Sideroads OF LANGLEY & ALDERGROVE
June 2008
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Katy Loewen understands how important community involvement is. She has been an active business member since 2001 when she and her mother opened their first Curves franchise in 2001. It was the first Curves in the Lower Mainland. The ‘Dynamic Duo’ never image they would become part of what has rapidly developed into a worldwide franchise ranked #1 by Entrepreneur Magazine, and in the Guinness Book of World Records for the World’s Largest Fitness franchise. Katy Loewen and Mary Davies went on to open four more Curves locations and in 2004 received the founders Award. This is the most elite award within Curves International. ”It was one of the most incredible nights of my life. It was an opportunity for me to honour my mother, my staff and my dedicated members,” says Loewen. Sadly, after a 10 year battle with breast cancer, Katy’s mother passed away in July 2004. “My mother taught me some very valuable lessons and instilled an incredible work ethic within me,” says Loewen. “I miss her terribly. It was my privilege to be a part of Curves for over 6 years. Together we did some incredible things.” Some of those incredible things include donating well over 48,000 pounds of food to the local community food banks during our curves Food Drive. Their clubs also raised over $50,000 for Breast Cancer research. They’ve sponsored families at Christmas,
sponsored children in Africa and many other wonderful things for the community. Katy quietly states, “These are things we do because they make you feel good to know that you are making a difference in people’s lives.” Continuing to honor Mary’s life is important to Katy, so she and her husband Rob are back in business! The couple has been married for over 16 years and has an incredible passion for design. This new ‘Dynamic Duo’ has recently opened a Pebblecreek Custom Design Furniture store in Walnut Grove. “it’s great to be back in the community,” says an effervescent Katy. “with Rob’s experience in sales and management with Barnes Wheaton Pontiac and Ed Klassen GM for the past 17 years paired with my entrepreneurial spirit we realized we were the new “Dynamic Duo!” Looking around their home, you can see the attention to detail and the love that is put into making a great space for their growing family. Rob explains the difference that Pebblecreek Furniture makes in a home: “It feels great to come home to a relaxed space. Pebblecreek Furniture is incredible quality. That’s why I decided to get involved. This is heirloom quality furniture and that’s hard to find in today’s market.” Pebblecreek Custom Design Furniture is made locally and is proudly 100% Canadian. Rob is especially proud of this, “I feel good about selling our customers a good solid product
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elcome to the sixth edition of Sideroads, the magazine about Langley’s many interesting places and people.
Contributing writers: Natasha Jones, Al Irwin, Brenda Anderson, Gary Ahuja, Monique Tamminga, Jim McGregor Kurt Langmann
This edition contains a profile of Alice Johnson, the keeper of Willoughby’s heritage, by Natasha Jones. Kurt Langmann looks at a military museum that contains some amazing exhibits.
Photography: John Gordon, Colleen Flanagan
Al Irwin and John Gordon pay a visit to the West Creek Wetlands, one of Langley’s most recently-preserved environmental treasures. Just in time for summer, Brenda Anderson fills readers in on the delights of the Circle Farm Tour. There is also a book excerpt from Prairie Roots by Michael Zrymiak and there’s a new recipe to try. And as always, popular Langley Times columnist Jim McGregor gets in the last word.
Creative Director: Millie McKinnon Creative services: Carol Addy, Tannis Chorbajian, Brian Davis, Vickie DeMone, Sonja Kyryluk, Juanita Kehler, Marla Poirier, Rich Weldon, Tracie Wingate
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This Town Likes Alice
| STORY BY NATASHA JONES | PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN GORDON | HISTORICAL PHOTO COURTESY ALICE JOHNSTON |
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he sun felt hotter then, stinging the bare arms and legs of the little girl as she followed her beloved father through the tall grass, skipping closer and closer to the fields of freshly cut hay, its delicious scent as intoxicating as the sweetest rose and loveliest lilac. She’d ride on the hay wagon, then later in the day collect eggs, plucking them from the warm straw beneath the chickens, placing them carefully in the basket before walking back to her mother’s kitchen. In the morning, she’d get up early and walk with her father to the milking shed where she would hold a cup to catch fresh cow’s milk for herself. There was nothing like it, fresh warm milk first thing
in the morning. There were times when she crawled out of bed before anyone else was up. She was at her best when she was up with the birds. She would sometimes be cranky by supper time. By late summer, the fruit trees in the orchard sagged with apples, pears and plums that turned darker and sweeter depending on how hot the summer was, a luscious bounty for pies and jams, or eaten fresh. Some of those trees still exist, their ancient limbs covered in sleeves of tangled moss, their blossoms still as fragrant, but the fruit not as abundant. Towering above them stands a magnificent oak
planted in 1939 by the little girl’s father to commemorate the visit of the King and Queen of England. She remembers running by the big tree to play indoors where she liked to clomp around the house in her mother’s shoes, and play store with her father. She would wear mother’s apron because it had deep pockets in which to keep her money. She had real coins, mostly pennies and nickels, and bills cut out of pieces of paper. Today, the little girl is a grown woman named Alice Johnson whose memories remain crisp. Time has not erased the appreciation of that bygone era which remains as strong today as it was in those halcyon days.
