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A St. Patrick’s theme attracted a crowd of green-wearing square dancers to the Aldergrove OAP Hall on Sunday, March 16. The square dances and lessons are held every Sunday afternoon.

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By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star

A St. Patrick’s theme attracted a crowd of greenclad square dancers to the Aldergrove OAP Hall on Sunday, March 16.

It is but one of the offerings at the popular and bookedup OAP Hall. There are other weekly dances with fiddlers, art club meetings, card games, carpet bowling, tae kwon do, exercise classes — a lengthy list of activities of which all ages are welcome to partake.

“The hall is booked consistently,” said OAPO secretarytreasurer Ina Lehman. “The

hall sits on expensive land and we have to pay for janitorial and maintenance services but we keep rental costs low for activities for all age groups.

“The good thing is we’re close enough for many people to walk to the hall.”

Lehman hopes locals will also chip in by attending the monthly meetings, held the third Monday of each month at 1 p.m. inside the hall. The non-profit society could use extra hands.

Hosted by Guys ‘n’ Gals, the weekly square dances here welcome newcomers to the fun with the first three times

free for all beginners. Callersinstructors Tyler Wagner and Wendy Krueger guide the beginners through the steps from 12:30 to 2::15 p.m. every Sunday, followed by mainstream-plus dances with beginner rounds from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at the Aldergrove OAP Hall, 3015 - 273 Street.

The hall has a hardwood dance floor and air conditioning, and coffee is served during the break. Cost is $5 for members and $6 for visitors. For information see the website region2squaredance.bc.ca or call Wendy at 778-878-4244 or Tyler at 604-817-9350.

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Langley RCMP are now looking into whether a preexisting medical condition caused a 69-year-old Langley man to drive into oncoming traffic, killing one person and injuring several others on Saturday.

Around 2:15 p.m. a Dodge pick up truck was eastbound on Fraser Highway, between 240 and 244 Streets, when it crossed the centre line and collided with a mini van, which then collided with a Toyota Echo.

The impact of the multivehicle crash killed a 52-yearold Langley man driving the Toyota car. That portion of the highway was shut down well into the evening while police investigated.

The others injured in this collision have been or will be released from hospital Monday except for the 33 year-old female driver of the minivan who suffered more serious, but non-life threatening injuries, said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks. The

driver who caused the crash didn’t suffered only minor injuries.

Langley Traffic Services is looking to speak to any witnesses to the crash.

Police would like to speak to two females they believe witnessed the collision.

The first female, a Caucasian woman in her 30s was a new customer at the beauty salon nearby and didn’t remain to speak with investigators.

The second woman identified herself as a nurse or first responder of some sort. She was assisting with first aid immediately after the collision and also didn’t stay to speak to the officers.

Officers would like to speak to these women or anyone else who witnessed the collision but has not yet spoken to police. These individuals are encouraged to call Langley RCMP at 604-5323200.

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One person was killed in this three-vehicle crash.

Wrong-way driver injures two Aldergrove Star

A woman who police say purposely drove the wrong way down Highway 1 in Abbotsford this morning was taken to hospital to undergo a psychological assessment.

The 36-year-old Langley woman was driving a Volkswagen Beetle and crashed head-on with a car being driven by a 29-year-old Abbotsford man.

RCMP Insp. Tim Shields said the woman was travelling

east in the westbound lanes of the freeway when the crash took place under the Mt. Lehman overpass just before 9 a.m. “There is every indication that the …. woman driving the Beetle was aware of what she was doing at the time of the collision.

Witnesses state the Beetle did not swerve to avoid the collision,” Shields said.

The woman sustained minor injuries, while the man suffered a broken femur and

injuries to his knees. He was airlifted to hospital by an air ambulance.

The westbound lanes of the freeway were blocked for a few hours, but the highway has since reopened in that area. Investigators from the RCMP’s Fraser Valley Traffic Services Section are continuing to investigate the collision, with assistance from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service unit.

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Chair Irene Setka with two new Toastmasters, Mark Stockbrocks on the left and John Besner on the right. They join with Irene looking forward to seeing you at the next club meeting.

Community members both in Langley and Aldergrove will remember the TV show that put Aldergrove on the map.

“Million Dollar Neighbourhood” profiled 100 Aldergrove families, challenging them to raise the collective assets of the community by $1 million, promising weekly prizes and a final award to the family voted most deserving by the participants. That winner was Irene Setka, who has turned that winning energy and determination to her role as vice president of membership for the Aldergrove Toastmasters Club.

This Toastmasters club was officially chartered June 5, 1996 and has presented hundreds of local residents with ongoing opportunities to increase their confidence, leadership and public speaking skills.

Irene will celebrate her second anniversary as a club member on May 1 of this year.

“Toastmasters has given me the confidence and the skills to be understood,” says Irene, “Yes, I was a winner

in the Million Dollar Neighbourhood challenge; by going to Toastmasters every week I know I am still a winner!

I’ve met great people and we have a lot of fun.”

As a single mother and grandmother, Irene leads a busy life but Toastmasters will always be an important source of growth and inspiration for her. She wants to extend a warm welcome to anyone who might be interested in finding out more about the club.

