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The tally by Township The last of three evestaff shows 143 people ning public meetings on spoke during the Brookswood/ the three public Fernridge comhearings, a figure munity plan that counts some was the longest, people more than wrapping up just once because before midnight they spoke more Wednesday night than once.

(March 5) at the The majority of George Preston speakers opposed Arena. the plan.

The last person A breakdown to speak at the KIM posted online by five-hour session RICHTER Councillor Kim was resident Erin Richter estimates Pasternak, mak71 per cent were strongly ing a second appearance against the plan, 27 per before council to outline cent were for (with some her objections to the plan, supporters expressing funded by a group of propreservations) and two per erty owners, that would cent didn’t say either way. increase housing density The proposed plan is around four locations in scheduled to come back the semi-rural area. to council for debate at She was one of several the March 31 meeting. people who spoke more On Monday, Township than once. council began a new pubThe Wednesday hearlic hearing on another ing followed the Tuesday controversial issue, the session which ran about revised Coulter Berry profour hours, and a Monday posal to build a three-stomeeting which ran about ry mixed retail, residential one hour. and commercial complex The hearings had to be in the heart of Fort Langmoved to a larger venue ley. at George Preston after an Like Brookswood, the overflow crowd of about Coulter Berry hearing is 400 people appeared in expected to draw a crowd Township council chamand require more than bers on the first night, one evening. double the number the

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Victoria Luna, 2, dressed for the occasion in her very own flight suit to attend The Sky’s No Limit — Girls Fly Too event at Langley Regional Airport over the weekend. The free event was aimed at increasing the number of women in the aviation industry — whether they want to be pilots or aircraft mechanics. For more coverage of the event, see pages 6 and 7.

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Kirsten Brazier, organizer of last weekend’s The Sky’s No Limit — Girls Fly Too event at Langley Regional Airport, isn’t putting too much weight into the sexist note that a male passenger left for the female captain of a Westjet flight last week.

But the seasoned female pilot of both planes and helicopter said it makes events like hers that much more important.

More than 5,000 girls and women — and men and boys, too — were at Langley Regional Airport on Saturday and Sunday to celebrate women in aviation and all the cool things about the flying business.

Even with rain pouring down on Saturday, hundreds of females came to the airport to get a chance to fly in a helicopter or small plane.

With the mist and rain soaking the event on Saturday, Brazier had to stop the flights at 3 p.m.

“We had to tell several hundred girls and women we weren’t going to fly any more that day.

“It was devastating but we hoped they would come back on the standby list the next day,” she said.

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A North Delta woman who tried to sue two Lower Mainland casinos and the B.C. Lottery Corp. for failing to keep her from compulsively gambling has lost her case in B.C. Supreme Court.

Joyce Ross alleged she lost $78,000 at Surrey’s Fraser Downs and Langley’s Cascades Casinos between 2007 and 2010 despite having signed herself into the BCLC’s voluntary self-exclusion program, which is designed to bar entry to admitted problem gamblers.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice John Truscott found the two casinos were not negligent and their policies, surveillance and security systems were appropriate and reasonable.

“In many respects, the plaintiff is the author of her own misfortune because she was attempting after self-exclusion not to be identified by the casinos, which is just the opposite attitude that she should have had,” Truscott stated in his decision.

The self-exclusion system at that time relied largely on casino staff recognizing banned patrons from hundreds of circulated photos they were to periodically review.

Identity checks of all incoming patrons was impractical, the court heard, and licence plate recognition scanners now used to detect banned gamblers’ cars in parking lots weren’t in use at that time.

The court found the program met and perhaps exceeded the industry standard of the time.

While voluntary self-exclusion helps identify and remove many patrons, the court said, those who enrol must still try to control or stop their gambling.

“It was her primary responsibility to remain out of the casinos,” Truscott ruled.

“To award her these monies simply because she was in the self-exclusion program when every other gambler not in the program is not entitled to this recov-

ery, would be to encourage every other gambler to join the self-exclusion program in order to have this claim.”

Ross signed up at Fraser Downs in June of 2007 and then steered clear of the Cloverdale racetrack and casino for long periods of time, after which casino staff were less likely to spot her. Ross also admitted she was less likely to be recognized from her 2007 photo after growing her hair longer and gaining weight.

The decision also upholds BCLC’s right to withhold winnings of gamblers when they’re self excluded — a rule that took effect in April 2009.

That did not deprive Ross of any winnings, court heard, because she never won more than $10,000 at a time, the threshold at which identification is required to claim prize money.

A separate class action lawsuit certified last year seeks to force BCLC to pay large withheld jackpots to other self-excluded gamblers.

Ross told Black Press last October that BCLC should lower the threshold for identification checks and thereby confiscate Black Press file photo more winnings from excluded gamblers if it is serious about Joyce Ross lost $78,000 at the Cascades Casino in Langley and Fraser Downs in Surrey between 2007 eliminating problem gambling.

She said her lawsuit was not and 2010, despite being signed up in B.C. Lottery Corporation’s self-exclusion program. She has lost aimed at recouping her lost a lawsuit against the two casinos. money, but exposing the program’s flaws so others are better its website. help line are also available. protected in future.

“BCLC and our service providers are More than 6,000 B.C. residents are enrolled BCLC welcomed the ruling. committed to continuously improving the in the voluntary self-exclusion program and “We are appreciative the court has con- program and will continue to conduct re- participants have been denied entry or refirmed that BCLC and our casino service search, recognize best-practices and apply moved from casinos more than 36,000 times providers have effectively met or exceeded industry standards.” from 2007 to 2011. A total of 300 jackpot prizthe applicable standard of care,” the lottery BCLC noted free problem gambling coun- es were withheld from ineligible excluded corporation said in a statement posted to selling and a 24-hour problem gambling gamblers between 2009 and mid-2012.

Police find many distracted drivers in Langley MORE TICKETS HANDED OUT HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN REGION MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter

Langley RCMP handed out the highest number of tickets for distracted driving in the month of February, compared to every other community in Metro Vancouver.

Clearly, distracted driving is still a going

concern in Langley and police have the fine revenue to prove it.

February was distracted driving month.

Langley RCMP issued 702 violation tickets for distracted driving during the month.

That is $117,234 in ticket revenue. If the person ticketed has a graduated licence, they also get three points on their driver’s

licence.

Officers have been in unmarked cars or dressed in plainclothes to catch chatty or texting drivers at busy intersections like the Langley Bypass and Fraser Highway.

Distracted driving legislation has now been in force for four years. Distracted

driving is now the leading cause of fatal car crashes, said ICBC. Langley RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Holly Marks points out that it is illegal to check your phone, text, talk or even hold it, when at a stop light. The cost of a ticket is much higher than the price of a hands-free device.

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Women’s Day lunch hears of challenges in Afghanistan An advocate for women and girls in Afghanistan was the special guest speaker at an International Women’s Day lunch Saturday at Newlands.

Lauryn Oates has been passionate about women’s rights there since 1996, when she first learned how the Taliban was treating women. She converted her passion into action by setting up a chapter of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan) in Vancouver, and is currently projects director for the organization.

“Girls were banned from school. Women couldn’t work outside the home and weren’t allowed to even leave their homes without a male relative.

The rules effectively meant that women and girls were no longer human beings,” Oates said.

She first went to Afghanistan in 2003, after the Taliban was overthrown, following the Sept.

11, 2001 attack on the United States by Al-Qaeda.

She told the more than 200 people at the event, sponsored by the Langley Central Rotary Club, that Afghanistan is "a place of extremes.” In some areas, a fairly high number of girls are getting an education, but in others, literacy is minimal, child mortality is high and vaccination levsls are very low.

“Educating mothers is the single biggest factor in improving the whole situation,” she said.

“The best prediction of a state’s peacefulness is how women are treated.”

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“The human right to read is the key that opens the lock,” she said “Literacy allows women to become independent.”

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Kwantlen First Nation Chief Marilyn Gabriel, Ingeborg Violet and Christina Bucholtz (represented by her mother Bonnie) were honoured Saturday at an International Women’s Day lunch at Newlands Golf and Country Club, organized by Langley Central Rotary Club. away from us are entwined with us here. In our comfort here in Canada, we have sometimes forgotten that rights were not given, they were taken.

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Family of nature advocate issues plea for some time The family of a local gardening expert, who has given the gift of nature to dozens of Langley school children over the years, is now asking the community for the gift of time.

Bruce Van Garderen, one of the founding directors of the Maples Discovery Gardens, is battling stage 4 esophageal cancer, which has spread to his lungs and brain.

He is currently undergoing radiation and chemotherapy, but the aggressive nature of his cancer and the severity of his treatments are taking a vicious toll, and bringing many unpleasant side effects, say his children Peter, Elsabee and Sebastiaan.

Van Garderen’s wife Ridi (Maria) is at his side, supporting him every step of the way, but because both are self-employed, she continues to work to absorb the loss of one income and pay for medications and other treatment-related costs.

Many people have asked how they can help.

One way to do that, the children suggest, is to help relieve some of the couple’s financial burden. An online fundraising campaign has been organized at youcaring.com/friendsofbruce “Your prayers and kind words of support are a great source of strength to Bruce and our family at this difficult time,” the three write in their request for help.

“He has always placed his life in God’s hands and this time is no different. That is why we have started this ‘Friends of Bruce’ fundraising campaign to provide some financial relief for our parents during this challenging time. We would like our mom to be able to spend 100 per cent of her time by dad’s side and not have to worry about bills and expenses.”

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They definitely did. The clouds parted and the sun came out for Sunday, and so did more than 5,000 people.

“It was honestly just amazing. We flew and flew all day. We had people sitting on the grass enjoying the day, we had people cycling on the runway. We had so many girls and women just ecstatic about their flight and about the experience. We had lots of boys too and I was making sure they got to sit in the cockpit and check out all the neat planes we had there. There were no sad faces,” she said.

There is no official tally yet, but at least 1,200 girls and women took to the skies on helicopters and small planes.

“Our pilots were amazing, they flew until everyone got their flight,” she said. Brazier expected her event to make history, as she predicts it was the largest female aviation event in North America.

“I have been inundated with messages and people were coming up to me just excited for the experience and many young girls interested in aviation now. It’s opened up doors for women in aviation for sure,” she said. And that was the goal.

The note left for Capt. Carey Smith Steacy of Surrey read: “The cockpit of an airline is no place for a woman. A woman being a mother is the most honour, not as ‘captain.’ Proverbs 31. Sorry not PC.” The writer of the note, left on a napkin, said: “I wish WestJet could tell me a fair lady is at the helm so I can book another flight!”

Brazier wonders about the mental health of the man, but says it underscores the fact that there are so few female pilots that women in the profession do stand out.

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And that was the whole point of her volunteering all these hours to bring the largest aviation event to Langley this weekend.

