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The man arrested Friday for a string of bank robberies across three provinces, including the Jan. 21 hold up at an Aldergrove TD Canada Trust branch, is from Langley.

Shaun Christopher Cornish, 26, formerly of Langley, has been charged with three robberies committed in Alberta. Charges are pending in the two other provinces.

Cornish was taken into custody at around 2:30 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 30) at a motel in Grande Prairie, Alta. Grande Prairie is located about 130 kilometres from Dawson Creek, B.C. where another bank was robbed on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

He is accused of carrying out nine armed robberies of banks in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan over December and January. Multiple security camera images from different financial institutions that were robbed show the same suspect wearing a toque, sunglasses and black gloves.

Cornish’s next appearance is Feb. 6, at the Okotoks Provincial Court House.

Cornish doesn’t appear to have much of a criminal past in B.C. He was fined $500 for driving with a suspended licence in Mission in February 2008.

Aldergrove grow-op was licensed GROWERS EXCEEDED ALLOWED NUMBER OF PLANTS, PROVINCIAL LAWSUIT SAYS D AN FERGU SO N Ti m e s Re po r t e r

A massive marijuana growing operation in Langley was licensed to grow medicinal marijuana, but was way over the allowable number of plants.

Three Surrey residents and one Vancouver resident had licences to produce 989 plants at the facility, according to a lawsuit filed by the provincial Ministry of Justice seeking to seize the seven-acre property on 264 Street and Zero Avenue.

The B.C. Supreme Court claim names Truong’s Enterprises Limited (TEL), a company registered in Clearbrook, and company president Quan Truong and company secretary Chirapon Truong.

It was filed shortly after police raided

the former farm on Jan. 27, finding 1,613 marijuana plants in a trailer and an undisclosed number of other plants in the barn.

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Excitement building around new Blacklock playground October of last year as it was too old and unsafe. For the time being a grey muddy patch has been the only indication a playground was once there. Now that area is coming alive with bright blues, reds, greens and yellows as the new equipment is being installed.

A new playground costs about $100,000 and it is no easy feat to raise those funds but thanks to the generous community and the tireless efforts of the Blacklock PAC, opening day is sure to be an exciting one.

It was pouring down rain on the weekend before the pouring of concrete was to begin but parents, volunteers and contractors were still able to get the new playground installation underway at Blacklock Elementary.

It has been at least four years to bring this project to fruition but the Parent Advisory Council, community donors and the City of Langley have all come together to fundraise for the kids at Blacklock.

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Well-respected Kwantlen First Nation elder Lekeyten was installed on Thursday as Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s first elder in residence. He will share Aboriginal knowledge, traditions and teachings with individual students and groups at the university.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) welcomed its first elder in residence at a special installation ceremony at its Surrey campus on Thursday.

Lekeyten, a well-known and respected member of the Kwantlen First Nation in Fort Langley, has taken on this important role.

“In my travels, I have always been respectful of the teachings of people, and I’m always learning,” Lekeyten told the audience of friends, family and KPU faculty and staff. “I’m coming to join every classroom, and I’m going to learn as well.”

One of 20 Kwantlen First Nation elders, Lekeyten grew up attending day school. While they were similar to residential schools, day schools did not require students to stay overnight and they returned home at the end of every day.

But the teachings were the same, said Lekeyten, and he and his classmates were taught to be quiet. As a result, Lekeyten spent more time in nature than in school, and he soon found his voice.

Fast forward to adulthood, and

Lekeyten has been avidly involved for more than 20 years as a guest speaker and presenter at all levels of elementary, secondary and post-secondary education, as well as trades and conferences in the Lower Mainland. His talks are about the environment, land and water use, fishing, and issues of conservation and its traditional importance.

His advice at the elder in residence installation ceremony: “Never shut up.”

The installation included warm remarks from many who have known and worked alongside Lekeyten.

Former KPU anthropology instructor Laura Cooper spoke of her lengthy friendship with Lekeyten. She said he taught her how to be a better instructor and a better human being. The latter lessons he also shared with students.

“I still get emails from students whose lives have been touched, and these students are in their 40s.”

Speaking directly to Lekeyten, Cooper expressed her gratitude for his teaching students and instructors to be more humble

and more compassionate.

KPU criminology instructor Lisa Monchalin, who is of Algonquin, Metis and Huron descent, described Lekeyten as one of the most honest and intelligent people she’s ever met, and said KPU is honoured to have him as its first elder in residence.

President and vice-chancellor Dr. Alan Davis described how all new students at KPU are greeted at the start of their studies at the university by Lekeyten, who has a history of welcoming every student and bringing with him a blessing.

Speaking for Lekeyten’s family, many of whom were present at the installation, Kwantlen First Nation elder Kevin Kelly noted “today is a wonderful day.”

The primary focus of the elder in residence program is to support and encourage Aboriginal students on their educational journey. Lekeyten will share knowledge, traditions and teachings with individual students and groups and will work with the university to encourage and promote understanding and respect for indigenous perspectives, culture and values.

Task forces will look at homelessness, crime B REN D A AN D E R SO N Ti m e s Re po r t e r

A pair of task forces being struck by the City of Langley aim to tackle two of the community’s most serious and ongoing problems — crime and homelessness.

Though neither committee has been formally announced, terms of reference for both were discussed at the Jan. 26 meeting of Langley City Council, as members debated who will be invited to join the homelessness task force and how it will be funded.

The purpose of the task force on homelessness will be “to examine the conditions and responses to homelessness that exist in the City to date” and “to develop a community wide … response plan,” while the crime prevention task force will try to establish a strategy to prevent or reduce crime in areas of the City with the “most significant level of fear, whether real or perceived.”

Each task force will include members of City council as well as representatives from appropriate community groups and

members of the public at large.

While the committees’ mandates are clearly outlined, City Mayor Ted Schaffer acknowledges both problems are complex and won’t be an easy fix.

Schaffer said issues of homelessness and crime in the community have been weighing on his mind since he took over the job from former mayor Peter Fassbender in 2013.

It was a combination of his own observations and input from residents that prompted him to look into forming a task force on each issue.

“We have to try to get a handle on this,” he said.

About a year ago, the mayor began discussing the idea of a task force with the City’s CAO, Francis Cheung.

It was a long conversation, said Schaffer.

“We asked ‘Where do we look? Who do we involve?’ We went back and forth with ideas. ‘Where do you start? What do you do?’”

The homelessness task force is expected to begin working in mid- to late March and will continue to the end of December.

“If it’s working in the right direction, maybe it will carry on. That’s up to council,” said Schaffer.

The committee will be chaired by Councillor Gayle Martin, the City’s representative with the Gateway of Hope homeless shelter. Councillor Rudy Storteboom has been named vice-chair and newly-elected Councillor Val van den Broek will serve as the public safety committee liaison.

Storteboom and van den Broek will each hold their same positions on the Crime Prevention Task Force, which will be chaired by the mayor.

Discussion over whether to invite the Township to the table dominated much of the conversation about the homelessness task force during the meeting.

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Councillor Dave Hall disagreed, saying City’s staff’s advice was not to include the Township as voting members of the task force.

Homelessness knows no boundaries, replied Martin, adding that it simply isn’t as visible in the Township as in the City.

The motion to reserve a seat for a member of Langley Township council passed.

A decision about whether to allocate $35,000 from casino proceeds to hire a consultant, or team of consultants, to guide the homelessness task force will be made when council votes on the City’s 2015 financial plan in early March.

Hall asked why money is being allocated to the homelessness task force, while no budget was set for the crime prevention committee.

Cheung replied that City staff don’t have the knowledge or skill set to deal with social issues such as homelessness.

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The statement of claim was made under civil forfeiture regulations that allow authorities to go after property linked to criminal activity.

It says the property has been used as a grow-op “for some or

all of the time” since November of 1993.

It describes a “commercial-sized” grow operation spread throughout 26 grow rooms in the farm, with more in a “light brown mobile trailer” on the site.

The farm was purchased by TEL using a mix of borrowed money and cash from “the previous cultivation and trafficking of marijuana” the statement alleges.

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cuses the defendants of violating criminal laws against the “production, cultivation, storage, concealment, and/or trafficking of controlled substances” and “laundering the proceeds of unlawful activity” by using money from the illegal pot growing to pay the mortgage, property taxes and for improvements to the buildings.

It seeks an order turning over the property to the provincial government.

City of Langley wants train warning signs installed BRENDA ANDERSON Times Reporter

The City of Langley is looking for a sign — three signs, in fact.

Following a motion put forward by Councillor Dave Hall at its Jan. 26 meeting, City council agreed to write a letter to the project manager of the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor, demanding that it honour its promise to install electronic traffic signs on 200 Street, 208 Street and Logan Avenue.

During the planning and approval process for the so-called combo project, which saw the construction of three overpasses — one in Langley Township and two more along the City’s border with Surrey — the municipalities were promised a system of electronic warning signs that would alert drivers on specific roads when a train was approaching, so they could re-route accordingly.

Rail traffic through the community is expected to double by 2021, with up to 38 trains passing through on any given day, tying up vehicle traffic for several minutes at a time.

The final overpass of nine constructed along the corridor between Delta and Langley opened at Glover Road and Mufford Crescent in early September 2014, but so far, not a single sign has been installed, noted Hall.

He recommended that the City write a letter to Robin Johnston, the engineer who oversaw the project, indicating that the municipality expects fulfillment of RBRC’s commitment to install the signs.

