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ALDERGROVE STAR

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Abbotsford council will soon be asked to support either the developer of a proposed Bradner industrial park which will bring thousands of jobs and billions in economic activity, or opponents who will lobby to keep close to 300 acres of farmland in the Agri-cultural Land Reserve (ALR).

Ron Emerson of the Emerson Real Estate Group told Black Press that his plan would create $4.7 billion in economic activity, and close to 5,000 jobs, according to the draft economic impact study.

Th e developer, who also created the two million-square-foot Kingswood Industrial Park in Richmond and others in the Lower Mainland, said he needs the approval of Abbotsford council to approach the Agricultural Land Commission with an application to the property taken out of the ALR.

He expects to have a plan before council in six to eight weeks.Th e property lies near the Langley-Abbotsford border, next to

700-acre Gloucester Industrial Estates. In the conceptual stage, it would be bordered on the south by

Highway 1 and to the north by 56th Avenue, while the western boundary would be approximately Baynes Street, and Lefeuvre Road in the east.

Emerson said it could be as large as 300 acres, depending on some property owners who are still considering whether they would sell.

Emerson said with the dearth of industrial property in the Lower Mainland, there is no question about fi lling his develop-ment with tenants. It would be accessible by highway and rail, and said an added selling point is the ready labour force in nearby Abbotsford.

Emerson said the West’s increased trade with Asia, a national and provincial priority, means more goods are coming into the Asia Pacifi c Gateway in large quantities, creating demand for warehouse space. An industrial space of 100,000 square feet was considered big only 10 years ago. Now there is demand for spaces as large as 400,000 square feet, he explained.

Meanwhile, industrial areas are coming into confl ict with grow-ing communities, and being redeveloped for residential and com-mercial use, such as Yaletown and False Creek.

“We’re very, very confi dent on the demand,” said Emerson. “Th ere’s an acute shortage of serviced industrial land in Vancou-ver.”

Canadian Tire is interested in the location for a warehouse. Em-erson is also dealing with two clients which are large manufactur-ing companies that recently made acquisitions, and are looking for space to merge operations under one roof.

Already there is concern, if not outright opposition, mounting in Bradner.

“I don’t think it should go ahead. I’m philosophically opposed to taking land out of the ALR,” said resident Yvonne Holden.

HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Girl Guides heard a report from the front lines about their African relief project at a special meeting last week at Betty Gilbert School. Girl Guides in “Ottergrove District” were tasked to think globally this year as the local Guides sponsored 69 children in a Liberian village. The Guides packed up much-needed school supplies for the Liberian school, as well as individual gift bags containing small toys, games and personal hygiene items. These packages were sent in care of a not-for-profi t medical aid mission, and hand delivered. The medical staff have now returned with stories, photos and videos of their trip, and shared this with the Guides to show the difference their contributions will make for the village children in Liberia. It was a great way for Girl Guides to see fi rst hand the true impact of their work towards a better world.

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By NATASHA JONESBlack Press

Aldergrove residents are growing impatient over the speed with which the Township is responding to safety concerns.

“We will not sit quietly any-more while nothing gets done,” Margo McPhelan told council on Monday evening.

“We’ve been polite. We’ve been patient. We’re done wait-ing.”

Of particular concern is 29 Avenue between 264 and 272 Streets where 10-year-old Nico

Pike was struck as he crossed the street with a friend. Th ere is no crosswalk between those two streets.

Th e Shortreed Elementary school student was seriously injured in the February acci-dent, and is now back at school for a limited number of hours each day.

Aldergrove residents have come before council several times in the past to discuss ways to make their streets safer, but McPhelan noted in her earlier presentation, the dynamics changed. New parks

have been built and old ones expanded, school catchment areas have changed, and traffi c calming measures have been a “very positive step” in keeping the community safe.

Th e dynamics changed again when Nico was injured.

McPhelan told council in February that many students, parents and neighbours wit-nessed “something extremely tragic and traumatic” when Nico was hurt.

On Monday, McPhelan was back before council, reiterating the need for something to be

done on 29 Avenue.“We are here before you

once again to assert that this project needs to get under way soon, as opposed to later,” McPhalen said.

Mayor Jack Froese told McPhelan that a report “is not an instant solution. I wish it was, but it’s not.”

Th e report, released from in-camera on Monday night, was not made public until Tuesday morning. It states that 29 Avenue traffi c calming mea-sures are not a priority.

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Th e report also reveals that the Township may face legal action over the incident that injured Nico.

Th e report said that as part of the review process, 29 Avenue where it fronts Aldergrove Community Secondary and the adjoining park, “has not been identifi ed as a top priority loca-tion for traffi c calming,” which is estimated to cost $100,000 to $125,000.

A review of collision history fronting the high school “does not indicate any previous similar incidents.” Based on federal and provincial guidelines that would

indicate if a crosswalk was war-ranted, as well as traffi c volume, staff concluded that a crosswalk is not warranted.

Th e 29 Avenue stretch was among 40 locations reviewed for traffi c calming and was not con-sidered a priority. Old Yale Road in front of James Hill Elementary, and 44 Avenue adjacent to Alice Brown Elementary, are the top priorities for traffi c calming mea-sures.

Th e report indicated that the cost for 29 Avenue traffi c calming could be placed in next year’s bud-get, subject to the Langley School District modifying entrances to Aldergrove Secondary.

She added ALR land should only be removed if necessary, for projects like fi re halls or hospitals.

“It’s the wrong thing, at the wrong place, at the wrong time.

“We bought in the ALR knowing it couldn’t be developed, and we value

the rural lifestyle,” said Holden.Cherry Groves agreed, saying, “Th is

is a rural area, and we don’t want an in-dustrial park in it – it should stay rural.”

Jay Teichroeb, the city general man-ager of economic development, said city hall is aware of the pending ap-plication, and is waiting for a complete

package from the developer. It will include studies of economic impact, agricultural capacity, environmental is-sues, servicing plans, traffi c studies and more. He off ered no comment on the plan, other than to agree that it would fi t into the city’s broad goal of creating more employment.

“We (city staff ) have a responsibility to provide an impartial review of the application,” said Teichroeb.

And he said there would be an exten-sive process, including public input, before council could support the ap-plication to remove the land from the ALR.

Emerson knows it will be a challenge to make his case to the Agricultural Land Commission.

“Th eir primary concern is what hap-pens with agriculture,” he said.

“We feel there is a legitimate need, and we’re hopeful the city will support us.”

By Janet Ingram-JohnsonAldergrove Star

Lara, Marina, Trevor and Doug know what it’s like to need a helping hand in life, and homeless cats certainly need all the helping hands they can fi nd.

So, every Wednesday morning, this remarkable quartet helps clean cages and spruce up surround-ings at LAPS’ satellite cat-adoption centre inside the Abbotsford PetSmart store, under the guidance of their mentor, Shayne Stark.

LAPS — the Aldergrove-based Langley Animal Protection Society — opened the centre just over four months ago, and already 27 cats and kitt ens have found good homes from there, with more set to go.

Much credit for this suc-cess goes to Aldergrove’s Florence Webber, a LAPS volunteer who spends much of every week front and centre at the store. She maintains a roster of around 16 volunteers who help clean and care for the pets. Adoptions Monday to Friday are usually done in the evenings, between 6 and 8 p.m., and on weekends between noon and 4 p.m.

PetSmart Charities of Canada promotes the adop-tion centre and very gener-ously supplies most of its necessities, such as dishes, cages, hideaways and litt er. LAPS also has a generous food sponsor. An ingenious volunteer has modifi ed the cats’ cages to create separate “rooms” with connecting

portholes. And the PetSmart staff enjoy having live ani-mals in the store and help watch out for their wellbe-ing.

Although summer is traditionally “kitt en sea-son”, some of the animals in LAPS’ care are older and less likely to be adopted than are cute, playful, photoge-nic kitt ens. Some are strays — “a drop in the bucket of the estimated 21,000 aban-doned or feral cats just in the Langley area,” says Jayne Nelson, LAPS’ manager of animal welfare and shelter operations. Some are given up by people who feel they can no longer care for them.

Th e question visitors to the PetSmart centre oft en ask (and one that most irks Florence Webber) is: “What’s wrong with the cats?”

“It’s as if, because an ani-mal doesn’t have a perma-nent home, there must be something wrong with the animal,” she says. “A lot of cats looking to be adopted

have had really good homes. Th ere is nothing at all wrong with any of them!

“Instead of abandoning animals, it’s much bett er that someone who can no longer care for a pet, and cannot fi nd a new home for it, does the responsible thing and give it up to someone who can fi nd it a good home.”

Jayne Nelson says the satellite adoption centre will likely double the number of adoptions LAPS is able to do.

She calls the volunteers there an incredibly dedicat-ed group — LAPS’ “Dream Team”.

“Florence Webber has gone above and beyond to make the centre successful. I honestly don’t think the centre would have achieved the same level of success without her. We are so grate-ful to the volunteers who give so much of their time to help cats fi nd their forever homes, to the PetSmart staff , who have been amazing to work with, and to PetSmart

Charities for making it all possible,” she says.

Lara, Marina, Trevor and Doug also volunteer at the Abbotsford SPCA shelter and at Elizabeth’s Wildlife Centre. Th eir contributions are part of a day program for 23 adults with developmen-tal disabilities run by Pacifi c Pathways. Trevor also volun-teers — keeping stats — for Trinity Western University’s Langley-based Spartans basketball team. And Lara is employed to deliver local newspapers in Abbotsford.

Next summer, the quartet hopes to be among a Pacifi c Pathways team of 16 head-ing to Romania. Th ey’ll be spending a week at a camp for adults with develop-mental disabilities and visit-ing Romanian families and schools in the Hunedoara area of Transylvania.

But fi rst each has to raise $3,000 towards the cost of the trip and the craft supplies and other gift s they hope to take to their Romanian counterparts. Th ey’re planning fundrais-ers, such as beer-and-burger nights and bowling events, and are looking to commu-nity generosity to send them on their way.

If you’d like to help Lara, Marina, Trevor and Doug experience their journey of a lifetime, contact Virginia Sawatsky (virginia@pacifi c-pathways.com).

And if you’d like to vol-unteer with LAPS (helping cats and/or dogs), phone 604-857-5055 or email [email protected]

All cats need good homes

JANET INGRAM-JOHNSON PHOTOSFlorence Webber with a temporary resident at LAPS’ satellite cat-adoption centre.


What is the cost of a life?Councillor Bob Long posed

that question when council debat-ed a report on safety measures where Robertson Crescent inter-sects with 248 and 256 Streets.

A report, requested by coun-cil earlier this year, examined the intersections based on traffi c volumes, existing signage, visibil-ity and collision history, and con-cluded that no new measures are necessary.

Of particular concern in the discussion was the intersection at 256 Street where a 12-year-old boy was killed in February, 2011.

A regular driver in that area, Councillor Kim Richter called it “a dangerous intersection, and the sight lines are not easy.”

She observed that the report did not note the severity of inju-ries in accidents at those intersec-tions. “We don’t spend a whole lot of money in rural areas and this is one area that needs att en-tion,” Richter said.

Paul Cordeiro, the Township’s manager of transportation engi-neering who authored the report, told council that “fatal collisions are rare and infrequent, thank-fully, in the Township.”

Long called the 256 Street intersection “scary.”

Mayor Jack Froese, who had lived in the area for about 30 years, agreed. “Th at intersection for some reason is a scary inter-section.”

