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Auto crime suspect nabbed A man who formerly graced the Top 10 most wanted list for car thieves in the Lower Mainland was arrested on outstanding warrants from Langley and Surrey, and has been charged with possession of stolen property and driving while disqualified.

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The Delta woman who claimed six dogs were stolen will soon be sentenced.

Amber Williams, owner of Mia, one of the six dogs that died in Emma Paulsen’s truck, spoke outside the courthouse during Paulsen’s sentencing hearing.

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Former dog walker Emma Paulsen should spend six to 12 months behind bars after she allowed six dogs to die in the back of her truck, Crown counsel suggested at her Wednesday sentencing hearing.

Crown counsel Jim MacAulay also asked Surrey Provincial Court Judge James Jardine to impose a fine of $5,000 to $10,000, a 10-year ban on owning any animals, and a lifetime ban on ever caring for anyone else’s animals, as a paid worker or not.

Paulsen has pleaded guilty to two charges, one of public mischief, for making a false police report that the dogs had been stolen, and causing an animal to continue to be in distress, under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. MacAulay suggested three to six months in jail for each charge.

MacAuley laid out the facts of the case, while several of the owners of the dead dogs watched from the gallery, sometimes in tears.

On May 13, Paulsen claimed she had driven the dogs from Delta to Langley to let them play at the dog park in Brookswood on 44th Avenue.

She would later tell police, reporters, and privately hired pet investigators that she had gone to the washroom for 10 to 15 minutes, and when she returned, the back canopy of her pickup was open and the dogs were missing.

She admitted less than a week later that the entire tale was a fabrication.

On May 19, after already being confronted by the suspicious owner of Petsearchers

Canada, she confessed again to two officers from the Langley RCMP. The RCMP had become suspicious of her story after failing to find anyone who had seen Paulsen and the dogs at the park earlier in the day.

Paulsen had in fact picked up five large dogs, and along with her own, had put them in the back of the truck and apparently gone shopping for about 45 minutes, she later told investigators.

When she returned, the dogs were dead.

She panicked, drove out to Abbotsford, and looked for somewhere to dispose of them.

She dumped them all in a ditch, without covering them.

“I was just trying to be fast, I guess so I didn’t get caught,” Paulsen said in her statement to police.

Meanwhile, she was already calling her clients, police, and Langley Animal Protection Society with the story about the dogs being stolen.

In the days following her false report, Paulsen even reported sightings of her own dog and told at least one other owner she had received a tip about that pet.

“Ms. Paulsen left hope where there was no hope,” said MacAulay.

It was not the first time Paulsen had left dogs in her care unattended in the back of a truck, MacAulay revealed.

Paulsen owned a horse, boarding it at a Delta barn, MacAulay said. On many occasions, she visited the barn with dogs either in crates in an open pickup, or later in the back of her second, canopied pickup truck.

She would leave the dogs while she rode her horse and performed work in her stall in the barn for up to two hours.

She had also been seen at the barn intoxicated or with alcohol on her breath, MacAulay said.

Other people working at the barn had repeatedly asked her about the dogs or told her she should not leave the dogs there, MacAulay said.

Necropsies of the six dead dogs showed that four of them had eaten part of the bedding in the back of the truck, likely during frantic attempts to escape, or to deal with nausea caused by overheating. The temperature outside was between 18 and 19 degrees Celsius that afternoon.

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Police believe they snatched a suspect in time to prevent more violence.

and Serious Crime Investigators then spent hours speaking to witnesses, and trying to determine exactly what happened.

Officers heard that there had been some kind of altercation at the scene, said Marks, and eventually they identified the owner and the suspected driver of the Charger.

On Jan. 5, a report of a disturbance of some kind led police to respond. When they arrived at the scene, they found no one was willing to talk, said Marks.

The following day, however, a resident called the police, worried about the safety of a family member.

The “disturbance” had been a home invasion, and both that incident and the Dec. 2 gunshot are thought to be related to a dispute over drugs and money, said Marks.

On Jan. 9, Langley RCMP arrested Matthew Endean, 43, who was found with a loaded gun and a substance believed to be marijuana.

Endean, a Langley man, has now been charged with a string of crimes, including unlawfully discharging a firearm, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.

Endean is still in custody and is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 22.

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Langley police believe they have found the man who fired off a gunshot in a City back alley on Dec. 2, after a tip from the public.

On Dec. 2, the Langley RCMP asked for public help finding the person who had fired a single shot in the 20200 block of 54A Avenue at about 12:15 p.m.

When police arrived, there was no one there, and although witnesses saw a Dodge Charger leaving the scene, there was no way to know for sure if it was related to the gunshot, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. “Incidents seemingly absent of a logical explanation, such as gunshots in the City area, are an immediate cause for concern for police,” said Supt. Murray Power, the head of the Langley RCMP. Officers gathered evidence at the scene

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Three recent crimes have the Langley RCMP seeking suspects captured on surveillance cameras.

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In November 2014, police were end binoculars worth about $6,000 total. alerted to a fraud at an auto parts store, On Jan. 12, a man took two laptops and said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for a camera from the Langley City Shopper’s the Langley RCMP. Drug Mart and walked out. The equipOn four occasions a man came to the ment was worth about $1,300. store and used ID to make purchases The suspect in that incident is described against a business account, Marks said. as Caucasian, 20-25 years old, 5’8”, and When the monthly bill was delivered with shaggy brown hair and a medium and the real account holder was alerted, build. the police were called in.

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Jordan Bateman, left, squared off with Bill Tieleman on the TransLink sales tax referendum.

Transit tax pros, cons

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The Yes and No sides in the TransLink tax referendum debate clashed Tuesday night at the monthly Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce meeting.

Jordan Bateman, former Langley Township councillor, spoke for the No TransLink Tax campaign being organized by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Bill Tieleman of the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition spoke for the yes side.

Before the spirited verbal scrap, Mike Buda of the TransLink Mayors’ Council talked about some of the specific plans for Langley transit improvements if the 0.5 per cent sales tax is approved.

New B-line buses are planned for 200th Street, Fraser Highway from Surrey to Langley City, and into Maple Ridge over the Golden Ears Bridge.

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every 15 minutes, and they could be in place in two years or less of the referendum, Buda said.

Light rail extensions are planned in Surrey, including one down Fraser Highway into downtown Langley.

There would also be “significant” road upgrades, said Buda, including to busy 16th Avenue and Fraser Highway. A 25 per cent increase in bus service would see more buses for neighbourhoods like Brookswood and Willoughby.

The debate between Tieleman and Bateman broke down to a couple of major issues – is the sales tax the right way to boost transit, and can TransLink be trusted with the money.

Tieleman talked about the huge population increase expected for the Langleys, about 125,000 more people.

“Are the Langleys read to handle all those people?” he asked.

Increases to everything from night buses to HandyDart are essential to moving people, he said.

“It’s critical to our economy, it’s critical to our environment, and it’s critical to our quality of life,”

said Tieleman.

“A no vote is not an ‘I want changes to TransLink’ vote,” Tieleman said.

Yet it was TransLink’s track record, especially with money, that is the main reason to vote against the plan, said Bateman.

He is not anti-transit, he said, noting his own support for increases in transit while on Township council. But he slammed TransLink’s management.

“TransLink wastes too much of your money to give them another nickel,” he said, citing overpaid executives, strange spending such as a decorative poodle statue, and the fiasco of the behind-schedule and over-budget Compass card system.

