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How much should it cost tosit down downtown?by Heather [email protected]
Langley City will spend $30,000on 14 new benches for the down-town.
The funds will come fromwhat Councillor Dave Hall callsthe council “slush fund” or theEnterprise Fund, a $150,000 fundfor council to spend.
“In reality it’s slush fund,” andnow that the end of the year iscoming up, there’s a race to get itspent, Hall said.
During the Oct. 7 council meet-ing he scoffed at the price tag of$1,785 per bench.
“I’m a little gun shy,” he said.“We approved $9,000 for sticksigns [as part of the City’s way-finding strategy].”
The benches cost $1,350 withthe rest going to installation anda contingency.
That had Hall questioning whyinstallation would cost so muchconsidering it’s work done byCity staff.
Administrator Francis Cheungexplained that extra funds are
needed because the work is out-side the normal staff duties.
Hall was also critical of the Cityusing Enterprise Fund moneyfor benches but wouldn’t coverdefibrillators for communityfacilities, which prompted pointof order criticism from Coun.Gayle Martin.
“I really take offense,” she said.Martin said Hall was implying
that staff were spending a whimand trying to use up the money.
The Enterprise Fund still hasabout $99,000 in it for this year.
Hall said there was no priornotice that this spending decisionwas coming before council andshould have been dealt with dur-ing budget deliberations.
During the summer, councilwalked the downtown to seewhat should be fixed, refurbishedor replaced. The 50 items on the‘to do’ list included moss/weedgrowing behind sidewalks, miss-ing bricks in sidewalks, newdecorated bicycle racks, graffition streetlight standards, andunsightly areas.
Fourteen benches were also puton the list and staff consider itmore economical to replace themversus refurbishing them.
Martin asked whether the
benches have additional piecesthat prevent people from lying onthem. Staff will look into options.
“Without any dividers on them,it probably looks very homey tosomeone,” she said.
Someone is usingcounterfeit cheques to ripoff a Langley universitycampus.
by Matthew [email protected]
A local fraud artisthas ripped off KwantlenPolytechnic University forabout $11,000 over the last twomonths.
From August to September,someone has been cashingforged payroll cheques from theschool at local cash stores andpayday loan outlets.
The forged cheques are ofhigh quality, said Cpl. HollyMarks, a spokesperson for
the LangleyRCMP.
Passing badcheques wasonce a muchmore commoncrime, butit has beenovertaken bycredit cardfraud in recentyears.
Police havea surveillance
photo of the person who wascashing the cheques, but havebeen unable to identify the per-son thus far.
Anyone with information isbeing asked to call the LangleyRCMP at 604-532-3200, or toleave an anonymous tip, allCrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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Thief tackledAn employee tried to tackle
a man who grabbed cellphonesfrom a display case at FutureShop on Oct. 7. Just before10:30 a.m., a man wearing ablack hoodie and sunglasseswalked into the store andapproached the cellphone sec-tion. Almost immediately,alarms went off, said Cpl. HollyMarks, the spokesperson for theLangley RCMP.
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City Fire Rescue has found acatchy way to drive home themessage of fire safety duringFire Prevention Week Oct. 6-12.They’ve made a video called Puta Lid on It, sung to the Beyoncetune Put a Ring on It. It’s on theCity website and YouTube. Thefirehall also has an open houseThursday evening.
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A former professional football playerset a goal of kicking 300 field goalson Saturday, with proceeds helpingfamilies that are battling cancer.by Troy [email protected]
Josh Collins wasn’t going to let a stomachbug stop him from giving cancer the bootSaturday in Walnut Grove.
The 32-year-old Langley resident spentpart of the morning throwing up at home,the aftermath of what he figured was eithera bug or something he ate the day before.
Undeterred, Josh wasn’t going to call insick for a unique fundraiser held in his dad’smemory.
A former Arena Football League kick-er, Josh suited up for the BirminghamSteeldogs, Cincinnati Jungle Cats, EverettHawks, and Fresno Central Valley Coyotesover a five-year career, before a career-end-ing knee injury dashed his hopes of poten-tially playing for the Seattle Seahawks.
These days, Josh works full time whileraising four children, but is still kicking fieldgoals for a cause very close to his heart.
On Oct. 5, he set a goal of kicking 300balls through the world’s largest inflat-able uprights set up in the Walnut GroveCommerce Centre parking lot.
Proceeds from the event, in partnershipwith Body Smart Health, go to the RonCollins Foundation, whose mission is toraise funds to cover families’ costs while bat-tling cancer.
“I still feelweak,” Joshsaid, aroundnoontimeSaturday. “Butthe show mustgo on. I’mgoing to [kick]until my body shuts down.”
Josh has first hand experience with thestruggles a family faces, both financially andemotionally, while fighting the disease.
His dad Ron was not a smoker but battledlung cancer, before losing his fight with thedisease on April 8, 2009.
“It was devastating,” Josh said. “Hewas my biggest fan and one of my closestfriends.”
During the ordeal, Josh’s mom had towork full time while taking care of his dad,and it took a huge toll on her.
“We searched all across North Americafor help,” Josh said. “There’s not much outthere. Kicking Cancer and the Ron CollinsFoundation are going to change this.”
According to Josh, the average family bat-tling cancer ends up $50,000 in debt.
Josh has become a crusader helping fam-ilies cope with the financial struggles that
come with fighting cancer.And he’s not alone.During the fundraiser the father of four
had his family on hand to cheer him onincluding his wife Sarah and childrenBraedon, nine, Cali, three, Maysa, two, andMikaiah, three weeks.
In fact, Cali bravely volunteered as theholder.
This isn’t the first time Josh has used hiskicking talents for the foundation.
Over a 48-hour span in August 2012, Joshkicked 1,955 field goals from the 35 yardline, for a total of 68,425 yards.
“That’s the equivalent of running six-and-a-half marathons,” he noted.
This year, he hopes to set a Guiness WorldRecord by kicking 4,000 field goals in frontof over 1,000,000 people across six Canadiancities to help families in their fight againstcancer.
His effort started in June and wraps upthis month.
To donate online or to check out Josh’skicking schedule this month, visit www.kickingcancer.ca.
You can also find the foundation onFacebook at facebook.com/kickingcancer.ca.
Cancer
Kicker puts the boots to cancer
With his three-year-old daughterCali as the holder,Josh Collinswas about tosuccessfully kicka field goal inthe Walnut GroveCommerce Centreparking lot. Allproceeds from hisfield goal kickingfundraiser wentto the Ron CollinsFoundation,whose mission isto raise funds tocover families’costs whilebattling cancer.
Troy LandrevilleLangley Advance
“I’m going to [kick]until my body shutsdown.”Josh Collins
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The Township of Langley Civic Facility andOperations Centre will be closed
Monday, October 14 for Thanksgiving Day.Wednesday, October 16 | 7 - 9pmCommunity and TransportationSafety Advisory Committee
Civic FacilitySalmon River Committee Room
Thursday, October 17 | 7 - 9pmAgricultural Advisory Committee
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Monday, October 21 | 7 - 11pmPublic Hearing Meeting
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The Township of Langley is givingresidents a chance to properly disposeof hazardous materials from aroundtheir homes and to recycle smallappliances and electronics.
The annual Household HazardousWaste Plus Recycling event will be held:
Dates: Saturday and Sunday,October 19 and 20
Time: 9am - 3pmLocation: Operations BuildingAddress: 4700 - 224 Street
Cost: FREE to Township residents.Proof of residency required.
Paint, batteries, pesticides, cleaners, andchemicals will be safely disposed of byhazardous waste professionals.
PLUS: Electronics, small appliances,mercury thermostats, and smokedetectors will also be accepted andrecycled.
Household quantities only. To enquireabout larger quantities contact604.532.7300 prior to the event.
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• Herbicides
• Insecticides
• Motor oil
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public noticeProperty Tax ExemptionsNotice is given that the Township of Langley will be considering 2014 property tax exemption (with provision for exemption at a maximum of 10years at a time) for the following properties. Estimated taxes are shown for 2014 and for the following two years as required in Section 227 of theCommunity Charter.
Township of Langley – Property Tax Exemptions – 2014Name Folio Address Estimated General Taxes
2014 2015 2016
Community Halls, Charitable and Non-Profit OrganizationsBasketball BC 0766735062 210 - 7888 200 Street $ 3,544 $ 3,899 $ 4,280Community Living Society 0758918004 8983 216A Street $ 1,058 $ 1,163 $ 1,277Fraser Health Authority 0765930067 8521 198A Street $ 295,072 $ 324,579 $ 356,299Langley Association for Community Living 0076211112 104B & 105B,4059 200 Street $ 4,201 $ 4,621 $ 5,072Langley Gymnastics Foundation 0766735044 180 - 7888 200 Street $ 21,070 $ 23,177 $ 25,442The National Trust for Land and Culture (B.C.) Society 0461111000 6764 224 Street $ 1,340 $ 1,474 $ 1,618Salvation Army - Gateway of Hope 0598211008 3111 272 Street $ 15,042 $ 16,547 $ 18,164Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada 0766113000 19733 96 Avenue $ 36,750 $ 40,425 $ 44,375Tourism Langley Association 0767012019 110 - 7888 200 Street $ 2,993 $ 3,292 $ 3,614
Darlene FoxgordManager, Revenue and Tax Collection604.533.6029
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The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 StreetFor ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre
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Sat Oct 12 7:15pm vs. Surrey EaglesWed Oct 16 7:15pm vs. Chilliwack ChiefsSat Oct 19 7:15pm vs. Penticton VeesSun Oct 20* 2:00pm vs. Pr. George Spruce Kings*Skate with the Rivermen following the game
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The Vancouver Stealth (NLL) are coming to the LEC.Reserve your 2014 season tickets – call 604.882.8800.
