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The Coldest Night of the Year was aimed at bringing warmth to homeless people and helping to fund Gateway of Hope’s efforts in Langley.

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Family of Dr. Chapin Key, including daughter Susan, son Brian, and wife Edna, joined Carolyn Allan, the hospital’s first anaesthesiologist, and LMH executive director Andy Libbiter for a plaque unveiling.

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HOMELESSNESS

Walkers turn out in droves for Gateway A large turnout walked through Langley City for the Coldest Night of the Year in support of the Gateway of Hope.

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It was far from the coldest night of the year in Langley. In fact, as dusk turned the sky to a hue of pale blue just after 5 p.m., it was balmy considering it was Saturday, Feb. 21. Unlike last year’s Coldest Night of the Year supporting the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope, when light snowflakes drifted sideways on walkers, conditions were perfect for a winter walk along the sidewalks of Langley City. This made for a far greater turnout than last year’s inaugural walk, which serves as a fund and awareness raiser for Langley’s homeless shelter at 5787 Langley Bypass. Routes of two, five, and 10 kilometres were offered and from the walk Gateway’s goal was to raise $30,000, all going to Gateway programs. Gateway of Hope director of community resources Troy Gaglardi said more families with children took part this year. “Our numbers have bumped up tremendously,” Gaglardi said a half hour before the walk began from the Gateway of Hope. “We’re just about at 50 per cent of our [fundraising] goal so far.” Before the walk got started, Gateway executive director Jim Coggles reminded participants that the day is not quite as beautiful as it should be for the homeless, who he said “are just trying to survive.” “Tonight we’ll go home to our warm homes and our beds, but there are others who are out there who are just going to be struggling to make it through the night,” Coggles said. This is one of several Coldest Nights of the Year walks held nation-wide. The Coldest Night event in Langley takes on a greater significance this year, after the City of Langley announced that it is forming a task force to deal with the homeless issue in its community. A couple of days before the event, longtime Langley outreach worker Fraser Holland from Stepping Stone Community Services Society said, “I’m hoping that the Coldest Night will have a good turnout and

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Participants in the Coldest Night of the Year in support of the Gateway of Hope walked past the Gateway sign at the start of the fundraising walk just before suppertime Saturday. that the newly called Mayor’s task force on homelessness will be able to work towards solutions.” The next step for the task force is – once the City budget is approved in early March – to decide whether or not to hire a consultant. “We have a plan,” said City Councillor Gayle Martin, who chairs the task force

committee. “We want to take an inventory of what services are supplied in Langley, now, what gaps are we missing... personally, I want to meet with the homeless people. Somebody said to me the other day, ‘You have these task forces and you never ask the people who are involved,’ and I want to do that.” Martin said BC Housing and Fraser Health are also involved with the task force. “At the end of the day, what I’m hoping we can get is what they call an ACT team, that’s funded by the [B.C.] Ministry of Health, that deals directly with the homeless people,” Martin said. This Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team consists of a psychiatrist, a clinical nurse, and the RCMP. “We don’t know what the outcome is going to be at the moment, but certainly, that’s one of the goals,” Martin noted. “I want to make sure that we make a difference when this is done.” Langley City Mayor Ted Schaffer said hiring a consultant “is in the budget.” “We’re not the experts in the field, and our staff aren’t the experts so we want to bring somebody in to assist us and make this thing work,” Schaffer said. The ultimate goal, Schaffer said, “is just to get a grasp and a handle on what’s going on out there. And people that have issues, how can we help them. We’re such a caring community, and it’s just one aspect of the community.” Asked if there is a homeless issue in Langley City, Schaffer answered, “I believe that there’s an issue, but I don’t think it’s as large as people really think it is. We really won’t know until we get a true handle on it.”

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Road builder’s house violated building codes A man building roads for Langley Township violated building permits on his own property.

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A local road building firm received million-dollar contracts from Langley City and Township even as its owner was taken to court by the Township for building code violations. Matthew Gregory

Brooks, president of Aggressive Roadbuilders, and the firm’s controller-bookkeeper Kirk Dennis Roberts, were both charged last month with fraud over $5,000. Brooks made his first court appearance in Surrey on Friday, Feb. 13. Aggressive was previ-

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ously a prominent local road construction firm, widening parts of Fraser Highway in Surrey, building sidewalks and other road improvements, and in the summer of 2007, they were contracted for a $1.9 million stormwater control upgrade around Langley Bypass and 204th Street. At the same time as the Township was co-funding the stormwater project with the City, court records show another Township department was in the early stages of legal proceedings against Brooks over a property in South Langley. Building permit issues surfaced in 2006, according to documents filed with the Supreme Court of British Columbia. According to the Township, on July 2 of that year, firefighters arrived at the land in the 500 block of 202 Street to fight a blaze. The fire had broken out inside extensive renovations to the house, which included an addition. A shed was being built as well. The fire department alerted Township Bylaw Enforcement. Township staffers tried to inspect the work but were unable to access the property. In March of 2007, the site came to Township attention again when a contractor tried to file a building permit for construction of a shed, but not the addition to the house. The permit was denied because it needed a plan for a septic system, which the contractor offered to provide “in a day or two.” The contractor was told no work could begin until a building permit had been issued.