Her hope is that some girls and women who took a flight or met a Coast Guard or military pilot, or got under the hood of a helicopter, get the “flying bug.”

Only two per cent of aviation mechanics are female. Only six per cent of commercial pilots are female. There is actually an overall skills shortage in aviation, which is a lucrative career.

Many fathers, mothers and grandparents have posted messages on The Sky’s No Limit Girls Fly Too Facebook page saying what a memorable experience their daughters/ granddaughters had and some women pointed out that getting their girls up in the air pushed them to overcome their fear of flying, too.

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Girls urged to reach for the sky SKY’S THE LIMIT FLIGHT A HU GE HIT WITH UM A ALYSSA O’DELL Times Reporter

As the tiny four-seat helicopter lifts off the tarmac at Langley Regional Airport, I grip my reporter’s notebook tightly, trying to ignore the slight turbulence as we start to gain altitude during Saturday’s drizzling grey weather.

If four-year-old Uma Lauridsen in the seat behind me isn’t afraid — and no four-year-old smiles that big for show — then I should try to calm my nerves.

Then I look down. Way down.

One thousand feet above Langley Township’s green patchwork of farmland, cars move like ants on the roads below. The shift in perspective is drastic, and the cockpit of our aircraft is silent as Uma, her mother Beverly Neufeld and I take in the view from our first-ever helicopter trip.

It occurs to me how lucky I was, growing up with parents who bought me as many toy airplanes as they did dolls, to know any high-flying dreams I was interested in were within reach.

And that’s just the message that more than 1,000 girls had the chance to hear during the Girls Fly Too celebration of women in aviation, held at the Langley airport March 8 and 9.

More than 1,200 girls and women were signed up to take free flights on helicopters and small planes at the event, which also featured opportunities to

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Uma Lauridsen, 4, is all smiles during her helicopter ride on Saturday, March 8. meet female members of the Coast Guard and Air Force and the chance for young girls to get up close and personal with the inner workings of the powerful machines that give us humans the capability of flight.

Representatives from the Vancouver Airport were on hand, outfitting ladies with Amelia Earhart-esque white scarves, and girls had the chance to talk education options with members of the University of Fraser Valley and BCIT aerospace programs.

While waiting in line for my flight amid the hum of propellers, I met Major Rhonda Stevens, a Canadian Forces flight

navigator with more than 20 years experience.

When I ask her what she flew, she points to the mammoth bright yellow DHC5 Buffalo search and rescue plane from Comox parked 50 metres away.

My eyes widen.

“I like that it’s a dynamic job, so you don’t always go to work for the same thing,” explains Stevens. She says out of her squad of 200, only three aviators — one navigator and two pilots — are women.

It’s not about barrier to entry, she insists, but about generating more interest among young girls.

“For my kids, I can set a good example,” she says of why she enjoys her work so much, noting that the need to remain physically fit, flexible and always learning are traits she prizes showing her six- and two-yearold daughters.

Back in the helicopter, the pilot sets us gently back down on solid ground, much too soon for the quiet but wide-eyed Uma. As cadets walk the three of us back to the airplane hangar, I look over my shoulder to watch the next group of excited girls step up for their turn in the air.

“Was it fun?” they ask us as we pass.

“Yes,” Beverly and I chime in unison.

Uma only has eyes for the whirring chopper taking off beside us.

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Hard work to grow the economy is necessary Mary Polak told a large crowd at the top. This is from a governher annual fundraiser on Friday ment which is not throwing monnight that Premier Christy Clark is ey around recklessly, for the most working her cabinet ministers and part; has limited public service MLAs harder than ever. salaries and kept spending on po“Our noses are to the grindstone,” litical perks to a minimum. It’s the she said. reason the BC Liberals are at war Anyone who is at all familiar with with the B.C. Teachers Federation the two Langley MLAs knows they FROM THE — the government is trying to conare both very hard workers. Polak trol costs, and a recent court ruling is now minister of environment, that is being appealed would likely but she has held a number of posi- Frank Bucholtz have added another $500 million tions in cabinet and before that as in annual costs to the education a parliamentary secretary. She is diligent budget. in dealing with her portfolio, yet manages Nonetheless, the B.C. government badly to spend a lot of time in the constituency needs more revenue, because the constant as well. Her hard-working assistant, Cathy hikes in Medical Service Plan premiums, Gibbs, is present at many other functions, BC Hydro and ICBC rates (some of which so there is little excuse for anyone to say go to pay dividends to the government — Polak is inaccessible. a hidden tax) and in several other areas The same is true of Rich Coleman, who make it harder and harder for the average has been in cabinet steadily for the past person to keep up, let alone get ahead.

13 years, currently as minister of natural The cost of living in this province is algas development, minister of housing and ready brutally high, particularly on the deputy premier. He was the key elected of- Lower Mainland, and steady boosts in ficial in the successful and surprising BC government-related fees and taxes are Liberal re-election campaign last spring, hurting the overall economy. Many local and was one of a very few who stated both businesses have noticed drops in sales and privately and publicly that the BC Liberals cross-border shopping hits at them as well, were going to win. and at least some of that is a direct result Coleman’s current job, to get at least a of higher taxes here — notably the high couple of LNG developments from the pro- fuel tax. posal to the construction and operation I’m not suggesting that the provincial phases, is a very demanding one, but he government drop taxes and fees and run a is optimistic that there will be some LNG big deficit. It is responsible to do the best to plants built in B.C., despite intense compe- balance the budget. tition from several other parts of the world, But if B.C. is unable to substantially grow including the U.S. its revenue, and that has to come from adIt’s important for taxpayers that he suc- ditional economic activity and not taxes, ceed, because the tax and fee burden on there are major problems ahead. TaxpayB.C. residents is getting to be a little over ers are at their limit.

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Liquor sales in retail stores are one step closer, with the provincial government unveiling some details about the standalone outlets which can be located within existing grocery stores.

Liquor will not be sold in corner or convenience stores, which removes one of the concerns of those who opposed selling liquor beyond the existing sales network. Most convenience stores simply do not have the staff to oversee that the sales of such products conform to the desire to keep them out of the hands of minors.

While it is true that such stores sell tobacco products, that is something they have always done, and they are being pushed much harder to ensure that tobacco products are not sold to minors. Still, infractions do occur.

Those who currently hold private liquor store licences, which generally go to those with pub licences, will be able to move their licences (presumably via sale or lease) into grocery stores. The current restriction that licences must be for businesses within a five-kilometre limit will be lifted. Wisely, the government recognizes that this move gives an economic benefit to licence holders, and wants them to pay a transfer fee.

The standalone stores will be in larger grocery stores, and within the same building — not in standalone buildings, as is the case in Alberta. This makes a lot of sense. Customers will be able to put groceries and liquor in their carts, but must pay for their liquor in designated checkout lines.

This move brings an era of civility to liquor sales that we haven’t seen before in B.C. It wasn’t that long ago that people had to go into government liquor stores, ask for the product they wanted, and receive it in a brown paper bag, out of sight of prying eyes. Then we got government stores in shopping malls, and then we went to a mix of private and government liquor stores.

It will be wonderful to be able to pair liquor, particularly wine and beer, with food and get some expert advice on those pairings within stores, as is the case at some of the best U.S. grocery stores.

One step towards promoting B.C.-made beer, wine and spirits it to allow for point-of-sale demonstrating, tastings and advice. While this does take place in liquor stores now, it can be expanded greatly within the confines of a larger grocery store selling a wide variety of products.

Sales of liquor in grocery stores begin in 2015. B.C. is entering an exciting era of treating liquor as a product to be fully enjoyed with meals and in social settings, in moderation.

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The recent StatsCan report trumpeting a 44.5 per cent increase in the worth of Canadians has left many, mostly lower-income Canadians, scratching their heads.

According to StatsCan, the net worth of Canadian families jumped to $243,800 in 2012 from $168,700 in 2005. In British Columbia, the median net worth of families is pegged at $344,000.

The statistics certainly paint a rosy picture for the Canadian middle class. What most headlines avoid are the statistics for the people in the top and bottom 20 per cent.

In 1999, the median net worth of individuals in the bottom 20 per cent was $1,300, while that of individuals in the top 20 per cent was $763,700.

In 2012, the median net worth of the bottom 20 per cent was $1,100, a drop of 15.4 per cent from 1999.

By contrast, the median net worth of the top 20 per cent in 2012 was $1.38 million, an increase of 80.7 per cent.

The report attributes the increase in median net worth for the higher quintiles to above-average increases in real estate values.

This explains why the lower quintile has not seen a dramatic increase in their net worth. They can’t afford to own real estate, much less now than in 1999.

The headlines may say Canadians are better off in 2012 than they were several years ago, but the reality is too many Canadians are actually worse off.

The disparity will continue to exist until an effective jobs plan is put in place, which includes improving access to affordable day care and eventually affordable housing.

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Controversy the latest in a long series Editor: In our 20 years in Fort Langley, my wife and I have seen many controversies come and go.

In no particular order, there were brouhahas over the building of the three-storey Heritage Manor, the beautiful Victorian three-storey offices (next to the cemetery) and the two-storey building on the corner of 96th and Glover (the heart of downtown Fort Langley) — which apparently led to the implementation of the Building Facade Design Guidelines and a “heritage conservation area” as an attempt to bolster and revitalize a failing commercial core.

Many other controversies followed: the installation of sewer along Glover, the proposed installation of underground wiring, the fights over the construction of the Belmont golf course, the proposed window plant on the sawmill site, the proposed residential development at Bedford Landing and so on. Anyone who thinks Fort Langley has not been mired in controversy for the last 20 years or 30 years must have been asleep at the switch for most of that time.

Every controversy, however, has had some parallels. The first parallel is that everyone with a strong opinion about any controversy seems to think that the latest proposal will either make or break Fort Langley. Yet all of these are just our opinions — opinions about an unknown, and unknowable, future.

The second parallel is that people take sides and solidify their opinions with outrage. How dare anyone believe something different than what we believe. We use whatever biased thinking we have at our disposal — the other side is distorting facts, they’re too young or old, too innovative or tied to the past, too entrenched or out there, and so on.

We expect our own outrage to outrage everyone else and we’re outraged when they’re not equally outraged.

The final parallel is that people take the latest controversy personally, because to deny their opinion is to deny the fact that they may like Fort Langley just as much as we do.

The current controversy, over a building that one side says is too big and the other side says deserves to be three storeys because it provides underground parking, is running the same course as the other controversies. And it will have the same result.

Whatever goes in on that corner will neither make nor break Fort Langley. It’s just another building that we’ll have to absorb into our consciousness and our community — just like all the others that have come and gone or, very occasionally, been preserved. The outrage will, hopefully, fade.