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Three young bandits perpetrated thelatest liquor store rip-off.by Matthew [email protected]
The latest in a string of brazen liquorstore thefts that started in the summerhas hit a popular Aldergrove pub.
On Sept. 24, at about 5:45 p.m., threemen entered theFox and HoundPub’s beer andwine store inthe 26400 blockof 32nd Avenue,said Cpl. HollyMarks, spokes-person for theLangley RCMP.
The mengrabbed anunknown num-ber of liquorbottles and sim-ply ran out the back door.
This follows thefts in the Langley Cityand Willowbrook areas over the sum-
mer in which thieves grabbed expensivebottles of vodka and bolted, in one caseattacking a store clerk.
In this case, there was no confrontationwith the staff.
All three suspects are describedas being in their early 20s. Two areCaucasian and the other man may beFirst Nations.The first man had shortblond hair and wore a black sweater andjeans, the First Nations man was slightly
taller and worea black sweaterand trackpants. Therewas no descrip-tion of the thirdman’s clothing.
Anyone withinformation onthe theft cancall the LangleyRCMP at 604-532-3200,or to leavean anonym-ous tip with
CrimeStoppers, call 1-800-222-8477(TIPS).
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Booze lifted from Aldergrove pub
Suspects in a cold beer and wine store robbery in Aldergrove onSept. 24 were pictured by surveillance cameras.
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public programs and eventspublic noticeFor the week of October 10, 2013
Temporary Road Closures: 210 Street–Worrell Crescent to 72 Avenue and72 Avenue – 208 Street to 210 StreetStarting October 15, 210 Street will be closed fromWorrell Crescentto 72 Avenue for approximately one month. Starting November 1,72 Avenue will be closed from 208 Street to 210 Street forapproximately two months.
These closures are required for construction of the East Langley WaterSupply.
Local and business traffic access will be permitted duringconstruction.
For more information about this project visit tol.ca/elws.
We appreciate your patience.
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2014 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 Council Advisory Committees:
• Agricultural Advisory Committee(one-year and two-year term positions available)
• Community Participation, Infrastructure, andEnvironment Advisory Committee(two-year term positions available)
• Community and Transportation Safety AdvisoryCommittee (two-year term positions available)
• Economic Development Advisory Committee(one-year and two-year term positions available)
• Heritage Advisory Committee(two-year term positions available)
• Recreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee(two-year term positions available)
• Seniors Advisory Committee(two-year term positions available)
• Youth Advisory Committee(two-year term positions available)
A description of each Advisory Committee and an application formis available on the Township’s website at tol.ca/committee. Pleasecomplete the application form and attach a letter and a brief resumeindicating which Advisory Committee you wish to serve on. CurrentAdvisory Committee members are welcome to reapply.Committee application reviews will be scheduled during the weeks ofNovember 13 to 22, 2013 with members of Council and staff liaisonrepresentatives. Applicants will be notified after Council has madetheir appointments in early December.
Deadline: Monday, October 21, 2013Online: tol.ca/committeeEmail: [email protected]: Deputy Township Clerk
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road closureLangley Township Economic ForumThe Township of Langley’s Economic Development Departmentpresents the 3rd Annual Langley Economic Forum:
Date: Thursday, October 24
Time: 11:45am - 3:30pm
Location: Langley Events Centre, Banquet Room
Address: 7888 - 200 Street
Titled Livability in Langley, the event will include guest speakersDan Burden of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute;Cameron Muir, Chief Economist for the BC Real Estate Association;and Lance Jakubec, Senior Market Analyst for the Canada Mortgageand Housing Corporation.
Free lunch will be provided.
RSVP is required by October 17. Register by:Email: [email protected]: 604.533.6152 or 604.532.7548
Economic Development Department604.533.6084
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A judge ruled that taxevasion is not “natural” fora Langley locksmith.by Mike HagerSpecial to the Langley Advance
A Langley man has beenordered to pay a fine of $214,323and complete 150 hours of com-munity service after evadingtaxes on $1.1 million he earnedfrom his security and locksmithbusiness, according to a judge.
The Canada Revenue Agencyannounced Monday that DavidJohn Barrett was also handed an18-month conditional sentenceat Vancouver Provincial Courtrecently after pleading guilty inJuly to one count of tax evasiontotalling $285,765.
The CRA said Barrett failed toreport more than $1.1 million inincome from his company CitilocSystems Ltd. on his personal taxreturns during a six-year periodending in 2010.
The agency said it started
investigating Barrett afteranother case linked him toParadigm Education Group.
Paradigm’s Chilliwack-basedfounder Russ Porisky wasordered to pay nearly $275,000in May 2012 andsentenced to four-and-a-half yearsin prison forevading taxes andcounselling othersto do the same.
Porisky promot-ed the “naturalperson” theory oftaxation, whichholds that a person doesn’t haveto pay taxes because the govern-ment labels them as an “artificialperson.”
The natural person performsthe labour required to earnincome, and the legal personis the legal entity the federalgovernment creates through theissuance and use of SIN num-bers.
Natural-person advocatesmaintain that the legal personhas to file an income tax return,
but the income belongs to thenatural person and therefore isnot subject to income tax.
Paradigm sold books andDVDs, and offered fee-basedseminars that promoted
Porisky’s viewthat an individualmay be either anatural or an arti-ficial person.
“It’s not some-thing that’s new,but it’s certainlysomething that’snot worked forpeople,” CRA
spokesman Bradley Alvarez said.“Which is why we highlight
the fact that it’s a dangerousroad to go down for an indi-vidual because they’re openingthemselves up to prosecution.”
Since a landmark Ontario courtcase in 2000, 23 people acrossthe country have been convictedfor using the strategy to evadetaxes and about 23 more casesare before the courts, Alvarezadded.
Contacted after the rul-
ing, Barrett said he attendeda Paradigm course and thenbrought the tax strategy up withhis lawyer and accountant, whotold him it was legal.
“Nowadays when you mentionthe word ‘natural person’ or anyof this stuff they go ‘Oh, wellyou’re crazy to be doing that!’”Barrett said. “Hindsight is 20/20right? But, back when I broughtthat to them, which was morethan 10 years ago or eight yearsago, there was no knowledge ofit.
“They shrugged their shoul-ders and said ‘I don’t know, wedon’t learn thatstuff.’”
Barrett said hemade a mistakebut also is ques-tioning why theCRA took so longto start investi-gating Porisky’sgroup.
“Why did they wait six yearsto bust this Paradigm thing if itwas in fact illegal and a fraud?”he said. “Why did they allow
so many people to be ropedin by this organization? Theyknew about it in 2003, becauseParadigm people wrote letters tothe CRA asking the question andthey never got an answer.”
Alvarez said he didn’t knowwhen the agency first beganinvestigating Paradigm and itsstudents.
“I don’t have specific detailswith respect to his investigation,but what I can tell you is therehas been information about thissort of thing for a long time onour website and as well as that,the law is quite clear,” Alvarez
said.“If you earn
income inCanada, thatincome could besubject to incometax – that’s clear.”
A news releasefrom Alvarezencouraged
people to visit the CRA web-site to read about common taxmyths.
- Mike Hager is a Vancouver Sun reporter
Court system
‘Natural person’ is convicted of tax evasion
“Why did they [CanadaRevenue Agency]allow so many peopleto be roped in by thisorganization?”David John Barrett
“If you earn income inCanada, that incomecould be subject totax.”Bradley Alvarez
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Newspaper boxes can be a magnetfor trouble, according to one Citycouncillor.by Heather [email protected]
Langley City is giving the owners ofnewspaper boxes on public property atime limit to remove them or pay to getthem out of the public works yard.
Council got into a debate on Oct. 7 overhow to deal with boxesthat have been coveredin graffiti and had theirpapers strewn about.
The City receives about$1,000 in revenue fromthe box owners but staffcontend that the costs to deal with theproblems exceed that.
“Why would you just bump up the costper newspaper box?” asked CouncillorDave Hall.
The City brought in a policy on news-paper boxes on public property in 2005
during the skyrocketing growth of com-muter papers, many of which have sincebeen discontinued. The boxes brought ina $25 per year fee to the City which hasabout 40 of them.
Coun. Teri James said after seeingboxes be a problem for many months,she took photos about two months ago,and the owners were contacted. Nothinghas been done to fix the graffiti, vandal-ism and trash issues.
“They’re just an ongoing problem,” shesaid.
Surrey has banned newspaper boxes onpublic property and othersare considering it, notedCity administrator FrancisCheung.
“We ban enough thingsalready in this town,” saidCoun. Jack Arnold.
