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Fort Langley’s Brandon Gabriel is taking part in a three-month canoe trip along the B.C. Coast this summer, intent on bringing awareness to its fragile ecology and the potential dangers of an oil pipeline. On June 1, the local artist will join friend and canoeing adventurer Chris Cooper on an excursion of a lifetime. Gabriel will be part of a small team leaving the Kwantlen tribal lands and spending 90 days paddling 1,200-kilometres north along the B.C. coastline to the Alaskan border.

The 35-year-old painter has participated in a few canoe journeys with Cooper in past. But this trek – labelled the Spirit of the Coast – is a project closer to home, and closer to his heart. It’s been almost two years in the making, and Gabriel and Cooper were elated to unveil the plans to Langley Advance readers this week. “I partake in these canoe journeys because of the holistic approach we take,” Gabriel said. “It’s a challenge for all parts of self: mind, body, soul, and mental faculties are all tested to their limits,” he explained, adding,

“compounded by the fact that the purpose of this journey is to shed light on the pristine coastlines, fragile ecosystems, and the sustainability of remote and small communities that thrive on these shores, in spite of recent developments of proposed oil pipelines and increased oil tanker activity.” “We have an obligation as citizens of the world,” he said, “to educate and inform people that the beauty of this place is not infinite, if we don’t look after it. As an artist, as an educator, and a concerned citizen, I am motivated to take part in such an ambitious project, because the time is now.”

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Justice

Teacher admits guilty of sex assault

A family described years of shame and guilt caused by sexual abuse by a teacher. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A former Langley teacher left her victim with years of guilt, shame, and suicidal thoughts after sexually assaulting him, a judge heard Friday. Deborah Ralph pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault in New Westminster Supreme Court on Friday. Her victim, who was 11 years

old when the abuse began in 1998, gave an emotional victim impact statement. “For the past 15 years, I have carried around a great deal of shame and guilt for what happened to me as a child,” said the victim, who cannot be identified. He has found it hard to trust anyone, and has struggled with alcohol and drug abuse from the time he was as young as 12. “She preyed on me,” the victim said of Ralph. Crown prosecutor David Simpkin read out an agreed statement of facts after Ralph entered her guilty plea before Justice Selwyn Romilly.

The victim was in Ralph’s Grade 5 class in Langley at a time when his family was unstable. His parents split up, and at the end of the school year, his mother was planning to move to the North Shore with her three children, Simpkin said. Ralph came to the victim’s family home on the last day of school to wish them well. She got the victim a job cleaning a pool for one of her family members, and over the summer drove him to and from work. She also let him use a backhoe at her husband’s workplace, and began buying him gifts, including a pair of Oakley sunglasses.

In the fall of 1998, she continued visiting the victim, taking him to laser tag and other fun activities. The victim’s mother worried about the visits and asked that they stop, but Ralph befriended her, too, and asked her to reconsider. The visits became more frequent, and Ralph was considered a kind of aunt by the victim, Simpkin said. She continued to take him on trips, including whale watching and to the Vancouver Aquarium, and helped get him transferred to a new school when he had trouble with bullying.

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Piping up

The environmentalist PIPE UP Network is holding a community forum in March, as local debates over Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion heat up. The forum will be held at Walnut Grove Secondary from 12:30-5:30 p.m. March 8. • More online

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B.C. is intervening

British Columbia has filed an application to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board’s review of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion project. “As an intervenor, we will be able to take an active role at the panel’s hearings to ensure that we represent the interests of the people of B.C.,” Environment Minister Mary Polak said. • More online

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Adoption tale

Funding can send children raised in the foster family system on to university. A young man raised in foster care has graduated from Langley’s Trinity Western University, thanks to provincial funding. Growing up, Thomas Murtland faced some of the challenges common to many children and youth in government care. • More online

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Motorists urged to focus on driving Distracted driving has become the number one concern for law enforcement as people try to multitask behind the wheel.

Cpl. Robert McDonald, with the RCMP Traffic Service, was out as part of the February enforcement campaign specifically targetting distracted driving. Officers used a hunting scope to see a busy Langley intersection on Feb. 7. Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance

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A broken down taxi in Delta, a broken down transit bus in Victoria, a plain clothed officer on a Langley street corner – a variety of methods are being used to put police out on the street to catch distracted drivers during February. The police throughout B.C. are doing their twice yearly enforcement campaign. This campaign lasts all of February. “We’re looking at behaviours behind the wheel,” explained Cpl. Robert McDonald, with the RCMP Traffic Service based in Langley. The message about paying attention to the road isn’t getting through to many drivers. In addition to those using cellphones, there are others eating behind the wheel, doing personal grooming, even having a dog on the lap or untethered in the vehicle, or other non-driving activities. And the police are watching

for those. It could mean a ticket for driving without due care and attention and that would mean a $367 fine and six demerit points. A key concern remains people using their cellphones while driving, despite provincial laws that require use of a handsfree system. If the police catch a person using their cell, even just holding it in their hand which is against the law, the fine is $167. Leanne Cassap, ICBC road safety coordinator, said people will try and use the reasoning

that they were only on their phone while stopped at a red light. That, too, is illegal. Enforcement campaigns happen twice annually to spotlight driving issues and are tailored based on the infractions and problem behaviours police have noticed. “We do this all year long,” McDonald said about traffic law enforcement. “But for two months of the year, we tell everybody we’re out there.” He noted that lack of seatbelt use used to be the number one

factor in fatal crashes. Society changed and now most people wear seatbelts. “Alcohol was the number one killer in our province,” McDonald went on to say. Now the public is solidly opposed to drinking and driving, as evidenced by the demands for harsher and harsher punishments. Police see a growing threat in this age of multitasking. “Quickly becoming the number one factor is distraction,” he noted.

