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Suspect had a sweet tooth A suspect who allegedly broke into an auto business sat down and helped himself to ice cream once inside.

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People smuggled into Canada

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A 64-year-old Langley man is at the heart of an investigation involving the Canadian and American governments.

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Retail complex has opposition A proposal to bring a gas bar, restaurant, oil change business, and retail spaces came before Langley Township council on Monday.

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Vigil of support for Figueroa A vigil will be held Friday, Jan. 16 for Langley’s Jose Figueroa. He remains inside a Walnut Grove church to avoid deportation.

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SPORTS

Spartans host SFU tonight The Trinity Western University men’s hockey team hosts Simon Fraser tonight (Thursday, Jan. 15) at the Langley Events Centre, starting at 7 p.m.

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Superhero skate at LEC A Superhero Skate is taking place Monday, Jan. 19, starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre. Come dressed as your favourite superhero for a public skate.

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CRIME

Four suspects face kidnapping charges Police rescued a woman from abductors, RCMP say.

victim for some time.

Also charged in the second Langley kidnapping were Andreas Jacobus Macrea Bronk, 26, Charlene Mae Wald, 43, and Alisha Diane Wald, 21. All three are MATTHEW CLAXTON charged with kidnapping. mclaxton@langleyadvance.com Provincial court records show that Bassett was charged in Surrey kidnapping, unlawFour people have been charged after a ful confinement, and attempting to obstruct Langley woman was allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted twice in the space of justice for a Sept. 21 incident. Bassett made his first appearance on those charges on a week last year.

Oct. 2.

What Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks According to Cpl. Bert Paquette of the called “a chain of related offences” began Surrey RCMP, a 42-year-old Langley man, on May 17. of no fixed address, told the police that On that date, a woman told police she he had been kidnapped and held. He was had been sexually assaulted and confined overnight. She had managed to escape from released by his captors with minor injuries, and Bassett was arrested the day where she had been held after the victim came forward. in the Brookswood/South “We believe Mr. Bassett was Langley area, and identiThe victim interfering with another court fied her attacker, who was showed case,” Paquette said. “The vicarrested.

He was released, charged, obvious signs tim was a potential witness in another court case.” and ordered to have no conof a physical Bassett is also still facing chartact with the victim, Marks beating and ges related to the first attack on said.

Police allege that on May stated she had the woman.

Bronk was already in cus25, just a week later, the same been sexually tody when he was charged. woman was reported missing. assaulted a He was charged in a violent Two days later, police found home invasion in Langley City the site where she was being second time. in September. Bronk and three held, and freed her. She had Cpl. Holly Marks others, including Dustyn Wald, been held in various locations were all charged with break and in Langley and Surrey during enter and assault with a weapon, her captivity, Marks said. after they allegedly forced their way into an “The victim showed obvious signs of a apartment. physical beating and stated she had been The victim was forced to sit in a chair, hit sexually assaulted a second time,” said several times, and held at knifepoint while Marks. his apartment was rifled, and jewelry and A number of people were involved in kidnapping her and in her confinement, the electronics taken.

Charlene and Alisha Wald have since woman told police, and she said the same been released on bail. man who had attacked her before was the The accused are next scheduled to appear perpetrator of this sexual assault as well. in court on Jan. 23.

The investigation over the next several Police are releasing little information months was complex, Marks said, and such about why they believe the Langley woman investigations can take a toll on the victim was persecuted. and witnesses.

“These types of investigations are critical Marks said investigators worked and conto address and get before the courts,” said tinue to work with the victim to ensure her Supt. Murray Power, head of the Langley safety.

RCMP detachment. “The actions alleged in William Bassett Jr., 39, was charged on Dec. 4 with kidnapping, sexual assault, and these charges are an affront to the fabric of our societal standards.” assault. He is already being held in custody Power said there was an excellent polion unrelated kidnapping charges laid after cing effort put forward in the investigation an investigation by Surrey RCMP, who allege he took another person and held that of the attack and kidnapping.

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Police suspect this man of shoplifting five bottles of vodka.

CRIME

Thieves busy A 28-foot long metal tank was snatched from an Aldergrove business.

MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Thieves must have had a crane to make a heist in the Aldergrove area around Jan. 13, Langley RCMP believe.

A large stainless steel tank had been stored at the back of the business, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. The tank is 28 feet long, five feet wide, This tank may have and two been removed from an feet deep. It weighs about Aldergrove property with 3,000 pounds. a crane.

The thieves managed to make off with the tank despite its vast size.

In another case the police have also released a surveillance photo of a man suspected to taking five bottles of Grey Goose vodka from the Willoughby Liquor Store on Jan. 11.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, in his 30s, 6’ tall, with a medium build.

He was last seen wearing a white checked shirt and blue jeans, and left the parking lot in a car that may have been stolen earlier in Surrey.

Anyone with information about either crime can call the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200. To be anonymous, call CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or visit solvecrime.ca orfacebook.com/ metrovancouvercrimestoppers, or text BCTIP and details to CRIMES (274637).

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Birthday boy breaks into Teacher reprimanded business, eats ice cream MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A day before his birthday, a man acquired some illegal ice cream.

MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley Mounties responded to a break in only to find the alleged perpetrator calmly eating ice cream when they arrived early Friday morning.

Just after midnight, officers headed to the break in at an auto-related business in the 19600 block of Fraser Highway, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP.

It didn’t take long for the police to find their man.

Marks said the front window had been smashed, and the suspect was calmly sitting inside, eating ice cream from a staff freezer. He was using a car key as a spoon, Marks said.

He politely greeted the officers and said he had just come in to use the phone.

The man was arrested without incident.

The suspect, who turned 31 the following day and has no fixed address, was later released and faces a recommended charge of breaking and entering. He is scheduled to appear in Surrey Provincial Court on Jan. 30.