Coun. Gayle Martin countered that theboxes are now just clutter. Council decid-ed to repeal the bylaw allowing the boxesand will notify owners. They will have atime limit to remove them or have to pay.
The Langley Advance does not have suchboxes in the City.
City council
Box removal bandied
“They’re just anongoing problem.”Teri James
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As a Langley man prepared tocrash his small plane, he calledhis loved ones.by Rochelle BakerGlacier Media
It was only as the plane descendedtowards the runway for its emer-gency landing at the AbbotsfordAirport that pilot Ryan Curr’s stom-ach sank.
Curr, 31, was forced to make adramatic belly landing on Friday at 4p.m. after his Piper aircraft’s landinggear system failed to deploy.
The Langley man, who has 11years experience as a recreationalpilot, had been flying circles foran hour during a flight from PittMeadows to Chilliwack trying totroubleshoot the problem and dis-lodge the jammed wheels.
Curr realized he was out of optionswhen the emergency release system,used as a last resort, failed to jetti-son the wheels.
“I called the Abbotsford towerand spoke with the controller,” saidCurr.
“I told him I’d be coming out therein two to three hours and I’d becrashing on their runway.”
Curr spent three hours flying thelength of the Fraser Valley to burnoff the extra fuel in his full tanks.
“I didn’t want to set down with abunch of gas sitting two feet awayfrom me in the wings,” he said.
In the meantime, Curr made somedifficult calls to his wife Nicola,brother Alex, and his parents.
“I tried to explain that this doeshappen,” he said.
“It was just an abundance of cau-tion but I wanted to say that I lovedthem, and I was looking forward toseeing them on the ground.”
His reassurance did not allay thefears of his wife and mother who“weren’t in much of an emotionalplace to do much talking,” said Curr.
Nicola and Alex rushed to theAbbotsford airport.
It wasn’t until his final exchangewith the airport controller whowished him luck that Curr compre-hended the gravity of his situation.
“That’s when I realized I’m aboutto crash and my stomach dropped,”said Curr.
“But I recovered a couple minuteslater and did what I had to.”
Recalling his training a decadeago, Curr left the cockpit dooropen so when the plane landed itwouldn’t get jammed if the frametwisted.
He then made a textbook emer-gency landing, putting the Piperdown smoothly on its underside,straight and flat.
“It was a normal landing,” saidCurr.
“I didn’t rush it and didn’t do any-thing different.”
Sparks shot up from the undersideof the plane and smoke filled thecockpit as he landed.
The moment the aircraft was sta-tionary, Curr was out on the tarmac.
The waiting fire trucks raced tothe scene but the Piper was largelyintact and no fire broke out.
Curr’s adrenaline finally kicked inas he glanced back at his plane.
“That’s when the panic and shak-ing set in… looking at all the firetrucks,” he said.
Despite the immediate shock, Curr,who works as a paramedic, isn’tplanning on giving up flying.
Even though his Piper, which hejust acquired in August, can’t be sal-vaged, Carr plans to purchase a newaircraft.
He has his wife’s support andshe’s even agreed to go up againherself.
“I’ve had that close call in my[flying] career that everybody talksabout,” said Carr. “I should be goodfrom now on.”
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Langley Township’s annualhazardous waste disposal event iscoming around again.
A special event that gives Townshipof Langley residents a chance to disposeof potentially dangerous products andrecycle other things like electronics in asafe and environmentally friendly way isbeing offered again this fall.
The annual Household HazardousWaste Plus Recycling Drop-Off Event willbe held Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19 and20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Township ofLangley Operations Centre, 4700 224th St.
The drop-off is free to Township resi-dents. Proof of residency is required.
Household hazardous waste itemsincluding leftover paint, antifreeze,bleach, brake fluid, motor oil, fluorescentlights, empty propane tanks, pesticides,and turpentine will be collected. Anyhousehold product with a skull and crossbones, flames, a skeleton hand, or anexplosion on the label can be brought in.
For the second year in a row, electron-ics, small appliances, batteries, smokedetectors, and mercury thermostats willalso be accepted.
“Electronics may not be hazardous,”said solid waste coordinator DebbieFleming, “but they can no longer beplaced in landfills, so the Township felt itmade sense to accept them.”
Fleming also offered a reminder thatmany items – such as a bag of batteriesor a can of paint – are accepted year-round at local recycling facilities andbottle depots.
Staff will be handing out informationabout local facilities during the Oct. 19-20
event, and more information on whereto take items throughout the year can befound online at rcbc.bc.ca/recyclepedia.
Because hazardous waste can be harm-ful to people, animals, and the environ-ment, it cannot be poured down thedrain, put in the garbage, burned, buried,or left to seep into the ground. Keepingit at home is not an option, either, whichis why many people make use of theTownship’s annual drop-off event.
“People have come to expect it,”Fleming said. “They know that toxicproducts they have can be properly dis-posed of this way and that electronicsand small appliance will be recycled.”
This year, signage will be posted on thecorner of 48th Avenue and 224th Streetto indicate what the wait time is for thosein line, and offer information on freealternative recycling sites.
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And now, as apparently clarified bygoings-on in Brazil, even our spies haveidentified the national interest of Canada tobe congruent with the financial interests ofour corporations.
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When you think vampires, you think ofTransylvania and its wolf-haunted forests, youthink of fog-shrouded Whitby on the Englishcoast, maybe of decadent New Orleans or gas-lit London.
You don’t typically think of 19th centuryNew England.
Yet that is where vampirism really sank itsteeth (I apologize, I’ll stop) into theNorth American psyche for the firsttime.
In 1892, a young woman namedMercy Lena Brown died in a decay-ing little farming town calledExeter, Rhode Island. It wasn’tmuch of a surprise to most, as hermother and a sister had alreadydied of consumption, and her brother wasill, too. But some of the townsfolk apparentlydecided that the deaths were unnatural.
They pestered her father, George, until herelented and allowed them to exhume the bod-ies of all three women.
Not surprisingly, Mercy’s mother and sister,dead for years, were just bones. Mercy herself,buried in the cold ground of a New Englandwinter, looked relatively undecayed. She mustbe the culprit, decided the townsfolk. They cutout her heart, and burned it to ashes, mixedthe ashes with water and fed them to her sick-ly brother Edwin. This, they felt sure, wouldcure him.
It was the end of a string of vampire scaresand exhumations that lasted more than a cen-tury.
It was driven, it would seem by tuberculosis,a disease that had no cure and could cut downentire families, one after another.
Cruelly, it could take years to kill, leav-ing people with plenty of time to try everypossible doctor’s prescription, tonic, elixir,
snake oil, and magical remedy. None of themworked.
Tuberculosis was identified as the cause ofconsumption just a few years before Mercy’sdeath, but it wouldn’t be until the 20th cen-tury that antibiotics would become widespreadand powerful enough to cure most cases eas-ily.
Consumption arrived in New England in the1770s, and the first known case of the vampir-ism panic came in 1784.
One of the odd things about the case is thatwe don’t know exactly what superstition wasat the base of the exhumations. The towns-folk didn’t call the evil dead they believed in“vampires.” Nearby newspapers applied the
vampire label, usually whiledeploring the superstition oftheir rural neighbours. Nor doesit seem that they believed thedead actually left their graves.(Although, a lot of EasternEuropean vampire lore is vagueon this point, too. Is the vampireactually getting up and moving
around, or is it projecting its malevolence?)What they believed in may not have had a
marketable name. It’s not a vampire, it’s not azombie, it’s not even a dhampir or a revanantor a straight-up ghost.
It might have been based on old folk talesfrom Europe, but it might have been a com-pletely new North American superstition.
That’s kind of fascinating, actually. You’dthink some enterprising horror director wouldbe working on a 19th century TB ghost movieright now.
Of course, you shouldn’t tell any of MercyBrown’s fans that she’s not a vampire. Andyes, she has fans. Exeter has had to bolt downher headstone after it was stolen, and it’s beenthe target of graffiti more than once. Peopleleave plastic vampire teeth, or flowers, ornotes written to her ghost on her grave aroundHalloween.
Sadly, none of this seems to extend to herbrother Edwin. Although the whole messybusiness was meant to cure him, he died justtwo months after Mercy was exhumed.
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Thu r sday, O c t obe r 10 , 2013 A11Letters to the EditorLangleyAdvance
Dear Editor,Thanksgiving, a day to give thanks
and gather with family and friends, ison people’s minds. Many, no doubt, willfocus on the upcoming annual feastand their favourite trimmings. Itis a tradition that is passed on toyounger generations as well as tonewcomers.
While the intent of gatheringwith loved ones with a traditionalfeast is a great way to celebrate,it’s ironic that many people willdo so by killing an innocentanimal – the turkey. Did anyonebother to ask the victim if shewanted to die for us so she can be the tablecentrepiece?
It’s an odd way to show gratitude, don’tyou think?
Today’s turkeys are forcibly inseminatedby having their legs clamped into metal for-ceps. In humans, it is called rape.
It is a myth that animals feel less painthan humans; and no, God did not createanimals for us to eat. In Genesis, it’s calledthe Garden of Eden, not the Factory Farm orSlaughterhouse of Eden.
