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Farm business reforms panned by Metro reps

By JEFF NAGEL Aldergrove Star

Lower Mainland politicians registered serious concerns about planned reforms to the Agricultural Land Reserve in a consultation session with B.C. government officials last month.

The province wants to loosen the restrictions on non-farm uses of ALR land to help improve the survival odds of struggling farmers and expects to introduce revised regulations by December.

It’s considering allowing breweries, distilleries and meaderies on farmland, retail sales of food and beverages, and other options to generate extra business revenue from farmland.

The Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley politicians’ concerns are not with the principle of expanded uses to support farmers’ economic viability, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan told Metro’s regional planning and agriculture committee, but that there are “loopholes so big you can drive a

truck through.”

Half the ALR land in Metro Vancouver is not currently used for farming and the regional district has actively campaigned for taxation reforms to discourage non-farm uses.

Metro’s submission to the agriculture ministry warns there’s no assurance farmers will benefit from the reforms, rather than non-farm business operators and land speculators.

The submission says existing businesses may be unfairly penalized if looser rules on non-farm uses

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prompt their competitors to move from industrial or commercial zones where they pay relatively high business property taxes to ALR farmland with low agricultural tax rates.

“The decision would create a ‘slippery slope’ situation that could easily result in an escalation of agricultural land values to the extent that farmers would be unable to afford land in the ALR,” it says.

“I can see all sorts of businesses buying up farmland thinking ‘We can operate our body shop on farmland,’”

Delta Coun. Ian Paton said.

Metro opposed most of the proposed changes in its submission, urging the province to shelve them and first bolster enforcement of rules that ban illegal fill dumping on ALR land, retail sale of products that come mostly from off the farm and to deter the building of giant country estate mansions on farmland.

Paton also questioned how any eased business restrictions can be enforced since the Agricultural Land

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Fears farmers may not gain from eased use of ALR land FROM FRONT:

Commission has just two bylaw enforcement officers to patrol the entire province.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves noted wineries already set up on ALR land could conceivably add restaurants and banquet halls that could and should instead be built on commercial land within urban areas, where they’re better served by transit and utilities.

Non-farm uses have been granted in the past but must under the current rules be approved by the ALC. Steves noted the Ocean Spray berry processing plant in Richmond was approved and built under the existing regulations.

“There are ways of doing these things without opening it up wide open and turning it into a Wild

Public input sought on regional bus plan Aldergrove Star

A new bus connecting Chilliwack, Abbotsford and Langley is the subject of a series of open houses held Sept. 9 to 12.

The Fraser Valley Express (FVX) will connect four independent transit systems: Agassiz-Harrison, Chilliwack, Central Fraser Valley and TransLink.

The service is anticipated to start in late spring 2015, and the proposed routes and schedules are based on the results of public input, as well as certain key goals, like ensuring it is a direct, express service and key destinations in each community are easily accessible.

Open houses were to be held in Abbotsford on Sept. 9 at the UFV Abbotsford campus Peter Jones Learning Commons from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 10 at the Bourquin transit exchange from 2 to 4 p.m. and Friday, Sept. 12 at Sevenoaks Shopping Centre from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

An open house in Mission will also be held at the Mission Library and the Mission transit exchange from 10 a.m. to noon.

An online survey is also available at www.bctransit. com/transitfuture (click on Fraser Valley Express).

West Show of building anything you want on farmland,” Steves said.

Surrey Coun. Linda Hepner said Surrey is prepared to consider distilleries and breweries on farmland, but not allowing them tasting rooms or to sell alcohol produced off-premises.

Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese, who is a turkey farmer, said there’s justification for the government to proceed “cautiously” in encouraging industry on ALR land that directly supports and benefits agriculture, such as processing plants.

Improving farms’ ability to market their products helps ensure they’re not “held hostage by large corporations,” he said.

Some local farms have been innovative in setting up their own processing operations, he noted.

“We have to allow some of this to happen on farmland,” Froese said.

“We have to be open to some of this changing face of agriculture.”

Also proposed is allowing anerobic digesters in the ALR to generate energy from farm-sourced manure and other agriculture waste. Metro says those applications should remain a case-by-case decision of the ALC due to impacts on neighbours.

Regional officials also protested the short four-week period for submissions, which had to be in by Aug. 22.

Metro has also budgeted $20,000 to work with cities, the province and farmers to investigate FILE PHOTO potential reforms to property tax Farmers struggling to remain viable may get more scope to supplement their policies that could spur more actual income with other business on ALR land. But Metro politicians fear the profarming of farmland. posed provincial reforms will backfire.

Suspects sought in home invasion

By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star

Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a suspect in a June home invasion that took place in Aldergrove.

More than two months after a disturbing daytime home invasion took place in Aldergrove, where a young woman was tied up, police are just now releasing information and a sketch of one of the suspects.

Shortly before noon on June 12, two suspects forced their way

into a home in the Aldergrove area. The men suggested they were in the neighbourhood investigating a gas leak. The lone female in the house was bound with duct tape and the suspects began searching through drawers in the home.

A short time later, they left the home and fled in a dark grey four-door compact SUV or

crossover vehicle. The men took two small jewelry boxes from the residence.

The victim was not injured in any way but obviously traumatized.

The victim was able to work with a police sketch artist and a composite drawing of one of the suspects has been created.

The suspects are described

as East Indian, between 5’9” and 5’10” with short dark hair. One of the two men was wearing a blue hoodie, grey sweatpants and grey Nike running shoes.

Police are asking anyone who can assist with this investigation in any way, to call Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-2221TIPS.

Chicken barn razed in early morning fire Aldergrove Star

An early morning blaze in rural Langley on Friday reduced a large chicken barn to a smouldering pile of melted metal and burnt wood — but it didn’t harm any people or birds in the process.

Neighbours of the commercial poultry facility reported hearing a series of explosions just before 5 a.m. Friday, before seeing flames light up the sky around the property in the 4700 block of 236 Street.

Township firefighters were called at 5:07 a.m. and arrived to find the barn’s east side fully engulfed in flames and the fire working its way west along the building.

Tankers were brought in from every hall in the Township to haul water to fight the three-alarm blaze, which is believed to have started in a machine repair shop at the east end of the building.

The 1960s-era barn, which normally contains a large number of chickens, was empty when the fire broke out because a large shipment of the birds had recently been taken away, said Langley Township Assistant Fire Chief Pat Walker.

Built between 1966 and ‘67, the barn’s attic was insulated with sawdust — standard practice at the time, said Walker.

That fuel, combined with the building’s wood-frame

construction and galvanized steel cladding, made the fire extremely difficult to fight, he added.

The steel covering would have caused the barn to heat rapidly and, following the building’s collapse, hindered firefighters’ progress in dousing the flames, he explained.

More than five hours after the blaze broke out, crews were still putting out scattered small fires in piles of sawdust.

Although water had to be hauled nearly a mile, the tanker support system worked well, and Walker was pleased with photo courtesy of CTV Vancouver the crews’ response.

A large fire destroyed a chicken barn in the 4700 block of The barn was not equipped with sprinklers or a fire alarm. 236 Avenue early Friday morning.

Local man killed in ATV accident Motorcyclist killed

By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of an Aldergrove man who died in an ATV accident near Harrison Mills on Aug. 30.

Kevin Robert Paul, aged 45, died when his ATV flipped into a creek.

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behind a wife and two Agassiz search-and-rescue children, ages 11 and 17. team located Paul and his Paul was reported overturned ATV quad in missing to the Agassiz the water at the north end RCMP on Sept. 1 when of Chehalis Lake, near the he had failed to return mouth of a creek. home as planned followThe BC Coroners ing a short camping trip to Service and RCMP conthe area of Harrison and tinue to investigate.

Chehalis Lakes, north of “This is a really tragic Kevin Robert accident,” said RCMP Harrison Mills.

Paul A search was initiated, spokesperson Const. and on the morning of Sept. 3, an Ashley St. Germaine.

in highway crash Aldergrove Star

The identity of a Langley motorcyclist who was killed on Labour Day has been confirmed by the B.C. Coroners Service. Gregory Michael Yuzik, aged 27, of Langley was killed when he was operating his motorcycle westbound on the Lougheed Highway in Agassiz on the afternoon of Sept. 1, On the steep portion of the highway on Mount Woodside, his motorcycle e struck a car travelling in the same direction, and then a second motorcycle. He died at the scene. The BC Coroners Service and RCMP continue to investigate this incident.

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NEWS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEWS WORKING TOGETHER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS

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District Achievement Contract “The District Achievement Contract now reflects responsibility for all students together,” said Superintendent Suzanne Hoffman.

The District Achievement Contract (DAC) outlines the Board of Education’s commitment to improving student achievement. The achievement contract for Langley Schools reflects specific characteristics, priorities and needs of the Langley learning community.

Highlights in the current DAC include the incorporation of the Aboriginal focus document into the main document – the Aboriginal focus document used to be completely separate, then it was added to the achievement contract but as a separate section, until now when it has been fully included.

Completion rates were addressed as usual in the contract and this year the district has stretched the targets even higher from 88% to 93% for all students (including Evergreen), to 80% for Aboriginal students and to a potential 80% for special needs students.

You can view the entire DAC document on the District website under the ‘Key Documents’ section at www.sd35.bc.ca.

New School District Logo Unveiled A new Langley Schools logo has been unveiled as the District works to incorporate its new vision, mission and core values into its new identity. The logo will be introduced over time and replaced on letterhead and signage as those items are updated and replenished.

Within the choice are the following: • An 'L' and 'S' for 'Langley Schools' • Green fields • Blue and green for the agricultural heritage

• A river, path or highway • A grad cap The colours of the District will shift from the current pink and blue to green and blue as well as add a highlight orange.

Yorkson Creek Middle School Ready for Students Yorkson Creek Middle School has been completed under budget and is ready for the arrival of students.

Final touches including landscaping and general finishing are all that is left on the Langley School District’s newest school. Construction began in April 2013.

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Mufford overpass marks all nine rail corridor projects complete

By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star

The $51 million Mufford overpass project had its official opening Thursday, with dignitaries from all levels of government, Port Metro Vancouver and TransLink there to mark the occasion.

The overpass opened to traffic on Aug. 18, but construction is still underway to widen Glover Road to four lanes, north to 64 Avenue. That is expected to be complete in the next couple of weeks, said Township transportation engineer Paul Cordeiro.

The Mufford project was part of a $307 million plan to build eight overpasses and one railway siding along the 70-km stretch that connects Roberts Bank, which connects Canada’s largest container port (Deltaport) and coal terminal (Westshore) to the North American railway network.

With the official unveiling of the Mufford Overpass, it marked the completion of all nine rail corridor projects, all done “on time and on budget,” said Grewal.

Currently, rail tracks carry up to

18 trains per day, many of them more than two kilometres long, Rail traffic is expected to increase to 28 to 38 trains a day by 2021, as the port’s capacity expands. At the new overpass opens, plans are underway for expansion of the container terminal at Deltaport.