“We meet every Monday night, 7-9 p.m. at Aldergrove Community School 26850 - 29 Ave., Room 125. Come as a guest just to check us out. It took me a long time to get past my nerves and become a member, but that was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” she says. “I’ll look forward to seeing you there.”

For more information send an email to aldergrovetm@gmail.com. The next meeting will be on March 31 following spring break.

Why not just drop by the high school for a visit? As Irene likes to say, “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.”

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Langley’s Davey Butorac will be back in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on April 17, to fix dates for new trials for murdering two sex trade workers.

In October, 2013, Butorac was granted new trials, after winning an appeal of his conviction, for murdering two sex trade workers. The 35-year-old Aldergrove man had been found guilty in 2010 of murdering Gwendolyn Lawton, 46, of Abbotsford in March 2007 and Sheryl Koroll, 50, of Langley on

July 7, 2007.

Lawton’s body was found on March 13, 2007 in a rural area of Abbotsford, while Koroll’s body was found in an industrial area of Langley City the morning of July 7, 2007.

The convictions were set aside by the appeals court on the basis that the trial judge erred in accepting “the evidence of each murder as similar fact evidence with respect to the other.”

Butorac’s lawyer had argued before the initial trial that the two murder counts should be separated.

The judge disagreed.

DNA of the victims found in Butorac’s car and on his shoe led to his original conviction.

Butorac was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murders.

Also this year, he will go to trial for the second-degree murder of Aldergrove’s Margaret Redford, whose body was found floating in Bertrand Creek in Aldergrove on May 20, 2006. Jury selection for that trial had been planned for last February, but was postponed until November and now is scheduled to take place this year.

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Fraser Health is advising that measles cases have moved outside of the previous school and religious group areas and now appear to be occurring in the general communities of Chilliwack and Agassiz.

Fraser Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Paul Van Buynder has confirmed one child has been admitted to hospital to date. He reminds all residents of Fraser East that the best protection against measles infection remains two doses of measles vaccine.

Arrangements are being made to distribute increased measles

vaccine to general practitioners and pharmacies in the Fraser East region (Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope).

Children under the age of five years are most at risk of serious disease and need to obtain the vaccine from a general practitioner or a public health clinic.

Special vaccination clinics in Chilliwack and Agassiz are being organized and announcements regarding their availability will be made on the Fraser Health website.

People with symptoms of measles are asked to isolate themselves

at home. Anyone that is seriously ill is asked to contact their general practitioner, public health unit, or emergency department prior to arriving in order to prevent the spread of the disease to other vulnerable patients.

“It is not necessary to attend a medical centre for testing to confirm measles during an outbreak unless you are quite sick,” said Dr. Van Buynder. “We know there is measles circulating and laboratory confirmation is not necessary.

However, if you are seriously ill, please see a doctor after warning them you are coming.”

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Drop in for free coffee, pastry and socializing

By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star

Centrepoint Community members are inviting the public to drop by Building 272 for free coffee or tea and a bit of socializing.

Building 272, owned and operated by Len Murdoch, offers a variety of outreach programs in the community. These include the ongoing free dinners on Wednesday and Saturday and the Friday night barbecues, as well as the Mom’s Time program every Friday morning from 10 to 11:45 a.m.

The drop-in cafe is a new project, offered by Don and Marlene Horkey and Julie McFarlane.

“We’ve been volunteering for five years now with Centrepoint and the coffee shop is something new we thought we’d try,” says Don. “We’re hoping to open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m., starting April 7, just before Easter.”

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Don and Marlene Horkey and Julie McFarlane (standing) are offering free coffee and tea at a drop-in offered at the Building 272 in Aldergrove.

His wife Marlene says, “Anyone is welcome to come in and sit, out of the rain, and it’s all complimentary. Meet your neighbours, have a coffee

and muffin, and enjoy some company.”

Building 272 used to host drop-ins for adolescents and teens through agencies

such as Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services, but these programs have moved elsewhere. Thus, Centrepoint has opening slots for programs such as the coffee house.

The programs are run by churches in the community, such as Christ Covenant, Ridgeview Baptist and Canadian Reformed. These programs include the free dinners on Wednesday evenings and the Bible lesson and meal on Saturdays.

The Aldergrove Lutheran Church also brings a soup kitchen to Building 272 every third Saturday of the month, starting about noon.

The Friday night barbecues begin in the summer, and are held outside the storefront. Up to 40 guests attend the free dinners at Building 272.

“A lot of the people are low-income, but it’s not a druggie hangout,” says Don. “It’s a good way to get to know the people here.”

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VICTORIA – Canada’s sleek, imported green propaganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected reporters as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle. They didn’t invite me for some reason, but from what I can gather, it was a friendly networking session.

When I speak of our U.S.directed environmental movement, many people still don’t know what I mean. They see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volunteers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S. The Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada.

Thanks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this offshoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least identifies itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

Organizing for Change currently includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, Georgia Strait Alliance, Dogwood Initiative, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law,

Green machine gathers in B.C.

Wildsight and Seattle-based Conservation Northwest.

Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable foundations based mostly in Seattle and California, funded by billionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Their hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her just-introduced Water Sustainability Act. This was to demand heavy fees and choking regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documentaries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer attempts to hide its strategy of targeting energy development in B.C. and Alberta. Its tactics are well known, too.

