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These are difficult times in B.C. and if the NDP is elected to lead this province, leader Adrian Dix believes they are inheriting “a financial mess” from the BC Liberals. That’s what Dix told a sparse crowd of about 30 who gathered to hear him speak on Monday at the second in the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce leadership luncheon series at Newlands. Premier Christy Clark is set to speak on Monday, March 25. Conservative leader John Cummins spoke on Friday. The only Langley municipal politician to attend the luncheon was City councillor Teri James. “If elected there will be things we would like to do but we can’t, and things we Adrian just won’t be able to do, but Dix we will lay all of that out long before the election in May,” promised Dix. Dix did offer a glimpse into his position on TransLink’s funding woes, economy drivers, taxes and gas projects. Dix recognized that transportation is a key issue for Langley and wants to see carbon tax revenue dedicated to TransLink. “People in Langley pay more than anywhere else,” Dix said. “I’m from Vancouver so I can take SkyTrain everywhere.” He then jokingly referenced to the time he was caught not paying for SkyTrain. He wants to return power to the TransLink Mayors’ Council, given it is local governments that take on all the funding burden to pay for transit and transportation infrastructure across Metro Vancouver, he said. “Transit is absolutely necessary. It’s a key priority for livability and for climate change,” he said. He does support Liquid Natural Gas projects but doesn’t believe the province should throw all its eggs into just that basket. continued, PAGE 4

Walnut Grove Gator Paul Getz receives a hug from Hayley Peters following the Gators’ 59-53 victory over White Rock Christian in the final of the BC boys AAA high school basketball championships at Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. Gary AHUJA/ Langley Times

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After heartbreak one year ago, the Walnut Grove Gators would not be denied the second time around. The Gators scored a 59-53 victory over the White Rock Christian Academy Warriors on Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre in the final of the B.C. AAA boys basketball championships. In 2012, Walnut

Grove lost 75-74 to the Terry Fox Ravens. But with the score tied at 53 and less than 90 seconds remaining, the Gators Jadon Cohee put Walnut Grove ahead for good. The title is both a first for Walnut Grove and for any Langley school at the senior boys AAA level. A total of 4,443 people watched the final, which was held at the LEC for the third straight year.

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Crews were hoping to resume their search Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning for a Langley man who fell down a crevasse while backcountry skiing in the Rockies. Mark Taylor, the general manager of the City of Abbotsford’s parks, recreation and culture department, has been missing since just before midnight on Tuesday, March 12. He had been backcountry skiing with two others — his daughter in her 30s and a man in his 60s — on the B.C. side of the Wapta Traverse, located northeast of Golden on the B.C./Alberta border in the Canadian Rockies. Omar McDadi, spokesperson with Parks Canada, said the trio were on a five-day excursion in the area — a popular mountaineering spot — and would have been staying at huts along the way. McDadi said the three were experienced skiers who were carrying equipment that included emergency beacons and shovels. “From our estimation, they had the right equipment,” he said. A distress signal was received by authorities late Tuesday night, and Parks Canada was alerted at 12:26

Mark Taylor a.m. Wednesday, McDadi said. He said the three skiers would have encountered blizzard conditions at the time. Search and rescue crews were unable to get to the site of the distress signal all day Wednesday and

Thursday. “We made numerous attempts to get to the area …but we couldn’t because of blizzard conditions and high avalanche danger,” McDadi said. A break in the weather Friday morning allowed rescue crews to reach the woman and one of the men, who had made a snow cave to stay warm. The pair said that they had received a signal from Taylor’s emergency avalanche beacon from a point 35 metres deep. McDadi said this is not a confirmation of how deep Taylor would have fallen down the crevasse, as the beacon could have dropped a distance. Continued bad weather hampered their attempts to reach the point since then, but conditions were expected to change later Monday or on Tuesday morning. “We’re kind of in a holding pattern right now … Our goal is to put somebody into the crevasse. We remain committed to that goal,” McDadi told Black Press on Monday afternoon. Taylor has been with the City of Abbotsford for more than 12 years. He was an integral part of the bid that landed Abbotsford the 2016 BC Summer Games and has been working for the city to examine a possible partnership with the YMCA to create a new facility in Abbotsford.

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Things are ramping up towards Langley’s debut of the Special Olympic B.C. Summer Games, starting July 11. As of last week, the SOBC Games office opened its doors at 20560 Fraser Hwy. It will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Thursdays when they are open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. It’s going to be an exciting few months as Logo designed the Games organizing by Leah Moy of committee begins with Grey Canada’s planning, promotions, Vancouver Team. recruitment in Langley The logo was as well as training and inspired by the competition for athletes Games torch and and coaches who gear the strength it up for the Games. Special Olympic symbolizes. athletes, coaches and families from all over B.C. will descend on Langley in July to be part of these Summer Games.

Councillor calls for blueberry summit Proposal a reaction to refusal of provincial authority to consider ban Dan Ferguson Times Reporter

Councillor Kim Richter wants the Township of Langley to arrange a meeting of all B.C. communities with blueberry farms and their MLAs to discuss propane cannons.

The councillor made the call at the Monday, March 11 Township council meeting, in response to reports the municipal propane cannon task force will not be calling for a ban on the controversial noisemakers intended to scare birds away from berries. Megan Dykeman, chair of the task force, told The Times a letter from the BC Farm Industry Review Board made it clear no ban would be approved by the provincial authority. When Richter served notice that she will be formally asking the rest of council to approve a blueberry summit meeting, Councillor Bob Long objected, saying the

the cannon task force has yet to formally file its report. It was “totally inappropriate” to act before getting the report, Long said. Richter said trying to form a coalition of communities affected by the blueberry cannons does not conflict with the task force. “This is above and beyond their mandate,” Richter said. The task force report will go to the Township Agricultural Advisory Committee on March 21. Instead of a ban, the task force is expected to propose tighter regulations, including larger setbacks and less fre-

quent firing near horses. It wants a farm bylaw that would require blueberry farms to keep cannons a greater distance from horse farms, who have complained the noise is frightening their animals. It would also reduce how often the cannons can be fired. The bylaw would set escalating fines, $150 for a first offence, $350 for a second and $500 for a third offence. The amount would not rise any higher after a third offence. Farmers would be required to get a licence to use cannons and provide a bird management plan before one is granted.

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“There is a law in B.C. about capped emissions. If you want LNG and if we plan on those emissions, we have to cap emissions somewhere else.” He said there are many other areas of economic growth potential to consider, including in the film industry. “In Langley, 700 people work full time in the film industry. Those are people buying and shopping locally, supporting small business.” The NDP doesn’t support the Northern Gateway oil project and he said if elected he would toss out the agreement the BC Liberals made with the federal government, which gives Ottawa final decision making power over the pipeline. He said the NDP will increase corporate tax to 12 per cent, from 11, but will leave small business tax the same. He didn’t address whether he would increase income tax or not.

Dix believes that for small businesses to thrive and grow, there needs to be a culture of stability. “The HST was incompetently managed and everyone was damaged by it — the restaurant industry and everywhere,” Dix said. He was vocal against the HST and was part of the campaign that led to a referendum. Dix spent a lot of time speaking about the NDP’s focus on post-secondary education coupled with skills and trades training. The NDP believe this is key to boosting B.C.’s labour productivity. He said the NDP’s priority is to increase skills training even for areas like forestry and mining, which has potential job growth as many are set to retire. He wants to address completion rates in apprenticeship programs, which right now are set at 35 per cent completing training. To that end he would like to see counsellors hired to help students navigate

that system. He believes there is a lack of trades training up north. He agrees with the premier that the equipment students are learning on is outdated and investment needs to happen there. He believes young people are denied access to post secondary education because of its cost. “When I went to UBC in the 1980s, it cost $800 for tuition,” said Dix who received a bachelor of arts. “Today, it would cost $27,000 on average.” To that end, he wants to reinstate non-refundable grants for post-secondary education. “There are 800,000 people living in relative poverty in B.C. and we are losing our middle class,” said Dix about what his government wants to focus on. “The last 10 years we have had the lowest economic growth,” he said. Investing in young people’s education is key to change, he said.