PETER KRAVCHUKE, LANGLEY

Editor: The members of the Community Participation, Infrastructure and Environment (CPIE) Advisory Committee for the Township of Langley received the mayor and council’s approval to conduct a short survey on the state of community engagement experienced by Township residents. The survey is brief, your answers anonymous, and your participation, as Township residents, is vital to the ultimate success of the project.

Our committee’s ability to provide effective recommendations on how best to improve methods of community participation to future councils rests upon the information this survey will gather. We cannot do our best for the community without your help.

What does community participation mean to you? What are your suggestions regarding effective methods of facilitating meaningful engagement? How do you prefer to receive communication or notice of opportunities to participate in Township activities? Share your answers to these questions and more by visiting www.tol.ca/residentsengagementsurvey on the Township website, and following the link in the Current News and Initiatives section to the Resident Engagement Survey, offered online through the Fluid Survey platform.

Would you like to help us distribute this survey? We would like to reach as many residents as possible, across all interest groups, demographics, and areas of the Township. Without your help, this too will not be possible. Having community groups distribute the link by including it in their newsletters, as LEPS has so kindly done, is one excellent way to assist. Share it on your Facebook page, Twitter feed, blog, or similar platform. If you do not have access to the internet, or would like to participate in this survey and are not otherwise able to do so electronically, please call 778-683-6469 so we can accommodate all who wish to participate.

Again, we should all have a role to play in the development of our community. Please share your ideas, opinions and experiences regarding community participation in the Township by completing the brief, but important Resident Engagement Survey currently available online at: www.tol.ca/residentsengagementsurvey.

Successful community building is possible only with active community participation. Please join us in actively participating.

CELESTE PALEY, CPIE COMMITTEE MEMBER

Park, creek may be targeted Editor: Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or does the Brookswood/Fernridge Community Plan actually recommend extending 40 Avenue through Brookswood Park at 200 Street, with a second bridge crossing the creek connecting 198 Street?

See the map on page 5 of the Township document: http:// www.tol.ca/Portals/0/FileShare/ComDev/2014-02-18%20 OH4%20FINAL%20Boards.pdf.

If this proposed traffic change is not simply a mistake on the drawings, this will mean that the playground and new waterpark at Brookswood Park will be a few metres off the road, essentially destroying the tranquility and relative safety of the park as is. It will also require relocation of the parking lot, clear-cutting the stand of large trees at the south end of the park, and of course, a massive bridge to span the ravine over Anderson Creek.

Once across Anderson Creek, the proposed plan shows 40 Avenue connecting to 198 Street, which appears to have a new bridge running north-south through the creek, connecting 198 Street from 40 Avenue to 44 Avenue.

Considering there are several east-west routes within walking distance of Brookswood Park, it seems absolutely

insane that Langley Township would even consider building a network of bridges through one of the most ecologically sensitive salmon habitats in the Township.

Anderson Creek is a salmon spawning channel that also sustains several species of birds such as eagles and herons, and is often visited by deer, coyotes, owls and raccoons.

We bought our property overlooking Anderson Creek under the impression that it was a protected waterway and would never be developed. We have a restrictive covenant that prevents us from building anything within 15 metres of the bank. We do not use fertilizers, harsh chemicals, or laundry detergents that could pose a threat to Anderson Creek. In other words, we have taken every effort to preserve this precious oasis and are quite horrified at the possibility of it being turned into pavement.

There are plenty of reasons to oppose the Brookswood/ Fernridge Community Plan, but punching a hole through Brookswood Park is absolutely vulgar. Please say ‘no’ to this monstrous plan.

SHON TROELSTRUP, LANGLEY

Better snow removal this year Editor: The old analogy “A new broom sweeps clean” certainly proved true upon Langley City streets for the snow removal service provided to the taxpayer through the last two snow storms.

What a nice surprise to see the crews out the first Saturday night, plowing and sanding. For the past five or six years, this hasn’t happened. The following weekend was more of the same.

I spoke to one of the plow operators to thank him for the great service, and wanted to know why the change. He

stated we have a new manager in charge of public works.

So to the new manager, I say “thanks.” Your crews know what to do, so thanks again for turning them loose.

The Langley City taxpayers have always appreciated five-star snow and ice control service. It’s nice to see it again. Having a new mayor probably helped too.

To the working crews, thank you. Enjoy your earned and deserved overtime.

M.F. CAMPBELL, LANGLEY CITY

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Offer(s) available on select new 2013/2014 models through participating dealers to qualified customers who take delivery by February 28, 2014. Dealers may sell or lease for less. Some conditions apply. Offers are subject to change without notice. See dealer for complete details. Vehicle images shown may include optional accessories and upgrades available at extra cost. All offers exclude licensing, registration, insurance, other taxes and down payment (if applicable). Other dealer charges may be required at the time of purchase. Other lease and financing options also available. 0% purchase financing is available on select 2013/2014 Kia models on approved credit (OAC). Term varies by model and trim. Financing and lease rates vary by vehicle and are valid on approved credit (OAC) only. Delivery and destination fees up to $1,665, other fees and certain levies (including tire levies) and A/C charge ($100, where applicable) are included. License, insurance, applicable taxes, variable dealer administration fees, and registration fees are extra. Retailer may sell for less. See dealer for full details. Offer ends February 28, 2014. Cash purchase credit and Loan credit available on select models and varies by model and trim. Credits are deducted from the negotiated selling price before taxes and cannot be combined with special lease and finance offers. Cash purchase price includes cash credit, delivery and destination fees and other government taxes. Other taxes, registration, insurance and licensing fees are excluded. Available at participating dealers. Other lease and finance options are also available. Dealers may sell for less. Dealers are free to set individual prices. Prices are subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions may apply. Offers may change, may be extended without notice, and are for examples only. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. See your Kia retailer for full offer/program details. All offers are subject to availability. Offer ends February 28, 2014. **$1,000 Eco-credit has been applied to the lease/purchase/finance of Optima Hybrid. *Limited time bi-weekly lease offer available on 2013 and 2014 KIA models, on approved credit (OAC). Representative bi-weekly lease example: 2014Rondo LX MT (RN551E) leased bi-weekly for 48 months at 1.9% lease APR requires a total of 104 bi-weekly payments of $95 [excludes delivery and destination fees, environmental, tire and other fees and levies, air conditioning levy (where applicable) and $350 lease service fee – but, includes a lease savings (lease credit) of $0. $4,500 down payment/equivalent trade, PPSA, security deposit and first bi-weekly payment due at lease inception. Total lease obligation is $9,040 with the option to purchase at the end of the term for $10,704.76. Lease has 16,000 km/year allowance (other packages available and $0.12/km for excess kilometres). Other taxes, registration, insurance, licensing and variable dealer administration fees are excluded. 2013 Optima Turbo with panoramic sunroof #OP1617 $129.00 bi-weekly payments based on the MSRP $32.490 over a 60/84 month term at 0%, and residual $9,700 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2014 Rio #RO4059 , $71 bi-weekly payments based on the MSRP $15805.00 over a 60/84 term @ .99% interest, the residual is $8,200 and cost of borrowing is $849 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2014 Sorento LX FWD, #SR1330, $121 biweekly payments based on the MSRP $28,660 @ 1.99% interest over a 60/84 term the cost of borrowing is $2,000 and the residual is $9,400 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2014 Forte LX, #FO4X263, $76 biweekly payments based on the MSRP $20,505 @ 0% interest over a 60/84 term and the residual is $5,700 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2013 Soul, #SO9844 $97 biweekly payments based on the MSRP $18,445 @ 0% over a 60/84 month term the residual is $5,500 plus taxes and fees OAC. 2014 Sedona LX, #SD5962 $167.00 biweekly payments based on the MSRP $28,845 @ 1.49% over a 60/84 month term the cost of borrowing is $1256.10 and the residual is $8,404 plus taxes and fees OAC. 2013 Kia Soul, #SO2724, $97.00 biweekly payments based on the selling price of $20,900, over a 60/84 term @2.49% interest, the cost of borrowing is $1811 and the residual is $7000 plus taxes and fees OAC, 2014 Rondo LX #RN0267 $87 weekly payments based on the MSRP $33,695 including $10,000 cash back over 60/84 term at 0% interest, the residual is $8973 plus taxes and fees OAC. Cash back of $10,000 is applicable to the 2014 Rondo LX and only applies to financed vehicles and is included in the MSRP in this disclaimer not on actual ad. 2013 Kia Sportage, #SP4893 $101.00 bi weekly payments based on the selling price of $24,600 over a 60/84 term @1.99% interest, the cost of borrowing is $1600 and the residual is $8100 plus taxes and fees OAC. See in-store for details. In-store promotional offer is valid until March 16th, 2014.

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NEWS , u o y o t s k n a Otter Co-op Achieves Th Record Sales 4 YEARS IN A ROW!

DIRECTORS WANTED FOR A 3 YEAR TERM

Are You Interested in Being a Part of a

Fast Growing Operation?

If Yes, Otter Co-op Board of Directors is looking for you. Sense of Community, Business Acumen in helping direct a $200 million operation.

If you are interested in running for the Otter Co-op Board of Directors you must have your Director Qualification Declaration signed by Thursday, May 15, 5:00 pm to be eligible to run for a position at the May 29, 2014 Annual Meeting. Applications are available at the Administration Office.

Everyone at Otter Co-op is thrilled to have seen an increase in sales of $4.8 million over the last year despite the challenges of cross border shopping and our local competition. We would like to thank our Members/Customers for their continued loyalty and support. “Thank You”.

How does it work?

Watch for our Chilliwack Location

Otter Co-op’s Board is made up of 9 Directors with staggered three year terms. A Director must run and be successful after each three year term to secure the next three years to a maximum of nine years (three terms). After nine years a Director must take a one year break before being eligible to run again.

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Good Board governance ensures that Otter Co-op operates in an economically, socially and environmentally responsible way, aligned with the interests of our members.

If you have any questions please email chair of the Nominating Committee Frank Hauzer at hauzer@telus.net or call Merilee at the Administration Office 604 607 6923.

It’s BACK !!!

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$7Million

in prizes and discounts

1 in 6

tickets reveals a prize or discount!

Contest Ends April 24, 2014.

9Scholarships Available

Otter Co-op is very pleased to be able to offer nine $1000 Scholarships. How can you apply?

If you are a grade twelve student and your family has spent at least $2000 in the prior year, you are eligible to apply for one of (seven) $1000 scholarships offered by Otter Co-op.

We also have (two) $1000 scholarships available for a mature student (an individual that has been out of high school for at least one year) with the same qualifications. Applications are available at the Administration Office or on our website www.ottercoop.com.

Deadline for applications is April 30, 2014 6:00 pm.

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“You’re at Home Here.”

