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Christmas Day shooting incident in Langley Police opened fire on a stolen car when the driver tried to ram his way past officers in Langley Christmas Day. It happened around 1 p.m. shortly after a man who had his 1993 Honda Del Sol stolen earlier in the week spotted his vehicle being driven in the Cloverdale area of Surrey.

He called 911 and officers were soon tailing the stolen car south on 200 Street.

When it came to a stop at 72nd Avenue, the two officers boxed in the vehicle with their police cruisers.

They got out and approached the suspect

vehicle.

“The driver of the stolen car then began ramming the police cars out of the way,” Insp. Tim Shields told CTV News.

“There were shots that were fired by the police and the stolen car was struck.”

At least three shots were fired, one shattering a car window.

None, it appears, hit the driver.

The suspect vehicle then rammed the police cars out of the way and sped off, escaping capture.

Shields said though the officers opened fire, there was “no indication” the driver

was struck.

A shotgun shell could be seen at the intersection following the incident.

Police found the stolen vehicle about a half hour later 10 blocks away, with no sign of the driver.

The vehicle was seized and towed back to a Surrey RCMP detachment.

Police are now appealing for witnesses of the incident or those who may know the driver to come forward.

Please call Langley RCMP at 604-5323200.

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Shields said the case will not be taken over by the Independent Investigations Office police watchdog because even though police fired shots at the vehicle, the suspect wasn’t struck.

RCMP will be conducting independent officer reviews to investigate the use of force and find out exactly what happened to determine if the actions taken were appropriate.

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Handy-Dart offers couple one-way rides LANGLEY COUPLE SAY THEY CAN’T GET RETURN TRIPS FROM TRANSIT SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED

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A Langley City couple who use Handy-Dart buses to make their many medical appointments say the rides are increasingly becoming one-way trips, with the transit service telling them they will have to find their own way home.

Gordon Chappell said when he recently tried to book rides between Dec. 26 and Jan. 5 to Langley Memorial Hospital for his wife Edith, who is wheelchair-bound and requires dialysis three times a week, four of the trips he was offered were one-way, and on two days no rides at all were available.

It is far from the first time this has happened, he told The Times.

“They’ll get you there, but they won’t get you back,” Chappell said.

“That’s [getting home from hospital] a $12 trip one way by taxi.”

That is too expensive for Chappell, a 62-year-old former sales and marketing manager who has had four neck surgeries, and his 58-year-old wife, a former businesswoman. Both are on disability pensions. Because of his limited neck mobility, Chappell said he has difficulty driving more than short distances.

He said over the last two years,

the number of one-way trips has increased, and so have the number of trips where Handy-Dart can only take them as far as a SkyTrain station.

“It’s worse,” Chappell said.

Chappell said he spends a lot of time on the phone with HandyDart dispatchers trying to find rides for his wife.

He said the people at HandyDart who take his calls “have been pretty damn good,” polite and sympathetic, but they simply don’t have enough vans available.

“They’ll say, ‘I’m going through the [computer] screen and nothing is showing up’,” Chappell said.

A social worker with the provincial social services ministry has had to step in more than once to help them by paying for return trips by taxis, Chappell said.

In response to a Times query, Martin Lay, the director of transit services for the Coast Mountain Bus Company said the company has taken steps to reduce the number of “trip denials” but money is tight.

“TransLink [the transit authority in charge of Coast Mountain and Handy-Dart] is working to find ways to ensure our services

effectively serve our customers’ needs while operating efficiently and within our means,” Lay said in an email to The Times.

“However, without additional funding sources, TransLink is not in a position to expand services, either for conventional transit or for Handy-Dart” Lay added.

Lay suggested the Chappells should call the TransLink customer assistance line which is “prepared to assist as much as possible.”

Lay said about three per cent of Handy-Dart trip requests were denied in 2012, for reasons that include “trips that cannot be accommodated, cancellations at the door and no-shows.”

The number of trip denials has been reduced by a new program that uses taxis to substitute for the Handy-Dart vans when a patient’s mobility permits, Lay said.

“This has resulted in at least 7,000 more trips for our HandyDart customers in 2013 and reduced the current number of trip denials.”

Chappell said he would be prepared to pay more than the $2.75 a ride he pays Handy-Dart now if that would help make more trips available.

“It’s cheap, really, Chappell said.

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Langley City resident Gordon Chappell says he’s spending a lot more time on the phone trying to find rides to and from hospital for his wheelchair-bound wife, Edith, who requires regular dialysis. More and more, he says HandyDart rides are only one way, getting the couple to the treatments, but leaving them without a ride home.

Windmill could be in Doubleday Arboretum’s future

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The future of the Derek Doubleday Arboretum in Langley will include a visitor centre based on the Iris Griffith Interpretive Centre on the Sunshine Coast.

There will also be a site devoted to willow trees.

And, possibly, a windmill to generate electrical power.

