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An icy wind roared through Langley on Saturday, but the bone numbing conditions didn’t stop seven-year-old Lochlan Murray from helping the less fortunate in the community. Lochlan’s long brown locks jutted out from underneath his toque as he accepted food donations at his grandparents’ home in Langley for the local Salvation Army’s Gateway of Hope. This is his third year Lochlan has spearheaded the “Hungry Tummies” food drive, helping out the poor and homeless in Langley, and his efforts are gaining steam. In 2012, he collected 300 pounds of food, and in year two, that total rose to 500 pounds. This year, Lochlan upped the ante, hoping to collect 600 Troy Landreville/Langley Advance pounds by day’s end. Lochlan Murray accepted a A big boost box-full of food donations to Lochlan’s from his aunt Shara campaign Holcombe at Lochlan’s was a $500 grandparents’ home on donation Saturday morning. from IAMAW (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ) Local Lodge 692 and a $150 contribution from IAMAW Local Lodge 11. By late afternoon Saturday, Lochlan had exceeded his goal, with 617 pounds of donations. And this doesn’t include the amount of groceries that will be bought with the gift certificates he received from the IAMAW union along with cash donations delivered to Lochlan.
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Seven-year-old Lochlan Murray spearheaded his Hungry Tummies food drive on Saturday, collecting food donations for the community’s less fortunate. “A few years ago I just got to feeling that I should help people who don’t have much money and need food,” Lochlan explained. “The first time, we just got a bunch of food from our house and brought it to a food place, and from then on we were collecting food from people...” Lochlan’s dad Jason said he’s “super proud” of his son, who came up with this plan when he was four years old and hosted his first event when he was five.
“Just the fact that he’s thinking of other people beyond himself is pretty awesome,” Jason said. “He came up with the idea and we just got behind him, and his friends and family have.” Lochlan will be helping to shop for groceries to benefit the Langley Salvation Army Gateway of Hope Christmas lunch, which will take place on Dec. 15, his mom Lynda noted.
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Man attacked by random stranger A savage attack in an Aldergrove parking lot left a man with brain damage. MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
A man was knocked out and kicked in the head during an assault in Aldergrove last July, and Langley RCMP are asking for public help to identify the suspect. In the early morning of July 20, just after midnight, two men and a woman were arguing in the parking lot behind the Alder Inn. The three had been drinking, but the
Police are hoping to identify this suspect in an attack from behind in an Aldergrove parking lot.
argument was verbal, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. Another man walked up to the trio and apparently decided to take sides, attacking one man from behind. The victim was punched, lost consciousness, and fell face-first into the street, said Marks. The suspect then kicked the victim in the head for good measure, before walking away. Neither of the other participants in the argument recognized the attacker. The victim suffered a brain injury in the attack, Marks said. Since the assault, the police have obtained photos from nearby security cameras, and they are asking the public
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Stabbing victims little help in investigation A Langley man was one of the victims of a stabbing at a Surrey strip club. CHRISTOPHER POON Glacier Media
Police were called to a Whalley strip club Sunday night after two men were stabbed. According to the Surrey RCMP, officers received a call just before midnight Sunday notifying that two men had been stabbed outside of the Shakerz Show Lounge off of Whalley Boulevard and 104th Avenue. The victims, a 44-year-old Chilliwack man and a 35year-old Langley man were taken to hospital. The 44year-old had multiple stab wounds to his side and back while the Langley man was stabbed once. Both men were listed in stable condition. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said both men are known to police and that investigators were receiving “limited cooperation” from both the victims and witnesses. “We believe the incident occurred just outside of the establishment near the entrance and we are still investigating,” said Paquet, adding a black SUV was possibly used by the suspects to leave the area. Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Surrey RCMP. - Christopher Poon is a reporter with the Surrey Now
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Fifth anniversary chance to unveil plans The local shelter on the Langley Bypass opened its doors five years ago. HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com
The Gateway of Hope has been open for five years and the facility’s birthday party Dec. 2 was a chance to showcase coming changes. The milestone was a chance to bring together all those who helped bring about Gateway and tell about the ways Gateway wants to improve. Local and provincial politicians, businesspeople and folks from community groups gathered with the staff to enjoy an anniversary luncheon prepared by some of the people who’ve benefited by Gateway programs and services. “It does not seem possible that is has been operating for five years already. I commend the Salvation Army for their dedication and hard work on behalf of our marginalized citizens,” said Langley MLA Mary Polak. Education Minister Peter Fassbender was at the anniversary. He was mayor of Langley City during the planning and construction and noted how the community came together to make the facility a reality.
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Linda Edmilao and Dong Edmilao, with the Knights of Columbus, were some of the many who toured the Gateway of Hope during its fifth anniversary celebration. Gateway’s director of community services Troy Gaglardi, right, outlined the projects planned for the next three to five years. “We supplied the building, but the Salvation Army put the heart in it,” he said, adding “I feel so fortunate to be
a part of this journey.” The facility offers an emergency shelter as well as life skills and jobs training, services to needy families, school supplies, a greenhouse, counselling and more. There are even programs to help people fill out their tax returns, and two doctors and a nurse practitioner provide medical care there twice a week. Despite all it offers, the staff want to do more and launched a strategic planning process, gathering input from stakeholders including users. Gateway is also seeking donations to accomplish the changes. There will be some capital improvements to make the facility more homey and welcoming. Services and programs will shift a bit to make better use of the space. Another change will be increasing the connections with the community. In the new year, Gateway which already works with the Kwantlen Polytechnic University horticulture program, welcomes A Rocha Canada, a Christian environmental group. Gateway, KPU and A Rocha will work together on rooftop gardens.
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Remember the names, and stop it
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oday is a day to remember. There are 14 names that we especially should all try to remember today: Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Barbara Klucznik Widajewicz, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, and Annie Turcotte. There is a fifteenth name too often associated with those names – but it is a name that does not deserve mention in that list. In fact, it really doesn’t deserve the honour of a place in our memories – although many people are by now already bringing it to mind. It always seems more difficult to bring to mind the names of victims than to remember the murderers who made them important to remember. That’s not only because there are usually so many more victims than murderers, but because we all seem to have a morbid fascination with people who can commit such heinous acts. Nevertheless, we will not name the individual who killed 14 women at l’Ecole Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989. They were the women to whom the 14 names above belonged – the young women who died in “the Montreal Massacre.” They did not deserve to die, and so they deserve to be remembered – just as all women and girls who die as a result of deliberate acts of gender-based violence must be remembered. In Canada, more than 60 women are killed by their spousal partners every year – more than one every six days. Today, the 25th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre which destroyed so many lives and families, is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. Remember those 14 young women, and all the others. Remembering and being aware are the first steps to put an end to the senseless violence. – B.G.
Foreign wars forgotten in Canada
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ill Rosenberg has caused a stir this week. The White Rockborn woman, a former Israeli Defense Forces soldier and former convicted phone-scammer, has become a fighter with Kurdish guerillas against ISIS. She isn’t alone. Dillon Hillier, a Canadian Forces veteran who served in Afghanistan and who is the son of an Ontario MPP, is also overseas fighting the self-styled Caliphate that has overrun parts of Syria and Iraq. About half a dozen other Canadians are known to have also taken up arms for the Kurds, along with Americans and Brits and other westerners. They might be shooting at fellow Canadians. The media has been equally captivated with tales of young men signing up with ISIS. Many of them are new converts. Canada’s established Muslim communities and associations have been pretty much horrified by these would-be jihadists. All of this may seem new and strange, but Canadians have a history older than the country itself of fighting in the armies of other nations. During the U.S. Civil War, somewhere between 30,000 and 50,000 Canadians joined the Union Army, as well as a few hundred who joined the Confederacy. One of the Union volunteers was Calixa Lavallée, who would later write the
music for O Canada. Since Confederation, Canadians have wandered far afield several times to fight for various causes. In 1936, Spain was convulsed by its own civil war, and volunteers from around the world travelled to fight for both sides. Somewhere around 1,500 Canadians, many of them communists and socialMATTHEW ists hardened by the economic savagery of the Great Depression, formed the Mackenzie-Papineau Brigade. They were motivated to save Spain from the takeover by General Franco, who was backed by Mussolini’s Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republican side, an unwieldy alliance of hardline communists backed by the Soviet Union, liberal democrats, and anarchists, was eventually crushed, and many Canadians were killed or wounded in the fight. One of the Mac-Paps’ most famous members was Norman Bethune, a doctor who had already been wounded in the First World War. He organized a mobile blood transfusion service for the soldiers on the front lines. He would continue that kind of work in his next overseas conflict, in China. Bethune volunteered his medical skills for Mao’s Communist Party army as
they found the Japanese. He died in China in 1939 of blood poisoning, probably contracted after he cut himself during a surgery. In the 1960s, around 30,000 Canadians joined the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. The flow of soldiers had gone the other way, too. Thousands of Americans CLAXTON served for Canada and Britain during both world wars, before America entered the fight. Right now, our laws ban fighting for known terrorist organizations, and that’s about it. It’s pretty much impossible to prevent every would-be foreign fighter from heading overseas. Would-be foreign fighters face a hard road, and that’s assuming they survive. They will have all the problems of Canadian Forces veterans – wounds, possible psychological trauma – without any of the already inadequate government supports to help them out. Those who survive face being labelled traitors at worst, largely forgotten at best. There’s no pension plan for mercenaries and adventurers in guerilla units. We need to plan now for how to deal with Canadians fighting for other nations, because the world is getting smaller, and every war is close to home.