Humans have genetically bred turkeys togrow breasts so large that they suffer legand joint problems, and most cannot standor walk. They are debeaked at birth, with-out painkillers, a procedure akin to cuttingoff our lips or fingers.
The tips of their toes, including the toenails are also cut off, without anesthesia, aswell as their snoods.
They experience pain in their beaks,heads, and faces. They then languish incrowded conditions, and commercial tur-keys are routinely given antibiotics and hor-mones to survive the filth.
At 15 weeks, the deformed and dispro-portionate turkeys are grabbed roughly byworkers and stuffed into the transport truck.Some may suffer broken limbs – that’swhere the utility grade comes in.
At the slaughterhouse, they are shackledupside down in preparation for the stunbath. They flap in terror, and because theirskeleton cannot support their abnormally
heavy breasts, some may lose a leg or awing.
Some may not be properly stunned, andfall into the scalding hot water before their
throats are slit. Imagine for asecond if this were your dog orcat – they all feel pain and suf-fering the same way, just like us.
It is unbecoming for thehuman species to express grati-tude by subjecting our fellowcreatures with whom we shareour earth to such a barbaricexistence and death, simply forpalate pleasure and traditionalcenterpieces. No matter how we
try to cover up the depravity of this prac-tice, our souls will not be fooled.
Why not leave behind this violent prac-tice by trying one of the plant-based fauxturkey roasts, readily available at grocers?Your body will be healthier for it, and mostimportantly to the turkey, she will be grate-ful.
The Langley Herbivores is having ourCompassionate Thanksgiving Potluck thisSaturday, 1-3 p.m., at St. Joachim and AnnCatholic Church in Aldergrove. If you wishto participate, please email me at: [email protected].
Patricia Tallman, Langley Herbivores
Thanksgiving
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Bouquet on displayDear Editor,“Autumn Harvest”Colourful fall leaves surrounded the
pumpkins on the dewy groundA crimson colour of the sky drew
many eyes to look to the eastCrackling beneath their feet
a hard crunch was felt underfootLeaves scattered everywhere colours galoreBright orange like a strong hot sun the dis-
play was enchanting to all those lookingOff in the distance the backdrop of the
mountains did not overshadow theOctober thanksgiving bouquet on display.
Betsy Eadie
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Editor
Dear Editor,Some of us seniors
thought it would be a nice
idea to let the public knowhow much we appreciatethe senior bus and drivers
provided by the LangleySenior Resource Centre totransport us each Fridaymorning to our local PriceSmart market for shopping.
It has been a wonderfulassistance for us that beganshortly after the local IGAclosed. We now also shopat No Frills, but access toanother market and differentchoices are important for us.
The volunteer drivers areextremely helpful, assistingus and our shopping cartson and off the bus. Both ofthe men are friendly andpolite, and each has a won-derful sense of humour, soit is a pleasant journey.
Several of us have noti-fied the senior centre of ourappreciation, but we think itwould be helpful for othersin the community to beaware of it also.
Betty Reubart, Langley
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Odd Thoughts
Ability to speak not ‘smart’Dear Editor,
My grandfather is the smartest man I know. I say thatnot to brag or waste your time, but to say I’ve never beeninsulted in such a way by an article. You implying thatintelligence comes from the ability to speak insults all mutepeople, all stutterers, all non-speaking animals.
If you have yet to see from my implicature, my grand-father is mute and has been for years. I’m sorry you relyon technology, but learn to redefine what “being smart” orintelligence is. It’s articles like this that have you workingfor a community paper and not soaring with online blogs.
J. Patter, via email
Internet and phones destroying the worldDear Editor,
I enjoyed your column [No such thing as smart phones,Oct. 1 Odd Thoughts, Langley Advance], as I had a similarconversation this week about how internet/phone compan-ies are changing/destroying our world. But it’ll take 10-15years before more people become aware. A comment foryour information is that BC Hydro is going to be chargingan extra $35 per month for people to keep their old meters,starting in January. Thanks for your “odd thoughts.”
Rob Williamson, via email
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Langley MemorialHospital’s new maternityunit can’t come soonenough for staff.
“Last week we had a fullhouse at maternity,” notedDr. David Chapman.
Then two more womenarrived, in labour.
That’s why the $100,000contribution by TrotmanAuto Group and its dealer-ship Langley Chryslerto the It All Starts Herematernity ward campaignwas cause for a celebrationon Oct. 8.
“The entire continuumof maternity services isgoing to improve,” thedoctor said.
Mark Omelaniec is chair-ing the Langley MemorialHospital Foundationmaternity expansion cam-paign and said the founda-tion welcomes donationsof all sizes as well as leg-acy contributions.
The foundation mustraise $5.35 million of the$11 million project andwants to have all thefunds in place by the timethe construction is doneand the new maternitycentres opens next spring.
He said it wasn’t a diffi-cult sell when he spoke tothe Trotmans about help-ing out.
Their contribution bringsthe amount donated so farto $3.5 million.
“We’ve been humbledby the significant level ofsupport,” Omelaniec said.
Langley Chrysler is oneof five B.C. dealershipsowned by Trotman AutoGroup, which is madeup of president MikeTrotman, and brothersBrad and Mitch.
The Trotman brothers,all parents, say they areall users of the Langleyhospital, as are many oftheir staff members andfamilies.
Contributing to healthcare is nothing new for theauto group and its staff.
Over the past severalyears, the staff have heldjeans Fridays and bar-becues, raising about$18,000 for the hospitalfoundation.
The $100,000 dona-tion represents the largestcharity commitment byTrotman Auto Groupwhich also supports com-munity groups such asDARE and sports teams.
Mike explained that thecompany and staff optfor community-based andlocal causes – “a lot ofstuff around children andfamilies.”
The auto group is about
to see its own familygrow from its current fivedealerships.
“Langley Fiat is beingadded to the mix,” saidMike.
Trotman Auto Grouppurchased SpringmanSaturn Saab, right nextdoor on the LangleyBypass and will have agrand opening Nov. 1 as anew Fiat dealership.
Mike said the deal getsthe business a trained staffand an additional bodyshop to handle the work-load.
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Mark Omelaniec updated Brad Trotman, Mike Trotman and Mitch Trotman on the maternity expansion.
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The cheque presentation was made Oct. 8 and included all the staff.
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Recent railway tragedies,such as the derailment inLac-Megantic, Que. thissummer that killed morethan 40 people, makes railsafety in our communityparamount in people’sminds.
For that reason, theGreater Langley Chamber
of Commerce has invitedCN Rail to provide infor-mation on rail safety ingeneral, and along the railcorridors in Langley.
Francois Boucher, gen-eral superintendent forCN’s B.C. south region, isthe speaker at next week’schamber dinner.
The monthly meetingis Oct. 15 at CascadesCasino, with registrationstarting at 5 p.m., followedby dinner at 6:30.
Admission is $35 forchamber members, $50for non-members, andadvanced registration isrequired by Friday, Oct. 11by contacting the chamber.
Open lateNow, speaking of cham-
ber happenings, October isa busy one for the folks atthe local chamber.
Tonight, for instance,they’re gathering for themonthly Open Late forBusiness series, where abusiness hosts a network-ing session.
Today’s session,Thursday, Oct. 10, isbeing held at Domaine deCharberton Estate Wineryat 1064 216th St.
The event – completewith a wine sampling andappetizers – runs from4:30 to 6:30 p.m. While itis free, the chamber staffask that you RSVP.
Awards dinnerStaff are also gearing
up for the 17th annualCelebration of Excellence.
That event, which isused to honour excellenceamong local businesses, isset for Oct. 23.
The awards eveningprovides an opportunityto celebrate Langley busi-nesses and organizationsthat have made a signifi-cant contribution to thecommunity spirit, service,and quality of life throughleadership, innovation,and success, said cham-ber president KristineSimpson.
The event is in the ball-
room of Cascades Casino,with the reception at 6p.m. and the dinner andawards following at 7 p.m.
Tickets are $75 each,and can be reserved bycalling the chamber officeat 604-530-6656 or [email protected].
YoungmusiciansTwo Langley businesses
have joined forces in anunusual partnership thatwill showcase talentedyoung musicians everyweekend until March.
The Wickertree, a fur-nishing company in the20400 block of LangleyBypass, is working withfolks at the nearby TomLee Music (on FraserHighway, across fromWhite Spot) to createa concert series everySaturday and Sunday.
Here’s an example ofthinking outside the box.
The music store has setup a Yamaha grand pianothat is in “centre court”at The Wickertree. Everyweekend 12:30-2:30 p.m.on Saturday and Sunday,there will be music per-formed for shoppers.
It’s an innovative wayto hopefully benefit allinvolved, especially theyoung musicians who maybe performing in public forthe first time.
I like it, and it suredoesn’t hurt for the shop-pers at The Wickertree,who can enjoy anenhanced ambiance.
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Holeshot Motorsportswants to donate at least300 meals.
“Anybody who has ser-vice work done in October,we’ll donate a meal,”said Alan Dekleer, withHoleshot.
Dekleer was looking fora way to give back andchose to help people whoneed the services of theLangley Food Bank.
About six years ago,the business moved fromthe Langley Bypass toHighway 1 and 200thStreet.