The No TransLink Tax campaign is proposing an alternative method to raise the money, Bateman said.

“Growth should pay for growth,” he said.

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If you are interested in enrolling your child in our Late Immersion Program, we require that you complete an application at one of the schools listed above.

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Bring cigs closer to car safety

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igarettes are legal, with only a few certain age restrictions.

And they are also lethal. In fact, put to exactly the purpose they are intended by the manufacturer, they kill about half of the people who use them.

If we sold cars on the same basis, we could dispense with seat belts, air bags, and a host of other expensive safety devices, such as headlights, brake and signal lights, windshield wipers, and what have you, that the consuming public has demanded be added over the years.

In fact, if we accepted the same 50 per cent lethality rate for cars that we accept for cigarettes, we probably wouldn’t need most of the restrictive legislation that forces us to adhere to speed limits, respect crosswalks, and stop at stop signs.

Allowing 50 per cent lethality would give us a lot of leeway that we simply don’t accept in most other products, except maybe alcohol, grease-infused fast foods, or some cutting-edge medical treatments that actually give new hope to people in dire straits – people like those suffering from lung cancer or other tobacco-related illnesses.

In B.C., smokers currently constitute about 13 per cent of the population.

That’s the lowest rate among provinces throughout Canada – but the Canadian Cancer Society feels that’s still not good enough, and wants the provincial government to take steps to push the rate down to at most nine per cent.

They want tobacco taxes raised from the current $47.80 to $50 per carton (200 cigarettes). They want current indoor smoking bans extended outdoors, to cover beaches, parks, and playgrounds, as well as bar and restaurant patios. They recognize the dangerous influence of e-cigarettes, and want them banned wherever smoking is banned. And they want the B.C. government to step in next year – if the feds don’t this year – to take action against flavoured tobacco products.

It’s certainly not too much to ask during National Non-Smoking Week.

We ask far more from our cars.

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Cycling dreams start before spring

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t’s been unseasonably warm a few times this month. For some this means yearning towards getting out in the garden, or longing looks at the jet ski gathering dust in the garage.

For me, it means I’ve started dreaming about bike rides.

Let’s be clear, I’m not actually some kind of super-committed, hyper-athletic cyclist. My cycling hobby varies between “cheerful enthusiast” and “pathetic couch-bound bicycle-owner.” In 2014, it was much closer to the latter. Towards the end of the year, I started to get the cycling itch again, and daydreams of long rides under sunlit skies began to invade my thoughts.

Unfortunately, it’s still January. As I write these words, temperatures are nearly in double digits and sunny. By tomorrow, no doubt it will be raining and hovering around six Celsius again.

Add to that the fact that it’s still dark by 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m., and pre- or post-work rides are still hazardous.

This leaves two alternatives – the weekend ride, and the indoor ride.

The weekend ride really only depends on weather to the extent that it not be snowing. In the past, I’ve ridden in sleet (painful when it smacks into your face) and hail (makes a delightful rattle on the top of a helmet).

For a good winter ride, you need at least four things:

1) Gloves, really, really warm and waterproof.

2) Waterproof shoe covers, little neoprene booties that look like they were engineered for the space program 3) A waterproof jacket, and 4) A willingness to let Mother Nature kick the crap out of you.

Returning from a relaMATTHEW tively nice day in January and February, you can still expect to find various parts of your body (ie your entire torso) have turned bright red from the cold, your nose is leaking fluids like an elderly Hyundai, and you have a mouthful of grit and road salt.

On the plus side, you get to be smug all year towards any fellow cyclists who didn’t start riding until March.

Or, you can be like me and find all kinds of chores and other excuses to take up your weekends, so you don’t have to go out in actual weather.

If you’re too busy/lazy, the only other option to real cycling is the indoor ride.

Many cyclists, more serious and less miserly than myself, buy what are known as “trainers.” A trainer is a device that clamps on to the back wheel of your bike and holds it upright, allowing you to ride without going anywhere.

Amazingly, there is no Sisyphus brand, yet.

There are also rollers.

These are conveyer-belt dealies on which your bike sits, sans any clamps. I’m a fan of the device, mostly the many videos you can find online of people slipping off and crashing into their bedroom walls.

That leaves the other CLAXTON option, the stationary bike.

Stationary bikes are not that much fun. My strata has a couple in its small gym; one of them has an uncomfortable seat, the other an excruciating seat. The guys at the factory seem to have decided that if it was more comfortable than a cheese grater, it was good enough.

Still, they’re much, much better than nothing. The strata folks even installed little flatscreen TVs on the stationary bikes. I have yet to turn one on. I’m terrified that if I get used to watching TV while riding, I’ll head out on my real bike, absent-mindedly reach for the remote to change the channel and ride straight into a ditch.

So for now, I’m just spinning away, staring at a blank black rectangle, desperately trying to get in good enough shape that the first real bike ride of the year won’t actually kill me dead.

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Thursday, January 22, 2015 A7

Letters to the editor Yorkson construction never ends Dear Editor, I am living in a construction war zone in Yorkson.

For the past three years my

wife and I have endured both new construction and civil work that goes on seven days a week.

Solar costs on many levels

Dear Editor, Contrary to Mathew Claxton’s naïve assertion that “solar energy is cheap in California” [Future of solar spreading from south, Jan. 15 Painful Truth, Langley Advance], it has been a disaster.

California has among the highest energy rates in North America (surpassed by Ontario) and is heavily subsidized by taxpayers whose rates are skyrocketing.

California ambitiously mandates that 33 per cent of the state’s power must come from renewable sources, which leads to gross manipulation of energy markets and invites crony accomplice hustlers.

Solar energy is a huge environmental disaster for birds.

They see the mirrors as water, and get roasted in flight by the 800ºF solar death-ray beams.

Politicians need to smarten up, quit trying to interfere with market equilibrium, and quit trying to cherry-pick green winners and losers with absurd subsidy programs.

Don’t hold your breath.

Roland Seguin, Langley

We live with constant disruption from trades deliveries and noise from hammering and construction crews. It is a dirty and toxic way to live, brought on by the Township’s policies to support greedy builders and developers.

Why must it go on from dusk to dawn seven days a week? Why must any open and vacant lot be wiped out and developed?

I am also pointing a finger at the developers who who are buying all the available lots and padding their pockets without a thought of how this type of rabid development affects our quality of life.

My only thoughts are about when I can go outside and hear peaceful “silence” someday.

Sean Ploss, Willoughby

Christmas volunteers commended Dear Editor, After finally being in a financial position to start donating to worthwhile charities, I came across your story about the Langley Christmas Bureau in a November paper.

I was moved with the selflessness and volunteerism,

and decided I would focus my donations on the Bureau this year. It was the best decision I could have made.

On Black Friday I went to Toys-R-Us and stocked up on as many 50 per cent discount games and toys I could afford. My next stop was the Bureau, where I

Thefts no thanks for vets

Dear Editor, I am beyond angry! What kind of individual steals from the Legion? Branch 265 in Aldergrove has been the target of several break-and-entry thefts. Most recently, the television in the outside smokers’ lounge has been stolen twice, along with the cabinet it was placed in for “safekeeping.”

In addition, someone stole all the Christmas decorations that were placed out there to pretty up the place!

The Legion was founded as a place of social refuge for veterans who fought for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Is this the way to thank them?