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BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins gave some details of his party’s plans if elected in the May 14 provincial election, at the first in a series of leadership luncheons on Friday at Newlands. The luncheons are organized by the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce. “The coming election is about security of life for British Columbians. The government has ceased to focus on issues of everyday life, and is failing to look beyond the next election. We take government seriously,” said Cummins, who served as an MP for Delta for 18 years and plans to run in the Langley riding, where he lives. He outlined the Conservatives’ plans to have the legislature sit more frequently and examine in detail spending plans of the province, Crown corporations and schools, hospitals, universities and colleges. The Conservatives have already released a five-year budget and fiscal framework plan. It calls for no new taxes, gradual elimination of the car-

bon tax and balanced budgets each year. Cummins said this ambitious goal can be achieved by smarter spending, and he believes MLAs need to spend far more time debating the budget and looking at it lineby-line. In the fall sessions of the legislature, he proposes three separate committees to look at provincial, Crown corporation and health and education institution spending in a detailed fashion. “We need strengthened oversight of government expenditures,” he said. He also plans to establish an independent legislative budget officer, as has happened in Ottawa, with a mandate to provide an independent viewpoint on government spending. Turning his attention to local issues, Cummins said the tolls on the Port Mann Bridge punish drivers from this side of the river and there needs to be a change in how tolls to pay for the bridge and highway improvements are implemented. He said it is unfair that people living north of the river commuting to work to Burnaby and Vancouver pay no tolls. The Conservatives

plan to release position papers in more detail about issues such as health and education, as the twomonth election campaign progresses. He was questioned about helping the film industry with tax credits, and how that compares to the lack of such breaks for small businesses. Cummins said the

industry is a very important one to B.C. and provides many good-paying jobs. His son is an actor. He said any tax credits would not apply unless the industry comes to B.C. and does work here and spends money. He said B.C. has important advantages for the industry, largely based in Cali-

fornia, one of them being that it is in the same time zone. Cummins agreed that it seems unfair to give tax breaks to the movie industry and not to small businesses, and he said one of the first things that needs to be done is to get actual facts on the impact of lower taxes in Ontario and other jurisdictions

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Students held a knicknack/ garage sale at the school before Christmas, selling crafts they had made themselves and items brought from home. The 11- and 12-year-olds also selected CFFC, through a class vote, as their charity of choice, said the teacher. As they toured the south Langley property’s warehouses and packing facility, the class listened to Krentz explain the charity’s procedures and watched as one team of volunteers loaded pallets of food and other supplies into a shipping container, before moving on to speak to another group who were busily folding sheets and binding them into plasticwrapped bales.

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Premier Christy Clark will speak in Langley on Monday, March 25, at the last in a series of leadership luncheons sponsored by the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce. The first in the series, featuring BC Conservative Party leader John Cummins, took place on Friday. (See story, page 5). NDP leader Adrian Dix spoke on Monday. (See story, page 1).

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he report by deputy minister John Dyble into the conduct of government staffers confirms the worst — a number of people on the public payroll were busy doing Liberal Party business, and ignoring clear government directives not to do so. Whether this was to do with ethnic outreach or swing voters is irrelevant. What is relevant is that there was no clear demarcation between partisan and government work, and people at a high level in the premier’s office knew and approved of this. If people want to engage in partisan work and are on the government payroll, they have a right to do so — on their time off. While they are working for the government on projects like ethnic outreach, those projects need to be for government purposes. The provincial government and the BC Liberal Party are not one and the same. While the NDP initially raised this serious case of the blurring of partisan and government roles, the party does not have completely clean hands. It has since come out that four-time NDP candidate Gabriel Yiu has been on the payroll of the NDP caucus — which gets its funds from taxpayers. This issue was raised by auditorgeneral John Doyle while he was looking into the lack of accounting and transparency of the legislature itself. While Yiu did not mix government and party work (his party is in opposition), and the former legislative comptroller signed off on NDP caucus members using part of their constituency funds to pay Yiu, this looks more like a situation where the party made a job for him, at taxpayers’ expense, while waiting for the next election. Every B.C. political party that has formed government has, at times, blurred the line between party and government business. The lack of transparency and accountability in legislature accounts has made this quite easy to do and, despite Doyle’s report into this mismanagement of tax dollars, neither party has completely committed to fixing this mess. The report from Dyble will do little to restore public confidence in the Christy Clark government, especially in the run-up to the election. However, the fact that the NDP has paid former candidates to do political work with tax dollars is also troubling. It all makes it that much harder for voters to decide which candidate and party to choose when they cast their ballots. At the moment, “none of the above” is not on the ballot.

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ustin Trudeau is about to be Mulcair is from Quebec and is crowned as the next Liberal a solid contender, he does not leader. His most formidable have the charisma that Trudeau From contender, former astronaut has, nor does he have the same the Editor Marc Garneau, has quit the level of name recognition. race, endorsed Trudeau (albeit While many Quebeckers disfrankbucholtz in a grudging kind of way) and liked Pierre Trudeau, he had acknowledged that the title of Liberal leader a strong following among anglophones (a is his. diminishing group in Quebec) and federalistThis may be bad news for the Conservaleaning French Canadians. That could be tives. It most certainly is bad news for the enough for the Liberals to take a significant NDP. number of Quebec seats away from the NDP. A number of opinion polls have suggested The Bloc is not likely to be a strong factor that, with Trudeau at the helm, the Liberals in the next federal election, so Quebec may would outpoll the Conservatives in a federal be mainly a battle between the NDP and Libelection. While this may be true, the imporerals, with the Conservatives a factor in a few tant thing is where the votes would be comridings. ing from. I can’t see Trudeau helping the LibIn the Atlantic provinces, the three parties erals win many more seats in B.C., and they will likely split fairly evenly, and with just 32 almost certainly won’t win any in Alberta or seats, the four eastern provinces are rarely a add to seat totals in Saskatchewan or Manideciding factor in national elections. toba. I remember when Pierre Trudeau won the They will take some Ontario seats from Liberal leadership in 1968. He won almost the Conservatives and NDP, but the Ontario solely on charisma, and on a desire in the situation is likely to be a reversal of what country to move ahead with a new generahappened under Jean Chretien in that provtion of leaders. ince. The Liberals won most of the seats in He helped the Liberals win a majority gov1993, 1997 and 2000 because of vote splitting ernment, for the first time since 1957, and between the Progressive Conservatives and take a high-water mark of 16 seats in B.C. Reform (later the Canadian Alliance). With in the 1968 election. He campaigned at Fort Trudeau at the helm, the Liberals will gain Langley in June of that year — attracting a a lot of votes at the expense of the NDP but large and excited crowd. the Conservatives will likely get the most I’m not sure his son can excite people to votes in a large number of Ontario ridings. the degree that his father did, but he does In Quebec, the NDP have the most to lose have a healthy dose of charisma and he does with a Trudeau candidacy. Quebec went represent a younger generation. His taking NDP in 2011 largely because of the charisma over the Liberal leadership will change the of Jack Layton. While new leader Thomas dynamics of federal politics significantly. www. l a n g l e y t i m e s . com Contact us Main line ........................................... 604-533-4157 Classifieds.......................................... 604-575-5555

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t’s not unexpected that an elected official will make some changes when they move into a new office. Traditionally, the work consists of new carpet or a different colour of paint on the walls. Usually, it’s relatively minor stuff. So that’s why the extent of the construction done at VernonMonashee MLA Eric Foster’s leased office is raising some eyebrows here and in Victoria. Among the invoices reviewed by B.C.’s auditor general is $51,000 worth of work for a furnace, vapour barriers in the exterior walls, a double-painted storefront window, new wiring, plumbing, gas piping and painting the outside of the building. Ultimately, that sounds more like a complete overhaul than a standard renovation. One has to take Foster at his word that he followed the legislative requirements for documenting the work undertaken by his landlord and, it should be pointed out that the legislative bureaucracy initially approved the invoices and paid out the cash. But one has to wonder why Foster selected a space that was virtually a vacant shell? It had to be obvious that considerable effort would be required to bring it up to a suitable condition. Foster says he selected the site because of its proximity to parking and its ground-floor access (the previous MLA’s office was on the third floor of a building). But while accessibility is admirable, was that office the most cost-effective use of taxpayers’ dollars? Given the history between Foster and the auditor general over the watchdog’s career, it’s time for an independent, third-party review of the renovations. Only then will residents have a sense of what occurred on their behalf. —Vernon Morning Star (Black Press) The Langley Times is a member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The council considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of complaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about coverage or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council. Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent within 45 days to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2. For information, phone 888-687-2213 or go to www. bcpresscouncil.org

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We have the right to criticize oil Editor: State oil companies in countries such as Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia and China are in it for the money. They do not care about human or individual property rights. They can all bad mouth Alberta for working the oilsands, and they do sound convincing. These countries make it illegal for their own people to criticize their oil companies, and if they do, they may end up dead. Petro China is the richest oil company in the world, and if you have oil on your land, then your land belongs to Petro China. The Exxon Valdez disaster was large, but compared to oil spills in some dictatorial countries, it was small. In the case of the Exxon Valdez, the company did clean up the

aftermath in the best way possible. If the western world is guilty of anything, it is of trying to keep the peace and having the majority of the world’s ethical oil. We complain because we can. Until we can find another dependable source of energy, we are dependent on oil. When oilsands development first started, there was some criticism of the use of open pit mines. That is now an extremely part of the overall development. A lot of time, money and effort is being put into making oil extraction there as green as possible. We are lucky in being able to say and write as we think. Sometimes we may be shooting ourselves in the foot by doing

so. The thought of independent inspections of state-owned oil companies would be comical, if it wasn’t so depressingly hopeless. The only concern I have had about the Northern Gateway pipeline has already been addressed. Initially, the pipeline was designed by Enbridge to ship bitumen to China. Now David Black wants to build an oil refinery, and have an oil company from Western Canada build the pipeline. This sounds to me like a winwin, even for native people in the area, who could have some good jobs as a result. We would have a pipeline built by people who do respect the environment, and would not have bitumen shipped to China.

