Langley Advance December 6 2012

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Students teamed with RCMPto remind drivers to slowdown near schools.by Matthew [email protected]

Drivers dont expect to get atraffic ticket from someone fartoo young to get behind thewheel of a car.But on Tuesday, students at

three Langley elementary schoolsgave out hand-written warningtickets to drivers, urging them tobe careful in school zones.The Think Of Me campaign,

created by Langley RCMPs com-munity officers along with ICBC,saw uniformed Mounties pullingover drivers who were going toofast, using cellphones, or notwearing seatbelts near JamesKennedy, Willoughby, andBelmont Elementary schools.Const. Wally Lee, a community

liaison officer, was doing muchof the traffic stopping. After nineyears with the RCMPs trafficservices, he has an eye for whenpeople are exceeding the 30 kmschool zone speed.At James Kennedy, Lee or

another officer would wave overa car, and speak briefly to thedriver.If they were in a fairly

cooperative mood, the officerswould then call over a studentto give the driver one of theirtickets.The tickets are warnings only,

but their hand-written messages

remind drivers to be extra care-ful in school zones.Emma Rolfson, a Grade 5 stu-

dent at James Kennedy, said shewas having fun after handingover a ticket to one driver.And they said thank you,

Rolfson said.Isabelle Sehdev, also in Grade

5, said it was a fun thing to do.Because people shouldnt

really speed, because peoplecould get hurt, Sehdev said.Lee said its good to remind

drivers that students could comeout of a school at any time,particularly during the hours ofschool zone speeds, but not justat the start and end of classes.Students head out for lunch

and recess, they go out for fieldtrips, or for gym class, yet Leesaid in his experience driversspeed up a bit if they dont seeany students outside.This is the first time that

Langley RCMP have officiallydone a Think Of Me campaign,although it may have happenedunofficially in the past once, andit has been tried in other LowerMainland communities, saidConst. Craig van Herk.Langley MLA and transpor-

tation minister Mary Polakstopped to check out the initia-tive Tuesday afternoon at JamesKennedy.What more powerful way to

get out the message, Polak said.The key thing for adults to

remember is that children dontmake the same decisions asadults, and drivers have to makemore time to react, she said.

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Grade 5 student Isabelle Sehdev handed out a Think Of Me ticket with RCMP Const. WallyLee at James Kennedy Elementary on Tuesday.

The Athenry Gate project in Willoughbyhas led to bans against talking to theTownships mayor and council.by Matthew [email protected]

A Langley City man has been partiallybanned from attending Township councilmeetings, speaking to staff, or talking to themayor and councillors.Jacob de Raadt is a familiar face to anyone

who has attended a Township council meet-ing over the past few years.An engineer, he frequently comments on a

wide variety of issues in virtually every neigh-bourhood in Langley.It was his correspondence about the

Athenry Development in Willoughby thatresulted in a legal opinion and council vote.De Raadt is now banned from setting

foot in the Township Civic Facility on 65thAvenue, unless he receives written permis-sion from the mayor and council, and he isbanned from contacting the council or staff,except through the Townships law firm, BullHousser.When contacted by the Langley Advance, de

Raadt had no comment.Bull Housser has been instructed to send de

Raadt a letter telling him to cease publishingor delivering any defamatory or racist com-

munications in respect of the Township, cur-rent or past staff or elected officials.Samples of his communications in the law-

yers report include accusing civic staff ofmisleading council, corruption, and referencesto Nazi Germany.The Township will also send a letter of

complaint to the Association of ProfessionalEngineers about de Raadts conduct.De Raadt frequently mentions his engineer-

ing background in his presentations to thecouncil.His rapid-fire speeches and Power Point

presentations typically cover issues such asparking, traffic, density, and community plan-ning.

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Sports

Games are comingHosting the successful BC

Games in 2010 caught the atten-tion of Special Olympics whichasked Langley to host its provin-cial games in 2013.Representatives of the local

organizing committee appearedbefore City council Dec. 3 toask for its support for the games(about $10,000 and help atevents) which will be July 11-14.

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Seniors consultedThe B.C. minister of state for

seniors will be visting Langleyon Dec. 12 to meet with localseniors.Ralph

Sultan,the MLAfor WestVancouver-Capilano,and LangleyMLA MaryPolak willbe at theLangleySeniorsResourceCentre, 20605 51B Ave., from 11a.m. to 1 p.m.During the first hourSultan

will speak on the governmentinitiatives related to seniors.

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Thieves take ringsLangley Mounties are looking

for some jewelry stolen duringan Oct. 22 break in.Thieves kicked in the front

door of a home in the 23200block of 46th Avenue and ran-sacked the building, said Cpl.Holly Marks, spokesperson forthe Langley RCMP. The crimin-als took cash and jewelry, andthe owner is looking for items ofsentimental value.