President’s Message:

I wasn’t sure how I was going to start my report for SPRING, but those last two snowfalls seem to have disappeared and we can now see SPRING. Maybe groundhog knew what he was predicting after all!! A number of your Directors on the Board recently traveled to the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) 85th. Annual Dorothy Anderson Board President General Meeting in Saskatoon and there the temperatures were –40 and we could tell it was really cold. Just over 500 people attended the annual meeting coming mainly from the four western provinces.

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COMMUNITY

Otter Co-op continues to do well and yes, we have competition but we continue to meet that head on, and management and staff, with their great customer service, will make sure that we continue to be positive. Our management team is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities which will see your/our Co-op grow and benefit all of us. We have an aggressive, ambitious, and bold Board and General Manager, always working on your behalf because you own the Co-op. In early February we started construction on a new Petroleum Facility in Chilliwack. With a target opening date of Fall 2014, this new facility that will have a 24 hour cardlock, gas bar with 12 filling stations, a convenience store, a bulk fuel depot with delivery service, and an oil and lubricant warehouse. Very exciting!!

FCL is the 48th largest company in Canada according to the Financial Post ratings. We should be proud to be a part of that.

Many smaller Co-ops on the prairies are amalgamating making some Co-ops bigger and better able to source products in larger quantities. Something new to the Co-op System is the new App that can be downloaded on to iphones and ipads and all smart phones. Try it. I managed! Type in Co-op CRS and follow the prompts. Each Friday a new program starts and you will receive either dollars off on groceries or even a free or discounted grocery item. To date, 76, 000 people have already downloaded this app!!

Our year-end just ended and now we are working on getting our financial reports ready for our Annual General Meeting to be held the end of May. Of note here is that we are looking for willing people who would meet the criteria of what it takes to become an elected member of the Board of Directors. Look elsewhere in our News and Views for more information. At our AGM we also award scholarships for Grade 12 students and Mature student scholarships so do have eligible applicants pick up the application forms which are due at the Co-op by April 30th.

It is a very exciting time for all of us at the Co-op – management, staff, members, and the Board of Directors. Enjoy SPRING, and remember the garden seeds are in stock now.

We look forward to your visiting us at Otter Co-op and remember our tagline, “You’re At Home Here”.

Dorothy Anderson OTTER CO-OP BOARD PRESIDENT

We are just wrapping up our 2013 fiscal year results, which ended on Saturday, March 1st.

It was definitely a challenging year, with the increase in cross-border shopping, cross-border fuel pricing, lowering of the Canadian dollar that affected some of our commodity buying power, and new competitors opening up in the markets Jack Nicholson we are already in. I am proud to report that General Manager through these challenges, Otter Co-op has had another record breaking year in sales, for the 4th year in row! Our combined sales of all our locations ended at $171,949,710 which is 2.9% above last year’s record of $167,114,431.

Hey Kids’ Join Us on Friday April 18 from 10:00 - 2:00 for our Annual Easter Party. There will be tons of games, prizes, treats, face painters, petting zoo, Bouncey Castle, Balloon artists, Cooper our store mascot and of course the Easter Bunny will be hopping by! If you are not yet a Kids’ Club Member (have not yet reached your 12th birthday) you can register through our website www.ottercoop. com or at the Administration Office or at the party. All Kids’ Club Events are free. We hope to see you then!

Other highlights during the 2013 year was the purchase of 17 Viterra sites and in this current year, and which we have heard about, is the purchase of 14 Sobeys sites in many Prairie provinces, which will benefit the whole Co-op system.

This could not have been achieved without the hard work and dedication of everyone here at Otter, including Board, Management and Staff, and I want to thank them all publicly for helping us achieve these amazing results. And of course it could not have been possible without you, our loyal members! Did you realize when you first paid your one time lifetime fee of $10 that you would be enjoying returns for years to come? Truly a great benefit of being a part-owner of Otter Co-op, and sharing in the profits generated by your purchases.

Otter Co-opService Awards 2014 Five Years

Ten Years

Twenty-Five Years

Twenty Years

Brad Hannah Tony Caffyn HATZIC GAS BAR

Shiva Pillay LADNER GAS BAR

Maria Dela Cruz LADNER GAS BAR

Brandon Kosciuk HARDWARE DEPT.

Alexis Hook PHARMACY/FILE MAINTENANCE BAKERY

Our management team is working diligently on the financial statements and finalizing all the expenses for the past year, and will have a bottom line report ready for our next edition of the News and Views. Of course if you’d like to hear about the results sooner than that, plan on attending our Annual General Meeting, to be held at D.W. Poppy Secondary School in Langley on Thursday, May 29th.

Some of the highlights from our 2013 fiscal year include the purchase and opening of a second feed mill operation in Armstrong, BC in March of last year. We also purchased and opened a sixth gas bar and convenience store site in Mission late this past fall. And we have worked throughout the year on the design and construction of a new bulk plant, cardlock, gas bar and convenience store for Chilliwack, that began construction this past month; with an expected opening date of September, 2014.

WHOLESALE TERRITORY MANAGER

Shelley Frank

Spring Greetings Everyone!

General Manager’s Message

Kid’s Club Easter Party!

FCL, of which we are 1 of 234 owners, like you are a member of Otter Co-op, posted a year of record sales. Sales in the last year topped the previous year by 600 Million pushing sales to 9.4 Billion Record patronage of 574 Million is also up 47 Million over 2012.

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Keri Henry

Mark Martens

Tannis Hutfelter

Carolyn Strobel

GLEN MOUNTAIN C-STORE

FEED WAREHOUSE

FILE MAINTENANCE

DRYGOODS RECEIVING

Marcus Rollins

Fifteen Years

DELI/CAFÉ

Cheryl Bruzzese CASHIER

Gurwinder Shergill FEED DEPT.

Your board and management team have been busy reviewing the viability of several other projects, and look forward to sharing some of the results of that hard work with you at our Annual Meeting. Did you know that Otter Co-ops’ petroleum operations generated in excess of $7.5 million for our bottom line in 2013? This is one of the reasons we continue to look for opportunities for growth in our petroleum operations for the future.

As we move into our 2014 operating year, I sincerely thank you for your support this past year, as it is all of our combined efforts that continue to make the Otter Co-op the successful, diverse, viable business it is today. I look forward to seeing you at the Co-op!

Fred Martens FEED DEPT.

Anneli Stebanuk DELI/CAFÉ

Fred Wiltse WHOLESALE TERRITORY MANAGER

Jack Nicholson

Tracy Carter

GENERAL MANAGER

248TH GAS BAR

Dana Munro CASHIER

Holly Lingel

Dustin Ansell

Chris Day

Sherry Isenor

Vickey Gilmore

GAS BAR OPERATIONS MANAGER

FEEDMILL

FEEDMILL

CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER

DELI/CAFÉ

Thirty Years

Wendy Vanderhoek

Thirty-Five Years

Forty Years

DELI/CAFÉ

Andrea Kleingeltink

FOOD AND FRIENDS (A division of Langley Meals on Wheels)

248TH GAS BAR

ARE YOU 55+

Carole McCulloch FRASER HEIGHTS GAS BAR

Join us at Otter Co-op Cafe the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month for a social luncheon which may include a guest speaker, always great food and company

Dorothy Nielsen FAMILY FASHIONS

Jeremy McLeod LADNER GAS BAR

Cost is $5.00 (includes lunch - tea or coffee - dessert)

Colton Potter

Please pre-register at the Administration Office or by calling Merilee at 604-607-6923

HATZIC GAS BAR MANAGER

Kristi Strauss GROCERY DEPT.

Brittany Morris GROCERY DEPT.

Dan Wells PETROLEUM DRIVER

Rob Fraser

Danuta Warren

MEAT DEPT.

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

Merilee McAuley

Ray Johnson

EXECUTIVE ASSIST TO THE G.M.

FEED RECEIVING CO-ORDINATOR

Congratulations to you all!

NEXT GET TOGETHER IS MARCH 24

Come & join us for lunch!

14 Tuesday, March 11, 2014

“You’re at Home Here.”

President’s Message:

I wasn’t sure how I was going to start my report for SPRING, but those last two snowfalls seem to have disappeared and we can now see SPRING. Maybe groundhog knew what he was predicting after all!! A number of your Directors on the Board recently traveled to the Federated Co-operatives Ltd. (FCL) 85th. Annual Dorothy Anderson Board President General Meeting in Saskatoon and there the temperatures were –40 and we could tell it was really cold. Just over 500 people attended the annual meeting coming mainly from the four western provinces.

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serving our

COMMUNITY

Otter Co-op continues to do well and yes, we have competition but we continue to meet that head on, and management and staff, with their great customer service, will make sure that we continue to be positive. Our management team is constantly on the lookout for new opportunities which will see your/our Co-op grow and benefit all of us. We have an aggressive, ambitious, and bold Board and General Manager, always working on your behalf because you own the Co-op. In early February we started construction on a new Petroleum Facility in Chilliwack. With a target opening date of Fall 2014, this new facility that will have a 24 hour cardlock, gas bar with 12 filling stations, a convenience store, a bulk fuel depot with delivery service, and an oil and lubricant warehouse. Very exciting!!

FCL is the 48th largest company in Canada according to the Financial Post ratings. We should be proud to be a part of that.

Many smaller Co-ops on the prairies are amalgamating making some Co-ops bigger and better able to source products in larger quantities. Something new to the Co-op System is the new App that can be downloaded on to iphones and ipads and all smart phones. Try it. I managed! Type in Co-op CRS and follow the prompts. Each Friday a new program starts and you will receive either dollars off on groceries or even a free or discounted grocery item. To date, 76, 000 people have already downloaded this app!!

Our year-end just ended and now we are working on getting our financial reports ready for our Annual General Meeting to be held the end of May. Of note here is that we are looking for willing people who would meet the criteria of what it takes to become an elected member of the Board of Directors. Look elsewhere in our News and Views for more information. At our AGM we also award scholarships for Grade 12 students and Mature student scholarships so do have eligible applicants pick up the application forms which are due at the Co-op by April 30th.

It is a very exciting time for all of us at the Co-op – management, staff, members, and the Board of Directors. Enjoy SPRING, and remember the garden seeds are in stock now.

We look forward to your visiting us at Otter Co-op and remember our tagline, “You’re At Home Here”.

Dorothy Anderson OTTER CO-OP BOARD PRESIDENT

We are just wrapping up our 2013 fiscal year results, which ended on Saturday, March 1st.

It was definitely a challenging year, with the increase in cross-border shopping, cross-border fuel pricing, lowering of the Canadian dollar that affected some of our commodity buying power, and new competitors opening up in the markets Jack Nicholson we are already in. I am proud to report that General Manager through these challenges, Otter Co-op has had another record breaking year in sales, for the 4th year in row! Our combined sales of all our locations ended at $171,949,710 which is 2.9% above last year’s record of $167,114,431.