Al Neufeld, the Township manager of Parks, Design and Development, discussed plans for the 12-acre Township site on the Fraser Highway near the Langley airport

during a year-end report on the Arbouretum Dec. 9.

The visitor centre is being designed in collaboration with the Arboretum and Botanical Society of Langley, which arranged a field trip to the Sunshine Coast centre this year.

The Iris Griffith Field Studies and Interpretive Centre opened in 2005 at at 15386 Sunshine Coast Hwy, Madeira Park.

It is housed in a 2,500 square foot log cabin that offers a nature school program for elementary and secondary school students, adult education courses for univer-

sity and college students, and interpretive programs, workshops, lectures and and tours for all.

Neufeld said the Langley centre would likely offer the same services and use the same style of construction.

“Having a log facility would be ideal,” Neufeld told The Times following his presentation.

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A proposal that would see start times for the inaugural council meetings of the two Langleys switched next year failed to win much support at Township council.

The two councils hold their swearing-in ceremonies at different times on the same day so that people can attend both, and so dignitaries, including local MLAs and MPs, don’t have to choose which to attend.

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A letter from City of Langley corporate officer Carolyn Mushata suggested the Township council could hold its 2014 inaugural meeting in the afternoon, while the city would hold its at night, with the two councils alternating start times for subsequent inaugurals. “ … one of the challenges in holding our inaugural meeting in the afternoon is that some friends and family members of [City] council are unable to attend the ceremony due to work commitments,” Mushata wrote.

The suggestion landed with a thud at the Dec. 9 meeting

of Township council with a clear majority of councillors opposed.

One of them was Councillor Kim Richter, who said the Township should KIM “respectfully R ICHTER decline” the City’s idea.

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A minor issue with pub rules I don’t have children. plete lack of enthusiasm for the That wasn’t by design. But then, whole kids-in-bars scenario. It is my lack of offspring hasn’t left a widely shared among my friends gaping hole in my life, either.

— the vast majority of whom are It just is. parents.

The thing is, despite not having Heck, many of them see the local any of my own, I do actually like watering hole as the one place they kids — most of the time, and in can escape their own progeny for a FROM THE couple hours, never mind dealing limited numbers, at least.

But one of the great benefits of with somebody else’s miniature being childless is that I’ve never travelling circus.

Brenda darkened the doorway of Chuck E. When you pop by your local for Anderson Cheese’s — a record I hope to cara drink, do you really want a pintry to my grave. And I couldn’t tell sized patron guzzling juice from a you with any certainty what happens in- sippy cup at the next table? side a Go Bananas (I can only assume it’s That’s assuming the little beggars are terrifying). even sitting down.

They’re both wonderful establishments, There’s nothing more disruptive than a I’ve no doubt, doing the one thing they’re bored kid — and, let’s face it, few places are built to do, which is to cater exclusively to going to be as boring to a kid as a pub. rambunctious children.

But for those of us who have left our But you know what’s not designed for clubbing years well behind us, the local kids? A pub. pub has become the centre of our social Which is why the provincial govern- life. It’s really the only place we can gather ment’s recent announcement that children in the exclusive company of adults, regardwill be allowed to accompany their parents less of the time of day. into public houses — the main function of And, really, why would parents want this which is to serve alcohol to patrons 19 and change? Is it worth saving a few bucks on over — came as a bit of a surprise. a babysitter to spend an hour or two drinkEspecially since, as far as I can tell, no- ing before strapping the kids into the back body was actually asking for this. seat for the drive home?

Far more people I know, at least, would Yes, children need to learn how to berather the province follow the example of have properly in public. But there are plenour American cousins and allow us to slip ty of family-friendly establishments where a bottle of chablis or a six pack of suds into they can be schooled in the social niceties. the grocery cart next to the milk and bread.

When I’m craving a White Spot burger, But the closest the new rules come to it’s pretty well guaranteed that some little that, is to allow separate liquor vendors person will be tearing wildly into a Pirate to operate within grocery stores — which Pak nearby. And I’m perfectly OK with that. barely addresses the issue, considering I’m on their turf, after all. there are very few supermarkets that don’t But when it comes to my weekend outalready have a liquor store within spitting ings to the local pub, I’d prefer those to redistance. main like the rest of my life — blissfully I know I’m in good company in my com- child-free.

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As Langley residents welcome 2014, toasting fresh starts and new beginnings, there is still some unfinished business lingering from 2013.

Perhaps the biggest newsmaker of 2013, judging by our letters pages at least, is the Coulter Berry building in Fort Langley — or, rather, the lack of it.

In October, work was halted on the controversial building after a B.C. Supreme Court ruling. It has left a massive hole, now dubbed “the Heritage Hole” in the heart of Fort Langley.

The judge who ordered the work stopped recently left the Township with a window to possibly let work continue but not without another full set of public hearings. What the Township will decide remains to be seen, as does what the developer now wants to do, having already lost time and money.

What we can predict is that Coulter Berry will dominate the news well into 2014 and one can only hope the personalized attacks will be taken out of the mix.