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Bus customers are trying onthe Rapid Bus for size in itsfirst week of operation.by Matthew [email protected]

How fast and convenient isthe new Rapid Bus service fromLangleys Carvolth ExchangePark and Ride to the Braid StreetSkyTrain station?The Langley Advance took a trip

on the bus this week and talkedto a few riders to test out thenewest public transit feature toconnect Langley to the rest ofthe Lower Mainland.The Rapid Bus leaves at 10-

minute intervals during morningand evening rush hours, from5-9 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. The rest ofthe day it runs every 30 minutes.At 7:59 a.m. Tuesday the bus

left Langley with a cargo of sixpassengers, and headed outthrough the new special on-rampthat leads directly onto the HOVlanes near 202nd Street.Having avoided the inter-

change at 200th Street, it headedwest at full speed, along withthree other lanes of traffic, all ofthem moving as fast or faster.Among those riding were regu-

lar transit commuters Al Forsythand Chris Hoff.Both of them have switched to

using the Rapid Bus park-and-ride from their previous com-mutes.Hoff used to drive to the Scott

Road SkyTrain station, Forsythto King George.On Tuesday, Hoff said he was

a bit disappointed by his firsttrip on Monday morning.The bus hit congestion once

it was across the new, currentlyeight-lane Port Mann bridge, andslowed down considerably, hesaid.On the way back, it took about

15 to 17 minutes to get acrossand back from New Westminsterto Langley.Hoff estimates

that his commutewill still be aboutan hour and 15minutes eachway, from hishome to Vancouver.But he hopes the new route

will save him some money, ashell be driving his own car less,and saving on gas and mainten-ance.

Forsyth used to take aboutan hour and a half to make hismorning commute, an hour and15 minutes on a good day.With an accident and conges-

tion on the north side of thebridge, it took him a bit longerMonday morning.Im hoping to do better

today, he said, just before theRapid Bus pulled out.An electronic sign over the

highway reminded drivers thatthe new Port Mann Bridge isnow open.Theyd be hard pressed to

miss that fact, considering itnow takes a bus just 10 minutesto get from 200th Street to thebridge deck itself.Cars entering the bridge set off

a nearby speedreader, whichwarned them tokeep their speedto 70 km/h in a

construction zone. Few of theflickering numbers on the boardare below 80 km/h.As the bus left the bridge, con-

gestion loomed.At first the HOV lane was still

empty, and the bus passed hun-

dreds of slow-moving cars. Thennear the signs for the Brunetteexits, the bus slowed to a crawlitself, at 8:14 a.m.After a quick trip from Langley

to the bridge, the trip from thebridge to the SkyTrain station,considerably lessdistance, took 10minutes.Some of the

highway wid-ening betweenthe bridge andVancouverremains to becompleted overthe next year.The bus unloaded at Braid at

8:24 p.m.A bus heading back just after

the end of rush hour was faster.At 9:10, just a couple of minutesafter the listed start time of 9:07,took a mere 17 minutes to get tothe Carvolth Park and Ride.The only passengers heading

back were John Morhan andArnie McKay, two seniors head-ing for Walnut Grove to havebreakfast.I think its grand, said

Morhan.

Before the bus route was intro-duced, they would have trav-elled in his car, Morhan said,pointing to his friend.McKay also liked the trip, not-

ing that he got to see places henormally wouldnt while driving.

Shirley Rowewas waitingto head in toVancouver forlunch.I used to drive

every day, threehours a day, shesaid. That wasmy commute.

I do everything to avoid thePort Mann, Rowe added.She expects her trip time to be

about an hour, between the busand SkyTrain.Rowe is happy about the new

service, including the coach-styleseats on the bus.She may use the Rapid Bus or

she may drive, depending on thetime of day and the destinationon the far end, she said.Rowe will make her decision

by considering the tolls, gascosts, and parking versus thecosts of the transit trip, she said.

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Shirley Rowe waited to board the Rapid Bus in its first week of service between Langley and New Westminsters Braid Street SkyTrainstation.

I think its grand.John Morhan

I used to drive everyday, three hours aday, that was mycommute.Shirley Rowe

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The plans for aspecial TrinityWestern Universitydistrict will beup for discussionagain.

by Matthew [email protected]

A small group ofLangley Townshipresidents objectedMonday night tothe expansion ofthe planned univer-sity district aroundTrinity Western.The proposal,

has run into prob-lems with MetroVancouver, buton Monday theTownship heldanother public hear-ing about a slightlymodified version ofthe plan.The change to the

Townships rural planwould create a special dis-

trict near TWUs campuson Glover Road, stretchingto the south and north-west. If approved, it could

eventually allowthe constructionof more universitybuildings such asdorms and researchfacilities, along withsome commercialbuildings and hous-ing supporting theschool.Speakers worried

about the impactthe district mighthave on down-stream water flowsfor Fort Langleyfarmers, for existingfarms in the dis-tricts special studyarea and aboutremoving land fromthe AgriculturalLand Reserve.The hearing is

not yet over. TheTownship coun-cil adjourned themeeting to Jan.21, because theAgricultural LandCommission hasrequested a time to

come and comment onthe issue, said Mayor JackFroese.

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Hugh Davis spoke about the plans for a universitydistrict around Trinity Western.

continued from page A1De Raadt has been applauded by those

who are also opposed to the develop-ments about which he has raised issues.Although a City resident, he attends

church in Willoughby and has spokenabout a number of developments in thearea of 208th Street and 80th Avenue. Hehas also spoken about issues in WalnutGrove, Fort Langley, and other neigh-bourhoods.A group referred to as neighbours

of the Athenry project have been sent asimilar, if considerably less strict, com-munication.According to a report by Bull Housser,

neighbours of the Athenry project,which is located at 208th Street and 83rdAvenue, have sent more than 60 emailsand made countless communications toboth staff and elected officials.The neighbours are not banned from

Township hall grounds, but all communi-cations from them must go through thelaw firm.

