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The epitome of friendly competition saw eight year olds Caelen Gavigan and Ross Thompson push each other while wearing sumo wrestling suits during Fraser Valley Family Day, in support of the Langley Firefighters, The Life Ready Foundation, and Langley Animal Protection Society. The event was held Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Langley Events Centre’s Fieldhouse.
photo booth by Leona Winrob of TapSnap, a bouncy castle, bouncy slide, obstacle course, velcro climbing wall, bunjee station, jousting, kids’ sumo wrestling in specialized suits, potato sack races, head to head basketball, visits from local professional athletes from the BC Lions and Vancouver Stealth, the LAPS adoption team, and firefighters trucks. C&D president Dana Matheson came up with the idea of hosting the event, saying he “assembled a team that helped me with planning the vision.” “It worked out very well,” Matheson said. “We are going to make Troy Landreville/Langley Advance this an annual event Mark Donnelly, who and we hope to sings the Canadian push the envelope and American every year in order national anthems at to raise more money Vancouver Canucks’ and offer even more home games, sang to the community in O Canada to kick off the way of fun and Fraser Valley Family entertainment.” Day at the Langley Any hiccups were Events Centre’s minor, Matheson Fieldhouse on said, adding “we Saturday, Feb. 7. have stuff to improve on, and we will. The team of volunteers did such an amazing job, and we managed to pull it off in six weeks.” All proceeds will go to the three charities. The Langley Animal Protection Society’s mandate is to promote the physical, emotional, and psychological well being of companion animals in Langley. Visit the LAPS website at www.lapsbc.ca. The Life Ready Foundation provides mentors in the community for youth at risk. The program aligns professional athletes to directly work with youth on a daily basis. Visit the foundation’s website at www. lifeready.ca. The Township of Langley Firefighters Charitable Society provides programs that benefit members of the community and assist other organizations within the community that have similar goals and objectives. Visit the TOL Firefighters’ website at www.iaff4550.org.
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Langley Secondary stakeholders want to keep their school, but not to sink $20 million into seismic upgrades. HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com
The community has had its say on the future fate of Langley Secondary, and now the next step is a decision by the Langley School Board at its Feb. 17 public meeting. The board room at the district head office in Murrayville will likely be filled to overflowing next Tuesday for that decision. The district, as part of its longterm facilities planning, is trying to figure out what to do about the aging school. It settled on several options, including closing it and sending the students to other schools, which would require reconfiguring, building a new school on site, or rebuilding newer parts of the school, which has been dubbed “rightsizing” or “Option 4.” Most people spoke in favour of the Option Four. An online PAC study got more than 500 responses from people in the LSS community, also favouring Option 4. The oldest parts of the school date to 1948, and the district estimates a $20 million price tag for the required seismic upgrades. The decision to convert H.D. Stafford from a high school to a middle school was made in 2008. Now the district is looking at turning it back into high school, and the board, though not the same trustees, came under fire from the crowd.
It has a baseball academy and spe“Nobody listened in 2008,” comcialty trades courses. mented school counsellor David Speakers noted that LSS is cenLewis. trally located and has public transit Bruce and Tracy Northway preoptions, unlike the other schools sented information and survey that would be reconfigured to proresults about the school, including vide a nearby high school. The other the student survey that showed schools would also not be able to increased engagement and attendhandle the addiance in recent years. tional traffic of a “If they had done high school. right in 2007 [regardLSS is also the ing H.D. Stafford], site of the Langley we wouldn’t have to Education Centre be here,” Bruce comwhich worked with mented. 1,800 students last Truepayna Moo, year. It offers acawho came to Langley demic upgrading, in 2007, is a member adult education and of the Karen commore. The educamunity and a Grade tion centre has 10 student at LSS. bounced around Langley has to different disbecome home to Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance trict sites in recent several Karen famStudents, among them Taylor years. ilies of refugees from Swift, spoke about their school One of the Myanmar. As an and wanting to keep it open. ideas the district ethnic minority, the is looking at is closing LSS and Karen were persecuted and many having some of the students go to fled to refugee camps. “Karen parents came to Canada for Brookswood Secondary, but the Township plans for significant popuone reason, and that is the educalation increases and a redevelopment tion of their children,” Moo told the of Brookswood/Fernridge in the crowd. coming years. A speaker wondered She said life is not easy in Canada where all those students would go if for newcomers, and many Karen BSS was full. families face poverty so they live in If the trustees choose to close the low rent accommodation in Langley school, it must be approved by the City, and can’t afford vehicles and Ministry of Education. school busing fees. LSS is one component of the LSS is within walking distance, she district’s facilities planning. The disexplained. trict is assembling a business plan to She also praised the culture of the submit to the Ministry of Education school. as it lobbies for more student spaces “My experience at LSS has been in Willoughby, due to increasing incredibly supportive,” Moo comenrolment in that area of the dismented. trict. Other areas of the district have A lot of people praised the school for its amenities which would not be stalled or declining enrolment. A decision on a Long Term possible elsewhere. Facilities Plan business case will be The LSS site is about 28 acres and made only after a decision on LSS. sits beside McLeod Athletic Park.
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Pictures and video that only existed on the computer were suddenly gone, said Forward. That was why on Feb. 7, she was pleased and surprised that her phone suddenly popped up a message – her computer was active again. And it was nearby. Forward call the Langley RCMP and gave them the details, hoping the police would manage to get there in time. The app indicated the computer was just west of
Fraser Highway near 259A Street. Officers found the residence closest to the computer’s mapped location and began talking to the home’s occupant. As they talked, two men walked out of the basement suite door, one of them carrying the computer. Both men were arrested and released to appear in court later. Charges will be recommended against both men, aged 36 and 38, said Marks.
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A rifle was seized and three people were arrested after an apparent break-in at a Langley recycling centre. In the early morning hours of Feb. 9, Langley RCMP were alerted to a break and enter in progress, said Cpl. Holly Marks. A security company had a live video feed and kept the police updated on the
number and location of people inside the Aldergrove Bottle Depot, Marks said. Officers arrived on scene to find a Ford F350 backed in towards the fence with three occupants. All of them were arrested. A search of the truck turned up a sawed-off rifle, with one round of ammunition jammed in the chamber. There were several additional rounds also discovered. The truck’s licence plates belonged to another vehicle, and the F350 was stolen, said Marks. Three people, including two men, aged 28 and 32, from Langley, were scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday. The third individual was a 25-year-old woman of no fixed address.
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mericans who feared that President Barack Obama was going to institute a Canadianstyle health care system complete with Canadian-style “death panels” had it partway right – but a long way wrong. There is a “death panel” in B.C. But it’s actually a “Death Review Panel.” And it’s not about who will die and who gets to live by receiving handouts from a supposedly overgenerous government health care plan – it’s about finding out why so many of our young people die on our highways. And it’s about trying to figure out how to save them, apparently from themselves. The B.C. Coroner’s Service this week released the Death Review Panel’s report studying the circumstances of 106 young motor vehicle drivers who died in traffic accidents in B.C. from 2004 to 2013. Most of those 106 were young men – boys, really – who were between 17 and 18 years of age. Not at all surprisingly, the panel’s review showed that speed, impairment, lack of seatbelt use, and inexperience were common contributing factors. Panel chair Michael Egilson made note of the fact that the introduction of the Graduated Licensing Program in 1998 has led to a significant reduction in the numbers of deaths of young drivers on B.C.’s roads. And yet, traffic incidents remain the leading cause of death among young people aged 15 to 18 years. Egilson, whose panel was mandated, in part, to review the Graduated Licensing Program for new drivers to see if its effectiveness can be enhanced, stressed the importance of not only involving youth themselves, but also their parents and guardians in finding solutions to help reduce the devastating death toll. Perhaps, from the American antihealthcare crusaders’ point of view, it should have been named an “Anti-Death Panel.” In any case, it behooves us all – young and old – to support its worthy objective: to find a way to help young drivers past that deadly stretch of road. – B.G.
