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Prosecutors laid 37 more charges against a Walnut Grove man accused of running an international gun trading business from his suburban home. Guns and gun parts from a suburban Langley home have been flowing to gangsters both here and internationally, police say. A Langley man, Bradley Michael Friesen, 37, is now facing 46 gun-related charges in B.C., as well as more charges in the United States. “This guy essentially is a freelance gun parts maker,” said Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, spokesperson for the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit (CFSEU). Houghton called him a “Dr. Frankenstein” of fireMore arms. Photos Friesen came to Canadian attention as a result of online Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance an investigation by the An AR-15, held by Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the CFSEU, was seized from an American Bureau of Alcohol, alleged Langley gun dealer. Inset above right: A 1943 Sten gun, an antique Tobacco, and Firearms submachine gun used by Canadian and British troops during the Second World (ATF) in Arizona. War, was among the weapons and accessories seized. In May, ATF officers contacted the local anti-gang When investigators zine. They also found an AR-15 police. They said a B.C. man learned their target was going assault rifle, converted from semiwas suspected of selling Glock automatic to fully automatic, and parts and silencers over the inter- camping on Osoyoos in July with his five-year-old child, they a 1943 Sten sub machine gun net. obtained search warrants for with a 32-round magazine, 32 The CFSEU investigation prohibited Glock auto switches, involved surveilling their suspect. both his home and workshop, along with his van and tent at the seven sound suppressors (also “It did not take long before he NK’Mip campground. known as silencers) and magawas observed mailing packages On July 16, they arrested zines and ammunition. of auto sears and silencers to Friesen, and seized a long list of Most of the magazines were addresses in Canada, the U.S., guns and gun components, some “unpinned.” Canadian law limits and Australia,” said Houghton. of them in various stages of conhow much ammunition can be Auto sears are small devices struction. put in a magazine. Police believe that can be used to convert guns From his van and tent, offiFriesen had unpinned larger to fire on full-auto. A full-auto cers seized a CZ858 fully automagazines to allow them to be weapon will keep firing as long matic assault rifle with a loaded loaded with many more bullets. as the trigger is held down. 75-round drum magazine and Police found another CZ858 He was also seen visiting a another loaded 40-round magasemi-automatic rifle at Friesen’s workshop in Langley. www.langleyadvance.com
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home near the 21000 block of 95A Avenue in Walnut Grove, books on making suppressors, and more gun parts and magazines. When police arrested him, they found one of the guns, unloaded, within reach of Friesen’s son’s booster seat. More gun parts were stashed under the seat itself. “As a parent, I find this absolutely appalling,” Houghton said. A family member took the child, and the Ministry of Children was contacted. Friesen was originally charged with two counts of weapons trafficking, two counts possession for the purpose of weapons trafficking, importing or exporting unauthorized components, and two counts of gun possession contrary to a prohibition order. On Monday, the CFSEU announced the next 37 charges, including 10 counts of possession of firearms and other devices contrary to a prohibition order, three counts of weapons trafficking, six counts of careless use of a firearm, and other charges related to importing and exporting or possession of guns and ammunition. Friesen was convicted of a 2003 attempted murder in Penticton using a gun. He has a lifetime ban on owning or possessing guns. The suspect is now in custody in Surrey and will await trial here on his charges. Houghton said up to 30 more charges could be laid in the near future, and the police are trying to track down leads to his alleged customers. “We’re looking for any type of record, digital or paper copy,” Houghton said. Friesen is thought to have links to a number of mid-level criminal groups in B.C.
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Arts Alive downtown Barry Wilkinson of the Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild put his bowl-making skills on display during Langley’s Arts Alive Festival. Troy Landreville Langley Advance
The rain stayed away, and crowds came out to Saturday’s 21st annual festival that celebrates art and music in Langley. See story and more photos on page A9 and online at www.langleyadvance.com.
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Lucy the Chihuahua gave her owner, artist Lisa Powers, a lick on the cheek during the 21st annual Arts Alive Festival. Powers’s mixed media piece, The Break Dancer, is part of a series, Music and the Way We Respond.
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Detectives suspect murder A missing person’s case in North Langley is officially a murder investigation.