Hey Kids’ Join Us on Friday April 18 from 10:00 - 2:00 for our Annual Easter Party. There will be tons of games, prizes, treats, face painters, petting zoo, Bouncey Castle, Balloon artists, Cooper our store mascot and of course the Easter Bunny will be hopping by! If you are not yet a Kids’ Club Member (have not yet reached your 12th birthday) you can register through our website www.ottercoop. com or at the Administration Office or at the party. All Kids’ Club Events are free. We hope to see you then!

Other highlights during the 2013 year was the purchase of 17 Viterra sites and in this current year, and which we have heard about, is the purchase of 14 Sobeys sites in many Prairie provinces, which will benefit the whole Co-op system.

This could not have been achieved without the hard work and dedication of everyone here at Otter, including Board, Management and Staff, and I want to thank them all publicly for helping us achieve these amazing results. And of course it could not have been possible without you, our loyal members! Did you realize when you first paid your one time lifetime fee of $10 that you would be enjoying returns for years to come? Truly a great benefit of being a part-owner of Otter Co-op, and sharing in the profits generated by your purchases.

Otter Co-opService Awards 2014 Five Years

Ten Years

Twenty-Five Years

Twenty Years

Brad Hannah Tony Caffyn HATZIC GAS BAR

Shiva Pillay LADNER GAS BAR

Maria Dela Cruz LADNER GAS BAR

Brandon Kosciuk HARDWARE DEPT.

Alexis Hook PHARMACY/FILE MAINTENANCE BAKERY

Our management team is working diligently on the financial statements and finalizing all the expenses for the past year, and will have a bottom line report ready for our next edition of the News and Views. Of course if you’d like to hear about the results sooner than that, plan on attending our Annual General Meeting, to be held at D.W. Poppy Secondary School in Langley on Thursday, May 29th.

Some of the highlights from our 2013 fiscal year include the purchase and opening of a second feed mill operation in Armstrong, BC in March of last year. We also purchased and opened a sixth gas bar and convenience store site in Mission late this past fall. And we have worked throughout the year on the design and construction of a new bulk plant, cardlock, gas bar and convenience store for Chilliwack, that began construction this past month; with an expected opening date of September, 2014.

WHOLESALE TERRITORY MANAGER

Shelley Frank

Spring Greetings Everyone!

General Manager’s Message

Kid’s Club Easter Party!

FCL, of which we are 1 of 234 owners, like you are a member of Otter Co-op, posted a year of record sales. Sales in the last year topped the previous year by 600 Million pushing sales to 9.4 Billion Record patronage of 574 Million is also up 47 Million over 2012.

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NEWS&

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 15

Keri Henry

Mark Martens

Tannis Hutfelter

Carolyn Strobel

GLEN MOUNTAIN C-STORE

FEED WAREHOUSE

FILE MAINTENANCE

DRYGOODS RECEIVING

Marcus Rollins

Fifteen Years

DELI/CAFÉ

Cheryl Bruzzese CASHIER

Gurwinder Shergill FEED DEPT.

Your board and management team have been busy reviewing the viability of several other projects, and look forward to sharing some of the results of that hard work with you at our Annual Meeting. Did you know that Otter Co-ops’ petroleum operations generated in excess of $7.5 million for our bottom line in 2013? This is one of the reasons we continue to look for opportunities for growth in our petroleum operations for the future.

As we move into our 2014 operating year, I sincerely thank you for your support this past year, as it is all of our combined efforts that continue to make the Otter Co-op the successful, diverse, viable business it is today. I look forward to seeing you at the Co-op!

Fred Martens FEED DEPT.

Anneli Stebanuk DELI/CAFÉ

Fred Wiltse WHOLESALE TERRITORY MANAGER

Jack Nicholson

Tracy Carter

GENERAL MANAGER

248TH GAS BAR

Dana Munro CASHIER

Holly Lingel

Dustin Ansell

Chris Day

Sherry Isenor

Vickey Gilmore

GAS BAR OPERATIONS MANAGER

FEEDMILL

FEEDMILL

CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER

DELI/CAFÉ

Thirty Years

Wendy Vanderhoek

Thirty-Five Years

Forty Years

DELI/CAFÉ

Andrea Kleingeltink

FOOD AND FRIENDS (A division of Langley Meals on Wheels)

248TH GAS BAR

ARE YOU 55+

Carole McCulloch FRASER HEIGHTS GAS BAR

Join us at Otter Co-op Cafe the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month for a social luncheon which may include a guest speaker, always great food and company

Dorothy Nielsen FAMILY FASHIONS

Jeremy McLeod LADNER GAS BAR

Cost is $5.00 (includes lunch - tea or coffee - dessert)

Colton Potter

Please pre-register at the Administration Office or by calling Merilee at 604-607-6923

HATZIC GAS BAR MANAGER

Kristi Strauss GROCERY DEPT.

Brittany Morris GROCERY DEPT.

Dan Wells PETROLEUM DRIVER

Rob Fraser

Danuta Warren

MEAT DEPT.

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE

Merilee McAuley

Ray Johnson

EXECUTIVE ASSIST TO THE G.M.

FEED RECEIVING CO-ORDINATOR

Congratulations to you all!

NEXT GET TOGETHER IS MARCH 24

Come & join us for lunch!

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NEWS Otter Co-op Announces

Federated Co-operatives

Grand Prize Winners

Annual Meeting

for World Equestrian Games in Normandy France 2014

Mr. and Mrs. Maybin are the lucky winners of the trip for two to Normandy France in August of 2014.

The Maybin’s reside in Aldergrove and with seventeen horses at Hastings Race Track and approximately another twenty at home; they were able to enter multiple times. This well-travelled couple was very excited to win, and as Mr. Maybin commented, he didn’t believe it was his lucky day. His wife typically purchases the food and made sure every entry ballot went into the draw barrel. It gives us great pleasure in knowing the winner of the draw has been supporting Otter Co-op for over

Susan Dodd Otter Co-Op Director

forty-five years. Otter Co-op wants to thank all participants for entering the draw, we received an incredible amount of tags and without your support, this could never happen. Fifty other subsidiary prizes were drawn and those lucky winners will be contacted with their prize allotment.

Congratulations again to Mr. & Mrs. Maybin, it will be a trip of a lifetime!

Bakery Cakes For all your special occasion cakes give our Bakery a call to place an order at 604-607-6920 or drop by and see us when you’re in the store.

We PHARMACIES )T T B L )T PAYS TO BELONG

job vacancies Did you know you can bypass the switchboard and dial direct to the following departments?

Administration 604 856 2517 Petroleum: 604 607 6912 Feed: 604 607 6901 Hardware: 604 607 6909 Bakery: 604 607 6920 Café/Deli: 604 607 6921 Produce: 604 607 6919 Meat: 604 607 6918 Grocery: 604 607 6936 Pharmacy: 604 607 6934

ottercoop.com

for your health needs Otter Co-op Pharmacy 604 607 6934 Glen Mountain Pharmacy 604 851 9654

• FULL TIME POSITIONS Feed Truck Driver

FREE DELIVERY

• Full Prescription Service • Full line of vitamin supplements • Ostomy Supplies • Home Health Care • Free blood pressure testing • Free blister packing • True Rewards: Become a Co-op Member today & participate in the dividend program

• PART TIME POSITIONS Administration Clerk Feed Warehouseman

Saskatoon Saskatchewan

On Friday February 28th six members of your board of directors attended a three day event that included the 85th annual meeting of Federated Co-op (FCL) of which Otter Co-op is a member. The meetings that took place consisted of different topics related to Federated Co-op, and individual Coops. 234 Co-ops operate in more than 500 communities in Western Canada and FCL has grown to become the 48th largest company in Canada. Last year FCL had record earnings of 879 million up 600 million from 2012.

There are many challenges that face the co-ops in Western Canada—we are a diverse business, food, energy, logistics, feed and home supplies to name a few. The challenge is to manage all these different industries and to serve our membership. We, Co-op members, are a group of people from many different sizes of operations, in multiple geographies of urban and rural. As we invest in our future growth with innovation and governance, we will strive to maximize the impact Coops have in our communities. GOOD THINGS HAPPEN WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER! Co-ops are committed to a sustainable, socially responsible way of doing business.

We were lucky to have an excellent guest speaker at our banquet Sunday evening,—Retired General Rick Hillier.

He was an excellent and humorous

speaker with a great message. His leadership carved a deep legacy into the armed forces. He talked about how most citizens in Canada have a fundamental belief that Canada is the best country to live in for freedom and privileges.

His message for leadership development in business is that each individual, whatever position they are in, usually have a vision to succeed and achieve, with values, honesty, and integrity.

Great leadership is all about people.

Although sometimes hard to execute, if we set them up for success by being an example with ongoing training, inspiration and compassion, our proud Co-op history will set us apart from other businesses.

“Co-operative values are based on self help, self responsibility, democracy equality, equity and solidarity. To be united in common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise” (statement on the co-operative identity from the international Cooperative alliance) “I smile more, they smile more, optimism is a force multiplier” (Ret. Gen. Rick Hillier) Respectfully submitted, SUSAN DODD Director

coming events

Food & Friends • March 24 – 11:30 am Customer Appreciation Day Red Hot Specials • April 12 Kids’ Club Easter Party • April 18 (Good Friday) 10:00 am – 2:00 pm 2 Day Scratch Sale Family Fashions and Hardware • Friday, April 18 – Saturday, April 19 3 Day Scratch Sale Family Fashions and Hardware • Friday, April 25 – Sunday, April 27 2nd Annual Car Show • Saturday & Sunday, April 26 – 27 Hatzic Gas Bar Customer Appreciation BBQ • Saturday, May 3, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm 3 Day Family Fashions BOGO Sale • Thursday, May 8 – Saturday, May 10 Mothers Day Pancake Breakfast • Saturday, May 10 8:00 am – 11:00 am 4 Day Family Fashions and Hardware Scratch Sale • Friday, May 16 – Monday, May 19 Otter Trotters Relay for Life Team BBQ • Sunday, May 18

You’ll find us here: RETAIL CENTRE 3650 248 St Aldergrove (604) 856 2517 Hours: Sun-Sat 8am-8pm Most Statutory Holidays 9am-6pm Administration Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-6pm Closed Sunday Post Office Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-5:30pm Closed Sunday Pharmacy Mon-Fri 9am-7pm Sat 9am-5pm Sunday 11am-5pm

FEED STORE PETROLEUM 3548 248 St Aldergrove, BC Feed Store Phone: (604) 607 6901 Petroleum Phone: (604) 607 6912 Hours: Mon-Sat 8am-5:30pm Sunday 9am-5pm Closed Stat Holidays GAS BARS: 248 Street Gas Bar 24795 Fraser Hwy Aldergrove, BC (604) 856 7011 Ross Road Gas Bar 29622 Fraser Hwy

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Langley Herbivores will be hosting the first Meatout event in Langley to promote vegan options available in the marketplace. Free samples.