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Dear Editor, Are protesters harming their future? Are anti-oil, anti-progress anti-Canadian economy protesters destroying their future for employment opportunities? Are young, idealistic protesters and natives being puppeted and used by the sophisticated big money environmental lobby? Eco-organizations employ provocative agents who organize the protests, and those individuals may also be limiting their future chances of being employed
in industry or commerce. Most employers today will do a Google and social media search of job applicants to help assess their social behavior and character. We are really naïve to the amount of personal identity and information being collected/stored in huge metadata bases. Canadians are the biggest users of social media in the world, and some security experts think we are careless to post so much personal info on Facebook and Twitter. With all the sophisticated
Hours of trains coming
Dear Editor, Even though a well-organized citizens group, Communitywise Bellingham (CWB), has been studying the local impact of an extra 18 full coal trains plus 18 empty per day going through their community, I have heard little said or discussed here in the Fraser Valley other than reference to an extra three empty coal trains per day, due to repair work we were told would run only until October. Now full coal trains will be routed through White Rock to Port Metro, the new coal terminal, with the empty trains returning through Langley, Fort Langley, and Abbotsford. Eighteen coal trains per day at up to eight minutes per train translates to nearly two hours and 45 minutes each day when traffic in the downtown areas of these communities will be virtually stalled, plus train whistles at night. I’ll leave you to imagine the chaos and frustration this will bring to motorists, shoppers, businesses, and light sleepers. Add to that the impact upon people’s health and the environment from coal dust. Gary Huntbatch, Abbotsford
surveillance technology and the desire for governments to surveil us, since 9/11 it’s almost certain that provocative protesters are being documented. Some radical protests of our infrastructure may be perceived as economic sedition and insurgent anarchy that could threaten national sovereignty. Those who attended the Burnaby mountain protest with cars likely had their license plates scanned. Canada is part of USA’s ‘Homeland Security’ on their National Security Agency (NSA) map, and they collect nearly everything a user does on the internet. Communications Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC), our electronic spy agency, admits it incidentally spies on Canadians while targeting foreign entities. It’s become well known that the foreign-funded anti-oil eco-lobby is targeting Canadian Oil, because they don’t protest against American, OPEC, or Russian oil, only Canadian oil and pipelines. One of the privileges of being old is our precious freedom to express an opinion, as it’s not as if we have to worry about being branded or getting fired. Roland Seguin, Langley
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New Canada opens us to abuses Dear Editor, With all of the rights and freedoms of Canadian citizenship being eroded by the “Harper Government,” now they wish to have legislation in place to monitor anyone’s online activities, without a warrant and without any oversight whatsoever. That would make anyone with an internet connection vulnerable to the misuse and abuse of the new level of “guilty until
proven innocent” laws in Canada. By pushing this legislation along with the new loosey-goosey definition of terrorist, we are all at risk of saying the wrong thing and ending up on a government watch list. When Mr. Harper was sworn in as Prime Minister he said, “You won’t recognize Canada when I’m through.” He’s not done yet, and already, I don’t recognize it now. Thomas George Kitchen, Langley
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CIVIC ELECTIONS
New council takes up Township reins
Mayor and council were sworn in for the Township. MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
Mayor Jack Froese and eight councillors took their oaths of office Monday to start their new terms as representatives of Langley Township. Three new councillors took the oaths for the first time: Councillors Petrina Arnason, Blair Whitmarsh, and Angie Quaale. Arnason noted that she was being sworn in on Dec. 1, the anniversary of the death of her mother Muriel Arnason, who was the first woman ever elected to the Township council, and then served for more than two decades without being defeated. “I would like to honour and remember my mother,” said Arnason.
She said she also hoped to reach out not only to supporters, but to those who didn’t vote for her. Similar sentiments were heard from the other two newcomers. Whitmarsh noted the many ideas that had been brought up during the campaign and said he was committed to listening. “This council is not always going to agree,” said Quaale. She pledged to hold quarterly round tables to meet with the public, extensions of her meetand-greets during the campaign. Coun. Bob Long thanked the three “recovering politicians” defeated in the election: Bev Dornan, Steve Ferguson, and Grant Ward. Ward was in the audience to watch the inauguration. Several councillors referenced hoped-for accomplishments in the coming term. Coun. Kim Richter men-
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The Langley Township councillors were sworn into office Monday night. From left to right are Councillors Kim Richter, Charlie Fox, Petrina Arnason, Blair Whitmarsh, Mayor Jack Froese, and Councillors Angie Quaale, Michelle Sparrow, David Davis, and Bob Long.
tioned lobbying for better transit and schools, while Coun. David Davis mentioned the Aldergrove Pool, traffic, and farmland. Re-elected Mayor Jack
Froese mentioned some of his promises from the campaign trail as priorities, including easing congestion on the 208th Street corridor and over-
pass, support for bringing light rail to Langley from Surrey, and creating new ways for people to have meaningful input in Township decisions.
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A volunteer and longtime Langley resident, Doris Blair, died in November. Doris Blair, a longtime Langley volunteer and wife of the late Township mayor Bill Blair, has died. She was 95. Blair was born in Richmond, where her family had a farm, but in 1923 when Doris was four, the family moved to a 160-acre dairy farm north of Cloverdale, on what is now 176th Street. Doris was the second youngest of seven children, and would ultimately outlive all of her siblings. After high school in Surrey and New Westminster, she helped out on the family farm, bottling milk, doing the bookkeeping, and helping drive her father after he was diagnosed with a heart condition. She would continue to drive, her family said, until she turned 94, when she voluntarily decided to stop. She met her husband Bill Blair at high school dances. They married in 1941, and the couple moved to Langley. Bill Blair built a small two-bedroom house on his 216th Street family farm. They had seven children, Doug born in 1942, Jean in ’43, Jim in ’44, John in ’47, Terry in ’50, Gordon in ’53, and Richard in 1958. Born with spina bifida and fluid on the brain, Richard died aged five months. Doris joined the Evening Circle of Sharon United Church in 1950, which became known as the Jara Unit in the 1960s. She was president of the Unit three times, and of the Sharon United
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Langley RCMP believe they have one of two men from a violent robbery in Aldergrove. On Nov. 18, just before 10 p.m., two masked men entered a Subway shop just as the lone employee was closing up for the night, said Cpl. Holly Marks of the Langley RCMP.
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Monday, December 8 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting and Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre Tuesday, December 9 | 6:30 - 9pm Seniors Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Wednesday, December 10 | 7 - 9pm Economic Development Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Township of Langley Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 604.534.3211 | tol.ca
public notices 2015 Community Grants
The Township of Langley annually awards grants to non-profit groups and organizations serving the Township and its residents. Application forms for the 2015 Community Grants and Capital Improvement Grants are now available: 1 On the Township’s website at tol.ca/grants 2 At the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service counter, 2nd Floor We've gone green! Applications can now be completed and submitted online. Visit tol.ca/grants to submit your paperless application today. Hard copy forms are available at the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service, 2nd Floor, and can be returned to: David Leavers, Director Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Township of Langley 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Or submitted via email to: Community Grants: communitygrants@tol.ca Capital Improvement Grants: capitalgrants@tol.ca Deadline is Friday, February 27, 2015. David Leavers Director, Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6158
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firearm, said Marks. Holani is being held in custody and is to appear in Surrey Provincial Court on Dec. 10. The other suspect remains unknown. He is described as Caucasian, 22-25 years old. During the robbery he was wearing a beige hoodie, a white jacket, and black pants, shoes, and gloves. Marks said he talked on his cellphone during the entire robbery. Anyone with information to help police identify the second man can call the RCMP at 604-532-3200, or leave an anonymous tip with CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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road closure Temporary Full Road Closure: 52 Avenue between 236 Street and 237 Street A temporary, full road closure will take place from Monday, December 8 until Sunday, January 4 on 52 Avenue between 236 Street and 237 Street to complete water valve chamber construction for the East Langley Water Supply project.
