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Cracked overpass repaired Damage to 200 Street-Hwy. 1 interchange not a safety issue DAN FERGUSON Times Reporter

Work to replace a cracked section of bridge decking on the controversy-plagued 200 Street overpass at Highway 1 in Langley is expected to wrap up Wednesday (today). The provincial ministry of transportation said the damage to a six-metre slab of concrete was not a safety issue because the structural integrity of the eight-year-old six-lane bridge was not affected. The crack was discovered last fall and a temporary steel plate was installed to cover the crack while engineering studies were carried out. Work to replace the damaged slab began on Saturday, March 19 to coincide with the school spring break when traffic levels are lower. The six lanes were reduced to four while the work was underway. Because the bridge is still under warranty, the repairs are the responsibility of the builder, BA Blacktop Ltd. of North Vancouver. In order to provide more clearance between the bridge and highway while keeping the incline as low as possible for vehicles, the 200 Street designbuild project used what is described as a “flat plate cast-in-place design” instead of the more common system of precast girders that are manufactured offsite and lowered onto bridge supports by crane. In place of regular ground fill, BA Blacktop used Geofoam, an expanded polystyrene product that looks like large Styrofoam blocks, to minimize ground settlement at the bridge abutment and reduce long-term maintenance costs. The company did not respond to a Times request for information about the cause of the cracking or the cost of repairs. The $31.5 million dollar project was built as a private-public partnership, where the private companies were given $15 million in the form of government-owned land near the crossing in return for building the bridge. Construction started in 1999, but was repeatedly delayed because of clashes between the Township of Langley and provincial government over issues that included the layout of the intersection, the number of traffic signals and terms of the land swap.

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R.C. Palmer Griffins point guard Bill Cheng dishes the ball off to a teammate during the B.C. boys’ AAA basketball championship final against Vancouver College on Saturday at the Langley Events Centre. Cheng, named the tournament top defensive player, helped the Richmond school win its first provincial title with a 71-63 victory. See page 13 for more. Video at langleytimes.com.

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Long lineups as dance club hosts grand opening weekend DAN FERGUSON Times Reporter

Some patrons had to wait outside Vancouver’s Ultimate Dance Club in Langley for two hours on Saturday (March 19) before they were admitted to the official opening of the teen dance club on Eastleigh Crescent. That’s according to comments posted on the Facebook page of the new dance club for 14 to 18-year-olds. Some who posted messages estimated about 700 teens showed up for the event at the club, which is only allowed to have 500 people inside at a time. The club operators posted an apology to those who weren’t able to get inside. “We were full again and due to the Cities [sic] capacity bylaws as we can only let so many people in,” the Facebook message read. The Times has learned the club operators have approached the City of Langley to see about boosting their allowed capacity from 500 to 800. That would still be fewer people than the 1,000 the building was allowed when it was the Langley Legion. No formal application has been made yet and it’s likely the operators would have to add more bathrooms and entrances and exits to get the increase. The club owners did not respond to Times queries about the proposal. Langley RCMP report there was one noise complaint over the weekend about the club and one incident involving two intoxicated teens who were arrested for creating a disturbance. continued, PAGE 4

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Club owner promises to address noise complaints from PAGE 3

During an earlier interview about noise complaints from nearby residents during the weekends leading up to the official opening, club owner James Thom said he has been in contact with some of the area residents whose grievances include loud bass from the dance music, as well as vandalism, pot smoking and public drunkenness among the club’s under-age patrons. Thom said he has walked the area with his sound man while the music was playing, and using a decibel meter, determined the levels were within legal limits. However, he said he would reduce the bass,

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A DJ plays while club patrons dance during the grand opening weekend of Vancouver’s Ultimate Dance Club in this photo from Facebook. Open for the past three weekends, the club for 14 to 18-year-olds has created headaches for some of its neighbours. which is the part of the music that carries farthest. “We may address some inside soundproofing, too,” he added. “I wouldn’t want music blasting if I lived in the area.” In an effort to reduce problems

outside the club, Thom has already instituted a policy that does not allow teens to come and go once they’ve paid their cover and entered the building, he said. While some teens have complained that means they can’t go out for a cigarette,