I feel blessed that we live in a democratic country, and we do have freedom of speech. Women are free here. Property rights are respected. Oil companies respect the environment. If we want a clean environment, the cleanest one is the one we Canadians have control over. Let’s not give up our freedoms and way of life as a result of incorrect information about oil. Why do we try to please some dictatorships, and not let everyone know where our oil is coming from? Why is the western world having no trouble getting oil from Saudi Arabia, yet so much trouble getting oil from Alberta? Bill Taylor, Langley

Letter writer taken to task for his disrespect of Stompin’ Tom

Editor: Re: “Other good games,” (letters, The Times, March 14). Mike Harvey starts out his letter by stating he “realizes it’s wrong to criticize,” and yet he continues to do so. If you realize it’s wrong, then why do it? I can’t believe anyone would write such drivel, or that this newspaper continues to print it. This song was written in the early 1970s when hockey was at the top of the list for entertainment value for most people. It was written by a great Canadian who received many awards and accolades — a man who had many fans and wrote many great songs and whose legacy will live on. Too bad Harvey didn’t write a letter about that, but unfortunately it’s too late now. V. White, Langley

Checking by Surrey Eagles Adam Tambellini on Langley Rivermen’s James Robinson in a Saturday playoff game demonstrates one reason hockey is so popular in Canada.

Editor: Mike Harvey is correct in there being a lot of good games (sports), played by many people in many lands. But that is no excuse for ripping a dead man who only wrote a song about the sport he loves, which is played by so many people, in the country that he loves. Do not call down

Stompin’ Tom because he didn’t write a song about some sport that you like better than hockey, but instead call out for the living people who haven’t yet written an anthem for those other sports. Harvey should be celebrating the accomplishments of a popular and much-loved Canadian,

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not criticizing a man after his death because their choice in sports did not match. Bill LaPointe, Walnut Grove Editor: I read the Langley Times weekly to keep in touch with events and news in my community. I have on more than

one occasion wondered if Mike Harvey is employed by The Times, as I see his letters very often in the “Letter to The Editor” section. Usually, when I read his letters, I think to myself “again — really?” No one new has anything worthy to print so they had to post another letter from Harvey. I am not dissing his letters. Most are well written. This last letter leaves, though, leaves me wondering if The Times is running short of material. Hockey is Canada’s game. Obviously there are other sports to watch, but none are Canadian like hockey. His opinion on sports, especially in light of Canada’s own Stompin’ Tom’s passing, is questionable. Stompin’ Tom was known for his love of Canada and all things Canadian. His hockey song is a hockey anthem most Canadians know and love. Why Harvey would want to diss our sport for no apparent reason is beyond me. This is one letter amongst his many that should have not made it any further than the editor’s floor. L. Vandermeer, Langley

Thanks to 3 Musketeers Editor: I would like to thank the Three Musketeers. On March 4, I was filling up my vehicle with gas at the Shell station in Aldergrove, at at 276 Street and Fraser Highway. After I filled the car, I was unable to start it. Three men noticed my difficulty and came to help. They pushed the car to the side of the parking lot and stayed with me while I called a tow truck for help. They then insisted on taking me back to my home, saying they were the Three Musketeers and wanted to help a lady from distress. I do not know their names, but I know they are from Surrey, and I want to publicly thank them. There are still gentlemen in the world. Utta Habermann, Langley

Question is answered

Editor: I would like to answer David J. Standcumbe’s question, asked in a letter to the editor in the March 12 edition of The Times. His question is, and I quote: “When somebody can tell me what we can do about volcanoes and forest fires, as well as India and China and their climate abuses, then I’ll listen to them about what’s coming from my tail pipe.” My answer to Standcumbe is this: we can do nothing about volcanoes, forest fires nor what India or China, with their climate abuses, do. Now that the question is answered, I expect that he will listen “to them” (a bunch of sincere well-meaning kids) about what’s coming “from my tailpipe.” Gary Davis, Fort Langley

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has left a long-lasting impression on former students, players on Saturday night, Bergen was standing off to the side, along with his assistant coaches, while the Gators players were atop the podium, posing for pictures with the championship trophy and banner. But Gator Nation, loud and boisterous all night long on the heels of the school’s firstever provincial title at this level, would have none of that. The fans began steadily chanting his name, and were joined by the players on the podium. Soon, Bergen and his staff had no choice but to take their rightful place alongside the team. Following the game, players

and students tweeted their love a Coaching Award of Excellence. for the coach. Even then, he shrugged off “Got that ring! Did it the honour, for berg” read part of insisting that the message from Bryce when you Derton (@skip341) a Grade coach as long From the 10 bench player who has as he has, you two more seasons still to are bound to sidelines play. GARY AHUJA be recognized And Walnut Grove for something. graduate Taylor McBeth (@ Bergen has been the architect taylor_mcbeth) wrote, “Couldn’t of the Walnut Grove basketball be more proud of our Gators. program, coming to the high 21 years of commitment, Bergen school when it first opened its deserves this more than anyone.” doors in 1991. The long-time coach — who That first season, he had to turns 61 later this year — has coax players to join the team, been coaching for more than as he didn’t even have enough four decades and last April was to field a starting five. But honoured by Basketball BC with eventually, he did, and although

they lost more than they won that first season, the foundation was built. Over the years, the Gators have produced some solid teams, finishing fourth in 2000, and second last year. Just how many lives Bergen has touched was clear Saturday night, as former players were on hand, beaming with pride as they watched their old coach win the title. After all, how many other 19-year-old boys go around giving hugs to former teachers, especially in public? But that was exactly the case on Saturday as Ethan McKean, a valuable part of last year’s second-place

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wantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) has recently expanded their Langley Campus in more ways than one. Not only have they added classrooms at their existing location, they have extended the teaching process into the Langley Senior’s community. The ten different programs that make up the Faculty of Community and Health Studies have now been consolidated at the newly renovated Langley Campus. A significant piece of that Faculty is the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program. In the third year of that program is a Community Development Nursing course. Jean Nicolson-Church, Associate Dean of Community & Health Studies explains, “In this three month community placement, nursing students learn their role is not to ‘do for’ people and communities. Rather, students learn how to actively listen to people so they can empower themselves. We have come from a place where nurses used to only ‘do for’ people. Now we educate nurses to ‘work with’ people. We help them identify and manage their own needs using their own assets and resources.”

Farima Karimi and Melissa Boeve are two students currently placed at the Langley Seniors Resource Society. Their goal is to explore health promotion topics to create Healthy Living Tip cards for the Kwantlen nursing students Farima Karimi and Milissa Boeve with Kwantlen Assoc. Dean, Jean Nicolson-Church , Har- currently operating “Healthy Living rison Pointe Manager John Wilkins ,Owner Glen Bell, Harrison Pointe nurse Jenna Thygesen and in front, June Kear Bag Program” where a number of from Harrison Landing and Connie Klimek, RN, MSN from Kwantlen reviewing the new book, ‘Treasured Memories.’ Langley agencies have partnered for 2 years to deliver bags of fresh food each month to Langley singles ~ Last year, a team of We have come Team” that would youth and seniors. orientate and support nursing students from a place newcomers. spent time at both “We came on site as the experts, we where nurses Harrison Landing knew best what elders needed.” says “We wanted to and Harrison Pointe. Farima. “But, now working with used to only target what the Eden Their challenge was to them, we have learned to listen. The ‘do for’ people. Alternative Model work with seniors as to seniors have the answers. They tell (2010) refers to as ‘the help them with their Now we educate three greatest plagues of us what they want to know. Some transition from middle nurses to ‘work the elderly: loneliness, seniors have a lot of stress as a result to older adulthood. The of issues like income tax, pension, or powerlessness and with’ people. students’ goals for the transportation ~ practical stuff. We boredom’,” says experience included: are learning that this stress creates Connie Klimek, an Educating on End of physical health issues. By helping RN Educator with the Kwantlen with their peace of mind, we are Life/Palliative Care issues and to program. Connie connected the doing a lot.” establish a “Welcome Ambassadorial students and the community.”I

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hell Duckett can trace her love of percussive instruments back to the 1970s. Watching television as a 10-yearold girl, the sight of Karen Carpenter hammering away on a set of drums put Duckett on top of the world. “It was the first time I’d seen a female drummer. It was an epiphany … my whole world opened up and I just couldn’t get it out of my head,” said Duckett, sitting and drinking tea in her second-floor studio in the new Langley Arts Council building on Fraser Highway. It’s here that the Surrey woman plans to offer music and drumming workshops for special needs teenagers throughout spring break. Surrounded by dozens of instruments, from djembes (hourglass-shaped hand drums) to guitars, ukuleles, sleigh bells and maracas, the founder of Drumfoot Studio is in her element — happy to offer a quick demonstration of hand drumming techniques or to grab a guitar and perform a short, but upbeat, rhyming song she wrote for her students. It’s a far cry from the pots, pans and wooden spoons Duckett pulled out of the kitchen cabinets and began pounding together when she first decided to become a drummer. “I didn’t know what the heck I was doing — I just went for it,” she laughed. Although she can’t recall exactly, Duckett thinks that first performance probably happened some time in the fall, because it was a few months later that she

discovered her very first set of drums under the Christmas tree. She doesn’t remember asking for them, but what she does recall is that they were red and sparkly and loud. “I sounded terrible. I had no idea how to tune them, I just had to play,” she said with a laugh. Duckett’s parents — who got upset if the cap was left off the toothpaste — were strangely accommodating when it came to her musical development. “I could bash the heck out of (the drums) and they wouldn’t say a word.” She joined the school band and took private music lessons before moving on to college where she studied jazz and found idols in the likes of Buddy Rich and Neil Peart from Rush. At 19, Duckett joined an all-girls rock band. One day, the lead singer asked her for a ride to an audition. As she waited, Duckett got chatting with members of the band and hit it off with them. They invited her back for her own audition and the next thing she knew, she was drummer and back-up singer for the Howe Sound Band. It was a gig that took her up and down the coast, performing at all hours aboard cruise ships — where rocking and rolling was sometimes more about the stage than the music — and gave her the chance to play at Expo ’86. Since those days, Duckett has worked as a studio musician and continues to offer private drum lessons. “I’ve probably had over 100 jobs,” she estimated. continued, PAGE 22

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Shell Duckett of Drumfoot Studio plays a djembe in her space at the Langley Arts Council building on Fraser Highway. Duckett is offering a series of percussion workshops for special needs teenagers during the two-week spring break. See the video at www.langleytimes.com.