With the exception of Councillor Grant Ward, Froese and the rest of council voted to send the report back to staff for

further examination of the issue.Robertson Crescent traffi c

must stop at 248 and 256 Streets, and questions were raised about installing four-way stop signs or overhead fl ashing lights.

Cordeiro warned in his report that installing signs, etc., when they are not warranted “can lead to undesirable driver behaviour, in disrespecting and not comply-ing with the signs, which can in turn result in a decrease in safety.”

He said that a roundabout would not only be costly, but could not be justifi ed with cur-rent traffi c volumes.

Flashing lights would cost about $20,000, Cordeiro said.

“I think it’s a prett y good deal,” Long said.

But Ward thought the expense was not justifi ed and would not alter the accident rate.

“We hire the experts and we don’t listen to them,” he said.

“We could put lights at every intersection.” Ward said. “Every one has a danger. I’m not con-cerned, because accidents will happen. I don’t see why the rest of us should pay for something that doesn’t have expert advice to back up.”

Councillor Bev Dornan was also reluctant to support lights.

“Funds are scarce and we have to make the very best use of our funds,” she said, pointing to other areas where priorities are higher.

Council should do all it can to make the intersection of 256 Street safer, Long said.

“A life has been lost,” he said.“A light is very inexpensive

compared to a life saved. What is the cost of a life?”

Councillors push for intersection upgrades

FROM FRONT:

Abbotsford City to weigh the ‘pros and cons’ of Bradner industrial development

From left, Florence Webber, Marina, Shayne Stark, Lara, Trevor and Doug at the Abbotsford PetSmart adoption centre.

FROM FRONT:

29 Ave. ‘not a priority’


HARRY HUNT PHOTOThe “Walk for Abby” crew helped the Aldergrove girl Abby (seated in front with the dog) raise over $1,500 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at the annual Walk to Cure Diabetes, June 10 at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium.

Abby’s Crew Walks for Diabetes ResearchAbby’s Crew Walks for Diabetes Research


In 2002, Langley Township’s debt was the equivalent of $69 per person.

A decade later, with a vastly larg-er population, the per-capital debt stands at $759 per capita.

“Th is is a bell and it’s ringing,” Councillor Kim Richter comment-ed recently when council gave early readings to bylaws to authorize the municipality to borrow $42.5 mil-lion for major infrastructure proj-ects that are fueling the massive increase.

Th e bylaws were formally adopt-ed on June 11.

Th e borrowing is for:1: $33,535,000 for the East

Langley Water Supply, which will require a new pipeline to take water from the Greater Vancouver Regional Water District’s terminus in Willoughby to Aldergrove.

2: $7,015,000 for the Township’s share of building the Barnston Island/Maple Ridge pump station;

3: $2,033,000 for safety ini-tiatives around the Muff ord Crescent/64 Avenue railway over-pass, currently under construction, and

4: $1,020,000 to loop the exist-ing Labonte Crescent water main from the current T-junction confi g-uration, to improve fl ow and reduce bacterial growth.

While acknowledging the need for the projects, Richter was

alarmed at the burden on taxpayers.“I think it’s time for us to pull

the reins in spending,” she said.“We simply cannot go into debt

to the extent we have gone into debt.”

Noting that the per-capita load taxpayers are carrying has increased by 176 per cent in 10 years, Richter added: “Th at is just not sustain-able in the longer term. We’ve got to stop spending . . . and we can’t switch spending into borrowing.”

Th e debt will be repaid from development cost charges which are one-time fees paid by develop-ers who typically pass them on to the people who buy their buildings, and from utilities and reserves, both recharged by taxpayers.

However, administrator Mark Bakken said, the impact on taxpay-ers on the cost of borrowing is zero. He added that the borrowing is by the utilities and developer-funded reserves.

“But it still has to be repaid, whether it comes from utilities or not,” Richter argued.

Saying that there are no further projects anticipated that would require borrowing large sums of money, Bakken advised council that the Township “tends to repay our debts fairly quickly.”

He likened the debt to a fam-ily situation in which adult children owe money, but that debt does not become the parents’ debt.

“Grant programs from senior

governments are drying up,” he fur-ther advised.

Councillor Charlie Fox off ered a word of caution about the high cost of providing water, noting that Metro Vancouver is faced with an $800 million bill for the Seymour/Capilano fi ltration system. Th e Seymour/Capilano watersheds supply about 70 per cent of the Lower Mainland’s drinking water.

And, he added, it is just com-ing to light that there may be fur-ther expenses incurred for the Coquitlam watershed.

“Holy crap,” was Councillor David Davis’ reaction to the cost of the projects. Acknowledging in par-ticular the need to bring water to Aldergrove, Davis warned that “we have to watch (spending) next year and the year aft er.”

Mayor Jack Froese defended the borrowing. “It is our duty as a Township of Langley to ensure that we have water,” he said. “We are a fast growing municipality and there is no way around that. We have to bite the bullet and pay for it.”

Froese said that 10 years from now, the cost of the projects would likely be around $60 million.

“We are actually doing future generations a favour” by borrow-ing the money for bringing regional water to Aldergrove, improving the connection at Labonte Crescent/Glover Road, and for safety initia-tives at the Muff ord overpass, said Froese.

Aldergrove water borrowing approved

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Two community workers who work without fanfare for the bett erment of Langley, Toots Tucker and David Es-worthy have been named Langley’s Seniors of the Year.

Nominated by Joanne Skeates, Tucker calls the army of volunteers with whom she works “such a wonder-ful family.”

And it is that family with whom she wants to share the accolade. “I feel deep inside that I should thank everyone for allowing me to volunteer,” she said.

In her supporting lett er, Skeates said that since Tucker lost her husband several years ago “she has devoted her time and energy to making Langley a bett er place to live, through all of her volunteer activities.”

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“Toots is a kind, caring and loving person,” Skeates wrote.

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Esworthy, who is to be inducted into the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in Sep-tember as a builder of equestrian sport, “has continually fostered a true sense of sportsmanship and constant im-provement to the sport,” Robin said.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOSAldergrove’s Mini-Fest on Saturday offered all kinds of fun, competition and performances for young people.

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Lance Klody was the man who died in a freak accident while fall-ing a tree on May 31 in Aldergrove.

WorkSafe BC said it continues its investigation into why the bucket Klody was in broke away from the boom it was att ached to, leaving the 50-year-old man to fall more than 60 feet to the ground. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

He was att empting to bring down a 130-foot Douglas fi r.

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VICTORIA – In February this column asked the ques-tion: “Are B.C.’s greenhouse gas reduction targets history?”

Th e answer is contained in a new draft plan from BC Hydro on how to meet future power demand. And while it’s not explicitly stated, the answer is yes.

Th e draft plan was released in May for discussion purpos-es, but so far there hasn’t been much discussion. Th is is sur-prising given some of the rec-ommendations, such as fi ring up the Burrard Th ermal natu-ral gas power plant more oft en and buying fossil fuel power from the North American market to keep up to demand.

Th e plan confi rms a few things that have been evident for a while. Dreams of export-ing B.C. hydroelectric power are gone for the foreseeable future. And with mining ramp-ing up along with natural gas development and population growth, BC Hydro now proj-ects electricity demand could rise by 50 per cent over the next 20 years.

Th e emergence of huge shale gas sources in B.C. and across the United States has changed the North American energy picture dramatically, as U.S. electricity producers replace coal by burning cheap-er and cleaner gas to ramp up power production. B.C. is los-ing gas market share in the U.S., its only export customer

for heating fuel and electricity use.

Former premier Gordon Campbell’s climate goals offi -cially remain in place: 33 per cent greenhouse gas reduc-tion by 2020 and a whopping 80 per cent by 2050. If the gas boom proceeds as planned, B.C. domestic emissions will not be down, but up consider-ably by 2020.

Premier Christy Clark has a new target for 2020: three liq-uefi ed natural gas production lines feeding high-pressure tankers at Kitimat, for export to Asia.

Not only will B.C. need to buy gas-fi red power from out-side the province to keep up to industrial and residential demand, but the natural gas industry will need its own new gas-fi red electricity to produce LNG for export.

Natural gas passed forestry as B.C.’s top resource revenue source many years ago. In 2005, the volatile gas price spiked up and produced $1 billion in windfall profi ts that allowed the B.C. government to buy a rare period of public sector labour peace through the 2010 Olympics.

Now a glut of shale gas has pushed the North American price down from its historic range of $4 to $6 per thou-sand cubic feet to about $2.40. Despite that low price, gas producers in B.C. are going fl at out to develop the Horn River

and Montney shale gas depos-its in northeast B.C.

I asked David Pryce, vice-president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, why so much gas is being developed now. He said producers have made huge investments in B.C. shale gas drilling rights, and are in an international race to sup-ply LNG to Asian countries where the price is currently four times higher than in North America.

Whatever the domestic price, B.C. gas producers have to show LNG investors such as Mitsubishi and Korea Gas that they can fi ll a steady pro-cession of LNG tankers at a competitive rate.

If LNG doesn’t fl y here, B.C.’s gas export market soon evaporates. Currently gas pro-ducers pay about $400 million a year in royalties, and that much again to buy up shale gas drilling rights. Th e industry already employs about 12,000 workers in B.C.

Th e B.C. government has litt le choice but to redefi ne its climate targets. Instead of cut-ting domestic emissions, it will try to take credit for displacing coal power in Asia.

Fortunately, B.C.’s main coal exports are for high-grade coal used in steel-making.

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

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IRICE: Ingrid Rice’s View Lett ers to the EditorCOUNCIL CAN’T RESIST HORSE LOBBYISTS Editor: Langley Township’s debt per person rose 175 per cent over

last year, from $275 per person to a whopping $759 per person. It’s time to pull in the reins. So do we really need to spend $500,000 on an “extension” to a horse trail that very few use?

Th ree lobby groups have considerable infl uence on the majority of Township council — the horse industry, developers and unions. Th ey are great at lobbying and get their votes counted, unlike the si-lent majority. Th e defi nition of a “lobby” is to att empt to infl uence or sway, as a public offi cial toward a desired action. If we don’t get out and vote we will end up with the same as we have now. It will never change and may get worse. Taxes keep going up, but our real needs are put on the back burner.

As a result of my recent lett er to the editor regarding budget de-liberations, along comes lobbyist Peter Th iessen, as a delegation to council from the Back Country Horsemen. Th is was on April 11. He now added joggers, recreational cyclists and dog walkers to the trail. All this lobbying is for $500,000, which has been approved by council to extend a trail from 256 Street to Aldergrove Lake.

Th iessen claims the existing trail from Campbell Park to 256 Street is a well-used recreational corridor, popular with dog walkers, jog-gers, recreational cyclists and equestrians. I have viewed the South Langley trail at least eight times at diff erent times of the week, includ-ing weekends. Each time the weather was excellent, and combined I saw only four horses, two joggers, seven recreational cyclists and three dog walkers.

So what’s with the misinformation given by Th iessen? I guess the taxpayer-funded 1,322-acre Campbell Valley Park just isn’t big enough for these horse owners, who make up less fi ve per cent of the approximate 106,000 residents in the Township of Langley.

Th e horse industry claims to generate a huge amount of tax dollars. Not so, when compared to others.

