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Langley City was the place to be for car, truck, and hot rod enthusiasts this weekend.

Langley Boys & Girls Club, Douglas Park Elementary Association, and the Legacy Water Search and Recovery Society.

There were 1,100 official entries in the show and shine, which

by Troy Landreville had roughly 120 volunteers helping out during the weekend, said and Matthew Claxton Cruise-In president Eric Taylor. tlandreville@langleyadvance.com “We feel it was a very successful show,” Taylor said. “We had There’s something about the Langley Good Times Cruise-In that fewer vendors and sponsors than in the past, but we had brings out the best in Mother really good ones show up, View Nature. which really helped us The 17th edition of Western Video & out. Some of the things Photos Canada’s best attended charwith we did went better than ity event was held under a ever. Our souvenir prodome of blue sky. gram was fantastic this The sun warmed the annual year.” celebration of classic cars, The feedback he trucks, souped up motorreceived was “overwhelmcycles, and hot rods to above ingly positive,” Taylor normal values for this time of Layar or said. the year. online “It has been glowing, Along with tens of thoupositive, and the City [of sands of visitors who filled Langley] was very happy with the streets that were closed to traffic, way it went,” he added. there was a sensory explosion of music, food, and motorized entries of all shapes and sizes.

The night before the Cruise-In, All proceeds from the Cruisedrivers of classic cars, hot rods, In go back into the community, and custom vehicles began gatherbenefiting the show and shine’s ing for an unofficial car show. charities including the Langley Most of the cars gathered at the Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, parking lot of the Tim Hortons Langley Community Support and ICBC offices on Logan Avenue Groups, Valley Therapeutic and 203rd Street.

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Tens of thousands of visitors, owners of classic cars and trucks and hot rods, volunteers, and entertainers filled the streets of downtown Langley on Saturday, to take in the sights and sounds of the Langley Good Times Cruise-in.

Around the downtown area, people put out lawn chairs on the sidewalk as the cars headed out to cruise up and down Fraser Highway, 200th Street, Logan and Industrial Avenues, and 203rd Street.

“The RCMP was ecstatic about how things went Friday night,” Taylor said. “They were very pleased with the conduct of the guys who were cruising, and there were a lot of people cruising up and down Fraser Highway.”

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The Langley Good Times Cruise-In Swap Meet and Car Corral attracted about 5,000 people, 120 vendors and 80 vehicles for sale. Among the crowd was Randy Zach who brought his hot rod, a 1930 Model A Roadster, to Saturday’s event and travelled around Sunday on his Cruzin Cooler, a battery operated motorized cooler that can go up to 20 km/hr. “It fits in the trunk of my hot rod which is ideal,” Zach said.

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Barn fire

Poultry barn levelled by big blaze An empty poultry barn burned to the ground early Friday morning in central Langley Township.

Firefighters gathered around a sizeable barn fire, where rubble continued to smolder for hours after a barn collapsed near 236th Street.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A poultry barn in rural Langley near Peterson Road Elementary burned to the ground Friday morning.

Neighbours reported hearing explosions or loud bangs as the fire started.

“The first bang was about quarter to five this morning,” said neighbour Mark Dieleman.

Dieleman, who lives a block away, was woken up by the first bang.

“It was loud, it shook the whole house,” Dieleman said.

The second, smaller bang came about five minutes later.

When he went outside to see what was going on, “the whole sky was all lit up,” Dieleman said.

The explosions were likely caused by welding equipment and compressed gases, said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. The fire started near a workshop in the barn containing the equipment.

Dozens of Langley Township firefighters were at the scene working to extinguish the

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rural blaze.

Ferguson said every single firehall in the Township sent at least some firefighters.

The barn had fully collapsed at some point, but at 8 a.m. parts of the barn were still on fire. Crews were using a large backhoe to move pieces of metal sheeting. A long row of tanker trucks were on scene to deliver water, as the area has no hydrants and is dependent on wells.

The fire crews would be there all day, mopping up and putting out the last of the

flames, said Ferguson.

Dieleman knows the owners of the barn, and said it didn’t have any birds inside at the time.

“That one was empty, they just cleaned it out last week,” he said.

No people were injured, either on the farm or firefighters, said Ferguson.

Firefighters were on scene all day Friday to make sure the hot spots were doused.

Investigators were planning to attend to try to determine the cause of the fire.

Courts

Manslaughter leads to nine-year sentence The killer of a Delta pastor’s son will spend nine years behind bars, a judge ruled.

by Jessica Kerr Glacier Media

The man convicted in the death of a Tsawwassen man last year has been sentenced to nine years in jail.

Last February, 21-year-old Taylor Johnson was found dead in a vacant Langley home that was being used as a marijuana grow-operation.

Jesse River Hill, of Surrey, was on Wednesday sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the

case. His sentence also includes “It was a senseless act that traa lifetime firearm prohibition. gically took the life of Taylor,” Johnson was found dead by IHIT spokesperson Jennifer police on the evening Pound said at the time of Feb. 26, 2013, after the charges against officers were called to Hill were announced. the residence in the “Taylor was a good 2000-block of 200th kid,” she said. “He Street in Langley to was naive, and he check on his well made a bad decision being. that ultimately cost The officers discovhim his life.” ered Johnson’s body, Johnson was the son as well as a marijuana of Paul Johnson, lead grow-op on the rural pastor at South Delta Taylor Johnson property.

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Homicide victim Police believe the The pastor and his murder was a result of the susfamily moved to Tsawwassen pect trying to steal the crop. in 2007, joining the church Johnson was working as a carein November after serving as taker at the home and was not a teaching pastor at Christ involved with the grow-op.

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Arizona. One of six siblings, Taylor graduated from South Delta Secondary and was enrolled in the Advanced Music Production (AMP) program at the Nimbus School of Recording Arts in Vancouver at the time of his death. He was set to graduate in just a few weeks.

His family described him as a gentle young man who was trusting and caring of others.

