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The Canadian Museum of Flight is outgrowing its digs at Langley Regional Airport, and is hoping to move down the road a bit, between the airport and the Doubleday Arboretum.

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Bowl for Bigs

The annual bowl-a-thon for Big Brothers Big Sisters is just down the lane, and they’re looking for teams to take part in the fun and fundraising.

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Flight museum plans for new site A new Museum of Flight could be built adjacent to the Langley Airport.

modate a larger building. The site is the far southeastern corner of the arboretum, up against the airport and separated from most of the rest of the park site by a creek. “We still would have access for our flying aircraft to get out to the runway,” said Gord Wintrup, who is heading up the museum’s building committee.

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The Canadian Museum of Flight is hoping a new site will allow it to display more of its collection of vintage and restored aircraft. On Monday, Township council was asked to support an application to the Agricultural Land Commission, asking the ALC to allow non-farm use of a section of municipal land just to the west of the Langley Regional Airport. If the use is approved, the museum would have a 1.6 acre site on which to build a new facility, a hangar and display area. “We’re so overcrowded right now,” said museum manager Terry Brunner. The museum’s small leased hangar is packed to the brim with artifacts, including restored and vintage aircraft, uniforms and medals, models, and engines. Many of the items were donated over the years, and several of the aircraft have been lovingly restored and made flight-worthy by teams of volunteers. Several hold special places in B.C. and Langley aviation history. “We can’t add anything new to the collection, because we don’t have any room to grow,” said Brunner. The museum has two storage sites full of items it can’t bring out. The current hangar has 650 square metres of space, and there are several aircraft, including a rare Handley Page Hampden bomber of Second

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If successful, the museum could be housed in a 15,000 square foot concrete building, with another 5,000 square feet of mezzanine space two years from now. That would replace the 5,000 square feet the museum currently has, and much more of the collection could be moved indoors. The preliminary estimates Matthew Claxton from two builders show that the Langley Advance structure would cost a little more Gord Wintrup than $2 million, said Wintrup. of the Flight The land would be almost free Museum’s – leased from the Township for building $1 a year. committee is With the reduced leasing hoping to see costs, commitments from lenda new museum ers, building suppliers, and rise near the even a $50,000 donation from southwest corner Air Cadets Squadron 746, the of the airport. museum should be able to move Left, an artist’s forward, said Wintrup. conception of the The building will benefit the Air Cadets as well, Wintrup new building. noted. The museum hopes to provide a permanent meeting place and home for the cadets in the new World War vintage, parked outside. building. The lack of space also limits restoration The Arboretum and Botanical Society of efforts. Langley has written a letter in support of The new potential site is part of the 51acre Derek Doubleday Arboretum, on flood- the project, saying it will complement the arboretum. plain land to the west of the airport. The Access would be by a right-in/right-out new site is 45 per cent larger than the curdriveway off Fraser Highway. rent museum footprint, and could accom-

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Lane play helps CARES cats Charity bowlers plan to help stray and orphaned cats. MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

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CARES fundraising chair Clive Ellis and president Donna Healy-Ogden are raising money for adoptable cats like Jack, a Manx, at the Langley shelter.

Bowlers can put on their shoes and knock down a few pins this month for the 11th annual CARES Bowlathon. The Feb. 21 event will benefit the Langley cat shelter, which currently hosts 45 cats. If that sounds like a lot of felines in one place, keep in mind that it’s actually a pretty low number for CARES, after a very successful January finding homes for their rescued and stray animals. The Bowlathon, one of CARES long-running fundraisers, will help support the shelter as “kitten season” begins. Local shelters typically see an increase in the number of litters turning up in the spring and summer. However, there really is no slow season for rescuing cats, notes CARES president Donna Healy-Ogden.

“It never ends,” she said. Many of the cats come in injured or with stories of ordeals barely survived. One volunteer literally snatched a cat from the jaws of a coyote. One current resident of the shelter, Sarah, is recovering from some form of poisoning. Healy-Ogden suspects she ate a rat that had been poisoned itself. The Bowlathon will take place at Willowbrook Lanes, from 6:30 p.m., with bowling to start at 7 p.m. sharp. There will be three sessions of bowling, with the last one competitive, with gift cards as prizes. Along with the bowling there is food, door prizes, a silent auction, and a 50/50 draw. Everything but beverages are included in a $25 ticket. Tickets can be obtained from Marian Haney at 604-534-0825 or 778-689-7368, Healy-Ogden at 604-308-5992 or CARES fundraising chair Clive Ellis at 604533-4007. Donations of items for the silent auction would also be welcome.