The source of the rancor among theneighbours is the anger over the contro-versial Athenry project. The project mixescondos, commercial space, and an Irishcultural centre.Originally spearheaded by Langley resi-

dent Tony McCamley, it has been sold toLower Mainland firm Peak Construction.Foundations are being built now.The project was approved in early 2011,

after a redesign by developers and severalpublic meetings.Residents said the project would over-

shadow their existing homes to the north,destroying their property values.Some of the residents then launched a

lawsuit against councils decision, but theYorkson Community Association allowedits suit to be dismissed in October of2011.In June, Township councillor Charlie

Fox publicly mused about having a mem-ber of the public banned from councilmeetings for disruptive behaviour, but thematter was not debated.

Dozens of emails sent by group

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Township council will accept anincrease in pay, but over four years,rather than all at once.


Langley Township council has votedto phase in salary changes over the nextfour years, as recommended by a taskforce.Council voted yes to the changes on

Monday, essentially compromising onwhether to make the switch immediatelyor to bring them in after the next election.Mayor Jack Froeses salary will increase

from $105,456 to $110,454 per year in2016, a 4.66 per cent salary hike.Councillors will get 40 per cent of the

mayors salary, which means an increasefrom the current $42,525 per year to$44,182 a year by 2016, a 2.88 per centincrease.While the mayors is considered a full-

time job, acting as a councillor is consid-ered a part-time job, according to the taskforces report.The other major change is the addition

of a vehicle allowance, of $850 per monthfor the mayor and $340 per month forcouncillors.The money is for use on travel within

the Langleys, and is separate from theexisting mileage that mayor and coun-cil can collect for their travel outside of

Langley to meetings of Metro Vancouver,TransLink, or other agencies.Froese has indicated that he will not be

collecting the travel allowance.The task force was appointed earlier

this year to independently look at howcouncil calculates its salaries.Between 2000 and 2011, council pay

was calculated based on a basket ofother, nearby council salaries.What was unknown until 2011 was that

some of those communities had adoptedthe same systems, and at least one,Chilliwack, was using the Township aspart of its calculations.This could have led to a situation in

which every time the Township councilgot a raise, so would Chilliwack, leadingback to another raise for the Township,and so on endlessly.The Langley Advance uncovered the prob-

lem in December last year.The new system uses a basket of salar-

ies of public sector politicians and man-agers, including MPs, B.C. MLAs, judges,RCMP superintendents, and high schoolprincipals.After removing the top and bottom

salaries from the package, the remain-ing salaries are averaged, and the mayorreceives 80 per cent of the calculatednumber.Due to the phasing in, Froeses salary

will move from 77 per cent to 80 per centof the target number starting next year.Council salaries are pegged to 40 per

cent of the mayors wages.

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Christmas coloursA table and display manned by Linda Wiens (far left) and her family was arguably the most festive of thebunch at Langley Secondary Schools Christmas Craft Fair on Nov. 24. Wiens created an assortment of wreathsand mini Christmas trees by hand. The event, in support of LSS students, featured handcrafted items, baking,gifts, entertainment, and a concession.


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The Grade 4 class of James Gillion and the Grade 5 class of Chris Epting sported very uniquemustaches on Nov. 30, some even getting into a Christmas theme with their fake facial foliage.

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Three suspected thieves are facingcharges after a single day of break-insin Langleys Willoughby neighbour-hood.Nov. 25 was a good day for

Langleys general duty RCMP officers,said spokesperson Cpl. Holly Marks.A residential alarm in the 20400

block of 82nd Avenue netted anunusual attempted heist.Police were alerted at about 11:20

a.m. and arrived to find two menand a woman loading an entire woodstove from a house into the trunk ofa car.The house had been entered

through a front window.The 49-year-old Surrey woman was

arrested on the spot and will appearin court in January, Marks said.The two men helping her were

homeless and had been paid to helpmove the wood stove. Neither willbe charged, Marks said, as they hadbeen told that the woman had per-mission to move the stove out of thehouse.An incident earlier in the same day

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Help out the food bank whileholiay shopping.

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Most people are out shopping dur-ing the holidays so why not put thatshopping to work helping others?The Brookswood Merchants

Association has created an incen-tive.Members have provided prizes

valued at about $900 for the Winthe Christmas Window contest.

People who buy something fromparticipating Brookswood merchantsand who provide a donation to thefood bank can enter the draw.The donations can be non-perish-

able food or cash. Felicity Holmesof Feminine Form said participatingstores have entry boxes and staff toexplain the contest to customers.About 30 merchants are participat-

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bank is the equivalent of $3 in buy-ing power for the charity, she noted.The contest runs until Dec. 15 whena window winner is chosen.

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Our View

Newmarkersfor council pay

We agree that, by taking the question ofcouncil pay out of the realm of what doesthe mayor down the road make, LangleyTownship council has moved forward.

Instead, the recent independent task forcehas advised looking at other politicians andpublic service managers: MPs, MLAs, seniorRCMP officers, school principals, and so on.

We have some suggestions for a fewother examples that could have been tossedin.

What about Riccardo Sestito, presidentof the Langley Good Times Cruise-In? Whatabout the presidents of service clubs, likeRotary or Lions, from around the Langleys?After all, they all manage large amounts ofmoney and hefty groups of volunteers.

Their salaries are zero, zip, nil.Like councillors, their efforts are part-

time jobs that can seem all consuming attimes. Like council, its a public service.

We like the comparison to principals andsenior RCMP officers for pay purposes, butthose folks have worked their way up theranks for years. Councillors and mayors canjump into the job. Why not base their payon the starting salaries of RCMP, or firefight-ers, or nurses, or teachers? That would putpay in the range of $60,000, still not bad.