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lberta is in trouble. Sure, having all the oil in the world is great. Right up until the price of oil drops like a cartoon anvil straight down onto the head of your economy. Now realtors in Calgary have plenty of work – trying to unload mansions of rich people desperate to get their cash in hand and get out of Dodge. The provincial government there is having conniption fits about the prospect of a recession. A lot of transplanted Newfies, British Columbians, and others who have flocked to the oil patch are considering a return ticket. Maybe Alberta’s oil economy will bounce back. Maybe the price of oil will shoot up again next month and we’ll all be whining about paying $1.50 a litre again, and guys in Fort MacMurray can return to fretting about which skidoo goes best with their new truck. Or maybe not. We’ve been here before, after all. Remember the 1980s, when the first party ended, and Alberta led the nation in foreclosures and bankruptcies. For years, we’ve looked east over the Rockies with envy. Since the 1990s, Alberta has been on a tear, and it looked like oil was the way to go, hence our current government’s continued enthusiasm for that related hydrocarbon, liquified natural gas.
Here in B.C., a lot of our identity also relies on the big extractive resources that make for fun Discovery Channel reality shows – fishing, logging, and mining. Logging employed 18,700 people in 2013, down from 27,000 just 10 years before. And believe it or not, that industry has bounced back a bit since the recession. Mining, oil, and gas MATTHEW employs 29,500 people, and it is increasing, but it’s still a tiny fraction of the B.C. workforce. By comparison, 15,200 people work in publishing in this province. We hear a lot about how we need to support mining, about how it’s a priority for the government. Yet when was the last time you heard anything from Victoria about book publishing? Or about performing arts (19,300 people employed) or furniture stores (10,900) or sporting goods, hobby, and book stores (13,600) or food manufacturing (23,700)? A full 258,000 people work in retail in B.C., one way or another, selling everything from cans of pop to heavy equipment. To be fair, there are some reasons to support those charismatic extractive industries – they tend to have a lot of subsidiary industries that feed off them.
Extractive industries are like the pointy end of an inverted pyramid, with big chunks of the rest of the economy balanced on their shoulders. The thing about an inverted pyramid? It’s unstable. And if that narrow little base goes, everything above it takes a tumble, too. To be fair, the B.C. govCLAXTON ernment loves to talk up small business and diversified business generally. But the minute someone talks about oil or forestry, you can see heads swivel in the legislature, even though health care and manufacturing outweigh those extractive industries by a wide margin. I think we need to focus on the exact opposite of those high-profile industries. Let’s aim squarely for building a pyramid the right way up. Let’s build an economy based around pointless, even silly jobs. The fluffy, goofy industries, like making video games and movies, tourism, and health and wellness, are less vulnerable to sudden shifts in the price of oil or minerals, to free trade deals and foreign wars. They’ll never be as sexy as logging and mining, but they’re a better long-term bet.
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Proper care better than euthanasia Dear Editor, Canada’s Parliament has been dealing with the issue of euthanasia and doctorassisted suicide for years. Parliament upheld the ban on doctor-assisted suicide, and on May 28, 2014, overwhelmingly supported motion M-456 to create a national strategy on palliative and end-of-life care. If a dying person is properly cared for and shown they are valued and loved, depression and thoughts of ending their life dissipate. The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling that the existing law remain in place for only one year for Parliament to come up with new legislation is also a concern.
This 41st Parliament is quickly coming to an end, with a federal election scheduled for October 2015. A February 2016 deadline does not provide Canada’s next Parliament with enough time to consult with Canadians and experts in order to create legislation. Therefore I hope the Supreme Court will extend the existing ban on doctor-assisted suicide for at least two years. This is a sensitive issue for many Canadians, with deeply held beliefs on both sides. Parliament needs time to study the decision and consult widely with all perspectives. Mark Warawa, Langley MP
Local kindness contrasts Vancouver act Dear Editor, I was enjoying my coffee at Starbucks on Fraser Highway near Save-OnFoods, when I noticed one of the staff bringing out the first aid kit to help a person who had just fallen down outside and scraped his knee, elbow, fingers, etc. She was very kind and attentive to his needs. She patched him up and brought him a coffee and he was able to relax. After I finished my coffee, I went up to her and thanked her for being so kind. She told me that he was a regular customer. I did not get her name, but I think
she should be recognized. The kindness shown by the Starbucks staff is in great contrast to that shown recently in Vancouver [in which a Tim Hortons man-
ager was purported to have thrown a bucket of water on a homeless person]. I think it is worth celebrating. Raymond Wiens, Langley
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Dear Editor, Langley 99 Rage lived up to its name at Clod Athletic Park, as it faced off against Metro Ford Madrid on Feb. 7. They were as good with their fists and elbows as they were with their feet, injuring their Coquitlam opponents as well as defeating them 2-0. The one Rage player who was redcarded ended up flipping the bird at the handful of Madrid parents whom he also mooned for a good 10 minutes until a mortified mother persuaded him to stop. When I go to soccer games, I expect sportsmanship, not physical abuse and public obscenities. I hope things will be different next time I visit Langley, should I decide to go. Joerge Dyrkton, Anmore
School calendar maximizes inconvenience Dear Editor, The SD35 website requested comments on the 2015-2016 school calendar. Admittedly, it is difficult to provide effective comments when you include a calendar but don’t include a legend to allow us to establish what “Other Days in Session” represent. That said, I guess that the “other days” represent a revival of the collaboration days that have made the 2014-2015 school calendar so delightful for parents. In the 2013-2014 calendar there were four professional development days for teachers. Each required a parent to stay at home or find alternate care for their children, costing either money or vacation days. In the 2014-2015 school calendar, the school district decided that ruining four days of work was not challenging enough for parents, so for elementary/middle
schools it did professional development by the 80-minute block. This left parents needing to either find daycare or stay home from work for three half-days plus six late starts. It is my understanding that the first collaboration days consisted of teachers in a big group discussing “why collaboration is important.” And since schools have differing start times and the “collaboration mornings” were only 80 minutes long, the collaboration could only be done within a single school. Teachers didn’t have time to reach out to colleagues across the district to discuss best practices and new approaches. When will our school district recognize that these inventive and novel ideas don’t just mildly inconvenience parents, but cost them real money? Give teachers professional development over a full day. Blair King, Langley
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LFA grad hosts awareness concert The folk string quartet, Fretless, will play in support of a charity started by a Langley Fine Arts alumnus. RONDA PAYNE news@langleyadvance.com
