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Man files suit over $50 million lotto A man claims he is the rightful winner of the March 2014 Lotto Max draw and wants his day in court.

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Student has festive use for weapons Tear gas canisters litter the area where Walter Brynjolfson is studying in Bethlehem so he’s making Christmas decorations.

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SUV goes wrong way, hits SUV Abbotsford Police received multiple calls just after 3 a.m. of an SUV travelling west in the eastbound lanes Boxing Day. The SUV side-swiped and collided with another SUV travelling in the eastbound lane just east of the 208th Street overpass. Three were taken to hospital.

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LangleyNEWS THURSDAY, December 31, 2015 | Page A3

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Figueroa free from sanctuary Lottery A local man took his first steps outside of a church in two years.

Figueroa decided to take sanctuary in a church rather than leave his children – all Canadian citizens – and wife who had permission to remain.

He has since been filing appeals to stay with the supMATTHEW CLAXTON port of the church and local mclaxton@langleyadvance.com residents, including a number of Jose Figueroa broke down politicians from civic councillors in tears as he took his first to local Members of Parliament. steps outside of a North He was officially told last week Langley church in two years on that the deportation order has Wednesday afternoon. been lifted.

Surrounded by about 100 “I just want to thank everysupporters and flanked by his body for all the support,” wife and children, Figueroa Figueroa said. took a symbolic step across the Although he was in tears and doorway to the Walnut Grove leaped with joy after taking a Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Lutheran Church. few steps into the parking lot, “I am free!” he shouted to the Surrounded by his wife and children, Figueroa also joked with the Jose Figueroa finally left the Walnut cheers of onlookers. crowd. He said he had trouble Grove Lutheran Church.

Now, the former refugee from finding his shoes after spending El Salvador is dealing with his two years wearing sandals. final paperwork to stay in Canada and extricating “The one thing I think was very important was himself from a lengthy legal wrangle with Canadian the change of government,” Figueroa told the immigration authorities.

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Figueroa came to Canada in the late 1990s as a Figueroa said he hopes to become a Canadian citrefugee claimant. He and his wife had three chilizen and to help others in a similar situation to his dren here, but his application to remain was denied own. He is planning to become a lawyer himself, because of his past membership with the FMLN, a noting that he has learned a lot about the system in former resistance group involved in El Salvador’s his two years of fighting to remain in Canada. civil war of the 1980s.

In the meantime, he has been spending time with The FMLN is now a political party in El Salvador his family. His children and wife are happy to have and has won elections and governed the country at him back. times. Figueroa was never in a combat role.

“There’s a lot of the stress erased from her face,” In 2013, he was given a deportation order. he said of his wife.

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The Langley RCMP say they are getting closer to finding a car that struck and killed a 44-year-old Langley man on Dec. 20.

On Monday the police released several surveillance camera images of a grey sedan, which was seen in the area immediately after the incident.

The hit and run claimed the life of Daniel Patrick McAuley, who was found near 200th Street and 29th Avenue at around 2:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning.

Police have already said that they believed a Toyota Camry,

This vehicle was seen near the fatal hit and run just minutes later. probably a 2007-2011 model, is the suspect vehicle. The car will have damage to the front passenger side, said Cpl. Holly Largy, a spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. Now police have released images taken of a car heading south on 200th Street. It turned

right on 24th Avenue minutes after the victim was struck.

Police are still actively searching for more surveillance footage in the area, and are examining paint samples to definitely confirm the colour of the car that struck McAuley.

Police are hoping that the driver of the grey sedan in the photos will contact them, even if only to rule himself or herself out as a suspect.

Largy called for the driver to come forward to provide their own version of events.

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A new twist has emerged in the $50-million lottery jackpot that had gone unawarded for almost two years.

The winnings were finally paid out by the B.C. Lottery Corporation to Langley resident Friedrich Mayrhofer and his family in December.

But now a new claimant has stepped up, wanting the $50-million.

In a lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court Monday, George WilsonTagoe alleged “that certain unknown employees of BCLC and their cohorts conspired to steal my winning Lotto Max ticket worth $50 million plus 21 months interest.”

Wilson-Tagoe, a retired accountant, said he purchased the ticket at an Esso gas station on 202nd Street and 88th Avenue March 11, 2014, using numbers he had played regularly for years.

He said he noticed an “unusual string” of numbers – 3, 4, 5, and 7 – among the computerized quick picks on the second or third lines, but lost the ticket soon after, possibly accidentally throwing it in the trash.

After the winning numbers were drawn, WilsonTagoe called BCLC to explain the situation.

BCLC’s Angela Koulyras said it reviewed 739 inquiries about the win. A Shoppers Drug Mart worker had also filed a civil suit, alleging a co-worker hid the winning ticket from a group.

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Transit vote divided Langley and the region No story held public interest as much as transit and the failed TransLink plebiscite.

MATTHEW CLAXTON mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

When the votes were counted in the Metro Vancouver Transit Plebiscite, Langley – and some of its residents – proved to be a deciding factor.

It wasn’t just that Langley, both Township and City, voted against the proposed 0.5 per cent sales tax increase by sizable margins.

It was that local residents were prominent in the battle for votes – particularly on the winning No side.

Jordan Bateman, a former Langley Township councillor now with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, led the No TransLink Tax campaign.

When the votes were finally counted and unveiled in early July, Metro residents had rejected the tax and the extensive plan, 61.68 per cent to 38.32 per cent.

In Langley Township, the No side commanded 74.97 per cent, in the City, 72.29 per cent.

The roots of the vote were

egy on the ballot question,” caused by the decision of the Bateman said.