After his son’s death, Paul Johnson said Taylor was “especially known for his gentle spirit” and was well liked by his peers at school and in the workplace. He described his son as a typical young adult “working odd jobs to make ends meet.”

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Fisticuffs were the order of the day in Langley City on Thursday as police broke up fights.

One of the alleged participants in a drunken fight was handcuffed and watched over by RCMP officers Thursday afternoon.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley RCMP officers were called to a case of road rage and a drunken four-man brawl in two separate incidents in the City Thursday.

The four-way fight apaparently started in an apartment in the 20700 block of 56th Avenue, then spilled out into the apartment building’s lobby and then into the parking lot.

Witnesses nearby, who wished to remain anonymous, said at first it seemed there were two men fighting, and a fire alarm was also pulled at some point at around 3:30 p.m.

During the fight, several people tried to break things up, including some of the senior citizens who live in the building. One of the older men trying to stop the fight may have been hit.

Firefighters who responded to the alarm had to back off.

“They came after the fire

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department too,” said one woman who saw part of the incident.

Police arrived and broke up the melee. One man, wearing socks and underwear, was handcuffed and left to sit across the street while police finished their investigation.

Sgt. Ravi Pawar described the incident as a “mutual drunken fight” and said the apartment the men came from has been a source of noise complaints for loud parties in the past.

No one was seriously injured, with a bloody nose seemingly the worst of it.

A woman who was not involved in the fight had shortness of breath and was looked after by emergency responders.

The road rage incident happened before noon in the 5700 block of 203rd Street, in front of the Langley City Fire Hall.

Pawar said the incident seems to have begun when one car cut another off in traffic. The car that was cut off then allegedly followed, passed, and swerved in front of the first car, causing a very minor rear-end accident.

One of the drivers, a man in his late 20s, got out of his car and punched the other driver.

The incident was over quickly, but one driver has been released by police to appear in Surrey Provincial Court.

The cars were not seriously damaged in the incident.

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Fatal collision

Elderly couple hit by vehicle Police are asking for witnesses to the pedestrian accident Thursday night, about 7 p.m. at 198B St.

by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

The setting sun over Willoughby Sept. 4 is being blamed for a pedestrian accident that killed one elderly man and sent an elderly woman to hospital.

Police were on scene of the fatal accident for some time, at the intersection of 198B Street and 72nd Avenue.

The accident occurred just after 7 p.m., said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks.

The pair was crossing 72nd Avenue, southbound, when hit by a westbound vehicle.

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old woman were airlifted to hospital, where the man died of critical injuries.

The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle remained at the accident scene, and Marks said is cooperating with the investigation.

“Neither alcohol nor speed appear to be factors in the collision. Witnesses suggest the setting sun may have caused visibility issues for the driver,” she said.

Langley RCMP’s traffic division is working with the Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) at the scene.

Victim Services is assisting the family of the two pedestrians, as well as the driver. Langley Mounties are now asking for the public’s help. Anyone who witnessed the crash, and who has not yet spoken with the police, is asked to call the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.

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Deadly crash

Car rolls into field in fatal crash

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

A 27-year-old Langley man died when his car crashed on 208th Street early Friday morning.

Just after midnight, the Honda Accord was southbound on 208th Street when it first veered off the road, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP.

The car hit two recycling bins, then crossed the road sideways, crashed through a fence, and overturned. The car came to a rest on its roof in the 1700 block of 208th, said Marks.

The driver was ejected from the car and died at the scene.

Both speed and alcohol are believed to have been factors in the collision,

and the driver did not seem to have been wearing a seatbelt, said Marks.

The Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) was on scene to help with the investigation, and the car itself was taken for a mechanical inspection. The B.C. Coroner’s Service had ordered a toxicology testing.

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Seniors show spirit in Games

As you read this, seniors aged 55-plus from all over the province are competing across Langley.

The 2014 B.C. Seniors Games kicked off on Sept. 9, with competitors in more than 20 sports and contests starting their quest for the medal podium. They wrap Sept. 13.

Many of the sports will be familiar to anyone who has followed our coverage over the summer of the preparations for the games. Not only will there by track and field events, cycling, swimming, and other strenuous contests, but seniors will compete in whist and cribbage, horseshoes and lawn bowling. Mental skills will be tested as often as physical ones.

Yet the games are not divided up by age. There is nothing stopping someone in their late 80s or 90s from taking part in swimming or sprinting – and visitors to the events this week will see seniors of those ages who are still highly active and who are competing for medals.

Langley has been a proud host to athletic competitions of every variety in recent years. We have welcomed young athletes to the B.C. Summer Games, the Special Olympics Summer Games, and countless soccer, baseball, and football tournaments, along with every event from curling to road cycling.

These events, and the current Seniors Games, are true expressions of sports. They are amateur events carried out for the love of fair competition, dedicated to fun and comradeship as much as to medals and victory.

The B.C. Seniors Games is a proud addition to this tradition. As we spoke to many athletes and organizers in the run-up to the games, we heard over and over that it is the fun of meeting other athletes that continues to draw people to the event.

Almost 4,000 competitors will arrive in Langley this week for the games. The public is invited to come and cheer for them Sept.

10 at the opening ceremonies, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Langley Events Centre. Find out more at www. 2014bcseniorsgames.org.

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Leave phone alone when driving

What will happen when a driver thinks he or she has mastered the art of driving while being a digital divo or diva. (Urban dictionary time: divo – the male version of a diva.)?

Will people look to add fire breathing or Heather Colpitts knife swallowing? hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com Multitasking is not as effective as people think and we are not as good as it as we think.

I’ve had a burial plot with my name on it To combat distracted driving, some people since I was 12 years old. are signing pledges not to use their devices.

That’s thanks to the number cancer did on Nice, but it doesn’t really have enough my 13-year-old sister and the common-sense, oomph. Instead, we need to have a different down to earth, country folks who raised us figuring “we have to buy one plot, why not get kind of pledge, maybe one that covers consequences people might not think of. the adjacent ones for when the rest of us go.”