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nown for her hands-on attitude and desire to make things happen, Langley Fine Arts (LFA) School alumnus, Ashli Akins, who grew up in Fort Langley, is hosting a concert with The Fretless − a young Celtic group − at Chief Sepass Theatre on Feb. 13. Akins’ former teacher of photography, Donna Usher of LFA, Folk string quartet The Fretless will play at Chief Sepass praised the work the former LFA Theatre on Feb. 13. (Right) Ashli Akins is the organizer of an student has done, and continues upcoming concert to benefit Mosqoy, a non-profit organization to do. “Ashli is arranging this as a she started to benefit communities in Peru. fundraiser for her organization, Mosqoy,” Usher noted. “I’ll supthrough her Andean Youth Fund,” sales will support anything Ashli does. She’s port Mosqoy. noted Usher. amazing.” “Fretless is The Andean Youth Fund is one According to the organization’s a band that of the three Mosqoy programs website, Mosqoy is, “a not-forhas won the designed to help Peruvian comprofit business based both in Canadian Folk munities thrive. Victoria… and in Cusco, Peru. Music Award,” At the concert, Akins will speak Here at Mosqoy we do many Usher noted. about Mosqoy and will be feathings to help achieve our misA folk string tured as one of the photographsion, but in all things quartet, Fretless ers in a collaborative we aim to promote is unique in exhibit of work by She went on students educational and their transformof LFA. a trip to Peru, cultural rights for ation of fiddle Textiles made by Andean communities tunes and folk those in the Peruvian and went on in Peru.” melodies. Born communities assisted to make this It all originated from in 2011, Fretless by Mosqov’s procommitment grams will also be on has won Akins’ trip to Peru in 2006 when she was Instrumental hand at Chief Sepass to this exposed to the plight Album of Theatre (9096 Trattle community. of Peruvian communthe Year at St.) during the event. ities which were havthe Western “There’s a bit of Donna Usher ing their historic roots Canadian Music information on each eroded and livelihoods artist on each textile,” Awards and diminished. two awards at Usher said. “And one third of the “She went on a trip to Peru,” the Canadian funds from their [the textiles] sale Usher said. “And went on to Folk Music goes to the artist, one third goes make a commitment to this comAwards. to the Andean Youth Fund, and munity.” According to Usher, Akins, “is one third goes to a community The concert on Feb. 13 is just a non-stop inspiration: she has project.” one of many activities to support been an intern for the National The concert is at 7 p.m. at the Mosqoy and its programs by raisGeographic, worked for Habitat for theatre at LFA and ticket prices ing awareness and funds. start at $10 through www.fretless. Humanity, founded Mosqoy con“My class sponsors a student eventbrite.ca. Proceeds from ticket tributing to arts and heritage in
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Me and Mae, featuring a Langley man, takes the Gabby’s stage Feb. 22. RONDA PAYNE news@langleyadvance.com
Langley’s Shawn Meehan grew up knowing he wasn’t going to be a 9to-5er. In fact, one could say he was conceived due to a love of music. As a founding member of the country band Me and Mae, Meehan loves what he does and is looking forward to a home-town show at Gabby’s Country Cabaret with Rod Black on Feb. 22. “So far, we’ve always packed Gabby’s every time we’ve shown up, so fingers crossed,” the band’s founding member, lead guitarist, and co-song writer said. Me and Mae’s last show at Gabby’s was in the fall of 2014. “There’s never any fears, but lots of hope,” Meehan said of the upcoming show and how he feels about it. “We’re playing with Rod Black, who’s getting lots of air play on JRFM... it’s all just one big community and another excuse to hang out together and play.” It was this philosophy − the love of playing music for the sake of it − that makes up Meehan’s musical heritage. “My parents met at a gig,” he said. “My dad’s brother and my mom’s brother were playing in a gig together and that’s how they met. Those uncles... I hung out with [them] a lot as I was growing up.” In his teen years, Meehan also found a guitar playing influence in his step-dad. “I lived in an environment where we could just bash [music] around in the basement. It was just something we did,” he noted. “I don’t want to do anything else. I just want to play.” Having been at it since age 13, it seems the passion is paying off. “I never dreamed of writing my own music, I never dreamed of winning awards, I just went for it,”
Country music performers Me and Mae will take the stage at Gabby’s Country Cabaret on Feb. 22 with Rod Black. Meehan said. Me and Mae has grown to be a six-member group with a part-time fiddler now joining in as a full-time part of the band. The concept of the band had been brewing for about two years when three years ago Jacky Mae came on board in a surprising way: through a radio contest. Meehan had written Love Me Leave Me Lonely, but it wasn’t quite right
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until he worked on the song with Carly Rae Jepson. The pair managed to co-write that song and create magic, according to Meehan. “That song just had a magic to it. So I thought, ‘why don’t I build a band around it?’,” he said. He had some band members from a previous group, but needed a female vocalist. At a festival in Northern B.C., the local radio station ran a contest to get girls to sing Love Me Leave Me Lonely on stage with Meehan. “Jacky came up and turns out she was great,” he noted. With an album going strong from three hot singles and a fourth on the rise, the band has a number of summer gigs lined up including festivals. Fans and the industry alike expect big things from Me and Mae which won the Ray McAauley Horizon Award through the BCCMA. “It’s not really about having hits,” Meehand noted. “We just love to play. We have so much fun doing it. Just playing live... I’ve never really had a day job and what I really love about this business is you never really know the outcome... It’s so all over the place and it’s high risk and I find that exciting.” Tickets at meandmae.com are $22.50 for the 8 p.m. show.
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S P R I N G B R E A K C A M P S: M A R C H 16 –2 0 & M A R C H 2 3 –2 7
Whether you want to nip weeds in the bud, tackle your boulevard or get a jump on flower beds, the City reminds property owners, occupants and yard maintenance professionals that the use of cosmetic pesticides on residential property and city-owned land, including parks and playing fields, is not permitted under City of Langley Pesticide Bylaw 2879. For more information, including a list of permitted products, visit city.langley.bc.ca.
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 A13
Make pesto with parsley
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e pass by it all the time in the produce section, but when not used as a garnish or minor ingredient, what can we do with parsley? Parsley is botanically called petroselinum crispum, derived from the Greek petros, meaning stone, as it CHEF DEZ was often found growing in and around rocks. Today this herb, naturally high in vitamins A and C, is usually available in two varieties. Curly leaf parsley is most common at local grocery stores, but in some markets, flat leaf Italian parsley is also common. Flat leaf Italian parsley has more flavour than its curly counterpart. When parsley is being used for something other than garnish, it is usually added as a minor ingredient to characterize a dish with a distinct touch of natural herb flavour and a bit of colour. But some recipes use parsley as a main ingredient, such as pesto. Traditionally, pesto is prepared by pureeing fresh basil leaves mainly with olive oil, pine nuts, garlic, parmesan cheese, and lemon juice to form an outstanding pasta sauce. The basil leaves can be substituted with parsley, making the pesto recipe not only more affordable, but also easier to create from scratch all year round, as fresh parsley is more accessible in the markets than fresh basil. I hope you enjoy this recipe. It is one of our favourites, and we make it all the time.