Environmentalists need highprofile wins, and the economic pain is best inflicted outside of the U.S., the biggest polluter in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Headwaters” and the Water Sustainability Act. Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers.

Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Their greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear

Rainforest, which is continually portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas development.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven remarkably prophetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were negotiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and market Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve written before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffice it to say that while we have busloads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benevolent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. They’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned after the protester-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amazing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tankers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too.

He wants all of B.C.’s groundwater mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust.

That should take a while.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca

Editor: It is with great disappointment that I write this letter. Council has once again ignored a community plan and barreled ahead with their own agenda despite community opposition. What is the point of a community plan if we do not to follow it? What is the point of a Public Hearing if council does not listen?

Collectively, the residents of Langley Township own a piece of property in Aldergrove through which Bertrand Creek runs. This property is divided – its northern portion contains degraded land and its southern half is forested. A forest which is far superior than the development company would have us believe…but that’s of no consequence. What matters here, and what really needs to be made clear to everyone in the community of Aldergrove, is that one sixth of this land was designated as Educational/Recreational land.

According to the Official Aldergrove Community Plan, it was not intended for development, yet it is now included in their development plans. Many individuals signed a hastily organized petition, and many, many people did attend the Public Hearing to register their opposition to this amendment to the OCP. But alas, our voices fell on deaf ears.

And the biggest disappointment of all? Once again the controversial pool/ice arena has been brought into the conversation. They say this land is being sold to support the building of the pool. Have they not learned from the Glen Valley experience? Aldergrove residents do not want to be pitted against each other. I support the effort to try and afford a pool for Aldergrove but please do not do it by selling a precious urban forest that was intended for a different form of recreation.

My hope is that Aldergrove residents will speak up and not give up. This land was intended for our use in some sort of recreational or educational capacity. Petition council to not sell this forest.

Jessica Horst, Aldergrove

Cinderella Aldergrove?

Editor: Aldergrove has been the Cinderella in the Township for years.

Right now they are trying to cheat the community out of a full-size swimming pool and a few years ago they wanted to cut funding for the hanging flower baskets on the high street. The recent report by students about downtown Aldergrove is correct about the rundown store fronts; even if they are in business they look like they aren’t.

There is no consistency or continuity to the store fronts.

There is Aldergrove, with an eyesore at the corner of 264 Street and Fraser Highway, there for years but now there is a plan for development, however, it’s still sitting with a pile of dirt on it but planned for high-profile opportunities while we still have large vacancies in the mall across the street by Save On Foods. What happened to the seniors residences that was supposed to happen on 272nd? That would have had that the mall buzzing, but no accountability from the property owner/developer. Where was the Township Council then?

Do I sound negative? Yes, I am. I’ve lived here now for 12 years, paid my taxes and seen next to nothing done to enhance this community and more done to try to help it, like the hanging baskets.

In fact, just after I moved out here, they paved the entire road on which I live, but apparently there wasn’t enough money in the budget to do the final 400 feet passing my house.

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Pick up your socks, folks Editor: Further to my letter in late February, I want to take this a little further. So the store fronts look run down, need paint or simply a clean up but they can’t really afford to.

I try to support local shops so my dollars hopefully contribute to a healthier community. I get very little recognition for this, with the exception of Cranky’s and Home Hardware, who have a sign that thanks their customers for shopping local.

Let me give you an example: I worked for many years in a call centre where dressing up in a suit was not a prerequisite. There was a young man sitting next to me whom I will call Joe to protect his identity. At the end of each call, Joe would say, “Thank you for choosing us (name of the company), Mrs. Smith, I know you had a choice.”

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Keeping our town green and clean, Aldergrove’s Otter-Grove Girl Guides were on the litter pickup patrol at Aldergrove Athletic Park on Saturday, March 15.

Volunteers fanned out Tuesday in hopes of finding those who are homeless, to obtain more information about who they are and how they live.

Ward Draper, a pastor with 5 and 2 Ministries and a co-ordinator of the survey in Abbotsford, said they “are trying to get a snapshot of what’s happening in the Valley.”

Results will be released later this spring.

The last Fraser Valley Regional District homelessness survey was conducted in 2011, and the data was compiled in a report by Anita van Wyk of the University of the Fraser Valley and Ron van Wyk of the Mennonite Central Committee.

That count found 345 people to be homeless in the Valley. In Abbotsford, 117 people were located.

But the report

acknowledged that the number is at best an estimation, and Draper said various factors, including rain and bad weather in 2011, meant the count was skewed.

With Wednesday’s weather clear and warm, he hopes that the number is more accurate – meaning higher – but said it is still difficult to count the homeless in Abbotsford, which has a large geographic area.

It’s also difficult to account for the number of people who are technically homeless, but are staying with friends or couch surfing.

Draper also said that with the many issues that have arisen with homelessness in Abbotsford, some people on the streets have set up camps in highly visible areas, and others have moved farther out to avoid authorities.