“I pledge that: Dad finally left this realm in 2010. That’s “If someone hits me, when I am a pedestrian thanks to decades of smoking and many or while within a vehicle and years of drowning in his own while he/she is on a cell, using lung mucus from emphysema.

“I’m responsible a device or doing something He never tried to sidestep the using my cell behind classed as distracted driving, issues. He said he lit those cigathey’d better kill me, because if rettes, and lived and died with the wheel.”

I survive, I will spend the rest the consequences. Those would of my life devoted to ______ing be a decade of infirmity and him {insert own choice of expletive here} up him wishing each day for several years that he wouldn’t wake up each morning. His ashes are or her so badly that they wish they and autobeside my sister, too, in a cemetery in Calgary. mobiles and cellphones had never been born.

“That effort will include tying up their keisSo I know where I’m going to end up but ters in legal knots for as long as possible, not when. I don’t want any help getting there. including but not exclusively referencing Yes, I’m looking at you, motorist with the legal action taken on my behalf related to the cellphone/iPad/sushi platter/makeup brush.

Crown/police/courts, and by ICBC and/or Only you don’t notice because you’re too wrapped up texting, talking or otherwise doing other insurance carriers, banks, etc. with a vested interest not only in my person and my other stuff that’s not driving. The fines and automobile but also my quality of life, employself-preservation don’t seem to be working. ment, health, longevity, my mortgage/rent and Distracted driving is now the second leading cause of car crash fatalities in B.C., trailing ability to go to the bathroom on my own.

“I also pledge that once those processes are behind speed and narrowly ahead of impaired played out, I will pursue civil action against driving. said dolt so that any hope of a stable income “Yeah, but that’s not me,” people will and stable life is lost in a morass of papersay. “I’m responsible when I use my devices work, court appearances and garnishments. behind the wheel. I can effectively do all that “Codicil: If there’s alcohol/drugs involved stuff.” on top of this, oooohh you don’t even want to The police are having a campaign to crack down on distracted driving. That’s the term for know…” o Js “Signed by ___________________________ those who choose to believe they can do eight So if we had oodles of people signing things at once and none are driving. Guess pledges like that, maybe we could stay more what, driving is a complex enough task withfocused on the task of driving. out more stunts.

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Lagoon was for the birds Dear Editor, Jennifer Hudec [Let naturalists pay for cleanup, Aug. 28 Letters, Langley Advance] should be aware that the City of Langley, the owners of Brydon Lagoon and much of the nearby Nicolmekl floodplain, has already indicated some reticence to do “anything expensive” to improve the general condition of the lagoon after the recent fish kill there.

Langley Field Naturalist members in 1984 submitted detailed suggestions to the City that the previous sewage lagoon (inactive as of 1975) could be readily improved to become a nature reserve; it would be primarily for birds of many species, which LFN had already observed in that area or seen migrating through.

The City passed a bylaw in June 1987, establishing the new Brydon Park Nature

Lagoon and, along with many hours of volunteer labour from LFN members, built the pathways and beach area that so many local people and visitors continue to enjoy and photograph year round.

At the time of construction, the lagoon was mostly eight to 10 feet deep and “well settled.”

In 2002/2003, two aeration pumps were installed in the lagoon, to counteract the reduced oxygen and summer heating of the water. The recent fish kill was undoubtedly caused by a lack of oxygen in the lagoon water – the aeration pumps had broken down frequently in the past year or more – and the increased water temperature due to the lack of depth.

At no time was any attempt made by the City or LFN to stock any fish in the lagoon; we suspect

the dumping of small fish from home fish tanks and ponds as owners outgrew them, and occasional severe winter flooding of the entire Nicomekl Floodplain resulted in open water, and river fish entering directly all along the south side of the Lagoon.

LFN members continue to help keep the lagoon healthy; they have placed all the log booms there for birds to rest on, and continue to act as general guardians there as part of the Point-of-Pride program in the City.

We hope that future discussions with the City will result in this nature lagoon being rehabilitated to its original healthy condition to be enjoyed by all – human and avian.

We are pleased to accept applications for LFN membership at any time.

Rhys Griffiths, Langley

Transportation

Overpass, answers overdue Dear Editor, Whatever happened to accountability of my MLA who also acted as the provincial minister of transportation before taking over the environmental portfolio?

What happened to the 216th Street overpass project?

Seven years ago, we sold our house. The principal reason for selling was the plan to build an overpass on 216th Street, immediately behind our property.

This plan, which seemed ill-fated from the get-go, had a direct impact on the value on our house. It backed on to ALR land, and because 216th was interrupted by Highway One, it was a dead-end with virtually no traffic.

Accordingly, the house was in a very quiet neighbourhood with a pristine view of Mount Baker and the rest of God’s creation.

It truly was an ideal location, typifying country living within Langley Township.

Naturally, rumours abound within the real estate market, so I investigated. I found from several sources that the overpass was not a rumour, but a reality, albeit a virtual one.

I had a personal conversation with Mary Polak, my MLA for the Langley riding. She confirmed that it was a fully endorsed plan, and that completion was to take place “no later than 2013.”

Well, obviously, that year has been and gone.

Not only has the overpass not been completed, it has not even been started.

What happened to the 216th overpass plan?

I have, in a dedicated folder, copies of emails to Mary Polak. I placed a call to her office and spoke with her secretary, who acknowledged receiving my first email and said that Ms. Polak was looking into the matter. She “hoped to get back” to me with the next few days.

While I continue to await her response, it remains a mystery why it should take so long to respond to this simple question, particularly when, during that period, Ms Polak was the B.C. Minister of Transportation.

A couple of weeks ago, I was referred to

the Ministry of Transportation. After a few calls, I was told that the plan was stalled. It was not abandoned and it could be a reality in the next few years.

This, however, offered little to explain Ms Polak’s advice that the original plan was a done deal, or at least, would be by 2013.

Doubtless, if this were election year, I would have received at least an acknowledgment of my inquiry by Ms. Polak.