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It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year for Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Langley and without it, the organization’s programs couldn’t continue. The annual Bowl for Kids Sake will take place at Willowbrook Lanes on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. BBBS is a non-profit organization without government funding. Its mentoring program for youth is completely reliant upon donations from the community to make a difference. The apt theme for this year’s bowling event is Superheroes. According to Mary Reeves, executive director for BBBS, while each year’s theme is different, some things stay the same. “We’re doing a lot of things the same as we’ve always done,” she said of this year’s Bowl for Kids Sake. “It’s about having fun and it’s also a great way to build some teamwork with minimal effort whether it’s a business, or a group of friends, or neighbours.” Teams of four to six are invited to participate, but as Reeves noted, even single bowlers or small groups should call and register as they can be teamed up with other bowlers at the event. “We just encourage people to get in touch with us if they want to participate in a really fun event,” noted Reeves. “And let’s face it, it’s for the kids. The money raised here, stays here.”

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Fun for all ages, it’s time to sign up for the 2015 Bowl for Kids Sake for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley. All funds raised through Bowl for Kids Sake go towards the operation of BBBS in the Langleys. In 2014 alone, the organization supported 323 children and teenagers through mentor matching. “That’s as many kids as a large elementary school,” Reeves said. While a mentor match may not seem to have direct and immediate positive impacts on the community, Reeves points out that the program is preventative and makes a difference by keeping youth out of crisis situations. “Often parents [of the kids in the program] don’t realize the need [for a program like BBBS for their kids] until they see the positive changes in their kids as a result,” Reeves said. The program is known for helping youth make better choices, building self-esteem, and reducing bullying through integration of a role model. If that weren’t enough reason to get involved in Bowl for Kids Sake, a minimum $50 donation per team member ensures pizza from

Panago, cookies from Subway, and all the standard bowling needs at Willowbrook Lanes. “Obviously we’re hoping people will raise more [than the $50 minimum],” Reeves said. That minimum donation also provides an entry for the top prize. “I expect to have a pretty good line up of prizes,” Reeves noted. “First prize is stay and play at Sandpiper Golf Course and Rowena’s Inn on the River. They [the winner will] get dinner, their stay at the inn, and golfing.” There will also be costume prizes, bingo bowling with prizes, and poker bowling with prizes, at all three bowling times. Teams can choose from 5 p.m. on March 6, or 1:30 or 5:30 p.m. on March 7. “It’s easiest to call and give us the information to get the package out for registration,” Reeves said. When that team is together, call Mary Reeves at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Langley at 604-530-5055 to become a superhero for local youth.

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TransLink’s got to go

egardless of what each side may be trying to tell you, voting Yes in the upcoming Lower Mainland transit referendum won’t instantly fix all of our transportation problems. Meanwhile, the No side has been busy framing the argument to make us believe a Yes vote can’t truly fix transit, because it is actually TransLink that is broken. So Yes may result in a partial and very expensive transit fix without getting to root cause of our problems, while the No vote will only assure that our transit problems will continue, without forcing any change to TransLink. And yet the bottom line remains that both transit and TransLink have to be fixed, sooner than later, no matter on which side the final ballot count favours. Or do they? Sometimes, when something is broken badly enough, you should just throw it away. The transit system needs a lot of expensive work done… but TransLink belongs in a dumpster. How did we, as voters, allow our governments to create two-tiered transportation in B.C.? Why is the Lower Mainland set aside from the rest of the province, a second-class region? For most of B.C.’s existence, transportation has been a provincial responsibility. It worked especially well in the 1950s and 1960s when Premier W.A.C. Bennett and Highways Minister “Flying” Phil Gaglardi built a lasting legacy with a then-worldclass transportation network. Now transportation is only a provincewide responsibility when it’s outside the Lower Mainland, and we’re on our own. We’re worse than on our own, in fact – we have TransLink, a body created by the provincial government to buffer itself from our transportation problems. TransLink operates like our school boards: the provincial government hamstrings its budget, claims credit when it works, and the rest of the time… well… “It’s not our fault, TransLink did it.” It’s long past time to dissolve TransLink into the B.C. ministry in charge of transportation – or at the very least, create a junior portfolio with the minister answerable directly to cabinet, instead of a bunch of responsibility-deflecting mayors. – B.G.

