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The fifth annual Grape Stomp Sunday at Township 7 Vineyard and Winery saw the biggest turnout of teams yet. “It was by far the most susccessful one we’ve ever had, team attendance wise, costume wise and for overall enthusiasm,” said Langley manager Jason Ocenas. Approximately two tonnes of surplus Langley-grown grapes were stomped by 45 teams in five heats on Oct. 26. The winners of the timed events were the Wined Up Toys and the Five Bs. The best costume award went to the team Bewitches. The spirit award was given to the Stompin’ Toms. “They rewrote a Stompin’ Tom song… and gave it to the band to play,” Ocenas explained. The event will benefit Critter Care wildlife sanctuary but the figures haven’t been tallied yet. Ocenas said the winery intends to keep holding fun, community and charity events. The next up is a Nov. 30 open house to benefit the Langley Christmas Bureau. “We’re little but if we can do some little part to be able to give back, we will,” he said. He said each event brings out people who didn’t realize that there are vineyards here. Ocenas said the local wine industry has seen a boost in exposure through the Campbell Valley Wine Tour. Four local wineries take part.
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The RCMP wants to hear from people with information about an attack on a man. by Heather Colpitts
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Daring to wear white, the team 50 Shades of Grape was made up of Kelly Shea, Kelly McGillivray, Lee Belway, Theresia Davies and Valerie Andrews (in front). (Lower left) The team called Six Si-s included Javier Paez, Richard Bydeweg, Paul Doornberg, Grant MacDougall, Ted Schietel and Darrell Unger. (Lower right) Teams created elaborate costumes for the Grape Stomp Oct. 26.
The Langley RCMP is looking to hear from anyone with information about a vicious downtown attack that left a man with a serious skull fracture. At about 3 a.m. on Oct. 18 the police were called to the 7-Eleven store in the 20200 block of 56th Avenue. “Police believe the two attackers were in the process of rob-
bing a female with a handgun on the ground,” Marks added. when they were interrupted by a The two males ran to a newer male,” said Langley RCMP Cpl. silver car, possibly a Hyundai or Holly Marks. a Toyota four-door, and fled. One of the suspects pointed “It is possible the vehicle had a firearm at the man’s head. after market, newer style cuts in Another man went the fender,” she to a vehicle and said. “Police believe the returned with a One suspect is hammer which he described as a two attackers were then used to hit male, mid to late in the process of the victim in the 20s, possibly of robbing a female with Philippine descent head, kicking him at the same time. with a medium a handgun.” “The victim lost skin complexion. Cpl. Holly Marks consciousness for He stands about a moment and 6’1” tall and when he awoke, weighs about 200 his attacker continued to hit him lbs., has an athletic build, a bald/ with the hammer and kick him shaved head and a script tattoo
on his neck. He was wearing black clothing, dress shoes, dress pants and a man purse. The other male is described as Caucasian, 5’10” tall, mid to late 20s, skinny, scrubby looking, wearing a hat and a white and red hoodie. Marks said the police would welcome hearing from anyone with information on this crime. Call Langley RCMP at 604-5323200. To remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers: There are four ways to leave an “anonymous tip.” Talk: 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Type: www.solvecrime.ca. Text: BCTIP and your message to CRIMES (274637).
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The Langley RCMP are reminding people that the rules of the road are actually laws, not just suggestions. Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for Cpl. Holly Marks the Langley RCMP, issued Langley RCMP a release this week that included a number of reminders for drivers of all different types of experience.
A car smashed into a Langley car dealership late at night last week.
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The Langley Knights are continuing to pile up points, and wins, in the Pacific Junior Hockey League. The Knights’ most recent win was a 4-2 triumph over the host Abbotsford Pilots in a game played Saturday at MSA Arena. Langley’s junior B squad is now an impressive 9-3-1, and lead the Harold Brittain Conference by seven points over the second-place Ridge Meadows Flames (6-7). • More online
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Police are investigating a crash that struck at Langley car dealership. by Matthew Claxton
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A spectacularly destructive crash left several classic cars damaged after a young man drove into a Langley car dealership last week. At about 1:15 a.m. on Oct. 18, the car veered off the road and through the display windows of the Original Applewood dealership in the 19800 block of Fraser Highway. Security video shows the car speeding off Fraser Highway and then suddenly hitting the front
of the dealership in a shower of glass. Inside, the car slammed into two desks, and collided with two classic cars parked there for display. “It was good that no one was around,” said owner Darren Graham. The car sheared through a support beam, and did about $3540,000 damage to one classic car and between $10,000 to $15,000 damage to two more. A 1936 Pontiac had its original grill destroyed, and a 1961 Cadillac lost its original windshield, among other damage. “It could be $150,000 to make the building right again,” said Graham. In total, it could be $250,000 damage to the dealership, he said.
Original Applewood sells preowned cars, and is just around the corner from the Applewood Kia dealership. Ironically, the car that smashed into their building is itself a Kia. “The car that he was driving may possibly have been sold from that dealership,” Graham said. He called it a “return to sender” situation. Video footage shows the young male driver scrambling out of the car and running away shortly after the crash. Police identified the driver and caught up to him quickly, said Cpl. Holly Marks, a spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. He was found at his home and was given an administrative driving prohibition. Police are still investigating whether alco-
hol was a factor in the crash. The suspect is a 20-year-old local man, and was the owner of the car that hit the dealership, said Marks. When Graham and the staff at the dealership arrived, the area where the car had hit looked “like a bomb went off,” he said. “A big heavy car causes big heavy damage,” he said. He believes that the driver was trying to get into the parking lot of the nearby McDonald’s. The dealership didn’t stay closed for long despite the damage. Engineers assessed the building and some two-by-tens are now holding up the roof until major repairs can be made. They were open for business later Saturday.