For example: Th underbird Show Park is on 84 acres and pays prop-erty tax of $15,694, of which $3,810 goes towards protection services, and $5,488 towards schools. Th underbird Show Stables is on 156 acres and pays $10,570 in property tax, with $2,840 towards protec-tion services and $3,389 towards schools. Not far away, at Gloucester Industrial Park, a business on 23 acres, which by the way employs 600 people, and has no transit services, pays $589,849 in property taxes, of which $160,357 goes towards protection services and $104,703 goes towards schools. Th is business also pays $6,000 for water.

In reviewing the Township’s businesses by industry, horse-related businesses would be among those at the bott om. Th e source is the Township’s business license database. Most of the horse-related busi-nesses would be considered small business and most small businesses pay very litt le tax.

Horses do not give us sustenance like cows, chickens, turkeys, sheep, goats etc., and it takes huge tracts of land just to produce enough food to feed a horse. Th ere are two and one half times as many dogs as there are horses in the Township. Over $350,000 is col-lected via dog license fees yearly. So why not license the horse and use that income towards the trail and towards picking up horse poop. Aft er all, horses are covered by the same bylaws as dogs.

I like horses and see more horses and riders on my front street, al-most every day — more than I’ve seen using the South Langley trail. But their owners should be more responsible and less demanding.

Dennis Townsend, Langley

WE MUST PRESERVE OUR PRECIOUS FARMLAND Editor: I am pleased to express my support for preserving farmland

in general in B.C., the Agricultural Land Reserve and Agricultural Land Commission in particular, and spcifi cally the now-contentious green lands in Langley Township. While one can understand how lo-cal offi cials might think it wouldn’t hurt to make some ALR removals in just a litt le bit in just a litt le place in a special circumstance, but if so they fail to appreciate the dangers of sett ing such precedents.

If we the people allow an exception in one place, it makes it much more diffi cult to oppose exemptions in other places and then prett y soon there would be no more ALR and then no more farmland.

Th ere are many good reasons for preserving farm lands but one of the more important and less obvious ones is that in future decades world problems probably will worsen to the point that international and overseas trade will cease and at that point the four million people of B.C. would become wholly dependant on what we would be able to grow for food in our own territory - and the land in the Fraser Val-ley is clearly the best location for that and in this province also is one of the few places for that because B.C. is so dominated by rocky ter-rain and cold winters.

We will soon need all of the farmland we have for producing our own food but if that land is converted to non-farming uses it could be lost forever.

John Twigg, West Vancouver


The Other Big Band - Alder-grove Legion is pleased to present a night of swing music with the Fraser Valley favourites. Enjoy a night of dancing and listening to the 14-piece orchestra with female singer on Friday, June 29, at the Le-gion, 26607 Fraser Highway, Alder-grove. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tick-ets are $15 each. Reserved seating with tickets on sale from Legion bar staff. No minors, but all adults are welcome. Info: 604-856-5423.Father’s Day Breakfast - Alder-grove Legion hosts in the Hall, Sunday, June 17, from 8-11 a.m. at 26607 Fraser Highway, Aldergrove. Menu: bacon, eggs, sausage, hash browns, toast, juice, coffee. Price: adults $7 each, children: $4 each. Open to the public, all welcome. Let’s help make Dad’s day special!Abbotsford Genealogy Soci-ety - meeting Tuesday, June 19 at Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way. Doors open at 6 p.m., meeting starting at 6:30. Af-ter the meeting a sharing session in small groups. Everyone is asked to please bring something about your ancestors to share. It can be photos, stories, binders, or memo-rabilia. Everyone is welcome. Info: www.abbygs.caThe Fantasticks - Gallery 7 The-atre & Performing Arts presents June 14-16, 21-23, 7:30 p.m., plus discount matinee June 16, 2 p.m., at MEI Theatre, 4081 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford. Tickets: $20 adults, $18 seniors & students, $17 groups (10+), $12 children 12 & under. matinees: $15 general, $12 children 12 & under. Phone orders: 604-852-3701 or 1-800-665-8828 (have VISA or Master Card ready). Info: www.gallery7theatre.com

An Exhibition of Bleaf - works in photo-based abstraction by lo-cal artist George Rychter, until Tuesday, June 19, Abbotsford Arts Council show at Kariton Art Gallery and Boutique, Mill Lake Park, 2387 Ware Street, Abbotsford. All ages. Info: 604-852-9358.Housing Workshop - on the BC Housing SAFER (Shelter Aid for El-derly Renters) Program, Saturday, June 16, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Langley Seniors Resource and Rec-reation Centre, 20605 – 51B Ave. Please pre-register by calling 604-530-3020. No admission fee. Fort Langley Library Knitting Circle - Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. Drop-in. Bring your knitting to the library and enjoy the companion-ship of working with others on your project. Beginners welcome. Info: www.fvrl.bc.ca (registration appreciated). Season Finale Céilidh - Down Home Kitchen Party is Thursday, June 14 from 7 to 10 p.m. at St. An-drew’s United Church, 9025 Glover Rd, Fort Langley. Enjoy traditional

music, song & dance. Tickets at the door $5 and include a traditional Maritime lunch of tea biscuits and jam. First Ceilidh of Season 5 is Oct. 4. Info: www.standrewsfort-langley.ca Fraser Health Crisis Line - re-cruiting volunteers to provide assis-tance to people who are experienc-ing emotional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you are interested in learning more about this challeng-ing and rewarding opportunity, visit website www.options.bc.ca and fol-low the link for the Crisis Line. Next training starts July 7.Divas: Vegas Meets Vaudeville - starring impersonator Bonnie Kil-roe, Saturday, June 16 at Cascades Casino Summit Theatre in Langley (604-530-2211). Tickets $25 (plus facility fee and service charges) at www.ticketweb.ca and Casino Guest Services.John Mellencamp - June 19 at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. Canada’s Cowboy

Junkies are his special guests. Tick-ets range in price from $42.50 to $95, available at www.abbotsford-centre.ca, the AESC box offi ce, the Abbotsford Recreation Centre and Matsqui Recreation Centre Ticket Outlets or by calling 1-866-977-2372.Manga/Cartooning Techniques - Mei Yu, cartoon art instructor and author of her own how-to-draw books, is coming to the Walnut Grove Library on Wed., June 20, from 3 to 4 p.m. as part of the Teen Summer Reading Club. She will be demonstrating popular manga/car-toon drawing techniques and tricks to creating great-looking charac-ters. She’ll also cover some basic skills, like how to draw different eyes, hands, hairstyles and faces as outlined in her 5 Easy Steps book series. See Mei Yu’s website, www.meiyuart.com for more info about the author and instructor. Please note that this program is for ages 12 and up and registration is re-quired as space is limited. Please call the library at 604-882-0410 to register.

Aboriginal Day - at Fort Langley National Historic Site, Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Hear the beat of drums, smell the delicious scent of salmon baking over the fi re, and watch as local Aboriginal artisans demonstrate their skills. Witness the opening of the new “Salmon People” exhibit at 11 a.m. Enjoy performances by Git Heyatsk Dancers hourly starting at noon. Members of Kwantlen First Nation will present a traditional salmon barbeque with storytelling will take place at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. And families will love the “Salmon Run” activity at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., as well as the Sto:lo Strength Games at 1:30 p.m. Regular admis-sion fees apply ($7.80 for adults, $19.60 for families); free for annual pass holders. Info: 604-513-4777 or email [email protected] Vallis - tribute to Buddy Holly, 2:30 matinee, Sunday, June 24 at the Cascades Casino Summit Theatre in Langley. Tickets $32.50 (plus facility fee and service charg-es) at www.ticketweb.ca and from Casino Guest Services.

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Th e search for the most envi-ronmentally friendly way to retrieve dog droppings in region-al parks has led Metro Vancouver to test unusual solutions – includ-ing one where it pays contractors to cut open every dog waste bag so the contents can be taken to a sewage treatment plant.

Th at’s the system being tried at Tynehead Regional Park in Surrey and Boundary Bay Regional Park in Tsawwassen and offi cials say it looks like a promising method that may extend to the rest of the regional park system.

Special red bins have been set up at those two parks where dog walkers are directed to deposit poop bags, instead of using regu-lar garbage bins.

Metro then pays New Westminster-based Scooby’s Dog Waste Removal Service to take the dog waste bags to their facil-ity and snip open each one with scissors so the poop can be dealt with as sewage and the bags go in the garbage.

“Park visitors seem to buy in easier,” said Gudrun Jensen, Metro’s operations services divi-sion manager. “It encourages people to pick it up because they know there’s a place for it to go and it will go in the right waste stream.”

Diverting dog poop to the

sewage system reduces the amount of waste in the garbage stream and keeps it from rott ing in a landfi ll, generating meth-ane that contributes to climate change, Jensen said.

“It adds up,” she said.Metro estimates 2.5 million

dogs a year are brought to its regional parks, generating 500 tonnes of dog waste annually – equivalent to 50 dump truck loads.

“Most people are astounded at the size of the problem when they hear about it,” said Jensen.

Other techniques are also being tried.

At Aldergrove Lake Regional Park’s dog off -leash area, a special in-ground tank for dog waste has been installed by Metro at a cost of $2,600.

Visitors are provided marker fl ags they can plant in the ground beside where their pet has pooped. Th ey then get a red-han-dled shovel, return to the fl agged deposit, scoop it and drop it in the tank, which is periodically pumped out and taken to a sew-age plant.

Jensen said that system has also worked well, but is best suit-ed to where dog activity is con-centrated.

Trails can be problematic, even for the contractor-main-tained waste bins.

“People want to drop their dog poo as soon as they can,”

she said. “If the bin is too far away they will drop the bag on the ground, throw it in a tree or throw it in the next garbage bin.”

Asked how much has been spent on the dog waste trials in total, Jensen estimated $15,000.

Th at includes $75 per week to collect waste from three bins at Tynehead, $150 weekly to maintain another fi ve bins at Boundary Bay’s trail, and about $1,000 a year to pump out the in-ground tank at Aldergrove Lake.

Jensen defended the impor-tance of the dog waste initiative, adding it’s being closely watched by parks offi cials at local cities.

Leaving dog waste on the ground isn’t considered an option.

“Every piece that isn’t picked up has to be or it degrades the environment,” she said, adding most people don’t understand that dog feces is bacteria-laden and doesn’t compost well.

“It’s an environmental and human health bad thing all the way around.”

Jensen said Metro is also watching a UBC researcher, who is testing whether worms can improve the composting of dog waste.

Final recommendations of the pilot projects are expected in the next few months. SURREY EYED DNA TESTING

TO BUST SCOFFLAWSIt’s not the sort of criminal

activity most people associate with the forensic policing TV show CSI.

But the City of Surrey has considered using DNA testing to identify and fi ne dog owners who fail to pick up aft er their pets in its civic parks.

Th e concept – in use in some gated communities in the U.S. – has off ending dog poop sent away for DNA testing and then matched to a local dog, whose owner can then be punished.

Th e idea was contemplated earlier this year, said Surrey parks manager Owen Croy, adding it’s been shelved for now because the cost is high and it’s unclear how all Surrey’s dog owners could be compelled in advance to provide mouth swab samples of their dogs to develop the required DNA database.

“It doesn’t seem practical,” Croy said. “We believe it’s some-thing we should keep in mind but it’s nothing we’re going to be implementing in the near future.”

He said the costs per dog would have been $30 to develop the initial DNA profi le using mouth swabs. Pursuing off enders would have cost $10 per test kit and another $80 for the test.

