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TRICIA LESLIETimes Reporter

Township of Langley residents

could pay $39 more per year in

property taxes in 2012, based on

the draft operational budget.

Township council members

started the preliminary steps of

figuring out the 2012 operating

budget Wednesday afternoon,

when the council priorities com-

mittee met to hear a general over-

view from director of finance

Hilary Tsikayi.

Tsikayi told committee mem-

bers that the estimated growth

rate of the Township, based on

new construction, is two per cent

for 2012.

In order to reduce the previ-

ously stated tax increase from

3.95 per cent to 2.7 per cent, the

base 2012 budget was reduced by

$1.093 million, Tsikayi noted. This

was accomplished by reducing

or eliminating non-core services,

reviewing 2011 expenditure sav-

ings and reduction of expenses

accordingly and by not request-

ing new service enhancements,

among other things.

The Township, like all B.C.

municipalities, must operate a

balanced budget, so projections

are often conservative in order to

err on the side of caution, Tsikayi

said.

A 2.7 per cent property tax

increase means an annual house-

hold impact of $39 per year, or

$3.25 a month, on a Township

property assessed at $483,000 in

July 2011 (for the 2012 year), she

said.

While the draft 2012 provi-

sional operating budget summary

shows total revenue and total

expenditures at $129,729,405 —

a balanced budget — council will

still need to find more than $6.5

million to fund discretionary and

non-discretionary cost drivers,

such as the RCMP contract, fire

services, the solid waste contract

and Township salaries and ben-

efits, said Tsikayi.

Many items in the draft oper-

ating budget are not currently

funded — including not increas-

ing fire department or Township

staffing levels despite the need;

not increasing asset maintenance

and not increasing materials, sup-

plies and contract costs although

those costs have increased in

recent years,Tsikayi told council.

She noted that a 2.7 per cent

property tax increase is not that

high when compared to similar

B.C. municipalities, and pointed

out that four of the five commu-

nities with lower property taxes

have casinos to supplement their

budgets.

Councillor Steve Ferguson

agreed and highlighted the fact

the City of Richmond collected

more than $10 million from its

casino last year.

“You are at a disadvantage

when you don’t have a casino,”

Tsikayi said.

“It takes the pressure off prop-

erty taxes.”

When budget discussions start

Feb. 1, council members will start

talking about what will actually

be funded in the 2012 Township

budget and what cuts or changes

will be made to the draft budget;

public consultation is expected to

happen in February and March.

Township could see 2.7 per cent tax increase

DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter

Saying he didn’t believe the testi-

mony of Brent Parent, a B.C. Supreme

Court judge convicted the 42-year-

old Langley man of three road-rage-

related charges in the death of Silas

O’Brien, 21, of Abbotsford on March

13, 2008.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Ter-

ence A. Schultes told the Thursday

(Jan. 19) hearing that Parent’s version

of events made no sense, calling it

“inconsistent with common sense

and ordinary human experience” and

adding that he found it to “ring com-

pletely hollow.”

Much of Parent’s testimony, Justice

Schultes said, was “a fairly clumsy

effort” by the accused to distance

himself from his actions.

Schultes said Parent was using his

“large and powerful truck to bully oth-

ers on the road” the evening O’Brien

and his friends were driving through

Langley on their way to Seattle and a

vacation flight to Hawaii.

Parent, who was driving a diesel

Ford F350, became enraged when

he thought that the Chevy Silverado

O’Brien was rid-

ing in had delib-

erately flashed

its high beams at

him.

He forced the

pickup carrying

O’Brien and his

friends off the

road and into

a ditch, then

returned to the

scene where

O’Brien was run

down and killed.

Parent said it

was all an accident, that he did not

deliberately try to force the other

truck into the ditch, but the judge

dismissed that, noting forensic evi-

dence showed the Parent truck made

contact with the other vehicle three

times in a few seconds before the

crash.

Langley’s Brent Parent convicted in death of

Abbotsford man

‘You are at a disadvantage when you don’t have a casino,’ says finance director

Guilty verdict in road rage case

continued, PAGE 5

Dan FERGUSON/Langley TimesBrent Parent and an unidentified female companion arrive at the New Westminster court-house Thursday morning (Jan. 19) to learn his fate. The Langley man was convicted of three road-rage-related charges in the 2008 death of Abbotsford resident Silas O’Brien.

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The owner of the shuttered Medical

Marijuana Dispensary in Langley has

informed the courts that he will insist on

a jury when his drug possession case goes

to trial.

Randy Caine made the demand during a

brief appearance in Surrey Provincial Court

on Wednesday (Jan. 11).

Caine was charged with one count of

possession for the purpose of trafficking

after the RCMP raided

the Langley City

dispensary on July 19.

Officers seized more

than eight pounds of

marijuana and what an

RCMP release described

as “a large quantity of

marijuana products,

including cookies

and candies” from the

dispensary.

Caine said he was

not trafficking in drugs,

but providing a needed

service to people

with genuine medical issues like chronic

pain and anxiety who can be helped by

marijuana.

“I really feel I’m innocent.”

Caine said the dispensary has not

distributed any marijuana since the police

raid and will remain shut down while his

case is before the courts.

“I would hope that this leads to the

re-opening of the dispensary,” he said.

The dispensary was operated to serve

people with medical conditions who would

otherwise have to buy more expensive

product from criminals, Caine said.

“We took all these people off the black

market.”

Now, he said, customers of the

dispensary are being forced to buy from

dealers again.

“This is really the most tragic part of

this.”

His next scheduled court appearance is

set for Feb 8.

BRENDA ANDERSONTimes Reporter

If one man’s trash is another

man’s treasure, where does that

leave problematic recyclables?

That’s a question the City

of Langley hopes to help

the province answer by

participating in a three-month

pilot project to help keep

plastic bags and Styrofoam out

of landfills.

Working in conjunction

with Emterra Environmental

and CKF — a local producer

of Styrofoam packaging — the

City has been selected to help

test a new curbside collection

system which will lay the

groundwork for recycling

procedures across the province.

For three months, beginning

on Feb. 7 and continuing

until April 27, a total of 800

households in Langley City will

be asked to include all plastic

bags, and plastic overwrap

(used to wrap paper towel,

toilet paper and cases of

beverages) as well as foam

packaging, such as takeout food

containers, egg cartons and

supermarket meat trays, in their

curbside recycling.

Currently, these materials can

be dropped off for recycling

at select locations, but by May,

2014, curbside pickup of both

the plastics and foam will be

mandatory throughout B.C., and

a plan to accomplish that must

be submitted to the Ministry of

Environment by Nov. 19 of this

year.

That means the pressure

is on to find a cost-effective

way to collect and transport

the staticky lightweight

materials, said Craig Foster, an

environmental consultant for

the Canadian Plastics Industry

Association, who is working on

the project titled Blue +2.

“All eyes will be on Langley

City,” he said.

“We’ve got everybody looking

at how we’re going to do it.”

The City of Langley was

chosen, said Foster, because

it is “a really unique situation.

Everything that is needed (CKF,

Emterra and a co-operative City

council) is here in a nice, tight

package.”

Beginning next month, starter

kits will be dropped off at

the 800 test homes. They will

include instructions about what

to include and how to separate

it, as well as a supply of clear

bags.

“If you don’t get a door

hanger and an info package,

you’re not part of the test,” said

Foster.

The hope is that people who

are included in the test will

participate fully, and those who

are not, won’t try to be.

“We don’t want to have

people running across the

street, bringing their materials

to (homes) that are in the test.

We need accurate numbers,”

said Foster.

Emterra Environmental will

collect the bagged materials

from the selected single family

dwellings, which will be broken

into eight blocks of 100 houses

each. During the pilot, the

recycling company will have

extra people available to answer

questions by phone, said

general manager Nevil Davies.

There will be no limit to the

number of bags Emterra will

collect each week, he added.

Once the three-month test is

complete, collection procedures

will return to normal.

“By 2014, this test will have

demonstrated that there are

options available. There needs

to be something better than

what we’ve got,” said Foster.

“When you open your

cupboard in May, 2014,

theoretically, every package in

their will have a home (in the

recycling bin).”

The technology already exists

to recycle both the light plastics

and foam for re-manufacturing.

As part of the pilot, the

collected materials will be

shipped to a plant in Richmond,

where they will be reduced to

pellet form. Plastics will find

new life as foundation drains

and black plastic garbage bags,

while foam can be made into

wood-look picture frames and

architectural moldings.

Rick Everest, plant manager

for CKF, which is representing

CPIA in support of the project,

recalled a similar situation in

the 1980s, when tin cans were

first designated for blue box

recycling.

At the time, he said, many

people were doubtful it could

be done in a cost-effective way.

Of course, that turned out to be

an economically sound venture,

Everest noted.

CKF will not be able to make

use of recycled Styrofoam, as it

manufactures food containers.

No recycled materials can be

used in the manufacture of food

containers.

“Education is the biggest

hurdle, but people will do it.”

Brenda ANDERSON/Langley TimesCraig Foster, an environmental consultant for the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, is working with the City of Langley on a pilot project called Blue +2.

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TRICIA LESLIETimes Reporter

Plenty of Langley residents packed

Township council chambers last week

— despite the snowy weather — to

tell Township councillors how they

feel about a proposed amendment and

rezoning at Trinity Western University.

The proposed changes will amend

the Township of Langley’s Rural Plan

and rezone 23.4 acres of land located

at 7645 and 7679 Glover Rd. and 22423

Labonte Ave to Residential Institutional

Zone P-3 “to support the future expan-

sion of Trinity Western University.”

The Rural Plan amendment includes

provisions for a ‘University District’ that

is envisioned to be “a high-quality, inte-

grated university community with a

diversity of learning, recreational, cul-

tural, employment and housing oppor-

tunities.”

Township notes say the creation of

the ‘University District’ will happen

incrementally, with future proposals to

be considered by council on a “site by

site” basis “within the context of the

‘University District’ provisions.”

Langley resident Doug McFee ques-

tioned the details of the proposal.

“A ‘University District’ — what the

heck is that?” he said. “There’s nothing in

here that says what it is, or what ‘Univer-

sity District provisions’ are ... it sounds a

lot to me like piecemeal planning.”

He noted Mayor Jack Froese’s cam-

paign promise of a “development task

force” and urged him to “make the ‘Uni-

versity District’ Case Study No. 1.”