A fraud artist who tried to use a stolen Social Insurance Stolen number is being sought by the Langley Mounties. On Sept. 3, a woman tried to use someone else’s SIN to open a bank account. The victim had previously had her wallet stolen.
The suspect was later photographed trying to make withdrawals through an ATM at a local bank. The Langley RCMP are also seeking a suspected shoplifter who swiped a pair of shoes from the Winners outlet on the
Langley Bypass. He may have fled in a grey Chrysler Neon, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. The suspect is described as Caucasian, about 30-35 years old, and was wearing a grey sweatshirt.
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The pumpkins may still be standing guard on the porch in early November when Langley starts working on its major Christmas campaign. On Nov. 3, the Langley Christmas Bureau opens for the season. The satellite office in Aldergrove opens Nov. 4 at Unit 104 26956 Fraser Hwy. at the Avia Employment Services office again. The biggest change is a new location for the main operation. With the sale of its former site, the Coast Capital Credit Union buildings, the bureau has moved to a site that was in the past the SAAN and Fields stores, Unit 307 20300 Fraser Hwy. “We’re happy with this space because we can concentrate everything,” said co-chair Leigh Castron. It’s not easy finding a place to run this massive gift drive. “We start in August looking for a place,” explained Jim McGregor, the other co-chair of the volunteer Christmas bureau. “It’s nice to have something that’s close to the bus routes and in the down-
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Volunteers such as Linda Bergeron, Donalda Whaites, Jim McGregor, Leigh Castron, Colleen Kelly and Freda Parsons are setting up the Langley Christmas Bureau for the 2014 holiday season, starting with donations remaining from last year. The Christmas bureau is now located at 307 - 20300 Fraser Hwy. town.” The Langley Christmas Bureau provided toys, books and Christmas gifts for 1,650 children in 803 families last holiday season. Castron said all indications are that the need has increased this year. They check around with social service and charity agencies in the community, and they’ve reported increased need for their services. Everyone involved at the Langley Christmas Bureau, about 100 people in all, are volunteers. Langley is rare in having an entirely volunteer Christmas bureau. Most communities have had to resort to paid staff for at least some of the positions. In Langley, the bureau is in the enviable position of having to turn away volunteers because the people who help out return year after year. They not only run the registration, screening and toy distribution at the downtown Langley and Aldergrove offices but also initiatives around the community. The Gifts for Kids program will be in the Willowbrook Shopping
Centre from Nov. 30 to Dec. 14 and is a vital way to elicit donations of toys, gifts and funds. “Towards the end [of the Christmas bureau campaign] they’re going twice a day” to load up donations and bring them back to the main office for sorting, noted McGregor. Gifts for Kids gives a very visible presence to the Christmas bureau. Many families have made stopping by the display a holiday tradition. “We’ve got second and third generation people coming to that,” he said. The Langley Christmas Bureau will also, like the others around the region, receive a load of toys from the Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and is a recipient of $20,000 in support from the Vancouver Province Empty Stocking Fund. The Christmas bureau is a six-figure operation not possible with strong community support. There’s already been a fundraiser – Chairs for Charity on Oct. 23 and more are being readied for November and December. The Mayors Wives Tea is
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Domestic animals
Firefighters play cowboy as horses run loose
Livestock on the streets resulted in a number of calls to emergency services. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
Langley Township firefighters had to play cowboy Thursday after at least two horses got loose and ran onto the TransCanada Highway. “We’re chasing horses up and down the freeway,” said assistant fire chief Bruce Ferguson. The horses were spooked and
running against the flow of traffic, Ferguson said. They seem to have started out in the westbound lane. They managed to cross the highway somewhere near the 24400 block and then ran against traffic in the eastbound lanes. About four firehalls contributed personnel and vehicles to the efforts, with RCMP helping out with traffic control. By the time the Port Mann Traffic Services officers arrived on the scene, the horses were largely corralled off to the side of the road near the eastbound lanes, according to police. They
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Firefighters and highway patrol police officers helped corral two horses that were running down the Trans Canada on Thursday. were temporarily held in one of the rural lots where gravel has been extracted in the past. The horses were unharmed,
and no accidents were caused. The owner arrived with a trailer and helped round up the horses and took them away after
the incident, according to Port Mann Traffic Services reports. It was a busy day for livestock, as there were also reports on the same day of loose cattle near Glover Road and an unconfirmed report of a calf on the highway near 232nd Street. Some of the calls may have been duplicates or misidentifications stemming from the same incidents, said Ferguson. It is not uncommon for Langley’s emergency responders and animal control officers to have to deal with livestock, from cattle, horses, and sheep to lamas and the odd emu.
Policing
Crooks swipe Coke memorabilia
RCMP are investigating a number of thefts around the Langleys. by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com
Langley RCMP are looking for public tips on a number of recent crimes, including the theft of some vintage Coca-Cola signs. On Oct. 25, police were called to a home on Hitchingpost Crescent after an antique wheeled cooler and large round sign, both Coke branded, were stolen overnight, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. Each item was worth about $1,000, Marks said. Police are also looking for suspects in some recent shoplifting and break-in incidents. On Oct. 16, someone broke into the underground parking lot in
A Coke cooler and a sign were stolen from outside a home on Hitchingpost Crescent.
the 21000 block of 56th Avenue. The thief or thieves attempted to unsuccessfully steal a car, and took a GPS from that vehicle, as well as some tools from a storage container. The thieves may have tried to break into other cars, too, said Marks. Surveillance images showed a Caucasian woman wearing a white hoodie and pigtails. On Oct. 19, someone broke into the Business Center in the 5700 block of 203rd Street by breaking off a door handle and kicking in some interior doors. The thieves apparently stole some license plates and a Ford F250 pickup. The truck and plates have since been recovered. Anyone with information can call the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200, or call CrimeStoppers at 1-800222-8477 (TIPS) to remain anonymous.