Langley Field Naturalist Society walk in Aldergrove Regional Park March 22, 9 a.m. to noon. Check out the winter bird and water fowl activity around the ponds and look at some of this parks features. Meeting at Aldergrove Regional Park central parking. Phone 604-8881787 or 604-856-7534 for information.

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Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation Celebration Dinner fundraiser May 12 at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley with Bobby Bruce as “Nearly Neil” (Neil Diamond tribute). Silent Auction and much more. Tickets $75, call 778-278-3697.

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General meeting of the Langley Field Naturalists March 20, 7:15 p.m. at the Langley Community Music School, 4899 207 Street. Bernie Fandrich, Kumsheen Raft Adventures, Lytton, will talk about the Thompson River, sharing anecdotes photographs and historic tales of the river. All are welcome. More info at www langleyfieldnaturalists.org.

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Reunion for Langley Secondary School Grads of 1974. The 40-year reunion is being planned for the May 30-31 weekend Contact Tom Barichello at tom_sharron@ shaw.ca or phone 604-534-0650. There is also a Facebook group: LSS Grads 1974.

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If, as the saying goes, a silk purse can come from a sow’s ear, then just imagine what 20 enterprising high school textiles students can produce when they are given piles of colourful nylon street banners and plenty of creative licence.

That’s the challenge facing Langley’s Isabella Lee and 19 other students from across Greater Vancouver, who have been chosen to participate in Simon Fraser University’s Banner Bags — Beyond the Bag showcase.

It was after a presentation at her school by the SFU group organizing the event, that Isabella, a 16-year-old Grade 11 student from R.E. Mountain Secondary, decided to enter the contest which asks participants to “up-cycle” old decorative community street banners into articles of clothing and then display them on the runway.

For Isabella, the competition combined two elements that are of great personal importance — sewing and the environment.

The Langley teen’s application included a creative writing project and photos of past school projects. It was enough to earn her a spot among the 20 contestants who will get to display their work on Sunday, March 16.

“I’m 99 per cent sure I’m the only one from Langley (in the competition). I’m definitely the only one from R.E. Mountain,” she said.

Once she was accepted, Isabella was supplied with nylon fabric taken from used community street banners. Beyond that, she was left to her own devices.

In order to qualify for competition, 70 per cent of each completed garment must be comprised of the recycled banner fabric.

Isabella set to work designing a lined strapless dress with a skirt that sits just above the knee in front and falls into a longer “flow-y” drape at the back — “for glamour on the runway,” she explained.

Working from a book, the teen created the pattern for her original design using a roll of kraft paper she purchased at the dollar store.

Calling on a friend to act as her model, Isabella tweaked the pattern a few times before getting the fit just right — adding a few decorative touches and some bunching to help her garment stand out on the runway and to give it dimension.

Isabella took up sewing when she was 13 because it was a required course for Grade 8 students in Calgary, where she was living at the time.

But she quickly grew to love it.

Well before that, by the time she was in Grade 6, she had developed an awareness of fashion, she said, adding it is about far more than throwing on a trendy piece of clothing.

“I feel like people have a constricted view (of fashion). They don’t think about the process behind how a garment is created.

“It’s a huge process,” she said, gesturing toward the piles of patterns and fabric on her kitchen table, representing weeks of work on the project.

Once it’s complete, Isabella’s dress will be unveiled alongside the other submissions during a fashion show.

On the day of the competition, in addition to ranking the final products, judges will evaluate contestants’ marketing skills — including how well they promoted their work.

Fashioning an education

LANGLEY’S ISABELLA LEE IS AMONG 20 TEENS ‘UP-CYCLING’ USED BANNERS INTO ORIGINAL CLOTHING DESIGNS AS PART OF SFU’S BEYOND THE BAG COMPETITION

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Watched over by ’60s fashion icon Audrey Hepburn, Langley teen Isabella Lee is busy working on a dress of her own design, created from used community street banners. Isabella is among 20 textiles students vying for $1,750 in scholarships, through the SFU Banner Bags — Beyond the Bag competition.

To help get the word out, Isabella has created a mock company called Hesper — which she named for the evening star — and created a Facebook page which features regular updates on her progress.

So far, the site has more than 300 likes.

Her goal is to reach 500 by the day of the

fashion showcase. She has also created an account on Twitter — @thehesperline.

It took her quite a while to come up with just the right name for her “company,” said Isabella.

Hesper ties in nicely to the environmental theme, she said, because in order to

really see the stars, clean air is necessary.

The idea is to treat Hesper as though it were an actual brand, so she has created a logo — a stylized clothes hanger — and made business cards, which she will hand out at the showcase — all of it in an effort to get noticed as a contestant with business savvy as well as style.

At stake are three scholarships — $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place and $250 for third place.

Whether or not she ends up with a cash prize, Isabella is using the competition to help build her portfolio so that she will have something to show when she applies to university.

Her long-term goal is to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York City, but being selected for the contest has also given the Langley teen the immediate benefit of a growing awareness about the environment.

“I feel like Banner Bags competition really opened my eyes to what we can do to … limit the impact we have (on the Earth).”

Increased awareness about the environment is definitely among the benefits that Isabella’s home economics teacher, Andrea Freeman, sees for her students who participate in the Banner Bags showcase.

Through their extracurricular work, the students are answering the question: “Why would you care about banners just going into a landfill?” said Freeman.

“They’re taking something of no value and turning it into something of value,” she said, noting the competing students have bypassed the recycling process and moved straight to up-cycling.

The competition gets bigger every year, said Freeman, whose students have been participating in Beyond the Bag for the past four years.

A past student took third place and a $250 prize, she noted.

Even if they don’t win, the students leave the competition with plenty that is of value, Freeman added.

“They get to find out what it’s like to work with students at the university level,” she said.

Since the competition began, the contestants have been attending a series of workshops related to textiles and explore the career paths that are available to them.

They’ve also been paired with Kwantlen Polytechnic fashion students, in addition to making contacts in the business world, she explained.

The teens are reaping benefits in other areas, too, said the teacher.

“I also notice students making connections to their other course work, especially math.”

If students’ mathematics skills aren’t strong, they’re going to have difficulty drafting patterns properly, Freeman said.

In Isabella’s case, using social media to market herself and her work is another skill she has developed through her participation in the competition.

The quiet, shy student Freeman began teaching just last year “has blossomed and stepped things up this year,” said the instructor.

“She’s so passionate about this (project).

She’s putting in so many hours.”

Thanks to the competition, said Freeman, Isabella has taken her work much further than the classroom and has demonstrated “a deeper learning” of her craft.

Anyone who would like to support Isabella’s efforts is invited to check out her project at facebook.com/thehesperline and give it a “like.”

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From left: Carol Heynen plays Corrie ten Boom and Shelley Picard plays her sister, Betsie ten Boom in Gallery 7 Theatre’s production of The Hiding Place.

Gallery 7 goes into Hiding LANGLEY’S BRITTANY SUDERMAN PERFORMS IN HOLOCAUST DRAMA BASED ON TRUE EVENTS Could you forgive someone who betrayed you and your family to an occupying military force, even if that betrayal led to the tragic deaths of your father and your sister?

Could you help the persecuted, facing imprisonment and perhaps execution as a result?

Could you remain true to your faith, even in the midst of the most horrific of atrocities?

These are just some of the questions Gallery 7 Theatre will be exploring in their latest production, The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom’s inspiring true story of faith, forgiveness and survival set against a backdrop of war and genocide.

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tells of Corrie ten come to terms with Boom’s post-war misher need to forgive in sion to bring healing this grim yet beautiful and forgiveness to vicstory that celebrates tims of the Holocaust, faith, mercy and and how her mission courage. reaches a crisis point “The Hiding Place is when she comes face another one of those to face with the man incredible, yet inspirwho turned her and ing stories coming out her family in to the of an extremely dark BRITTA N Y Nazi police during the time in our recent hisS U DERMA N tory,” explains execuwar.

What follows is an tive/artistic director, incredible recounting of the Ken Hildebrandt. ten Boom family’s work with “While the play challenges the Dutch underground to us to ask what we would do in hide Jews in a secret room similar circumstances, it also above the family’s watch inspires us to hold on to our repair shop and their subsefaith and our humanity, even quent internment in a concen- in the face of fear, injustice tration camp. and persecution.

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Age matters. It’s bad enough to be injured in a car crash or other accident at any age. But for older people, the pain and loss of enjoyment of life can be particularly hard.

was curtailed.

The courts recognize that a loss of mobility or negative life change in your “golden years” may be worse than for a young person.

But the BC Supreme Court pointed out that when someone who has always been physically active loses some physical function later in life, they may not enjoy their retirement years as much and be less able to replace their planned retirement activities with other life interests. And what may be a small loss of function for a younger person may be far more significant for an older one, whose activities are already constrained by age.

Take the situation Mr. F (59 at the time) found himself in after his vehicle was rear-ended at a red light. He didn’t think he’d been seriously injured at first, and didn’t take any time off work. But when his initial soreness got worse, he saw a doctor. Over the next year, the pain and soreness in his left shoulder persisted.

And he felt his job performance was slipping. This was a job he’d held for 38 years which involved occasional heavy lifting.

Mr. F didn’t get compensation for lost wages or loss of future earning capacity – quitting his job, however reluctantly, before 65 was his own choice.

The court awarded Mr. F $45,000 to compensate him for his loss of life enjoyment. He also got $41,500 for costs of future care and treatment.

While he wasn’t reprimanded at work (the occasional co-worker jibe apart), his pride made him feel he was cheating by doing less than he could before. So he decided to take early retirement a year and a half after the car accident.

In the four years before the trial, he saw his doctor, visited a chiropractor, did physiotherapy and also saw a medical specialist about his ongoing shoulder problems, which limited the things he could do. Before the accident, he’d been an avid gardener, a skilled handyman working on projects around the house and a fly-fisherman. He’d planned to pursue all these things more after his retirement at 65, and his good health before the car accident would have allowed that. But despite following the recommendations of his medical and other therapists, his ability to enjoy his hobbies

Of course, age is only one factor considered in arriving at the proper compensation for lost life enjoyment – type and severity of injury and pain, disability and emotional suffering are some others.

Also, an older person is more likely to already have other physical problems or pre-existing conditions for which the defendant cannot be held responsible. So each case depends on its own particular facts.

If you’re facing an injury caused by someone else, seek out good legal as well as medical help – the “golden years” rule is just one of many things to be aware of.

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 Lawrence Coulter of MILNE SELKIRK for legal advice concerning your particular case.