Meanwhile, Aldergrove residents have been left high and dry about whether they are getting a swimming pool and, if so, what size it will be.

Estimated costs for the community centre project ballooned well past what the Township could stomach. So far, it’s looking like the community centre rink has been put on ice and let’s hope the pool the community gets is bigger than a wading one.

Aldergrove has the been the redheaded stepchild of communities in Langley and deserves a proper full-length pool. One wonders why costs can’t be shared with Abbotsford, with its residents very likely to benefit from it.

While the provincial election upset of 2013 sent political junkies into a frenzy, it left a hole in Langley City, with well-liked mayor Peter Fassbender leaving for bigger things.

Fassbender is now the minister of education, with councillor Ted Schaffer stepping in as acting mayor. We won’t even begin to predict who will be running for the mayorship in the municipal election in November 2014.

This New Year has potential for a lot of mud slinging, but before that happens let’s all take in the famous lyrics of the New Year’s song Auld Lang Syne to heart and “take a cup o’ kindness yet.”

Kindness carries more weight in the world than mud any day.

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Message driven home they

It’s gratifying to see that drivers seem to be getting the message.

There were no impaired driving charges handed out last weekend by the RCMP despite conducting three, eight-hour road checks throughout Greater Vernon.

Just two weeks previous there were 14 motorists issued 90-day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions (IPRs) compared to just a couple this past weekend.

While two can be argued is two too many, it shows that hopefully the message is getting out that impaired driving won’t be tolerated.

It’s a message that is crucially important during the holiday season, when people who have been celebrating the season need to find themselves a safe ride home.

Designated drivers and taxi cabs are a must for anyone that knows they will be imbibing at a social event. And that goes for day or night.

Another traffic safety consideration worth noting is the number of accidents last Friday during a snowstorm.

RCMP report there were 23 accidents in the North Okanagan during that time and, although each mishap is possibly for different reasons, drivers generally need to slow down for winter conditions.

The speed limit is a maximum for ideal conditions but when there’s snow on the road, possibly ice, and less than perfect visibility, a safe speed is considerably slower.

Please exercise caution on area roads over the holidays and ensure everyone arrives safely by slowing down for conditions and allowing us all to move into the New Year on an accident-free note.

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Dubious SkyTrain claims

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Santa swapped his sleigh for a Township of Langley fire truck Sunday night for the annual Walnut Grove carol tour. Fire trucks and (covered) trailers with singers made the rounds in the rain.

Editor: I see that the SkyTrain lobby’s Mr. Daryl Dela Cruz is up to his old tricks nay-saying modern light rail with some very dubious claims (The Times, Dec. 10).

Let’s correct some of his erroneous statements.

• LRT can and does operate at speeds of 80 to 90 km/h on at-grade rights-of-ways, as it does in cities like Portland and Calgary.

• At-grade operation attracts more ‘new’ transit customers than elevated transit systems, which is why most transit is built and operated at grade.

• LRT tends to improve business along its route. In Portland, businesses along a light rail route see about a 10 per cent improvement in sales.

• SkyTrain doesn’t add transit benefits, rather it significantly increases the cost of transit, requiring ever higher

subsidies to operate.

• SkyTrain works in Vancouver because the provincial and regional taxpayers have spent over $9 billion on just three transit lines. The same amount of money could have funded nine LRT lines.

More LRT lines, servicing more destinations is a surefire way to garner ridership.

• Being driverless has no advantage in operating frequencies; in Europe many LRT lines operate at 30- to 40-second headways in peak times. The high cost of the automatic train control makes driverless operation about 40 per cent more to operate than comparable light rail systems.

• LRT is as reliable as automatic transit systems.

• The claim that SkyTrain promotes transit-oriented growth is spurious, especially in Metro Vancouver, where

car use has remained at 57 per cent of the transit modal share since 1994 SkyTrain has been on the market for almost 35 years and only seven such systems have been built, of which only three are seriously used for urban transit, with the remainder being a demonstration line and airport/theme park people movers.

During the same period, over 150 new LRT lines have been built, are under construction or are in advanced stages of planning and modern LRT has never been allowed to compete directly with SkyTrain as all SkyTrains built have been private deals with little meaningful public input.

These figures speak for themselves.

Malcolm Johnston Rail for the Valley

Santa, firefighters spread good cheer A big Unreasonable gamble in Walnut Grove thank forced on developer

Editor: It was a dark and stormy night, Sunday past.

Well, it was at least a chilly four degrees, with copious amounts of rain at 6:30 p.m.

A smattering up people with children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and the affable family dog slowly amassed in front of Alex Hope school in Walnut Grove.

Fueled by a rumour courtesy of the Langley Times, all patiently waited, shaking with cold, bags of food for the food bank at the ready.

What could be happening? Cars drove past with scowling faces, questioning what these mad folks were doing.

Were we ne’er do wells?

For upon that night, all expected jolly Saint Nick to make an appearance. His guides were to be firefighters from fire halls Nos. 8 and 2.