The new four‐lane overpass runs northeast of the existing Mufford Crescent crossing (which has now been closed), carrying vehicles above the railroad and Glover Road.

About half of the money for Mufford, $24 million, comes from TransLink.

The rest come from the province ($12.5 million), the Township of Langley ($9.3 million), the federal government ($3.1 million) and Port Metro Vancouver ($2.1 million).

TransLink will eventually be installing high-tech rail crossing electronic billboards to alert drivers to avoid level crossings and re-route to the overpass when a train is passing through.

But first they want to monitor traffic patterns for the next couple months to determine where the best places are to put the signs, said Cordeiro.

Driver crashes into tree Aldergrove Star

A woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after she crashed into a tree that had come down across the road she was driving on in west Abbotsford early Saturday morning.

Police, ambulance and fire crews were called just after 3 a.m. to 58 Avenue

just west of Ross Road in rural west Abbotsford.

A large tree, felled by a beaver, had crashed onto a power line and across the road just as a car was cresting the hill.

The driver did not see the tree in time and crashed into it. Emergency responders say she was fortunate to not have received more serious injuries.

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Clockwise from top left: Isabella Sitter, 3, enjoys a pony ride at the seventh annual Fall Festival at Aldergrove’s JD Farms on Saturday, Sept. 6; Aldergrove Rotarians Bruce Ferguson and Larry Kydd grilled the burgers in the club’s Terry Fox Foundation fundraiser; Susan Rahe and Kim Glover showed off the crop of apple varieties from Aldergrove’s Annie’s Orchard; Madame Butterfly creates balloon animals. JD Farms is now 35 years old.

2012 law has reduced wire theft incidents

By DAN FERGUSON Aldergrove Star

Recent wire thefts in Langley do not represent a revival of the near-epidemic of criminal activity that existed before a new B.C. law took effect in 2012.

That’s according to officials of Telus, BC Hydro, Langley Township and the City of Langley interviewed by The Times in the wake of the latest incident.

They all said the number of wire thefts plummeted after the provincial government passed a anti-metal theft law in in 2012 and has not rebounded.

The law, which took effect in July of that year, requires licenced metal dealers and recyclers to keep records of the type of metal they buy and the identities of the people they buy it from.

They must also report their purchases to police.

Sellers of certain types of metal have to show a driver’s licence or B.C. Identification Card.

In the first year after the law took effect, the number of wire thefts from BC Hydro dropped 46 per cent.

The company told The Times the number of incidents is still low compared to pre-2012 levels.

Telus reports a similar

substantial and sustained drop, as do the Township and City.

All credit the new law, along with the adoption of anti-theft measures to make it harder for thieves.

However, with scrap dealers paying around two dollars a pound for copper, the incentive is still there.

The higher copper prices are fed by demand from China’s manufacturing sector, which consumes about half of all scrap metal collected in Canada.

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Editor: I would like to correct a major misstatement by Lee Lockwood in his letter “New but not improved,” published September 4 in The Aldergrove Star.

CP coal trains coming into Westshore’s facility at Roberts Bank are 8,300 feet, not 12,000 feet, as stated by Mr. Lockwood. This is the longest train that we can handle at our terminal and there are no plans to increase this length in the foreseeable future.

I think perhaps the writer is confusing the tonnes per train with the train lengths. An 8,300 foot train carries approximately 16,000 tonnes of coal.

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Editor: The present BCTF demands border on insanity. Do the math.

There are 500,000 students and 40,000 teachers in the public school system today. Divide the amount of teachers into the amount of students and you come up with 12.5 students per teacher.

This means that 20,000 teachers could take care of 24 students per class.

My question is, what are the other 20,000 teachers doing besides collecting a good pay check each month? Now they want a $5,000 signing bonus plus smaller class sizes too?

Come on folks, grab a brain. First you waste the summer holiday season that should have been used for negotiations. Now you use kids as pawns to meet your demands. Disgusting indeed.

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VICTORIA – The B.C. Teachers’ Federation’s latest demand, for binding arbitration on selected pocketbook issues of its members, is going nowhere.

This follows months of the union’s insistence on mediation. First a B.C. Supreme Court judge met with both sides and walked away. Then the BCTF’s preferred choice, Vince Ready, agreed that mediation won’t fix the current version of the mess he last examined in 2007.

BCTF president Jim Iker announced the arbitration gambit on Friday, in one of the webcasts he uses to rally the union’s exhausted membership. Education Minister Peter Fassbender replied that with five minutes’ notice to the government’s chief negotiator and lacking specifics on what would be subject to arbitration, the proposal would forfeit the government’s mandate to control costs.

“This government will not raise taxes in order to provide a settlement to one union that does not reflect what the other public sector has done,” Fassbender said.

In short, there will be a negotiated settlement, eventually. The union chose to begin the strike, and now must find a way to end it.

The government’s position in this dispute is unlike any of the many that preceded it.

And it points the way to an evolution of education that

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cannot be stopped.

The announcement of a $40-a-day payment for days lost during a fall strike for children under 13 was greeted with scorn by the BCTF and its echo chambers. Parents won’t be bribed, they want school, not daycare, it’s an insult, went the refrain.

Before the first week of the fall strike was over, nearly two thirds of eligible parents had enrolled, faced with pickets at their schools and real and mounting child care and tutoring costs.

The union executive, collecting their hefty salaries while teachers do without even token strike pay, said members who are parents should refuse the money.

Some B.C. teachers have begun advertising tutoring services online.

With distance learning and other online education options expanding in all 60 public school districts, the digital revolution is unfolding quickly.

The B.C. government made a couple of announcements in April, one about moving to digital versions of textbooks and another about a digital merger of 1,600 school libraries with public and post-secondary schools. Growth of options accelerates.

Largely drowned out by the noise of 1970s-style industrial labour strife, the B.C. public school curriculum is being refashioned for this new

age.

Among its goals is to “allow teachers and students the flexibility to personalize their learning experience to better meet each student’s individual strengths and needs.”

One of B.C.’s early models for self-directed learning is Thomas Haney secondary in Maple Ridge, where senior high students are expected to make their own way through course work, learning to manage their own time.

It was here that the first couple of Grade 12 students showed up last week to begin making up for lost time from the strike that set in last spring. Self-directed study has become a crash course.

Private schools are also swamped with applications from Grade 12 students looking for particular courses they will need by next year.

In the short term, Fassbender says the lost strike days will likely have to be restored to the school schedule.

“Do you put it on at the end of the year? Do you take it out of spring break? Do you take it out of Christmas holidays? My staff are looking at all of the options,” Fassbender said.

In the longer term, the whole factory model of school is on the way out.

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

Put focus on the pool Editor: Proposal for the Aldergrove pool appears to be more focused on everything but a pool. Walnut Grove pool is the template we should stick with. Forget library and multipurpose space, we have sufficient. Use existing gym and buildings for exercise. Do not incorporate ice arena, there is nowhere near enough parking. The current ice rink is fine for now, perhaps with some renovations and more parking in future.

I swim several times a week at both Langley pools. Walnut Grove is by far superior to Blair. Steam room, sauna, hot tub and a great separated kids/ parent pool/ deck area. The opening doors of the main pool with sunlight hitting the water is beautiful.

Please stay with Walnut Grove pool standard. People will ride and drive to it because it a great facility, like I do now. Focus on the pool.

Kevin Masztalar, Aldergrove

Investigate the poseurs Editor: Re: “Naturopaths file lawsuit against unlicensed Surrey physicians” Through recent media stories the public is becoming increasingly aware of healthcare providers who pose as professionals or otherwise cause harm or potential harm to the public.

The Health Profession Regulators of B.C. represents regulatory colleges with the legislated mandate to protect the public through the regulation of healthcare professionals. Together, we regulate nearly 100,000 people working in more than two dozen health professions in BC. When a healthcare professional is registered and licensed, it means that the public can be assured that the health professional has met educational requirements, has evidence of good character, and practices to the standards of their profession.

When there is concern about the care or ethics of a licensed healthcare professional, the public is encouraged to contact the regulatory body to investigate and take action when necessary.

A complete list of BC health profession regulators can be found on www.bchealthregulators.ca<http://www.bchealthregulators.ca. Ask your health professional if he or she is registered or licensed by a regulatory college.

Cynthia Johansen, Chair, Health Profession Regulators of B.C.

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Langley Art Studio Tour returns

By BRENDA ANDERSON Aldergrove Star

From glass blowing to pottery throwing, wood turning to bead making, painting and drawing demonstrations, there will be plenty of activity for visitors to take in at the annual Langley Art Studio Tour over the course of two weekends later this September.

Now in its sixth year, the popular self-guided tour of Langley artists’ studios, includes 25 stops between the Fraser River and the U.S.-Canada boundary, with one or two just across the LangleySurrey border.

As in years past, anyone planning to take the tour is advised

to carve out at least a couple of days.

With so many stops spread over such a distance, a single day won’t be sufficient to see everything, organizers say.

Once again, participating artists and the studios where they will set up are listed on the Langley Art Studio Tour website, with a corresponding map, to help visitors plot their preferred routes.

Among the artists participating this year are a number of well known local painters, sculptors and artisans.

They’ll be joined by a number of less familiar names, giving tour regulars a chance to see plenty of

fresh new faces and styles.

This year, the Langley Art Studio Tour will focus more on working studios.

Visitors on the tour will be able to see the artists’ working spaces and the various creative processes, as well as talk and interact with the participants.

All studios are indoors so that weather will not be a factor Working alone or gathered in pairs or small groups, many of the participating artists will once again be offering demonstrations in a range of artistic mediums, including glass blowing sessions at the Loafing Shed, as well as pottery throwing, trimming and shaping at the same studio, by

guest artist Laurel Vlieg.

Ed Pretty will offer daily artistic wood turning demonstrations while Stephanie Dieleman will show visitors how she crafts beads.

There will also be a number of studios where visitors can observe the artists drawing and painting.

As it has in previous years, the tour takes place over four days, Sept. 20-21 and Sept. 27-28, with studios open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

Printable maps and legends, containing stop locations, artists’ names and mediums and a full schedule of demonstration times and dates, are available here.

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Self-guided art tour coming to Abbotsford Aldergrove Star

A free self-guided tour will allow art-lovers to see what Abbotsford has to offer at a variety of galleries and locations.

On Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the first ever Abbotsford Art Studio Tour will be held.

Tour-goers can visit Dianna Pointing’s Vanishing Heritage Artworks (28552 58 Ave.), Untamed Garden Studio (8561 Bradner Rd.), Bente Hansen (2418 Sunrise Park Dr.), Venema Pottery (34917 Harris Rd.), The Glasshive Studio (30273 Canary

Court) as well as guest artists at Birchwood Dairy (1154A Fadden Rd.).

The tour is organized by Donna Scheven and Bente Hansen, and is sponsored

by Tourism Abbotsford and Vancouver Coast and Mountains.