At a mayoral debate before the elec-

tion, Froese said that, as mayor, “I will

immediately put together a community

planning task force to explore how the

Township of Langley is working with

the development industry, the com-

munity and the government to involve

all parties in the planning process and

create a new model that everyone can

be happy with.”

Langley residents Michael Robson

and Leslie Dyson spoke about the

importance of keeping agricultural land

in the Agriculture Land Reserve rather

than always rezoning for development.

“People move to Langley because of

its green space,” Robson said.

“The majority of the Township is in

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as this is ... the community is not giving

enough attention to the retention of

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Dyson said the Township is the “bread

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Fort Langley resident Rodney Black-

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“It is intended to evolve to match the

growing needs of the public,” he said.

The public hearing was adjourned

until last night (Jan. 23), after a motion

from Councillor Kim Richter, in order

to allow people who didn’t venture out

because of the weather to speak on the

subject.

The TWU proposal and another con-

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coach homes — are both on the public

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“Mr. Parent deliberately initiated

the physical contact to assert the

dominance of his vehicle,” Schultes

said.

Parent’s claim that he swerved his

truck toward the accident scene as

he approached to illuminate it with

his headlights was also rejected by

the judge, who said it was an attempt

“to intimidate or frighten” the three

young men who had climbed out of

the overturned Silverado.

Schultes also noted Parent’s failure

to phone police about the accident,

calling it “telling.”

However, the judge accepted Par-

ent’s claim that he did not deliber-

ately run down O’Brien and that he

left the scene without realizing it.

Schultes said there were also

inconsistencies in the testimony of

O’Brien’s two friends who were in

the truck with him, Sam Dooley and

Luke Stephen, but they were not

enough to prevent him from finding

Parent guilty of criminal negligence

causing death, dangerous driving and

failure to stop at an accident with a

vehicle.

The judge acquitted Parent of one

charge of dangerous driving causing

death, citing the legal principle that a

person cannot be convicted twice for

the same offence.

A fifth charge, an additional count

of leaving the scene of an accident

was stayed because prosecutor

Donna Ballyk has earlier conceded

that Parent did not know he’d run

down O’Brien.

Parent, who is not in custody, will

be sentenced on April 27.

Outside court, O’Brien’s parents

expressed relief at the verdict and

thanked the judge and Crown pros-

ecutors.

“It’s done” mother Michelle O’Brien

said.

“It’s the only way it could have

gone,” father Rodger said.

They said the family plans to attend

the sentencing hearing.

Parent’s lawyer Vincent Michaels

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pointed” by the verdict.

In response to reporter questions

Michaels said he would have to study

the written transcript of the judge’s

reasons before any decision on an

appeal could be made.

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Dan FERGUSON/Langley TimesRodger and Michelle O’Brien, parents of Silas O’Brien, leave court after Brent Parent was convicted of road-rage-related charges in their son’s death.

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WE SAY

Deserving the truth

The debate over whether Trustee Alison McVeigh should or should not have told the public that

Superintendent Cheryle Beaumont was fired by a majority of trustees is completely irrelevant.

The public are entitled to the truth from the school district. That’s what McVeigh was courageous enough to provide them with.

Members of the public are entitled to the truth, because it is vital to know just how much this firing will cost taxpayers. It is costly to get rid of any senior manager, and any such movement in that regard must be undertaken with extreme caution.

In the case of the Langley Board of Education, there is another important factor to consider. The school district is in the midst of a four-year plan to pay back a $13.5 million deficit.

It cannot run an additional deficit in that time. It must pay the money back as part of an agreement with the province, and it cannot delay those payments.

Thus, as McVeigh told The Times last week, any extra payments to Beaumont will come out of the district’s education budget. That directly impacts services to Langley students.

This newspaper has been concerned about the effect of the debt repayment on students’ education since the staggering amount of money owed to the province was revealed. Thus far, the repayment has had an effect on classrooms, but it hasn’t been catastrophic.

Paying a settlement to the fired superintendent is simply adding another burden and additional pressure to an education system that has many challenges.

While the former board could have chosen not to renew Beaumont’s contract, given that she was in charge at the time the deficits accumulated, trustees instead chose to sign her to a new three-year contract in 2010. That contract began last July, and there are two and one-half years remaining on it.

Taxpayers, and in particular parents of children in Langley schools, are entitled to know just how much it will cost to pay off Beaumont, what impact it will have on children’s education, and just how long it will take before that pressure on classrooms is removed.

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Langley must be an easy search Two Langleys or one, getting information is key

There is almost no interest by

Langley City decision-makers

in even talking about possible

amalgamation of the two Langleys,

let alone funding a study to see

what the pros and cons are.

This is despite the fact that more

than 3,000 Langley City residents signed a peti-

tion expressing interest in such a study. The

number signing the petition came within 400 of

the number who voted in the Nov. 19 election.

There are many logical reasons why Langley

City doesn’t want to even think about amalga-

mation. First is the fact that some administrators

and council members would lose their jobs.

While this is always downplayed, it is a real and

natural concern.

Another reason is finances. The City’s finances

are in great shape. It has no debt, and a steady

source of cash from the casino (about $6 million

a year) helps pay for capital projects.

Another reason is customer service. City resi-

dents get a higher level of attention than Town-

ship residents do, and that would definitely suf-

fer under amalgamation.

A fourth reason is vision. Langley City has a

clear vision of where it is going as a community.

The Township, not so much.

The City is actively courting developers to

help reshape the community, and offers them

superb customer service. This saves developers

time and money. In the Township, the general

attitude seems to be “sit back and let them come

to us.” If a developer has an innovative idea (I

know of two in particular), that seems to cause

the planning department to freeze up and delay

the project even longer.

If one Langley emerges, or two

Langleys remain until eternity, the

issue of how Langley represents

itself to the world remains.

I was jolted into this train of

thought by a recent conversation

with a Continental Cup volunteer.

He recounted to me how one curler was unable

to locate the Langley Events Centre, via what I

assume was a smart phone, because the program

didn’t recognize Langley Township — only Lan-

gley City. It had 200 Street ending at the 6200

block, the City boundary.

We need to recognize that most people seek-

ing information about Langley start on the Inter-

net. They do Google searches, using a computer

or smart phone. Some may try to locate places

in Langley via a GPS system.

But what are they coming up with?And is the

fact that there are two Langleys a big impedi-

ment in those searches, or is it a non-issue?

I don’t know the answer, but I am certain we

can’t afford any barriers to people getting infor-

mation.

I did a series of Google searches using a com-

bination of words with Langley. Most of them

ranked the City and Township websites very

high.

However, neither website (nor the Tourism

Langley site) do an adequate job of explaining

the two Langleys and how they are part of one

larger community.

In an age where the Internet is the gateway

to the future, Langley decision-makers need to

ensure that the message that gets out about this

community is clear and straightforward. It’s cru-

cial to economic and community development.

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Transparency and responsibility tossed aside

Board has ‘carelessly created an enormous void’

We elected the five trusteesEditor: When I read the article about

Cheryle Beaumont’s removal from the

school board (The Times, Jan. 19), I was

a bit ticked off. Not at the firing mind

you, as it’s about time, but at the fact that

Trustee Alison McVeigh felt the need to

school the voting public on the intentions

of other trustees.

Did it occur to her that she is insulting

the intelligence of the voting public with

her comments? The voting public are not a

bunch of sheep that were duped into vot-

ing for a slate of candidates.

I have never met any of the candidates

personally, so before I voted I read up on

candidates and their views, and voted for

those whose beliefs matched mine. As a

parent of children in the district, I do not

want to see schools over capacity using

portable classrooms.

I was opposed to the middle school and,

like many others, found it outrageous that

Beaumont’s contract was extended. Now

regardless of whether the five board mem-

bers she speaks of were part of a “secret

slate supported by unions,” they still had

to be voted in.

They didn’t sneak in to grab a seat dur-

ing a round of musical chairs. I voted in

the hopes that this would happen. And as

for stating that “Beaumont would not have

up and left the district,” well why would

she? She was ultimately responsible for the

mother of all financial mess-ups, and yet still

managed to secure an extension on a rather

outrageous contract. Who would leave that?

As a child, I remember hearing the joke

that only weathermen can be wrong all

the time and keep their jobs. As an adult, I

learned to add politicians to the group and

most recently, school superintendents.

Just because people do not agree with

McVeigh does not mean there is a con-

spiracy afoot.

J. Wilson,Langley

Editor: I am writing in light of the

recent announcement from Board of Edu-

cation Chair Wendy Johnson regarding

Cheryle Beaumont’s sudden departure as

Langley Superintendent of Schools.

I am shocked and deeply saddened.

As a long-standing volunteer commit-

tee member of the Langley School District

Foundation, it has been my pleasure to

serve the Foundation and the community it

supports with the knowledge that a leader

such as Beaumont was at the helm. Her

leadership and commitment to students y

was quite obviously her focus and mandate.

The actions of the board chair and her

followers are simply irresponsible and

self-serving. They are already in hot water

for repaying millions to the province. Just

where do they plan to get the money to

pay her severance? This shows not only

poor judgment, but blatant disregard for

hard-earned taxpayers’ dollars.

They will be hard-pressed to fill the enor-

mous void they have carelessly created.

Beaumont brought integrity to the role of

superintendent and never once lost sight

of what she was appointed to do — imple-

ment and oversee the programs in the dis-

trict which would support students.

The board gave little thought to what

was best for the students of Langley, and

thought only of their personal agendas.

They have done irreversible damage and

will have a lot to answer for.

Eleanore Robinson,Langley

Editor: Although it comes as no surprise,

I find it reprehensible and inexcusable that

the trustees who promised transparency

and financial responsibility are the same

five that fired Superintendent Cheryle Bea-

mont and then tried to hide that fact. Is this

is their idea of transparency and financial

responsibility?

In my letter to The Times (Jan. 5), I

asked if this would be one of the direc-

tions of this new board. I also questioned if

delaying the deficit repayment plan would

be brought forward.

Instead of paying down the deficit quickly

and efficiently so that our district may move

forward as we have been, will these five

decide to slow down the process so that our

fully enrolled schools can pay it off for a lon-

ger period of time? Firing our superintendent

and having to pay a severance package will

certainly slow the process.

Board chair Wendy Johnson went so far

as to imply it had been a decision made by

Cheryle Beaumont herself. This is not true.