The business, open since1984, deals in certainbrands – Honda, Suzuki,Kawasaki, and KTM, butservices all makes.
“However if people wantto bring get service workdone, we service all makesand models,” he said.
To book an appointmentand help the campaign,call 604-882-3800. Peoplegoing for service are alsowelcome to bring alonga non-perishable food orcash donation.
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Ghoulies and ghostiesaren’t strangers to FortLangley.by Matthew [email protected]
As one of the first placesEuropean traders and set-tlers set up shop in B.C.,Fort Langley has its shareof ghostly stories.
Every year, tales ofburials, murders, suddendeaths, and spooks areshared by interpreters withthe Fort Langley NationalHistoric Site.
The Grave Tales HistoricWalking Tours start onOct. 12 and run to Oct. 30.
The stor-ies areroughlydivided intotwo types.
First,there arethe genuinehistoric tales and facts thatthe park interpreters willshare with visitors as theyguide them around the vil-lage.
At cemeteries and histor-ic buildings, they will talkabout some of the earlysettlers and First Nationsresidents of the area.
The tales include thosethat are somewhat grisly– like an early murder, ora grisly medical proced-ure endured by an HBCemployee – along withtales of First Nations burialpractices, the importance
of Hawaiian workers tothe fur trade, or how aCatholic cross came to finda home on a Protestantchurch.
The other type of talesare typically handed downorally, and include sight-ings of a wide variety ofghosts.
As one of the oldestbuildings in the area, theFort historic site itself hasmore than its share ofstrange apparitions.
Nette Plant is one of thethree parks workers, withChrista Hanson and AmnJohal, who will be guidingvisitors around the village,and she does have a fewfavourite stories.
The mysterious deathof LouisRabascawas neverfullysolved. Itmight havebeen amurder, or
a suicide, Plant said.He suffered a further
indignity after his death.“His skeleton was dug
up by accident,” she said.A crew building a rail
bed dug into a ridge nearthe Fort and three skel-etons tumbled out. Oneof them was identifiableas Rabasca because of theHBC blanket in which he’dbeen buried.
Her other favouritetale involves the story ofa ghostly woman heardscreaming upstairs in thebig house of the Fort.
The Grave Tales eventswill for the first time havea youth component thisyear.
A separate tour, fromOct. 26 to 30, will startat 6 p.m. and will be forthose younger than 17.Geared towards teens, theymust still be accompaniedby a parent.
The change came about
by popular demand, saidNancy Hildebrand, theFort’s director of market-ing.
“We found quitea few people under17 were interestedin going on thetour,” she said.
A lot of adultswere asking if they couldbring their teenaged chil-
dren, she said. The tourwill be similar, but with aslightly shorter walk.
The tour hasproved popular inthe past, with up to1,000 people tak-ing time to go forthe tour last year,Hildebrand said.
Both versions of the tourconclude with a bonfire at
the Fort, including a hotdrink and snacks.
The adult version ofthe tour costs $15.10, theyouth tour costs $11.70.
For tickets to theadult tour, go to www.ticketweb.com, whilefor the youth version ofthe tour, call to make anadvance reservation at604-513-4799.
Halloween
Grave Tales spins stories of Fort’s ghostly past
Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance
Nette Plant will lead visitors into the bastion at Fort Langley, a building where the windows allegedly sometimes open or close by themselves at night.
View with
“His skeleton was dugup by accident.”Nette Plant
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Newspapers keep evolvingwith the communities theyserve – as they always have.by Bob [email protected]
The Langley Advance doesn’tlook much like it did in the1930s – no community news-paper that’s been around thatlong does.
For one thing, we didn’t havewebsites back then. We didn’thave Facebook pages or main-tain Twitter feeds.
And we certainly didn’t haveLayar’s “augmented reality” bur-ied in our pages.
We keep changing, growingwith our communities, but youwill continue to count on us toprovide you with your commun-ity’s news. Community journal-ism will remain with us as longas we are human beings.
Before predicting the futureof community newspapers, youneed to look back… certainlyback before the Langley Advancecame into existence 82 years
ago… before lead type and print-ing presses churned out com-munity announcements, localnews reports, and advertise-ments for local businesses.
The story goes back beforeGutenburg built the printingpress that changed – but did notcreate – modern communication.
Indeed, the vast majority ofcommon folk would not beliterate today if it weren’t forGutenberg – although, nearlyall of what was printed on hispress for common people – inthe context of community news,at least – was political car-toons… because so few peoplecould read in the 1400s. Official,trustworthy news was presentedby town criers and local clergy– the community news reporterswho became the writers andeditors of the newspapers thateventually sprouted up all over,as people started realizing thecommunications possibilities ofGutenberg’s press.
But the roots of modern com-munity journalism go a longway back beyond Gutenberg andtown criers – so far back thatwe really have to guess at what
might have been the first“news” stories.
Some archaeologistshave come to the conclu-sion that the drawings onthe walls of the Lascouxcaves in France – andothers – are actuallyhunting stories – storiesin picture form, passedalong to inform fellow hunterswhere and how to stalk and killthe best meat-providing animals.They probably were news stor-ies, with details of heroic orparticularly productive hunts, ormaybe they were feature stories,outlining the neighbourhood’sseasoned hunters’ most success-ful techniques, explaining howyou, too, could bring down amighty musk ox or a five-pointbuck.
Like today’s community jour-nalists, the artists were cap-turing the events of their dayand writing them on the cavewalls… just as Egyptian priestschronicled the feats and accom-plishments of each Pharaoh’sgeneration and wrote them onthe walls of his (or her) crypt…just as monks and scribes of the
Middle Ages reverently penned,with baroquely perfect letterson vellum, their current affairs– which became our history.
Today, reporters have digitalcameras and write their storieswith electronic tools.
But whether they are writtenon a cave or pyramid wall or ona dusty scroll or in the news-paper on your doorstep – or onthe viewscreen of your iPad ormaybe projected on the insideof your skull from an implantedmicrochip – the stories are allessentially the same, and theyalways will be.
They are the stories of ourexistence as a community– whether the community isLangley, or an abbey in north-ern Germany, or the capital cityof ancient Egypt, or a tribe of
hunter/gatherers from25,000 years ago.
Community journal-ism is much more thanthe notices of upcom-ing charity barbecuesthat you find in ourCommunity Linkspages. It’s much morethan news reports about
car crashes and follies of localpoliticians. It is more than howwell – or how poorly – a localbusiness – or the entire localeconomy – is doing.
It’s not just about the murderscommitted, or the perpetratorscaught, or the police work inbetween. It’s not about the goodthings people do, and it’s cer-tainly not about the bad thingsthey do.
It’s about all of those things –and in being all of those things,it is much more than all of them.
Community journalism is thecommunity communicating withitself. And community news-papers have been – and continueto be – at the heart of that com-munication.
Community newspapers identi-fies us.
Community newspapers
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Websites and electronic media have become an extension of thenewspapers that continue to keep their communities informed.
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Thu r sday, O c t obe r 10 , 2013 A17Arts & CultureLangleyAdvance
An artists group celebratestwo decades of creativityin Fort Langley with anexhibit at Langley CentennialMuseum.
The inside of LangleyCentennial Museum is decoratedwith local art throughout Octoberand into early November.
The Fort Langley ArtistsGroup (FLAG) celebrates its20th anniversary with Passagesand Reflections: A UnifyingRetrospective of FLAG, 1993-2013 at the museum at 9135King Street.
The exhibit runs Sept. 19 toNov. 3.
The show features 2D and 3Dworks from 23 artists, including19 current members and fourfounding members, including
Margo Harrison, who is both afounding and current member.
Artists demonstrations arebeing held on Saturdays up toNov. 2.
Evolving from the group“Artists At Work” in 1993, FLAGhas worked to promote FortLangley as a centre for the artsand to raise awareness of worksproduced by local artists.
Over the past 20 years, FLAGhas held close to 60 shows attheir gallery in Fort Langley’sCN Station. Almost all of theseshows have challenged FLAGmembers to produce work basedon a theme.
This past Saturday, Oct. 5,Harrison put her sculpting skillson display, starting with a lumpof earthenware clay and hand-building a cat sculpture
Also this past Saturday,Beverly Lawrence created ani-mals in clay using sculpting andslabs.
Upcoming demos include:• Saturday, Oct. 12: Vivian
Harder and Robin Bandenieks.Both artists use oil paints, butpaint in two distinctly differentstyles using different methods ofgetting the paint onto the canvas.
• Saturday, Oct. 19: Mary-AnnSnell, watercolour, and AlisonPhilpott who does detailed col-oured pencil drawing of stonesusing layering and blending.
• Saturday, Oct. 26: KathleenGaitt, mixed media on paper,and Marguerite Whelton, water-colours.
• Saturday, Nov. 2: CandicePerry Moen will be conductinga dry point printmaking work-shop using non-toxic inks andPlexiglass and a small printingpress. Donna Leavens will showhow useful pen and watercolorare for creating plein air works.Louise Swan will add “realism toyour paintings” using either oilsor acrylics.
Demonstrations
Check out visual artists at workLynn Fripps Park willofficial open Oct. 15.