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2:45pm, 4:30pm, 6:15pm, 8:00pm 8:30am, 10:15am, 12:00pm, 1:45pm, 3:30pm, 5:15pm, 7:00pm, 8:45pm Sun Dec 7 9:00am, 10:45am, 12:30pm Girls Final 2:15 pm Boys Final 4:00 pm For a complete schedule, visit: langleyeventscentre.com
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Signed detour routes will be in effect. Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and to plan extra time to reach their destination safely. Work schedule may be adjusted and some work is weather dependent. 52 Avenue closed from 236 Street to 237 Street
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One man ran into the rear of the store, while the other opened the cash register and began stuffing money into a bag. He pointed a gun at the clerk’s head, forced her to the ground, and ordered her to open the store safe, but she convinced him she didn’t have access to the safe. The man with the gun was not wearing gloves. Surveillance footage showed where he had touched the store counter, and fingerprints led police to David Sini Holani, a 20-year-old Langley resident. He has been arrested and charged with robbery and use of an imitation
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Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey Tue Dec 9 7:00pm vs. Surrey Eagles Fri Dec 12 7:00pm vs. Cowichan Valley Capitals Sat Dec 13 7:00pm vs. Surrey Eagles
Balloholics ABA Semi-Pro Basketball Sat Dec 13 7:00pm vs. Washington Rampage The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • LangleyEventsCentre.com
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Learn where to recycle old Christmas lights at lightrecycle.org Recycle Christmas tree at a local chipping event: tol.ca/recycle Think about giving waste-free presents (singing lessons, home baking, fitness pass) Engineering Division 604.532.7300
48 AVE We appreciate your patience and cooperation as this new infrastructure is installed in our community. Engineering Division 604.533.6006 enginfo@tol.ca
public notice Be Prepared: Winter Safety Tips
Working together, we can all make a difference to improve safety during winter snowfalls and storms. • Remove vehicles parked on the road in front of your property so municipal vehicles can complete work. • Avoid or delay driving whenever possible until snowfall slows or stops entirely. • Plan for increased travel time to your destination and ensure your vehicle is properly equipped. • Clear snow from the sidewalk adjacent to your property as soon as possible. • Place snow shoveled from your sidewalk and driveway onto your lawn to the right of the driveway, on the side the snow plow passes last, to avoid it being pushed back into the driveway. • Walk on the left side of the road facing traffic so that you can see, hear, and avoid oncoming traffic. • Caution children against playing in or near roadside snowbanks. • Caution children against playing sports on roads when roads are being sanded and plowed. For more information on our winter program, visit tol.ca/stormresponse. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@LangleyTownship) for regular updates from the Township. To learn more about the Snow and Ice program, visit our YouTube channel for video demonstrations. Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca
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GOOD TIMES CRUISE-IN
Car show loot disbursed
More than $60,000 is being shared between 14 local charities after all the bills were paid for the 2014 Langley Good Times Cruise-In. BY ROXANNE HOOPER rhooper@langleyadvance.com
Fourteen Langley charities will share a trunk full of loot courtesy of this year’s Langley Good Times Cruise-In. The list was released today of the organizations that will share $60,453 raised during this year’s charity car show. Every year, the Cruise-In directors pick a few primary charities to receive money raised by the two-day automotive event held in early September in downtown Langley City. Last year, the Cruise-In donated $54,000 to charities, that money coming from vehicle registrations, raffle tickets, and the sale of In-N-Out Burger meals on the car show day. The charities of choice for the 17th annual car show are Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Langley Community Support Groups, Valley Therapeutic Riding Association, Legacy Water Search & Recovery
Society, PuCKS, the Boys & Girls Club of Langley, and the Douglas Park Elementary Association. Following a meeting on Monday night, the directors added a few other recipients to the list: Aldergrove Ninja’s and Cheeta’s soccer teams, Fort Fury Rowing Team, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Foundation, the Gateway of Long-time Cruise-In director Lori Hope, Spartan Foundation, and Watts showed off a fistful of Old St. John Ambulance will receive Spaghetti Factory gift certificates some of the dollars. donated for the volunteers of the For Eric Taylor, one of the car show, when fellow director and highlights of being at the helm past-president Riccardo Sestito of the Cruise-In for the past two ‘photo bombed’ her. years is that “incredible” give back to the community. “The importance of Cruise-In Taylor and his team feel a little is the good that it does for the like Santa heading into the holicommunity,” he told the Langley days. Advance. “We had some setbacks, such “There is the as the loss of a money that it raiscouple of large cash es for local charThe importance sponsors, yet we ities, the crowds managed to outdo of Cruise-In is and attention that our fundraising of it brings to the last year by about 10 the good that City of Langley, per cent. As a board, it does for the the opportunity we are very proud of community. to enjoy a really our accomplishment good car show, and look forward to Eric Taylor and the oppordoing it again and tunity for comagain.” munity-minded people to make He added: “We are very meaningful contributions in a pleased to be able to contribute way that they can enjoy.” in a small way to the charities The money will be hand deliv- in our home community and for ered to each of the charities dur- us, this is what it is all about. ing the upcoming week, making Whether we are talking about
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Cruise-In president Eric Taylor and vicepresident Marty Brown shared laughs and door prizes with car show volunteers during a recent appreciation dinner. Roxanne Hooper Langley Advance
the children based charities in the Douglas Park school area, the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Langley Community Support Group, Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association, or any of the smaller charities that we support, it is money going to good places right here at home.” In addition to sharing the windfall from the 2014 show, the Cruise-In board recently held a volunteer appreciation dinner, to give thanks to more than 150 people who donate their time to preparing for, hosting, and cleaning up after the charity car show on the Saturday and the car corral and swap meet on the Sunday. The thank you dinner, Taylor explained, is the one time a year that they are able to get the volunteers all in one place at one time and “express our appreciation and share with them some little thing in return for their efforts,” he said referring to a mountain of door prizes that were handed out. “This is the time when we can report to them the state of
the show, the things that they helped to make happen, and encourage them to return next year,” Taylor added. “Volunteers are not important to our show, they are the CruiseIn. Everyone, from the guy who goes to pick up sandwiches all the way to the board of directors, is a volunteer. Without volunteers, the Cruise-In does not exist.” Taylor elaborated that more volunteers are needed within the organization. “We are always trying to improve and expand the show to new levels and that takes people with new ideas and capacities to manage them,” Taylor said. “There is always turnover in people as their lives change or they move in and out of the community. I also believe that a healthy board has regular change so that it does not become stale or stuck in old ideas.” Anyone interested in being involved in the 2015 show is invited to contact the Cruise-In organizers through their website at www.langleycruise-in.com.
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Some days the life of a reporter is just too busy. I would honestly love to attend all (okay, most) of the community happenings going on in and around Langley every day. Unfortunately, the nature of the job doesn’t allow for that. But I was particularly bummed not to be among the 350 guests checking out the new Porsche Centre Langley, when they held their official grand opening “event” this past Saturday. This new dealership is only the second Porsche service and showroom in the Greater Vancouver area, and while I don’t ever anticipate being in the market for one of these cars, I would have liked to have taken a look. I’m not even talking test drive. While I wasn’t in attendance – and admittedly not terribly missed, there were a few special guests, including OpenRoad racecar driver Scott Hargrove, the winner of the 2014 GT3 Porsche Cup. As well, even before being officially sworn in, Langley City’s recently elected Mayor Ted Schaffer was on hand to congratulate the OpenRoad Auto Group and general manager Aly Jiwani on the realization of this multi-million dollar facility. Well, maybe one day soon I’ll have the opportunity to drop in and browse (yeah, right). In the meantime, I’ll just welcome them as the newest edition to the luxury auto mall that is bedazzling the intersection of the Langley Bypass and Glover Road.
New dealer in handcuffs, batons
Speaking of grand openings, there’s a new retail store opening in downtown Langley this weekend, as well. Searching for SWAT boots, batons, or handcuffs, or armour to fill that special someone’s stocking this year, this might be worth a look. It’s MD Charlton Company, and it’s a safety store (sounds much like PoCo Military, across the street from Willowbrook Shopping Centre). This law enforcement supply store, opening up at 20253 Fraser Hwy., is holding a grand opening celebration this Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and offering a barbecue, prizes, giveaways, and free samples. The 35-year-old Victoria-based company provides workout gear, winter gear, and clothing for Canadian police, military, and other law enforcement and security professionals, said spokesperson Alec Rossa.