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Cooking in Langley
2/3 cup roasted, salted cashews 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 2 large garlic cloves, peeled Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp fresh cracked pepper 1 bunch fresh curly leaf parsley, large stems removed
In a food processor, grind the cashews on high speed for approximately 15 seconds. Continue to process on high speed while slowly adding one quarter cup of the olive oil through the top opening, and then process for another 30 seconds until mixture is almost completely smooth and liquid. Turn off the processor. Add the cheese, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Turn the processor back on and process on high speed while feeding the parsley through the top opening. When all of the parsley has been added, continue to process on high speed while slowly adding the remaining one quarter cup of olive oil. Turn off the processor, scrape down the sides, and process for another 10 to 15 seconds. Toss with hot, freshly cooked pasta of your choice, or use it in a variety of applications such as a pizza or bruscetta topping, or mix it with mayonaise for a great sandwich spread, or with sour cream for a great veggie dip. Makes approximately 1.5 cups Chef Dez is a food columnist and culinary instructor in the Fraser Valley. Visit him at www.chefdez.com. Send questions to dez@chefdez.com or to P.O. Box 2674, Abbotsford, B.C. V2T 6R4
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 A15
HISTORY
Heritage week allows for a ride into Langley’s past Heritage Week features two different tours of Langley’s historic areas. RONDA PAYNE news@langleyadvance.com
Celebrated annually, Heritage Week is a provincial event communities take part in beginning on National Heritage Day, the third Monday in February. This year, from Feb. 16 to 22, a few activities in the Langleys will delve into the community’s historic past. Kicking off National Heritage Day is an informative and entertaining bus tour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. complete with lunch. Langley history enthusiasts will meet at the Langley Centennial Museum (9135 King St.) for a viewing of the exhibition Collected & Curated: Artifacts from the Permanent Collection. Curator Kobi Christian will be on hand to discuss the pieces and answer questions. “This exhibit includes things from within the collection that never go on display,” Christian said. One highlight are the masterfully crafted, embroidered Chinese court jackets. “Different colours and different symbols had different status levels
attached to them,” noted Christian of the jackets. Intricate First Nations woven baskets and a variety of art works by local artists are also included in the displays. A Township bus will take visitors to Murrayville’s Heritage Conservation area. Fred Pepin, president of Langley Heritage Society will be the guide into history to explain local historical landmarks. Lunch will be served at Porter’s Coffee and Tea House. To get on board, call the Langley Centennial Museum at 604-532-3536 and book a seat for $30. Seats sell out quickly. Also on National Heritage Day will be a presentation of a community heritage register plaque for the Hope Carriage House at 3 p.m. in Langley Township council chambers. The large-scale carriage house was built in 1912 and is the last remaining building from the Charles Edward Hope estate. With Main Street: At the Heart of the Community as the 2015 Heritage Week theme, it’s understandable why a second tour takes guests through Fort Langley. “It’s a great opportunity to get in touch with Langley’s heritage,” noted Christian. “We have a community rich in culture and this is a good way to experience it.” A Stroll Through Time: A Guided Walking Tour of Fort Langley and Tea will
5th Annual
run on Feb. 21 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Local artist and teacher Emilie Colbourne will dress in period costume to lead heritage buffs through Fort Langley village to explore the background of many buildings, businesses, and people. The walking tour is $15 and will run rain or shine with the museum providing umbrellas if needed. To register, contact the Langley Centennial Museum at 604-532-3536.
Charles Hope’s Carriage House (photo circa 1980), built in Fort Langley in 1912 will receive a community heritage register plaque on Feb. 16, for National Heritage Day.
Langley Centennial Museum photo
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Gallery 7 hosts auditions for women 20 to 70
The Abbotsford theatre is casting 110 Stories. RONDA PAYNE news@langleyadvance.com
Abbotsford’s Gallery 7
Theatre is holding open auditions for male and female thespians ages 20 to 70 for 110 Stories by Sarah Tuft. Those interested in performing in the production or working behind the scenes are asked to go to the auditions at the theatre company’s rehearsal
hall at Huntington Station, #100 34595 3rd Ave., Abbotsford at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This is the final production of Gallery 7 Theatre’s 2014/2015 Refined by Fire season and honours the stories of those who risked their lives to save others during 9/11.
The performance will run May 1, 2, 7, 8, and 9 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on May 2 and 9 at the Reach Gallery and Museum in Abbotsford. Call-back auditions will be held Feb. 21 with rehearsals beginning the week of March 9. To register for the audi-
tion or for more information, contact Gallery 7 Theatre at 604-504-5940 or www.gallery7theatre.com.
Get winded
The Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Wind Symphony will host a concert on Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the KPU
Langley campus auditorium. This is an opportunity to hear KPU’s wind instrument musicians perform and demonstrate their skills. Admission to the concert is $10 or $5 for students and seniors at the door of the auditorium at 20901 Langley Bypass.
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Bellydancers set to shake it up this Sunday A bellydance party will include a potluck, vendors, and performance. RONDA PAYNE news@langleyadvance.com
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People can also indulge in a selection of South Asian foods. Goat Curry, Chicken Handi, Raita, Vegetable Biryani, Tandoori Chicken, Pakoras made with vegetables, fish or chicken – there’s so much to try. And if people are willing to be a bit adventurous, they can try the fusion dishes. There’s Vegetable Lasagna, Butter Chicken Lasagna or Beef Lasagna – take your pick. How about Nacho Pizza (be warned, it’s spicy), or a Hot Supreme heat lover’s pizza that includes pepperoni, tandoori chicken, red onions, green peppers, pineapple, capicollo and jalapeño peppers?
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A workshop is at Murrayville Hall from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 15. “The workshop is more for people who already bellydance,” she said. “It’s not a beginner workshop.” The workshop is $75 and those interested can call 604-780-6397 for more information.
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bellydance party known as a hafla at the Murrayville Hall at 21667 48th Ave. from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday. There’s vendors and a performance which begins at 7 p.m. Whitney invites the public to bring food and take part. “It’s potluck,” she said. “It’s like coming to a fam-
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Antique Torah gifted to TWU A late 16th century Torah scroll has come to a local university. A 450-year-old Torah scroll recently gifted to Trinity Western University (TWU) by donors Kenneth and Barbara Larson will give students access to an original Hebrew manuscript from Morocco. The 16th century scroll was presented by the Larsons to mark their 50th wedding anniversary. The donation of the Torah was paired with funds for a Torah room in TWU’s Alloway Library, to be completed in the spring Kent Clarke, Ph.D and Religious Studies Chair with TWU noted this access is a significant gift in itself. “For TWU’s Religious Studies
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Monday, February 16 | 7 - 11pm Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre
Monday, February 23 | 9:30am - 4:30pm Special 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 notice Water Main Flushing
As part of our maintenance program, the municipal Water Department will be flushing water mains within the dates shown below. Water main flushing is weather dependent and we are unable to provide a specific date for when it will occur in your area. As a result of this flushing, you may notice changes in water pressure and there may be some discolouration or sediment in the water. This is a temporary condition and is not a health hazard. To avoid inconvenience, please check the water before doing laundry. You may wish to keep water in the refrigerator for drinking and cooking. Brookswood, Fernridge, and High Point: Monday, February 16 – Friday, March 27 North Willoughby (Yorkson) and Northwest Langley: Monday, February 16 – Friday, April 3
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department, receiving this gift is the same as the science department receiving an expensive scientific instrument,” Clarke noted. “It gives our students access to the real thing, rather than exposure to images alone.” Known as the Sephardi scroll, the complete Torah is printed on 65 panels of prepared and refined calfskin.
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On behalf of TWU, Renae Kuhn (left) accepts a 450-year-old Torah scroll from Kenneth and Barbara Larson.