A staunch defender of Langley’s treasures, particularly those housed in Willoughby where she has lived most of her 75 years, Alice’s affection for her community is as strong as ever, grounded on the spot where her father, Eskil, and her mother, Sophia, built the house in which Alice and her brother, Brian, still live. But the 20 acres have been whittled down, sold off here and there over the years, so that now Alice and Brian are down to 2.59 acres. The house lies nestled between the road and the oak and the fruit trees and a gorgeous flowering chestnut. Stand outside, and the evidence of how the
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landscape of Willoughby has changed is unmistakable, the brash intrusion of urbanization relegating the sights and sounds of pastoral living to memory. The remnants of the 20 acres are still in farmland, fields, small woods and a few houses. Beyond the road, looking south across 80 Avenue, is the Langley Township Events Centre, a $55 million facility with a blank, grey concrete facade which seems to grow taller and wider every day. That’s progress. To the northeast, a crane towers over the tree tops as another building takes shape: a Mormon temple under construction, appropriately on the highest ground in the municipality. Inside the old homestead, the outside world and all its changes and nuisances are blocked out, but step outside and the continuous drone of 200 Street traffic drowns out the expectations of rural living: grunting pigs, clucking chickens and mooing cows. Alice’s mother was born in Durham, England, in 1899, and died in 1981. Her father, born in Ek, Sweden in 1894, died in 1965. The couple married in First United Church, Vancouver, and quickly fell in love with their 20 acres in Willoughby,
The remnants of the 20 acres are still in farmland, fields, small woods and a few houses.
lured by its rolling meadows and forests of fir, cascara and alders. They built the house in 1927; additions have been tastefully done so that the original look is preserved. It’s no wonder their children couldn’t part with it, either. “My parents used to remark that they could not get rid of the kids,” Alice said, walking with a visitor through the buttercups to the remains of the orchard, in which a King pear and cherry tree survive, along with Gravenstein, transparent, and Wealthy apple trees. Alice grew up, went to secretarial college and worked for employers in Langley, Vancouver and Abbotsford. At her parents’ urging, she rented an apartment in Vancouver for 20 years, but there was something about Willoughby
that constantly called her home. It proved fortuitous. As her mother lay ill in the final weeks of her life, she told Alice how comforted she was that her daughter was home to look after her. Friends and family, but particularly good parents, were always good reasons to come home. “I had a good relationship with my parents and could share things with them which I don’t think a lot of children can now,” she said. At some point, she moved from Vancouver and came home to stay. The countryside is in her blood, and while its diminishing scope fails to dilute her passion for Willoughby it is stirring fears that unrestrained development will scar not only the landscape, but the people housed on it.
The first school she attended was further east on 80 Avenue, just off 208 Street. Now a preschool on the grounds of Willoughby Elementary, it looks out on a very different 208 Street, one that is clogged with traffic carrying people and goods from south Langley all the way to 96 Avenue. Trees are falling like dominos as one new house nestles tightly against another. “It’s far too fast and I think that is going to be one big bone of contention when the election comes up,” Alice predicts. With such rapid urbanization, she fears that people simply will not mix into the community, not the way they used to when she was a little girl. Then, even though homes were scattered, its people attended community events, drawn by the shared passion of preserving ties. This ideal, born of an era when life was less fast-paced, have made Alice the keeper of Willoughby’s heritage. It probably explains why she can’t leave. The land she shares with Brian is worth a small fortune. They could live in more luxurious surroundings, but for someone like Alice, trading a treasured old homestead for a luxury condo when you’re so firmly anchored by your roots, is unthinkable.