Aldor Acres parade trailers carried the families of those firefighters, all the while singing Christmas carols.

All volunteering their time.

At last, from around a corner, came the first fire truck, all shiny with lights and sirens.

Happy smiling firefighters walked the route. A second fire truck rounded the corner — and there he was, high atop the truck.

It could only be Santa. He waved, he laughed, he talked to the kids.

Adults remembered Christmas past, children were given candy canes from Santa’s helpers.

They collected for the food bank, they got up close with families and the joy in their faces of children and firefighters was indeed something to behold.

Slowly, the parade moved along to bring cheer to others in the community. It was time to go home for hot chocolate and hot baths.

So at the end of the parade I say to the Township of Langley Fire Department, the firefighters, and Aldor Acres, thank you for bringing some good cheer, captivating children’s wonder, and doing a good thing in the community.

I wish them a Merry Christmas and thanks for their efforts.

Please come back next year.

Rob Jones-Cook Langley

Editor: Developers take numerous gambles, for which they are often greatly rewarded, although they have also been known to go spectacularly bankrupt.

A gamble that no reasonable person expects to take, is that almost a year after receiving approval from the municipality and after incurring considerable expense, the heritage alteration permit it was granted is nullified because of a third party’s actions.

If developers have to now protect themselves against the possibility that their projects will be halted one-third of the way to

completion you can bet that they will have to build that potentiality into the price of their projects for which, in the end, we will all pay.

So, thanks to the Society of Fort Langley Residents for Sustainable Development, we are all losers.

Fort Langley has lost a significant project (hopefully not forever); Statewood Properties and all those employed by it have lost money; and developers and the public have lost confidence in the process of approval.

Christine Burdeniuk Langley

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Editor: I just wanted to say a big thank you to whoever it was that was using a small snow plow in the area of 212B and 94B and cleared all of the sidewalks of snow.

It was great to see, and very much appreciated.

Nice way to get into the Christmas spirit. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Denise Douglas Walnut Grove

Would competition change his opinion?

Editor: Hiro Tsujimoto, owner of the Republica Coffee Roasters in Fort Langley, comes down really hard in his letter to The Times (Dec. 19) on the Langley Residents for Sustainable

Development because they prevented the Township from approving non-conforming density to the Coulter Berry Building.

I wonder what Mr. Tsujimoto’s

opinion of the LRSD would have been if the reason for the extra density was purely to house a competing coffee shop?

J.Anderson Langley

Quality of life reduced by noisy, speeding traffic Editor: Dwayne Weidendorf’s editorial “Shake your head moments on the road” (The Times, Dec. 17) brings to mind that there are, at last count, 76 neighbourhoods in the Township that have applications before the transportation engineering department for traffic calming initiatives.

These neighbourhoods endure high traffic speeds and noise levels aggravated by hard accelerations, knobby truck tires and resonators on mufflers.

At the end of the day, residents’ quality

of life has been significantly reduced. And this is not just about moments, but goes on day after day, week after week.

There is some respite when schools are closed for holidays and summer vacation.

In October, 2013, the Township hosted an economic forum, at which one of the topics was developing a livable, walkable Langley.

I appreciate that the topic was directed at the development industry, but I suggest that the Township look at initiatives

to make the developed Langley more livable, walkable, cycling friendly and that is to address the 76 outstanding requests in a more proactive way, rather than simply financing two traffic calming projects a year.

Traffic enforcement with only seven traffic officers on duty at a time in a large municipality such as Langley is a challenge. Speedwatch programs are primarily aimed at high crash areas.

Perhaps time to consider bringing back

the one thing that speeders hate — whining that it’s a cash grab — and that is speed cameras in school and park zones.

These neighbourhoods deserve the same relative quiet enjoyed by those fortunate enough to live on streets with low traffic speeds.

I’m sure their taxes are not adjusted to cover off the inconvenience of high traffic noise and speeds.

John Evanochko Langley Township

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Not the choice you would normally expect from a seven-yearold, but for the Murrayville boy, it is an informed decision he is proud to make.

“It’s a MEND-friendly food,” said Austin, who recently completed the MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition...Do it!) program with his father, James Michael Jack.

A free Township of Langley program that will run again in January, MEND helps families live healthier, fitter lives by enhancing children’s physical activity levels, nutrition, and self-esteem.

For Austin, an astute child who admits he had “gotten off the track of doing exercise,” it was a chance to “do lots of sports and play games” with other youngsters.

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“I thought I knew all there is to know about food, but to be retold the story was a unique experience and I really liked it.

Learning about food again has been a great benefit.”

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Canadian Blood Services has launched its annual “Holiday Miracle” campaign and is counting on Canadians to help it collect more than 75,500 blood donations nationally, and 14,400 locally, to help meet hospital needs.

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The youngsters were then taken into the gym to do fun activities with program staff.

“MEND offered structured, kid-focused education about health, nutrition, wellness, and activity,” James said. “There are a lot of areas of interest, and the kids got to know each other and looked forward to seeing each other.”