The memory of a Langleywoman who was dedicatedto children, the community,and to improving the lives ofthose with cancer will live onin a new park which is beingnamed in her honour thismonth.
Lynn Fripps Park will beofficially opened by Townshipof Langley Council at 3 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 15. The parkis located next to the newLynn Fripps ElementarySchool, at 21021 81A Ave. inWilloughby.
“Lynn was an outstanding,optimistic community volun-teer who was committed toimproving the lives of thosearound her,” said TownshipMayor Jack Froese. “She madea huge impact on our com-munity and we are pleasedto be naming this park in herhonour.”
Fripps was a member ofthe Aldergrove CommunityEnhancement Society,Aldergrove RevitalizationCommittee, Bertrand CreekEnhancement Society, andwas instrumental in formingAldergrove NeighbourhoodServices. A wife and motherof three, she was involvedin her children’s school andlocal sports team and coached
swimming. She was passion-ate about environmental pro-tection and promoted breast-feeding education.
In 1999, Fripps was diag-nosed with breast cancer.She poured her energy andtalent into improving life forothers in the same situation,doing extensive fundraisingfor the Candian Breast CancerFoundation and the CanadianCancer Society. She also cre-ated the Shower of ThanksCampaign, encouraging thosewith the disease to send notesof appreciation to cancerresearchers.
Fripps passed away inOctober of 2005 but her effortsto improve the quality of lifefor residents in the Townshipof Langley continue to beremembered throughout thecommunity.
Her family, friends, andmembers of the public areencouraged to attend theopening of the new LynnFripps Park, which will servethe community and commem-orate Fripp’s contributions forgenerations to come.
The new Lynn Fripps Parkfeatures two soccer fields, asoftball diamond, and a chil-dren’s playground. It shareshard court surfaces with LynnFripps Elementary School,which was also named in herhonour when it opened inSeptember of 2012.
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The music schoolhosts a renownedquartet this month.
Masterpieces byGerman composersBeethoven and Brahmsare the basis for the
Oct. 19 concert by theNew Oxford StringQuartet.
The LangleyCommunity MusicSchool (LCMS) showin the Rose Gellert Hallstarts at 7:30 p.m.
“The audiencewill hear two big
masterpieces writ-ten by Germangiants, Beethoven andBrahms,” said ElizabethBergmann, artistic direc-tor concerts for LCMS.
The group’s repertoirespans works over morethan 200 years but thequartet also makes a
special point to promoteCanadian composersand will include suchworks in the show.
Tickets are $30 foradults, $25 for seniors,and $20 for students.For tickets call 604-534-2848. The Rose GellertHall is at 4899 207th St.
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Berry sales, goodies,kids fun and performersare on the bill.by Heather [email protected]
The Cranberry Festivalorganizers are trying tomake it easier for the pub-lic to get around this yearby having shuttle servicesto and from various pick-up points.
Why, because an eventthat attracts thousands ofpeople into a small areaalso means there are park-ing limitations.
There are shuttlebus
pickup/drop-off points atWalnut Grove Secondaryand at Trinity WesternUniversity.
There will be four busestravelling between thesesites and the festivalwhich runs 10 a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12and is organized throughthe Fort Langley BusinessImprovement Association.Users will be droppedoff at either Francis andGlover Roads or on 96thAvenue.
“Both locations will havea bus ready by 9:30 a.m.for guests. Each locationwill have approximately20 minutes betweenpick-ups,” explained Eric
Woodward, one of theorganizers.
There is also a mini-busdoing runs between thefestival and Langley FineArts School which hasoffered up its parking lotfor public use during thefestival.
“The last bus will leaveFort Langley at 4:30p.m. for all locations,”Woodward noted.
That means one lessissue people have to dealwith so they are free up toenjoy the annual celebra-tion to the tart and tangyberry.
And will there be ber-ries.
“We have about 7,500
pounds provided by OceanSpray again this year,” henoted.
In addition to fresh berrysales in front of the FortLangley Community Hall,there will be lots to do,see and eat.
There are more than 70vendors at the market-place and entertainmentthroughout the day.The performers list forSaturday includes:
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• Happy 2 B Hear• The Horvat Family• The Flying Ritas• The Seabillys• Michaela Gallant &
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• Tallya & Cornel Dyke• The VIDOS• Emma & Vic Alves• Amanda Marino• Mackenzie Kuettel• Savannah Quinn• Earl TaylorThe pancake breakfast
kicks off the day at 8:30a.m. on Church Streetbetween Mavis and MaryAvenues.
There are kids activitiesin the area between MaryAvenue and Glover Road.
As well, the Fort LangleyNational Historic site hashalf-price admission thatday as well as heritageactivities. Berries from thisfort were shipped to helpscurvy-ridden gold pros-pectors in the 1840s and1850s.
There will be canoe
races on the BedfordChannel. A good place towatch is Marina Park.
The Fort Wine Co. willalso be sampling newvinegars and jellies, SkyHelicopters is offering aer-ial tours of the cranberrybogs and Fort Langley (fora minimum fee of $20)and lots of local businesseswill have their cranberry-based products available atthe marketplace.
When it’s time to takea load off, head to St.Andrew’s United Churchh,9125 Glover Rd.
The church has a lunch-eon of roast turkey on abun with cranberries, aswell as hot dogs, homebaking and fall flowersfrom 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. onOct. 12.
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today’shomesLangley saw a lot ofhouses change handsover the past month.by Matthew [email protected]
Housing sales and con-struction were steady orincreased in Septembercompared to recentmonths in the LowerMainland.
The sales of every typeof housing in Langley wasup this September com-pared to the same month a
year ago, with some typesof housing seeing largeincreases.
For example, 103detached houses sold lastmonth, compared to 66 ayear earlier, and 70 town-houses sold, up 133.3 percent from the 30 that soldin 2012.
While the number ofhouses and condos soldwas slightly down fromAugust, the sale of town-houses spiked so much itwas up more than 20 percent from the previousmonth.
According to the Fraser
Valley Real Estate Board,sales activity numbers areedging closer to “typicallevels.”
Regionally, therewere 1,131 home salesprocessed through theMultiple Listing Service inSeptember from Delta toAbbotsford and Mission.
“It is good news how-ever, it’s important to putthe increase into context,”said Ron Todson, pres-ident of the FVREB. “Ourhome sales in Septemberwent from the worst in 10years to just below our 10-year average.”
He said first time home-buyers may be just nowreturning to the marketafter the federal govern-ment tightened mortgageinsurance restrictionsabout a year ago.
Despite the increasein sales activity, priceswere relatively stable inmost areas, and the aver-
age price for all types ofhousing actually droppedby 1.1 per cent, from$487,660 to $482,203 overa year.
The housing market isstill considered to favourbuyers over sellers,according to FVREB sta-tistics.
Home construction
remained stable com-pared to last year in theVancouver region, whichincludes Langley.
The Canada Mortgageand Housing Corporation(CMHC) said there were1,731 homes of all typesthat started constructionlast month, compared to1,716 last year.
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Dear Anne,“I recently moved into a
top-floor Vancouver condowith a lovely terrace whichfaces west and south, mak-ing it extremely hot.“I shall have a planter of
about three metres (10 feet)length and 60 centimetres(24 inches) depth.“What type of budget-
priced hedging would besuitable? I need somethingevergreen, heat-tolerant,with dense growth, but notin constant need of prun-ing, and having a maximumheight one to 1.2 metres(three to four feet).“Scent/flowers would be a
miracle addition.”Eva, via email
It would be usefulto check with yourneighbours who havesimilar south-west
exposures and find outwhat winters are like inyour location.
Do their planters everfreeze?
Are there high windsfrom the west?
Is your building veryclose to the coast?
There are some ever-green flowering, fragrantshrubs (like ceanothus)which would surely temptyou, but it needs a warm,sheltered spot.
The sides of contain-ers are very vulnerable tofreezing, and containerizedplants need to be one zonehardier than ones plantedin the open garden.
Box (Buxus microphylla)usually grows three tofour feet tall, is dense,and needs little pruning. Itlikes sun, but needs water-ing in dry spells.
There are many varietiesof box, but B. microphyllais one of the hardiest.
Junipers should alsodo well in your situation.Most are very hardy anddrought-resistant. Someare dwarf.
Some other evergreenshrubs don’t meet all ofyour criteria, but are sonice you might be tempt-ed.
Cotoneaster dammeri isevergreen and dense, andits white flowers in springare followed by red ber-ries. Normally it’s about30 centimetres (one foot)tall, but there are tallerforms.
Another which youmight like so much thatyou decide to plunge for aone-foot hedge is Daphnecneorum. Pronounced“neeorum,” its com-mon name is the GarlandFlower.
It produces hugely fra-grant pink flowers, hassmall evergreen leaves,spreads to a metre orslightly more across, andis prairie-hardy (Zone 2).
It’s likely to end upoverflowing the sides ofthe planter.
It is so popular, that it’susually the most inexpen-sive of the daphnes.
Some daphnes are taller.Daphne retusa grows
about 60 centimetres(about two feet) tall. It hasvery fragrant pink-purpleflowers in spring, followedby red (but poisonous)berries.