Perhaps, even personally.

I trust her environmental portfolio fares better than transportation.

Gordon Mathison, Langley

Environment

Mount Polley will recover

Dear Editor, If we want to look into the future and see what the power of nature has in store for us following the Mount Polley tailings dam failure, we need look no further than the experience of the small town of Aznalcóllar (Los Frailes) near Saville, Spain.

In April 1998, a similar dam failure occurred. But in a report issued six years after the incident, it was noted that any waterways that may have been contaminated had restored themselves within a few short months, and 16 permanent water testing stations continue to show safe levels for drinking water.

By six years after the incident, in 2004, six different species of fish had laid eggs.

Over the short span of a few years, the ecosystem of Aznalcóllar has improved naturally. Six years from now, this is the future we can fully expect to see at Mount Polley.

Jimmy Pelk, Langley [Note: Fuller versions of these letters and others are online at www.langleyadvance. com. Click on Opinion.]

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Courts

B.C. goes after the cash from computer theft

Cash from a stolen electronics scheme will be handed over to the province.

man convicted of an inside-job computer theft from a Langley Best Buy. In November last year, the Langley RCMP were called out by loss prevention staff at the Best Buy warehouse regarding tens of thousands of dollars of iPhones, iPads, and computers.

A suspect was arrested quickly, said Cpl. Holly Marks,

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

The province has seized almost $13,000 in cash from a

spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. Officers from the Street Enforcement Unit then took over the investigation, and searched a Port Coquitlam house.

It appears the electronics were being sold on Craigslist. Along with the cash, police found $23,000 worth of electronics that hadn’t yet been sold.

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The suspect, Wei-Chun Eric Wang, 23, was charged with theft under $5,000, pleaded guilty, and received a conditional discharge on June 13.

After the conviction, Constables Mike Schnerch, the asset forfeiture coordinator for Langley, and Anders Galasso of the Street Enforcement Unit put together a submission for the

Civil Forfeiture Office.

The cash has now been ordered seized by the government.

The money will not stay in Langley directly. Cash and goods – from cars to boats to houses – seized as proceeds of crime is used to fund the Civil Forfeiture Office, and crime prevention programs around the province.

Recreational vehicles

Two locals killed in mishaps

Two crashes near Agassiz have claimed the lives of two Langley men in recent days.

Paul had been camping north of Harrison Mills near Chehalis Lakes.

On Sept. 3, a search and rescue team found Paul and his ATV quad in the water at the north end of Chehalis Lake near the mouth of a creek, said a statement from the Coroner’s Service.

Both the Coroner’s Service and the RCMP are continuing to investigate the incident.

On Sept. 1, Gregory Michale Yuzik, a 27-year-old Langley man, died while riding his motorcycle west on the Lougheed Highway in Agassiz. He hit a car that was travelling in the opposite direction, and then a second motorcycle. Yuzik was declared dead at the scene of the crash.

Investigation into this crash is also ongoing.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Two Langley men died in collisions in recent days near Agassiz in the separate incidents.

On Aug. 30, Kevin Robert Paul, a 45year-old Aldergrove man, died in an ATV accident near Harrison Mills, said the BC Coroner’s Service.

Paul was reported missing to the Agassiz RCMP when he failed to return home from a camping trip on Sept. 1.

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notice of public hearings

Proposed Zoning Changes

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5092 proposes to amend the Murrayville Community Plan by redesignating the site from Institutional to Multi Family Three. Bylaw No. 5093 proposes to rezone property from Civic Institutional Zone P-1 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-105. A Development Permit is being considered in conjunction with these bylaws.

This application will allow the development of 59 townhouses and 67 apartment units.

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.

BYLAW NOS.: 5092 & 5093 APPLICATION NOS. RO100101 / DP100717 OWNER:

The Corporation of the Township of Langley 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1

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Infinity Properties Ltd. 205, 6360 - 202 Street Langley, BC V2Y 1N2

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LOCATION:

4909, 4921, and 4933 - 221 Street; 22074 and 22084 Fraser Highway; and one vacant property with no civic address (see Map 1)

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Lot 3 Except: Part Shown on Plan 23059; Section 14 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 8237; Lot 5 Section 14 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 26809

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5103 proposes to amend the Rural Plan by adjusting land use designations for portions of the site.

Bylaw No. 5104 proposes to rezone a portion of property at 6528 - 248 Street to Rural Zone RU-1 and a portion of property at 24905 - 64 Avenue to Rural Zone RU-3.

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MAP 2 AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 5092, 5093, 5103 and 5104; Development Permit No. 100717; and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from September 4 to 15, 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.

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Animal welfare

CARES thanks volunteers for new expansion

A Langley cat shelter has expanded its space for felines thanks to local volunteers.

Some cats are dropped off with veterinarians, who bring them in.

Others are turned in by elderly owners heading into care, who can’t keep their pets.

Some have more exotic origins.

“One of our volunteers actualby Matthew Claxton ly snatched a cat from out of the mclaxton@langleyadvance.com jaws of a coyote,” said Healy“The cats are still learning that Ogden. they can go out,” said Donna He came in with some injuries Healy-Ogden on a recent sunny but survived and was dubbed day at Milner’s CARES Cat Oliver.

Shelter.

“He ended up in a penthouse A few cats were braving the in White Rock,” said Healymild sunshine, Ogden. checking out the With more than new runs finished “One of our volunteers 60 cats currently in late August. actually snatched a cat at the shelter, the The new outdoor staff and volunfrom out of the jaws of teers are pleased runs will allow cats being kept at to have the a coyote.”

CARES for future expanded runs Donna Healy-Ogden adoption to get and new indoor more fresh air. spaces complete.

It’s been an They had been ambition of CARES president planning the project for a year, Healy-Ogden and the other volsaid Healy-Ogden. unteers to expand and upgrade After waiting a while for a their shelter for some time. contractor, a couple who reguThey’ve now managed that, larly volunteer stepped up and thanks they say to a lot of supdid much of the work on the port from their volunteers and outside runs themselves over the community at large. several weekends.