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hen an area rapidly urbanizes, as is happening in Willoughby, it is easy to forget the historic roots of the community. Three years ago, The Times published a story on Willoughby history, with Alice Johnson (profiled in this Sideroads edition) and Dick Straw as two of the major sources of information. Since that time, many of the older houses they showed to The Times on a tour have been levelled — replaced by townhouses or large subdivisions. However, the roads in Willoughby remain. Most new residents would be surprised to find out that all these roads once had names, long before they ever had numbers. Those names tell a great deal about Willoughby’s history. This issue of Sideroads takes a look at several Willoughby roads and their historic names, and what those names can tell present-day residents about the community and its roots. They are a testament to the people who have lived there. Willoughby is the area on both sides of 200 Street, north of 66 Avenue. Today’s Willoughby is sharply defined with Highway 1 as its north boundary, but in earlier days Willoughby extended farther north into what is now Walnut Grove, which in those days was known as West Langley. It was an area of massive forests, most of which were logged off early in the 20th Century. After that, it became an area of mixed farming, with settlers planting fruit trees, raising chickens and cows, selling cream and butter and, to a large degree, being quite self-sufficient. Most properties were not huge — 10 and 20-acre parcels were quite common and there were many smaller ones. Thus a number of short roads were needed to allow settlers to get to their homes off the major roads, such as Jericho (72 Avenue), Crush Crescent, Johnston Townline (216 Street) or Carvolth Road (200 Street). These short roads were often little more than trails
Lee Road farmhouse
through the bush, but gradually were improved to become gravel roads. Most were paved by the late 1960s. • Lee Road is now known as 74B Avenue, running between 202A and 208 Streets. It is named after William Lee, a Langley man who lived on a small farm in a home that still stands, and is remarkably well-preserved. Like many young men of the day, he enlisted when the First World War broke out. He was killed in the war. • McLarty Road is today known as 80 Avenue, running between the Surrey border at 196 Street and 216 Street. Peter McLarty was a major landowner and early settler. His property was south of 80 Avenue and west of 200 Street. Like many settlers of the day, he didn’t waste anything. Longtime Willoughby resident Myrtle McKenna told author Maureen Pepin that her father, Thomas Parry-Evans, went to the McLarty home one day to find that a skunk had fallen into the salted fish barrel. Mr. McLarty told him that he intended to keep eating
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the fish — he couldn’t afford to waste it. • Williams Road was the original name of 78 Avenue, which runs to the west off 216 Street. A.J. (Bert) Williams moved to Langley in 1885 and owned 10 acres in the area. He helped build Langley Prairie School, which was recently torn down, and was also a well driller, as was his son Fenn, who still lives on Williams Road, where he has lived for more than 70 years. Williams Park is named after the Williams family — Bert’s father and brothers once operated a sawmill on the Salmon River in the area. (connected to Morrison and Taylor). • James Road (202A Street) runs between 72 and 80 Avenue, and is the street Mountain Secondary is located on. It was named for John James, who was an early landowner (with others) of property west of Fort Langley, above the Salmon River floodplain. James Road is mentioned in 1889 municipal council minutes, but that may have been a different road into the James property. The current James Road was largely built by Ernie Baker in 1935-36, according to Maureen Pepin’s Roads and Other Place Names in Langley. • South of 72 Avenue, 202B Street (Clyde Road) is now becoming a major north-south route between urban areas of Willoughby and the shopping district below the hill. Clyde Road was named after William Clyde, who owned 160 acres in the area. As the area was subdivided, the road was given his name. All these names and many others are a tribute to the early settlers who believed that one day, Langley would be a vibrant and growing community. They would be surprised at how much things have changed since the days the roads were first built.