Then again, all those jobs require yearsof schooling or specialized training.

All thats required to be a mayor or coun-cillor, aside from votes, is literacy and num-eracy.

A worker getting the B.C. minimum wageof $10.25 an hour, working full time for 52weeks a year, would receive $21,320. Is thisa fitting salary for a job that requires nospecialized skills at all?

We have a simple question: do peoplewho are powerful deserve to be paid more?

When it comes to paying politicians, twoideas have been thrown around in recentyears: first, that you have to pay more to getquality people to run; second, that everyonerunning does it only because they want toserve, and never for the money.

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If I could redesign humans, starting from theground up, Id probably change a whole lot ofthings. But if I could only make one tweak, Idadd a safety valve.This week, China and Japan have been writ-

ing chapter 9,432 in the Great Saga of SabreRattling, as each of these powerful nationswhips up fervour and rage over a handful oftiny islands.The islands are known as

the Senkaku Islands (if you areJapanese) or the Diaoyu Islands(if you are Chinese), and they mayhave oil reserves in the nearbyoceans.I have neither the patience nor

the foreign policy experience toventure an opinion on whether Japans orChinas claim to the islands is better.All I know is that both countries want the

islands, whether its directly for the oil, orindirectly to set a precedent over resources inthe area.But is that why protestors in Japan and

China are so fired up? In China, in particular,there have been violent demonstrations whichseem to have been initially egged on by thegovernment, until they got out of control.Why should a construction worker or IT guy

or taxi driver in Beijing care about the fate ofa tiny handful of minor, uninhabited islandshundreds of miles away, which he will cer-tainly never set eyes on?It certainly isnt abstract concerns about

gaining the oil so that Chinas GDP can go upanother 0.0001 per cent.Its about intangibles, instead. National pride

and patriotism. Hatred over horrors committed70 years ago. Raw xenophobia.The governments of both China and Japan

certainly know how this works. As do the gov-

ernments of pretty much every powerful coun-try in the world.One of the worst things a politician can do

is stoke up unthinking hatred. We even knowthis, intellectually if not instinctively.Watch the furious arguments in the United

States over Obamacare.On the one side are people who believe

that a mixed public-private health system,approaching universal health insurance, is thework of the devil, or possibly the ghosts ofStalin and Hitler.On the other side are people who believe

that their opponents are baby-eating monsterswho need to be made to see reason.From up here in Canada, with our decades-

old socialized system, its hardto take seriously. We have asystem that looks like outrighthealth communism comparedto Obamacare, but its a settledissue, one that no political partydares touch. Yet few in theAmerican fight are capable ofstepping back and disengaging

from the emotions it produces.Its not that people disagree that I dont

understand. Its the degree of rage that eruptsthat scares me.Ive seen it in myself. Although Ive never

tossed a brick in a riot or hit someone with abat, I dont think those actions are completelyout of the realm of what I might do. Imhuman. Im susceptible to unthinking anger.Thats why Id love to have that safety valve.It wouldnt stop people getting angry. It

would work, instead, like the valve on an oldsteam engine. When the pressure gets toohigh, the valve hisses away, and some of theanger leaks out. No big explosion ensues.If I had the foggiest idea how to create that

safety valve, Id start working on it today.Because we have a big, big world with a mil-lion tribal divisions, between nations and gov-ernments, races, religions, and creeds.If we had nothing else to fight about, Im

sure wed be killing each other over Flamesversus Oilers, Mac versus PC, or Xbox versusPlaystation.

Opinion

Rage comes from small things

Im human. Imsusceptibleto unthinkingrage.

Matthew [email protected]

Painful truth

LangleyAdvance | Thu r sday, De cembe r 6 , 2012 | A9Opinion

Dear Editor,I am disgusted. As a small businessman

with three school-age children, I see nowage increases for me and my family.It is impossible to vote myself a raise. I

compete with others in my field of workand find contracts only when I am the bestbidder.Not so with Township council.It matters not to me what committee gets

together to determine the wages of electedofficials. The conclusion they consistentlyreach is always salary increases presum-

ably to reach a figure that is fair.The question then must be asked: what is

fair for me, the taxpayer, one of the peoplewho pay for this?I love the name of the committee: the

Council Remuneration Task Force.Would you mind if this team came over

to my house and sized us up? I am certainthat they would conclude that my taxes aretoo high, my business fees are outrageous,and that I should not pay another dime tothe council.

Carl and Penny Rowan, Langley

Township council

Council pay hike disgusting

Dear Editor,I want to thank the Langley Advance and

Matthew Claxton for the opinion column,The cult of natural persons [Nov. 29].I hope it bangs some sense in the headsof people who think they are special andabove the law, just because they like to callthemselves natural persons.I, too, came across this idea a few years

ago. I admit that there was appeal withinthe idea that the government laws are fabri-cations and we could be more natural. I liketo think of myself as natural.However, it does not take much common

sense to see that the argument for naturalperson status is far from natural. It is aconvoluted fabrication and shifty justifica-tion to avoid paying taxes.How natural is it that the rest of us

should pay more taxes to compensate forthose wishing to hide from the taxman?Whether you call it natural or not, I am

relieved to hear that tax evasion is met withappropriate consequences.