When Township officials followed up with the visit to the site in May, they found the shed was finished, there had been extensive repairs to the house from the fire the year before, and the addition to the house was already occupied, with no final building inspection or occupancy permit, and that a “significant amount” of fill had been dumped on the property, also without a permit. Between May and October, the Township sent three letters to Brooks about the issue, but received no response to any of them. By January 2008, neighbours of the property began to complain about drainage problems, which they said were caused by the work on the site. Finally, the Township sent a fourth letter warning of possible legal action, to which it received no response. In February, a visit to the site by Township building inspectors confirmed that construction work was still underway on the site. Finally that spring, coun-

cil voted for legal action. It didn’t take long for the Township to win a court order, as Brooks never showed up for the court date. At around the same time, Aggressive Roadbuilders went bankrupt, owing about $6.2 million to the Bank of Nova Scotia. After 2009, the Township had no dealings with Brooks over the property. “The property went into receivership and was sold,” said Robert Cesaretti, manager of permits, licences, and inspections for the Township. Cesaretti said when the Township hires contractors, it does check such things as whether they have valid business licences. The new landowner worked with the Township, and got proper permits for the additions and work on the land. The land and the buildings are currently valued at $1.4 million by B.C. Assessment, and was registered as having been sold again as recently as January 2014.

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Budget talks begin Township councillors talked expenses. Langley Township councillors began debate over budget spending and possible tax increases on Monday, with a meeting that started at 9:30 a.m.

Councillors began by looking at major infrastructure projects for the near future, including a possible 216th Street interchange, 208th Street overpass widening, and the ISOasis cat ward for the animal shelter. At press time, there was still no word on the size of a possible tax increase.

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Langley’s hospital celebrated a historic date with a tea on Saturday. Langley Memorial Hospital’s south tower was completed in 1965, 17 years after the hospital opened. To mark the occasion, the LMH South Tower Anniversary Committee hosted an afternoon tea for all staff, past and present. “Langley Memorial Hospital has a proud history,” said LMH executive director Andy Libbiter, “so I think it’s very important that we honour the original planners and the people who were providing the service.” At the tea, plaques honouring four members of the 1965 planning committee were rededicated, to be reinstalled in the south tower. The plaques had been taken down during renovations and have been in the care of the LMH heritage committee. Fifty years ago, shortly after the opening of the south tower, four plaques were hung in honour of Dr. Capin Key, Marion Ward, Harry Devine, and Stewart Chapman. Each has a strong tie with the hospital. Dr. Key joined the hospital’s medical staff in 1951, and four years later, became LMH’s first fulltime general surgeon. He went on to chair the hospital expansion committee. “It is said that, without his leadership and persistence, the new hospital – the south tower – would not have been established

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Pink shirts for battling bullies

ou don’t have to wear pink tomorrow. But it would be nice – not because pink is a pretty colour, although some folks will swear that’s a good enough reason in itself, but because tomorrow, pink has a special meaning. Tomorrow, Feb. 25, 2015, is Pink Shirt Day. It’s a day officially earmarked for people to sit back a moment and think about bullying. It’s a day to remind us all of the damage that bullying does. It’s a day for us all to make ourselves and each other aware of the loneliness, the depression, the desperation, and yes, the suicides that can be directly attributed to bullying. But it’s also more than just a day of awareness, it’s a day of action. Pink Shirt Day is a day that says we care. It’s a day that acknowledges the heartaches of the bullied, and a day to stand up and let the victims know that they are not alone, that they do not have to remain alone. And it’s a day to announce a firm resolve that bullying will no longer be tolerated. When we think of bullies, our first thoughts go automatically to the school yard and the beefy kid who picks on the class “weakling.” For most, the face of bullying is the “big kid” with the pouty grimace and a domineering attitude. That’s probably because it’s a face dredged from our own memories, from personal experiences that we survived as victims of bullying many years ago. But some don’t survive. Some don’t get past the bullying. The scars of bullying are barely visible for some, but they remain deep and debilitating for others. That applies to both the bullied and the bullies – and the experience shapes much of their lives, shifting from school to workplace to casual encounters that may occur anywhere at any time of day. Bullying robs confidence, it steals selfesteem, and it plunders lives. Think of pink as the colour of armour tomorrow – not just for yourself, but for those who recognize that you are willing to stand up for them. – B.G.

Scare tactics define terrorist threats

peaking of bullies… how is that Bill C-51 coming along for Stephen Harper? It seems there’s always something particularly ironic to dwell on every time Anti-Bullying Day – also known as Pink Shirt Day – comes around. This year it’s the anti-terrorism bill that the Harpo-squad is pushing through Parliament. It’s a long and ambiguous bill that even experts in security-related law are having difficulty reading and understanding. The Harpo-Cons are making it even more difficult by limiting the amount of time that our representatives have to debate the bill’s merits and deficiencies before it passes through the House. But worst of all – and this part should scare you even if you already check under the bed for terrorists every night before you recite your prayers asking for your god’s protection – it doesn’t actually define what a terrorist is. For instance, drunk drivers aren’t terrorists, although they have killed literally a hundred times more Canadians than bona fide (albeit ill-defined) terrorists have done. The peak year for terrorism in Canada was 1985, when the Air India bombers dispatched 329 lives, while alcohol-related traffic fatalities numbered 714 in 2009 – a modest year for drinking drivers.

On average, one in four Cancer takes upwards of Canadians owns a gun. But 75,000 Canadian lives each it’s only the statistics that year. When the final tally inspire terror. Neither guns is realized, it is expected nor their owners – includthat lung cancer alone will ing those afraid to register have taken 26,100 lives in their weapons – will be 2014. The vast majority of defined as terrorists in the those deaths can be directly Harpo-Cons’ new law. attributed to smoking – but Without an actual defneither those who produce inition of “terrorist,” but nor those who sell tobacco some ambiguously disproducts will be recognized cussed parameters, there as terrorists under Bill C-51. BOB GROENEVELD are people who are terrified Guns can provide us with that their currently legal some terrifying statistics. actions could be construed as terrorism. For instance, of the 500 or so homicides For instance, Bill C-51 may be able that occur in Canada, more than 150 to reach its tentacles into any form of per year are committed with the use of protest that could have an impact on guns. Of course, we have been made Canada’s economic welfare. well aware by such great luminaries as That provision, it is argued, could be Charlton Heston that “Guns don’t kill used to stop protests against tar sands, people, people kill people.” oil pipelines, or fracking. Many of the people who kill people Meanwhile, it is also argued that none with their guns are the people themof the provisions in the law would have selves. There were 586 suicides with aided in preventing any terrorist acts guns in Canada in 2006. that have actually occurred in Canada. Canada’s youth suicide rate involvIt took authorities a year to announce ing guns is near or at the highest in the that West Edmonton Mall is supposedly world. But the bullies who terrorize in danger of a terrorist attack. many of those children to death are not How many people did that announcetechnically terrorists. ment protect? Or is the protection Nor is a government that inadequately imminent by scaring us into accepting a addresses mental illness that kills or maims minds both young and old in this new law to protect us? Who are the real terrorists, anyway? country.