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Putting a (fresh) face | STORY BY BRENDA ANDERSON | PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN GORDON |
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lusters of steel grey clouds hang low on a chilly June morning. Whether they’ll part and allow a rare beam of spring sunlight to pass through, or close ranks and unleash yet another torrent on the rain-soaked earth is anyone’s guess. Below, Alf Krause sits on a sheltered bench in front of his farmgate store, looking over rows upon rows of low-lying plants in his massive strawberry fields on the Salmon River Uplands. Delayed by the cool, wet spring, the tiny green berries are just shedding the last remnants of the little white flowers that spawned them. But again because of the rain, this year’s crop will likely produce nice big fruit, said Krause. Regardless of the weather, for diehard Two ways to enjoy local berries! strawberry lovers,
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when the juicy morsels are red and full, summer will have officially begun. It can happen almost anytime in June, but this year they will be ready for picking some time between the 20th and 25th, Krause estimated. When that long-awaited day arrives and he flips the ‘open’ sign at the end of his long driveway, these quiet fields will become a tangle of feet and arms and fingers and buckets, as U-pick customers set out in search of the biggest and sweetest berries. Krause’s Berry Farm at 6179 248 St., is just one stop along Langley’s 2008 Circle Farm Tour. And it is a prime example of what today’s consumer is looking for, says its owner. With skyrocketing gas prices raising the cost of food trucked in from far-off places, there is good sense in getting it fresh off the farm. Shopping close to home not only reduces the customer’s carbon footprint, but there’s a level of comfort that comes with buying from a neighbour, Krause added. “The big benefit of (shopping) local is you have a face to what you buy.” Krause recently read a poll which ranked farmers among the most trusted professionals. It’s a nice shot in the arm. But more than that, he said:
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a huge thing.” Now the business is run by Alf and his wife Sandy, who grow four types of berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries), corn and green beans. “For 20 years we pickled cucumbers. It gave us a reason to be open in August, before blueberries hit it big,” said Krause. “Now we’re in a place where we want customers to come by for more than fresh berries.” And so the commercial kitchen at the back of the couple’s large farmgate store buzzes all summer long, as the crops are turned into jams, jellies, syrup, pies and shortcake, and
blended into milkshakes and smoothies. There are even flakes of berry mixed into bars of soap for sale in the shop. In a paddock nearby, a trio of horses and a donkey round out the farm experience for young visitors. And it’s an experience that has been taken in by many thousands of people over the years. A list bearing nearly 10,000 clients’ names is kept on file at the farm. Each June, the Krauses contact them to let them know the farm is open. And every year, they see many of the same faces — people who return, some several times a season, to pick or to buy pre-harvested berries to take home and process. Others let Krause and his staff do the cooking. “They’re here to have a taste of pie, get some jam to take home, buy a souvenir. That’s where the value-
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added has been good for us,” he said. Using berries that aren’t purchased fresh to make other products, rather than sell them on the volatile open market, has been a boon for the couple whose business is distinctly seasonal. “It’s stabilized our income,” he said. And even though the year is off to a slow start, Krause knows that will all change by the third week of June. “The place will be buzzing. It will be crazy,” he chuckled.
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For many people, the scent of lavender is a reminder of their grandmothers, said Wyman. That might be part of its appeal, she believes, because it helps take people back to a simpler time. There is renewed interest in making jams and jellies and tinctures, noted Wyman. “Young women are taking up knitting and sewing. It’s a return to their mothers’ values.”
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“If you’re entertaining, you can go out and get your turkey, flowers and wine”. Presented by the Township of Langley, CFT is now in its third year in Langley. Andrews has been pleasantly surprised at the spirit of co-operation that exists among participants. Because not all of the stops are open year round, members help one another out by selling each other’s products, he said. The self-guided tour begins at Vista D’oro farm in South Langley, and winds its way through the countryside, stopping at gardens, wineries and working farms along the way. The orange Circle Farm Tour brochure, which outlines the route, also features a map of the Township and a list of events taking place at member farms throughout the season. They are available at all participating farms as well as at the Tourism Langley office in Fort Langley or Township Hall. Visit circlefarmtour.ca to learn more.
