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No jail time in farm tragedy A-1 Mushroom Farm owners fined $350,000 for 2008 accident that claimed three lives, injured two others MIRANDA GATHERCOLE Times Reporter

Families of the victims of the September, 2008 A-1 Mushroom Farms tragedy are disappointed by a judge’s decision to impose fines, and no jail time, for the accused in a workplace accident that killed three employees and left two others permanently brain-damaged. The five men had all inhaled toxic levels of hydrogen sulphide gas while attempting to unclog a plugged pipe in a composting shed on the South Langley mushroom

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farm. “Please tell me how money can give me happiness like my dad did,” asked 15-year-old Tracey Phan, during an emotional speech after Friday’s hearing. “I can buy a great big house, but what good does that do if I can’t share it with the one person who taught me valuable lessons?” Phan is the daughter of victim Michael Phan, who remains in a coma with permanent brain damage following the accident. To her, justice would be to send owners of the mushroom farm to jail until her dad

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comes out of his coma, not handing out fines, she said. “My father, who once was a lively person, is now no more . . . . His eyes are lifeless and brimmed with tears because he’s in pain. Tell me do you want this for your loved one? Would you put someone that you loved so much through all of this in exchange for money?” Judge Kenneth Ball imposed fines totaling $350,000 on the owners of the farm, including $200,000 to the now bankrupt A-1 Mushroom Substratum Ltd. and $120,000 to H.V. Truong Ltd. Owner Ha Qua Truong was given a personal fine of $15,000 and his wife, Van Thi Troung, $5,000. Joint owner Thinh Huu Doan will pay $10,000. continued, PAGE 6

B.C. now appears close to inking a new 20-year policing contract with the RCMP. Negotiations in Ottawa ended last week with an apparent tentative agreement that could keep the Mounties as the police force for most B.C. cities. Solicitor General Shirley Bond stressed no final decisions have been made, describing it as a large, complicated contract and noting some of her counterparts in other provinces may not yet be briefed. “We’ve certainly made progress,” she said Monday. “Each individual jurisdiction needs to deal with the information that’s been provided.” Bond wouldn’t call it a tentative agreement and when asked why not said she doesn’t want to get caught up in semantics. “I’ve not made a decision yet regarding the discusPeter sion that has taken place,” Fassbender she said, adding more technical work is required. To meet an end-of-November deadline imposed by Ottawa, the deputy ministers leading the talks for each province or territory are to confirm by Wednesday they will recommend the agreement to their respective ministers and cabinets. No details have been released on the potential new contract. “I’m not going to presume anything about what the province is going to do with the report they get from their deputy,” said Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, the municipal observer in the talks. “Until it goes through the process, we don’t know whether we have a deal.” Final decisions to sign would still be up to each provincial cabinet, he said, and promised city councils in RCMP-policed cities will get detailed briefings as soon as possible. Fassbender said the recent talks have been “productive” and said federal officials have become more willing to address municipal concerns. “Everybody came to the table with a desire to find the best for both Canada and the provinces and territories,” he said.

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Township declares treehouse illegal Family uses treehouse for special needs daughter NATASHA JONES Times Reporter

For Richard and Haide Giesbrecht, adding a treehouse to the top of their 10 x 12 garden shed seemed like a good idea for their children. With three ladders and a slide, the treehouse would be especially useful for one of their children, a 10-year-old girl. “The treehouse would provide our daughter, who has sensory processing issues, a safe and quiet retreat on days when life overwhelms her,” the Giesbrechts told Township council last month. “We had more than the necessary setback and the size was small. Both neighbours were aware of what we were building and its purpose. Neither raised concerns with us,” said the couple, who live on 206A Street in Brookswood. They did not apply for a building permit, because they believed the structure was exempt. To the Township, there were two major problems: The structure was not exempt from its bylaws, nor was it a treehouse. “It’s not built in a tree. It is a building with a playhouse,” said Robert Cezaretti of the Township’s permits and licences division. The property is in the R1e zone, where accessory buildings such as detached garages, sheds, pool houses and playhouses cannot exceed 3.75 m, or one storey, whichever is less. Except for some siding and safety rails that needed attaching, the tree house was completed when a bylaw enforcement officer and a building inspector showed up at Giesbrechts’ Brookswood home in early July. They advised that complaints had been filed. A building and licence inspector told the Giesbrechts that he would see if it was necessary to go before the Board of Variance (BOV). Word came the next day: Dismantle the treehouse or appeal to the Board of Variance.

The role of a BOV is to focus primarily on hardship relating to matters of siting, dimensions and size of buildings. On Sept. 20, Haide Giesbrecht presented the family’s case to the BOV, and was surprised when questions seemed to focus less on the treehouse and more about chickens. They had chickens in their backyard, unaware that that contravened the zoning bylaw. “The issue of the chickens was a completely unrelated matter,” they told council, adding that they moved the chickens as soon as they found proper housing for them on a farm. They advised that the treehouse structure was never intended for the chickens, and that the shed was used to store a lawnmower, bicycles, and other materials. “The complaining neighbours were fully aware of what was being built and what its purpose was,” they said. On Sept. 21, they learned that their BOV application was denied on the grounds that the treehouse was not a permitted use. They told council that the BOV should have disclosed who complained about the treehouse. A Freedom of Information request was also denied. “At this point it became very clear that we had not been given a fair and impartial hearing on the matter,” the Giesbrechts told council. The following day, the Township informed them that the application was denied because “the BOV could not reverse a decision it had already made because there would be legal implications if it did so.” The Giesbrechts maintain that their application met the qualifications for a variance on the grounds that “a small 6 x 6 foot treehouse with a peaked roof that, at the tip of the peak, only exceeded the building height restriction for a single storey building by three feet. It was not a full 2-storey building.” They pleaded hardship on the strength of their special-needs daughter. “We built the climbing structure and the treehouse as part of the solution recommended by

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The Giesbrecht family’s treehouse, which is on top of a garden shed, has been deemed illegal by the Township because of its height. our daughter’s occupational therapist and more recently by her psychologist,” they told council. “Both recommended a place where our daughter could pull away and have a private area where she could be removed from the noise that she has such difficulty filtering out,” they said. Some days all noises, even the sound of someone in another yard speaking at normal voice,“seem too overwhelming to her.” Tall evergreens almost completely conceal the treehouse from the homes on either side of the Giesbrechts’ house; There are no other neighbours as the home backs on to Bell Park. “We built the shed/treehouse

in good faith, believing that our footprint was small enough to not require a permit, but not realizing that the small 6 x 6 foot treehouse was three feet too tall at its peak,” they said. The Township, however, says that the height contravenes its bylaw long before the structure reaches its peak. Cesaretti, the Township’s manager of permits and licences, said that the bylaw limit is 3.75 m. or one storey, whichever is lesser. He noted that the average height of the structure between the eave and the ridge is 4.6 metres, creating a twostorey building. continued, PAGE 5

Police seize cocaine stash Police have seized two large backpacks stuffed with $1.35 million worth of cocaine. Now they want to seize a trio of border jumpers who dropped the backpacks as they were being chased by police along 0 Avenue. Langley RCMP say that early on Thursday, Nov. 10, their officers were notified by U.S. Border Patrol officers that three people were walking north towards the border with Canada. RCMP officers, talking with the Border Patrol on the CAN/AM radio channel, were advised that the border jumpers crossed into Canada in the 25600 block of 0 Avenue, and ran eastbound for about two blocks. There, officers and the Lower Mainland Police Dog Services took over the pursuit. As they hunted for the suspects, officers stumbled upon “two very large backpacks” which they seized. But after almost 90 minutes, neither the officers nor the dog squad could locate the suspects. The backpacks contained 30 individually packaged bricks of cocaine. Given that each one kilogram brick of cocaine would have an estimated street value of $45,000, the total drug haul is around $1.35 million, Marks said. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 604 532-3200.To remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), go to www. solvecrime.ca, send a text to BCTIP to CRIMES (274637), or through Facebook at www. facebook.com.

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treehouse structure into the tree next to the shed and building a bridge across to the shed would work, but the cost of it would be a burden on our family of six who live on one main income,” they told council. They said they believe that the BOV has the legal authority to reconsider its decision, but a provincial government spokesman pointed to Section 901(8) of the Local Government Act which states: “A decision of the board of variance under subsection (2) is final.”

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The maximum sentence would have been fines totalling just over $600,000 and six months in jail. “We don’t need money to heal the pain, we need them to go to jail,” said 10-year-old Eric Tran, son of victim Ut Tran, who died at the scene. Wiping tears from her face, Eric Tran’s mother Hong Anh Dang, said through a translator: “If there was no accident, then my children will still have a father.” Michael Phan’s biological father, Charles Fish, has also flown from his home in Texas to be with his son, whom he never met until after the accident. “On a daily basis I’ve seen their loved ones in the hospital dealing with lives interrupted and children without fathers,” said Fish. “This is a bitter moment — these laws need to be changed. “Compensation does not bring back the victims.” Judge Ball is calling the victims heroes for selflessly trying to help their co-workers trapped in the pump shed. “There is no basis to calculate the loss of or damage to a human life,” he said at the beginning of Friday’s hearing. In May, guilty pleas were entered by Ha Qua Truong, Van Thi Troung, Thinh Huu Doan and the companies they operate — A-1 Mushroom Substratum Ltd. and H.V. Truong Ltd. — to 10 of 29 charges, including failure to have an occupational health and safety program in place, failure to educate workers about safety, failure to properly supervise workers and failure to make workers aware of confined space hazards. At a hearing held last September, prosecutor Ron Kockx said the deaths and injuries occurred because a butterfly valve had become plugged with chicken manure, straw and gypsum in the pump house that served the mushroom composting operation at 23751 16 Ave. The pumps had been in the open, but after they froze up one winter, the owners built a shed around them. It had no proper ventilation. A plumber who tried and failed to unclog the pump on Sept. 5, 2008 told the owners to hire a sewer pump-out service. Instead, two employees of the mushroom farm tried to unclog it themselves under the supervision of one of the owners, Doan. Ut Tran unbolted a pipe covering to get at the blockage and reached in with a screwdriver to clear the line. Then Tran said something about a strange smell. Doan says he told Tran to leave. But Tran took one step toward a ladder and fell, face down, into 16 inches of waste water at the bottom of the shed. The second man stayed with Tran, while Doan left the shed to get help. In the next few minutes, three other men would enter the shed and be overcome by the fumes. Later tests showed a fatal amount of hydrogen sulphide gas had built up behind the blockage. The first paramedics to arrive had been told they were dealing with a drowning. They quickly realized it was a confined space situation, and that they didn’t have proper breathing equipment to safely enter. The two paramedics put in a call for assistance

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Van Thi Truong, left, and her husband Ha Qua Truong attend a sentencing hearing at Surrey provincial court on Sept. 22. The couple were fined for their role in a 2008 workplace tragedy at a Langley mushroom farm, which left three workers dead. and fought to keep other workers from entering the shed, where they could hear one of the men was still conscious and screaming for help. The paramedics knew that allowing other unprotected people into the shed would only add to the casualty list. “It was extremely difficult both as paramedics and human beings . . . to watch helplessly as these men died before our eyes,” one told WorkSafe investigators. Prosecutor Kockx said the owners had not even read the mandatory safety regulations and had no idea of their responsibilities. “None of the precautions that should have been taken with a confined space were taken,” Kockx said. There was no training for employees and no procedures were in place. Workers “were essentially asked to be careful” and that was it. Given the circumstances of the fatalities and permanent injuries, B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair does not believe justice has been served. He and the victims’ families are calling for an inquest into the mushroom farming industry and the events that occurred at A-1 Mushroom Farms on the day of the accident in 2008. “We’re really disappointed and angry. We’re not holding our breath with this government, but we do want at least an inquest . . . this door needs to be opened again for what happened to these workers,” he said. “I don’t think fines were the answer here,” Sinclair continued. “This was a catastrophic accident and somebody was responsible for it — the companies. Even token jail time would have sent a message to this industry that it’s time to clean up your act.” — with files from Dan Ferguson

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remier Christy Clark’s announcement that a municipal auditor-general will be appointed is good news for taxpayers, and it could be helpful to municipalities as well, should they choose to adopt a conciliatory approach. When Clark suggested this new office, many mayors and councillors condemned it, stating that their expenditures were already audited. This is disingenuous. Yes, their books are audited‚ but a year-end audit by an accounting firm is far different from performance audits of specific programs. Year-end audits pronounce judgment on general financial management, and rarely single out specific programs. On rare occasions, auditors will include a note about a specific program that raises some questions, but it is not part of their job to follow up. A municipal auditor-general should be able to follow up on some of those types of “flagged” issues, as well as issues that are raised by taxpayers. Some of these may revolve around specific programs, particularly ones where accountability is less than transparent. The provincial auditor-general did a performance audit of Langley School District after a number of financial problems cropped up. He made several specific suggestions, and the board of education is trying to implement them. This was a valuable service which, in the end, will serve taxpayers well, and will ensure the provision of education in Langley is managed better, from a financial perspective. Both provincial and federal auditors-general have performed many such valuable services, and the small amount it costs to run their offices has been more than justified by the savings they have identified. It can be safely said that they are one of the very few branches of government with a mandate to try and save money for taxpayers. If municipalities accept the reports and advice from the new municipal auditor-general, it could go a long way towards improving their financial management. It will also help them to be more accountable to taxpayers. The new legislation being proposed has one major flaw. It does not give the new officer the power to audit TransLink, which is a separate corporation, albeit largely under the political oversight of Lower Mainland mayors. TransLink should come under the scrutiny of this new officer.