Thom has no plans to designate a smoking area for his patrons, who are too young to buy cigarettes legally. Thom can be contacted by email at vancouversdanceclub@ gmail.com or by phone at 778-278-2582. – with files from Brenda Anderson

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uesday was budget day in Ottawa, but more importantly, it may have been the day that determines whether the Conservative government will survive a little longer, or whether an election will soon be held. Prior to the official tabling of the budget on Tuesday afternoon, it appeared that the Conservatives were ready to include some items that the NDP had asked for. If this proves to be enough to secure NDP support for the budget, it will likely pass and prospects for an election will dim. For most Canadians, that would be the preferred approach. They are not consumed with politics, and see little need for another election that is likely to confirm the present status of all four parties in Parliament. That would be the Conservatives in power with a minority; the Liberals as official opposition; the NDP as a perennial third party with a fair bit of influence; and the Bloc Quebecois as separatists from Quebec, holding the majority of Quebec seats. The current minority government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been in power for just over five years. It has kept the vast majority of its campaign promises and governed effectively, particularly when the world economy was melting down in 2008. Canada is now seen by many investors as among the safest countries in the world, with a strong financial system, a treasure trove of resources, a well-educated work force and a great deal of stability. The fact that the Conservatives are forced to govern with a minority of seats has actually produced a remarkable period of stability. The government cannot bring in radical change, because Parliament won’t back it. Tinkering around the edges is allowed, but only so much. Federal governments, because of the size and complexity of Canada, tend to do poorly at bringing in programs that succeed across the country. They work best when they stick to matters they have constitutional authority over, and do not bring in social programs that are more within provincial jurisdiction. If there is another election, the best result would be a Parliament that remains balanced among the four parties (although ideally, the support for the separatists in Quebec would gradually start to disappear). But seeing as that is what we have right now, and an election isn’t required until 2013, why bother? MPs should stay in Ottawa and away from the hustings.

Controversial mayors nothing new Both Township and City have been down this road

fter a week away, I returned quit as soon as he was elected, and to work Monday and caught Lopushinsky had no shortage of up with what had happened disparaging things to say about past From in Langley. and present councillors and some One news item that caught my senior administrators. the Editor attention was a verbal battle royal Yet at the same time, the City FRANKBUCHOLTZ at Langley Township council, with continued to function — albeit in Mayor Rick Green and Councillor a fractious kind of way, particularly Jordan Bateman the main combatants. at council. Eventually, the voters chose to turf While such arguments have been frequent, Lopushinsky, but not without giving him a fair the duration and nastiness of this one stood out. chance to accomplish what he said he wanted The root of this dispute, as I understand it, is to. They determined that he had not done so. whether the mayor must always follow the will In Langley Township, a much milder version of council, or whether he can spend taxpayers’ of the same scenario occurred when John Scholmoney or ask for action on his own. tens was elected mayor in 1993. He never had The background is this. In the B.C. municipal the support of the majority of council on more system, the mayor has limited powers. He or than a few scattered issues in his first term, she has one vote on council, but also chairs the although the atmosphere was generally civil. council meetings, names committee members That led him to put together the Langley Lead(to most, but not all committees) and has the ership Team in 1996, which won majority conpower to bring back an item for reconsideration trol of both council and the school board. Ironiat a council meeting. cally, while the LLT accomplished a great deal by Most of the mayor’s “power” is in name, rather holding a majority of council seats, the methods than fact. The mayor is seen by people in the used on many issues turned off voters. Scholtens community as the top elected official. The mayor lost in 1999, and by 2002, the LLT was dead. is asked to attend events, pose for photos and be Green has adopted some of the tactics of the official voice of the elected council. Lopushinsky, appearing to have no interest in what When there is a general spirit of harmony and other members of council think. He has positioned collegiality at council, this comes easily. Howhimself as an underdog as he prepares to run ever, when a majority of council members disagain, with the big, bad majority against him. In the agree with the mayor on almost everything, it is words of John Diefenbaker, he thinks that “everyimpossible for the mayor to be that voice. one is against me, except the people.” We’ve been down this road before in Langley. In 1993 in Langley City, and in 1999 in Langley The most notable example was Joe Lopushinsky, Township, voters came out in droves to pass judgwho was elected mayor of Langley City in 1988, ment on fractious councils — 36 per cent in the and then re-elected in 1990. He served a total of City, and more than 40 per cent in the Township. five years in office, but never had the support of In November, it will be up to voters to do the the majority of council. The City administrator same. Hopefully, many more than usual will do so.