Lodge celebrates 40 years Aldergrove Star

Langley Lodge is turning 40! The long term care society will be celebrating this significant milestone on Friday, Sept. 12 at Langley Lodge with an impressive list of invited guests, including founding members of the society, Foundation and Society directors, staff, volunteers, families of residents, donors, health authority representatives and civic officials.

The residential care home operated by the non-profit Langley Care Society has been a monument in Langley since the official opening on April 27, 1974. The society is keen to hear from former employees, directors and volunteers who may be interested in attending the event.

Since the 1970’s the facility has undergone several renovations; the most recent major renovation was completed in 2011 and included the construction of the new West Tower. The facility now boasts single occupancy rooms with contemporary amenities and is home to 139 residents.

Current President Terry Metcalfe said, “The Langley Care Society strives for an environment at Langley Lodge where ‘people care for people’, to provide exemplary care for our aging population”.

“With everyone’s continued support, Langley Lodge will continue to serve the region well into the future”, says Debra Hauptman, CEO.

Scheven’s studio will also host the Untamed Garden art show and sale on the same day.

For more info email abbotsfordartstudiotour@gmail.com or visit the facebook page: facebook.com/abbotsfordartstudiotour

Seniors welcome Aldergrove Star

A reminder to Aldergrove pensioners and seniors that Monday, September 15 is the date of the OAP meeting. Pensioners and seniors welcome and needed at 1 p.m. at OAP Hall, 3015 - 273 Street, Aldergrove.

In addition, on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. a qualified physical instructor gives exercises for seniors at the Aldergrove OAP Hall. Cost is $6 a person per session.

Carpet Bowling is scheduled at the Aldergrove OAP Hall on Thursday afternoons starting September 18 at 1:30 p.m.

Cost per person is $1.

CALENDAR Country Celebration - Sept. 1314, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Campbell Valley Regional Park, Langley.

Experience the charm of this old-fashioned country fair with horse-drawn wagon rides, oldtime country games, and live animals. This year’s entertainment and activities include cow milking demonstrations, pottery and kite making, storytelling, and horse drill team demonstrations.

The popular market will feature products from local farmers and artisans as well as exhibitors with information on local community projects. A variety of musicians, Scottish country dancers, and roving performers including Blackberry Wood, The Grand Trine, and children’s entertainers Bobs and Lolo will entertain. For all ages. Admission: $3/youth/ adult (14+ years), $2/child (7-13 years), free for seniors, children 6 years and under and anyone dressed in a pioneer costume. Info: www.metrovancouver. org/countrycelebration.

Fraser Valley Rock & Gem Club Annual Show And Sales - Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21 at Aldergrove Old Age Pensioners Hall, 3015 - 273rd St. Rock, crystals, minerals, jewelry and lapidary supplies. Club members displaying their crafts and collections.

Silent auction, door prizes. Artist demonstrating silversmithing, carving, beading and wire wrapping. Admission by donation.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Sunday, November 2 at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver. Tickets are $57.50 (plus service charges) at Ticketmaster. Charge by phone at 1-855-985-5000 or online at ticketmaster.ca.

Sesame Street Live - Dec. 1314 with four performances at Abbotsford Centre. Saturday, Dec. 13, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, 1 and 4:30 p.m. Tickets (incl. GST) $22, $38 (Gold Circle) and $68 (Sunny Seats) plus FMF and service charges, available at: abbotsfordcentre.ca, Venue Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, By phone 1-855-985-5000.

Langley Herbivores September Picnic - Sunday, Sept. 14, 5-7 p.m., at Derby Reach Regional Park (Heritage Area). If you wish to participate please bring a vegan (no animal products, no honey, no dairy, no eggs) dish for 8, or contact pattallman@shaw. ca for more info.

TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly a non profit weight loss support group, evening group meets Monday night in Aldergrove. New chapter has started on Tuesday

at 10 a.m. in St Dunstans church in Aldergrove. Info: phone Susan at 604-856-1138 or Lynda at 604-856-8014.

Sts. Joachim & Ann’s Christmas Craft Fair - Friday, Nov. 14, 4 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Aldergrove.

Handmade goods from local artisans and crafters, along with baked goods and preserves.

Whether you’re looking for the perfect present, charming Christmas ornaments, or the ultimate strawberry jam, you’ll find it here.

Hungry? Serving chili and pie for supper on Friday night, or you can join us for a light lunch on Saturday afternoon. Artisans and crafters: Tables rent for $30 and corners for $50. To rent a space, or for info contact: Ann 604-8572902 or Pauline 604-287-6153.

Max & Ruby in Nutcracker Suite - Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Clarke Theatre in Mission. Tickets $29.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) available at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone or online at www.ticketmaster.ca.

Storytime - Introduce kids to the love of books and language with Storytime. Young children and their caregivers will enjoy interactive stories, songs, rhymes, and more. Registration

required. Muriel Arnason Library, Tuesdays, Sept. 9-Oct. 7, 10:4511:15 a.m.; Murrayville Library, Wednesdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 15, 10:30-11 a.m.; Brookswood Library, Wednesdays, Sept. 17-Oct. 15, 10:30-11 a.m.; Aldergrove Library, Wednesdays, Sept. 24Oct. 22, 10:30-11 a.m.

Pajama Storytime - Tuck into a story! Children and their caregivers are invited to an evening program of stories, songs, rhymes and more. Kids are encouraged to wear their pajamas and can bring a soft toy. Registration required. Aldergrove Library, Monday, Sept. 15, 6:30-7 p.m.

Babytime - Make language fun.

Babies and their caregivers will join in bounces, songs, rhymes, and simple stories that encourage the development of speech and language skills. Registration required. Brookswood Library, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 10:3011 a.m.; Walnut Grove Library, Wednesdays, Sept. 3-24, 9:3010 a.m., or Thursdays, Sept.

4-25, 9:30-10 a.m.; Aldergrove Library, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 10:30-11 a.m.; Fort Langley Library, Fridays, Sept. 19-26, 9:3010 a.m.

Homeschoolers @ the Library - Looking for homeschooling resource ideas for the new school

year? Find out how your library can provide support. Tour the library, explore its digital content, and connect with other homeschoolers. Registration required.

Walnut Grove Library, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2-3 p.m.

Getting Boys to Read and Achieve - Join author Pam Withers, author of Jump-Starting Boys: Help Your Reluctant Learner Find Success in School and Life to learn why boys often struggle more at school than girls do. Find out about ways to connect boys with reading and encourage greater school success.

Registration required. Walnut Grove Library, Thursday, Sept. 18, 7-8 p.m.

Triple A Senior Housing Summit - Housing for older adults today and in the future is the focus for the summit - affordable, accessible and appropriate. There will be speakers, discussions and displays about many housing options for Langley. Summit starts on Sept. 25 and continues on Sept. 26. For program details and more visit website.

Fees: $60., for seniors/students $20. Registration: www.tripleaseniorhousinglangely.ca, info@ tripleaseniorhousing@gmail.com or by phone 778-878-5369.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CATECHISM CLASS

Wednesdays at 7 pm Grades 1 - 8 Sundays at 2:30 pm Grades 1 & 7

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local government elections – notice of nomination

Monday, September 15 | 7 - 11pm Public Hearing Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre

TOWNSHIP of LANGLEY and SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 35 LANGLEY 2014 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION Voting Day: Saturday, November 15, 2014

Tuesday, September 16 | 7 - 9pm Recreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Thursday, September 18 | 7 - 9pm Agricultural Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Township of Langley Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 604.534.3211 | tol.ca

NOTICE OF NOMINATION

• must only register in relation to one (1) piece of property; and

Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the Township of Langley that nominations for qualified candidates will be received by the Chief Election Officer at the Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 – 65 Avenue, Langley BC, during the following period:

• if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector. If one of the owners of the property is a limited company, the property does not qualify.

from 9:00am, Tuesday, September 30, 2014 to 4:00pm, Friday, October 10, 2014 During that period, nomination documents will be received between 8:00am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday, for the following offices:

One Mayor Eight Councillors Five School Trustees

langley events centre Coming Events Langley Rivermen Junior A Hockey Sun Sep 14* 2:00pm vs. Powell River Kings * exhibition game

A person is qualified to be nominated for office, and to be elected to, and to hold office if at the relevant time the person meets ALL the following requirements: • a Canadian citizen • 18 years of age or older on General Voting Day (Saturday, November 15, 2014) • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the nomination papers are filed • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

Nomination documents, requirements, procedures, and related information for prospective candidates, are now available in Legislative Services, Civic Facility, 20338 – 65 Avenue, Langley, BC.

ELECTOR REGISTRATION

Fraser Valley Phantoms Midget AAA Female Hockey Fri Sep 19 7:00pm vs. Thompson Okanagan Lakers Sat Sep 20 7:30pm vs. Thompson Okanagan Lakers Sun Sep 21 11:00am vs. Thompson Okanagan Lakers The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 Street For ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre 604.882.8800 • LangleyEventsCentre.com

public programs and events Economic Forum Focuses on the Future of Transportation In Langley The Township of Langley’s Economic Development Department invites the public to attend the 4th Annual Langley Economic Forum.

Date: Wednesday, October 22 Time: 11:45am – 2:30pm Location: Langley Events Centre Address: 7888 – 200 Street This year’s event will focus on transportation.

All business people and anyone interested learning about the area’s transportation issues are invited to attend.

Guest speakers will include: • Paul Cordeiro: Manager, Transportation Engineering, Township of Langley • Andrew Hind: Senior Transportation Engineer, Province of British Columbia • Bryan Yu: Economist, Central 1 Credit Union • Sany Zein: Director, Infrastructure and Network Management, TransLink A free lunch will be provided.

RSVP by October 15 to econdev@tol.ca or 604.533.6152.

Economic Development 604.533.6152

Play, laugh, splash!

Spray parks are open when the temperature is forecast to be 18oC or above until September 14. Visit tol.ca/sprayparks for information.

Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6086

The Township of Langley uses the Provincial Voters List for its List of Registered Electors. Residents can check to see if they are on the List of Registered Electors at tol.ca/elections . If you are not on the Township of Langley’s List of Registered Electors, you may register in person on the day you vote.

RESIDENT ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS: Resident electors may vote if they meet ALL the following requirements: • 18 years of age or older on or before General Voting Day of Saturday, November 15, 2014; and • a Canadian citizen; and • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months prior to the day of registration; and • a resident of the Township of Langley for at least 30 days prior to the day of registration; and • not disqualified from voting in an election.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS QUALIFICATIONS: Non-resident property electors may vote if they meet ALL the following requirements:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS The List of Registered Electors is available for public inspection from Tuesday, September 30, 2014 until the close of voting on general voting day on November 15, 2014 at Legislative Services, Township of Langley, 20338 – 65 Avenue, Langley, BC, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays.

REQUEST TO OMIT PERSONAL INFORMATION An elector may request that personal information respecting the elector be omitted from or obscured on the List of Registered electors. On request, the Chief Election Officer will amend the list available to the public by omitting or obscuring the address of the elector or other information about the elector.