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by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
A young Langley man missing since February was likely murdered, police say. Nicholas Hannon, who would have turned 20 this month, was last seen by his younger brother on Feb. 24. Craig Hannon, Nicholas’s father, said when he goes out with his young granddaughter, she sees missing posters of her Uncle Nick and asks why he doesn’t just come home. “We have never given up hope, however, now that IHIT has the case, our deepest fears may be a reality,” Craig Hannon said at a press conference Thursday. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team took over the case in April, after working with the Langley RCMP for several weeks. The suspicious circumstances of Hannon’s disappearance and some pieces of evidence have led police to believe foul play was involved, said Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound, spokesperson for IHIT. “Right from the beginning, this didn’t look normal,” she said. She could not say anything specific about that evidence. Investigators are hoping that a public appeal will bring in more tips that allow them to find out what happened and locate the person or persons responsible. Craig Hannon asked for anyone who knows to speak up. “Our family believes that someone out there has the strength to come forward,” he said. He made a plea to anyone who knows something. “Whatever happened, has happened,” said Craig. “Someone knows or some people know what has happened, or did whatever they did. I would hope that they have family, too, maybe
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Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound of IHIT and the family of Nicholas Hannon were calling for new tips to help them find the people responsible for the young man’s disapperance. brothers, or sons, and I hope didn’t want to be an overprotectthey can see the pain that we’re ive dad. suffering, and that they can Nicholas was last seen on overcome their guilt and come Feb. 26. On Feb. 27, his car forward, and let us know what was found at the dead end of happened.” McKinnon Crescent, “We know south of Derby that there are Reach Regional individuals out Park. there who have Hannon was not details,” Pound known to go to said. Derby Reach and A $10,000 there was no reason reward for inforfor the vehicle to be mation that leads parked there, said Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance to the safe return Pound. of Nick Hannon Search teams Craig Hannon’s son Nicholas, remains in place, of volunteers and missing since February, is now his father said. presumed to be a murder victim. Metro Vancouver Before Nick’s Parks workers disappearance, life was good for scoured the area through snow the young man and there was no and cold weather starting early indication of trouble, Craig said. on March 2, but the search was Nick had been living at home, called off within a couple of spending time with his younger days, with no results. brother and going to school. Nick Hannon is described as In late February, Craig Caucasian, 5’9”, slim build, with returned home late from work very short dark brown hair. and noticed Nick’s car was not If people have information home. It still wasn’t there when about Hannon’s disappearance, he got up for an early flight the they are asked to contact the next morning. IHIT Tipline at 1-877-551-4448. Craig said he had a gut feeling Or to remain anonymous, use something was wrong, but he Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Cory Vallee, wanted for the brazen murder of Kevin LeClair outside a Langley grocery store in 2009, has been arrested in Mexico and deported back to Canada. Vallee was arrested on Aug. 14. The Mexican authorities noticed a red flag on his name issued by Interpol. He was returned to Canada on Aug. 17, according to a Mexican government press release. (The release was translated through Google.) LeClair, an associate of the Bacon Brothers, was shot and killed on Feb. 6, 2009, outside the Walnut Grove IGA. His attackers peppered an area outside the store with gunfire before speeding off. No one else was hurt. Vallee was later charged with first degree murder for the killing, one of a series of slayings linked to the gang war of 2009. Also charged was Conor D’Monte, who at the time was the alleged leader of the UN Gang. The UN Gang was feuding with the Bacon brothers and their Red Scorpion allies. Vallee is also charged with murdering Jonathan Barber. Barber was a 24-year-old innocent bystander with no gang connections. He was driving a Porsche Cayenne, preparing to install a custom stereo, and was shot whole driving. His girlfriend, following in another car, was wounded in the hail of gunfire. The car was linked to one of the Bacons.
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woman and her three children and threw a drink at the woman’s youngest child, a boy less than a year old. A fist fight broke out between Mac-Kay and the mother. Another passenger shot a video of the fight and posted it online. The women were separated and MacKay was asked to leave the bus. The mother left the bus separately. As the mother walked toward Willowbrook Shopping Centre with her kids, MacKay pulled out a knife and chased after them, knocking over the woman’s four-year-old girl and kicking the two-year-old in the back. MacKay, who had dealings with police in the past, was later arrested at her home. The mother was scraped up in the scrap, but her children were not seriously injured. After entering pleas on Wednesday, MacKay was credited with 150 days of jail time and given a further two years of probation, according to online court records.