B.C. government to allow no Another big help was a debate new funding sources without between Bateman and political a referendum. The Mayors’ pundit Bill Tieleman at a Greater Council which controls Langley Chamber of Commerce TransLink’s purse strings was meeting in January. equally determined to avoid Earlier that week, Bateman jacking up property taxes. The and Tieleman had clashed on the Mayors’ Council put together an radio, and Bateman felt it hadn’t extensive plan for new transit gone as well as he would have routes and projects, and sugliked. gested the sales tax to fund it.

On the night of the chamber The entire thing had to be put to meeting, Bateman spent most a vote. of his time slamming TransLink Bateman cast the No side and its past management. as the David facing a massive “TransLink wastes too much Goliath. of your money to give them “We were outspent 170 to another nickel,” Bateman said, one,” he noted. the core of the argument that On the Yes side were most of would run throughout the the mayors in Metro Vancouver, environmentalists, union leaders, campaign. He cited overpaid executives and the fiasco of the transit advocates, and TransLink long-delayed Compass card sysitself. tem.

But the No side did have a Tieleman argued, as did the potent weapon – the public, parrest of the Yes side, ticularly in the subthat Langley needs urbs, has not been better transit includfond of TransLink They had extra buses and for a long time. everyone but ing a light rail extension In the run-up the voters. that would link to the municipal Langley City to the elections in 2014, Jordan Bateman SkyTrain system.

Bateman said a poll But the long wait – in Langley Township more than a decade showed that public – for light rail was also an issue opinion on various local agenraised by the No side. cies ranked TransLink far, far Langley had less unity when down in the bottom, well below it came to prominent residents ICBC, for example. than most other communities.

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Pundit Bill Tieleman debated Jordan Bateman in Langley prior to the TransLink referendum.

While City Mayor Ted Schaffer and Township Mayor Jack Froese both spoke up for the Yes side, the Chamber of Commerce broke with its neighbouring chambers and opposed the tax.

Local merchants were worried that shoppers would flee to the east, heading to Abbotsford and avoiding the extra 0.5 per cent tax.

Local opponents also pointed out that the plan for transit expansion still included nothing for the Gloucester Industrial Estates, despite numerous calls for bus service to the area over the past decade.

Letter writers to the Langley Advance debated the issue, with the No side saying TransLink was not trustworthy and couldn’t handle the money it had.

Those on the Yes side argued that nothing would change with a No vote.

Because there was a mail-in ballot, voting stretched from March 16 to May 29. Both the Yes and No campaigns had to contend with getting their message out over the lengthy period.

When the votes were finally counted, it wasn’t even close.

“They had everyone but the voters,” Bateman said.

The message could be interpreted in different ways, Froese said.

“Some say it was against TransLink, some say it was against new taxes,” said Froese.

In the wake of the July announcement of the results, little has happened regarding more transit service.

Bateman, who is in favour of more transit, had called for municipalities to put aside a portion of their annual tax revenue growth.

Local mayors said that would amount to cutting other services or raising property taxes, which they are still loathe to do.

“It seems no one has come up with a resolution yet,” said Froese.

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THURSDAY, Dec. 31, 2015 | Page A6 OUR VIEW

Too soon to say if 2015 a good year

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Perfect Christmas not easy to plan

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he best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley.” And so it was this Christmas.

Although, the outcome was not nearly as disturbing as that of the incident that prompted Robbie Burns to apologize to the mouse he had turned up with his plough 230 years ago.

For the first time in years, Donna and I had the time and circumstance to plan a perfect Christmas with the immediate family. Kids and grandkids would all be here.

With my retirement having unburdened me of the ceaseless deadlines that piled up and threatened to overwhelm me through the approach of Christmas each year, we would have the time and energy to provide a perfect Christmas with all the iconic Christmas meals, from breakfast through dinner perfectly planned and laid out.

The outdoor lights went up in time to turn them on Dec. 1 – a feat I had dreamed of in years past, but had never accomplished.

And Donna notes I managed it with fewer than three dozen swear words – a feat that shattered the previous record.

The tree and accompanying indoor decor went up a day behind schedule.

But that wasn’t bad, especially considering that only some of the lighting and none of the air was blue by the time I

extended family looming on was done. the agenda, one of the dogs And it was still weeks to wouldn’t stop puking all Christmas, so our version of over the house. His uncharRobbie’s mouse was not put acteristically quiet demeanout in the least. our, coupled with his refusal Gifts were all purchased to eat – and he had refused with weeks to spare, instead of days... or hours (or someliquid sustenance for two full times only minutes). days now – meant a trip (an It was while hunting the unscheduled trip!) to the vet. turkey that we got our first And the kids, flying back real hint of what was to from Mexico to join us for come. I went out to our preChristmas, reported they ferring hunting ground on were snowed-in in Calgary.

BOB GROENEVELD the designated Turkey Day Our scheduled oysand... there was only one ters-and-kippers breakfast left! And it was on the edge turned to brunch, and of not big enough. Arrgghhhhh! eventually became a catch-as-catch-can I potted the sucker anyway. afternoon snack, an oyster here, a kipper The old stress started to creep in, here, as the clan slowly – but inexormasking the fact that we still had a good ably – gathered. Other than everyone’s week and a half left to bag a more suithealthy albeit haphazard arrival, not a able candidate for the Christmas oven. single plan panned out in the end. And And of course, we found another. A wouldn’t you know it? It was the best perfect bird, indeed. Which left us with Christmas ever! a spare – and still no apologies for the Chaos is just a natural part of mouse.