Howard Staples, Langley

Painful Truth

Natural persons just evading taxes

Dear Editor,Having signed the petition

against the Coulter BerryBuilding in Fort Langley, itwas with great interest thatI read of the comment byMayor Jack Froese that he

does not govern by peti-tion.How interesting, as that

is exactly how he gov-erned when his councilvoted in favour of buryingpower lines in Fort Langley

because of a petition by51 per cent the buildingowners.His arrogance is astonish-

ing. How else are residentsand taxpayers going tomake their wishes known,if not by petition and sub-missions to council?But then, perhaps Mayor

Froese thinks that he has allthe answers and the elector-ate is simply unenlightened.And isnt it nice that

Mayor Froese, as a busi-ness owner, thinks that thisbuilding will bring somemuch needed vibrancy tothe town in the off-season.But Mr. Froeses busi-

ness is nowhere near FortLangley, so I am not surehow he would know that.Obviously, the many hun-dreds of residents (andbusiness owners), not tomention the 69 submittersto council, dont agree withthe mayor.And one last question:

why even bother havingbylaws governing the size,placement, and use of build-ings when it seems so easyto circumvent those laws?As Jennifer Veerman com-

mented, Something needsto change. Come electiontime, do your research.And then vote. [Forewestrepeat from two years ago,Nov. 29 Letters, LangleyAdvance]But I would add one more

option. The turkey on ourtable this Christmas cer-tainly wont be coming fromthe mayors establishment.I plan to vote early with mywallet.

Oliver McNeill, Langley

Fort Langley

Mayor needs to listen to people

Township council

Agricultural benefit dubiousDear Editor,While I consider Trinity Western University a welcome

part of our community, it is in fact a private institution andbusiness not in any way a public facility.I am astounded that Langley Township would make such

a magnitude of commitment to this private enterprise/insti-tution in the first place, and to press ahead in light of previ-ous regional commitments, as well as basic planning com-mon sense, is without clear explanation or defense.I am therefore very opposed to the current plan for the

University District as proposed in the rural plan amend-ment for a university district.I would also like to add my voice to those opposed to the

Wall property being excluded from previous regional plan-ning commitments. I am also very opposed to allowing theremoval of that property from the ALR on any basis, includ-ing what I consider to be a dubious commitment to downstream benefit to agriculture.

Frank Cox, Fort Langley

Township council

Better leadership deservedDear Editor,I am writing to express my firm opposition to the manner

in which Langley Township is conducting itself in the mat-ter of the Wall property and the Trinity Western Universityexpansion.I urge the Township to heed the direction of the Metro

Vancouver Board and the Agricultural Land Commission,and to respect the previous Regional Growth Strategy.To approve the Wall development in any form other than

that which has been approved by the ALC is irresponsibleand puts us all at risk. The only ones who will gain will bethe Wall family and other immediate land owners.TWU and the taxpayers of Langley deserve better leader-

ship than this.Barbara Ydenberg, Glen Valley

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Eighty Years AgoDecember 1, 1932Welfare investigators learn-ed that children from sev-eral Langley families wereunable to attend school, forlack of clothing and shoes.The Central Committee of

the Langley Welfare Fundmade up parcels for them.

Seventy Years AgoDecember 3, 1942Langley council decided tobring in the B.C. ProvincialPolice to replace the mu-nicipal force, expecting to

reduce costs. The provincewas to supply two uni-formed ofcers, a police car,and a motorcycle. Policeofcers were to prosecuteall cases on their own time,and were on call around theclock, for $5,000 per year.

The Langley MinisterialAssociation had its rstmeeting, at Rev. T.E.Harriss home. Rev. PhilGaglardi [later to becomea B.C. cabinet minister inW.A.C. Bennetts SocialCredit government] waselected secretary, and Rev.Johnson of Murrayville waschairman.

Sixty Years AgoDecember 4, 1952A crew from Oklahoma pre-pared to drill a test oil wellat the corner of Bradshawand Biggar Roads (40th Ave.and 224th St.). Rumour hadit that geologists surveysindicated an oileld capableof 20 years of production.

Fifty Years AgoDecember 6, 1962Only $90,000 in buildingpermits had been issuedin November, comparedto $180,000 in October.Year-to-date value was $2.1million, down 10 per centfrom the previous year.

Forty Years AgoNovember 30, 1972A delegation asked Town-ship council to halt plan-ning for a $1.25 million icearena that was to be put toreferendum.City ratepayers opposed aproposed $1.5 million streetimprovement for downtown.

Thirty Years AgoDecember 1, 1982RCMP seized 550 poundsof marijuana, with an esti-mated street value of $1.5million, in two related drugbusts in Aldergrove.

Twenty Years AgoDecember 2, 1992An anonymous benefactordonated $50,000 to put theLangley Youth ResourceCentre back in business.But the convicted youngoffenders who were housedthere, and who had beensent home when staff at thefacility went on strike, werenot required to return toserve out the remainder oftheir sentences, which hadbeen a condition of theirprobation. Parole ofcersfelt the boys were doingwell enough at their homes.Search of three homes,including one in Langley, inrelation to a large cocaineseizure in Surrey, turned upan arsenal of weapons thatincluded seven machineguns, 13 semi-automatichandguns, an AR-15 assaultrie, and nine silencers.The body of a murderedLangley man was found inMatsqui.ICBC statistics indicatedthat December drinking-and-driving offences weredeclining sharply.Several dozens H.D. Staf-ford Secondary Schoolstudents were taken to vehospitals after a prank-ster released Bear Scare, amace-like chemical, inthe schools hallway. Therewere no permanent injuries.