Over the many years its operThen to get the mesh fencing ated in Milner, cats at CARES done, Gauvin 2000 Construction come from a variety of origins. stepped in and finished things Many are strays found either off. injured or abandoned around the More donors brought in community. materials. All the donated items and labour meant that costs were way down for the project, a good thing since like all volunteer-driven projects, CARES could always use a bit more funding.

The project means more room for most of the cats at CARES. Virtually every cat will get a chance to use an outdoor run now, which will be good for their mental well being.

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Donna Healy-Ogden and Clive Ellis of CARES said hello to a couple of the cats in the shelter this summer. CARES is pleased with a recent expansion that allows its cats more time outdoors. stress level down,” said HealyOgden.

A few cats are still going to be spending most of their time indoors, including those that are in the quarantine building having just arrived or come down sick. Another quiet room at the shelter houses mostly older cats and those with chronic health conditions. Many of them are long term residents, as they are hard to adopt, but every once in a while someone comes by and forms a bond with one.

Many of the cats and kittens at CAREs can be seen at PetSmart on the Langley Bypass, which hosts a few during the week.

“If they don’t see a cat that they would want, they can make an appointment and come to the shelter,” said Healy-Ogden.

Contact CARES through 604532-5632 or at info@carescatshelter.com.

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It took Johanna Walker fewer than four minutes to give this three-year-old sheep a clean, close shave during a Labour Day Monday sheep shearing demonstration, part of the Fort Farm Fest at the Fort Langley National Historic Site. Inset – Shay Miller, 11 months, reached over to pat the top of a goat’s head. The holiday long weekend event offered an opportunity for visitors to explore the heritage garden, feed farm animals, and watch the Fort’s cooper make a barrel. These were among the activities at the Fort from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.

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Another frog release is to preserve the Oregon spotted frog in B.C.

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The latest generation of Oregon spotted frogs have been released into the wild by the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Recently, the conservation program run out of the zoo for several years released 127 captive-bred frogs into a natural wetland near Aldergrove.

The area has been specially enhanced in the past to meet the frogs’ needs for habitat.

The frogs are listed as vulnerable internationally, and as endangered in Canada by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

The Oregon spotted frog is native to British Columbia.

The main force making the frogs harder to find is the loss of wetland, as land has been drained for farms, housing, and roads.

Also threatening the small amphibians are introduced American bullfrogs, green frogs, and predatory fish, all of which eat tadpoles and small Oregon spotted frogs.

There are just four sites in B.C. known to host wild

populations of the frogs, including three around Agassiz. The fourth, located some years back, is in Aldergrove.

The Oregon spotted frog is just one project the zoo has been working on.

Last year the zoo raised western painted turtles from eggs.

The small turtles are a local species that, like the frogs, are threatened by habitat loss and invasive species taking over their

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The project at the zoo goes back almost 15 years, with the breeding project running for a decade.

The Oregon Spotted Frog Recovery Team includes a large number of organizations, including biologists from the B.C. Ministry of the Environment, various federal agencies, the Sto: lo Tribal Council, zoos and aquariums, and several universities and conservation groups.

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By Benjamin Yong

With the topic of health on everyone’s minds, lots of places nowadays claim to support eating local. Bellingham, however, is making a statement by declaring all of September Eat Local Month.

Entering its fourth year, it’s a “fun way to highlight what we’re doing year-round. It’s harvest season, so there’s so much food production going on,” says Sara Southerland, food and farming program manager at Sustainable Connections. Her organization is a non-profit network connecting businesses, restaurants and farms to support sustainable economic development.

“There are 19 participating restaurants that, during Eat Local Month throughout September, will be offering menu items featuring 50 per cent or more locally sourced ingredients,” she says.

“Also, there are grocery stores and farmers markets participating as well. We have these passports for the month where people can get stamps by going to events, like the (Whatcom County) Farm Tour on the 13th, or eating local dishes at the restaurants or shopping at the grocery store.”

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People can then turn in their completed passports to redeem for different prize packages. Southerland says the farm tour is usually the most popular attraction of the month, a free, self-guided tour with 12 stops throughout the region that include wineries and markets.

Coinciding with Eat Local Month are another couple of food and drink events happening in September. Immediately following the tour is the ninth annual Bite of Bellingham on the 14th, at the Depot Market Square.

Presented by the Downtown Bellingham Partnership, patrons can sample small servings of international cuisine costing between $1 and $3 from

And, the third installment of Bellingham Beer Week takes place from September 12 to 21. Believe it or not, there are now five craft beer breweries within close proximity of each other — Chuckanut, Boundary Bay, Kulshan, Aslan and Wander — all of which will be hosting events like tastings, brewer’s nights and brewer’s tours all that week.

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Golden years mean lots of care at the Lodge For four decades, Langley Lodge has been a place of caring.

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There’s some impressive numbers attached to the long-running care complex Langley Lodge.

It’s an $11 million operation, according to Debra Hauptman, chief executive officer.

Langley Lodge is home to 139 residents. The provincial government, through Fraser Health currently, funds 112 beds for the residents who have various needs.

As well, there are 27

beds available for those wanting to pay to live at the lodge.

The Langley Care Society continues today to serve local seniors who require 24 hour nursing care. Services are regulated under provincial Community Care legislation.

Over the years the lodge has been home to many residents able to receive quality care in the later years.

“Many pioneers have spent their golden years there,” Hauptman said.

To provide a home for residents, the board, staff and volunteers work hard to provide more than just a roof over their heads.

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strives be forward-thinking, carefully planning so that residents’ needs are met. This year the lodge will do a replacement of half the mattresses and the other half are being done next year.

Hauptman points to enrichment initiatives such as music therapy, pastoral care, activities, and programs such as horticulture, adding such things rely heavily on community support.

The lodge also provides volunteer opportunities for about 125 people as well as hands-on training opportunities for post-secondary students in such programs as nursing, care aide, social work and pharmacy.