Christmas at our house. No amount of ’Twas three nights before Christmas “best laid schemes” will get us around when all through our home, an ominous that. sound arrived through our phone. The And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Lad had pulled an all-nighter programThe mouse be damned. ming computers, and had caught “whatThe only really scary part is... New ever is going around.” He was still going Year’s is usually even worse! to try to make it for dinner, but...

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Odd Thoughts

he year 2015 is almost in the rearview mirror now, with just a day or two trickling away before we tack up the new calendar.

It’s hard to say yet whether 2015 was a good year, a bad year, or just another year.

It’s easy enough to pick out some of the major events that took place. In the Lower Mainland, the TransLink referendum went down to a crushing defeat. Those of us out in the suburbs saw a few thousand more people move out here even as house prices heated up some more. We saw protests over the proposed doubling of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

The biggest story of the year for Canada was undoubtedly the federal election that saw the Conservatives swept out and the Liberals in. It’s easy to say with hindsight that the Conservative government had used up its goodwill with a majority of voters – but up until just before the election, it all seemed very much up in the air.

Internationally, ISIS grabbed headlines and territory and incited even more outrage when they took credit for a vicious attack on civilians in Paris. Donald Trump continued to dominate the contest to become the Republican presidential candidate. Solar panels are spreading, but Volkswagen turned out to be a lot less green than they had pretended to be.

It’s hard to say which of these stories will be considered important in the future, whether 10 years or 100.

The truth is, 2015 isn’t finished yet.

A lot of balls are still in the air, many dice were tossed and are still tumbling.

We don’t know whether Justin Trudeau will be a good prime minister or not. We don’t know whether the future will think Stephen Harper was a good PM or not. We don’t know if Trump will be a president or be scrubbed, we don’t know if ISIS will threaten the west or crumble, we don’t know if the temperature will keep going up along with house prices or if we can finally stabilize both of them.

Here’s hoping we all get to see the outcome, from a nice safe vantage point about 10 years from now.

– M.C.

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Parking lot walkers, pay heed

Dear Editor,

I may have just saved someone’s life in the parking lot at Costco.

As far as I know, the older gentleman involved is totally unaware of how close he came to spending Christmas in the hospital or worse...

I went shopping with my wife. She was driving.

After completing our chores at Costco, my wife started our car.

We were parked at the near end of a row, I noticed a man approaching from the front right corner of the car, I made sure my wife also saw him.

At the same time, the people who had parked in the spot immediately to our left had returned to their vehicle, they quickly opened their doors and got in.

Meanwhile, my wife had shifted our car into reverse, our backup camera came on.

At the very bottom of the screen, I noticed the man we had seen earlier had squatted down very low, very close to the back of our car, as if to pick something up.

It was very fortunate that I spotted movement in the camera and immediately shouted ‘STOP!!’. There was no other indication that this person was behind our car.

Our engine was running, our backup and brake lights on.

I cannot imagine what would possess a person to squat down behind a car in such a manner when it was so obviously about to move.

It took a few minutes for the potential gravity of this situation to sink in and perhaps wouldn’t have been quite as poignant an experience had not

another incident occurred in the Canadian Tire parking lot about 30 minutes later.

This time, my wife was already in the process of backing out (albeit very slowly, but our car had already moved at least two feet), when someone briskly walked within a foot behind our car.

While we realize that these are parking lots and pedestrians have the right of way, common sense dictates that ‘right’ of way does not include ‘harms way.’

Before all you trolls out there take a run at us about what terrible drivers we must be, please know the following: my wife has an impeccable 30-plus year driving record.

Out of an abundance of caution after encountering a couple of past ‘near misses,’ she insisted I install a backup

camera on her car (it didn’t come equipped with one).

While she has a cellphone, it stays appropriately stowed while driving, she has a Bluetooth for phone calls, and doesn’t even do email or text messaging, period.

When I was young, my parents taught me correctly about being mindful of one’s actions as a pedestrian in the company of moving objects much larger than me.

What happened to so many of the rest of you?

We came so close to potentially a life of guilt after having run over someone’s (grand) father/brother... a few days before Christmas, no less.

It wouldn’t have been my wife’s fault, but would that have made any difference to anyone?

Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to give my thanks to the doctors, nurses, and support staff at the Langley Memorial Hospital for the wonderful care and attention they gave me upon arriving in the early morning hours of Dec. 22 with a heart attack.

After sending me to, and receiving me back from the Royal Columbian Hospital, the staff did a “world class” job.

Without them I certainly would not have survived. For this, I am eternally grateful.

Mark P. Deslauriers, Langley City

A. Charles, Langley

Grateful to hospital’s staff

More salespeople are needed Dear Editor,

[Went] shopping at Willowbrook mall one afternoon, Sunday the 20th, supposedly the busiest shopping day of the year.

In one of the main department stores, walked around for 10 minutes looking for a salesperson, two people in the shoe

department, eight-plus at cosmetics. Menswear, zero. Ladies, zero. Total salespeople on the ground floor, zero.

They wonder why people are not shopping locally.

[Indicative of what was found in many of the stores].

Hire some salespeople!

Bryan Stocking, Langley

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Dear Editor, On behalf of the Brookswood Secondary senior girls basketball team, I want to thank Jason Winslade, Jared Harman, Marti Dumas and the rest of the crew at the Langley Events Centre for putting on an awesome tournament recently.

The Emily/Tsumara Basketball Invitational brought 16 of the best female basketball teams to Langley to participate in this unique experience.

All proceeds from this weekend are donated to BC Children’s Hospital. As tournament organizer Paul Langford likes to say, a tournament with a conscience. All teams bring an gift for a silent auction.

