Langley Advance December 31 2014

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Bringing peaceofmindLangley volunteers helped recover thebody of a boating accident victim.

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Ten months ago, 19-year-old NicholasHannon vanished. The IntegratedHomicide Investigation Team has takenover the file because it is believed hewas murdered.


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Bracing for cold snap:With a cold snap now upon us, astatue of Sir James Douglas, the first governor of BritishColumbia, was outfitted with a toque and scarf. The statuesits outside the Fort Langley National Historic Site.

A hobby farm flock inAldergrove is the latest tosuccumb to avian influenza.

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Avian influenza has been detected onanother farm in Langley, this time a back-yard flock in Aldergrove.

The latest case, confirmed on Dec. 19,

involves about 85 ducks, geese, chick-ens, and turkeys in total, according to theCanadian Food Inspection Agency.

It is the third farm affected in the Langleyand Aldergrove areas, and the 12th con-firmed case of the avian flu strain.

Birds that have survived the virus areto be humanely destroyed to prevent fur-ther spread of the disease. The other twoLangley cases involved 53,000 egg-layinghens on one farm, and 11,800 broilers andbreeders on another farm.

Most farms where the virus has beendetected so far have been in Abbotsford,

with one of the first in Chilliwack.It’s uncertain how the virus is spread-

ing, but the CFIA has said it is possible it’sbeing carried by wild waterfowl.

The CFIA has clamped down on movingbirds, including pets, in southern B.C.

Even pet birds need permits to be movedin or out of the control zone, the CFIA said.

Owners are also encouraged to monitortheir birds for signs of disease and call aveterinarian if they have concerns.

The CFIA will compensate the owner ofthe backyard flock for the birds that aredestroyed.

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A four-car collision sentat least one personto hospital via AirAmbulance.BY MATTHEW [email protected]

Langley City firefighters, BCAmbulance paramedics and RCMPwere on scene shortly after noonon Dec. 22, responding to a four-car pileup at 200th Street and 45AAvenue.

At least two cars and two mini-vans were involved in the crash,which included a head-on collisionand possibly a sideswipe, said Cpl.

Holly Marks, spokesperson for theLangley RCMP.

Marks said two people were takento hospital, one by ground ambu-lance and one by Air Ambulance.The Air Ambulance patient sufferedserious injuries but is expected tosurvive.

The cars and parts, including torn-off wheels, were scattered across fourlanes.

Few details about the cause of thecollision and the number of peopleinjured were available immediately.

The RCMP had closed 200th Streetin both directions from 44th Avenuein the south to at least 46th Avenue.

The police are asking anyone whowitnessed the accident but has notspoken to investigators to contactthem at 604-532-3200.

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This car was totalled in a pre-Christmas crash in Brookswood.

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Rowing to shore: A pair of rowers manoeuvred theirboat to the boat launch area on the Fort Langley side of BedfordChannel on Sunday morning. The placid waters of the FraserRiver made for near perfect conditions for paddlers and rowerson Dec. 28.

A man admitted his guiltin a violent arson attack.


Andre Richard pleaded guiltyMonday, Dec. 22, to four chargeslinked to an arson attack on anoccupied Langley home last April.

Richard, bearded and clutchinga Bible, appeared briefly in SurreyProvincial Court to enter pleas onfour counts, including arson withdisregard for human life, breakingand entering to commit an offense,and two counts of aggravatedassault.

On April 2, Richard stormedthe Langley Meadows-area house

of his estranged wife, leavingthe home ablaze and two peopleinjured. The victims managed toescape the burning home and twoof the three occupants were hospit-alized. Police said at the time thata weapon had been used, but didnot say what kind.

Richard fled the scene, leavingan injured woman and girl. Hewas arrested later that week nearFernie, in southeastern B.C.

He initially faced 13 charges,including three counts of attempt-ed murder and a number of countsof assault with a weapon.

Richard has specifically pleadedguilty to a count of arson commit-ted while knowing or reckless ofthe possibility that people could beinside the structure. The maximumpenalty in Canada is life in prison.

The maximum penalty for aggra-vated assault is 14 years in prison.

At the time of the attack, Richardwas under a no-contact orderbanning him from being in thepresence of his wife. The twohad already separated before theassault.