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Langley Lodge grows and adapts over time. One of the lodge’s popular activities is the annual butterfly release.

The lodge has also added gardens and has programs such as music therapy to enrich the lives of residents.

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Throughout the year, the foundation hosts events but there are lesser known initiatives that help provide vital revenue for Langley Lodge, including renting on its roof to telecommunications firms because the lodge is the tallest building in the area.

“With everyone’s continued support, Langley Lodge will continue to serve the region well into the future,” said Hauptman.

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An invitation was sent out in 1974 for the grand opening of Langley Lodge.

The organization is a registered non-profit society and has registered charitable status.

Langley Lodge is accredited with an Exemplary Standing designation by Accreditation Canada, ensuring a high standard of care and organizational effectiveness.

The society is a significant local employer with more than 150 employees and contracted health care staff.

The board, staff and volunteers will continue to work to ensure Langley Lodge not only keeps up with the times but also is prepared for the future.

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Roy Brown has a long history with Langley Lodge, first with its feasibility study and now as a volunteer.

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Langley supports lodge Langley Lodge has seen various upgrades and construction over the years including 2011’s expansion.

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Roy Brown still volunteers at Langley Lodge, four decades after he spearheaded the effort to create the care facility.

Back in 1971, Stewart Chapman, administrator of Langley Memorial Hospital, approached Brown, then president of the Langley Rotary, for assistance to research opportunities for establishing a residential care facility in Langley.

Chapman was under pressure to free up acute-care hospital beds occupied by long-term care patients. Brown responded and Rotary spearheaded a feasibility study for a care facility. continued on page A15…

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Construction took about three years but the planning was at least double that.

It would require a $28 million mortgage to do the expansion, the completion of which was celebrated in late 2011.

Residents lived in the building during the construction.

The existing facilities were upgraded to modern care standards and the expansion allows residents to have their own rooms.

Posters tell about the many activities the complex care facility hosts, including afternoon tea.

The residents can also take advantage of a garden, outings, daily exercises, a hair salon, a physiotherapy room, and guest suites.

At the grand opening celebration, then mayor Peter Fassbender noted that his mother lived in Langley Lodge.

Fighting back emotion, Fassbender said his mother “passed happy because she was cared for” and praised the staff, volunteers and board for making the facility a home.

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A key finding of the study, according to Brown, was that Langley seniors wanted a future residential care home to be in a central location; they were strongly opposed to being housed “out in the boonies.”

In its spot at 5451 204th St., the lodge is centrally located, close to many amenities.

A photo of Brown hangs on a wall of history about the lodge. He was at the sod turning when the lodge was first envisioned in the early 1970s.

There was strong local support for the project and it only gained momentum.

The sod was turned in February 1973 and a little more than one year later Langley Lodge opened its doors as a personal care home. Operations funding from the Ministry of Health was not a reality until later, and was implemented to assist seniors with lower incomes to access Langley Lodge care.

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In 1974, a well-known and appreciated fixture in Langley opened. Langley Lodge will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a special event on Friday.

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Back in 1971, Stewart Chapman was the administrator of Langley Memorial

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He approached Roy Brown, then president of the Langley Rotary, for assistance and Brown responded by spearheading a residential care facility study.

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Much has changed since that opening and the Lodge is now home to 139

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Invitations will be given to founding members of the Langley Care Society, Society and Langley Care Foundation directors, staff, volunteer, families of residents, donors, health authority representatives, and civic officials.

“The Langley Care Society strives for an environment at Langley Lodge where ‘people care for people’, to provide exemplary care for our aging population,” said current president Terry Metcalfe.

Those with a link to the organization who wish to attend the anniversary are invited to contact Sharon Thirsk or Hauptman at 604-530-2305 for more information.

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Joint Gala committee members tried on this year’s theme in preparation for the fundraiser. Sue Westhaver (left to right), Patrick Matiowski, Kristyl Clark, Emily Waters, and Terry Metcalfe are working together on the gala.

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It’s a costume party where guests are invited to dress up as old time stars and starlets to support the Langley Lodge and Langley Hospice Society.

“It’s been an amazing experience from the beginning, both the partnership between the two organizations and the response from volunteers when invited to be part of it,” said Shannon Todd Booth, interim acting Executive Director of the LHS. With similar, yet non-competing goals, the idea of a combined event seemed like a natural fit, noted Terry Metcalfe, president of the Langley Care Society.

Funds raised will be evenly divided between both organizations.

“There is an opportunity to be more successful than either of us could do

alone,” Metcalfe said. “For ourselves and the Langley Hospice Society, I believe this is an opportunity to reach new successes with the synergies of two charitable organizations working together to support the community they serve. We have a goal to raise $60,000 at this year’s gala fundraising event.”

Support from the community for the upcoming event has been excellent with sponsorship opportunities filling up fast.

There are still a number of great opportunities for any person or business wanting to support the event, according to organizers.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit www.langleylodge.org/fundraising/events, www.langleyhospice.com, or call 604-530-1115 or 604-880-6752.

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Fundraising

promptly at 10am on Sept. 14 in Douglas Park with registration as of 9am. New this year is the silent auction. City firefighters have a barbecue and there is live entertainment, facepainting and a clown. Info: www. terryfox.org.

New 2 U Boutique The public is invited to the Langley Lodge, 5451 204th St. on Sept. 13 from 10am-3pm for a spring blowout sale of gently used women’s clothing and accessories. Proceeds benefit Langley Lodge residents.

Bikes for Humanity Donate old and unused bikes Sept. 20 1-3 p.m. at Sharon United Church, 216th Street

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Barbecue by donation. Info: www.bicycles-for-humanity.org or mike@bicycles-for-humanity.org.

Fraser Valley Estate Planning Council For professionals from the financial and estate planning fields. At the Eaglequest Golf Course, 7778 152nd St. $60.