As for the adults, “for it to work, we had to be really honest and make our best efforts.”

For James, it was rewarding to see his son end each MEND class sweaty and rosy cheeked, then have him fall asleep within minutes of returning from grocery shopping sessions where the father and son team applied the lessons they had just learned.

“It’s pretty cool for a sevenyear-old to be able to look at

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“The MEND unfriendly foods are in the middle of the store,” said Austin, who learned to love different, healthier foods during a food tasting festival and set a goal to eat at least one type of fruit a day.

“The course created that trust and openness,” his father said.

“It’s introducing children to everyday foods that they aren’t eating every day.”

James, who is involved with Meals on Wheels, said Langley is lucky to have a program like MEND and would love to see it taken further throughout the community.

“It’s all about prevention,” he said. “We would cut down on medical bills and get people healthy.”

“It really is exciting to have

this program available for families,” said Township of Langley community recreation programmer Stephanie Eby. “It’s a great option for those who know they want to get healthy but don’t know where to start.”

The next MEND session runs Tuesday and Thursday evenings for nine weeks, starting Jan. 14, at Lynn Fripps Elementary School in Willoughby. Space is limited and a short screening session is conducted to determine if children fit the program’s criteria. To register, call 604-455-8821.

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Kids Can Help event raises $6,000 in aid of ailing friend More than 200 people came out and helped raise $6,005 as the Kids Can Help program held a talent show and silent auction.

The event was held Dec. 7 at Langley Fundamental Elementary School with the money raised going to B.C. Children’s Hospital.

“The Langley business community was so amazing again and we had great silent auction items,” said Sean Thomas, who founded the Kids Can Help Program five years ago.

The night was dedicated to one of the Kids Can Help team members, Amy DeWolff.

Amy, who turns 11 in February, is currently undergoing chemotherapy to treat osteosarcoma, a bone cancer.

The Langley girl, who attends Langley Fundamental Elementary, was on hand for the event and she went on stage to introduce some of the night’s acts.

During 2013, the Kids Can Help team raised $7,150.09 and the group has several events planned for the coming months, including an almond sale fundraiser, a Great Escape fundraiser, and a coin drive.

Since its inception, the program has raised more than $40,000 for B.C. Children’s Hospital.

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At 3 p.m., join a carolling bonfire. Admission: $7.80 adult, $3.90 youth, $6.55 senior, $19.60 family. For more info: call 604-5134777 or visit www.parkscanada.gc.ca/fortlangley.

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Langley Writers’ Guild meets on the first, second and fourthThursdays of the month at the Langley City Library, from 10 a.m. to noon. Readings, critiquing, workshops. All genres. For more info: call Doris at 604-5343384.

Langley Quilters Guild meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at George Preston Recreation Centre, 20699 42 Ave. Day meeting noon to 3 p.m.; evening 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Contact Nancy Walker at 604-5341013 or www.langleyquiltersguild.com. for more information.

Men’s Langley League Cribbage urgently needs players. Evenings, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Small Animal Rescue Society (SARS) urgently need volunteers to help us at our rabbit shelter in Aldergrove. Cleaning, feeding, socializing are some of the duties. Mature volunteers are preferred, but this is also an ideal opportunity for students to get their volunteer credits. Phone Muriel 604-530-3297.

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PRESENTS Can you stop paying your ex if she re-partners?

You and your wife divorce, and you have to pay spousal support. She starts living with another man in a new relationship. Can you stop paying her spousal support (maintenance)?

Not necessarily. Your support payments may not even decrease, even though your ex’s new partner makes more money than you. It all depends on the situation.

Take this recent case. When Mathew and his wife Jane divorced (all names changed), he was ordered to pay her $1,800 month in support payments. Two years later, he asked the B.C. Supreme Court to stop or reduce these payments.

His main reason? Jane and her new partner Doug had started to live together. Doug earned $155,000 a year – more than Mathew’s annual income, which averaged $119,000 when he got divorced. His ex Jane earned about $52,000 a year.

Mathew and Jane had been married for 22 years when they divorced, and had two children. They had separated four years before the divorce. Theirs was a traditional marriage – when their first son was born, Jane gave up her job and became a stay-at-home mom. She only went back to work full-time about a year before the separation.

Right before the divorce and support order, both Mathew and his ex were in new relationships. While Jane spent considerable time with her new partner Doug, they weren’t living together then. And as to living expenses, Doug only sometimes paid for groceries.

The court pointed out that to get spousal support “varied” (changed), there must have been a material change in circumstances that wasn’t known or predictable at the time of the original order – something that would have resulted in a different order originally.

Here, Mathew knew before the divorce that Jane and Doug had been in a relationship for a while. And it could be foreseen that they would start living together.

When Doug did move in with Jane about a year after the divorce, he still only shared some living expenses – he didn’t pay her any rent, and he wasn’t on title to her house.

So her finances weren’t much different than before.