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angley Township residents will Dave Stark, their top vote-getter (he undoubtedly hear re-elected finished 13th), getting 4,220. Green members of council crow received 4,466. From about how their victories at the Even if the VLN candidates are polls prove that most Township res- the Editor taken out of the equation, the other idents back their course of action FRANKBUCHOLTZ 12 independent candidates for over the past three years. council drew a lot of votes. Only Council was almost constantly at odds with three of the 12 had ever run for council before. Mayor Rick Green, whose style clearly angered The 12 of them received a total of 36,924 voters as well. He was decisively defeated in votes. The top eight of those 12 received 31,325 the three-way race for mayor. By contrast, all six votes — an average of 3,915 votes apiece. The incumbent councillors were re-elected. seven VLN candidates received a total of 26,782 The voters’ decision is always the correct one, votes — an average of 3,826 apiece. and there is no doubt that they chose the six There was a strong desire among many voters incumbents, along with newcomers Michelle Spar- to throw out all the incumbents. I had a call from row and David Davis, to comprise the next council. one resident about a week before the election. He But had there been fewer candidates for councilasked if incumbents were marked on the ballot. lor, it’s a pretty safe bet that at least some of the When I replied “No, that could give them an advanincumbents would have been tossed as well. tage,” he stated that he wanted to know who they What leads me to make that conclusion? There were, so he would not vote for any of them. were almost 4,400 more voters in 2011 than in The six incumbents received a lot of support 2008, yet only two of the six incumbents actufrom voters, and that’s why they are back. Had ally received more votes than they did in 2008. there been 16 or 18 candidates, things may have Charlie Fox, who topped the polls, received been different. 17 more votes than he did in 2008, and Bob In our system, the only votes that count are Long, who placed fourth, was up by 37 votes. those for the eight council candidates who make Kim Richter, who came second, had three it “first past the post” and form the next council. fewer votes, but Bev Dornan went from placing There were also some fascinating results in fourth in 2008 (her first election) to sixth place. the race for the five Langley Board of Education In the process, she received 1,083 fewer votes. seats in the Township. Incumbent Wendy JohnSteve Ferguson had 167 fewer votes than in son, a former principal, received 8,925 votes — 2008 and Grant Ward, who placed eighth in far and away the most of any candidate for coun2008 but moved up to seventh in 2011, received cil or the board. She was the only one to come 457 fewer votes. close to getting 50 per cent of the total vote. With 27 candidates seeking the eight seats, as Meanwhile, the two at the bottom of the 11-percompared to just 14 in 2008, there were many son race, Pamala-Rose Combs and Douglas Smumore people for voters to choose from. All the land, received 2,941 and 2,319 votes respectively. Vote Langley Now slate members (backed by Combs did almost no campaigning, while Smuland, Green) drew at least 3,500 votes apiece, with a Surrey resident, did some modest campaigning. www. l a n g l e y t i m e s . com Contact us Main line ........................................... 604-533-4157 Classifieds.......................................... 604-575-5555 fax 604-575-2073

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iberal MLA Moira Stilwell has proposed legislation to help prevent concussions in youth sports. The private member’s bill would make it law to remove a young athlete from play if a concussion is suspected. The proposed law recognizes that the majority of sport-related head injuries occur in athletes younger than 20, and the frequency of injuries is increasing. Even with Hockey Canada’s new rules, head shots occur frequently in minor hockey. Sometimes penalties are called, often not. Such inconsistency only confuses players and puts them at risk. These rules need to be more strictly enforced. More is unknown than known about concussions. We know what causes them, but not why some people feel some symptoms — headaches, nausea, dizziness, sensitivity to light — while others experience a sudden onset of depression. There’s no clinically tested treatment for concussions. Rest is best. Sidney Crosby just returned to the NHL after 10 months recuperating from a concussion. Other players have had to retire after sustaining multiple concussions, some the result of deliberate and callous head shots. These are professional athletes; they know the risks and what’s at stake — for some, their jobs. But so few children will ever play junior or college, let alone pro. They have their whole lives ahead of them. No game is worth jeopardizing their futures. We need to do everything possible to educate them about brain injuries, to teach them to protect themselves and respect one another, without instilling fear. It’s not as simple as telling them to keep their heads up and elbows down. We must help them value our most valuable asset — our brains. Use them. —Maple Ridge News (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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Parents thank teachers, police Editor: This is an open letter from the Langley Secondary School Parent Advisory Council. We, the Langley Secondary School (LSS) Parent Advisory Council, would like to thank the RCMP, emergency response workers, Langley School District staff and the Langley Secondary School administration, teachers and support staff for the way they handled the report of a gunman at LSS on Tuesday, Nov. 22. As parents, not knowing if your children are safe is the worst part of being involved in this type of scenario. During the incident (about three hours long), information provided to us was limited.

We understand this was due to the police officers’ and school administration’s professional limitations during an occurrence of this sort. While the television images of emergency response team members leaving LSS are surreal, we are thankful they were there. The authorities’ response to the incident was swift and decisive. They sent a large number of people. From our perspective as parents, we would not have wanted it any other way. Reportedly the teachers and police were fabulous with the students. Our children felt well supported by the adults in the rooms. In addition,

our children described camaraderie between students, and students and adults, that arose while they were involved in this situation. As well, counselling has now been offered to any student who feels they would like to speak to someone about the incident. So thanks again to all involved in the LSS lockdown for what you did, and are doing, for our children. On that day you truly lived the Langley School District’s mission of “working together for student success.” Bruce Northway, president, Langley Secondary School Parent Advisory Council

There was no panic, says teacher Editor: Whoever suggested we shouldn’t believe everything we read in the newspaper as gospel truth is absolutely correct. I am specifically referring to the front page articles written about the Langley Secondary School lockdown which occurred on Tuesday of this week. As a teacher who was there, in lockdown, I would like some things clarified. First, some individual might have told a few students to “stay down low and get to the back of classroom and use your desk as a shield,” but this message was not conveyed by the principal, nor any administrator, over

the PA system. I want the public to know that teachers would never try to heighten the anxiety of their students by suggesting that a gunman might enter the classroom and start shooting. Secondly, the message that came to us over the PA system was short and succinct. It did not sound “panicky,” as stated by a student in your story. Yes, the message was urgent. We were scheduled to have a “lockdown drill” the same morning, so everyone was expecting an announcement to begin the drill. What we heard instead was: “Lockdown. This is not a drill.”

The urgency in principal Dawne Tomlinson’s voice was to emphasize that we were not having a drill. This was the real thing. The message was certainly not delivered in a state of terror. The announcement was understood clearly by all astute people who were listening and awaiting the drill. I would suggest in the future, you speak with someone in authority for accurate information — someone who was not perhaps panicked themselves — instead of interviewing a distressed teenager. Denise Turner, LSS teacher

Labour unanimous in its trustee picks Editor: The two newly-elected school trustees are making much about being independent. The evidence, however, points to another conclusion. Unions played an active part in school board elections and influenced results. “Of the 29 candidates endorsed by the New Westminster and District Labour Council (NWDLC), 25 were elected. CUPE B.C. had a similar success rate with many of the same favourites,” according to a Vancouver Sun article. Not coincidentally, teacher and support staff contracts are being negotiated during this term. So who did the unions endorse in Langley? The New Westminster and District Labour Council endorsed Wendy Johnson, Cecelia Reekie, Megan Dykeman, Rob McFarlane and Candy Ashdown. CUPE endorsed Johnson, Reekie, Dykeman, McFarlane and Ashdown. As

for the Langley Teachers’ Association endorsement, the same names appear — Johnson, Reekie, Dykeman and Ashdown. Does anyone really believe there isn’t something expected in return for this support? These five trustees are linked through a web of other endorsements as well. Ashdown and Dykeman are endorsed by Johnson and McFarlane. Ashdown and McFarlane are endorsed by Johnson, Peter Fassbender, Marlene Grinnell and Rosemary Wallace. Reekie is endorsed by Johnson and Grinnell. Dykeman is endorsed by Johnson, McFarlane, Diane Pona (Ashdown’s mother), and Bruce McCloy, a Stafford/ LSS reconfiguration opponent. It looks like Johnson has her team and will control the board. A team they may be — independent, not likely. In Langley, there is yet another reason to question the independence of the new trustees. They have more than endorsements in common.

All five are linked through the South Central school reconfigurations. Johnson was principal at Stafford and vehemently opposed to the reconfiguration. As a parent, McFarlane was so incensed that he moved his children to an Abbotsford school. Reekie was supported by the anti-reconfiguration group in the January byelection. Dykeman is a Glenwood parent opposed to that school’s potential closure, and became president of a DPAC executive dominated by antireconfiguration parents. Ashdown is a parent at Uplands wanting that school returned to K-7, and the daughter of a man who swore at Trustee Stacey Cody for voting against that proposal. Cody voted independently. She was not re-elected. When it comes to the independence of these trustees, let me quote Shakespeare, they “doth protest too much, me thinks.” Hattie Hogeterp, Aldergrove

Some small reasons for traffic calming Editor: I find it hard not to respond to John Dueckman’s letter (The Times, Nov. 22), which is intriguing but reeks of ignorance. I gather he excels in math, and has a firm grasp of what dictates common sense, which is commendable. The street I walk along most mornings and afternoons has posted school zone and speed limit signs, and I am still taken aback at the speed of some vehicles. With no sidewalks and only The

one narrow road shoulder to walk on, traffic calming makes perfect sense to me. Children do use playgrounds after 5 p.m., and I think I’ve even seen the little rascals on school grounds on weekends too. I know this is outside the 20 per cent figure he stated. You just can’t tell kids anything. Current traffic laws do not “more than adequately” address the problem because, believe it or not, I have seen people go faster than the posted

speed limit and we can’t expect the police to stake out every school zone every day. Flashing signs posting your current speed are very informative, but are fairly easy for people to speed past. If traffic calming measures save just one child from being injured or killed, it is worth so much more than any 20-second inconvenience. Aaron Speers, Langley

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Members of the Langley Little League AllStars were good ambassadors for Langley and Canada at the Little League World Series. Now they are raising funds for a trip to Uganda, to play the African team that was unable to go to Williamsport, despite qualifying.