The Bobcats would like to thank Chaberton Winery and Backyard Vineyards for their generous donations to our wine basket.

All in all it was a great weekend where everyone went home a winner. Big shout out to all the Langley fans that came out and supported the Cats.

Looking forward to playing at the LEC again in March.

Neil Brown Brookswood Secondary girls basketball

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Township For the week of December 30, 2015

dates to note Offices at the Township of Langley Civic Facility and Operations Centre will be closed until January 3 for the holiday season.

Wednesday, January 6 | 7 - 9pm Heritage Advisory Committee Civic Facility Salmon River Committee Room Monday, January 11 | 7 - 11pm Regular Council Meeting Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre Township of Langley Civic Facility 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 604.534.3211 | tol.ca

langley events centre Coming Events Vancouver Stealth NLL Lacrosse Sat Jan 9 7:00pm vs. New England Black Wolves Regular season home opener.

Pre-game party before each home game at 5:30pm in the Fox Hole!

Vancouver Stealth 2016 Season Tickets on sale 20% discount – Visit StealthLAX.com

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public programs and events Christmas Tree Chipping Events Give a gift to the environment this season! After the holidays, recycle your Christmas tree at one of the following events. Chipping is done by donation and trees must be bare, with no decorations or tinsel on them!

2nd Langley Mavericks Date: Saturday, January 2 Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm Location: Buckley Park – 19680 - 48 Avenue Event also includes a bottle drive. Christmas trees and refundable beverage containers will be accepted for drop off on site. Curbside Christmas tree pickup service is available at a suggested donation of $10 per tree. Pickups should be scheduled via email at jeff@ ramconst.com before December 31.

1st Walnut Grove Scouts Dates: Saturday, January 2 and 9 Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm (both days) Location: Walnut Grove Secondary School 8919 Walnut Grove Drive, front (east) parking lot Pickup service is available in Walnut Grove for a minimum donation of $10 per tree, in Fort Langley and Willoughby (north of 72 Ave) for a minimum donation of $15 per tree, and in Willoughby (South of 72 Ave) for a minimum donation of $20 per tree. Trees will only be picked up on January 2 or January 9.

Please email treepickup@1stwalnutgrovescouts.ca or call Tony at 778.858.5331 to schedule a pickup.

1st Willoughby Scouts Dates: Saturday, January 2 and 9 Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm (both days) Location: Willoughby Elementary School – 20766 - 80 Avenue Pickup service is available for a minimum donation of $10 per tree in Willoughby, and a minimum $20 donation per tree for areas outside of Willoughby. Please call Kathy at 604.329.7052 to schedule a pickup.

20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 | 604.534.3211

public notices Snow and Ice Control Program In winter weather conditions, the Township of Langley maintains its municipal roads according to priorities laid out in its Snow and Ice Control Program (Policy No 05-732). Snow plowing begins when the depth of snow exceeds 100 mm (4 inches) and conditions are continuous.

Snow and Ice Control Priority Routes: First Priority Routes Arterial roads, major collector roads, bus routes, hilly areas, and school zones First priority routes are serviced on a continuous basis as long as poor driving conditions exist.

Second Priority Routes Industrial and commercial roads, secondary residential throughroads between arterial and/or major collector roads Second priority routes are serviced only after conditions on first priority routes are determined to be under control.

Third Priority Routes All remaining residential roads When snow accumulation exceeds 250 mm (10 inches) in the centre of the travel portion of the road, as measured by a Township roads superintendent, a pass of a plow may be made. Intersection sanding and salting will be completed when conditions warrant.

Be safe this winter. Visit tol.ca/stormresponse for all storm-related safety tips and materials. And sign up for eAlerts to be informed of any emergency issues. Visit tol.ca/eAlert to join the list for email notifications.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

2nd Aldergrove Scouts

Langley Rivermen BCHL Hockey Sun Jan 3 3:00pm vs. Pr. George Spruce Kings

Trinity Western Spartans CIS Volleyball Fri

Jan 8 vs. University of Alberta 6:00pm Women’s 8:00pm Men’s Sat Jan 9 vs. University of Alberta 5:00pm Women’s 7:00pm Men’s During the holidays, the Langley Events Centre will operate under non-standard hours: December 30, 31: Limited holiday hours January 1 and 2: Closed Please check website for details.

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

public notice Neighbourly Help Appreciated in Winter Weather Conditions Snowfall and cold winter conditions can be challenging for seniors and people with limited mobility. If someone is in need near you, warm up their day by shoveling the snow off the sidewalk fronting their property. Helping each other…it’s the neighbourly thing to do!

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

Date: Saturday, January 2 Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm Location: Aldergrove Legion parking lot – 26607 Fraser Hwy Minimum $5 donation for tree drop off. Pickup service is also available at a minimum $10 donation. Call ahead before December 31 to book your pickup. Event also includes a bottle drive. Please bring refundable beverage containers to on-site location or have them ready for pickup with trees. For more information or to schedule a pickup contact Brad at ginterb@shaw.ca or 778.246.2556.

10th Langley Panthers Dates: Saturday, January 2 and Sunday, January 3 Time: 10:00am to 3:00pm (both days) Location: Safeway parking lot – 20871 Fraser Highway Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

public notice 2016 - 2020 Five Year Financial Plan Township of Langley Council would like to hear from citizens and take their views into consideration as they deliberate the 2016 - 2020 Five Year Financial Plan, with emphasis on 2016.

The Draft 2016 Operating Budget includes a 1.95% base property tax increase.

