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FRIDAY October 16, 2015 • www.langleytimes.com
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Willoughby’s Tammy and Derek Condon are collecting donations for Canuck Place through their Disney-esque Halloween pirate ship display. Anyone who donates $10 or more can be entered in a draw to win a signed Sedin Canucks jersey, two tickets for box seats to a Canucks game or an iPad Mini. To enter, bring the donation inside the garage or go to the Facebook Page “Pirates for Canucks Place” and click on the donation link. More photos of the display at langleytimes.com.
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Shipshape for Canuck Place Langley couple’s pirate ship display is now open and accepting donations to children’s hospice MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re po r t e r
What started out as a fun thing to do for their kids at Halloween has turned into a major attraction in Langley, as residents Derek and Tammy Condon get ready to lower the gangplank on a huge pirate ship outside their Willoughby home. Located at 8393 209A St., the ‘Pirates for Canuck Place’ is bigger and badder than ever and ready to show off its bounty starting this week. Get an inside peek of Tortuga Post, step aboard the deck of the Flying Dutchman pirate ship, check into their prisoners’ cell and meet Kia the parrot. This year, the Condons have added a pris-
on and guillotine for plenty of great photo opportunities. On top of all the sights, sounds and pirate actors to see, they promise some surprises, too. “Derek is the mastermind behind it all, but every year it just gets bigger,” said Tammy. “The pirate ship takes up the whole front lawn and now the driveway is full of everything pirates. “We started this for our kids, but now they are 17 and 19. Our kids, Alex and Erika, are a big part of helping us. So are our best friends, Randy and Donna Chin.” “We love our neighbourhood, so this is a just a way to show community,” she said. People come from as far as Chilliwack and Vancouver.
Last year, 5,000 people visited the pirate ship, checking out the skeleton crew, the captain of the Flying Dutchman and ghosts that haunt this huge vessel. This kind of fun display brings out the whole community, said Tammy. But, people kept asking what charity they were helping so last year the family decided to help Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. “Last year, we met eight families in our community whose lives have been made a little more bearable with heartfelt thanks to Canuck Place,” she said. Last year’s pirate ship display raised $6,652. “This year we want to raise even more,” she said. Continued Page 3
A 55-year-old Abbotsford man is facing numerous charges after driving a stolen dual-wheeled truck and trailer dangerously through Fort Langley streets just after the Cranberry Festival wrapped up on Saturday. Around 5:20 p.m., an integrated traffic division officer tried to pull over a Chevy pickup truck pulling an empty trailer for having a stolen licence plate. The driver of the truck sped away, said Langley RCMP. At the time, police noted there were a lot of people on the roads following the festival which usually draws around 60,000 people to the village. Air One was able to catch sight of the truck and Langley RCMP was deployed to put down a spike belt on Glover Road. The spikes did the trick and the man was arrested by 6 p.m. without further incident. A search of the truck after the arrest found crack cocaine and a small amount of marijuana. The 55-year-old man didn’t have a valid driver’s licence. He is being charged with dangerous driving, possession of stolen property, and tampering with a vehicle registration number, among a host of other charges. He was released from custody shortly after his arrest with a promise to appear in court.
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