Cancer Society opens new office in Abbotsford

By VIKKI HOPES Aldergrove Star

The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) celebrated the grand opening of its new office on Friday in Abbotsford. The society is now open at #100A 32660 George Ferguson Way, having relocated from its previous location at 31935 South Fraser Way. Local dignitaries on hand for the celebration and ribbon-cutting included Abbotsford

West MLA Mike de Jong, Mayor Bruce Banman, and Coun. Moe Gill, as well as several representatives from the regional and local branches of the Cancer Society.

Banman commended the work of the CCS in drawing people together in the fight against cancer: “It takes a community to get together to help create awareness, to help pull together to raise funds towards a cure.”

De Jong, whose office is just a few doors

down from the new CCS location, welcomed the agency “to the neighbourhood.”

He said there are “intensely exciting” days ahead following the federal government’s announcement of an increase in tobacco taxes and the sharing of those proceeds with the CCS for research and other initiatives.

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A man whose DNA was found on a piece of a rubber glove left behind at an Abbotsford break-in has been acquitted of involvement in the crime.

Judge Kenneth Skilnick, ruling Friday in Abbotsford provincial court, said he could not find Barry James McQuarrie, 33, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, because the DNA of a second unidentified person was also found on the glove. “ … the evidence presented allows for the possibility that it was the person who provided the unknown DNA profile who was wearing the blue latex glove when the offence took place,” Skilnick said.

The break-in took place between Sept.

1 and 6, 2011 at a rural property in west Abbotsford.

The homeowners had left for a vacation on Sept. 1, and the house’s security system was turned off at the time of the break-in.

The incident wasn’t discovered until Sept.

6, when one of the vehicles from the property

was located by the Langley RCMP. They contacted the homeowner, who then had his brother go to the property.

The culprits had entered the home by throwing a rock through a window.

Every room in the house had been ransacked, and items missing included two newer model vehicles, an all-terrain vehicle, and a significant amount of jewelry and electronics. The total value was estimated at $118,000.

Investigators believed that multiple people were involved.

Among the items located by officers from the Abbotsford Police Department’s forensic identification section was a piece of black electrician’s tape on the floor of the living room.

The tape had a piece of blue rubber attached to it, and an analysis of the item turned up the DNA of two people, including McQuarrie. No match was made on the other person’s DNA. At trial, McQuarrie said that at the time

in question, he had a drug addiction and was working for a criminal organization that sold drugs.

He testified that every night he would work from a rented house in Aldergrove where he sold drugs as part of a dial-a-dope operation.

As part of his duties, he packaged the drugs and wore latex gloves to avoid absorbing methamphetamine on his hands and contaminating the other items.

McQuarrie testified that he changed gloves for each different drug that he packaged and would leave the used set on the table.

“I possibly gave them to someone,” McQuarrie testfied about the gloves related to the break-in.

Although Skilnick said there was “considerable reason” to doubt McQuarrie’s testimony, he said there was no other evidence, besides the glove, to connect him to the crime scene, and he couldn’t find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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In a continuing effort to support literacy initiatives and programs in the Aldergrove area schools, the Rotary Club of Aldergrove gave $4,000 to support the purchase of 10 iPads for use by the special education teachers’ assistants at Aldergrove Secondary School.

Over the last 15 years the Rotary Club has donated over $60,000 in financial support for literacy initiatives and programs in local area schools.

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Kodiaks move to PJHL finals versus Sockeyes

By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star

Wednesday night saw the Aldergrove Kodiaks and Richmond Sockeyes win their divisional championships, setting the stage for the Pacific Junior Hockey League Championships finals between the two teams.

The Aldergrove Kodiaks and the Richmond Sockeyes — the top two teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League regular season — will square off to determine which team will represent the league at the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the junior B provincial championships.

The series is a rematch of last year’s championship final, which was a Sockeyes sweep.

The finals are set to start next week with the first Kodiaks home game on Wednesday, March 19, 7:15 p.m. at Aldergrove Arena. The teams go to Richmond for Game 2 the following night, March 20, 7 p.m. at Minoru Arenas.

It promises to be a tight race between two very competitive teams and could easily go the full seven games. Both teams finished their regular season at the top of their divisions, just one point apart, with the Kodiaks at 72 points in the Harold Brittain conference and the Sockeyes at 73 points in the Tom Shaw side.

“I am excited,” said Kodiaks coach Brad Rihela.

“This should be fun. It is going to be fast hockey and it should be a hell of a series.”

Richmond (34-5-3-2, 73 points) had the better regular season record over Aldergrove (34-6-22, 72 points) and is a perfect 8-0 in the post-season. The Kodiaks are 8-1.

The teams played four times during the regular season, with three of the games decided by one goal while the other was a

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Aldergrove Kodiaks #93 Spencer McHaffie scored twice and earned an assist in the final 7-3 victory over Abbotsford Pilots, March 12 at Aldergrove Arena. tie game.

Aldergrove won the first and last meetings, while the second contest was a tie and the third game was a Richmond victory.

“We are both very similar teams and play an uptempo style,” Rihela said.

“We are going to have to make the most of our chances and play well defensively.”

Aldergrove had the more potent offence during the regular season, scoring a league-best 217 goals in 44 games, while the Sockeyes countered as the stingiest unit, allowing 98 goals during the season. The teams were also one-two in goal differential as the Kodiaks finished +99 while Richmond was +98.