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very quiet and shy will come playing together as a group, out of their shells and join in as well as helping develop with the class, she said. both fine and gross motor â€œItâ€™s skills. rewarding The hour for me. Iâ€™m and 15 happiest using minute-long music in the workshops education will take spectrum.â€? place at Itâ€™s that 20550 Fraser environment Highway that Duckett on Monday, Shell Duckett is hoping Wednesday, drummer Friday, to recapture when Saturday and she introduces a series Sunday, starting at 10 a.m. and of drumming and music 1 p.m. Cost is $35 per session. workshops inside her Fraser The buildingâ€™s second storey Highway studio. is not wheelchair accessible, The classes, which began and Duckett plans to cap each on Monday and continue session at 15 students. until March 28, are aimed Call 604-309-0356 to register at developmentally disabled or visit Duckettâ€™s website at teens and will teach www.drumfootstudios.com for participants about rhythm and more information.

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“We’ve got that extra personal connection. “We’re friends, we feel like family and so the music means that much more.” Factories and Alleyways actually evolved out of an earlier band called Like a Martyr, which also featured Matt, along with Langley’s Jeremy Allingham and their drummer — White Rock’s Alex Glassford. Like a Martyr, said Matt, was more “quintessentially rock and roll” than this band, which describes itself on its website as “drawing from influences in country, roots, rock, folk and gospel.” “It’s ‘everybody get in a room, grab a guitar, grab some shakers and sing your heart out,” said Matt. The other big difference between the the two bands is the addition of a fourth member — Josh Denny-Keys — who just happens to be Matt’s younger brother. “The fact that my brother is in the band now is important. Even more so, it’s helped the creative process,” said Matt. “Josh is an amazing musician, he’s amazing at arranging and he plays tons of instruments.” Actually, that’s something

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“It’s about reaching as many people as possible and balancing that with the internal drive to create pieces of art that we feel strongly about,” he said. The band last returned to their hometown in January, to perform at the Wired Monk in Murrayville. “We’ve played restaurants, coffee houses and much bigger rooms,” he said. But the intimate venues are great for feeling a connection with their audience. They’ll be looking to make that connection again on Thursday, when Factories and Alleyways kicks off three nights of grand re-opening celebrations at Fox and Fiddle on the Langley Bypass. The band will bring a blend of “really high energy danceable, country folk stuff, slower story song ballads and everything in between,” said Matt. There will be some older, familiar pieces and a few that even their most faithful followers probably haven’t heard yet. “It will be a great opportunity for people to hear a bit of new material,” he said. “(There will be) lots of energy, lots of fun, lots of connection with the crowd.” Fox and Fiddle is located at 19530 Langley Bypass.

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It was deja vu: same place, same situation. In the 2012 title game at the B.C. AAA boys basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre, the Walnut Grove Gators saw a nine-point disappear as the Terry Fox Ravens rallied for a 75-74 victory at the Langley Events Centre, denying the Gators the championship. Fast forward to Saturday night, once again at the Langley Events Centre, and this time it was the White Rock Christian Academy Warriors who went on a 9-0 run to knot the score at 53 points with less than two minutes remaining. “Basketball is a game of peaks and valleys,” said the Gators Jadon Cohee. “We went on a peak and they responded. We just knew if we played Gator basketball for two minutes, we would win the game.” And Cohee delivered, executing a perfect spin to the hoop, turning away from the double-team and laying the ball in, breaking the deadlock and putting Walnut Grove up for good. “They just kept overplaying me, so I went to a secondary move, which is the spin,” Cohee said. The Grade 11 star finished with 22 points, four rebounds, four steals and four assists, while playing all 40 minutes. He was named player of the game, a first team all-star and the tournament’s most valuable player. Following Cohee’s basket, Sam Shin came up with a steal on the defensive end and was fouled on his drive to the hoop. He hit one of his two free throws to make it a three-point game and after White Rock Christian missed a threepoint attempt, the Gators got the rebound, forcing the Warriors to foul. Walnut Grove hit their free throws down the stretch to claim the first AAA senior boys title in both school history and among

Langley schools. It also erased the bad memories of last season’s title loss. Coach George Bergen said the thought of last season’s defeat never even entered his mind. “No, blocked it all out,” he said. “What was going through my mind was this is our time. “I knew in the last few minutes, we were going to wrap it up.” Bergen said the team was ready. “It was like whatever doesn’t kill you, doesn’t hurt you,” he said. “It was painful last year, but it didn’t kill us.” “A resilient group of guys: they remember what that feeling (of losing) was,” he added. “Coming into this year, we knew what the feeling was like and we were not going to let it happen again,” said Cohee. “We were not going to go through that twice. “This year, we were so hungry for it,” said Paul Getz, one of the team’s eight graduating seniors. Getz, who battled foul trouble, had nine points and five rebounds. He was also one of five players who were each awarded a $2,000 Telus scholarship. “We just rallied together and just had to go out and give it everything,” Getz said. “This is the moment of my life.” Josh Mayorga wasn’t with the Gators last season, but his family moved to Walnut Grove from Ontario. And the graduating senior — a first team all-star — said he felt his teammates pain from 2012. “I heard about it so much I started to feel like I was there,” he said. “I shared that with them (and) didn’t want to let them down.” Mayorga finished the final with eight points and eight rebounds. Walnut Grove began the season as the pre-season No. 1, but were knocked out of that perch after an early season 59-56 loss to the Gleneagle Talons in exhibition play. The Gators only lost twice more, and both times it came at continued, PAGE 26

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Walnut Grove’s Jadon Cohee drives to the hoop against the defence of White Rock Christian Academy Warriors’ Sam Ykema during the Gators’ 59-53 victory in the finals of the B.C. AAA boys basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night.

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Gator Nation was loud and proud on Saturday night as they watched the Walnut Grove Gators capture the B.C. AAA boys basketball title at the Langley Events Centre with a 59-53 victory over the White Rock Christian Warriors. A crowd of 4,443 people watched the final.

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Spring Break Camps

Learn to Skate 1/2 Day Camps Standard (ages 6-14) & Preschool

(ages 3-5) March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $ 180.00 9:00-1:00 pm or 1:00-5:00pm March 25 to March 28 (Monday-Thursday) $ 144.00 Thank you you to to all all our our 2013 2013Bowl Bowlfor forKids KidsSake Sakesponsors, sponsors, 9:00-1:00 pm Thank

bowlers, prize donors, pledge bowlers, prize donors, pledgedonors donorsand andsupporters. supporters. Hockey 1/2 and Full Day Camps

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Ages 3-6 2 0 1 3 22 S P(Monday-Friday) ONSORS March 18 to March $180.00 Minuteman Press Langley 2 0 1 3 S P ONSORS 8:30-12:30 pm Minuteman Press Langley

Murray Latta Progressive Machine Aldergrove Credit Union Murray LattaTown Progressive Machine Aldergrove Credit Union Murrayville Pub Allteck Line Contractors Hockey Fundamentals Murrayville Town Pub Allteck Line Contractors Ages 7-10 NuFloors Langley BDO Canada LLP March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $ 180.00 NuFloors Langley Panago Pizza BDO Canada LLP 8:30-12:30 pm Bluewave Energy Peterbilt Pacific Panago Pizza Canadian BluewaveWestern Energy Bank Powerskating and Hockey SkillsProspera Cummins Western Canada Peterbilt Credit PacificUnion Canadian Western Bank Re/Max - Keith Deloitte Full Day Camp Prospera CreditSetter Union Cummins Western Canada Ages 7-12 SpeedPro Signs Facet Advisors Re/Max - Keith Setter Deloitte28 (Monday-Thursday) $ 220.00 March 25 to March Sudden Impact Promotional Products Grant Thornton LLP 8:30-4:30 pmFacet Advisors SpeedPro Signs Langley Times Homelife Benchmark Realty Sudden Impact Grant Thornton LLP Westcoast MetalPromotional Recycling Products Langley Huyndai NEW FOR 2013! Langley Times Homelife Benchmark Realty Westminster Savings Credit Union Leavitt Machinery Gary AHUJA/Langley Times Westcoast Metal Langley Huyndai Willowbrook LanesRecycling Magellan Law Group *Figure Camps Walnut Grove’s Sam Shin drives to the hoop against the defence of White Rock Christian Skating Ages 5-12 Academy’s Tyus Allen (right) and Peter Spanghel in Saturday’s championship final at the Xerox/ West XSavings BusinessCredit Solutions Malish Clark Westminster Union Leavitt&Machinery