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ou’re entitled to ill-informed young people. your opinion… but This group’s product you’re also entitled is less obviously felt on to keep it to youra short term than antiself unless you’ve actually vaxxers’ measles outbreaks and the climate thought about it, and it’s deniers’ storms and spenot just a regurgitation of cies destruction. someone else’s ignorant ramblings or, worse still, The heart of the problem lies in the media-propayour gullibility focused gated myth that “there are through the lens of a hucktwo sides to every story,” ster’s scam-artistry. coupled with the generally And if you persist in BOB GROENEVELD held delusion that “both” spouting your nonsense, it sides deserve equal opporis not incumbent upon me tunity to be heard. or anyone else to blindly accept your First, there aren’t two sides to every unfounded views as a rational alternastory. Some stories may have two sides, tive to reality. but most have as many sides as there We certainly shouldn’t be forced to eagerly accept risk to ourselves or to our are people telling the story. Everyone’s children – or to our neighbours, or even version will be a little different. The other part of the myth is even furstrangers in far-off lands, for that matter – because you lack the ability to employ ther off the mark: all sides of the story do not necessarily carry equal weight. rational thought. Take the climate change story, for Anti-vaxxers and climate change instance: the deniers’ side is based deniers jump to mind immediately, because their failing grasp on reality has on misinterpretation of data, and on trumped-up charges levelled by a handvisible and serious consequences for ful of “scientists” with dubious credeneveryone outside their own sphere of tials against tens of thousands of bona ignorance. fide climate scientists. But there are others, like the anti-evoAnti-vaxxers base their arguments on lution creationists, for instance, whose a deliberately concocted study and play chief creation is a slow but inexorable on coincidence and “gut feelings.” erosion of science education principles And that myth can kill people. leading to graduation of more and more

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he Langley Advance is approaching the next step in its evolution as Langley’s first and favourite community newspaper. We announced two months ago that the Advance was among a number of newspapers in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island that were being sold by Glacier Media to Black Press, while other newspapers currently owned by Black are shifting to Glacier ownership. As we approach the sale date, we’d like to assure our readers that they won’t be losing their community newspaper just because we’ll have new owners. In fact, ownership of the Advance has changed hands a number of times since the first edition hit Langley’s streets in 1931. The new owners have given assurance they have no intention of closing the Advance’s doors upon completion of sale, and want us to continue in independent competition to other local news sources. And with that, the staff and management of the Advance proudly pledge to continue our longstanding commitment to Greater Langley, to offer our readers the best communication services. – Langley Advance Management and Staff

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Letters to the editor Timmy missed big PR opportunity Dear Editor, A Robson Street Tim Hortons got the world’s attention when its wet-behindthe-ears manager, obviously drunk on his power to sort Timbits from apple fritters, decided to hitch up his big-boy pants and head outside, searching for something to bump into with his big puffy chest. He found a homeless guy sleeping on the ground, and decided to throw a cold pail of water on him. What happens next unfolds like a Three Stooges skit. Corporate releases a statement saying they don’t approve of their managers assaulting people. Duh. But they stop short of firing. Mr. Puffy Chest, realizing he looks less like Dirty Harry and more like Harold from the Red Green Show, thinks maybe he should give some money to a home-

less shelter – while doing nothing to make amends with the guy he assaulted. Meanwhile, the major media are interviewing merchants about homeless people. If Tim Hortons PR people were any good at all, they would have jumped on that as soon as it broke, stuffed the CEO in a limo, picked up the homeless guy, apologized, and taken him for a new set of clothes. Then they would have put a tab at that location so he could come in three times a day for a warm meal for awhile. It all would have cost less than $1,000 and a bit of time. The media loves a happy ending, and the ink and electronic coverage would have made up for the money. They could have looked like good, caring corporate citizens, instead of idots. Tim Attwood, Langley

LSS community deserves to keep school Dear Editor, I attended Langley School District’s community consultation evening regarding the possible closure of Langley Secondary School. I am frustrated that we find ourselves in this position as a community again. In the fall of 2007, the Board of Education voted to “reconfigure” H.D. Stafford Secondary to a middle school. It meant moving the Stafford secondary students to LSS. It was not an easy transition for many students

and staff, as they struggled to redefine who they were. Now the community has merged the best of LSS and HDSS to become a fantastic school which offers learning opportunities for its diverse student population, whether their focus is academics, athletics, fine arts, or trades. With more than 30 presenters at the meeting, the message was loud and clear: “Right-size LSS.” That proposal was suggested by the LSS community, and is cheaper than

MP still avoiding end of life

Dear Editor, Parliament has had, as Langley MP Mark Warawa said [Proper care better than euthanasia, Feb. 12 Letters, Langley Advance] the opportunity to deal with the end-of-life topic for years. Yet, they haven’t dealt with it. Instead, we have heard only the opinions of Mr. Harper, passed, as usual, by a majority government, time after time. National strategy? Come on. It took a decisive ruling from the Supreme Court to get things going on this, and he wants more time? For what? To dither, maybe to come up with more ideas to subvert the will of the people? Wayne Boylan, Aldergrove

seismic upgrading of LSS. It also addresses the facility’s upgrade needs. Having been in the trenches and fought to “Keep Stafford Secondary,” the irony is not lost on me that I am now imploring the BoE to “Right-size LSS” and keep it open. It is the cheapest option, it creates the least disruption for the school district, it makes sense to keep the kids there rather than move them to Brookswood where in another few years we may need another high school due to development in the south, they can’t recreate the facility and adjoining amenities that LSS has, there is a strong need to honour LSS as the oldest secondary in the district, and most importantly, there is all that the community has done to recreate itself. Disrupting this community yet again, when a viable option is available and is financially sound, would be irresponsible and a shame. Tracie Northway, Langley