I wonder if these five had intended

that the truth behind this decision would

ever be revealed. I find it frightening that

trustees, who have less than eight years

experience among them, are qualified to

make such a decision so quickly after the

election.

Johnson and Rob McFarlane each have a

total of three years experi-

ence, Cecelia Reekie has a

year and a half and Candy

Ashdown and Megan Dyke-

man have no experience

whatsoever. Their first job

of the term is to fire our

superintendent?

This is the superinten-

dent who has delivered new

schools, increased student

achievement, brought in

new programs, increased graduation rates

and has an excellent working relationship

with Victoria. What was the motive behind

this decision? Union appeasement? Dislike

of strong leadership and high achievement

records? Personal vendettas?

And where is the financial prudence in

this decision? If they try saying this deci-

sion was made because of the deficit, that

ship sailed when Beaumont’s contract was

renewed. Now instead of progressively

working together for a year and a half

when her contract would have been up,

our district owes severence instead. Will

this transparent board be sharing the cost

of this severance with us or will we have

to wait for budget disclosure before that

information is released?

Kari Medos,Langley

Cheryle Beaumont

This firing will cost plentyEditor: A Langley School District press

release said that Superintendent Cheryle

Beaumont “is leaving the school district to

pursue other ventures.”

The local newspapers all originally

reported she left the school district of her

own free will, based on this press release.

It duped the media and the public.

How and when did Chair Wendy John-

son intend to inform the public that there

actually was a cost related to the pending

severance package? Or was the intention

to bury the cost in the budget? To mislead

the public by suggesting she resigned was

a shameful decision on the board’s part.

How much will Beaumont’s severance

be? At a salary of $193,000 a year, it could

in fact be three times that amount.

Surely to goodness the public will now

realize that there was value in keeping her

on until the end of her contract, if for no

other reason than Langley School District

does not need this expense at this time.

The personal vendetta carried on since the

reconfiguration of H.D. Stafford has led to

her firing. It has taken six years, and now the

Stafford families are rejoicing. We have four

trustees sitting at the board today who have

come directly out of that battle.

I’ve heard from several H.D. Stafford

parents and teachers who are very happy

about this. When I asked if they are con-

cerned about what this will cost the dis-

trict, they responded by basically saying

they are simply glad she is gone at any

cost. I cannot believe that these people

who were so relentlessly vocal about rais-

ing their concerns about how the school

district spends money cannot see that this

additional expense is going to hurt Langley.

Now the entire community of Langley

will pay because five trustees voted to

remove the Superintendent, because they

did not like her.

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TRICIA LESLIETimes Reporter

There could be

happier trails ahead for

area residents who enjoy

using the South Langley

Regional Trail.

Langley resident Peter

Thiessen, vice-chair of

the Aldergrove chapter

of the Back Country

Horsemen of BC and

an RCMP sergeant,

represented interested

trail users as a delegation

to Township council last

Monday (Jan. 16).

Thiessen told council

the province-wide Back

Country Horsemen is a

non-profit organization

with more than 750

members, but noted that

they’re not the only ones

using and enjoying the

South Langley Regional

Trail.

Hikers, cyclists, dog

walkers, joggers and

others share the route

with trail riders and

many are interested in

the stewardship of the

area and in preserving

and enhancing the

use of public lands for

everyone, Thiessen said.

Thiessen requested

funds be made available

in 2012 to complete the

unfinished trail, which

currently ends at 256

Street and 8 Avenue.

“The trail was

intended to connect

Campbell Valley Regional

Park to Aldergrove Lake

Park, but it currently

ends at 256th,” Thiessen

said.

“The project was

approved by a previous

council and has been

on the Township of

Langley’s ‘to-do’ list for

many years.”

Built in 1995, the

improvements to the

South Langley Regional

Trail — meant to follow

off-road sections of land

that use right-of-ways

and easements — will

cost around $500,000.

Construction of the new

trail is expected to be

handled by Township

staff in consultation with

a variety of user groups.

Thiessen asked

council to set $50,000

aside for the project

in 2012, to start the

improvements and

completion of the quiet,

back country trail.

“We’re asking you to

fund this long overdue

project so the entire

community can enjoy

a new trail,” Thiessen

concluded.

Councillor Charlie

Fox was interested in

how much Thiessen and

other trail supporters

could raise in donations

or volunteer work,

should council approve

the $50,000 in 2012.

Thiessen said he and

other supporters would

work hard to garner

as much financial or

volunteer support as

possible.

After the meeting,

Thiessen said he “is

hopeful” that council

will allocate the needed

funds during budget

meetings (preliminary

budget meetings started

last Wednesday).

While going over

the draft capital budget

Thursday, Councillors

Steve Ferguson and Fox

requested that the South

Langley Regional Trail

be “flagged,” so that it

will be placed on a list

of budget items to be

discussed when council

starts budget discussions.

Feb. 1.

Group wants trail completedProject ‘has

been on Langley’s

to-do list for many years’

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NATASHA JONESTimes Reporter

A Brookswood couple

who have been told that

their children’s treehouse

contravenes the Township’s

zoning bylaw have filed a

complaint with the Privacy

Commissioner.

Richard and Haide

Giesbrecht’s case is also being

examined by the B.C. Office of

the Ombudsman.

This is where residents turn

to if they feel that a provincial

government ministry or public

agency has treated them

unfairly.

The Ombudsman’s role

is to impartially investigate

a complaint to determine

whether public agencies have

acted fairly and reasonably,

and whether their actions and

decisions were consistent with

relevant legislation, policies

and procedures.

The Ombudsman’s office

“has started an official

investigation,” Haide Giesbrecht

confirmed on Jan. 9.

Last summer, the Township’s

inspection department ruled

that adding a treehouse to the

top of the Giesbrechts’ 10 x 12

garden shed contravened the

zoning bylaw.

The Giesbrechts, however,

saw the treehouse, with its

three ladders and a slide, not

only as a bona fide play area

for their children, but as place

of refuge for their 10-year-old

daughter who has sensory

processing difficulties.

The Township ruled that

the structure didn’t fit the

conventional description of

treehouse.

It was not built in a tree, but

was actually a playhouse on

top of a garden shed.

According to the zoning

bylaw, accessory buildings such

as detached garages, sheds,

pool houses and playhouses

cannot exceed 3.75 m, or one

storey, whichever is less. The

treehouse exceeds that limit.

The Giesbrechts lost

an appeal to the Board of

Variance.

In October, the couple took

their case to council who

turned it over the building

inspection department.

The Township will hold off

enforcing the zoning bylaw

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NATASHA JONESTimes Reporter

A Willoughby woman who

has spent months urging

Township council to act on

building habitat corridors to

reduce the number of animals

killed by cars, has offered a

solution if the cost is an issue:

Township council’s recently

enlarged compensation

package.

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from $93,724,

and councillors

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from $36,043.

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Steve Ferguson, Dr. Patricia

Tallman said that more than

half the recorded roadkill in

Willoughby is along 208 Street.

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hugs this major north-south

route, large adjacent tracts

remain undeveloped.

As buildings and blacktop

swallow up more of this land,

the need for more wildlife

tunnels grows.

“If cost is a concern, I

strongly suggest that the

Township has a business

audit performed to cut out

waste, as well as reconsidering

compensation packages to

reflect current economic

reality,” she said.

Ferguson acknowledged that

“more and more wild animals

are causing concerns in our

neighbourhoods.” Raccoons

rummaging through people’s

garbage are among the

problems, he noted.

As to an audit, “our budgets

and finances are audited

every year,” Ferguson said.

“We have a very strong

financial structure with very

little waste.”

The increased salaries which

he and his council colleagues

receive will make no difference.

“If you mean the

compensation packages to

councillors . . . we could receive

nothing and it would have

little to no impact on taxes,”

Ferguson told Tallman.

Tallman said that roadkill

is simply a symptom of the

underlying issue, that is,

encroachment of development

into previously undeveloped

land.

More wild animals are being

dispersed from their homes

without consideration for relief

habitat, so they go elsewhere,

she said. Neither development

nor the Township which

controls it provides habitat

relief, she added.

Tallman has asked council

to implement a four-pronged

approach to protecting wildlife

from the conflicts they face

when chased from their

homes. These are public

awareness, which include

a monitoring program and

putting out information

to the public and

development site workers,

an excavation protocol

to maximize chances

of survival for existing

wildlife, provision of more

habitat that could include

small pockets of land and

tunnels under roads such as 80

Avenue and 208 Street, and a

policy that would help wildlife

disperse in the direction of

established relief habitat space.

Council has not responded to

her request.

Tallman pointed out that

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TRICIA LESLIETimes Reporter

Langley Township Councillor

Kim Richter wants to take a closer

look at council salaries.

The veteran councillor

made a notice of motion

at the end of the Jan.

16 council meeting,

noting Township council

members had just received

a “generous” pay increase.

The motion was to be

discussed at Monday’s

(Jan 23) meeting.

“Pay increases should

be linked to performance.

It shouldn’t just be

automatic every three

years,” Richter said.

She indicated the motion will

ask Township staff for a detailed

review of the council pay process

that will take economic factors,

among others, into consideration.

On Dec. 1, days before they

were formally sworn into office,

the mayor and eight councillors

received an automatic pay

increase. Mayor Jack Froese’s

salary jumped by nearly $1,000

per month, rising to $105,456

from $93,724, while the salaries

of Councillors David Davis, Grant

Ward, Richter, Bob Long, Bev

Dornan, Steve Ferguson, Charlie

Fox and Michelle Sparrow rose

by almost $7,000 a year to

$42,936 from $36,043.

Since 2003, a councillor’s

salary has more than doubled,

and the mayor’s has risen by

nearly 70 per cent.

Froese said last week that while

he respects the decision of past

councils, “That doesn’t

mean we can’t take a

second, third or even

fourth look at something

... there may be a better

way of doing it.”

Froese said he

understands the issue

of council salaries “has

definitely been on the

minds of some people,”

but noted “it will be up

to council to decide”

whether anything will

change.

He referred to a process

that started in 2000, when a

Remuneration Task Force was

established to review and report

on council’s remuneration.

There is some need to be

competitive as well, Froese said,

if the Township wants to attract

good people to run for council.

“(Council salaries) should be

competitive, yet fair,” he said.

“But everyone has different

ideas on what ‘fair’ is.”