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Service needs federal intervention Dear Editor, I am dismayed to learn that Telus is introducing extra charges for customers who may use more internet data than Telus provides on their various plans. I have reviewed my plan and usage and have concluded that I will not be adversely affected by this new policy, however that is not the point. I currently pay $80 plus tax per month for up to 50 mbps internet speed with 400 gig maximum allowed use. A quick search on the internet to see what our neighbours to the south pay, and I quickly discovered that, despite the claims of the Canadian mega-communication giants that Canadians do not pay substantially higher prices than users in the U.S., this is not the case. In Seattle there are far more service pro-

viders to choose from. A customer in Seattle will pay $40-$45 a months for the same speeds I get, tax-free, with no data limit. For the money I pay, I could get a gigabyte a second download speed, 20 times faster than I get from Telus, with no extra charges for anything, and with no tax. It is one thing for the Canadian telecoms to charge some of the highest internet prices in the western world, but to turn around and introduce extra charges, claiming a need for system upgrades (that they have known for years would be needed, and that a small portion of their revenue would have easily covered) is galling. Local MP Mark Warawa’s government, through the CRTC, should immediately intervene, stand up for Canadian consumers, and put a stop to this nonsense. Jamie Clark, Fort Langley

Little evidence of palliative care funding Dear Editor, Langley MP Mark Warawa expressed his opinion on euthanasia [Proper care better than euthanasia, Feb. 12 Letters, Langley Advance]. He said Parliament has been dealing with the issue, and then said, “If a dying person is properly cared for and shown they are valued and loved, depression and thoughts of ending their life dissipate.” I agree with the “properly cared for” statement, but on June 12, 2014, the Canadian Medical Association said access to palliative care must improve, while restrictions on assisted suicide must be discussed. The health minister said the federal government has been investing in palliative

care research and delivery to “ensure that Canadians continue to receive the highest level of care.” I have read or heard little regarding investment the government has put into palliative care. Too often, patients are discharged to their homes waiting for palliative care – patients sent home to be cared for by loved ones needing help from palliative care nurses to help the patient maintain a quality of life by treating pain and preventing suffering. There is also a need for doctors to receive extensive pain-management or palliative care training to help those at the end of life. I would ask Mr. Warawa when there will be more funding to palliative care

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Dear Editor, Langley has contracted its animal control services to LAPS, the organization attempting to win support for its trap-neuter-reabandon program for feral cats. Is dumping stray cats back out onto the streets of Langley an acceptable method of animal control? Are taxpayers comfortable with the realization that, if they contact “animal control” to report a problem stray cat, it will be captured, sterilized, and if unadoptable, be re-abandoned right back where it came from? Are property owners ever actually asked if they want stray cats dumped on their property? Are the volunteer groups that work so hard to make Langley’s parks and green spaces havens for native wildlife ever asked if its okay if someone decides to re-abandon an invasive alien predator there? L. Andrusiak, Langley

nursing. When will there be more funding to provinces to provide space in care homes for patients who are past the point of being able to be cared for at home. I know Mr. Warawa will say the government provides funding for the provinces, and how they spend it is up to them. That is not reassuring the patient asking for relief from their pain and the desire to end it all. Palliative care nurses and our family physician provided the ability to care for my husband at home for 18 months with their understanding of pain management. He was able to be with family until the last two weeks of his life, when he passed away in hospital. Mr. Warawa’s government – my government – needs to provide palliative care to all Canadians and begin funding a national strategy helping patients maintain a quality of life and treating pain and preventing suffering. With that, perhaps the need for assisted end of life will not be the forefront of discussion as it is now. Will he stand up in Parliament and ask his colleagues to bring about this much needed strategy, as we are all aging and may need palliative care for ourselves? Emilia Antoshchuk, Langley

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A taste of Langley was offered by Jason Oceans of Township 7 Winery at a wedding show held at Pitt Meadows Airport last week.

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On the route for the Historic Half Marathon in Fort Langley, Walnut Grove residents

(left to right) Joanna Bergen, Ally Angell and David Angell, along with their kids Norah (in the stroller), Jordon, Eli, and Anneya were there to cheer on their friend Pam Hamilton, running in memory of a friend who recently died of leukemia.

A visit to Muriel Arnason Library figured in Lunar New Year plans for Diana Timms and her daughters Genevieve, two, Elizabeth, eight, and Victoria, six, last Tuesday.

Library celebrates Year of the Sheep For the seventh year, the Muriel Arnason Library hosted a Chinese New Year celebration.

