55 yards and a major. The Rams led 45-10 going into the final quarter of their regular season. In the fourth quarter, the Huskers had a 7-3 edge in points. Defensively, Rams’ corner Denis Olivera registered six solo tackles and knocked down an attempted pass. The Huskers played for pride and didn’t make things easy for the visitors, especially in the first and fourth quarters. “Being down the road adds to the rivalry between the teams and the players, and lot of those guys played for the

Langley Rams, so they had a bit of a vengeance out,” Alamolhoda said. “They played emotionally high and came out flying, that for sure.” Looking ahead to the playoff game against the Broncos, Alamolhoda said the Rams know they’ll be in for a stern test. “It’s going to be a tough game,” Alamolhoda said. “We have a challenge ahead of us, and we have to make sure that we execute every single play, every single inch, and not take for granted that we’re going to roll in there and beat them with our talent.”

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Second half surge helps Bears claw past Knights

North Langley’s peewee squad rolled over the visiting Meadow Ridge at McLeod Stadium on Saturday.

The North Langley Bears have clawed past the Meadow Ridge Knights (Blue squad) in the hunt for a peewee football playoff spot. The Bears made the jump in the standings on the strength of their 23-6 victory over the Knights Saturday at McLeod Stadium. With the score tied 6-6 after the first half, North Langley dominated after the break, holding the Knights scoreless while putting 17 points on the board. The Bears’ record is now 3-2-1. The North Langley offence amassed 302 yards rushing on the day, utilizing five ball carriers. Marcus Stang led North Langley’s attack with 126 yards, scoring the Bears’ first touchdown on a 36-yard burst up the middle, and going in for a point after the second major. Caleb Faust outran the Knights’ defence and found the corner of the end zone twice, on runs of 15 and 20 yards, as part of his 89 yards on the day. Mathieu Gale added 64 yards, running for two first downs. Meadow Ridge looked strong on its first drive early in the game, scoring on eight plays after the Knights got the ball on the Bears 38, following a fumble. But after that major, the Knights’ offence never got closer to the end zone than the Bears’ 21, being held to a total of 102 yards. The North Langley defence forced turnovers on downs four times, three coming after solo stops for a loss by Brandon Folkerts, Jacob Evans, and Caleb Faust. A third quarter backfield tackle by Chris Morrison in the Knights’ end zone scored two points on a safety. The Bears’ special teams made their contribution, too. On the opening kickoff of the second half, the Bears recovered a Meadow Ridge fumble for great field position. And on the final play of the game, holder Jordan Williams and kicker Tyson Hoy teamed up to split the uprights perfectly for two points (peewee rules). – by Andy Faust North Langley junior bantam Bears All the scoring was done in the second half, as the Bears downed the Meadow Ridge Knights 12-0. The third quarter was when the Bears started to find their game. Ben Pascoe intercepted a pass to start a drive that would see Brandon Brynjolfson run for a first down, followed by Evan Rees scoring North Langley’s first touchdown of the game. In the fourth quarter, Ayden Holloway had a pass reception, and Alex Ronald

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North Langley Bears’ Jacob Ronald took down a Meadow Ridge Knights’ ball carrier during junior bantam football action last weekend. The Bears blanked the Knights 12-0. took yet another interception 35 yards the other way. This ignited the Bears, with a 25-yard pass completion by quarterback Micheal Huggan to Cadeyrn Barthelson, followed by a drive by Brynjolfson for a first down. The Knights’ defence held firm, however, the Bears came back with a string of strong carries by Rees, leading to North Langley’s second touchdown of the game. The game ended with another interception and ensuing 15-yard return from Trevor Paulenz. North Langley bantam Bears The Bears took on the visiting Richmond Raiders in a clash of the only two undefeated teams left in the division. The Bears emerged with a 35-13 victory that gives them sole possession of first place, thanks to some timely passing on offence and a tenacious defence. The Bears opened the scoring when Treven Baarts hauled in a 23-yard touchdown pass from Jacob Stebbings midway

through the first quarter. North Langley’s passing attack proved effective all afternoon against the Raiders, with Stebbings later connecting on touchdown passes of 19 yards to Alex Henderson and an electrifying 72 yard catch-and-run by Andy Hanlen. On the ground, running back Zander Bailey encountered his largest and toughest opponents of the season yet still managed to pound out 121 yards on 15 carries. Pablo Wigwigan accounted for the final Bears’ touchdown on a spectacular 57yard reverse down the sideline. The Bears defensive line faced an enormous challenge as they faced off against the larger Richmond linemen, but never once backed down. When Raiders ball carriers did find their way past the Bears’ front three they were quickly brought down by the hard hitting trio of Nick Lacroix, Connor Hurley, and Pablo Wigwigan. Hurley and Hanlen both recovered