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private remembrances were popping up, including red flowers left on the cenotaph in Langley City next to the Royal Canadian Legion branch on 56th Avenue. There are four cenotaphs in Langley, at both Legions (in Aldergrove and the City) and two in cemeteries, in Fort Langley and Murrayville.
FundAid.ca. It raised hundreds of dollars in the first day alone. The money will be donated to a trust fund for Cirillo’s son as a way to join Barbara Winters in saying, “We’re all trying to help you.” To donate to this campaign, go to FundAid. ca and search for We Stand On Guard for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s Son. Glacier Media, the parent company of FundAid and this newspaper, and Fundrazr, its crowdfunding partner, have waived service fees for this campaign.
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ated, rotating, flashing or have moving lights or other electrical features [and] must not have attachments such as balloons, kites, an electronic message centre or inflatable devices,” reads one section of the proposed bylaw. The rules were never implemented. The by Matthew Claxton Township council voted to send them to mclaxton@langleyadvance.com the Council Priorities Committee for furLike mushrooms after the rain, election ther consideration. Wilson said they were signs spring up quickly during every civic bumped by other urgent concerns until campaign in the Langleys. the fall, when the election was about to Signs started going up on Oct. 10 in begin. Langley City and in the Township on Oct. He’s hoping the proposal will be con26. sidered next year by the new incoming By Monday morning, one day after council. signs were first allowed, election officer The rules in Langley City are more Bob Wilson said there had already been restrictive than those in the Township, some complaints about signs. but allow signs to be up for longer times. “There’s been about Potential candidates for three or four,” Wilson mayor, council, or school said. He did not say which board can only put up “There’s been about candidates’ signs caused signs on private property, three or four.” the complaints. with the owner’s permisBob Wilson The issues included a sion. couple for issues of blockIn addition, there are ing sight lines, one for a two public areas where sign that was too high, and one for a sign signs can be placed: along the BC Hydro in a traffic circle. right of way on 200th Street just north Signs in the Township are allowed of 48th Avenue, or along the edge of the along medians, but they can’t block the Gateway of Hope shelter property on the view of drivers or other road users. Langley Bypass. If there is a safety issue, Township According to the City’s election officer bylaw officers will pull the offending Carolyn Mushata, there haven’t been sign, and the candidate who owns it is any complaints so far this year about alerted. improperly placed signs. The Township was considering a comCandidates are responsible for removing prehensive bylaw for campaign signs, the signs shortly after the vote. and it was brought before the council in “They must be gone by Nov. 19 at 4:30 January this year. p.m.,” said Wilson. City candidates have The new rules would have banned seven days to remove their signs after the signs within 30 metres of an intersection, Nov. 15 election. within two metres of the curb or nearest The next debates this week include a driving lane, and would have increased Tuesday, Oct. 28 all candidates meeting fines to $200 for violations. for Township mayor and council contendSome of the proposed rules suggested ers at the Langley Events Centre started that Township staff were worried about at 7 p.m., and on Thursday a debate for high-tech gimmicks distracting drivers. school trustee candidates at 7 p.m. at the Signs “must not be animated, illuminLangley Seniors Resource Centre.
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Everyone wants Halloween to be a fun experience, for themselves and especially for their children. It is, unfortunately, a time of year when the fun and excitement of the celebration can get mixed up with tragedy. More and more, parents are foregoing much of the door-to-door tradition of collecting candy, and taking their gruesomely – or awesomely – masked kids to neighbourhood parties or other organized group activities. But if you’re opting to include trick-ortreating in your child’s Halloween experience, some reasonable preparations will help to ensure it is the foundation for happy memories. First and foremost, trick-or-treating is more fun – and a lot safer – when it is a group activity. Share the fun with friends, and never go alone. Don’t just pick costumes and masks for their scary or dazzling qualities – visibility is important, too. Make sure your kids can see easily from behind their masks, and ensure that their costumes keep them visible on the sidewalks and especially on the crosswalks – which they should always use instead of jaywalking and darting through traffic. In fact, it may be difficult with all the excitement of the evening, but try to slow those kids down a bit. Help motorists by mitigating the distractions of ghosts and ghouls jumping in and out of their headlights. Only trick-or-treat at homes where you are welcome – porch lights or lit pumpkins and decorations make the invitation obvious, while darkness is a clear indication that the homeowners don’t share your Halloween enthusiasm. And kids, don’t dig into that windfall of candy until it has been inspected by an adult. Unfortunately, over the years, it has become quite clear that, although thankfully rare, some of Halloween’s monsters are real. – B.G.