Council seeks public input on six additional items under consideration: addition of two RCMP officers, addition of a Litter and Illegal Waste Management bylaw officer, increase to the amount set aside for capital infrastructure and road paving, contribution to the fleet and equipment replacement reserve, and contribution to parks capital.

You can provide feedback in one of two ways until January 4, 2016: 1. Visit the Township website at tol.ca/budget and complete the questions on the budget simulator tool.

2. Complete a budget questionnaire available on our website and at community recreation centres.

Visit tol.ca/budget for further details or email tolbudget2016@tol.ca.

Karen Sinclair Deputy Director of Finance ksinclair@tol.ca

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 tol.ca/greencan

Videos Explain Winter Road Priorities During a snowstorm, Township of Langley crews work around the clock to ensure our roads are safe. More than 500 kilometres of roadway are maintained during snow and ice events.

To learn about how the roads are categorized into First, Second and Third Priority Routes, and to find out what materials are applied before, during, and after a storm, visit our YouTube Channel. Just search for Township of Langley to find informative videos about our Snow and Ice Control program.

The information is also available on our website at tol.ca/stormresponse.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca

After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

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YEAR IN REVIEW

OPERATION RED NOSE

Jan. 20

Help the holiday designated driver program.

What made the news in 2015?

Glover Road Sept. 12. The ambulance was parked on the tracks at the time.

Target announced it was closing, the latest US retailer to get the cold shoulder in the Canadian marketplace.

Oct. 1

Cassidy the kitten gained worldwide notoriety. He lost his back two legs and people were trying to make him wheelchairs.

Jan. 27

Four people appeared in court in a bizarre case in which a woman was kidnapped twice within a week and sexually assaulted.

Oct. 8

Jan. 29

Emma Paulson, the dogwalker who allowed six dogs to die in her overheated vehicle, was sentenced to six months jail.

Feb. 19

Langley Secondary would not be closed. The Langley School Board was looking at options and decided to do some renos on the aging high school.

March 3

Langley School District hired Trinity Western University to run its international summer school so the students who paid to come here didn’t miss out during the teacher job dispute.

March 12

Several businesses were destroyed by fire in a complex at 205th Street on the Langley Bypass.

March 24

Former NHL player Stephen Peet was charged with arson of the family home in Brookswood.

April 2

Jason Terrance Brewer said his confession was a lie and he acted in self defense.

He was charged with the second degree murder of Cole Manning in 2012.

April 16

Andre Richard was sentenced to eight and a half

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A fire set by former NHLer Stephen Peat was one of Langley’s newsworthy events of 2015. years prison for torching the home of his estranged wife and children while they were home in 2014.

May 14

ing an indoor pool.

July 9

A lack of water and wildfires in B.C. and the U.S. meant smoky skies.

Former resident Randy Janzen killed his sister, Shelley in her Aldergrove home, and his wife and adult daughter in their Chilliwack home before killing himself.

Aug. 6

About 370 people attended a meeting about issues at the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre and voted to back the current board, sinking an ouster attempt.

Sporting an odd wig, a suspect in the sexual assault of a 70-year-old woman Aug. 12 was caught on security camera trying to take money out of her bank account. (See Sept. 10.)

May 28

June 4

A fight in downtown Langley City resulted in the death of a well-known homeless man, Wells Tony Gallagher June 1.

June 11

The Langley School Board voted to close Lochiel School but move the U-Connect program to Simonds Elementary.

June 18

The Township unveiled plans for the $26 million waterpark complex for Aldergrove but it instantly drew criticism for not hav-

A new 216th Street interchange with the Trans Canada Highway was slated to be built within two years for $59 million.

Aug. 20

Aug. 27 TWU headed to court to challenge the B.C. Law Society decision not to accept TWU law school grads.

Sept. 10 Langley’s Stephen Thomas Morse, 42, was charged in the sexual assault of a 70-year-old woman in her South Cloverdale home in August.

Sept. 17 Helena Theodora Van Gool, 87, died after the ambulance she was riding in was hit by a train on

Nick Hannon’s father, Craig, was emotional after three of the young man’s friends appeared in court charged with his murder. Nick went missing in February 2014.

Oct. 22

Langley MP Mark Warawa kept his seat in the redrawn Langley-Aldergrove riding.

Liberal John Aldag won the new Cloverdale-Langley City riding.

Nov. 26

Faced with vocal opposition, Langley City council opted not to change its tax rules to end exemptions for non-worship spaces such as parking stalls.

Dec. 3

Brent Parent, convicted in the road rage killing of Silas O’Brien, was released from prison after serving his sentence, despite officials’ concerns about anger management.

Dec. 17

The Mayrhofer family stepped forward to claim their $50 million Lotto Max win from March 2014. They had been trying to maintain their privacy.

Dec. 24

Jose Figueroa, in sanctuary in a Walnut Grove church, found out the federal government would not be deporting him.

Make roads safer

TROY LANDREVILLE sports@langleyadvance.com

There is a final opportunity to help make the roads safer this holiday season through Operation Red Nose (ORN).

Dec. 31 is the final night of operation for the designated driving program this year, and volunteers in Langley and Surrey are needed to ease the workload on New Year’s Eve. The program ran Fridays and Saturdays and so far in Langley/ Surrey, 176 volunteers have given 560 rides.

“As for how the overall campaign has gone so far, it has been good but we are lacking in volunteers,” said Meagan Castron, with Langley Gymnastics Foundation, a benefit-

ing charity.

Castron added, “the call volume from the community has been great, a lot of people thinking ahead and calling to ask questions during the week and a lot calling on operation nights.”