— with files from Natasha Jones

Richter calls for review

KimRichter

Pay increases should be linked to performance,

councillor argues

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MIRANDA GATHERCOLETimes Reporter

Despite many improvements

made to the Brookswood

village road network at 40A

Avenue and 200B Street, more

long term upgrades are still

needed, said Dale Ball, chair

of the Brookswood Merchants

Association.

The area still needs

streetlights, a brightly painted

crosswalk to stop jaywalking

and a solution to potentially

dangerous intersections, he told

council at the Jan. 16 meeting.

“The village is growing,

gradually, and we would like to

see it grow in some sort of an

orderly pattern,” Ball said.

Many improvements have

already been made in the area

following a May 2011 petition

with 748 signatures expressing

safety concerns with 40A

Avenue at 200B Street.

A report from November

highlights that short-

term solutions have

been made to paint a

yellow centre line on

40A and 200B Street,

paint a walkway,

relocate several painted

parallel park stalls

beside the old location

of the Shoppers Drug

Mart, install new

directional signs, and

repave and patch

pot holes in certain

sections.

So far all but paving

repairs have been completed.

They are delayed due to

winter weather

conditions.

Ball believes this is a

great start but there is

still more to be done.

One of his major

concerns is where

40A Avenue meets 200

Street.

Many pedestrians

jaywalk across 40A

Avenue from the

Shoppers Drug Mart

parking lot to the

Starbucks parking lot,

instead of using the

crosswalk.

They can face traffic quickly

coming around the corner off

of 200 Street.

Countless drivers also make

dangerous left hand turns left

off of 40A Avenue to head

south on 200 Street.

He believes this should be

completely sealed off to allow

for right hand turns only.

“Our first concern is the

safety of the people that are

there,” he said.

“There are people there that

are walking and there’s people

there in their vehicles.

“We don’t want accidents.”

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The Trinity Western University men’s volleyball team is looking to put the cap on a dream season this February. The Spartans started the year as the only Canadian University to ever com-

pete at the FIVB World Volleyball Championship and they are now poised for a third straight trip to the CIS national championship and with continued strong play back-to-back national titles.

The Spartans enter the fi nal month of the season looking to se-cure the top spot in Canada West conference play. Trinity Western has clinched a playoff spot going into the fi nal month and are two wins away from clinching a home play-off match.

Should the Spartans continue their current level of play and clinch top spot in CW, TWU would then host the Canada West Final Four on Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25. With top spot in Canada West the Spartans would also earn a return trip to the CIS championship the fi rst week of March at Queen’s University in Kings-ton, Ont.

If Trinity Western does not fi nish at the top of the standing in Can-ada West, but secures a top four position they would then host the Canada West quarter fi nal best of three match up February 16-18.

Any way you look at it the defending CIS national champions are in a strong position to host Canada West play-offs at the Langley Events Centre.

So keep your calendars open for the fi nal weeks of February as fan-demonium of last year’s CIS championships returns to Langley, B.C.

After keeping the team intact at the trade deadline, the Rivermen will enjoy a good dose of home games coming up in the next few weeks. Langley’s team is in the midst of a season high six game home stand at the Langley Events Cen-tre and have given the fans something to cheer about in the last few games. The squad is fresh off an exciting 5-4 vic-tory over cross town rival Coquitlam on

January 21st and will look to build off the big win in games to come. The River-men will close out the month of January welcoming the Nanaimo Clippers on the 25th, Victoria Grizzlies on the 28th, and the Trail Smoke Eaters on the 29th - fans, don't forget there is a FREE PUBLIC SKATE for those who were at the Rivermen game following the action with the Riv-ermen players. The last two games of the

six game stand will end in early February

when the Surrey Eagles pay a visit on the

1st of the month, followed by Cowichan

Valley coming to Langley on the 9th. The

Rivermen’s inaugural season is beginning

to wind down and it is not too late to see

the stars of tomorrow. It is entertaining

Junior “A” Hockey in your own backyard,

Let’s fi ll the seats Langley!

TWU Spartans Men’s Volleyball Continue to Roll

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(photo credit gospartans.ca)TWU Spartans Men's Volleyball are currently ranked #1 in the CIS rankings and are poised to host some Canada West playoff games in late February.

The Langley Times • Tuesday, January 24, 2012 • 13

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artsandlife The Langley Times brenda anderson 604-514-6752

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BRENDA ANDERSONTimes Reporter

Sitting quietly in a corner

of Studio B, Alan Gregson

dips his paintbrush into a

Mason jar of water before

collecting a dab of pale green

pigment on its tip and applying

it to the leaf of a gladiolus on the

paper in front of him.

Nearby, instructor Carmel

Clare helps Wendy Riley make

some decisions about her own

floral watercolour — a country

garden scene — while next to

them, Riley’s sister Jill Richardson

brushes oils onto her own

painting of a woman in 1920s

garb.

In all, there are seven adult

students with nose to canvas

inside the Neighbourhood Art

Studios on this Thursday morning.

After opening the studio in

Fort Langley in the early 1990s,

owner Bob Barrett returned to

the community a couple of years

ago, following a period of several

years spent on the Surrey side of

the border.

This time, he has opened his

studio in a light industrial park in

Walnut Grove. With two floors of

classrooms, office space, a kitchen

and indoor and outdoor studios,

there is plenty of room for art

Barrett’s students to create —

whether their chosen medium is

pottery, metal sculpture, drawing

or painting,

Once each summer, Barrett

hosts an outdoor show and

sale in the studio’s parking lot

and throughout the year and

throughout the year, he offers art-

themed birthday parties for kids.

Today’s students are a light-

hearted group, comprised mostly

of retired teachers and actors. It’s

an unusual combination, to be

sure, but they have a common

passion for paint and the ability to

communicate through their art.

While five students paint in

studio B, Glenda McDonald and

Dave Williams are working quietly

by themselves in adjoining studios

A and C, respectively.

“I feel like a sponge. This is a

total departure from what I would

normally do,” said McDonald who

took up a brush two years ago

when she retired.

Once you start painting, “it’s

like catnip to a cat — you can’t

get enough,” she said.

McDonald sought out a group

environment where she can get

feedback on her artwork while

still working fairly independently.

“It’s all about seeing,” she said.

“I rely on other people’s vision as

much as my own.”

Using her mother’s old cutting

board as her easel and working in

water-soluble oils, McDonald fills

in the fine details on a Madonna

and Child, while two studios away,

Williams is working on a much

broader scale — measuring out a

grid on his three-foot by five-foot

canvas.

He expects the large oil

painting of aspens he has planned

will take about 10 hours to

complete.

“Large pieces (using) broad

strokes is what I’m into right

now,” says Williams as he works

his way around the table using

a T-ruler to ensure his grid is

accurate.

He’s been coming to the studio

for about seven years, and though

he works fairly independently, he

appreciates the space.

“I can’t do this at home. It’s too

messy.”

Williams likes that while the

atmosphere is supportive, the

artists are left to do their own

thing.

“It’s not a cooking cutter.

Everyone gets to explore their

own passions,” he said.

Clare, a former member of the

Fort Langley Artists Group, who’s

been teaching at the studio for

about the past two years, has

seen students come in for any

number of reasons — whether it’s

something they’ve always wanted

to try or they’ve developed a

need for an emotional outlet.

“In the evenings, we have some

adults who’ve gone through hard

times — a death in the family or

illness. They’re able to express

what they need to express,” she

said.

“The ability to create, I think,

personally, is very healing. It

shifts the focus onto something

positive. I think, personally, it’s

very healing.

“It shifts your focus onto

something positive. It just opens

your heart,” she said.

“It’s almost like a doctor’s office

here,” agreed Barrett.

There’s a lot of therapy packed

into a little brush and a few

splotches of paint or a slab of clay.

“We’ve had people who’ve lost

spouses, people who got married

and had children, but always in

the back of their mind was (a

desire to create) art,” he said.

Even children who might not

be doing well academically can

benefit from producing art, said

Barrett.

Those who learn paint and

draw in a social atmosphere

frequently earn better grades and

are more focused, he said.

Brenda ANDERSON/Langley TimesInstructor Carmel Clare, right, offers student artist Wendy Riley a few tips on her watercolour of a country garden during her lesson at the Neighbourhood Art Studios in Walnut Grove.

continued, PAGE 19

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artsandlife

For an intrepid group of student artists, the

New Year promises their first taste of entrepre-

neurship.

A group of 10 senior art and design majors

from TWU’s School of the Arts, Media and Cul-

ture have designed a juried painting exhibition

called Continuum, opening at the Fort Gallery

on Wednesday, Jan. 25.

The paintings have been juried by SAMC

associate professor Doris Auxier, together with

the students. Auxier is no stranger to the Fort

Gallery, exhibiting there most recently as part

of Trace Elements last month.

With her guidance, the students have han-

dled the entire project as freelance artists —

fronting the costs, attending to every last detail

of how their work is displayed in the space,

and sharing profits with the gallery from any

sales of their artwork.

For many of the students, this initiative is

their first foray into professional exhibition.

“This experience has been invaluable,” says

Katrina Grabowski, a fourth-year student who

has led her senior studio peers in launching

this show.

“Not only does it give each of us a profes-

sional credit, it’s taught me so much about

working in partnership with an actual gallery.

“Working with a pre-existing space and then

tailoring every element of the show to flourish

in it — it’s a fascinating new experience for

me, and I’m loving every minute of it.”

Featured artists include Melissa Alvero, Chap-

man Chan, Chelsea Davidson, Rachel Dyck, Eliz-

abeth Ellis, Katrina Grabowski, Braden Jones,

Laura Klassen, Lisa Nickel, and Rebecca Sellers.

Continuum runs Jan. 25 to Feb. 12 at the Fort

Gallery, 9048 Glover Rd.

Opening reception is Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. For

more information, visit www.fortgallery.ca or

www.twu.ca/samc.

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From his Art Angels — who

range in age from four to seven

— to retired seniors, the studio’s

three instructors, helped out by

a student assistant, offer weekly

classes to about 160 students,

every Monday to Saturday.

When it comes to the

youngest artists, “The only

criteria we ask is that the child

wants to come,” said Barrett.

“We sit and chat with them —

we can tell right away.”

What about the ones who

want to come but can’t afford

it?

Well, Barrett has thought

about that, too.

“I was fortunate, my parents

could afford to send me to art

school,” he said.

But he is well aware that

there are children who, because

of financial limitations, will

likely never get the opportunity

to paint.