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Legislation scarier than zombies under our beds. They’re dead, and their tissues are degraded and rotting, and therefore cannot sustain life processes. Everything that moves requires energy to do so. The zombies of popular culture use energy, Bob Groeneveld but rarely consume anything from which to editor@langleyadvance.com derive that energy. Zombies cannot exist, except only in the imaginations of silly people with nothing better to do than to enjoy themHalloween is a good time to remind ourselves with imaginings of zombies. selves that there are things we should be Why would anyone deny them their enjoyscared of, things we should be wary of, and ment, when there are so many real things out things that are too silly to worry about. there that are far scarier? Zombies fall into the latter category. Terrorists, for instance, are far scarier than The whole concept of zombies is so silly, zombies or aliens that glow in the dark. you have to wonder why anyone would take Terrorism, as we Canadians learned anew them seriously at all. last week, is scary. It kills people and destroys And yet… There are people who worry that families. It has the capacity to turn, for the the appearance of zombies – whether on television or in the movies or on the streets of our most part, mentally ill people into murderers. But even terrorism doesn’t fall into the catcommunities – may do irreparable damage to egory of “things we should be the fabric of our society. scared of.” We should be wary, Hey folks, out there: they’re yes. But not scared. Now, just in case not real! Scarier are stupid drivers with Now, just in case you didn’t you didn’t get that: cellphones. get that: Zombies are not real! Zombies are not We should also be wary of Zombies cannot possibly be ebola: not scared (at least, not real, any more than a 1930s real! yet), but wary. If we don’t pay gorilla could be 40 feet tall (or attention to it, it could wreak a circa 1950s woman could be havoc here – but we in North America are 50 feet tall) without breaking its legs under its quite prepared for that kind of threat. Disease own weight – let alone the ridiculous concept and pestilence are things we only need to be of such a massive creature hauling itself up wary of; they’re only scary in places where the the outside of the Empire State Building. average standard of living and (by extension) Insects can’t be as big as buildings, both because of the impossible stresses caused to its hygiene is far below ours. We should be scared, however, that the body parts by the mass to volume ratio, and people who live in conditions so vastly subbecause they “breathe” by exchanging oxystandard to ours realize that we have much gen from the air through tiny tubules through and they have none. That realization has been their exoskeletons – a respiratory system not known to breed terrorists. And we should be remotely efficient enough to sustain interior wary of that connection. tissues and organs in larger versions. But what we really need to watch out for is Also impossible would be a race of warlike our government equating mental illness with people living at the centre of our earth. If they terrorism, and attacking it with laws that do attempted to broach the surface of the planet with intent to do us harm, they would explode nothing to fight mental illness. When they use a mentally ill terrorist to from the pressure differential before they got scare us into accepting legislated loss of freewithin miles of our deepest mine shafts. dom… now that is scarier than zombies on a Zombies make even less sense than nearly Halloween night. all of the other monsters that claim to hide
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Heritage written on stones
Dear Editor, A few days ago, friends of mine from Fort Langley visited the old cemetery with our dogs in tow. It was a revelation. I examined old tombstones with names so familiar to present day Langley residents: Muffort (Crescent), Mackie (Street), Michaud (Crescent), Allard (Crescent), and many more. Underfoot and marked by weathered, old tombstones lay the remains of many of our pioneers long since dead. My mind swept back over a cenLetters tury as I visualized the solemn occato the sion of the day they were interred. I visualized the sad procession winding its way to the gravesite: a black hearse drawn by black Editor horses and driven by sombre men in top hats. Following them, elegantly dressed in funeral attire, were the sad women and men of the family. Mike Harvey photo Similarly dressed, walking abreast, were the mourners who had come to pay homage Fort Langley Cemetery is filled with history – and to their departed friend. historical figures. The clergy had then taken over with Donald E. Waite that the original Fort words of comfort and the promise of everLangley was a couple of miles west of lasting life, then the departure with the where it is now situated. Waite’s book is labourers shovelling earth over the coffin, filled with photographs of many of those and then the stillness as the moon cast its who lie under their grave markers in the glow on the newly erected gravestone. old Fort Langley graveyard: men, women, With interest, I noted the names, the children; all filled with life and promise in a dates of birth and death and where the new land now called Langley. deceased had originated. It makes one realize how short is the Many came from Scotland, a few from human life span. Ireland, England, and Wales. Mike Harvey, Langley I learned from an excellent book by
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Dear Editor, I am disturbed that so many people, young and old, feel it acceptable to end their lives with the help of a professional, and call it dying with dignity. Twenty years ago a column in a major newspaper bore the headline, “If seniors had their way, euthanasia would be law.”
If I live to an advanced age (family history suggests I might), will I one day catch my loved ones in an unguarded moment, with a look of weariness or impatience in their eyes? If the law says I have the legal right to end my life, will I feel I have to do it for their sake? My mother lived into her
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No room for discrimination
Dear Editor, I would argue Jack Poolman [Lawyers too discriminating, Oct. 21 Letters, Langley Advance] is not dumbstruck, but just dumb. His argument makes no sense. Hitler discriminated against the Jews, so we should not have discriminated against Hitler? The KKK discriminates against non-whites so we should not discriminate against the KKK? Get real! No one has a right to discriminate. It is wrong and not a protected right! As a B.C. lawyer, I will choose to not patronize Jack Poolman’s business if he thinks that discrimination is acceptable. No need to erect a sign. Carol Lacroix, Fort Langley
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Dear Editor, I am weighing my decision on whom to vote for. I would ask you to please pose the following question to the candidates publicly: “Will you make the completion of the Aldergrove Pool and Recreation Centre a top priority during your term as a councillor? Yes or No?” I will also be asking the question, but I believe that we Aldergrove residents need to see the answers in print. We have been waiting long enough for this pool, and my vote will only go to those who will finally stand up publicly and promise to make it happen during their term in office. Joanne Nicolato, Aldergrove
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Twenty-four members of the Mellow Yellow Table Tennis Club, from the Langley Senior Resources Centre, competed for Zone 3 (Fraser Valley) in the BC Senior Games held in Langley this year. In total, the club won 48 medals for table tennis – 17 gold, 22 silver and nine bronze in the competitive and recreational divisions.
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Lt. Dave Backie with Langley Township Firehall 2 helped kids as they blasted a fire hose at the Fort Langley Cranberry Festival, held Saturday, Oct. 11 in downtown Fort Langley.
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How you can share… Ladies of the Women’s Institute gathered in front of the Fort Langley Community Hall on Oct. 5, at a special tea hosted by the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society, to celebrate the women who carry on the work of the WI in Langley. Visit www.langleyadvance.com (search Women’s Institute) to read a transcript of longtime local WI member Alice Johnson’s speech to the gathering, outlining the organization’s history and many of the great works completed for the community.