Ten Years AgoDecember 3, 2002Fort Langley Lions celebrat-ed their 30th anniversary.A young man who stole twocars and nearly struck apolice ofcer, speeding fromAldergrove to Surrey, beforecrashing into a familysyard, died of injuries.

December 6, 2002The ink was barely dryon the new school boardtrustees oaths of ofcewhen they started passingmotions to demand moremoney from EducationMinister Christy Clark.Inauguration of Townshipcouncil marked its ofcialexpansion to nine membersfrom seven.

1952: Oklahoma crew drills test well for oilLooking back

Langleys history, as recorded inthe files of the Langley Advance.

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BusinessHousing sales continuedtheir slide in Langley and theFraser Valley.


Home buyers in the FraserValley are giving up on expen-sive homes, as sales continuedto slump through the fall, saylocal realtors.The Fraser Valley Real Estate

Board (FVREB) said sales over-all dropped by 19.2 per cent inNovember 2012 compared to thesame month last year.Sales conducted through the

Multiple Listing Service havebeen dropping for severalmonths.Buyers cant borrow as much

as what they could prior to themortgage rule changes, so wereseeing our pool of prospectivebuyers shrink and were see-ing a change in the price rangetheyre looking for, Scott Olson,president of the FVREB, said in astatement.The new mortgage rules made

it much more difficult to qualifyfor a government-insured loan

for anything other than a 25-yearterm.Shorter mortgage terms have

meant a drop in what many firsttime home buyers can afford.Olson said that is cutting into

the sales of homes in the aboveaverage range.For three months in a row,

weve seen a decrease in salesof detached homes $700,000 andup and greater demand for those$400,000 to half a million,Olson said.

The total number of homesales in the region from Delta toAbbotsford-Mission was 905 lastmonth, down from 1,120 in thesame month last year.The number of new listings

posted to the MLS dropped 11per cent compared to last year,and was down 32 per cent com-pared to October. Olson saidit means this was the slowestmonth for new listings sinceNovember 2003.The number of active listings

in November was 9,478.According to the FVREB, the

price of benchmark houses,townhouses and condos is stay-ing relatively stable. A bench-mark home is considered anaverage example of its type.

However, average and medianprices have been dropping, insome cases sharply.The price of a benchmark

detached home in Langleydropped 0.2 per cent month-to-month in November, and theaverage and median prices bothwent up slightly.However, while benchmark

prices for townhouses and con-dos dropped slightly, at two percent and 0.7 per cent respective-

ly, average prices dropped 12.5and 11 per cent.Median and average prices

also dropped more year-over-year than did benchmark prices.The benchmark price for a

townhouse is down just 0.1 percent from a year ago; the aver-age price has dropped 3.8 percent and the median price isdown 10.4 per cent.For condos, the benchmark

price is down 2.3 per cent from

a year ago, while average priceis down 6.8 per cent and medianprice is down 8.5 per cent.Median and average prices can

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homes on the market longer, orif they do not have to sell, takingthem out of the game entirely,Olson said.The number of days to sell a

home is up to 59 in November,five days up from the samemonth last year. Townhousestake 70 days to sell, from 52days, and for condos it was 74compared to 72.Similar sales patterns are being

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Last week, I talked alittle about seniors, andapplauding a contest bythe Nurse Next Door andtheir idea of helping anelderly person return homefor the holidays, completewith all the medical carethat might be necessary.This week, I want to

tell you another outreachinitiative involving theShoppers Home HealthCare centre in Langley.They are part of a pro-

gram, called Be a Santato a Senior, where work-ing with local communityorganizations, they helpensure that isolated sen-iors will be thought of andreceive gifts this holidayseason.Through to mid-

December people can pickan ornament off the spe-

cial Be a Santa to a SeniorChristmas tree in the store,buy items on the list andreturn them unwrapped tothe store, along with theornament attached.The ornament will

include the first name of asenior and their requestedgift.The gifts will be collected

Dec. 11, wrapped, thendelivered to recipients afew days later.More about the Be a

Santa to a Senior program,can be found at www.beasantatoasenior.com.

Bowlers help kidsJumping from the older

population to the youngergeneration, I wanted to tellyou about a province-widecampaign that kicked offlocally in aid of sick kids.Willowbrook Lanes in

Langley is helping VarietyThe Childrens Charitywith the two-month-longBC Bowl for Kids pro-ject, held in partnershipwith Bowl BC and YouthBowling Canada.Throughout December

and January, bowling cen-

tres across B.C. includingWillowbrook are encour-aging leagues, teams andindividuals to collect pledg-es and bowl for Variety.This year marks the 27th

anniversary of the cam-paign, which has raised $3million for children whohave special needs.If youre looking to give,

but not necessarily big onthe whole Christmas spirit,this might be for you. More: www.langleyadvance.com

Mainland givesAnd speak of helping

out the more vulnerable in

our community, kudos tothe team at Mainland Sandand Gravel for comingthrough with a gift for ourcommunitys newborns.Brent Carlson from

Mainland presented a$50,000 cheque to theLangley Memorial HospitalFoundation last Thursday,towards the expansion ofthe maternity ward at thehospital.Langley Memorial

Hospital has one of busi-est maternity units in theregion, with approximately1,800 births per year, witha projected increase to

2,300 by 2020.Fraser Health has com-

mitted $6.31 million of$11.66 million required tocomplete the project andinfrastructure upgrades.Under the theme It All

Starts Here, the founda-tion has launched a cap-ital campaign to raise theremaining $5.35 millionfrom private partners andmembers of the communitylike Mainland.Stay tuned to the Langley

Advance for updates on thisexpansion efforts and theongoing community fund-raising campaign.