Wayne Boylan, Aldergrove

was met by three wonderful ladies who welcomed me with a hug. It put a much needed smile on my face (after dealing with the insanity of the mall on Black Friday), and put me into the Christmas spirit like never before.

After watching my children open their presents on Christmas Day, I sat back and thought about all the other children who had some presents under their Christmas tree, due to the great people at the Langley Christmas Bureau.

The time these people volunteer to make a Christmas miracle happen is commendable. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Name Withheld by request, Langley

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Our editorial pointing out that the B.C. government already has excellent record on cutting red tape which isn’t aided by arbitrarily demanding all new regulations continue to be met with deletions of existing rules (“net zero”) got this response: John Cameron – As someone who has sat (volunteered) on the BC Small Business Roundtable for almost 10 years now, I can confidently say that it’s not as simple as this editorial makes it out to be. The focus has already shifted from quantity to quality (a few of the many examples were mentioned in the editorial), but how do you quantify and/or measure the quality of regulations? If it was possible, would you want to have your tax dollars spent on that enormous project? Net zero is another interesting concept that requires thought before new regulations are added. It doesn’t play out as a want-this/ toss-that type of scenario. Consolidation and common sense generate updated regulations that make sense to citizens. In practice it’s a natural process of renewal. The CFIB has their axe to grind and no doubt they would like other provinces to follow B.C.’s lead, but they are not being mindlessly pandered to.

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Backyard Vineyards GRAND REVEAL Friday, Jan 30, 2015 5 - 9:30pm featuring The Doolins See our Newly Renovated Tasting Room

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Paulsen repeatedly warned not to leave dogs in back of truck …continued from page A3

“Ms. Paulsen was warned numerous times not to do what she did,” MacAulay said. “In addition, she’s a professional, she’s been hired to look after the animals.”

“Her actions demonstrate extreme recklessness,” MacAulay said.

He suggested that jail time would send a message of deterance out to others who might also negligently leave animals in vehicles.

“All we have to do is think,

‘Don’t leave your animal in a car,’” said MacAulay.

Judge Jardine noted that many of the cases MacAulay cited in sentencing arguments involved intentional attacks on animals.

Paulsen sat through the morning’s proceedings slightly hunched forward, occasionally dabbing at her face with a tissue.

Outside the courthouse, Amber Williams, the owner of Mia, one of the dogs, said she hopes that Paulsen receives the six- to 12month sentence.

It was upsetting, but she said she was glad to hear more details about the circumstances of the case.

“We still have not heard an apology from her yet,” Williams said.

Paulsen’s lawyer is asking for a conditional sentence that would be served in the community, adding that the strong public attention the case has received has been a form of punishment.

He said that a conditional sentence with strict terms would also send a strong message to

alcohol at the time the public. but had not been However, he also In addition, drinking that day. asked the judge to she’s a “People don’t do consider an interprofessional, this lightly, they usumittent sentence if ally do it in an emohe is going to senshe’s been tional state,” he said. tence her to any jail hired to look Saying the case is a time. Intermittent after the complex one, Judge sentences allow a Jardine reserved person to serve their animals. judgement until next sentence on weekJim MacAulay Wednesday, Jan. 28, ends or on their in Surrey Provincial days off.

Court.

The defense told – Jessica Kerr is a reporter with the court Paulsen was in a very the Delta Optimist bad emotional state and abusing

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NEWS & EVENTS | JANUARY 22 – JANUARY 28 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-of way 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 or by email at engineering@langleycity.ca. Visit city.langley.bc.ca for regular updates.

N O T I C E T O D O G OW N E R S The 2015 Dog Licenses, for all dogs over the age of six months, are now due and payable. Dog License renewal forms were mailed to owners of dogs on record and fees may be paid up to February 2, 2015 at the lower rates.

ALL FEES INCREASE EFFECTIVE February 3, 2015:

Licence Fees are: Male/Female Neutered Male/Spayed Female Reduced Fees for Seniors age 65 or over: Male/Female Neutered Male/Spayed Female

On or Before February 2, 2015

On or after February 3, 2015

$64.00 $32.00

$84.00 $42.00

$32.00 $16.00

$84.00 $42.00

Proof of spaying/neutering required. Replacement tags are $10.00 each. All mail must be postmarked or received by February 2, 2015 to be processed at the lower rates.

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2 015 F I N A N C I A L P L A N O P E N H O U S E The City of Langley will be hosting a Financial Plan Open House on Wednesday, February 4 in the Multi-Purpose Room at Douglas Rec Centre from 3:30pm to 7:00pm. The 2015 Financial Plan currently has a gap of $670,075 between total revenues and planned expenditures which would equate to a 2.95% increase in property taxes to balance the budget. Including utility rate increases, the impact on an average multi-family home (assessed at $200,728) would be a decrease of 2.90% or -$37 and an average single family home (assessed at $486,931) would see an increase of 2.30% or $63.

City Council will be holding a Committee of the Whole meeting at 7 pm on Monday, February 16 in the Council Chambers where a public presentation of the Financial Plan will be made. Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for the public to share their views with City Council on how the shortfall should be addressed. Additional information can be found on our website at city.langley.bc.ca.

2 015 F I N A N C I A L P L A N S U M M A R Y Revenues: Where does the City’s money come from?

Last Year 2014 From Property Owners: • Property value taxes $22,785,750 • Water user fees 4,225,535 • Sewer & Drainage user fees 3,046,240 • Solid waste user fees 1,014,360 From other sources • Gaming proceeds 5,750,000 • Government transfers 1,725,355 • License and permits 700,420 • Investment income 364,400 • Other miscellaneous 1,143,230 Total Revenues $40,755,290 Expenditures: How is the City’s money spent?

Policing Services 10,317,425 Fire Services 3,918,460 General Government Services 3,757,090 Water 3,368,035 Recreation, Culture and Community Services 3,279,585 Engineering and Operations 2,609,970 Sewer & Drainage 2,559,590 Parks 1,743,635 Garbage and Recycling 1,014,360 Development Services 927,840 Other Protective Services 794,880 Fiscal Services 6,464,420 Total Operating Expenditures $40,755,290

This Year 2015 $23,565,270 4,296,125 3,183,570 630,000 5,600,000 2,184,865 734,840 364,400 1,071,450 $41,630,520 10,596,570 3,863,905 3,828,065 3,403,625 3,310,375 2,735,710 2,608,420 1,807,660 630,000 911,595 810,550 7,124,045 $41,630,520

Operating Expenditures do not include an allowance for amortization of tangible capital assets.

The capital construction expenditure budget, not included above, is $7,996,225 for 2015 and is funded through transfers from reserves.

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LangleyAdvance

Thursday, January 22, 2015 A9

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL

New rules for building noise aimed at quiet nights

Ssshhhhh. Langley Township is amending its noise bylaw.

HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

Construction noise complaints are not that frequent at Langley Township hall but there’s been enough to catch the ear of council.

At their Jan. 12 meeting, councillors debated updated noise restrictions, including a formal

process for people to apply for exemptions if they must build outside the normal daytime window of opportunity.

Council amended its noise bylaw to allow construction noise from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday with noise prohibited Sunday and statutory holidays.

Councillor Petrina Arnason said the hours may be insufficient and wondered why the bylaw didn’t set out decibel limits.

Mayor Jack Froese said the bylaw is complaints based.

“If it was actually on decibel level, we would have to be there to measure it at the time,” he added.