“It was a clear promise that was made. Hingeing on that was the endorsement of the project itself,” said Hall.

He added that bringing political pressure to bear on the issue can’t do any harm.

“I respectfully ask other council members to support this.”

“I don’t have a problem writing a letter,” said Councillor Gayle Martin, who later voted against Hall’s motion.

“The issue is funding,” she said, noting that collectively, the nine signs represent a $3.8 million expenditure.

“We were all looking forward to (the signs) but you can’t get blood from a stone,” Martin said. “I don’t think they think we don’t want them.”

“I’m not sure when political pressure ever put money in coffers,” she added. “I’m sure it hasn’t.

City CAO Francis Cheung later explained that the project included a budget of $3.8 million for the signs, but when they were put to tender, bids came in higher than anticipated.

Councillor Rudy Storteboom also declined to support the motion, saying the question had already been asked by City staff and answered, and that he could see no benefit in pursuing the issue further.

Speaking last, Mayor Ted Schaffer agreed with Hall. “I believe in sending a letter that states we’re still interested (in getting the signs) and would like to hear back,” he said.

“This is a commitment that was made when they came to council.”

Council voted 4-2 to send a letter to Johnston requesting the signs be installed as promised.

Councillors Paul Albrecht and Val van den Broek joined Schaffer in supporting Hall’s motion, while Storteboom and Martin voted against it.

Councillor Jack Arnold was absent.

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Trial for ‘Bad Ass Barry’ begins in July MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re po r t e r

The trial for Langley’s ‘Bad Ass’ Barry McQuarrie, who is facing a first-degree murder charge, is set for July in Surrey.

The provincial court has set aside at least nine days for the trial.

McQuarrie last appeared in court to set a trial date on Jan. 22.

He is accused in the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend Gregory Quesnelle, 32, who was originally from southern Ontario.

Quesnelle was found shot in his

girlfriend’s Cloverdale townhome in May 2014.

McQuarrie was captured while hiding in a Langley home owner’s garage after two months of being on the run from police. The home owner did not know him.

On Monday, May 12, 2014, just before midnight, RCMP responded to a report of a man being shot at a home near 176 Street and 57 Avenue.

Quesnelle was found injured in the townhome and was taken to hospital, where he died of his wounds.

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Shortly after that, police identified McQuarrie as a suspect. Later a man called CTV News, claiming to be McQuarrie.

He denied killing Quesnelle, but admitted they were at odds over a woman and he had pepper sprayed his rival in self-defence days before the murder.

“I didn’t go back and kill him,” the man said.

“I just want them [the police] to know I’m not armed and dangerous.

I’m not trying to hurt anyone. I’m just trying to stay out of jail.”

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Readers deserve thanks for pushing for safety The improvements to lighting this spring. and policing at and near the LangIn addition, Langley RCMP and ley City bus loop are welcome, but TransLink Police are working toit’s important to give credit to the gether on several joint projects in people who really made it happen the City core area. Among them — the readers of The Times. are joint patrols. While this is a On Nov. 28, Chris Lafrenier was pilot project, the additional police heading home late at night when presence is very welcome. Many he was attacked by two teens. He FROM THE City residents have serious conhad got off the bus at the bus loop, cerns about their safety on the and it appears he was followed streets, particularly in the eveFrank Bucholtz ning hours, and the patrols offer from there by the teens.

The Times published his story, an added sense of security. including a graphic photo of his swollen Also in the good news department is that and bruised face. It struck a chord with the added focus on the Langley City bus readers, who contributed generously to a loop has coincided with a time when there crowdfunding site and also called in and has been more criminal activity at the dropped by with offers of further help for Carvolth bus exchange in the Willoughby/ Lafrenier, his wife and their pets.

Walnut Grove area.

Readers did far more than reach out to Langley RCMP have been beefing up their him. They also let the City of Langley and patrols there, and transit security has also TransLink know they were unhappy with been out in force. There have been nuthe level of lighting and security at the bus merous thefts reported there, along with loop, and in other areas of the downtown at least one assault, and the added police core. presence there is very welcome.

Several wrote very strongly-worded letCarvolth bus exchange is very well-used ters to the editor, and also communicated during the week, although it gets little in equally strong terms with the City and traffic over the weekend. If plans to imTransLink. prove bus service go ahead, it may well beTo their credit, the City, TransLink and come much busier seven days a week.

Langley RCMP responded vigorously. The Any efforts to make it safer for drivers City asked the owners of the nearly-vacant who park there, and for all transit users, Rainbow Mall, adjacent to the bus loop, to are very welcome. install some exterior lighting. The same While all agencies who have responded request was made of Cascades Casino and to these issues deserve a lot of credit for Hotel, whose back wall fronts on an alley listening and acting quickly, it is important adjacent to Rainbow Mall. to acknowledge the readers of The Times, Both businesses responded positively. who really pushed hard when the LafreniIn addition, TransLink is setting aside er story came out. some funds for lighting improvements at They were not content to live with the the bus loop. New lights will be installed status quo.

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The “Yes” campaign for the proposed congestion improvement tax is expected to roll out its campaign this week.

The Better Transit and Transportation Coalition will be running a significant amount of advertising, as well as hosting discussions and getting in front of as many audiences as possible.

The campaign is starting from a challenging position.

While early polls suggested that many people who had already made their minds up supported the proposed 0.5 per cent sales tax, later polls indicated that support to be slipping a bit. The two sides are believed to be close to even — with many people still making up their minds.

Perhaps the biggest challenge for the “yes” side is to convince undecided voters of the merits of giving more money to TransLink, given its litany of cost containment issues and unresolved problems, such as the Compass Card rollout and increasing breakdowns of SkyTrain.

Here in Langley, business owners have raised the possibility of an increasing number of shoppers fleeing to Abbotsford or the United States due to the higher sales tax.

While the fears about the U.S. are being eased every time the Canadian dollar falls, the fears about Abbotsford are legitimate and real. A large shopping centre is located just 10 minutes east of the Langley boundary, and significantly lower gas prices in Abbotsford already attract a large number of Langley motorists.

Aldergrove retailers, in particular, have a lot to lose and absolutely nothing to gain from a higher sales tax that will do nothing to improve bus service in the eastern half of Langley Township.

The provincial government has stated that the new tax will apply to the same goods and services as the PST. It seems likely it will also apply to residents of Metro Vancouver who buy large items, such as cars and motorcycles, which have to be registered — even if they are bought outside the Metro Vancouver region.

There are some positives for Langley in the plan to increase transit services, notably in new B-Line bus routes, additional local services (badly needed in Willoughby right now) and the eventual building of an LRT line into Langley City.

However, all of these will benefit people living in the urbanized areas of the City and Township, and do nothing to improve transit service for other Langley residents.

It may be a lost cause for the “yes” campaigners to try and convince a majority of Langley residents to back the new tax, However, it won’t matter if enough residents from other areas are willing to vote “yes.”

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The Liberal government has announced that, as of March 15, fees to camp in provincial parks will increase $2 to $5. That might not sound like much, but it’s going to cost $33 a night to sleep on the ground in Miracle Beach Provincial Park. Over a long weekend, that would total $99.

Add on the cost of travel, food and other necessities, and camping is no longer a cheap option for young families, or young adults working minimum-wage jobs.

According to the Ministry of Environment, this is the first province-wide increase in camping fees since 2010.

The varied rate increases take into account local demand and economic conditions, as well as private camping availability.

The province collected about $17 million from its park and recreation fees last year, while spending $22 million on direct park operating costs.

Meanwhile, campsite use is on the rise in B.C. since the introduction of an online reservation service. Discover Camping handled 133,000 reservations last year, nearly a 10 per cent increase over 2013.

Campgrounds get families outdoors, together. They are where kids learn to respect nature, to start a fire, where they chop wood and swim in the lake, roast marshmallows and gaze at the stars.

They also attract tourists, who spend money in town.

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Trees require constant attention Editor: Langley Township has been in existence for decades without a tree bylaw, and yet we still have an abundance of trees. There seems to be this imagined threat that, without a tree bylaw, men armed with chainsaws will clear cut the Township just because there is no bylaw to stop them.

On our farm, we have removed at least a few thousand trees over the last 60 years. They have provided firewood for heat in the house. Six alder trees per week are needed in the smoke house at the family butcher shop. In recent years, we have cleared more land and removed trees that started dying due to disease, and also trees that got too big and became a threat to safety. I have also planted lots of trees, but I am careful to plant them where they won’t become a threat to people and buildings.

Trees have a limited life span, and not all trees are worth saving. Before Christmas, an alder next door came down in the wind, taking down a power line and ripping a transformer from the pole. The same day a fir crashed across the road, just missing the power line. At my sister-in-law’s place, a massive hemlock came down from across the road, ripping all the wires off the power pole and barely missing the house.

The tree was about three feet in diameter and 125 feet long. It took a week and a half for me to clean it up, having to haul everything away. From the clean-up of these trees, the refuse is in my field waiting for burning season.

My point is that trees require maintenance and I shouldn’t have to ask permission every time I need to take down a

tree, either for firewood or safety, and neither should anyone else.

Regarding the Township charging a company for taking down trees on an industrial property in Gloucester, what are they thinking? The land is zoned industrial, but a company can’t cut down trees to build a business? Gloucester was first proposed as an industrial area 45 years ago.