Spencer McHaffie is the leaading scorer for the Kodiaks in the playoffs with eight goals and 12 points while Richmond is led by Ayden MacDonald’s six goals and 12 points.

MacDonald is a rookie from the Langley Minor Hockey Association.

In goal, Aldergrove’s Jordan Liem is tops

among all goalies in the post-season with both a 1.94 goals against average and a .927 save percentage. Richmond’s Kurt Russell is second in both categories at 2.11 and .920, respectively and both goalies have one shutout.

“We’re going to have to real good (to defeat Aldergrove),” said Richmond coach Judd Lambert. “They’re a real strong team, with probably the most talent in the league. Look at the league’s leading scorers. They’ve got a lot of them, and an experienced 20-year-old goalie ( Jordan Liem) who’s also very good and defencemen able to chip in on the scoring as well.”

For his part, Rihela says he’s been long been looking forward to this stage of the season and a battle against a team he respects for its tough but clean brand of hockey.

Richmond swept the North Vancouver Wolf Pack on March 12 with a come-from-behind 8-6 victory in game four. The Wolf Pack were up 6-3 at the start of the third period but the Sockeyes netted five unanswered

goals in period three for the win.

Aldergrove completed its series round against Abbotsford Pilots, March

12 at Aldergrove Arena, with a 7-3 score in game five.

Aldergrove had won the first two games at home 7-2 and 2-0, but the Pilots finally broke through with a 3-2 overtime victory in game three on March 7 at MSA Arena. The Kodiaks took a 3-1 series lead with a 3-2 game four victory before closing things out in game five.

On March 12 the Kodiaks scored four power play goals in the second half of the first period before the Pilots notched the period’s final goal, for a 4-1 lead at the start of the second.

The Pilots scored the first goal of the second period but the Kodiaks responded with three more to go up 7-2 at the start of the third.

The Pilots scored the only third period goal but it wasn’t enough to carry the game and the

Kodiaks won 7-3.

Top scorers for the Kodiaks were Spencer McHaffie, who got two goals and an assist, as well as the game’s first star, and Elvis Jansons, who got a pair of goals and the game’s second star.

Other Kodiaks scorers were Joshua Cronin, Stephen Ryan and Jonathan Philley.

Jordan Liem stopped 22 of the 25 shots he faced.

He leads all goalies this post-season with a 1.94 goals against average and a .927 save percentage.

The Kodiaks outshot the Pilots 38-25 and successfully killed all five of the Pilots’ power plays.

Final seven games for the PJHL Championship: Wed., March 19, 7:15 p.m., Richmond Sockeyes-Aldergrove Kodiaks at Aldergrove Community Arena

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In photo above, Aldergrove Secondary’s Jake Frew (with ball) in action versus D.W. Poppy in a junior high school rugby “friendly” at Aldergrove, Monday, March 10. In photo below left, D.W. Poppy Secondary’s Kyle Saggart (with ball) in action versus R.E. Mountain Secondary in senior high school rugby game at Poppy, Tuesday, March 11. Poppy won this game 24-14. In photo below right, Aldergrove Secondary’s Michael Urban (with ball) in action versus R.E. Mountain in a junior high school rugby game at Aldergrove, Wednesday, March 12. Aldergrove won this game 48-17.

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After beating Aldergrove United 3-1 in the Pakenham Cup semi-final, Langley United men’s premier team now advances to the Pakenham Cup final against the PMO Lordco Gunners on Saturday, March 29 at 4 p.m.

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Moody’s Town Centre as part of Soccer Cup final day in the Fraser Valley.

The Pakenham Cup is the oldest soccer trophy in Canada and has been emblematic of supremacy in Fraser Valley soccer since 1909.

In addition, two other Langley United men’s teams have advanced

to the cup finals at the Port Moody Town Centre stadium on March 29.

The men’s division two team plays for the President’s Cup at 12 noon while the Langley United U21 team is up against PMO Lordco Gunners for the U21 championship at 9:45 p.m.

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Banner Day for Aldergrove Midgets

Three local hockey teams off to provincials Aldergrove Star

in Windermere Valley while the the juvenile team will play at provincials in Richmond. A midget tier 3 team from the Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association has qualified for their provincial tournament in 100 Mile House.

A trio of local hockey teams are representing the Lower Mainland this week at their provincial tournaments.

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Monday, March 31 | 3 - 6pm Regular Afternoon Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre

Temporary Road Closure: 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 Avenue

Township of Langley Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 604.534.3211 | tol.ca

A temporary road closure of 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 Avenue will be in effect Monday, March 24 from 7pm to 5am.

Monday, March 31 | 7 - 11pm Regular Evening Council Meeting Christian Life Assembly 21277 - 56 Avenue

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Mar 21 8:00pm vs. Calgary Roughnecks

Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey Playoffs - Round 2 Thu Mar 20 7:15pm vs. Coquitlam Express - gm.5 Sat Mar 22 7:15pm vs. Coquitlam Express - gm.7* *if necessary

Rivermen Early Bird 2014-15 Season Ticket offer Only $99! Until April 1, 2014.