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Transit referendum waits as late as 2015 Lower Mainland mayors will have to come up with TransLink funding ideas. by Matthew Claxton

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The province has tossed responsibility for the upcoming TransLink funding referendum back to the mayors of Metro Vancouver. Transportation Minister Todd Stone said the mayors will be given more power to plan and control TransLink, but they will also have to essentially run the referendum. “The ball will be firmly in the court of the Mayors’ Council now,” said Stone, in a press conference in Vancouver Thursday. Stone outlined what that will mean in practical terms. Currently, the Mayors’ Council only has authority over appointing the TransLink board of directors, and to vote on the budget and plans presented to them.

The mayors will soon have the power to could be held at all. actively plan for the transportation future, The referendum will only be needed if Stone said. the mayors need new funding sources that “This is indeed what the Mayors’ Council require provincial approval. has been asking for,” said Stone. That would include thing such as a vehicle They will be expected to come up with levy, road pricing, or new bridge tolls. a 30-year vision by June of If the mayors can come this year, along with ways of “The ball will be firmly up with enough funding funding that vision. through existing taxing powin the court of the That plan will be what is ers – mostly property taxes taken to a referendum for and some gas taxes – the refmayors’ council.” the region, possibly as soon erendum could theoretically Todd Stone as this November when the never take place. municipal elections are held. The mayors have been askHowever, Stone also said that the mayors ing the province for more funding for years will have the ability to push that date back now, as a financially strapped TransLink has if need be, with a new deadline of June 30, had increasing difficulty funding its oper2015 at the latest. ations. The mayors have also been extremely While Stone said the province will pay for reluctant to increase property taxes any the referendum, he made it clear that everymore. thing else will be up the mayors. They will Stone also said the province will fund up have to both create and defend their plan. to one third of the replacement of the aging There is a possibility that no referendum Patullo Bridge.

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Married Gunns charged with hatchet robberies by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A married couple who allegedly held up North Langley stores with a hatchet is facing a variety of criminal charges.

James Donald Gunn and Nicole Jean Gunn, both 31, have been arrested and are in custody, with a court appearance on Feb. 6. Langley Mounties suspect that James robbed

both a Subway restaurant on Jan. 20, and the Lotus Day Spa on Jan. 25, both in Walnut Grove. He has been charged in relation to the robberies, and with two counts of wearing a disguise with

intent. Nicole Jean has been charged with flight from a peace officer and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle in relation to the spa robbery. A “hatchet type weapon”

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Lord Stanley’s Cup was in Langley, for a group of hockey players. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

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Members of the Langley Atom A4 Eagles were thrilled and surprised when they saw that the Stanley Cup had come to Langley.

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The Langley Atom A4 Eagles hockey team got a big reward for their good deeds on Feb. 5. Earlier this year, the hockey team members gathered more than 400 pounds of food and $375 for the Langley Food Bank. As a thank you, Scotiabank brought the Stanley Cup to Twin Rinks

after a Wednesday game. The game didn’t go so well for the Eagles, but they were all smiles when the curtain rolled back and revealed the cup. The players rushed the top hockey trophy, and had group and individual photos taken with it. Mike Bolt, the official keeper of the cup, said the trophy makes its way to many small communities, local teams, and individuals. “We’re on the road about 320 days a year,” he said. The Stanley Cup was headed for Sochi for the start of the Olympics.

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ICBC conscience found lacking Police, ICBC, the courts, the Solicitor General’s office – anyone with a bit of sense – has repeatedly encouraged those who drink any alcohol at all to keep out from behind the wheel of their car. Drinking and driving kills people, we are reminded time and again, through public statements and advertising in a variety of media. Indeed, we’ve done our best to pass along the message ourselves. If you drink, don’t drive. Call a cab. Take a bus. Walk. Appoint a friend to be your designated driver… oh wait!… after last week’s court ruling, your friend might not want you in the car. A sober woman driving her drunk boyfriend home got in an accident – caused when her inebriated passenger grabbed the steering wheel. The boyfriend was killed, but the driver was badly hurt, and her costs have mounted into hundreds of thousands of dollars. After first getting as much as she could from the boyfriend’s estate – after all, he caused the accident – she went to ICBC for the rest. When ICBC didn’t cough up the dough, the case naturally proceeded into a courtroom… where a judge regretted having to agree with ICBC: under current regulations, if the car had hit someone else, that person would have been covered – but the driver is out of luck. The ruling could deter friends – or strangers, in the case of groups like Operation Red Nose – from being designated drivers. Who will risk loss of insurance coverage? One of the very reasons ICBC was created was to get past the mercenary spirit of private sector insurance companies. This case has damaged ICBC’s own campaign to get drinking drivers off the street. Clearly, ICBC has outgrown the conscience it was born with in the 1970s. If there’s no new direction from the Court of Appeal, it is up to the provincial government to act quickly to close the hole in the law, and re-establish the principle that no one should have to risk being penalized for being a Good Samaritan. – B.G.