In Aldergrove, if land is left vacant for any length of time, it will become a forest. So the Township is penalizing a company because it didn’t buy and develop the land 10 years ago.

If you want to protect the land from development don’t zone it industrial, zone it as park land. If it was zoned agricultural, you wouldn’t prevent a farmer from clearing the land and planting crops. So why pick on one industry over another?

I am not necessarily pro-development, but I think it is important to realize that if land is zoned for residential development, that should be allowed to take place, hopefully with an overall neighbourhood plan.

The land surrounding Aldergrove, Murrayville, and Fort Langley is zoned agricultural. Unfortunately, densification is necessary because of the limited residential land available in Langley. The more people fight densification, the more pressure is put on the Agricultural Land Commission to remove land from the reserve for development. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

MEL FAST, ALDERGROVE

Smell in Walnut Grove is horrible and could pose an extreme risk Editor: I work off Telegraph Trail and 96 Avenue in Langley. Over the last week or so, while driving over the Golden Ears Bridge to work each morning, the smell has been completely horrible when reaching the south end of the bridge.

When I get to the office, it smells outside, it smells inside the office, and creates a terrible work environment, causing anger and annoyances.

The smell is very foul, and is related to the sewage treatment facility. When looking on the Metro Vancouver website, on the Frequently Asked Questions section, this is what is says about smell: “Will it smell? How will you control odour?”

A — “Odour control will be a priority in the design and operation of the plant.

All air associated with the plant will be managed and treated using odour control and air treatment technology. This

technology has been proven in plants sited in urban centres.”

Q — “How will you measure for odour impacts?”

A — “The plant will be designed so air is put through scrubbing systems before it is discharged into the atmosphere. Modern approaches require odour control systems that ensure virtual elimination of odour complaints when plants are located in urban areas.”

This is simply not true. I know, firsthand, that it is unbearable, causes headaches and makes going to work each day unpleasant. Thankfully, I do not live in the area — but I can only imagine the poor people who do and how they must feel.

This is also something that has happened in the past, and usually only lasts about a day or so. I have found an article in The Times (“Something stinks in Wal-

nut Grove,” Dec. 10) that mentions it.

This makes me believe that something is wrong at the plant, as we should not be able to smell it.

Another concern is the smell, and how it is associated with people. Visitors come to my office and think that we have a gas leak. We explain to them what the actual cause is (sewage treatment in the area), but in all honesty, we wouldn’t know if we had a gas leak in the office.

The smell is close to the same.

Do we call Fortis each time we smell the sewage plant? To me, this is very dangerous and could pose a huge issue should an actual gas leak occur. Would we even notice? Is my health and life at risk because of the odour leaking from this sewage plant?

NATHAN PEDNEAULT, COQUITLAM

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The six dogs that died while in the care of dog walker Emma Paulsen were remembered shortly after they were found dead with a sign of remembrance at the Brookswood off-leash park.

Leave pets at home Editor: I am writing about the six defenceless dogs that suffered and eventually died a horrific death at the hands of Emma Paulsen.

First, I wish we would stop calling them the “Langley 6,” as the only thing that Langley had to do with the story is that it was part of Paulsen’s lie.

Second, she was shopping at Costco in Richmond, apparently for 45 minutes. I can’t help but wonder if anyone saw and reported those poor dogs to Costco.

I have done that on many occasions, and Costco’s policy is that it will not announce that there is a dog in a hot car, as it is worried people would get mad and not renew their memberships. That is what I was told.

I say to everyone — when you see a dog, or any other living being, in a hot car — report it. Don’t ignore it. To know what you know and do nothing makes you part of the problem, not part of the solution.

Let’s use common sense and leave pets at home, where they are safe and comfortable with plenty of fresh water. Do not leave them in your vehicle for any length of time.

L.S. TAILLEUR, LANGLEY

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The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society (NSBS) does not have the legal power to demand Trinity Western University (TWU) alter its policies on gay people, a judge ruled Wednesday (Jan. 28).

Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Jamie Campbell struck down a decision by the NSBS that banned TWU law students from working in the province until the Langley university exempted law students from signing the university community covenant, a document that requires all students and staff to promise they won’t have sex outside a heterosexual marriage.

In his written judgment ( h t t p : / / w w w. c o u r t s . n s . c a / Decisions_Of_Courts/documents/2015nssc25.pdf), Campbell said the NSBS has “no authority whatsoever to dictate directly what a university does or does not do” just because it may find the university policy offensive.

“The extent to which NSBS members or members of the community are outraged or suffer minority stress because of the law school’s policies does not amount to a grant of jurisdiction over the university,”

Campbell wrote.

The judge went on to say the Canadian Charter of Rights guarantee against discrimination on the basis of sexual preference does not override the religious rights of the private Christian University.

“People have the right to attend a private religious university that imposes a religiously based code of conduct,” Campbell said.

“That is the case even if the effect of that code is to exclude others or offend others who will not or cannot comply with the code of conduct.

“That is a messy and uncomfortable fact of life in a pluralistic society,” the judge declared, and “requiring a person to give up that right in order to get his or her professional education recognized is an infringement of religious freedom.”

While agreeing the TWU policy “does indeed treat LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender] people in a way that would have profoundly negative effects” and would be “traumatic and potentially damaging” to any attending the university, Judge Campbell said that is not enough to interfere with the university’s religious freedoms.

“The discomforting truth is

that religions with views that many Canadians find incomprehensible or offensive abound in a liberal and multicultural society,” Campbell said, adding “the law protects them and must carve out a place not only where they can exist but flourish.”

“Equality rights have not jumped the queue to now trump religious freedom,” the judge said.

The decision was hailed in a written statement by TWU spokesperson Guy Saffold as “an exceptionally important decision.”

“It affirms that protection of religious freedom is and must continue to be central value in Canada’s pluralist society,” Saffold said.

“This decision is important not only to TWU’s effort to launch a School of Law, but also, we believe it sets an extremely valuable precedent in protection of freedoms for all religious communities and people of faith in Canada,” Saffold added.

The provincial government withdrew its approval of the TWU law school last year because of legal disputes with several law societies over the school policies, but has left the door open for the university to re-apply for recognition.

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Social media campaign aims to help local food banks STUDENTS CREATE #SHAREMYNEXTMEAL HASHTAG JENN I FER F E I N B E R G A N D A LEX BUT LER Bl ack Pre s s

during the Christmas season, and often struggle once the new year has started.

The team saw an opportunity to harness the considerable power of social media to encourage people to help the community that they live in.

Best of all, they could do it without a budget.

“The idea was just to come up with a campaign and because we had no overhead costs we just ran with it,” said Hanson.

“We take snapshots of our meals using our iPhones and post the photos on social media sites accessed by our brand-new computers, but not many of us take the time to consider that there are people going hungry right here in our own communities,” said Myers.

It doesn’t matter if people take photographs of restaurant plates, or homemade meals, as long as they tag, share and donate.

“It is really a social experiment. I don’t know where it will lead,” Myers said.

Silva said they are starting to see people catch on and she has even challenged family in Portugal. Hanson added that social media can help spread the word more quickly and without borders.

Myers said people who can’t donate themselves can still encourage others, adding that people don’t need to wait to be challenged to participate.

“Be part of a social movement, be a part of a community and initiate a challenge yourself.”

Information on the campaign can be found at facebook.com/sharemynextmeal or on Twitter @sharemynextmeal.

People enjoy posting pics of their food on social media.

What if a community campaign to fight hunger made it even more meaningful?

University of the Fraser Valley global development students Cydney Myers, Kara Hanson and Carolina Silva launched a charity challenge around this very question to encourage food bank donations.

The challenge went live in November with the hashtag #sharemynextmeal, said Myers. The goal is to raise community involvement and hunger awareness in Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission and beyond.

The students, who take a global development studies class at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, were assigned the task of designing a campaign with a more local focus.

“Our Global Development Studies class focuses on development issues around the world but our professor, Cherie Enns, asked us to create a campaign that focuses on poverty within our own communities,” said Myers.

Myers said they originally decided to work with the Abbotsford Food Bank, meeting with co-ordinator Dave Murray to discuss it, but as they put the campaign together, they realized social media would give the challenge the ability to spread even further.

This is how it works: Once tagged and challenged, participants post a photo of their next meal, with the hashtag #sharemynextmeal on Twitter or Facebook page. They mention which community food bank they plan to “share” their meal with, by donating cash or non-perishables and tagging three friends they wish to challenge.

Hanson said they hope it results in more donations to all food banks, “because they are all struggling right now.”

Myers is from Chilliwack, Hanson lives in Aldergrove and Silva is from Mission.

But already their challenge has reached across the country to Ontario and into the U.S. in Colorado and Texas.

Abbotsford’s ALEX B UTLER Black Press food bank and (Left to right) Carolina Silva, Cydney Myers and Kara Hanson have created a social media campaign many others often depend to generate food bank donations as part of a global development class at the University of the Fraser on donations Valley, led by professor Cherie Enns.

Sonar equipment ends tragic search MONIQUE TA MMING A Time s Re po rte r

For the first time, Langley-based Legacy Water Search and Recovery was able to help find a 21-year-old drowning victim off Saturna Island using their side scan sonar equipment.

Legacy volunteers went to Saturna Island on Dec. 17 to assist the RCMP in their attempts to search for the missing boater, said Legacy Society president Scott LeBus. It was the first time the equipment had been used to help find a drowning victim, he said.