The Larsons gifted the artifact to TWU specifically because they want students to experience the Torah from an ancient manuscript rather than photos. “When people study Hebrew in an academic environment, there is a much deeper appreciation and excitement,” Kenneth Larson said. “The ancient scribes copied the Torah with such care to maintain its accuracy—and to make sure that God’s word was not only honoured and preserved, but used.” The Larsons were wondering how best to mark their 50th anniversary after a family trip to the Holy Land. “We were looking for something unique to gift in honour of that milestone,” Barbara Larson said. “We thought this would be a wonderful way to do that.” >Read more online at www.langleyadvance.com
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The Township of Langley annually awards grants to non-profit groups and organizations serving the Township and its residents. Application forms for the 2015 Community Grants and Capital Improvement Grants are now available: 1 On the Township’s website at tol.ca/grants 2 At the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service counter, 2nd Floor We've gone green! Applications can now be completed and submitted online. Visit tol.ca/grants to submit your paperless application today. Hard copy forms are available at the Township of Langley Civic Facility, Customer Service, 2nd Floor, and can be returned to: David Leavers, Director Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Township of Langley 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Or submitted via email to: Community Grants: communitygrants@tol.ca Capital Improvement Grants: capitalgrants@tol.ca Deadline is Friday, February 27, 2015. David Leavers Director, Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6158
Heritage Building Incentive Program 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.
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2015 TELUS Junior Boys Provincial Basketball Championships February 25-28 The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street 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
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VALENTINE’S DAY
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Pauline Knight is the kind of person who always has a smile for everyone. Maybe that’s because she was born on the day of love. Knight was born Valentine’s Day. “I’ll be 99 this Saturday,” she said. Knight figures her positive outlook on life, not to mention a lot of hard work as the child of Ukrainian immigrants in Manitoba, contributed to her longevity. Still living on her own in a condo in Langley City, she still volunteers at the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre. Knight started off with a card table laden with a few used items for sale at the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre more than two decades ago. The goal was to raise a bit of money for the non-profit run seniors centre that serves Langley Township and City. Now the Tuk Shop is a key component of the centre on 51B Avenue at 206th Street. “I’ve been here for 22 years,” Knight said. “I opened the Tuk Shop. It started with a table.” She’s lived in Langley for 25 years after spending time in various communities right across the country over a lifetime. Born in Roblin, Man., she grew up on a farm. Even though her birth came on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day wasn’t celebrated as much as it is today and her family did what it could to mark birthdays of her and her
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Pauline Knight still heads to the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre to help out at the Tuk Shop she started more than 20 years ago. siblings. “Mom would try and save a nickel for a birthday so we could get some candy,” Knight explained about her childhood on the farm. She retired at 75 but didn’t slow down. “I worked hard all my life,” she said. That as well as her favourite recreational pursuits – dancing and bowling – have kept her active. “I bowled for 65 years,” she said. She only gave that up about five years ago.
Knight lost her husband about 30 years ago and their only daughter died as well. And fate has tried to tarnish her upbeat attitude. She battled colon cancer about 30 years ago and has had a hip operation, other serious procedures, a knee operation, eye surgery… “I joke that I’m bionic,” she chuckles. She’s pretty much outlived everyone she knew from her early life but still maintains a positive outlook and loves being around people.
Friday the 13th might be scary for the Coquitlam Express as they take on the Langley Rivermen at the Langley Events Centre at 7 p.m. But the 13th will be a sweet treat for fans during Suite Heart Night. One lucky couple who shared their “how they met” story with the Rivermen will have a “suite experience” at the game. Plus there will be a photobooth in the concourse area to capture your love on film. Three couples will compete in the LEC’s version of The Newlywed Game for a chance to win dinner for two and a night at the movies. Legendary wrestler Bret Hart visits the Langley Events Centre (LEC) for the Vancouver Stealth’s Hart Breaker Night at 7 p.m. on Valentine’s Day. The Stealth take on the Calgary Roughnecks and fans can enter draws to meet Hart, purchase VIP tickets, or book a suite. Yoga is 2 for 1 at Hari Om Yoga all day Feb. 14. Go with a friend, family member, co-worker, or anyone who is interested in yoga. Pay for one person and the other participant enjoys free yoga.
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Here’s a selection of local events for Valentine’s Day.
Buy a gift at Willowbrook Shopping Centre from Feb. 12 to 14 and get it gift wrapped to support local students. The Langley School District Foundation will receive 100 per cent of the proceeds. Visit www.shopwillowbrook.com for more information.
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and Friendship, a themed exhibition of the Freedom Arts Collective Gallery at 20573 Fraser Hwy. The reception is 7 to 9 p.m. on Valentine’s Day. There will be a celebration of literary and visual arts, the opportunity to chat with artists, enjoy refreshments, and take in local music and poetry while surrounded by the artwork of local artists. It might just also be a perfect time to try one of the restaurants in the downtown Langley area as well.
Legendary singer Sibel Thrasher comes to the Lelem Arts & Culture Cafe in Fort Langley on Valentine’s Day. Dave Quinn of RazzMaJazz will host the special jazz evening with Thrasher as the featured guest at the three-course Valentine’s Day dinner for two for $50. Reservations are recommended.
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The Fort Langley National Historic Site hosts a unique dine-and-tour Valentine’s Day event on the 14th. Couples can enjoy a delicious meal with live music, followed by a walking tour filled with Fort Langley’s past tales of love. Various times are available and the cost is $50 per person. Indulge in four unique
chocolates from White Rock Chocolates, each paired with a wine from Township 7 Wines in the winery’s barrel cellar room. Tickets for the tasting on Valentine’s Day are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Register at 604532-1766 or wine@township7.com.
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Learn why living with arthritis puts you at greater risk of heart disease including heart attacks and stroke. What current research shows can help you manage pain, protect your joints and protect your heart health.
Dine and dance
Sweethearts can delight their dancing feet as well as their taste buds at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre on Feb. 14 during the Sweetheart Dine and Dance. For $35 each, enjoy a buffet meal and dancing to the live band: Horizon. For more information contact 604-530-2211.
Dinner pairings
Krause Berry Farms and Estate Winery dinner is Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. It features music, wine, and a four-course dinner by Master Chef Wolfgang Schmelcher of the Farmers Cooking School. Call 604856-5757 for more.
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I Helped to Crucify Jesus. Rembrandt, the famous Dutch artist, painted a picture of the crucifixion. Vividly he portrayed Christ writhing in nameless agony on the cruel cross. Vividly he depicted the various attitudes of those about the cross toward the suffering Saviour by their facial expressions. Apart from the Saviour’s death, the most significant thing about the painting is the artist’s painting of himself, standing in the shadows on the edge of the onlookers. This was Rembrandt’s way of saying, “I was there, too! I helped to crucify Jesus!” We, too, were there, standing with Rembrandt in the shadows! ‘Twas I that shed the sacred blood, I nailed Him to the tree; I crucified the Christ of God, I joined the mockery! To read more go to www.cloverdalechurch.ca
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Feb. 18
Seniors Action Table The Langley Seniors Action Table will meet 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. Everyone is welcome. The Victoria Order of Nurses will offer a presentation on foot health and proper care. RSVP to Lynda, 604-818-3290 or llyscat@gmail.com.
Libraries
Programs are free and pre-registration is required unless noted otherwise. Murrayville Library 22071 48th Ave. 604-533-0339 Murrayville Library Art Club Show runs Feb. 14 to March 13. The opening reception is Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. Meet the artists and view their latest work in acrylic, oil, and watercolour. Walnut Grove Library 8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 604-882-0410
Ongoing
Penny Pincher thrift store The new location, 20550 Fraser Hwy., is accepting donations (no heavy items at this time) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Watch for the thrift shop opening soon. The shop is operated by the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and raises funds for hospital equipment.