Croy said Surrey is design-ing a new off -leash dog park near Rosemary Heights in South Surrey and hopes to incorporate best practices for waste disposal based in part on Metro’s fi ndings.

Dog poop in parks spurs Metro to cut the crap

The Sweet - classic rockers, Thursday, June 14 at Cascades Casino Sum-mit Theatre in Langley (604-530-2211). Tickets $49.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) at www.ticketweb.ca and Casino Guest Services.

Rough Cut - Award-wining multi-instrumentalist Nolan Murray and ac-claimed singer/songwriter Bruce Coughlan playing all your favorite clas-sic rhythm and blues, pop, country, bluegrass and Celtic tunes with some “stump the band” tunes thrown in, Saturday, June 16, from 7:30 p.m. in the lounge, Bob’s SteakHouse, 27083 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. Call for res-ervations 604-857-7725.

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dates to noteWednesday, June 20 | 7 - 9pm

Community Safety Advisory CommitteeCivic Facility

Salmon River Committee Room

Monday, June 25 | 7 - 11pmPublic Hearing Meeting and

Regular Council MeetingCivic Facility

Fraser River Presentation Theatre

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Take Action – Volunteer!Volunteer with Recreation, Culture, and Parks in the Township of Langley. Get involved today.

Recreation, Culture, and Parks 604.533.6068

Brookswood Spray ParkClosed for RenovationsThe spray park at 40 Avenue and 200 Street in Brookswood is currently closed for renovations. A new and improved spray park will open on July 1. Until then, please visit other Township of Langley spray parks located at:

Chris Marshall Parks Design and Development 604.533.6128

Murrayville Outdoor Activity Park48A Avenue & 221 Street

Philip Jackman Park, Aldergrove32 Avenue & 271 Street

Willoughby Community Park7700 Block of 202A Street

Walnut Grove Community Park89 Avenue & Walnut Grove Drive

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Notice of Annual ReportPursuant to Section 98 of the Community Charter, Township Council invites the public to provide comment on the 2011 Draft Annual Report of the Corporation of the Township of Langley by delegation at the Regular Afternoon Council Meeting.

Date: Monday, June 25Time: 4pmPlace: Township of Langley Civic Facility Fraser River Presentation Theatre, 4th fl oorAddress: 20338 - 65 Avenue

The 2011 Annual Report includes the audited fi nancial statements, a schedule of 2011 tax exemptions, and information on services, objectives, and measures used to determine the Township’s success in meeting the objectives.

Starting June 11, copies of the 2011 Draft Annual Report will be available for public inspection at tol.ca or from the Customer Service Counter on the 2nd Floor of the Township Civic Facility during regular business hours.

To appear as a delegation, contact Legislative Services by telephone or in writing by 4pm, Friday, June 22.

Legislative Services 20338 - 65 Avenue Langley, BC V2Y 3J1 Tel: 604.533.6011 Fax: 604.533.6054 Email: [email protected]

Changes to Glover Road/216 StreetRail Crossing

Modifi cations are being made at the intersection of 216 Street at Glover Road. Effective June 15, eastbound to northbound left turns will no longer be permitted. Advance signage will be posted on 216 Street and drivers are advised to plan a new route.

For more information, visit tol.ca.

Engineering Division 604.533.6006 [email protected]

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Be Wild Animal AwareThe Township of Langley is full of wildlife habitat, and residents share the area with animals including bears, cougars, and coyotes. While residents throughout Langley do not need to be continually on alert, there are a number of actions that can be taken to deter wild animals if they are spotted in your area. Parents are encouraged to educate their children on what to do if they encounter any of these animals, especially if they play by themselves in areas that wildlife frequent or have been seen in the past.

To help people coexist with creatures that are simply trying to survive but can be dangerous if provoked, the following information is offered:

Bears: are looking for food - don’t let them learn it can easily be obtained from humans. There have been a couple of bear sightings in Langley this season.

If you encounter a bear, do not run. Act big and loud, and back away slowly to a safe place.

Cougars: can have kittens throughout the year, and family groups can be seen at any time. Cougars survive on natural food sources found in the wild, primarily deer.

Cougar attacks on humans are highly unlikely. However, if you encounter a cougar, do not run. Pick children up immediately and talk to the cougar in a confi dent voice. Act big by waving sticks and branches, and back away slowly while still facing the cougar. If it attacks, fi ght back.

Coyotes: have the largest population of potentially dangerous wildlife in the area and can be seen year round, even in residential areas. Family groups with pups, which are trained to hunt and kill, have been regularly seen around Langley.

Coyotes are bold and easily lose their natural fear of people. Never feed a coyote. If you encounter a coyote, scare it off by making loud noise or throwing something at it to make it afraid. Never ignore a coyote. If it continues to approach, do not run. Maintain eye contact, pick up small pets or children, and slowly move to an area of increased activity.

In Residential Areas:Reduce the smell of food by keeping barbecues clean. Keep pet food inside. Garbage is the biggest attraction for bears so keep it secure and inaccessible to wildlife. Do not leave garbage cans out overnight: keep them in the house, a locked garage, or secured outbuilding that cannot be broken into by large, smart bears. Put them out only on the morning of collection. If you are worried about odour, keep garbage in the freezer until collection day. Do not use bird feeders, as they attract bears and the birds do not need seeds when other natural food sources are available. This is the time of year to be extra vigilant with small pets, especially cats, in areas where coyotes are around.

In Agricultural Areas:Protect your investment by keeping fences secure and free of damage that predators can use for access. Coyotes burrow, so ensure surrounding netting goes deep into the ground. Use electric fencing to deter bears from blueberries and beehives, and pick berries and fruit as they ripen. Be vigilant with livestock and keep them secure. Farm animals are usually killed at night, so bring them inside in the evening.

It is an offence to attract wildlife into a residential neighbourhood.

Those who do not take steps to deter bears and other wild creatures can face a fi ne of up to $575.

To report poachers or polluters or if you have a problem with wildlife call:

Report All Poachers and Polluters (RAPP) 1.877.952.7277

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Become a Recycling Ambassador!

Do you: Care about the environment? Want to make a difference? Live in a multifamily building?

Then the Recycling Ambassador program may be for you!

The Recycling Ambassador program is a new Township of Langley initiative that helps resident volunteers in apartments, condos, and townhouse complexes educate their neighbours and improve recycling rates in their building.

We are looking for volunteers!

To sign up or learn more, visit tol.ca/ambassador or call:

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

Langley Junior Thunder Lacrosse

The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 StreetFor ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre

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ComingEvents

Tue Jun 19 8:00pm vs. Delta IslandersSun Jun 24 5:00pm vs. Victoria Shamrocks

Wed Jun 20 7:45pm vs. Maple Ridge BurrardsWed Jun 27 7:45pm vs. New West Salmonbellies

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Stage 3 Water RestrictionsJuly 1 to September 30Aldergrove, Gloucester, and Salmon River Uplands

No lawn sprinkling permittedOutdoor water uses limited

Stage 3 water restrictions will be in place for municipal water system users in Aldergrove, Gloucester, and the Salmon River Uplands, including Tall Timbers and Acadia. Properties on private wells are encouraged to support water conservation efforts through voluntary compliance.

These restrictions are implemented under the Township of Langley’s Water Shortage Response Bylaw 2012 No. 4909, to ensure an adequate supply of water is available for both drinking and emergency purposes.

For more information:

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public notice public notice public noticeSoil Deposit Application SO# 000685The following application will be submitted to Township Council for consideration.

ADDRESSES: 1319 - 224 Street 22028 - 16 Ave 21852 - 16 Ave

AGENT: George Robson

ZONING: RU-3PURPOSE: Agricultural land improvements

VOLUME: 158,990 m3

Residents who wish to comment on this application are to submit written correspondence to the Engineering Division by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to the address at the top of this page.


Soil Deposit Application SO# 000831The following application will be submitted to Township Council for consideration.

ADDRESS: Lot 11; 8600 block & 260 Street

AGENT: Peak Excavating Ltd.

ZONING:RU-3

PURPOSE:Removal - Peat extraction for mushroom farm use; Deposit - Reclamation of property

VOLUME:Removal – 100,566m3; Deposit – 74,387m3



Soil Deposit Application SO# 000832The following application will be submitted to Township Council for consideration.

ADDRESS: 7700 - 240 Street

AGENT: Pacifi c Earthworks

ZONING: RU-3PURPOSE: Reclaim Gravel Pit / establish a Blueberry Farm

VOLUME: 20,475 m3



public programs and eventsBackyard Composter and Rain BarrelTruckload Sales EventTownship residents are encouraged to compost and save water this spring and summer. Purchase a backyard composter and/or a rain barrel during our truckload sales event, or have one delivered to your home.

Backyard composters are $25. Receive a free kitchen catcher with purchase. Rain barrels are $35 and downspout connection kits are $15. With a purchase you can enter to win a free water-saving kit.

These special rates are available for Township residents only. Payment can be made by cash or cheque and proof of residency is required.

The Truckload Sale will be held in:

Willowbrook

Date: Saturday, June 23Time: 12 - 2pmPlace: CostcoAddress: 20499 - 64 Avenue

Home delivery is available.

Composters and rain barrels can also be purchased at the Civic Facility and Operations Centre.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 [email protected]

Section 179 of the Community Charter, S.B.C., c.26 states that Council may adopt a loan authorization bylaw to incur a liability by borrowing for any purpose of a capital nature, provided that the bylaw sets out the total amount proposed to be borrowed, the purpose for which the debt is to be incurred, the amount allocated by the bylaw to each purpose, and the maximum term for which the debentures may be issued. Sections 84, 85, and 180 of the Community Charter state that a loan authorization bylaw may only be adopted with the approval of the electors, and that approval of the electors may be obtained by an alternative approval process.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Township of Langley Council intends to consider adoption of the “East Langley Water Supply Loan Authorization Bylaw 2012 No. 4919” (the “Bylaw”), to authorize the borrowing of $33,535,000 to complete the East Langley water supply connection with the Greater Vancouver Water District water system.

In accordance with the Community Charter, Council may proceed to adopt the Bylaw unless 10% of the electors of the Township of Langley sign elector response forms and submit the originally signed forms to the Deputy Township Clerk by the deadline of 4:30pm, Monday, July 23, 2012. If 10% of the electors sign and submit elector response forms by the deadline, Council must obtain the assent of the electors before proceeding.

The Township of Langley calculates that 7,208 is the number of electors who must submit signed elector response forms in order to prevent Council from adopting the bylaw without the assent of the electors.

To inspect the Bylaw and related documents, and to receive an elector response form, which must be in the form established by the Township of Langley Council, contact:

Deputy Township Clerk, Legislative ServicesCivic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley, BC

during regular business hours, 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, or

visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca.

Persons entitled to sign the elector response forms must be qualifi ed, registered electors of the Township of Langley who meet the qualifi cations referred pursuant to sections 50 or 51 of the Local Government Act, RCBC 1996, c.323. When signing the elector response form you must include your full name and residential address, and if applicable, the address of the property in relation to which the person is entitled to register as a non-residential property elector.

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NEWS& Jviewsviews

The 90th Annual Meeting of the Otter Farm and Home Co-operative was held on Thursday, May 31 at D.W. Poppy Secondary. There were 165 members and 38 guests in attendance. Some highlights of the evening included Scholarship presentations to six local students, election of Directors and Financial Reports for the past fi scal year. A huge thank you to Otter Lamb & Swine for serving the refreshments after the meeting.We would like to welcome new directors Susan Dodd and Larry Jantzen to their fi rst three year term and Frank Hauzer as he was re-elected to his second three year term. Congratulations to you all!