Willowbrook catching the spirit
Okay, I was among those lined up to get photos with Santa – no, not my picture. The grandbabies. But apparently I missed a cool feature that’s going to draw me back to the mall this holiday season. I’m talking about the Catch the Spirit Fun & Games site. Okay, so I’m not so keen on taking the personality quiz component, which will define what kind of holiday shopper I am – even though some decent shopping sprees are up for grabs. But I was interested in the Catch the Spirit element. It’s where you nominate a Holiday Hero. This program allows applicants to nominate a notable person in our community – someone we feel is committed to making a difference, whether that be a school teacher, firefighter, caregivers, coach, etc. The selected winner will receive a $500 prepaid Visa, plus hopefully some notoriety in this column in future.
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Saturday all about Christmas spirit See Santa at breakfast and later in the parade. HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com
Dozens floats will turn on their lights and music and head down Fraser Highway for the annual Magic of Christmas Parade in Langley City on Saturday. The parade is always the first Saturday in December, bringing together the community to share in the spirit of the season. The parade will feature many entries including floats, bands, decorated vehicles, dance groups, horses, businesses, and community groups. And once people have enjoyed them all, comes the finale, which always features Santa and Mrs. Claus to finish out the festive parade. The parade staging area is by the Coast Hotel and Convention Mrs. Claus and Santa will be in Langley City’s Magic of Christmas Parade on Dec. 6. Centre. The route takes the parade down Fraser Highway’s one-way section, where Tamondong, a City recreation supervisor. the best viewing is to be had. From 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. there will be live entertainFraser Highway will be closed to traffic for the parade ment with singer Mike McLeod (4:30-5 p.m.) and Peyton in that area Saturday afternoon and evening. Rector singing from 5:15 p.m. to the start of the parade. The outdoor holiday celebration includes crafts, facepainting and a concession by the Uplands Elementary PAC. There’s big changes for the Country Christmas in The family fun will also include a table where kids Langley City Dec. 6 can write letters to Santa. Organizers will have a mail Country Christmas will be an outdoor family gathering box there and the letters can be mailed to Santa at the this year, taking place a McBurney Plaza. special Canada Post address. As well, parents can conAn afternoon of activities has been planned leadsent to have their children’s letters appear in the Langley ing up to the Magic of Christmas Parade, said Karlo
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Children’s entertainer, the Purple Pirate is scheduled at Country Christmas as part of the holiday activities Dec. 6 in Langley City. Advance Christmas supplement. The parade gets underway at 6 p.m. and once it’s through, the fun continues at Country Christmas. Langley Advance files The performing group SoundScape will be on stage until 7:10 p.m. when there will be the Tree Lighting Ceremony. SoundScape will resume singing, wrapping up about 7:54 p.m. “We’ll have a tree at McBurney Plaza and a whole bunch of lights,” Tamondong explained. As for the nuts and bolts of organizing a family gathering: the Douglas Recreation Centre across the street will open throughout Country Christmas and the parade for people to warm up and use the washroom. People wandering downtown before the event will be able to see the creation of the annual ice/snow sculpture all day Saturday leading up to the holiday festivities.
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During the Artists for Conservation art show at Langley’s OpenRoad Infiniti, Bruce Hutchison of OWL (Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society) introduced visitors to Chance, an 18year-old great horned owl that resides permanently at OWL’s facility in Delta. The society’s goals include providing care and rehabilitation for injured and orphaned wildlife, carrying on educational activities, gathering data on wildlife, and establishing and maintaining breeder programs for protected wildlife, for the purpose of releasing the young to the wild.
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By art’s very nature Accomplished nature and wildlife artists put their work on display Nov. 27-30. TROY LANDREVILLE tlandreville@langleyadvance.com
Over four days from Nov. 27 to 30, art, cars, music, and nature intertwined at the OpenRoad Infiniti car dealership. Free to the community, an exhibit hosted by Artists for Conservation (AFC) saw guests have one last chance to admire and purchase some of the latest original artworks by leading nature and wildlife artists from around the world. Accompanying the four-day exhibit were live birds of prey, music, and a chance to mingle with artists. AFC is a team dedicated to generating awareness and stimulating discussion on an array of conservation issues and this year, a major focus was put on bears. In support of the AFC cause, OpenRoad Infiniti donated $25 each time an Infiniti hybrid or any other 2015 Infiniti vehicle was test driven at the dealership. Live music by guitarist John Gilliat, live birds of prey from Delta’s OWL Rehabilitation Society and live art dem-
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onstrations were part of the weekend wrap-up. For more about AFC, visit the group’s website at artistsforconservation.org.
Sincere congratulations to Mayor Jack Froese and all the successful council candidates for the upcoming term of office. Vera and I would like to say a huge Thank You to our supporters, friends and relatives, not only for this campaign, but especially for the last enjoyable twelve years of our quest of giving back, during which we have met many new enriching friends in this marvellous community. A warm Thank You also to the wonderful and special Township staff we have come to know and highly respect.
Artistic Director, Camilla Fishwick-Kellogg Executive Producer, Trisha Sinosich-Arciaga
For more information, and a full list of performances, please visit our website:
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Langley artist Murray Phillips worked on a piece on Saturday, during the Artists for Conservation exhibit inside the show room of the OpenRoad Infinity car dealership.
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Williams Park to light up
Christmas in Williams Park is back on, but Langley will still need to lend a hand.
a christmas story take a break from the Christmastime rush and savour the radiant music that makes this season so special
MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
It’s a leap of faith, but Barb Sharp announced Tuesday that next week the Christmas lights will be switched on in Williams Park. “We’re going to run with it,” said Sharp, president of the Christmas in Williams Park society. The lights will be turned on Thursday, Dec. 11, Sharp said. The event will run until Dec. 21, allowing visitors a couple of weekends to drive through the park and check out the displays. The event will run from 5-9 p.m. each night. The long-running volunteer-driven light display was cancelled last month after thieves stole about $10,000 worth of lights and extension cords from a storage unit. It was the second year in a row that thieves have stolen Claxton/ lights, and police told organMatthew e ley Advanc ng La izers they would not likely be rp a h found. It is suspected that thouBarbara S sands of dollars worth of lights said the un “That’s pretty nice of n o were being stripped for copper ti lla e n of them,” Sharp said. ca in wire and sold for a few hundred Donations didn’t Christmas rk is a dollars as scrap. P s m just come from big Willia Yet once news of the cancellacompanies. a miracle. tion got out, people in the comNine-year-old Sara munity began organizing and tryWalmsley of Walnut Grove began ing to help in any way they could. a drive at her school to collect LED “I guess this is what Christmas lights. miracles are all about,” Sharp said. Local businesses like Kore On Tuesday, Sharp announced that Irrigation and Lighting and the Langley’s Canadian Tire was donatLangley Advance are acting as ing $1,000 of lights and extension drop-off points for lights as well. cords. Residents began contacting the Christmas in Williams Park Society offering money, volunteer help, storage space, and other aid. Sharp also started a FundAid campaign online, and in under a week Langley residents donated more than $1,700 to help buy more equipment. It’s very encouraging, and the help of the community has been enough to convince her that Christmas in Williams Park can work, Sharp said. But a lot more support is still needed. First, the society will need volunteers to come out and help this A FundAid campaign raised about Sunday. $1,800 in under a week to buy more On Dec. 7 at 10 a.m., volunteers Christmas lights. are asked to gather at Williams Park
Saturday December 13 @ 7:30pm Langley Community Music School 4899 207 Street, Langley
Past Christmas at Williams Park events have included weekend celebrations. This year, organizers had to scramble and ask for community help to get the lights up.
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to help string lights, set up inflatables, and do the other chores that make the event come alive. It might be a bit damp, but that wouldn’t be unusual for Christmas in Williams Park crews. “We’ve put ’em up in the rain before,” Sharp said. Second, there could always be more lights. “The more lights, the prettier the park,” aid Sharp. Organizers can only accept LED lights, as the old-style incandescent bulbs would blow the park’s breakers. At this point, cash donations are as helpful or more helpful as physical lights, as organizers have arranged to buy new lights at a good discount. Anyone interested in volunteering or in offering lights or private donations can email christmasinwilliamspark@shaw.ca. To drop off lights, Kore Irrigation and Lighting is located at 19140 28 Ave., and are open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. The Langley Advance offices are at 6375 202nd St., and are open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.
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Holiday arts
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The bustle of the holidays doesn’t stop creativity and Langley arts groups have organized various events and shows. In the fort
The opening reception for the Small Wonder art show is Dec. 6, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fort Gallery. Sixteen contemporary artists at Fort Langley’s Fort Gallery host their annual winter art sale of small, affordable and unique artworks. Small Wonder is exhibited salon-style, with as many works as possible hung on the walls. As paintings sell, they are given to the purchaser immediately and replaced with more works so it’s worth stopping in more than once to see an ever-evolving exhibit. Small Wonder runs Dec. 321 at 9048 Glover Rd. To preview examples of each artist’s work, visit www.fortgallery.ca.