March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $ 180.00 Willowbrook Lanes 1:00-5:00 pm Magellan Law Group March 25 to March 28 (Monday-Thursday) $144.00 Xerox/ West X Business Solutions Malish & Clark 12:30-4:30 pmAll event proceeds go towards agency mentoring programs *Must have completed a minimum of level 4Fort in Learn to and Aldergrove for the children of Langley, Langley Skate to Register*

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Chocolate motivated Gators Heart-shaped box of chocolates became trophy Walnut Grove players were working towards Gary ahuja Times Sports

It may have been an odd sight to some, but for the Walnut Grove Gators, it makes perfect sense. A look at some of the photos of the Gators players celebrating and posing with the championship trophy and banner on Saturday night shows a heart-shaped box of chocolates. Walnut Grove was celebrating its 59-53 victory over the White Rock Christian Academy Warriors at the Langley Events Centre in the title game for the B.C. AAA boys basketball championships. “We had a sports psychologist ( Jon Lee Kootnekoff) come and talk to us,” said

assistant coach Jared Bergen. “He said the trophy we have to work for every single night is this box of chocolates. “We carried it with us for every game after he gave it to us because it was our incentive; every game we play has to be championship-style basketball.” This happened in February in Kelowna at the Western Canadian Tournament. Up until that point, the Gators had lost in the championship final of two prestigious tournaments, both times to White Rock Christian. But in Kelowna, the Gators came through, defeating the Kitsilano Blue Demons, another one of the province’s top

teams. “I think that is where our first big win came from, at a crucial tournament,” Bergen said. For the rest of the season, Bergen — who serves as one of the assistants on his dad George’s

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staff — carried the chocolates in his bag. “I would it to Toshow Register Call: 604-532-8946 the boys, and say this is our championship at trophy,” he said. “If this is where we play, from the heart, then we can’t be stopped.” Bergen said the 1/2 DAY CAMPS players had been STANDARD (Ages 6-14) looking forward to & PRESCHOOL (Ages 3-5) ripping the box open to finally taste the Monday, March 25 to chocolates. Thursday, March 28 9AM-1 PM $144 + GST

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Learn to Skate

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Learn to Skate 1/2 Day Camps 1/2 Camps DAY CAMPS Learn to Skate 1/2 Day Standard (ages 6-14) & Preschool (ages 3-5) (Ages 5-12) 18(ages Standard (ages 6-14) & Preschool 3-5) March to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $ 180.00

Monday,9:00-1:00 March 25pm to or 1:00-5:00pm $ 180.00 Same Day March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) Thursday, March 28 9:00-1:00 pm or 1:00-5:00pm NEW Appointments March 25 to March 28 (Monday-Thursday) $ 144.00 12:30-4:30 PM 9:00-1:00 pm Available March 25 to March 28 (Monday-Thursday) $144 + GST $ 144.00 *Must have complete a minimum of level 4 to Existing Patients9:00-1:00 pm Hockey in Learn to Skate to register1/2 and Full Day Camps Preschool Learn to Figure Skate Hockey Tips for Tots Call betweenHockey 7:30am and 8:30am 1/2 and Full Day Camps Powerskating Ages 3-6 (Ages 6-14)

Monday-Friday for same day appointment. Hockey Tips for Tots Suturing & Cast Application

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March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $180.00 8:30-12:30 pm

(Ages 3-5) Ages 3-6 Research Centre WCB & Occupational (Ages 7-12) Tuesdays 3:30-4:15 pm March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $180.00 Health Watch for New Studies Hockey Full Day Camp Fundamentals or 4:15-5:00 pm 8:30-12:30 pm Ages 7-10

Wednesdays 6:15-7:15 pm APRIL 3 - JUNE 19 $189 + GST

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MARCH 25-28 APRIL 2 - MAY 7 $ 180.00 March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday)

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8:30-12:30 pm Hockey FundamentalsMonday-Thursday Saturdays 1:30-2:15 pm 8:30AM-4:30PM Ages 7-10 APRIL 6 - MAY 11 $220 + GST Powerskating and Hockey Skills March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $ 180.00 $71 + GST

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Ages 7-12 March 25 to March 28 (Monday-Thursday) $ 220.00 8:30-4:30 pm

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REGISTER CALL March 25 to March 28 (Monday-Thursday) $TO 220.00 Road, 8:30-4:30 Langley • (604) *Figure Camps pm 530-3233 MANY MORE Skating PROGRAMS ONLINE

Ages 5-12 March 18 to March 22 (Monday-Friday) $ 180.00

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requires a couple to provide custodial services. RV site provided for successful applicant. Experience preferred. Couple will be required to maintain our high level of cleanliness in numerous areas of the park. April-Oct. Wages negotiable. Please email resume & cover letter to: kristina@htr.ca.

HUNTING GUIDE NEEDED JulyOctober in Northeastern Yukon. Must have minimum two years guiding experience and be comfortable with horses. Contact Chris, 867-393-3802 or chris@widrigoutfitters.com.

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DIXON Douglas George Dixon aged 82 years passed away peacefully at Langley Memorial Hospital on March 10th, 2013. Lovingly remembered by sons; Douglas Dixon Jr., William Dixon & Stan Lancaster, daughters Patricia Dixon & Nancy Thompson, sisters Nola Petreus & Edith Sedrouil, sisters in law Pat White & Doreen Oswald, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends and other relatives. He is predeceased by his wife Agnes Antoinette. A Celebration of Life will be held at Henderson’s Langley Funeral Home 20786 Fraser Hwy, Langley BC on Saturday March 23rd., 2013 at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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INFORMATION

LOOKING FOR Dianne Waddington, Kitsilano High School, Grad of 1963. Presently living in Langley. Contact Maria (604)261-3374 or email: maajam@shaw.ca

LOST AND FOUND

FOUND DOG: PUG - black, female, on 16th Ave at 256 St. approx. March 6/7th. (604)710-9333 LOST - DOG; SHIH TZU / PUG X, brown female, vic of 56th Ave & Eastleigh Cres, Sun Mar 10th. Pls call: (604)533-2663 with any info. LOST: Man’s Gold ring with small diamonds. Vic. Langley area. Call (604)534-6098 Stewart

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DRIVERS WANTED:

Terrific career Opportunity with outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Rail Experience Needed!! Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time, Valid License w/ air brake endorsement. Extensive Paid Travel, Meal Allowance, 4 weeks Vacation and Beneﬁts Package. Compensation based on prior driving experience. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver. DO NOT FILL IN CITY OR STATE

OWNER OPERATORS $2500 SIGNING BONUS Van Kam’s group of companies req. Owner Ops. to be based out of our Surrey Terminal for runs throughout BC & Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience / training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee beneﬁts package. Email a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract, and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call Bev at 604-968-5488 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility. Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

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Responsibilities of the position include booking and trafficking advertising and ﬂyer distribution, plus some general ofﬁce and reception duties. You will be at the centre of the action contributing to a team of dynamic sales, marketing and creative professionals. It is best suited to those who can offer our internal and external customers unparalleled service. Black Press is Canada’s largest private, independent newspaper company, with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii and extensive online operations with over 250 websites. Black Press is also a leading commercial printer with 15 printing plants in operation. Interested applicants should send their resume to Kelly Myers, Assistant Advertising Manager, no later than Friday, March 22, 2013. admanager@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.

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TEAM DRIVERS required for regular USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean driving record. $22.50 per hour. Contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pacific Xpress at 604-5750983 ext 351 or fax resume to 604575-0973 TEAM Drivers required for regular USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experiance and a clean driving record. $22.50 per hour. Please fax resume to Blue Land Transportation. at 604-7771049.

EXPERIENCED HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC

Jakes Construction Ltd has openings for experienced

Licenced Heavy Duty Mechanic The successful candidate must be certified with a minimum of 5years experience in field. Skills included ability to repair, troubleshoot, adjust, overhaul and maintain mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, and mining. Offering competitive wages and career advancement for the right individuals.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

COUNTER STAFF & BAKE STAFF TIM HORTON’S IS HIRING FOR ALL SHIFTS, IN 2 LOCATIONS; 17888 56 Ave. Cloverdale and 2711 192 St. Surrey

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JANITOR / MAINTENANCE

KAMI TERIYAKI & SUSHI located in Aldergrove BC is recruiting the following: 2 Food & Beverage Servers: Duties incl: taking orders, set-up tables, cleaning workplace, answer phones. 2 Food Counter Attendants: Duties incl: take customer orders, clean, peel, slice and trim foodstuffs using manual & electric appliances. Prepare food such as sandwich and salads. Portion & wrap food, package take-out food. Serve customers at counter, stock refrigerators and keep records. Wages for both positions is $10.50 per hour. Full-time 40 hours/week. 1-2 years experience preferred. Please email resume to: kamiteryakisushi@hotmail.com or by mail to: Kami Teryaki & Sushi #320-26310 Fraser Highway Aldergrove BC V4X 2Z7

Req. for Port Kells Warehouse. 40 hrs. wk. flexible schedule. Wage dependant on experience. $12.50-$16.00/hr. Transportation a must.