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AYSS helps youth One of the causes being helped by this year’s festival is Access Youth. by Heather Colpitts
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So far this year up until mid-October the Access Youth Services Society (AYSS) has had about 1,600 contacts with youth in Langley. Last year the total reached more than 2,000 contacts. The charity, formerly known as PoCoMo Youth Services, added Langley to its list of communities receiving help a few year ago and will this year receive help from the Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival. “The staff really enjoy being out here,” executive director Jerome Bouvier recently told Langley City council. AYSS provides what help it can, whether it’s providing an ear for young people couch surfing, a warm drink, information on health issues, or referrals to services. The AYSS bus starts out at the City firehall then tours. Services are provided Friday and Saturday evenings, 7 p.m. to midnight. It has three buses (operating in different communities) and another soon to be donated by TransLink. Bouvier said a key facet of the work is dealing with mental health issues and there are not supports out there for them. “The average time to get mental health services to young people is nine months,” he said. AYSS has made some
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changes to try and help. It used to be for youth ages 12 to 18 but now services are provided for youth up to 23. “We see a lot of young people that are aged out and unfortunately have a hard time getting those services,” he said. As well as the AYSS bus that tours areas where youth congregate, the society has added some bikes for its small crew so they can better connect with youth. AYSS also uses social media. “Homelessness is an issue because there isn’t a huge number of places for young people to be referred to,” he said. Young people aren’t visible on the streets like the adult homeless, and society has less compassion for young people on the streets, he said. He pointed to the fact that there are more animal shelters than shelters for people. A good chunk of his time is spent proposal writing to obtain grants so the wine festival funding will be important to the charity. “It’s getting tougher for all non-profits,” he said. Funds are dwindling and many of the issues faced – health, educational opportunities, mental health, addiction – are provincial responsibilities but communities and groups like AYSS are on the front line and not willing to wait for the province to step up, he explained. “I struggle with what the future looks like for our young people,” he commented. To learn more about the three causes go to www.autismbc.ca, accessyouth.org, and focusbc.org.
Rotarians John Meagher and Guy Tousignant are some of those organizing the Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival on Nov. 1.
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Event marks 25th anniversary The annual Rotary gala event is this Saturday and is a milestone for the community. by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com
Not many charity events can boast 25 years of philanthropy and providing more than $800,000 for various causes. “This being our 25th anniversary, it’s the biggest and best yet,” said Rotarian John Meagher. So the Fraser Valley Wine Tasting Festival organizers have decided to dream big for their event Nov. 1. “We want people to help us get to $1 million,” he said. And bringing in more funds means there’s more funds to provide to charity and community groups. The 25th anniversary wine fest proceeds will go to the Autism Society of B.C., the Access Youth Outreach Services Society (formerly PoCoMo Youth Services Society), and Focus BC which helps troubled youth with education and therapy. The Autism Society of BC has
been around since 1974 and is a ‘deja vu’ after more than two decparent-based and parent-directed ades or find another reason not to society providing support to indisupport wine fest, he said. viduals with autism and their “Every year the people have families. supported us and really gotten “Essentially we’re concentratbehind us,” Tousignant said. “We ing on kids that need help, kids don’t take anything for granted.” at risk,” said Tousignant. “Every This year ticket sales are strong. year we have more requests [for Despite the success, Rotarians funding help].” don’t tinker with the format. The goal is to provide as much There will be wine (about 200 funding as possible. varieties from 37 vendors) and “We hope to reach to more gourmet goodies. Initially two community services than in the restaurants provided food. Now past,” he added. 11 Langley eateries will be on site The members of feeding patrons. the Rotary Club There will be “Every year the people three different of Langley Central spend a great deal music sites spread have supported us of time discussing around the venue and really gotten where to devote the and fundraisers behind us.” funds raised at this such as a 50/50 largest fundraiser of draw. Guy Tousignant the year. Organizers keep “Our main area, the event to 1,200 which we haven’t done anypeople so it doesn’t become too thing yet is kids with autism,” unwieldy and so they can use Tousignant said. the unique venue – Willowbrook Despite the success of the past Shopping Centre after closing. 24 years, the organizers always Wine fest runs 7-9:30 p.m. on feel some trepidation. Nov. 1. Tickets are $50 per per“Every year when the Rotarians son. For tickets go to www.fvwf. start planning for this, they wonca or the Willowbrook customer der if people of Langley are going service counter. People can call to decide, no not this year, it’s too 604-2020-0364.
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Big grant boosts soccer The Langley United Soccer Association received its annual gaming funds recently.
Callie Rowe, Larissa Atkinson, Makenna Adler-Bock, Tavis Clark, Jackson Bowman and Carson Biggs are U-6 players with the Langley United Soccer Association. The association received $100,000 in gaming grants, presented by Langley MLA Mary Polak.
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People who gamble in B.C. are helping young people in Langley run the soccer pitch. On Oct. 24, Langley MLA Mary Polak held a presentation of $100,000 in gaming grants for the Langley United Soccer Association. First vice-president Arnout Stams said the impact of the annual gaming funds is simple – without it, many kids wouldn’t be able to afford to participate. The association has about 2,500 players, including 1,500 in the under-five to under-12 category. Membership four years ago was about 1,200. “Every year we grow,” Stams noted. Langley has the largest club in the Fraser Valley and one of the leading programs in the province. The funds are used to “try and keep our registration fees lower,” as well
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At the Family Fright event at the Fort Langley National Historic Site, Jeannie Savard put a pink Batgirl facepaint on Anja Leber, who was turning five last weekend. The Fort was decked out for Halloween on Oct. 25 and 26, with crafts tables set up for children such as Madison Savard, 11 (lower left). In the Servants Quarters building, (lower right) fort interpreter Celine Ahodekon admitted to being a little bit scared by some of the rubber rats, eyeballs, and other scares added to create a small haunted house for the older kids. The annual Family Fright included a magic show and a pirate ship mocked up inside the Fort. Also taking place this fall was the Fort’s annual Grave Tales tours, in which guides lead people around the village and through the local historic cemetery, sharing true tales from history and reports of ghostly encounters. For more information on the activities offered at the Fort Langley National Historic Site, go to www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/bc/ langley or call 604-513-4777.