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A billion dollars is a lot… maybe As there are one thousand millions in a billion, all you need to do to visualize a billion dollars is to drive around Langley and pick out about 2,000 “average” homes. Imagine them all in one subdivision… and there you have it: Bob Groeneveld a visual representation of “how much is a bileditor@langleyadvance.com lion dollars.” However, at the rate housing prices have changed historically in this area, it’s likely that How much is a billion dollars? waiting ten years to pick out your billion dolIn fact, it depends on your perspective. lars worth of average homes will make your And what do you plan to do with it? job easier, just as, if you’d attempted the feat If you’re a politician, a billion dollars can be a decade or two ago, you would have had to a lot more – or a lot less – than they seem. have sought out a few hundred more homes Let’s suppose you have a billion dollars in than you would today. your pocket (we’re assuming you have a very And that brings us to the moral of our story: BIG pocket, of course). the politics of a billion dollars. For starters, if you make an In his announcement that average Canadian income of the provincial government A billion dollars about $928 per week, it would was going to appeal the B.C. take you somewhat more than a would make a Supreme Court’s ruling requirmillion weeks – actually about stack more than a ing re-instatement of an illegally 20,722 years – to pocket one biltorn-up contract agreement, lion dollars. And that presumes kilometre high. Education Minister Peter that you pay no taxes and buy Fassbender pointed out that absolutely nothing with that since the 2000-01 school year, the Ministry money, so every penny goes into your pocket. of Education had put one billion more dollars And naturally, you’ll need to find a way to into educating our kids. live a little longer that the average Canadian So I checked, and indeed, the ministry’s (the rest of us can expect about 81 years). operating budget – the amount from which Even if you put every penny in a savings per pupil funding is calculated – rose almost account with compound interest, turn your exactly a billion dollars, to $4.725 billion.. $928 per week into a billion dollars will Impressive… until you pop the numbers into require you to live several times as long as an inflation index calculator. Methuselah’s amazing 960-plus years. It turns out that the $3.744 billion budgeted A billion dollars worth of $100 bills would make a stack somewhat more than a kilometre in 2000 equal $4.750 billion in today’s money, meaning the budget lost one per cent. high. But face it, unless your family has been But before the teachers cheer too loudly, the stuffing mattresses for a lot of generations, number of students in B.C. has dropped more you’re not going to be able to stack a pile of than nine per cent, so Fassbender is right: your own money to help you visualize how students have more money for education now much a billion dollars is. than before the BC Liberals came to power. So let’s look at real estate. But still, the B.C. Supreme Court doesn’t According to the BC Assessment Authority, seem to think that that justifies illegally tearing the value of an average family home in up a contract. Langley City is just a tad shy of $500,000, and And it remains to be seen whether the rest in Langley Township the average is just a few of the province is okay with spending millions thousands more than $500,000. For ease of of dollars to prove the B.C. Supreme Court calculation, let’s round that off to about half a wrong. million per home for all of Langley.

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Dear Editor, I am one of those selfish persons who presumes that I’m entitled to health care. Just because I’ve paid premiums and increased provincial and federal taxes since universal health care was implemented in this country in 1966, I have the audacity to expect health care service in a timely manner. I am a disabled person who has lost most of the control of my legs and must rely on my arms for transferring, for using my walker, and to “counter and wall walk.” My shoulder is to me at least as important as is a hip to an able-bodied person. In mid-September of last year I had a fall and “broke” the descent with my arm. Something was damaged in my shoulder as a result of the mishap. I’ve been to my family doctor where I received a steroid shot, the pain clinic at Langley Memorial Hospital where I received another steroid injection, to a physiotherapist for treatment, and finally to a chiropractic doctor for further treatment, all with negative results.

My G.P. referred me for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), followed by a referral to an orthopedic surgeon. The soonest I could be booked for an MRI was mid-July of this year. I have no idea when the orthopedic surgeon can Letters see me, but expect it to be well to the after the MRI. Needless to say, I balked at the delay. I sent a letter to the Fraser Health Authority and described my and asked for special Editor circumstances consideration. Their response (too bad, so sad): “There’s nothing we can do.” Well, it seems reasonable to expect health care service if I am paying premiums and am not delinquent in any way. So I am giving notice to the B.C. government and to the Fraser Health Authority that I am withholding my monthly Medical Services Plan Premiums effective immediately. I understand that the provincial government has a ruthless collection agency, and I expect much harassment. Well, I’ve dug in my heels. Gord Weitzel, Langley

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Mail carrier’s life full of difficulty

Dear Editor, While phasing out home mail delivery will be an inconvenience to a lot of people [Fragile people still need their mail, Jan. 23 Letters, Langley Advance] it will be more practical and efficient in the long run. Those who cannot pick up their mail will have to arrange for someone to pick it up for them. Everyone has the option of having indoor boxes (in drug stores, etc.). You couldn’t possibly deliver to just “some homes,” for instance those with doctors’ notes. Mail is sorted and bagged as to delivery. You would have double the bags. All new housing developments have mailboxes, and

home delivery will be a thing of the past very soon. As for the wages mail carriers receive, they are good, and here is why. Mail carriers start the day in the station, sorting their mail. That takes two hours or more, and is not as easy as you think. One wrong piece of mail in the wrong order, and it may cost the carrier an hour or more. Rain gear is a must. I don’t know of any comfortable rubber boots, so shoes are worn. Have you ever heard of trench foot? They carry 40-plus pounds per bag, up to eight per day. How many restrooms do you know of on residential streets? How about a nice place to eat your lunch in

