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S T A R ALDERGROVE Your Hometown Community Newspaper for over 54 Years | Thursday, January 24, 2013 High School Joins Alzheimer Benefit! PAGE 4 Check our website daily for updates, breaking news and more: www.aldergrovestar.com Page 3: Compost concerns hit the fan SERVING YOUR GLASS NEEDS SINCE 1977 FULLY LICENSED AND INSURED Owner, Brock Chapman 604.856.6550 www.a1glass.ca VISIT OUR SHOWROOM: 3060-275A Street, Aldergrove We offer Courtesy Cars or Pick-up and Delivery. WE SPECIALIZE IN: • ICBC and Private Insurance Glass Claims • Stone Chip Repairs • Glass • Windshields Replaced or Repaired • Fireplace Glass & much more - SAME DAY SERVICE ONE COMPLIMENTARY STONE CHIP REPAIR WITH EVERY WINDSHIELD! Critics blast blueberry ‘cannons’ By DAN FERGUSON Aldergrove Star ere were 25 speakers at a ursday night public meeting about blueberry cannons in Langley, all of them critical. ey said the noisemakers used to scare away berry-munching birds are disturbing to people, horses and pets and most de- manded an outright ban. “ey are depriving me of my right to farm,” said John Reid, one of many horse facility owners to speak. e constant noise during the blueberry growing season is driving down property values, Reid said. “I can’t sell my place,” Reid said. “Not for what it should be used.” Alicia Harper, vice president of mem- bership and marketing for the Horse Council of B.C., said the cannons are especially damaging in Langley, oſten called the “horse capital of B.C.” e devices are “equally effective at scaring horses as birds,” Harper said, going on to call horses a “prey species” whose natural tendency when startled or frightened is to flee. Carol Hauta, who lives near three blueberry farms that use propane can- nons, said friends and family won’t come out for summer barbecues at her place during the summer because of the noise. Sometimes, she said, it feels like she is living in a “war zone.” “In the middle of the growing season when we have our door and windows open to enjoy the summer weather, all we can hear is the boom of propane cannons and the screech of noise scare devices,” Hauta said. She said people living in rural areas should be entitled to same right to peace and quiet as their urban counterparts. “If your neighbours were having a large and very noisy party, so loud it was disruptive to the entire neighbourhood, you have the right to call the police, who in turn have the responsibility to make sure your neighbours are following the noise by-laws,” Hauta told the hearing. Rob Jandric told the hearing he was a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder who finds the noise of the cannons especially stressful. “I’ve hit the deck a number of times,” Jandric said. HARRY HUNT PHOTO Aldergrove Secondary students Brandon Sparham (left) and Kyler Croucher grind dried corn into corn meal, using bike power. The sustainable living class at the school, augmented by support from David Catzel (inset photo, below at left) of Aldergrove’s Glorious Organics Farm, provides students with the opportunity to learn how to grow and process their own foods. ‘Sustainable’ Farming at High School John Reid was among 25 speakers against the use of propane cannons at a Thursday night meeting. SEE: Page 3

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STARALDERGROVEYour Hometown Community Newspaper for over 54 Years | Thursday, January 24, 2013

High School JoinsAlzheimer Benefit!PAGE 4

Check our website daily for updates, breaking news and more: www.aldergrovestar.com

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� ere were 25 speakers at a � ursday night public meeting about blueberry cannons in Langley, all of them critical.

� ey said the noisemakers used to scare away berry-munching birds are disturbing to people, horses and pets and most de-manded an outright ban.

“� ey are depriving me of my right to farm,” said John Reid, one of many horse facility owners to speak.

� e constant noise during the blueberry growing season is driving down property values, Reid said.

“I can’t sell my place,” Reid said.“Not for what it should be used.”Alicia Harper, vice president of mem-

bership and marketing for the Horse Council of B.C., said the cannons are especially damaging in Langley, o� en called the “horse capital of B.C.”

� e devices are “equally e� ective at scaring horses as birds,” Harper said, going on to call horses a “prey species” whose natural tendency when startled or frightened is to � ee.

Carol Hauta, who lives near three blueberry farms that use propane can-nons, said friends and family won’t come out for summer barbecues at her place during the summer because of the noise.

Sometimes, she said, it feels like she is living in a “war zone.”“In the middle of the growing season when we have our door

and windows open to enjoy the summer weather, all we can hear is the boom of propane cannons and the screech of noise scare devices,” Hauta said.

She said people living in rural areas should be entitled to same right to peace and quiet as their urban counterparts.

“If your neighbours were having a large and very noisy party, so loud it was disruptive to the entire neighbourhood, you have the right to call the police, who in turn have the responsibility to make sure your neighbours are following the noise by-laws,” Hauta told the hearing.

Rob Jandric told the hearing he was a veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces who su� ers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder who � nds the noise of the cannons especially stressful.

“I’ve hit the deck a number of times,” Jandric said.

Page 3: Compost concerns hit the fan

HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Secondary students Brandon Sparham (left) and Kyler Croucher grind dried corn into corn meal, using bike power. The sustainable living class at the school, augmented by support from David Catzel (inset photo, below at left) of Aldergrove’s Glorious Organics Farm, provides students with the opportunity to learn how to grow and process their own foods.

‘Sustainable’ Farming at High School

John Reid was among 25 speakers against the use of propane

cannons at a Thursday night meeting.

SEE: Page 3

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His wife has found him in a “fetal position” a number of times, he added, his voice shaking.

“We try to go on holidays, but I don’t have enough [vacation time available] to go away for the whole blueberry season.”

Robin Price, who said he once worked at a blueberry farm, said the

cannons don’t work.“The birds get used to them,” Price

said.He said a more effective approach

would be a recording of a bird in dis-tress, something that birds will not get used to and will be less jarring for hu-man beings.

“The scream of a bird is not like a can-non going off,” Price said.

Another speaker, Sue Leyland, sug-

gested using falcons.The town hall-style hearing in coun-

cil chambers was organized by the Langley Township task force on the issue.

Chairperson Megan Dykeman said they expect to report back to the town-ship agricultural committee by the end of March.

The Propane Cannon Task Force was created in September after council

postponed a decision on changes to Township noise bylaws and the cre-ation of a farming bylaw to forbid the cannons as “excessive, intrusive, and inhumane” to use the words used by the councillor who proposed the ban, Kim Richter.

Council sent the matter to the mu-nicipal Agricultural Advisory Com-mittee to investigate and report back.

The committee established the task

force during its Sept. 19 meeting and assigned it to meet with the berry farmers who use the propane cannons and the people who complain about them, as well as government agencies and experts.

The task force was assigned to “explore ways to address the use of propane cannons in the Township” by researching the current situation, then make recommendations.

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Blueberry ‘crop cannons’ panned by farm neighbours

HARRY HUNT PHOTO“Haunting Hour” crew member Garry Green carries props for the sale at the former Aldergrove Elementary School site on Sunday. After three seasons of filming the TV series in Aldergrove, the work has come to an end as the old school will no longer be available. Most of the school buildings, except for the original 1912 two-storey school that is designated a heritage site, will be torn down to make way for a new community centre. In related news, the CBC TV series “Arctic Air” continues to rent the former County Line Elementary School site for filming.

‘Haunting House’ Closes DoorsBy DAN FERGUSON

Aldergrove Star

Virtually all of the people who attended last Wednesday night’s public information meeting about a proposed composting facility at 25330 - 88 Ave. were against it.

More than 120 people filled a meeting room at the Fort Langley Gold Course, with many standing at the back because there weren’t enough chairs.

Speaker after speaker told rep-resentatives of Glenval Organics and Metro Vancouver that they are against the plant because they are worried about the effect it will have on their neighbourhood and their property values.

“We don’t want you here,” one shouted.

“Why the hell should you come in here?” another yelled.

“You’re not welcome and you’re not wanted.”

Remarks by others were less heated, but no less opposed.

“This is really a bad spot for us,” one said.

Another was applauded when they suggested the plant should be built in a commercial area, saying “that sounds industrial to me.”

Glenval Organics CEO Gary Nickel said the design of the facil-ity and the type of com-posting will limit the impact.