Valley West Hawks BC Major Midget Hockey Championships Sat Mar 22 12:00pm vs. TBA Sun Mar 23 10:15am vs. TBA

Engineering Division 604.533.6006 enginfo@tol.ca

Temporary Road Closure: 206 Street Between 84 Avenue and 86 Avenue

The Township of Langley Fire Department will be issuing burning permits for open air burning in the following categories from April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014.

Please note: Township fire halls and some civic facilities will be closed to the public on Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21.

Please visit tol.ca for further information. **ALL PERMITS EXPIRE April 30, 2014.

Yard and Garden Clean-up of Vegetation: • Available only to properties .2 hectare (.5 acre) and larger and in areas where surrounding properties are equal or greater in size than .2 hectare • BURNING IS NOT ALLOWED and permits WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THE URBAN AREAS of Aldergrove, Murrayville, Brookswood, Walnut Grove, Fort Langley, and Willoughby • Permit fee is $25 Permits will be available at: Aldergrove Community Centre W.C. Blair Recreation Centre 26770 - 29 Avenue 22200 Fraser Highway Civic Facility Walnut Grove 20338 - 65 Avenue Community Centre 8889 Walnut Grove Drive Fire Hall 6 22170 - 50 Avenue Willoughby Community Centre Operations Centre 7888 - 200 Street 4700 - 224 Street Land Clearing Debris Permits: • Are NOT available to properties less than 1.7 hectare (4.2 acres) • Are ONLY available at Fire Hall 6, 22170 - 50 Avenue, Murrayville • Applicants MUST meet the METRO VANCOUVER and WASTE MANAGEMENT prerequisites of clearances, time limits, and recycling • Fires MAY have to be accelerated by the use of forced air techniques • Permits will be SITE SPECIFIC of SHORT DURATION and INSPECTION may be required prior to issuance.

CALL FOR INFORMATION • Permit fee is $250 Township Fire Department Administration: 604.532.7500 Emergency: 9-1-1

A temporary road closure will be in effect on 206 Street between 84 Avenue and 86 Avenue from April 2 to April 16 for the installation of a storm sewer main.

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The Carvolth Transit Exchange will remain open during the closure, which is required for Ministry of Transportation construction of a pedestrian overpass on 202 Street.

We appreciate your patience.

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Water Main Flushing As part of our maintenance program, the municipal Water Department will be flushing water mains within the dates shown below. Water main flushing is weather dependant and we are unable to provide a specific date for when it will occur in your area.

As a result of this flushing, you may notice changes in water pressure and there may be some discolouration or sediment in the water.

This is a temporary condition and is not a health hazard. To avoid inconvenience, please check the water before doing laundry and you may wish to keep water in the refrigerator for drinking and cooking.

Willoughby: February 17 – April 4 Aldergrove, Gloucester, and Salmon River Uplands: February 24 – April 25 Brookswood: March 17 – April 25 Murrayville: April 25 – May 30 Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

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The pedestrian route to the Carvolth Transit Exchange will be maintained during the closure.

Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination safely.

We appreciate your patience.

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The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • langleyeventscentre.com

Engineering Division 604.533.6006 enginfo@tol.ca

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Walnut Grove Community Centre 50 m Pool Closure The 50-metre length pool will be closed all day from Friday, April 11 to Sunday, April 13 inclusive, due to a competitive swimming event. The leisure pool, adult hot tub, therapy hot tub, sauna, and steam room will remain open.

The weight room/cardio room will remain open. Hours of operation are: Friday, April 11 6am – 10pm Saturday, April 12 6am – 9 pm Sunday, April 13 8am – 9pm Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Walnut Grove Community Centre 604.882.0408

Civic Addresses: none – 3500 Block – 198 Street Legal Descriptions: Lot 1 Section 27 Township 7 NWD Plan EPP37019 and Lot 2 Section 27 Township 7 NWD Plan EPP37019 Description of Lands: The properties are both vacant, residential properties, approximately 857m² in size. Both properties are currently zoned R-1E and have water connections.

Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple Contact Scott Thompson for information regarding the process by which the land may be acquired.

Scott Thompson Manager, Property Management Department 604.533.6138

After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

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The BC Government is proposing to offload the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations.

The idea is that we’ll get a better, more efficient program that costs taxpayers less.

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profits will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is efficient, managed locally and puts the BC environment first. So why is the BC government flipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected officials are already calling a “scam?”

And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

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The F-150 isn’t just the best selling truck in Canada for almost 50 years; it is the overall sales champ, selling more than any other nameplate.

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Ford isn’t merely introducing an updated Zack Spencer model. No, they went to town, developing a entirely new manufacturing process that will revolutionize the fullsize truck space.

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The Vancouver International Auto Show gets underway next week. Today, the Driveway team looks at the offerings for 2014 from the Big Three domestic manufacturers in paper and online at drivewaycanada.ca

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There are some very big products coming from Ford over the coming year that will make a big impact on its sales and image, and you will get a peek at some of them at the Vancouver International Auto Show.

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With a lighter truck, a smaller engine can do the work. A smaller 2.7L turbocharged EcoBoost V6 is also going to be introduced with an auto start-stop function that switches off the engine when the truck is sitting still. Official fuel economy ratings have not been released but Ford executives tell me they hope to have best in class gasoline fuel economy.