t didn’t take new Premier Christy Clark long to make her mark in Victoria. In her first week on the job she reduced the size of cabinet, took strides toward party unity by giving top jobs to her closest leadership rivals (while also turfing Gordon Campbell’s right-hand man Colin Hansen), and raised B.C.’s minimum wage. She also eliminated the training wage of $6 an hour. It is time for the minimum wage to reflect inflation and the cost of living in this province, which, at $8 an hour, has the lowest minimum wage in Canada. Not everyone in B.C. is pleased with the hike – to $8.75 an hour in May, then to $9.50 in November, and $10.25 by May 2012, when the minimum rate for servers in licensed establishments will top out at $9. Opponents claim the pay increases will cripple restaurants and small businesses. The “massive” increases are going to hurt the very people they intend to help, as restaurants will have to cut hours to control costs. Oddly, restaurants remain open and staffed in other parts of the country where the minimum wage is equal to what will now be implemented in B.C. The Liberals consulted stakeholders and economic experts and determined that job impacts are minimized when minimum wage increases are implemented incrementally over time. The B.C. Federation of Labour, which has for most of the past decade lobbied for an increase in the minimum wage, also doubts that jobs are in jeopardy. No doubt Clark’s decision is aimed at making new friends, given the possibility of a provincial election before the legislated fixed election date in May 2013. It wouldn’t be a surprise if she calls one while her popularity is peaking, and the NDP is just about to pick a new leader. Surely she has a few more surprises in store. She did promise change. —Nanaimo News Bulletin (Black Press) The Langley Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www.bcpresscouncil.org

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Township confused about property Editor: I read with disgust and disbelief that once again the Township has decided to enforce its illegal bylaw of dictating to property owners what and where they can store their property on their land. The Township knows that this is an illegal cash grab. Want proof? Even Councillor Steve Ferguson predicted it correctly by stating, “It will not appease anyone.” Why would it? Forcing RV, trailer, and boat owners to park their property for hundreds of dollars a month at a storage facility and not being able to easily access it or know if it is getting vandalized is ridiculous. What does the Township expect? Once again the Township has failed to see the real issue in all of this — it comes down to ownership. My trailer is my property — I will park it wherever I please on my property, whenever I please, thank you very much. The fact that the Township has tried to appease owners of trailers, RVs, and boats by allowing them to park between May 15 and Sept. 15 is not only a sad joke, but further proves that there is really no issue here at all. If the issue is about other home owners

(incorrectly) believing that a neighbour’s trailer lowers their property value, I find it laughable that the bylaw allows them to stay in the driveways during prime real estate selling time. I guarantee that not one local real estate agent has had a potential buyer demand the seller drop their price by a few thousand dollars because a neighbour has an RV, boat, or trailer parked in their driveway. It is long overdue that meddling people and meddling government back off and mind their own business. Councillor Jordan Bateman even voted against the amendment altogether, stating that it would encourage property owners to allow family and friends to park their RVs in their driveways between May 15 and Sept. 15. Who does Bateman think he is? It is perfectly within my rights to invite anyone to my property any time.They are welcome to bring their RV, trailer, camper, or boat and park it on my property, and they are welcome to stay as long as they want. The provision of having to park RVs, trailers and boats at least 1.6 metres inside a home owner’s property line is completely ridiculous. I can and will place whatever I see fit right up to and including my property line, thank you

very much. Between rising gas prices, rising utility costs, food prices, property taxes, the HST’s hidden costs, and the cost of basic necessities continuously going up higher than anyone’s wages or pension cheque, it is time for Township to eliminate all illegal bylaws that would not stand up in the Supreme Court of Canada. We need less government, not more. To add insult to injury, the Township does not have a problem forcing me to be responsible for clearing snow off Township sidewalks, curbs and storm drains the second that a snowflake hits it. Does anybody see a big problem here? Township owns that property, not me. I clear snow from their property, and as a reward, Township tells me what I can park on my property, and when. I strongly urge all citizens of Langley to fight the stupidity of this illegal bylaw. If you are among the minority of citizens who think otherwise, please start minding your own business. This incliudes the Township. Doug Nickason, Langley