Nickel said the plant will only accept yard waste from com-mercial sources like landscaping companies, not the type of mixed-

together compost allowed for in residential waste collection, that adds often-smelly kitchen garbage to the mix.

“We are not accept-ing food waste,” Nickel said.

There will be filters and fans to limit odour emissions, he added.

Nickel was shouted down more than once.

“You have to give us a chance to answer,” he protested.

“You can’t ask a ques-tion and not accept the answer.”

In response to one questioner who wanted to know if the plant would use sludge from sewage treatment plants, Nickel said no.

“It’s not coming to Fort Langley.”

The plant will be well above the flood plain, Nickel told another questioner who was concerned

about the impact of a washout.

“It’s not even close to it,” Nickel said.

The Glenval CEO told another questioner that his firm would be willing to conduct tests of wells in the immedi-ate area to make sure there is no contamina-tion from the plant, something he said is unlikely because the compost will be pro-cessed inside a covered building.

Nickel said his company could go ahead and build the facility

without Metro air quality approval because the site has been zoned for composting for 20 years, but has

opted to taken the “high road” and seek a permit.

Ray Robb, the Metro air quality district direc-tor, said the compost facility fits with Metro Vancouver’s plans to reduce the amount of waste trucked to land-fills by substantially increasing the amount that is recycled.

Metro has gone to court to gain some authority over agricul-tural land in the Lower Mainland, Robb told

the crowd, and while it has suc-ceeded to some extent, that author-ity is still limited.

“We are focused on the law,” Robb said.

“We look to the legislation as our guidance.”

Robb said the provincial gov-ernment has made it clear that it, not Metro, has the final say over farmland.

Robb ordered the meeting after controversy erupted late last year over the proposed project.

Another meeting is being sought by Langley Township coun-cil, which is demanding a one-on-one session with representatives of Glenval and Metro officials to dis-cuss the project.

Some members of council attended the Wednesday meeting.

Councillors Kim Richter and David Davis were there from the beginning, while Mayor Jack Froese and Councillors Michelle Sparrow and Bev Dornan arrived later.

Compost foes dominate meeting

Glenval CEO Gary Nickel weathered a storm of angry com-

ments.

Sibyl Passey was one of many who spoke against a proposed

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Mrs. Cindy Norman is a well-respected admin-istrative assistant at Aldergrove Community Secondary School.

Quietly, efficiently, she goes about her job supervising the office and assisting principal John Pusic. Few casual acquaintances would guess at her wild side. And wonderfully wild it is.

Given a chance, there are a great many audacious things Cindy Norman would do to help a good cause. She lets the ACSS hairdress-ing department’s annual fashion fundraiser go to town on her image, then performs theatrically to some raucous music on stage with the students.

When she worked some years ago at Langley’s Alex Hope Elementary, she had her hair shaved to raise money for B.C. Children’s Hospital (helping to bring in more than $7,000).

And now she’s going to look like a wildcat to help Sunday’s Walk for Memories in Aldergrove. At least, she will look like an untamed beast if the students at ACSS raise at least $700 by Friday.

The campaign is another brainchild of hairdressing department head Peggy Wickenden. Last year, she orga-nized a similar cam-paign for Aldergrove’s first Alzheimer Society fundraiser that covered the head of good-sport teacher George Wilander in leopard spots after the school topped the tar-geted $500 by close to another $400.

This week, the hair-styling students are offer-ing to cut hair by dona-tion and are visiting each classroom to entice cash contributions. Parents and friends of the school are invited to contribute, too.

The make-over will mean the back of Cindy Norman’s head will be shaved and dyed to look like a wildcat’s face. Two students, Danielle and Desiree, are practising hard on dummies to get the look just right. The “victim” won’t be able to see the cat unless she uses two mirrors, but every-where she goes she’ll attract attention.

Does this bother her? Not a bit. “I look just as good bald as with good hair,” she says. “And it grows out.”

What does bother her is that so many people would not consider doing something a little offbeat to help a good cause. She’s had people tell her they’d never think of messing with their appearance to

help others.For Cindy Norman,

helping others comes first. A former co-worker is battling early-onset dementia and she sees first-hand the ravages that loss of memory and iden-tity can cause.

If you’d like to help the more than 70,000 British Columbians and their families already suffering the effects of Alzheimer’s and other dementia, please support

this local “community group hug” in a fine facil-ity, rain or shine. There’ll be music and entertain-ment — face painting and (if the rain holds off) a fire truck for the kids — plus some free refresh-ments and a BBQ by donation.

The Walk for Memories goes Sunday at the Aldergrove Athletic Park, noon to 3 p.m. Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese will officially kick off the event at around 12:20 and Township Councillor Bob Long will be both MC and DJ. Guest of honour will be the 2013 L a n g l e y - A l d e r g r o v e -Abbotsford Walk for Memories honoree, Carrol Horne, who went to school in Aldergrove and has lived in the Langley area all her life.

January is Alzheimer Awareness Month across Canada, where one in 11 adults over the age of 65 is now reported to suffer some form of dementia. As Baby Boomers enter their senior years, the toll on families is predicted to worsen dramatically without further research, earlier diagnosis and help.

The theme of this year’s campaign is: “See me, not my disease.” As L a n g l e y - A l d e r g r o v e -Abbotsford Walk for Memories honoree Carrol Horne exemplifies, a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is just another obstacle to overcome with the support of fam-ily and friends and help from physicians and the Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Walks for Memories (there are 23 around the province) are the ASBC’s biggest fund-raisers. Administrative costs are comparatively low and all contributions make a difference. Go to walkformemories.com and click on the Langley, Aldergrove & Abbotsford link to register and/or donate.

Students join Walk for Memories

SUBMITTED PHOTOSMrs. Cindy Norman (above, left) usually spends her days in her office at Aldergrove Secondary (photo below) but joined the students on stage for their 2012 fashion and hair show. Norman and the students are also involved in this Sun-day’s Alzheimer Walk for Memories in Aldergrove, for which students hope to raise $700 by Sunday.

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The first store in the 20-acre, $200-million Highstreet retail develop-ment will open on Friday.

Walmart SuperCentre plans to celebrate its new 1 5 2 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t location with a ribbon-cutting at 7 a.m. and doors open at 8 a.m.

Walmart store man-ager Brad Blankenagel said they don’t know how many people to expect on the first day, but it will be busy.

The new SuperCentre is similar in size to the Port Coquitlam and Chilliwack stores, and larger than the current Abbotsford Walmart.

Friday’s opening is the first of many phases that will occur in the coming year. Highstreet is locat-ed directly off Highway 1 at Mt. Lehman Road, and will include 90 retail stores, anchored by Walmart, London Drugs, Marshalls and a Cineplex VIP Cinemas.

Other confirmed tenants include Old Navy, Bombay, Purdy’s, Lenscrafters and more.

Created by Shape Properties of Vancouver, Highstreet is one of the largest shopping centres currently under construc-tion in North America.

Darren Kwiatkowski, Shape’s executive vice-president, acquisi-tions and development, said the complex, a 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 - s q u a r e - f o o t open air shopping centre, is 95 per cent committed, with just a few retail and some office space remain-ing available.

The design of Highstreet allowed the developer to take up “less of a footprint” than nor-mal.

Highstreet Walmart SuperCentre opening Friday

HARRY HUNT PHOTOThe “Horsing Around Langley” horse called Otto is one of several currently on dis-play at Willowbrook Mall. Commissioned by Otter Co-op and painted by Felicity Holmes, Otto was designed with the historical aspect of Otter Co-op in mind, from its beginnings in the 1920s to the present day, and capturing the rural atmosphere of the area from Aldergrove to Pitt Meadows. Holmes said, “I wanted to convey the importance of community and family within the design of the horse… By showing him walking through a meadow full of flowers it emphasizes the rural countryside.”

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Mrs. Cindy Norman is a well-respected admin-istrative assistant at Aldergrove Community Secondary School.

Quietly, efficiently, she goes about her job supervising the office and assisting principal John Pusic. Few casual acquaintances would guess at her wild side. And wonderfully wild it is.