Santolina is an herb withnon-edible fragrant foli-age. It’s a bushy evergreenshrub (some kinds aregreen-leaved, others grey).This can grow to about 45centimetres (a foot and ahalf) in good conditions.It’s a drought-resistantsunlover which wouldneed pruning about oncea year.
Santolina’s flowers areborne in yellow clusters.
Other sun-loving,
drought-resistant herbsinclude sage and tallerforms of lavender.
Even rosemary ‘HardyArp’ might work in yourlocation.
It must be ‘Hardy Arp’however, which is said tobe root-hardy to Zone 6.
Frankly, the rosemary isa long shot. But it is veryfragrant and flowers inspring.
Sage and rosemary needfrequent pruning, butboth can be useful in thekitchen.
Bamboo is another pos-sibility.
I have seen it grownvery successfully in con-tainers, but you’d need adwarf, clumping kind.
Bamboo would enjoy thesun, but would need a lotof water in summer.
It would need root prun-ing every few years.
I hope this has givenyou a few ideas, Eva.
The box and juniper arethe most fuss-free.
Spring is the time whenall these plants will beeasiest to find.
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familyfestivities• Cranberry Festival Luncheon – The UnitedChurches of Langley has a luncheon withroast turkey on a bun with cranberries, hotdogs, home baking and fall flowers 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. on Oct. 12 at St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch, 9025 Glover Rd.
tradeshows• Fort Langley Farmers Market: EverySaturday until Oct. 12 at St. Andrew’sUnited Church, 9025 Glover Rd., 10 a.m. to3 p.m. Info: www.fortlangleyvillagefarmers-market.org. Info: www.bcfarmersmarket.org.• Heritage Market – The Fort LangleyHeritage Market is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. onMonday, Oct. 14 in St. Andrew’s UnitedChurch on Glover Road. Features antiques,collectibles and crafts. Fundraiser for thechurch. Info: 604-888-0135.
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• Aldergrove Library26770 29th Ave. 604-856-6415Storytime – Children five and under andtheir caregivers will enjoy interactive stories,songs, rhymes, and more. Wednesdays toOct. 16, 10:30 a.m.
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• Walnut Grove Library8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 604-882-0410Storytime – Thursdays, Oct. 3-24, 11:30 a.m.eBooks and technology: Sign up for a freesession on using ebooks, downloading to itand other devices and the library’s digitalresources. Bring devices. 7 p.m., Oct. 10.
historyrevisited• Langley Centennial Museum,9135 King St., 604-888-3922
Artist demonstrations: Stop by the LangleyCentennial Museum to meet artists as partof the Fort Langley Artists Group (FLAG)show Passages and Reflections which runsto Nov. 3. Saturday demos are noon to 4p.m. until Nov. 3. Oct. 12: painters VivianHarder and Robyn Bandenieks. Free.
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If this scenario or a similarIf this scenario or a similarone sounds familiar to you,one sounds familiar to you,you may want to think aboutyou may want to think aboutit a little more becauseit a little more becauseit’s likely that you,it’s likely that you,a friend or familya friend or familymember has runmember has runthe risk of having athe risk of having adangerous fire. Thedangerous fire. TheLangley City FireLangley City FireRescue Service FireRescue Service FirePrevention OfficerPrevention Officeroften talks to peopleoften talks to peopleabout the ways theyabout the ways theycan stay safe in theircan stay safe in theirhomes. Too often,homes. Too often,they have that talkthey have that talkafter they’ve suffered aafter they’ve suffered adamaging fire.damaging fire.
“It’s my hope that people“It’s my hope that peoplereading this article won’treading this article won’thave to learn the hard way.have to learn the hard way.If I could give just one fireIf I could give just one firewarning, I’d say - Don’twarning, I’d say - Don’tleave cooking unattended.”leave cooking unattended.”Why? Because cooking is theWhy? Because cooking is theleading cause of home fires,leading cause of home fires,according to the Nationalaccording to the NationalFire Protection AssociationFire Protection Association(NFPA).(NFPA).
Langley City Fire RescueLangley City Fire RescueService is joining forces withService is joining forces withNFPA and thousands of otherNFPA and thousands of otherfire departments across Northfire departments across NorthAmerica to commemorateAmerica to commemorateFire Prevention Week,Fire Prevention Week,October 6-12th. The themeOctober 6-12th. The themethis year, “Prevent Kitchenthis year, “Prevent Kitchen
Fires” reminds us that leavingFires” reminds us that leavingcooking unattended andcooking unattended andother unsafe kitchen practicesother unsafe kitchen practicesare a recipe for disaster.are a recipe for disaster.
Often when the fireOften when the firedepartment is called to adepartment is called to acooking-related fire, thecooking-related fire, theresidents tell them they onlyresidents tell them they onlyleft the kitchen for a fewleft the kitchen for a fewminutes. Sadly, that’s all itminutes. Sadly, that’s all ittakes for a dangerous fire totakes for a dangerous fire tostart. The bottom line is thatstart. The bottom line is that
there’s really no safe period ofthere’s really no safe period oftime for the cook to step awaytime for the cook to step awayfrom a hot stove. A few keyfrom a hot stove. A few keypoints to remember.points to remember.
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Keep children away fromKeep children away fromcooking areas by enforcing acooking areas by enforcing a“kid-free zone” of three feet“kid-free zone” of three feet(one metre) around the stove.(one metre) around the stove.
If you have a fire inIf you have a fire inyour microwave, turn it offyour microwave, turn it offimmediately and keep theimmediately and keep thedoor closed. Never opendoor closed. Never openthe door until the fire isthe door until the fire iscompletely out. If in doubt, getcompletely out. If in doubt, getout of the home and call 911.out of the home and call 911.
Always keep anAlways keep anoven mitt and aoven mitt and aproper fitting lidproper fitting lidnearby. If a smallnearby. If a smallgrease fire starts ingrease fire starts ina pan, smother thea pan, smother theflames by carefullyflames by carefullysliding the lid oversliding the lid overthe pan (make surethe pan (make sureyou are wearing theyou are wearing theoven mitt). Turn offoven mitt). Turn offthe burner. Do notthe burner. Do notmove the pan. Tomove the pan. Tokeep the fire fromkeep the fire fromrestarting, do notrestarting, do notremove the lid untilremove the lid untilit is completelyit is completely
cool. Never pour water on acool. Never pour water on agrease fire as the results cangrease fire as the results canbe disastrous. If the fire doesbe disastrous. If the fire doesnot go out, get out of thenot go out, get out of thehome and call 911.home and call 911.
If an oven fire starts, turnIf an oven fire starts, turnoff the heat and keep the dooroff the heat and keep the doorclosed. If the fire does not goclosed. If the fire does not goout, get out of the home andout, get out of the home andcall 911.call 911.
A cooking fire can quicklyA cooking fire can quicklyturn deadly. “I have seenturn deadly. “I have seentoo many homes destroyedtoo many homes destroyedand people killed or injuredand people killed or injuredby fires that could have beenby fires that could have beeneasily avoided. Please heedeasily avoided. Please heedthese simple safety rules” saysthese simple safety rules” saysCaptain David Sanders.Captain David Sanders.
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The Langley Rams stompedthe Valley Huskers in theirfinal game of the BCFCregular season.
by Troy [email protected]
To Ted Kirby, there is no suchthing as a mean-nothing game.
The Langley Rams head coachbristled a little at the sugges-tion that Saturday’s game atChilliwack’s Exhibition Stadiumagainst the Valley Huskers – thefinal contest of the B.C. FootballConference regular season forboth teams – had little impactone way or another.
The junior Rams entered theday with a 6-3 record and weregoing to finish third in the BCFCstandings, no matter what theoutcome.
They had no chance of catchingthe frontrunning VI Raiders fromNanaimo or Okanagan Sun fromKelowna, who both entered theweekend with 7-2 records.
And with identical 2-6-1 marksgoing into their respective regularseason finales,both the Huskersand KamloopsBroncos were farbehind the Rams.
The Rams didas expected,hammering theHuskers 59-24in a game high-lighted by a per-formance for theages by star defensive linemanEvan Foster.
And Kirby couldn’t be happier.“It was a very meaningful game
for us because we didn’t performvery well off against VI,” Kirbysaid, referring to the Rams’ 22-12 home field loss to the Raidersthe previous Saturday, Sept. 28.“Getting confidence back in ourplayers… I considered it one ofthe most important games of theyear.”
Kirby added, “That’s the ques-tion: do you rest guys or doyou go in [to the playoffs] withmomentum? It didn’t matter whowe played, we were going to goin and play as hard as we could,and show that we’re ready toexecute in the playoffs.”
Plus, records were at stake.With four sacks, Foster broke
both the BCFC (previously 12.5)and Canadian Junior Football
League (15) record for mostsacks in a single season.
His CJFL record-breaking 16thsack of the season came on thefinal play of the game.
The record has a specialplace in the heart of Kirby, whodoubles as Langley’s defensiveline coach.
“Everyone knew there wasa possibility [for the Canadianrecord to be broken] and for itto happen on the last play ofthe game, the whole team wentcrazy. They went nuts,” Kirbysaid. “He’s a captain, he’s aleader, and he’s such an unself-ish player.”
So unselfish, Foster told Kirbythat he didn’t care about the rec-ords.