Medicinal marijuana works well for patients Editor: You left a few important facts out of your anti-medpot editorial “Government approved headache,” (The Times, March 16). First, and most important, is that weed works. Many people across this country are coming to the realization that medical cannabis is a safe, affordable, healthy alternative to toxic synthetic pharmaceutical drugs which can damage organs and can have severe and sometimes fatal side effects. Second, the government of Canada did not “reluctantly agree” to allow citizens to use medical cannabis. It was forced to by the Supreme Court of Can-

ada after the pot laws were repealed temporarily in 2001.The only reason it created the medicinal marijuana program was to maintain the status quo on cannabis prohibition by allowing limited access to medical cannabis, to the sick. Finally, the main reason why medical cannabis is being grown throughout our communities is because the federal government only allows a very limited number of growing permits per address. This makes it difficult for producers to start cheaply producing large quantities of quality organic cannabis on rural properties in greenhouses for large numbers of sick Canadians.

The government is creating a very large market and not allowing anyone to fill the demand with the exception of Prairie Plant Systems, who only grow one strain of expensive, weak, irradiated, pulverised product that no one seems to want. As a long-term user and producer of medical cannabis, I would recommend that Langley look at a production and distribution model that will eventually cure the problem of urban medical marijuana growing. Carl Anderson, executive director, Canadian Safe Cannabis Society

Far too much antipathy to little green plant Editor: This is a response to “Feds urged to cancel grow-op licences” (The Times, March 11). Although I don’t use it, nor want my kids to use it, the little green plant has no basis for the amount of antipathy shown toward it. For millennia, its curative power has been used to treat both physical and mental/emotional conditions with great success in the right circumstances. I’m uncomfortable with the ongoing kneejerk reactions of powerful people, reactions that only serve to keep the means to grow and distribute it in the hands of the criminals who care little what the plant is used for. It is well known that criminals will and do often kill, maim, extort, and make huge piles of tax-free profit at the expense of those who use it for curative or pleasurable purpose. The

The specious argument for closure made by our local RCMP head is that a few grow-op licensees have had grow-rips and break-ins happen. If this is solid logic, then we should surely shut down car dealerships that sell us vehicles that are broken into, stolen or trashed at the hands of idiot criminals. Banks should close immediately, having shown clearly that they cannot be trusted to do the people’s business without multi-billion dollar white-collar crime, destroying the ability of a quick economic recovery in North America. Churches should close their doors permanently, considering the huge number of sexual crimes against children and young men and women that have become a heavily publicized blight upon organized religion.

The Langleys’ two mayors are of a single mind: distribution should be through pharmacies. There can’t be many pharmacies that would want to become a cannabis distribution centre, considering their prominently placed signs about how little of this or that type of narcotic they have onsite, meant to prevent robberies. My point is that the only good choice is to legalize and tax marijuana, and begin to treat people as grown-ups, thus taking the biker gangs and high-ranking criminal element out of the equation within months. And stop demonizing one of nature’s greatest gifts — if we only had the guts to use it that way. Eli Bryan Nelson, Langley

‘Go legal or go home’ Editor: Re: “Government approved headache,” (The Times, March 16). With an air of Sherlock Holmes, you leave your readership wondering where on Earth are all these legal grow-ops coming from, and why are they overproducing so much? You only have to forward to Tom Fletcher’s column on page 17 of the same issue to find the answer — smart meters. A by-product of smart meters for grow-ops is either go legal or move to a province that does not have them. No use turning to gas generators either — gas and water smart meters should follow shortly after. J. Anderson, Langley

Meters a health hazard Editor: B.C. Views columnist Tom Fletcher covers some of the political, technical and business issues that make BC Hydro’s so-called smart meters controversial (The Times, March 16). But it isn’t until he’s halfway done that he mentions the most important issue, and then dismisses it with, “There is another concern, which is that the brief signals … are somehow a health hazard.” They are definitely a health hazard. People in places such as California and Ontario, where smarter meters have already been installed are practically rioting, and it isn’t because their electricity bills have gone up. It’s because they fear for their health. Greg McIntyre, Langley The Times welcomes letters to the editor. Mail to 20258 Fraser Hwy., Langley, B.C. V3A 4E6; fax to 604533-0219. Letters can also be sent by e-mail to newsroom@langleytimes.com.