Given a chance, there are a great many audacious things Cindy Norman would do to help a good cause. She lets the ACSS hairdress-ing department’s annual fashion fundraiser go to town on her image, then performs theatrically to some raucous music on stage with the students.

When she worked some years ago at Langley’s Alex Hope Elementary, she had her hair shaved to raise money for B.C. Children’s Hospital (helping to bring in more than $7,000).

And now she’s going to look like a wildcat to help Sunday’s Walk for Memories in Aldergrove. At least, she will look like an untamed beast if the students at ACSS raise at least $700 by Friday.

The campaign is another brainchild of hairdressing department head Peggy Wickenden. Last year, she orga-nized a similar cam-paign for Aldergrove’s first Alzheimer Society fundraiser that covered the head of good-sport teacher George Wilander in leopard spots after the school topped the tar-geted $500 by close to another $400.

This week, the hair-styling students are offer-ing to cut hair by dona-tion and are visiting each classroom to entice cash contributions. Parents and friends of the school are invited to contribute, too.

The make-over will mean the back of Cindy Norman’s head will be shaved and dyed to look like a wildcat’s face. Two students, Danielle and Desiree, are practising hard on dummies to get the look just right. The “victim” won’t be able to see the cat unless she uses two mirrors, but every-where she goes she’ll attract attention.

Does this bother her? Not a bit. “I look just as good bald as with good hair,” she says. “And it grows out.”

What does bother her is that so many people would not consider doing something a little offbeat to help a good cause. She’s had people tell her they’d never think of messing with their appearance to

help others.For Cindy Norman,

helping others comes first. A former co-worker is battling early-onset dementia and she sees first-hand the ravages that loss of memory and iden-tity can cause.

If you’d like to help the more than 70,000 British Columbians and their families already suffering the effects of Alzheimer’s and other dementia, please support

this local “community group hug” in a fine facil-ity, rain or shine. There’ll be music and entertain-ment — face painting and (if the rain holds off) a fire truck for the kids — plus some free refresh-ments and a BBQ by donation.

The Walk for Memories goes Sunday at the Aldergrove Athletic Park, noon to 3 p.m. Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese will officially kick off the event at around 12:20 and Township Councillor Bob Long will be both MC and DJ. Guest of honour will be the 2013 L a n g l e y - A l d e r g r o v e -Abbotsford Walk for Memories honoree, Carrol Horne, who went to school in Aldergrove and has lived in the Langley area all her life.

January is Alzheimer Awareness Month across Canada, where one in 11 adults over the age of 65 is now reported to suffer some form of dementia. As Baby Boomers enter their senior years, the toll on families is predicted to worsen dramatically without further research, earlier diagnosis and help.

The theme of this year’s campaign is: “See me, not my disease.” As L a n g l e y - A l d e r g r o v e -Abbotsford Walk for Memories honoree Carrol Horne exemplifies, a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is just another obstacle to overcome with the support of fam-ily and friends and help from physicians and the Alzheimer Society of B.C.

Walks for Memories (there are 23 around the province) are the ASBC’s biggest fund-raisers. Administrative costs are comparatively low and all contributions make a difference. Go to walkformemories.com and click on the Langley, Aldergrove & Abbotsford link to register and/or donate.

Students join Walk for Memories

SUBMITTED PHOTOSMrs. Cindy Norman (above, left) usually spends her days in her office at Aldergrove Secondary (photo below) but joined the students on stage for their 2012 fashion and hair show. Norman and the students are also involved in this Sun-day’s Alzheimer Walk for Memories in Aldergrove, for which students hope to raise $700 by Sunday.

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VICTORIA – � e news was trumpeted with alarm here on Vancouver Island, which along with the Gulf Islands is the heartland of tinfoil-hat opposition to smart meters.

Of the 140,000 power customers who didn’t have a wireless meter by the end of the year, many have simply refused. Now BC Hydro has sent le� ers informing them “we can no longer delay the installation of a new meter at your home.”

“StopSmar tMetersBC” sent out a panicky e-mail advising its resistance move-ment to brace against “storm trooper tactics” from BC Hydro sta� , and urging phone and fax a� acks on their local MLA o� ce.

“Anger and outrage should be expressed, in a quiet way, so that we don’t sound hys-terical, but people are being threatened, police called, etc.,” the anonymous e-mail help-fully suggests.

BC Hydro has also con-� rmed what I told you a few months ago. � ose bogus locks, chicken wire cages and important-looking signs, which were sold like modern-day snake oil, have no legal e� ect to prevent the util-ity from working on its own equipment. � ese obstacles to inspection have been and continue to be removed, along with dangerous grow-op bypasses and � ddled mechani-cal meters.

� e technical arguments against wireless meters have

been demolished. False news reports and website claims still circulate, but no � res have been a� ributed to the instal-lation of 1.7 million wireless meters in B.C. About 1,200 faulty meter bases have also been replaced at BC Hydro’s expense, and as crude pow-er-the� bypasses have been removed, the incidence of electrical � res, already rare, has dropped substantially.

Another popular myth is increased electricity bills. Yes, if your bypass is removed, your bill will go up. Like gas pumps, power meters are required by federal law to be accurate.

Which brings us back to Team Tinfoil, which has been sold a cascading series of fantastic tales about the e� ect of wireless signals that are already ever-present in all modern communities.

A Toronto-based expert group called Bad Science Watch has tackled claims of “electromagnetic hypersensi-tivity” head-on. I highly rec-ommend their 10-page report and quali� cations at www.badsciencewatch.ca.

In plain language, with ref-erences to the best available scienti� c studies, it describes the double-blind tests that prove people who claim this sensitivity are not actually able to detect when they are or are not being exposed to wireless signals. No X-Men candidates have come forward.

It also exposes key “activ-ists” in Canada. � e most prominent is Dr. Magda

Havas, an associate professor at Trent University who has “developed a career denounc-ing the safety of low-frequen-cy electromagnetic radiation.”

She gives speeches, pro-motes her book and has worked with one David Stetzer to promote an “EMF � lter” to sell to those who insist they feel what science shows they don’t.

Havas has appeared on TV “news” shows with “activist-entrepreneur” Kevin Byrne. His website appears to be a hub of cell tower and smart meter scare reports, but it’s interspersed with product pitches for EMF Solutions Canada, of which Byrne is coincidentally president.

� en there’s “entrepre-neur-activist” Rob Metzinger, president of something called Safe Living Technologies Inc. He doesn’t run a lurid scare website, but he’s appeared on CBC and CTV as some sort of authority. (� e main haz-ard emanating from TVs these days is bad information.)

As the election approaches, a � ght is gearing up between the NDP and the B.C. Green Party for the ignorant, super-stitious and angry vote. � e Greens in particular have damaged their credibility in a desperate bid to quiet their own tinfoil-chapeau wing.

� ere are bozo eruptions ahead. I’ll have more on that in a future column.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

t� [email protected]

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B.C.’s

viewsTom Fletcher

BC Press CouncilThe Aldergrove Star is a

member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The coun-cil considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of com-plaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about cover-age or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2.

For information:phone 888-687-2213

Founded in 1957Owned by Black Press B.C.

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Janice ReidAdvertising consultant

Kurt LangmannEditor

Smart meter deniers’ last stand

IRICE: Ingrid Rice’s View

Cruise-In charities will share $70,000 in donations

Aldergrove Star

A few lucky charities in Langley are starting o� the new year with a huge � nancial boost — $70,000 to be exact.

� at’s how much was raised by the Langley Good Times Cruise-In Society at their annual car show in September.

� e total sum is to be split among the Cruise-In’s three o� cial charities — Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Langley Com-munity Support Group Society (formerly Langley Stroke Recov-ery), and Valley � erapeutic Equestrian Association.

Other local groups who helped at the event will also receive part of the donation, including Teen Challenge, Langley Boys and Girls Club, Douglas Park Community School, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation, St John Ambulance, Vineyard Church, Aldergrove Ninjas Soccer, Aldergrove Cheetahs Soccer, Langley Lions , Langley Lodge, Langley Rotary and Langley Elks.

Although the amount raised is lower than in past years (the 2011 show raised $86,000), it is still a signi� cant donation for the chari-ties, said Cruise-In director Lori Wa� s.