So he is offering four

scholarships to students aged

eight to 16 who have a passion

for drawing and a natural talent

and desire to learn.

Valued at $1,000 each, the

scholarships consist of 48 two-

hour sessions. Applicants are

required to submit examples of

their work, along with a short

essay titled: “I would like to be

an artist because...”

Forms are available at the

Neighbourhood Art Studio,

20059 92A Ave.

Call 604-455-0344 for more

information.

To learn more about NAS, visit

www.theartschool.com

from PAGE 17

Brenda ANDERSON/Langley TimesAbove: Dave Williams lays out a grid for a large painting of a stand of aspens; right: Glenda McDonald works on details of her oil painting of the Madonna and Child.

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BRENDA ANDERSONTimes Reporter

It promises to be

a rockin’ trip down

memory lane for

fans who catch the

Northern Pikes when

they play Langley’s

Summit Theatre on

Feb. 10.

The local show is

one of just three stops

in a short tour that

finds the Saskatchewan

band in Winnipeg the

previous night and in

Campbell River the

following evening.

Though the band’s

style is perhaps

better suited to larger

venues, drummer

Don Schmid really

doesn’t mind playing

to a small theatre, he

said, speaking from

California, where he

spends his winters.

“It seems like the

casino market is

working out well for

us. When they’re run

properly, they really

showcase the band,”

he said.

The Northern Pikes

formed in Saskatoon

in 1984, and Schmid

joined the band two

years later.

The impressive fact

that he has been part

of a group for nearly

30 years isn’t lost on

the musician.

“It’s amazing that we

still play together,” he

said.

“I try not to take

anything for granted.”

The band did lose

one of its original

members fairly recently

— singer Merl Bryck

left a couple of years

ago — and it’s been a

bit of an adjustment

for the remaining

members to perform

as a trio, said the

drummer.

“There are three of

us now. That, in itself, is

different because there

has always been four

guys on stage. It almost

feels totally different, it

takes it back to where

you have to think

about things,” said

Schmid.

“It takes you

off autopilot, it’s

challenging again.”

Since re-forming in

1999 after a six-year

hiatus, the band has

been criss-crossing the

country periodically,

hitting both coasts

and, of course, making

plenty of stops on the

Canadian Prairie, trying

to mix it up a little

along the way.

“We do a really good

variety of our catalogue

(which is comprised

of 70-plus songs),” said

Schmid.

“There are some

staples we play almost

every night and others

we rotate, depending

on the venue.”

The Langley show,

he said, “will be a good

variety of old and

new — possibly we’ll

be doing a couple we

haven’t even recorded

yet.”

Still, he understands

fans’ desire to hear

the older songs — the

ones that were hits in

the band’s early days

— She Ain’t Pretty, Teenland, Girl With a Problem and Kiss Me You Fool among them.

“It’s human instinct,

you like things familiar.

People know those

songs and they relate

— they want to hear

stuff they know.”

But the band will

likely slip some newer

stuff in as well.

Blame the Song,

for example, has

been popular with

audiences, Schmid said,

adding it has a similar

feel to She Ain’t Pretty.“It’s hard to write a

song that’s simple, but

catches your attention,”

he said.

And with music

being downloaded

onto devices less than

half the size of a pack

of gum, bands have had

to rethink their whole

approach to sales, said

Schmid.

“Nowadays, you

make a recording and

what do you do with

it?” he said.

Rather than come

up with a bunch of

songs for an album,

he said, “It’s a realistic

challenge to write a

song or two and put it

on iTunes.”

That’s not to say he’d

prefer it all to stay the

same.

“I love that you can

go to iTunes and buy

one song or test one

out for a minute and

a half.

“You have to change

with the times,” he said.

“You really have to

adapt and change the

way you do things.”

But for those who

do want to relive their

youth, if only for a

night, the Northern

Pikes will be on stage

in the Summit Theatre

at Cascades Casino,

20393 Fraser Hwy. at 8

p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10.

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guest services inside

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While goal scorers may get the

glory, Jordan Pughe relishes his role as

a pest.

“I have never been the goal-scoring

guy,” he admits.

“But I have always been the nitty,

gritty, get the team going kind of guy.”

“Knowing my role and my

capabilities has really gotten me to

where I am so far.”

The 20-year-old Pughe is in his final

season of junior, having spent four

seasons with the Aldergrove Kodiaks

junior B hockey club.

He has been fairly consistent in

each of the previous three years at

the offensive end — with five, six and

nine goals, respectively — but has

erupted in 2011/12 with 13 goals in

28 games.

He attributes his surge in goal

scoring to taking more shots and

getting some puck luck.

His coach disagrees on the latter

point.

“He works really, really hard and

he deserves everything he gets,” said

Kodiaks coach Tim Preston.

“For him to say it’s puck luck, I

think he is being a little bit modest.”

“He is getting a lot of ice time and

making the most of it.”

Pughe is on a line with Daniel Higgs

and Stephen Ryan — coincidentally,

all three are from Langley and Higgs

is his cousin — to form the Kodiaks

shutdown unit.

That means they get the unenviable

task of going up against the

opposition’s top line.

“I really enjoy that role,” Pughe said

about beaking at his opponent, trying

to get under their skin and get them

off their game.

“I am a pest on the ice, but that is

the only time.”

Preston describes Pughe as

tenacious.

“He is always in people’s faces, he

is a good skater, and quick on loose

pucks,” the coach said.

“He plays with a lot of heart, a lot of

grit and a lot of passion in his game.”

And while Pughe may undersell

his values on the ice, his play has not

gone unrecognized.

He was selected to skate in last

week’s Pacific International Junior

Hockey League (PIJHL) all-star game

in Mission, although the game was

postponed due to the weather.

“It caught me off guard,” Pughe

admitted about the honour.

“I am not really the most talented

player (so) it is definitely a feather in

my cap.”

Another first for Pughe is serving

as the Kodiaks’ captain. In previous

seasons, both with the Kodiaks and

during his minor hockey days with

the Langley Minor Hockey Association,

Pughe has worn an ‘A’ on his jersey.

But to him, the captaincy is just a

letter.

“I don’t really take it as me being

any different than any other player,” he

said. “It is no different for me if I had

an ‘A’ on my jersey or nothing at all; I

would still be the way I am now.”

“He is a proud captain and the guys

love him,” Preston said.

“Jordan plays the game hard every

night and leads by example and is a

big piece of what we have going on in

Aldergrove.”

“His heart and his passion for

the game, his drive to win and his

competitiveness all really stand out for

me,” he added.

The Kodiaks sit atop their

conference with 11 games remaining

in the regular season.

Two years ago, Pughe was part of

the Aldergrove squad which captured

the PIJHL championship. But last year,

the team and Pughe struggled.

Pughe missed the majority of the

season with a hand injury.

“Watching the boys go through

the difficulties and the humps, it was

hard to watch from the stands,” he

admitted.

With this being his last season with

the team — Pughe hopes to play at

the university level next year — he is

looking for another long playoff run

and feels the team has the pieces to

make that happen.

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Jan. 27.

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scenic farmland,

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and a challenging

mountain summit.

It begins and ends in

Fort Langley, and the

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include an authentic

First Nations feast on

the grounds of the Fort

Langley Historic Site.

Those wanting

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who would prefer a

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can register for the

shorter 80 kilometre

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The Vancouver Area

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for FamilyFondo

participants following

the ride.

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Change is coming to

the B.C. Hockey League

for next season.

The league announced

it will reduce the junior

A hockey season from 60

games to 56, beginning

in the 2012/13 season.

The move was

announced following

the league’s semi-annual

governors meeting in

Richmond on Thursday.

Another motion

announced a new

showcase event the

weekend of Sept. 7-9 at

an undetermined site.

Each of the league’s

teams will play two

games that weekend in

front of the assembled

college and professional

scouts. These games

will count towards the

league standings.

The regular season

ends March 10, 2013.

The reduction of

games, combined with

the longer season, will

allow for fewer mid-

week games, and better

maximize weekend

home dates.

And the BCHL

will split its Coastal

Conference into two

divisions: the Mainland

Division — consisting

of Langley, Surrey,

Coquitlam, Chilliwack

and Prince George

— while Victoria,

Cowichan Valley,

Nanaimo, Alberni Valley

and Powell River make

up the Island Division.

Prince George can

switch to the Interior

Conference after 2013 if

it chooses. A new playoff

format is expected to

be announced later,

following the clubs’

submitting new playoff

format ideas.

•••••

A new regional playoff

format is set to begin

next season for the four

western Canadian junior

A hockey leagues.

The champions of

the B.C. Hockey League,

the Alberta Junior

Hockey League, the

Saskatchewan Junior

Hockey League and the

Manitoba Junior Hockey

League will compete

with the host team at the

newly-created Western

Canadian championship.

The inaugural event

will be hosted by

Nanaimo April 26 to May

5., 2013. The 13-game

tournament will include

a round-robin schedule,

two semifinal games and

a championship game.

Both the Western

Canadian champion

and the runner-up will

advance to the RBC Cup,

Canada’s national junior

A championship.

sports

Miranda GATHERCOLE/Langley TimesLangley Knockouts’ Mandy McInnes (left) controls the ball in front of her SurDel Inferno opponent during a U15 girls’ soccer match at Willoughby Community Park on Jan. 8. The Inferno defeated the Knockouts 3-1.

Home sweet home helped the Langley Rivermen

snap a six-game losing streak.

The Rivermen had played six games, all on the

road, to open 2012, but on Saturday night at the

Langley Events Centre for the first time in more than

three weeks, they buried their losing skid with a 5-4

win over the Coquitlam Express.

They did so thanks to a night of firsts for three

different players: Sebastian Pare had his first career

BCHL two-goal game, while Jackson Playfair had

his first career goal and newcomer Peter McMullen

scored his first goal for Langley in his initial appear-

ance on home ice.

Pare and Chris Tracy scored third period goals to

break a 3-3 tie.

Goaltender Jim Kruger stopped 35 shots.

Langley looks to win its second straight tomor-

row (Wednesday) when they host the Nanaimo

Clippers.

•••••

A five-goal first period helped the Aldergrove Kodi-

aks thump the Port Moody Black Panthers 10-2.

The two junior B hockey teams squared off at Port

Moody Arena on Saturday night, but the Kodiaks put

the game out of reach early.