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Believe in blue: ’Cats crowned champs BROOKSWOOD WINS FOURTH TITLE IN SCHOOL HISTORY AFTER DEFEATING OAK BAY 64-57 GARY AHUJA Times Sports

Heartbroken the year before, this time it was the Brookswood Bobcats turn to celebrate.

The Bobcats captured the B.C. senior girls Triple-A provincial championship with a 64-57 victory over the Oak Bay Breakers in Saturday’s final at the Langley Events Centre.

The championship was the fourth in school history for Brookswood as they won three consecutive titles from 2004 to 2006. But they lost in the 2013 championship game to the South Kamloops Titans.

“It really motivated us,” said guard Jessie Brown, of last year’s defeat.

“We just kept trying to push and push.

We know what it feels like to lose a championship.”

“I have no words to describe it, just pure happiness” said Tayla Jackson.

“I have goose bumps.”

Jackson was named player of the game after scoring 20 points and grabbing 23 rebounds. She also had two blocked shots and was instrumental in containing Oak Bay’s Lauren Yearwood, a national cadet team player for Canada.

Yearwood had 20 points and nine blocked shots — she was named the tournament’s defensive player of the tournament and a first team all-star — but just nine rebounds.

Brown and Jackson were also first team all-stars.

“That was probably Tayla Jackson’s best game for us,” said long-time Brookswood coach Neil Brown, who said he was most likely taking time away from coaching.

“That was huge, that was the game right there,” he said about the match-up between Jackson and Yearwood.

Aislinn Konig — who was named most valuable player of the tournament — finished with 19 points while Jessie Brown had 14. Konig averaged 28 points and six rebounds over the four-day tournament.

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Clockwise from above: Brookswood Bobcats’ Jessie Brown goes for the lay-up against the Oak Bay Breakers during the B.C. senior girls Triple-A basketball championship final at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday; ’Cats Aislinn Konig drives to the hoop; the team celebrates after the final whistle of their 64-57 victory; and the team’s fans — led by 10-year-old Mackendra Konig —won the team school spirit award. er, Brown was uncharacteristically off, hitting just one of 11 three-point attempts and two of 10 field goal attempts.

By comparison, Brown was 10-for-24 from downtown in the first two games — a 99-39 win over Prince George and a 88-65 defeat of MEI — but a combined 1-for-12 in the 89-58 semifinal win over W.J. Mouat and the victory over Oak Bay. Neil Brown described the championship victory as ugly.

“We made a comment that we may have set girls basketball back for 20 years after this final,” he said. “But sometimes you win ugly.”

“Games like this are very emotional so the kids, you say something to them and

they don’t even hear a word you say,” he added.

“It was a real screwed up game, for a lack of a better word.”

The ’Cats were down 15-10 after one quarter but clawed back to take a 29-28 lead into halftime. And when Konig went to the bench with her fourth foul in the third quarter, things did not look good for Brookswood.

But the team tightened up defensively, and took the lead for good, building a nine-point lead at one point.

The lead was 49-43 after three quarters and Brookswood survived a poor shooting fourth quarter — they only hit two field goals — by hitting nine of their 12 free

throw attempts to hang on for the 64-57 victory.

The coach credited the play of Marissa Van Noort and Kayla Hamel, who both stepped up on the defensive end in Konig’s absence.

The ’Cats finished the season at 40-1, with their lone loss coming two weeks earlier to Holy Cross in the Fraser Valley final.

The loss helped to focus the team said Jackson.

“We knew nothing was a given and we just had to do what we had to do,” she said.

••••• The Bobcats fans also won the tournament’s school spirit award.

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At the start of the season, coach Terry Stead said he was not sure what to expect for the coming basketball season.

“It was an unknown,” he admitted.

“I knew we had a strong team but we didn’t know what was out there.”

And now that the dust has settled, the Walnut Grove Gators have finished with the bronze medal at the Grade 8 boys invitational B.C. championships.

The tournament was held March 6 to 8 in Pitt Meadows.

The Gators defeated the Handsworth Royals 55-45 in the bronze medal game on Saturday afternoon.

“Third place is a good result,” Stead said.

Walnut Grove had entered the 16team tournament seeded seventh.

The lower ranking was due to the fact they had finished third at the Fraser Valley championships the week before.

The teams that finished ahead of the Gators placed sixth and seventh, respectively, at provincials.

Walnut Grove went 3-1 at provincials.

In the opener, the Gators hammered Dover Bay 63-26 with James Woods earning player of the game honours.

The quarter-finals saw Walnut Grove go up against the second-seed St. Georges Saints on Friday morning. And after being down by five points at the half, the Gators rallied for the 47-44 victory. Luke Adams was player of the game.

But foul problems plagued the Gators in the semifinals that night, as they had a dozen fouls in the first quarter alone, and they lost 68-51 to the Argyle Pipers.

And with a medal on the line in the final game, Walnut Grove responded nicely to defeat the Handsworth Royals 55-45.

Dannan Sturn earned player of the game, as well as a second team allstar award.

Woods, who picked up his second player of the game award in the loss to Argyle, was named a first team all-star.

••••• Both the Credo Christian Kodiaks and Langley Christian Lightning improved on their pre-tournament rankings.

Both local senior girls basketball teams were in Lumby for the Single-A provincial championships, which were held at Charles Bloom Secondary from March 5 to 8.

The Kodiaks entered the tournament ranked 10th and finished ninth.

They lost their opener 45-29 to Bulkley Valley Christian, but rebounded to win three straight — 72-28 over Pender Harbour, 61-53 against Selkirk and 53-51 over Fernie.

Langley Christian was 12th entering provincials, and wound up 11th after a 2-2 showing.

They lost their opener 69-52 to Similkameen and then beat Fort St. James 68-33. The Lightning fell short against Fernie 44-40 but rebounded to beat Selkirk 55-35.

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It is down to a bestof-three as the Langley Rivermen and Surrey Eagles have alternated victories in the first four games of the best-ofseven BCHL Mainland Division semifinal series.

The Rivermen won games one and three by scores of 4-2 and 6-3, respectively. But both times, Surrey responded with a 4-3 win in game two and then a 7-5 victory on Saturday to even the series at two games apiece.

The series switched back to the Langley Events Centre last night (Monday) after The Times’ press deadline and the two teams will be back on the ice at the South Surrey Arena tonight (Tuesday) with one of the teams having the chance to clinch the series and advance to the Mainland Division finals.

“It is going to take us playing to our potential,” said Rivermen head coach Bobby Henderson about what is was going to take to close out the series.

“As a group, we haven’t been good enough.

With the exception of one game, we haven’t played to our potential.”

Game one saw the Rivermen score a pair of quick goals 11 seconds apart in the second period to take the lead for good.

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In game three, their offence came to life as they were up 6-1 before Surrey scored a couple of late goals.

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CONCRETE & PLACING

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

AAsk us about our Medical Office Assistant with Health Unit Coordinator Specialty program starting in May!

Langley Campus

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GARDENING

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EDUCATION

MOVING & STORAGE

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION www.proficientrenovation.com or call 604-323-4111 for more details

Dreaming of a Career in Healthcare?

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ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs, etc.

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• All Interior Work • Tiles • Trim • Drywall • Plumbing • Painting * Experienced * Reliable Roger 604-679-0779

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

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.

ELECTRICAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Retired Firefighter Handyman

Kristy 604.488.9161

FINANCIAL SERVICES

260

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Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

DROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+

Specializing in Private Events!

We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

STIFF BOOM CRANE Operator. All Purpose Crane Service. Must have Cl. 1 & Crane Ticket. 604-996-0321

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PERSONAL SERVICES

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed?

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com

Fax: 604-859-7011 Email: rsfeeds@rsfeeds.net

Please call 604-539-1315 or email: info@morrisonwindows.ca

ENSIGN is looking for Assistant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Australian Division. Recruiter’s will be in Nisku, Alberta, March 31 - April 9 to conduct interviews. If you want to hear more about our International opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online at ensignjobs.com. Call 1-888-3674460.

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Operations Manager Ritchie-Smith Feeds, Inc. 33777 Enterprise Avenue Abbotsford, BC V2S 7T9

Positions available immediately for a local Industrial company!

Pension Plan & Extended Benefits Included

PERSONAL SERVICES

damaged concrete. Ken 604-307-4923

CHBA Fraser Valley Members ~ $30 Non-Member Guests ~ call for details

REGISTER NOW! phone: 604-755-9306 email: info@chbafv.com

Proudly brought to you by CHBA Fraser Valley members

Placing & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates. coastalconcrete.ca

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

260

ELECTRICAL

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

Jnbz Painting Interior/Exterior Specialist Fully Insured Top Quality Fast Work Many Years Experience FREE Estimate

(778)552-4926

ROB’S PAINTING Great Work. Great Rates.

Phone for free est. (778)984-4266

“LAMINATE/QUARTZ/GRANITE” JMS Countertops, 30 yrs/refs + John 604-970-8424 + FINISH CARPENTER Finish Carpentry - Mouldings, sundecks, stairs, siding, painting, drywall. Refs. Rainer cel 604-613-1018

SUNDECKS

SAMCON BUILDING. Complete reno’s & additions. Over 25 yrs exp.

Call Derek (604)720-5955 www.samconbuilding.com

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

Painters SINCE 1977

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Rooms from $99.00 incls. paint Over 2000 COLOURS provided

by General Paint & Deluxe Premium Products.

CEILINGS OUR SPECIALTY Paul Schenderling

604-530-7885 / 604-328-3221

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PLUMBING

100% Heating & Plumbing

Certified, Insured & Bonded Reliable & Affordable Journeyman Avail 24/7 Call 604-345-0899 10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005 FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s.

Drain Cleaning. Ins. (778)908-2501 BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

341

PRESSURE WASHING

SPRING SUPER SPECIAL SALE Gutter windows skylights siding for $350. (under 2500sf) We use soap to shine your house. Taking care of your property since 2000. People love our Service. WCB Insured 604-861-6060

PETS 465

LESSONS/TRAINING

DOG BEHAVIOURIST: Specific calm, gentle and non-evasive dog training techniques, practiced over 30 years, to bring balance to your dogs behaviour. $60/hr Minimum 2hrs for first visit. Josh Goodstadt (604) 612-1714 goodstadt9@hotmail.com

477

PETS

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

POWER WASHING since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

604-812-9721

551

Hide-a-bed couch, green blue burgandy print, $50; CD’s, TV (32’’) & stand, Lawn mower Craftsman 6.25 HP $135, 24’ ladder $75, side table, magazine rack, book shelves, DVD cabinet (wood) coffee table glass & metal 36 x 36 $50. Small freezer $55, Grizzly 10 x 14 tent $45, Mtn Bike, older great condition $50. Giant Road bike 2008 $500.