“For most of our community groups it’s a large chunk of money for them and for a lot of them it is a big part of their budget for the year,” Wa� s said. “So for a lot of them for them to be able to do what they do, they really do rely on us a lot.”

Part of the struggle at the 2012 show was a decline in sponsor-ships, which vice-president Eric Taylor says he hopes to turn around for 2013.

“I wish it could have been more raised, but we did what we could, and we’ll try harder this year,” Taylor said.

“(� e charities) were incredibly happy. � ey do great work and I can’t imagine how they can possibly raise enough money to do what they do without fundraisers like ours.”

Once a new Cruise-In board is elected at the end of January, the team will begin to formulate new strategies for the 2013 show.

Wa� s says one of her ultimate goals is to have the spectators make donations as well.

Currently only those who register a car in the show are required to pay. But with crowds of 100,000 or more showing up each year, just a $1 donation from each person could raise an extra $100,000.

“It’s a tough challenge unless we fence o� the whole city – it’s pre� y hard to do,” Wa� s said. “But that would be my dream to fence o� the whole area and make people pay a buck to come in.

“We’re asking the guys who are actually going to all the trouble to bring their cars out, they’re paying the money, but nobody’s paying to see the vehicles. It’s almost like we’re penalizing the car guys. It would be nice to get the spectators to throw some money in.”

FILE PHOTOWith a crowd of up to 100,000 people, Langley’s annual Good Times Cruise In raises money for local charities ev-ery year. This year, non pro� t groups will share $70,000.

Harm reduction forums set Aldergrove Star

Two moderated public forums about drug addiction and harm reduction will be hosted by the City of Abbotsford.

� e meetings will explore approaches to addressing local drug use and addiction issues. � e � rst will have a panel of local agency representatives and the second will feature Fraser Health Authority representatives.

� e city is hoping to to create discussions and seek input from the public. � e sessions take place on Tuesday, Jan. 22 and Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way. Comments received from the public will be summarized and included in a sta� report to council.

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By MIRANDA GATHERCOLEAldergrove Star

The deep thud of drums and traditional singing by doz-ens of First Nations people could be heard by shoppers at Willowbrook Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoon, as the Langley Idle No More protest took place.

Both Native and non-Native supporters from throughout the Lower Mainland congregated in the mall parking lot to show their opposition to the federal govern-ment’s Bill C-45.

Members of the Kwantlen, Matsqui, Katzie and Semiahmoo First Nations were among several groups staging the peaceful pro-test through songs and speeches.

After rallying outside, the group then marched inside the mall and continued to sing and drum as they paraded past stores.

The Langley movement is one of many that have sprung up across Canada since the first Idle No More protest was organized in Saskatchewan in November.

Its supporters’ major con-cerns with Bill C-45, also known as the second omnibus budget bill, are changes to the Indian Act, the Navigation Protection Act and the Environmental Assessment Act, which affects land treaties and environmental screening of major pipeline and power projects.

Chris Thomas of the Kwantlen First Nation believes

that protecting the environment is something every Canadian should be concerned about.

“We’re fighting for natural resources for our Mother Earth because the timeline for Mother Earth is winding down,” Thomas said.

“According to our elders, the Earth is dying.

“We’re trying to get the word out there that it’s not only affect-ing the First Nations people, but it’s affecting all of Canada.

“We walk together and we share the natural resources as brothers and sisters.”

Specifically in Langley, Thomas is very concerned with future oil and gas lines in the “Grandfather Sto:lo,” or Fraser River.

“In return it’s going to be kill-ing off our salmon, and that’s one of our main sources of food and our diet to help us keep a healthy life, body and spirit,” he said.

“All we can do is our best to keep a level mind, a good strong heart, and keep continuing to get the word out there and try to get our brothers and sisters to walk alongside and get our voices heard.”

Adele Hurst-Dand, a non-Native protester at the rally, post-ed on the Idle No More Langley Facebook page that the experi-ence was “very positive,” despite feeling “a little out of place.”

“I’m trying to teach the kids how important it is to stand up

for what you believe in, or what’s right even if it feels out of your comfort zone,” she wrote.

“There were many messages in the speeches, but what really stood out was that this is about all of us. Do wrong to one peo-ple, you do wrong to us all.

“They marched through the mall after prayers, songs, and speeches.

“The men, or warriors, go first, the women or life givers next, followed by children, then elders, and more warriors at the end. These men or warriors are traditionally in front and behind to protect the rest of the people.

“We expected to follow

behind everyone and were sur-prised and honoured when a First Nations man gently insisted we walk with the life givers.

“He came and found us again after the march, during more speeches and gave Torrin and Talia a T-shirt each.

He wanted to thank them and impress upon them how impor-tant the younger generation is, and how this is about everyone.

“Needless to say they were very grateful and almost speech-less. I am so grateful to that man and everyone there today for peacefully standing up for what is right and helping to teach my children.”

Idle No More mobilizes in LangleyHARRY HUNT PHOTOS

A peaceful gathering of “Idle No More” protesters took place at Willowbrook Mall in Langley on Saturday, Jan. 19, to bring aware-ness of Aboriginal and environmental issues.

By DAN FERGUSONAldergrove Star

The fate of the 25 acres of Township-owned land in Glen Valley will likely be decided this month.

Whatever the council deci-sion is, it will almost certainly not involve a deal to sell “McLellan forest east” (also known as Gray gravel pit) to the newly-formed Watchers of Langley Forests

(WOLF), a group of residents trying to prevent a purchase by developers.

According to a written record of a Dec. 10 closed-door meet-ing, council “…acknowledged that the contract with WOLF for the purchase of Glen Valley lots has lapsed…” That was the same day a delegation from WOLF came to council to plead for more time to find $3 million to

buy the land from the Township.Mayor Jack Froese said while

there is nothing to prevent the residents from making another approach to council, they did not meet a number of preconditions for the deal to proceed.

“It’s dead,” Froese said.The debate on what to do next

was delayed until Councillor Bob Long returns from holidays so a full council can make the

call, Froese said. “At this point no decision has been made.”

The money from the sale of the land located near 84 Avenue and 260 Street is earmarked for a new community centre, swim-ming pool and ice rink at the Aldergrove Elementary School site. Work also continues on a park development plan for the original 25-acre McLellan Forest just west of Gray pit.

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VICTORIA – � e news was trumpeted with alarm here on Vancouver Island, which along with the Gulf Islands is the heartland of tinfoil-hat opposition to smart meters.

Of the 140,000 power customers who didn’t have a wireless meter by the end of the year, many have simply refused. Now BC Hydro has sent le� ers informing them “we can no longer delay the installation of a new meter at your home.”

“StopSmar tMetersBC” sent out a panicky e-mail advising its resistance move-ment to brace against “storm trooper tactics” from BC Hydro sta� , and urging phone and fax a� acks on their local MLA o� ce.

“Anger and outrage should be expressed, in a quiet way, so that we don’t sound hys-terical, but people are being threatened, police called, etc.,” the anonymous e-mail help-fully suggests.

BC Hydro has also con-� rmed what I told you a few months ago. � ose bogus locks, chicken wire cages and important-looking signs, which were sold like modern-day snake oil, have no legal e� ect to prevent the util-ity from working on its own equipment. � ese obstacles to inspection have been and continue to be removed, along with dangerous grow-op bypasses and � ddled mechani-cal meters.

� e technical arguments against wireless meters have

been demolished. False news reports and website claims still circulate, but no � res have been a� ributed to the instal-lation of 1.7 million wireless meters in B.C. About 1,200 faulty meter bases have also been replaced at BC Hydro’s expense, and as crude pow-er-the� bypasses have been removed, the incidence of electrical � res, already rare, has dropped substantially.

Another popular myth is increased electricity bills. Yes, if your bypass is removed, your bill will go up. Like gas pumps, power meters are required by federal law to be accurate.

Which brings us back to Team Tinfoil, which has been sold a cascading series of fantastic tales about the e� ect of wireless signals that are already ever-present in all modern communities.

A Toronto-based expert group called Bad Science Watch has tackled claims of “electromagnetic hypersensi-tivity” head-on. I highly rec-ommend their 10-page report and quali� cations at www.badsciencewatch.ca.