“He puts the team on hisback,” Kirby said. “He puts aferociousness into every play.He’s an amazing kid, on and offthe field.”
And when Foster picked off anerrant pass and started on a 70-yard journey to the end zone latein the second quarter, he had aconvoy of teammates by his sideto block for him.
“Evan, for a defensive lineman,is an extremely in-shape man,
but at the end ofthe run he washoping for oxy-gen,” Kirby said.
Foster alsoadded two solotackles, threeassisted tackles,and one forcedfumble to histotals.
“It was one ofthe most dominating defensiveperformances ever,” Kirby said.
Foster wasn’t the only memberof the Rams’ front-four who ranan interception back for a touch-down on the day.
Brandon Klein also accom-plished the feat, picking off theball and taking it 25 yards to paydirt.
On the season as a whole,there were several standouts.
Kicker Steve Thomas booted a35-yard field goal and added fiveconverts against the Huskers.He easily led the BCFC in pointswith 102 (20 more than the sec-ond leading point-getter, VI kick-er Ryan Jones), field goals with14, and converts with 49.
Running back Kyle Albertini ledthe league in rushing yards with838.
Quarterback Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren finished fifth in the
BCFC in rushing with 571 yardson the ground, and led all play-ers with 12 rushing touchdowns.He also threw the ball for 1,945yards and 21 touchdowns.
Looking back at Saturday’sgame, the Rams led 17-0 after thefirst quarter, 38-17 at halftime,and 52-17 after three quartersof play. The teams scored sevenpoints each in the final quarter.
Nathan Lund ran the ball for179 yards and three touchdowns.His longest run covered 91 yards.
Receiver Kyle Pich caught twotouchdown passes while fellowpass-catcher Malcolm Williamshauled in one touchdown recep-tion.
Pich has recovered from ashoulder injury and is, Kirbysaid, “one of the most talentedreceivers we have.”
Backup kicker Matt Riley sawgame action, kicking one fieldgoal and three converts.
Post-season upon usThe Rams will travel to
Kelowna’s Apple Bowl to take onthe Sun on Sunday, Oct. 13 inthe BCFC semifinal.
The Sun and Raiders both wonover the weekend and finishedwith 8-2 marks, but the Raidershad a better points for/againstratio during the season ser-ies between the teams, whichsecured them top spot.
Meanwhile, this Sunday marksthe Rams 25th consecutive play-off appearance.
Historically the Rams play wellin Kelowna, and have won moregames in the Apple Bowl thanany team in league history.
The Rams and Sun have a longplayoff history.
The teams went head to headin the BCFC championship gamefor six straight seasons, 1990-1995, with the Rams winningfour of the contests.
The Sun beatthe Rams 13-1in the 1995 titlegame and wonthe next fourplayoff gamesbetween the twoteams, all B.C.semifinal match-ups.
The Rams andSun returned tothe BCFC cham-pionship gamein 2005, whenthe Rams scoredon the final playof the game totake a 31-27victory at theApple Bowl.
The lastplayoff gamebetween theteams was the2011 B.C. semi-final in Kelowna, again goingdown to the final seconds when aSun two-point convert attempt totie and force overtime was deniedby the Rams’ defence.
If the Rams win this Sundayin Kelowna, then it’s back toCaledonia Park in Nanaimo onOct. 19 (barring a Kamloopssemifinal upset win over theRaiders on Sunday) for a repeatof last year’s BCFC championshipgame.
In the event the Rams win theCullen Cup (BCFC title) again,they would travel east for the
Jostens Canadiansemifinal on Oct26 against theOntario FootballConferencechampion.
A win in theJostens gamewould put theRams back in thenational cham-pionship gamefor the secondyear in a row.
The title gamewill be playedNov. 9 at thehome of PrairieConferencechampions fromSaskatchewan.
Kirby isn’tlooking that farahead. His andhis team’s solefocus is the Sun.
“There’s no tomorrow,” hesaid. “If we win, we get to playagain; if we lose, we’re goinggolfing. I can’t get to Kelownasoon enough.”
Junior football
Langley Ramsdefensive backSteven Martineztracked downValley Huskersreceiver CodyVinnish duringSaturday’sB.C. FootballConferencegame atExhibitionStadium inChilliwack.Vinnish finishedwith sevenreceptions for132 yards in alosing cause asthe Huskers fell59-24 to theRams to finishoff the regularseason.
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Foster sets records as Rams cream Huskers
“Getting confidenceback in our players…I considered it one ofthe most importantgames of the year.”Ted Kirby
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Evan Foster is now both the B.C.Football Conference and CanadianJunior Football League record-holderfor most quarterback sacks in aseason, with 16.
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There were quite a fewbright spots in North Langleypeewee squad’s 12-0 loss toMeadow Ridge.
While they came out on theshort end of a 12-0 score, theNorth Langley Bears put in a fulleffort against Meadow Ridge GoldKnights in peewee football actionSaturday at McLeod Stadium.
Another strong defensive per-formance from the Bears led byJacob Evans and Jedakai Hurleykept the game close right to theend.
The momentum changed severaltimes and the halftime score was6-0 for the Knights.
The Bears’ offence was havinga hard time finding much room tomove but Brian Pol and Marcus
Stang had some great blocks andruns.
Jaxon Stebbings made a coupleof nice completions and JesseNielsen had a few impressive kickreturns.
Junior bantam BearsThere was little to cheer about
during the Bears 54-7 loss to theAbbotsford Falcons Saturday after-noon.
The Falcons used a punishingground game to hammer a Bearsteam that was missing several keyplayers to injury.
The Falcons scored touchdownson each of their first three posses-sions and never looked back.
The lone bright spot for theBears was Pablo Wigwigan’s spec-tacular 80-yard kickoff return for atouchdown in the second quarter.
Charlie May then connectedwith Connor Hurley on a niftypass in the end zone for a suc-cessful convert.
Flag BearsThe Bears played Ridge
Meadows on home turf overweekend.
Langley won its first game 4-1, with Ryan Middleton, ColeBlaschuk, Sam Sieben, and BenEvans scoring touchdowns.Keane Herd and Tristan Toddhelped the defensive line hold offthe opposition.
It was a standoff in the secondgame, with the contest ending ina 2-2 tie.
The Bears Rylan Middletoncaught a pass for one touchdownand Tyson Craig ran for the sec-ond major.
Kai Blaschuk was solid in snap-ping the ball.
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Host TWU finished witha 4-1 record during theWest Coast Classic.
The Trinity WesternUniversity women’s volley-ball team’s pre-season longwin streak came to an endaround midday Sunday atthe Langley Events Centre.
The Spartans fell in foursets to Calgary’s MountRoyal University Cougarsin their final game of theWest Coast Classic at theLEC.
Scores were 25-23, 29-27,20-25, and 25-14.
TWU took 6-0 pre-sea-son and 4-0 tournamentrecords into the game fol-lowing its thrilling five-setwin over the York LionsSaturday at the LEC.
The evening victorycapped a winning Saturdayfor the Spartans, whoswept Thompson RiversUniversity (TRU) in threesets that afternoon.
With her team trailing11-6 in the fifth set againstYork, Spartans setterLauren Moncks went tothe serving line and, quiteliterally, served TWU to awin.
With Moncks at the line,the Spartans earned ninestraight points to pull outthe five-set win.
Scores were 25-15, 24-26,25-20, 25-27, and 15-11.
“We’re learning how tocommunicate better andsome of the flaws cameout against York,” Spartanscoach Ryan Hofer said,following the match. “Butwe learned a little bitabout the things we needto improve upon. SophieCarpentier played reallywell tonight as did AliciaPerrin, who was playingon the right side. It wasgreat to see the team workthrough the challenges ofbeing down by a deficit ina fifth set. I’m really proudof the toughness andresolve they showed.”
Earlier in the day, theSpartans picked up a 3-0win over TRU.
Scores were 25-19, 25-12,and 25-12.
“We had a good winover TRU this morning,and it was a good oppor-tunity to cycle playersthrough the lineup and gelas a team,” Hofer said lateSaturday.
The Spartans will nowprepare for their regularseason opener Oct. 25when they will host six-time defending CIS cham-pion UBC.
Game time is at 6 p.m. atthe LEC.
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Trinity Western University Spartans middle Katelyn Devaney and setterLauren Moncks celebrated a point against the York University Lions at theLangley Events Centre on Saturday.
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Trinity Western University Spartansoutside hitter Chelsea Wand kepther eyes on the ball just beforedelivering a serve against theYork University Lions on Saturday,during the West Coast Classicwomen’s volleyball tournament.
The Walnut GroveSecondary Gators are onceagain hosting basketballclinics for boys and girlsbetween the ages of fiveand 17.
The Gators senior boysare the defending B.C.Triple A champions.
There are three clinics,being held Oct. 14, 25, andNov. 8.
The players will begrouped by age and skilllevel.
Organizers will be cap-ping off spaces to ensuremeaningful coach-to-playerratios.
The clinics at WalnutGrove Secondary will berun by experienced basket-ball coaches Mike Cohee,Mark Hodgson, and mem-bers of the WGSS Gators
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As well, organizers arealso offering discounts forattendance at multiple clin-ics.
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