Colton Precourt led the Kodiaks attack with three

goals and two assists, while Brandon Potomack

notched a pair of goals and set up four others.

Thomas Hardy and Stephen Ryan each scored

twice and Ryan Procyshyn had the other goal.

Ross Baadsvik made 31 saves.

Aldergrove is back in action tomorrow (Wednes-

day) when they host the Delta Ice Hawks at the

Aldergrove Arena.

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Daniell Lange scored

twice in the final 4:44

to earn the Valley West

Hawks a single point.

The Hawks rallied

back to tie the Vancouver

Northeast Chiefs 3-3 on

Sunday at the Langley

Events Centre.

Ram Brar had the

team’s other goal and

Jordan Klimek had a pair

of assists.

The two B.C. Major

Midget Hockey clubs

also played Saturday at

Coquitlam’s Planet Ice

with the Chiefs winning

7-4.

Klimek had a goal and

an assist, while Mitchell

Friesen, Jerret Smith and

Josh Pollock had a goal

each.

The Hawks (15-12-3)

sit one point back of

the Greater Vancouver

Canadians for the fourth

playoff spot.

•••••

The Trinity Western

Spartans returned from

the holiday break but the

goal scoring remained

on hiatus.

Thankfully, that was

also the case for their

opponent, Eastern

Washington, as the

two teams skated to a

scoreless tie on Friday

at the Langley Events

Centre in men’s hockey

action.

The Spartans’ Tim

Zwiers stopped 27 shots

for his first shutout of

the season.

Trinity Western is 3-8-3

on the season.

“You see a little

rust kick off but

that’s for both teams,”

said Spartans coach

Dwayne Lowdermilk.

“But with pretty much

just a week’s worth of

practices before tonight,

I’m proud of how the

boys played. The biggest

part for us is the defence.

We lost a few guys on

the blueline over the

break but a number of

guys stepped up for us

tonight.

sports

CRIB LEAGUE:Jan. 19 scoreboardHarmsworth 21 —

Fort Langley 15Murrayville 22 —

Langley 14Willoughby —

Milner (postponed)Standings:

Harmsworth 63Murrayville 58Langley 54Fort Langley 53Milner 32Willoughby 28

Langley Thunder’s Chase Moore

(left) battles with a member of the

Coquitlam Adanacs for a loose ball

during U12 tier 1 field lacrosse action

at Willoughby Community Park.Miranda GATHERCOLE/

Langley Times

While much of Langley

battled the cold weather and

snow, a group of field lacrosse

players were fighting a Sand

Storm.

More specifically, the

Langley Thunder U14 field

lacrosse team was in Palm

Springs for the fifth annual

Sand Storm Lacrosse Festival

on Jan. 14-15.

And the Thunder did not

return home empty-handed,

capturing the silver medal in

the U15 division after going

5-2.

Both the team’s defeats

came at the hands of one

team, the West Coast Starz, a

San Diego-based powerhouse

lacrosse program.

The Starz defeated

the Thunder 9-2 in the

championship game. They also

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12-2.

That was the Thunder’s only

loss in the round robin as they

defeated AWE (All West Elite)

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10-0 on the first day, and then

another shutout win, 9-0 over

the Wahoos and 15-4 over FCA

SoCal.

Thanks to their second place

finish in the pool, they upset

Palos Verdes — who won the

other pool — 8-2 to advance

to the gold medal game.

Silver lining for Thunder

Lange scores pair to earn point

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We are looking for a mature individual who has experience / degree / formal training in the areas of Community Support, Psychiatric Nursing, Mental Health, Gentle Teaching and Crisis Management. This position requires previous supervisory experience / education and the ability to supervise a team under the direction of the Program Co-ordinator II of a licensed facility.

Only applicants with the above education, qualifi cations, and experience in the fi eld of disabilities will be considered. Class IV drivers license (may obtain within 3 months of hire) and First Aid / CPR certifi cates required.

Mail or fax resume to:H.O.M.E. Societyc/o Fern Miles31581 South Fraser WayAbbotsford, BC V2T 1T8

Fax: 604-852-7801

P/T Housekeeper – Langley Professional & Experienced

Prev experience required. Thurs or Fri only 9-3. Food prep; laun-dry; light housekeeping. Forward resume, salary expecta-tions & refs. to:la320527@gmail.com or fax to: 604-580-3342

115 EDUCATION

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

130 HELP WANTED

T-MAR INDUSTRIES located in Campbell River is hiring for the position of Journeyman Heavy Duty Mechanic. Posi-tion comes with a competitive benefi t package and applicant must possess a valid driver’s license. Contact Joe Fornari. Mail: 5791 Duncan Bay Road, Campbell River BC V9H 1N6 Fax: 250-286-9502. Email: joefornari@t-mar.com

Wild & Crazy Can’t Be Lazy Earn up to $20/hour.

NO sales, NO commissions!Full training provided. Travel, dress sharp

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Call Marcia 604-777-2195

134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

BUTCHER for Tibisti Foods. F/T, Perm. Min 5 yrs exp. Farsi an as-set, $15/hr. Fax res: 866-770-4296

115 EDUCATION

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

137 LEGAL

Legal Administrative AssistantRDM Lawyers is a large, full-ser-vice law fi rm located in downtown Abbotsford. We have an immedi-ate opening for an LAA in our Wills and Estates and Corporate department. You will work with several solicitors with respect to preparation of Wills, and some basic Estate work. In addition, you will assist one solicitor with his Corporate and Commercial work. This position requires an individual who can balance and prioritize these two roles in an ef-fi cient manner. You must also be profi cient with Word, and experi-ence with ALF software would be an asset. You must be able to work independently and as part of a team, and your client service skills must be exceptional.

Consideration will be given to candidates who have experience in these areas, or who have suc-cessfully completed a recognized LAA certifi cate program. Re-sumes may be submitted to:

RDM Lawyers33695 South Fraser Way,Abbotsford, BC V2S 2C1Attention: Carol Mitchell

Fax: 604-852-3829 Email: careers@rdmlawyers.com

While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

RECEPTIONIST/ADMIN. ASSISTANT

A busy construction company in South Surrey has an opening for a Receptionist/Administrative As-sistant. We are looking for an in-dividual with good typing skills, is detailed oriented, has ability to multi-task and a pleasant tele-phone manner. Please apply by emailing or faxing your resume with a covering letter including salary expectations to:

gladys@epswestcoast.comFAX: 604-538-1371

151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT

EXECUTIVE Director Langley Div. of Family Practice. Details go to: h t t p : / / w w w . c h a r i t y v i l -l a g e . c o m / c v n e t / v i e w l i s t -ing.aspx?id=245516 Send resumes to:Langleydofphiring@gmail.com

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130 HELP WANTED

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

156 SALES

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SECURITY OFFICER TRAINING B.S.T. classes in Abby.

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

A NORTH Surrey industrial engine distributor, requires a full time parts person. Hours are 7:30 to 4:00 Monday to Friday. Basic knowledge of gas & diesel engines required. Full time, competitive wage and benefi ts package. Clean, pleasant place to work. Email resume to: re-sumes6494@shaw.ca

HEAVY DUTYMECHANIC

for busy logging company in the Fraser Valley Area. Must have valid BC drivers licence.

Competitive Wages & Benefi ts After 3 mos.

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KINGLAND FORD - Journeyman Small Engine Technician wanted - Rigging boats packages, repairs & maintenance on ATV, Marine, Pow-er Equipment and Motorcycles. Email resume:employment@kindlandford.com fax: 1-867-874-2843.

MILLWRIGHT JOURNEYMAN - BCTQ certifi cation mandatory. Full-time opening @ West Coast Reduc-tion Ltd in Vancouver. Competitive wage and benefi ts. Email resumes to rpretorius@wcrl.com

• TRUSS BUILDERS• LABOURERS

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ALS SAWYERRequired Full-Time for a Truss Manufacturer in Pitt Meadows. Wages commensurate with expe-rience. Benefi ts after 6 months (Full-Time).

Please fax resume:604-465-9176 or e-mail:jamie.g@mrtruss.com

130 HELP WANTED

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

164 WAREHOUSE

MANUAL Labourer Mitsui Homes Canada Inc is a lumber reload and re-manufacturing plant in the Port Kells area of Langley. We are look-ing for part-time labourers. No ex-perience necessary but must be hard working and willing to work outdoors. Starting wage is $14.59. Fax resume to 604-882-8413 or email to general@mitsuihomes.ca

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

RELAXING MASSAGE68th Ave & 152nd Street.

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173E HEALTH PRODUCTS

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175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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185 HOME CARE

A 43 Year Old Women who has her Community Health Care Certifi cate would like to provide the following services:-Companionship-Meal Preparation-Light Housekeeping-Grocery Shopping-Medical and Dental Appts.-Exercise and WalksAnd I also have my First-Aide and Food Safe Certifi cates, If you require more information please call me at: 604-626-8572

188 LEGAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

236 CLEANING SERVICES

CLEANING SPECIAL $25/hour minimum 2hrs.

Price includes cleaning supplies.Also laminate fl ooring and paintspecials. Free estimates. A-TECH Services at 604-230-3539

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

Concrete Lifting Specialist

Bonniecrete Const LtdFree Est & Warranties

D House & Garage Floors D Driveways D Patios, etc.

D Raise to Proper HeightD Eliminate Trip Spots

D Provide Proper Drainage

Over 25 yrs exp.

Ross 604D535D0124

UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN

F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped

F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

260 ELECTRICAL

ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels,lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs etc.Guaranteed work. 604-539-0708Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110)

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 ServiceCall Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

GRAHAM’S EXCAVATING~ Excavation, Clearing ~

~ Drainage, Final Grading ~Free Estimates, 20 years exp.

Fully Insured/WCB(604)533-9108

281 GARDENING

.Jim’s MovingWinter Service

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

GUTTER Cleaning Service, RepairsFree Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Making Your RenovationsCome True...

Kitchens - BathroomsNew Additions - Flooring

Painting - DecksWindows / Doors

Stonework - Siding & More

Free Estimates* BBB * WCB * Insured

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HUDOLIN’S ON HOMES Complete Home Renos

✔ Bathrooms & Kitchens✔ Basement suites & decks ✔ Finishing work & moulding✓ Design & colour consultation

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hudolinrenos@gmail.com

Call Dave: 604-862-9379

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GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

604.514.2294

2ND ANNUALMULTICULTURAL GALA

DINNER & AWARDS CEREMONY

TTiimesmesT h e L a n g l e y

Langley’s International Festival is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Multicultural Gala Dinner & Awards evening on

Saturday, January 28th, 6:30pm at Sunrise Banquet and Conference Centre.