Thursdays
Ceilidh The monthly musical kitchen party is at St. Andrew’s United Church Hall, 9025 Glover Rd. Enjoy live music and fun. $5 at the door. Includes a traditional Maritime lunch (tea biscuits and jam). Performers interested in taking part can contact Jack Williamson, 604-888-7925 or jackwilliamson@telus.net. Upcoming ceilidhs: Feb. 19, March 12 (Irish theme). Langley Writers’ Guild The group meets on the first, second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Michaud House. All genres. The group will consider one evening meeting per month if there is interest. Info: Doris, 604-534-3384. Men’s a cappella group New members welcome. Group that meets Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. at 20525 72nd Ave. Info: Gord, 604-530-4795.
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Senior centre offically re-opens
Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre repairs are done. HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com
The Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre dished up perogies, farmer sausage, and dessert. It was a common sense, filling meal to mark the reopening of the cafeteria more than two months after it was closed due to flooding from a burst pipe. The centre has been repaired and refurbished, and a grand re-opening was held Feb. 10. Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance “It was quite a feat to pull this Toots Tucker, after cutting the off in two and a ribbon to re-open the cafeteria, half months,” said gives Phil Ryan some of the Shelley Wells, the decoration. Ryan holds membership centre’s executive number four. director. figures. On Nov. 30, More critically was the a maintenance person forced closure of the facilarrived to find several ity where many seniors inches of water on the obtain meals. The centre floor with the main damalso relies on catering age to the cafeteria. to generate revenue that Wells said all the bills helps fund programs and aren’t in yet but the damcentre operations. age easily reached into six
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Peggy Schafer, the 2014 Senior of the Year and the 2012 Senior of the Year, Toots Tucker, had the honour of cutting the ribbon at the centre’s grand re-opening Feb. 10. The centre had just stocked up on food in preparation for the busy holiday season when it hosts several events and caters still more. The burst pipe is the latest trouble for the building. No one has ever been charged in the April 2008 arson that caused several million dollars in damage and closed the centre for months. The centre opened November 1992 and offers
recreation, outreach, adult day care, programs, events, meals, and catering. The cafeteria is open to the public and the centre has a tuk shop of gently used items that is also open to the public when the building is open. The seniors’ centre, 20605 51B Ave., is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more at www. lsrs.ca or 604-530-3020.
LIVING
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plant one patch, you’ll have t may be unusually warm and too wet masses of seed for everfor February, but it more. There’s a variety, called remains perfect weath‘Granon,’ which holds its er for planting hardy early leaves up away from the vegetables. People who didn’t put soil. garlic in the soil in fall have It’s also time to plant radishes. The spring rada great chance to plant it ishes are globe-shaped and now and still get a decent crop by August. very fast-growing. They do Garlic is so pungent that appreciate rich soil and lots nothing molests it in the of water. ANNE MARRISON Lots of gardeners come to garden during winter. grief with the radish bulb But for shallots, spring planting is much safer in gardens where fly – row covers help, and all the more there are voles. The gardener wonders if the radishes are grown in containers. Used on containers, row covers don’t get why the shallots aren’t growing, and as muddy, and can be re-used for years. uncovers a row of shallot-shaped holes. Spinach is hardy enough to be seeded Soil pests are more manageable when growing vegetables in containers than in outside now, and keeping the seedbed the open garden. adequately moist doesn’t look like a probIn early spring, containers set against a lem this season. Spinach especially needs nitrogen, and as the weather gets warmer house wall also tend to be a warmer and are especially useful for salad crops. and lawn-mowing starts, it does well Arugula can be started any time now. growing among grass-clippings to hold in It’s quite cold-hardy, with leaves that moisture. If you always choose the outer leaves, you can keep harvesting spinach taste spicy and nutty and really liven for a long time. up salads. Once arugula plants get close to flowering, and also once the weather The vegetables that really need to be becomes warmer, the flavour becomes started inside in February are winter very hot. leeks, because they take a very long time to grow to transplantable size. They You can keep arugula are very frost-hardy, usually dark going quite a while by frequent cutting. The kind green or purplish, and larger and called ‘Wild Arugula’ is sturdier than the summer leeks. Leeks are transplanted in late perennial. April or May by being dropped Green onions are into holes poked into the soil. ideal for planting in outside containers This is also the time to now. Their vertiplant broad beans. This is one crop (like peas) that cal growth habit leaves the soil better than allows you to get it finds it, because it fixes masses of salad nitrogen from the air into material out of root nodules which nourish very small space. other plants. Corn salad can They are best picked very also be started young, because the skin of in containers. broad beans gets very tough It’s a cold-hardy, as they mature. shapely little plant when young, with Anne Marrison is happy to andark green glossy swer gardening questions. Send leaves and a mild Broad beans like to be planted early, them to amarrison@shaw.ca flavour. Once you and improve the soil as they grow.
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Looking back through the files of the Langley Advance. Eighty Years Ago Forty Years Ago February 7, 1935
! Municipal electors returned Councillor Logan in Ward 4, Trustees Porter and Lawrence to the school board, and A.R. Anderson to the police commission. P.A. Ness was elected in Ward 6. A plebescite to abolish the wards was defeated, and a vote to raise taxes to cover relief (welfare) increases failed by a margin of six to one.
Seventy Years Ago February 8, 1945
! Langley Amateur Athletic Association decided to ask for public subscriptions to buy additional land; drainage was a problem on the group’s existing grounds. ! Pierce Buckman, a saw-filer and knife-sharpener who lived in a trailer, was attacked by a 17-year-old girl wielding an axe. Police arrested the girl and a man in uniform shortly afterwards. ! Pilot Officer C.W. Soles, initially reported missing in action, was a prisoner of war in Germany.
Sixty Years Ago
February 10, 1955
! A wire from the premier’s office to Municipal Hall advised that Langley would receive $126,000 from provincial coffers. It was assumed that it was to be for the entire district of Langley, including the soon-to-be-formed Langley City. Local officials were happy about the money, but cautiously pointed out that the new education cost formula contained so many unclarified factors that it would be some time before all its implications would be understood.
Fifty Years Ago February 11, 1965
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February 6, 1975
! Langley School District planned to drop its regional principals, in favour of a one principal per school approach to management.
Thirty Years Ago
February 6, 1985
! The checkered flag fell for the last time at Action Raceway in Cambell Valley Regional Park, after the GVRD refused a request for one more oneyear lease extension. ! Langley School Board refused to include an arbitrated 2.6 per cent wage increase for teachers in its $25 million six-month budget.
Twenty Years Ago
February 8, 1995
! Fundamentalists proposed turning Langley Prairie Fundamental Elementary into a secondary school, in time for September classes. ! Langley City Council dismissed out of hand a Central Fraser Valley Health Unit request that bylaws be amended to ban cigarette smoking from all public indoor environments.
February 8, 2005
! Langley’s Green Team – a special law enforcement group set up to fight illegal marijuana grow-ops – credited diligent residents with two recent successes in their endeavours. ! Twinning of the Port Mann Bridge and expansion of Highway One were certainties, with only dates left to be determined, Highways Minister Kevin Falcon announced in an address to the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce.