Postal service

Stronger boxes no answer

Dear Editor, Canada Post is telling us they are going to make new and stronger mailboxes so there won’t be so much theft. At what cost? Why not just keep the mail carriers employed? We don’t need more unemployment. I hope Canada Post will rethink its very bad decision. Pat McAllister, Langley

the rain? Often lunches are eaten while walking. You deliver mail up to 8 p.m. When your route is finished, you taxi back to the station and – for whatever reason – you are forced to do a section of a route of someone else who is behind. You can’t say no, and it happens at least once a week. Now it is dark and out you go to an unfamiliar neighbourhood. Did I mention that the daytime routes are changed every week? You have no idea where you are going, but you do it. It’s your job. Canada Post is a private organization whose revenue – not taxpayers – pays its employees’ wages. Mail carriers deserve every cent they make. So mail delivery is very slow, taking days to get from one city to the other? When was mail service ever speedy? If it is such a problem for you, perhaps you will consider using a courier service in the future. No, I am not a mail carrier. Lisa Ramstad, Langley

Environment

Oil sands next to tundra anyway

Dear Editor, While I respect Mr. Halmo’s right to believe what he chooses, his contention that an LNG tanker accident with no environmental impact proves nothing appears to contradict the facts, something Mr. Halmo is short of [Surviving LNG tanker proves nothing, Feb. 4 Letters, Langley Advance]. The development of the oil sands at Fort MacMurray is not the earth’s largest environment catastrophe. That dubious honour belongs to the Bhopal gas leak in India, where tens of thousands of people died – which has not happened in Alberta.

The statement that the smoke stack emissions are equal to a major oil spill begs for proof. The only smokestacks I have seen in the Fort McMurray emit steam. The further assertion that the area was pristine before 1960 clearly indicates Mr. Halmo has not spent any time in the area. The land borders on tundra, almost swamplike, for the most part uninhabitable, unusable for anything above ground level. Difference of opinion is to be applauded, but facts are truths; suppositions and conjecture are just smoke to cloud the thinking. Terry Brenan, Aldergrove

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service fees) and available online. Go to http://fortlangleypioneeringlove. brownpapertickets.com/. There is information about the event on the fort website or people can call with any questions. And one lucky couple will win the evening free and a prize package valued at more than $500.

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Dr. Benjamin Butler Marr was picking up his best man on his wedding day in 1913. He was going at quite a clip when the wheel of his buggy jammed and there was a crash. The local doctor pronounced his “I Dos” to Isabel Drew McIntosh in rough shape. “So on his wedding day, he unfortuantely was forced to go through the ceremony with a broken collarbone and three cracked ribs,” said Christi Dos Santos. The marketing assistant at the Fort Langley National Historic Site said that’s one of the tales that will be shared during Pioneering Love, a new program for Valentine’s Day. Staff have been researching the love-related history of the fort. “We do have some stories that are recorded in

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Dr. Benjamin Butler Marr crashed his buggy on his wedding day but that didn’t stop the doctor and Isabel Marr from riding in a carriage. fort journals,” Dos Santos explained. “Some of it we have been able to pull from fur trader biographies.” The stories mainly focus on the fort’s heyday, namely 1827 to the late 1880s. That includes love tales for some of the most prominent people in the community, such as Sir James Douglas and the fort’s chief factor James

Murray Yale. Douglas was half white and half black. He worked for the Hudson Bay Co. and became British Columbia’s first Governor in 1858 when the colony was created. Douglas married a woman who was half Cree. Yale married the daughter of the Kwantlen chief. It was common for men in the fur trade to marry First Nations women. Tales of the personal

lives of the people who lived and worked at the fort in bygone eras have always held a special appeal for visitors so staff decided a Valentine’s themed event was just the ticket. The music of Russet Tones will be played during dinner. After the meal (with choices such as carrot ginger soup and maple crusted salmon with candied pecans), there will be

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Province appeals teachers’ court victory

The cost of the recent education court ruling could be $1 billion. by Rob Shaw

Special to the Langley Advance

The government will appeal a recent B.C. Supreme Court ruling that restored certain bargaining rights for teachers, Education Minister Peter Fassbender said last

week Tuesday, Feb. 4. Premier Christy Clark said almost a week before that the government would likely appeal. Now the education minister confirmed the move. Fassbender said he doesn’t agree with the verdict of Justice Susan Griffin, who ruled last week that the Liberal government has twice passed unconstitutional legislation to limit teachers from bargaining on class size and composition.

“Government has a different interpretation of prior Supreme Court of Canada decisions related to the freedom of association than was outlined in the judgment,” said Fassbender, who said the province wants “clarity” on the issue. Justice Griffin also found the Liberal government was trying to provoke a strike with teachers two years ago in order to impose legislation upon the B.C Teachers’ Federation.

Sexual abuse scarred victim’s whole family

…continued from page A1 Over the Christmas break in 1998, the victim went for an overnight stay at Ralph’s home, where the relationship became sexual. Simpkin said Ralph kissed the victim and performed oral sex on him. The sexual contact continued from 1998 to 2000, and included kissing, cuddling, and four or five acts of sexual touching, said Simpkin. Ralph told the victim that he was not a normal boy, that he was special and gifted. He tried to end the sexual relationship at least once, Simpkin said. In the fall of 2000, the family moved and the victim started high school in North Vancouver. He cut off contact with Ralph and began refusing to speak to her on the phone. Without any knowledge of what had happened, his family thought he was just being rude, said Simpkin. It wasn’t until 2005 that the victim told his mother about the abuse.