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Steptember Sept. 3-30, take part in this four-person team challenge/ fundraiser for the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC. Wear

Langley Field Naturalists The monthly meeting is at 7:15pm, at the Langley Community Music School, 4899-207 St. Everyone wel-

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George Reifel Bird Sanctuary, 9am-noon, Sept. 19. Small admission fee. Bring lunch, snacks and refreshments.

Seniors 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.

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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.

• 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.

Volunteers needed for the various gatherings – about two to three hours twice per month.

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Education lectures Langley Lodge hosts free education lectures. The Sept. 16 lecture is at 7pm and is with Rose Puszka of the Alzheimer Society of BC on behavoural changes with dementia. RSVP: 604-5324217 or sthirsk@langleylodge. org.

Environmental Farm Plan program The Langley Sustainable Agriculture Foundation (LSAF) workshop on the Environmental Farm Plan Program is Sept.

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BC Transit is now working with the Fraser Valley Regional District, the City of Chilliwack, the City of Abbotsford and First Canada, with input from the University of the Fraser Valley, TransLink and the Ministry of Transportation.

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The intent of the bus is to have limited stops in each community (a direct express service) but stopping near key destinations in the three communities to encourage public use.

People who can’t attend the open house can comment at FVXTransit@ BCTransit.com. There’s also a survey online at www.bctransit.com/transitfuture. Submission deadline is Sept. 19.

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Junior B hockey

Knights bring junior hockey back to GPRC John Craighead is the man behind the Langley Knights junior B team, which is debuting at the George Preston Recreation Centre this season.

Another promotion has all fans admitted free to the Knights’ Pacific Junior Hockey League home opener on Thursday, Sept. 11, when they host the Mission City Outlaws.

As well, the first 200 fans through the door will receive a free Knights program.

And yet one more added bonus this season: SKY Helicopters is giving away free

by Troy Landreville flights at every home game. sports@langleyadvance.com “This place has been dormant he coach’s room, tucked for five years without a junior in a corridor behind the team,” Craighead said. “And the north stands of the George buzz in the building along with Preston Recreation Centre, was the staff from the Township and dark, save for an orange glow the managing company, Rec emanating from a table lamp.

Ex… they’re really excited.”

Adorned in track pants and a GPRC general manager Norm T-shirt, Langley Knights owner, Kassis has “bent over backwards head coach, and general manfor us and welcomed us with ager John Craighead leaned back open arms,” Craighead on his chair, speaking about said. bringing junior hockey back to Langley the Brookswood barn for the Township first time in five years. administrator It’s an ambitious venMark Bakken ture, to be sure. This was also a big is the first ever reason why the junior Knights moved B team to Brookswood to call from North the 41Delta, he John Craighead year-old added. played pre-season GPRC home.

Coaching games with the “There is absocomes naturVancouver Canucks lutely no question the ally to the in 2002. buzz is going to be 42-year-old great when people hear Craighead. He guidand see what we’ve done here,” ed the PJHL’s North Craighead said.

Delta Devils for the past two The building is steeped in years, prior to before their move hockey history. to Brookswood. And he has two A few incarnations of B.C. sons, Darien and Tristan, both Hockey League Langley squads forwards who he’s coached since have gone to battle on the GPRC they were toddlers. ice surface, including the junDarien is heading into his ior A Lords, Eagles, Thunder sophomore year with the BCHL’s (before changing their name Langley Rivermen; Tristan will to the Hornets) and finally, suit up for the Knights for a Chiefs, who, after moving to the third season after junior A tryLangley Events Centre, relocated outs in Lloydminster, Alta., and to Chilliwack in 2011. in Salmon Arm. Craighead is confident fans raighead had the tough will come to the GPRC to watch task of sorting through the junior B Knights, and as 110 players at the Knights’ added incentive, all players prospect camp, and whittling registered with the Langley them down to 57 for the team’s Minor Hockey Association will main camp. From those 57, he be admitted free to every home formed a tentative roster and an game. affiliated roster.

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John Craighead, a retired pro hockey player who is now the owner, general manager, and head coach of the Langley Knights junior B team, stood in the Knights’ dressing room at the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood. The Knights begin their inaugural season at home against the Mission City Outlaws this Thursday, Sept. 11. Opening faceoff at the GPRC is 7:30 p.m.

“We had an amazing turnout,” Craighead said. “There’s been a lot of hype on the new junior team coming here. We’re really not allowed to affiliate with any BCHL teams, so we can’t really say we’re affiliated with the local Rivermen.”

That said, Craighead noted that through the “hockey relationship” he has with the Henderson family – including Rivermen owner Roy Henderson and his son Bobby, who is the head coach of the BCHL team – he has been able to give players on the outside looking in a shot at playing junior this season.

“I attended their camp, and ended up picking up four U.S. players out of their program that were just falling a little bit short, and were heading back to the States,” Craighead said. “I asked them if they wanted to come down and see the opportunity that I can provide for them, and they’re going to stay.”

He saw some exhibition Craighead is also excited action in 2002 with the NHL’s about having on board a pair Vancouver Canucks before of 1998-born forwards from playing a full season for the Surrey, Nicolas Bizzutto and Canucks’ AHL affiliate at the Oliver Alcock, both of whom he time, the Manitoba Moose. Six believes have the potential to years earlier, he enjoyed a fivemake an impact.

Both played midget rep hockey game regular season stint with the Toronto Maple last season.

Leafs.

“I believe they “This place has been “I was more of are diamonds dormant for five a physical type, in the rough,” Craighead said. years without a junior working type player who creGoing into team.” ated opportunities their first season John Craighead through fitness and in Brookswood, a little bit more of the Knights will a violent game, but be a hard-workthis [PJHL] league ing, aggressive has really changed,” Craighead team, their bench boss said. n a personal level, said. “I played in this league 27 Craighead, raised in years ago when they called it Langley, battled his way ‘jungle B’, where you could have to the pro ranks, suiting up in up to three fights a game and more than 600 games over a 13there was no fight limit on the year career that saw him play for season.”