We would also like to thank Don DeVoretz, Patrick Freeman, David Gubbins, Grace Muller, Terry Sheldon and Gerrie Wise for putting their names forward to run for the Otter Co-op Board of Directors. It is wonderful to see such strong support of the Co-op.We are very proud to welcome hundreds of new members each month. For a onetime fee of $10 you can be a life time member of Otter Co-op and share in the cash and equity repayments. This year our members only had to spend $270 at a rate of 5% for the fi scal year to receive a cheque. Memberships can be purchased at all of our locations spanning from Ladner to Abbotsford. It only takes a moment to purchase a membership and you too can start sharing in the benefi ts!

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGAnother Great Year for Otter Co-op!Another Great Year for Otter Co-op!

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GRADE 12 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Left to right: Taylor Davies, Amanda Gilliland, Joel Kleingeltink, missing from the photo are Sam Van Noort and Fraser Siemens.

PAUL MARSHALL is the Mature Student Scholarship winner pictured with President Frank Hauzer.

scholarships Congratulations to you all!

Pictured here left to right, George Peles, Dick Mayer, Brittany Bergevin, John Watt, Larry Jantzen, Susan Dodd, Frank Hauzer, Dorothy Anderson & Frank Braun.

OUR NEWLY FORMED BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012/2013

Larry JantzenSusan Dodd

Susan and her husband Trevor live local and have been Co-op members for thirty years, twenty three of those years Susan was a member of the staff in the Family Fashions department. Susan retired

last July and has been spending her time looking after her newest granddaughter, as well as spending more time with her other two grandchildren. Welcome Susan!

Larry has lived and worked in the Langley area all his life and he and his wife Dawne raised their two sons in the North Otter area. Larry worked at McDonald Cedar Products for thirty-two years and then spent eight years in the construction industry before

retiring last May. Good luck to you Larry!

OUR NEWLY ELECTED DIRECTORS

Frank and his wife Christa live in Maple Ridge on a ten acre hobby farm. Frank retired with Hydro after 38 years in August 2010. Frank has been on the Otter Co-op Board for three years and has served

as the President for one year. Congratulations Frank!

Frank Hauzer

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NEWS& viewsviewsGeneral Manager’s Message

Another fantastic fi scal year at Otter Co-op has come and gone, and with it the Annual General Meeting. At our meeting, members heard of the fi nancial results for the 2011 fi scal year ending March 3rd that included the following:

Strong community support from our members in the communities in which we serve, grew this organization to sales of a fantastic $154,916,678, this is an increase of 21.5% over the previous year. Bottom line savings grew to $8,189,619; or 5.3% of sales, which is also a signifi cant increase over the previous years’ 3.7% of sales. Over $5.3 million of the savings to be allocated back to you, our retail members. Some division results include our food sales in the Retail Centre remaining fl at throughout 2011. Our Pharmacy division experienced a nice increase in sales of 7.9% over the previous year. General Merchandise, which includes our hardware and family fashions, realized a decrease of 6.3% in sales due to the economy, poor weather, and cross border shopping. In Feed, we ended the year with an increase of 21.4%, and bulk petroleum sales increased an incredible 65.1%. Our Pitt Meadows location had a 7.5% increase in sales over the previous year; and our gas bar division continued to play a signifi cant role in our sales growth with an increase of 15.1% over 2010. A couple of highlights of the past year over and above the fantastic results achieved throughout our organization, include the opening of a new Produce Market and Convenience Store in Abbotsford, that is projected to have sales this coming year of $1.5 million. Otter Co-op also opened a stand-alone pharmacy in Abbotsford last fall that is projected to add additional sales of a half a million dollars this coming year. These two locations created new job opportunities for approximately a dozen people.

We continued with our plan to re-develop and rebuild our 248th gas bar and cardlock location, and hope to have that project underway by the end of this year. Development plans are underway for a new gas bar and convenience store on Highway 11, between Abbotsford and Mission. And most recently, Otter has purchased 5.36 acres of industrial land in Chilliwack, for the construction of a 6 pump, 6 lane gas bar and convenience store; an 8 pump, 7 lane cardlock facility; a bulk plant with 20 – 148,000 litre storage tanks, an oil warehouse and offi ce building, including space for a tenant. This project is expected to create additional sales for Otter Co-op in excess of $30 million per year.

In order to effectively compete in today’s rapidly changing marketplace, we must continue to plan for the future. Every year the requirements and expectations of our membership increases. We need to determine what is essential and then set priorities for the prosperity of Otter Co-op. The reality is about continuing on a track record of fi scal responsibility balanced with sound marketing objectives, to ensure that we have continuous development and growth of our employees and the Co-op. Our organization is rooted in history, is relevant and revered today, and ready for tomorrow. So there you have it in a quick overview; where we’ve been last year, and some of the exciting plans for the future. Here’s looking forward to another record year at Otter Co-op!

Jack NicholsonGENERAL MANAGER

Celebrating 90 Years in our Communities Otter Co-op’s Operations

Jack Nicholson General Manager

KID’S CLUB EASTER PARTYGood Friday April 6 saw approximately 500 Otter Co-op Kids’ Club Members and their families attend the annual Easter party. There was cupcake decorating, face painting, several game stations, balloon artists, popcorn, petting zoo and the addition of a second Bouncey Castle. Even the Easter Bunny and Cooper got to try out the new Bouncey Castle pictured here. At the Jelly Bean Guess table you could enter your guess in the box in front of the prize you wanted to win and pictured here are the three winners. Keelie and Nathan won Easter baskets with a $25 Co-op gift card and Austin won a Canucks hat. If you are not yet a Kids’ Club member and have not reached your 12th birthday please come in and sign up or you can register on line at www.ottercoop.com Each time you visit the retail centre you can get a cookie from the bakery and a prize from the Kids’ Club box at the cashiers. You can also register the day of an event. Don’t miss out join today!

COMMUNITYserving our

Frank Hauzer President

President’s Message:As we begin a new year in 2012, Otter Co-op is proud to be celebrating 90 years of success in the Lower Mainland. And what a great year to be celebrating this milestone, as the United Nations has proclaimed 2012 to be the International Year of Co-operatives. Our members can be proud of the rich history of Otter Co-opOur continued success is indeed a co-operative team celebration. It can be credited to you, our loyal members purchasing goods and services; both past and present. As well, the success is part of a great effort on our staff’s part, in providing that great, friendly service that members have

come to expect and enjoy. And also credit to the management and board of past and present, in setting goals and directions for the Co-ops’ success for years to come. A couple of highlights that I am especially proud of when talking about Otter, is the fact that all profi ts generated by the Co-op stay right here in our communities, as opposed to going off to some head offi ce in Toronto or outside the country. Whether it be profi ts allocated to members in equity and cash back, or to the new and upgraded facilities we are able to invest in throughout the Lower Mainland, or to the literally hundreds of groups and organizations that Otter provides scholarships, support, and sponsorship of. Did you know that for many years Otter Co-op has donated well in excess of $130,000 a year to the many different community groups that we serve? This is so exciting to be a part of such a successful and community oriented company. Other positives for me include the fact that Otter Co-op is such a diverse company, with business opportunities in feed, food, hardware, petroleum, pharmacy, and car washes. We also have a leased facility with Tim Hortons. It is this diversifi cation that positions us well for the future, and helps in “not keeping all our eggs in one basket” in this challenging economic time. There is no doubt that Otter Co-op has a bright future, and I am honored to be your president during this anniversary year. Yours Co-operatively on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Frank Hauzer OTTER CO-OP PRESIDENT

Pictured from Left to Right Keelie, Nathan and Austin WINNERS

lots of fun!

On behalf of everyone at Otter Co-op we would like to thank Gerrie Wise (7 years service) and Patrick Freeman (1 year service) as they complete their terms on the Otter Co-op Board. Both very dedicated members of the Otter Co-op Board each bringing their own qualities to compliment the board.Gerrie completed all the FCL Courses offered and achieved the Level Two Directors Certifi cate. During her seven years Gerrie served as Member Relations Chair, on the Finance Committee and as the Board Secretary. Gerrie has also commuted from Mayne Island where she and her husband moved upon retiring four years ago. Even though Patrick was only with the Otter Board for one year he came with a strong background in FCL training as he had completed all levels of FCL board management programs, was a past President of Pitt Meadows Consumers Co-op as well as

the District 4 Regional Director for FCL. Thank you both for all your commitment to Otter Co-op and we wish you all the best!

With Sincere Thanks!

Gerrie Wise - 7 years service Patrick Freeman - 1 year service

Front row( L to R) Maureen Minot, Marilyn Gryseels, Beppie Henry, Kelly Reid & Hailey Reid. Back row( L to R) Merna Richter and her friend Gord, Tim Gagner & Terry Koffman.

The 2012 Relay for life was an experience I won’t soon forget. My daughter Hailey & I participated in this event for the fi rst time and can speak for the both of us when I say this event has changed the way we look at this horrible disease. Neither of us really knew what to expect but were up for the challenge to stay up all night and raise money for such a good cause. Our team ( The Otter Trotters) consisted of Maureen Minot (Team Captain), Marilyn Gryseels, Beppie Henry, Terry Koffman, Tim Gagner, Merna Richter and her other half Gord, my daughter Hailey and myself. To date we have raised $4,170.00 and would like to send a BIG thank you to the Otter Co-op for their generous donation to our team $2500.00 which got our fundraising efforts in motion.Our gracious Emcee for the evening was Bev Dornan who did an outstanding job informing us of the evening’s events. The opening ceremony was inspiring as the survivors gathered around the stage and preceded onto the track for the survivors lap. The Fire guard escorted the survivors around the oval as the yellow T Shirts followed in suit. As they rounded our tent we clapped and cheered them on

as if they were celebrities and in my mind they all were. I fought back the tears as I thought of how many will not win their battles and won’t be joining us for the future relays. At 10pm the Bagpiper (also a survivor) led the way playing “Amazing Grace” as the rest of us joined in on the lap to celebrate the survivors and refl ect on our fallen loved ones. I remember counting my blessings the entire length of that lap and for the rest of that evening. The lighting of the luminaries on the track and in the grand stand was an awesome sight. The overhead lights were turned off for a few minutes so we could all clearly see the words “HOPE” and “CURE” spelled out. Walking the track with my teammates on and off all night didn’t seem like such a hard job when I thought about the people battling for their lives every day. As the night went on a few of us grabbed a quick cat nap, caught a second wind and continued on to our night’s journey. The weather held out and provided a dry event which I was also very thankful for. I heard past stories from our seasoned teammates about cold, rainy past relays and was glad to have my fi rst experience a dry

one.It has been a long time since I watched the sun come up and welcomed it’s warmth into my cold, stiff bones. The sound of the birds singing at 4am was a wonderful way to start the dawn of a new day which I started by praying a cure for Cancer would come sooner than later so my family and friends would be able to enjoy these sights & sounds until their true time to leave this earth arrives.Kelly Reid

OTTER TROTTER RELAY FOR LIFE TEAM

The Annual Otter Co-op Ladies Night kicked off on the evening of Saturday April 14th. This annual event saw about 130 ladies enjoy an evening of fun and fashion.The evening included a fashion show featuring ladies, men’s and kids fashions on models that were staff and their families, as well as customers. The models were aided by the trusty help of the Langley Township Fire Department.The ladies enjoyed appetizers, desserts, beverages, many door prizes, and a 50/50 draw put on the Langley Township Fire Department to raise funds for their charity.