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR Objections to the registration of a person whose name appears on the List of Registered Electors must be received in writing before 4:00pm on Friday, October 10, 2014. An objection may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the Township of Langley and can only be made on the basis that the person whose name appears has died or is not qualified to be registered as an elector in the Township of Langley.

ELECTION SIGNS/BANNERS Candidates are not permitted under the Township of Langley Bylaws to erect election signs outside buildings or on properties before Sunday, October 26, 2014 and all election signs are required to be removed by 4:30pm, Wednesday, November 19, 2014.

Township Bylaws No. 4402 (Sign Bylaw) and No. 4840 (Highway and Traffic Control Bylaw) regulate the erection of election signs on private and public property.

Neither the Township of Langley nor School District No. 35 permit the use of its logos, heraldic emblems or similar corporate identifiers for the purpose of any candidate’s campaign activities.

CANDIDATE, ELECTOR ORGANIZATION CAMPAIGN FINANCING and THIRD PARTY SPONSORS Candidate campaigning financing, Electoral Organization campaign financing and Third Party Sponsors are administered by Elections BC and not by the Township of Langley. The requirements for campaign financing and third part sponsors can be found within the “Local Elections Campaign Financing Act” or by contacting Elections BC at 1-855-9520280 or http://www.elections.bc.ca/index.php/local-elections-campaignfinancing/.

• 18 years of age or older on General Voting Day (Saturday, November 15, 2014); and

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, VISIT:

• a Canadian citizen; and

Legislative Services, Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley, BC

• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; and

http://www.cscd.gov.bc.ca/lgd/elections_home.htm

tol.ca/election

• a registered owner of real property in the Township of Langley for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration and who is an individual and not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust; and

Bob Wilson Chief Election Officer 604.532.7396 bwilson@tol.ca

• not entitled to register as a Resident Elector of the Township; and

Wendy Bauer Deputy Chief Election Officer 604.533.6101 wbauer@tol.ca

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or be otherwise disqualified by law; and

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did you know?...

Celebrate BC Rivers Day

It Pays to Go Green

Celebrate the environment and learn about the importance of our watercourses and wildlife habitat during BC Rivers Day. The free event will be held in Williams Park at 68 Avenue and 238 Street, on Sunday, September 28, from 11am to 3pm.

Did you know? The Township of Langley is one of only five organizations in Canada to earn gold status under the Fraser Basin Council’s green fleet rating program.

Did you also know? Natural gas consumption at the Township’s Civic Facility has been cut in half ever since solar panels were installed on its rooftop. You too can get energetic about going green!

Visit tol.ca to learn more.

Langley Environmental Partners Society exec_director@leps.bc.ca 604.532.3511

Engineering Division enginfo@tol.ca

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notice of public hearings Proposed Zoning Changes

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5092 proposes to amend the Murrayville Community Plan by redesignating the site from Institutional to Multi Family Three. Bylaw No. 5093 proposes to rezone property from Civic Institutional Zone P-1 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-105. A Development Permit is being considered in conjunction with these bylaws.

This application will allow the development of 59 townhouses and 67 apartment units.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing.

AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.

BYLAW NOS.: 5092 & 5093 APPLICATION NOS. RO100101 / DP100717 OWNER:

The Corporation of the Township of Langley 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1

AGENT:

Infinity Properties Ltd. 205, 6360 - 202 Street Langley, BC V2Y 1N2

PROPOSAL:

4909, 4921, and 4933 - 221 Street; 22074 and 22084 Fraser Highway; and one vacant property with no civic address (see Map 1)

BYLAW NOS.: 5103 & 5104 APPLICATION NO. RO100116

LOCATION:

BYLAW NOS. 5092 & 5093

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Feather Creek Farm Ltd. Bodo and Sharon Goetzke 6528 - 248 Street Langley, BC V4W 1C1

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AGENT:

Feather Creek Farm Ltd. 6528 - 248 Street Langley, BC V4W 1C1

LOCATION:

6528 - 248 Street and 24905 - 64 Avenue (see Map 2)

LEGALS:

Lot 3 Except: Part Shown on Plan 23059; Section 14 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 8237; Lot 5 Section 14 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 26809

PURPOSE:

Bylaw No. 5103 proposes to amend the Rural Plan by adjusting land use designations for portions of the site.

Bylaw No. 5104 proposes to rezone a portion of property at 6528 - 248 Street to Rural Zone RU-1 and a portion of property at 24905 - 64 Avenue to Rural Zone RU-3.

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Barry and Beverly Wootton 24905 - 64 Avenue Langley, BC V4W 1C1

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BYLAW NOS. 5103 & 5104

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Lot “A” Section 6 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 12057; Lot “B” Section 6 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 12057; Lot “C” Section 6 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 12057; Lot “D” Section 6 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 12057; Lot “E” Section 6 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 12057; Lot “B” Except: Part Dedicated Road on Plan LMP9277; Section 6 Township 11 New Westminster District Plan 11153

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LEGALS:

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 5092, 5093, 5103 and 5104; Development Permit No. 100717; and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from September 4 to 15, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd floor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or online at tol.ca/hearing.

Date:

Monday, September 15

Time:

7pm

Place:

Township of Langley Civic Facility

Address:

20338 - 65 Avenue Community Development Division 604.533.6034

This application will accommodate a lot line adjustment required for the construction of a poultry barn.

road paving

road paving

Temporary Intersection Closure: 206 Street at 84 Avenue

Overnight Road Paving: 16 Avenue Between 248 Street and 256 Street

Overnight Road Paving: 16 Avenue Between 232 Street and 240 Street

The intersection of 206 Street and 84 Avenue will be closed from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, September 13. The closure is required for a water main tie-in. A detour route is noted below.

Road paving is scheduled to take place along 16 Avenue from 248 Street to 256 Street starting Sunday, September 14 until Friday, September 19. The work will take place overnight, from 7pm until 6am. Traffic will be limited to single-lane, alternating flow.

Road repaving is scheduled to take place on 16 Avenue from 232 Street to 240 Street starting Sunday, September 7 until Friday, September 12. The work will take place overnight, from 7pm to 6am.

Traffic will be limited to single-lane, alternating flow.

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Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination safely. The work is weather dependent and the construction schedule is subject to change.

Visit tol.ca/roads for all the latest traffic updates.

You can also receive email notifications of the latest road closures by subscribing to eAlerts. Visit tol.ca/ealert to subscribe.

We appreciate your patience.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

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16 Ave Paving Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination safely. The work is weather dependent and the construction schedule is subject to change. Subscribe to eAlerts for the latest traffic updates. Visit tol.ca/ealert to register.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

Motorists are advised to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destination safely. The work is weather dependent and the construction schedule is subject to change. Visit tol.ca/roads for the latest traffic updates.

We appreciate your patience.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

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Woman hosts event for BC Transplant cause Aldergrove Star

Langley resident Caterina Kaerne is hosting a garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 13, with 100 per cent of proceeds going to BC Transplant, an important organization near and dear to Caterina’s heart.

That’s because Caterina, Cathy as many of friends call her, needs a kidney transplant.

“On November 6, 2003, I was hit by a car while walking”, Cathy recalls.

“The driver stopped and called 911, but I suffered some pretty serious injuries. A year later, I was diagnosed with kidney failure”.

Cathy has now been waiting for a kidney transplant for nearly a decade.

To see Cathy, you probably couldn’t tell that she has been

living with this serious health condition. She does dialysis at home every night, so that she can live a fairly ‘normal’ life.

A Langley resident for over 30 years, Cathy is well known at her church, Christian Life Assembly, and in the community as a Langley Food Bank volunteer.

Unfortunately, Cathy’s blood type is O — the rarest of them all. Other factors like tissue types and antibodies also impact her chances of receiving a kidney. She has been waiting for an organ transplant for 10 years and unfortunately, she isn’t alone. According to BC Transplant’s website, approximately 495 people in B.C. are currently waiting for a transplant.

Her health condition aside,

Cathy is hosting a garage sale with all proceeds going to BC Transplant.

“I want to increase awareness about organ donation”, says Cathy.

“I’ve had people say ‘I had a decal on my driver’s license years ago, so I’m a registered donor’. But this isn’t actually the case. People have to register online to be a registered donor”.

That’s a really important point, considering 85 per cent of British Columbians agree with organ donation, but only 19 per cent have registered their decision (source: BC Transplant website).

The garage sale takes place Saturday, Sept. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2361 Wakefield Court, Langley.

Township For the week of September 11, 2014

public notice 2015 Council Advisory Committee Appointments Volunteering is a great way to get involved, provide input on important issues, and make a positive contribution to our diverse and growing community.

The Township is presently seeking volunteers for the following Council Advisory Committees: • Agricultural Advisory Committee (two-year term positions available) • CP Rail Community Advisory Panel (two-year term position available) • Community Participation, Infrastructure, and Environment Advisory Committee (two-year term positions available) • Community and Transportation Safety Advisory Committee (one-year and two-year term positions available) • Economic Development Advisory Committee (one-year and two-year term positions available) • Heritage Advisory Committee (one-year and two-year term positions available) • Recreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee (one-year and two-year term positions available) • Seniors Advisory Committee (two-year term positions available) • Youth Advisory Committee (one-year and two-year term positions available) A description of each Advisory Committee and an application form is available on the Township’s website at tol.ca/committee. Please complete the application form and attach a letter and a brief resume, indicating which Advisory Committee you wish to serve on. Current Advisory Committee members are welcome to reapply.

Committee application reviews will be scheduled during the week of October 28 - 31, 2014, with members of Council and staff liaison representatives. Applicants will be notified after Council has made its appointments in early December.

Deadline is Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

Please submit applications by: Online: tol.ca/committee Email: legservicesinfo@tol.ca Mail: Deputy Township Clerk Legislative Services Department Township of Langley 20338 – 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Fax: 604.533.6054 Legislative Services 604.533.6100

Terry Fox’s Legacy Lives On Here “With me, it isn’t a political or racial thing; it’s just a human thing. Cancer can strike anybody. I’m trying to help out everybody in my run.” - Terry Fox The Terry Fox Foundation invites you to join the Terry Fox Run in Aldergrove on Sunday, Sept.

14. Registration is at 9 a.m. at the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre.

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public notices Heritage Building Incentive Program The Heritage Building Incentive Program is designed to assist with the costs of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley. Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township of Langley’s Inventory of Heritage Resources.

20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 | 604.534.3211

public notices Walnut Grove Community Centre: Aquatic Hours for September Each year, aquatic facilities at the Walnut Grove Community Centre are temporarily shut down for maintenance.

While the closure usually occurs immediately after Labour Day, this year it will be delayed to accommodate the 2014 BC Seniors Games.

The Township of Langley is proud to host this competition, which will see events take place in various facilities throughout the community.

The aquatic facilities at the Walnut Grove Community Centre will remain open to the public from Tuesday, September 2 until Saturday, September 13, at 6pm.

The 50 m pool, leisure pool, adult hot tub, therapy hot tub, sauna, and steam room will then close for maintenance from Sunday, September 14 to Sunday, September 28 inclusive.