While staff noted that complaints are not frequent, council has been accused of not listening to residents. Most complaints centre on continuous concrete pours because they take several hours.

Coun. Charlie Fox said the amended bylaw shows the council is listening to residents’ concerns.

Council debated the hours, some noting construction relies on the available sunlight later

into the evenings during summer.

Coun. Kim Richter said 12 hours is sufficient for business and residents should be able to expect some quiet time.

“I think our residents who pay the property taxes in the community are ones that should have the upper hand on this one,” she commented.

Coun. David Davis asked if the bylaw applies in rural/agricultural areas. The bylaw applies throughout the Township.

“What about cows mooing?”

Davis said.

“As long as they’re not build-

ing,” Froese quipped.

In addition to the hours being reduced, the bylaw calls for people with construction valued at more than $500,000 to post a noise control bylaw sign on the project site. It must include the name of the general contractor, and the name and phone number of a person representing the contractor so the public can contact someone about noise issues.

There must also be a phone number for complaints that is monitored 24 hours per day.

The amendments also formalize the process to ask for a noise bylaw exemption.

“Our goal is to ensure those living along the pipeline benefit from the employment generated.”

- Greg Toth, Senior Project Director, Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Trans Mountain’s vision is to see the opportunities created by the project lead to long-term economic advantages for communities along the right-of-way.

The construction and first 20 years of operation of the proposed expansion are expected to create a total of 108,000 person years of employment. We want to deliver lasting local benefits.

• We have a commitment to maximizing employment opportunities for both Aboriginal and local people.

• The $5.4 billion Expansion Project is all private sector capital, $3.2 billion of which will be spent in BC. No taxpayer dollars are at risk.

• At the peak of construction, 4,500 people will be working on the pipeline.

• The expansion will create approximately 3,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs per year for at least 20 years of operation, the majority of which will be in BC. • $4.3 billion in tax revenues will be generated from construction and 20 years of operation.

• BC communities will accrue aggregate property tax increases of approximately $23.2 million per year, rising from $23 million to $46.2 million.

• During construction, workers will spend $382 million on accommodation, meals and personal items in BC communities.

• Every time a tanker docks at Westridge Marine Terminal, it brings $310,000 worth of value to the Metro Vancouver economy.

• The project will unlock access to world markets for our oil, resulting in substantial tax revenues for all Canadians.

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP

Council to hear both sides on TransLink tax issue Advocates for and against the TransLink referendum are invited to visit council.

HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

The invitations will be going out – TransLink supporters and the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation – to give their

sales pitches on the 0.5 per cent sales tax increase.

The province has invited the Mayors’ Council of Metro Vancouver to suggest options for transit funding sources. The public will vote on the proposed tax increase this spring.

Township councillors decided they wanted to hear from both sides.

They will invite the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, which has come out in favour of the PST funding source, and the CTF.

Council is hoping the two parties can attend the same meeting.

The whole issue came up as a notice of motion by Councillor Angie Quaale who said the federation can suggest other options than the 0.5 per cent.

Council was split over the issues.

“This is obviously very controversial and will occupy a lot of time in the next two months,” said Coun. Charlie Fox, who said the yes side should also be invited.

Township For the week of January 22, 2015

dates to note

Monday, January 26 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting and Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre Wednesday, January 28 | 7 - 9pm Youth Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Monday, February 2 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting and Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre 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.

Coming Events TWU Spartans University Sports

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

Volleyball Fri

Jan 30 vs. University of Saskatchewan 6pm Women’s 8pm Men’s Sat Jan 31 vs. University of Saskatchewan 5pm Women’s 7pm Men’s

Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey Sat Jan 24 7:00pm vs. Trail Smoke Eaters Thu Jan 29 7:00pm vs. Pr. George Spruce Kings

Balloholics ABA Semi-Pro Basketball Fri

Jan 30 8:00pm vs. Lakewood Panthers

Vancouver Stealth NLL Lacrosse

Community Grants: communitygrants@tol.ca Capital Improvement Grants: capitalgrants@tol.ca David Leavers Director, Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6158

Sat Jan 31 7:00pm vs. Colorado Mammoth Pre-game party every game at 5:30pm

Valley West Hawks BC Major Midget Boys’ Hockey

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

Sun Feb 1

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.

11:00am vs. Fraser Valley Thunderbirds

Fraser Valley Phantom Midget AAA Female Hockey

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

The Heritage Building Incentive Program is designed to assist with the costs of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley. Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township of Langley’s Inventory of Heritage Resources.

Basketball

Or submitted via email to:

Deadline is Friday, February 27, 2015.

Heritage Building Incentive Program

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1 On the Township’s website at tol.ca/grants

David Leavers, Director Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Township of Langley 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1

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Men’s Hockey

2 At the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service counter, 2nd Floor

Hard copy forms are available at the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service, 2nd Floor, and can be returned to:

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Thu Jan 22 7:00pm vs. Simon Fraser University Fri Jan 23 7:00pm vs. University of Victoria Fri Jan 30 7:00pm vs. Eastern Washington

Application forms for the 2015 Community Grants and Capital Improvement Grants are now available:

We've gone green! Applications can now be completed and submitted online. Visit tol.ca/grants to submit your paperless application today.

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Fox said maybe by the time this can be arranged, the province will have decided what items will be impacted by the 0.5 per cent.

Coun. Kim Richter said council didn’t need to hear from the yes side again.

Coun. Bob Long said the Township should be providing a forum for special interest groups and shouldn’t be attempting to sway any residents. >Read more at www.langleyadvance.com

Sun Feb 1

2:00pm vs. Prince George Cougars

Phone: 604.532.7350

The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street

Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division 604.532.7350

For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • LangleyEventsCentre.com

The next deadline for the grant program is Friday, February 20, 2015 at 4:30pm. For an application form, visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca/hbip.

Elaine Horricks Heritage Planner 604.534.3211, Local 2998

Maintenance Prevents Flooding

During peak storm periods, conditions can change fairly quickly. In the event of heavy rain or snow, blockages can lead to a serious flooding problems on private and public property.

To minimize potential problems, here are some things you can do: • Clear leaves and debris from nearby curbs, catch basins, and driveway culverts, especially during heavy rain and snow.

• Avoid raking leaves onto the street or into open ditches.

• Compost leaves or place them in your Green Can for pickup.

• Clear snow and slush from nearby curbs and catch basins.

To receive email notifications regarding flood prevention and emergency preparedness, sign up for eAlerts. Visit tol.ca/ealert to register.

For more information on the Township’s Storm Response program, visit tol.ca/stormresponse.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

Curbside Collection Services in Winter Conditions

When winter conditions such as snow and ice affect curbside collection services, please ensure your bins are still visible. Leave your garbage, recycling, and Green Can outside – the contractor will do its best to pick up the material before the end of the day.

If your items are not collected by the end of the day, visit tol.ca/stormresponse for information about delays or call contractor Sierra Waste at 604.530.3939.

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Public Swim Schedules

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Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6086

After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

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Fort’s French roots celebrated

Vive les Voyageurs The annual French Canadian festival at the Fort Langley National Historic Site runs Jan. 24 and 25 (some activities run Jan. 19-23 during school visits with public welcome).

Activities include learning a Metis dance, fingerweaving, bannock making, maple taffy and Voyageur-style music. The Langley Chapter of Canadian Parents for French presents special activities, French-Canadian themed foods and more on Jan. 24.