The customers that bought a ticket to the event also enjoyed a grab bag full of goodies and a 20% discount on fashions and hardware. It was shop till you drop.The funds raised by the entry ticket sales were split between the Relay for Life team of the Otter Trotters and the Otter Community fund that helps out needy families.For those of you that did not get a chance to attend this fun event, keep an eye open for the Fall/Winter Ladies night that will happen in early November.

ladies’ night 2012

Pictured here Board President Frank Hauzer presenting Student

Representative Tanner Graham with a farewell gift on the

completion of his one year term.

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It’s amazing to think that just a year ago I

was sitting amongst the crowd of the annual

meeting, anxiously waiting to be welcomed

onto the board, unknowing of just how much

I would learn. The knowledge that now fi lls

my head is immense. Whether it is about

Co-operative values, formal business structure,

spreadsheets of numbers in which I am still a

little uneasy, or simply good business practice,

the amount of knowledge cannot be defi ned

by the single year that it was crammed into my

head.

The way in which I was welcomed to the

board with open arms is very symbolic of the

experience the Co-op has provided me. The

board was accommodating without treating me

as a child and resulted in an environment that

opened up my eyes to knowledge that will last

a lifetime. I remember my fi rst meeting when

we were looking over fi nancial spreadsheets,

playing “where’s Waldo” with each number

being mentioned. This environment forced me

to learn quickly and eventually the numbers

began making sense. The formalities of the

meetings were completely alien to me, but the

effi ciency of such a democratic system is clearly

evident and will provide a clear understanding

as I step out of school into the real world.

After seeing the core values of the Co-op, I have

realized what an honour this has truly been. The

Co-op’s success is wholly attributed to its care

for customers. In a world of major corporations,

it is tough to compete. On my fi rst ever

business trip to the fall conference I learned

of the collective network of co-operatives that

exist and work together to survive. It was a

large scale version of any co-operative, everyone

worked together for the best interest of this

community of Co-ops, just as the member’s

of Otter are in the best interest of their

community.

It is what sets Otter Co-op apart that will keep

it strong, loyalty to the community and the

resulting community loyalty. Now on its 90th

anniversary, the Otter Co-op is in a time of

opportunity and expansion and a very exciting

time to be on the board and a member. I

cannot wait to see what the Co-op will have

grown to in 5, 10, 20 years. I have no idea what

it will have grown to, though I know it will be

thriving larger than it has ever been.

The Co-op has provides many opportunities

to young people, whether it be in the

abundance of scholarships given each year,

or the invaluably experience which I have

been granted. I cannot put into words how

worthwhile it has been. I cannot imagine there

being anything comparable to this experience

and all that it has provided me. Many doors

have been opened for me and I now know a

little more about what lies beyond each one.

It saddens me that there are no more that will

be able to receive this opportunity, although I

understand that it is in the best interest of the

board that it is done away with.

I am now more excited than ever to venture

further into life, having developed an interest

in business that will inevitably bring me back to

this unique world and the excitement it holds.

I must thank the Directors and the Co-op as

a whole for everything they have provided so

graciously. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll be

back on the board.

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2011-2012 Junior Director

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• June 14-16

Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast • Saturday, June 16, 8am - 11am

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• Saturday & Sunday June 30 & July 1

Canada Day Raspberry Social• Sunday, July 1, 12-3

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• Sunday, August 5 & Monday August 6 (BC Day)

BC Day Blueberry Social• Monday, August 6, 12-3pm

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September 6-7-8

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Father’s Day celebrates the scores of fathers who get up early every morning andhead to work to provide for their families. It also honors the men who devote their free time to coach baseball practices, lead scouting troops, run behind a bicycle while a child is learning to ride, and so many other fatherly tasks.

Every year kids (and their moms) fret over what to purchase for the special man of the house. Maybe Dad has a hobby or interest that makes gifting easy. Too often, however, fi guring out a Father’s Day present can be a

challenge.Here are some fresh ideas:

Enroll Dad in one of those series subscriptions that sends him a new item to try every month. From fruit to books, there are many opportunities to fi nd something he’ll enjoy. Plus, this shows Dad he’s special more than one day during the year.If the “way to a man’s heart is through his stomach,” a gift basket fi lled with his favorite treats will be a winner. Look for specialty items that he enjoys but seldom buys.Buy tickets to attend a game when Dad’s favorite sports team will be playing nearby. Wrap the tickets with some team memorabilia, like a new hat or T-shirt.

Tending to and watching fi sh can be a relaxing and enjoyable holiday. Purchase Dad a new fi sh tank and accessories and make a date to go together to pick out fi sh to fi ll it.

Think about the chores that Dad does but may not enjoy. Arrange for an easier way to get those chores done. For the father who doesn’t relish mowing and tending to the lawn, reserve a lawn-care service for a month or two to ease Dad’s workload.

Dad may adore his ride and items that will help him wash, wax and buff it into a pristine vision will no doubt be appreciated.

Kids can make this celebration even better with gifts that really show they care.

Some Fresh Ideas for DadFathers are wonderful…Fathers are wonderful peopletoo little understood,And we do not sing their praisesas often as we should...

For, somehow, Father seems to bethe man who pays the bills,While Mother binds up little hurtsand nurses all our ills...

And Father struggles dailyto live up to “his image”As protector and providerand “hero of the scrimmage”...

And perhaps that is the reasonwe sometimes get the notionThat Fathers are not subjectto the thing we call emotion,

But if you look inside Dad’s heart,where no one else can see,You’ll fi nd he’s sentimentaland as “soft” as he can be...

But he’s too busy every dayin the gruelling race of life,He leaves the sentimental stuffto his partner and his wife...

But Fathers are just wonderfulin a million different ways,And they merit loving complimentsand accolades of praise,

For the only reason Dad aspiresto fortune and successIs to make the family proud of himand to bring them happiness...

And like Our Heavenly Father,he’s a guardian and a guide,Someone that we can count onto be always on our side.

Helen Steiner Rice

20 | THE ALDERGROVE STAR | THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012 www.aldergrovestar.comg

By KURT LANGMANNAldergrove Star

Maureen and Rob Robinson are celebrating 20 years of their Milsean busi-ness this weekend, a business which continues to grow and thrive.

It all started as a home-based business at the family’s Emerald Acres horse ranch in south Aldergrove, and took a huge leap forward ten years later when the Robinsons pur-chased the former Aldergrove Fire Hall and transformed it into a confectionary and tea-house.

Over those years Maureen’s original Demerara Butt er Crunch — dark butt ery tof-fee poured onto fresh sliced almonds and coated with creamy white chocolate — has and continues to be the foun-dation of the business. Th is exquisite treat is sold across the country, at 1,200 stores as well as at fairs and trade shows.

Th e business expanded when they opened Milsean at the old fi re hall in 2002, as they now had 5,600 square feet for their factory as well as a retail space for sweets and a tea shop.

Th e location has become a tourist att raction and is also highly popular among Aldergrove residents, as a comfortable place to shop and relax with a beverage and light meals or treats. Th e expansion in 2006, with construction of a glass conservatory, has pro-vided more seating, with the old world fi replace adding to the ambience and warmth.

Milsean’s wholesome menu has grown to include handmade soups, in-house spelt bread with att ention to allergy-sensitive needs, with gluten-free and vegan off er-ings. Maureen also proudly notes that the ingredients of

every food item are posted for customers to read.

Th eir gourmet food sec-tion off ers items with natural ingredients and superb fl a-vour. New this year is their take-home freezer section, fi lled with Milsean’s ready-to-bake scones, handmade soups and handmade gelato, among many other delights. Th ey also have dry mixes and other packaged and prepared items such as coff ees and teas and pancake mixes.

Th eir gift shop is also grow-ing, with handmade items imported from Th ailand, Peru and Morocco to choose from.

“We have no rules, as an independent business if we like something we buy it and off er it to our customers,” says Maureen.

Rob and Maureen are also proud to have created many jobs, which have become careers for some employees, who are all treated as part of

the Milsean family.“We treat everyone with

respect, there is no pecking order here,” says Rob. “We currently have 20 employees, and are open seven days a week, and in the busy seasons we have up to 30 employees at one time.”

Th e Robinsons contrib-ute to community charitable projects such as Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services, Langley Lodge and Langley Memorial Hospital. Rob and Maureen also volunteer as cooks and servers once a month at the Garden to Table community dinner at St. Dunstan’s Church in Aldergrove.

“We are proud of this great community of Aldergrove,” says Maureen. “We strive to develop a warm, inviting envi-ronment with amazing sweets, decadent dessrts, quality teas and drinks and wholesome fresh foods.”

Milsean marks 20 years

KURT LANGMANN PHOTORob and Maureen Robinson are celebrating Milsean’s 20th anniver-sary this weekend at their 272 Street teahouse and shop.

HARRY HUNT PHOTOSA large crew of Aldergrove Busi-ness Association volunteers planted pumpkin seeds at the John Jack-man farm last week, hoping for a bumper crop for this year’s “Wall of Jack-o-lanterns” Halloween event.

Planting for Aldergrove’s ‘Wall o’Lanterns’Planting for Aldergrove’s ‘Wall o’Lanterns’

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…Come by the Shoppe to nd something for your Dad this Father’s Day

Being a Father… “It is much easier to become a father than to be one.”~ Kent Nerburn, Letters to My Son: Refl ections on Becoming a Man, 1994

“You will fi nd that if you really try to be a father, your child will meet you halfway.”~ Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com

“Any fool can be a Father, but it takes a real man to be a Daddy!!”~ Philip Whitmore Sr


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S P O R T SSports may be submitted via email to [email protected] fax 604-856-5212 or deliver to 27118 Fraser Hwy.

By GARY AHUJABlack Press

On the phone with the owners of her horse, Hawley Bennett -Awad broke into tears.

She was on the phone with Terry and Linda Paine, shortly aft er being nominated for the Canadian event-ing team for this summer’s Olympic Games in London.

Bennett -Awad has been chosen to ride for Canada aboard her horse Gin & Juice.

“I just started crying. Th ere have been so many ups and downs along the way,” said Bennett -Awad, over the phone with Black Press on Monday.

She was on her way back to California aft er competing at the Bromont CCI*** eventing show at the Bromont Olympic Equestrian Park in Quebec.

Bennett -Awad placed fourth. Th e competition also served as

the selection trials for the Canadian eventing team.

Eventing is an equestrian sport which comprises dressage, cross-country and show jumping.

“Th is has always been the goal and to fi nally be told that yes, you are going, it is a big relief,” she said.

Bennett -Awad, a 35-year-old from Langley, will be making her second appearance at the Olympics, having also represented Canada in Athens in 2004.

She helped Canada fi nish 12th in the team competition but did not place in the individual event.

“Th at was my fi rst time, so I was super excited to go,” she said.

“Th e excitement of not being my fi rst time is gone. I have a really good horse and am more experi-

enced. “I want a top 10 fi nish (but) it

would be amazing to get up on the podium.”

While Bennett -Awad was chas-ing her dream this weekend in Quebec, she did so with mixed feel-ings.

“For me, it was a very emotional weekend because I had to miss my brother’s wedding,” she said about the nuptials of her older brother, Mike Bennett and his fi ancee Jessica.

“It was really hard because I am so close to him.