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The atmosphere was electric, the stands were mostly full and the basketball was phenomenal. And judging by the feedback tournament director John Buis received afterwards, the first B.C. high school AAA senior boys’ basketball championships ever held in Langley were a success. “I never thought that the efforts of previous years could be improved, but somehow you and your crew did it,” read one e-mail he received. Another said “the event looked amazingly professional. It was very slickly run and a great experience from a spectator point of view.” As he does after every tournament, Buis will send out a questionnaire to the teams, tournament sponsors, officials and media for their feedback. “That is the only way we are going to get better,” he explained. But the early indications are the tournament, which was held at the Langley Events Centre for the first time, was a big success.

The estimated crowd for Saturday’s championship final — which saw Richmond’s R.C. Palmer pull off a thrilling comeback 71-63 over Vancouver College — was more than 4,000 fans. While not concrete, early estimations are that more than 10,000 people were in the Langley Events Centre over the tournament’s five days. “We filled up both parking lots (for Saturday’s final) and still could have put a few more thousand fans in,” Buis said. “It is pretty early to try and give all the information,” Buis added, explaining he still needed to have debrief sessions with the Langley Events Centre staff and another one with his tournament committee. “From my point of view, there were just a couple of minor snags.” One involved when a couple of hundred spectators flooded the ticket window at the same time. That was quickly rectified by moving the ‘will call’ window to a different area. The other had to do with buses not parking in the designated areas, and taking up

several parking stalls. “But these are relatively minor things when you are talking about the overall scope or scale of the event,” he said. He was also complimentary of those who helped stage the tournament. “The Langley Events staff worked really hard on accommodating the fans and the players,” Buis said. “And I think the Township has proven that it is a good facility for a number of things, including amateur events.” Jared Harman, the LEC’s director of business development, said he had heard nothing but positive feedback. “From our standpoint, we strived to make sure it was the best tournament possible for everybody,” he said. “We really wanted to create an event that people would remember, specifically the players and coaches, and from the feedback we got, I think we accomplished that.” Buis also said the tournament will be staying at the Langley Events Centre through 2015, after the two sides reached a five-year agreement.

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pair of Langley music schools are taking the collaborative process to the next level. In a unique event, three instructors from Kwantlen Polytechnic University will take the stage together at Langley Community Music School on April 2, to perform an extensive program — including compositions by Bach, Schubert, Doppler, Beethoven and Debussy — titled simply, Musical Offerings. The trio — flutist Paolo Bortolussi, violinist Calvin Dyck and pianist Jane Hayes — are all music faculty members at KUC’s Langley campus. In addition to the evening concert, which will be offered for free in Rose Gellert Hall, the musicians will also sit down, one-on-one, with LCMS students in a series of afternoon master classes, which will also be open to the public at no charge. When it comes to teaching in front of an audience, generally, the approach is a little broader than a private lesson, where instructor and student get into the “nitty gritty” of a piece, said Bortolussi. The master classes will deal more with fine tuning performanceready pieces. While the day is not focused on recruiting new students for Kwantlen’s music department, it’s important to create connections between the schools, Bortolussi believes. “We want it to feel like (music students) have the opportunity to stay in Langley. People tend to look outward when they leave high school. “Our goal is to create in Langley an integrated stream for our excellent music students to ‘graduate’ through the system, from the conservatory through Kwantlen University — and create a more homegrown arts scene.” While this is the first