Mathew was four years younger than Jane, who was 58, and had been continuously employed for some 37 years. Jane only had seven years of recent full-time work experience. She had a shorter work-life left, and was more at risk in case of potential layoffs by her construction firm. Mathew had a lot more job security, and if laid off, could claim more compensation.

The initial $1,800 a month support amount was due for review and re-adjustment in about another year, and then every three years afterwards. If there were no other material changes, the adjustment would be based on Mathew’s more recent average income and spousal support guidelines our courts commonly use.

Also, the changes in Mathew’s income and his ex-wife’s income since the original order were insignificant.

Given where things stood now, compared to the time of the original order, the court decided that Doug’s moving in with Jane didn’t justify stopping or reducing the monthly maintenance Mathew had to pay Jane.

Written by Janice Mucalov with contribution by Milne Selkirk. The column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice.

Please contact Lisa Dewar of MILNE SELKIRK for legal advice concerning your particular case.

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Crashing through A PAIR OF LANGLEY BROTHERS ARE AMONG THREE CANADIAN FINALISTS IN THE DORITOS ‘CRASH THE SUPER BOWL’ AD COMPETITION G ARY AH U J A Tim e s Re po r t e r

A pair of movie-making identical twin brothers from Langley are in the running for a potential $1 million prize and some worldwide exposure.

Nelson Talbot, along with his twin Graham, were announced as one of 24 finalists — and one of only three from Canada — who were selected as semifinalists of the Crash The Super Bowl contest.

This is the first year entries from outside the United States were allowed.

“It would be amazing (to win),” admitted 24-year-old Nelson.

“The money would be awesome, but the exposure would be the best part of it because there are so many eyes on it.”

The contest required people to submit 30-second homemade Doritos advertisements.

The Talbots’ entry is titled Mermaid and in the video, two friends are sitting in a boat, fishing.

The one friend decides to sprinkle some Doritos in the water, and that attracts a mermaid.

As the man and the women stare into one another’s eyes, the video cuts to the mermaid mounted over his fireplace.

“We just threw some ideas out there until one of them struck a chord with both of us,” Nelson said.

“We both felt it had something going for it, something appealing to us.”

They shot the commercial in late November and it took about two days — one for shooting and one for editing.

The 24 semifinalists were announced earlier this month, and the five finalists should be announced in early January.

The final five will be subject to fan voting and the top two — one chosen through fan voting and the other by Doritos — will air during the Super Bowl in February.

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Nelson Talbot, right and his twin brother, Graham, shot a commerical for Doritos, as part of the company’s Crash the Super Bowl contest. The Langley siblings are one of only three Canadian entries to have placed in the top 24. They will know sometime this month whether their commercial, which features fishermen and a mermaid, will make it into the final five. The contest winner will receive $1 million and their ad will air during the Super Bowl.

The creators of both winning ads will receive the opportunity to work on the set of Marvel’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron and the commercial with the highest number of votes will win a $1 million grand prize.

The runner-up receives $50,000 and the three other finalists each win $25,000.

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The pair have long been fascinated with films and movie-making.

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Lundstrom is a homegrown Langley product who played his junior with the With three appearances in the past four Thunder.

The four new forwards will add to an alChampion’s Cup league finals, the Vancouver Stealth have their sights set on a return ready potent offence which returns a number of big offensive weapons, including last to the National Lacrosse League finals.

“Each season is different and it is obvi- year’s leading scorer Rhys Duch.

Duch led the league with 45 goals and ously a tough league,” said Stealth coach was third in points Chris Hall. with 96.

“Nine teams start Also expected to the season with a vicontribute offensivesion of winning the ly are Cliff Smith, Champion’s Cup and Lewis Ratcliff and we are obviously no Brett Hickey. different than that.”

Ilija Gajic was The Stealth are playpicked up in an ing their first season off-season trade and out of the Langley will join an already Events Centre and afsolid defensive core. ter relocating from EvThe returning erett, Wash. group of defenceAnd the team has men includes captain just a few new facKyle Sorensen, Mike es in their roster as CHRIS HALL Grimes, Curtis Hodgthe Stealth had to son, Justin Salt, Matt cut down from the 40 Beers, Bill Hostrawser players they had at training camp to 20 on the active roster and Tyler Garrison.

And Tyler Richards and Matt Roik will and another four on the practice roster.

Hall said it was a difficult process, espe- form the Stealth’s goaltending tandem.

“I think we do have what it takes (to cially with new rules this year decreasing win),” Hall said. the roster size.

“I think the biggest challenge at the beThe club added four new faces — their top two draft picks in Cody Bremner and ginning of the season is preparing your Tyler Digby, as well as free agent signees team so it is a cohesive unit and gameSean Lundstrom and Alex Gajic — mean- ready.”

“We have to build chemistry and we need ing they return about 75 per cent of the roster that came within a goal of forcing to get off to a good start, stay injury-free overtime in the 2013 Champions Cup final and hope luck comes your way a little bit,” he added. against the Rochester Knighthawks.