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When TransLink’s CEO stepped down “to restore public confidence,” this is how some of our readers reacted: Sheri Dohm – “We are not particularly happy paying two CEO salaries for a year-a-half,” Szel said. “But it was the board’s view to change leadership and change leadership now.” She said the board has been concerned about public confidence at TransLink for some time, especially over complaints about SkyTrain breakdowns and the Compass Card, and “is listening to customers and the public regarding the need for change and has taken action.” THIS is why the public has no confidence! Flushing tax money down the drain by not only paying an exorbitant salary to a CEO, but paying DOUBLE. Ridiculous! Dale Harrison – A cabal of Liberal government appointees who meet in secret, decide to shuffle the deck chairs of their own, agreeing to pay one 16 months’ worth of executive salary to “advise,” and we’re supposed to be impressed? The time is long overdue to disband TransLink and put it under the Ministry of Transportation.

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25th anniversary – A Great Notion

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Big push – Football was a big part of Fraser Valley Family Day. Mason Hartley gave a blocking sled a big push. Troy Landreville/Langley Advance

Special guests – (Left) Members of the B.C. Football Conference playoff champions and national junior football finalists Langley Rams posed with the Cullen Cup, which they won by capturing the BCFC title in the late fall. The Rams were among the special guests Feb. 7.

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having his leg amputated below the knee. “On the day of the wedding, he arrived with no front teeth and no leg,” said the marriage commissioner, “but he had a new suit.” Gaston and Huguette Du Paul married in 1957 and renewed their vows. Heather Colpitts Langley Advance

The couples were asked what’s made their marriages last. Most responded with answers such as consideration, love, patience, humour, and liking many of the same things. “He’s very easy to get along with,” replied Ramona. “I get my way

most times.” Gabriel and Josephine Paradis met in 1949 with their first date being dancing. They married in 1951. John Rampone met Felicita in 1946 at a family reunion and they married in 1949. Audrey and Alan Smith married a few years after they met in 1953. Denis and Mary Hughes were married in the autumn of 2010, having met at a Starbucks. The Feb. 13 vow renewal ceremony included champagne, bouquets, and a garter toss by their fellas, before cake, oodles of photos, a fair share of honeymoon jokes and well wishes from the crowd.

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COMMUNITY

A12 Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Langley in

history

Looking back through the files of the Langley Advance. Eighty Years Ago

February 14, 1935 guide to

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Allstar Collision Services Ltd. 19574 – 60 Ave., Surrey, B.C. V3S 8E2

! Langley School Board bumped part-time secretary B.J.A. Campbell up to full time, at a salary of $80 per month. ! R. Clemas was re-elected president of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Ass’n., and Reeve Noel Booth was elected president of the Fraser Valley Library Board. ! The Thimble Club reported that 300 yards of flannelette had been used to make garments that were given to needy families over the previous year.

Seventy Years Ago February 15, 1945

Collision

! A complete list of salaries for Langley’s 45 teachers showed a range of $900 per year to $2,195 for the high school principal. ! Langley Farmers’ Institute honoured retiring president J.A. Nash with a special dinner. Nash had been president for 22 years, and hadn’t missed a single meeting.

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February 17, 1955

! B.C. highways minister P.A. Gaglardi announced a public works program to build a four-lane highway through Langley Prairie, from Whalley to Hope. An alternate fourlane express route was to connect Langley Prairie with Delta, via New McClellan Road (56th Ave.). ! Maurice Mulligan succeeded

Dave King as president of the Langley Board of Trade. Dr. J.N. Penzer and T. Lloyd Steele were vice-presidents, and W. Norman Armstrong was secretary.

Fifty Years Ago

February 18, 1965

! Canada’s new national flag, the Red Maple Leaf, was hoisted over Langley City Hall, CFS Aldergrove, and the national historic park in Fort Langley.

Forty Years Ago February 13, 1975

! Two applications were received for neighbourhood pubs in Fort Langley, with a third expected. ! Tudor Farms Ltd.’s big red barn on 216th St. just south of Glover Road – a Milner landmark for 57 years – was destroyed by fire. The fire also took 3,000 bales of hay, a milking parlour, and a tractor. The barn was built by the Nelsons in 1918, and was owned by the Jardines in the 1940s.

Thirty Years Ago February 13, 1985

! Attempted murder was added to the list of charges facing two adults after a 16-year-old Langley juvenile was kidnapped, beaten, and knifed. The youth had managed his own escape after 11 hours of captivity. ! Langley Meadows Elementary students and their newly acquired IBM PC Junior computers were

to be featured in the Expo 86 “Futures Theatre,” as an example of future education.