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On Sunday
The Langley Arts Council has teamed up with the Murrayville Hall for the 2014 Art in Found Spaces Holiday Showing. Stop in Dec. 7 from noon until 4 p.m. This exhibit is featuring artists Judy Vanderveen, Gerry Mufford, and Anita Klein, long-time regional artists. Murrayville Hall is at 21667 48th Ave.
The art in party
There’s an art painting pARTy at Frosting Cupcakery 20411 Fraser Hwy., Dec. 5, 7 p.m. Tickets are $40, and include deserts, coffee and tea, art supplies, and smocks. No art experience or skills needed and participants create a snowman painting. More at zealousart.com.
Package Deal The exhibit of local artists in the Trinity Western University President’s Gallery runs until Jan. 9 with themes of consumerism, convenience, and the cultural impact of packaging.Info: www.twu.ca.
Dec. 4
Old time dance The Surrey Fiddlers invite everyone to a dance Dec. 4, 7:30-1:30 p.m. Admission is $3. Info: 604-576-1066. Coping with grief during the holidays The Langley Hospice Society has a free workshop Dec. 4 to help people find practical ways to support themselves and others. At 20660 48th Ave. from 6:308pm. Sign up in advance by contacting Shivani or Devan at 604-530-1115, or adultgriefsupport@langleyhospice.com. Dec. 5 You’ve Gotta Have Friends The fourth Annual Community Builder Awards and YGHF Christmas Party is at Frost-
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of Hope. The event at Newlands Golf Course on Dec. 10 starts at 6 p.m. $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Guest speaker is Kamal Dhillon, a domestic abuse survivor, and now counsellor and author (Black and Blue Sari). Info: www. bpwlangley.com, reservations@bpwlangley.com or 604-315-7974.
Jammie Drive New, unwrapped pajamas for children from birth to age 18 are being collected for donation to the Langley Christmas Bureau Dec. 6 and 7 at the Langley WalMart from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Any financial donations will be used to buy pajamas. St. George’s Bazaar The annual Christmas Bazaar is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 9160 Church St. Baking, jams, jellies, candy, good used toys, books, Christmas items and a “Children’s Shopping Experience” on offer.
Journeying through the holidays The Langley Hospice Society has its annual memorial event where people can commemorate their deceased loved ones. The Dec. 11 event at 20660 48th Ave. features a candle ceremony, slideshow and commemmorative ritual followed by refreshments. Starts at 6:30 pm. Sign up in advance by contacting Shivani or Devan at 604-530-1115, or adultgriefsupport@ langleyhospice.com.
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Osteoporosis Canada The Langley branch meets monthly at 1pm in the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. Everyone welcome. The Dec. 8 Christmas luncheon has guest speakers Linda Holley, nutritional consultant and master herbalist, and Charlie Bower from Home Health who will demo gadgets and devices. Tickets: $10. Info: 604-534-4924.
Season of Dreams The 23rd annual Langley Community Chorus Christmas show features an assortment of songs. The show is at 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 at Sharon United Church, 216th Street and Old Yale Road. Tickets: $15 for adults and $10 for students, and available at the door. Kids 12 and younger admitted freee. Info: www. langleychorus.org.
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Christmas fundraising dinner and silent auction The Business and Professional Women (BPW) Langley Chapter hosts an event benefiting the Gateway
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After thieves stole $10,000 worth of Christmas lights, the Christmas in Williams Park Society felt it had no other choice other than cancelling this year’s event. We couldn’t let that happen! The Langley Advance has helped the Society launch a crowdfunding campaign in the hopes of raising enough money to turn the lights back on this Christmas. We might not be able to save the entire celebration that had been planned but, with your help, maybe we can buy enough lights to bring the Christmas magic back to Williams Park this year. You can help by making a donation at www.FundAid.ca/savechristmas. The society also welcomes more volunteers. Email ChristmasInWilliamsPark@shaw.ca if you can help in any way.
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o matter how large or small your home, there are green ways to celebrate Christmas, from three-metre Christmas trees to compact tabletop centerpieces. But temperatures inside homes are far too hot and dry for any size Christmas trees to be happy for long, whether your tree is a cut one or live. Living trees need lots of water and shouldn’t stay inside more than 10 days, or their buds may start growing, only to be injured when they’re outside in the frost. The larger living trees tend to be relatively short and very heavy (because of all those healthy roots). The water-conducting tubes in cut trees will have sealed shut. That’s why the end should be re-cut when you get it home. Then it needs to stand in water. The best tree stands have a big water container that needs topping up frequently. It’s amazing how wide and branchy a tree can become once you drag it into your living room.
Hopefully, you will have already invested in loppers and be prepared to do some emergency pruning. The bonus you get is extra boughs to use around the house with garlands, bows, or other decorations. But it’s much easier to measure your space beforehand and take the measure with you to check out likely trees. Artificial trees come in all sizes. Some are full height but very narrow. Many of the shorter ones are pre-lit, which is laboursaving but limits creativity. Even living trees can be found in tabletop sizes, usually in pots small enough to be carried home. Later, they can be put outside and given lots of moisture. North or east balconies or decks are best, because their roots need to stay cool. On south or westfacing areas, summer heat and drought can kill them. The ones that survive and grow will ultimately need to be transferred to larger pots. Or someone with a large garden may be happy to take them in. Small holly plants are
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sometimes sold, especially the slow-growing and hardy dwarf ‘Blue Hollies’ with their small blackishgreen leaves. When they begin fruiting, their berries aren’t held in huge trusses but usually scattered throughout the branches. People with large, wellstocked gardens can make wreath bases themselves from grapevine stems or other climbers. Or they can buy wreath bases and fill in the details themselves: evergreen branches, holly or other berries, and maybe Christmas decorations. Or buy greenbranchy wreaths. A quick and easy way of organizing Christmas decorations is arranging green and berried branches in vases inside or in earth-filled containers outside (above the sleeping spring bulbs, perhaps).
Possibilities are endless, Some people like to add contorted branches, maybe painted white, silver or gold. Cones, natural or painted gold or silvertipped, can be wired into branches. Natural berries tend to drop, but garden centres have manufactured berry branches. It’s crucial with small centre-pieces to beware of candles. All conifers contain highly inflammable resins when branches age and dry out. If added, candles shouldn’t be lit.
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factory disposal yard piled high with waste cardboard. This was their “ocean” into which they would dive and “swim” in search of castoff ice-cream sandwich wafers. None of them had ever swum in real water or seen the real ocean although it was only a subway ride away. He grew up in an era when Jackie Robinson was everyone’s hero and even sworn enemies joined forces to cheer the Brooklyn Dodgers in their futile battle with the hated Yankees. Full of stickball, street fights, truancy and trouble, Cardboard Ocean captures a way of life where fun and danger were real rather than digitized. He’s at the Chapters Mike McCardell comes to Langley, #115 20015 Langley to sign his new Langley Bypass, from 1-3 book, Cardboard Ocean. p.m. on Dec. 5.