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Fightfighters had to bring in water by tanker to fight a workshop fire in South Langley. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
Every firehall in Langley Township was called out to bring water to a blaze in a workshop and home in South Langley Monday morning. There were no injuries in the fire that started at Zero Avenue and 204th Street. A workshop, with living quarters above it, caught fire just before 7:15 a.m. The fire began in the living quarters, which suffered the brunt of the damage,
said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. Because of the remote location, a tanker shuttle was established, with tanker trucks from all seven Langley Township firehalls bringing in water from the nearest hydrant. The living quarters were rendered “uninhabitable,” said Ferguson. By his early estimate the building suffered between $250,000 to $300,000 in damage. A high-end convertible Cadillac was in the workshop area, and is now covered with a tarp. It didn’t burn, but Ferguson is not sure how much water damage it may have suffered. Investigators are looking into the cause, but there are no immediate signs that the fire was suspicious.
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Public schools keep changing With the ongoing labour dispute paralysing the B.C. public school system, it’s no wonder that there’s been a lot of interest in private schools. Education is now vastly more complicated than it was in the 1930s, when B.C. schools tended to concentrate on the three Rs, when the vast majority of students would never see post-secondary education as an option, and when one-room schoolhouses were still common. Now a majority of students will go to university or to a technical or trade school. Computers are as important to mechanics and nurses as they are to engineers. Literacy and numeracy are more vital than ever, but to those basic skills we have added a vast range of social issues we expect teachers to address, from physical fitness to life skills to social awareness. A society used to choice and seeing more and more options for the future of its next generation has demanded more choice from its schools. To a great degree, the province and school districts have provided that. An article in Sunday’s Vancouver Province sang the praises of private schools – smaller class sizes, specialized programs, higher test scores. Yet it capped that coverage with a photo from the Langley Fine Arts School – a public school. Choice schools, dedicated to everything from the International Baccalaureate program to French immersion, from athletics to performance to the fine arts, have become a feature of the landscape. And these schools are open to every student who can meet their requirements, regardless of their parents’ ability to pay. A danger of praising private schools too highly is that parents may not even try to find out what is available in the public system. Another danger is that, if too many of our political elites enroll their children in private programs, what incentive do they have to add more choices and support to the public schools? – M.C.
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The ministry’s missives were filled with sunshine, from the outset, loaded with words of encouragement and wishful thinking – but seriously short on facts. While it now appears that we may be relaBob Groeneveld tively lucky, and the spill may not be as deveditor@langleyadvance.com astatingly toxic as could have been (no thanks to Imperial or the B.C. government), the Albertans have offered an interesting perministry’s reaction demonstrated an importspective on the Mount Polley Mine dam ant distinction between its perceived role and breach. Rather than joining the majority of what it actually does. British Columbians in outrage over the potenWe are subtly led to believe that Mary tial environmental disaster that the unconPolak’s ministry is a steward of the environtrolled spill of about 15 million of cubic metres ment, but in fact, it is a body whose chief of mine waste represented, they’re outraged function is to administer the environment, that we aren’t keen to allow Enbridge to place renting it out to various business interests, our pristine wilderness in a simiand acting as a liaison between larly precarious position. business and the environment’s B.C.’s environment Instead of demanding that owners (B.C.’s citizenry). Imperial Metals Corp. be brought B.C.’s