While he went to family services and began therapy, he didn’t feel emotionally strong enough to make a report to the police. The victim made an impact statement to the court, at times near tears as he spoke of the rocky path his life had taken. After several years of therapy following his first revealing the abuse to his family, he was still struggling with shame and bouts of alcohol and drug abuse. He quit therapy and had trouble with relationships. “I drank myself into blackouts often, seeking to forget the past,” he said. Depression has been a major part of his life. “I even romanticized thoughts of suicide,” he said. He hit rock bottom, with a drunken driving car crash, before he realized it was not his shame, it was Ralph’s, he said. His family members testified that they have also been affected by the abuse.

The victim’s mother said she was glad of the guilty plea. “Today is a good day for my

family,” she said. “Today we can begin to heal.” She condemned Ralph for what she did. “This woman betrayed our trust in the worst possible way,” the victim’s mother said. Her own guilt has been over not being able to protect her son. “I’ve carried the burden of guilt of allowing a predator into my home,” she said. The victim’s brothers said Ralph’s actions have damaged their family, and their ability to trust people.

“How could I have been so blind to the obvious?” one said. Romilly was to hear legal arguments later in the day. A sentencing hearing had not been scheduled when the Langley Advance went to press. Before the RCMP announced the charges in 2011, Ralph had been a longtime teacher in the Langley School District. She was suspended and removed from the classroom as soon as the charges were announced.

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The court awarded $2 million in damages to the BCTF and the ruling could retroactively restore class size and composition language stripped from teachers’ contracts in 2002. Such a restoration, with its “rigid formulas” for class sizes, would cost the government “upwards of $1 billion,” said Fassbender. “In practical terms the judgment is completely unaffordable for taxpayers,” he said. “It would create huge disruptions in our schools and most importantly it will prevent districts from providing the right mix of supports that our students actually need.” Fassbender called upon the BCTF to return to the bargaining table for scheduled talks Feb. 6, though he admitted he didn’t know the legalities of how government can bargain a new contract in the wake of a court decision it is choosing to appeal. The Attorney General’s ministry will provide a more detailed explanation of the government’s legal position in the future, said Fassbender. The appeal is almost certain to inflame contract talks with teachers, who had urged the government to simply accept the court ruling and move on. Fassbender, who has not spoken to the BCTF since the ruling, said it’s not his intention to provoke the union. “I’m not declaring war,” he said of the continued 12-year legal battle with teachers. Fassbender took particular issue with Justice Griffin’s characterization that the Liberal government was trying to provoke a strike in 2011.

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Jordan Tham, foreground left, and Roman Rose took to the ice during the most recent cold snap, strapping on their skates to skate on a frozen pond near 208th Street and 86th Avenue in Willoughby. The Grade 10 students at Walnut Grove headed out Thursday after hearing the ice was solid enough for outdoor skating. (Below) The Arctic front that settled over B.C. in December transformed the fountain at Innes Corners into a miniature ice rink. Nine-year-old Dylan West walked on frozen water during a visit, when the high temperature hadn’t been able to reach the freezing mark.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.

LOCATION:

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LEGAL:

Lot A (BR230384) Except: Part Subdivided by Plan BCP11215 District Lot 311 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan LMP47900

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5045 proposes to amend the site’s land use designation in the Willowbrook Community Plan from Business/Office Park to Regional Commercial/Business/ Office Park.

BYLAW NOS: 5045 & 5046 APPLICATION NOS. RO100110 / DP100742 OWNER:

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Bylaw No. 5046 proposes to amend the Zoning Bylaw by adding commercial use as a site specific use in the Business/Office Park Zone M-11. A Development Permit is being considered in conjunction with these bylaws. PROPOSAL:

208 ST

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This application will accommodate commercial uses at the subject property.

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BYLAW NOS: 5048 & 5049 APPLICATION NOS. RO100108 / 100724 OWNER :

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PURPOSE:

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Bylaw No. 5049 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-99. A Development Permit is being considered with this bylaw to allow Council the opportunity to review the form, character, and siting of the development.

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This application will facilitate development of a 94-unit, five-storey apartment building and 90 townhouse units.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 5045, 5046, 5048, and 5049; Development Permit Nos. 100724, and 100742; and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from February 7 to 17, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd floor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or online at tol.ca/hearing. Date: Time: Place: Address:

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David Taft (left) and John Morgan have been co-chairs of the annual Fraser Valley WineTasting Festival for decades.

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The numerous sponsors of the Fraser Valley Wine Festival were thanked by the Rotary Club of Langley Central at a late January meeting.

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Robert Kissner, executive director of the Focus Foundation, talked about the work the foundation is doing for teens.

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Langley Advance publisher Ryan McAdams and editor Bob Groeneveld were among those thanked.

The Rotary Club of Langley Central gave a $45,000 donation to the Focus Foundation, the benefits of this year’s Fraser Valley Wine Festival. The annual festival’s 24th edition was held in November, and proved highly successful once again. At a late-January luncheon meeting, Focus Foundation’s executive director Robert Kissner told the club members where the money will go. “You provide joy, and you provide hope,” he said. The Focus Foundation provides integrated mental health programs for at-risk teens. They see kids out of school, sometimes on the streets, and they have typically had a large number of bad things happen to them. Focus tries to help them get their lives back on track. Kissner told the story of one boy from Langley who had dropped out in Grade 8, but has now caught up in one year on three years of missed schooling. He’s now headed off to take pre-med at UBC. The many sponsors of the annual Wine Festival were given thanks by the Rotary Club. Numerous firms have provided the support that has helped the event raise funds for 24 years.