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Nearly $12,000 was handed out to three charities after the 2015 Fraser Valley Family

Day organized by C&D Logistics at the Langley Event Centre. The Township of Langley Firefighters’ Charitable Society (TLFCS), Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS - lapsbc. ca), and Life Ready Foundation (lifeready.ca) all took part in creating a family-fun atmosphere at the event. Special sponsors of the event were Valley Traffic Services, Kevin Bay Mortgage Specialist and Darnell & Company Lawyers. Participating in the handover of proceeds were (kneeling) Life Ready Foundation’s Dino Geremia, Original Ginger’s Lisa Ostrowercha and event supporter and Canuck’s anthem singer Mark Donnelly, and (standing) Original Ginger’s Todd Ostrowercha, Sean Baker of LAPS, C&D Logistics CEO Dana Matheson, TLFCS director and IAFF4550 firefighter Jhim Burwell, and Life Ready Foundation’s Will Loftus.

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Roughly 175 people of all ages marked the Year of the Sheep at Muriel Arnason Library last week. The library attached to the Township Civic Facility hosted its seventh annual Chinese New Year event, with families and children decorating paper lanterns, colouring sheets, making lucky envelopes, and enjoying food and music. Township Mayor Jack Froese and Councillor Petrina Arnason attended, and conveyed their Happy New Year wishes to the community. The library, named after Coun. Arnason’s mother, the late longtime Councillor Muriel Arnason, was filled with people of all ages during the afternoon’s festivities. Most of the fun centred around the lantern craft. Langley-based artists Kosheng Ko and Su-Chen Huang taught the Chinese craft. Volunteers Lisa Zhu, Bill Shi, and Lucy Wang also lent helping hands. “Everyone was very happy to participate in this multicultural event,” said community librarian Dr. Sarwan Singh Randhawa. “The library received excellent comments from the attendees.” Randhawa noted that a newcomer to Canada said she and her children were so happy to be at this celebration that it was hard to explain: “What a nice welcome to Canada, we are feeling at our own home,” she said.

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Residents rounded up for recognition Lodge has Many groups are active in Langley City and their volunteers were honoured Feb. 19. HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

By day Patrick Matiowski works with volunteers in his job through the Langley Lodge seniors complex. And in his off hours, he volunteers, with the Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise and as a member of the Knights of Columbus. The fundraising director for the Langley Care Society gets to see both sides of the fence and was chosen to deliver the speech on behalf of local volunteers at the annual Langley City Volunteer Appreciation Banquet Thursday. “I think serving and giving of yourself is a key to happiness,” Matiowski said. He said volunteers value seeing the smile or the twinkle in the eye of someone who has been helped. Matiowski said the room full of volunteers, just a fraction of those in the community, show that “altruism is alive and well.” He admitted that working with volunteers, each with their own skills and opinions, isn’t always easy but it’s a small matter in relation to the benefits, the amount of work that volunteers accomplish and the people who are helped. “You may go faster alone but you can go farther with others,” he commented. Cathy Gibbs, representing Langley MLA Mary Polak, said volunteers are vital to a sense of community. “[Seeing everyone at the annual banquet] always brings to mind all of the

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Patrick Matiowski delivered the speech on behalf of local volunteers at the Langley City Volunteer Appreciation Banquet Feb. 19. (Below) Royal Canadian Legion Langley branch president Shirley Blair and treasurer David Brocklehurst are some of the community guests honoured at the annual banquet. Rebeca Brown represented MP Mark Warawa who was away in Ottawa. Joining her was her husband, Josh Brown, a recruiter at Trinity Western University.

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things that wouldn’t happen without volunteers,” she said. Gibbs said volunteering is about people

taking ownership of their community and wanting to improve it. Langley City Councillor Rudy Storteboom said government couldn’t accomplish a fraction of what volunteers do. Rebeca Brown spoke on behalf of Langley MP Mark Warawa who was unable to attend the event but wanted to acknowledge the people who help others, the environment and more. “Volunteers give of their time and resources, selflessly and without restraint, in ways that can sometimes be overlooked,” Brown commented. Representatives from the City committees and community groups were recognized at the annual Langley City Volunteer Appreciation Banquet Feb. 19. Heather Colpitts Langley Advance

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TOWNSHIP ELECTION

Froese spent twice as much as Green for win

The winner of the 2014 Township mayoral race outspent his rivals. MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

The two main candidates for mayor in Langley Township last November were even farther apart in spending than in votes. Financial disclosure statements for the recent election showed that winner Jack Froese spent more than twice as much as his main challenger, Rick Green. Froese won his second term in office with almost 60 per cent of the total votes, while Green, who served as mayor from 2008-11, took 34.4 per cent. Newcomer

Serena Oh took 5.7 per cent. In terms of spending, Froese spent $99,690, while Green spent $44,025. Oh spent nothing and accepted no donations, giving her the highest number of votes for dollars Jack Froese spent. $99,690 The differences between Green and Froese were about more than total dollars. Green’s contributions came primarily from private individuals, while Froese got most of his money from corporate donors. Froese raised $21,540 from individuals, $67,250 from corporations, and $6,000 from “unincorporated business/commer-

cial organizations.” He raised $94,790 in total and spent approximately $5,000 over and above what was raised. Funding for the election campaign came from local companies such as Clover Towing, Starline Rick Green Windows, and Cedar $44,025 Rim Nursery, and from major developers, including Lanstone Homes, Polygon Homes, and Vesta Properties. Developers and property owners like Peter Warkentin and Fort Langley’s Eric Woodward also made personal contributions. The Froese family business, J.D. Farms,

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also made multiple donations. Green raised $34,225 from individuals and $5,200 from corporations. Most of his donations came from a small number of people giving donations of $1,000 or more. Serena Oh The two candidates $0 spent their money very different. Green and Froese both spent money on flyers, newspaper advertising, and on signs and billboards. Froese spent $10,556 on internet advertising. He also spent $12,770 on “other advertising.” His disclosure documents also list a number of volunteer rallies and meet and greet events.