environment ministry ministry sees the up to the same strict environsees the environment as a comenvironment as a an modity, an asset to be exploited mental scrutiny that British Columbians are demanding of asset to be exploited. for business purposes – and we Enbridge’s Northern Gateway get to play with whatever is left oil pipeline disaster-in-waiting, over. pundits on the other side of the Rockies seem What the Albertans don’t understand, when to prefer the “what’s good for the goose” they bemoan Enbridge’s treatment at the approach, demanding that B.C.’s environment hands of the nasty B.C. government, is the ministry bureaucrats look the other way, as political climate that was current at the time they appear to have done at Mount Polley. that decisions had to be made. One clever lad from Alberta asked specificIt wasn’t about B.C. companies vs. Alberta ally, “Why is an Alberta-based oil-and-gas (or anyone else’s) companies; it was about company subjected to such intense scrutiny what the B.C. government could (or couldn’t) while a B.C.-based mining company gets a get away with. relatively light pass?” Premier Christy Clark’s contentious Five He follows that up with a righteous demand: Conditions aimed at mitigating Enbridge’s “The citizens of B.C. are entitled to a full potentially devastating environmental impact explanation.” Indeed, we are. (contentious outside of B.C., that is) would Update after update was spewed out from never have happened if an election wasn’t the B.C. Minister of Environment, starting looming at the same time that B.C. citizens got practically from the moment the dam broke, seriously concerned about their environment. spilling about 10 million cubic metres of water Big decisions like Enbridge are usually timed and 4.5 million cubic metres of mine tailings to occur right after, instead of just before, an into the natural watershed. election – to give us time to forget. To put the amount of crud involved into Every once in a while, the B.C. government perspective for the metric-challenged, one finds it prudent to listen to us. cubic metre converts to about 264 US gallons Albertans also ignore the fact that, unlike – so we’re talking about something close to Imperial, Enbridge had already earned a repufour billion gallons of potentially dangerous tation for lack of environmental trustworthimaterial. ness in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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Stars of age keep on shining
so like them to know how much I Dear Editor, Letters enjoyed and appreciated their comLast Tuesday, Aug. 12, my husto the pany. If they ever felt like it, I’d love band was having day surgery at to meet them again. Wexham Park Hospital in the United Having so much fun as we grow Kingdom. I went to have a coffee older, and whilst sometimes others and I had the good fortune to meet up with two ladies whose names, Editor think that our brains have gone the way of our bodies, puts me in sadly, I did not ask for, but I know mind if this extract from a poem by Henry that they live in Langley. Wadsworth Longfellow: We spent an hour or more talking about many things and laughing together. We Something remains for us to do or dare; decided that we didn’t much like being Even the oldest tree some fruit may bear; bracketed as “the elderly.” This is probNot Oedipus Coloneus, or Greek Ode, ably why we had such a fun-filled time and Or tales of pilgrims that one morning rode shared so many common experiences. Out of the gateway of the Tabard Inn, I would like them to know how much I But other something, would we but begin; appreciated their company. I felt I’d known For age is opportunity no less them all my life, and am deeply grateful to Than youth itself, though in another dress, them both. And as the evening twilight fades away, the sky is I saw them again just as they were leaving and I was sitting reading my Kindle filled with stars, invisible by day. whilst waiting for my husband. I would Ann Robertson, via email
Education labour dispute
$40 a signal of coward’s way out
Dear Editor, As a parent of two children in the public education system, I was disappointed with the government’s offer to pay parents $40 per day if the dispute with teachers is not settled before the
school year begins. If Premier Christy Clark’s government does not negotiate with the teachers’ union over the summer, she is neglecting her duty. It is her government’s job to negotiate in good faith.