Flutist Paolo Bortolussi and violinist Calvin Dyck will be joined on stage at Langley Community Music School by pianist Jane Hayes, when the three

time this particular type of collaboration has taken place between the two schools, Bortolussi would love for it to become an annual event. “We’ll see how it goes this time. I’d like to see the LCMS orchestra performing on the Kwantlen stage,” he added. He sees potential benefits for students at both institutions. “It seems like a huge divide between university and high school performances, but it’s not; it’s just one year.” “Playing with people at the next stage (of development) can be very instructive,” he said. “The older students learn to lead and younger students see how much effort goes into (university studies).” More immediately, he’s looking forward to being on stage with his two Kwantlen colleagues. “It’s nice to find opportunities to feel more cohesive, versus saying, ‘hi’ in the hall.” Bortolussi has performed only once before with Hayes, but he and the violinist are regulars on stage together with the Vancouver Island symphony, where Dyck is concert master. “We’re really excited about having three musicians of such impressive calibre playing together on one stage,” says Zdenek Skoumal, Kwantlen Music Department chair. “This sort of concert demonstrates how Kwantlen faculty really are able to practise what they preach. It’s a terrific opportunity for anyone passionate about chamber music. It should not be missed.” LCMS principal Susan Magnusson agrees it’s a mutually beneficial arrangement. “(The April 2 event) provides LCMS students with an opportunity to learn from members of Kwantlen’s expert faculty who, in turn, have an opportunity to introduce themselves to our students,” she noted. “Our programs complement one another, with ours preparing students up to graduation and theirs providing postsecondary studies.” “Musical Offerings” is being jointly presented by Kwantlen and the Langley Community Music School. The free concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at the Rose Gellert Hall in the Langley Community Music School and the master classes run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information about the Langley Community Music School, visit www.langleymusic. com or to learn more about the Kwantlen Polytechnic University Department of Music, visit www.kwantlen.ca/ humanities/music.html

Kwantlen music instructors perform a free concert and conduct master classes (open to the public to observe) at the music school in City Park on April 2.

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The Violet Richardson Award honours young women between the ages of 14 and 17 for volunteer action such as ﬁghting drugs, crime and violence, cleaning up the environment and working to end discrimination and poverty. In the Langleys, the Soroptimists have met many incredible young women through the Violet Richardson Award process, several of whom have gone on to do amazing things. They are proud to add another deserving young woman to the list. The calibre of the applications for all of the awards was amazing. It was a tough decision but one individual stood out for this one. After reading about her extensive volunteering in the community, Gabrielle Starr was chosen as the recipient of the 2011 Violet Richardson Award. Gabrielle told the club members and distinguished guests how rewarding she ﬁnds volunteering as an ESL Class assistant teacher at her school, Langley Senior Secondary School. Gabrielle received a cheque for $500 for herself and chose the LSS ESL Program as the recipient for the remaining $500. Gabrielle Starr

The Women’s Opportunity Awards program was established in 1972 by Soroptimist International of the Americas to assist women with primary financial responsibility for their families to obtain the skills training and education necessary to improve their employment status and standard of living for themselves and their family. The Women’s Opportunity Awards applicants have faced economic and social barriers, and personal hardships that have prevented them from pursuing and achieving their educational and professional goals - until now. Club-level recipients become eligible for additional awards at other levels of the organization. One of the guests was Tannis Sullivan, recipient of this award 10 years ago, winning both at the Langley Club and at Western Canada Region levels. She shared that she is forever indebted to the Soroptimists as the support was a huge stepping stone in her pursuit of academic achievement. As her now fourteen year old twins sat by proudly listening to their Mom’s accomplishments, she added that although the money was critical, receiving the award bolstered her confidence and confirmed she was on the right track. This year, the Women’s Opportunity Awards were handed out to two incredible women. Sandra Leclaire was the first place recipient of $2,000 and the second place recipient of $1,000 was Mariana Lastra. Sandra Leclaire