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Showtimes for Friday December 5, 2014 toThursday December 11, 2014 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (PG) (VIOLENCE) FRI-SUN,TUE 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:20; MON,WED-THURS 6:45, 9:45 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (PG) (VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI 12:30, 3:00, 3:30, 6:00, 9:00, 9:35; SAT 12:30, 3:00, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00, 9:35; SUN 3:00, 4:20, 6:00, 9:00, 9:35; MON 4:45, 5:15, 7:45, 9:15; TUE 12:30, 3:00, 3:30, 6:00, 6:30, 9:00, 9:30; WED 7:45, 9:30; THURS 4:45, 5:15, 7:45, 8:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (PG) (VIOLENCE) ULTRAAVX FRI-SUN,TUE 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30; MON,WED-THURS 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 (PG) (VIOLENCE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 3:00 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (G) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI,TUE 2:00, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40; SAT 11:20, 2:00, 4:15, 7:20, 9:40; SUN 2:00, 4:35, 7:20, 9:40; MON,WED 4:45, 7:20, 9:40; THURS 4:45, 7:10 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 3D (G) CC/DVS FRI-SUN,TUE 12:30, 3:00, 5:20, 7:45, 10:05; MON,WED-THURS 5:20, 7:45, 10:00 BIG HERO 6 (G) (VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI,SUN,TUE 2:30, 5:05, 7:45; SAT 11:15, 2:30, 5:05, 7:45; MON,WED-THURS 5:05, 7:40 BIG HERO 6 3D (G) (VIOLENCE) CC/DVS FRI,SUN,TUE 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; SAT 11:25, 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50; MON,WED-THURS 4:35, 7:10, 9:50 FURY (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE,FREQUENT VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SAT,TUE 12:50, 3:55, 6:55, 10:15; SUN 3:55, 6:55, 10:15; MON,WED 4:20, 7:15, 10:10; THURS 4:20, 10:10 EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS 3D () NO PASSES THURS 9:30 INTERSTELLAR (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN,TUE 1:45, 5:30, 9:15; MON,WEDTHURS 5:30, 9:15 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD,VERY BAD DAY (G) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI,TUE 12:55, 3:05, 5:25, 7:35; SAT 11:15, 3:35, 5:35, 7:35; SUN 12:45, 3:05, 5:25, 7:35; MON,WED-THURS 5:25, 7:35
HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (14A) (SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE SCENES,COARSE AND SEXUAL LANGUAGE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN,TUE 1:50, 2:20, 4:25, 5:00, 7:10, 7:40, 9:45, 10:20; MON,WED-THURS 4:25, 5:00, 7:05, 7:40, 9:45, 10:15 ST.VINCENT (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE,SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE SCENE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN,TUE 12:35, 2:55, 5:15, 7:50, 10:25; MON,WED-THURS 5:25, 7:50, 10:15 GONE GIRL (14A) (COARSE AND SEXUAL LANGUAGE,SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE SCENES,VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN,TUE 1:10, 4:45, 8:15; MON,WED-THURS 4:20, 8:05 DUMB AND DUMBER TO (PG) (COARSE AND SEXUAL LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE,SEXUAL CONTENT) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN,TUE 2:05, 4:40, 7:25, 10:10; MON,WED-THURS 4:40, 7:25, 10:00 INTERSTELLAR: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE (PG) (COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI,SUN,TUE 2:55, 6:25, 9:55; SAT 11:30, 2:55, 6:25, 9:55; MON,WED-THURS 4:40, 8:15 BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) (14A) (COARSE LANGUAGE) FRI-SUN,TUE 10:20; MON,WED-THURS 10:10 THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (G) (SEXUAL LANGUAGE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI,SUN,TUE 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55; SAT 11:10, 1:15, 4:05, 7:05, 9:55; MON,WED-THURS 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 THE METROPOLITAN OPERA: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO - ENCORE () SAT 9:00 BOLSHOI BALLET: LA BAYADERE () SUN 12:55 JOHN WICK (14A) (FREQUENT VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTION & DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO FRI-SUN,TUE 10:10; MON,WED-THURS 10:05 EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: MATISSE () THURS 7:30 CORNER GAS: THE MOVIE (G) (VIOLENCE) FRI 7:00; SAT-SUN 1:00, 7:00 NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: JOHN () WED 7:00 A CHRISTMAS STORY () SAT 11:00 SERENA (14A) (SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE SCENES,VIOLENCE) CLOSED CAPTIONED FRI,SUN,TUE 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; SAT 11:05, 1:50, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50; MON,THURS 4:15, 7:00, 9:50; WED 7:00, 9:50 SERENA (14A) (SEXUALLY SUGGESTIVE SCENES,VIOLENCE) STAR & STROLLERS SCREENING WED 3:00
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Bobs and Lolo and Robin
Two B.C. entertainers headline two children’s shows this Saturday.
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Oh dear. Children’s entertainers Bobs and Lolo are coming and are presenting their Christmas concert called Wave Your Antlers. They perform Dec. 6 at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort Langley in two afternoon shows. “It is Her partner in rhyme is Lorraine This fun family event presents a family production in every sense of Pond as LoLo. She is an environheadliners Bobs & Lolo with special mental educator and kinesiology the word,” said performer Terence guests Rockin’ Robin & the Magical major. Dorras-Donnelly. Tree. Growing up on Vancouver Island, The star of the show, Robin Bobs and Lolo use music and they share a love of the natural Redcoat, is played by Naomi Dorrasmovement to connect kids with world and a passion for working Donnelly. Her dad, John Donnelly, nature. with children. Creating Bobs & created the show and co-wrote the Sharing musical adventures that LoLo has allowed them to combine script with son Terence. engage, inspire and educate, they diverse academic backgrounds with Terence along with John’s wife, teach their young audiences to care a mutual love of teaching and the Joy, are the lead puppeteers in the about themselves, their neighbours, creative arts. live performance. And the set was and the planet. Rockin’ Robin & the Magical Tree constructed by John’s other son This award-winning Canadian is a brand new family show, which Jordan. duo has been critically acclaimed “The show for their music features colourand programming ful puppets, from educators beautiful sets, and parents alike. and great ori“Hosting special ginal music as family concerts well as some like this is a priorrecognizable ity for the Chief covers that are Sepass Theatre easy to dance and it is an wonto,” Terence derful opportunity Dorrasfor the community Donnelly said. to come together Shows are at and celebrate the 1 p.m. and 4 spirit of the seap.m. and the son,” said theatre Rockin’ Robin and the Magical Tree features Robin Redcoat, portrayed by Naomi theatre is at manager Kevin Dorras-Donnelly and several other members of her family. 9096 Trattle Statham. Street. They have features music, puppets, dancing Tickets cost $19 in advance and released a new Christmas CD called and fun. A colourful storybook set $25 at the door. Wave Your Antlers on Nettwerk and magical tree provide the backTo purchase tickets go to Northern Records, and their Sing, Dance drop for an engaging, interactive Tickets (www.northerntickets.com) and Play with Bobs & LoLo airs on show for children of all ages. or charge by phone at 604-569-1144. Treehouse TV. Rockin’ Robin and the Magical They are also available at Wendel’s Bobs is Robyn Hardy who has a Tree is a brand new show that was Café & Books in Fort Langley, Ciao background in teaching and linguiscreated just around the corner in Bambini in Aldergrove and Frogs tics as well as a passion for conservLadner. Hollow in Walnut Grove. ation education.
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Upcoming Happenings Recreation, Culture, and Parks
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Pioneer Christmas
Saturday, December 6 10:00am - 12:00pm / 1:30 - 3:30pm
Bring your family and enjoy some Christmas fun. Join us for: • gingerbread cookie decorating • pioneer and traditional crafts • children’s colouring contest • reading of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas • pioneer toys • visit and photo with jolly old St. Nick • surprise gift for each child • the Gift Shop sale
Register at RecExpress.ca and enter 454239 (morning) or 454240 (afternoon)
Family of 4/$10 Registration required
Call 604.532.3536 for more information.
Breakfast with Santa
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Holiday Family Fun Event West Langley Hall 9308 - 208 Street Sunday, December 14 2:00 - 4:00pm Child 1/$2
Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre Saturday, December 13 9:00 - 11:00am Bring your whole family for breakfast and a visit with good old St. Nick! Registration required, call 604.856.2899
453780 Catch the spirit of the season at this fun family holiday event. Join us for crafts, cookie decorating, story time, games, activities, and to help us decorate a magical gingerbread house! Registration recommended. Call 604.882.0408 for information.