On average, ORN Langley-Surrey are assembling around 10 to 15 teams per night, but for the program to be successful and meet the demand, it would need closer to 20 teams. Volunteers do not work alone.

“We understand that this is a busy time of year for everyone, but it can also be a dangerous time out on the roads if people are getting behind the wheel after an evening of celebrating,” she said.

Anyone interested can contact Castron at meaganc@langleygymnastics.ca or langleygymnastics.ca.

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Trees should be bare with all decoration and tinsel removed.

Tree chipping The 10th Langley Panthers are chipping 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 3 at the Safeway parking lot, 20871 Fraser Hwy. Tree chipping The Ride2Survive fundraiser is by the 197th Street entrance of Willowbrook Shopping Centre from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Jan. 2 and 3. By donation.

Tree chipping/bottle drive The 2nd Lanlgey Mavericks Scout Group event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 2 at Buckley Park, 19680 48th Ave. Chipping by donation. Curbside pickup available and must be booked by Dec. 31.

Email jeff@ramconst.com.

Minimum $10 donation suggested for pickup.

Tree chipping The 1st Willoughby Scouts fundraiser is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 9 at Willoughby Elementary, 20766 80th Ave. Chipping is by donation.

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THURSDAY, December 31, 2015 | Page A12 BETHLEHEM

Christmas ornaments pack punch A Langley man is making and selling tear gas canister decorations with meaning.

ROXANNE HOOPER rhooper@langleyadvance.com

A Langley business grad is transforming discarded tear gas canisters riddling the streets of Bethlehem into Christmas ornaments and garnering international attention for his efforts.

Walter Brynjolfson is a 24-year-old Langley City resident currently seeking his master of arts in peace studies at the Bethlehem Bible College.

Living in an apartment in the old city of Bethlehem, not far from where Jesus was born, the Brookswood Secondary (2009) and Trinity Western University (2014) grad spends much of his spare time outside of class learning Arabic and volunteering at the college.

But this holiday season, Brynjolfson is spending a lot of extra time exploring his creative side.

After arriving and starting to work and study at Bethlehem Bible College this new product idea came to mind, he told the Langley Advance.

“Bethlehem Bible College has been taking the brunt of these tear gas payloads

since the last week of September, when tensions really flared up here,” he explained.

“We’re situated down the street from Rachel’s Tomb, an important historical site for all three Abrahamic religions. Israel built a giant concrete wall around it, effectively annexing it, even though it’s clearly two miles within the Palestinian side of the UN border. So, understandably, it has been a site of regular protests,” Brynjolfson added, noting how he and his classmates have been dealing with tear gas coming through the windows and disturbing their work.

The Israeli army has been littering the West Bank with canisters for months, and finding a new home on Christmas trees seemed like a way for this Langley man to effect change.

“Knowing that this was all happening in Bethlehem, I wanted to find a way to re-purpose them in a way that relates to Christmas. So voila, the idea sprang up!”

Brynjolfson elaborated.

He polishes and paints them, then wraps them with a colourful ribbon and made striking Christmas ornaments, which he calls Peace Parcels.

In recent weeks, he’s been selling them online and to local residents for equivalent of $20 CAD. “To me, this is a way to share the story.

Unfortunately most Christians in North America either have no idea what’s happening here – they ask me: ‘How are things in Pakistan?’ – or they have a very slanted view of the situation. By selling these products and telling this story I’m effectively opening

over tragedy.

Tear gas, like other tools of oppression (ie. walls, checkpoints, settlements etc.) have nearly ruined their lives, Brynjolfson said, but he has had both Israelis and Palestinians purchase the Peace Parcels from him, and he has witnessed excitement in both.

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Wishing gardeners a safe new year What are you doing DEC. 31

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Gardening in Langley

never takes a break by turning to y credentials for something that works a different advising on safety in part of the body. the garden are frankGardening heroes persist using ly, a little dodgy since metal wheelbarrows until they’re I’ve had more garden accidents so old their joints stop cooperthan most people. ating.

But that’s how I learned what The problem with lifting injuractions are best avoided – and ies is it’s so easy to underestitheir consequences.

It’s so important to wear safety mate how heavy something is.

My most memorable accident glasses outside, but it took me came from lifting a small tub of two scratched corneas to do so. water lilies. I still don’t underDangerous neighbourhoods for stand why I didn’t tip eyes include trees the water out first. and shrubs that Outside, one can slip spring back in your at any time of year on face when you work mossy lawns, steps, and on them, and tough walkways. Algae-covered weeds that release decks and stairs are even violently and shower more dangerous. Round your face with earth. slices of tree-trunks as Face-height plant walkways in gardens are stakes are another lovely in summer but nasty for unprotected eyes.

ANNE MARRISON their algae coating in winter is an invitation to Topping them with the bone clinic. small jars looks ugly, In summer, gardens have other pill and film containers blow slipping hazards especially on away. slopes of dry grass.

Wine corks look great – but Chances increase when people drilling the holes puts fingers at wear shoes with thin, flexible risk.

Until the perfect solution emer- treads. That’s why I had several close encounters with a lawnges, glasses are safer. mower at the foot of our steepest In the years I was clearing slope. rocks to enlarge the vegetable What is safest (though diffigarden, I had gardener’s back cult) is to stay covered up in two or three times a year summer while gardening. Ideally because I was determined to be this means long-sleeved shirts to a gardening hero. protect against sunburn and hats The gardening hero works on to shield heads. after they get tired, focuses on Gardeners close to forested one task until it’s finished, and

areas might add tall rubber boots if they’re among trees and shrubs because ticks are out there attacking silently and painlessly.

I didn’t know I was bitten until one fell out of my hair.