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A Langley teacher was suspended for a week without pay after grabbing students and telling her first and second graders they were the worst class she ever had.

Chandra Leanne Carlson has been a teacher since 2009, and in the 201213 school year she was teaching in Belmont Elementary.

According to a resolution agreement released by the BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation, the incidents took place on or around Feb. 6 of 2013.

On that day, Carlson hauled a disruptive student by his shirt to the front of a line of her students while leaving the school gym.

The same day she grabbed two students, identified as A and B, by their wrists and pulled them forcibly out of her classroom, again because they were being disruptive.

She on more than one occasion leaned in close to Student B and used a loud voice, which scared him, said the consent agreement.

She also once, while frustrated, told the class

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In March, the Langley school district ordered Carlson suspended without pay for a week.

She returned to teaching with a number of conditions, including that she work with her school principal on classroom management, refrain from physical contact, yelling, or making belittling comments to students, and work with a retired teacher to create a “plan of assistance.”

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INTERNATIONAL EFFORT

Langley senior charged with people smuggling A Langley man is charged with immigration offences in a joint Canada/US case.

MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A Langley man, a spiritual leader, has been charged with human smuggling,

according to the RCMP. The Federal and Serious Organized Crime (FSOC) division of the Mounties announced Wednesday that Joga Singh Badwal, 64, has been charged with one count of smuggling 10 or more persons, and one count of failing to bring persons for examination upon entering Canada.

The RCMP suspect Badwal of bringing people into the country illegally.

The investigation was lengthy and complex, according to Sgt. Laurie White.

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White said it began in 2010 when the RCMP first became aware of illegal cross border movement.

The RCMP partnered with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security, the U.S. Border Patrol, and the Canada Border Services Agency.

Police said Badwal used his position and status “as a spiritual leader within the South Asian community, to assist other members of that community in

gaining entry to Canada.”

Officials did not say what happened to the people who entered Canada illegally, or where they crossed the border.

Insp. Cal Chrustie of FSOC said criminals typically demand large fees in exchange for bringing people across borders illegally. However, police would not comment on any particulars of this case.

The investigation is ongoing.

Badwal is next scheduled to be in court on Feb. 10 in Surrey.

TRANSPORTATION

Street torn up soon Transit referendum to be debated The 200th Street water/sewer project is starting and goes to fall.

HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

The 200th Street sewer and water upgrade, called the Carvolth Trunk Sewer No. 2 Project, is starting, several months after first expected.

Motorists may have seen workers on the area of 200th Street and 53rd Avenue starting the work.

Metro Vancouver is upgrading the regional sanitary sewer system

within the City.

The work involves the construction of a new sewer pipe along the right-of-way from Fraser Highway to 57A Avenue, along a portion of 57A, along 200 Street from 57A to Michaud Crescent, then along the BC Hydro rightof-way to 53 Avenue.

The City has partnered with Metro Van to do some upgrading of water, sanitary and storm water utilities that run beneath 200 Street between 50 Avenue and Fraser Highway.

For more, see the Metro Van and City websites, or contact project manager Doug Hyde, at work, at 604-514-2835.

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Yes or no? The TransLink tax debate comes to Langley.

MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley’s chamber of commerce will host a debate on the pros and cons of the proposed new tax to pay for TransLink’s planned improvements.

Although the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce is officially against the planned 0.5 per cent hike to the sales taxes in Metro Vancouver, it will host the pro side as well at the Jan. 20 dinner meeting.

“We want to ensure that folks are aware of both sides of the story,”

said chamber executive director Lynn Whitehouse.

The debate, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, will see first an explanation of the plan, followed by a head-to-head debate.

Mike Buda, executive director of the Mayors’ Council, will give an overview of the plan, including how the tax will work and what transit improvements are expected, with a special focus on Langley, said Whitehouse.

Once Buda has given everyone a good grounding in the issue, Jordan Bateman of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation will represent the no side, while commentator Bill Tielman will represent the yes side.

Between the issue and the speakers, the chamber is expecting a good turnout at the dinner meeting, said Whitehouse.

The chamber announced recently

it is not in favour of the planned tax, but it does feel Langley needs more transit services. The main reason for the chamber’s decision is that it feels the tax might hurt Langley businesses – especially with Abbotsford and the United States close by – and out of a preference for road pricing as a funding source.

Despite already having made its own position known, the chamber members feel it’s their civic responsibility to provide information so people can make an informed decision this spring. A referendum on the proposed transit tax is planned for around March, with a mail-in ballot. The exact date has not been announced.

The chamber dinner will be held at the Cascades Casino with dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. sharp. For tickets call 604-530-6656.

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NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION 200 Street Utility Improvements and Carvolth Trunk Sewer Upgrade: Joint construction between City of Langley and Metro Vancouver is scheduled to begin Jan. 19 along 200 Street between 53 Avenue and Fraser Highway, with final paving anticipated to be complete by no later than Fall 2015.

The City’s utility work involves construction of storm, sanitary and water mains from Fraser Highway to 53 Avenue, followed by paving from Fraser Highway to 50 Avenue. The Metro Vancouver work involves construction of a new sewer pipe along a right-ofway from Fraser Highway to 57A Avenue, a portion of 57A, 200 Street from 57A to Michaud Crescent, then along the BC Hydro right-of-way to 53 Avenue.

The City of Langley is using this opportunity to incorporate planned capacity and performance upgrades to the water, sanitary and storm water utilities that run beneath 200 Street between 53 Avenue and Fraser Highway. This unique partnership will result in cost efficiencies, reduce the length of the construction and minimize disruption to the residents, motorists and the community at large.