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Looking back… Langley’s history, as recorded in the files of the Langley Advance. Eighty Years Ago
October 18, 1934
• Mrs. R.A. Royston was named president and secretary-treasurer of the Langley Welfare Fund. • Consideration was given to bringing in the B.C. Provincial Police to replace the local municipal force. • Rev. Robert Connell, leader of the opposition in B.C.’s legislature, was to speak at five meetings throughout the municipality.
Seventy Years Ago
October 19, 1944
• After the municipal clerk presented figures outlining taxes collected in Langley Prairie, a special meeting of Langley Municipal Council voted against supporting a movement to incorporate the area as a separate municipal entity. • The Langley Board of Trade supported a concert in the Drill Hall to start off the Seventh Victory Loan Campaign.
Sixty Years Ago
October 21, 1954
• Two young Vancouver thieves gave themselves up after rolling a stolen car on River Road, three miles east of Fort Langley. • A delegation from the
2004: Stabbing ‘rare’ Langley Incorporation Committee met with Municipal Affairs Minister W.D. Black. Richard Langton, Mrs. Alwyne Buckley, Maurice Mulligan, and Hunter Vogel, representing Langley Prairie’s bid to secede from the rest of Langley, was invited to report to the provincial government on the incorporation plebescite.
Fifty Years Ago
October 22, 1964
• City council sought ideas for a new library building.
Forty Years Ago
Twenty Years Ago
October 19, 1994
• Bodies of three teen males were found in a Langley mini-storage park. They were believed to have killed themselves in grief over the suicide of rock singer Kurt Cobain earlier in the year. • A family trapped when fire was deliberately set to a vehicle outside their suite was rescued by Langley City firefighters. Fire chief Jim McGregor said it was lucky the family was awake when the fire was started.
Ten Years Ago
October 17, 1974
• The 132,000-square-foot Langley Mall, built by 500 workers over 10 months, opened its doors. • Aldergrove ice arena owner Jack Loeppky offered his facility to Langley Township for $800,000. • Langley Chamber of Commerce voted 21-5 to defeat a motion to disband.
Thirty Years Ago
October 17, 1984
• School Board chairman Donna Rantamaa complained that inadequate provincial funding had driven Langley’s pupil/teacher ratio beyond the education minister’s own targets. • An attempt to smuggle $60,000 worth of computer software across the Canada/ U.S.A. border in the 23800 block area resulted in a high-speed police chase and the capture of a 21-year-old UBC student.
October 19, 2004
• A stabbing at H.D. Stafford Secondary was a rare instance of violence, police and school officials agreed. • TransLink official decided that the Albion Ferry service between Fort Langley and Maple Ridge would be stopped when the Golden Ears Bridge was completed. • Sod was turned to begin construction of an overpass across the rails and Langley Bypass at 204th Street.
October 22, 2004
• Seven “small” schools, with enrolments under 200 students, were placed under review: Aldergrove, Bradshaw, Coghlan Fundamental, County Line, Glenwood, Lochiel U-Connect, and South Carvolth Elementaries faced possible closure.
• More Looking Back… online at www.langleyadvance.com, click on ‘Living’
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Fundraising New2U Boutique The secondhand kiosk at Langley Lodge has a sale of clothing and household items on Nov. 1 from 9:30am-3pm at 5451 204th St. Proceeds help residents at the critical care facility.
Clubs/meetings Langley Elks #259 Help with community ventures that support children’s charities. Join the Langley club which meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at #6 - 4044 200B St. Check out the club during its membership drive in October and November. Contact membership chair Ron, 604-532-3126 to learn more. Info: Steve 604-510-4742. Langley Heritage Society The next meeting is at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 at Milner Chapel, 6716 216th St. After a short business meeting, author Julie H. Ferguson will speak on “Who was the Real James Douglas”, based on her Douglas biography. Free. Open to the public. Light refreshments. RSVP and info: info@langleyheritage.ca.
Seniors CPR course for seniors CPR and AED training for seniors and senior caregivers is 5:30-7:30pm on Oct. 30 at
Valley First Aid, 20540 Duncan Way. $10. Sign up in advance at 604-764-6478 or Jaimietopp@ gmail.com.
Support Hominum The Hominum Fraser Valley chapter is a support and discussion group to help gay, bi- or questioning men. It meets the last Friday of each month (Oct. 31). Info: Don, 604-329-9760, or Art, 604-462-9813. Osteoporosis Canada The Langley branch meets monthly at 1pm in the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. The Nov. 10 guest speaker is Dr. Lindsay Adrian of Fort Langley Integrated Health. Everyone welcome. Info: 604534-4924.
Volunteers Big Brothers Big Sisters Big Brothers Big Sisters Langley is looking for Aldergrove residents to be in-school mentors. Must be 19 or older. Info: www.bbbslangley.com/aldergrove or 604-535-5055. Canadian Cancer Society Volunteers required in the Willowbrook office. Training provided. Info: 604-533-1668 or langley@bc.cancer.ca.
to take patients to and from appointments at the Surrey, Vancouver and Abbotsford cancer centres. Flexible scheduling. Training provided. Info: Linda Kelly, 604-533-1668, ext. 226 or lkelly@bc.cancer.ca.