Even relatively benign garden products need care.

Lime sulphur and insecticidal soap are agonizing if they get into eyes.

Mixing dusty fertilizers is a lung hazard unless you wear a mask or do the mixing outside while standing upwind.

But most injuries are the small everyday slivers and scratches that occasionally get infected.

That’s why wearing garden gloves can solve problems before they start.

Unfortunately, many are stiff and clumsy. Thin leather gloves are thorn-proof and flexible but expensive.

Alternatives include tightly-woven fabric gloves such as ‘Foxgloves’ which protect against all but large, determined thorns.

One vital protection for gardeners is the tetanus shot, which should be boosted every 10 years. Medical attention for any deep puncture wound is also vital.

Best wishes to you all for a safe New Year as well as a happy one.

Anne Marrison is happy to answer gardening questions. Send them to amarrison@shaw.ca

New Year’s Eve? A roundup of Dec. 31 events in Langley.

Party Tickets are $30 for the Fort Pub and Grill celebration. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Buffet, bubbly at midnight, prizes and more.

Dinner dance Kostas has a threecourse meal and dancing. $50.

Dinner dance Jubilee Hall, 7989 Bradner Rd., has a buffet dinner and dance with the Ken McCoy Band starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $40 (party favours and champagne at midnight). Overnight parking allowed. Info: 604-856-4375 orbrownpapertickets.com/event/2473539.

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Tree chipping/bottle drive The 1st Walnut Grove Scout Group fundraiser is 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 9 at Walnut Grove Secondary, 8919 Walnut Grove Dr. Chipping by donation.

Tree pickup is $10-$20 depending on location (WG, Willoughby and

New Year’s Eve March Hare performs in the Summit Theatre at the Cascades Casino. $75 plus tax, at guest services.

6 p.m. to 2 a.m.

New Year’s Eve Horizon plays the Cascades Casino ballroom starting at 7 p.m. Tickets: $75 at guest services.

New Year’s Gala Newlands Golf and Country Club offers a dinner dance starting at 6 p.m. with four party rooms.

New Year’s DJ party Match Eatery and Public House at Cascades Casino has DJ Peter Allgood starting at 9 p.m.

Reservations at matchpub.com. $40.

New Year’s party Bob’s Steakhouse in Aldergrove has the Sonic Vibes Quartet starting at 8 p.m.

Fort Langley). Contact treepickup@1stwalnutgrovescouts.ca or Tony Yip at 778-858-5331.

Pick up will be Jan. 2 or 9. Also accepting Canadian Tire money.

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Tree chipping Langley Secondary, 21405 56th Ave., offers chipping Jan. 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tree chipping/bottle drive The 2nd Aldergrove Scouts fundraiser is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the Aldergrove Legion, 26607 Fraser Hwy. Minimum $5 donation for drop off. Pickup available for minimum $10 donation.

Book by Dec. 31 with Brad, ginterb@shaw.ca or 778-246-2556. Drop off recyclables or have them ready with trees for

Fort Langley National Historic Site 23433 Mavis Ave., 604-513-4777 Heritage Holidays From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily to Jan. 3, enjoy holiday activities and decorations. (Closed Jan. 1).

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Rebel yeah: There was high drama

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at Planet Ice in Maple Ridge on Sunday, as the Langley Rebels atom C hockey team tied the host Ridge Meadows Rustlers 4-4.

The Rustlers erased a 4-2 deficit by scoring twice in the waning seconds. Left – The Rebels’ Thomas Grozier took a shot on Rustlers goaltender Mackenzie Seekins.

Below – players from both teams surrounded the puck. The game was part of the Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association’s Rustlers Winter Round-Up tournament, which ran until Wednesday.

Knights vs.

Kodiaks The Langley Knights and Aldergrove Kodiaks will play their first game of the new year against each other – at Richmond’s Minoru Arena at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2.

The game is part of a unique, first-ever tournament in Richmond involving all 10 Pacific Junior Hockey League teams to celebrate the junior B loop’s 50th anniversary.

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Rivermen return to ice The Christmas break ended last night for the Langley Rivermen.

After a week-and-a-half off, the Rivermen returned to the ice Wednesday (Dec. 30) when they visited Chilliwack’s Prospera Centre to play the Chiefs.

The B.C. Hockey League game started after the Langley Advance went to press.

The Rivermen’s next home game is Sunday, Jan. 3, when they host the Prince George Spruce Kings at the LEC. Game time is 3 p.m.

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Hill joins junior Thunder The Langley junior Thunder have announced that Kevin Hill has been hired as assistant general manager and director of player personnel.

Hill was recently the general manager of the Coquitlam Adanacs in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) and was with the organization since 2013.

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More top placings for speedy Olympians Success continues for Langley’s year-round swim club.

Langley Olympians Swim Club members carried the club banner in two locations recently – the 2015 Fast Swim Classic in Richmond and the Haney Seahorses Holiday LMR Meet in Maple Ridge.

Swimmers attending the Fast Swim Classic needed to have one B.C. AAA time to qualify, while those attending the LMR meet needed to have their Regional Qualifying time.

The 2015 Fast Swim Classic was a heats and finals meet taking place over three days, and drew clubs from all over the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

The Olympians produced some great racing against tough competition, with many of them making finals and placing in the top three.