Traffic Impacts The first phase of construction will involve single lane traffic in each direction through the work zone. Motorists should anticipate delays due to congestion and plan an alternate route where possible. There will be a period of construction where two-way traffic is not possible and a temporary detour will be implemented. The detour route and duration will be communicated to local residents in advance, and local access will be accommodated. Driveways within the construction area will remain accessible and special attention will be paid to the construction activities and traffic adjacent to Nicomekl Elementary School.

Work Hours Per the City’s noise bylaw, construction will be permitted weekdays 7am to 7pm, Monday to Friday. Specific construction activities may be required outside of these times, but only with City approval. Construction is not permitted Sundays.

Schedule Construction is scheduled to begin the second week of January and be complete by no later than Fall 2015, depending on weather and soil conditions. The City and Metro Vancouver are coordinating the work program to minimize the duration of construction and to optimize schedule, construction and cost efficiencies.

Service Disruption Service disruptions will be kept to a minimum but may include temporary interruption to water and sewer services. Residents will be given notice prior to any disruption of services.

For further information please call Doug Hyde, Project Manager at (604) 514-2835, email engineering@langleycity.ca or visit city.langley.bc.ca for regular updates.

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The proposed development is at the corner of Glover Road and 216th Street.

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The proposed development is at the corner of Glover Road and 216th Street.

The developer, Nirvair Singh, said three companies wanted that site because they see a strong market.

They went with Chevron.

“We believe this project would be a benefit to the community of Milner specifically and the Township of Langley generally,” said Steve Ferguson, a former Township councillor and part of the small group behind the project.

The Township mailed out notifications of the project to land owners in the immediate area and received some written responses.

Dorothy Mufford expressed concerns about vehicle access to the existing gas station, the Milner Post Office and Milner Park.

Earl Mufford expressed support but was concerned about traffic patterns.

Glen and Marianne Smith were opposed and cited traffic access as a key issue.

The rezoning application had two readings before progressing to the public hearing phase. There is no further opportunity for public input on the rezoning application and the issue will come before Township council at a future meeting.

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When does a community have enough gas stations?

It seems to depend on whether you want to open one or currently have one.

Langley Township council held a public hearing on rezoning land for a proposed gas bar, restaurant, retail space, carwash and oil change business for the corner of 216th Street and Glover Road (the corner where a reproducHeather Colpitts/Langley Advance tion gas Former Township councillor station Steve Ferguson spoke at the and vinpublic hearing on behalf of tage auto items developer Nirvair Singh. used to be housed). It’s been dubbed Milner Corner and would have a heritage appearance.

Long Nguyen, who owns the Milner Husky, said he’s seen the amount of gas he sells fall by half in the 10 years he’s owned the gas station across the street from the proposed development. He submitted 91 signatures in opposition of the new operation.

Chu Kim, who owns the property that has the Husky and the Subway shop, also opposed the development application, again because of having a second gas station so close to the existing business.

They contend that several gas stations have opened in the community making for too much competition for a small station to survive.

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THURSDAY, January 15, 2015 PAGE A8 OUR VIEW

Odd mayor not much of a threat

W

e can certainly sympathize with the residents of Saanich right now.

Newly elected Richard Atwell has recently admitted to lying about an extramarital affair, which came to light when Atwell called 911 after a fracas with the woman’s fiancé. But that’s largely a private matter – of more concern to Saanich residents is the fact that Atwell has already been censured by his own council, after he tried to force a senior civic staffer out of office, costing the municipality $488,000 in severance. He’s now claiming that someone is bugging his computer, and that the local police are harassing him.

Not bad for someone who’s been in office less than two months.

Atwell joins the list of eccentric and oddball mayors who have served from tiny towns of a few hundred to the biggest city in the land. Atwell seems to be angling for the title of “Most Controversial Mayor” now that Toronto’s Rob Ford has moved back to being a councillor.

Fortunately, most Canadian municipalities, including all of those in B.C., run under what’s known as a “weak mayor” system.

The mayor is definitely the key spokesperson for their city or town, but when it comes to powers, they have only a handful that exceed those of the rest of the councillors.

We’re just now getting to know a host of new councillors and mayors in B.C., with thousands of new officials taking their seats after last November’s elections and the Christmas break.

Some of them will do great things for their towns, uniting fractious neighbourhoods, building infrastructure, helping build communities that host good homes, jobs, and schools.

Some of them won’t work out quite so well. The lesson in that seems to be that not putting too much power in any one official’s hands, whether mayor or councillor, is a pretty good idea. And that, just maybe, recall legislation might not hurt.

– M.C.

Future of solar spreading from south

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he future is murky and hard to see. Until you fly right over it and see it marching past, covering the California desert.

I dashed down to the States recently to visit my grandmother, uncles and aunts and various cousins, all of whom live under the charming belief that 18 degrees Celsius is “chilly.”

Driving around suburban Orange County for a few days, you notice that a few things are different. More palm trees, wider roads, better drivers, cheaper gas. And you notice the solar panels. They’re not on every house – but they’re on every 10th or 20th in some neighbourhoods. It’s not strange to see a couple in a row with the flat black panels lined up facing south.

I started watching for them. There were a cluster on top of an office building. Passing a hospital, the parking lot was shaded by a vast array of them.

Then on the flight home, I looked down as we veered inland, and saw what looked like the a photographic negative of a greenhouse complex. Acre upon acre of black glass covered flat, brown land.

As far as I can tell, I was heading over Topaz, a 550 megawatt complex that just finished construction, and is now the largest solar complex in the world, covering 9.5 square miles in San Luis Obispo County. It will supply about 160,000

homes. (For comparison, that’s exactly half the 1,100 megawatts expected from the Site C Dam on the Peace River, if/when that gets built.)

Topaz won’t be the biggest in the world for long, though. It’s about to be passed by the 579 megawatt Solar Star project, also in California.