Twenty Years Ago February 15, 1995

! Staff at the Fort Langley National Historic Site were waiting for an official signature on a deal that would allow them to add four new buildings, to turn the landmark fort into a major national attraction. ! Perpetrators of a home invasion on 240th St. led local RCMP to a grow-op just down the road. ! An armed robber tied up the attendant at the Brookswood 7-Eleven, and served unsuspecting customers for an hour before escaping.

Ten Years Ago

February 15, 2005

! The community was gearing up for a new anti-cancer fundraising event. Teams were being formed for Langley’s first Relay for Life, to be held in May. ! Six candidates were in the running for Langley’s provincial Liberal nomination to replace sitting MLA Lynn Stephens: Bill Brooks, Zosia Ettenberg, Steve Ferguson, Sandra Hulbert, Penny Kirkpatrick, and Mary Polak. ! Langley teacher Mohammed Chelali won the provincial NDP nomination for SurreyWhite Rock. He had gained international celebrity when he saved the life of French President Jacques Chirac by thwarting an attack by a gunwielding would-be assassin in Paris.

February 18, 2005

! An Algerian man trying to bring money into Canada illegally was caught trying to cross the US border by sneaking onto a freight train.

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Music The D.W. Poppy Secondary music department fundraising show starts at 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 at the school, 23752 52nd Ave. Tickets are $10 and available through Brown Paper Tickets. The show features more than 210 student performers as well as food trucks (Holy Perogy and Suburban Spoon), and a silent auction.

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KPU information session Learn about the Job Preparation & Work Exploration Programs on the Langley, Richmond and Surrey campuses at a session at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 17 at the Surrey campus, 12666 72nd Ave. RSVP: http://www.kpu.ca/aca/appd/. Seniors education seminar The Langley Lodge education series for Feb. 17 features tax tips with accountant Doug Leskun at 7 p.m. at 5451 204th St. Topics: disability tax credits, caregiver credits, medical credits, pension income splitting and more. RSVP: 604-532-4217 or sthirsk@langleylodge.org. Chinese New Year The Muriel Arnason Library hosts a free celebration of the Year of the Sheep Feb. 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Make a lantern and a lucky envelope. Drop-in format.

Feb. 18

Seniors Action Table The Langley Seniors Action Table will meet 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre, 20605 51B Ave. Everyone is welcome. A Victoria Order of Nurses presentation is on foot health. RSVP to Lynda, 604818-3290 or llyscat@gmail.com.

Feb. 19

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Presentations and AGM The Derby Reach/Brae Island Park Association annual general meeting is 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Fort Langley Community Hall. Learn about the association’s work and future goals, and hear a presentation by naturalist and author Anne Murray. Enjoy the apple recipe bake-off. Open to the public. Info: jnilsson1011@ hotmail.com.

Feb. 21

Young farmers workshop The group Young Agrarians (youngagrarians.org) is hosting a workshop for young farmers or those considering the industry. Curtis Stone is the featured speaker on the topic of small scale farming. The events runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University auditorium. Tickets at Brown Paper Tickets, event 1168232 Schnitzel dinner Everyone is invited to a dinner featuring schnitzel, spatzle and more 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 21 at Sts. Joachim and Ann Parish Hall, 2837 273rd St. $15 for adults, $10 for ages six to 12. Children five and younger free. Reserve: Ann, 604-8562601 or Joan, 604-856-9792. More Langley History online at www.langleyadvance.com, click on ‘Community’

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The Langley Chamber of Commerce is talking about port exports. The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a speaker from Port Metro Vancouver to talk about how expansion plans will affect local businesses. Cliff Stewart, Port Metro’s vice president of infrastructure will speak at today’s (Tuesday, Feb. 17) dinner meeting at the Cascades Casino ballroom. He’ll provide an overview of how Port Metro is creating capacity for Canada’s growing overseas trade. The meeting starts with net-

working at 5 p.m., dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m., and a presentation to follow. Tickets cost $35 for chamber members and $50 for non-members, with registration closing this Friday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. The chamber is also holding a lunch meeting the following day, on Feb. 18 at the chamber’s boardroom, at 5791 Glover Rd., from noon to 1:30 p.m. This event will see author and corporate trainer Maria Gallo and her presentation Stop Lecturing and Start Communicating. “Maria will teach participants how public speaking applies to all aspects of business, as well as how to amplify your presence in the business community,”

said chamber president Kristine Simpson. To register for either event call 604-530-6656 or visit www.langleychamber.com.