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1934: School budget held at $25K Eighty Years Ago

Forty Years Ago

• Trustees set the 1934 operational budget for local schools at $25,000, with the same tax requirement as that of the previous year. There would be no new classrooms, despite current overcrowding. Seventy Years Ago

• A six-month moratorium on subdivision applications was extended by City council. • The Court of Revision decided to limit all assessment increases in Langley to a maximum of 10 per cent. Forty cattlemen met in Milner and formed the B.C. Maine-Anjou Ass’n. Brian French of Aldergrove was the group’s ﬁrst president.

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• Education costs rose in response to the need for a new school bus ($7,000), larger school grounds ($6,000), a four-classroom addition at Langley Prairie Elementary ($18,000), a truant ofﬁcer ($3,000), and two more teachers ($7,000). Sixty Years Ago

February 11, 1954

• Reeve George Brooks again failed to get his council’s support for a plan to have the municipality take responsibility for foster children. But a majority of councillors backed him on his refusal to let the municipality accept responsibility of looking after unemployed employable workers. Fifty Years Ago

February 13, 1964

• Mrs. Ruth Skea of Carvolth Road (200th St.) was named Langley’s Good Citizen of the Year. She became the fourth recipient of the award which was annually presented by local chambers of commerce. • A bomb threat was telephoned in to Langley Secondary School principal Roy Mountain. City and district police were called in, but a search of the building determined the threat to have been a hoax.

February 7, 1974

Thirty Years Ago

February 8, 1984

• School trustees risked legal repercussions by setting a “survival” budget of $41 million – one million dollars over the limit ordered by the provincial government. • Hundreds of angry Fraser Valley farmers gathered at Otter Elementary School to protest changes in farm taxation policy.

Twenty Years Ago

February 9, 1994

• Mayor Marlene Grinnell was forced to cast the deciding vote after City council deadlocked again over a proposal to lease prime city land to a private business for 30 years at $1 per year, to establish a skating rink. Grinnell voted in favour of the Langley Twin Rinks concept. With Grinnell were Councillors Ron Logan, Jack Arnold, and Ted Schaffer. Opposed were Evan Williams, Gayle Martin, and Ray Palmer. • A Willoughby resident offered to save the community’s old schoolhouse, rendered obsolete by classrooms added to the newer school. She was prepared

to pay $1,000 for the old building, and move it onto her property, at her own expense. But the Willoughby Women’s Institute led an attack on the plan, claiming that the heritage represented by the old building – in its original location – was irreplaceable. • The two Langleys, searching for a site for a proposed new cultural centre to be shared between them, considered locating it in Downtown Langley City. • Township council expressed its distrust of a plan for “deep-well injection” of sewage efﬂuent in Aldergrove, citing concerns about the potential to contaminate groundwater. Ten Years Ago

February 10, 2004

• A Fort Langley man who wanted to “turn his life around” surrendered himself – and a car-trunk full of high-powered dynamite – to authorities. • Langley schools received top marks in a provincial review of local education services.

February 13, 2004

• Post-secondary students protesting the high cost of tuition got short shrift from Fort Langley-Aldergrove and B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman, who intimated that the students didn’t realize how good things were for them. • Langley resident Senator Gerry St. Germaine wanted to get on with the process of redistributing federal electoral riding boundaries – which would give Langley its own MP in the House of Commons.

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To date, the longest of Gabriel’s six canoe journeys was a “challenging stint” paddling five days and 45 kilometres from Harrison Lake to Ambleside Park. “Each journey has its own challenges, the only thing that’s a constant is that you are not the same when each one is over,” he shared with the Langley Advance. “What differentiates this journey from all others, is the sheer length and time it will take to accomplish. “Not many people can say they have navigated the entire coastline of B.C. in a non-motorized vessel, and to add to that, the important message that we are carrying with us, that the First Nations people have always done this for thousands of years, and that this way of life is still relevant and an important facet of life for First Nations and non-aboriginal people alike, is worth celebrating and shedding light on, despite notions that are steeped in corporate and political rhetoric that say otherwise,” he said. He knows being away from his family for such a long stint will be difficult. He’ll also miss the comfort of his own bed, although he’ll bring along his favourite pillow. But he’s going to have to miss much of season four of his favourite TV show, Game of Thrones. And the self-proclaimed social media addict will have to be unplugged for long stretches of time. “I’m an Internet junkie, and spend a great deal of time communicating with the world through social media on a minute-by-minute basis,” he said. “It’s become an extension of who I am, in part because I am an artist, and communication is just part of what I do.” Knowing he’s not going to hit many wifi hotspots out on the ocean, Gabriel is attempting to prepare himself for withdrawal symptoms.