California gets most of its MATTHEW power now from natural gas – cleaner than burning coal or oil, but still a net contributor to global warming. While there are some environmental downsides to creating solar panels – there’s some toxic gunk that has to be processed after manufacturing – they’re far better in the long term.

Solar is cheap in California for a number of reasons. All that sunshine certainly helps, there are state incentives both pushing utilities to invest in renewable energy, and homeowners can get cash for installing systems. Meanwhile, there’s a 30 per cent federal tax credit for solar systems on top of that.

Some of that is about to change. The state program for home installation has been so popular it’s starting to wind down, and in 2016, the federal tax credit will expire, if no one does anything to extend it.

But that might not matter. Let the tax credits and rebates expire, and solar would no doubt experience a dip in popularity.

But even without them, it’s at or near cost-parity with other common methods of power generation. That’s not according to some hippy-dippy green energy lobby, either, that’s accordCLAXTON ing to a report by Deutsche Bank. The bankers and investors are just trying to figure out where the money is, and they think it might be in solar.

Oil is cheap right now, and so is natural gas. But eventually, they’ll be expensive again. Solar is getting cheaper every year, and better. We’ve seen that curve before.

About 20 years ago, solar was like automobiles around 1890 – neat and weird, but neither reliable nor cheap.

Right now solar is entering the early days of the Model T phase – increasing ubiquity, decreasing price, steady improvements in quality.

Here in Canada, we’re behind the curve on this. We have a lot of dams, of course, and we don’t burn much coal.

But in about 10 years, I’m guessing that from the Okanagan to Ontario, there’ll be a lot of solar panels being installed.

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Chamber’s plan penalizes Langley Dear Editor, The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce is currently the only chamber in Metro Vancouver to oppose a small 0.5 per cent sales tax increase to deliver $7.5 billion in critical transit and transportation investment in our region, including Langley.

The Langley chamber would prefer “mobility pricing” instead.

Mobility pricing in Metro means charging direct user

fees to use major roads and bridges. It’s a great way to manage demand and pay for roads, but is a poor way to fund transit. As more people take transit, less money is available for transit improvement. Gas tax revenue is already declining, impacting ability to improve roads and transit today.

The 0.5 per cent regional sales tax is the most equitable and affordable way to pay for transit. It would be paid by Metro residents,

Headline lacking in taste

Dear Editor, I was appalled at your tasteless headline [Embalmer tackles detective role, Jan. 8, Langley Advance] in bold black type. You would think the description (which might make some of us queasy) was all there was to recommend Mr. Steele. I wonder if he was offended, as well.

The stars of “Self-Help” hardly got a mention. I would have thought an editor would have nixed that headline.

Bev Enos, Langley

businesses, and visitors: everyone who benefits from transportation infrastructure. It would only be applied to PST items, an increase of $10 per month for the average household and $5 per month for lowincome households.

More people use cars to get around in Langley than anywhere else in Metro Vancouver. While a sales tax would apply to the same basket of goods, whether in Vancouver or Langley, road pricing as proposed by the Langley chamber would be paid disproportionately by people South of the Fraser.

Improving transit and transportation in Langley will save families money, due to enhanced public transit service and the need to drive less.

Nathan Pachal, Langley City

Feral cats best removed altogether Dear Editor, Where are the JunglePuppy-People? While jungle puppies are common in many of Mexico’s communities, they’re not here.

Do we understand why there are no feral pit-bulls on the loose with softhearted volunteers running about at midnight collecting them for their LAPS neutering program – and if, after the knife, good homes can’t be found, releasing them back into the neighbourhood to fend for themselves?

Of course, that’s ridiculous. What/who would they feed upon?

Just as ridiculous is our Langley feral cat TrapNeuter-Return program [‘Jungle kittens’ strike chord, Jan 8., Langley Advance].

Have these jungle kitten folk given any thought

about the predation rate our cats inflict upon our wild bird population?

According to a survey

by US Fish & Wildlife and Smithsonian Institute conducted two years ago, cats kill as many as 3.7 billion birds per year in the US, about 10 per cent of the population, while one-third of them are in decline. The report is highly critical of

feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return people. Our Langley LAPS TNR program is just as ridiculous.

Certainly, no pets should ever be turned out. Instead, LAPS, along with the community, should plan a program to collect feral cats, find homes, and euthanise unwanted cats as necessary.

Larri Woodrow, Walnut Grove

Late French Immersion Program Opportunities in Langley Schools Langley School District offers students a late French Immersion program beginning in grade 6. Students become immersed in the French language and can continue in their studies to graduate with a Bilingual Dogwood certificate by grade 12.

This program is currently offered at Alex Hope Elementary School, Noel Booth Elementary and Betty Gilbert Middle School. Please contact one of these schools directly for registration or more information.

It is not too late to take advantage of Langley schools Late French Immersion program!

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PAYING OFF DEBT BUT NOT GETTING FURTHER AHEAD?

Dog best cure for loneliness

Dear Editor, I’ve discovered a cure for despondency or loneliness. All it takes is a walk around the dog park just off 44th Avenue on 206th Street.

You need not own a dog, as you can make many pals just by having a dog biscuit in your pocket.

Mind you, owning a dog is getting love, companionship, and affection for the life of that pooch. You’ll never have a more devoted and loyal pal in your life; nor will there be any greater sorrow if that dog leaves you in death.

And somehow or other, dogs seem to attract the friendliest people with whom you may interact.

Mike Harvey, Langley

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Career course for women Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers a tuition-free course for women who are looking for career direction and support. An information session is Jan. 19 from 10:30 a.m. to noon in room 2075 of the Langley campus. RSVP to ccl@kpu.ca.

Education seminar The Langley Lodge offers a free session Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. on quitting smoking. RSVP to sthirsk@langleylodge.org or 604-532-4217.