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MECHANIC SHOP MANAGER Golden Eagle Group is looking for full-time MECHANIC SHOP MANAGER. Repair and maintain fleet of agriculture and construction equipment. Ag-equipment experience, heavy-duty equipment license, hydraulics knowledge are an asset.

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PRODUCTION WELDER Surrey light metal fabrication shop requires experienced welders. Applicants must have a minimum of one year experience welding .035 MIG or have CWB ticket. $15.58 to start, $17.31 after 30 days worked. Complete beneﬁt package. Email resume to: umlhrdept@gmail.com.

TRUCK & TRAILER MECHANIC

Mega Cranes Ltd. an industry leader, is seeking an energetic, aggressive, self starter for a full time truck and trailer mechanic for full time position. If you are interested in this exciting and unique opportunity!

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HOME CARE/SUPPORT

ELDERCARE, light hsekpg, cooking, av. 20 hours/week incl. eves and weekends, $11.00/hr. Call AM 604-580-8280, PM 604-589-7842

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RESPITE Caregivers PLEA Community Services Society is looking for individuals and families who can provide respite care in their homes for youth aged 12 to 18, who are attending a recovery program for alcohol and/or drug addiction. Qualified applicants must be available on weekends and have a home that can accommodate one to two youth and meet all safety requirements. Training and support is provided. If interested, please call a member of our Family Recruiting Team at:

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COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT & DIESEL ENGINE MECHANICS Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star & Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions avail. in Surrey. Cummins, Detroit Diesel and MTU engine experience considered an asset.

Union Shop ~ Full Beneﬁts. Forward Resume to Fax: 604-888-4749 E-mail:ars@cullendiesel.com

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EXPERIENCED FRAMER wanted. Full time position in Abbotsford, Langley & Cloverdale area. Own transportation an asset. Call (604)308-1420

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Vision Therapist Wanted Small but growing developmental optometry clinic in Walnut Grove has a position open for a vision therapist or orthoptist, part-time to start. Preference is given to those with exp. but we will train the right candidate. Post-secondary education is helpful, as is exp. in pediatric healthcare, childhood education, or pediatric rehab. Must be above average intelligence, take instruction well & have initiative. High-level communication skills needed. Must enjoy and be skilled at working with young children and be able to travel periodically. If interested, please email your resume and cover letter, asap to:

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THREE STAR DRYWALL LTD Boarding, Taping, & texture. Small jobs welcome! Kam 604-551-8047

CALL NOW! 604-312-5362 Now is the time to get the jobs done that you’ve been putting off H Bath & Kitchen Reno’s H Sundecks, Patios, Doors & Mouldings H Full Basement Reno’s for that Mortgage Helper ✱ Licensed, Full Service Contractor with over 25 years exp & all available trades. Many ref’s. Unbeatable prices & exc quality.

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FT WELDER. Salary 18/hr. Interpret welding specifications operate welding equipment & any other duties required by work. Language Punjabi/English. Real West Aluminum. Fax: 604-530-6999, ravithind@hotmail.com

Journeyman Mechanic You'll enjoy competitive wages and beneﬁts, a safe friendly, respectful workplace, and opportunity for future advancement.You'll be performing preventative maintenance & repairs on our well maintained transit bus ﬂeet.

Please e-mail: chris.brown@ﬁrstgroup.com or fax 604-854-2960. We are an equal opportunity employer.

2013 Special Olympics BC Summer Games July 11 - 14 Langley

volunteer info

To donate or sponsor contact Denni Bonetti at 778-245-2698 or dennibonetti@shaw.ca.

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Volunteers Needed! To volunteer please call 604-533-2233 or email: games@specialolympics.bc.ca

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

SAMCON BUILDING. Complete renos, decks, kitchens & baths, from start to finish. All trades available. Over 25 years experience. Call Derek (604)720-5955 www.samconbuilding.com

langleytimes.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 312 MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Blissful Massage

AQUA SPA

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING

338

15 years exp. Jnbz Painting, Repaint Specialist. Interior & Exterior. Great Rates, Fully insured. Free Est, Refs. Call Jan (778)552-4926 www.jnbzpainting.ca

BUSY plumbing company requires exp technicians. Good wages & benefits. Email resume to: expplumbers@hotmail.com

Deep Tissue & Relaxation Massage & Skin Care

604.510.6689 20437 Douglas Crescent Langley INTERIOR/EXTERIOR, Repairs & Renoâ€™s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes European Quality Workmanship CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 25 YEARS IN BUSINESS

Per Molsen 604-575-1240

320

MOVING & STORAGE

SPARTAN Moving Ltd. Fast & Reliable. Insured Competitive rates. Wknd Specials. Call Frank: (604) 435-8240

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

AFFORDABLE MOVING Local & Long Distance

Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

604-537-4140

LANDSCAPING

FITZPATRICKâ€™S Moving and Storage. Insured, Great rates, Local, Islands, Okanagan & Alberta. Call John (604)779-2278

Furnace Boilers, Hot Water Tanks Hot Water Heat, Plumbing Jobs. Furnace cleaning with truck mounted machine

604-507-4606 or 604-312-7674 10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Renoâ€™s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

FULL PLUMBING SERVICES â€˘ Hvac Gas Fitting â€˘ Electrical *Free Est. *Licensed *Insured 24hr. Emergency Service

604-475-7077

341

PRESSURE WASHING

329 PAINTING & DECORATING For all your decorating needs, why not call a Master Painter?

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

477

#1 Soils, manure, gravels, lime stone, lava, sand. Del or p/u 604882-1344 visit www.portkellsnurseries.com / bulk material for pricing.

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx 150 lbs. $950. Call 604-302-2357

25 yrs in rooďŹ ng industry

Family owned & operated. Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions, concrete tiles, torchon, fibreglass shingles, restoration & repairs. 20 yr labour warr. 604-427-2626 or 723-2626

TREE & STUMP removal done RIGHT!

RECYCLE-IT! JUNK REMOVAL

â€˘ Estate Services â€˘ Electronics â€˘ Appliances â€˘ Old Furniture â€˘ Construction â€˘ Yard Waste â€˘ Concrete â€˘ Drywall â€˘ Junk â€˘ Rubbish â€˘ Mattresses â€˘ More

Recycled Earth Friendly HOT TUBS ARE NO PROBLEM! On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604-595-4970

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS Eastcan RooďŹ ng & Siding

.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated

â€˘New Roofs â€˘Re-Roofs â€˘Repairs

TIME FOR A NEW CAR? See bcclassified.comâ€™s Automotive Section in 800â€™s

Liability Insurance/BBB/10% off with ad

604.562.0957 or 604.961.0324

REG. GERMAN shepherd pups. Xrays shots, ready now. $1100. 604-512-3310

604-787-5915/604-291-7778

548

MATTRESSES starting at $99

PETS 456

FEED & HAY

MIXED SPECIES HOG FUEL 1â€? minus mixed berry mulch, Red Cedar coarse hog fuel Phone R.J. Caplette 604-856-6500

477

FURNITURE

â€˘ Twins â€˘ Fulls â€˘ Queens â€˘ Kings 100â€™s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331 *NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET* Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

PETS

559

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

MEDICAL SUPPLIES

STAIR LIFT original price $3500 used for 6 months. Will sacrifice $2299. 604-882-7573

560

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975. Langley area. 778-241-5504.

MISC. FOR SALE

AT LAST! An iron filter that works. IronEater! Fully patented Canada/U.S.A. Removes iron, hardness, smell, manganese. Since 1957. Visit our 29 innovative inventions; www.bigirondrilling.com. Phone 1-800-BIG-IRON.

BIG BUILDING SALE... â€œâ€?THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE. YOU DONâ€™T WANT TO MISS!â€?â€? 20x20 $3,985. 25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859. 35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100. 47X76 $18,265. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-6685422. www.pioneersteel.ca

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Call Ian 604-724-6373

CALL

PUG available for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered. Also Golden retriever (not reg.) avail for stud (OFA hips & cert eyes) Mission 604-820-4827

www.treeworksonline.ca 10% OFF with this AD

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE GUTTER CLEANING ONLY $95. Pressure Washing; driveways, sidewalks, siding, etc. 604.861.6060

PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

â€˘ Tree Trimming â€˘ Fully Insured â€˘ Best Rates

www.mainlandroof.com

RUBBISH REMOVAL

TREE SERVICES

POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

POLAR BEAR PAINTING $299 ~ 3 rooms (walls only 2 coats) 604-866-6706

www.benchmarkpainting.homestars.com

Mainland RooďŹ ng Ltd.

PETS

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39 yrs exp. FREE Est. Int./Ext. Com/Residential Triple A/BBB Rating Financing avail OAC. Call Dan anytime! 604-537-3553

Rated best painting & moulding company (2010 & 2012) by consumers.

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

374

604.587.5865

Payment upon satisfactory completion.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

356

C & C Electrical Mechanical

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

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

BRO MARV PLUMBING $49 Service Call. 24 Hrs. Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, Plugged drains. (604)582-1598 or (778)714-2441

Gas Fitter âœ Plumber

$45/Hr

300

PLUMBING

AT PANORAMA PLUMBING, HEATING & GAS SERVICES. Repairs & new installs. Furnace, Boilers, Hot water tanks etc. Jobs Small-Big, Res/Com 604-818-7801. www.panoramaplumbing.com

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

SKILLED Renoâ€™s, Licensed builder, Easter Special Discount. Call Chris 604-908-4100 bcrestoration.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blues, ready to go, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done. Ultimate family guardian $1000 (604)308-5665

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

ANTIQUE ORGAN hi back style, decorative & refinished $1000/obo. Photos avail. Call 604-541-9619.