Salmon River Uplands
Waterline work creates mess
Dear Editor, I would like to add my comments on the waterline boondoggle [Waterline project not funny, July 22 Letters, Langley Advance]. We live on the edge of the Salmon River ravine – the construction “war zone” passes right in front of our house, and our road somewhat resembles the pictures the Mars Rover sends back to earth. I called the Township engineering office and requested they ask the contractor to clean up their mess – at least sweep and wash the road before the dust comes back. By 8 p.m. Friday evening, nothing was done. Just to add fuel to the fire, the contractor left at 9 p.m., after spraying enough water on the road and area to leave it looking like a swamp. It is totally unacceptable, and whoever is responsible at Langley Township has some explaining to do. What other venue do we citizens have with which to vent, if not the local news media? Thanks for being there. Win Bromley, Langley Township
She and her government will be directly responsible for delaying the school year if the negotiations do not take place. They need to meet each and every day until the dispute is resolved. Only in this way can a settlement be reached. Of course, if she sits back and enjoys her summer recess until October, she can end the strike with legislation – the coward’s way out. It says she is not even willing to give up a little of her summer vacation to work for the education of the children. Of course, the children can’t vote, so what does she care? But their parents can vote, and the children will in the future. In fact, the children are the future. Well educated children now are the beginning of a bright future. Without them, there will be no future taxpayers, no health care, no social security net, and no continued retirement pay for former politicians. Jill Adamovich, Langley
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Dear Editor, I don’t know why Dean Clark [Canada needs age of consent, July 24 Letters, Langley Advance] and other extreme rightwing religious zealots can’t get this fundamental fact of human nature straight: my body is mine, and your body is yours. A corollary of this fact is that a woman’s body is hers, and this includes her uterus. Actually, maybe it is explicable. In Christianity’s view, we are not agents with inherent worth, but worms at the disposal of a tyrant who owns us as if we are property, and not agents. God casts us into eternal fire for finite transgressions, kills off all beings on the planet when he doesn’t like how some are behaving, convicts us of thought crime for having natural human reactions like lust, and sends bears to maul and tear apart children for the crime of mocking a prophet, for example. There’s also God’s explicit endorsement
of slavery and genocide. God has no respect for life, let alone human agency. This is the most fundamental immorality at the centre of the three monotheisms. Kant was right to say that the beginning of morality is to treat each human being as an end in themselves, and not a means to our own ends. And yes, that even includes children. Parents are stewards of children, not owners of children. Thank goodness infidels and freethinkers have risked life and limb (literally risking amputations of limbs, genitals, etc. for the crime of doubting the church), and fought totalitarians who apparently missed the Enlightenment and human rights revolution. Travis Erbacher, Langley Letters on this page have been edited for space. For longer versions, or more letters to the editor visit... www.langleyadvance.com – Click on Opinion, or search the writers’ names.
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Panel had concerns about TWU law school Experts had reservations about Trinity Western University’s law school plan from the outset. by Stanley Tromp
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Keeping arts alive The rain stayed away, and crowds came out to Saturday’s 21st annual festival that celebrates art and music in Langley. Some would consider the comfortable temperatures under a ceiling of clouds to be near perfect conditions for a summer festival. Judging from the sheer number of visitors to the 21st annual Arts Alive Festival in downtown Langley on Saturday, that assumption would be correct. The one-way section
of Fraser Highway from 204th to 206th Street was closed to traffic all day to accomodate the festival, which this year showcased a variety of art media including wood carvers, painters, authors, sculptors quilters, and glassblowers, as well a range of music. The kids zone was a popular place for little ones and their parents, with a bouncy castle,
facepainting, Queen Elsa from the movie Frozen (as played by Alyssa Nielsen), music by Robyn and Ryleigh Gillespie of Langley, and even a giant T-Rex. The Arts Alive Showcase Stage in McBurney Lane featured Jet Tangerine, Mike Westerings, Michael Freidman, De La Terra, Heidi McCurdy, Joe Given, and Sudanda.
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Lilian Webzell, 97, and Joyce Main, 95, strolled along Fraser Highway together as the two friends soaked in the sights and sounds of the 21st annual Arts Alive Festival in Langley City on Saturday. (Right) Junior Dykstra of the band Six Gun Romeo belted out a tune during the 21st annual Arts Alive Festival in downtown Langley on Saturday. Troy Landreville/Langley Advance
(Left) Rachelle Adamchuk had her mixed media piece Red and the Big Mad Wolf on display. (Lower right) Lucy the Chihuahua gave her owner, artist Lisa Powers, an affectionate lick at her display.
Paisley Hildebrand, left, and her sister Olivia held hands as they patiently waited their turn to meet Queen Elsa from the movie Frozen during Saturday’s Arts Alive Festival in downtown Langley. Playing the role of Elsa was Alyssa Nielsen.
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Julie Bowser brushed away water from her eyes after being baptized in the Fraser River Sunday morning. Living Waters Church has held an annual river baptism ceremony for about five years as a way to connect with Jesus’ outdoor baptism in the Jordan River. (Inset) As pastors Reuben Kramer (left) and Mike Vaters baptized Jared Offereins, passing paddlers paused to watch.
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Langley’s history, as recorded in the files of the Langley Advance.