The pools will reopen at 6am on Monday, September 29.

Other areas of the Centre will remain open during this time.

Weight Room/Cardio Room Hours of Operation Monday - Friday 6am - 10 pm Saturday 6am - 9pm Sunday 8am - 9pm The next deadline for the grant program is Friday, September 26, 2014 at 4:30pm. For an application form, visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca/hbip.

Elaine Horricks Heritage Planner 604.534.3211, Local 2998

Seniors: Explore Your Inner Athlete!

The spirit of the 2014 Langley BC Seniors Games is being commemorated in an Active Legacy Pass that encourages Langley residents aged 50-plus to try new activities for free.

From September 15 to 30, seniors can use the Active Legacy Pass to drop in and try selected programs ranging from fitness and dance classes to pool programs, cards, and lawn bowling, as well as special events, at participating facilities.

Passes can be picked up starting September 8 at any Township of Langley Community Centre, the Timms Community Centre in Langley City, or the Langley Seniors Resource Centre.

The Active Legacy Pass was created through a partnership between the Township of Langley, the City of Langley, Langley Seniors Resource Centre, Brookswood Senior Centre, Langley Seniors Community Action Table, Pacific Sport Fraser Valley, and Fraser Health.

For more information, visit tol.ca.

Tina Papatolis Recreation Programmer 604.533.6173 tpapatolis@tol.ca

For public swim schedules at other Township facilities, visit tol.ca/swim.

Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Walnut Grove Community Centre 604.882.0408

Be Wildlife Aware on the Road The Township of Langley is home to a diversity of wildlife habitat. Our residents share the area with many types of animals – large and small.

Preservation of wildlife habitat is considered in planning all of Langley’s communities – let’s keep them safe!

Help protect our wildlife by respecting road signs and obeying posted speed limits. Motorists should use extra caution in the early morning and evening hours.

WARNING Langley has a large wildlife population Watch out for animals crossing, particularly at dawn and dusk

USE CAUTION ON ROADS

Slow down and watch for animals crossing, especially on arterial roads such as 208 Street, 88 Avenue, 80 Avenue, 72 Avenue and the Willowbrook Connector.

William Ulrich Community Development Division 604.533.6044

After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

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NEWS & VIEWS SEPT. 2014 | FOOD FEED PHARMACY HARDWARE FASHIONS GAS BARS PETROLEUM | ottercoop.com

Movie in the Park ALDERGROVE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

OTTER CO-OP

EQUITY DAYS $5.68 MILLION EQUITY & CASH BACK TO MEMBERS When we say; “We have something we would like to Share with you …Our Profits”, we aren’t kidding!

STOP BY & PICK UP YOUR EQUITY CHEQUE

SEPTEMBER 18, 19 & 20

If you spent $280 between March 1, 2013 and February 28, 2014 you will have earned a cheque.

You can also take advantage of the three days Member Appreciation Sale and the Chicken Barbecue.

SCRATCH & SAVE 10 – 50% OFF Groceries (excluding tobacco, lottery, dairy, and prescriptions), Hardware (excluding agricultural chemicals), Family Fashions, Sacked Feed, Pet Food, Lubes & Oils (in feed store excluding fuels, Otter Co-op was very pleased to have been able to participate in the Movie in the Park held in Aldergrove on August 16th. Pictured here are Mike Will (Retail Division Manager), Brandon Kosciuk (Hardware Manager Trainee), and Jack Nicholson (General Manager) handing out free popcorn and drinks to those that attended to watch ET. It was a beautiful evening for a movie in the park.

case lot oil & 20 litre pails of oil, tanks & pumps)

CHICKEN BARBECUE Friday, September 19 from 4:30 – 7:00 PM Includes: Quarter Chicken, Potato Salad, Corn on the Cob, Dessert & Beverage Only $5.00 (first 1200 customers) This Year the recipient of $2500 donation to ALS Society of BC.

For a onetime fee of $10 you too can be a life time member of Otter Co-op.

Ask about becoming a member today when you are at any of our locations. What a great investment!

Ice Bucket Challenge OTTER CO-OP HAS DONATED $2,500 TO ALS 10 members of the Otter Co-op Management team accepted the challenge from General Manager Jack Nicholson and did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

They in turn nominated the Aldergrove Credit Union, Bonetti Meats and J. D. Turkey Farm, their neighbors on 248th Street.

And Blue Jay makes SEVEN...

We are thrilled to announce the opening of our seventh Otter Co-op Gas Bar. Our newest location is located at 2935 Blue Jay Road in Abbotsford.

Congratulations to Jon Plett as he takes on the role of Manager at this location. Watch for the opening of our eighth location at Mount Lehman and Blueridge coming in October and in early Fall our Bulk Petroleum Plant/Gas Bar/Convenience Store opening on Lickman Road in Chilliwack.

Tour of Chilliwack Location BOARD OF DIRECTORS Front Row (left to right) Directors Angie McDougall, Maria Pucek, Dorothy Anderson & Martin Power Back Row (left to right) Directors Frank Hauzer, Larry Jantzen, General Manager Jack Nicholson, and Director Susan Dodd and Board President Dick Mayer.

GAS & WASH Purchase a minimum 30 litres of fuel and get a premium car wash

FOR ONLY $3.99 VA L I D AT T H E S E L O C AT I O N S O N LY:

Blue Jay Gas Bar 2935 Blue Jay Rd.

Ladner Gas Bar 6420 Ladner Trunk Rd.

ABBOTSFORD

DELTA

604.850.7330

604.940.1322

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NEWS & VIEWS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE It is an honour to have been selected by your Board of Directors as their president for this year. I take this honour very seriously.

In the last couple of years your board and management have initiated an ambitious plan of expansion. With the recent purchase of our “Blue Jay” gas bar in Abbotsford and the upcoming opening of the Mount Lehman gas bar and the Chilliwack bulk plant we are beginning to see the results of this plan.

Your board of directors, along with our management team, is being ever mindful of the economic health of our co-op. It is a difficult time in the world’s economy but also a time to take advantage of expansion opportunities.

Remember that our growth as an organization will add to our profits and therefore an increase in Equity Days distributions to our members. I urge members to continue to support our co-op both with your purchases and by encouraging your friends to also become members. Where else can you get a $2.99 breakfast and save five to six cents a litre on gasoline?

SEPT. 2014 | ottercoop.com

There are plenty of factors when building a champion

World Equestrian Games NORMANDY FRANCE

I had the epiphany that 4-H is one large gamble you make every year. You spend an outrageous price on a calf with the hope that you will have the chance to have the champion calf.

What many know is that it doesn’t just stop at the purchase of your calf.

Many factors come into play to be at the top. The work put into your calf, the skill you have to make the steer look exceptional for show, and an obvious one: feed.

The hours that are put into a calf by a competitive 4-H’er are endless. The early mornings spent in the barn rinsing, rope burn from exercising, and that nice exercise your arms get from blow drying.

All that is put into your calf in those mornings and evenings is all working towards the show. And along with each morning and evening comes feeding. I am amazed at the quality of feed from Otter Co-op. I love the aroma of the fresh feed when I open a bag of 14%. My steer absolutely loved the feed and because I got the grain at a place I trusted, it was one less thing I had to worry about.

I am simply blessed for how things have turned out with the steer I had this year and everyone who has helped me along the way. It isn’t very often when everything falls into place for such an amazing outcome, and I am so grateful that it did.

Taylor Ross – Reserve Champion Market Steer at PNE.

Feed Division Manager Vafa Alizadeh, General Manager Jack Nicholson, and our draw winners Mr. and Mrs. Maybin of Langley attended the recent World Equestrian Games in Caen, France. Otter Co-op was a sponsor of this world class event, and our attendees were so impressed with the entire event.

From the opening ceremonies, to events such as dressage and reigning, to the evening concerts hosted

by Alltech, it was a fantastic event and wonderful opportunity for Otter to be a partner of. Congratulations again to the Maybin’s, they were great guests at the event, and huge supporters of Otter Co-op.

SUBMITTED BY TAYLOR ROSS – RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET STEER AT PNE

4-H PRESENTATIONS AT PNE Issac Douglas Junior Champion Swine Showman

GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE Otter Co-op is just about halfway through our fiscal year, and I am pleased to announce that we are ahead of budget bottom line! Sales are currently at $87.4 million, which is growth of almost $4.8 million over last year at this same time. And our local savings is currently at $286,000; which is 91,000 ahead of budget. We truly have a great team here at Otter that makes this all possible, along with the great continued support from our over 36,000 active members.

Thank you!

Our team has been busy with expansion the past few months; from growing sales at our Feed Mill purchased in Armstrong last year, to purchasing a new gas bar on Blue Jay in Abbotsford complete with 2 touchless carwashes and a Tim Hortons, and the soon to be acquired gas bar on Blue Ridge, complete with a pizza to go option. Construction is also moving along well at our new location in Chilliwack, complete with bulk plant, gas bar, cardlock, and convenience store, and we look forward to opening this new facility in November.

And of course we have much to celebrate this month, with our annual Equity Days, where our members get to come and enjoy the rewards of Co-op membership by sharing in our profits! Otter is giving back over $5.68 million in cash and equity this month, definitely something to celebrate! We hope to see you at the Retail Centre on September 18-20 to pick up your share of the profits. And don’t worry if you aren’t able to make it, the remaining cheques will go out in the mail on the following Monday. Enjoy the fall season, and we look forward to seeing you at the Co-op!

We hope for a good turnout on the Equity Days and the Friday evening chicken BBQ. See you all there.

Dick Mayer OTTER CO-OP B OARD PRESIDENT

Jack Nicholson OTTER CO-OP GENERAL MANAGER

Nadine Laity & Jonathan Lalande Champion Dairy Showman was Nadine Laity and the Junior Reserve Champion Dairy Showman was Jonathan Lalande. Both kids are frome the Golden Ears 4-H Community Club.

Congratulations BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST WINNERS D

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JULY 19, 2014

JULY 1, 2014

Pictured here (left to right) Hailey Reid, Carolyn Strobel, Katie VanderVeen, Cooper, Kent Strobel, Angie McDougall and driving the Cooper Cart Lorelei VanderVeen.

Approximately 1200 people turned out for a slice of cake with raspberries and whip cream at our Canada Day Raspberry Social.

There were $902 in donations collected for the Langley Hospice Society. Gracie and the Guys did a great job of entertaining the crowd. Thank you to everyone that attended and a special thank you to everyone that came out to help at the event.

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CONTEST Congratulations to Rick and Lisa on winning the customer Backyard BBQ Contest.

They won a prize package worth $1,200 that included a steak dinner for them and ten family/friends as well as a new barbecue.

Congratulations also goes to, Sarah, winner of the staff contest winning the same barbecue package for her and ten of her friends & family.