COMBINATION EARLY BIRD SEMI AND FINA LS TICKETS SPECIA L: $

35.00 â€“ if purch before Marcahsed 31!

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Support Langleyâ€™s Talent! Tickets: $20.00 per show or Early Bird Special $35.00 for both shows.

Buy your tickets today at: www.LangleyHasTalent.ca or at the Langley Times office: 20258 Fraser Hwy. (CASH ONLY) (Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm. No phone calls please)

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ACREAGE

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RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

Langley

RENTALS 706

CLAYMORE APTS

$50 off/month for the ﬁrst year

1 & 2 bdms available immediately or April 1. Close to shopping, schools & transit. Some pets ok.

Spacious Reno’d bach, 1, 2, 3 bdrm suites. Heat & hot water incl. Walk Score = 75 604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca

5374 - 203rd St, Langley Call 604-533-9780

TOWN & COUNTRY APARTMENTS

LANGLEY DOWNTOWN - FM56

684

Langley: Newer 2bdr, 2bath new paint, shows well! $225K. Sutton Rlty. Ravi Bhindi (604)825-8881.

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

SURREY

SURREY- BEST BUY NEW listing $184,990: Kings Crossing. 2 bdrm, Condo full bathrms, Built 1996. 835 sf. Exc loc. (604)726-7527 Remax

RENTALS 700

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualiﬁcation Required! FLEXIBLE TERMS! Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious 708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req. 604-657-9422

706 ABBOTSFORD. 32740 Pandora 5 bdrm. 3 baths. Rec room & family room. Near new hospital. 11,000 sq/ft lot. $354,900. Call 604-807-4829 after 6 pm LANGLEY / BROOKSWOOD BORDER Newly renovated 3 bedroom Rancher on large lot, wood floors, carpet, bath, crown mouldings, baseboards, paint, fixtures, all new appliances, large new deck, 1/blk to school/parks, close to all amens. 5083 205A Street. $442,000. Call 604-534-2997.

627

APARTMENT/CONDO

1 BD 715 sq ft RiverPointe Guildford Surrey new paint new lino brand new insuite washer dryer, new hot water tank storage locker, one underground parking. Gym, sauna, jacuzzi. Avail April 1. Mature person/s NS NP Call 604-818-6139 or email bryanarm@gmail.com $900. 1BDRM/DEN, Walnut Grove, Langley, 670 sq ft, new carpet g/fp, fridge, stove, w/d, dw, patio, 1 parking space. N/S, no pets. 1 yr lease required, references required, credit check preferred. Rent $900/month. Email janetterh@shaw.ca

APARTMENT/CONDO

PARK TERRACE APTS

* RENTAL INCENTIVES *

APARTMENT/CONDOS

Spacious 2 bdrm, 2 Level apartment $990/mo. 1.5 baths, 5 appli’s, in-ste laundry, balcony, secure parking. N/P, N/S. Utils extra. Walking dist. to Safeway. Avail March 1/13. For appt. to view call:

Call 604-530-5646 or 604-230-3903

LANGLEY: *GREENWOOD MANOR* 26030 Eastleigh Cres Reno’d 2 Bdrms. From $850. Hardwood floors. Lots of closet space. By transit, Kwantlen College. CFMF. Small Pet OK. 778-387-1424 604-540-2028

5555 208th Street, Langley Studio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor swimming pool and rec facility. Includes heat & 1 parking stall. No pets

THE VARSITY

20058 Fraser Hwy Langley Brand new 1 and 2 bdrm units Avail immed W/D/F/S/DW/microwave Secured parking Close to all amenities $800-$1,200/month 1 year lease 1 month free rent on 1 year lease Call Cathy for a showing

1-604-855-0010

SUITES, LOWER

818

AUTO FINANCING

FORT LANGLEY - single occupied like new. Spacious 1 bdrm suite. 9’ ceilings, 5 appliances, in suite lndry, N/P, N/S $850/mo. includes all utilities.Carol 604-888-6136 to view.

CARS - DOMESTIC

2002 CHEV MALIBU LS Regal Custom, low mileage 101K. A-1 cond! $2500. 604-560-9990

Langley City - 1 bdrm bsmt ste, above grnd, suit 1 person, 2 appls, $700. Avail now. 604-514-4989 LANGLEY Willowbrook New appli. & H/W flrs. 1000sf. 2 bdrm. grn’d flr. suit quiet older tenants, ns/np, ref’s req’d. $950 incls. d/w, utils, lndry. & pri. parking 604-539-5459

2007 Chev Malibu LS, 42,000km, excellent condition, grey, 4 dr, power options, senior-driven, $8300 obo - call 604.341.7475

LANGLEY - Yorkson South 800 sq. ft. 1 bdrm. brand new suite. Laminate flrs. Suits one or couple. $895 furnished or $795 unfurnished incls. utils. WIFI and cbl. In suite lndry. D/W & micro. Electric F/P. N/S N/P. Close to TWU & transit. Walk to grocery store. Refs. Req. Avail. Now. Price negotiable for 1 year lease.

778-878-1618

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

MURRAYVILLE, Newer 2 bdrm abv grd bright, safe quiet area. Shrd lndry, util, cbl & wifi incl. Avail now. $895/mo. 604-377-7148.

BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 7002100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.

810

TRANSPORTATION

2010 Pontiac Vibe auto, hatchbck, 29,000K. White. Many options inc s/rf. $9000/firm (604)538-4883

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

.1-877-810-8649 langleyautoloans.com

The Scrapper

WALNUT GROVE, nice 1 bdrm studio apt. $650 incl utils. Lrg kitch. Shrd laundry, Nr all amen. NP/NS 604-513-9865 or 604-302-6995. TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

WE’RE ON THE WEB DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

LANGLEY, central. Clean 3 bdrm. insuite lndry, close to parks, shops & schools, fenced yard. Avail now. N/P. $950 + util. 604-754-0704

736

HOMES FOR RENT

www.bcclassified.com 604-575-5555 toll-free 1-866-575-5777

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

ALDERGROVE. 2 Storey 3 Bdrm home, with 1 bdrm bsmt ste in quiet CDS. NS/NP. $1600/mo +utils.Avail now. 604-818-0233, 604-530-6106

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

CLAYTON HILLS; 3 Bdrm + den, 2 level w/bsmt on 3 acres, 2.5 baths, 12x22 sunroom, nook & din/rm. Avail now. $1600. (604)338-1669

The Village at Thunderbird Centre

WE BUY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

Deluxe 2 bdrm suites available. Large balconies, fireplace, in-suite laundry. No Pets. Live, shop, work & play all in one location. Next to Colossus Theater (200th & #1 Hwy).

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

DreamTeam Auto Financing “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-961-7022

www.iDreamAuto.com DL# 7557

Call 604-881-7111 thunderbirdvillage@bentallkennedy.com

www.bentallkennedyresidential.com www.ThunderbirdVillage.ca

Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP

LIMERICK MANOR Near Langley City Hall & shops

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

750

TRANSPORTATION

LANGLEY

HOMES WANTED

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $69,900. Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960. Glenbrookhomes.net

RENTALS

Phone 604-530-1912

715 Langley

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LANGLEY CITY 1-bdrm apt. Clean, crime free bldg. Incl. heat, n/p, refs. req’d. $710. 604-530-6384.

LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, laundry & parking. No Pets BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED

Villa Fontana & Stardust

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •

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Rainbow & Majorca Betsy - 604-533-6945 CALL FOR AVAILABILITY LANGLEY CITY

CHESTNUT PLACE

Apartments 20727 Fraser Highway

1 & 2 Bedrooms avail incl heat/hot water/cable

Bachelor suite - $635 1 bdrm - $720 - $750/month 2 bdrm - $870/month Inc. heat/storage/parking Adult oriented Sorry - no pets By appt - call 604 - 514 - 1480

Northland Apartments 19777 Willowbrook Dr., Langley

HOME SWEET HOME

SOUTH SURREY Short Term or Long term NEWER - only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, Fully Equipped 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Office + 2 Full Bath T/House. Floor to ceiling storage + storage room in garage. 6 S/S appli. D/W, W/D, & Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate flooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. NO - Smoking inside, covered patio & outdoor patio. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping & transit. Close to schools. $1800/month. Available. May 1.

604.488.9161

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2010 VENZA: Like new, only 20,000 kms, fully loaded, automatic, 6 cylinder, dvd system. $22,800. 604-575-5555.

3-LINE EXAMPLE

Size not exactly as shown LANGLEY: 4 Bdrm house + addition on 1 acre farm setting. $1555/mo Avl. now. (604)534-6017. LANGLEY East. Older house on acreage, 4 bedrooms, 1 bath, fin’d recrm, 2 appls. N/S. outside pet ok. April 1st. $1250/mo. 604-534-2046.