Jan. 25

Harness the Hope Nite of Hope presents an afternoon of racing, including a Powder Puff Derby, at Fraser Downs Racetrack, in support of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, on Jan. 25 starting at 11 a.m. Enjoy a special clubhouse buffet, live racing, a silent auction, jewelry sales, a blackjack tourney, 50/50 tickets and more. Tickets $50. Proceeds go to equipment for early breast cancer detection. Info: www. niteofhope.com.

The French were some of the earliest residents of Fort Langley, instrumental in its construction.

Jan. 26

A Night of Music The coffeehouse fundraiser for the Titans hockey team is 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fort Langley EV Free Church, 8870 Glover Rd., on Jan. 26. Performers include Tori Nikkel, Mitch Hemerling, Tim Keis and Tim Stinson. Snacks, raffles, a photo booth, crafts, games and more. Tickets: $5 for students and $10 for adults (includes complimentary treat and hot beverage). Children admitted free when accompanied by an adult.

Jan. 30

Grand reveal Backyard Vineyard, 3033 232nd St., is celebrating its renovated tasting room 5-9:30 p.m. Jan. 30 with part proceeds to the Langley Child Development Centre. Info: backyardvineyards.ca/ or 604-539-9463.

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HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

The Fort Langley National Historic Site and the Langley Chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF) have teamed up to spotlight the French culture of the community’s past.

The sixth annual Vive les Voyageurs French Festival is Jan. 24 and 25, and CPF is hosting Jan. 24 with a day of French Canadian food, culture, and language.

A large contingent of CPF families will be on site that day for anyone who wants to find out about local modern French education and activities.

A number of French-Canadian themed food vendors will be on hand and the first 50 Langley CPF member families, including those who sign up on-site, will receive free snow taffy. In addition, on Jan. 24 only, all CPF members will receive a 30 per cent discount on a Fort Langley annual family pass.

CPF said the festival is a way to show the kids French culture in a

community context.

“As a graduate of a Fraser Valley school I didn’t see the usefulness of learning a second language until I travelled abroad, so I would love to start that process for kids in our own community,” said Martin Fandrich, a parent and chapter member. “Selfishly I’m looking forward to eating tortiere and poutine under the guise of celebrating diversity of culture.”

Yep, food is a great way to learn about a culture and Vive les Voyageurs will have plenty.

One of the highlights of the festival is taffy-making, an old-fashioned activity that shows some of the work involved in food gathering and preparation.

Another is the bannock making.

The staple bread was cooked over an open fire. People going to the festival will get to try bannock with butter after a demonstration of how it’s made.

On the menu will also be French-Canadian food vendors, poutine, tortiere (meat pie), maple taffy and more.

French history at the fort goes back to its very origins.

The first fort was built in 1827 by the Hudson’s Bay Company, to trade for furs and other local goods with the nearby First Nations peoples.

About half of the crew building the first palisade were Frenchspeaking, and French-Canadians were key to the fur trade, the reason the fort was created.

The fort festival includes some of the recreational activities of era, activities of the fur traders when they weren’t working for their hardscrabble existence.

There will be interactive Metis dancing, crafts, finger weaving, and French-Canadian style music.

School groups from around the Lower Mainland will be going through the site Jan. 19-23 when there will also be French-Canadian activities.

The public is welcome to attend on these days as well.

The site is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Annual family passes are $39.20 and regular adult admission is $7.80.

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(Above) Fort Langley National Historic Site interpreter Céline Ahodékon is one of those able to showcase the fort’s FrenchCanadian history. (Lower right) Dusty Hill plays the role of a coureur de bois (mountain man or woodsman) at the fort.

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Walnut Grove gospel artist Jeannette Petkau perTalent deadline forms in concert Jan. 24, Friday, Jan. 30, will be bringing together an array a key date to remember of talent. for anyone thinking about Special guests include entering Langley Has cellist Judy Lou, flautist Talent 2015.

Plonia Paetkau and an Jeannette Petkau will Registrations are open interpretive dance group. for singers, dancers, dance Petkau hopes the concert perform with guests in groups, comedians, gymconcert on Jan. 24. will bring together the nasts, jugglers, bands, community and churches. musicians, and almost any “I believe we need to kind of performing art (must be appropricome together and be unshakable in our ate for a family audience). faith and force in this world,” she said.

The Rotary-hosted contest of talent “My prayer would be that this will draw features industry prizes as well as cash us closer together and to God.” prizes of $2,500 for first place, $1,500 for Petkau plans to release a video of her second and $1,000 for third. new album, Unshakable, which will be The cost is $25 per person to register or released in early 2015. $75 for groups of three or more.

The concert aims to help extend her The auditions run Jan. 31 and Feb. ministry and mission into Mexico.

7 and 14 at Kwantlen Polytechnic March of this year will be spent in the University’s Langley campus. Those southern country doing missions work who make it through to the semi finals and working on other concert and tour perform March 28 with the finals set opportunities. for April 18 when the winners will be People can check out her music from chosen.

Unshakable on YouTube. The song Register at www.langleyhastalent.com.

Inside Out: https://www.youtube.com/ In addition to providing a venue for watch?v=b3Mq7_zoqiw. The song My local talent, this event is intended to spotOnly Choice: https://www.youtube.com/ light the need for a performing arts venue watch?v=w7VxNi6HMLM. in Langley and fundraise for a facility.

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UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

COMMUNITY THEATRE

Playwright returns for premiere Trinity Western University presents a new play written by alumna M.J. Eden.

M.J. Eden will return to Langley next week for the premiere of her new play, being presented on the stage of her alma mater.

The 27-year-old playwright, now living and working in New York City, will be back to see her creation, As Little Children, debut at Trinity Western University on Jan. 27. The play, she says, explores the power of faith in the face of tragedy.

The commissioned piece tells of an “inspiring journey” of a young girl, the loss of her father, her refusal to believe he’s really gone, and her belief in miracles.

In this poignant family drama, the 12-year-old Aline sees a vision of a glowing apple tree. As the whispers of the forest propel her into a courageous quest, she encounters a force more powerful than even a child could imagine, explained Langley director Kate Muchmore.

Even though Aline’s mother can’t bring herself to believe in miracles, the

little girl steps into a world aglow with innocence and hope. But is Aline’s faith strong enough to reunite her with what they have lost?

“This script explores very real and relatable family dynamics,” Muchmore explained, noting As Little Children stars Maple Ridge’s Elizabeth Drummond, Abbotsford’s Cody Friesen and Sharra Ganzeveld, and Langley’s Shelby Wyminga.

The play opens next Tuesday and runs until Jan. 31, with evening shows at 7:30 p.m., and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday. Eden, who graduated as a theatre major in 2010, will be back for opening night and to host a question-and-answer talkback and reception with the audience at the Saturday matinee.

“I’m finding that the pain in our lives can also hold joy,” Eden said of creating this story.

“That’s one of the mysteries I explored as I wrote this play. Within each of us there is a quiet place, a place where we can meet with God and with ourselves, and there’s peace there – in the midst of any circumstance.”

For tickets and information about As Little Children, people can visit www.twu.ca/theatre, or call 604-513-2121 ext. 3872.

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Suckers stimulated by heavy pruning

Dear Anne, “I have a very large witch hazel ‘Pallida.’

It produces two different kinds of flowers.