Nine teams start the season with a vision of winning the Champion’s Cup and we are obviously no different than that.

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Who are the Vancouver Stealth?

The Stealth are made up of players ranging in age from as young as 21 to their elder statesman at age 32.

The league operates under a salary cap, with each team permitted to spend $400,000 on their roster.

While there is variation in salaries

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for rookies compared to veterans, the average salary is about $20,000 per player.

Some of the players are still students, while the rest hold full-time jobs, ranging from Curtis Hodgson, a teacher/athletic director to Rhys Duch, a personal trainer, to name a couple.

“The beauty of this league is that

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Playing the sport is not without sacrifice, as they will work full-time during the week and then spend evenings practising and weekends away at games.

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The Aldergrove Kodiaks epic win streak finally came to an end, but they have still picked up at least a single point in 20 straight games.

The junior B hockey club won two of three games last week to improve to a league-best 23-41-2 and 49 points in the Pacific Junior Hockey League.

The Kodiaks had to rally from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Abbotsford Pilots 5-4 in overtime on Dec. 18 at the Aldergrove Arena.

Elvis Jansons scored the overtime winner.

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Kenny Prato and Leroux had the other goals.

And their 12-game winning streak came to an end in the next game as the host Ridge Meadows Flames scored the 3-2 overtime victory at Maple Ridge’s Planet Ice on Dec. 20.

Aldergrove found itself down 2-0 with 12 minutes to play but Adam Callegari and Jansons scored power-play goals three minutes apart to force overtime.

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overtime to hand the Kodiaks their first defeat since Oct. 12, more than two months ago.

Aldergrove did bounce back in their final game before the holiday break, with a 5-2 win over the Delta Ice Hawks at the Ladner Leisure Centre on Dec. 21.

Jansons, Spencer Unger, Kenny Prato, Aaron Markin and Stephen Ryan all tallied in the game with three of the goals coming with the man advantage.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 134

SHIPPING / PRODUCTION Door distributor & manufacturer has a F/T afternoon opportunity available for 40hrs./wk. with our growing company. Experience is an asset. Must be career driven to join our dynamic team!

Opportunity Available For Career Advancement!

Competitive Wages & Benefits!

Must have your own reliable CARGO VAN (minimum ¾ ton) and clean driver abstract.

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

3 Food Counter Attendants req’d.

Sal: $10.50/hr. F/T, Pmt. On job training can be provided Duties: Take customers orders. Prepare, heat and finish simple food items.

Serve customers at counters. Peel, slice and trim foodstuffs. Portion and wrap foods. Package take-out food. Language: English. Contact: Parmeet from Panago Pizza in Langley, BC. Fax: 604.534.8756 or email: panago52@yahoo.ca

142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS Administrative Assistant

• Tuesday Mornings & Wednesday Evenings • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers homes in Langley City, Walnut Grove and Aldergrove

Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com

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B-TICKET GAS FITTER Experienced in installing gas fireplaces, inserts & stoves.

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JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE Service Technician(s) in Hanna Alberta. Hanna Chrysler Ltd. offers competitive wages, relocation allowance, negotiable depending on experience. Bright, modern shop.

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BECOME A VOLUNTEER LITERACY or MATH TUTOR and help a child who is struggling to learn! You must have excellent English and/or math skills, and enjoy working with children. Tutoring locations in both Surrey & Langley.

Extensive training provided. Surrey information sessions held on either Monday, January 6th or Tuesday, January 7th at 7 PM the Learning Disabilities Association office, #201 - 13766 - 72 Ave. Langley information session held on Wednesday, January 8th at 7 PM at Douglas Park School, 5409-206 St. Pre-register at 604-591-5156.

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Sqewqél Development Corporation Employment Opportunity

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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.

Northstar Painting Ltd.- The Residential Specialists. BIG jobs, Small jobs - We do it all! Interior and Exterior Projects. Master Painters at Students Rates. WCB Safe, Reliable, Efficient & Quality Paint. 778.245.9069

The Surrey Leader has an opening for an experienced Advertising Sales Representative.

By joining the number one community newspaper serving Surrey/North Delta, you can realize your full potential while contributing to one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. The team environment at The Leader will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.

The ideal candidate will have experience, be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. A car and a valid driver’s license is required.

The Leader is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest private independent newspaper company with more than 100 community, daily and urban newspapers in B.C., Alberta, Washington State, Ohio and Hawaii.

Send your resume with cover letter by January 10th, 2014.

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Position Title: Chief Executive Officer Department: Sqewqél Development Corporation Responsible to: Board of Directors Position Type: Permanent, Full-Time (New Position) Competition: JP-2013-008 Seabird Island Band is a visionary First Nation that has carefully planned and is positioned to strategically grow their business and economic development portfolio.