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raternal twins Graham and Nelson Talbot have proven that yes, a pig can fly, thanks to a rocket strapped to its back and a resourceful kid with a hankering for Doritos.

With help from digital technology, the 25-year-old filmmakers from Maple Ridge hope that making a pig soar through the Aldergrove sky is enough to land them a million bucks – and one of them a gig at Universal Pictures.

The Talbots are among 10 finalists – and one of two from Canada, Selfish Sneezers created

by Vancouver’s Devon Ferguson being the other – who have a two in 10 chance of having their Doritos commercial aired on Sunday, Feb. 1 during the 49th edition of the Super Bowl.

On Jan. 5, Doritos unveiled the 10 consumer created ads chosen as finalists for the annual Crash the Super Bowl contest.

The Talbot twins’ 30-second commercial When Pigs Fly is one of them.

In the commercial, a bespectacled boy asks a farmer named Ralph if he could have one of his Doritos.

“Sure,” Ralph answered with a dismissive shrug, “when pigs fly.”

The boy narrows his eyes, rubbing his chin, ideas churning in his head.

He works through the night to build a homemade rocket, which he straps onto the animal’s back.

After launching the pig into the air using a remote control, the boy gets his wish.

Speechless at first, his mouth slightly agape, Ralph quickly

The Talbot twins shot their Doritos commercial, When Pigs Fly, in Aldergrove. hands the lad his bag of Doritos.

You can view When Pigs Fly on YouTube at http://www.youtube. com/watch?v=YQo0TfuueaY. or the second year, Doritos opened the competition to folks around the globe and this year’s finalists include a record four entries from outside of the U.S. The 10 finalists, from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the U.S., were chosen from nearly 4,900 submissions representing 29 countries around the world.

Two of the commercials will air during the Super Bowl, annually viewed by more than 100 million people around the world.

The grand prize winner will be selected by online fan voting and the other ad that airs will be selected by the Doritos brand.

You can view all 10 finalists and vote for your favourite by visiting doritos.com through Jan. 28 at 11:59 p.m. CST. The grand prize winner will win a guaranteed $1 million US, as well as an opportunity to work as a contractor for a full year onsite at Universal Pictures in Hollywood.

Each of the finalists will sit in a private suite at the Super Bowl being played at the at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale,

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AZ. Then the pressure will really be on, as the finalists find out which two of the 10 commercials will air for the world to see.

Just by cracking the top 10, the Talbots have already cashed in.

Even if their ad doesn’t air, they’re guaranteed a cool $25,000 US. The runner-up whose advertisement airs but does not receive the most fan votes, wins $50,000 US. “It’s pretty amazing, just being one of the 10 finalists,” Graham said. “We’ve already won $25,000 and we get tickets to the Super Bowl. It’s been an amazing experience and the exposure we get as filmmakers will hopefully take our careers to the next level.”

The 10 finalists were selected from 29 semifinal entries by a panel of judges, including Doritos execs, advertising professionals, and actress/producer Elizabeth Banks. he twins were among the semifinalists last year with Mermaid, shot at Whonnock Lake in Maple Ridge.

Graham and Nelson took what they learned from last year’s semifinal effort and applied it to this year’s creation.

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of what Doritos wanted,” Graham explained, about the insight he and Nelson gained from last year’s entry. “We saw the winning film from last year and we had a good idea of how good the commercial needed to be to win. We wanted to come up with an idea that in our mind would compete with last year’s winner.”

The brothers brainstormed, with the notion of using either a kid or an animal.

“My brother came up with the rough idea of a commercial,” Graham said. “It popped into his head and we developed it from there. It had a kid and an animal in it so it met both criteria.” he commercial was shot in one day near where two popular TV series – Bates Motel and Strange Empire – are filmed in Aldergrove.

And while it was a single-day shoot, the process as a whole took about three weeks. That included two weeks of pre-production work including writing a script, finding actors (Brendan Taylor playing the part of Ralph and 11-year-old Keegan Turbitt as the clever boy), and of course, finding a pig.

“We spent about $1,200 on the spot and a lot of that was calling in a lot of favours for people to do it for free or do it for a very, very reduced rate,” Graham said.

“Our budget was very low. We spent the money on the hard costs like gas money, food, that kind of stuff.”

Graham reiterated that getting this far is a great experience.

“We want to win a million bucks – that’s why we do it,” he said. “It’s probably the biggest amateur film competition in the entire world. We’ve already met all the other entrants and everybody is generally happy to be in this situation. They are all really nice guys so to get beaten by really good competition... you can’t really be too p***ed off. It’s great competition we’re going up against so you just have to roll with the punches.” > Read more at www.langleyadvance.com

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Next in the lecture series is musician and composer Alex Cuba Jan. 29.

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Tonight (Jan. 15) is a chance to learn about Squickerwonkers.

They are the fantastical characters of Evangeline Lilly in her first book of the same name.

Lilly opens the fourth season of Arts Matters, a lecture series hosted at the Chief Sepass Theatre.

The doors open at 6:30 p.m. when people can hear Lilly, who is probably most know for acting roles in The Hurt Locker, LOST and The Hobbit. She soon begins shooting Marvel’s Antman and is starting to write a series of graphic novels for adults.

Tickets are available online at http://northerntickets.com/events/artsmatter-evangeline-lilly or at the box office.

The Arts Matter Lecture Series is to bring the arts

Aaron Pritchett, along with fellow entertainers Cory Marquardt and King & Cash, kick off their West Coast leg of their Outlaws & Outsiders tour with a show Jan. 19 at Gabby’s Cabaret.

A new group, King & Cash are Faber Drive’s Jordan Pritchett with country singer Dan Arnold.

With numerous top 10 hits, music videos, and tours with Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn and many others, Pritchett has gained a significant following.

Marquardt is a singer/ songwriter from Ontario.