Blueberry Social AUGUST 4, 2014 Gracie and the Guys did such a great job at the July 1 event we brought them back for an encore at the Blueberry Social on BC Day. We served fresh local Blueberries on Ice Cream to our guests while they enjoyed the music, danced, visited with old friends and neighbors that you bump into while at the Co-op, as well as taking in the display put on by local artists.

It was a great afternoon and your kind donations of $742.23 will be going to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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NEWS & VIEWS PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE It is an honour to have been selected by your Board of Directors as their president for this year. I take this honour very seriously.

In the last couple of years your board and management have initiated an ambitious plan of expansion. With the recent purchase of our “Blue Jay” gas bar in Abbotsford and the upcoming opening of the Mount Lehman gas bar and the Chilliwack bulk plant we are beginning to see the results of this plan.

Your board of directors, along with our management team, is being ever mindful of the economic health of our co-op. It is a difficult time in the world’s economy but also a time to take advantage of expansion opportunities.

Remember that our growth as an organization will add to our profits and therefore an increase in Equity Days distributions to our members. I urge members to continue to support our co-op both with your purchases and by encouraging your friends to also become members. Where else can you get a $2.99 breakfast and save five to six cents a litre on gasoline?

SEPT. 2014 | ottercoop.com

There are plenty of factors when building a champion

World Equestrian Games NORMANDY FRANCE

I had the epiphany that 4-H is one large gamble you make every year. You spend an outrageous price on a calf with the hope that you will have the chance to have the champion calf.

What many know is that it doesn’t just stop at the purchase of your calf.

Many factors come into play to be at the top. The work put into your calf, the skill you have to make the steer look exceptional for show, and an obvious one: feed.

The hours that are put into a calf by a competitive 4-H’er are endless. The early mornings spent in the barn rinsing, rope burn from exercising, and that nice exercise your arms get from blow drying.

All that is put into your calf in those mornings and evenings is all working towards the show. And along with each morning and evening comes feeding. I am amazed at the quality of feed from Otter Co-op. I love the aroma of the fresh feed when I open a bag of 14%. My steer absolutely loved the feed and because I got the grain at a place I trusted, it was one less thing I had to worry about.

I am simply blessed for how things have turned out with the steer I had this year and everyone who has helped me along the way. It isn’t very often when everything falls into place for such an amazing outcome, and I am so grateful that it did.

Taylor Ross – Reserve Champion Market Steer at PNE.

Feed Division Manager Vafa Alizadeh, General Manager Jack Nicholson, and our draw winners Mr. and Mrs. Maybin of Langley attended the recent World Equestrian Games in Caen, France. Otter Co-op was a sponsor of this world class event, and our attendees were so impressed with the entire event.

From the opening ceremonies, to events such as dressage and reigning, to the evening concerts hosted

by Alltech, it was a fantastic event and wonderful opportunity for Otter to be a partner of. Congratulations again to the Maybin’s, they were great guests at the event, and huge supporters of Otter Co-op.

SUBMITTED BY TAYLOR ROSS – RESERVE CHAMPION MARKET STEER AT PNE

4-H PRESENTATIONS AT PNE Issac Douglas Junior Champion Swine Showman

GENERAL MANAGER’S MESSAGE Otter Co-op is just about halfway through our fiscal year, and I am pleased to announce that we are ahead of budget bottom line! Sales are currently at $87.4 million, which is growth of almost $4.8 million over last year at this same time. And our local savings is currently at $286,000; which is 91,000 ahead of budget. We truly have a great team here at Otter that makes this all possible, along with the great continued support from our over 36,000 active members.

Thank you!

Our team has been busy with expansion the past few months; from growing sales at our Feed Mill purchased in Armstrong last year, to purchasing a new gas bar on Blue Jay in Abbotsford complete with 2 touchless carwashes and a Tim Hortons, and the soon to be acquired gas bar on Blue Ridge, complete with a pizza to go option. Construction is also moving along well at our new location in Chilliwack, complete with bulk plant, gas bar, cardlock, and convenience store, and we look forward to opening this new facility in November.

And of course we have much to celebrate this month, with our annual Equity Days, where our members get to come and enjoy the rewards of Co-op membership by sharing in our profits! Otter is giving back over $5.68 million in cash and equity this month, definitely something to celebrate! We hope to see you at the Retail Centre on September 18-20 to pick up your share of the profits. And don’t worry if you aren’t able to make it, the remaining cheques will go out in the mail on the following Monday. Enjoy the fall season, and we look forward to seeing you at the Co-op!

We hope for a good turnout on the Equity Days and the Friday evening chicken BBQ. See you all there.

Dick Mayer OTTER CO-OP B OARD PRESIDENT

Jack Nicholson OTTER CO-OP GENERAL MANAGER

Nadine Laity & Jonathan Lalande Champion Dairy Showman was Nadine Laity and the Junior Reserve Champion Dairy Showman was Jonathan Lalande. Both kids are frome the Golden Ears 4-H Community Club.

Congratulations BACKYARD BBQ CONTEST WINNERS D

AN

NUAL OT

JULY 19, 2014

JULY 1, 2014

Pictured here (left to right) Hailey Reid, Carolyn Strobel, Katie VanderVeen, Cooper, Kent Strobel, Angie McDougall and driving the Cooper Cart Lorelei VanderVeen.

Approximately 1200 people turned out for a slice of cake with raspberries and whip cream at our Canada Day Raspberry Social.

There were $902 in donations collected for the Langley Hospice Society. Gracie and the Guys did a great job of entertaining the crowd. Thank you to everyone that attended and a special thank you to everyone that came out to help at the event.

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Aldergrove Parade

CONTEST Congratulations to Rick and Lisa on winning the customer Backyard BBQ Contest.

They won a prize package worth $1,200 that included a steak dinner for them and ten family/friends as well as a new barbecue.

Congratulations also goes to, Sarah, winner of the staff contest winning the same barbecue package for her and ten of her friends & family.

Blueberry Social AUGUST 4, 2014 Gracie and the Guys did such a great job at the July 1 event we brought them back for an encore at the Blueberry Social on BC Day. We served fresh local Blueberries on Ice Cream to our guests while they enjoyed the music, danced, visited with old friends and neighbors that you bump into while at the Co-op, as well as taking in the display put on by local artists.

It was a great afternoon and your kind donations of $742.23 will be going to the Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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SEPT. 2014 | ottercoop.com

Otter Co-op Staff Picnic

You’ll find us here

Custom Cakes OTTER CO-OP BAKERY

RETAIL CENTRE

604.856.2517 3650 248th St., Aldergrove MON-SUN 8AM-8PM HOLIDAYS 9AM-6PM

Administration Hours MON-FRI 8AM-6PM SAT 8AM-4PM CLOSED SUNDAYS

Post Office Hours

MON-FRI 8AM-5:30PM SAT 8AM-3:30PM CLOSED SUNDAYS

The 3rd Annual Otter Co-op Staff Picnic was held on Sunday, July 27 at the Greater Vancouver Zoo. Approximately 250 staff and their families enjoyed the zoo day which included a barbecue dinner, a scavenger hunt, good old games such as the three legged race, gunny sack races, longest drive with a marshmallow, bouncy castle and a team minute to win it competition. It was a beautiful sunny day to spend with family and fellow employees. Another great perk of working at Otter Co-op!

Come in and talk to our Bakery Staff for all your special occasion cakes.

Jenni our baker recently did two of these cakes for the RCMP Jr. Cadet Camp.

They were amazing!

Pharmacy Hours

MON-FRI 9AM-7PM SAT 9AM-5PM SUN 11AM-5PM

FEED STORE PETROLEUM FEED STORE: 604.856.2517 PETROLEUM: 604.607.6912 3650 248th St., Aldergrove

Coupgon

App Deals

OTTER CO-OP DEALS

OTTER CO-OP

To download the Coupgon App: 1. Open your application store (i.e. iTunes App Store, Google Play Store, Windows Phone Store, Blackberry World) 2. Search for “Coupgon” and download the application 3. To use the application, simply click on the Coupgon icon on your home screen

MON-SAT 8AM-5:30PM SUN 9AM-5PM HOLIDAYS CLOSED

Membership Benefits

Download it today from your application store. There are great deals waiting for you!

GAS BARS

If you’re a member, your’e an owner.

Your Lifetime Co-op Membership offers you high-quality products and services and cash back.

In 2013, members saved over 6.05¢ per litre on fuel purchases.

248 Street Gas Bar 604.856.7011 24795 Fraser Highway, Aldergrove Gloucester Gas Bar & Tim Hortins 604.856.6676 26474 56th Ave., Aldergrove

We have something we would like to share with you...our profits!

Ross Road Gas Bar 604.856.0030 29622 Fraser Highway, Abbotsford Blue Jay Gas Bar 604.850.7330 2935 Blue Jay Rd., Abbotsford

7 DAYS A WEEK & HOLIDAYS 5AM-11PM

SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS 5AM-11PM

Ladner Gas Bar 604.940.1322 6420 Ladner Trunk Rd., Ladner

6.05¢

MON-FRI 5AM-11PM SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS 6AM-11PM

per litre

Cash. That’s your reward!

Coming Events

Food & Friends – 55+ Luncheon.................................... Sept.22, 11:30 am BOGO Sale .................................................................................................. Sept. 26 & 27 2 Day Scratch & Save Sale ....................................................................Oct. 10 & 11

Ladies Night

...................................................................................................................................Nov.

MON-FRI 5AM-11PM SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS 6AM-11PM

Hatzic Gas Bar 604.826.6421 34981 Lougheed Highway, Mission

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER

Equity Days............................................................................................................ Sept. 18,19 & 20 Chicken BBQ (first 1200 served) ..................................Sept. 19, 4:30-7:00 pm

Fraser Heights Gas Bar 604.582.2517 16788 104 Ave., Surrey

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(tickets on sale Oct. 14)

Seniors Night Dinner .....................................................................................................Nov. 25 (tickets on sale Nov. 10)

3 Day Scratch & Save Sale .....................................................................Nov. 27 – 29 Family Fashions & Hardware

Family Fashions & Hardware

BOGO Sale .......................................................................................................... Dec. 5 & 6

BOGO Sale ..................................................................................................... Oct. 17 &18 Kids’ Club Halloween Party .....................Oct. 26, 10:00am – 2:00 pm

Food & Friends – 55+ Luncheon.........................................Dec. 8, 11:30 am 3 Day Scratch & Save Sale ..................................................................... Dec. 12 – 14

Food & Friends – 55+ Luncheon..................................... Oct. 27, 11:30 am

Family Fashions & Hardware

MON-FRI 5AM-11PM SAT-SUN & HOLIDAYS 6AM-11PM

PITT MEADOWS CO-OP CENTRE

604.465.5651 12343 Harris Road., Pitt Meadows MON-FRI 9AM-5:30PM SAT 9AM-5PM SUN 10AM-4PM HOLIDAYS CLOSED

GLEN MOUNTAIN PRODUCE

604.851.9636 2618 McMillan Rd., Abbotsford Dick Mayer................................................PRESIDENT Larry Jantzen ............... 1ST VICE PRESIDENT

JOB VACANCIES - Call 604.856.2517 FULL TIME POSITIONS Senior Gas Bar Attendant (Abbotsford)

Gas Bar Supervisor Gas Bar Attendants (Abbotsford)

PART TIME POSITIONS Cashier • Baker • Produce Clerk Gas Bar Attendants (Abbotsford) Price Maintenance Clerk

Susan Dodd........................................................ SECRETARY Dorothy Anderson..... PAST PRESIDENT

DIAL DIRECT

OTTER CO-OP BOARD MEMBERS:

Martin Power • Kent Strobel • Frank Hauzer Maria Pucek • Angie McDougall

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

MON-SAT 7AM-8PM SUN 10AM-6PM

GLEN MOUNTAIN PHARMACY

604.851.9654 2596 McMillan Rd., Abbotsford MON-FRI 9AM-6PM SAT 9AM-5PM SUN & HOLIDAYS CLOSED

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SPORTS

Sports may be submitted via email to newsroom@aldergrovestar.com fax 604-856-5212 or deliver to 27118 Fraser Hwy.