741

OFFICE/RETAIL

ALDERGROVE, Downtown. Newly reno office space. Approx 600 sqft. Call for details, David,604-328-4461

750

SUITES, LOWER

Aldergrove 1 bdrm bsmt ste Avail Apr 15. Utils incl. NP/NS. $650/mo. 778-344-4400, 778-344-1100 LANGLEY 240/55 Ave. 1100 sq.ft. 1 bdrm ste, pri entry, on country acre, own lndry. $1100 incl utils (not ph). Avail now. (604) 533-5403

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IT’S BIG. IT’S ON NOW. Great offers on all 2013 Toyotas.

2013 TUNDRA

6000

% $ OR

FACTORY FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS

CONSUMER CASH

PLUS GET $1000 IN GENUINE TOYOTA ACCESSORIES WITH EVERY NEW TUNDRA

2013 COROLLA LEASE FOR

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199/Mo. OR 0

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LEASE FOR

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OR CHOOSE UP TO $2000 CONSUMER CASH

LEASE FOR

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Lease, finance and consumer cash offers apply to new 2013 models sold before march 31, 2013. Credit available to qualified buyers. Factory order may be required. Corolla lease is a 60 month lease of a model BU42EM AA with $0 down payment and $0 security deposit. 60 monthly payments of $179 are required. Total lease obligation is 410,740. Lease end value is $5871. Lease rate is 0.9%. Matrix lease is a 60 month lease of a model KU4EEM AA with $0 down payment and $0 security deposit. 60 monthly payments of $199 are required. Total lease obligation is $11,940. Lease end value is $6,046. Lease rate is 0.9%. Sienna lease is a 60 month lease of a model ZK3DCT AA WITH $4000 down payment and $0 security deposit. 60 monthly payments of $299 are required. Total lease obligation is $21,940. Lease end value is $11,364. Lease rate is 2.9%. All leases have mileage allowances of 20000 km/year. License insurance and taxes are not included. Retail financing cost of borrowing is dependent on the amount financed.

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There are many things to think about before you start renovating one of the most important rooms in the house.

Starting a kitchen reno By Maggie Calloway Making the decision to renovate your kitchen is one of the most exciting and scary decisions you can make. A kitchen is more than just another room; in many ways itâ€™s the very heart of the home and you need to get it right. Hundreds of decisions will have to be made, each one dependent on the next. No wonder it is so daunting.

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March 2013 ProDuCTS â?ąâ?ą QuAlifieD TrADeS â?ąâ?ą exPerT ADviCe â?ąâ?ą

Hiring a RenoMark renovator By Kerry Vital

The people at My House Design/Build Team were honoured at the Georgie Awards last month with five awards, including Best Residential Renovation $500,000 to $799,999 and Best Interior Design Custom Residence â€“ New or Renovation. Martin Knowles photo

Georgie winners take home the gold My House Design/Build Team and MAC Marketing multiple winners at CHBA awards. By Kerry Vital The top tier of British Columbiaâ€™s residential construction industry was honoured at the Georgie Awards in Vancouver on Feb. 23. Presented by the Canadian Home Buildersâ€™ Association of BC, the awards have been presented for the past 21 years and showcase the high-quality work of B.C.â€™s home building and renovation community.

â€œThis yearâ€™s Georgie Awards winners showcase the culture of imagination and ingenuity that only grows stronger throughout our province each year,â€? says CHBA BC President Nathan Stone. â€œFrom Vancouver Island to Whistler, from the Okanagan to the Interior, the winners and the finalists continue to show us that B.C. is a true leader when it comes to excellence in the residential construction industry.â€? Among the big winners at the awards was My House Design/Build Team, who left with five awards, including Best Residential Renovation $500,000 to $799,999, Best Renovation â€“ Any Room and Best Interior Design Custom Residence â€“ New or Renovation.

â€œItâ€™s an honour (to win), not only for us and our clients, but for all home builders, as we are now recognized as creating some of the finest homes and projects in all of North America,â€? says My House President and Managing Director Graeme Huguet. â€œThis has truly been a blessed year for us.â€? Stone agrees, saying, â€œMy House Design/ Build Teamâ€™s Waterfront Hideaway is a fantastic example of how homes can be innovative, sustainable and completely unique, while setting the bar higher for our provinceâ€™s home building and renovation community.â€?

Renovations make up a huge part of the residential construction industry, and billions are spent every year by Canadian homeowners looking to improve upon their homes. But how can you make sure that youâ€™re hiring a reputable person to renovate your home? The RenoMark program, developed by the Greater Vancouver Home Buildersâ€™ Association, gives homeowners the ability to find a reliable, professional renovator easily. â€œThe RenoMark designation assures consumers that the renovator they are dealing with has completed industryleading education requirements and are part of a professional network apprised of the latest technologies and designs,â€? says GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit. â€œAs well, all RenoMark holders have committed themselves to a code of business ethics and offer warranties on the work they do, offering peace of mind to home-owners that RenoMark professionals stand behind the work they do.â€? A RenoMark renovator must abide by several rules, including being a member in good standing of the GVHBA, provide a detailed written contract for all

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Local home construction professionals honoured at provincial award ceremony “ from page.1 Portrait Homes added to their great reputation for customer service with the Customer Choice Georgie Award for Multi-Family Low-Rise Production Builder. “We value awards for customer satisfaction above all others!,” says Dave Wallace, Chief Operating Officer for Portrait Homes. “We work very hard creating a stellar customer experience and the Customer Choice award is a huge win for our whole team!” This year, the Platinum Georgie Award was given to Concert Real Estate Corporation. The Platinum Award honours companies who have won 25 or more Georgie Awards. “It is a tremendous honour to have been repeatedly recognized by the CHBA BC and the Georgie Awards as among the best of the best within the province’s home building industry,” says David Podmore, chairman and CEO of Concert Properties Ltd. “Recognized both within the industry and by the public in general as showcasing dedication to superior standards, these Awards reflect our commitment to delivering top-quality homes backed by superior customer service.” Other winners at the awards include G. Wilson Construction for Best Residential Renovation $800,000 and Over and Adera Development Corporation for Sustainable and Innovative Community for seven35 and Salesperson of the Year in New Home Construction for Stephanie Sonnenberg at Salus, zen and Breeze. Among the winners in the marketing categories was MAC Marketing Solutions for Best Logo, Best Brochure and Best Project-Specific Website for various projects. They were also the recipient of the Grand Georgie Award for Marketing Campaign of the Year for Cressey’s Meccanica. For a fullMyHouse_RenoNation_GeorgieAd_.pdf list of winners and to see photos of of the proj1 all 13-03-14 1:29 ects, visit www.georgieawards.ca.

The Platinum Georgie Award was given to Concert Real Estate Corporation this year. CEO David Podmore was on hand to receive the award from outgoing CHBA President MJ Whitemarsh. Martin Knowles photos

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GVHBA CEO Bob de Wit notes that there are several benefits to hiring a RenoMark-certified renovator, including the assurance that they are educated in the latest tools of the trade. Submitted photo

yourself and the renovator. It should lay out the cost, materials, time, scope of the work and any instructions you have for the people working on the house. For example, if you require everything to be cleaned up by the end of each day, or want a specific room to be protected during construction, make sure it is in writing. The fourth step is to check on the progress during your renovation. It is very important to keep in regular contact with the people working on your house. This leads into the fifth recommendation, discuss your project. If you notice something that you want changed or you have any questions, don’t hesitate to talk to your renovator and make sure you’re both on the same page. Make sure any changes that you make during your discussions are put in writing. For more information about the program and to find a RenoMark contractor, visit www.renomark.ca/greatervancouverarea.

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Finding a use for those reclaimed pieces pieces that are not always on display; we recognize each other.” Old-growth wood is found in demolition sites, salvage yards and abandoned buildings. Other prizes such as barn doors, lighting and old bricks are carefully removed and transported back to the shop to sometimes become part of a new project and sold. These pieces are unique and often tell a story of a time and place no longer part of our more fast-paced life. They are often pieces made with pride to last more than a lifetime. Working out of what was once a mechanic’s garage, clients at Union Wood Supply can browse the showroom and even the workshop to get inspired. And if what you are looking for isn’t there, just wait and magic may happen.

By Maggie Calloway An interior design style which has great appeal is mixing modern, with sometimes very stark lines, with pieces made of reclaimed wood and even old machinery repurposed into functional furniture. The advantage of repurposing old boards and machinery is they are mostly one-of-a-kind and as such much more interesting. Craig Pearce, principal of Union Wood Supply Co., is passionate about aging objects of industrial origin and designing and building with reclaimed wood. In fact, he cheerfully admits he was born into the wrong era. After “making his bones” working with a rustic log cabin furniture maker, Pearce went on to furnish his home with his own designs then filled the demands from friends. It was a natural next step to form Union Wood Supply Co. “As far as finding architectural salvage goes I have spent many years doing this as a hobby. I have travelled all over North America and made many great contacts,” he says. “I still travel a lot because salvagers usually specialize in one or two things and I want as much variety as possible so I still need to hit the road. We go to cities we know has some good old industrial history and start checking it out.” Even talking about the “hunt” as he calls it, you can hear his excitement. “We just got back from Oakland, California and bought a couple of pieces from an antique dealer. When we got talking he said if we wanted to look at some industrial pieces we should meet him at an isolated warehouse,” Pearce says. “This is how we find some great

Craig Pearce of Union Wood Supply Co. says anything can be repurposed, from old typewriters, left, to bar stools and bedroom furniture. Martin Knowles photos

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