In plain language, with ref-erences to the best available scienti� c studies, it describes the double-blind tests that prove people who claim this sensitivity are not actually able to detect when they are or are not being exposed to wireless signals. No X-Men candidates have come forward.

It also exposes key “activ-ists” in Canada. � e most prominent is Dr. Magda

Havas, an associate professor at Trent University who has “developed a career denounc-ing the safety of low-frequen-cy electromagnetic radiation.”

She gives speeches, pro-motes her book and has worked with one David Stetzer to promote an “EMF � lter” to sell to those who insist they feel what science shows they don’t.

Havas has appeared on TV “news” shows with “activist-entrepreneur” Kevin Byrne. His website appears to be a hub of cell tower and smart meter scare reports, but it’s interspersed with product pitches for EMF Solutions Canada, of which Byrne is coincidentally president.

� en there’s “entrepre-neur-activist” Rob Metzinger, president of something called Safe Living Technologies Inc. He doesn’t run a lurid scare website, but he’s appeared on CBC and CTV as some sort of authority. (� e main haz-ard emanating from TVs these days is bad information.)

As the election approaches, a � ght is gearing up between the NDP and the B.C. Green Party for the ignorant, super-stitious and angry vote. � e Greens in particular have damaged their credibility in a desperate bid to quiet their own tinfoil-chapeau wing.

� ere are bozo eruptions ahead. I’ll have more on that in a future column.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

t� [email protected]

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B.C.’s

viewsTom Fletcher

BC Press CouncilThe Aldergrove Star is a

member of the British Columbia Press Council, a self-regulatory body governing the province’s newspaper industry. The coun-cil considers complaints from the public about the conduct of member newspapers. Directors oversee the mediation of com-plaints, with input from both the newspaper and the complaint holder. If talking with the editor or publisher does not resolve your complaint about cover-age or story treatment, you may contact the B.C. Press Council.

Your written concern, with documentation, should be sent to B.C. Press Council, 201 Selby St., Nanaimo, B.C. V9R 2R2.

For information:phone 888-687-2213

Founded in 1957Owned by Black Press B.C.

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PHONE:

604-856-8303 FAX:

604-856-5212WEB SITE:

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ALDERGROVE

STAR

Dwayne Weidendorf

Janice ReidAdvertising consultant

Kurt LangmannEditor

Smart meter deniers’ last stand

IRICE: Ingrid Rice’s View

Cruise-In charities will share $70,000 in donations

Aldergrove Star

A few lucky charities in Langley are starting o� the new year with a huge � nancial boost — $70,000 to be exact.

� at’s how much was raised by the Langley Good Times Cruise-In Society at their annual car show in September.

� e total sum is to be split among the Cruise-In’s three o� cial charities — Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Langley Com-munity Support Group Society (formerly Langley Stroke Recov-ery), and Valley � erapeutic Equestrian Association.

Other local groups who helped at the event will also receive part of the donation, including Teen Challenge, Langley Boys and Girls Club, Douglas Park Community School, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation, St John Ambulance, Vineyard Church, Aldergrove Ninjas Soccer, Aldergrove Cheetahs Soccer, Langley Lions , Langley Lodge, Langley Rotary and Langley Elks.

Although the amount raised is lower than in past years (the 2011 show raised $86,000), it is still a signi� cant donation for the chari-ties, said Cruise-In director Lori Wa� s.

“For most of our community groups it’s a large chunk of money for them and for a lot of them it is a big part of their budget for the year,” Wa� s said. “So for a lot of them for them to be able to do what they do, they really do rely on us a lot.”

Part of the struggle at the 2012 show was a decline in sponsor-ships, which vice-president Eric Taylor says he hopes to turn around for 2013.

“I wish it could have been more raised, but we did what we could, and we’ll try harder this year,” Taylor said.

“(� e charities) were incredibly happy. � ey do great work and I can’t imagine how they can possibly raise enough money to do what they do without fundraisers like ours.”

Once a new Cruise-In board is elected at the end of January, the team will begin to formulate new strategies for the 2013 show.

Wa� s says one of her ultimate goals is to have the spectators make donations as well.

Currently only those who register a car in the show are required to pay. But with crowds of 100,000 or more showing up each year, just a $1 donation from each person could raise an extra $100,000.

“It’s a tough challenge unless we fence o� the whole city – it’s pre� y hard to do,” Wa� s said. “But that would be my dream to fence o� the whole area and make people pay a buck to come in.

“We’re asking the guys who are actually going to all the trouble to bring their cars out, they’re paying the money, but nobody’s paying to see the vehicles. It’s almost like we’re penalizing the car guys. It would be nice to get the spectators to throw some money in.”

FILE PHOTOWith a crowd of up to 100,000 people, Langley’s annual Good Times Cruise In raises money for local charities ev-ery year. This year, non pro� t groups will share $70,000.

Harm reduction forums set Aldergrove Star

Two moderated public forums about drug addiction and harm reduction will be hosted by the City of Abbotsford.

� e meetings will explore approaches to addressing local drug use and addiction issues. � e � rst will have a panel of local agency representatives and the second will feature Fraser Health Authority representatives.

� e city is hoping to to create discussions and seek input from the public. � e sessions take place on Tuesday, Jan. 22 and Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Matsqui Centennial Auditorium, 32315 South Fraser Way. Comments received from the public will be summarized and included in a sta� report to council.

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Alan Davis, the new president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University, got a warm welcome as the four Langley Rotary clubs held their annual inter-club meeting Wednesday night at Newlands Golf Club.

He also received a cheque for $25,000 from the Rotary Club of Langley, to establish an annual schol-arship of $1,500 for a student in Kwantlen’s health sciences program.

Davis took over as president last year and has already worked with other administrators and the college board on a strategic plan that seeks to make Kwantlen Canada’s top poly-technic university by 2018.

“While we are at present the only polytechnic university in Canada, we want to put flesh on those bones in the next five years.”

As a polytechnic university, Davis said Kwantlen offers a combination of academic and skills training with hands-on experience and research.

“We blend theory and practice. We want our graduates to be active and engaged citizens.

“We have to build our reputation by being really good at what we do,” he said.

In Langley, Davis wants to make Kwantlen even more a part of the community than it is today. It hosts the Farmer’s Market. Cruise-In swap

meet, music festivals and other events, but he sees the campus becoming a greater part of the com-munity. Kwantlen’s cam-pus is located on the edge of Langley City and is in a strategic place within the community, as it is adjacent to Highway 10, Glover Road and Langley Bypass.

Davis noted that the level of research going on at the horticulture pro-gram is among the best in the world, and Kwantlen is moving towards degrees in both horticulture

and agricultural research.The Langley campus

now hosts the nursing program and he wants to broaden that into more health sciences. The “amazing” school of music is a natural stepping stone towards more courses in performing arts, and he said that ties in with Rotary’s work towards a performing arts centre in Langley.

Students in arts, sci-ence and other courses at

the Langley campus should be able to finish their studies in Langley if

they wish to, he said, instead of com-muting to other campuses. He sees blending classroom learning with online learning as one way to do that.

Davis wants to engage with the community and hear from members of the public, as well as those with a stake at Kwantlen.

He asked audience members to email him at [email protected] or via Twitter — @presadavis.

Kwantlen will hold its convoca-tion at Langley Events Centre on May 31.

Among those being awarded an honourary degrees will be Aldergrove sustainable agriculture expert Susan Davidson.

New Kwantlen president sets goals for school

Kwantlen Polytechnic University president

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(b) give notice of the availability of the schedule in accordance with section 94 (public notice) at least once a year.

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Nominations are currently being accepted for the Pete Swensson 2013 Outstanding Community Youth Award, Eric Flowerdew 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award, and the 2012 John and Muriel Arnason Volunteers of the Year Award.

The Pete Swensson Award is given to a Langley student in grade 8-12 who is nominated by his or her school and maintains a high scholastic effort, participates in school activities, and makes a contribution to the community through volunteer work. If you know an outstanding youth who should be considered for nomination, contact the school’s principal.