Keenan Nicodemus, 21, and a friend were in a rowboat headed from Saturna Island to Mayne Island on Dec. 12 when it overturned. His friend was able to swim to shore but Nicodemus drowned.

The initial RCMP search could not find the body but on Dec. 17, his body was found near where the rowboat was recovered. Legacy used the side scan sonar and ended up with a strong image before the search was called off because of bad weather.

That image and the GPS co-ordinates were shared with the RCMP, and their dive team was able to recover the body of the drowning victim, said LeBus. “While happy to have been able to assist with bringing Keenan home, we mourn the loss of this young man along with his family and friends,” said Legacy volunteers.

Appreciation and thanks from residents in tight-knit Saturna Island poured into Legacy’s Facebook page.

Legacy is dedicated to helping families find and bring home drowning victims.

The society was formed after Langley best friends Brendan Wilson and Austin Kingsborough drowned while out on a canoe trip while at the Wilson family cabin on Nicola Lake, on Apr. 21, 2013.

The RCMP dive team searched for the boys for five agonizing days before calling it off. On that day, Lebus — a family friend and co-founder of the society — contacted Gene Ralston, a man based out of Idaho who volunteers to recover drowning victims using side sonar equipment. He has recovered more than 86 victims. On May 6, within 20 minutes, Ralston and his wife discovered both bodies 75 feet from the water’s edge and the Wilson cabin.

Never wanting another family to go through the period of waiting and not knowing, the society was formed. It has been fundraising, holding golf tournaments and a dance to purchase the expensive sonar equipment.

It also provides emotional support to the families.

The volunteer group just received a $7,000 donation from Langley Good Times Cruise-In Society. Legacy was one of the car show’s chosen charities.

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Lots to do on Family Day Whether your clan likes to be at the gym or in the pool, the Township of Langley’s Recreation, Culture, and Parks Department has a variety of programs that will keep them active while spending the day together.

On Monday, Feb. 9, they can celebrate B.C.’s third annual Family Day for free at the Walnut Grove Community Centre (WGC), 8889 Walnut Grove Drive. A family open gym for kids aged six and up will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. and a family swim for all ages will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.

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A family day tot romp for kids aged nine months to five years will also be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Willoughby Community Centre. The cost is $2 per child.

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Student debt a challenging issue NICOLLE HODGES

completing a four-year degree away from home, data shows that the expenses can add up to $60,000.

Black Press Contributor It’s no secret that getting an education isn’t cheap, but is debt inevitable?

By the time Kathleen Robinson graduates from the University of Waterloo in Ontario with her Bachelor of Environment Studies, she will be approximately $44,000 in debt. The 23-year-old has done her best to earn money for school when she returns home to B.C. for the summer, often taking on multiple jobs at once. Regardless of her efforts, expenses added up: tuition, textbooks and rent, leaving Robinson with no choice but to apply for a student loan.

As she works towards a career in politics, she expects to pay about $400 each month towards her debt for the next 10 to 20 years after graduation.

According to the Canadian Federation of Students, the average student debt upon graduation is nearly $30,000, and for students

Jay Mitchell, a student at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, will complete his Bachelor of Arts degree in December 2015, at which point he will begin the long road to paying back $80,000 in student loans.

“Being stuck in the loan-study cycle can be really mentally draining, and that’s a really negative outcome when we want students to be performing their best and really learning what they’re studying,” he says. “With minimal time to work during full-time study, the loans build up faster than we can hope to pay them.”

Debt can be a major hindrance to many students as they struggle to work, gain independence and simultaneously achieve high academic standings. The first step in limiting, managing or eliminating debt altogether is being aware of the available saving strategies and options, including scholarships and grants.

A survey conducted by CIBC in summer 2014 found that 51 per cent of Canadian college or university students have, or will need, to borrow money to pay for their education. This means that over half of Canadian students will require the kind of money smarts that can help them navigate right for 2015 interest rates and better manage their funds.

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However, for many students, including Mitchell, it’s not as easy as it sounds. “In one early semester, I’d spent my entire loan before the semester was over, simply because I didn’t know how to budget,” he says. “Young people are raised inside a culture of commodity consumption, so it’s hard to suddenly switch that mindset off once the government drops thousands of dollars in your bank account.”

Head of External Communications with CIBC, Kevin Dove says failing to manage debt appropriately can lead to financial and emotional stress, and negatively impact students’ credit rating, essentially impacting their future ability to get loans for a car, or a mortgage.

Dove has provided his top five tips for students: 1. Actively seek out scholarships: Each year in

Canada approximately seven million dollars in scholarship money goes unused, so if you haven’t checked out what’s available to you, you should. ScholarshipsCanada is a great place to start.

2. Talk to an Advisor: Making debt reduction a focus of conversation with an advisor can help students understand their overall financial picture and put realistic steps in place to reduce interest costs and accelerate debt repayment.

3. Create a budget: Having a financial plan in place can help students make the most of their resources, while in school and after graduation.

4. Track spending: Use your mobile phone to follow account transactions and balances in real time. Services such as CIBC CreditSmart® can help students stick to their budget, by allowing them to set a budget limit on each spending category on their credit card, and be notified by phone, email or online message when they exceed their customized budget.

5. Stick to your plan: Once you have a plan in place, stick to it. If you fall off track, get back to your budget as soon as possible to keep your expenses in check.

CIBC also recently launched a video series - ‘Bringing Advice to Your Campus’ - that provides students with financial advice from their peers in a fun and conversational way. These videos are designed to enhance the experience for student visiting cibc.com and build awareness of the information available to them.

The 2014 CIBC survey also found that most students (66 percent) believe they can pay back their debt in five years or less, with nearly a quarter (23 percent) of them being far more optimistic - expecting it will take only two years or less to pay off their student loans. Just 34 percent said they believe it will take them more than six years to wipe the slate clean.

“While students’ intentions are admirable, they may not be realistic,” says Dove. “As students graduate and look to start their careers, they will likely be moving out on their own, saving for a car or a down payment on a home, or even starting a family.”

These factors contribute to the overall importance of managing debt intake, developing a budget plan that helps carefully manage spending while in school, and having a plan to pay off debt upon graduation. The main message is to be aware of your spending habits and create a both short-term and long-term debt repayment plans.

For students like Kathleen Robinson and Jay Mitchell, debt was unavoidable in order to get the kind of education they wanted, and repayment of that debt after graduation is a part of the process.

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s the Board of Directors enters the last half of this term they have been very active on many fronts.

I am pleased to advise that Scott Johnston has stepped into the position of Vice-President to the Board for the remainder of the 2014-15 term. We will certainly welcome his expertise and input as the Chamber moves forward with the sale of our premises and relocation plans.

With respect to the transit referendum, the Board has made it a priority to inform our members, get feedback on their thoughts and perform additional research on our initial concerns. On that front, we hosted a very exciting debate between the Better Transit and Transportation Coalition, representing the “Yes” side and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, representing the “No” side at our January Dinner Meeting. This event allowed businesses to get further information on the plan, as presented by Mike Buda (Executive Director of the Mayors’ Council), and hear the various issues of concern from both sides of the debate. The event garnered significant media attention, which enabled us to highlight the potential issues for Langley businesses.

We are currently focusing our advocacy efforts on preparation for the BC Chamber AGM, where we will present and lobby on provincial issues that are also a concern to Langley businesses. In this regard we will

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Concerning business education, we will be hosting special programs to assist our Not-For-Profit members, a Lunch & Learn series of business development workshops, and working with the FranklinCovey to feature The 5 Choices to extraordinary productivity workshop.

With networking in mind, we have scheduled U40 Monthly Mingles and Open Late for Business events for the balance of the term, as well as complimentary Open House networking events to introduce our Community Directors. A feature networking event for the Chamber is our annual Golf Tournament to be held June 11 at Pagoda Ridge Golf Course.

The Nominating Committee has begun the search for candidates to form the Board of Directors for the 201516 term. I urge any member that is considering putting their name forward for election to contact Lynn at the Chamber Office or any member of the Board for more information.

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Why is this so hard? In a recent FranklinCovey study, respondents indicated that 40 per cent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That is a huge hit on productivity. For insight, I recommend the details provided in a new book “The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productive� by Kory Kogon, Adam Merrill, and Leena Rinne.

Although the authors focus has been on large organizations, I believe the concepts are even more relevant to entrepreneurs and startups. Every entrepreneur should consciously follow these five key choices and implementation tips, to compete and survive, as well as to get the personal satisfaction they expect from the lifestyle:

1. Act on the important, don’t react to the urgent.

Filter the vitally important business priorities from the urgent for the moment, but less important ones, and keep your focus on what matters most to your success as a startup. This will increase your return on the moment (ROM) in the midst of fierce distractions.

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You can never achieve major milestones by just sorting through the gravel faster. Decide what is most important and get those activities in the bucket before the week begins. Spend at least thirty minutes each week planning your schedule to execute with excellence on those important things.

Turn technology into a productivity engine, rather than a burden, to battle the avalanche of email, texts, and socialmedia alerts that threaten your productivity. Put order into the chaos by using technology to place all incoming information into four categories: appointments, tasks, contacts, and documents.

5. Fuel your fire, don’t burn out.

There are only two sources of energy: a clear and motivating purpose, and a healthy body. Manage the five primary energy drivers of moving, eating, sleeping, relaxing, and connecting to create a pattern of life that fuels your fire and keeps you from burning out before your startup achieves success.