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To mark BC’s birthday and pay tribute to the Langley community, ParkLane is honouring local residential architectural history with The Farmhouse, a unique, heritage-inspired home that will be a highlight of Bedford Landing. ParkLane also looks to the future with its recent Tree Planting Day that sponsored the planting of 150 new trees. The Farmhouse is fully-furnished with antiques sourced by local shops and galleries. Tucked into a corner is a wood burning stove and spindle chair. In the country kitchen, shiny chrome edging highlights the impressive heritage stove. Moving to the dining room, Windsor back and ladder back chairs surround the fine wood table, while a stately grandfather clock marks the hours. The living room features a brick fireplace with decorative mantle, period furniture and an ornate treadle sewing machine. And in the charming bay-windowed reading room, a library ladder gives access to upper book shelves. The Farmhouse is open weekends 12 – 6pm at 22915 Billy Brown Road. For more information, please call 604.888.2176 or visit www.bedfordlanding.com. June 2008 | Sideroads of Langley & Aldergrove | 15
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B.C. Day Long Weekend (Aug 2-4) Enjoy live music, cultural dance, historic weapons demonstrations, book readings, woodcarving, historical dramatizations, at Fort Langley National Historic Site, and don’t miss great activities all weekend with the annual Fort Festival, plus you won’t want to miss…
Saturday August 2nd • Fort Festival Street Dance with “Mid Life Crisis” 8PM in the IGA parking lot
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Monday August 4th Village festivities all day ending with free admission to Fort Langley National Historic Site. Bring a picnic and enjoy the LCMS Western Fiddlers at 6PM, followed by “Tiller’s Folly” at 7PM
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“Nature will bear the closest inspection, she invites us to lay our eyes level with the smallest leaf ” ~ Henry David Thoreau
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rom the road, cottonwood, alder and birch, and smaller trees including various types of willow, screen the interior of a large tract of land in Glen Valley. Hidden behind this wild hedge along 72 Avenue lurk larger trees – Douglas fir, hemlock, cedar, broadleaf maple, alder, and at least one unusually large vine maple – in a 166-acre setting which includes a small lake, smaller ponds and marshy areas, creeks, and dry, higher ground comprising the West Creek Wetlands. West Creek runs through the south west corner, and Merry Creek runs out of Wild Duck Lake, into West Creek. The 15-acre lake is the largest among many smaller ponds on the property. Along an old logging road and into the woods, star flower, native bleeding hearts and moss carpet the forest floor along swordfern-fringed trails, where the salmon berry’s purple flowers and the thimble berry’s white ones bloom amidst the light green of new spring leaves, and the air is fresh with rain and a delightful fragrance, the resinous smell of cottonwood buds. A tall false azalea bush, looking almost like a domesticated one, is encountered. It has a smaller flower, more akin to the blueberry, says Sian Krannitz, a member of Glen Valley Watershed Society. There are also bushes of the red huckleberry sprouting from the tops of old-growth evergreen stumps, moss-covered remnants of several successive logging shows in the area since 1898. In late 2006, these wetlands were preserved through a dedicated campaign by the Glen Valley Watershed Society, a generous sale price by the private owner Christina Chang, of Taiwan, and the response from generous private donors and a public partnership including Metro Vancouver Parks, The Township of Langley, The Land Conservancy, Glen Valley Watershed Society (GVWS) and Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS). continued on page 20 Swordfern. Polystichum munitum
Vine Maple. Acer circinatum
False Solomon’s Seal. Smilacina racemosa
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Krannitz, was honoured with the annual Environmental Hero Award in 2007, for her work in bringing public attention to the biodiversity of the property, culminating in the acquisition of the land as part of the Glen Valley Regional Park. She is quick to point out that the credit goes to the small membership of the Glen Valley Watersheds Society, including naturalist Glenn Ryder. “He is a quiet hero in my estimation. He has been making observations
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great blue heron and sandhill crane and amphibians, like salamander, and the endangered red-legged frog. Along the trail we notice some large marks at the base of several live cedars and a hemlock clustered along the edge of a small bog. The bark has been torn away, and at first glance it looks like human vandalism, but there are no large chips, ruling out a kid with a hatchet, or a beaver. Possibly a bear has searched out a meal of grubs. Krannitz is assertively protective of this wetland, and doesn’t hesitate to ask a reporter not to trod on the pretty bleeding hearts. “We prefer to stay on the path,” she says diplomatically. She is concerned about the future of the wetland, an ATV rider has been a problem in the past, cutting into the edge of a pond, draining a precious frog habitat. The wetland is perfect for breeding amphibians.