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Kodiaks defending PJHL title

by Troy Landreville sports@langleyadvance.com

The Aldergrove Kodiaks will be defending the Pacific Junior Hockey League title this season.

But make no mistake, last year is in the rearview.

Many of the top contributors from last year’s championship squad have graduated to a new level.

That means there will be many new faces – as in 11 rookies listed on the Kodiaks’ roster – going into the 2014/15 campaign.

Gone from last year’s team are forward Adam Callegari, goaltender Jordan Liem, and defenceman Robby Jang, all with Simon Fraser University’s varsity team; rearguards Josh Cronin and Jeremy Lagler, who are part of the B.C. Hockey League’s Coquitlam Express; winger Stephen Ryan, who led the league in scoring last year, and is now a member of the Trail Smoke Eaters; forward Spencer Unger, who is with the BCHL’s Surrey Eagles; forward Jonathan Philley and goaltender Tate

Sproxton, who have joined the Dryden (Ontario) Ice Dogs; and defenceman Kodi Schwarz, who is with the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Olds Grizzlys.

Despite losing so many key contributors, Kodiaks general manager/associate coach Rick Harkins believes Aldergrove will have another competitive team this season.

“We are going to be younger and very quick,” Harkins said, “and because we are an organization known for development and moving kids up, some of the better kids in the province want to come and play with us. We have some pretty good, young talent and I feel we’ll be competitive again.”

In March, the Kodiaks won the PJHL final series by downing the powerhouse Richmond Sockeyes, in seven games. The Kodiaks had trailed the best-of-seven series three games to one.

During the regular season, the Sockeyes led the Tom Shaw Conference and the entire league with a 345-3-2 record.

The playoff title added to an excellent season for the Kodiaks, who finished on top of the Harold Brittain Conference with a 34-6-2-2 regular season record.

Harkins said, while team accomplishments are nice, the focus has alway been about development.

“We measure our success on how many kids we move on, not whether we win the [PJHL] banner again,” Harkins said.

“That’s a bonus.”

The Kodiaks home, and season, opener is tomorrow (Wednesday, Sept. 10) when they host the Abbotsford Pilots at Aldergrove Arena.

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Knights targeting spot in PJHL’s post-season …continued from page A22 Players can only drop the gloves three times a year and after that suspensions are doled out.

After a fourth fight, the league’s board of governors reviews the players, and after scrap No. 5, a player is in jeopardy of being banned from the PJHL. But toughness is more than about bare-knuckle fighting, Craighead stressed: “I’m not looking for someone to come out and fight for us, I’m looking for more of a team toughness, where guys will stand up for each other.

Whether they drop the gloves or not, that’s entirely up to them. If they want to represent themselves and stick up for themselves like that, in the heat of the moment, sometimes those things happen, that’s why they allow fighting, but we definitely don’t promote it.”

He added, “I do have a little bit of muscle in my lineup, there’s no question about that, but our team game is going to be more of a two-way skilled team than a Broad Street Bullies type of organization.”

The team’s objective is modest, yet simple.

“In the inaugural year of the Langley Knights, our goal is to make the playoffs,” Craighead said. ockeying for fans with the other local junior B team, the defending PJHL champion Aldergrove Kodiaks, shouldn’t be an issue, considering that Aldergrove is a half-hour drive from Brookswood on a day when there’s light traffic.

The Knights switched conferences with Port Moody this season, meaning they’ve shifted from the Tom Shaw to the Harold Brittain to join Aldergrove, Abbotsford, Ridge Meadows, and Mission City.

Aldergrove and Langley have a natural rivalry, in Craighead’s opinion.

“It goes back,” he said. “People are proud of their communities.

The Knights’ roster includes Tristan Craighead, Alex Kalau, Donavan Shambeau, Dylan MCann, Levi De Waal, Nicolas Bizzutto, Oliver Alcock, Colin Catchpole, Jackson Surbey, Carson Rose, Jayden Gill, Jordan Gracie, Mitchell Biermann, Blake Gorill, Connor Petry, Isaiah Piers, Jake Gusche, Mackenzie Hollis, Hayden Smyr, Jake Fricks, and goaltenders Nickolas Trenciansky and Cole Forbes.

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THE BIGGEST SALE IN THE HISTORY OF

WILLOWBROOK CHRYSLER HAS BEEN HELD OVER! SEPTEMBER

Now Under New Management SPECIAL: BUY A TRUCK OR VAN - GET A HOT TUB!

NEW DODGE RAM TRUCKS & MINIVANS COME FULLY LOADED WITH COAST SPA 7 PERSON HOT-TUB. See dealer for details.

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with any NEW or USED vehicle this month (O.A.C)

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“Pay off your CREDIT CARD DEBT! DEBT!”

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BRING THE FAMILY AMILY * Hot Dogs * Cold Drinks * Helium Balloons * Door Prizes OPEN LATE FRIDAY

A L U P O $Y P B 3000

YOUR OLD C CAR, BICYCLE, LE, LAWNMOWER, LA WNM GIRLFRIEND LFRIEND, HUSBAND, even en your family pet is worth at least

TRA IN ALLOWANCE TRADE THIS WEEKEND ON USED! IF YOU BUY ANY PLACE ELSE you will pay too much!

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“BRING IT BACK” POLICY ON ALL USED*

We will beat any Chrysler dealer’s price on any in stock Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep or Ram vehicle or if not give you a widescreen TV for your trouble!

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All cash back amounts are added to the vehicle loan and included in the payments. Hot Tub promotion is based on $5500 allowance against dealer profit and is net of all truck or minivan rebates. No two gift offers can be combined – Trip/Gift cost is taken out of dealer’s profit. Deferred payments for 6 or 12 months accumulate interest for 6 months and if deferred 12 months interest fees are added to the vehicle purchase price - See dealer for details. All offers are subject to acceptance conditions (OAC) - Other conditions may apply. “Bring it Back” policy on used vehicles applies to mechanical failure, dealer will not repair. Featured vehicles may differ slightly from those illustrated.