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A local Girl Guide group is learning about poverty by helping with a worldwide initiative to provide basic necessities and dignity to young girls in Africa. The 3rd Telegraph Trail Unit is participating in the worldwide Panties with Purpose campaign to help supply panties and sanitary pads to 6,000 girls in Kenya. Thirty-seven cities from around the world are participating in the e-campaign, started in January by Maridadi.co.ke. “It was very much about how we can help older girls gain a sense of dignity,” said Guide leader Nancy Cardozo. The group of nine girls, aged nine to 12, brought together 100 pairs of panties to symbolize the 100-year anniversary of Girl Guides Canada, which was celebrated last year. Cardozo says this fundraiser is an excellent opportunity to educate the girls on poverty and empathy. “I was thinking, ‘wow, this is going to be fantastic.’ And we were talking with the girls and

exploring a nation in South little bit about America, the the meaning of topic of povacting globally erty remains to change the close to Carworld,” she said. dozo’s heart. “We went “I have to over key words remember, the like passion, kids all the what it means time feel so Nancy Cardozo to live in poventitled that girl guide leader they need this erty, what it means to lack and they need opportunities, and what other that, and I told them, ‘you come words mean such as dignity here and I will show you kids and opportunities — all those who really need things.’ powerful words.” “Kids that are living on the According to Cardozo, UNI- street, kids who don’t have parCEF says one in 10 school-age ents, kids that don’t have food, girls in rural areas of Kenya kids that are in the cold and does not attend school during don’t have appropriate clothing menstruation because of a lack — those are the kids that are in of access to underwear and sani- need,” she said. tary pads. “And seeing that awakens their She thought this campaign empathy and their awareness would be something that would that they are so privileged.” empower both the young According to the Panties women in Kenya and the Girl with Purpose Facebook page Guides in Langley. more than 43,000 pairs of pant“To me, it was very inspir- ies have been collected from ing. Change always starts with the participating cities in two people and change usually starts months. with women,” said Cardozo. For more information on the Having moved to Canada five campaign, visit the Panties with years ago from a developing Purpose page on Facebook.

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At the start of the season, if you had told Paul Getz he would be an all-star at the provincial basketball championships, he would not have believed it. After all, Getz is in Grade 10, playing up a level with the Walnut Grove senior boys team. And the Gators had some star power of their own in senior forward Larry Blyth and guards Jack Tsai and Derek Muxworthy, to name a few. As far as Getz was concerned, he just wanted to chip in and play his role. Over the weekend, the Gators finished a respectable eighth at the 20-team AAA B.C. high school championships held at the Langley Events Centre. And helping lead the way was Getz, a six-foot-three forward who averaged nearly 15 points and just over 10 rebounds per game. His efforts earned him a third team all-star selection. Out of the 15 all-star awards, two of the second team all-stars and two of the third team allstars were Grade 11s, but Getz is the lone Grade 10 to earn the honour. “I was really surprised (with the award),” he said. “We had such a great team and for me to be picked out of all of them was a great surprise.” His coach wasn’t surprised, saying Getz was the team’s best player in two of the games and probably second-best in the other two. “A player who averages a double-double is having a good tournament,” said George Bergen. Getz’s play in the latter half of the season shows why Bergen brought him up to the senior

level a year early. “I recognized he had not only ability but also real drive and energy,” the coach said. “And that was displayed at provincials.” Bergen called him one of the top five players in the province for his age group. Getz joined the senior team last year after the season for spring ball and did not look out of place. “Playing from junior to senior, the pace of the game is just so much faster,” he admitted. “It took me a few games to get used to.” He began the season as the sixth or seventh man, but by the time the playoffs rolled around, Getz was starting some games depending on the matchup. Getz also came up big as the Gators’ top player, Blyth, turned his ankle in the second game, limiting him for the rest of the tournament. UUUUU Walnut Grove, the fourth seed out of the Fraser Valley, drew a tough opening round opponent, facing the Vancouver College Fighting Irish (Lower Mainland #3) in the sweet 16. The Gators led 34-29 at the half, but the Irish took over in the third quarter and won 76-62. The Irish advanced all the way to the championship game before losing 71-63 to Richmond’s R.C. Palmer Griffins. “We knew coming in that Vancouver College was a good team — and they showed that in making the finals — but we knew we were a good team too,” said Getz, who finished with 10 points and eight rebounds in that game, his lowest numbers of the tournament. And the team was able to put their disappointment behind them for the rest of the tournament.