The showy, large yellow flowers are present on about half of the branches, all on one side. On the other side there are much smaller, rust-coloured flowers that are virtually invisible. Does witch hazel have separate male and female flowers? If pruning is advised, when can it be done?”

Ruth Foster, Belcarra our witch-hazel is suckering from the rootstock. Usually the rootstock chosen for flowering witch hazels is the medicinal Hammamelis virginiana which is still used today by herbalists.

It’s also popular with commercial growers, because it’s far more vigorous than the flowering ornamental witch hazels.

Used as a rootstock, H. virginiana makes flowering witch hazels grow more quickly

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so that commercial growers can keep their prices down and produce good sized trees available for sale sooner.

Suckering problems arise when people prune branches of flowering witch hazel, stimulating the rootstock to use its excess energy by thrusting up its own stems.

Prune away the rootstock branches. They emerge below the graft, and in fall and winter they usually hang on to more of their leaves than the ornamental branches do.

Pruning is best done in the dormant season.

Unfortunately, pruned suckers usually recur, but it’s possible to avoid major pruning of suckering branches by checking the tree often and pulling (not cutting) any new below-graft buds away from the stem.

That usually removes the growth node the suckers sprang from. The nodes are tough, so it’s best to pull with pliers or another grabbing tool.

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Other grafted shrubs and trees can sucker after pruning or winter dieback, including contorted hazel, tree peonies, and roses.

Gardening in Langley

ow long has been since the orchid last bloomed? Few orchids bloom continuously.

In the wild, most bloom once a year, then rest while they build strength for a second flowering.

Orchids grown in pots tend to follow the same habits.

Dear Anne, “Will you please tell me what vegetable seeds I can sow indoors for the coming few months?”

Mary, Burnaby ANNE MARRISON n January and February: leeks, Orchids grown comstorage onions, sweet onions, mercially for sale may be forced into bloom celery and parsley. In March: lettuce, at a time that’s unnatural for them. Such cauliflowers, broccoli, fennel, cabbage, peporchids will need a longer than normal perpers, asparagus and at the end of March iod to regain their strength. tomatoes. In April: eggplant, squash, pumpI’d recommend patience: give the orchid kin. There are lots of vegetables you can lots of loving care, according to the instrucplant outside from February on, but these are the ones usually started inside in spring. tions. Try double-checking any instructions in case there’s some extra point (more humidity, perhaps) that would make the Dear Anne, orchid even happier.

“How can I keep my orchid re-blooming.

I have followed instructions carefully but Anne Marrison is happy to answer gardening quesnothing has happened.”

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Chef Dez on Chopped Langley Advance columnist Chef Dez’s culinary skills will be on display in an episode of Chopped Canada.

BY TROY LANDREVILLE tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

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an’t quite wrap your head around the words “intense competition” and “cooking” in the same sentence?

Then you should check out primetime TV. On the small screen, you’ll find a cornucopia of cooking shows of that ilk, and on March 28, Langley Advance culinary columnist Chef Dez (a.k.a. Gordon Desormeaux), will appear on Chopped Canada, a show in which chefs’ skills are put to the test.

In each episode, four chefs compete before a rotating panel of three expert judges. The chef competitors race against the clock to turn mystery ingredients into a threecourse meal.

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Exempt your child from the FSA

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Langley Advance columnist Chef Dez has a passion for cooking. He’s appearing in an episode of Chopped Canada, which airs March 28 on the Food Network.

Each week, the chefs compete for a chance to advance to the final competition and win a $10,000 prize.

Season two of Chopped Canada kicked off on the Food Network Jan. 10.

Chef Dez, who turns 48 on March 10, said he applied for the show just like anyone else, “and they selected me.”

His episode has already been filmed.

“I was originally terrified to apply for the show, but the guy that cuts my hair convinced me to do s,o as it would be a great lesson for my children,” he said.

That lesson: to do something you’re scared to do, but you do it anyway because it helps you grow and learn.

“It’s called integrity,” he added.

He described his experience on Chopped Canada as “very intense.”

“The show is exactly as you see it on TV,” Chef Dez said. “You don’t have time to get familiar with the ingredients before the clock starts ticking. If you have ever seen the show, you know how crazy the ingredients can be, so it was very tough.”

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Dear parents, We work hard to give your children the best education possible. We celebrate with them when they master a new concept and help them think creatively when tackling a tricky problem.

But standardized tests like the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) in Grades 4 and 7 take away from those wonderful moments of learning.

The FSAs do not count for marks, create needless stress for students, are expensive, and the much-delayed results do not actively support your child’s progress.

The data is also misused to rank schools, which puts pressure on teachers to teach to the test, instead of to students’ interests and needs.

That’s why teachers in Langley recommend you send a letter to your school principal requesting that your child be exempted from the FSA.

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Love of cooking spans decades …continued from page A15

Regardless of how he fares in Chopped Canada, Chef Dez is well seasoned in his chosen profession.

His column, “Chef Dez on cooking,” is published in more than 50 communities across Canada (including in the Advance) and Washington State.

Chef Dez’s pieces focus on food and preparation, different types and styles of cuisine, and naturally, recipes that readers can use.

“I love sharing the joy of food however and whenever I can,” he said.

His passion for cooking dates back three and a half decades.

Chef Dez, who spent his schoolaged years in Langley, can’t recall the first dish he ever made, but he does remember vividly the first gourmet meal that he put together, when

And what’s not to love about he was just 13 years old: duck à cooking, Chef Dez asked. l’orange with all the trimmings.

“To be in control of a medium that Now, he’s passing his passion for nourishes us – gives food on to his four children. us pleasure and “They are each very differTo be in energy – is amazent and individual with their ing,” he said. taste preferences, but the control of a “And what I one constant is pizza and medium that make,” he added, barbecued meat,” Chef Dez “can be appreciated said of his kids. nourishes by literally anyone When asked what his own us, gives us with taste buds, favourite dish is, Fraser pleasure and regardless of their Valley’s famous chef finds cooking ability.” himself in a bit of a pickle. energy is A viewing party “There are so many dishes amazing. is being hosted I love, like pasta, Italian and on March 28 by Greek cuisines, and smoking Chef Dez Palliotti’s Italian meat,” Chef Dez said.

Restaurant, 33886 “But if I had to choose,” Essendene Ave., Abbotsford. Folks he relented, “I would say pizza, can meet and mingle, enjoy an because it can be such a blank canappetizer or dinner, and then gather vas, allowing you to flex your creaaround the TV to cheer on Chef Dez. tivity.”

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Musician lecturing The second guest expert in the Arts Matters lecture series is musician, vocalist and composer Alex Cuba who will be at the Chief Sepass Theatre on Jan. 29.

The Arts Matter Lecture Series is to bring the arts to the community to celebrate the arts and promote arts education.

Students at Langley Fine Arts School and the community get to hear from experts in various fields of the arts in this lecture series that has been running for four years.

For the Jan. 29 event, they meet Alex Cuba who has two Juno Awards and three Latin Grammys.

Cuba, who started out in Cuba before moving to

Canada, has four recordings.

Singing Spanish in an English/French nation shaped his music as much as the choice of a home base in Smithers.

His work incorporates an array of influences because of his diverse background.

His stop in Langley comes shortly before the release of his next recording and the start of his cross-Canada tour in the spring.

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MUSIC

Deadline extended

Young people interested in learning all aspects of musical theatre production can apply to the OperaTion Youth Project at the Langley Community Music School.