Langley team great reps Editor: Please allow me to share with the Langley community the thoughts, from a team host’s perspective, of the team that represented your community at the 2011 Little League World Series. Back in June when Little League Baseball International Headquarters held the annual World Series Luncheon to determine which team host, “team uncle” in Little League parlance, would be involved with which team, I was fortunate to draw Team Canada. Every “team uncle” who has previously hosted the Canadian national champions told me that I would be in for a wonderful time during the World Series. Every comment that was passed on to me was absolutely true. From the moment the team arrived in Williamsport, specifically, InternationalGrove, until their departure for home, the coaches and young men conducted themselves with great class. This team represented their league, community, country, and most importantly, their family name with great dignity and respect. During the World Series, I had the opportunity to meet some of the most wonderful parents. These were parents who made tremendous sacrifices so that they could experience this once in a lifetime event — watching their son have the privilege of playing at Volunteer and Lamade Stadiums. I told the team that they had to earn their way onto Lamade Stadium. Well, they did by making Canadian Little League Baseball history — beating Chinese Taipei. I still think of that game. I feel honoured and consider it a privilege to be one of 32 Little League World Series team hosts. I can’t begin to express my sincere gratitude to the team and to the families for allowing me to share part of a magical summer with them. Furthermore, thank you to the coaches. I can’t say enough good things about them, and the players, for everything they did for my daughter. I know she will never forget them. I know from what my daughter tells me that Team Canada has been her favourite. I hope in some way, however small that may be, that “Uncle” Stan and I made your visit to Williamsport just a little more enjoyable. I would be proud to call any one of these young men my son. You all can be very proud of the 2011 Little League World Series participants from Langley. “Uncle” Marlin Cromley, Williamsport, Pennsylvania Editor’s note — Following their trip to Williamsport, the Canadian team from Langley is now planning a trip to Uganda to play the team from that African country which qualified to go to Williamsport, but was unable to get into the country, due to immigration regulations. Funds are being raised to help support this trip, which is planned for January. For more information, go to www.righttoplay. com and click on the Canada-Uganda Challenge: Let Them Play!

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Langley RCMP have recommended a criminal charge be laid against the driver of a dump truck involved in the January head-on collision that killed South Surrey resident Jim Neiss. Const. Bob Johnston confirmed Friday a charge was forwarded to Crown counsel “about a month” ago. He would not say what charge was recommended, citing the ongoing process, and he could not predict when a decision might be made – although he is hopeful it will come “very quickly.” “It’s kind of in their Langley Times file photo court right now,” John- Police are recommending a criminal charge in a fatal crash on Jan. ston said. “We’ve pro- 18 between a dump truck and a Ford Explorer. Jim Neiss, a bus vided everything that we driver with Langley school district, was killed in the crash. could to them as far as the investigation goes.” than half its width. On Friday, Johnston rememNeiss, 59, died just after The dump truck and its driver, bered the crash as “devastating.” 5:30 a.m. Jan. 18, when his Ford “It was pretty brutal, someExplorer was hit head-on in the a 62-year-old Burnaby man, were thing that could have… been 19800-block of 16 Avenue by virtually unscathed. The next day, RCMP Supt. totally avoided.” a Sterling dump truck that had Pointing to the length of time crossed a double yellow line to Norm Gaumont described the collision as one of the worst it took to bring Brent Parent, the pass a small white car. Witnesses reported seeing the he’d seen, and told report- Langley man accused of running truck weaving in and out of traf- ers Neiss “had absolutely no down Abbotsford resident Silas fic in an aggressive manner prior chance.” Neiss was heading to O’Brien on March 13, 2008, to to the collision. The force of Langley at the time, where he trial, Johnston said it is “not at all” the impact compressed the front had worked as a school bus unusual that charges in the file have not been laid yet. section of the Explorer into less driver since 2003.

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Langley 911 dispatcher honoured for Olympic efforts A Langley police dispatcher was part of E-Comm’s team which received a national public safety award for their work during the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. Tammy Baines was among those honoured for the work the E-Comm team did during the Olympics. The award was presented by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) at a conference in Ottawa. “The 2010 Winter Games presented one of the biggest challenges and also proudest moments for me, my team, E-Comm, the host cities and the entire country,” said Baines, who was on hand to accept the award. “I’m so lucky to be a part of such a dedicated, professional and skillful team. This recognition affirms my sense of pride in what we all do every day at E-Comm.” The award recognizes the efforts of 911 call-takers, dispatchers and critical support staff who worked through the Games, and in particular, two of the most challenging shifts: the night of the opening ceremonies and the first day of the Games. On both occasions, there were huge crowds and multiple protests.

“911 staff may work behind-thescenes, but they are an integral part of public and responder safety,” said E-Comm president and CEO David Guscott, who saw the events unfold first-hand. Guscott was the VANOC executive vice-president in charge of the Opening Ceremonies at the time. “It was a frightening situation for many, including many innocent bystanders in attendance, and the skill and stamina of E-Comm staff certainly supported the successful efforts to end the violence quickly and peacefully.” As the Public-Safety Answer Point for Metro Vancouver and surrounding areas, E-Comm staff are accustomed to receiving thousands of 911 calls every day. But in February, 2010 call volumes increased by 11 per cent (79,000 calls) over the previous year. Calls for police in Vancouver and Richmond, two Olympic host cities, increased by a resounding 28 per cent. The amount of radio traffic that dispatchers had to contend with also increased by a staggering 40 per cent on Feb. 12 alone.

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A chimney fire is blamed for the destruction of this home in the North Otter area of Langley in October. The Township fire department has issued tips to help prevent such fires.

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leaves near the top of the chimney and making sure the hearth area is clear. Having the chimney checked once a year and cleaned if necessary by a professional, certified chimney sweep reduces the risk of fires and carbon monoxide poisoning due to creosote buildup and obstructions. Installing a chimney cap will keep debris and animals out of the chimney and a fireplace screen will catch flying sparks. When building a fire, use well-seasoned wood that has been split for at least six months and stored in a covered, elevated place. Never burn a Christmas tree or treated wood in a fireplace or wood stove. Place the wood at the rear of the fireplace on a supporting grate and use kindling and a commercial fire lighter to start the

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by Transport Canada. Marks said that the police response “was proportionate to the information received (and) given the identical circumstances, police resources would be deployed in the same manCpl. Holly ner.” Students initially Marks thought the drama was a drill, and one student said that everyone “thought it was a joke until text messages started going through that there were cop cars outside.” Many students had been in a school gym for an assembly, and were told to stay there. Each student was searched. “We only realized it was serious when we heard the panic in the voice over the announcements,” said Georgia Ellenwood, 15, who spoke to The Times after the lockdown ended. “Any time you have a situation like this, it needs to be debriefed,” said Langley Board of Education communications officer Craig Spence. “We need to talk about what did work, what may have not worked. Spence added that the reaction to how the lockdown was handled has been mostly positive.

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Alert security guard helps in rescue of trapped man NATASHA JONES Times Reporter

A forklift operator injured in an industrial accident on Nov. 19 is doing “amazingly well,” says the senior vice-president of his employer, Mitsui Homes. In fact, the employee, Johnny Sun, only missed two days of work and was back on the job on Nov. 23, said Dave Fisher of Mitsui Homes. Sun was operating a forklift at about 3:20 p.m. at Mitsui’s compound at 19707 94A Ave., in the North Langley industrial area. Mike’s Canine security guard Gordon Skidmore was patrolling an adjacent site for Kiewit Construction, when he heard screams coming from the Mitsui property. He dashed towards the site but found the entrance was locked. He called 911 and the dispatcher at his company. Mike’s Canine owner Mike McIvor was nearby and, hearing the call, made his way to the site. Together, the men cut into the compound to find Sun. He was not difficult to find. Sun had been moving large pack-

ages of wood, each of which was wrapped. Fisher surmises that as the operator moved one load, the one behind it began to shift, and one load landed on top of Sun’s machine, crushing the cab and trapping him inside. Fisher said it’s possible that the paper wrapping became slippery because of the icy weather, causing one load of lumber to shift and setting in motion the collapse of another load onto the forklift. “When he was extricated, we were all fearing serious injuries,” Fisher said. “Given the circumstances we were all concerned that it could have been so much worse.” Sun was trapped for an hour or more before firefighters helped to rescue him. He said he was scared, knowing that if Skidmore hadn’t heard his screams “I’d have been there the whole weekend.” “I was screaming out of my lung,” Sun said, adding that throughout the ordeal, he was lying on his back and could not move his head. All he could see was wood.

He didn’t lose consciousness, but all he can remember is someone saying, “I’m calling 911. I’m calling 911.” He suffered chipped teeth, bruising, and cuts to his head that required stitches. Fisher said that the Sun was “following procedures very precisely” as he operated the forklift. McIvor said it took only a minute or so to find the stricken worker, and he praised Skidmore for saving the man’s life by reacting as swiftly as he did. McIvor acknowledged that it could have been a tricky situation in other ways: Skidmore left his job site in order to save a man’s life, and in the process left the Kiewit site unattended. He called Kiewit “a very safetyoriented company,” and once he had explained what happened, Kiewit officials understood. “They have invited us to their safety orientation and will use this as an example,” McIvor said. Sun doesn’t know Skidmore, but if he could meet him he would tell him, “Thank you for being a Good Samaritan.”

Three found guilty of planned hit SHEILA REYNOLDS Black Press

A Surrey woman charged with plotting to kill her ex-husband with the help of two hit men — including one from Langley — has been found guilty by a Vancouver Supreme Court jury. Liza Joylene Belcourt was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit murder. Her co-accused, the two men she hired — Port Coquitlam’s Jor-

dan Joseph Doiron and Langley’s David Dean Laidlaw — were also found guilty of the same charge. After a five-week trial, the jury came down with the guilty verdict Thursday, after less than a day of deliberations. Belcourt’s estranged commonlaw husband Richard Noniewicz was shocked when he learned from police in 2009 that Belcourt was planning to have him killed. He said he was in a commonlaw relationship with Belcourt

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Langley Centennial Museum presents a Pioneer Christmas on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 9135 King St. The family friendly celebration will include: • gingerbread cookie decorating • pioneer and traditional crafts • a children’s colouring contest • a reading of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas • pioneer toys • a visit and photo with jolly old St. Nick • a surprise gift for each child Call 604-532-3536 or email lforestell@tol.ca for more information. Family of four admitted for $5.

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Earth Formed Water Rendered — An exhibition of art by members of the Fraser Valley Watercolour Society and the the Fraser Valley Potters Guild, will be on display at Langley Centennial Museum until Dec. 20. The museum is at 9135 King St. in Fort Langley. Call 604-532-3536 or go to langleymuseum.org for more information.

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On Dec. 10 and 11 sculptor Julie Bourne will host her annual art show and sale at 4300 200 St. The sale will feature a wide variety of raku sculpture, lamp work and bead jewelry. Throughout the day, Bourne will give bead making demos. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each weekend. Call 604-534-6994 for more information.