Fringecup. Tellima grandiflora
Because the smaller ponds are shallow, and dry up in warmer weather, they will not support the American bull frog, which preys on native frogs and needs two seasons to complete its life cycle. The endangered Pacific water shrew also inhabits the land. The wetlands and the surrounding forested area is home to a wide variety of birds and animals. These include ducks and geese of many species, osprey, bald eagles, hawks, barn, horned and screech owls; many different song birds, woodpeckers, turkey vulture and grouse. There are also many species of insects, amphibians including the Pacific tree frog, western toad, a number of different species of salamander, turtles, garter snakes, snails, freshwater mussels and molluscs. At the edge of Wood Duck Lake, one great blue heron takes flight to the west, another remains
Siberian Miner’s Lettuce. Claytonia sibirica
standing placidly in the middle of the pond. Crows and a starling chase a raven, and a Canada goose honks in the distance. It is an idylic spot, but Krannitz is alarmed when she spots two large domestic dogs in the middle of the lake, on top of a beaver lodge.
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LEFT: Western Pearlshell freshwater mussel. Margaritifera falcata.
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starts at the IGA! DO YOU HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY CARD? As a MarketPlace IGA Community card holder you will also be able to take advantage of our many value added programs we have throughout the year. Programs include collecting stamps towards FREE product like glasses,cookware and more. You’ll also contribute to our local charitable campaigns. A portion of your purchase goes to local food banks.
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Nothing uniform about military collection | STORY BY KURT LANGMANN | PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN GORDON |
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Top: Ian Newby with Bedford truck used in a German movie shot in B.C. The Bedford trucks were custom painted for the movie. Middle: The shirt worn by Canadian actor Ropy Dupuis in the movie “Shake Hands with the Devil” about Romeo Dellaire’s experience in Rwanda. Left: You never know when you might need a telephone box. Ian Newby’s International Movie Services have not one... but two!
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ore than a century’s worth perform miracles.” of military history lives on Newby got his start in the business while still in at an industrial acreage in the military, when he was tasked by Canadian Forces Aldergrove. to act as military technical advisor and coordinator Major Ian Newby, a retired Canadian to the set of Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo: First Blood,” Forces artilleryman, collected the filmed in Hope in 1981. mind-boggling array of uniforms and “It got me started; nine months of experience and equipment, which forms the basis of his gave me good contacts in the industry.” International Movie Services business. So in 1987, after 28 years military service he He is also a repository of military retired and started “to work for a living.” He sold history, which enables his company to his prized, restored 1939 Jaguar car for $125,000 to supply advice, and original or replica “jump-start the business” and set up shop at North props, to the movie and theatrical Vancouver’s Dominion Bridgeworks. industry around the world. However, redevelopment pressures soon squeezed His warehouse has some 10,000 the fledgling IMS business out of North Vancouver. uniforms of every description, as well as “On a cold, wet February 1990 morning I came 100,000 items such as badges and medals out to Aldergrove — this property was a sea of mud to provide authenticity — but it was five minutes from to productions such the border, near the freeway in as the 1994 CBC production of the centre of the Fraser Valley, He recently “Dieppe” and the recent “Shake and I knew that the movie acquired two Hands with the Devil” movie about business would move out this General Romeo Dallaire’s fruitless way,” said Newby. Leopard tanks as attempt to stop the Rwandan He also set up a warehouse well as the only genocide. immediately south of the Among his current projects U.S. border in Lynden, where Stryker Coyote is providing the costumes and IMS does its own brokerage. 8WD armored accoutrement for a forthcoming However, the great majority feature film about the pioneering of IMS’s business is conducted personnel carrier American aviatrix Amelia Earhart, within Canada. in non-military starring Hilary Swank. Due to the strong Canadian At last count he also has 289 dollar, business has dropped hands. vehicles — tanks, amphibious and about one-third in the past all-terrain vehicles, bulldozers year but Newby says, “All our — and assorted equipment, from equipment was paid for a decade cranes and winches to cannons and helicopters. ago and we have no overhead so we’ll survive the Most of it is fully functional and Newby boasts downturn.” that he has more heavy military equipment on Newby remains actively involved with the hand than the Canadian military does on the Canadian military on a social basis, as well as west coast. supporting the Legion and Cadet movements. “We are a valuable resource in the event He is a member of the messes of both the 12 of a natural disaster,” said Newby, pointing Service Battalion in Richmond and the 15 Field to the “amazing” Mule ATV that is Artillery in Point Grey. He helps organize and capable of climbing a 60 degree slope and participate in the “Freedom Route” convoys, which “won’t get stuck in anything.” this year travels south to Portland, Oregon for the He recently acquired two Leopard annual convention, and is involved with next year’s tanks as well as the only Stryker Coyote 50th anniversary celebration of Camp Vernon. 