Funny men at Fox The next evening features several comedians performing at the Fox and Fiddle Pub on the Langley/Surrey border.

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The 27-year-old flautist will join collaborative partner Romanian pianist, Bogdan Dulu, to perform

inside the school’s Rose Gellert Hall Sunday.

Hung says he’s happy to be back at the Langley Community Music School.

“LCMS feels like a second home to me,” Hung said. “As a student, I enjoyed the sense of community – people showing their support by showing up at student concerts and festivals. It was fun and stress free.”

The event starts at 2:30 p.m., featuring a conversation with Hung and Dulu, hosted by LCMS artistic director Elizabeth Bergmann.

There will be a short break before the performance from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

“We are so pleased to have played a part in the rising success of Paul Hung,” Bergmann said.

“We are also honoured to be able to welcome accomplished Romanian pianist Bogdan Dulu.”

Tickets for the Jan. 18 performance are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors, and $10 for students.

Call the box office at 604-534-2848.

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Square Wheelers Square Dance Club. Info: 604-513-9901 or 604-594-6415, or www. squaredance.bc.ca.

Food and Friends Langley Meals on Wheels has a program for seniors (55+) to share a nutritious lunch along with socializing and guest speakers. Lunch costs $5. RSVP in advance to the number listed. 11:30am-1pm Aldergrove • Bob’s Bar n’ Grill, 27083 Fraser Hwy.: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Monday of the month. RSVP: 604-857-7725.

• Otter Co-Op: 3600 248 St.: 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.

RSVP: 604-607-6923. Brookswood • Brookswood Seniors Centre,

19899 36th Ave.: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. RSVP: 604-590-3888.

Fort Langley • Parish of St. George Church, 9160 Church St.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. RSVP: 604-888-7782.

Langley City • Choo Choo’s Restaurant, 20550 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-5142940.

• Flourishing Chinese Restaurant, 20472 Fraser Hwy.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940.

• Grand Tandoori Flame Restaurant, 20345 Fraser Hwy.: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940.

North Langley • Walnut Grove Community Centre, 8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month.

RSVP: 604-882-0408.

Willoughby • Langley Seniors Village, 20365 65th Ave. 1st and 3rd Wednesday. RSVP: 604-533-1679 Volunteers needed for the various gatherings – about two to three hours twice per month. Contact Langley Meals on Wheels, 604-533-1679 or shannon@ langleymealsonwheels.com.

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CN Pensioners Association Meets in the Kinsmen Community Centre, 26770 29th Ave., on the first Wednesday of each month

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Education seminar The Langley Lodge offers a free session Jan. 21 at 3 p.m. on quitting smoking and the resources available. RSVP to sthirsk@langleylodge.org or 604-532-4217.

Langley Seniors Community Action Table Everyone is welcome to attend an informative presentation by a representative from Fraser Health on Home is Best and Home Support services for seniors. It’s 10 a.m. to noon on Jan. 21 at the Langley Seniors Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. Info: Lynda at 604-818.3290 or llyscat@gmail.com.

Jan. 27

Langley Heritage Society The Jan. 27 meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Milner Chapel, 6716 216th St., features Gwen Settle on the WRENS in the 1960s. Open to all.

Light refreshments after a short society business meeting and the presentation. RSVP and information: info@langleyheritage.ca.

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green leaves and longhen the weather’s lasting red berries. A nice too wet or cold for ground cover, it’s about gardening, stroll15 centimetres tall with ing around a nursery is a shallow roots that spread great adventure into the colfast but are easy to pull. It our and/or fragrance some grows well in containers. plants could add to your Snowdrops appear early own garden. in the New Year, dependWinter jasmine, for ing on weather. Pots of instance is covered with them are often sold in yellow flowers by the time garden centres, and some the New Year rolls around – gardeners like to take them even if it’s been planted in ANNE MARRISON home, enjoy them, then terrible soil on a north wall plant them outside. and never sees the sun.

Hyacinths can be removed from pots An easy, sprawling shrub, it does well and moved to the garden when flowers in containers, if kept compact by prunfade. They do better in shady or semiing the side branches down to two or shady situations. Outside, hyacinths can three buds after flowering. In the outside flower every spring for many years. garden Jasminium nudiflorum hugs the Helleborus plants should be in garden ground and roots wherever it touches. centres soon. Some are very like the true Other January shrubs include the white-flowered Christmas rose (Helleborus pink fragrant flowers of Viburnum bodniger), but plant breeders have achieved nantense ‘Dawn.’ It usually flowers new characteristics within the group: December to March, producing red ber‘Jacob’ has reddish stems, is very dwarf, ries in summer and red-purple-tinged and flowers in late fall; ‘Pink Frost’ has leaves in fall. As it gets older, one or two white and pink buds followed by pale oldest trunks should be cut to the ground pink flowers. after flowering so new trunks can form.

Hybrids of Helleborus orientalis have Another is the winter honeysuckle morphed in all directions: there are (Lonicera fragmantissima), which in mild doubles, semi-doubles, picotees, red, yelJanuaries opens small white clusters of low, or pink petals, and some purples beautifully scented flowers. It’s not a approach black. In some helleborus shapely bush – branches extend far and plants, black nectaries (the ring around need annual pruning. It’s a nice support the flower’s centre) are a feature. Leaves for annual climbers such as sweet peas. also vary, some veined or mottled.

Witch hazels are loved for their splashIn early January, callicarpa bushes may es of winter colour. A few yellow-flowbe displayed. The compact skimmia’s ered kinds are very fragrant (‘Arnold’s fragrant flowers, bright red berries, and Promise’ and ‘Pallida’). But the copperyevergreen leaves are popular in spaces red flowered ‘Diane’ offers bright red where a year-round presence is wanted. leaves in fall. Leaves of yellow flowered witch-hazels are usually bright yellow.