“He is my best friend and has been my father fi gure for the last 16 or 17 years, so it was really tough to not be there and be a part of that.”

With that weighing on her mind, she said the weekend was one of the toughest competi-tions she had endured mentally.

While the weekend may have been tough, Bennett -Awad is glad it is over and the team has been nom-inated.

Th e offi cial team, featuring fi ve riders plus an alternate, will be named on July 5.

“Now the pressure is off and you can relax and focus on your train-ing,” she said.

“You know that you are going and can work on your own fi tness as well as your horse’s.”

Bennett -Awad will continue working — she operates Hawley Bennett Eventing out of KingsWay Farms in southern California —

for the rest of the month and then leave for training camp in Virginia on July 1.

Th e Canadian team departs for London on July 9.

Th e Olympic Games run from July 27 to August 12.

Disappointed when she didn’t qualify for the 2008 Games in Beijing, Bennett -Awad is thrilled for another crack at the Olympics.

Th e track will be hilly and long for the cross-country.

“You need a horse that will be fast and quick and that is exactly what she (Gin & Juice) is.”

Bennett -Awad is no stranger to international suc-cess, helping Canada win silver at the World Equestrian Games in 2010 and the another silver medal at the Pan American Games in 2011.

Th e silver at the World Equestrian Games was Canada’s fi rst medal at a major world equestrian cham-pionship since 1978

and qualifi ed Canada for the 2012 Olympics.

She thanked her husband, Gamal Awad, her mom, Gerry Bennett , and the rest of her family and friends. “Th ey are the people who have been through the good and the bad,” she said.

“I know who they are. “You don’t get to this spot with-

out good a good support team of owners, grooms, sponsors.

“I am very, very lucky I have a good group of people around me and am thankful for that.”

Hawley is Olympics bound!

CALINA RICHIE PHOTOHawley Bennett-Awad has been chosen to represent Canada at this summer’s Olympic Games in London. Bennett-Awad placed fourth over the weekend at the CCI*** Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, in Bromont, Que. She placed fourth at the event.

HARRY HUNT PHOTOJared Knowles of North Island Blizzard fails to pick off Aldergrove Dodgers’ Justin Arnold at fi rst base in the bantam AAA baseball game, June 9 at Aldergrove Athletic Park.

Dodging the BlizzardDodging the Blizzard

Hawley Bennett-Awad

Aldergrove Star

Aldergrove Athletic Park and Aldergrove Soccer Club did such a good job of hosting the B.C. Championships two years ago that the provincial soccer association has asked Aldergrove to do it again this summer.

Th e B.C. Soccer Provincial Boys’ B Cup will feature 48 teams from across the province on the July 5-8 weekend.

Aldergrove Soccer president Bill Eade says there will be six age groups, with eight teams in each group, in the

provincial championship competition.“We will be hosting 1,000 boys —

that’s huge,” said Eade.Aldergrove, as hosts, will have four

teams competing in the U13, U16, U17 and U18 categories, while Chilliwack will contribute their two district cham-pions, the U14 and U15 teams.

Eade notes that the Aldergrove U18 team will be a tough one to beat, as about half of the team is made up of boys who played for the highly-ranked D.W. Poppy Secondary school team.

Soccer champions return to Aldergrove in July

Black Press

Langley athletes captured seven medals at the 2012 Lafarge International Track Classic.

Th e meet was held June 6 at Abbotsford’s Rotary Stadium.

Leading the way was Robbie Gallaugher of the Langley Mustangs Track and Field Club, who won gold in the long jump with a leap of 7.37m.

Th at was one of three medals won by Mustangs athletes as Eli Kastelein won gold in the 400m hurdles in a time of 57.53 and Ethan Wilkinson took bronze in the 400m in 50.43.

Jarid Vaughan of the Coquitlam Cheetahs won silver in the 100m race

in 10.84 seconds while Fiona Bensen, who competes for the Trinity Western Spartans, was second in the 1500m race in 4:31.02.

Vaughan is an R.E. Mountain gradu-ate, who competed for four years with the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks and graduated with a degree in kinesiology in 2010.

Valley Royals’ Spencer Prince and Zach Choboter won silver and bronze, respectively, in the hammer throw and long jump. Prince’s throw went 53m while Choboter leaped 60.2m.

Prince is a Brookswood graduate, while Choboter, who is from Aldergrove, att ends Abbotsford’s St. John Brebeuf.

Athletes fi nd podium at Lafarge Classic


SUBMITTED PHOTOThe Aldergrove Blue Jays, in the mosquito division, placed silver at the Mission Ball Tourna-ment this past weekend, losing in the fi nal game to Chilliwack. They placed second overall out of eight teams and placed fi rst amongst the three participating Aldergrove teams.

Blue Jays Swat MosquitoesBlue Jays Swat Mosquitoes

Aldergrove Star

Equestrians will play a prominent role in this year’s B.C. Summer Games, which will be held in Surrey from July 19 to 22. On June 7 Surrey Mayor Dianne Watt s offi cially recognized Horse Week 2012 and invited the public to att end and volunteer for all the events at the

upcoming Summer Games (see website: www.bcgames.org).

Riders between the ages of 12 and 18 will compete in vaulting, dressage, para dressage, reining and jumper at the Cloverdale fairgrounds, with all events being coordinated by Horse Council B.C.

Mayor pumps up BC Summer Games

HARRY HUNT PHOTOMitch Gale of Aldergrove Sox slides safe into second to help the team defeat Abbotsford Athletics in peewee A baseball, June 8 at Aldergrove Athletic Park.

Hometown Sox Down Abby AthleticsHometown Sox Down Abby Athletics

Aldergrove Star

Canadian Football League Hall of Famer John Helton visited the Aldergrove Bantam A Red Sox on Saturday, June 9 to toss the fi rst pitch in their match against Mission.

In his visit to Aldergrove Athletic Park, Helton also talked to the kids about the value of teamwork.

Helton was voted 12th out of the 50 greatest CFL players of all time. He played with the Calgary Stampeders from 1969 to 1978 – including dur-ing their Grey Cup win in 1971 – and with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1979 to 1982.

Helton played 219 games over 14 years and was an all star almost every season. He was his team’s nominee for

the outstanding lineman award twice, the out-standing defensive player award six times, and the

most outstanding player award twice.

He was also the fi rst recipient of the Norm

Fieldgate Trophy, award-ed to the outstanding defensive player in the west.

Hall of Famer boosts Red Sox

VIKKI HOPES PHOTOCanadian Football League Hall of Famer John Helton (at right and inset) joined the Alder-grove Red Sox on Saturday to throw the fi rst pitch in their game against Mission.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOLangley RCMP joined Langley’s Special Olympians in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics and slo-pitch game at Douglas Park. Below, Special Olympian Chris Lawrie pitches and Katelyn bats in the game against Langley RCMP. Anyone who wishes to participate in nine sports or as a volunteer should go to the website: http://sobclangley.org

Special Olympics Takes Law in HandSpecial Olympics Takes Law in Hand

By ELSIE BEGGSAldergrove Seniors Social Network

Th ere was a good crowd at the Aldergrove Kinsmen Centre on June 5 to celebrate Seniors Week.

Our Seniors Social Network hosted our annual Spring Tea to honour our Aldergrove seniors. Although it was a cold and rainy aft ernoon it was much diff erent inside the hall. Th e colorful table-cloths and fl owers on all the tables created a beautiful, warm spring atmosphere.

Our entertainer, Greg Hampson put on an hour program, playing and singing many of our favourite songs. Many joined in the singing and several couples enjoyed danc-ing to the great music.

We would like to acknowledge

and thank the following businesses for their generous donations: Save-On Foods, Safeway, Extra Foods and Ott er Co-op. Th anks also to All Seasons Nursery of Aldergrove and Gibbs Nursery of Langley for their donation of plants, which were given away as door prizes. Last but not least a big thanks to all our members for donating all the deli-cious sandwiches. Refreshments also include vegetables and dip, fruit platt ers along with cheese and crackers and pickles and of course our strawberry shortcake and ice cream. It was a great day enjoyed by all.

We are already planning for next year, so watch the paper for the date during Seniors Week. Plan to be there and bring a friend.

We invite all seniors to come and join our Senior Network group. We have a short meeting once a month with a speaker or presenta-tion and a social time with tea and coff ee and cookies. Membership is only $15 a year.

Our craft club meets on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Kinsmen Centre. We have been knitt ing square and mak-ing blankets, which we have donat-ed to the Salvation Army, Ishtar Transition House and other groups, where they have been given to peo-ple in need. We sincerely thank all those who have donated yarn in the past. We always appreciate these donations to enable us to continue our project.

For information call the Kinsmen Centre, 604-856-2899.

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The Shewan FamilyAldergrove Credit UnionThe Aldergrove KinsmenLadies Auxiliary RCL 265

Aldergrove Lions ClubAldergrove Rotary

Aldergrove Fire HallAldergrove Elks

Langley Odd Fellows’ SocietyNA Sherritt

Ladies of the Royal PurpleThe Old Age Pensioner’s Society

Don Hanson MemorialShortreed Elementary PAC

Betty Gilbert Elementary PACLangley Retired Teachers Association

GH MacDonald MemorialAll Good Eats

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It’s with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of our beloved Craig. He is survived by his loving wife Julie (nee Van Elswyk), parents Chuck and Cheryl Morris, sister Kristen Morris (Ryan Appleby) as well as nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Craig was a vibrant young man who made every-one smile. With heavy hearts we do not say good-bye, but until we meet again. A private family service is being held.

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FOSTER, John (Jack) McCastle

December 14, 1937 -June 2, 2012

Jack passed away peacefully at home with his family after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. He is predeceased by his parents, Olive and Ray, brother, Sherman, sister Verlie and grandson, Tyler. Jack is greatly missed by his loving wife of 52 years, Margaret, their4 children, Nyomi (Ken), Clayton(Jeanette), Douglas (Connie) and Joel. Grandson’s Nathan (Lilee), Bradley, Colton, Colby; Granddaughters, Donni (Shayne)Jaymee, Carla, Cierra, Shayla; Great granddaughters, Ayla, Julie, Myah and Emma. After years of owning his own truck-ing business, Jack then volun-teered as a driver for the BC Cancer Society. Not only did he get numerous individuals safely to and from their treat-ment appointments, he befriend-ed many, offered a compas-sionate ear and gave his support in any way he could. On any given day, you could fi nd Jack at his favorite Tim Horton’s, enjoying his coffee while doing his crossword puz-zle or swapping tales with the guys and gals of the “Timmy’s Club”. A devoted husband and father, he was a man who spoke his mind, called a spade a spade, had a dry sense of humour and the kind of neigh-bor and friend that would give the shirt off his back when needed. He touched the lives of many, many people. He will be greatly missed by all but never forgotten. We would like to welcome you to join us in a Celebration of Jack’s Life to be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, June 18, 2012 at the Alder-grove Legion Hall, 26607 Fras-er Hwy, Aldergrove with a tea to follow. In lieu of fl owers, a donation to the BC Cancer Volunteer Driver Program in John’s Foster’s memory would be greatly appreciated by his family. Envelopes will be available at the service.

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TEAM DRIVERS required for regu-lar USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean drivers abstract. $22.50 per hour. Contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pacifi c Xpress at 604-575-0983 ext 351 or fax resume to 604-575- 0973

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124 FARM WORKERS

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164 WAREHOUSE

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

#22047 WE LOVE SMALL JOBS All work guaranteed.