February 11, 2005
! Township council voted against Councillor Kim Richter’s motion to add a referendum for fulltime firefighters to the fall civic elections. The old controversy had been renewed upon the fire-related death of a Brookswood resident who it was felt might have been saved if the emergency response time had been shorter than the current paid-on-call firefighting squads could deliver. More Langley History online at www.langleyadvance.com, click on ‘Living’
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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP
Award to senior staffer A partnership with a Vietnamese city was honoured.
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One of only 918 made: On Feb. 5, local car enthusiasts got their chance to see a rare supercar, a Porsche 918 Spyder. True to its name, there will only be 918 of the $1 million sports cars ever produced. This one, unveiled at Langley’s Porsche dealership on the Langley Bypass at Glover Road, was purchased by a local car collector. It is only the second shipped to B.C. and one of only five that will be sold in this province. COUNTRY MUSIC
Batten back performing Karen Lee Batten will be singing in Surrey RONDA PAYNE news@langleyadvance.com
BC Country Music’s Female Vocalist of the Year, Karen Lee Batten, will be hosting a country night at the new Taphouse in the Guildford neighbourhood. The Langley-based singer will lead fellow country artists through
an evening of favourite country anthems as well as new music in the series of Country Sundays held at the venue. The Taphouse is located at 15330 102A Ave. in Surrey and features dancing from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.
tions to this successful partnership.” The goal of the program, which was funded through the Canadian International Development Agency at no cost to the parA senior Langley ticipating municipalTownship staff member ities, was to support has been recognized for fair, sustainable ecocreating a better way nomic development of life for people in a in several developing developing city around countries. the globe. Through this threeRamin Seifi (left) received Ramin Seifi, the year partnership, Seifi a Federation of Canadian Township’s general and staff from the Municipalities’ award from Township manager of engineerTownship’s Economic Mayor Jack Froese. It recognizes his ing and community Development contribution to the Municipal Partners Department offered development, has been for Economic Development global presented with an officials in Ha Tinh Individual Contribution expertise and advice. program. Award by the Federation The aim was to help of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for his Ha Tinh create an economic development work with its international programs. strategy, promote gender equity, and estabThis award recognizes Seifi’s involvelish cooperation between universities in Ha ment in the Municipal Partners for Tinh and Langley. Economic Development global program During the partnership, Seifi and which saw the Township paired with the Township staff toured Ha Tinh and welVietnamese city of Ha Tinh. comed representatives from Vietnam to “This partnership required a lot of hard the Township of Langley to gain first-hand work and knowledge-sharing, and Ramin knowledge about how things are done in was the perfect ambassador for our comthis municipality. munity and for our country,” said Mayor One of the outcomes was the Canada Jack Froese. Reading Room at Ha Tinh University, He presented Seifi with the award Feb. 2, which was developed by the Township on behalf of FCM. in partnership with Trinity Western “We at the Township of Langley know University, to help the Vietnamese people what a dedicated, helpful individual Ramin learn English and advance business opporis, and we were pleased to share him with tunities. Ha Tinh and help make a difference in Ramin received his award during the another part of the world,” Froese said. 25th annual International Development “We are very proud of Ramin’s contribuWeek Feb. 1–7.
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very once in a while, my newsfeed blows up with information from our local credit unions. And it did just that in the past few weeks. I’ve heard from all the major players in the credit union world – or at least it seems that way. And while some of it was corporate updates, some of the releases were what I call “feel good” news. For instance, Aldergrove Financial Group is hosting free public skating on Feb. 21. How cool is that? Hundreds participated last year, and even more are expected this time around, at either the Aldergrove Community Arena on 272nd Street from 4:30 to 6 p.m., or at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood, from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.
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BASKETBALL
Spartans snap winless skid The Trinity Western University Spartans snapped a 10-game losing streak Saturday night, while also winning their first home CIS men’s basketball game of the season after an 97-84 victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre. More online at
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RINGETTE
Goalie playing for B.C. Langley goaltender Sarah MacDonald is one of the Team BC members who will be going for gold at the upcoming Canada Winter Games’ ringette tournament. Also part of B.C.’s ringette team at the Games in Prince George is Langley assistant coach Kerri Lucas-West. More online at
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HOCKEY
Espo to visit Rivermen game A Hockey legend and Hall of Famer will be at the Langley Rivermen game on Thursday, Feb. 19. Phil Esposito is scheduled to appear at the Langley Events Centre for Fan Appreciation Night, presented by Pastime Sports and Games, as the Rivermen host the Prince George Spruce Kings. More online at
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LACROSSE
Ratcliff hangs ’em up Veteran Vancouver Stealth forward Lewis Ratcliff has retired. Ratcliff played 14 seasons in the National Lacrosse League and finished his career with 1,040 points, including 472 goals and 568 assists in 212 NLL regular season and playoff games. More online at
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Gentle way: The Vancouver Seikidokan and
the Capilano Seikidokan judo clubs hosted the 2015 Youth Provincials Championships this past Friday and Saturday, Feb. 6 and 7, at the Langley Events Centre’s Fieldhouse. This competition was held in conjunction with the Vancouver International. Right – Payton Harris took down fellow Abbotsford Judo Club member Tristan Ellison in a U14 match.
HOCKEY
Langley ‘shot doc’ highly regarded Ron Johnson has guided hockey players ranging from newbies to former Vancouver Canuck Ryan Kesler. TOM ZILLICH Glacier Media
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here does your stick end up — it’s not where it should be, right?” Langley coach Ron Johnson offers advice to a pair of South Surrey preteens inside the “shooting room” he runs at Planet Ice, the four-sheet arena located near Alex Fraser Bridge. Pucks clutter the floor as a radar gun tracks the speed of vulcanized rubber the young players are slapping at a goalie painted on a tarp at one end of the facility, decorated with trophies, championship team photos, jerseys, and other knickknacks the coach has collected during his five decades in hockey. In recent years, Johnson estimates 600 athletes have passed through the doors of his Elite Hockey Shooters clinic — eightyear-old hockey newbies all the way up to high-profile NHLers, including Ryan Kesler and Joe Pavelski. “Most of my time is spent here, but I also travel,” said Johnson, known as a “Shot Doc” who has long studied the science behind the mechanics of shooting a hockey puck. In 2013, former Canuck Kesler flew Johnson to his Detroit-area home for training sessions. “I guess word-of-mouth is expanding,
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The ‘shot doctor’ Ron Johnson is a Langley resident. and that’s how it works with those kind of guys,” said Johnson, 56, a former North Deltan who now lives in Langley. “Sometimes, the NHL guys will shoot a video of themselves at practice and send it to me. I tell them to wait on the bench, I’ll analyze [the video] and I’ll send them my thoughts while they’re waiting there. They’ll try it out [the advice] and text their thoughts back to me. That’s just using technology.” uch specialized coaching just wasn’t available to Johnson as a young player growing up in Fort Nelson, where he first learned to really shoot the puck. At age 15, he began a long coaching career that
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has included a number of stints behind the bench of trophy-winning teams, both at the minor and junior levels. “When I first moved to Vancouver [in the late 1970s], I was out playing hockey and a guy saw me shoot,” Johnson recalled. “He said to me, ‘Oh geez, could you help me with my team?’ So my first coaching gig here was with a senior girls team out of North Delta. I got to meet people in the community and I just kept coaching — unfortunately, they couldn’t get rid of me for years.” n 2011, Johnson was inducted into the Delta Sports Hall of Fame as a coach whose resumé includes guiding a North Delta Bantam team to a prestigious Western Canadian title in 1999. Today, Johnson coaches the Port Moody Panthers of the Pacific Junior Hockey League in time away from his EHS clinic. “The pros, they like it because it’s just a little hole in the wall and nobody knows it’s there, really,” said Johnson. “They just come in the front door and people don’t recognize them. But Kesler, it was pretty funny because he came in here in the summer and kids grabbed him for autographs.” With Kesler’s backing, Johnson has opened a similar clinic in Anaheim, with another planned for Reston, Virginia. “I don’t sugar-coat things, I tell them what’s wrong,” Johnson said of his teachings, shown on YouTube as part of a series on the xHockeyProducts channel. “It’s all a lot of fun,” he added. “Anytime you can help a guy score a goal, it’s just a real treat. Seeing it happen on TV and watching the pros use some of the things we’ve worked on, it’s pretty satisfying.” – Tom Zillich is a reporter with the Surrey Now
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UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
Langley linebacker will play defensive end at SFU Spencer Moore will play football at Simon Fraser University, starting next fall.