Other enhancements to the F-150 include a new stepladder that integrates into the tailgate. Ford was the first to have this feature but it has been improved for 2015. The rear tailgate also has a softopen feature that prevents the tailgate from slamming down, plus a light switch near the back of the truck to illuminate the bed with new LED lights.

The second vehicle that will have a big impact for Ford, but is more of an image car, is the all-new 2015 Mustang.

Interestingly, about 25 percent of all Mustangs are sold here in British Columbia, so this is a big deal for us.

The 2015 Mustang is now going to be sold around the

world and developed as part of the “One Ford” approach to making cars they can share in every market. This means the Mustang will be sold, for the first time, with right hand drive for countries like the UK, Australia and Japan.

The stance of the new Mustang is lower, wider and more muscular, with the wheels pushed out to provide better stability. The fastback has a steeper rake and a bigger trapezoidal grille has enhanced the shark nose design. Initially the Mustang will be sold as a coupe and convertible with the base and GT trim, the higher performance models will come later.

Inside is another clean-sheet design, featuring real aluminum switches and dials, with two large gauges behind the steering wheel. The interior looks more upscale than any Mustang before.

Under the hood the GT trim continues with the 5.0L V8 with improved valves and cylinders helping to pump out over 420hp. The base 3.7L V6 is also carried over but now with 300hp. The big news is the introduction of a 2.3L turbocharged EcoBoost 4-cylinder with an estimated 300hp and 300 lb.-ft. of torque.

For years, the criticism has been the lack of independent rear suspension in the Mustang but this is no longer the case. A fully independent rear suspension will help get all the power down to the ground from all three engines plus provide improved handling. Ford is hoping with this new platform and available engines, this new model will provide as many thrills as any German sports model and for less money. Pricing has not been finalized but expect it to be in line with existing 2014 Mustang pricing.

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VENDORS are coming together to display their products, and business opportunities and raise money for Multiple Sclerosis too. Admission is free. The fundraiser will be a raffle for door prizes featuring products from the participants. The event will be held March 23 from 1:30 PM to 6PM at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1025 Ridgeway Avenue, Coquitlam, BC email: vendoreventhq@gmail.com

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES CHARLTON, Barbara Barbara Ann Charlton aged 73 years passed away peacefully on Friday March 14, 2014.

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EV Logistics also offers flexible working schedules and a safe and fun environment. Successful applicants will have a safety-first attitude, available for day, afternoon and weekend coverage, have reliable transportation and proficient English communication skills.

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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN / SUPERVISOR Req. F/T for Champs Mushrooms Aldergrove. Job duties: trouble shooting and repairing conveyor machines; reading & interpreting machinery blueprints / drawings; completing all preventative work orders and inspections in a timely manner; troubleshooting forklifts / pallet jacks; maintaining and repairing of compressors, generators, pumps, etc.

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3 Bedroom / 2 Bath

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

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HANDYPERSONS

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

A SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR. European trained. Specializing in Reno’s. Local refs. Reasonable Rates. Call 604-532-1710

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PETS

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2457 271A Street

529,900

$

OUTSTANDING MURRAYVILLE FAMILY HOME WITH ROOM FOR THE INLAWS

5071 224 Street, Langley

719,000

$

NICELY APPOINTED EXECUTIVE HOME WITH A HUGE SHOP ON A QUIET ACREAGE.

Chihuahua pups, playful, M/F, family raised, vet check, 1st shots, avail now. $$625/650. 604-794-5844

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

845

Just as the title says. This executive home located in upper Murrayville has it all. A beautiful office for your home based business plus room for a suite...on top of all this you get 4 generous sized bedrooms, a luxurious master ensuite, a huge kitchen for your families chef, and room for entertaining. All located in Upper Murrayville near schools, shopping, rec centers and golf courses. First time offered, don’t pass it by. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing. 604-857-1100.

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TONY’’S PAINTING

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ALDERGROVE 50+ Adult Building.

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BERNAISE MOUNTAIN DOGS CROSS TIBETAN MASTIFF PUPS Bundles of fun. $700. No Sunday calls 604-794-7633, 604-819-3349

Border Collie, P/B, vet check, 1st shots, dewormed, ready for loving homes, $650. (604)701-4443

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GRILLS, REGULAR ....................................... $26.95 FRONT BUMPER COVERS, COMPOSITE ... 59.95 ELECTRIC MIRRORS ..................................... 19.95 STRUTS, 527 ................................................... 15.95 LOWER CONTROL ARMS ............................. 10.95 ALL BUCKET SEATS - MANUAL ................. 19.95 ALL BENCH SEATS........................................ 24.95 ANY PLAIN STEEL WHEEL ............................ 7.95 BATTERIES, EXCHANGE .............................. 24.95 CAR DOORS.................................................... 34.95 TRUCK, VAN, SUV DOORS ........................... 44.95 HOODS ............................................................ 40.95 FENDERS ........................................................ 20.95 Now That’s a Deal!

FEMALE PEKINGESE top of the line pup, reg’d. Email for more info.

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990,000

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FARM OR POTENTIAL WINERY? THIS IS THE SPOT Looking for a farm in the Otter area of Langley call today. I have a great one available a 45 acre former dairy farm with 2 homes, barns and lots of other outbuildings. Need a place for a winery? Call me today for you showing and more information. Call Verne today for your showing, 604-857-1100.