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Gabriel in journalling and blogging during the trip. The goal for the trek will be to educate, Cooper explained, noting a friend and videographer is coming along, sailing beside the canoe the entire trip, to capture their experiences. A number of other supporters will join the three-member canoe team and videographer for short periods. The Langley Advance is also proud to be partnering with the Spirit of the Coast project, and will be bringing readers regular updates in the newspaper, as well as links to video footage, photographs, and blog posts from the participants. “We’re delighted to be involved,” said editor Bob Groeneveld. “Thanks to technology, readers will be able to learn all about Chris Cooper and his team, and follow along with them on this exciting and challenging.” While it’s going to be a long trek that will take them a long distance from family and friends, Gabriel said, it’s a meaningful trip that he is greatly looking forward to. In the coming weeks, in preparation for the trip, Gabriel will be increasing his workouts to improve his fitness. “Some people are natural athletes and have to do very little training beforehand. Its been my experience as one of those people who are less of an athlete, to do proper training beforehand,” he said, noting that he’ll be working with a personal trainer. He and his mates will also train with and test their equipment extensively. They know the undertaking involves risks, and they will reach out to about a dozen other First Nation groups they wish to visit with during the excursion.

• Stay tuned to the Langley Advance for more on the Spirit of the Coast project

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Despite the sacrifices and special arrangements he’s had to make around art shows and commissions, to be free for the trip, Gabriel said he’s honoured to be part of this journey: “My nephew Emmett is just 16 weeks old, and I’m really sad I’m not going to see him for that length of time, but when it comes down to it, I’m doing this for him and all the other young people in my community. I want them to be proud that a Kwantlen [member] took part in something that has the possibility of being so transcendent and important to our times. It will be worth it.” Also joining Cooper and Gabriel on the journey will be friends Kye Valongo, a fellow outdoor enthusiast from Orkney, Scotland. Valongo is helping Cooper write an autobiography, is the webmaster for Cooper’s www.spiritdancercanoejourneys.ca, and will join Cooper and

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Seniors’ Resource Centre. Info: tripleaseniorhousing@gmail. com. Food and Friends Langley Meals on Wheels has a program for seniors (55+) to share a nutritious lunch along with socializing and guest speakers. Lunch costs $5. RSVP in advance to the number listed. 11:30am-1pm Aldergrove • Bob’s Bar n’ Grill, 27083 Fraser Hwy.: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-857-7725. • Otter Co-Op: 3600 248 St.: 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. RSVP: 604-607-6923. Brookswood • Brookswood Seniors Centre, 19899 36th Ave.: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. RSVP: 604-590-3888. Fort Langley • Parish of St. George Church, 9160 Church St.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. RSVP: 604-888-7782. Langley City • Choo Choo’s Restaurant, 20550 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940. • Yanaki Sushi, 20477 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rd Monday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940 • Flourishing Chinese Restaurant, 20472 Fraser Hwy.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940. • Grand Tandoori Flame Restaurant, 20345 Fraser Hwy.: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940. North Langley • Walnut Grove Community Centre, 8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month. RSVP: 604-882-0408. • Renaissance Retirement Residence, 6676 203 St.: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-539-0571. Volunteers needed for the vari-

ous gatherings – about two to three hours twice per month. Contact Langley Meals on Wheels, 604-533-1679 or shannon@langleymealsonwheels. com. Langley Lodge Education Series Organizing for aging in place is the topic for the next free seminar at Langley Lodge on Feb. 18 starting at 7pm. Learn about home modification and assistive technologies, downsizing, clutter hazards and more. RSVP: Dayna, 604-532-4241 or ddriscoll@langleylodge.org. Seniors Community Action Table At 10:30am in the Langley Seniors’ Resource and Recreation Centre, 20605 51B Ave. The next meeting is Feb. 19. The topic is senior homelessness. Everyone welcome. Info: Lynda 604-533-1679 or lpbrummitt@shaw.ca.

Support Fraser Valley Transplant Network The group for people who have had transplants and their families meets at the Township Civic Facility, 20338 65th Ave. The Feb. 19 meeting starts at 7pm, and is about nutrition and healthy eating. Info: Charlie or Diane, 604-533-3352. Osteoporosis Canada The Langley branch meets monthly at 1pm in the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. Everyone welcome. The Feb. 17 meeting features expert Tami Bevan on bone density scanning. Info: 604-5344924. Take Off Pounds Sensibly The non-profit weight-loss support group has 14 chapter meetings around Langley with morning and evening meetings. An open house is Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7pm in the Douglas

Recreation Centre. Info: Lynda, 604-856-8014.

Youth Child Day Langley parents and caregivers of kids zero to six are invited to Child Day, 1-4pm on Feb. 25 at Shortreed Elementary, 27330 28th Ave. The annual event is one-stop shopping for children’s services and programs. Hosted by the Langley Early Childhood Development Committee and includes Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services, School District 35, Fraser Health, Langley Township, Langley City, and Early Childhood Mental Health. Topics include public health nurses, early childhood mental health, child development, literacy, child care, speech and language experts, and leisure services.

Other Blood donor clinics Call 1-888-2-DONATE to book. Feb. 11: 1-8pm Murrayville Hall, 21667 48th Ave. Feb. 15: CANCELLED 10am5pm Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre, 26770 29th Ave. Feb. 25: 1-8pm Murrayville Hall, 21667 48th Ave. Nu 2 You Boutique Langley Lodge Auxiliary has a sale of ladies’ clothing, shoes, purses, scarves and belts on Feb. 11, 10am-3pm in the main lounge. On Feb. 15 is a sale of gently used household items. 9am-3pm. Both events are open to the public. 5451 204th St. All proceeds are used to enhance the quality of life of the residents.