Please go online www.internationalfestival.ca or call 604-514-2294 to buy a ticket for the celebration.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

CALL NOW!604-312-5362

Now is the time to get the jobsdone that you’ve been putting off

H Bath & Kitchen Reno’sH Sundecks, Patios, Doors & MouldingsH Full Basement Reno’s for that Mortgage Helper

✱ Licensed, Full ServiceContractor with over 25 years exp & all available trades. Many ref’s. Unbeatable prices & exc quality.

★ Kitchens ★ Bathrooms Basement & Garage conversions

★Additions ★ Laminate ★Hardwood ★ Engineered Wood

★ Tile ★Carpet ★Baseboard & Crown moldings

★Sundecks ★Roofi ng.

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

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604-530-1175 gjward@telus.net

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR, Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks &

Additions, New Homes

European Quality Workmanship

CONTRACT OR HOURLYFREE ESTIMATES

Per Molsen 604-575-1240

~MASTER CARPENTER~Framing, FinishingMillwork, Cabinets

Complete RenovationsAdditions, Decks

Gazebos, etc.Local references available

Call Derek (604)720-5955

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

288 HOME REPAIRS

RENOVATIONS• Carpentry • Finishing

Painting • Moulding• Renovations • Handy Man

• Home Repair andMaintenance • Pressure

Washing • Plumbing • Electrical Fixture Installation

Clint (778)928-3693

300 LANDSCAPING

SAWDUSTHemlock, Fir & Cedar

Available for DeliveryCall for pricing

604-465-5193 or 604-465-5197www.augustinesoilandmulch.com

320 MOVING & STORAGE

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

AFFORDABLE MOVINGLocal & Long Distance

From $45/Hr1, 3, 5, 7,10 Ton Trucks

Licenced ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 MenFree estimate/Seniors discount

Residential~Commercial~Pianos

604-537-4140

Pac-Man Movers 20 years exp ~ Reas rates. Call Kevin: (604)837-2744

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured

Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

ACCURATE PAINTING• Quality Guaranteed • Bondable Call Randall 778-828-2127

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539Running this ad for 7yrs

PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $269,

2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is

completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &

Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

SINCE 1977 Rooms from $99 inc. paint

Over 2000 colours to choose fromSGeneral Paint SCloverdale PaintCEILINGS OUR SPECIALTY

Paul Schenderling 604-530-7885 / 604-328-3221

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

338 PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005

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

A LICENSED/ HONEST PLUMBER & GAS FITTER with 31 years exp. Very neat work Refs. Reas. rates. Free est. 24 hrs.Don: 604-220-4956

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Best Local Roofs & RepairsGreat price refs Paul 604-328-0527

F Cedar to F/G Conversions F Asphalt Re-Roofi ng F Torch on & Bur Membranes F Repairs to All Types of Roofi ng

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

Mr. CleanupDisposal

SAME DAY SERVICESeniors Discount

Call Andrew (778)868-3374

FREE! ScrapMetal Removal...FREE!!!

*Appliances *BBQs *Exercise Equip *Cars/Trucks/Trailers *Hotwater Tanks *Furnaces

* Restaurant EquipmentAll FREE pickup!

778-233-4949 T & K Haulaway

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You Name It & It’s Gone! Best Rates. Free Est. (778)891-4017

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

374 TREE SERVICES

A1-TRI-CRAFT Tree Serv.

Dangerous tree removal, spiral pruning hedge trimming, stump grinding, topping. Insured, WCB Free Est

Arborist ReportsAndrew 604-618-8585

$ Best Rates $

PETS

456 FEED & HAY

2nd CUT LOCAL HAY $5.00 a bale.

Phone (604)574-5788.

477 PETS

BLOOD HOUND PUPS, CKC reg’d health chk, 2nd vac, micro chipped, 4 fem’s. Liver & Tan. Ready to go. $500. Call 604-574-5788.

Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

CHIHUAHUA, 5 year old, female, very sweet & clean, $450. Call 604-794-7347

ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIESMale/Female, shots, micro-chip, vet checked, health guarantee. $2400. Call 604-970-3807.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

PUPPIES FOR SALE, 6 wks old, Terrier X Chihuahua $350

Call 604-856-3855

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

518 BUILDING SUPPLIES

Steel Building Sale. Inventory Dis-count Sale. 30x40, 42x80, 100x100Erection Available. Must Sell, Will Deal. 40 yr paint. Source #1O5866-609-4321

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL US-ES! Beat the 2012 steel increase. Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext. 170.

548 FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

560 MISC. FOR SALE

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stair-lifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-981-5991

CAN’T GET UP your stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help! No obligation consultation. Comprehensive war-ranty. Can be installed in less than 1 hour. Call now 1-866-981-6591.

Light fi xtures. Suitable for dining room, gold colour and glass. For bathroom, light vanity bar, white & gold. North Delta. 604-591-9740

NEED YOURPRE-ENGINEERED STEEL

BUILDING ERECTED?Professional crews available. We service Western Canada. All Brands. Excl references. Call MSC at 1-800-979-2993

578 SPORTING GOODS

X COUNTRY SKIIS & BINDINGS FOR SALE. Kneissl & RossignalMen’s size 10 & Woman’s size 7. Shoes and Poles as well. $45 per set. 3 pin (old style). North Delta. 604-591-9740

REAL ESTATE

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

#1 5700 - 198th St. Approx 3,888sf - Retail,Shop,Offi ce, Residential all in one. $3,500/mo gross 604-318-5255

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOMES BCThe OLDER.The DIRTIER.The BETTER.

Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.Call us First! 604.657.9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

1996 NORTEC mobile home, 14x70. Clean and bright, sunken liv. rm., lam. fl oors, attached room and deck. Must be moved. $42,000. (604)626-4294

New SRI.com 16x52 mobile home in Langley adult park. $114,900.Pet OK. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI Manufactured Homes. Single Double Modulars on display.

Repossessions 1974-2004.Chuck 604-830-1960.

New SRI single wide in family parkand another space in adult park. from $81,900. Chuck 604-830-1960

636 MORTGAGES

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660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

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www.dannyevans.caHomelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

696 OTHER AREAS

NAPLES FLORIDA AREA! Bank Acquired Condos Only $169,900. Same unit sold for $428,895. Own your brand new condo for pennies on the dollar in warm, sunny SW Florida! Walk to over 20 restau-rants/100 shops! Must see. Ask about travel incentives. Call 1-866-959-2825, ext 15.

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RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ALDERGROVE, Dntn. Avail imm. Newly renod 1 & 2 bdrm. Adult oriented bldg. NS/NP, 1yr lease pref. for disc monthly rent. SHAWN 604-657-3799

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CLOVERDALE BENBERG APTS. 17788 57 Ave. Senior building,1 & 2 bdrm suites avail now. Starting at $700 to $850/mo. 604-574-2078

LANGLEY 202/53A; 2 Bdrm apt h/c, $905/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-539-0217.

LANGLEY: 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo. In-ste w/d. N/P, N/S. $1150/mo. Feb 1. 604-830-7126/604-576-4551

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

LANGLEY: 5530-208 St. Quiet clean spacious 2 bdrms, 4 appls, h/w, prkg incl. $875. Res. Manager. NS/NP. Available Feb. 1st. Call 604-534-1114 between 9am - 8pm.

LANGLEY

BRIGHTON APARTMENTS

Large 1 Bdrm. Apts $200 Move-In Allowance

Please call for details. On-site manager. Suites include fridge, stove, drapes & carpeted throughout. Hot water & parking included. Close to shopping & schools, on bus route. Seasonal swimming pool & tennis court. Some pets welcome.

Call 604-533-0209

LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201AFREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, lndry, prkg. BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS.

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CHESTNUT PLACEApartments

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706 APARTMENT/CONDO

LANGLEY

CLAYMORE APTS1 & 2 Bdrm Apts Avail

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water, cable to channel 43. On site security

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LIMERICK MANORNear Langley City Hall & shops

1 bdrm - $720 - $750/month2 bdrm - $870/month

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Land Act: Notice of Intention toApply for a Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that 8956 264th Street Holdings Ltd., P.O. Box 32089, Langley, BC V1M 2M3, intends to make application to the Province of British Columbia, for a Crown Land Lease for Barge Loading purposes covering District Lot 819 Group 2 NWD situated on Provincial Crown land located at 8956 264th Street.

The Land File Number is 0247757. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways:

1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp where details of this application including maps can also be found.

2) By mail to the Senior Land Offi ce at 200-10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1.

Comments will be received by the Ministry of Natural Resources Opera-tions until February 9, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered.

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APARTMENTS

5555 208th Street, LangleyStudio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor

swimming pool and rec facility.Includes heat & 1 parking stall.

No pets

Phone 604-530-1912

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 700-2100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.

GREENHOUSE FOR LEASE for fl owering & bedding plants. Retail and wholesale. Fully computerized and automated system. 2.5 acres incl. greenhouse. Approx. 43,000 covered area. 1.5 acres set up for outside use. City water. High traffi c area. 5498 Gladwin Rd., Abbts. Call 604-807-3910 for more info.

S. SURREY. Warehouse, approx 1000 sq/ft 220 wiring, two 14’ doors gated, mezzanine. Suitable for stor-age. Avail Feb 1st. 604-541-9224.

RENTALS

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

LANGLEY, 232 nr. freeway. 3 bdrm mobile home on 1 acre. Nice & clean, new carpet & laminate. Fridge/stove. Laundry. Avail now. $1,000/mo. Call 604-807-2405.

LANGLEY: 2 Bdrm Mobile home- half acre. $950/mo Avail now. (604)534-6017

736 HOMES FOR RENT

100-20436 Fraser Hwy., Langley

TOWNHOUSES

Langley 202 & 54A - Upper 3 bdrm unit in 4 plex, clean neat & tiday, approx 1200 sq ft, 1 bath, balcony, 5 appl, open pkg, stor-age in unit, close to shops and amenities, n/s, n/p, available March 1st. $900/mos.

Langley - 197 & 56 Ave. Reno-vated, clean neat & bright, 1 bdrm unit in 4 plex, rancher style approx 900 sq ft, 4 appl, open pkg, work space, close to transit, n/s, n/p, lease req’d. Avail now $875/Mos.