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aitlyn Yott makes no bones about it: Belle in Beauty and the Beast is a dream role for her. “It was my favourite movie when I was a kid,” the recent Earl Marriott graduate said. Although the Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society production in which she takes the female lead (Surrey Arts Centre until Dec. 4) is a decidedly different Christmas pantomime version of the tale popularized by the Disney cartoon, she’s still glad for the chance to portray a character she’s always looked up to. “Belle isn’t the usual princess role,” she explained. “She’s someone who sticks to her own values about life, and when she falls in love, she falls for what’s on the inside – not what’s on the outside.” There’s a certain childish glee to being cast as Belle, too, she admits. “When I tried on the yellow dress the first time that little five-year-old in me came out — ‘I’m a princess!’” But it goes deeper than that. Yott, who loves to sing, is determined to pursue a career on the stage, and plans to audition for a post-secondary theatre program in the near future. “I’d like to get a performance degree in musical theatre,” she said. “Being on stage is the greatest feeling in the world. Any time I’m performing, the voice in my head is telling me this is what I’m supposed to do.” Before going into more formal training she’s getting as much experience as she can in as many genres as possible – which aside from the fun quotient, was one of her principal motives for auditioning for the FVGSS show. “It’s my first time doing panto – a very different style of theatre in which you’re always interacting with the audience,” she said. “Unlike other plays in which the script is everything, you’re encouraged to stray from it and play on the energy of the audience – it’s been a very enriching experience.” She also gained very different experience in Smile, The Musical for Vancouverbased youth company Awkward Stage Productions. “That was taking this ’80s musical flop and rebirthing it — and all the adult roles were represented by puppets, which we also operated.” Pantomime or not, Beauty and the Beast, directed by FVGSS veteran Mike Balser, depends a lot on the chemistry between Belle and her hairy inamorata, and Yott says she’s glad to be working with co-star Sean Donnelly. “He’s insanely talented and he’s got an amazing voice,” she said. “I feel like we’ve developed a lot of chemistry. It’s been very enjoyable – he’s a really great guy, which is good because we have to, essentially, fall in love on stage and he’s never made it weird.” “I think it’s really clicking,” said Donnelly,

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Above: Elizabeth Olsson, as a little girl, and Sean Donnelly as Beast in the FVG&SS Christmas pantomime of Beauty and the Beast; below, from left: Jada Leroux, Kaiya Horvat and Kate Naylor are representing Langley in the production which is on at the Surrey Arts Centre until Dec. 4. son of famed anthem singer and musical educator Mark and brother of soprano Colleen who has, herself, contributed memorable performances to a number of FVGSS shows (“When you come from my family, you pretty much have to know how to sing and read music,” he noted). He said he is enjoying working with Yott too. “We come from really different backgrounds, as far as performance styles,” he said. “It’s been interesting playing to each other’s strengths and seeing how that developed.” For someone raised on ‘liturgical polyphony’ – he’s also a member of an eight-voice choir devoted to lesser known works of Renaissance composer Pierluigi da Palestrina – it’s been a stretch working with ’70s and ’80s pop songs like Gilbert O’Sullivan’s Alone Again, Naturally and The Time Of My Life (from Dirty Dancing), he admitted. “I also get to dance to Michael Jackson ’s Thriller,” he added. If things had gone according to the original plan, Donnelly, also a talented

eye out for some hometown talent in the production — Jada Leroux, Kaiya Horvat and Kate Naylor — are all members of the Beauty and the Beast cast. Evening performances of Beauty and the Beast are at 7:30 p.m. with matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. For tickets, visit https://tickets.surrey.ca or call the Surrey Arts Centre box office at 604501-5566.

hockey goalie, would be on the ice rather than the stage this winter. But Donnelly, who completed a first year at Williams College in Massachusetts on a hockey scholarship, has decided to take a time-out for a year to re-evaluate the direction of his post-secondary studies. “It was really a last minute decision to audition,” he said. “I’d just decided I wasn’t going back to school when I was talking to a friend in FVGSS — he said if I was going to be in town, I should audition.” Langley audience members can keep an

Beauty and the Beast Supports the Food Bank The Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan society is encouraging you to support the Surrey Food Bank. During the run of the society’s production of Beauty and the Beast containers will be available in the Surrey Arts Centre theatre lobby for you to donate non-perishable food items to the Surrey Food Bank. Some items the Food Bank especially needs at this time include jarred baby food, large cans of infant formula and diapers, sizes 3 to 6.

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It’s time for FUN in South Africa A pair of Langley men are ready to walk the talk when it comes to making the world a better place. But first, they’ll have to fly. Langley’s Ben Miller, 25, and Hamilton Simon, 23, are among a group of six people from Southern B.C. who will spend the next three weeks in Durban, South Africa as part of COP 17 — the United Nations’ annual conference on climate change. The men, who left Langley last week, are traveling as part of the FUN Society (Friends Uniting for Nature), a registered non-profit agency, dedicated to educating youth about the environment, and inspiring them to turn that knowledge into action. Two of the three weeks they plan to remain in Africa will be spent at the conference, but before that, they will meet with local school children in Grades 5 to 12, to help educate them about the issue of climate change and its potential impact in the coming century through a series of projects, including an art display showcasing the students’ vision for the future. Among the main projects the FUN

Society will undertake, is the creation of a mural exploring the subject of climate change, with a focus on water — the main theme of this year’s conference. Students here in Canada and in Durban will contribute artwork to the piece which will then be displayed at the conference, said Miller. The group is also planning to organize a youth action day, where the students will collaborate and help create sustainability projects in their communities. As part of the their efforts, virtual discussions will take place between the students in Durban and others here in Canada, to raise awareness about the effects of climate change on youth around the world. Workshops taking place during the week will be based on the students’ interests, said Miller. “What do they love that gets them excited? “It’s about empowerment — helping them understand that they’re capable of making changes — and to connect them with students in Canada, to inspire and feed off each other.”

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Langley Fundamental’s Ashton Tito (left to right), Alec Costello, Jeremy MacKinnon, Geoff Roy, Hunter Robertson, Dustion DeWolff and Joey Lee celebrate during their team’s gold-medal victory over Penticton at the junior boys’ provincial volleyball championships at MEI in Abbotsford. Below: The Titans’ Michael Hsu (#11) was named most valuable player at three-day tournament. Miles CLARK/ Vancouver Sports Pictures

Remember the Titans for the job they did against the Lakers big three, despite the considerable size disadvantage they faced. Michael Hsu earned most valuable player honours as Titans went 4-0 to win their Penticton could not block his pool. kills. They then won their first two His younger brother Stephen playoff games to advance to the Hsu won the semifinals in a tournament’s rematch of the top libero award, Fraser Valley hitting the floor final against MEI. to clean up any Langley Penticton kills Fundamental which did elude won 2-1 against his teammates’ the secondblocks. ranked Eagles Carson Heppell setting up a shot also came up at gold against Jan Ellison the top-ranked langley fundamental coach with some big hits for the Penticton Lakers. Titans. The Lakers Another key for the Titans boasted a tall trio — one player was six-foot-seven while another was the fact they boasted two of the tournament’s top setters two were six-foot-five — who — Tristan Loewen was a firstposed a tough match-up for the team all-star while Denham Titans. O’Reilly was a second-teamer. But Langley Fundamental The advantage of having two came through, winning the gold highly-skilled players at that in four sets. position meant the Titans had “They played their hearts out, it was unbelievable,” Ellison said. multiple options when it came to set up their attack. “We just didn’t make any “When the first guy has to errors.” dig up the ball, I have got my The coach called her two second guy to step in so we middles, Mason Kinna and Brayden Griffiths, unsung heroes make anything into a good kill

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After suffering a heartbreaking loss in the Fraser Valley championships, Langley Fundamental Titans coach Jan Ellison admitted her team was devastated. The week before, the Titans lost in five sets to the MEI Eagles in the Fraser Valley final, the team’s first defeat all season. “We really had to rally (after that loss),” Ellison said. “We were so depressed. There were tears, because we knew it was ours (to win).” With just one day between the end of the Fraser Valleys and the start of the provincial championships — which were held at Abbotsford’s MEI Middle and Secondary schools — there was little time to dwell on the defeat. “We went in here and started fresh,” Ellison said. “We had to prove ourselves; we had to prove the Fraser Valleys were ours as well.” Seeded third at the 20-team provincial championships, the

“They played their hearts out, it was unbelievable. We just didn’t make any errors.”

(opportunity),” Ellison said. Langley Fundamental finished the season at 37-1 and more importantly, captured the school’s first provincial title. “It feels amazing,” said Michael Hsu about the fact they are the first Titans team to win a B.C. championship. As for their defeat in the Fraser Valley finals, Hsu said the team used it as motivation. “We knew we could win,” he said. “We just worked as a team, tried our best and worked really hard.” The success is not surprising. “I knew we had an awesome team (at the start of the year),” Ellison said. “I knew that it would be tough to win but it was doable with the calibre and the heart these guys have.” An added bonus at provincials was that Ellison was able to give her bench significant playing time throughout the three days and they responded by not dropping a set. ••••• Langley Christian was also in attendance at the provincial championships, with the Lightning placing fifth overall. Langley Christian’s Brayden Heppell was named to the tournament all-star team.

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Rivermen trending up after four wins in five games After splitting a home-and-home series with the Coquitlam Express, the Langley Rivermen hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Powell River Kings. The two victories give the junior A hockey club four wins in their past five games as they continue to trend upwards in the BCHL’s Coastal Conference standings. The final two games were played at the Langley Events Centre. The Rivermen led 5-0 early in the third only to see the visiting Kings storm back with four goals in an 8:50 span to pull within one. Powell River nearly tied things up only to see a shot in the last minute clank off the post. Austin Plevy led the Langley attack with a pair of goals, while Chris Tracy, Darnell Dyck and Mike Tebbutt had the others. James Barr stopped 30 shots for the win. Special teams were a big part of the game as Langley scored three times with the

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Langley Rivermen’s Sebastian Pare is pursued by Powell River Kings’ captain Chris Williams during BCHL action on Sunday at the Langley Events Centre. man advantage while blanking all seven Kings power play chances, including a major penalty in the first period. Facing the Express in a home-and-home

series, Langley won the opener 5-2 at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Centre on Friday in Coquitlam. Tebbutt notched a hat trick while Plevy and Mario Puskarich

had the other goals. Puskarich also had two assists for a threepoint night. Some of the Rivermen’s new additions also made an impact on the

scoresheet, with Richard Coyne picking up two helpers and Aidan Cavallini getting one assist. Jim Kruger was solid in net stopping 26 shots.

The Express stopped Langley’s modest threegame winning streak on Saturday night at the LEC. Evan Campbell, Tracy and Plevy had the Rivermen goals. Langley hosts the Surrey Eagles on Wednesday (Nov. 30) at the LEC. ••••• A pair of Langley junior hockey players and another from Aldergrove have been named to the B.C. Hockey League’s top 50 list. The selection format was done by online fan balloting over a sixweek period with 10 players chosen for each decade. Ryan Walter, who played for the Langley Lords from 19731975 was part of that decade’s top 10 list, while Langley Eagles’ Mark Recchi was on the 1980s list. Recchi played for the Eagles in 1984-1985. And Aldergrove goaltender Brad Thiessen was on the roster for the 2000s.

Thiessen played for Penticton, Prince George and Merritt from 2003-2006. For the full list, visit www.bchl.ca. ••••• After a brief threegame winless streak interrupted their 10-game winning streak, the Aldergrove Kodiaks are back on track with back-to-back victories. The Kodiaks received a 27-save shutout performance from Brenden Sharp in a 4-0 win over the Mission Icebreakers on Thursday and followed that up with a 6-4 win over the Grandview Steelers on Sunday. Both games were on the road. Aldergrove leads the Harold Brittain Conference with 30 points, three ahead of the Pilots. The Pilots had briefly pulled into a tie with the Kodiaks in the standings on Wednesday night thanks to a 3-2 overtime victory. For more, visit www. langleytimes.com

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Silver lining for Titans During that match, O’Reilly called timeout after finding out Langley Fundamental’s junior boys team had won gold at their provincial championships in Abbotsford. The news of the boys’ teams GARY AHUJA success seemed to give the Titans a Times Sports little something extra. “It was such an emotional high,” O’Reilly said. After winning an emotion-filled “They played with such heart; it semifinal match, the Langley was all us from that point on.” Fundamental Titans ran out of gas But with little recovery time in the provincial championship after that match, the Titans went final. right into the The Titans provincial final. wound up winning “I don’t think the silver medal we had anything at the junior left,” O’Reilly said. girls’ volleyball “We just ran out championships of gas and South on Saturday at the Delta is a very Richmond Olympic good team.” Oval, losing 2-0 to The Titans the South Delta Sun battled hard but Devils. the Sun Devils Just a few days Laura O’Reilly prior, the Titans titans coach seemed to have an answer for every had defeated hit. South Delta in the Fraser Valley “To their credit, (South Delta) championship final. does everything well,” O’Reilly said. In the provincial semifinals, the And while they may not have Titans defeated Pacific Academy, the first time they had beaten their won the gold medal, the coach was amazed at just how special the Surrey rivals. team and the season were. “We played the best game we Hannah Beaton and Brie O’Reilly have ever played against them, it earned all-star awards for the was just amazing,” said Langley Titans. Fundamental coach Laura O’Reilly.