In addition to following these choices personally, an entrepreneur has to instill the same priorities and values into every member of the team, through leadership. Every business culture is built by the actions of its leaders, primarily through the startup process. Here are some ideas on how you can exercise leadership in creating a high productivity culture throughout the team: • Regularly share your commitment to productivity with everyone. • Practice productivity planning with your key team members. • Create an environment where it is safe for people to press the pause button and make better decisions about where they are spending their time, attention, and energy. • Break the assumption that everything you ask for is needed immediately. • Provide and encourage the best use of technology to manage information overload. • Reward highly productive efforts, just as you might reward good emergency responses. • Encourage an aura of healthy energy and living versus anything for the cause.

Whether you are the entrepreneur leader or a team member, remember Pareto’s Law, which asserts that 80 percent of all outputs result from 20 percent of the inputs. It’s not the hours you work, but the work you put into those hours. Think seriously about which 20 percent of your tasks will produce more results than the other 80 percent combined. That’s extraordinary productivity.

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Seven low-cost marketing strategies to implement now Courtesy of Business Development Bank of Canada ~ www.bdc.ca You know it’s going to take a marketing push to meet your sales goals this year. But your budget is tight and you’ll need to use your imagination to make it. Where to start?

For many business owners, marketing doesn’t come naturally. They lurch from one tactic to another without a clear idea whether the efforts are going to pay off in higher sales. Normand Coulombe, BDC Business Consultant in marketing, has advised scores of small and medium-sized businesses on how to improve their marketing. He offered some time-tested, low-cost techniques to improve your marketing and help you reach your goals:

1. Conduct a survey It’s critical to create a marketing plan before moving on to tactics. And the first step in developing a marketing plan is to understand who your target customers are and what they want from your company.

Coulombe suggests a good way gain a better understanding of your customers is to conduct a survey about your products or services. If you can’t afford to hire a research company, do it yourself by creating a short questionnaire and recruiting existing and prospective customers to participate.

2. Pamper your existing customers Coulombe says it’s typically five times as expensive to make a sale to a new customer as it is to an existing one. So make sure you’re not neglecting the people who already know and trust you.

Coulombe suggests taking your best customers out to dinner or golf and using the opportunity to ask them about how to improve your business. You could also personally write to your top 10 customers to thank them and tell them they’re part of your new loyalty program or invite them to sneak preview of your latest product.

3. Commit to online marketing The Internet provides you with an inexpensive 24-hour virtual storefront. You can build relationships with prospective customers by offering them high-quality content on your site such as blogs, how-to articles, videos and a newsletter.

Extend your reach by using social media. But Coulombe cautions: “If you’re not willing to devote six to eight hours a week of an employee’s time, you’re better off going with a simple, well-designed website.”

4. Use all your real estate Your building and surrounding land or sidewalk are great places to put up signs and banners. And don’t forget to use your vehicles as moving billboards. But remember: Your images and messages should focus on what you’re selling, not your company’s name.

Coulombe says a media story about your company is 25 times more valuable than an advertisement because of the credibility it confers on your business. But in this era of media cutbacks, it’s harder than ever to attract journalists’ attention. Keep in mind that they’re looking for a compelling story to tell. So help them by letting them know about your innovative product, unusual customer contact or high-stakes gamble that paid off. And keep at it—building relationships with the media will pay off.

6. Turn employees into ambassadors Your employees are part of the community and have all sorts of contacts that could help you. How about inviting employees and their extended families to a fun event at your business? You may find you get new word-of-mouth business or hear about a potential new business partner. At the very least, your team will come back to work on Monday feeling energized.

7. Give back By sponsoring a hockey team or participating in a charity drive with a cheque and a collection jar in your lunch room or by the cash register, you’re not only doing your part for the community, but also generating goodwill with customers and prospects.

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• Wednesday, February 4, 2015 ~ 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm • Sammy J’s Grill + Bar (19925 Willowbrook Drive) • This event is free to attend but a registration is required.

Langley / Rich Coleman, Deputy Premier, Minister of Natural Gas Development, Minister Responsible for Housing, MLA Fort-Langley – Aldergrove /Mary Polak, Minister of Environment, MLA Langley / Ted Schaffer, Mayor of the City of Langley / Jack Froese, Mayor of the Township of Langley.

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• Wednesday, February 18, 2015 ~ 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm • Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce (#1 5761 Glover Road, Langley) • Chamber Members: $10.00+GST / Non-Members: $15.00+GST.

The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce invites you to be our guest for an afternoon of networking, complimentary Krause Berry Farms Baking, Winery Tasting Bar (no host bar) and introductions. Join us to meet your Community Director, Scott Waddle, and other members of the Board of Directors.

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WHO’S WHO at the Chamber EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESIDENT ~ Kristine Simpson, BDO Canada LLP VICE-PRESIDENT ~ Scott T. Johnston, Campbell Burton & McMullan LLP SECRETARY-TREASURER ~ Paul van Koll, Deloitte LLP

COMMUNITY DIRECTORS LANGLEY CITY ~ Mike Morrison, Envision Financial NORTH LANGLEY ~ Rick Barnett, Valley First Aid Ltd. ALDERGROVE ~ Scott Waddle, Precision Auto Service Ltd. SOUTH LANGLEY ~ Kris Mohammed, Sun Life Financial

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Shannon Pedder plays Jan and Holly Zonneveld is her sister-in-law Laura in Surrey Little Theatre’s production of the comedy thriller I’ll Be Back Before Midnight. The show runs from Jan. 29-Feb. 21 in the theatre at 7027 184 St. Call 604-576-8451.

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With Jan having just been released from hospital, she and husband Greg are hoping some time in the country will give them a relaxing, fresh start.

They rent a cabin from a farmer named George. He’s friendly, albeit a bit odd, and in addition to making them feel welcome, also likes to share with the couple ghastly tales of ghosts and murder.

It’s probably the last thing fragile and jumpy Jan needs. That, and a visit from Greg’s manipulative sister, with whom

she does not get along. And then there’s the strange things that begin happening in the spooky farmhouse.

The combination makes for a terrifying — and often ridiculous — whodunnit that Surrey Little Theatre is bringing to stage in its current production of I’ll Be Back Before Midnight.

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stage as Greg, with Shannon Pedder at his side as wife Jan. Langley’s Joe Tenta is farmer George and Holly Zonneveld rounds out the cast as Laura.

The show runs Thursdays to Saturdays at 8 p.m., with matinées Feb. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m.

The theatre is located at 7027 184 St. in Cloverdale. Tickets are available at at www.brownpapertickets.com, or reserve at reservations@surreylittletheatre.com or by calling 604‐576-8451.

Warning: the play may not be suitable for children.

Want to know what kind of gems are stored in the collection and rarely get to be displayed?

Now is your chance to find out as the Langley Centennial Museum’s new exhibit take a look back at the history of the museum’s collection.

The museum, located in historic Fort Langley, is one of the oldest community museums in the province. Its collection was originally established through the efforts of the Native Sons of B.C. After purchasing the last remaining Hudson’s Bay Company fort building, the storehouse, from the pioneer Mavis family, the Native Sons collected artifacts from the Langley area that related to its pre-contact and post-contact history and exhibited them there.

Part of this early assortment of artifacts became the basis for the museum’s collection when it opened in 1958. The remaining items stayed at the Fort Langley National Historic Site.

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The ski and snowboard fundraiser was scheduled to take place on Sunday, Feb. 8 at Hemlock Valley Resort, but due to a lack of snow on the mountain a little over a week ahead of the event, organizers have decided it will not go ahead this year.

“Unfortunately and sadly, due to a lack of snow, the Canadian Cancer Society has had to make the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Slopes for Hope event at Hemlock Resort,” said the Cancer Society’s Nicola Romaniuk.

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Collection highlights Langley’s past, adds a touch of the exotic From Page 15

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Members of the Bethel and Melenchuk family of North Langley making sure their milk is still delivered to Dairyland during the 1948 flood.

While early collecting reflected the community’s HBC and pioneering past, it also gathered the exotic. Much like a trip around the world visiting a museum allowed people to view things they might not have otherwise had the opportunity to see.

Later, the collection grew to include more artifacts that were examples of pioneer life, but often the age and look of the item was more relevant than the actual connection to Langley’s history.

In later decades, gaps in the collection were filled — sometime for exhibit purposes — and the collection continued to grow in local relevance.

What is collected today reflects the community’s history and the present.

The public is invited to come by to see some of the interesting, unique, and beautiful items the Langley Centennial Museum has collected over the last 57 years. Highlights include beautifully embroidered silk Chinese jackets dating from the Qing dynasty, family Bibles that belonged to some of Langley’s earliest pioneering families, collections of art, including contemporary pieces in the collection by Suzanne Northcott and Phyllis Atkins, highlights from the photograph collection, N’laka’pamux baskets dating from the late 19th century, and beautifully illustrated pages noting Langley Prairie and Fort Langley’s May Queens from the 1930s.

Admission is, as always, by voluntary donation. Contact the museum a 604-5323536 for more details.

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B.C. poet and writer Susan McCaslin will be the featured artist at the Fort Gallery’s inaugural First Thursday event on Feb. 5. She will read from her memoir Into the Mystic: My Years with Olga.

Fort Gallery celebrates 10 years with ‘First Thursday’ arts series In celebration of its first 10 years in Fort Langley, the Fort Gallery is launching a monthly series of community arts events to be held on the first Thursday of every month.