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This week has been proclaimed Chamber of Commerce Week by the provincial government, recognizing more than 125 chambers around B.C. This year’s theme is Strengthening Business, Building Communities, and is intended to celebrate leadership chambers offer in their communities where they build links as business advocates and encourage policies that support economic development. The BC Chamber of Commerce

represents more than 36,000 small, medium, and large B.C. businesses and boards of trade. It has been a key partner in working with the government to achieve the goal of making B.C. the most business-friendly jurisdiction in Canada. “As B.C.’s largest, most broadly based business organization, our local/provincial/national network of chambers works together, to actively strengthen our province’s business landscape. “Chamber week celebrates B.C.’s chambers advocating for business and building stronger communities,” said John Winter, president and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce. The BC Chamber of Commerce

has been consistent in delivering the message to government that red tape is one of the biggest burdens business owners face. In response, the provincial government says it is leading the country in the fight against red tape. The government has reduced regulatory requirements – “red tape” – by more than 42 per cent since 2001, and recently committed to holding the line right through to 2019. B.C.’s chamber network has been a key partner in the success of the Mobile Business Licence program. The MBL program is operating in 69 communities around the province, with Langley one of those towns.

Getting results for B.C. business February 16, 2015, marks the beginning of Chamber of Commerce Week, an opportunity for Chambers of Commerce across British Columbia to showcase their hard work on behalf of business communities across the province. This year, Chambers are celebrating the theme of “Leadership in Action” – a theme which highlights the leadership Chambers bring to their business communities, working hard to enhance B.C. as a business-friendly jurisdiction with strong opportunities for all British Columbians. And this leadership delivers results. Following on B.C. Chambers’ active advocacy, the federal and provincial governments working in partnership, were able to deliver a significant win for B.C.’s businesses: the launch of the Canada Job Grant in B.C. Thanks to the hard work of Chambers in B.C., working closely with a responsive government, employers will be able to apply for up $10,000 in training funds. The Canada Job Grant, funded by the Government of Canada and administered by the Province of B.C., is an innovative cost-sharing program that helps employers offset the cost of training for new or current employees.

And that’s just one of many positive changes that the Chamber network has led for B.C. businesses. Among many areas of impact, B.C.’s Chambers have been a key voice: • Encouraging balanced budgets at all levels of government; • Continuing to call for solutions to B.C.’s skills gap; and • Encouraging municipalities to actively support local economic development. As members of the BC Chamber of Commerce, Chambers throughout the province are part of B.C.’s most extensive business policy development process. This process brings B.C. businesses’ innovative ideas and on-the-ground insights to B.C.’s decision makers, and helps shape an ever more business-friendly province. Chamber network policies span from fiscal and tax policy to infrastructure to industry-specific issues. At the local level, Chambers throughout B.C. are catalysts for change, bringing together business and community leaders to figure out how to take each community forward.

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2015 Networking Open House: Langley City Join us to meet your Langley City Community Director, Mike Morrison, and other members of the Board of Directors for an afternoon of networking, tasty treats and introductions. • Tuesday, February 24, 2015 ~ 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm • Frosting Cupcakery & Bake Shop (20411 Fraser Highway) • This event is free to attend but a registration is required. 2015 Networking Open House: North Langley Join us to meet your Aldergrove Community Director, Rick Barnett, and other members of the Board of Directors for an afternoon of networking, tasty treats and introductions. • Friday, March 6, 2015 • Redwoods Golf Course (22011 88 Avenue) • This event is free to attend but a registration is required. February Open Late for Business Hosted on a monthly basis by Chamber members, these events are the perfect opportunity to connect with Langley’s business community in a casual and fun environment! • Thursday, February 26, 2015 • Pharmasave Langley City (#101 20644 Fraser Highway) • This event is free to attend but a registration is required.

March General Dinner Meeting ~ Langley Leadership Panel Come learn what your elected officials are doing to improve the Langleys! With special guests: Mark Warawa, M.P., Langley / Rich Coleman, Deputy Premier, Minister of Natural Gas Development, Minister Responsible for Housing, MLA Fort-Langley – Aldergrove / Mary Polak, Minister of Environment, MLA Langley / Ted Schaffer, Mayor of the City of Langley / Jack Froese, Mayor of the Township of Langley. • Tuesday, March 17, 2015 ~ Networking: 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (dinner) with presentations to follow. • Cascades Casino Resort (20393 Fraser Highway) • Chamber Members: $35.00+GST / Non-Members: $50.00+GST The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity Time Management for the 21st Century One-Day Essentials Workshop by FranklinCovey. The 5 Choices helps increase the productivity of individuals, teams and organizations. Participants understand how to make more selective, high-impact choices about where to invest their valuable attention, energy and time. • Thursday, March 19, 2015 ~ 8:00 am to 4:00 pm • Cascades Casino Resort (20393 Fraser Highway) • Chamber Members: $295.00+GST / Non-Members: $350.00+GST

Chamber Vice-President, Scott Johnston of Campbell Burton & McMullan LLP presented the 2014 Business Person of the Year award to Rod Wainwright of Lantrax North America Logistics last October. The Chamber is busy working on this year’s Business Excellence Awards gala and the 2015 nomination form is coming soon!