Other Blood donor clinics Call 1-888-2-DONATE to book. Nov. 1: 10am-5pm Walnut Grove Lutheran Church, 20530 88th Ave. Nov. 4: 1-8pm Murrayville Hall, 21667 48th Ave. Clothes2U Clothes2U will be giving away clothes, toys, linens, diapers, books, footwear, personal and household items to those who need them at St. Dunstan’s Church, 3025 264th St., on Nov. 1 from 10am to 12:30pm. Info or to volunteer: www. clothes2u.ca or 604-857-4617. Lower Mainland Green Team The volunteer group welcomes people to help with green projects. Learn more at www. meetup.com/The-LowerMainland-Green-Team. Nov. 1: invasive plant removal, Aldergrove Regional Park, 9:45am-1pm. Sign up for event 186524132 at the website above.
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Langley upended the Okanagan Sun to win the Cullen Cup; the Rams will host Saskatoon in the Canadian Bowl to be played Nov. 8 at McLeod Stadium. by Troy Landreville
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The Langley Rams played like champions – B.C. Football Conference champions, to be precise – Sunday at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna. The Rams upended the host Okanagan Sun 23-19 in the BCFC championship game. This was the Rams’ fourth consecutive trip to the Cullen Cup contest, and the second time in three years they have captured the coveted trophy. They defeated the V.I. (Nanaimo) Raiders for the Cup in 2012 before losing to the Raiders in the 2013 title game. “I’m extremely proud of these guys,” Rams head coach Jeff Alamolhoda said. “I couldn’t be prouder. The guys stepped up to the plate and showed they can compete. Kudos to them for stepping up and showing they can compete at such a high level, and for believing in each other, believing in our system, and believing in the process all year, and coming out with the victory when we needed it the most. It was a full team effort.” The Rams will now host the Saskatoon Hilltops in the Canadian Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 8 at McLeod Stadium. The Hilltops advanced to the national championship game after beating the Calgary Colts 27-7. In the 2012 Bowl game at McLeod Stadium, the Hilltops erased a 17-point second-half deficit to complete stunning, come-from-behind 23-21 win over the Rams. The Langley juniors now have a shot at vindication, and a Canadian championship, on their home turf come Nov. 8.
“Some players who were there in 2012 are looking at getting some redemption… and the new guys here are extremely excited to be in this situation,” Alamolhoda said. “We’ve achieved great success but now we’re really focused. Guys were saying [after the Cullen Cup win], ‘There’s still one more game left.’ They have that focus and are taking that approach.” Some would consider the Rams’ victory over the Sun to be a mild upset. The Sun, who were 6-0 at the Apple Bowl going into Sunday’s contest, topped the six-team BCFC during the regular season with a 9-1 record, with the Rams finishing second at 7-3. Two of the Rams’ three regular season losses came at the hands of the Sun, and both were at the Apple Bowl. The Sun entered the game on a nine game undefeated streak, with their last loss previous to Sunday’s coming to the Rams way back on Aug. 2. Langley Rams photo The Kelowna squad was The Langley Rams celebrated their Cullen Cup victory Sunday at the Apple Bowl in fresh off a 47-16 romp over the Raiders in one of two BCFC Kelowna. The Rams defeated the Okanagan Sun 23-19 to win the B.C. Football Conference semifinals played the previous championship. weekend. The Rams edged the visiting new set of downs from the sixcomplete the come-from-behind Kamloops Broncos 48-46 in the yard line before Lund punched it victory. other semifinal, and had somein two plays later. Jacob Patko, who ran the ball thing to prove in the final. Lund was named the Offensive in from five yards out with nine “We were tired of getting beat Player of the Game with a pair of minutes to go in the second quarby the same team. We knew that, rushing touchdowns on 17 carries ter, scored the other major for if we did put things together, we and 105 yards. the Rams, who got two singles could come away victorious,” Langley defensive lineman and three converts from kicker Alamolhoda said. “We felt that Luke Andrews Steve Thomas to turnovers, field position, and spe- – who recorded round out their “We’ve achieved great cial teams really hurt us [in the five tackles, two scoring. previous two losses to the Sun]. success but now we’re assisted tackles, Scoring the We knew that if we shored those two special teams Sun’s lone touchreally focused.” pieces up, there would be no rea- tackles, a quarterdown was the Jeff Alamolhoda son why we couldn’t walk away back sack, and a BCFC’s Most with the win.” fumble recovery Outstanding With 31 seconds to go in the – was named the Running Back fourth quarter and the Sun leadDefensive Player of the Game Alex Bradley, who busted 101 ing 19-16, Rams running back while Brennan Van Nistelrooy yards untouched for the lone Sun Nathan Lund took the ball in of the Sun earned Special Teams touchdown during the second from six yards out for the winPlayer of the Game honours. half. ning touchdown. The Rams led 14-6 at halftime The spectacular scamper, The drive was kept alive by a and trailed 18-14 at one point of which set a new Cullen Cup roughing the kicker penalty on the fourth quarter. record for longest touchdown Okanagan’s Ron Mwamba as the Langley’s ‘D’ shone, limiting run in the B.C. championship Rams were attempting to tie the the Sun offence to just one point game, gave the Sun an four-point game with a field goal. in the fourth quarter while the advantage with 14 minutes to The penalty gave the Rams a Rams’ offence scored nine to play.