New team, same goal for Aldergrove Kodiaks

By GARY AHUJA Aldergrove Star

The Aldergrove Kodiaks were a veteran-laden team last season, riding that experience all the way to the Pacific Junior Hockey League championship banner.

The Kodiaks had a phenomenal year last year, finishing second overall in the regular season with a record of 34-6-2-2. They scored a league-high 217 goals and were tops with a goal differential of +99.

They then lost just four games en route to winning the league title.

Just seven players return from that squad, but head coach Brad Rihela is confident the returning core will help guide the Kodiaks rookies, who make up over half the junior B hockey club.

“I think it (championship experience) is going to be a valuable tool for us moving forward,” Rihela said.

“It was just an unbelievable experience for everybody involved and I think that is just going to rub off on the younger players.

“All of our veteran players, I

expect them to build off what we did last year and lead these young guys.”

Aldergrove’s top returning scorer is Elvis Jansons and the forward was at nearly a point-per-game production with 18 goals and 33 points in 37 games. Quinncy Leroux should also see a bigger role on offence after 20 points in 25 games.

Another returnee, forward Aaron Markin, will serve as the team’s new captain.

Leading the rookies are Eric Callegari — who suited up in a few games with the team last year as an affiliate — and Will Mann, an American import who comes to Aldergrove from the famed hockey prep school Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Minnesota. “(Eric) is going to step in and be a big contributor,” Rihela said, while adding that Mann is expected to “be a real valuable asset for us.”

In goal, the Kodiaks have Griffin Baillie signed to play, but the second spot is still in flux while the team sees what develops with Tate Sproxton at

the junior A level.

Last season, Sproxton was 9-1-1 with a 2.53 goals against average and a .918 save percentage in the back-up role.

And just because the team might have a lot of new faces, that is not to say the coaching staff has low expectations.

“We are going to be a young team (but) we are definitely looking to be as competitive as possible,” Rihela said.

“I am definitely impressed with our young guys and how quick they have picked things up already.”

The coach said the team will use speed and play an uptempo style, just like last season.

“There are going to be mistakes made along the way, but I am excited,” he added.

“I am pretty confident we are going to be just fine.”

The Kodiaks kicked off the season Wednesday when they hosted the Abbotsford Pilots. See game update at www.aldergrovestar.com

FILE PHOTO

The 2014-15 edition of the Aldergrove Kodiaks and Kodi the mascot are ready for “bear.”

Kodiaks GM Harkins says ‘team is young but fast’

By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star

Aldergrove Kodiaks GM Rick Harkins

For his part, Aldergrove Kodiaks GM and associate coach Rick Harkins is feeling confident moving into the team’s seventh year.

“We’ve got 14 rookies, all 17 years old, they’re young but they’re fast,” said Harkins.

“We’ve moved a lot of players up the ladder over those years and this makes us attractive to

players who want to play for us.”

Half a dozen of last year’s star players have moved up to teams such as SFU and the Express, including Callegari, Jang, Schwartz, Cronin, Lagler and Unger.

“But we have a good nucleus coming back to us: Markin, Dolby, Davitt, Fritz, Wallinger and Poitras,” said Harkins.

“Whitworth, Jansons and Leroux will be back with us too.”

“We have Griffin Bailey from Merritt in goal along with John Krentz from Aldergrove, the first AMHA goalie in our history.”

Harkins was pleased with both of the Kodiaks exhibition games. On Friday, Aug. 29 the Kodiaks defeated Ridge Meadows Flames 3-1 at Planet Ice, Coquitlam and on Thursday, Sept. 4 fell in the last period to Richmond Sockeyes, 5-2 at Richmond Arena.

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Aldergrove Star Winter Games,” said director of operaTwo young Aldergrove sisters are on tions Nancy Wilson. “We are particuthe U18 Team BC roster for this season. larly excited to be playing at the games in Player #9, Sarah Potomak and # our home province!”

The final Team BC ros21, Amy Potomak, are both ter was selected at the Team members of the Pursuit of BC summer development Excellence program. Both are camp that was held in July in forwards, with Sarah being the Summerland. At the camp, eldest of the two siblings at age the players were joined by a 16. Amy is 14 but is three inchsenior women’s team which es taller at 5’8”. was made up of Pacific Coast BC Hockey announced Amateur Hockey Association Sarah Potomak August 28, 2014 the roster for (PCAHA) players. the Female U18 Team BC which will be Team BC will be playing at the 2014 competing at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, BC from Mandi Schwartz Challenge September 18 – 21, 2014 in Regina, Saskatchewan.

February 13, 2015 to March 1, 2015.

“We’ve assembled a terrific staff and They will face off against the players great team of young players who are shortlisted for the Female U18 Team all thrilled to compete at the Canada Manitoba and Team Saskatchewan.

Aldergrove Dodgers’ Derrick Powell slides safely into second base in their bantam fall ball game against Burnaby, Sunday, Sept. 7 at Aldergrove Athletic Park.

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“We were up 2-1 after the first period and 2-2 going into the third,” said Harkins.

“They got up 4-2 in the last of the third so we pulled our goalie and they scored an empty-netter for the win.”

Aldergrove Kodiaks firm line-up at this point is: #19 Eric Callegari, F #5 Jacob Cronin, D #2 Evan Cusmano, D #12 Cameron Davitt, F

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Seniors Games begin

By GARY AHUJA Aldergrove Star

The wait is over; let the Games begin.

After three years of preparation, the Langley 2014 B.C. Seniors Games kicked off Wednesday with a record number of participants going for gold.

Close to 4,000 participants, ages 55 and up from all across the province, are competing in 25 different sports at venues across the Township and the City.

There are also close to 1,200 volunteers.

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The competition begins daily at 8 a.m. starting Wednesday and going through until Sunday. Events go until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 7 p.m. both Thursday and Friday, and 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The opening ceremonies were held on Wednesday at the Langley Events Centre. Closing ceremonies are Saturday at the Langley Regional Airport.

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Under the direction of the Games’ operations manager and the project supervisor, two participants are getting work experience as they help plan, organize, and stage the 2014 BC Seniors Games.

The pair is helping with volunteer

recruitment and registration, logistics and warehouse operations, protocol, communications, medical and security services, promotions, special event coordination, and transportation.

BC Seniors Games operations manager Shirley Stewart said, “This partnership has provided this organization with the opportunity to connect with enthusiastic participants who have brought diverse skills and experiences to the office.”

Partnership participant Audrey Martin said, “This program has

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Former teammates Joel Waterman (left), now with Trinity Western University, and Gurmaan Jahj, now with University Fraser Valley played against each other at Trinity Western this past Friday, Sept. 5, with TWU coming out on top with a 1-0 win. Joel and Gurmaan are Aldergrove Secondary 2014 graduates and led the ACSS soccer program while collecting numerous MVP awards and leading the team to High School Provincial Championship Tournament the past few years. Both players have been part of the Whitecaps development system and have a bright future with their respective universities. Both Joel and Gurmaan also started their soccer careers with Aldergrove Youth Soccer Club’s Mini Soccer Program.

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This past weekend in MontTremblant, Quebec, the annual Canadian Tire sponsored Canadian Nationals of karting was held.

With multiple past and present world champions in attendance for the event, the competition couldn’t have been any better.

Aldergrove resident Jordan Redlin is ranked fourth against the best of the west this year in the Western Canadian Championships. This year he prepared to battle it out with the best in the country for the chance to be crowned Canadian Champion.

During the practice sessions, the local boy was consistently running inside the top five. As the weekend progressed, it soon became time for the qualification heats to begin.

“Wow, right off of the line the racing was extremely aggressive,” Jordan commented.

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In the first of three qualify- bearing failure, forcing him to ing heats, Jordan finished 10th. retire from the second race.

Saturday morning finally arrived, And an engine problem along and the bulk of the racing was with contact from another comjust about to start. petitor, ruining the result of the In the final practice ses- remaining heat race. sion before the day’s racing had With poor finishing posibegun, Jordan held nothing back tions in the final two qualificaand showed what he was capable tion heats, Jordan would be put of, pushing the kart to the very out of contention by any sort for top of the time sheet and finish- a good starting position. At this ing the session in first. level, the starting position for the However, the luck seemed to final event is ever so important as end there, as Jordan had a wheel in many cases the lap time differ-

ence between the fiercely competitive top ten can be as little as 0.100 of a second, on a 56 second lap time.

Jordan started the final in 17th position, saved somewhat by his top ten finish.

“After a hard race I was able to advance my position to seventh but in the end I had to settle for ninth. I believe it was a pretty good finish considering my starting position, it was too bad the qualification heats went the way they did,” Jordan said.

“I am really looking forward to taking another swing at the title for next year and would like to thank my sponsors for their continued support, for without them I wouldn’t have been able to participate in the event at all. I would like to give a huge thanks to Rampart Detection Systems, Fikse Wheels, my parents and Screen Guild Signs.”

For information regarding Jordan’s racing program visit his website www.jordanredlin.com

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By GARY AHUJA Aldergrove Star

Junior hockey is back at the George Preston Recreation Centre and as a long-time resident of the area, John Craighead is excited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The buzz has been great, this team belongs to the community of Brookswood,â&#x20AC;? said Craighead, the head coach and general manager of the Langley Knights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up in this area, I am excited to be here and bring hockey back to the area.â&#x20AC;?

Craighead, a former pro hockey player, lives a block away from the rink.

The junior B Knights relocated this off-season as they were previously the North Delta Devils.

The Knights play in the Pacific Junior Hockey League and are in a division with the Aldergrove Kodiaks, Abbotsford Pilots, Mission City Outlaws and Ridge Meadows Flames.

The Devils missed the post-season last year, but Craighead has a bigger picture in mind. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad was young with 11 rookies in the lineup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the playoffs, but we dressed the most rookies in the lineup and we had the most kids called up to the next level,â&#x20AC;?

Craighead said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to put a winning team on the ice for the community but that is not our end-all be-all.â&#x20AC;?