Each ‘First Thursday’ the Fort Gallery will host a variety of visual artists, writers, poets, and musicians from the local community who will share their gifts and creations.

These events form part of the Fort Gallery’s ongoing mission to encourage and support local contemporary artists and to engage the public in art that pushes boundaries.

The first event will be held on Feb. 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., when award-winning B.C. poet and writer Susan McCaslin will read from her

memoir Into the Mystic: My Years with Olga, which explores a transformative relationship with the Canadian mystic, Olga Park.

McCaslin lives in Fort Langley, where she organized the Han Shan Poetry Initiative that played an instrumental part in saving an endangered rainforest in Glen Valley. The evening will also feature artists currently exhibiting at the Fort Gallery.

Join them at this free evening celebrating thought-provoking images and words.

Visit the website for more information at fortgallery.ca. The Fort Gallery is located at 9048 Glover Rd. Call 604888-7411. Gallery hours are Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.

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Homecoming VAG GELI BOUCAS SET TO SU IT U P FOR TRINITY W ESTERN SPA RTANS SO CCER P ROGRAM IN THE FAL L GARY AH U J A Ti m e s Spo r t s

He also played for the provincial team program as well as being a part After leaving Langley in pursuit of of the U13 national training centre.

Boucas caught the eye of the Whitehis soccer dreams, Vaggeli Boucas returns home as he looks to take the caps while playing for Surrey United next step in hopes of achieving that in the B.C. High Performance League and through his play with the B.C. ultimate goal.

Boucas has signed on to play for the provincial team program at the U16 level.

Trinity Western And it was Spartans men’s about this time soccer program when Boucas in the fall. began harboring “I want to purthoughts of the sue football progame taking him fessionally and places.

I thought this “I really started would be the coming into my best way to do own and findit,” Boucas exing my position plained. and what kind By joining the CRAIG DALRYMPLE of player I am,” Spartans, BouBoucas said. cas plans to con“That is when I realized (I had a futinue to train with the Vancouver ture in the game) and really started Whitecaps residency program.

Boucas has been a part of the res- to pushing myself.”

“He has been one of the most conidency program for the past three sistent performers in the USSDA seasons.

After splitting his youth soccer be- league and a regular starter for the tween Aldergrove United and Lang- U18 residency squad this season,” ley United, Boucas made the move said Craig Dalrymple, the technical to Surrey United a few years ago in director of the Vancouver Whitecaps order to play in the B.C. High Perfor- FC Residency program. mance League.

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His character is flawless and he has developed into a true leader on and off the field.

B OB FR ID Vanc o ve r White c aps FC

Langley’s Vaggeli Boucas has spent the past few years playing with the Vancouver Whitecaps residency program. The D.W. Poppy graduate is joining the Trinity Western Spartans program in the fall. Boucas has his sights set on playing professionally down the road.

Stealth make amends, down Mammoth GARY AH U J A Ti me s Spo r t s

They vowed they would be better, and the Vancouver Stealth delivered, knocking off the previously-unbeaten Colorado Mammoth.

The Stealth shook off a slow start — they trailed 3-1 after one quarter — to hand the Mammoth a 16-13 loss in National Lacrosse League action at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night.

Vancouver improved to 2-3 while the

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Vancouver Stealth’s Joel McCready (#55) fires a shot on goal against the Colorado Mammoth in National Lacrosse League action at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday. McCready scored three times in the Stealth’s 16-13 victory.

Mammoth lead the NLL West Division at 3-1.

The two teams had played the week before in Denver with the Mammoth winning 20-9.

“They worked hard all week,” said Stealth coach Dan Perreault. “You are embarrassed last week and I think the boys put in the time and the effort.

“We were pretty focused.”

The Mammoth entered the game leading the NLL with 57 goals in three games while Vancouver had allowed a league-high 58 goals in four games.

“We worked really hard in practice and identified some things we were doing wrong,” said Stealth goaltender Tyler Richards, who made 45 saves.

“The guys gave me a good opportunity to see the ball and this was the result.

“I give credit to the defence: they kept the ball to the outside and when that happens, it is easier for me.”

The Stealth seized control in the second quarter with five straight goals to open the period. The Mammoth did cut the lead to 6-5 at the half and after the teams traded goals to open the third, Vancouver went on another five-goal run to put the game out of reach. Colorado would get no closer than two goals the rest of the way.

Leading the way for the Stealth were Corey Small (two goals, six assists), Rhys Duch (two goals, five assists), Tyler Digby (one goal, six assists) and Johnny Powless (four goals, six points). Joel McCready had a hat trick and four points.

Justin Salt scored a pair, including one into

the empty net, while Tyler Hass and Brandon Clelland had one apiece. Clelland’s goal was his first career NLL goal.

And on the defensive end, the Colorado duo of Adam Jones and John Grant Jr. were held to a single goal combined — the first time that has happened in their NLL career when both played in a game — and 10 points.

The week before, they had a combined six goals and 17 points.

“Our defence played phenomenal shutting down Jones and Junior,” Small said.

“And offensively, we were moving the ball like crazy.”

Colorado did control the majority of the face-offs, winning 22 of the 33 draws, but the Stealth won the loose ball battle 59-49 and had 10 less turnovers, 39-29.

Ilija Gajic led Vancouver with eight loose balls, while Tyler Burton and Chris O’Dougherty recovered six apiece.

Colorado coach Dan Stroup said the Stealth made adjustments from the week before with a lot more pressure on the defensive end and better ball movement at the other end.

“Multiple passes and they really swung the ball well, that was a big part,” he said.

“They pressured a lot more and we couldn’t handle it.”

The win was huge for the Stealth as they head into their bye week.

“You don’t want to say you are desperate at 1-3, but we knew the importance of this game,” Richards said. “We would have been in a tough spot going into the bye at 1-4.”

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Rivermen chop down Spruce Kings 3-2 LANGLEY MATCHES SEASON HIGH WITH FOURTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY The Langley Rivermen matched their season-high, winning a fourth consecutive game.

The Rivermen edged the Prince George Spruce Kings 3-2 on Thursday (Jan. 29) at the Langley Events Centre in BCHL junior A hockey action.

The team has six wins in their past seven games and they trail the Chilliwack Chiefs by one point in the race for top spot in the Mainland Division.

Chilliwack also has a game in hand.

In Langley’s victory over Prince George, Dante Hahn’s third-period goal

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proved to be the winner as the team improved to 2616-1-4.

The goal made the score 3-1 and was crucial as the Spruce Kings struck for a power-play goal with 18 seconds remaining.

Langley’s other goals came from Jake Kearley in the first period and Matt Graham in the second period.

Both goals were beautiful individual efforts. Kearley’s tally saw him pick up a loose puck at his own blueline, skate down the rightside with speed, cut in on goal and then beat goaltender Jesse Jenks five-hole for

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Langley Rivermen defenceman Jake Kearley opened the scoring by slipping the puck between the pads of Prince George Spruce Kings goaltender Jesse Jenks during the Rivermen’s 3-2 victory at the Langley Events Centre last week (Jan. 29).

The win was the team’s fourth straight, matching a season-high. The Rivermen are on the road this weekend for three games in three days on Vancouver Island. the opening goal.

Prince George’s Brogen O’Brien tied the score before intermission before Graham scored short-handed in the second period. On the goal, Graham picked up the puck in his own

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end, deked out a couple of Prince George defenders going down the ice and then slipped it five-hole on Jenks. The goal extended Graham’s point streak to seven games, and he has 12 points in that span.

Hahn made it 3-1 midway through the third.

Prince George’s Chad Staley made it a one-goal game in the final minute.

Bo Didur made 27 saves in goal for Langley as the Rivermen were outshot 29-

24.

Langley is back in action this weekend when they hit Vancouver Island for three games in less than 72 hours, with stops in Powell River, Nanaimo and Victoria.

Kodiaks in top spot, Knights second as season nears end The Aldergrove Kodiaks can clinch top spot in their division with one victory in their final four games.

The Kodiaks find themselves on the cusp of the PJHL’s Harold Brittain Conference thanks to an incredible 20-game stretch that has seen the junior B hockey club go 15-4-0-1. Prior to that stretch, the team was 6-11-1-4 on the season.

The club’s most recent victories were a pair of one-goal decisions, 4-3 in overtime over the Grandview Steelers on Jan. 28 and 2-1 against the Abbotsford Pilots on Jan. 30.

Elvis Jansons scored the overtime winner in the first game, his second of the night, while Hayden Golsteyn and Aaron Markin had the others. Davin Padgham, an affiliate player, had a huge game for the Kodiaks,

with three assists.

Griffin Baillie stopped 41 of 44 shots in goal.

And against Abbotsford, Ben Giesbrecht got the call between the pipes, stopping 26 of 27 shots. The offence came from Cameron Davitt and Eric Callegari.

The Kodiaks can clinch top spot in the division when they host the Pilots visit Aldergrove Arena tomorrow night (Wednesday).

Aldergrove also visits the second-place Langley Knights on Thursday at the George Preston Recreation Centre.

The Knights enter the game five points back of Aldergrove with a record of 21-18-1-1 and 44 points, which is also two points ahead of the third-place Pilots.

Langley is on a two-game winning streak after doubling the

Mission City Outlaws 6-3 on Jan. 29 and then edging the Port Moody Panthers 5-4 on Jan. 31.