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

BYLAW NOS. 5126 & 5127 APPLICATION NO. RO100113 OWNER:

AGENT:

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LOCATION:

3543 - 272 Street (see Map 1)

LEGAL:

Lot 25 Section 30 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 1102 Except: Plan EPP35686 and EPP40434

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5126 proposes to amend the Aldergrove Community Plan by including the property within the plan area.

BYLAW NO. 5129

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Noort Developments (The Meadows) Ltd. 101, 403 Sixth Street New Westminster, BC V3L 3B1 PROPOSAL:

BYLAW NOS. 5126 & 5127

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Lot 28 Section 24 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1578

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5129 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Residential Zone R-1A, Residential Compact Lot Zones R-CL(A), R-CL(B), R-CL(RH), and Comprehensive Development Zone CD-77. Development Permits are being considered in conjunction with this bylaw.

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MAP 2 AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 5126, 5127 and 5129; Development Permit Nos. 100756 and 100757; and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from February 19 to March 2, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd floor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or online at tol.ca/hearing. Date:

Monday, March 2

Time:

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This application will facilitate the development of 20 single family lots, 9 rowhouse lots, and 11 townhouses.

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public input opportunity Proposed Bylaw Amendments NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a public input opportunity. AT THE PUBLIC INPUT OPPORTUNITY all persons who believe their interest is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the public input opportunity.

4050 to provide for regulations with regards to commercial licensed producers (Medical Marihuana Use) by requiring that an applicant for a licence to conduct a Medical Marihuana Use on a parcel, shall provide a copy of a valid licence issued to that applicant for that parcel pursuant to the Marihuana Purposes Regulations, SOR/2013-119 as amended from time to time.

FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW 2007 NO. 4616 AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015 NO. 5131

BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW 2001 NO. 4050 AMENDMENT BYLAW 2015 NO. 5130

Bylaw No. 5131 proposes to amend the Fees and Charges Bylaw 2007 No. 4616 as a result of the proposed amendments to the Business Licence Bylaw to impose a business licence fee for Medical Marihuana Use.

Bylaw No. 5130 proposes to amend Business Licence Bylaw 2001 No.

Copies of the bylaws and relevant background material may be inspected

between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from February 19 to March 2, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Business Licence counter, 2nd Floor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or online at tol.ca/hearing. Date:

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history

Looking back through the files of the Langley Advance. Eighty Years Ago February 21, 1935

! Two men were sentenced to a year in jail for stealing chickens from the Penzer Bros. poultry farm in Aldergrove. ! J.K. Walsh was elected president of the Laymen’s Ass’n. of Langley. Other executives were F.W. Adams, Andres Adams, C. Vroom, C.E. Hagelstein. The group opposed granting of a beer licence in Langley Municipality.

cheques from two store employees on their way to make a night deposit, but returned more than $7,000 in cheques. There was no return address. ! Fire ripped through Lochiel Elementary School only five days after a new addition had been opened. More than half of the school was lost in

the $220,000 fire. Firefighters were hampered by a 10-mile round trip required to bring water to bear on the blaze.

claiming that he had a vested business interest in eliminating Pitt Poulder from the shortlist of disposal sites. Three of the four shortlisted sites were in Langley, and the fourth sat on the LangleyMatsqui border.

Twenty Years Ago

some parts of Langley. ! Handguns and money were stolen from a Langley sport shop. Robbers armed with an automatic handgun struck in broad daylight, and were believed connected with a sport shop robbery in Vancouver a week earlier.

! Langley Memorial Hospital was recognized as one of Canada’s best, by the Canadian Council for Health Services Accreditation. ! High winds and several inches of snow were followed by downpours of rain, causing flood conditions in

! A concerted effort was made to battle car thefts – an average of six cars per day had been stolen during the previous year. ! B.C. Marijuana Party leader Marc Emery announced his intention to seek the Fort

Thirty Years Ago February 20, 1985

! A Langley site was “almost certainly” to be chosen for a landfill to handle all of the Lower Mainland’s solid waste, Township mayor Bill Blair announced after speaking with Lower Mainland Refuse Project manager Keith Henry. ! Meanwhile, Township Alderman Carol Gran called for a provincial investigation into Keith Henry’s affairs,

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Sixty Years Ago

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February 25, 2005

! Lindsey Massar, principal cellist with the Langley Fine Arts School orchestra, received a Canadian Merit scholarship worth up to $75,000 for up to four years of university studies. ! Debate over samesex marriage bumped consideration of Carley’s Law in parliament by two weeks. Carley’s Law, aimed at hitand-run drivers was sparked by the death of Carley Regan in Aldergrove.

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! Langley blood donors set a record when 232 people rode school buses and cars to a clinic in Vancouver. ! Langley Amateur Athletic Ass’n. opened its campaign to raise money to buy six acres adjacent to its existing playing fields. ! Langley Agricutural Ass’n. decided to hold a two-day fall fair on Labour Day and the day after. A senior cattle show was slated both days.

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Langley-Aldergrove MLA seat held by Solicitor General Rich Coleman.

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! Proclamation of the City of Langley, expected for March 1, was delayed while letters patent were amended to name a provisional city council. Incorporation Committee chairman Maurice Mulligan returned to Victoria to complete the incorporation arrangements with Municipal Affairs Minister Black.

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! Langley Recreation Commission director Pete Swensson announced that the May 2 Langley Walk was to start in Aldergrove and end at Fort Langley Community Playground Park. ! A large gathering from all over the Fraser Valley turned out to witness the launch of a $60,000 fundraising drive for the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum, which was to be located in Fort Langley. Recreation and Conservation Minister Ken Kiernan opened the drive from the entrance to Langley Centennial Museum in Fort Langley.

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VIOLENT ATTACK Marie’s friends and family are Relaying because Marie has cancer.

WHO WILL YOU RELAY FOR?