Craighead hopes to offer players a chance to stay in the community to continue their hockey development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to bridge that gap between Langley Minor Hockey and junior hockey. We are losing a lot of good young players from Langley Minor to private clubs and academies,â&#x20AC;? he said.

As for the product on the ice for the

first edition of the Knights, Craighead said fans can expect an entertaining brand of hockey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of skill players and we are going to be a team that does not give up. Absolutely relentless, persistent.â&#x20AC;?

Craighead, known as an enforcer in his days, said the team will be a clean team, one that is disciplined and rolls four lines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to have a very good skating team that is well conditioned. (At) the nucleus of our team, we have four or five returning players and we surrounded that nucleus with a lot of young talent that is very skilled and great skating.â&#x20AC;?

The Knights return their top four scorers from last season as Levi De Waal, Jackson Surbey, Colin Catchpole and Tristan Craighead each scored 10 goals or more. Craighead led the team with 14 goals. In goal, Nick Trenciansky returns for a second season and will split time with Cole Forbes, who played in the B.C. Major Midget Hockey League with the Valley West Hawks.

Forbes is one of nine rookies in the league. Langley also has four American imports on their roster.

The season gets underway on Thursday night at the Preston Centre when the Knights host the Mission City Outlaws. The team will play all of their home games on Thursday nights.

As part of getting ready for junior B, the Preston Centre underwent some work. A new sound system was put in, as was a fresh paint job in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarters, with the shade of green matching the Knights uniforms.

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Abbotsfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lokombo signs with Lions

By DAN KINVIG Aldergrove Star

Boseko Lokombo has signed with the B.C. Lions.

The 23-year-old linebacker out of Abbotsfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s W.J. Mouat Secondary put pen to paper with the CFL club on Monday, ending his wait for an NFL offer in favour of starting his pro career north of the border. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt like it was the right time, and I felt like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d waited long enough,â&#x20AC;?

Lokombo told The News in a brief cellphone conversation, between signing the contract and taking his physical with the Lions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was time to make a decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very exciting. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good move as far as being close to home and close to my family. The B.C.

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Lions is a great program, and I get to surround myself with a lot of guys who enjoy doing what they do.â&#x20AC;?

Signing Lokombo is a major coup for the Lions, who took a calculated risk in picking the physically gifted linebacker in the third round of the 2013 CFL draft.

Lokombo, then heading into his senior season with the University of Oregon Ducks, was the No. 1-rated prospect according to the CFL scouting bureau, but lasted until the third round because it was expected heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be NFL-bound.

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W.J. Mouat grad Boseko Lokombo signed with the B.C. Lions on Monday. and by the time he was medically cleared on Aug. 15, NFL training camps were already well underway.

Lokombo, meanwhile, was getting antsy to play.

He scratched his football itch by suiting up for his older brother Boloyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, the Abbotsford Razorbacks, in the Western Canadian Touch Football Championships at Exhibition Park (they finished second). Three weeks later, he came to terms with the Lions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first person I saw today was (Lions GM) Wally Buono, and he joked about me getting ready to play on both defence and offence,â&#x20AC;?

Lokombo said with a chuckle, adding that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 per centâ&#x20AC;? physically.

Lokombo wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure whether Buono was kidding or not, but he believes heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got something to offer on the offensive side of the ball if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something the Lions ask of him. He

was best known during his Mouat tenure for his work as a running back, and led the province with 32 total touchdowns (22 rushing, eight receiving, plus an interception return and a punt return) during his Grade 12 year.

The 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;2â&#x20AC;?, 233-pounder made a full-time transition to defence at Oregon and was a key contributor during the Ducksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; epic run of success over the past four seasons, during which the program amassed a 47-6 record.

His first three seasons in uniform, Lokombo helped Oregon to prestigious Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowls, and he wrapped up his career with a 30-7 win over the Texas Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 30, 2013.

As a senior, he was seventh on the Ducks with 63 tackles, and was first on the team in quarterback hurries (seven), second in tackles for a loss (seven) and third in sacks (three).

At Oregon, Lokomboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s multifaceted linebacking role required an ability to rush the passer on one play and drop into coverage the next. He believes those skills will translate well to the CFL and its larger field, which demands similar versatility from linebackers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bo has tremendous upside and loads of potential,â&#x20AC;? Lions head coach Mike Benevides said in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a calculated risk to take him in the draft and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m thrilled that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked out for our organization. It will be great to have him on the field and help us continue to improve as a team.â&#x20AC;?

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Heck, my bicycle has bigger rubbers! eyeing its prey; unlike the first generation’s pop Okay, maybe not.

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LICHTI, Gerhard Gerhard Lichti passed into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday September 7, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Frieda Lichti, one brother and one sister, five sons and their spouses, 26 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren. Funeral service will be held at Langley Evangelical Free Church on September 13, 2014 at 1 pm and internment to follow at Langley Lawn Cemetery. Family wants all who knew him to feel welcome to come and share their memories with them.

The successful candidate for this four-day-a-week position will have diverse writing capabilities, including experience writing hard news. Advanced photography and video skills will be key attributes, as well as excellent time management.

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GENERAL GREENHOUSE WORKERS Large vegetable greenhouse operation looking for steady, hardworking, energetic individuals that are able to do crop work, picking, sorting & packing product and yard maintenance. Must have own ride and be willing to work all days. Able to lift 20 lbs easily and stay on feet for most of the shift. Greenhouses located at 264th St. Aldergrove & Hornby Drive, Delta. Wage $10.33 p/h.

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES OPPORTUNITY Thirty years, an industry leader of heavy equipment is seeking an energetic, reliable & experienced self starter to join our exciting growing sales team. The Sales Representative will maintain and develop an existing diversified client market and also prospect potential customers and rentals and sales of heavy equipment.

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Commercial Transport & Diesel Engine Mechanics Required for Cullen Diesel Power Ltd. and Western Star and Sterling Trucks of Vancouver Inc. Positions available in Surrey.

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LOEWEN Welding Mfg., Abbotsford, looking for experienced welders/fitters with 3 or more years of experience, work week is Mon.Thurs. 10 hrs. a day, fax resume to 604-826-6051 or email gord@loewenwelding.com

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SURREY Pallet Repair Company Looking for: Forklift Operators (2), Repair Station Persons (must be able to lift 25lbs - 4 people needed).

Wages $17-$20 depending on exp.

Near Scott Road Skytrain. Apply in person 12184 Old Yale Road. or email : jbrar@theadvancegroup.net.

CAR POOL from Abbotsford available

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GOLDEN RETRIEVER (with eye & hip cert.) and silver pug available for stud service for pick puppy back (ethical people only need respond) 604-820-4827

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BEAUTIFULLY FURNISHED ON LAKE OKANAGAN Turn-key, luxurious, immaculate, 1000 sq. ft. condo in West Kelowna. 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms with fabulous amenities: private beach, marina, pools and so much more! $325,000.

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ALDERGROVE. Brand new 2 bdrm bsmt ste. Incl hydro. W/D. N/P. Nr park, schl & bus stop. Avail. Sept 15. 778-246-0512, 604-825-8761

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RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby

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

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Union Shop - Full Benefits

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If you are interested in this exciting & unique opportunity, please forward your resume by fax: 604.599.5250 or via e-mail barbara@megacranes.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.

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10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fitter. Aman: 778-895-2005

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LOCAL PLUMBER $45 Service Call Plumbing, Heating, Plugged Drains.

Mustang Plumbing 778-714-2441

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New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $94,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $69,988. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

RENTALS

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GARAGE SALES

ABBOTSFORD

MULTI FAMILY TENT SALE Fri., Sept. 12, 3-7 pm Sat. Sept. 13, 9-1 pm

845 Peardonville Rd. (off Huntington Rd.) Aldergrove

Creekside Villa Complex Garage Sale Saturday, Sept 13th, Gates open 9am-2pm

27435 - 29A Ave.

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ALDERGROVE 50+ Adult Building.

1 & 2 Bdrm apts. Central location.

Phone 604-317-1926

Professional Service. Servicing the Fraser Valley 1-855-771-2855

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SOLD

$ 2,100,000

1051 256 STREET

RANCHER WALK OUT BASEMENT

This is the one you’ve been waiting for, 1800 sq ft with a view of Langley City on a 1/3 acre lot. With back yard access and a workshop to boot could have suites for income or help. This is a custom built home with all the features and 9’ ceilings as well not a drive by, neat and clean or spotless is a better word to describe this one. Have it all in a great location of the city.

Building a hot rod…bring it here.

40 ACRE ESTATE PRIVACY

Looking for the perfect place? Here it is 2 homes 2 road frontages and 2 much 2 list. Main home is 2370 sq ft post a beam with beautiful hardwood floors and granite fireplace updated kitchen and flooring 4 bathrooms … plus a full bsmt all on 40 acres with a Large assortment of Barns and shops (7) with rolling pastures sets this place apart as being one of the prettiest locations on the market today. Great water you have to call to see this one today

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$ 379,900

ALDERGROVE AFFORDABILITY

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LISTINGS WANTED

26 ACRES

ANY SIZE ANY PRICE ANY CONDITION

SOLD

Check this one out in a great neighborhood 3 bedrooms on main floor with partially finished basement, new bathroom upstairs newer roof and very neat and clean home yes you can just move into this one without spending your time painting a redecorating. Southern exposed back yard and pad and wiring in already for a new hot tub If you are looking to get into the real estate market this is the one and now is the time call and see how affordable this can be.

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6525 LEFEUVRE ROAD $1,000,000 33 ACRE BUILDING SITE Take a look. Here you have it! The long driveway to a private buildings site is in, the city water is in, and there already is a shop for you to enjoy. This is not drive by as it’s too private to see C anything.

About 25 acres is usable the other 8 acres is ravine privacy. Take a look here and no GST on the sale.

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Townhomes and ranchers wanted to sell.

Market is now moving...

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#44-26892-FRASER HWY

COMPLETELY REDONE!

$1,800,000

27691 DOWNES ROAD

SOLD All cleared and In Hay land - over 430 feet of frontage. Older farm house on property plus 40 x 80 real shop and 80’ x 108’ cattle/hay barn - good driveways 3 phase power, city water, natural gas... Got Big Trucks? Bring em over! This is a well cared for property, ready to farm - no clearing to do.

Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100 $ 179,900

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PORT KELLS WAREHOUSE FOR SALE

NEW PRICE!

Completely redone 2 bedroom modular home in Aldergrove For Sale here quick possession possible. This has new everything and all you have to do is move in it even has a work shop in the back yard. Cute cozy and clean this is one worth looking into, you even have your own yard here.

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• 3.5L Ecoboost Engine • Select Shift 6 Speed Auto • Power Windows/Locks/Mirrors • Air • Cruise • 6 Way Power Seat • Tilt Steering • Trailer Brake Controller • Class IV Hitch, 7 Pin Wiring Harness

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Limited time offer. All vehicles subject to prior sale. All credit offers available on approval of credit. Dealer may sell for less.

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