tol.ca ALDERGROVE KINSMEN COMMUNITY CENTRE 26770 - 29 Avenue 604.856.2899
LANGLEY CENTENNIAL MUSEUM 9135 King Street 604.532.3536
W.C. BLAIR RECREATION CENTRE 22200 Fraser Highway 604.533.6170
WALNUT GROVE COMMUNITY CENTRE 8889 Walnut Grove Drive 604.882.0408
WILLOUGHBY COMMUNITY CENTRE 7888 - 200 Street 604.455.8821
WILLOWBROOK RECREATION CENTRE 20338 - 65 Avenue 604.532.3500
Recreation, Culture, and Parks General Inquiries: 604.533.6086
Christmas COMMUNITY
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! Christmas Pajama Storytime: Kids can wear their PJs and
bring a soft toy to hear Christmas-themed stories. 7-7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Muriel Arnason Library. Sign up in advance. ! Pajama Drive: The Langley Christmas Bureau will receive new pajamas (kids sizes from birth to age 18 and not gift wrapped) at a special collection event Dec. 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Langley Wal-Mart. ! 107th annual Christmas Bazaar: St. George’s Anglican Church Women host the bazaar with crafts, home baking, books, puzzles, a children’s room where they can shop for parents or siblings and a $7 luncheon (soup, sandwiches, dessert and beverage). Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 9160 Church St. ! Pioneer Christmas: Langley Centennial Museum offers traditional crafts, a trip to the general store and a visit from Santa on Dec. 6. Sign up in advance for this popular family event. Two-hour sessions are at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $10 for a family of four with $2 per additional family member. 604-532-3536. See museum exhibits: 12 Days of Christmas
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LangleyAdvance Business Group presents the 11th annual market with a mix of First Nations crafts, art and unique items along with treats. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6 and 7, in the new Kwantlen Arts and Cultural Centre, 23905 Gabriel Lane. ! Holly Luncheon and Craft Sale: Sharon United Church has a sale of cookies by choice, home baking, crafts and used books. Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch served 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) 21562 Old Yale Rd. ! Second annual Craft Fair: Richard Bulpitt Elementary has 50 vendors with unique products as well as door prizes, raffles, kettle corn and a concession. Free admission. Dec. 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 20965 77A Ave. ! Pet photos with Santa: Urban Safari Rescue Society invited people to bring in their pets for pictures. All money raised goes to the care and feeding of 350 rescued exotic animals at the society’s Cloverdale facility. Dec. 6 and 7, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1395 176thSt. Info: www.urbansafari.ca. ! Craft Fair: The Aldergrove Skating Club plays host, offering jewelry, crafts, cosmetics, linens, hair accessories, ornaments, some vendors and more. Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 2882 272 St. ! Caroling: Langley City, Southgate Church, Southridge Church, Brookswood Baptist Church and Christian Life Assembly have organized free singing in McBurney Plaza. 6-7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, 12, 13, 18 and 19. Info: events@ langleycity.ca or call 604-514-2940. ! Christmas Pajama Storytime: Kids can wear their PJs and bring a soft toy to hear Christmas-themed stories. 6:307 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Aldergrove Library. Sign up in advance. ! Christmas Storytime: Young children and caregivers can take part in interactive stories, songs, rhymes and more with a holiday theme on Dec. 9 at 10:45 a.m. in the Muriel Arnason Library. Sign up in advance. ! Story and crafts: Young children and caregivers enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft with a holiday theme on Dec. 10 at 11 a.m. in the Brookswood Library. Sign up in advance. ! Christmas Puppet Show: For the kids, there’s an afternoon of Christmas stories, songs and a puppet show 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the Murrayville Library. Sign up in advance. ! Story and crafts: Young children and caregivers enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and a craft with a holiday theme on Dec. 10 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fort Langley Library. Sign up in advance. ! Legion appy night and bake sale: Head to the Royal Canadian Legion Langley Branch on the evening of Dec. 12 for the Ladies Auxiliary bake sale, appy night, and Christmas carol sing-a-long. ! Christmas in Aldergrove: Dec. 13 is packed with activities in Aldergrove. The Aldergrove Elks Children’s Christmas Celebration is 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the OAP Hall on 273rd Street and 30th Avenue. Free. Treats, photos with Santa, kids activities and entertainment. The Christmas Light Up Parade starts at 6 p.m. on Fraser Highway with hot chocolate stations along the parade route. Watch for Ottergrove Girl Guides collecting non-perishable food donations along the parade route. The Aldergrove Business Association hosts an after-parade event with entertainment and family activities until 8 p.m. at the Extra Foods parking lot. ! Pet photos with Santa: The Tisol pet store has photos being taken for donations to Paws of Hope, a Burnaby animal welfare organization. Dec. 14, 11 a.m. to 3 pm., 20645 Langley Bypass. ! Charity Boot Camp: Take part in a boot camp type workout Dec. 14 with Body Buster Fitness Boot Camp and help the Langley Christmas Bureau. All fitness levels welcome. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian. RSVP to Langley@BodyBusterFitness.com. Takes place 6:15-6 p.m. at Sharon United Church, 21562 Old Yale Rd. The cost is a donation of money or unwrapped new toys or clothing for kids up to age 18. ! Images of Adoration by Pepper Choplin: St. Dunstan’s choir presents the Christmas Story in word and song followed by refreshments in the church hall. Admission by donation. Dec. 14, 7 p.m., 3025 24th St. ! Hospital gift shop: The Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary gift shop offers holiday items until Dec. 18. All proceeds go to buy medical equipment. Open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays and holidays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ! Salvation Army: The kettles will be located throughout the community as well as Willowbrook Shopping Centre during the holidays. Listings are free and run only during the holidays, and are at the discretion of the editor. Items must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the publication date. Christmas fun appears in print editions and at www. langleyadvance.com. Submit details to hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com.
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Spartans close out fall season Trinity Western University’s hockey team will play its final game of the semester on Friday, when it hosts Eastern Washington at 7 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre. Sitting atop the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League standings with an 8-2-0-2 record, the Spartans have a chance to widen their first place lead, and with a win would enter Christmas break five points clear of Selkirk and Victoria, and potentially six points ahead of Simon Fraser. More online at
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DIVING
Valley divers take the plunge
Divers will soar and splash at Walnut Grove Pool this Saturday during the Candy Cane Invitational, hosted by the Fraser Valley Diving Club. BY TROY LANDREVILLE tlandreville@langleyadvance.com
FOOTBALL
Skyhawks fall in B.C. final The H.D. Stafford Middle School’s Grade 8 football team just couldn’t topple a team of Titans from Maple Ridge in the B.C. ‘AA’ championship game on Monday. More online at
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Dinos stomp Spartans Trinity Western University’s women’s basketball team dropped its second game of the weekend, 73-55 to the Calgary Dinos Saturday at the Jack Simpson Gym in Calgary. The loss in their final game of the first semester drops the Spartans to 4-6, while the victory moves Calgary’s Dinos to 6-4. More online at
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CRIBBAGE
This week Harmsworth 24 Murraville 21 Langley 24
Willoughby 12 Fort Langley 15 Milner 12
Current standings Harmswroth 178 Langley 176 Murrayville 170
Milner 161 Fort Langley 144 Willoughby 143
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rancois Barnard has plunged head first into his new sport. The 15-year-old Abbotsford resident is a first-year member of the Fraser Valley Diving Club, headquartered at the Walnut Grove Recreation Centre’s pool. For FVDC members such as Barnard and 13-year-old Jessie Nowatny – who, on the one metre board, placed 15th in her age division at the junior development national championships held in Montreal in July – gymnastics proved to be a perfect platform for diving. Both are former gymnasts, and the sports mirror each other in some ways. A major difference is, the landing pad is chlorinated water instead of a soft mat. “I had to go from gymnastics to diving, and diving attracted me in that it was a close skill set [to] gymnastics, and it looked very nice to watch,” Barnard said. So far, this new endeavour has gone “very well,” he added: “I’ve improved a lot. I’m already diving five days a week. Every day, the little things, the basics, you just improve on them.” Barnard’s goal is to compete
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Fraser Valley Diving Club members practised and took time for a group photo Monday evening at the Walnut Grove Community Centre’s pool. in a high-level competition. As for Nowatny, once she left gymnastics, she followed a friend into diving. “I thought I’d try it,” Nowatny said. Nowatny is aiming at making another national appearance and this time, finishing in the top 12 in her age division. But before then, Nowatny realizes that she has work to do. “I have a couple of dives that I need to get before my first competitions that I need for nationals,” she said. elen Lingham is the president of the Fraser Valley squad, which includes head coach Kostya Karibyan and assistant coaches Kelly Dee, Kailee Lingham, and Luke Penner. Lingham’s 17-year-old daughter Kailee competed four times at nationals, finishing fourth in 2010 and placing in the top 12 on both boards in 2011 and 2012. She is now diving at a more recreational level as well as coaching with the club. “It’s an individual sport, so they are part of a team but they can progress at their own level,” Helen Lingham said. “So they can see their own progression; they can
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see how much better they do.” In the formative stages, the emphasis isn’t so much on tough competition, but more on development. “Sometimes divers… they just want to dive one day a week and have it as one of their extra sports, and that’s perfectly fine,” Lingham said. “Other divers will slowly pick up more Lower Mainland, according to days until they are diving five Lingham. days a week.” his Saturday, the FVDC is iving off a platform five hosting its annual Candy metres above the water Cane Invitational meet at takes a modicum of Walnut Grove Pool. fearlessness mixed in with a The competition will attract healthy dose of self-assurance. approximately 120 divers, But being “coachable” is the including 55 members from real key to being a good diver, the host club. Also competLingham said. ing are divers from “If you’re not Kamloops, iDive It’s an coachable, then from Vancouver, you’re going to White Rock, and individual let your fears stop the North Shore sport, so they Dolphins. you, and if you’re Open to the pubcoachable, you’re are part of a lic, meet runs going to listen to team but they fromtheearly morning the coach and go can progress to about 6 p.m. anyway,” Lingham Lingham said said. “You’re never at their own Saturday’s meet going to be fearlevel. will draw divers less, we wouldn’t ranging in age from really want them Helen Lingham U9 – which includes to be.” divers anywhere The sport is from five-to-nine years of age to growing, thanks in large part to 17-year-old competitors. the exposure it received from Each dive, the competitors the 2010 London Olympics. will be judged on their takeoff, “That was a huge boost for the diving clubs,” Lingham said. their form, and the line of their entry into the water. “Our club doubled at that stage For the most part, the meet and we’ve never looked back.” will feature tier two divers, With more than 60 divers who fit into the intermediate in its fold, the FVDC is one category. of the largest clubs in the
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Provincial champion Longhorns tame Bears It’ll take a while for the sting to subside, after they lost 36-0 to the North Delta Longhorns in the BC Community Football Association’s 12-man peewee division championship. But the North Langley Bears did have a fantastic season, which ended Saturday on a slick McLeod Stadium turf that was painted white from the previous night’s snowfall. Throughout this past Saturday, teams competed for the provincial title in three of the four age divisions. The first contest of the day featured the Valley Community Football League peewee titleholder Bears going up against the North Delta Longhorns of the Vancouver Mainland Football League.