Vote date set to split Langley apart Eighty Years Ago
August 16, 1934
• Parents wanted to know if there would soon be a sidewalk upon which their little tots could walk to school in Langley Prairie. • Business establishments all over B.C. were faced with the difficulties of conforming to a minimum wage and an enforced reduction of the work week to 48 hours.
Seventy Years Ago
August 17, 1944
• A public meeting in the Elks Hall attracted about 150 ratepayers, who voted unanimously to look into the possibility of incorporating Langley Prairie as a stand-alone municipality, separate from the rest of Langley. • Councillor Bray put out the call for a $65,000 referendum to help build a hospital in Langley.
Sixty Years Ago
August 19, 1954
• A tentative date of Sept. 27 was set for a vote to determine whether or not Langley Prairie was to be incorporated as an independent village separate from the rest of Langley. The polling date came out of an agreement between the Incorporation Committee and Township Reeve George Brooks. Regardless of the outcome, final approval for secession would still have to come from Municipal Affairs Minister W.D. Black. • The BC Electric Company donated its former local depot and office to the Langley Agricultural Association. The property was to become part of the fair grounds in time for the annual Fall Fair.
Fifty Years Ago
ally at local auctions. Good steers sold between $38 and $47 per live cwt., and the rate for veal was between $41 and $55.
Thirty Years Ago
August 15, 1984
• After a “discouraging” meeting with the spokesman for the Lower Mainland Refuse Project, Township council unanimously rejected all four dumpsites proposed for location within Langley municipality. The LMRP’s mandate was to find a landfill site to handle all of the Lower Mainland’s solid waste disposal needs. • A Langley man was charged with first degree murder in the death of a Surrey woman. Charges of sexual assault committed against several other Langley and Surrey women were pending.
Twenty Years Ago
August 17, 1994
• McGavin’s bakery, which after 20 years in Langley was employing 200 people, was undergoing further expansions at its Langley Bypass location. • Shawood Lumber suffered a fire that destroyed between $100,000 and $200,000 worth of stockpiled cedar. • The Goodyear Blimp was to make a stopover in Langley, using the local airport as its base while it fulfilled a CBC contract to cover the Commonwealth Games, the Abbotsford Airshow, and other events in the general area. • Township council started on a bylaw to keep the CFS Aldergrove property from being chopped up and sold,
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setting a minimum subdivision lot size of 247 acres. • Two local school fires were blamed on arson. An Abbotsford youngster playing with matches was determined to have been the cause of a fire that burned a wooden staircase at North Otter Elementary School, and an unknown arsonist was responsible for scorching walls and melting part of the roof at Brookswood Secondary School. Neither fire was expected to cause a delay in the September start of classes.
• Fort Langley National Historic Site was behind picket lines, embroiled in a contract dispute between Parks Canada and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. • Hundreds of tips and police teamwork led to the speedy arrest of a 41-year-old Surrey man suspected in the abduction of an 11-year-old girl from a Langley street in broad daylight. • Fifteen-year-old Langley golfer Darren Wallace captured the 100th Canadian Amateur Golf championship in Quebec. • One of two hippopotami housed at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove died.
August 20, 2004
• Federal authorities lifted all remaining restrictions implemented earlier to battle an avian flu that tore through the Fraser Valley and caused financial losses to poultry farmers estimated at $400 million.
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• B.C. Premier David Barrett visited Langley, in company with his wife and son. He was the guest of honour at the NDP Club’s annual picnic at Williams Park. • Langley Township aldermen were optimistic about a new municipal water well drilled on the 32nd Avenue road allowance in Fernridge. The well was expected to produce 800 gallons per minute. • Beef prices dropped drastic-
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Seniors Brookswood Seniors Centre 19899 36th Ave. 604-5304232. New members welcome. Activities offered: Line dancing (beginners to intermediate): 604-534-0299; square dancing (beginners to advanced): 604838-8821; duplicate bridge: 604856-7170; chess: 604-530-4693; fibre arts, cribbage, pool, scrapbooking, crafts: 604-530-4232; dog training: 604-514-9221; Food and Friends: 604-530-9227. OAP Hall Aldergrove The Aldergrove Pensioners and Seniors offers various activites at the hall at 3015 273rd St. At 9:30am Thursdays, a qualified instructor offers exercise for seniors. $6 per person per session. Carpet bowling is $1 per person and is at 1:30pm on Thursdays. Langley Seniors Resource Society 20605 51B Ave., 604-530-3020 Outreach programs: information and referral, Telephone Buddy, and seniors counsellors. Better at Home: The program provides transportation and shopping assistance, friendly visitors and light housekeeping. Subsidies are available.
