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Condolences flood in for the late MP Mark Warawa Matthew Claxton matthew.claxton@langleyadvancetimes.com
A celebration of life will be held on Friday, July 5 for MP Mark Warawa, who lost his brief battle with cancer last Thursday. As news of his death spread, condolences and remembrances of his life poured forth from Langley residents and national politicians alike, with both supporters and opponents offering words of praise. “He was a good man, he was well loved in Langley-Aldergrove,” said Tako van Popta, who was recently chosen by the Langley-Aldergrove Conservative riding association to run as the next candidate following Warawa. Van Popta knew Warawa for many years, and said his heart goes out to Warawa’s wife Diane and all his family. “It’s sad for me personally, Warawa it’s sad for the people of his riding,” he said. Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer spoke of being elected with Warawa in 2004, and of “learning the Ottawa ropes together.” “I cannot begin to express the sorrow and loss Jill and I feel today at the passing of MP Mark Warawa,” Scheer said in a statement. “Mark was an example to which all Parliamentarians should aspire. A respectful contributor to the debate, a fierce advocate for his constituents, and a strong defender of his principles,” said Scheer. continued on page 5…
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Glen Valley resident Naya Franco, nine, celebrated her Peruvian roots at National Indigenous Peoples Day in Langley City this past weekend.
Interest in Indigenous growing Dan Ferguson dan.ferguson@langleyadvancetimes.com
up from the 400 who visited the previous year, estimated Danielle Placek, an aboriginal outreach worker in Langley for Lower FraGrowing interest about indigenous culture sparked a substantial ser Valley Aboriginal Society – the increase in turnout for the Nation- group organizing the festivities. “It’s amazing the number of al Indigenous Peoples Day event non-indigenous people who reach held in Langley City’s Douglas out to myself and my co-workers,” Park on Saturday. Placek told the Langley Advance About 600 people attended,
Times. Describing herself as an “urban aboriginal woman,” Placek views the annual celebration of indigenous arts and culture as an opportunity for “joy and healing and togetherness” for indigenous people. “This is a part of every Canadian’s culture,” she added.
“Everybody in Langley, you deserve to be a part of this culture and immerse yourself in it.” Memories are still fresh of a time when their culture was not celebrated in Canada, due to federal government policies that aimed to eliminate indigenous language and culture, Placek related. continued on page 6…
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