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D.W. Poppy’s Vaggeli Boucas (right) battles for the ball with his Golden Eagles opponent during pool play at the B.C. AA senior boys soccer championships in Burnaby last week.

senior boys’ soccer team was at the AA provincial soccer championships at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex Nov. 21-23. And Poppy went 2-0-1 in round robin action, with their draw coming against the Glenlyon Norfolk Gryphons. So with both teams having an equal number of points, the Gryphons won the pool thanks to a greater goal differential, finishing at +11, three better than the Redhawks. “It just came down to goal differential,” said Poppy’s Kyle Barry, who coaches the team with Carl Hunter. “That would have put us through to the final four.” Instead, the Redhawks had to watch as Glenlyon Norfolk captured the provincial title, while Poppy lost its last two matches, both by a 1-0 score, to Archbishop Carney and Sands, to finish eighth at the 16-team tournament. “For sure we take

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CRIB LEAGUE RESULTS: Scoreboard for Nov. 24 Harmsworth 24 — Fort Langley 12 Willoughby 18 — Milner 18 Langley 24 — Murrayville 12 Standings: Murrayville 158 Milner 151 Willoughby 144 Harmsworth 143 Langley 139 Fort Langley 129

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TUESDAY • Fraser Valley Event Planners Association Holiday Social — Evening High Tea. Nov. 29, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. Info: www.fvepa.ca. Little White House Salon Café, 9090 Glover Rd., Fort Langley. Celebrate the holidays with FVEPA. Spend an evening socializing, sipping and shopping with fellow event industry professionals while enjoying hot and cold savories, sweet petits and champagne in the Salon Café. There will also be a private shopping opportunity for home décor, linens, gifts and fashion at the Little White House.

WEDNESDAY • Langley Community Music School Fundraiser Wednesday Nov. 30, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Join them for a musical evening done open house-style. A different group will be performing each hour: the fiddlers, the cellists and the Suzuki group classes. Purchase tickets for $8 to receive hot chocolate and cider, a Christmas treat, a photo with Santa and a take home craft for the kids. Proceeds from ticket sales as well as 10 per cent of the evening’s sales will be donated to LCMS. Purchase over $100 and they’ll donate an extra 10 per cent. A wonderful evening out supporting the arts at Milner Gardens, 6690 216 St. Langley. Call 604-533-7945 for reservations. • Christmas Pyjama Storytime A half hour of Christmas stories, rhymes and songs for children aged two to six and their caregivers. Children are welcome to come in pyjamas and bring a small stuffed toy. Muriel Arnason Library, Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Registration is required for this free program. To register, please visit the library or call 604-532-3590.

THURSDAY • Sharing and Caring Social at the Langley Seniors Recreation and Resource Centre. Most Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. $3 drop-in. No Sharing and Caring Social on Dec. 1. The birthday social is Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. • Tuition-Free Program for Women seeking a meaningful career, work and lifestyle. This daytime program runs February to May, 2012. Please attend the information session on, Dec. 8, at 10:30 a.m. in room 2075 at the Langley campus of Kwantlen. Please RSVP to Mary Ann Becher at 604-599-3443 or maryann. becher@kwantlen.ca. • Live Music/Céilidh on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at St. Andrew’s United Church Hall, 9025 Glover Rd. A mini concert for music lovers and a jam for entertainers. Music, song, fun and food. Tickets (at the door) are $5. Includes a lunch, tea and coffee. Performers contact: jackwilliamson@telus.net or call 604888-7925.

FRIDAY • The Mistletoe Concert United Churches of Langley present their annual Family Christmas evening, which will be held at Sharon United Church, 21562 Old Yale Rd. (Five Corners) on Friday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation, so come along for a fun-filled evening followed by the traditional and mouth-watering delectable desserts. Special guest again this year will be Mrs. Claus, who has graciously agreed to visit for the evening.

SATURDAY • Pet Photos with Santa Dec. 3 and 4, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Tisol Pet Nutrition and Supply Store #103-20645 Langley Bypass. By donation (minimum $10), with all proceeds going to Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team.

• A Christmas Celebration to Remember: Presented jointly by the United Churches of Langley and the Kwantlen Alumni Symphonic Wind Ensemble on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at Sharon United Church, 21562 Old Yale Rd. (Five Corners). Tickets are $10 adult, $15 couple or $25 family and may be purchased by calling 604-530-4571 or 604-530-2929. Start your Christmas season by relaxing and enjoying this wonderful night of music. • 104th Annual Christmas Bazaar at St George’s Church, 9160 Church St., Fort Langley on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafts, baking, holly and wreaths, childrens gift shopping experience. Phone 604-888-7782 for information. • Fourth annual Breakfast with Mrs. Claus Saturday, Dec. 3, at 9025 Glover Rd., Fort Langley. Pancake breakfast for all, and each child gets a gift. Pre-registration is required. Bring your camera. More info and tickets at www.mrsclausbreakfast.ca. • Holly Luncheon, Bake and Craft Sale: Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Langley United Church (lower hall), 5673 200 St. Free admission; $7 for luncheon. For information, call 604-530-4390 or 604-530-2929. • Breakfast with Santa The Fort Langley Lions invite everyone to come for breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the seniors hall on the corner of 88 Avenue and Glover Road in Fort Langley. Cost: $5; family of four, $15.00. There will be raffles and prizes. All proceeds go to the less fortunate in our area. • Old-Fashioned Musical Christmas Saturday, Dec. 10, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Gather around the bonfire for carolling and enjoy the musical performances around the fort, decorated for Christmas. Hear a Dickens reading, make crafts, hear stories of Christmases past, and visit Father Christmas. Cost is $7.80/adult, $6.55/senior, $3.90/youth, $19.60/family; free for annual pass holders. Info: www.pc.gc.ca/fortlangley 604-513-4777. • Pet Photos with Santa on a HarleyDavidson motorcyle on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Barnes Harley-Davidson dealership, 8859 201 St. Proceeds from each $10 donation go to Semiahmoo Animal League Inc. (SALI) to fund programs for at-risk children and at-risk animals. Andreas Bernauer Photography is donating his time and expertise to the event. Go to www.sali.ca or call 604-657-2957. • The Jansen 5, live! Saturday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy the soothing sounds of our very own homegrown musicians. This young family group will play a mix of seasonal favourites and selections from their new CD. Milner Gardens, 6690-216 St. Langley or online at www.milnergardens.ca. Call 604-533-7945.

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SUNDAY • The Langley Community Chorus presents “So This Is Christmas.” Tickets available at the door 30 mins before concert. Cost is $15 adults, $10 for students, and children under six admitted free. Concert begins at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4 at Sharon United Church 21562 Old Yale Rd. and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 11 at St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church 3025 264 St. • A Gift of Christmas free community Christmas concert hosted by Mark Warawa, MP for Langley, featuring the musical talents of vocalists Andrea and Amaris, Crystal Hicks, opera soprano Alison Nystrom, and pianist Dennis Enns. Dec. 18. Reception at 1 p.m., concert at 2 p.m. in the Chief Sepass Theatre, Langley Fine Arts School, 9096 Trattle St, Fort Langley. RSVP to 604-534-5955,or mark. warawa.a6@parl.gc.ca. Please advise of any special accessibility or seating needs. Donations to the Langley Food Bank gratefully accepted.

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ANDERLINI, Edward James 1950-2011 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ed. Ed passed away peacefully on Nov 21, 2011 at his home with his loving family by his side. Ed will be deeply missed by his wife Dorothy, children; Angela (Derek), Brent (Dawn) and grandchildren; Dorissa, Zachary, Alivia, Seth, Tamara, & Cole. Ed was well known and respected in the Langley Community. He will be notably missed at future “Show & Shine’s” & “Langley Cruise-In’s” with his cherished 34 Ford Coupe. Dorothy is grateful for the love & support of family & friends at this time. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1pm on Dec 10th at Ralph Anderlini’s (Indoor Arena) 242-240th St, Langley

POLAND Arthur “Jim” Alexander aged 92 years, entered into rest at Langley Memorial Hospital on November 22, 2011. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife: Peggy, children: Linda, Susan (Steve), Janet (Rob), Jamie (Tracy) and Shawna (Rene). There are 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren, as well as many relatives and friends. He is predeceased by his daughter Judy and 5 siblings. A Funeral Service will be held at Henderson’s Funeral Home, 20786 Fraser Hwy, Langley, B.C., on Wednesday November 30, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. In Lieu of ﬂowers, donations may be made to the Langley Memorial Hospital.

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33 CHARLES LEE BISHOP FEB. 15,1934 NOV. 22, 2011 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Chuck at Langley Memorial Hospital. Chuck was born in Vancouver’s St. Pauls Hospital and lived much of his life in the Lower Mainland. He joined the RCAF as an aircraft mechanic in 1953. He served 16 years and then returned to B.C. to settle in Langley. Chuck was a member of the Corp of Commissionaires working at Vancouver Airport with Customs & Immigration and finally retired in 2009. He worked security with the 2010 Olympics and also volunteered at the Langley Flight Museum. He met the love of his life Anne in 1970 and shared 41 wonderful years. They enjoyed family, friends, fishing and camping. (Although we’re not sure of the order). Many of his happiest times were spent out in a boat with a line in the water. His greatest thrill was catching a 43lb. Tyee on a men’s only fishing trip. No one could get that rod out of his hand no matter how long it took to land! Chuck is remembered by his wife Anne: daughters: Diane (Gord), Carol (Peter), Donna, Sons: Bill (Deb),”K.C.”(Donna) Bonus children: Rhonda, Ken(Joanne), Mark, Ed(Twila), Arthur (Mary) Brother Harry and sisters: Helen (Lorne), Myrle (Les), Merrilee (Larry) and Darrell (Derek) 25 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents Harold and Ina Bishop and grandson Chris Kolba A celebration of Chuck’s life will be held Wed. Nov. 30th, Langley Legion Hall Br. 21 20570 56th Ave. 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family would appreciate a donation to the Langley Flight Museum in Chuck’s name.

NORD Earl Lloyd May 14, 1955 ~ Nov 23, 2011 In Loving Memory of Earl who passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Langley after a year long battle with cancer. Earl was born in Rosetown, Sask. Earl will be forever missed by his loving wife of 30 years Debbie and their son Doug. Predeceased by his father Lloyd. Survived by his Mother Edith, 12 brothers and sisters Linda (Vickers), Ken, Shirley (Powell), Daniel, Larry (Kitty), Faith (Bob) Steil, Myles (Connie), Pam (Akerstrom), Grace, (Jim) Nordin, Doris (Heck), Wanda (Chester) Kirk, & Joan Nord. He will be greatly missed by his countless nieces, nephews, friends and extended family on his wife’s side. We would like to extend our Thanks and gratitude to Dr. Chi and his great staff at the Vancouver Cancer clinic in their ﬁght to help end cancer. We would also like to express our thanks to Dr. Christopher Lee and the staff at the Surrey Cancer clinic, his family Dr. Mitchell Fagan and everyone else who helped us through our loss. We are eternally grateful to all of our family and friends for their Love and ongoing support. Earl may be gone but he will always live on in our hearts forever. No service by request. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of ﬂowers a donation may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. Expressions of sympathy can be made at www.gardenhill.ca STAUBLI, Jacob “Kobi” Sept. 23, 1923 - Nov. 22, 2011

Jake passed away peacefully at Maple Hills Hospice in Langley, BC. He leaves behind his wife Ilse; daughters: Barbara, (Dave),Gabrielle (Dan); grandchildren, Alex, Jacqueline, Geoff, Brad, and in Switzerland a sister, Sonny. Jake was an active member of the Swiss Outdoors Club and enjoyed skiing, biking, hiking, mushrooming, and gardening. He will be missed by all the acquaintances he made over his 88 years. In honoring his request there will not be a memorial service held. Thank you to Dr. L. Wong and the staff of Maple Hills Hospice, especially RN Camille for helping us through this difﬁcult time. Donations may be made to the Langley Hospice Society in his name.