North Delta 604-591-9740

MISC. FOR SALE

STEEL BUILDING SALE... BIG YEAR END CLEAR OUT CONTINUED! 20X20 $3,915. 25X28 $4,848.

30X32 $6,339. 32X34 $7,371.

40X50 $12,649. 47X68 $16,691.

One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca 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

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JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865

372

SUNDECKS

NEW Single wide on 50x120 deeded lot in Abby $267,888. $13,000 down, $1300/month.

NEW Double wide on deeded 50x120 lot in Abby $314,888. $16,000 down, $1548/mo.

Call Chuck 604-830-1960

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

The Village at Thunderbird Centre Deluxe 2 & 3 bedroom suites available. Large balconies, fireplace, in-suite laundry.

No Pets. Live, shop, work & play all in one location. Next to Colossus Theater (200/ #1 Hwy).

MISC. WANTED

FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer.

1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

Call 604-881-7111 www.bentallkennedyresidential.com www.ThunderbirdVillage.ca

Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP

• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •

684

APARTMENT/CONDOS

RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN! No Qualifications! Flexible Terms!

CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo.

Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d 604-657-9422

706

APARTMENT/CONDO

ALDERGROVE, 272/Fraser Hwy. 1 Bdrm apt. Bright. N/P. $550/mo + hydro. Avail now. 604-644-6542

LANGLEY, 4 bdrm apt, $1130/mo, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-539-0217 BEAUTIFUL, Bright, 1078 sq.ft., 2 bath, 2 bdrm, brand new floor.

Langley $230,000. 604-803-0542

625

FOR SALE BY OWNER

LANGLEY VILLAGE

2 Bdrm ground floor condo.

4 Years total reno!

Fraser Hwy / 200th Street.

PETS OK. $169,500.

BY OWNER Call 604-541-0569

LANGLEY: 5530 - 208 St. Quiet, clean, spacious 2 bdrm, 4 appls, hot/wtr, prkg incl. $915/mo. Res. Mgr. N/S, N/P. Avail now/Apr 1. Call 604-534-1114 between 9am - 8pm.

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

HOMES WANTED We Buy Homes BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

TOWN & COUNTRY APARTMENTS 5555 208th Street, Langley Studio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor swimming pool and rec facility.

Includes heat & 1 parking stall.

No pets

Phone 604-530-1912 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 7002100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.

S. SURREY WAREHOUSE approx 1000 sq.ft., concrete flr, 16” roll up door, gated, suitable for storage, $650/mo, avail now. 604-835-6000

for your Manufactured Home From BROOKSWOOD HOMES 604 - 530 - 9566

736

750

LANGLEY/SURREY 1 Bd bsmt ste quiet area, 1 blk to transit & shops, lrg bdrm w/walk-in closet, new carpets & paint. $700 incl utils, cable & net. NS/NP. Now. 604-532-4388

751

SUITES, UPPER

LANGLEY City 3Bd, 1200 s/f, bright clean, lrg patio, gas f/p, shrd lndry & util. Apr 1. $1500/mo 604-725-5921

752

TOWNHOUSES

GUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP 10125 156 St. is now accepting applications for 3 bdrm Market units www.Guildtown.com for info and application, email request at: info@guildtown.com, or pick up application outside office door.

LANGLEY City. 3 Bdrm townhouse, suitable for family, no pets. Nr all amens. Ref. Avail now. $1150/m.

778-240-8204 or 604-351-7934.

Advertise across the lower mainland in the 17 best-read community newspapers! bcclassified.com Call 604-575-5555

TRANSPORTATION 810

AUTO FINANCING

752

TOWNHOUSES

CALL FOR AVAILABILITY

We have 2 Playgrounds for your kids!

And are “Pet-Friendly”

NEWLY RENOVATED $990 per month + utilities 3 BDRM - 1.5 Baths - 2 Levels 1,100 sq ft and fenced back yard

Apartments

For more info call Mike at 604-792-8317 or 1-877-515-6696 or Email: wb@raamco.ca

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

WOODBINE TOWNHOUSES 9252 Hazel St. Chilliwack BC - Move in Incentive!

CHESTNUT PLACE 20727 Fraser Highway

Criminal record check may be req’d.

Ph: 604-533-4061

Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented

6295005 6353866

TOWING

818

CARS - DOMESTIC

851

TRUCKS & VANS

LANGLEY Brand New legal 2 bdrm gr/lvl ste in Murrayville, full bath,priv laund. Ns/np. $950 incl utils. Avail now. 604-530-7062, 778-998-7062

Angie 604-530-5646

LANGLEY CITY, Aspiring entrepneur live & work in the heart of Langley City. These commericalized homes can operate different kinds of businesses. Offices, hair studio, massage therapy etc. Storage locker, parking & insuite laundry. 4th floor 780 sq ft. 1/bdrm with open plan. $1300/mo. Avail now.

TJ @ Sutton Proact, (604)728-5460

848

2006 Peterbilt 379 Extended Hood, 537,000 Original Miles, Caterpillar C15. For more information call/text me at: (707)797-7314

SUITES, LOWER

Available April 1

TOWNHOUSES

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

CLOVERDALE 60/168 G/L sm 1 Bdr suite. $450; or 1 bdr shr kitch sep entry. $300; Lndry, prkg, Refs.

Ns/np. Avl. immed. 604-576-9777.

CLOVERDALE - Clean & Quite Large 1BR Basement Suite $695. includes Heat, Hot Water, & Electricity, Shared Laundry. Close to Shopping, Private Entrance. Suit one person. 18480 - 68th Ave. Call Dan 604-306-9111

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

604.488.9161

3 Bedroom / 2 Bath

752

845

Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Office + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. 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. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping.

NO Smoking inside & NO Pets! $2250/mo. Avail. Now

FORT LANGLEY HOME

LANGLEY CITY

2014 SRI 2 bdrm, den, 2 bath double wide in Langley 55+ park $134,888. Chuck 604-830-1960

Short Term or Long term!

Hotel Living

CLOVERDALE (Clayton) Newly reno’d rancher on acreage for resp family w/good ref’s. Lots of storage & pkng. $1300/mo. (604)882-0739.

Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm.

2008 Hyundai Tiburon 4/cyl, 5spd Air, s/roof, 87K. Real sports car.

Driving lessons. Ext. warr. 10K firm. Trades ok. 778-866-8218

Fully Furnished & Equipped

HOMES FOR RENT

Villa Fontana & Stardust Betsy - 604-533-6945

SOUTH SURREY EXECUTIVE

SPACES AVAILABLE

Recent updates to flooring, paint & appliances. N/S $1700/mo. st

Rainbow & Majorca

LANGLEY 4 bdrm w/bsmt, 3 appl, $1475. Drive by: 20217 - 53rd Ave. N/P. Avail April 1st. 604-617-9373

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, laundry & parking. No Pets BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED Michael - 604-533-7578

627

Park Terrace Apts

Exclusive Listing: Clayton Hts 1.2 acres. Rental income $2000.

Priced $900-1Mill. 604-340-2732

700

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

1994 VW JETTA GL 1.8 4/cyl.

4/spd auto OD, moon roof, alloys, CD, spoiler, new starter, brakes, snows. $2000 firm 778-866-8218

Surrey Central

604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca

ALDERGROVE: Clean, quiet, suites avail on Fraser Highway Bachelor Suite @ $620/mo and 1 Bdrm @ $670/mo (incl heat and hot water). Call David @ 604.328.4461

Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

MAYFLOWER CO-OP Spacious, well maintained 2 bdrm units in a clean, quiet, very central highrise. 2 Min walk to Central City Skytrain, mall & SFU. Across from new Surrey City Hall. No Pets. $807 - $847/mo. 1st mo rent free.

Shared purchase req’d.

Call: 604-583-2122 or email: maycoop@shawbiz.ca

CALL FOR NEW SPECIALS Spacious Bachelor, 1, 2, 3 Bdrm Suites. Heat & Hot Water incl. On Site Manager

REAL ESTATE 609

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

Ask about our Move-In BONUS.

SURREY

RENTALS

AUTO FINANCING

LANGLEY-Near-new

2 bdrm. 2 bath top floor/corner suite condo for rent. Granite countertops, gas F/P, large balcony. Incls. 2 parking spaces $1450/mo. with a minimum 1 year lease.

thunderbirdvillage@bentallkennedy.com

Difficulty Making Payments?

No Equity? Penalty? Expired Listing?

We Buy Homes! No Fees! No Risk! www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

810

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

LANGLEY

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

HOMES FOR RENT

TRANSPORTATION

By Transit & Kwantlen College.

604-530-5646

New SRI 14x70. 2 Bedroom on 55+ pad in Abby. $87,888.

Chuck 604-830-1960

736

TRANSPORTATION

Reno’d Bachelor $650 Spacious, Laminate Flooring.

Available May 1st.

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $93,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

RENTALS

LANGLEY: *GREENWOOD MANOR* 20630 Eastleigh Cres

MOVING MUST SELL

560

RUBBISH REMOVAL

Call Chuck 604-830-1960

GARAGE SALES

SAWMILLS from only $4,897 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.

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NEW 2014 14’ wide in Langley 55+ park. Pet ok. $89,900.

Chihuahua pups, vet check, 1st shots, male/female, very cute, $650. march 14. 604-794-5844 DO YOU LOVE DOGS? We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237

10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofing & Siding. CA. Re-roofing, New Roof Gutters.

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

A SOFT TOUCH - HOME SOFTWASH. Done By Hand. No Pressure Washing. Siding,Gutters,Windows Special $99. 604-537-6180

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

REAL ESTATE

2000 SATURN SL2 1900 auto, A/C, Loaded! Good 15’’ tires, Extra clean. 200K. Fuel mlge exc. $2800 obo. Trades 778-866-8218

2000 F350 - 2WD, V10, gas eng. long box. S-cab. 146,000 kms. $7300/firm. (604)538-4883

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On December 8, 2013, at the 26000 block of Fraser Highway, Langley, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Langley RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $1,200 CAD, on or about 1:55 Hours.

The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada; section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada.

Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2014-2011, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for

disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice.

A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published.

You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Director’s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

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Satin Chrome 2 1/2” Hourglass Sleeve 15GCSL

WESTCOAST MOULDING & MILLWORK LTD.

Hemlock Square Wood Spindles

Dover Stair Post

Routed Panel Stair Post

$ 68

Shaker Stair Post

Featured Stair Posts Starting at

$

82

36” 15/8 X 15/8 Reg. $4.20 SALE

Regular $95 ea.

604-513-1138 1-800-667-5597 18810 - 96th Avenue, Surrey

westcoastmoulding.com

2 $ 84 2 42” 15/8 X 15/8 Reg. $4.36 SALE

Monday - Wednesday 7:30am-4:30pm Thursday & Friday 7:30am-5:30pm DELIVERY AVAILABLE