Seniors housing counsellors: provide information about housing options here. Drop in Wednesdays 1:30-3:30pm or make an appointment. Info: 604 530-3020, ext. 319. Coffee and Connecting Support Group, and Flying Solo for 55plus solos, both groups meet Tuesdays at 10am. Birthday Socials: $6, held once every two months.
Support ALS presentation The ALS Society of B.C. invites the public to a free presentation 1-2pm on Aug. 27 at Langley Gardens, 8888 202 St. Art cards on sale as a society fundraiser.
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Volunteer drive The Langley 2014 BC Senior Games is looking for volunteers before and during the games this September. Register at https://www. bcgames.net/lng2014se or in person at 101-20560 Fraser Hwy. Monday to Friday 9am-4pm. Email volunteer@2014bcsg.com to have an application sent.
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Kids swap meet People can rent a table at the Aug. 23 event at the Cloverdale Fair Grounds. Must have items for kids from birth to age 10. Runs 9am-12:30pm. Info: 604533-1970. 746 Lightning Hawk Air Cadets Youth between ages 1218 are welcome to join the squadron. Training is Thursdays from 6:30-9:15pm at the cadets Hangar 5 at the Langley Regional Airport, September to June. Info: www.746lightninghawk.com. An open house is Sept. 6, 10am-3pm at Hangar 5, Langley Regional Airport. Meet cadets and volunteers. Bring a birth certificate or permanent resident card and a BC Care Card. $200 annual fee. Parent or guardian must sign documents.
Other Blood donor clinics Call 1-888-2-DONATE to book. Aug. 26: 1-8pm Murrayville Hall, 21667 48th Ave. Aug. 31: 9:30am-4:30pm Cloverdale Catholic Parish Centre, 17475 59th Ave.
Walking tour The Seyem’ Quantlen Business Group (of the Kwantlen First Nation) is offering a free onehour walking tour of Fort Langley every Thursday in August. Meet at the Lelem’ Arts and Culture Cafe, 100 Billy Brown Rd., for the 7 p.m. start. Wear sturdy shoes. The distance covered is about one kilometre. Learn about Kwantlen history, traditional knowlege, stories and environmental stewardship initiatives. RSVP: Ashley, 604-888-5556 (ext. 208). Women’s life and career seminar Kwantlen Polytechnic University has a course for women of all ages who want to explore life and career options. An information session is at 10:30am on Aug. 21 in room 2075 at the Langley campus. Tuition free but adminstrative costs apply. Classes are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30am-2:30pm in Langley. Info and registration: Elly Morgan 604-599-3431 or elly.morgan@ kwantlen.ca. Learn to Fish for adults For $5 those 18 and older can try fishing 6-8pm on Aug. 23 at Derby Reach Regional Park in this Metro Vancouver event. Must register in advance to ensure equipment. Info and registration: 604-504-4716 or visit.fraservalley@gofishbc.com.
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Sept. 10, one day after the start of want to come by and see the free competition, and the closing on Sept. show. 13. Mayors from both Langleys and The Langley Events Centre will be other dignitaries will welcome the the site for the opening ceremonathletes, and there will be entertainies, and even its arena floor can’t ment. possibly hold every However, one of the more than Magnusson isn’t 3,900 participants saying exactly what “I understand this is from around the provis planned for the going to be the largest evening’s festivities. ince. Marshalling all games ever.” those people will be She wants to keep it one of her key chalunder wraps until the Susan Magnusson lenges, Magnusson night itself. said. Magnusson was “I understand this tapped for this project is going to be the largest games after similarly organizing the 2010 ever,” said Magnusson. Summer Games ceremonies. The plan is to fill the stadium floor “It was a great experience,” she with the 900 participants from Zone said. She’s looking forward to this 3, the Lower Mainland zone that event as well. includes Langley. Magnusson is helped by a team The seats will also be filled – by composed of Alicia Stark, Dave the other participants, and also by Stark, Leanne Wendt, Stewart any members of the public who Magnusson and Ian Crew.