Langley resident Spencer Moore, a linebacker from St. Thomas More Collegiate in Burnaby, is one of two student-athletes to officially sign National Letters of Intent to compete for Simon Fraser University’s football program in 2015. Port Coquitlam’s Will Kinnaird, who is an offensive lineman with Terry Fox Secondary’s football team, is the
other signee. Moore, who stands 6’2” tall and weighs 240 pounds, was the leading tackler in AAA football this season with 92 tackles and seven sacks. He also played halfback for STM but Clan coaches project him as a defensive lineman in college. “Spencer is a gifted athlete for his size, he is an excellent defender in space, and he uses his hands well to shed blocks,” said SFU recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach, Bryan Wyllie. “We envision him as a defensive end.” Kinnaird is a 6’5” 280-pound offensive lineman who played tackle and guard for the Terry
Fox Ravens. He also excels in the classroom and received the 2014 BC High School Football Infigo Scholarship. Feb. 4 was the first day graduating high school student-athletes can sign National Letters of Intent with NCAA colleges and universities to play football and men’s and women’s soccer.
Raison plates winner Junior Danielle Raison helped Simon Fraser University’s women’s softball team win its first game of the season. Raison, from Langley, scored the game-winning run as SFU defeated Chaminade University Silverswords, 4-3 in extra innings on Monday Feb. 9 at
Patsy T. Mink Central O’ahu Regional Park in Hawaii. SFU got solid pitching and timely hitting as it swept a softball doubleheader against the Silverswords. They also posted a 10-0 win on Feb. 9. In the extra-winnings victory, SFU first baseman Alex Baylak doubled to right field, scoring Raison from second for the game-winning run, as the Clan scored twice in the top of the 10th and then narrowly escaped the bottom half of the inning for its first victory of 2015. Last year, Simon Fraser lost 19 games to start the season and did not win its first game until March 21. The Clan almost had to wait
a little longer for its first victory this season. In game two, which the Clan won by a lopsided 10-0 score, Langley junior Nicole Ratel contributed to SFU’s attack. With two out and the bases loaded in the first inning, sophomore third baseman Stefanie Sheard doubled to left centre to score all three runs, and then advanced to third on a throwing error, to ignite a five-run first inning and send the Clan on its way to victory. Ratel then followed with a double of her own to score Sheard, and then scored on a throwing error after junior infielder Stephanie Caron singled to centre.
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They rebounded to pull off a 3-2 win over the South Delta A1 Storm. Ranked second in their pool after round robin play, the Eagles faced Vancouver Minor A1 Spirit in the quarterfinals, where an 8-3 win qualified them for the semifinal round. Langley fought hard against the Port Moody A1 Panthers in the semifinal, scoring six unanswered goals in the third period to win 9-3. This win vaulted the Eagles into the final where they ended up facing off against the host team, the Coquitlam A1 Chiefs. A decisive 4-0 win gave the Eagles another gold medal to add to their collection. The victory in Coquitlam completed a trifecta for the Eagles, who were successful in winning gold in all three tournaments they entered this season.
JUNIOR HOCKEY
Knights’ season wraps up
The Langley Knights play their final two games of the regular season tonight (Thursday, Feb. 12) and tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 13). Tonight, the Knights host the Ridge Meadows Flames at the George Preston Recreation Centre. Game time is 7:30 p.m. On Friday, the Knights wrap up their regular season at Abbotsford’s MSA Arena against the Pilots.
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Win salvages Rivermen’s trip
The adage “it’s not how you start but how you finish” seemed fitting for the Langley Rivermen’s recent road trip to Vancouver Island. Langley’s junior As dropped their opening game 5-1 to the Powell River Kings on Friday night. Powell River’s Jacob Pritchard scored a hat trick and added an assist while goaltender Brett Magnus turned aside 35 of the Rivermen’s 36 shots, as Powell River earned a season series split against Langley, with each team winning on home ice. Rivermen captain Kevan Kilistoff scored the lone goal as the visitors were unable to capitalize on a solid 26 save effort from Darren Martin, who got the start in net for the Rivermen. The following night, Langley headed into Nanaimo to take on a Clippers team that sports the second best record in the BCHL. A fast and furious opening period saw seven goals scored as the Rivermen trailed 4-3 with goals from Kilistoff along with rookie forwards Zac Masson and Justin Szeto. Heading into the second period, it looked like it was going to be a back-and-forth battle, but that was not the case, as Nanaimo struck for the next four goals, including Sheldon Rempal’s 23rd and 24th of the campaign to put the game out of reach, and the Clippers took an 8-3 win. The Rivermen’s Bo Didur got the start between the pipes but the 17 year old had a rare off night, allowing five goals on 15 shots before being replaced by Martin early in the second period. With the win, the Clippers swept the season series, winning both match-ups. Rivermen head coach Bobby Henderson was ejected at the end of the second period. Playing their third game in as many days, the ’Men came into Victoria looking to avoid a third straight
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loss, something that hasn’t happened all season. The Rivermen knew they would be in tough against a Victoria Grizzlies squad that had beaten the Rivermen twice already this season. From the opening faceoff, however, the visiting squad looked like a different Rivermen team than the previous two games, as Colton Kehler kicked things off, scoring on a two-on-one at the 8:25 mark of the first period. But the Grizzlies answered just nine seconds later as a shot from outside the blue line fooled Didur, evening the game at a goal apiece. That was the only goal the Rivermen would allow as Hunter Anderson scored on a Grizzlies turnover and Ben Butcher fired home a one-timer from the slot to put the visitors up 3-1 heading into the final frame. The third period was dominated by Langley as Torrel would put the game away 2:45 into the period, scoring his team-leading 23rd of the season, shorthanded, to extend the Rivermen’s lead to 4-1. Kilistoff then scored on the power play, followed by two goals in 14 seconds from second-year forward Marcus Vela, which made the final 7-1 for the Rivermen. Didur was back on his game, stopping 25 shots to pick up his 18th win of the season. Torrel had a team-high four points while Will Campion and Vela chipped in with two points each as the Rivermen (27-181-4 for 59 points) remain in second place in the Mainland Division, four points ahead of the Prince George Spruce Kings. The Spruce Kings will be up next for Langley when the division rivals meet at the Langley Events Centre tonight (Thursday, Feb. 12). The next night, the Rivermen will host the Coquitlam Express on ‘Suite Heart Night’ at the LEC. Opening faceoff for both games is 7 p.m.
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