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Aldergrove Remembers Coleton Nelson
Candles shine for youngster By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
HARRY HUNT PHOTO Coleton Nelson’s family, parents Wayne and Brenda and siblings Chrystie and Alecsa, were joined by many friends at Monday’s memorial to the late Aldergrove youth (inset photo at top).
A large throng of supporters turned out at Aldergrove Arena Monday evening with candles and balloons to help the Nelson family remember 12-year-old Coleton, who was killed in a vehicle collision two years ago. The Nelson family, parents Brenda and Wayne, and sisters Chrystie and Alecsa, lost their son and brother, Coleton, on Feb. 18, 2011, in a crash at Robertson Crescent and 256 Street. Coleton was a passenger in the car, which was broadsided by a garbage truck, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Coleton was a popular local student and player #10 for his Aldergrove Minor Hockey team. The community has kept his memory alive with memorial services at the Aldergrove Arena on the anniversary of his death, as well as through a legacy, the Coleton Nelson #10 Trust Fund that helps provide financial assistance to other young hockey players who love the game just as he did. The Coleton Nelson Memorial Hockey Game has been held every spring at Aldergrove Arena, featuring local peewee and bantam teams, all of whom had played with Coleton over the years. On Monday evening the assembled crowd held candles and watched a video of his life on a screen set up in the arena parking lot. Then the crowd released balloons into the sky together. The intersection at which Coleton was killed has been fitted with a flashing warning light to alert drivers of the stop signs. However, these traffic lights have not been activated yet.
Langley Township backs first ever housing action plan By DAN FERGUSON Aldergrove Star
The Township of Langley needs to build much more rental and affordable housing, according to the first ever housing action plan developed for the community. The plan, nearly five years in the making, was approved by council on Monday, Feb. 4, following a presentation by consultant Linda Allen, who warned the fast-growing Township
needs to make sure that lowerincome people, seniors, students and people with disabilities are not excluded. “We’ve heard over and over again that there really aren’t enough rental options in the community,” Allen said. “Unquestionably, there will be increasing demand for rental accommodation.” Projections show the Township population will almost double by
2041, and the number of people 65 and over will more than double during the same period, Allen said. The study estimates 50,000 more dwellings will need to be built to accommodate that growth. The study found there is a lack of affordable home options for people with special needs, defined as “youth at risk of becoming homeless, low fixed income seniors and mental health clients.”
Less than one per cent of Township housing is subsidized seniors’ or family housing, compared with nine per cent in the City of Langley and five per cent in Coquitlam. On the plus side, the plan notes the Township has developed a good mix of market-rate housing and the average price of a Township house is roughly 30 per cent lower than Vancouver, according to the report.
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Despite that, many Langley residents find it challenging to obtain housing within their budget, the report to council states. It uses the example of a medium-income couple who was making an average of $92,000 a year in 2010 and who, if they had few debts and a “solid down payment” would qualify for a maximum mortgage of $434,000.
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