fumbles during the game after particularly hard hits separated the football from Raiders players. The visitors were only able to score one offensive touchdown throughout the course of the day. – by Chris Hurley North Langley flag Bears Again this week, the Bears broke into red and yellow squads to take on the Mission 9ers. Both clubs played exciting games, and the yellow squad finished victorious against both Mission teams. Flag Yellow Exceptional defensive pressure was applied by Colton Matheson and Ronan Langford. Taylen Goncalves and Jesse Davison outran their pursuers for touchdowns. The play of the weekend goes to receiver Damon Bernemann and quarterback Ryan Heutink. After evading heavy pressure from 9ers pass rushers, Heutink’s throw was tipped into the air by a 9ers defender, but the keen eyes of Bernemann followed the ball for the catch and run into the end zone for a touchdown. Flag Red The Bears’ Red squad finished with a tie and a win. Sam Sieben scored the Bears’ only touchdown of game one with a long run on the first play of the game. Stingy defence by Langley held Mission to a single touchdown to earn the tie. In game two, the Bears’ offence came to life with a pair of touchdowns by Ben Evans and one for Finlay Johnston to secure a 21-14 win. – by Cory Langford North Langley atom Bears The Bears dominated the Chilliwack Red Giants, beating the Giants 40-0. North Langley’s offence and defence played exceptional football, beginning the game with Marco Kee taking the opening kickoff all the way to the end zone for his first touchdown of the game. The Bears finished with six touchdowns, capped by a 25-yard pass and 35-yard run from Owen Sieben to Kee. Kee also had a 32-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, bringing his total to three for the day. Keaghan Hurley, Owen Sieben, and Caleb Price also added running touchdowns. Taylor Bear had a 60-yard run. North Langley’s defence was led by Annika Key, who had her best game of the year with two sacks for losses and a fumble recovery to get the offence back on the field. Ty Gallinger also added a sack and fumble recovery of his own. Rylan Middleton, Hunter Morton, Caleb Price, and Manny Fotiou also had some key tackles on defence. The Bears look to keep the streak alive in Chilliwack next weekend. – by Julie Fennell

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Right now at Willowbrook Chrysler $99 payment or less can get you a CAR plus CASH - Checkout some of the specials below...

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“BRING IT BACK” POLICY ON ALL USED

CASH $132 29,999 Dozens of other vehicles on our lot available with CASH BACK for $99 or LESS! 4UP158 $

Get $5,000, $10,000 even $15,000 CASH BACK with any NEW or USED vehicle this month (O.A.C) “Pay off your CREDIT CARD DEBT!” ®

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Weekly payments include doc fee but do not include taxes. Yellow payment circles are for vehicle only, red circles include cash back. Abbreviations: ti = total interest paid, tp = total amount financed including interest. The following vehicles are financed @ 5.24% interest x 96 months stk4UP146 ti7400 tp39752 or with $5k cash ti7618 tp45900, stk4UP190 and 4M67 ti6115 tp32855 or with $5k cash ti7396 tp39736. 84 month term and 5.24% interest applies to the following vehicle payments: stk4UP180 ti3760 tp22659 or with $10k cash ti5991 tp36090, stk4M85A ti3514 tp21173 or with $10k cash ti5742 tp34601, stk4UP93 ti3760 tp22659 or with $10k cash ti5991 tp36090, stk4UP172 ti5545 tp33404 or with $5k cash ti6437 tp38776, stk4UP79A ti4655 tp28038 or with $5k cash ti5767 tp34751, stk4UP158 ti6883 tp41466 or with $5k cash ti7999 tp48182, stk4J211A ti5454 tp32865 or with $5k cash ti6347 tp38238, stk4UP126A ti10318 tp62160 or with $10k cash ti12566 tp75708.*Cash back amount is added to the vehicle loan and included in the payments. No two gift offers can be combined - Cost is taken out of dealer’s profit. Deferred payments for 6 or 12 months may accumulate additional interest - See dealer for details. All offers are subject to acceptance conditions (OAC) - Other conditions may apply. “Bring it Back” policy on used vehicles applies to mechanical failure, dealer will not repair. Featured vehicles may differ slightly from those illustrated. All featured vehicles available at press deadline of Oct 7/2014.

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

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139

Debbie Mozelle Designer Eyewear

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Reg.$149.95

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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

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604-538-5100