Attacker given peace bond A suspect taunted his victim saying he’d never be caught. Guess what happened? MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Sign up and win. Register by March 1, 2015 for the early bird rate of $10 per person and receive one entry into a draw to win an iPad and one entry into a draw to win a $100 VISA gift card. Langley Relay For Life Friday June 12, 2015 • 6pm – 6am McLeod Park, Langley BC langleyrelay@bc.cancer.ca or call 604-533-1668 Accept the baton. Register at relayforlife.ca

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A Langley man who was badly beaten by a stranger on a park trail saw his attacker plead guilty more than two years after the attack. Brian Cushnaghan was thrilled on Wednesday, Feb. 19 after he attended court to see Scott Leonard McPherson accept a peace bond. McPherson pleaded under section 810 of the Canadian Criminal Code, which is not technically a guilty plea but admits that the victim had reason to be concerned for his or her safety. McPherson will now be under a sixmonth peace bond, can’t contact his victim, and may be required to attend counselling by his probation officer. It was on Oct. 26, 2012, that an aggressive dog sparked the attack. Cushnaghan and his wife Cathleen were walking their beagle, Daisy, on the Houston Trail in the Derby Reach Regional Park that afternoon. A large off-leash dog came up behind them. It turned on Daisy and attacked her. Cushnaghan tried to kick the larger dog off 20-pound Daisy. The larger dog’s owner, just behind his animal, then charged over, screaming, swearing, and threatening Brian for kicking his dog. He shoved Brian and tackled him into a ditch. Cushnaghan knew he was seriously

injured as soon as the other man landed on him. He felt excruciating pain in his shoulder and almost passed out. The Cushnaghans’ beagle Daisy was okay, but Brian was badly injured. Neither of the Cushnaghans had ever seen the man before. While waiting for an ambulance in the parking lot at the end of the trail, Cathleen wrote down the licence plate number of every car in the parking lot, Brian said. They handed the list over to the RCMP at the hospital where Brian was being seen by doctors. Brian suffered a broken bone, a full dislocation of his shoulder, and a torn rotator cuff, he said. Two years later, he has not fully recovered and doesn’t expect to. “My arm is about as good as it’s going to get,” Brian said. He said he has about 80 per cent mobility in the injured shoulder, and he can no longer swim. Although the couple had never seen the attacker before, they did run into him again. Just a short time later, they returned to walk the trail and ran into the man again. “I said to him ‘the police are looking for you’,” Cushnaghan said. The man scoffed and said they would never find him. He was wrong. The licence plate numbers they gave to the police, plus their description of the man, turned out to be enough. By November, the Langley RCMP had identified a suspect, both through the licence numbers and a photo lineup for the Cushnaghans. >Read more at www.langleyadvance.com.

COMMUNITY

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Feb. 24

Langley Heritage Society The society meets at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 in Milner Chapel, 6716 216th St. After a short business meeting, author Ruth Derksen will talk about her book Daughters in the City, the history of Mennonite women coming to Vancouver in the 1930s to work as domestics, many being Russian refugees escaping Stalin’s regime. Everyone welcome. Light refreshments. Info: info@langleyheritage.ca.

Feb. 25

Arthritis and heart disease Learn about the link between arthritis and increased risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke at a BC Arthritis Society lecture Feb. 25, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Township Civic Facility, 20338 65th Ave. Admission is free but donations accepted. Register: 604-714-5550 or email to:registration@bc.arthritis.ca.

CPR for seniors A two hour course will teach about CPR, heart attack and stroke warning signs, what to do in an emer-

Feb. 27

Shrek the Musical Tickets are on sale for the Langley Secondary production which runs at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 and 28, and March 5-7. There are also 2 p.m. matinees Feb. 28 and March 7. Purchase at www.LSScommunity. payschoolfees.net. Tickets: $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. At 21405 56th Ave. Box office: 604-534-4171 ext. 743.

Feb. 28

Fraser Valley Acoustic Guitar Festival The featured concert has Greek musician Antigoni Goni with guests Jeff Bowman and Les Finnigan on Feb. 28 at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Langley campus starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at www.kpu.ca and all KPU bookstores. The Evolution of Music The Kindlers Society of R.E. Mountain Secondary, which raises money for literacy projects, has its second annual fundraising concert at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 20097 72nd Ave. $6 at the door.

Libraries

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istration is required unless noted otherwise. Murrayville Library 22071 48th Ave. 604-533-0339 Author Mark Forsythe, From the West Coast to the Western Front: British Columbians and the Great War, visits Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. Reserve a seat by phoning 604533-0339. Murrayville Library Art Club Show runs March 13. View works in acrylic, oil, and watercolour.

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Walnut Grove Business Association Info: Laurie@wgba.ca or 604-850-5095. Health Equipment Loan Program HELP, a Canadian Red Cross program, needs volunteers for its equipment loan service. Looking for volunteers to work in the depot in Port Kells. Info: or 604-881-1113.

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Senior Opus Singers No experience is necessary, only a love of singing. The group does familiar tunes and meets Tuesday afternoons in Walnut Grove. Info:

senioropussingers@gmail.com. Scottish Country Dancing The first lesson is free. Check out the lively dancing. No partner necessary. Beginners welcome. The group meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Fort Langley Community Hall. Info: Rebecca, 604-530-0500 or lonotera@ shaw.ca.

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GOLDEN EARS

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A wild drive ended when police shut down a bridge to trap a suspect.

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Just after 2 p.m., Maple Ridge Mounties tried to pull over a red Ford pickup for speeding. The driver first pulled over, then suddenly sped off toward Coquitlam on Lougheed Highway. The pickup, recently stolen, was followed by a police helicopter. “Both Coquitlam and Langley RCMP officers deployed spike belts numerous times to try and slow or stop the vehicle safely,” said Lower Mainland RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Annie Linteau. “Unfortunately, the driver continued to drive dangerously, at times into incoming traffic.”