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BUS PERSON req’d 2-3 nights per week. Wage plus tips. Exp. an asset. Hourglass Restaurant, Langley. Call for interview 604-309-0891

CASHIER & STOCK PERSON with exp, for our Langley produce store, P/T, F/T. Call: 604-533-8828.

COOK, F/T position at DAE GILL SUSHI ($17/hr) Req.: 3+yr of exp., grad. of high, Korean is asset (Will make sushi,sashimi/cook dishes) daegill2011@hotmail.com or 19973 96 Ave. Langley, BC, V1M 3C6

FIELD Nursery Workers Needed: Local nursery is accepting applications for employment starting Feb 1st. No exp. nec. Duties: planting, digging trees, and weeding. Must be willing to work full shifts outside in any weather. Heavy lifting, bending and reaching req. Start wage is $9.56/hr full time. Apply to ﬁeldworkers@hotmail.ca.

NAKAMA SUSHI JAP. REST. in Langley look for a COOK who has 3+ years Jap. cooking exp. & knowledge: $17.50/hr:mainly cook Jap. cuisine, improve / develop food etc.;resume “jypak58@hotmail.com” TAKE SUSHI (Langley) req. F/T Cook. 3-5 yrs exp. High School grad. $17/hr. Tel: 604-533-0145.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

PERSONAL SERVICES

SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING B.S.T. classes in Abby. Job placement. 604-859-8860 www.brissonsecurity.com

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161. ** MONEY AVAILABLE ** 1st, 2nd & 3rd Mortgages Use the EQUITY in your HOME for Consolidation, Renovation or Any Reason. Call Donna at BBK Investments Ltd. 604.341.2806 MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused. Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877556-3500. NEED CASH FAST? GET A LOAN ANY TIME YOU WANT! Sell or Pawn your Valuables Online Securely, From Home. APPLY ONLINE TODAY: www.PawnUp.com OR CALL TOLL FREE : 1-888-4357870.

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LEGAL

Intermediate Legal Assistant/Paralegal

COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER Langley Association for Community Living is seeking applications to support a young man in his Fort Langley community. The focus of this program is building community networks aiming towards employment/volunteer opportunities. Participation in variety of outdoor activities req. Position is 30 hrs/wk with beneﬁts. Rate of pay $15.54/hr. Exp. supporting individuals with developmental disabilities preferred. Crim check, standard 1st aid, TB clearance, etc. req. Quoting ISS-SVNOV11, Fax resume to 604 534 4763 or email main@langleyacl.com. Thank you to all who apply, only those chosen for interview will be contacted.

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Required for plaintiff personal injury (motor vehicle cases). Candidate must have understanding of all litigation procedures. Must have the ability to work without supervision and deal with clients. Experience is essential. Email or Fax resume with references to: hr@bronsonjoneslaw.ca or 604 850-2164

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MEDICAL/DENTAL Menno Hospital

Menno Hospital is accepting applications for a casual (relief) Registered Nurse in a Complex Care Facility consisting of 151 residential care beds. This consists of shift work, including weekends. Competitive wages and beneﬁts provided. Please email your resume to: j.booth@mennoplace.ca or Fax to 604-859-6931

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS GREATER LANGLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Administrative Assistant F/T position (Mon-Fri 9am5pm - $14/hr) to handle a wide range of office duties, administrative support and communications related tasks. This person must be able to work independently, be well organized and flexible, and speak fluent English. High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills are crucial in this role. Candidates must also possess excellent communication and computer skills including MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Internet, Social Media and Database Management. Please drop resume off at: #1, 5761 Glover Rd. (no phone calls) by 5 pm Mon, Dec 5/11. The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce is an equal opportunity employer. RECEPTIONIST Basketball BC, the Provincial Sports Organization for basketball in BC requires a Receptionist for their new offices at the Langley Event Centre. We are looking for a detail oriented, quick learning individual to assist in the day-today operations of our organization. Please go to www.basketball.bc.ca for the complete job posting. Send resumes by Monday, December 12, 2011 to: ssommerfeldt@basketball.bc.ca or fax: 604-888-8323.

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VOLUNTEERS

Call our Abbotsford Campus: Or our Surrey Campus:

604-504-3323 604-583-1004

Great Dollar’s Offered for Qualiﬁed Candidates. If you have what it takes? Please e-mail resume to: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com or fax: 604-513-1194

Julie’s Housecleaning Detailed, prof. service-7 days/wk. Incl. laundry/dishes. Move-in/out. Refs. avail. Starting at $19/hr. 4 hour minimum. 778-808-1052 jds.clean@gmail.com MAIDS TO THE RESCUE Let us bring clean and shine to your busy life. Phone (778)808-0146.

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Ross 604D535D0124 SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, sidewalks, driveway’s. Re & re old or

604-777-5046

LEGAL SERVICES

damaged concrete. Ken 604-532-0662

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CONCRETE & PLACING

Concrete Lifting Specialist

NEED CASH TODAY?

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CLEANING SERVICES

Brisk Home Cleaners Walnut Grove /Fort Langley

Weekly W Bi-Weekly W Monthly Insured & Bonded, Exc. ref’s.

UNIQUE CONCRETE DESIGN F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147 FREE ESTIMATES

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ELECTRICAL

ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs etc. Guaranteed work. 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110) YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE GRAHAM’S EXCAVATING ~ Excavation, Clearing ~ ~ Drainage, Final Grading ~ Free Estimates, 20 years exp. Fully Insured/WCB

www.briskcleaners.com

Terri 604.837.1709

(604)533-9108

CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs. Price includes cleaning supplies. Also laminate ﬂooring and paint specials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

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FENCING

6’ Cedar Fence: $16/ft. Hand blt. Sundecks, Sheds & Gazebos. Est’d 1989, free est. Brad 604-530-9331

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Angelena Physic Healer & Life Coach Can solve all problems of life specializing in love, health, business, marriage, reunites loved ones. Call today for a better tomorrow. 3 readings for $15.00

604-447-3404 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

SALES REPRESENTATIVES

Westcoast Moulding & Millwork, a building product supplier in Surrey has F/Time opportunities for experienced Sales Reps. Any previous sales experience is okay - we’ll teach you the ropes!! If you’re positive and energetic & looking for a long-term career in a progressive & dynamic company we want you! (Punjabi and / or Hindi also considered asset.) Excellent Remuneration Package Commensurate w/ Experience, Full Beneﬁts & THE BEST WORK ENVIRO.

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SALES

WE NEED YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM!

FINANCIAL SERVICES

BECOME a Volunteer Literacy Tutor and help a child who is struggling to read and write! You must have excellent English skills, love to read and enjoy working with children. Tutoring locations in both Surrey & Langley. Extensive training provided. Information sessions held on either Tuesday, January 10th or Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 7 pm in the Learning Disabilities Association ofﬁce, #201 - 13766 - 72 Ave, Surrey. Register at 604-591-5156. Info www.ldafs.org

RECEPTIONIST / OFFICE ASSISTANT SURREY BASED (F/T) Construction co. is looking for an outgoing, pleasant mannered person to assist in our busy ofﬁce Monday to Friday. Applicant should be a self-motivated, quick learner with attention to detail & able to work w/ little supervision. Duties to include reception and data entry.

TRADES, TECHNICAL

ABBY STEEL Fab Shop looking for exp. misc. metals installer/welder. Resumes to: info@cliron.com. A NORTH Surrey industrial engine distributor, requires a full time parts person. Hours are 7:30 to 4:00 Monday to Friday. Basic knowledge of gas & diesel engines required. Full time, competitive wage and benefits package. Clean, pleasant place to work. Email resume to: resumes2011@shaw.ca Gutter Installer required full time for established growing gutter company. Good driving record, people skills, team player. Email resume to: timbur6@telus.net HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC/ APPRENTICE for small shop in Abbotsford. Full time position for a minimum 2nd year apprentice. Involves trucks, buses & farm equipment. Email resume to: repairshop@hotmail.ca JOURNEYMAN/LEAD hand plumber needed for North Van Townhouse & Warehouse site. Also require 3rd and 4th year apprentices. Wages Negotiable depending on experience. ICBA Benefit package included. Apprentices must include copy of ITA Transcripts. email to marian@russellmechanical.ca SKILLED WORKERS Always in Demand. Pre-employment Welder, Millwright/Machinist program. 16 weeks and write first year apprenticeship exam. Be ready for high paying, in demand trades jobs. Starts Jan. 3, 2012. GPRC Grande Prairie Campus. 1-888-999-7882; www.gprc.ab.ca/fairview. WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience. Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, savings plan for retirement, profit sharing bonus. Join a winning team. Call for appointment or send resume to: Joe Bowser 780-846-2231 office, joe@autotanks.ca or Jamie Flicek 780-846-2241 fax; cindy@autotanks.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

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The Langley Times and The Aldergrove Star are looking for youth and adult carriers in your neighbourhood.

For more information call 604-514-6770 or email

circulation@langleytimes.com

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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

#1 Soils, manure, gravels, lime stone, lava, sand. Del or p/u 604882-1344 visit www.portkellsnurseries.com / bulk material for pricing.

BIG BUILDING SALE... “CLEARANCE SALE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20X26 $4995. 25X34 $6460. 30X44 $9640. 40X70 $17,945. 47X90 $22,600. One end included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

For all your decorating needs, why not call a Master Painter? With Triple A/BBB Rating?

EUROPEAN INSTALLER *Ceramic Tile *Hardwood/Laminate Floors. Call Roman 604-722-8432.

VISION EXOTIK FLOORING INC. Hardwood Floor Specialist •Installation•Sanding•Reﬁnishing Express your unique & individual style with a custom stain. Dust free sanding. 778-995-Wood (9663). View our picture gallery at www.visionexotik.com

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INTERIOR/EXTERIOR, Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes

38 Years Experience All Aspects of Painting Int./Ext. Com/Residential Free Estimates call Dan anytime!

European Quality Workmanship

Call 604-607-6659 or Cell, 604-537-3553

CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES

PETS 477

PETS

BOXER PUPPIES ready now. Tails docked, vet checked & dewormed. $850. 604-845-0355 (Chilliwack) CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

Per Molsen 604-575-1240

CHUG beaut pups (chihuahua/pug), 8 wks, 1 F, 3 M, vet chk, deworm, 1st shot, $575, (778)231-2023.

GARDENING

CKC REG BLOOD HOUND pups, 1 male, 8 fem. Liver & tan, ready to go end of Nov. (604)574-5788 COCKAPOO Puppies ~ 9 wks old, looking for loving/caring home, all shots, $500 neg (604)476-2420 Maple Ridge NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com PUG & BOSTON Terrier cross, 14 weeks. Brindle. Vet ✓ & ﬁrst shots. $650. Call 604-302-7454.