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Each year, Canadians of Ukrainian heritage cel-ebrate their Christmas and their New Year’s celebration – Malanka – some two weeks after the rest of the general popula-tion.

Fraser Valley residents are no different. This year, the Ukrainian Club of Abbotsford hosted its annual Malanka New Year’s dinner and dance on Jan. 19 at Sts. Joachim and Ann’s Church hall in Aldergrove.

While most of the western world adheres to the Gregorian calendar which was established in 1582, many Ukrainians still recognize the holi-days of the much older Julian calendar.

The night of Jan. 6 (Svyata Vechera – the holy evening) sees a traditional 12-course Christmas meal being served in households, with a kolach (braided loaf) as a supper-table centrepiece, and a didukh (or decorated sheaf of wheat) standing nearby.

When the youngest member of the family announces to those pres-ent that a star is visible in the night sky on Svyata Vechera, the hospodar (or host) helps him light a candle, which is placed in the window.

The lit candle is a sig-nal to any traveller who is lost or prevented by weather from reaching home that a place is avail-able for him at the hospo-dar’s table.

After a traditional prayer, the first of 12 dish-es is served: a centuries-old delicacy of wheat and poppy seeds and honey known as kutya.

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on the home to sing tra-ditional “koliadky” iden-tical to those which their ancestors had sung in pre-vious centuries.

A week later, Ukrainians bring in the new year with their

Malanka, or New Year’s celebration.

The Malanka celebra-tion in Aldergrove fea-tured a meal of Ukrainian cuisine followed by a dance with live music by S-Bahn.

Ukrainian New Year marked in Aldergrove ‘Malanka’ celebration

JOHN MORROW PHOTODancers from the Tropak Dance Theatre from Richmond joined with Yevshan dancers in perfor-mances at Malanka in Aldergrove on Saturday.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOSeniors gather for Food and Friends luncheons offered by Langley Meals on Wheels at Otter Co-op and several other locations. The social luncheons feature great food, guest speakers and good company for the age 55-plus in the community, priced at $5 each. In the Aldergrove area the program runs on the first, second, third and fourth Tuesday of each month at Bob’s Bar and Grill, 27083 Fraser Hwy., call 604-857-7725 to reserve, and on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Otter Co-op, 3600 - 248 Street, call 604-607-6923 to reserve. The Food and Friends is also offered in Brookswood, Fort Langley, Walnut Grove, Willowbrook/Willoughby and three Langley City locations.

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After having to put money raised for a hospital in Zimbabwe on hold after turmoil there, Langley Rotary clubs are ready to send the $57,642 they raised to a similar medical facility.

“The last four months of 2012 certainly was a tumultuous period for our Rotary effort in Zimbabwe,” said Langley Rotarian Dr. Brendan Martin who founded International Health Langley — a fundraising arm of the Rotary Clubs that help hospitals in poor nations.

Canadian bush doctor Dr. Paul Thistle gave up a lucrative career in this country and dedicated 16 years as the chief doctor at Zimbabwe’s Howard Hospital when he was fired in August.

“His strict adherence to proper accountability and ethical prin-ciples resulted in an impasse,” said Martin.

Thistle was abruptly fired and told to leave the country by the leadership of the Salvation Army there.

A Salvation Army officer him-self, Thistle questioned the leaders over fundraising dollars and where the money was going.

“The Salvation Army leader-ship wants all the money raised to pass through their bank accounts in Harare, (Zimbabwe). There was a pattern of the money not arriving at the hospital or arriving late,” said Martin in August.

Thistle was being punished for being a good steward of those funds, he said.

Thistle refused to leave the country, but couldn’t return to Howard Hospital.

“Unfortunately Howard Hospital has imploded since his removal and is only functioning at a small fraction of its former level,”

said Martin on Monday.This month, Thistle joined the

surgical team at Karanda Hospital, a few hours’ drive from Howard Hospital.

The $57,642 will purchase the medical equipment and medicines originally intended for Howard Hospital, confirmed Martin.

“It’s a well-run hospital,” he said of Karanda.

On June 27, 2012, Thistle made a rare Canadian appearance and spoke to Langley residents at the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope to raise funds for his mission work. More than 70 came out to hear his stories and see pictures from one Aldergrove Rotarian’s recent trip to the Howard Hospital.

Rotarian Wayne Crossen is cur-rently in Kenya putting together a “Rotary Water Project.” Around $8,000 of fundraising proceeds will go towards that, said Martin.

Funds will go to Zimbabwe hospital

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SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Aldergrove Secondary-Betty Gilbert High School Curling Team participated in the Regional High School Play-downs at the Golden Ears Curling Club last week, January 17-19. Team members, from left, are Josh Desrosiers, Jake Frew, Ty Mc-Donald and Kristian Sutherland.

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The Aldergrove Kodiaks faced down a strong challenge from the Mission City Outlaws Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Mission Leisure Centre, and came away with a 3-1 victory.

The Kodiaks opened the scoring in the first period, despite being outshot 15-11, with a power play goal from Adam Callegari at 17:01, with assists from Kodi Schwarz and captain Daniel Higgs.

The Kodiaks outshot Mission in the second period, 12-3, but the Outlaws were the only team to score that period, with Eddie Lalonde evening the score for the Outlaws.

The Kodiaks also outshot Mission in the third, 18-2, but it paid off as Kodiaks affili-ate scored at 8:19, assisted by CJ Lillies and Joshua Cronin. Kodiaks defender Stefan Gonzales scored the insur-ance on an empty net in the

final minute, assisted by Ryan Simpson and Joshua Cronin.

Iles and Higgs earned the game’s first and third stars, respectively, with the second star going to Lalonde.

The result improved the Kodiaks standing to 45 points after 35 games (22-12-1-0).

The Kodiaks host the North Delta Devils at Aldergrove Arena, Wednesday, Jan. 23, before traveling to Ladner to play the Delta Ice Hawks on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Kodiaks host Mission Outlaws on Wednesday, Jan. 30, with puck drop at 7:15 p.m.

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It didn’t take long for the Aldergrove Kodiaks to return to their winning ways.

The Kodiaks, who saw a 10-game win streak come to an end the last time they played, scored a 5-2 win over the Port Moody Panthers on Jan. 16 at the Aldergrove Arena in junior

B Pacific Junior Ice Hockey League action.

Stefan Gonzales and Spencer McHaffie both had a goal and an assist to pace the Kodiaks attack, while Tyson Solotki and Ryan Veillet had a goal and an assist apiece.

Adam Callegari had the other Aldergrove goal to open the scoring, while Cole McInnes stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced.

The Kodiaks actually trailed 2-1 midway through the first period, but Gonzales and Veillet struck prior to intermission to give the home side a 3-2 advan-tage.

And after neither team scored in the second, McHaffie and Solotki scored within the first five minutes of the third to seal the victory.

The score could have been worse if not for the play of Port Moody goaltender Brendan Sharp, who stopped 45 of the 50 shots he faced.

Kodiaks get back to their winning ways

HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Kodiaks #2 Roshen Jaswal clears the puck from Aldergrove’s net in junior hockey game against Port Moody Panthers, Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Aldergrove Arena. The Kodiaks took this game 5-2.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOBetty Gilbert Middle School’s Jesse Brown drives past Langley Christian School de-fence in grade 8 boys’ basketball, Monday, Jan. 14 at Aldergrove Secondary’s gym. Langley Christian won this game.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove’s Garret Paddon (#7 in white and blue jersey) in U16 boys soccer action against Maple Ridge, Sat-urday, Jan. 19 at Aldergrove Athletic Park. Maple Ridge blanked Aldergrove 3-0.

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Once again, the Township of Langley has benefitted from a com-munity partnership to add a significant park asset. The Willoughby Community Park Field House was officially opened by the Township of Langley and the Langley United Soccer Association (LUSA) on January 12.

Located south of the Langley Events Centre in the 7700-block of 202A Avenue, the facility pro-vides change rooms, a concession, washrooms for park users, a commu-nity meeting room, and storage spaces for local sport user groups. In addition, the new facil-ity includes a dedicated board room and office space for LUSA.

“This is a welcome addition to the park that will be put to good use immediately,” said Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese. “The Willoughby Community Park Field House is the most recent success story that shows how ben-eficial it can be when the Township and user groups work together to meet the needs of our expanding sport commu-nity.”