The deadline to apply was Jan. 20, but has since been extended to Friday, Jan. 23.

Needed are solo vocalists and stage managers for a June 2015 production of three new, one-act operas as part of OperaTion Youth Project.

The stories have been written and the music compositions are almost complete. Now it’s time to round out the rest of the cast and crew for shows that run this summer.

Interested individuals between the ages of 16 to 25 should apply by submitting a letter of intent along with a bio and resume or list of previous involvement in theatre and/or musical theatre production to Elizabeth Bergmann via email at elizabeth@ langleymusic.com.

Interviews will be held Jan. 24.

In love with the stage Langley’s Gemma Martini tackles a biographical role.

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Gemma Martini is in the glass fabrication business by day, but by night the 39year-old (true age) North Langley resident immerses herself in the world of acting – both for stage and screen.

But, if Martini had her druthers, she’d opt to dabble in theatre.

“I love being on set and filming movies, but my passion is for the theatre,” she explained to the Langley Advance.

“I feel that the two aren’t even comparable in many ways. Theatre allows me to live the life of the character from start to finish and take the audience on a journey,” added Martini, who is in rehearsals every night this week in anticipation of Friday’s opening of Shadowlands on the Gallery 7 stage in Abbotsford.

Martini is playing the role of Joy Gresham, a spirited poet from America who pursued her dream of meeting and ultimately winning the heart of Oxford professor and famous children’s author C.S. Lewis.

Shadowlands is a biographical play written by William Nicholson, directed by Trinity Western University professor Dr. Lloyd Arnett, and produced by Gallery 7 Theatre – an Abbotsford-based theatre company that often draws on a lot of onand off-stage talent from Langley.

This is Martini’s first role with Gallery 7, but she doesn’t expect it to be her last.

“From my experience so far, I hope that I can work with them again in the

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Langley resident, Gemma Martini is Joy Gresham and Jay Danziger is C.S. Lewis in Gallery 7 Theatre’s production of Shadowlands. future. They run their theatre company professionally and are highly invested in producing good quality theatre for their audiences,” she said just three sleeps before the curtain goes up on the play.

“I am nervous in anticipation of presenting Joy as the playwright intended... as the vibrant and passionate woman who C.S. Lewis adored.”

The play opens Friday, Jan. 23, and runs Jan. 24, 29, 30, and 31 at 7:30 p.m., with matinees Jan. 24 and 31 at 2 p.m. at the Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way. Tickets are available online at www.gallery7theatre.com or by calling 1800-665-8828.

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Construction has resumed on the Coulter Berry building in Fort Langley.

It’s been a horrible week for business news in Langley, with announcements that several big retailers – Target, MEXX, and Sony – are closing stores.

In Langley, it means the Target store in Willowbrook Shopping Centre will disappear this year. As well, MEXX, which operates on the Langley Bypass, will be gone by the end of February.

Sony, of course, pulled out of Langley a few years back, and that space – again on the Langley

Bypass – has been occupied by Mastermind Toys for two Christmases.

While I’m sorry to hear of these losses, I’ll try to share some positive business happenings with you in today’s column.

First, let me spotlight the fact that construction has finally started on the Coulter Berry building at Mavis Avenue and Glover Road.

Work is well underway on the controversial threestorey mixed-use building.

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The Lee family, who owned that grocery store, opted to build their new store further back on Mavis, leaving the corner for redevelopment. The grocery store has been up and operational since December 2012.

I know the new project has been coloured by some heated debate and even court proceedings over the past few years. While I’m not taking sides on that debate, I have to tell you I’m just glad to see something happening in that spot – it has been an eyesore for far too long.

There seems to be an obvious surge in vapour stores (you know, those places that sell electronic cigarettes) within the Langley boundaries of late.

In Langley City, the old CIBC building (at the beginning of the one-way section of Fraser Highway) has a new tenant.

Columbia Vapour has moved in near the back of the building. As well, Coastal Vape Shop opened back in December on the main drag in Aldergrove.

And EZ-Vape Canada has opened up in November, in Walnut Grove.

I’m sure there are more that I haven’t learned of yet, but obviously this popular trend is migrating out from the big cities – expect some vapour lounges to pop up soon.

Speaking of businesses that are popping up in crazy numbers around town, let’s talk pharmacies.

Of course there have been a series of drug stores opening up in and around the core of Langley City in the past year, with the newest one – People’s Drug Mart – moving into some vacant space in the Langley Mall soon.

Unfortunately, this opening seems to follow on

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And speaking of pharmacies, I’ll throw back to Fort Langley for a moment, and talk about the new medical building just being finished up on 96th Avenue, just west of Glover Road.

Among the new tenants in that building, signs indicate we can expect another pharmacy soon.

Others opening

Again, speaking of new businesses in town, Saladworks Canada just held its a grand opening last week for its newest restaurant – here in town.

“We have now built two corporate restaurants, one in Yaletown and now Langley,” said Paul Lalli CEO of Saladworks Canada of the 64th Avenue locale.

“We choose Langley as we believe it not only has the demographics that we are looking for, but also is a dynamic and growing community and that’s why we strategically choose Langley to become our training centre.”

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I’m talking about the annual motorcycle show happening at Tradex, and given that Langley is a hub for motorcycle riders and businesses, I expect this to be a big weekend for them.

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AMATEUR WRESTLING

LSS’s twin titans good as gold

Small brings scoring depth The Langley-based Vancouver Stealth have acquired left-handed forward Corey Small from the Edmonton Rush, in exchange for the team’s first round picks in 2016 and 2019.

In 64 career regular season games, the St. Catharines, Ont., native scored an impressive 217 points (88 goals, 129 assists) and compiled 200 loose balls.

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Spartans all over rankings

The Trinity Western University Spartans have four teams in the latest CIS top 10 rankings, as the men’s volleyball team remained at No. 3, the women’s volleyball team stayed at No. 5, the men’s track and field team moved into the rankings at No. 9, and the women’s track and field team slotted in for the first time this year at No. 10.

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HOCKEY

Rivermen host Smokies The Langley Rivermen are hosting the Trail Smoke Eaters in a B.C. Hockey League match-up this Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. Game time is 7 p.m.

The Rivermen, including top prospect Marcus Vela who is ranked 123rd on the on the NHL Central Scouting List, played host to the Chilliwack Chiefs last night (Wednesday, Jan. 21). The game got underway after the Langley Advance went to press Wednesday afternoon.

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Langley Secondary School has a pair of talented wrestlers in its fold.

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rom a distance, it can be tough to tell Nathan Hillan and Kamil Golowko apart.

The Langley United Wrestling Club members and Langley Secondary School students are titans, especially considering their ages, and both sport near identical shortly cropped hairstyles.

Their features mirror their recent wrestling results.

Hillan, a Grade 10, won a gold medal at 94 kg in the Cadet Division (Grade 9-10) at the Western Canada Age Class Wrestling Championships, held Jan. 16-17 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

In Grade 11, Golowko won gold at 115 kg in the Juvenile Division (Grade 11-12) at the meet.

“These boys have been battling hard and are the ones to watch in B.C. over the next couple of years,” LSS principal Dawne Tomlinson said.

Richmond hosted its first ever Western Canada Age Class meet last weekend. The Wrestling BC-sanctioned event saw almost 800 students compete in two days of youth competitions.