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SHIHTZU- Bichon Puppies 7 wks, vet checked, dewormed. Ready to go. $500/each. (604)581-8354

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS TOY FOX TERRIER PUPPIES Avail. Dec.12/11. Aver. adult 5-10 lbs. Happy. lively, inquisitive, friendly, attach to family, easily trained, litter box train. Enjoy agility, Exc. for children 5+ yrs.,elderly & apt. Family raised w/children. CKC reg., vet ✓, 1st shots, dewormed, tattoo, 6 wks health ins. & puppy kit. INQUIRE KAREN: 250-656-9696. Restoretobalance@telus.net

GUTTER & WINDOW CLEANING Prices starting from for 3 lvl. hm. $95/gutters, $95/windows. 2 lvl. hm. $75/gutters, $75/windows. Excellent Service Since 1976. 778-861-0465

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE

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HOME REPAIRS

Call Ian @ 604-724-6373 GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627 ▲ Joes External Roof Cleaning Roof Washing Specialist. Gutter & Window Cleaning. * Fully Insured * Licensed * Bonded 21 yrs. exp. Joe 778-773-5730

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RENOVATIONS

• Carpentry • Finishing Painting • Moulding • Renovations • Handy Man • Home Repair and Maintenance • Pressure Washing • Plumbing • Electrical Fixture Installation

Clint (778)928-3693

HANDYPERSONS

LoBB’s Handyman’s Service ✓ SNOW REMOVAL ✓ GENERAL REPAIRS ✓ PAINTING ETC. ✓ POWER WASHING

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284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION SUPERIOR METAL WORKS

★ HEATING SPECIAL ★ Furnace installations Starting as low as $2,995. Heat Pumps as low as $5,495:

604-530-1697 604-202-7228

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

10% OFF when you Mention this ad HARDI RENO SVS. *Plumbing *Tile *Drywall*Paint*More! 778-865-4072

CALL NOW! 604-312-5362 Now is the time to get the jobs done that you’ve been putting off H Bath & Kitchen Reno’s H Sundecks, Patios, Doors & Mouldings H Full Basement Reno’s for that Mortgage Helper ✱ Licensed, Full Service Contractor with over 25 years exp & all available trades. Many ref’s. Unbeatable prices & exc quality. ★ Kitchens ★ Bathrooms Basement & Garage conversions ★Additions ★ Laminate ★Hardwood ★ Engineered Wood ★ Tile ★Carpet ★Baseboard & Crown moldings ★Sundecks ★Rooﬁng.

LANDSCAPING

CEILINGS OUR SPECIALTY Paul Schenderling 604-530-7885 / 604-328-3221

706

CLAYMORE APTS 1 & 2 Bdrm Apts Avail $200 Move-In Bonus!!

FOR SALE BY OWNER

Close to shopping & schools. Seasonal Swimming pool, and tennis court. 3 Appliances (fridge, stove dishwasher), blinds hot water and parking included. Carpeted throughout. Some pets welcome.

GUILDFORD, A must see! 3 storey T.H. Fully reno’s. $289,990. see mls#S1127646. 604-716-6505

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HOMES WANTED

By appt - call 604 - 514 - 1480

Linwood Place Apts 20051- 55 A Ave. st

1 MONTH FREE Newly Renovated Units

MORTGAGES

Starting at $835. $675 to $835 includes Heat, Hot water, Cable to channel 43. On site security

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MOVING & STORAGE

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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

Ask for details

Call 604-530-6555

RECREATIONAL

Must bring in this ad to receive 1st month free

FOR SALE CABIN FROM THE FOUNDATION UP ONLY: Cabin must be moved from its current location at Brooklyn, BC. Please call after 5:00 250-365-6371 or email jbalfour@shaw.ca for details. Open to offers

MAPLE COURT APARTMENT 20856 56 AVE. LANGLEY

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

2 bdrm. adult oriented apt. Available immediately

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

$850 mo. 308-0481

Northland Apartments

RENTALS

BUILDING SUPPLIES

706

19777 Willowbrook Dr., Langley

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call Manager for SPECIALS!

1 Bdrm’s starting @ $890 2 Bdrm’s starting @ $1000

CALL FOR SPECIALS LANGLEY CITY

AVAILABLE NOW! Newer building, secure entry, 5 appl’s including insuite washer and dryer, a/c, electric f/p, u/g prkg & balconies. No pets CLOSE TO SHOPPING, Superstore & Willowbrook mall.

Spacious, Clean Bachelor, 1,2 & 3 Bedroom Heat, Hot Water,

604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca

CALL 604-533-7710

FRUIT & VEGETABLES

PLUMBING

604-537-4140 SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

PURE Plumbing & Heating. Plumbers available 24 hours. No job is too small. 604-496-1661

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS 329 PAINTING & DECORATING 778-245-9069

ADANAC ROOFING AND GUTTERS For new gutter installations, gutter repair and gutter cleaning.

Call 604.888.1616 For a free estimate. November Special Call now and save! Big jobs-Small jobs-We do it all! Visa & M/C accepted

Call 7 days/week

778-245-9069 andrew.northstar.interiors@gmail.com

We want to thank the community for making us the # 1 choice on home stars for your rooﬁng and gutter needs.

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

* Fridges * Freezers * Stoves * Microwaves * Small appliances * Scrap Metal * Old pipe * BBQs * * Exercise equip. * Cars/trucks * All metal recyclables FREE

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539

~MASTER CARPENTER~

PAINT SPECIAL

RECYCLE-IT! Running this ad for 7yrs

3 rooms for $269, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

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HOMES FOR RENT

100-20436 Fraser Hwy., Langley

HOUSES Langley - 205 & Grade Cres. Executive home on private .62 acre lot, 4 bdrms with full bsmt with rec and media room, 3,400 sq ft, many upgrades, 4 bthrms, 2 car garage, 3 f/p, n/s, pet negotiable with deposit. Lease req’d. Avail Nov 1, 2011. $2,500/Mos.

TOWNHOUSES Langley - 197 & 56 Ave. Renovated, clean neat & bright, 1 bdrm unit in 4 plex, rancher style approx 900 sq ft, 4 appl, open pkg, work space, close to transit, n/s, n/p, lease req’d. Avail now $950/Mos. Langley 240 & Fraser Hwy Clean & bright 2 bdrm 2 level twnhse approx 800 sq ft, 1.5 bthrms, 4 appl, open pkg, fenced yard, n/s, n/p, lease req’d. Avail now $775/Mos.

Call Sandi, 604-534-3849 sandi@naicommercial.ca Visit us on the web at: www.goddardrentals.ca

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FUEL

1YR Seasoned Alder Birch Maple Clean, Split, DRY & Delivered. Family Operated for 20 yrs. (604)825-9264 BEST FIREWOOD 32nd Season & 37,000 Cust Deliv. Fully Seas. Maple, Birch, Alder 604-582-7095 FULLY SEASONED, Alder/Maple, Birch, split & delivered. Free kindling. Phone 604-789-1492 anytime

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FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99

FREE! Scrap Metal Removal...FREE!!!

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS LANGLEY, 232 nr. freeway. 3 bdrm mobile home on 1 acre. Nice & clean, new carpet & laminate. Fridge/stove. Laundry. Avail now. $1,000/mo. Call 604-807-2405. S. LANGLEY, 2 bdrm mobile on acreage. Across fr Campbell Valley Prk. $1,050/mth + utils. In suite laundry. Horse negotiable. NS/NP. Avail Dec. 1. Phone 604-532-9047.

Langley, 202 & 56 Ave. The Bentley - Bright & clean 1 bdrm, ofﬁce & den on 2nd ﬂr facing courtyard, 946 sq ft, 5 appl, 2 bthrms, gas f/p, 1 sec u/g pkg, locker, n/s, n/p, fresh paint & new carpets. Avail Now $900.00.

$45/Hr

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BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 7002100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604. LANGLEY. 5700 - 198TH 3,888 sf unit Retail, Shop, Ofﬁce all in one $3,500/mo gross+hst, call 604-3185255 Langley City. Clean warehouse & ofﬁce space, w/wshroom, 3-phase power, o/h dr, $895. 604-834-3289

CONDOS

Local & Long Distance

$38/HR!Clogged drains,drips,garbs sinks, Reno’s toilets. No job too small! Lic’d/insured. 778-888-9184

Phone 604-530-1912

Langley - Zora - 198 & 56 Avenue - Newer 2 bdrm & den on top ﬂr, 1,033 sq ft, 2 full bthrms, 5 appl, f/p, laminate ﬂrs, SS appl, deck, n/s, n/p, lease req’d. Avail Now $1200/Mos.

AFFORDABLE MOVING From 1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free estimate/Seniors discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

5555 208th Street, Langley Studio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor swimming pool and rec facility. Includes heat & 1 parking stall. No pets

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

Inc. heat/storage/parking Adult oriented Sorry - no pets

www.dannyevans.ca

Yorkshire Terrier pups, CKC, 2M, tails dock, dew claws, micro. Ready to go. $1000. (604)858-9758

TOWN & COUNTRY APARTMENTS

LIMERICK MANOR 1 bdrm - $720 - $750/month

New SRI.com 16x52 mobile home in Langley adult park. $114,900. Pet OK. Chuck 604-830-1960. New SRI Manufactured Homes. Single Double Modulars on display. Repossessions 1974-2004. Chuck 604-830-1960. New SRI single wide in family park and another space in adult park. from $81,900. Chuck 604-830-1960

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call 604-533-9780 Near Langley City Hall & shops

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

640

706

WALNUT GROVE, 1 bdrm + den, insuite W/D, sec prkg. Avail now. TJ @ Sutton Proact: 604-728-5460.

5374 - 203rd St, Langley

WE BUY HOMES Damaged House! Older House! Difﬁculty Selling! Behind on Payments! Need to Sell Now? NO FEES! NO RISK! QUICK CASH! Call us First! 604.657.9422

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APARTMENT/CONDO

RENTALS

LANGLEY

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

DO-IT-YOURSELF STEEL BUILDINGS Priced to Clear - Make an Offer! Ask About Free Delivery, most areas! Call for Quick Quote and Free Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

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WHEATEN TERRIER pups, perfect family dog. $1400. Meet your pet! Call (604)825-3966

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197

I DO GREAT LITTLE JOBS Home detailing. Small reno’s. Painting. General upkeep. Call: Pierre 778-773-9401, 604-530-9401

(604)720-5955

Over 2000 colours to choose from SGeneral Paint SCloverdale Paint

Available for Delivery Call for pricing

Call Gary Ward @ M&W Classic Home Renovations 604-530-1175 gjward@telus.net

Call Derek

Rooms from $99 inc. paint

SAWDUST

Member of B.B.B. & G.V.H.B.A., WCB and liability insured, ref’s.

Framing, Finishing Millwork, Cabinets Complete Renovations Additions, Decks Gazebos, etc. Local references available

SINCE 1977

Hemlock, Fir & Cedar

Reasonable Rates (604)616-7529 glenlobb@yahoo.ca

WE’RE ON THE WEB www.bcclassified.com

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RENTALS

Mortgage Help! Beat bank rates for purchases and reﬁnances, immediate debt consolidation, foreclosure relief, and equity loans. Free, fast, friendly, private consultations. Call 1-888-685-6181 www.mountaincitymortgage.ca

.Jim’s Mowing-Same Day Service More than just mowing

GUTTER CLEANING

REAL ESTATE

• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

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GARAGE SALES

CHRISTMAS Warehouse Sale December 1 to Dec. 7 10:00 AM - 4 PM Daily at 8086 130 Street Unit 4 Back entrance. Wrapping paper, Gift items, Boxed Chocolates and more.

560

MISC. FOR SALE

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3BR/2BA home with sep entry 1BR suite (can sublet). Big bkyard. Walk to all amens. Ref check. Sec Dep; Avail Dec 1st. $2200 + utils; Call 604-340-2691 ABBOTSFORD 3 bdrm., 2 baths, near 264 & 56 Ave. Dec. 15. $1400 mo. (604)897-8212 ALDERGROVE; 4 bdrm, 2 full bths, near school/bus, huge bkyrd. Avail immed. $1650. N/P. (778)808-3886.

CLOVERDALE BENBERG APTS. 17788 57 Ave. Senior building,1 & 2 bdrm suites avail now. Starting at $700 to $850/mo. 604-574-2078 GORGEOUS, new 1BR + 2nd BR/den. 900+ sq ft. 4 appl’s. Laundry, parkng,storage. 604-505-3211 LANGLEY 202/53A; 2 Bdrm apt, $905/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-539-0217.

LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, lndry, prkg. BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. No Pets SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED

Villa Fontana & Stardust Michael - 604-533-7578

Rainbow & Majorca Betsy - 604-533-6945 CALL FOR AVAILABILITY LANGLEY CITY

CHESTNUT PLACE

Apartments 20727 Fraser Highway

1 & 2 Bedrooms avail incl heat/hot water/cable Criminal record check may be req’d.