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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: 102 The LANGLEYS are home to over 6,000 volunteer Board Members who guide hundreds of Non-Profit Societies, and other informal groups, to provide services to individuals, and families throughout our communities. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP: 102 is an annual gathering put on by one of these societies - Langley Together, to help support, and develop both existing, and new Directors in this valuable sector. Sessions Include:

1. The Abundant Not-for-Proﬁt

It’s time to combine two supposedly opposite concepts: abundance and not-for-profit. Get ready for theory, tips, case studies and practical tools that will equip you to attract, meaningfully engage, and align talented people towards your mission.

2. Governance as Leadership A large number of boards adopt governance models that are the ‘best fit’ for their organizations rather than developing models that will meet their immediate and future needs. Find out why more and more boards are showing interest in the Governance as Leadership model.

3. Traditional Governance “Traditional Leadership” is an alternate practice to mainstream leadership and decision making process. For non-aboriginal organizations wishing to engage with aboriginal communities, it is important to understand “traditional leadership”. It is more than a consensus process. It involves respecting protocols, coalition building, developing relationships, and aim for agreement amongst all parties.

Saturday February 22nd • 9am - 12:30pm Cost: $20/person (includes snacks & refreshments) Chartwell Renaissance Retirement Residence 6676 203rd Street Langley (Parking in Rear) Register by emailing your name and organization to: langleytog@gmail.com (Payment will be accepted at the door. Cash, or cheque payable to: Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services Society.)

There will be significant time set aside for networking. Questions? Send them to the above email address, and we would be happy to get back to you. Sponsored by Langley Together, Township of Langley, and Vantage Point

Investing can be complicated. Our advice isn’t. Meet Bettina Obadia Scott, our Financial Planning Pro who’s recently joined the Coast Capital Savings Langley Branch. As a Certified Financial Planner, Bettina has helped customers meet their financial goals for over 17 years. And, like our entire team, she does it all with an approach that’s simple and easy to understand, so you know exactly how you can achieve your financial goals. Whether you’re planning your retirement, your child’s education, or looking for ways to protect your family or business from the unexpected, Bettina and our team can help with all your financial needs. Call or visit Bettina at our Langley Branch, she’d love to help. Bettina Obadia Scott 604.517.7045 bettina.obadiascott@coastcapitalsavings.com www.coastcapitalsavings.com

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Student makes most of school Sports at Walnut Grove Secondary gave Cody Quiring a solid base.

A former Walnut Grove Gator is in his fifth year as a Clipper on the volleyball team at Saskatchewan’s Briercrest College. Cody Quiring is studying business administration and marketing at the college and has taken the volleyball skills learned in Langley to his post-secondary career. It was a practice between Briercrest and Trinity Western University at Walnut Grove Secondary that started Quiring on the path to Briercrest. During this practice was where Coach Nigel Mullan started recruiting Quiring. That was coupled with the influence of his several relatives who have attended. During his five years, Quiring has grown up in the program and is one of the current leaders (assistant captain). Even though the player sporting #7 isn’t the biggest man on the floor, Quiring is a strong attacker and server, and is also a

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steady force in the passing game. His skills drew the attention of the league last year with him being recognized as an ACAC Athlete of the Week and a Second-Team All-Conference Team selection. Quiring is focused on seeing the team’s current goals become a reality, and with the privilege of hosting Nationals and playing in front of the best fans in the ACAC, it is going to make for an exciting finish to his career as a Clipper. This won’t end Quiring’s involvement at Briercrest, however, as #7 is planning on pursuing a sports management degree and assistant coaching with the men’s volleyball team next year.

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Cody Quiring is a Walnut Grove Secondary graduate who has gone on to success in post-secondary sports.

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A Vancouver Stealth home date at the Langley Events Centre isn’t just a game, it’s a spectacle. Included in the entertainment package, along with elite professional lacrosse, are Stealth Bombshells cheerleaders, music pumped through the LEC’s arena bowl throughout the night, Bomber the mascot, and ‘Crazy P’ Patrick Thomas, a screaming, drum-beating fan who does everything he can to get the home fans pumped. The professional lacrosse team relocated from Everett, Wash. to Langley this past summer, and after playing three consecutive games on the road Feb. 14, 15, and March 3, the Stealth won’t be returning to the LEC until midway through next month. The Stealth be hosting home games on March 21 versus the Calgary Roughnecks and March 29 against the Buffalo Bandits. * Results from the Stealth’s Feb. 8 home game against the Colorado Mammoth weren’t available due to B.C. Family Day weekend early press deadlines.

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Super fan ‘Crazy P’ (Patrick Thomas) let out a scream as he tried to get the home crowd going during the Vancouver Stealth’s game against the visiting Edmonton Rush on Jan. 25.

Right – Stealth mascot Bomber was part of the pre-game ceremony on Jan. 11.

The Stealth Bombshells performed at the Langley Events Centre during halftime of the Jan. 25 National Lacrosse League game involving the host Vancouver Stealth and visiting Edmonton Rush. Left – Mikey C (Mike Curtola) shot T-shirts into the crowd during a break in the action of the Jan. 25 game.

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Above – On Jan. 11, a crowd of 5,031 fans filled the Langley Events Centre’s arena bowl to take in the first professional lacrosse game on B.C. soil in a decade. They watched the Vancouver Stealth make their National Lacrosse League home debut a successful one by beating the Minnesota Swarm 8-5.

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