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Trio hot in national gold match
A pitcher, centre fielder, and first basemen from Walnut Grove led the Delta Heat 96 to fastpitch victory in Saskatoon. Three girls from Walnut Grove ended their minor softball careers in style earlier this month. Marley Parker, Montana Turnovitski, and Taylor Gillis were part of a Delta Heat 96 team that won the midget girls U18 national fastpitch championships held Aug. 4-10 in Saskatoon. The team went 10-0 for the week and defeated their “younger sister” team, the Delta Heat 97, by a 7-5 count in final to win gold. This marks the Heat’s second national championship after winning in 2012 in Brantford, Ontario. In 2013 this team qualified and finished in the top top 17 at the U.S. nationals with more than 145 teams from all over America. In Saskatoon, Parker pitched all the games in the final round and was voted the tournament finals MVP after winning all three games with an earned run average of under one. Gillis, who plays centre field, was voted to the tournament’s all-star team, leading all players with 15 RBIs, highlighted with a grand slam to get Delta into the final game.
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Langley Mustangs runner Dean Ellenwood took off from the starting gate Saturday, during the boys 400-metre heat, part of the Legion national youth track and field championships.
National calibre
Legion hosts the best Langley was the site for Canada’s top youth track and field athletes to compete. More than 700 athletes from across Canada vied for national titles at McLeod Athletic Park. MAP was the site of the Legion national youth track and field championships Aug. 15-17. More information is at youth.athletics.ca. Several locals did well:
• Joel Harrison: set a Legion record in U16 pentathlon, including first in boys high jump, in the boys 100-metre hurdles, in boys long jump, and in the boys 1000-metre run, and second in boys shot put. • Tanika Dolfo: third in the girls hammer throw U16. • Teagan Rasche: third in the women’s hammer throw U18. • Dean Ellenwood: second men’s 800-metre run U18. • Chelsea Borrowdale: first in the girls 1500-metre steeplechase U16. • Megan Champoux: second in girls 200-metre hurdles U16.
The Delta Heat’s three Langley players celebrated their team’s national U18 girls fastpitch championship win in Saskatoon. Turnovitski, at first base, led all batters in the championship round, with a .833 batting average. All three girls are Walnut Grove Secondary graduates and will be taking their talents to the next level. Parker will be heading down south to Alcorn State in Mississippi to play both softball and volleyball.
Turnovitski will attend the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut on a softball scholarship. Gillis will stay local and play softball at Simon Fraser University. All the girls are products of the North Langley Diamond Sports’ softball program.
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Star Jamaican sprinter joins Spartans
Claudette Allen was most outstanding female at Jamaica’s track and field championship.
One of the top teenaged track and field athletes in Jamaica is coming to Trinity Western University. TWU Spartans track and field coach Laurier Primeau announced last week the signing of high school champion sprinter and jumper Claudette Allen. Allen, who runs the 100-metre, 200m, and 100m hurdles, and competes in long jump and triple jump, joins TWU after being named the most outstanding female athlete at
the 2014 CHAMPS, Jamaica’s most prestigious boys and girls championships, and captaining her school to the competition’s team title. At the 2014 CARIFTA Games, which features countries within the Caribbean Free Trade Association, the 5’9” native of New Longville, Jamaica, earned a silver medal in both the U20 long and triple jumps. Allen, 19, also recently competed in long jump at the 2014 world junior championships. Her personal bests are 6.45m in long jump, 12.69m in triple jump, 11.83 seconds in the 100m, 24.25 in the 200m, and 13.79 in the 100m hurdles. “Excellence in two events is rare, but being internationally success-
ful in five events is unheard of,” Primeau said. “Having represented Jamaica multiple times over all of these events, we know that she will bring a wealth of athletic experience and leadership to our team. We also expect that her faith qualities will [contribute] to the culture of the Spartans track and field program.” Allen said coming to Langley and TWU will be an enriching opportunity for her: “With the help of my team and God, I hope to embrace this opportunity to be a good leader as a member of the track and field team at Trinity Western University.” She added, “I am coming to TWU to further my studies, explore a new culture and to meet new friends.”
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