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TWU swept by Regina Cougars The Trinity Western University men’s basketball team fell 98-61 to the Regina Cougars in a CIS men’s basketball game Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.

TWU’s record is now 1-11.

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LGF athlete going to CWG Seventeen-year-old Cameron Stanley from the Langley Gymnastics Foundation is one of the 16 athletes named to Team BC, which will compete at next month’s Canada Winter Games in Prince George.

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BASKETBALL

Spartans’ rally falls short Despite a furious fourth-quarter rally in which they went on a 20-2 run, the Trinity Western University Spartans couldn’t come all the way back as the Regina Cougars held on for a 77-68 victory in CIS women’s basketball action Saturday at the Langley Events Centre.

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SO hoops event this weekend The Canadian champion Langley Warriors are the host team of the first annual Provincial Invitational Special Olympics Basketball Tournament.

Put on by Special Olympics Langley, and with teams coming from all over B.C. to compete, the tourney is taking place at Walnut Grove Secondary Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 17 and 18.

The opening ceremony is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday and medals will be presented at roughly 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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MARTIAL ARTS

World champion fighter a family man Discipline and self control are key to being an effective practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Bibiano Fernandes would know; he’s a virtuoso of the popular martial art.

“If you let jiu-jitsu help you, if you let jiu-jitsu guide and educate you, if you go to a good school with good coaching, you can go anywhere,” Fernandes said.

Getting in the odd scrape in his native country prepared Fernandes for a life of jiu-jitsu and later, MMA. “I had to fight sometimes on the streets, especially in Brazil,” he said. urrently, Fernandes is under contract with ONE FC, an MMA organization based out of Singapore.

Sporting a 17-3 record, Fernandes is the ONE FC TROY LANDREVILLE bantamweight champion, a title tlandreville@langleyadvance.com he’s held for the past five years.

His most recent bout didn’t undled in a black toque make it past the second round. and jacket, Bibiano On Dec. 5, in front of more Fernandes sat crossthan 20,000 spectators in legged on a couch Manila, Philippines, Fernandes inside a chilly Marcus Soares defeated Korea’s Dae Hwan Kim BJJ Academy on a biting cold via submission.

Sunday afternoon.

After absorbing what The 34-year-old Langley Fernandes pointed out to be resident and five-time world illegal elbows to the back of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) chamhis head, he climbed on Kim’s pion waxed about his young shoulders, wrapped his legs family that includes wife around the Korean’s torso like Amanda and children Eljah, a spider attacking its prey, and nine, Gabriel, four, and twoapplied a rear naked chokehold. year-old Lucas, and his sport, With the hold cinched in, that has given as much to him Kim, who had helplessly rolled as he’s given to it. from his stomach to his back, When Fernandes, whose had a choice of quickly tapping native tongue is Portuguese, three times on Fernandes’ right landed on Canadian soil a decarm or seeing his world turn ade ago, he couldn’t speak a dark. word of English.

He elected to remain con“I was born in Brazil, I have scious. my friends there, but I live in Fernandes, who has captured Canada, and feel very connected BJJ world titles in the purple, Troy Landreville/Langley Advance to the people who live here,” brown and black belt divisions, ONE FC bantamweight belt holder Langley resident Bibiano Fernandes is he said. “I feel that maybe in said BJJ is all about self discia five-time world jiu-jitsu champion. another life, I was born here.” pline: “It’s a lot of discipline, it’s Fernandes has developed close a lot of education, it’s a lot of stressed.

“Brazil, like every relying on BJJ, which he was bonds in Canada, including one self confidence.” country, has its struggles. I already adept at, Fernandes with mixed martial arts (MMA) The kind of controlled aggresbelieve it’s the choice you make “worked his tail off to become fighter and personal trainer sion that makes Fernandes for your life. What I’ve seen, as good as he could in the other Tyler Jackson, who considers successful in BJJ what I’ve experiaspects of MMA, and is now his friend to be a world class helped him defeat enced, has guided recognized as an athlete, calling him Kim. In jiu-jitsu me up till now.” extremely well“very likely one of “MMA is another His work ethic you need a As a teen he was rounded fighter who the three best marworld,” he added. introduced by some can finish fights not is amazing. tial artists in the lot of self “The last guy I friends to the maronly by submission, world at his weight fought, from Korea, discipline.

Tyler Jackson tial art made fambut also by knockclass.” he didn’t have self ous by MMA legend out.”

“His work ethic is Bibiano Fernandes discipline. He said and Brazilian native Fernandes, who amazing,” Jackson bad things about Royce Gracie. has three brothers and a sister, said, regarding Fernandes. me, he wanted to Since then, jiuinitially learned BJJ as a boy “When I first met him, he was beat me up, he said a lot of bad jitsu has been a focal point of living in Manaus, the most already a five-time world chams**t, but for me, I had the self Fernandes’s life. He calls it a populous city of the state of pion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but discipline, I controlled myself. “lifestyle” in Brazil, similar to Amazonas. had little to no experience in You have to learn to control how hockey is viewed in his “I didn’t have a lot of money wrestling or kickboxing.” yourself.” adopted home. but I was not poor,” Fernandes Jackson added that instead of continued on page A19…

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Fernandes looks to future …continued from page A18 While he makes a living competing in what some might perceive as a brutal sport, Fernandes said he isn’t a violent person.

“I don’t believe in violence because I believe I have self control,” he said. “If you ask my wife, you ask my friends [I’m not violent] but in the cage it’s a different thing. For me when I fight, I believe it’s art. Choking the guy, taking the back, that’s art.” t’s important to Fernandes that he demonstrates strong morals for his three children, so they can be good people, now and in the future, and just as importantly, go to school and get an education.