A five-phase devel-opment plan has seen Willoughby Community Park enhanced with

sports fields, including three synthetic turf fields, a playground, spray park, mountain bike park, sand volleyball courts, and a tennis facility over the past few years.

However, funding for a south field house was not in the budget until LUSA came forward with an idea to help fund and complete the proj-ect. Township Council committed $459,750, almost half of the overall $994,000 required, and a financial partnership was created with LUSA, which contributed an overall value of $364,250,

and other user groups to allow the project to move forward.

Langley Football Club, Langley Field Lacrosse, and the Township of Langley 2010 BC Summer Games Society, which provided a $70,000 legacy contribu-tion, all came on board to help fund the facil-ity. Private donations by LUSA partners includ-ing the McHale family and the City of Langley, in addition to in-kind donations by a number of companies and contrac-tors, also contributed to the project through the

Association. LUSA secured

the services of Marco Paolella of Marcon Construction, who devel-oped a construction plan for the building. Marcon Construction took the project lead, which ultimately saved the Township money and allowed the project to proceed more expedi-ently.

“This partnership has turned a vision into the reality of a 4,000 square foot field house, and we are thrilled to see the results of such dedica-tion,” Froese said.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOTownship of Langley Mayor Jack Froese with Roger Gilbert (2nd Vice Presi-dent of Langley United Soccer Association) Betty Boucas (President of Lang-ley United Soccer Association) and Brent Rasmussen (Project Manager for Marcon Construction Limited) were joined by other members and players from LUSA and those involved with the project to cut the ribbon and unveil the plaque inside.

Knitting Circle - at Aldergrove Library. Feeling at loose ends? Why not gather up your materials and join other adult knitters who are open to learning and sharing ideas. Bring your current needle-craft project with you. Aldergrove Library is located at 26770 - 29 Ave., Aldergrove, call for info: 604-856-6415.Live Rust - tribute to Neil Young, Friday, Jan. 25 at Cascades Ca-sino Summit Theatre, Langley. Tickets $25 (plus facility fee and service charges) from Casino Guest Services. Charge by phone 604-530-2211 or online at www.ticketweb.ca

Jim Byrnes - with special guest Babe Gurr on Friday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. in the Cascades Casino Summit Theatre, 20393 Fra-ser Highway, Langley (604-530-2211). Tickets $37.50 (plus facility fee and service charge) available from Casino Guest Services. Charge by phone 604-530-2211 or online at www.tick-etweb.ca

Family Storytimes - Children ages 2-6 and their caregivers are invited to join library staff for a half- hour program of stories, songs, puppets and rhymes. At Murrayville Library, Wednesdays, Jan. 16 – Feb. 13, 10:30 - 11 a.m. or at Brookswood Library, Wednesdays, Jan. 23 – Feb. 27, 10:30 - 11 a.m. Babytime - Bring your baby (0-23 months) to the library for fingerplays, songs and rhymes. Learn about great library resourc-es for new parents. At Walnut Grove Library, Wednesdays, Jan. 9 – Jan. 30, 9:30 – 10 a.m. or at Aldergrove Library, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 10:30 - 11 a.m. Conversation Circles - Fort Langley Library, Tuesday, Jan. 15 – Feb. 12, 1:15-2:15 p.m. Practice your English in a fun and friendly environment. You will improve your conversation skills and make new friends at the same time. Refreshments are provided. Registration is appreciated. Vive les Voyageurs Winter Festi-val - Jan. 26-27, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada, 23433 Mavis Ave. Experience the rich French-Canadian culture that made Fort Langley so vibrant. Taste French-Canadian food, try finger-weaving, sing a voyageur song, and participate in other cultural activities. Regular admission ap-plies. Info: 604-513-4777, web-site: www.parkscanada.gc.ca/fortlangley

Annie Lou - original string band music with her CD release tour to the Harrison Memorial Hall, Sat-urday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. Tickets are $22 and can be purchased by phone at 604-796-3664, online at www.harrisonfestival.comUkrainian Soul Food – Perogies, cabbage rolls and borsch avail-able Friday, Jan. 25 at a fund-raiser from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 13512 - 108 Ave., Surrey. Eat-in, take away, or ready for your freezer. Info: 604-531-1923 or 604-581-0313. Brent Butt - Saturday, May 25, Clarke Theatre, 33700 Prentis Av-enue, Mission. Tickets $40 (plus facility fee and service charges) available at all Ticketmaster Lo-cations. Charge by phone 1-885-985-5000 or online at www.tick-etmaster.ca Family Storytimes - Children ages 2-6 and their caregivers are invited to join library staff for a half- hour program of stories, songs, puppets and rhymes. Al-dergrove Library on Wednesdays, Jan. 30 – Feb. 27, 10:30 - 11 a.m. To register for these free pro-grams, please visit or call library. Pajama Storytime - Join us for an evening program of stories, rhymes and songs for children age two and up and their care-givers. Children are welcome to come in pajamas and bring a soft toy at Murrayville Library, Monday, Jan. 28 6:30 -7 p.m. Register for free program, visit or call library.

Robbie Burns Céilidh - down home kitchen party, live music with a Scottish flavour. Thursday, Jan. 24, 7 to 9:45 p.m. at St. An-drew’s United Church Hall, 9025 Glover Rd., Fort Langley. Come out and enjoy some great music, song and fun. Tickets $5 at the door including the traditional Maritime lunch of tea biscuits and jam. Next Ceilidh will be Feb. 21. Performers contact: Jack Wil-liamson, 604-888-7925.Divas: Vegas Meets Vaudeville - starring Bonnie Kilroe, Saturday, Feb. 23, Cascades Casino Sum-mit Theatre in Langley (604-530-2211). Tickets are $25 (plus facility fee and service charges) from Casino Guest Services. Charge by phone 604-530-2211 or online at www.ticketweb.caAldergrove Toastmasters - meets every Monday, 7 p.m. at Aldergrove Community Second-ary School in room 125. Boost your self confidence; become a better speaker and have fun. Info: Murray Burgum at 604-856-5483 or email [email protected]’s Morning Out - at Alder-grove Alliance Church on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. We will be discussing your concerns and challenges, making crafts, and learning new do-it-yourself skills. Coffee, refreshments, and free childcare for your nursery- and preschool-aged children. Info: aldergrovealliance.org or call 604-856-3447.

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It is with great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of John Paul Saunders, 53. Paul was born in Prince George, B.C. August 10th, 1959 to Helene (Lizee) and Bill Saunders. He was employed by Morning Glory Landscaping Company, Abbotsford and attended the Level Ground Mennonite Church. He was an avid reader of Louis L’Amour books, a life-long Canuck hockey fan, excelled at sports and most of all loved his family and his long-time Aldergrove friends. He is predeceased by his mother Helene Lizee, his father Bill Saunders and brother Jim Saunders. Paul took wonderful care of his mom during the last year of her life when her health was failing and has been a great support to his step-father Paul Sr. Lizee. He is survived by his step-father Paul Lizee, sisters, Chris (Guy) Lillioet B.C., Kate (Brian) Victoria, B.C., Bridget (Jim) Peterborough, Ontario, step-sister Valerie (Mike), Maple Ridge, B.C., nieces, Teena, Alaina, Anna-Rae, Sarah, Meghan, and nephew David. Th e family is very grateful for his friends, especially Randy Paquette, who always kept a watchful eye.

In lieu of fl owers donations can be made to Kinghaven Treatment Centre, Level Ground Mennonite Church, Abbotsford, or a charity of your choice. Rest in peace Paul. Elvis has now left the building.

His sisters would like to invite his friends to a Memorial at the Aldergrove Legion, 26607 Fraser Highway, January 26th, 2013 from 1-3 p.m.

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MIXED ALFALFA GRASS $13.95 bale.