In the first game, the Knights were down 3-1 midway through the second before storming back with five unanswered goals.

Six different players — Issiah Piers, Tristan Craighead, Carson Rose, Jayden Gill, Oliver Alcock and Jackson Surbey — each had one goal and Nickolas Trenciansky stopped 41 shots.

Colin Catchpole’s second of the game early in the third period turned out to be the winner against the Panthers.

Alcock, David Stickney and Mitchell Biermann had the other Langley goals.

Stickney, an affiliate player, finished with a goal and an assist.

Trenciansky made 30 saves for the win.

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“His character is flawless and he has developed into a true leader both on and off the field.”

Dalrymple added he was pleased Boucas was joining such a reputable soccer program.

Spartans coach Pat Rohla said adding Boucas, a centre-back, an excellent fit and key ad-

dition for his program.

“He will give us competitive edge, stability and experience in a vital position on the field,” Rohla said.

“Vaggeli is a strong and capable player who will give direction and assurance in the spine of the team.”

“We are doubly pleased by the fact that he is a local product that has done well,

passed up opportunities in the States and come to us.”

Boucas did have some interest from a handful of smaller American universities, but staying in Langley and the Lower Mainland will allow him to train with the Whitecaps and hopefully land a spot on the team’s USL Pro squad, a developmental league for players.

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Van Dyke, Judith Hazel February 18, 1927 - January 21, 2015 With sad hearts, the family of Judith, announce her peaceful passing on Jan. 21, 2015, at the Langley Lodge, she was in her 88th year.

Formerly of Dawson Creek, BC, mom moved to Langley in 2001. She enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, such as gardening, cards, socializing with friends and playing bingo. Her greatest joy came from her family, who she cherished deeply.

She will be lovingly remembered by her three sons, Brian (Trudy), Dennis (Susan), Ken and daughter Janis (Gordy) and their families, her sister Audrey and brother Mel. Mom also leaves her 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, along with nieces, nephews and cousins.

Predeceased by husband Roy in 1989, she now joins him in eternal peace. To all staff at the Langley Lodge, we simply say “Thank you”, your care for mom and thoughtfulness are beyond words.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Diabetes Association, in Judith’s name, would be appreciated.

A service of remembrance to be held February 6, 2015 at 2 pm at Henderson’s Funeral Home, Fraser Hwy, Langley

Willard (Wasyl) Derkach June 16, 1924 - January 24, 2015

In loving memory of Willard who passed away peacefully on January 24, 2015 in his sleep. He was 90 years young. He was born and raised in Canora, Saskatchewan.

He moved to Vancouver; where he met Amelia. They lived in Langley for 38 years.

He was predeceased by his wife Amelia in 2003. Willard loved their camping trips; and enjoyed working in his garden as well as barbecues on his deck & Happy Hour with his best friend Mike. He will be sadly missed by all whose lives he touched.

There will be a viewing at Henderson's Langley Funeral Home, February 4 from 11:00 am - 11:45 am. For those who wish to say their final good-byes following the viewing; there will be a graveside service at 12:00 at the Langley Cemetery on 208th Street.

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Patricia passed away peacefully at Langley Memorial Hospital, after a long stay. Patricia was feisty to the end, passing in her sleep. Formerly of Vancouver, and Salt Spring Island.

She resided at Langley Seniors Village for the last six years. Patricia loved to tell stories of her life in London England during WW2 and life as a nanny to distant members of the royal family.

Pat was predeceased by her husband John and son Patrick. Survived by her daughter Susan Dodd (Trevor), Grandchildren Barbara (Fletcher) Amanda (Trista) Melissa (Robin) Adam (Lisa) and six great-grandchildren.

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Applications should have the following qualifications: D Experience with woodworking machinery: table saws, chop saws, planers, shapers, etc D Able to follow directions & interpret blueprints D Attention to detail D Physically fit & able to lift 50+lbs on a continual basis D Punctual & reliable D Able to read a tape measure A positive attitude, willingness to improve existing skills & a proven track record of reliability will be considered in lieu of experience.

Wage based on experience.

Shift: Mon - Fri 6:30am-3pm Email resume: office@mountainviewdesigns.ca

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HELP WANTED

NOW HIRING!

Delivery Drivers

With industrial type vehicles only.

Vehicle must hold 5000 papers .

NO MINI-VANS. • Twice weekly: Tuesday & Thursday • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers

Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

for local family owned Pharmacy.

No Sundays or Evening shifts. Blister packing experience & knowledge of Ostomy supplies an asset.

Please reply by email to:

valphar@hotmail.com

40 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic (Surrey Terminal) Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. requires two (2) full-time Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.

Applicants should have an inspectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experience in a freight fleet environment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fleet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889

RECEPTIONIST / OFFICE ASSISTANT (Langley)

Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

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CLIMBER/BUCKET operator needed immediately for tree service company in the Fraser Valley. $35.00/hr based on experience. 604-819-9447 the.treeguy@hotmail.com

TIME FOR A NEW CAR? See bcclassified.com’s Automotive Section in 800’s

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Psychic Reading

Customer Service Coordinator Req. for Fuchs Langley. Will take customer calls, emails & faxes, enter orders using SAP, send releases to warehouses,invoicing & expediting of orders. Must be very efficient, detail oriented, organized, capable of multi-tasking, and experienced in customer service work & computer entry. $18.00/hr. Plus Profit Sharing Bonuses. Mon.-Fri. 40 hrs./wk.

Fax resume: 604-888-1145 or e-mail: dwoo@fuchs.com with position in the subject line

Severide Staplin Gamlin LLP, law firm, is seeking an experienced f/t receptionist/office assistant to join our team. Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm.

Please email resume to Patrick L. Staplin at info@sevlaw.com by Feb. 9/15.

PERSONAL SERVICES

SPIRITUAL

P/T PHARMACY ASSISTANT 2 - 3 Days per week

HOME STAY FAMILIES

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED! Northern Youth Abroad is looking for families to host 2 youth from Nunavut/NWT volunteering in your community July/August. www.nya.ca or Toll-Free 1-866-212-2307.

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Only those of interest will be contacted.

careers@vankam.com or Fax: 604-587-9889

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

LIVE-IN CAREGIVER

HIGHWAY OWNER OPERATORS $3500 SIGNING BONUS

To join our team of professional drivers please send a resume and current drivers abstract to:

We thank all applicants for your interest!

The Langley Times www.langleytimes.com

Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those being considered will be contacted.

PLUMBERS

Journeyman & Apprentices (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th) Respected Mechanical Contractor req. Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Mechanical work (New Construction). Previous experience is an asset.

Team Environment.

Long Term Opportunities Avail.

Competitive Wages, & Excellent Benefits.

Fax: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: mike@dualmechanical.com

Need Answers? Call Today!

Will tell you *Past *Present *Future By appt only: 778-389-1754

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

Specializing in Private Events!

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

• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries Unique Taste, Unique Menus...

Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

Kristy 604.488.9161

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

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EDUCATION/TUTORING

APPLY NOW: A $2,500 Penny Wise scholarship is available for a woman entering the Journalism Certificate Program at Langara College in Vancouver. Application deadline April 30, 2015. Send applications to fbula@langara.bc.ca.

More information: www.bccommunitynews.com/our-programs/scholarship.

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ESTHETIC SERVICES

Esthetic Services Face & Neck Relaxation 778-385-9744

LANGLEY (near casino) Fraser Hwy & 201A Ave

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

ARE YOU $10K Or More In Debt?

DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load.

Call now and see if you qualify.

1-800-351-1783

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

Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com IF YOU own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts.

We don’t rely on credit, age or income.

Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Gutter & Roof Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

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HANDYPERSONS

Do you need renovations or yard cleanup done around your home?

Call Dan with years of building and gardening exp. Free estimates.

(604)828-7911

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TONY’’S PAINTING

www.paintspecial.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

GARAGE Experts - Quality flooring, cabinets and storage solutions professionally installed. Free estimate.

Call 604-256-5693. Get the garage you’ve been dreaming of. www.garageexperts.com

2 coats any colour

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005 #1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. Local Plumber. Drains, gas, renos etc. BBB. Chad 1-877-861-2423 BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Home Renovations WE DO IT ALL! Call Bob 604-8301322 www.deadlevel.ca

Excellence in Quality & Service

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

604-588-0833

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

Repair, Replace, Remodel...

All types of Roofing Free Estimate Written Guarantee WCB Coverage Over 40 Years Experience

SPECIALIZING IN

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PLUMBING

COMPUTER SERVICES

• Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

SUNDECKS

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

Call Derek (604)720-5955 www.samconbuilding.com A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.

LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB? Use bcclassified.com - Employment Section 100’s

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CONCRETE & PLACING

320

Bonniecrete Const.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

560

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

Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

REAL ESTATE RUBBISH REMOVAL ACREAGE

Agassiz Area:

Farm Land House & Barn 23.94 Acres 3 titles call: 604-796-9383

$45/Hr

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

Bonniecrete Const Ltd

604-537-4140

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FOR SALE BY OWNER

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

UNIQUE CONCRETE

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SUNDECKS

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

706

CYPRESS PLACE; High security, quiet senior, 50+ bldg. Close to all amens, ie: Seniors centre, Dr’s, lab, stores & bowling green. 1 Bdrm incl heat, htwtr & prkg. NP/NS. Contact Resident Mgr, Ann 604-530-2840.