1st Place Michael Chung, 11, in the 11 & under boys 50m backstroke;

Danielle de la Gorgendiere, 16, in Ridge Leisure Centre pool. the 16 & over girls 1500m freestyle; Each swimmer could potenBailey Herbert, 13, in the 12-13 tially race in six events over the year-old girls 200m breaststroke weekend, with more than 300 and 100m fly; Jenessa Hillman, 15, swimmers from 11 teams from in the 14-15 year-old girls 1500m all around the Lower Mainland freestyle; Chelsea Borrowdale, 16, were taking part. in the 16 & over girls 100m breastTwenty Olympians stroke; Hillary Metcalfe, competed, with many 17, in the 16 & over girls 200m breaststroke. of them achieving top 2nd Place six places, new qualiJoshua Kim, 13, in fying times, and new the 13-14 year-old boys best times.

50m fly, 400m IM, 50m 1st Place freestyle and 100m fly; Chiara Fiorini, 16, in Dylan Thomas, 12, in the 14 & over 200m fly the 12-13 year-old boys and 100m fly; Cassidy Fu, 1500m freestyle.

14, in the 14 & over 100m 3rd Place freestyle; Mia Goretic, 12, Ren Bedard, 12, in in the 12-13 year-old girls Brian Metcalfe the 12-13 year-old girls 200m backstroke; Isobel Langley Olympians 100m breaststroke; McNeill, 9, in the 9 & head coach Chelsea Borrowdale in under 100m backstroke, the 200m breaststroke; 50m breaststroke, 200m Luke Stewart-Beinder, 11, in the IM, and 50m backstroke.

11 & under boys 50m fly; Brooklyn 2nd Place Swaan, 11, in the 11 & under girls Sophia Adrain, 12, in the 12-13 50m breaststroke. year-old girls 200m fly; Madison Ayush Kaul, 13, achieved 100 Belgica, 9, in the 9 & under girls per cent best times at the meet.

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John Kim achieved B.C. AA times in the 50m freestyle, 100m and 100m breaststroke swims, also qualifying him for the B.C. AA championships.

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Pay fines with food Fraser Valley Regional libraries are accepting food donations.

ASHLEY WADHWANI news@langleyadvance.com

It’s that time of year again, where people reflect on the past and look to a fresh start for the new year.

Fraser Valley Regional Libraries [FVRL] is giving clients a chance to start 2016 with a zero balance in their library accounts with its annual Food for Fines campaign.

The rules are simple, bring a non-perishable food item to any FVRL network library until Jan. 17 and $2 will dissapear from fines owed.

Up to $30 in fines and fees per account can be paid in food items.

The food will be donated to the local food bank near the different library locations throughout the Fraser Valley.

Langley in

history

Look back through the files of the Langley Advance.

Eighty Years Ago December 24, 1935

ˠ Mr. Hepworth won the sack of flour he donated for a raffle at the Sperling School concert. He turned the prize back for a second draw, and it was won by the school teacher, Miss Crocket, who sold it and put the money in the school fund.

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Seventy Years Ago December 27, 1945

January 3rd, 4th and 5th, bring your resume to Denny’s at 2950 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford (in the new Sandman Hotel), and lets talk about your bright future.

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ˠ Langley High School asked the community to send names of former students who had joined the armed forces during the war. The school planned to erect a plaque with their names. ˠ About 400,000 birds from local poultry flocks were undergoing blood tests. The work was going much more quickly than had been expected.

Sixty Years Ago

Last year, the Walnut Grove library waived $1,024.20 in customer fines, Walnut Grove librarian supervisor Patrick Kincaid said.

“We have a regular stream of generous customers who offer more than the fines they owe, because it is for a such an important cause,” Kincaid added.

Last year, the campaign ran from Nov. 12 to Dec. 10, “and in turn [FVRL] waived approximately $21,000 worth of fines,” Heather Scoular, FVRL’s Director of Customer Experience, said.

All FVRL sites are partcipating, including Fort Langley, Brookswood, Muriel Arnason (Willoughby), Langley City, Aldergrove, Murrayville and Walnut Grove. For Kincaid, the campaign is beneficial in two ways: collecting food for the “local community that so desperately needs it,” and reducing barriers to library borrowing.

“It is a win-win for everybody,” Kincaid said.

December 29, 1955 ˠ Langley City considered reserving the right to distribute natural gas in the City. ˠ A delegation went to Victoria to interview Health and Welfare Minister Eric Martin over Langley Memorial Hospital’s financial position and returned hopeful that an arrangement could be reached. ˠ Close to 100 Christmas hampers had been distributed by local clubs and service organizations. ˠ The City of Langley expected to close the year with a surplus of $2,000.

government, headed

by Premier Bill Bennett.

McClelland received his appointment to a cabinet reduced from 17 members to 14.

Thirty Years Ago

December 24, 1985 ˠ During a question and answer period held at Langley Civic Centre, Premier Bill Bennett predicted Expo 86 would draw visitors to outlying communities, and local attractions such as the Fort Langley National Historic Site.

Twenty Years Ago December 29, 1995

December 24, 1975

ˠ The Murrayville TD bank was robbed five minutes before closing for Christmas on Dec. 23. No weapon was produced and there were no injuries. ˠ More than $50,000 worth of computer equipment was stolen during a break-in at Aldergrove Secondary School, but all of the euipment was recovered, and was expected to be back in the classrooms by the time students returned from Christmas break.

ˠ Langley MLA Bob McClelland was appointed Minister of Health in the newly elected Social Credit

More Langley History online at www.langleyadvance.com click on ‘Living’

Fifty Years Ago

December 30, 1965 ˠ Dr. and Mrs. H.S. Nataros and family arrived home from a trip late Tuesday night to find that they had won another trip. ˠ Deep snow over the Christmas holiday and more of it a few days later made it difficult for rural route mail carriers.

Forty Years Ago

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