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Things to consider before choosing a summer camp

Though February does not often elicit images of youngsters building campfires or playing games in the pool, the month more synonymous with the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day is a great time for parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids.

Summer camp is often something kids look forward to, and something they will fondly recall long after they reach adulthood. For many kids, summer camp provides a first taste of independence, as youngsters spend significant time away from home without their parents for the first time in their lives. But as great an experience as summer camp can be for youngsters, it can be just as difficult an experience if parents don’t find the right fit for their children. That’s why it behooves parents to start thinking about summer camps for their kids in winter, before camps start filling out their rosters, which tends to happen in early spring. The following are a few things parents should take into consideration when seeking a summer camp for their kids.

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When vetting camps for kids, parents should ask what a typical day is like once the season hits full swing. Many parents want their youngsters to have a well-rounded experience, while others might want their kids to attend a more specialized camp, whether it’s a sports camp focusing on a particular sport or a music camp devoted to helping kids become better musicians. Regardless of the type of camp parents are considering for their kids, they should ask about what daily life at the camp is like. Ask to see schedules and how strictly camps adhere to those schedules. When considering specialized camps, ask the staff representative if kids will have the chance to simply have a little fun and which types of recreational activities are planned to give kids a break from what are often rigorous schedules.

Another thing parents must consider before choosing a summer camp for their kids is the goals of each individual camp. A camp should be dedicated to ensuring kids have fun, even when kids are attending more specialized camps that tend to be more strict. In addition, parents should look for a camp that wants its attendees to foster relationships with their fellow campers. Camp can be lonely for some youngsters, especially those attending summer camp for the first time, but a summer camp that strives to promote friendship among its campers can reduce, if not eliminate, any feelings of homesickness.

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On Saturday, the Spartans fell to U of Alberta in four sets in the Canada West gold medal game at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton. Scores in Alberta’s 3-1 win were 2624, 25-20, 25-27, and 25-20. The Spartans had won 16 straight coming into the match, but Alberta won the first two sets en route to ending TWU’s hopes of a conference title. More online at

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FIELD LACROSSE

Thunder wins provincial silver

The Langley Thunder battled to a silver medal in the U16 Tier 1 division, during the British Columbia Lacrosse Association’s U16, U14, and U12 Tier 1 & Tier 2 boys field lacrosse provincial championships held over the weekend. All games were played at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex. The Thunder fell to the Coquitlam Adanacs in the gold medal match-up. Coquitlam’s win over Langley in the U16 division completed a dominant tournament for the Adanacs, who win three Tier 1 gold medal titles. More online at

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The Aldergrove juniors have a chance to end the series tomorrow.

In Wednesday’s game two of the opening round playoff series between the Abbotsford Pilots and Aldergrove Kodiaks, members of the Kodiaks – including Aldergrove’s Eric Wieking (No. 16) and Scott McHaffie – and Pilots had a board meeting. The Kodiaks sent their fans home happy after doubling the Pilots 6-3 at Aldergrove Arena.

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The Aldergrove Kodiaks have grounded the Abbotsford Pilots thus far, in their best-of-seven, Pacific Junior Hockey League opening round playoff series. The Kodiaks hold a threegames-to-one lead on the Pilots and will have an opportunity to end the series Wednesday at Aldergrove Arena. Game time is 7:15 p.m. After losing the opener to Abbotsford on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Aldergrove Arena, the Kodiaks have stormed back to win the next three by scores of 6-3 last Wednesday at Aldergrove Arena, 4-2 on Friday at Abbotsford’s MSA Arena, and 3-2 in overtime this past Saturday at MSA. The series features the first and fourth place teams in the Harold Brittain Conference. The defending PJHL champion Kodiaks topped the conference’s regular season standings with a 22-14-2-6 record. The Pilots struggled late in the season and finished fourth with a 21-21-0-2 mark. “It’s been really tight,” Kodiaks head coach Brad Rihela said. “The games have been very competitive and have gone back and forth.”

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Bobcats win Valley title Judging from their play over the weekend, the Brookswood Bobcats look poised to defend their B.C. high school senior girls ‘AAA’ basketball title. The Bobcats rolled to the Fraser Valley championship, beating Abbotsford’s W.J. Mouat Hawks 75-69 in the gold medal game, played Saturday night at Gleneagle Secondary in Coquitlam. The Bobcats – who beat Oak Bay in the 2014 B.C. championship game at the Langley Events Centre and are ranked No. 1 in the province – will now move on to the provincial tournament March 4-7 at the LEC.

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Wieking scored into an empty Kodiaks 3, Pilots 2 (overtime) net with 21 seconds to go in Saturday at MSA, Evan regulation time after the Pilots, Cusmano scored on a Kodiaks’ down 3-2 and pressing for the power play 7:14 into the tying goal, pulled goaltender first overtime period to lift Jacob Crawford for an extra Aldergrove to victory, and give attacker. the local junior Bs a strangleThe Kodiaks led 2-1 after the hold on the series. first period, and after a scoreBrandon Dolby and Aaron less middle frame, Markin scored the moved ahead 3-1 other goals for the We’re going on Dolby’s goal Kodiaks, who led 7:06 into the third 1-0 after the first to have to be stanza. period and 2-1 late hard to play The Pilots’ Kolten in the third frame against right Grieve narrowed before Abbotsford’s Brady Lawlor scored from the drop Abbotsford’s marwith 2:07 to go in gin to 3-2 when he of the puck. regulation to tie the scored five minutes game and send it and one second Brad Rihela into overtime. after Dolby’s goal. Kodiaks’ goaltendGiesbrecht er Ben Giesbrecht was named earned the win, stopping 31 of the game’s second star after he 33 Pilots’ shots. stopped 55 of 57 shots, includRihela knows that the Pilots ing eight in overtime. will be desperate to stay alive Kodiaks 4, Pilots 2 on Wednesday. On Friday, the Kodiaks took “We’re going to have to be their first lead of the series by hard to play against right from doubling the Pilots. the drop of the puck,” he said. Markin, Dolby, Quinncy “We have to have a good start. Leroux, and Eric Wieking found We have to make sure we put the net for Aldergrove. on our best performance.”