Okanagan kicker Thomas Huber had the rest of his team’s points with three field goals, a single, and a convert. Six of Rams’ quarterback’s Jordan McCarty’s 14 completed passes were hauled in by receiver Malcolm Williams, who racked up 138 yards receiving. Daniel English had three catches for 51 yards for the Rams. One of the keys to victory, Alamolhoda said, was to try to win each play. “Win one play, and then move on to next play,” he added. “We saw in previous games, we had consecutive back-to-back negative plays which caused us to lose the game. When a bad play happened on Sunday, guys were saying, ‘Coach, no worries, we got this next play.’ The sideline was alive the whole game. We never took any lulls in our emotion, in our energy, and it showed that we wanted it more.” The Rams won despite missing four starters on defence, all out with injuries. The BCFC’s Most Outstanding Player and Outstanding Defensive Lineman, defensive lineman Dylan Roper, broke his hand on the second series. Also getting hurt early the game was key run defender, Brock Gowanlock. And BCFC Rookie of the Year, linebacker Ethan Schulz, missed the title contest with an injury. The losses of Roper and Schulz particularly hurt. Schulz posted 23 tackles, 14 assists, four sacks, one forced fumble, four fumble recoveries, one touchdown and one interception this season. Roper, meanwhile, posted 11 tackles, seven assisted tackles, led the conference with 10 sacks, had one knockdown, and forced two fumbles. Alamolhoda said there’s a good chance the Rams could be completely healthy in time for the Canadian championship game. – With files from Ryan Watters, On Air Enterprises, and the BCFC website, bcjuniorfootball.ca
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Langley earned three of a possible four points in hosting back-to-back home games.
It was a productive weekend for the Langley Rivermen. In back-to-back home games played less than 24 hours apart from each other at the Langley Events Centre, Langley’s B.C. Hockey League squad rolled past the Coquitlam Express 6-1 on Saturday night before battling to a 2-2 tie with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Sunday afternoon. The win and tie gives the Rivermen a 5-4-1-3 record, as they sit alone in third place in the fiveteam, BCHL Mainland Division. Rivermen 2, Alberni Valley Bulldogs 2 The ’Men concluded their weekend home stand by playing to a 2-2 tie with the Bulldogs. As a result, the Rivermen picked up three of four points over the weekend. “The pace of the game went really well to start,” Rivermen associate coach Jon Calvano said. “We gave up a shorthanded goal to start but made up for it with some good puck support and good work on the forecheck, but were unable to come away with the extra point.” The Bulldogs got things going as Brett Stewart scored his second of the season, shorthanded, beating goaltender Darren Martin to make it 1-0 Alberni Valley.
Langley Cribbage League Scores as of Oct. 23 Harmsworth 20, Willoughby 16 Murrayville 20, Fort Langley 16 Langley 18, Milner 18 Standings Langley 83, Harmsworth 73, Murrayville 73, Milner 72, Fort Langley 68, Willoughby 63
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Langley Rivermen forward Gage Torrel had a close-in chance on Coquitlam Express goaltender Braden Krogfoss during Saturday’s B.C. Hockey League game at the Langley Events Centre. The Rivermen skated to a 6-1 victory. Langley scored 10 secKilistoff, who led the onds apart in the third per- charge with a team-high iod, as Jordan Schneider three points. netted his second of the “Our lines clicked really season on the power play well,” Rivermen assistto even things up at one. ant coach Kurt Astle said. Right after that, Dante “Killy’s [Kilistoff’s] line Hahn snapped one past paved the way and others goaltender Nathan Warren followed suit. It was fun to give the Rivermen a 2-1 to watch; we shared the lead, midway through the puck, went hard on the third period. forecheck and stayed out Then, Alberni Valley of the box. During the capitalized on a Rivermen week we focused on a lot turnover, as Jeff Rose tied of moving and shooting it up with and it was his first of nice to see the season. it translate Rivermen’s next Both tonight.” home game teams had “We Who: Rivermen vs. Prince chances in made a few George Spruce Kings overtime changes in and double our lineWhere: Langley Events overtime up,” said Centre but were Langley forWhen: Thursday, Oct. 30, unable to ward Evan starting at 7 p.m. convert, Anderson, Tickets: At the door or at settling for who scored LangleyRivermen.com the single a goal and point. added an “A lot of assist. “We quick transitions in overkept the same game plan time,” Rivermen forward but this time we got some Marcus Vela said. “If you bounces and it was nice to back-check and take the see pucks go in.” guy, there’s an odd man Anderson got things rush and a lot of great started for the Rivermen opportunities for us but 89 seconds in, as he finwe just couldn’t capitalished off a nice feed from ize.” Kilistoff to make it 1-0 Rivermen 6, Langley. Coquitlam Express 1 Four more goals in the The Rivermen scored opening frame, including five times in the first pertwo on the power play, iod of Saturday’s game, gave the Rivermen a comas they steamrolled the manding 5-0 lead after the Express 6-1 on Trick or first period. Suite Night. It didn’t take long for Langley’s tally included the new additions to the two from captain Kevan lineup to chip in as newly
acquired Ben Butcher assisted on both of Kilistoff’s goals as the two seemed to gel real well. “I was little nervous coming into tonight,” said Butcher. “I wanted to show well, it was nice to score early and things were clicking so it just made it pretty easy to fit in.” Recently acquired defenseman Charlie Pelnik also got in on the party, netting home his first of the season as the Rivermen led 6-0 after 40 minutes. The Express scored their lone goal on the power play early in the third period as Brett Supinski beat Bo Didur, who stopped 32 of 33 shots in the win. “I was pretty frustrated with myself up in Salmon Arm last weekend,” Didur said. “Today, we got an early cushion which allowed me to get settled in and play my game instead of worrying about the team scoring.” “We wanted to make sure we got back to our game,” said Astle. “We got in hard on the forecheck, pushed the pace and outworked them.” Aside from Kilstoff, Butcher and Evan Anderson having multipoint games, forwards Gage Torrel, Hunter Anderson and Justin Szeto also had two point nights.
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