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Walnut Grove’s Paul Getz goes up for the shot against the Vancouver College Fighting Irish during opening round play last week at the AAA basketball championships. Getz, a Grade 10 player, was named a third team all-star for the Gators, who finished eighth at the tournament. “Something just clicked,” he said. “Just the atmosphere in our locker room was completely different for our next game. “Everyone wanted it and it showed on the court. We were a completely different team.” Getz really ramped his game up over the team’s final three contests, finishing with 17

points and six boards in a 69-44 win over the Gleneagle Talons and then 13 points and seven rebounds in a 90-77 overtime victory over the Oak Bay Bays. In the first game, Walnut Grove came out gunning and led 23-4 and then 42-13 at the half. In the latter, the Gators rallied

from 10 points down in the fourth quarter to force overtime when Muxworthy banked in a three-pointer at the buzzer to tie the game. Muxworthy finished with 25 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Tsai scored a teamhigh 27 points, including six three-pointers. Getz saved his best for last in the game for sixth place, scoring 19 points and hauling down 20 rebounds. Unfortunately, the Gators lost 68-60 to the Sir Charles Tupper Tigers, to wind up eighth. “If someone had told us at the beginning of the season we had placed eighth, we would have been happy with it,” said Gators forward Larry Blyth. “The real goal was to put ourselves in position to do what we wanted to and we were in that position in the first game. “They might have been the better team on that night, but it is hard two win a game when you have 28 turnovers, that was the difference. We were right in the game.” Blyth had a monster game against Van College, finishing with 23 points and 17 rebounds, but an ankle injury hobbled him for the rest of the tournament, as he played just 19 minutes against Gleneagle and nine minutes against Oak Bay. He did return to full action for the final game of his high school career. He said there were some tears in the locker room following the team’s final defeat, but not because of how the season ended, but rather because the players’ time together had come to an end. Blyth was boarding a plane on Monday as he went to visit schools in Ontario and Montreal for his post-secondary playing options. He is one of nine graduating seniors on the team. For photos from throughout the tournament, visit the Langley Times’ Facebook page.

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Slow starts became a worrisome trend for the R.C. Palmer Griffins midway through the season. And early Saturday it looked like it might cost them a provincial championship. But as so often before, Palmer was able rise from the ashes. Down 19-2 to Vancouver College Fighting Irish at one point in the opening 10 minutes, of the championship game at the Langley Events Centre, the Griffins pulled to within seven at the end of the first quarter and showed an obvious shift in their body language. Palmer pulled to within a single point, 33-32, at the half and then poured it on in the third quarter on their way to a 71-63

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Nearly 300 runners braved the rainy conditions to take part in the first annual Golden Ears Bridge Half Marathon/10K run last Sunday (March 13). The race linked Pitt Meadows and Langley via the Golden Ears Bridge and offered some

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Langley’s Gerry Jorssen (#58) leads a pack of runners during the first annual Golden Ears Half Marathon and 10K run. One hundred and 28 runners took part in the half marathon, while another 160 ran in the 10k race, which linked Pitt Meadows and Langley via the Golden Ears Bridge.

was Mission’s Jeremiah Johnson, who finished in 34:08.84. Age group winners (male/female): Half marathon U20: Luke Forsyth 1:51:32.97; Jennifer Chew 1:37:18.80. 20-39:Andrew Greig 1:25:11.31; Soraiya Abdulla 1:40:30.78. 40-49: Brian Dickson 1:27:06.50; Mia Douglas 1:35:22.78. 50-59: Rob Barber 1:22:55.20; Kathy Pasqua 1:57:26.16. 60-69: Ian Herron 1:42:20.84; Gayle Robinson 2:05:56.40. 70+: Rob Daniel 2:40:19.57; Georgena Evans 2:19:55.68. 10K race: U20: Brandon Justus 52:44.18; Rebecca Robson 59:08.42. 20-39: Jeremiah Johnston 34:08.84; Sheileen Prest 41:11.81. 40-49:Tyler Ginther 38:02.89; Leslie Stevens 44:15.77. 50-59: Randy Goliath 46:24.24; Margaret Hoekstra 50:02.50. 60-69: Scott Stewart 46:10.38; Celine Hopson 52:16.19. For complete race results, go to www. langleytimes.com.

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