1939 256 Street, Langley WHITE ROCK? A PLACE TO BUILD 3 HOMES WITH OCEAN VIEW? That’s right! This is the spot. 3 legal lots with an existing home on it all. No subdivision costs required. Plus an ocean view. You will not want to miss this opportunity. This kind of a property doesn’t make itself available every day. Call me today for your showing and more information.

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Yes indeed this home and shop are in a class by themselves. This 5000 plus sq. foot home plus 33 x 50 shop on over an acre are sure to wow.

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Verne Stel

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NEWS

Man stabbed in drug-dealing dispute Aldergrove Star

An air ambulance landed at Parkside Elementary on Tuesday afternoon after a reported stabbing took place. Three ambulances, several fire trucks and police were at the scene.

Around 2:15 p.m., Langley RCMP were called to the 3200block of 272 Street where a 19 year old male had been stabbed in the back near his vehicle, said spokesperson Corporal Holly Marks.

“Very preliminary investigation is now underway and police believe the victim was in his vehicle with four other associates when a second car arrived and one male exited. The suspect broke a window on the victim’s vehicle with a metal pipe (possibly a crowbar) resulting in the victim exiting his

vehicle. A confrontation resulted and the 19 year old was stabbed in the back,” said Marks.

“The suspect fled in his vehicle and BC Air Ambulance arrived to transport the stabbed male to hospital. He is currently in serious but stable condition.

“The parties involved appear to be known to each other and all have some level of involvement in street level drugs,” said Marks.

Police will continue to investigate and attempts are currently being made to locate the suspect.

The school district is on spring break so the building didn’t have any students there at the time.

Updates will be posted on The Star’s website as information becomes available, see: www.aldergrovestar.com

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Too easy for fake farmers to dodge tax, Metro told

By JEFF NAGEL Aldergrove Star

More agricultural land in the Lower Mainland might actually be farmed if cities crack down on property owners who abuse the current rules to avoid paying higher property taxes.

That’s the advice to Metro Vancouver from consultant Scott Bowden of Colliers International, who studied options to intensify agricultural and industrial land use on behalf of the regional district.

Bowden said too much land is underused because it’s too easy to qualify for farm tax status, which reduces the property tax owners pay by as much as 99 per cent from what they’d pay at residential rates.

“We have seen evidence of this being abused,” he told a recent Metro Vancouver regional planning committee meeting.

A Chilliwack man saved more than $100,000 by arranging to have a few llamas put on industrial land he owned, Bowden said, while similar cases crop up of land owners adding a few cows or other livestock to achieve the “incredible benefit” of farm rates.

Bowden said one option would be to substantially raise the current

threshold for farm status – it only takes $2,500 in annual agricultural revenue for properties that are four hectares or smaller.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves, who is also a cattle farmer, said the threshold should definitely be raised, adding he’s turned down requests to put a few cows on properties to help owners dodge paying tax.

He suspects many owners of giant houses on farmland avoid paying much higher tax bills by leasing out part of their yards to blueberry growers or livestock farmers.

Steves said tax relief should be reserved for “bona fide farmers.”

Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese said people with secluded country mansions who have no intention of farming shouldn’t be able to get the farm tax break.

“I believe they should be taxed at residential rates,” he said. “There are a lot of land owners who take advantage of the agricultural taxation.”

Bowden said cities should consider applying much higher residential tax rates in the Agricultural Land Reserve to increase the cost to wealthy residents who don’t even attempt to seek farm status.

Different residential tax rates can

that encourages greater use of greenhouses.

Metro planners intend to discuss Bowden’s findings with local cities and provincial officials before recommending any changes.

HALF OF METRO ALR LAND ACTIVELY FARMED

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A consultant says not enough Metro Vancouver farmland is intensively farmed and property tax reforms could help address the problem. be applied in different geographic status if they suffer the occasional areas, he said, and the ALR could be money-losing year. defined as such.

Another reform already enacted “We could make it so onerous last year by the provincial governto be located in the ALR that they ment exempts a larger amount of the would be more inclined to lease assessed value of farm buildings like their property to a farmer in order to greenhouses and barns on areas with achieve the farm class status.” poor soil.

Meanwhile, Bowden said, legitiBowden said that change means mate farms should be allowed to aver- a $1-million greenhouse today pays age their production revenue over property tax on a much smaller fracseveral years so they don’t lose farm tion of the value, adding it’s hoped

Just half of the 60,893 hectares of ALR land in Metro Vancouver is actively farmed, according to a regional district report.

Another 25 per cent isn’t farmed but has potential to be, while another quarter is categorized as unavailable for farming because of incompatible uses like parks, golf courses or housing.

Delta has the highest proportion – 79 per cent – of its 9,400 hectares of ALR land actually farmed. It’s followed by Pitt Meadows at 60 per cent, Richmond at 59 per cent and Surrey at 58 per cent.

Langley Township’s 23,406 hectares of ALR land – the largest amount of any municipality in the region – is only 45 per cent actively farmed.

Maple Ridge is worse yet with only 31 per cent of its 3,787 hectares in the ALR actively producing.

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