8WD armored personnel carrier in Newby was instrumental in the restoration of non-military hands. The Coyote is a WW2 Sherman tank, which was a memorable a prototype, is valued at $6 million, participant in the 1998 Aldergrove Remembrance and like the tanks it is rented out to Day parade before it was installed at a memorial at production companies for $5,000 a Vedder Crossing. day. “Now with the road widening it has to be moved In a good year, IMS revenues top and so we gave her — we call her Carolyn — to the $1 million, and the five full-time Dragoons in Kelowna.” staff work flat out to make it happen Newby is not ready to retire just yet but would for their customers. like to see his collection maintained for posterity, “It’s a crisis-driven business,” possibly in a museum, when he’s ready to call it quits. jokes Newby. “We always get But for now it’s all men on deck and ready to serve impossibly short deadlines, but we God, country and the movie business.
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featured book excerpt: Prairie Roots This is an excerpt from Prairie Roots, by Michael Zrymiak. Michael grew up in Saskatchewan and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1957 to 1987, before moving to Langley to begin a nursery business. He also served as manager of the Langley Airport.
Several of his six books tell of his many and varied experiences, and are found in many a Langley home. Prairie Roots was first self-published and has now been re-issued by Libros Libertad Publishing of Surrey. Former Surrey and Langley MP Benno Friesen says of the book:
“Nostalgia wasn’t invented in Saskatchewan, but it infects everyone who has lived there. Get infected all over again. And if you’re not from Saskatchewan, you’ll wish you were.” The book is available at Black Bond Books and Coles at Willowbrook Shopping Centre.
e had many winter sports and diversions. My favorite was tracking through the south quarter and, as the snow fell, it was a joy to get dressed in a pair of felt boots with a warm pair of socks or wraparound rags (hanuchka), warm fleece lined underwear, overalls, parka, a toque and leather mitts with wool liners Well dressed, the cold was not a threat, particularly in the woods where the wind howled overhead but was barely noticeable at ground level. We had our paths which followed the summer time cattle trails and which we could stay on or ignore if we chose to. “How different the woods were in the winter! We explored clumps of trees which we could not enter in the summer because of the undergrowth,
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and crawled over or ploughed through snow banks on the edge of sloughs where water prevented us from going during the warmer weather. We followed animal tracks — weasels and rabbits and deer and others that we did not readily identify. We saw where partridges burrowed into the snow for shelter and were startled when they flew away from right in front of our noses. Occasionally, we saw deer foraging in the areas where the winds had swept the snows off the grass in small clearings in the growth of poplars, which were the predominant tree species through the parkland area. To our disappointment, we saw many more deer tracks than deer; they heard us coming and moved away, unless we happened upon them from their downwind side. “Every excursion was an adventure and every weather condition had its own delights. When the sun shone on new snow and the air was still, we followed new tracks and absorbed what little heat the sun gave out. When the wind blew and the snow fell and we had blizzard conditions, it was doubly adventurous to get into the shelter of the woods and listen to the wind in the treetops and watch the snow swirl and blow around in the clearings. The reduced visibility made it exciting but never frightening, as the woods gave us protection and direction, and we
enjoyed those times the most. When the sun was setting and the wind was still, the woods had a special feeling as all the wildlife became active. We would startle the animals or be startled by them as we made our way through the gathering dusk. As we walked, we felt evening settle over us and the stars came out one by one and then suddenly the darkening sky would be full of bright, cool twinkling stars and we marveled at the beauty, and the wonderful feeling it gave us. “Then, suddenly the northern lights would appear! As I now remember they were visible almost every clear, cold night, sometimes dramatic in their movements and at other times rhythmic and graceful. But always an awesome sight for young eyes and we soaked up the wonder and the magnificence of the display. “After two or three hours of trudging through the snows and particularly after an evening exhibition, we would gladly return to the farmstead and see the dim light of the coal oil lamp through the frosted windows. We would run the last few hundred feet to get in, get out of our snow-crusted clothes and warm up beside the box stove. Life was a series of wonderful sights, feelings and sensations. And all this without television!”