A strong North Delta team dominated from the outset, forcing a quick turnover on downs and then scoring on its first possession en route to a big victory. Conditions were less than ideal, as snowfall during the night made footing difficult, and at kick-off, the temperature was minus six degrees Celsius with a steady wind blowing across the field. Despite the cold, there was only one fumble lost, which occurred on the first play of the fourth quarter. The North Delta quarterback missed the running back on a pitch-out and the Bears’ Nikkolas Johnson pounced on the ball. But the strong Longhorn defence prevented North Langley from capitalizing on the turnover.
Another standout play by North Langley’s defence came on the last play of the first half. Up 22-0, the Longhorns were threatening again with the ball at the North Langley 11 yard line. The quarterback kept to the left, but Brandon Folkerts chased him to the sideline and, while diving, brought him down by the ankle. Twice in the second half the Bears forced a turnover on downs, once after Connor Bernardin and Chris Morrison teamed up to take down the ball carrier for a loss. Tackles for North Langley were also registered by Jacob Deibert, Callum Middleton, Shaun Brynjolfson, Mathieu Gale, Jacob Evans, Marcus Stang, and Nicolas Reimer. The North Langley offence struggled to make
any headway against the much larger Longhorns. The biggest spark for the Bears came in the first quarter on their second possession. On third down and five at their own 45 yard line, from the slot Caleb Faust took a hand off from quarterback Jordan Williams, swept left, cut through a hole, and headed downfield. A fleet-footed Longhorn defender caught up and hauled him down at the
North Delta 17. The 48yard gain provided the Bears with their sole earned first down and red zone possession of the game, but three plays later the Longhorns took over on downs. With that run, Faust pushed his rushing total for the season to over 500 yards. The game sportsmanship award for the Bears went to Callum Middleton, while the North Langley
player of the game was Marcus Stang, who carried the ball 14 times. The counterpart for the North Delta Longhorns was Adam Hoegg, who scored three majors, the last one coming on a 64yard run in the fourth quarter. Fellow Longhorn running back Xavier Cole added two of his own, along with three successful point-after-touchdown kicks. – by Andy Faust
Sebastian Okoli was a focal point of the Langley Mustangs’ offence during the BC Community Football 12-man provincial championships bantam final, played Saturday at McLeod Stadium. Troy Landreville/Langley Advance
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South Delta Rams blank Mustangs to win B.C. title Getting to the BC Community Football 12-man provincial bantam football championship game takes a lot. It takes the commitment and dedication of roughly 30 teenagers to spend four to five hours together each week for 20 weeks, honing their skills. It takes playing 14 games and winning. It takes six coaches, two trainers, a team manager, and the support of the Langley Minor Football organization. It takes the encouragement to excel from your teammates, family and friends. The Langley Mustangs did, and had all these attributes, but were denied in their attempt to win back to back trophies by the South Delta Rams on Saturday, in the bitter cold at McLeod Stadium. On a snowy field, the Rams blanked the Mustangs 23-0 to capture the B.C. championships.
Both teams fought equally through the first quarter, ending at a 0-0 tie. The Rams then put 16 points on the board during the second stanza to take a big lead into halftime. The South Delta squad was aided in large part by its defensive goal line stand late in the quarter, where the Mustangs failed to put the ball into the end zone on three short yardage tries. There was no scoring in the third quarter. A costly fumble and turnover on the Delta five yard line again wasted a scoring opportunity for the Mustangs. The final frame saw South Delta quarterback Michael Calvers, who was named game MVP, add his second touchdown of the day on a long run from scrimmage on a broken play. Leading the Vancouver Mainland Football League champion Mustangs was running back Sebastian Okoli, who was named as his team’s game MVP.
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A preview of the high school hoops season is set to take place at the Langley Events Centre this weekend.
The annual Tsumura Basketball Invitational tournament is ready to tip off this weekend (Dec. 5-7). Named after Vancouver Province sports reporter Howard Tsumura, the tournament at the Langley Events Centre this year draws 16 teams, its most ever, including eight boys teams and eight girls entries. “We are excited about the expanded B.C. high school format for this year’s edition of the TBI,” LEC director of business development Jared Harman said. “We look forward to continuing to build this event into a traditional kick-off event for the high school basketball season.” “Heading into our third year, it’s so exciting to have the TBI begin to welcome a larger cross section of our incredible B.C. high school basketball community,” Tsumura said. “The teams we will be hosting this season represent such incredible past traditions, both in their communities and throughout the province.” Teams taking part in this year’s tournament are: Girls: Brookswood, Charles Best, Handsworth, Holy Cross, Little Flower Academy, Mark Isfeld, Oak Bay, and St. Thomas More. Boys: Abbotsford, Brookswood, Enver Creek, Fleetwood Park, Handsworth, Kelowna, North Surrey, and Tamanawis. The past two years on the girls sides have seen the event’s first and second place teams compete against one another (2013, Oak Bay vs. Brookswood, 2012, South Kamloops vs. Brookswood) and then do the same at the B.C. championships at season’s end. The schedule is online at langleyeventscentre.com.
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defenceman Jacob Kearley, and centre Marcus Vela will look to impress in Calgary.
At a selection camp that begins this Saturday, a trio of Langley Rivermen will be vying for the privilege of representing their country. Langley Advance files In preparation for the World Junior Marcus Vela is one of 60 players, and ‘A’ Challenge (WJAC), the Canada West selection camp is being held in three Langley Rivermen, who have Calgary. invited to take part in the Canada West Rivermen goaltender Bo Didur, selection camp in advance of the World centre Marcus Vela and defenceman Junior ‘A’ Challenge. Jake Kearley will try and crack the in. He’s very athletic and competiCanada West squad for the WJAC. tive, and I hope he has a great “I’m really excited for them,” showing.” Rivermen head coach and general Vela, also in his second BCHL manager Bobby Henderson said. season, is among the leaders in “It’s a nice honour for them to be scoring for Langley this recognized. I’m sure year. His 22 points are they’re not going to be I’m really good for third on the team satisfied with just going excited for and his 18 assists is the to camp. All three will highest among Rivermen go with the intention of them. players. He was recently making the team.” Bobby Henderson on the NHL Players to Heading into last Watch list for the month of night’s game in November. Chilliwack, Didur “He’s one of the top centre men sported an impressive 2.58 goals in the league,” Henderson said. “He against average, which ranked fifth can play the game any style as well in the league. As of Wednesday, he as play in all situations from power had 11 wins including one shutout plays and penalty kill, which should and a .924 save percentage. help his cause.” “Bo’s been great for us all year,” The final Rivermen player at the said Henderson. “He’s given us a camp is defenseman Jake Kearley. chance to win every game he’s been
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Standing 6’4” and weighing 220 pounds, Kearley leads all Rivermen defencemen in scoring with 14 points, including four goals. The Newmarket, Ont., product brings physicality and offence to camp. “Physically he’s proven himself in the league,” Henderson said. “Now it’s just a matter of highlighting the rest of his game and hopefully he can show that off to the guys in camp.” In total, 60 players have been invited to the selection camp for Canada West, which begins this Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Markin MacPhail Centre and runs until Tuesday, Dec. 9. The roster is expected to be finalized by Wednesday, Dec. 10. Once the final roster is named, the team will head to the site of the 2014 WJAC in Kindersley, Sask. The tournament runs from Dec. 14-20 and features six teams – Canada West, Canada East, USA, Russia, Switzerland, and Denmark. Canada West and the United States are the only teams to have won the WJAC. Canada West has won the event three times, the last being in 2011 at the Langley Events Centre. The United States has won the event five times including last year in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. ICE CHIPS: The Rivermen’s Brayden Tonogai will be one of Canada West’s trainers who’ll be travelling with the team. Players represent the part of the country that their junior A club plays in, rather than their place of birth.
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