Ph: 604-533-4061 LANGLEY

MAPLE MANOR APTS. 20117 - 56 Avenue 1 & 2 bdrm suites $735 to $850 includes heat, hot water, cable to channel 43. On site security

Call 604-534-0108

.Rent - Encore 604.293.2421 $850 to $1225/mo

SUSSEX PLACE APT CALL FOR SPECIALS !! 5380 - 5400 - 5420 206th Street Clean & affordable Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrm suites. Clse to all ament. Seniors Centre just around the corner. Rent incl heat, hotwater, & cable. Resident Managers on site.

604-530-0932

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Chilliwack, new prestigious executive home with high end finishings and great view. Over 2500sf finished and 1300 unfinished, 2 car garage plus RV parking, easy freeway access. $2200/m, ref’s mandatory and long term lease preferred. Call Walter @Royal Lepage 604-792-0077 FLEETWOOD, 164th/86B Newer 6 bdrm. + den, 4.5 bath on 1/2 acre, 3 car garage, 2 kit. H/W flrs. 6 S/S appli. Avail. Now. Small pet okay. Rent Negotiable. 1 year lease = one month FREE rent. 604-716-3844 LANGLEY, 232/56th. 3 bdrms, 1 bath. 1100sf gas F/P. Locked strg. Prkg. N/S. Pets neg. $1200/mo. + utils. now. 604-530-8670 for appt. LANGLEY, 55/200 St. 1/bdrm Rancher with garage. Updated. Laundry facilities. Now. $850/mo. TJ @ Sutton Proact: 604-728-5460.

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langleytimes.com RENTALS 736

HOMES FOR RENT

RENTALS 752

TRANSPORTATION 828 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

TOWNHOUSES

TRANSPORTATION 838

TRANSPORTATION

RECREATIONAL/SALE

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TRANSPORTATION 845

TRANSPORTATION

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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1998 DODGE CARAVAN, AirCared 227,000 KMS, very good cond. 1800 obo. Ph: 604-930-4650 2005 CHEVY UPLANDER, grey, 7 pass., V6 auto, fully loaded, 93 km, $6,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530. 2009 GRAND CARAVAN, 7 pass fully loaded, 25,720 kms, still under bumper-bumper warranty, $18,000 604-625-5230

2011 EVER-LITE 31RKS

SURREY TOWNHOUSES

“SIMRAN VILLAS” 2 & 3 bedrooms

$1200 - $1300/m Quiet, Clean & Spacious 2.5 bath, patio, storage, d/w, w/d, f/p, N/S, N/P, 2-car garage, next to high school. Avail. Now!!

2011 5th Wheel 32’ Gooseneck Cargo Trailer, triple axle, 4000lb ramp, electric brakes, roof vents, 36” side door, like new, $12,500. Call 604-842-8009.

604-501-4417 12730 - 66 Avenue

TRANSPORTATION 806

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

1989 MERCEDES 420 SEL, Air Cared, 117,000km. Black w/gray lthr. int., pw., ps., a/c, $3900 obo (604)997-4045

809

LANGLEY CITY, 3 bdrm. rancher, fenced backyard, lots of strg., prkg. lot, ldry rm. $1300 mo. Jan. 1. (604)897-1173

810

AUTO FINANCING

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LANGLEY CITY, 55 Ave./200 St. 3/bdrm bsmt home. W/D, 2/bthrms. $1200/mo. Avail Now. TJ @ Sutton Proact: 604-728-5460. LANGLEY lge., bright, clean 3 bdrm., 2.5 baths, ofﬁce, 5 appl., big backyard, 2 car gar., N/P N/S. $1800 mo. Dec. 15. 604-266-1292 or 778-834-2274 WALNUT GROVE, 4 bdrm, 2.5 baths, 5 appls, garage, fncd, fresh paint, $1850. (604)536-7975

STORAGE

SUITES, LOWER

LANGLEY. LIKE New, 226/64. 1 bdrm suite, full bath, f/s w/d satellite tv & hydro incl. NS/NP $700 call Joe or Diane 604-532-8975 LANGLEY. Spotless, quiet home. 1 Bdrm grnd lvl, 800 sq.ft. $700 incls util, internet/cable. 604-530-9250 LANGLEY Walnut Grove nice clean 1 bdrm + den, sep entry, shrd lndry, full bath, new paint. Avail now. N/S, N/P. $850 incl utils. 604-881-2120 WALNUT GROVE, Dec 1. Clean 1/bdrm suite. Insuite W/D. cable, priv entry, own alarm, suits single N/S, N/P, no parties. $775/mo incl utils. Mike (604)513-3683 WILLOUGHBY, 210/83 Ave., 2 bdrm, 3 yrs old, 1 bath. $950 incl. cable, net, utils. Across from Lynn Fripps elem. school. W/D, NS/NP. Dec 1 or Jan. 1. 604-882-7516 WILLOUGHBY - Newer 2 bdrm. 1 F/Bath, n/s, n/p, W/D & hdyro incl’s $950/mo. Avail. Dec. 1 N/P, N/S, cls. to amens/transit 778-882-7981

751

SUITES, UPPER

1 & 2 BDRMS, kitchen units avail. to rent weekly or monthly. Please call Canada’s best value, Westward Inn @ 604-534-9238. Aldergrove 3 or 5 bdrm 3 bath upper ﬂr in newer hse, NP/NS Cls to amens $1350/mo. Dec. 1. 604309-7900 LANGLEY CITY 4 Plex, 3bdrm, lower, 1.5 ba, 3 appl. Fenced yrd. Dec 1. Ns/np. $1125 604-839-3491 LANGLEY, downtown. Cute One of a Kind - Upper Suite 2 Bedroom, 1000 sq feet, hardwood, kitchen living room and bath newly renovated. c/w new stove, fridge, dishwasher, microwave, washer/dryer and new blinds. Behind Gateway casino Utilities included $900/mo. Non smoking, No pets. References needed. Call 604.532.9599.

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TOWNHOUSES

ALDERGROVE. 3 bdrm T/H. 1.5 bths. Fncd yd. fam.complex. $1050 & up. Sm dog ok. 778- 551-2696. LANGLEY

RIVERSIDE GARDENS FAMILY COMPLEX 2 & 3 Bdrm T/Homes Move-In Allowance!! Fridge, stove, dishwasher (in most), drapes. Outdoor pool. Some pets welcome. Resident Manager. Close to bus, shopping, schools and parks. #36 - 5210 - 203 Street, Langley

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2011 EAGLE CAP 950

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10. Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

2007 Volkswagen Touareg, fully loaded, 88kms, one owner, no accidents, balance of factory warranty. $27,500 O.B.O Call - 604-542-0865

TRUCKS & VANS

timesinfocus 1995 GMC SAFARI passenger mini van, 165,000 kms. Like new. $4500: (604)833-6769

Riders with the Cops for Cancer tour dropped the Langley RCMP detachment last month before closing out the ride at the Langley Events Centre, on day 1 of the nine-day Tour de Valley fundraiser.

Photo Natasha Jones

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in November, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888593-6095.

818

2005 SUZUKI XL7, 7 pass., sun rf, leather seats, 138 kms, good cond. $9000. Phone (604)339-3054.

851 Water ﬁlter, microwave, awning, AM/FM/CD stereo, dinette slide and more! $24,483 (Stk.30833) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

BOATS

11’ WALKER BAY, special edition for fishers & hunters has, side flotation, new cond. Trailer & cover incl. $2500 firm. 604-535-8199

1985 Ford Ranger p/u, 2 tone blue, auto, good running cond. $750 obo. 604-597-5054 or 604-640-0024.

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Paul Keeris, Rhonda Pace and Ron Bell of the Langley Lions Club presented a cheque for $14,000 to Langley Christmas Bureau coordinators Leigh Castron and Jim McGregor Castron (second and third from right). The funds were raised during the 2010 Lions Kettle Campaign.

CARS - DOMESTIC

1994 CHRYSLER LHS, 4 door, auto, fully loaded, leather interior. $1200. Call 604-313-2780. 2000 FORD FOCUS, standard trans., blue, 4 dr. sedan, CD, Air Cared. $2995 obo (604)826-0519 2004 DODGE NEON SX - 2.0 auto, 146K, 4 dr, keyless alarm, a/care, cd, all pwr. $3850: (604)502-9912 2005 CHRYSLER 300, grey, V6, auto, loaded, leather, 108 km, $9,500 obo. Phone (604)241-2530. 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING convertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $7895/obo. (604)826-0519

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1986 MAZDA 323, 4door, 206K, A/C, auto, sunroof, excellent car, recent work. New exhaust, shocks, ignition system & master cylinder, newer tires. $1500. 604-535-8940. 1992 VOLVO 940 4 dr. sedan, auto, low mi., leather int., gray, Air Cared. Good cond. $3700. (604)351-7704 2000 Kia Sephia, Exc. cond. No accidents, p/s, a/c. 184/K. Asking $1800/obo . Call 604-313-2780 2002 DODGE NEON R/T standard trans., white, sunroof, used eng., new timing belt & clutch. CD stacker $3995 obo. (604)826-0519 2003 VOLVO V40, S/W, Blue, loaded 155,000 kms. auto. new tires. $6000 ﬁrm. Phone 604-538-9257. 2004 MERCEDES C230 SEDAN auto, sunroof, 47k, Gold Mist Mica over blk. leather, exc. cond. local, no accid. $14,230 (604)328-1883 2005 COROLLA, Automatic, 71,000 kms. no acc. Like new. Must sell $8700/obo. 604-596-2475.

On Saturday November 5 at 4:00 pm, Langley Lodge will be honouring the memory of Myrt & Stan Anglin who volunteered their time and love as Board & Auxiliary members. They served the organization and residents in various capacities from 1974 – 2006. We would be pleased if you could join us to celebrate and recognize their role as volunteers to Langley Lodge. An informal gathering will take place in the bistro and a room will be dedicated in their honour.

Call 604-532-2036 OWN a 2 or 3 bedroom townhome w/$3300 down. Several UPDATED T/H in good areas w/fenced yds. laminate ﬂoors and 2 PETS OK. $1199/mo. + $250 mnt oac $42k comb’s income + 680 credit. Higher down pmt ($14,800 down), lower mtg ($866/mo), 600 credit to quality. QUICK DATES ok and several HOUSES also available. $976$1716/mo. $6350 - $24,250 down and $65k com’b income. Call Jodi Steeves, ReMax Treeland for details 604-833-5634.

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, 2” lift, 4x4, Air Cared, standard, new clutch. $5995 obo (604)826-0519

Myrt & Stan Anglin

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845

MARINE

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

The Scrapper

Set of 4 LT24575 R16 Total Terrain WINTER TIRES on F150 Ford 4x4 5 hole rims, like new, less than 2000kms, $750 obo. 604-533-9520 or 309-5974.

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

AUTO ACCESSORIES/ PARTS

LANGLEY AREA: 18225- 64th Ave. 14 yr old home 4 bdrms upstairs, 2 bathrms, lrg master bathrm 2 sep shwrs, 2 gas f/p’s. 1 main kitchen, another kitchen. $1600 + utils. Avail. now. n/s, n/p. (604)534-1122

WANTED: indoor RV storage, barn or shed, for Dec. 1st. Minimum 12 ft. high door. Call (778)988-4088.

838

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

Dual pane windows, A/C, slide out bike rack, elec. rear stab jacks, and MORE! $37,483 (Stk.29577) www.fraserwayrv.com 1-800-806-1976 DL #30644

TRUCKS & VANS

2007 Honda Civic DXG 5 speed standard, 2 dr., grey, 130K, p/w, p/l, a/c, am/fm/cd, no acc. $9,500 604-793-3819 2009 SUZUKI SWIFT PLUS - 5 dr, 39,000k. Good shape. Like new. $8888: Call Don (604)581-3613

Local Jazzercisers moved and grooved with Fraser Valley instructors and Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender on October 16th at the 8th Annual Jazz It Up For The Cure. For the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation the participants raised $4,550 bringing the total turned over to CBCF to over $35,423. Jazzercise Owner & instructor Judy Grifﬁth would like to thank Jazzercisers from Langley, Fort Langley & South Surrey who participated & those who supported the event with their pledges and funds.

• The Langley Times • Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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