Serving up laughsA comedian and

Langleys citizen of theyear will be special guestsat next weeks chamberholiday dinner at Cascades.The annual Christmas

party, starting at 5 p.m.on Tuesday, Dec. 11, willinclude crowning of thisyears H.D. Stafford GoodCitizen and entertainmentprovided by professionalcomedian Patrick Maliha.Pre-registration is

required before Dec. 7 at604-530-6656 or www.langleychamber.com.

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Christmas-a-holic Cannons: 20102 42ndAve. 4:30-9:30pm Dec. 1 to Jan. 1.Cops for Calendar fundraiser Dec. 22with a silent auction, face painting, hotdogs, hot chocolate and a pie eatingcontest.

Parallel Acres: 232nd Street and Zero

Avenue. The lights are on Dec. 1-31(closed Christmas Day), 5-9:30pm.People welcome but no dogs please.

Being Neighbourly: The folks around207/208th Streets and 93A Avenuehave a bit of a friendly competition tosee who can outdo each other on deco-

rating. Swartz Seasonal Sizzle: The familywill be adding more throughout theholidays at 19646 49th Ave. Lights andmusic are on 5-11pm each night untilJan. 7. The public can walk up thelane or view from the road.

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Magical Castle: 20169 32nd Ave.

Have you seen an eye-catching holiday display? Let us know the details. Contact [email protected].

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www.tol.caTownship PageFor theweek of December 6, 2012 20338-65Avenue,Langley V2Y3J1 | 604.534.3211

dates to note public noticesMonday, December 10 | 7 - 11pm

Regular Council MeetingCivic Facility

Fraser River Presentation Theatre

Wednesday, December 12 | 7 - 9pmRecreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee

and Youth Advisory Committee SocialCivic Facility

Salmon River Committee Room

Thursday, December 13 | 7 - 9pmAgricultural Advisory Committee

Civic FacilitySalmon River Committee Room

The Township of Langley Civic Facility andOperations Centre will be closed from December 22

to January 1 for the holiday season.

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W.C. Blair Recreation CentreAnnual Swimming PoolMaintenance ScheduleSwimming PoolThe swimming pools will be closed for annual maintenance fromMonday, December 3 to Sunday, December 16 inclusive.

The pool will reopen at 2pm on Monday, December 17.

Weight Room/Cardio RoomHours of OperationDecember 3 to December 9:Monday to Friday, 6am - 8pmSaturday and Sunday, 8am - 8pm

Full Facility ClosureDecember 10 to 16 inclusive

The fitness areas and front desk will reopen at 6am onMonday, December 17.

Please see tol.ca/calendars for holiday facility hours.

Recreation, Culture, and Parks DivisionW.C. Blair Recreation Centre604.533.6170

2013 Council Advisory CommitteeAppointmentsVolunteering is a great way to get involved, provide input onimportant issues, and make a positive contribution to our diverse andgrowing community. The Township is presently seeking volunteers forthe following Advisory Committees:

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Mail: Deputy Township ClerkLegislative Services DepartmentTownship of Langley20338 - 65 AvenueLangley, BC V2Y 3J1

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For almost a decade therehas been a group of peoplewho get together eachMonday just for the loveof music.The Langley Concert Band was

started in 2003 as an adult bandand evolved to include high schoolstudents.Currently we have over 30

members between the ages of 14and 70-something, said artisticdirector Brenda Wilson.Those 30 members are hoping

to share an array of music, mostlyChristmas, with the community atWinter Frolic.The annual band concert is set

for Sunday, Dec. 9 at the WestLangley Hall.In Winter Frolic the band will

present a wide variety of musicmany well-known Christmas songsas well as carols from around theworld.Other favourites will be

Christmas songs from Broadway.Theres even a little Opera

meets Christmas and Bugs Bunnyselection.Theres sure to be something

for everyone and a little carol-ling as well and it promisesto be fun for the whole family,Wilson said.The show starts at 2:30 p.m. in

the hall at 9400 208th St. Ticketsare $15 for adults, $10 for those 18and younger, or $40 for a family.The band is always accepting

new members.It is a really nice group of

people and very welcoming tonew members, she said. Weare always willing to take morepeople, regardless of instrumentand there is no audition, butone years playing experience isrequired.Rehearsals are Mondays 7-9

p.m. in the band room of R.E.Mountain Secondary, 7755 202ASt.In addition to public concerts,

the concert band has performedat Fort Langleys annual May Daycelebrations, the BrookswoodSummer Festival, the LangleyCanada Day festivities, the Ladner

Bandfest, Music Under the K,a band festival in Keremeos, theKiwanis Music Festival, a parkconcert in Merritt and other com-munity events.For more information, go to

http://langleycb.blogspot.ca/ oremail [email protected].