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a summer day Early Morning
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Awake before seven, a quick glance outside tells me the dew is already gone. I can wear shorts to water the garden. Feeling the sun-dried lawn on my bare feet makes me feel like I’m 10 years old again. The sprinkler mist catches a few rays of early sun and uses the tiny rainbow to remind me that this day is a new beginning. The dribbles of water dripping off the pumpkin leaves create the only sound. Other than that it is just, well, quiet. I grab a couple of tall weeds and pull them out. The others are small and in among the plants so I’ll just leave them for now. Sort of the way we treat our problems. As long as nobody else sees them we ignore them, wait until they are bigger and ugly before we decide to deal with them. It even smells like summer, dry and dusty. I feel a strong pull to be on my bike, headed to the old wooden Gueho bridge to go fishing; but neither the bridge nor the fish are there now. The dog waits outside the garden gate. She does not come in. Her obedience earns her a biscuit. How she knows I have a day off escapes me and she is anticipating a walk or a ride in the truck, or both. She paces expectantly around the path to the gate. Of course she loves me. I have never yelled at her about math tests or broken windows, just lots of affectionate pats and small rewards once in awhile. I wonder if it’s just that easy. I start toward the back steps and she sits and stares. I please her no end by changing direction for the garage. The garage is where her leash is, and she knows I need the walk as much as she does.
The car radio plays summer songs that are just right for this morning. They help find a parking spot right in front of the coffee shop, a sure sign that things will keep going right. There, the perfect outdoor table, part sun, part shade. Things grow better in those conditions, even relationships blossom. I am watching for her through the door, past the tables, the way she usually arrives. Unexpectedly, she approaches from the other direction. Now, I’m not sure if she is radiant because of the sun behind her or is the sun suddenly brighter because of her radiance!? I hold her for just a minute and the all the other stuff just melts away and we seem to be there alone, just her and I. We share our morning for as long as we can. Then we touch and go, a quick landing and then off again.
Home again. It is still hot so I pull a lawn chair into the shade, close my eyes and imagine a pool back here would be nice. I dive in and open my eyes in the depths to bright reflections, sparkles of sheer delight. Two boys explode into the back yard and the refreshing bubble bursts as I surface. The two of them are ‘gut laughing.’ I have no idea what about, probably trouble, but the laughter is healthy and young and just what you need after an old man’s funeral. Their noise conjures a bunch of memories of long ago summer sounds. Sounds of a game of scrub, blend into smells of corn roasts, that soften into Cultus picnics shared by all the families. They fade a bit with each passing summer. It is not easy or safe to re-live your youth and even more difficult to prepare a meal from a lawn chair. I surrender my back yard to the boys.
After Lunch My mother and I walk across the hot reflecting blacktop into the church. It’s a short-sleeve summer funeral to remember an old neighbour. I recognize some of the old farmers, 80 years plus. Past summers, I have hauled their hay and fixed their tires, eaten their roasts and drank their lemonade. But those were long ago July days bent over tractor wheels, under straw hats, raking fields in the dust. The gospel is easily received here, and we learn that the farmer will plant another crop in a place that has no weeds to pull, just perfect soil. His gracious family smiles and greets us through tear stained make-up. The church ladies hover, refilling the juice and coffee and replenishing the endless trays of crustless sandwiches and Nanaimo bars.
Evening In my writing spot, the shade is sundown colored and the sound is just, well, quiet. The felt pen eagerly anticipates its daily walk and paces expectantly around the blank page. Maybe I’ll let it off the leash to run through some rhymes, maybe explore a new path, or both. Maybe I’ll just write about today. A day that has passed and unfolded as it was supposed to, whether we actually planned it that way or just thought we did. Either way, for a summer day, it turned out pretty nice.
| STORY BY JIM MCGREGOR | ILLUSTRATION BY MILLIE MCKINNON | 34 | Sideroads of Langley & Aldergrove | June 2008
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