With a proud history and a traditional territory that is rich in natural resources, people, and culture combined with strong leadership, the community and residents look forward to a promising future. Seabird is located in scenic upper Fraser Valley along the Fraser River. Sqewqél Development Corporation (SqDC) has been successful in developing local businesses which include forestry, gas bar convenience store, WiFi services, civil construction and agriculture. Combined, these enterprises generate a gross of more than $4.2 million in annual revenue. The strengthening of existing businesses is ongoing and new business initiatives and opportunities are currently being explored and developed. THE CANDIDATE: SqDC is seeking a visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who will roll-up their sleeves in leading and expanding new business and economic development opportunities. This role will appeal to an experienced leader with a track record for successfully exploring, developing and implementing innovative business initiatives while providing leadership and strategic direction to a multitude of existing business units and companies. Under the guidance of the Board of Directors and in a manner which respects the culture and traditions of Seabird Island people, the CEO will implement the SqDC strategic plan, remaining within SqDC mandate while directing operations of SqDC towards the SqDC towards sustained profitability and continuous growth. She/he will thrive on building strong relationships and have a reputation for establishing effective partnerships and joint ventures as well as being a collaborative influence. This includes finding funds from government and private sector (which may include investors and partnerships).

The successful candidate will possess the following fundamental requirements: • A Bachelor of Commerce or Masters of Business Administration degree or equivalent with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience in business and economic development or an equivalent combination of education and experience; • A proven track-record of successfully operating a for-profit enterprise, preferably with experience working with surrounding communities, First Nations and/or in the natural resources or retail sectors; • Essential CEO skills, including: leadership, coaching, human resource management, strategic planning, financial, administrative, policy development, risk management, negotiation and marketing; • An ability to prepare and analyze business plans, financial forecasts, feasibility studies, concept papers, etc. for presentation to boards of directors, potential business partners and lending institutions; • Excellent listening, verbal and written communication as well as interpersonal skills; • Demonstrated tact and diplomacy as well as sound judgment and decision making skills; • The ability to formulate and execute major policies, programs and objectives to promote and ensure accountability, transparency and an organization’s sustainability and profitability; • Experience working effectively and collaboratively with First Nations communities and organizations and willingness to learn about Seabird’s culture and traditions; and • Ability to travel and relocate to area close to Seabird Island Band, BC. **Pursuant to the Aboriginal Employment Preference Program, preference may be given to applicants of Aboriginal Ancestry Salary Range: Competitive. Based on Qualifications.

Apply with cover letter, resume and three references to : SQEWQÉL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Chair, Board of Directors, C/O Human Resources – Seabird Island Band P.O. Box 650, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 Email: drewpaddon@seabirdisland.ca Please quote competition JP-2013-008 Phone: 604-796-6814 Fax: 604-796-3729 Deadline: 4 pm Friday January 17, 2014 (will remain open until filled)

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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.

CLAYTON HTS large bright 2 bdrm suite, 1100 s/f, sep laund, full bath, priv pkng, near transit, schools & all amens. NS/NP. Avail Jan. 1st. $900/mo incl utils. 604-575-7636.

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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 P/B GERMAN ROTTWEILERS 3 female pups. Vet ✓. Ready to go. $500/each. 778-899-3326

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Ph: 604-533-4061 New SRI *1404 sq/ft Double wide $89,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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Yorkie/Shi’s Puppies - 5 weeks, full shots, house trained. $400 Call 604-856-5663 or 778-552-1033

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APPLIANCE FOR SALE Beaumark dishwasher built in (white) $30. Good working order.

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STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed!

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

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CALL FOR AVAILABILITY Linwood Place Apts: 604-530-6555 Maple Manor Apts: 604-534-0108 1 & 2 bdrm apts, $650-$900/mo.

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LANGLEY: *GREENWOOD MANOR* 20630 Eastleigh Cres Reno’d 2 Bdrms. From $850.

Hardwood floors. Lots of closet space. By transit, Kwantlen College.

Small Pet OK. 778-387-1424, 604-540-2028

S. SURREY. Warehouse, approx 1800 sf. 220 wiring, 4 -14’ doors $1500/m. Gated. Suitable for storage. Avail. now. Call 604-835-6000

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CLOVERDALE. 1 Bdrm. Avail now.

Suit quiet single. NS/NP, $675 incl hydro, cable, net. 604-576-5832 WALNUT GROVE. Bright & beautiful 1 bdrm ste. Brand new kitchen, gleeming lam. flooring. Spac. bdrm liv/drm. combo. Lots of windows.

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LANGLEY, central. Clean 3 bdrm.

Recent upgrades. Family friendly.

Large fenced yard. Close to shopping, schools & park. Avail now.

N/P. $925 + util. 604-791-0211 LANGLEY CITY , priv ent, reno’d 1 bdrm, bright, 800 sf, Carport, storage. Now. $800. (604)807-5848

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Northland Apartments 19777 Willowbrook Dr., Langley Two 1 BDRM APTS AVAILABLE NOW Newer building, secure entry, 5 appl’s including insuite washer and dryer, a/c, electric f/p, u/g prkg & balconies. No pets.

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