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

MINI excavating, landscaping, hard scaping, skid steer, drainage, driveway removal. No job to small! Mike, 604-657-5800.

281 GARDENING

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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374 TREE SERVICES

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477 PETS

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

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

Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at

fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

FLUFFY WHITE Maltese pups, 8 weeks old. Family raised. $750 fi rm. Call 604-597-4760.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

509 AUCTIONS

UNRESERVED AUCTIONS - June 16 & 17, Redwater, Alberta. Collec-tor vehicles & tractors, 1300 die cast toy tractors, wagons, buggies, show harness; old gas upright gas pumps; original case eagle; an-tiques. Thursday, June 21 - Harry Shapka, Vilna, Alberta. Phone 780-636-2165. JD 8650, 4440, 4240; Concord air drill; 1977 & 87 Ken-worths; Cat 966C loader; Komatsu D85; lowboy; 8820 & 860 com-bines; haying equipment. Saturday, June 23 - John Baranec, Innisfree, Alberta. Phone 780-592-2308. Stei-ger ST250, 9030 Bi-Directional; 4640 & 4320; MF 8450; Claas 98; 1980 Ford tandem; Kello 24’ disc; JD 820 & 830; plus full line-up. View full lists online:

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548 FURNITURE

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

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

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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

587 TOOLS

CARPENTRY and Woodworking Tools - Routers and bits, saws, shaper, hand tools, blades, clamps - lots more. Sat. June 16th 9am 2818 Gordon Ave, or Annendale Lane Crescent Beach, Surrey .

REAL ESTATE

612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE

LIVE THE DREAM. Harbours End Marine, 27 year history on beautiful Salt Spring Island, BC “the best place on earth!” Owner retiring, well-established business only $129,000email: [email protected]

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUT SALE! 20X26 $5,199. 25X28 $5,799. 30X42 $8,390. 32X56 $11,700. 40X50 $14,480. 47X76 $20,325. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

627 HOMES WANTED

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

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI *1152 s/f dblwide $77,900 *14x70 full gyproc single wide, load-ed $66,900. Repossessed Mobiles & Modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYSwww.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

RENTALS

734 MODULAR HOMES

JUNE SPECIALBrand New 16’ Wide Modular

Homes. From $69,000.00 [email protected]

WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassified.com

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

ALDERGROVE 269th St. 2 bdrm detatched duplex, 5 appl, fenced yard, close to schools, pets con-sidered, $950.

Dan Lang Remax Little Oak Realty Ltd.

604-504-7368 or 1-800-668-8661 or email at

[email protected]

ALDERGROVE, 3bdr, 1.5 baths n/p, $1025. July1. Drive by 26973-30 Ave. Then call 604-617-9373.

ALDERGROVE ready to move in 3 Bdrm, 2 large barns, on 10 acres, good for horses, close to town & schools. $2300/mo. 4080 256th St. For more info call 604-613-5742

750 SUITES, LOWER

2 B/R new suite at 168/92A spa-cious, wood fl oor, granite tops, W/D, July 1st. Rent $900/month incl. hydro & heat call 778-889-5890 or 604-497-1699

ABBOTSFORD. 2 bedroom. Private location. NS/NP. Available June 15th. Phone 604-850-1198.

ALDERGROVE. 2 bdrm bsmt suite. Cov patio. W/D. N/P. Avail now. Leave message at 604-832-0680 or 604-897-5944.

ALDERGROVE 2 bdrm bsmt suite, nr schools, shops.Ns/np, incl hydro, DD req’d. Avail now. 778-246-0915.

ALDERGROVE 32/267. 3Bdr gr/lvl nr amens, quiet family. Coin laundry avail, no dogs, avail immed. $980 incl heat/h.water. 604-644-8961.

BSMT with private entrance and own parking space electricity and hydro included in rent, includes laundry, 2 bedrooms & 1 full bath-room, close to elementary school, daycare, and park. No smoking. No pets. Please call 778-908-3495 or 604-626-6196

752 TOWNHOUSES

$1500 Langley 2Bd/2Bth/2Car grg. pool,hottub, rec room, gym, central location 604-614-1766

ALDERGROVE. 3 Bdr family orient-ed twnhouse, 3 baths, single gar-age, f/p, small pet ok, avail July 1st. $1200. Utils not incl. 604-807-5559

TRANSPORTATION

806 ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

DreamCatcher Auto Loans“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

GUARANTEEDAuto Loans orWe Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply at: www.greatcanadianautocredit.com

Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CRED-IT? Christmas in June, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-593-6095.

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2001 CHEV CAVALIER, 5spd manual, 4dr, low kms, new aircare, $2250 fi rm. 604-538-4883

2005 CHRYSLER Sebring, most options, auto, 4dr, 86kms. New tires & brakes. $5700obo. 604-596-1085

2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, silver, convertible, 84,000 kms. Auto. Air-cared. $4,900. obo. 604-826-0519

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

2002 BMW 325I 4 dr., loaded, sun-roof, trip-tronic, garage kept. Sr. driven, only 80k. No accidents. $11,500 604-619-5501

2002 INFINITI I35, Luxury Edition. 4 door. Very clean. Mint cond. No ac-cidents. 140,000 miles. Moving must sell. $8800/obo.604-541-0018

2005 & 1991 HONDA CIVICLow Mileage. Call (604)723-3127

2010 MAZDA, like new, 4 door White. 3,0000 kms. New tires & battery. $15,000. 604-541-1116.

830 MOTORCYCLES

1989 6 CYLINDER, 1 owner touring motorcycle. Wineberry color. Al-ways garaged when not in use. $7,200. Phone 604-852-9529

2002 TRIUMPH TROPHY. Low k’s, new battery, runs good. $4,700. Call 604-217-3479; 778-880-0233.

838 RECREATIONAL/SALE

1997 Fleetwood 27’ Class A, self-cont’d, TV, b.i.generator, storage ++ Mint! $12,999. 604-853-5528

2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $39,900. 604-856-8177 / 604-308-5489(Aldergrv)

2004 Jayco Eagle 312FKS

Front kichen, super slide, island queen, FULLY LOADED.

Dealer #9968 Sale Price $14,980www.meridianrv.com

604-941-8635

TRANSPORTATION

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALTOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! 2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

Autos • Trucks• Equipment Removal

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.We pay Up To $500 CA$H

Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

The Scrapper

851 TRUCKS & VANS

2003 FORD WINDSTAR, rebuilt auto trans. Runs exc. Green. $3000 obo. (604)826-0519

2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4x4, V8automatic, ext cab, 2 doors + 2 half doors, $8500/obo. 778-834-7849.

2005 FORD F150, 4X4, crew cab , green, auto, 160 kms, options, $12,000 fi rm. Call 604-538-9257.

2007 DODGE RAM Laramie, load-ed, diesel, 6.7, C-cab 4x4, w/extras. 150K. $34,000 obo 604-807-9774

859 UTILITY TRAILERS

MOTORCYCLE / UTILITY CARRI-ER/TRAILER, fi ts 1-3 bikes, w/ gear box & ramp, hardly used $1175 trades? 778-888-6805.

MARINE

912 BOATS

NEED A LAWYER MONEY! Selling my 23’ Bitz Day Cruiser w/tandem axle trailer, 454 BB Chev Turbo 400, Coal V Drive w/22% overdrive, frest paint. Too much to list. $5,500. 604-820-1323

In the matter of the Warehouse-man’s Lien Act, Aggressive Auto Towing 63 West Railway, Abbots-ford, BC V2S 8B6. 604-854-5669 claims a Warehouseman’s Lien against the following vehicle:

Kiely Michael James2006 Mitsubishi Lancer blackVIN# JA3AJ66F26U610319Amount owning $1835.94

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32 Ave NORTH to 34A Ave264 St EAST to 276th St { look for YELLOW ARROWS }

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At front desk of RE/MAX26641 Fraser Hwy[Next to Canadian Legion]

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June 16 & 17, 8am - 3pm

2619 - 256 St .

Hshld, tools & farm stuff.

ALDERGROVE

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE26917 - 24 A AVE

JUNE 16 & 17, Sat. & Sun. 8am TO 4pm

Household, Furn, Horse Tack, Toys, Camping Equip,

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26960 25A AVE. $649,900

A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION!2825 - 256TH STREET $1,995,000

#101-5570-268 STREET $439,900

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.

Over 3600 sq. ft. of manicured “up-to-date”, “you-will-be-im-pressed” home. Superior fi nishing, hardwood, crown mouldings, granite countertops,

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6141 - 264TH STREET $879,900

OK… OK…this is worth a second look – 1900 sq.ft. on main house plus 2 detached

suites in a good location. You will not be disap-pointed, all very neat and clean, here. Very cool fl oor plan – an easy place to make home.


5 ACRES25926 FRASER HWY $2,995,000

Look to the future here with this un-beatable location with over 1000 ft of frontage on Fraser Hwy, 2 homes on prop-

erty with sewer and water connected already . Looking to invest in a great location for the future then this is worth a second look for sure, currently still in the ALR.

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#106 5498 267TH ST $295,000

1000 sq ft of 2 bedroom living quarters above 1000 sq ft of warehouse in Gloucester Estates, zoned

Industrial, its all legal nothing to worry about here. Take a look you will be impressed. Quick possession possible.


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26635 30A AVENUE $389,900

Very unique fl oor plan in this 1800 sq. ft. home situ-ated on a 5700 sq. ft. lot. close to schools, with side-yard, RV parking

– could be extra parking if you want to suite it. Have a look – make your off er. Call Dan!

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2883 - 264TH AVE. $1,589,000


Out of ALR!

2 bedroom 2 bathroom residential unit over 2268 sq ft of industrial unit great location in Gloucester and available for immediate

possession. Zoned industrial it’s a legal suite so nothing to worry about here.

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26258 - 60TH AVE. $1,150,000Gorgeous 1628 sq. ft. rancher, has partially fi nished full basement, roughed-in

plumbing for 3rd bathroom or in-law suite - with attached 2000 sq. ft. heated shop. Also has 1200 sq ft. modular home with its own 24 x 26 garage.

25978 - 60 AVE. $1,988,000

You can hardly aff ord to build this good, but you can aff ord to buy it now! On 4.8 Acres, 2 road frontages. this home is one of a kind!

Amazing, over 7,000 ft of pure Country, this home is brand new and is a fortress. p.s come and check out the Egyptian limestone fl oors, the spectacular kitchen and 8’ high doors. No two of these around!


26647 - 30A AVE. $354,000ROOM TO RUN MEDITERRANEAN MANSION


Large 8,500 sq. ft yard with loads of room to build your shop. This 3 bedroom home

, plus a den -- you gotta check out the hot tub. Have a look here, make your off er. Seller is motivated!

26851-24 AVE $539,900

Very open fl oor plan here with vaulted ceilings new fl ooring, new paint and all the “Green” upgrades done here, as in new High effi ciency furnace with Air conditioning, tankless hotwater system, dual fl ow toilets etc. There is nothing to

do here but move in! New appliances, R.V. parking, double garage and a large Gazebo in the back yard you gotta see this one, book your appoint-ment now. Very bright home and very clean check it out today.

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27031 - FRASER HWY. $549,900

Currently rented - about 10,000 sq. ft. - buildable C-2 Zoned 1 Acre – and / or renovate the house to an offi ce. Invest now and wait for redevelopment. Possibilities here?

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