Here Comes Santa Claus

The Opus One WomensChoir presents a collectionof holiday favourites.Started three years ago, Opus is

a direct descendent of the concertband and was also based on com-

munity members wanting an out-let for their love of music.From 2000 to 2010 Brenda

Wilson was the director of theLangley Community Chorus.It was from that group that the

original Langley Concert Band wasformed so in the early years, therewas plenty of crossover.The band was made up of about

75 per cent chorus member and25 per cent friends/communitymembers.That gradually shifted, mainly

because two night a week formusic is a big commitment,explained Wilson, also the Opusartistic director.In Opus One, half the mem-

bership used to sing in LangleyCommunity Chorus.Of those, two are former mem-

bers of the band and only onecontinues to be in both LangleyConcert Band and Opus One.For Here Comes Santa Claus,

on Dec. 16 at Brookswood SeniorCentre, 19899 36th Ave, OpusOne is offering a a collection ofwell-known and some not so well-known Christmas and Hanukkahsongs.Youll hear such annual favour-

ites as The Holly and the Ivyand Have Yourself a Merry LittleChristmas along with seasonal

music from around the worldincluding, Italy, Finland, andEngland, to name a few. Theprogram would not be completewithout some Broadway Christmasclassics such as Its Beginningto Look Like Christmas and MyFavourite Things. Theres even atraditional Christmas spiritual andof course, a carol sing-along cer-tainly fun for the whole family.Tickets for the 2:30 p.m. show

are $15 for adults, $10 for those 18and younger, or $40 for a family.Many of the choir members sang

together in a mixed choir, but areenjoying the new experience ofsinging in an all-womens group.Wilson explained that besides per-forming two major public concertsa year, the choir enjoys perform-ing at seniors housing complexes,hospitals, festivals and othercommunity events. Members hadtheir second annual choir retreatin October, which was a fabulousexperience both musically andsocially.Theres no audition for women

interested in joining. The require-ment to join a love of singing.Get more at http://opusonewe.

blogspot.ca/ or [email protected]. Rehearsals areWednesday 7-9 p.m. in the R.E.Mountain choir room.

Music

Songs of celebrationTwo concerts this month will bring the sounds of the

season to local audiences.

Thursday, December 6, 2012 A17LangleyAdvanceFESTIVE FUN

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activities toenjoy thisChristmasseason.

The Langley Concert Band performs around the community, such as the Brookswood Summer Festival as well as elsewhere in B.C.

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The Opus One Womens Choir was created about three years ago and is hosting a holiday concert on Dec. 16.

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Chris tmas funChris tmas fun Kwantlen Christmas Craft Fair: Thefair is in the newly renovated board-room of the Kwantlen Band Office,Gabriel Road on McMillan Island, FortLangley. A fair runs 10am to 4pm onDec. 8. Table rentals are $20 per day.Info: Walter, 604-376-1374. Fort Langley Christmas Craft Fair: Thenext fair is Dec. 9 (10am to 5pm) atthe Fort Langley Community Hall.Table rentals available for $40. Info:Walter Knott, 604-376-1374. Christmas Tea and Treasures: On Dec.8, from 10am to 3pm at St. AndrewsAnglican Church on Old Yale Roadnear Fraser Highway, enjoy tea andtreats or savories, artisans and ven-dors offering unique items such assheepskins, jewelry, toys, soaps, gour-met kitchen items, candles, crochetitems and more. There are door prizesand free admission. Funds raised go tosupport the Ministries of St. AndrewsAnglican Church. Christmas Craft Fair: The ChristmasCraft Fair is Dec. 9, 11am to 3pm atRiley Tree Farm, 21900 100th Ave. Thisfestive holiday event is free to attend.Complimentary treats, hot chocolateand crafts for the kids. Family photosfor a donation to the BC ChildrensHospital. Info: rileytrees.ca. Santas Helpers: People are invited

to a holiday event at the High PointEquestrian Clubhouse, 658 200th St.,on Dec. 9 from 1-5pm. Tickets are $8per child/adult and include photoswith Santa, appetizers, and treatsfor the kids. All proceeds benefit theLangley Christmas Bureau. Buy ticketsin advance at http://santasclubhouse.eventbrite.ca/. Crazy Christmas: The event is atLaughing Stock Ranch, 24556 32ndAve. on Dec. 16, from 10am to 4pmSanta will be there to meet the kids(photos available). There is alsopony rides, a petting zoo, bouncycastle, colouring contest, hay roomfilled with candy canes and prizes,a silent auction, concession, andmore. Cost: $15 per child (adultsadmitted free). Bring two non-per-ishable food items or an item forBasics for Babies( diapers, cannedfood, etc.) and the cost is $10 perchild. Info: http://www.laughing-stockranch.ca.

Pancake Breakfast with Santa: Thecost is by donation to breast cancerresearch on Dec. 16, 11am to 2pmNo reservations are required. AtKrause Berry Farms, 6179 248th St.For more information, contact 604-856-5757 ext. 203 or www.krause-berryfarms.com.

Listings are free but at the discretion of the editor. To be considered for publication in the Langley Advance, itemsmust be submitted at least 10 days prior to the publication date. Christmas fun appears in print editions throughthe holidays and at www.langleyadvance.com. Submit to [email protected] or through the website.

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Royal City Youth Ballet Company Society proudly presents,for the 24th season, the full length ballet, the Nutcracker.

Dont miss youropportunity tosee this uniqueshow thatdelightsaudiencesof all ages.

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B.C.s country musicassociation hosted itsannual awards ceremonyat Cascades Sunday,bestowing awardson many of the hostcommunitys artists andindustry contributors.by Roxanne [email protected]

Aspot has already beencleared in Chad Brown-lees Willoughby homefor the mountains of newbling heaped upon the countrymusic recording artist this pastweekend.I have them in my

music room, where Ido some of my writingand recording. Its goodinspiration to have inthere, said the 28-year-old Langley singer andsongwriter who forthe second year in a row cleaned up at the B.C.Country Music awardsnight on S

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