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UBCM hotels cost Township $2,700 WARD WAS TOP SPENDER WITH FIVE NIGHT STAY DA N F E R G US ON Time s Re po rte r
Three of the four Langley Township councillors who attended the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention in Vancouver opted to stay at the Pan Pacific hotel, a decision that cost $2,700. Figures released by the Township show councillor Grant Ward stayed five days at a cost of $1,601.85, councillor Bob Long stayed two nights at a cost of $757.74 and councillor Bev Dornan stayed one night at a cost
of $320.37. Councillor Steve Ferguson opted to commute. The Pan Pacific is located next to the Vancouver Convention Centre where the 2013 UBCM convention was held from Sept. 16 to Sept. 20. Its website describes the 503-room Pan Pacific as “an unparalleled downtown luxury hotel destination, with sweeping views of the Coastal Mountains, Coal Harbour and Vancouver’s city skyline.” Continued Page 7
Farmers Market finds winter home DAN FERGUSON Times Reporter
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Some llamas made an appearance at the Critter Care ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ in Campbell Valley Park on Sunday. The event asked participants to make a minimum donation of $5 and then walk either a 2 km or 4 km course. The walk was followed by a free barbecue lunch in the park. More photos online at langleytimes.com.
The outdoor Langley Community Farmers Market has found an indoor home for the winter, a location that will allow the market to serve customers in November and December. It will operate in the Eureka Masonic Hall at 20701 Fraser Hwy. on three Saturdays; Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Dec. 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. When he announced the market was looking for an indoor location, Farmers Market manager Benedict Canale said a winter
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market would build on the success of the spring and summer market, which reported the best business of its five-year history with more vendors than ever. “Sales have been higher than they’ve ever been,” Canale said. The 2013 Langley Community Farmers Market season held its final outdoor market on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus courtyard. The market is a non-profit organization that promotes locally grown foods, farm products, arts and crafts.
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