10 or more ~ $12.95/bale 877 - 847 - 3735

MIXED SPECIES HOG FUEL 1” minus mixed berry mulch,Red Cedar coarse hog fuel

Phone R.J. Caplette 604-856-6500

BEAUTIFUL black Lab/Weimaraner puppies all black blue eyes 3F 3M. 6 wks. Ready Jan 28. Farm & fami-ly raised. $325. 604-852-7199

BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS, pure bred at Diesel Kennel, 3 male, $1500. each. Call (604)869-5073

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

BORDER COLLIE X, born Dec 5th, ranch raised, getting lots of atten. $350. Carol 604-316-4668 or email: [email protected]

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

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CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, 1 year old, long hair, very sweet. $500. Call 604-794-7347

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso) P/B blue, 9 wks, 1st shots, tails/dew claws done $800 (604)308-5665

Jack Russell dogs, male & female. Looking for their forever family home. Must understand the breed. Great with kids, very healthy, shots up to date. $100 for both. 604-273-6270.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

PRESA CANARIO P/B UKC, fawn Both parents approx. 20 to 150 lbs. Call 604-302-2357

SHELTIES 3 SABLE. 7 mo. old F. spayed & both shots. Two 3 mo old one w/white body & spotted. Loveable, sweet pups. 604-826-6311

YORKIE X POMERANIAN. Two females, all shots, vet checked, dewormed. $650. 604-504-5438.

MATTRESSES starting at $99• Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings

100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

*NEW QUEEN MATTRESS SET*Pillow Top in Plastic. Mfr. Warranty Must Sell $200 ~ 604-484-0379

ALDERGROVE Garage Sale Sat. Jan. 26th - #86 - 27272 32nd Ave 9:00 - 4:00 Many items will be fi ll a box for $10.

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BIG BUILDING SALE... “THIS IS A CLEARANCE SALE. YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS!” 20x20 $3,985. 25X24 $4,595. 30X36 $6,859. 35X48 $11,200. 40X52 $13,100. 47X76 $18,265. One End wall in-cluded. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, educa-tion, professional, certifi cation, adoption property rental opportu-nities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

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HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms! CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $66,900.

Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf. + 3N or 12,000sf. @ $4.25sf. + 3N3 phase and single phase power.

3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959

ABBOTSFORD Mt. Lehman area.Lge 2,000sf 4 bdrm g/l ste, Christianhome, acreage. $1200 incl util. N/s, pet neg. Ref’s. Feb/Mar 1. 856-5934

ALDERGROVE; 1 Bdrm bsmt ste. Avail Feb 1st. $650/mo incl utils. Newly reno’d. Call: 604-536-3347

ALDERGROVE - 1 bdrm suite. $550/mo. Inc. sat. TV & utils. Avail. now. Call (604)825-4611

ALDERGROVE 264/56. 2 bdrm.brand new g/l suite. Incl. all utils. Ns/np. Avail. now. 604-856-7554

ALDERGROVE 2 bdrm. suite, Now. 4 appl. f/p, N/S N/P. $750 + utils 604-856-1705, 604-856-5106

ALDERGROVE Bright large 2 bdrm ground level. $900/m. Ns/np. Avail now. 604-857-9835 / 604-825-0506.

ALDERGROVE bright spacious 1 bdrm suite in new area. Avail immed, no pets, $650/mo incl utils. 1-778-970-1313 or 604-825-8886.

ALDERGROVE. 3 BDRM UPPER,$1100 + 2/3 util. Feb 1/Mar 1. Sep laundry. N/S, N/P. 604-856-5527.

ALDERGROVE. 3 bdrm T/H. 1.5bths. Fncd yd. fam.complex. $1050 & up. Sm dog ok. 778- 551-2696.

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164 WAREHOUSE

PERSONAL SERVICES

171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

281 GARDENING

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

283A HANDYPERSONS

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

320 MOVING & STORAGE

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

338 PLUMBING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

338 PLUMBING

341 PRESSURE WASHING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

374 TREE SERVICES

PETS

456 FEED & HAY

477 PETS

PETS

477 PETS

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

548 FURNITURE

551 GARAGE SALES

560 MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

REAL ESTATE

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

RENTALS

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

751 SUITES, UPPER

752 TOWNHOUSES

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

626 HOUSES FOR SALE

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“Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call me today.”

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30551 Northridge Way, Abbotsford $487,000

Do not pass up this beauty. This 4 bedroom 3 bathroom beauty has what you need. From the huge kitchen and living room to large windows that will bring in the natural light and beauty of the surroundings including a million dollar mountain view. You will love the size and privacy of the lot as well as the landscaping plus enjoy it when the summers here with the included air-conditioning. And there is room for the inlaws. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing, 604-857-1100

5510 268 Street, Langley

Are you looking for a great building that will accommodate your offi ce space needs and some light industrial use? Look no further. This one is all you need with approximately a 10,000 square ft, foot print, great location near Highway 1, includes 3 phase power and loading doors and docks with room for growth on over 1.1 acres. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing. 604-857-1100.

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830 MOTORCYCLES

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WITNESS TO MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON DECEMBER 22, 2012 Anyone witnessing or having any information relating to a motor vehicle accident, which occurred on December 22, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. at 264th and Fraser Highway in the City of Langley, BC involving a 2005 Nissan, please contact Spraggs & Co. Law Corporation at 604-464-3333.

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21786 - 45 AVENUE $659,900

#2654 - 30A AVENUE $489,900

¼ acre lot R.V. park-ing heated shop 2 sto-ry with air condition-ing loads of parking hardwood � oors and an amazing ensuite.All this on a crawl

space for nice warm � oors and a super quiet street, this is not a drive by so check it out…remember ¼ acre lot.

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#163 - 27456 32ND AVENUE $239,900

Take a look here all the privacy in the southern ex-posed back yard very clean very neat and very private in this complex 3 bedrooms up and new windows new � replace extra long driveway for extra cars. Nothing to do but move in here. Take a look and make your o� er.

Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100

4200 LEFEUVRE ROAD $800,000

Check out this 5 acre property with a 40 x 44 shop and very clean 2 bedroom mobile home in a great

location. Everything is spotless and ready for you to either farm it or build on it. Take a look here and make your o� er and your dreams can come true… close to everything.

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#20 - 27272 - 32ND AVENUE $214,000

Over 45 years young here, 3 levels, 3 bedrooms, stainless appliances and a great Mount Baker view. Loads of storage and quick possession possible. Almost 2,000 sq. ft and private yard.

TWIN FIRS ALL YOU WANT IS HERE IN MURRAYVILLE

1950 sq ft rancher on ¼ acre lot plus 37 x 24 heated shop updated and ready for you to enjoy

4 bedrooms and large family room plus super deck and hot tub. On a corner lot you gotta see this one that is for sure. Make an appointment today.

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#92 - 27044 - 32ND AVENUE $217,900PINWHEEL PRIVACY

2825 - 256TH STREET $2,000,000

Check this out, it’s all here! A large 3,700 sq ft home on a beau-tiful property. Large dairy barn’s

plus tons of hay storage 80’x180’ clear span main barn, square piece of property with fantastic build-ing site. Spring is coming, take a look here - property has a slight southern slope.

Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100

37 ACRES – HOME PLUS LARGE BARNS27053 - 27 AVENUE $500,000

Check out this cen-trally located home with 2 bedroom suite and large upstairs with family room and 3 bathrooms for the main � oor suite

as well,jetted tub hot water heat large back yard , oak kitchen take a look and make your o� er.

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4953 - 272ND STREET $1,800,000

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Over 30,000 plants ready to be sold on 17.45 acres with a 3000 sq ft 5 bed-room home on it could be suited this is a very interesting idea as the value is in land and building the cash � ow from the nursery stock is the bonus have a look and check it out.

5 ACRES WITH SHOP FIRST TIME BUYERS ALERTHave a look here, very private back patio. Lovely wood � replace,

very neat and clean. This unit quali� es for all the � rst time home buyers perks. So call today and Let’s make a move happen.

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Very well kept and mostly updated 1400 sq ft on the main � oor with a � nished bsmt on a private 5 fully fenced acres located on a no through street. Also has huge shop for the car enthusiast and Circular driveway for the trucker in the family, home has new well, newer septic, newer roof new bathrooms new interior doors you get the picture, close to everything

1395 - 242ND STREET $879,900SOUTH LANGLEY PRIVACY

Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100

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