LANGLEY 202/53A, 4 BDRM APT $1145/mo. Quiet complex, no pets.

Call 604-539-0217

LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, laundry & parking. No Pets BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED

Villa Fontana & Stardust

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ELECTRICAL

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

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FENCING

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Deck Construction or Repair. Vinyl decking - 10 year warranty. Installed within 1-3 days guaranteed. Call Bob Delaney 604830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION. Complete Fencing, Pre-Fab, Custom Panels, chain-link. Bob 604830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca

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EQUESTRIAN Call 604-856-6500

Painters SINCE 1977

CEILINGS OUR SPECIALTY Paul Schenderling

604-530-7885 / 604-328-3221

Ask about our

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ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

Langley - SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $599K or $295K each side. 604-807-6565

627 454

COURSE CEDAR HOG FUEL

Over 2000 COLOURS provided

by General Paint & Deluxe Premium Products.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-721-4528 The Scrapper

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS MURRAYVILLE; 2 Bdrm dble wide mobile in 55+ park. Nr shops/hosp.

N/S, N/P. $925/mo. (604)838-4574

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HOMES FOR RENT

1.24 ACE. 4 Bedrooms 3600sft., dble Gar., Back onto Coq River, 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $2800/mo. 604649-8987 CLAYTON HEIGHTS 3 yr/old 6 Bdr +den house with coach house. Can accommodate 3 families, 3 kitchens 3 laundries, etc. $3000. Drive by: 7145 196th St. Info: 604-498-4466.

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

Rainbow & Majorca Betsy - 604-312-1437 CALL FOR AVAILABILITY LANGLEY quiet, clean, spacious 2 bdrm, walk to Safeway & on transit line. Incl 4 appls, hotwater & prkg.

Avail now. N/S, N/P. Res Mgr. 604534-1114 on wknds 778-808-8749. oakdaleapartments.ca

Langley

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SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029

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5400 ~ 204 St. 2 bdrm suite ($900/mo) Heat, H/W, cable incl, in a adult-oriented building.

N/S,N/P.

TRUCKS & VANS

2005 DODGE CARAVAN Only 84K’s. 10 Passenger No accidents, original owner, 5 door double side sliding doors, brand new tires & brakes, luxury upholstery, tinted windows, 3.3L V6, 8-way power drivers seat, am/fm CD player, air cond, dual fold-away mirrors, power rack & pinion steering, luggage roof rack. Immaculate Condition! $7600. Call 604-341-1445.

LANGLEY

The Village at Thunderbird Centre DELUXE 2 & 3 BEDROOM SUITES in Walnut Grove.

Includes large balcony, fireplace, in-suite laundry.

No Pets. Live, shop, work & play all in one location.

Next to Colossus Theater (200/ #1 Hwy).

Mobile on Pad Langley, 40’ x 18’ single wide mobile, 700sf, 2 bdrm 1 bath, W/I shower, natural gas stove, furnace & hotwater. Brand new deluxe air conditioner. Beautiful decks front & back with garden.

2 large outdoor sheds. Conveniently located by IGA & Artful Dodger Pub, 55+ park. No pets.

Pad $469/mo. $19,900obo Call 604-341-1445

Call 604-881-7111 thunderbirdvillage@bentallkennedy.com

1 Bdrm apts available with incentives.

From $895 - $1025/mo.

MURRAYVILLE 6 bdrm house, clse to ament. Refs req’d. Avail now. $1700/mo. Susan 604-805-0579

NEWER BUILDING; 5 Appls including D/W and insuite washer and dryer, a/c, electric f/p, u/g prkg & balc. No pets, N/S. CLOSE TO ALL AMENITIES

S.Langley: lge 2 bdrm mobile home in priv setting with garden, etc. Suit retired or semiretired. Chance to reduce rent for work (604)857-5780

CALL 604-533-7710

PETS

.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated Ryan 778.229.0236

Rooms from $99.00 incls. paint

1995 FORD TAURUS GL, 3L V6, Auto O.D. Loaded, 152K, senior driven, Vancouver car. $2500/obo. 604-761-7979.

Searching for your dream home or selling it? This is the location. Listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.

APARTMENT/CONDO

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

POLAR BEAR PAINTING & Pressure Washing. $299~3 rooms (walls only 2 coats.) 604-866-6706

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

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Drywall Work and Texture. Call Bob 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca

CARS - DOMESTIC

19777 Willowbrook Dr., Langley ALDERGROVE 5487sf lot, est expsoure: 3215- 266A St. 3 Bdrm bsmt entry home. $432,500 778-878-1586

DRYWALL

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Northland Apartments

DESIGN

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TRANSPORTATION

Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP

NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates.

We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes.

778.245.9069

Call: Rick (604) 202-5184

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

Includes heat & 1 parking stall.

No pets

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

Ask about our Move-In BONUS.

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

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TOWNHOUSES

TOWN & COUNTRY APARTMENTS

www.bentallkennedyresidential.com www.ThunderbirdVillage.ca

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Placing & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates. coastalconcrete.ca

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LANGLEY Avail Mar 1st. Updated 3 bdrm townhouse, $1500/mo.

20460 66th Ave #83. All hardwood floors, 1300 sq.ft., 5 appls, F/P. No pets. 778-863-3450, 778-863-4412.

Peninsula Prop Management

603

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

Ross 604D535D0124

APARTMENT/CONDO

Michael - 604-533-7578

www.affordablemoversbc.com

D Crack Repair D Eliminate Tripping Hazards D For all your concrete repairs

MISC. FOR SALE

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

AFFORDABLE MOVING

Concrete Lifting

AUCTIONS

BUD HAYNES & WARD’S Firearms Auction. Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m., 11802 - 145 St., Edmonton, Alberta. One Man’s Collection, store dispersal, case lots, ammo, etc.

Consign now. Catalogue w/pictures online. Phone 403-347-5855 / 780451-4549; w w w. b u d h ay n e s a u c t i o n s . c o m ; www.WardsAuctions.com.

SOUTHWEST ROOFING • Cedar Restoration • Asphalt • Torch-On • Re-Roofs Since 85 604-760-7937

MOVING & STORAGE

RENTALS

Phone 604-530-1912

RENTALS STAFFORDSHIRE bull terrier, P.B. CKC reg’d. Staffies, only 6 left. Call Candace 604-780-4771.

STEEL BUILDINGS...”REALLY BIG SALE!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring.

Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

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706

New SRI 14x70. 2 Bedroom on 55+ pad in Abby. $82,888.

Chuck 604-830-1960

Vacant Pad 55+. $575/mo. 1 Small pet, for new SRI single or double fr $82,888. 604-830-1960

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

Per Molsen 604-575-1240 Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service.

Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area.

1-800-573-2928

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RENTALS

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

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

338

CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 26 YEARS IN BUSINESS

PETS

Running this ad for 10yrs

INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

European Quality Workmanship

477

GOLDEN DOODLE puppies born Nov. 22, Mom small reg Golden x, Dad small Std Poodle (both 50 lbs).

We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/outdoors, good with kids/animals, low/no shed Our dogs are part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support & guidance for life. 1st shots/deworm, $1200, 604-820-4827 Mission

REAL ESTATE

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299

Carpentry, Tile, Drywall, Flooring, Painting, Free Estimates. $25/hr.

Call Brad 604-541-0464

Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes

PETS

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PETS

HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

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

604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca

SUSSEX PLACE APTS CALL FOR NEW SPECIALS

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION

Clean Bach, 1 & 2 Bdrm suites Heat & Hot Water included

in need of caring homes!

All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed.

Visit us at:

www.cycloneholdings.ca

604-530-0932

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, long hair, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $400. Call (604)794-7347 Std POODLE pups, CKC, M/F, 16 wks, trained, all shots, health guar’t, exc. pedigree, $1800. Camaraderie Kennels, Victoria (250)381-0855 bcclassified.com 604-575-5555

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $97,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $72,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

SURREY 8956 151st. 5 Bdrm bsmt home, 3 appli’s, fenced yrd.NS/ NP. Mar 1st. $1550/mo. 604-617-9373 White Rock - FANTASTIC OCEAN VIEW HOME FOR RENT 15444 Royal Ave. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2185 sq/ft living space. All appls incl.N/S. Longterm lease. Avail now Ref’s req’d. $2500/mo. Call for more info: 604-817-5117.

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SUITES, LOWER

LANGLEY; Lrg studio. Fresh paint, new flrs, 5 appls & sec prkg. $735.

Sm pet ok. N/S. 778-255-2644

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SUITES, UPPER

A ONE bedroom basement with one bathroom, den, and laundry. A cosy quiet clean facing south with privacy. Laundry. Golden Ears Bridge, Hwy 1, (TWA) $700.00 utilities. Call 604-882-8815

WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN ACT Whereas;

Sea Link Transport Inc. is indebted to Elite Bailiff Services Ltd. for storage and towing on a 1998 Dorsey Trailer with VIN #: 1DTV61Z24WA267781 A lien is claimed under the Act. There is presently an amount due and owing of $4,688.25 plus any additional costs of storage, seizure and sale. Notice is hereby given that on the 23rd day of February, 2015 or thereafter, the said trailer will be sold. The trailer is currently stored at Elite Bailiff Services, 20473 Logan Ave, Langley, BC V3A 4L8. The trailer was placed in storage on November 21, 2014.

For more information call Elite Bailiff Services at 604-539-9900 WWW.REPOBC.COM

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