March Monthly Mingle Join the Chamber’s U40 group and enjoy complimentary non-alcoholic beverages, appetizers and a business card draw provided by our generous host! • Wednesday, March 4, 2015 ~ 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm • Earls Kitchen + Bar Langley (600 – 6339 200 Street) • This event is free to attend but a registration is required.

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Spartans tame WolfPack The Trinity Western University Spartans advanced to the Canada West (CW) Final Four men’s volleyball tournament for the sixth straight year after claiming a 3-0 win over the No. 10 Thompson Rivers WolfPack Friday at the Langley Events Centre. The victory gave TWU a two-game sweep over Thompson Rivers in their best-of-three, CW quarter-final series. The Spartans will travel to the University of Alberta next weekend for the CW Final Four tournament. More online at

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Inglis fourth at elite meet Trinity Western University’s Sarah Inglis finished fourth overall in the one-mile run at the University of Washington’s 2015 Husky Classic to lead the Spartans Saturday at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle. Inglis’s time of 4:36.60 will put her in a position to take over top spot in the 1,500m CIS rankings. The Spartans’ Hazel Ross also had a strong showing in Seattle by finishing fifth overall in the 60m hurdles with a season’s best time of 8.59 seconds. More online at

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PRO LACROSSE

Stealth rally to upend Roughnecks

Vancouver’s offence came to life after the second quarter.

The Vancouver Stealth left the Calgary Roughnecks heartbroken and still winless on Valentine’s Day as Langley’s pro lacrosse team downed the visitors 13-9 at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Stealth knew the Roughnecks would come into the LEC hungry, as they looked for their first win of the National Lacrosse League campaign, but after a slow start, the hosts found their game with a six-goal second quarter including a pair from Tyler Digby. “It was really important we had a great solid team game two weeks ago and it was a huge test coming in against a fantastic Calgary team that’s struggling but very dangerous and hungry for a win,” Stealth captain Curtis Hodgson said. “It was important for us to step up and continue to follow the process that’s going to make our team successful. Everybody played their roles and at the end of the day we got the result we wanted.” “Offensively we struggled a little bit from the start,” added Corey Small, who scored a goal and four assists. “Our defence and transition kept us in there.” The Stealth struggled in the opening quarter, and trailed 2-0.

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Vancouver Stealth forward Rhys Duch scored four goals to lead his team to a 13-9 win over the still-winless Calgary Roughnecks squad in National Lacrosse League action Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. into the second half, they did what good teams do when closing out their opponents and that’s play shut down defense and score timely goals. Vancouver outscored Calgary 75 in quarters three and four. “Fourteen power plays against is pretty tough,” Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky said. “We’re already 0 and five and fighting a deficit. It was like having a boxing match with your hands tied behind your

In the second quarter, Vancouver took its first lead of the night on a power play goal by Rhys Duch, who was voted first star, finishing with four goals and two assists. “We got behind early but we got a nice transition goal from Curtis, who got us going,” Stealth head coach Dan Perreault said. “We just chipped away at it and when we got the lead we never looked back.” With the Stealth up 6-4 going

back. It felt like we weren’t able to punch back. Every time we tried to punch back we got penalized for it. I’ve never been in an NLL game where there’s 14 penalties against.” Both teams finished with four powerplay goals, but crucial saves by Tyler Richards kept the Stealth’s momentum going. Richards had his best outing of the season, with less than 10 goals for the first time this year. “He’s one of the best in the league and tonight he proved it,” said Small. “When you got a guy like [Curtis] Dickson coming down and you make a big save, it’s phenomenal. He kept us in there early. He was the spark at the back end. That’s where it all starts.” “We’re to the point where we don’t care who scores the winner, who gets the loose ball, or who makes the save,” Perreault added. “To get a win in this league it’s tough; you play hard, play as a team and get rewarded for hard work.” Vancouver moves to 3-3 while Calgary drops to 0-6. Both teams continue their rivalry next week in Cowtown, at the Saddledome, where in their opening game of the season, Vancouver had an 18-14 victory over the Roughnecks. NOTEBOOK: Pro wrestling legend Bret “The Hitman” Hart was in attendance as the special guest. Hart dropped the ceremonial face-off, and signed autographs and took pictures. > more at langleydvance.com

AMATEUR WRESTLING

Langley United sending seven to provincials

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This week Murrayville 22 Fort Langley 21 Langley 20