“That’s my goal with my kids: to make themselves a good person, to be a good person for this planet,” Fernandes said. “Go to school, and after you finish school, do everything you think is good for you. I will guide you, and if you want fight, you’re welcome but it’s no easy job. It’s a very hard job. Make sure that you want to do it.”

“With Bibiano’s background growing up as basically a ‘street kid’ and with his hard work and determination to

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become a multiple time world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts, and by more importantly being an incredible human being,” Jackson said.

“Bibiano is someone myself and many others look up to, and should be the kind of person that young kids look up to, as well.” oving forward, fighters, regardless of skill and knowledge, have an expiry date, and to borrow a well-worn phrase, Father Time is undefeated.

Fernandes knows this full well, and when his fight career ends, has a goal of one day opening up his own gym, so that he can pass along to others what he’s learned over the past two decades.

“For sure this year, I’m going to keep it going more,” he said, regarding fighting.

“But next year, maybe I’ll start my own school. That’s my big dream. Not only opening a school for me but to help the people, too.”

“I’ve done a lot of things in my life,” he added.

“My next step for me is to make sure the family’s okay, move forward, and if someone needs me to be there, I’ll be there.”

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Trio chosen for Team BC Three of the four members of the B.C. junior air pistol team going to the Canada Winter Games are from the Langley Rod and Gun Club.

Three 1,000 local junior coaches and air pistol officials, shooters up to 4,500 will be volunteers, targeting hundreds of Canada media, and Winter thousands Games of visitors gold next to the month.

Games.

Brian Ng Jessica Auton Brooke Ashcroft Brian This event Team BC member Team BC member Team BC member Ng, Jessica will be Auton, and the largest Brooke Ashcroft from the Langley Rod multi-sport and cultural event to ever and Gun Club will represent B.C. at the be held in Prince George and northern Games in Prince George in February.

British Columbia and is forecasted to The fourth member of the team is generate an economic impact of more Dakota O’Donovan from Merritt. than $90 million.

From Feb. 13 to March 1, Prince Prince George is the first city in B.C. George and Northern B.C. will welcome to host a winter edition of the Canada 2,400 athletes from 800 communities, Games.

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Wednesday, January 21 | 7 - 9pm Community and Transportation Safety Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room

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Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey

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Wed Jan 21 7:00pm vs. Chilliwack Chiefs Sat Jan 24 7:00pm vs. Trail Smoke Eaters

Schedule of 2015 Township of Langley Council Meetings Online

According to the Community Charter Section 127 (1) a Council must:

(a) make available to the public a schedule of the date, time, and place of regular Council meetings, and (b) give notice of the availability of the schedule in accordance with section 94 (public notice) at least once a year.

Regular Evening Council meetings are held at 7pm at the Civic Facility, Fraser River Presentation Theatre, 4th Floor, 20338 - 65 Avenue, unless otherwise noted.

For a complete schedule of 2015 Council meetings or to view Council meeting agendas, visit our website at tol.ca.

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Monday, January 26 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting and Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre

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TWU Spartans University Sports Men’s Hockey

Thu Jan 22 7:00pm vs. Simon Fraser University Fri Jan 23 7:00pm vs. University of Victoria

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Jan 23 vs. University of British Columbia 6pm Women’s 8pm Men’s Sat Jan 24 vs. University of British Columbia 5pm Women’s 7pm Men’s

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In winter weather conditions, the Township of Langley maintains its municipal roads according to priorities laid out in its Snow and Ice Control Program (Policy No 05-732). Snow plowing begins when the depth of snow exceeds 100 mm (4 inches) and conditions are continuous.

Snow and Ice Control Priority Routes First Priority Routes Arterial roads, major collector roads, bus routes, hilly areas, and school zones First priority routes are serviced on a continuous basis as long as poor driving conditions exist.

Second Priority Routes Industrial and commercial roads, secondary residential throughroads between arterial and/or major collector roads Second priority routes are serviced only after conditions on first priority routes are determined to be under control.

Third Priority Routes All remaining residential roads When snow accumulation exceeds 250 mm (10 inches) in the centre of the travel portion of the road, as measured by a Township roads superintendent, a pass of a plow may be made. Intersection sanding and salting will be completed when conditions warrant.

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Beer Gardens Any organization wishing to hold a beer garden during 2015 must make an application, in writing, before Monday, February 2, 2015.

Please note that all licensees must have completed the License Training Program in compliance with the “Serving It Right” Responsible Beverage Service Program instituted by provincial legislation.

Application forms and other information may be obtained from: Langley Parks Operations Municipal Operations Centre 4700 - 224 Street

The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street

Phone: 604.532.7350

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High-flying Langley Hawks dominate foes in Cloverdale Langley bantams went 6-0 at a hockey tournament in Cloverdale, held just before the new year.

In their final games of 2014, the Langley bantam C5 Hawks rolled past the competition at Cloverdale Ice Crusher hockey tournament held Dec. 27-29.

The Hawks went a perfect 6-0, after a perfect 4-0 run through the round robin.

In the semifinals, the Hawks scored in the final minute to clip Sunshine Coast 3-2 and move on to the tournament final, where they faced an all-star team from

Powell River.

The Hawks battled to a 2-0 win in a fast-paced, highly entertaining championship game.

The tournament champion Hawks include Kevin Craig, Tyson Brown, Cormick Campbell, Alex Cote, Thomas Doro, Sammy Iraqi, Tyerel Jones, Matt Moretti, Connor Morison, Billy Thompson, Colton Wellburn, Jacob Winterburn, and Joey Yeomans.

The team is coached by John Campbell, John Yeomans, and Karl Walker.

Hawks’ games included wins of 7-2 over Cloverdale 3; 5-1 over Cloverdale 5; 5-1 over Surrey 8; 14-1 over Peninsula 2; 3-2 over Sunshine Coast 1 (semifinal); and 2-0 over Powell River (final).

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