Langley 240 & Fraser Hwy - Clean & bright 2 bdrm 2 level twnhse approx 800 sq ft, 1.5 bthrms, 4 appl, open pkg, fenced yard, n/s, n/p, lease req’d. Avail now $775/Mos.

Call Sandi, 604-534-3849sandi@naicommercial.ca

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LANGLEY. 3 bdrm family house for rent $1550/mth, 1400 sq ft, closed-in garage, large lot. Open house Saturday, January 21st 1-3pm - 4047 204B St, Langley. Contact Russ 604-785-6465

Langley City 206&51. 3BR/2Bath Upper 1150sf $1280 Cbl+Int inc. 1/2util W/D, FP, 2refs N/S N/P for Couple, now avail 604-308-0245

LANGLEY CITY, 55 Ave./200 St. 3/bdrm bsmt home. W/D, 2/bthrms. $1200/mo. Avail Now. TJ @ Sut-ton Proact: 604-728-5460.

LANGLEY E. Older house on acreage, 4 bdrms, 1 bath, fi n rec/rm, 2 appls. N/S. outside pet ok. Feb. 1. $1250/mo. 604-534-2046.

LANGLEY, Walnut Grove, 21479- 96th. 3 bdrms, 1½ bathrms. laun-dry. F/P. On acreage. Avail. Feb 15. N/S. N/P. $1275. 604-882-3808.

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RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

WALNUT GROVE, 4 bdrms, 2.5 baths, 5 appls, garage, fncd, fresh paint, $1800/mo. (604)536-7975

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

BROOKSWOOD - Looking for roommate. Ns/Np. No drinking, no drugs. Furnished, $500/mo incls utils. 604-340-7036.

LANGLEY 1 BDRM, shrd utils. Cable/internet incl, $500/mo. Fern-ridge area. Call: Bob 604-539-0091.

750 SUITES, LOWER

Aldergrove 1 bdrm+sunroom could be 2nd bdrm leads to outside deck, lge open ktchn & liv rm, utils incl lam fl r fncd bckyd, own drvwy, sh w/d, ste immac bright & clean. walk to downtown, 5 min to border, 8 min to frwy NS/NP $795. 604-607-1148

ALDERGROVE newer 1 bdrm bsmt New laminate in bdrm/livrm, new paint. NS/NP. Sep heat. $800 incl utils, cbl/net, d/w, f/p, w/d. Feb 1st 604-626-0536.

E. BROOKSWOOD, beautiful 1300 sf., grnd. lvl. suite, priv. ent., patio. 1 bdrm. Huge sunroom/den, f/p, int., TV, zone heat, alarm incl., 5 appl., gated prkg., N/P N/S. Refs. Immed. $1000 mo. 604-534-8109

FORT LANGLEY, bright 1400 sq. ft., 3 bdrm. suite, grnd. lvl. entry, appl., w/d, all utils. incl. N/P N/S. $1500 mo. Feb. 1. (604)888-0501

LANGLEY, 1 bdrm, sunny grnd lvl, priv. entry, immed, $700 incl. hydro. NS/NP. Refs. (604) 888-1382.

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

LANGLEY 210A/83A. $1000 Brand new basement suite for rent in es-tablished Langley. 2 Bedrooms, walk in closet, Private laundry (washer,dryer) new appliances, No smoking, No pets, reference req’d Enquirers phone: 778-892-8244 or email: Rinks11@hotmail.com

S Langley 2BR quiet 970 sqft level entry, fp, appliances, utilities, sat TV $1100/mos N/S, N/P 604-539-8709 ricky55@telus.net

STYLISH country living! Brand new, FURNISHED 1 bdrm suite for Feb 1st in rural Aldergrove, off 0 Ave. Private entry, everything brand new & beautiful. Best suits single occu-pant or couple. Wheelchair ac-cessible. No smoking/pets. $700/month all in. Email kpatil-lo@hotmail.com.

SURREY. 2 BDRM spacious base-ment suite. $950. Includes utilities. NS, NP. Scott Rd & 64th. 778-385-7790

751 SUITES, UPPER

1 & 2 BDRMS, kitchen units avail. to rent weekly or monthly. Please call Canada’s best value, Westward Inn @ 604-534-9238.

LANGLEY CITY 4 Plex, 3 bdrm, lower, 1.5 ba, 3 appl. Fncd yrd. Feb 1 Ns/np. $1120. 604-839-3491

752 TOWNHOUSES

LANGLEY

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2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING con-vertible, silver, 84 k’s. auto. Mags. $6795/obo. (604)826-0519

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1996 Honda Accord, auto, 4 dr, red, am/fm/cd, full load, newer tires, lady driven, 197K, $3200. 604-889-5356

1997 MERCEDES E420, all op-tions, mint, garage kept. 118,000 kms. $7200 fi rm. 604-805-4545.

2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT,160K, black, clean, no accid. $6800 Call 778-898-8472 or 778-237-9784

2002 AUDI - 1.8L, 4WD, Perfect cond. 1 owner. 157K. $9800/obo. Lady driven. (604)418-0999

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

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1994 Ford Explorer, 4x4, XLT, very clean, runs great, 160,000kms, Micheline all season tires. AirCared for 2 yrs. $3200. 604-541-0344

1999 CHEVY BLAZER, black, mags 2” lift 4x4, Air Cared, std. new clutch $4995 obo 604-826-0519

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $8000 fi rm. Call 604-538-4883

851 TRUCKS & VANS

1987 NISSAN P/U, 4 cyl. auto, 143 km, excellent condition, asking $2,200 obo. Phone (604)530-3289.

1998 PONTIAC TRANSPORT, 7 pass., great cond., green, $2000. 604-530-3931, 866-3931

1999 CHEVY VENTURE, white, au-to, rebuilt trans, head gasket, new brakes, $2495. (604)826-0519

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

2002 DODGE CARAVAN blue,loaded, 150K, AirCared. 778-773-6226 or 604-540-1941.

2006 FORD F350 FX4 Diesel Lari-at, full load. Leather etc. Over$10,000 in recent repairs- with re-ceipts - Tires, brakes, shocks etc.No acc. $18,900/obo. (778)322-4593 or 778-893-4866

2009 DODGE GRAND CARAVANstow & go seats, loaded. 2 Yrs/40Kkm’s left on Bumper to Bumper.$16,500. Call 778-294-0320.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICEis hereby given that cred- itors and others having claims against the es-tate of HELEN AEICHELE, alsoknown as HELEN LENA AEI-CHELE, deceased, late of #11620060 56th Avenue, Langley, BC,are re- quired to send full particu-lars of such claims to the Executrix,Kathleen Nipkow c/o #116 2006056th Avenue, Langley, BC on or be-fore the 22 day of February, 2012,after which date the estate’s assetswill be distributed, having regardonly to claims of which the Execu-trix then has notice.

Notice to Creditors and OthersRe: Estate of

ISABEL MAUD OLSENDOB April 9, 1922, deceased, formerly of #301 5840 Glover Road Langley, Parksville and Tofi no BC. Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Isabel Olsen are hereby notifi ed under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor’s Beth Grant of PO Box 275 Fort Langley BC, V1M 2R6 or Ron Raustad of 3890 Winlake Crescent, Burnaby BC, V5A 2G5 before February 28th, 2012 after which date the Executor’s will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executor’s then have notice.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE is hereby given that Creditors and others having claims against the Estate of Jacob Wall, Deceased, who died on May 10, 2011, are hereby required to send them to the undersigned c/o #205 - 2922 Glen Drive, Coquitlam, British Columbia, V3B 2P5, before February 23, 2012, after which date the Executrix will distribute the said Estate among the parties entitled thereto, having re-gard to the claims of which she has notice.

KATHLEEN ANN COLTER,Executrix of the Estate ofJacob Wall, Deceased

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Why I Stopped Drinking Tea When I was a young lad my mother was a bit of a tea granny and as I grew up, drinking tea with my mom was a way that I got some me time with her. In a family of fi ve kids where my mother worked full time, it was one of the few opportunities available. She made tea from scratch which meant I al-ways had some tea leaves in the bottom of my cup. They are cherished memories of my youth, but as I grew into adulthood, I stopped drinking tea because I discovered that it was too hard for me to predict the future from the tea leaves. Others apparently have the ability to do that, but I just don't. I don't make predictions for the real estate market for the same reasons - Can't read the tea leaves! In 1980 we were in a hot real estate market: In late 1980 prices were rising $10,000 a month on a single family home that was worth $65,000. The market was racing and continued to do that over Christmas 1980 and New Year's 1981. January and February continued to set records, moving that price to $120,000 and then, one day in late February, the market stopped on a dime, reversed direction, and prices absolutely fl ew in the opposite direc-tion. At the end of 1981 we were almost back to where the prices had been. I never saw it coming. Murderously high inter-est rates, unemployment rates, infl ation rates - and I never saw it coming. Of course, I was a brand new Realtor® at that time and that was my excuse. Again, in the mid-nineties our real estate market was tracking very nicely. Prices were rising gently, the real estate market was busy and everything was good. Then someone stepped on the brakes and the real estate market slowed and fi nally halted. Prices stayed fi rm and the market stood still until the early 2000's when prices began to climb rapidly again through to 2008. The market slowed down and prices began a minor up-and down movement that has left them basically at the same level much like the mid-nineties. After watching this activity for 3 years I'm prepared to make a tea leaves prediction for the next year. Barring any signifi cant catastrophe next year will be like the last few. How's that for a stunning pre-diction. We are in a market of stable or slightly dropping prices and we are probably going to stay there for the next year or two. The Euro crisis, the American housing market, the global economy and low, stable infl ation rates. I can see it all now in the tea leaves. So what to do as a home buyer or as a home seller? Well, for one thing, If you want to sell your home and move into a larger/smaller home then you can do it with confi dence that the market you sell into and the market you buy into will be the same market. You won't get caught in a swinging marketplace. If you want to buy your fi rst home, now is probably your best time: The market is stable and the current low interest rates offer you the best opportunity to minimize your mortgage payments. If you want to obtain a higher price for your home than the current market will pay then you might as well settle back and get comfortable. I don't think it's going to happen for two, maybe three, or even more, years. In the meantime make a hot cup of tea, sit back and enjoy drinking it, then email me and tell me what the tea leaves are telling you.

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