Youth competed in the 12 and under division, all the way up to the juvenile division for 17and 18-year-olds.

Hillan, 15, who stands 6’2” tall and weighs about 208 pounds, is the smaller of the two gold medalists. He finished with a 4-0 record in Richmond.

The results surprised Hillan, who said he expected to do “decent” but didn’t expect to

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Langley Secondary School students Nathan Hillan and Kamil Golowko struck a wrestling pose in the foyer next to the school office. The words “Nihil Sine Opere,” loosely translated from Latin, mean “Nothing Without Effort.”

Hillan and Golowko won gold in their divisions at the Western Canada age class tournament, held Jan. 16-17 at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

Five years ago, Golowko’s take home a gold medal. football season had just ended “The last match that I had and he was looking for another was very difficult,” he said. “It sport to try. went on for the full time.”

“Grade 7 was the year where Sixteen-year-old Golowko I tried to do every sport, just is already 6’3” tall and tips to see what I would like,” he the scales at 250 pounds. He said. “I really liked won all three of it [wrestling] so his matches, all We work I decided to stick against foes from with it.”

Vancouver College, hard… We’re Golowko said to cap a gold-medal very dedicated he has improved performance. to the sport. “dramatically” over Golowko said his second match was It’s just fun to the years in a sport where the learning his toughest. wrestle. curve is seemingly Both athletes infinite. started wrestling Kamil Golowko “There’s a lot to competitively as learn,” Golowko Grade 7 students at said. “Even though I’ve been H.D. Stafford Middle School. wrestling for five years, there’s Hillan got into the sport still stuff I’m not perfect at. We because, he said, “it was the work hard. We’re very dedionly sport that I didn’t need cated to the sport. It’s just fun to go outside to play in high to wrestle.” school.”

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“I’ve learned a lot,” Hillan said. “They teach you a bunch of moves but you focus on a small group of them. And that’s what I think I’ve learned, is my style of wrestling.”

OTEBOOK: Langley United Wrestling Club is made up of wrestlers from Brookswood, Langley, and D.W. Poppy secondary schools, and Yorkson Middle School.

Langley United operates out of LSS. Its wrestlers train four days per week, and the club is coached by Olympic medalist Chris Rinke, along with Mike Munsie, who wrestled for SFU for four years and is a very experienced coach.

Rinke said, regarding the Western Canada age class tournament: “I was really proud of how our wrestlers believed they could win and were prepared to do the work to do so.”

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Flip City meets success

The Langley Events Centre’s Fieldhouse was an ideal venue for Flip City Gymnastics’ annual invitational meet.

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Flip City Gymnastics athlete Joey Humberstone, 15, went airborne as he warmed up on the trampoline just after noon on Saturday, during the eighth annual Flip City Invitational gymnastics competition, held last weekend (Jan. 16-18) at the Langley Events Centre’s Fieldhouse.

It was a great weekend, all around, for the host club at the Flip City Invitational gymnastics meet at the Langley Events Centre’s Fieldhouse.

“For the first competition of the Gymnastics BC 2015 season, we’re very proud of our athletes’ results and look forward to their continued improvement over the 2015 competitive season,” Flip City president John Aldag said.

While the Jan. 16-18 competition marked its eighth year in Langley, this was the first time it was held at the Fieldhouse.

Flip City head coach Rusty Pierce noted that the Fieldhouse was “a great venue and met our needs completely.”

Added Aldag, “As a Langley-based club, we completely appreciate having the Fieldhouse in Langley as a venue for competitions such as the eighth annual Flip City Invitational.”

A total of 22 clubs, with more than 500 athletes registered for the competition, including the largest number of out-oftown clubs that Flip City has ever hosted.

Another new element was the transition of the women’s artistic program to the junior Olympic program that is based on a 10-point scale. Gymnastics BC adopted this scoring standard for 2015.

Flip City’s weekend results included: Women’s JO Level 1, 3, 4, 6 & 7 – 1st all around team JO Level 1 – Sammi Bartlett, 1st all around; Sierra Best, 2nd all around; and Kyah Lillies Brown, 3rd all around.

JO Level 3 10 yrs & older – Thalia Simpson 1st all around JO Level 4 – Havanna Martinez, 1st all around; Madeline Fricke, 2nd all around; and Akaisha Torrance, 3rd all around JO Level 5 – Hattie Aldag, 2nd all around JO Level 6 12-13 yrs – Jacklynn Matthew, 2nd all around JO Level 7 12 & under – Melody Hung, 2nd all around. 13 & over – Corris To, 2nd all around Trampoline Sandra Poelzer – 1st, Level 5 National Joey Humberstone – 1st, Espoir Men’s Double Mini Douglas Armstrong – 1st, Senior Men’s Joey Humberstone – 2nd, Junior Men’s Men’s Level 1 – 1st all around, Connor Fielding and 3rd all around Owen Fielding Level 3 – 1st all around, Liam Page

BASKETBALL

SO spirit displayed

A Special Olympics basketball tournament at Walnut Grove Secondary was a huge success.

At January Jam, the Warriors “A” team continued its dominance.

The Warriors won gold at the 2014 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Vancouver and in 2013 captured gold at the SOBC Summer Games in Langley.

During the national Games, the Warriors including Sean Annan, TROY LANDREVILLE Carson Buzdegan, Chris Lawrie, sports@langleyadvance.com Kyle Litfin, Trevin Martel, Kailyn Potomak, Tyrone Liebenberg, Alastair Having fun at Walnut Grove Singh, Andrew Wainwright, and Secondary School was a slam dunk Matthew Williams took top spot in for the Langley Warriors and Special the four-team A Division, as Special Olympics basketball teams from across the Lower Mainland last week- Olympics basketball debuted at a national level. end.

The Warriors defeated Manitoba The Warriors were the host proin the championship contest, in gram of Special Olympics BC (SOBC) what head coach Kurc Langley’s inaugural Buzdegan called “one January Jam. of the most emotional The tournament tipped It took an games I’ve ever been off with opening cereunbelievable involved in.” monies early Saturday amount “The competition is morning and continued getting better,” Warriors through to medal presenof work “A” head coach Kurc tations on Sunday afterfrom every Buzdegan added, regardnoon. volunteer. ing last weekend’s tourMedals and trophies ney. “We’re going to see were handed out just Kurc Buzdegan challenges, and we’re after 4 p.m. Sunday, right getting more push back after the “A” Division than we’ve had before from these gold medal game was played in other teams.”

WGSS’s large gym.

Asked if the January Jam will be an Teams of various levels from annual event, Buzdegan answered, Coquitlam, Burnaby Vancouver, “Oh gosh, yes.”

Surrey, North Shore, and Abbotsford “It took an unbelievable amount competed, joined by the Warriors of work from every volunteer,” he A and B teams, and the Langley added. “We have such a wonderful Warriors CeaBees 1 and 2. group of volunteers and we’ve never Gold medalists in each division hosted anything before, quite like were: this. We are already getting emails in, A – Langley Warriors and we’re already talking about what B – Burnaby Purple Panthers we’re doing to do next year.”

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Langley Warriors CeaBees 2 teammates Jeremy Wright and Connor Robertson hugged each other after the buzzer sounded to end a close and competitive contest against the Surrey Eagles late Saturday morning in Walnut Grove Secondary’s small gym. The game was part of Special Olympics BC Langley’s inaugural January Jam hoops tournament, which took place Jan. 17 and 18.

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