Rihela knew the Pilots would present a stern challenge. “Absolutely, 100 per cent,” he said. “They’re a real quality organization and they’re always in the mix. We have an intense rivalry going back a few years and we knew it was going be a tough test.” In the wake of his team’s game one loss, Rihela said the Kodiaks upped their urgency and compete level. “We’re battling for loose pucks and finding ways to gain an edge in all three zones,” he added.

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Rivermen edge Kings

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Hockey legend Phil Esposito spoke to the Langley Rivermen before their game Thursday against Prince George.

Schneider and call-up Matt corner from just inside the blueline to restore the Barberis as the Rivermen Rivermen’s two goal lead. snapped a four-game Prince George countered, losing streak. thanks to Daniel Nachbaur “That’s a big win for putting home a nice feed us,” Kilistoff said. “We from Rider Stoglin after a made the fans sweat a Charlie Pelnik turnover, little bit but it’s nice to get cutting the lead this monkey back to one. off our back.” This was our The Spruce “The guys commost complete Kings then tied the game peted hard,” effort in a at 11:35 when Rivermen while. another Langley assistant The Langley Rivermen defensive zone coach Kurt weren’t going to let the Kurt Astle turnover ended Astle said. Prince George Spruce up on the “This was our Kings come into their rink stick of Cole most comand stomp them again, McCaskill, who made no plete effort in a while. We like they did a week earstill need to clean up some mistake. lier. Special teams had a areas but I was happy Not with one of Hockey large role as the Rivermen with the guys.” Hall of Fame member played one of their most With a pep-talk from Phil Esposito, one of the Esposito prior to the game, discipline games of the greatest to ever lace up season, only being shortthe ’Men used that as the skates, looking on and handed three times and motivation coming out lending his support. killing off each of Prince the gates flying, scoring The Rivermen, who sufGeorge’s power play the first two goals of the fered a 7-3 defeat to the efforts. game. Spruce Kings on Feb. 12, Meanwhile, the Marcus Vela notched his gained a Rivermen scored twice 15th of measure on their four power of revenge FINAL RIVERMEN the season play attempts including 3:34 into this past HOME GAME Kilistoff’s 24th of the seathe game Thursday, Rivermen vs. and Jordan son in the extra frame. with a Salmon Arm Silverbacks The next Rivermen game Schneider muchis their final home game fired a needed 4-3 • When: Tonight (Tuesday, of the regular season as point shot Feb. 24) starting at 8 p.m. overtime they host the Salmon past Alex win over • Where: Langley Events Arm Silverbacks tonight Brooksthe Prince Centre. Tickets at the door (Tuesday, Feb. 24). Potts at George or online at www.langleyOpening puck drop is 8 7:12 to visitors rivermen.com p.m. at the LEC. make it in B.C. FINAL BUZZER: 2-0. Hockey Esposito was greeted by The League Rivermen fans with a loud Spruce Kings got one action at the Langley ovation as he dropped the back at 13:01 when Adam Events Centre (LEC). puck at the centre ice dot Clements put a loose puck The captain played for the ceremonial face-off. past Bo Didur to head into the hero role, as Kevan The two-time Stanley the intermission down 2-1. Kilistoff scored 2:40 into Cup champion signed A quiet second period overtime, sending the autographs and took picthat saw no goals set up a home fans happy on Fan wild and entertaining third tures with the fans during Appreciation Night. the game and was even period. With Esposito in the telling stories about his Barberis netted his first house, thanks to Pastime playing days including the Sports and Games, Kilistoff BCHL goal of his career 1972 Summit Series win on the power play one finished off a nice passover Russia. minute in, finding the top ing play from Jordan

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MINOR FOOTBALL

Stamps, Mustangs will see stars

The 2014 Star Bowl in Chilliwack will have no shortage of Langley players Langley Minor Football has 27 all-stars in its fold. The selections were recently announced for the Valley Community Football League and the Vancouver Mainland Football League (includes Vancouver Island teams) 2014 All-Star Star Bowl games, to be played April 25 at Exhibition Park in Chilliwack. LMF will be extremely well represented in the 12-man divisions. The bantam Mustangs (14- and 15-yearolds) placed 12 players on the team. Not to be outdone, the midget Stampeders (16- to 18-year-olds) placed 15 members on the Star Bowl team.

It’s been a great run for LMF over the past couple of years. In 2013 and 2014 both the Mustangs and the Stampeders qualified for the provincial final games, with the Mustangs taking the title in 2013. Mustangs who made the all-star bantam squad include: Ross Baykey, Travis Evens, Ryan Kiess, Azuka Okoli, Sheldon Gangloff, YunJae Boo, Owen Jenkins, Damen Norris, Jacob Smart, Riley Hegedus, Colton Dejong, and Nathen Warren. Stampeders on the midget all-star team are: Kodi McAllister, Clayton Frohich, Scott Tolnay, Devin Dacosta, Joe Carter, Stephen Legare, Jaydan Korfman, Nolan McMurchy, Conner Griffiths, Nathan Lonn, Luke Allen, WonJae Boo, David Fredo, Ryan Porteous, and Craig Clarot. Visit the LMF website at www.langleyfootball.ca.

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