Harmsworth 14 Milner 15 Willoughby 16

Fort Langley 120 Langley 112 Willoughby 109

Murrayville 108 Harmsworth 104 Milner 95

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Seven Langley United wrestlers have stamped their tickets to the province’s premier high school meet of the season. From the upper Fraser Valley qualifying zone this past weekend, United qualified seven of its athletes for the B.C. championships, taking place Feb. 2628 in Abbotsford. Langley United is made up of wrestlers from Brookswood,

coach. United wrestlers who qualified for provincials included: Kamil Golowko – gold medal; Liam Murray – silver medal Manraj Johal – fourth place Tyler Tsoukalis – fifth place Caitlin Bartakovic – silver Kayla Weltzin – fifth place Injured wrestlers Trevor Weltzin and Pritpaul Johal have been petitioned through to com-

Langley, and D.W. Poppy Secondary Schools, and Yorkson Middle School. The club operates out of Langley Secondary School, and its wrestlers train four days per week. The club is coached by Olympic medalist Chris Rinke, along with Mike Munsie, who wrestled for SFU for four years and is a very experienced

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pete in the provincial meet as a result of their prior results. Also competing were Devin Hunt, Kasper Henderson, and Brent and Colter Mueller. They wrestled well in this tough Upper Fraser Valley meet. Nathan Hillan, who was undefeated in B.C. in his age category, was unable to compete in the tournament due to an upper body injury.

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JUNIOR A HOCKEY

Rivermen in February funk After four straight wins to close out January, the Langley Rivermen encountered some turbulent waters this month. Langley’s junior A squad has lost five of six games thus far in February, and with a 27-21-1-4 record, has fallen further behind the first-place Chilliwack Chiefs in the B.C. Hockey League’s five-team Mainland Division. The second-place Rivermen trail the Chiefs (32-16-1-3 and winners of their past four games) by nine points. Meanwhile, the third-place Prince George Spruce Kings (26-22-0-5) are nipping at the Rivermen’s heels, and are just two points back of Langley in the standings. Most recently, the Rivermen suffered three losses in as many days, losing to Prince George at home on Thursday and back-to-back to Coquitlam in a home-and-home series Friday and Saturday. In those three games, the Rivermen were outscored by a collective 19-8 count. Coquitlam Express 7, Rivermen 2 On Valentine’s Day Saturday at Coquitlam’s Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre, the host Express took over when the teams were tied 2-2 midway of the second period. Starting with Colton Kerfoot’s goal at 8:54, the Express scored the final five goals of the night. Ben Butcher and Colton Kehler scored for the Rivermen. Coquitlam’s Corey Mackin, who leads the BCHL in points (97) and goals (47), added two goals to his totals.

Rivermen defenceman Jacob Kearley took down Spruce Kings forward Braiden Epp as he tried a wraparound shot at Thursday’s B.C. Hockey League game. Epp notched a hat trick in a 7-3 Spruce Kings victory. Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance

Coquitlam Express 5, Rivermen 3 In the opening game of the home-and-home weekend series, the Express upended the Rivermen Friday at the Langley Events Centre. Coquitlam’s Brendan Lamont snapped a 3-3 tie 10:27 into the third period. It was his second of the night after he tied the score at 3-3 with 3:40 to go in the second period. A little more than three-anda-half minutes after Lamont notched the game winner, his teammate Owen Stout added an insurance marker. Gage Torrel and Matthew Graham scoring for the ’Men in the opening 20 minutes. Torrel scored the Rivermen’s third of the night on a power play. P. George Spruce Kings 7, Rivermen 3 The Spruce Kings downed the Rivermen 7-3 with fivegoal second period at the LEC on Thursday.

Braiden Epp scored a hat-trick and an assist, and Michael Buonincontri had a pair of goals for the Kings. The Rivermen led 2-1 after the opening period as Kevan Kilistoff scored a power play marker and Butcher netted his eighth of the season. The second period was the turning point. The Rivermen tried to make a battle of it in the third period as Kilistoff scored his second of the game and 23rd of the season to make it 6-3, but Spruce Kings netminder Alex Brooks-Potts made some timely saves in the final period. FINAL BUZZER: Tomorrow night (Wednesday, Feb. 18), the Rivermen will try to snap their three-game losing skid, against the Chiefs at the Prospera Centre in Chilliwack. The next night, the Rivermen will host the Spruce Kings at the LEC at 7 p.m.

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DATE: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 TIME: 6:30pm – 8:30pm VENUE: 20338 65 Avenue, Township of Langley Civic Facility

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COST: Admission is free, but donations gratefully accepted To register please call 604.714.5550 or 1.866.414.7766 We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia and the Township of Langley in support of this program

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Meet the people ICBC doesnÂ&#x2019;t want you to meet.

Introducing Sharene Orstad If you have been injured in a car accident, you may think ICBC will take care of you. But insurance companies have a vested interest in saving money and reducing costs, not paying you for your pain, loss or inconvenience. Sharene has been a member of the DBM team for over a decade; working to protect the rights of personal injury victims. At the negotiating table or in court, Sharene will present your case in a manner that ICBC adjusters and lawyers will respect and understand.

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