Police almost immediately begansearching for Richard.

He was arrested thanks to atip about an erratic driver, afteranother motorist thought he wasdrunk. Police pulled him over andtook him into custody without fur-ther violence.

After Richard entered his plea,Crown lawyer Michael Fontinoasked for a pre-sentencing report“with a psychological component.”

A sentencing hearing has beententatively scheduled for March 5.

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A Langley charityis contributing$3,000 to helpprovide baths forseniors.HEATHER [email protected]

With funds from FraserHealth, the LangleySeniors Resource Centrewas able to offer peoplebaths for $10.

Now funding has beencut. The centre laid off onestaff member and raisedthe price to $30, keepingmost clients away.

There are various rea-sons why seniors can’tbathe themselves – limitedmobility, inability to getinto and out of a tub safe-ly, instability, and more.

The Langley CareFoundation is helping filltubs for the CommunityBathing program, thanksto a $3,000 donation.

The foundation pre-sented the funds Dec. 22

after the board decided itwanted to help.

The care foundationwas created to fundraisefor Langley Lodge but itsmandate has been amend-ed to help local seniors.

“If we hear about elderlycauses, seniors causes inthe community, we’ll def-initely take a look at it,”said Patrick Matiowski, the

director of fundraising.The seniors centre

obtained space down-town at 203rd Street andDouglas Crescent for itsadult day programs andbathing programs.

The downtown loca-tion started operating July1, the same time FraserHealth informed the LSRCit was cutting funding forcommunity bathing.

The LSRC had just spent$38,000 on a new tub toreplace its 22-year-oldtub, in addition to otherexpenses such as a newwater tank. It was soonevident that one tank wasinsufficient so a companydonated a second tank.

The bathroom isequipped with a lift systemand hydrotherapy devicessuch as jets to sooth jointsand muscles, explainedKelly Brown, the LSRCdirector of adult day pro-grams.

There’s a demand. Infiscal year 2013/14, thecentre provided 610 com-

munity baths of a total of1,736 baths.

Fraser Health is continu-ing to fund the bathingprogram for the adultday clients who havecognitive issues such asdementia but stoppedfunding for communitybathing. Clients were toldthey could use home careinstead.

Brown said the changeshave meant a drop in cli-ent numbers. For manyit’s for financial reasonsand some don’t wanthome care workers in theirhomes. Anecdotally she’shearing that some peopleare instead going to com-munity pools, not bathingat all, or having spongebaths.

The centre was provid-ing up to seven baths perday, between adult dayprogram clients and com-munity bathing clients.Now the centre offersabout four per day, withfew community clients.

Brown has visited vari-ous community groups inan attempt to gather dona-tions to keep the programgoing. She can be reachedat 778-328-2302 ext. 1.

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Police need helpA homeless man’sfamily has not seenhim since December 5.


Langley police are asking forthe public’s help to find a missinghomeless man.

Shawn Richards usually stays in Whalley in Surrey,or in Port Kells or Clayton Heights on the Langley-Surrey border.

Richards, 35, was reported missing by his mother,who hasn’t seen him since Dec. 5.

Richards is Caucasian, 6’1” tall, and weighs about160 pounds. He has short red hair, blue eyes, and afull arm sleeve tattoo, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokes-person for the Langley RCMP. Richards was last seenwearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.

Anyone with information on Richards’ whereaboutscan call the Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.

Shawn Richards

INFOBOXThe Langley CareFoundation is helping filltubs for the CommunityBathing program thanksto a $3,000 donation.The foundation presentedthe funds Dec. 22 afterthe board decided itwanted to help.The care foundation wascreated to fundraisefor Langley Lodge butits mandate has beenamended to try and helplocal seniors.Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance

Langley Seniors Resource Centre director of adult dayprograms Kelly Brown explained about the bathing programto Brian Parkinson and Emily Walter, on the Langley CareFoundation board, and Patrick Matiowski, the foundation’sdirector of fundraising.

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OUR VIEW

Big newsall aboutthinking

It has become something of a trad-ition for the Langley Advancenewsroom to identify and presentthe issue that we feel generated thecommunity’s most – or most signifi-

cant – news over the past year.“Big” news is not necessarily a quantita-

tive assessment, nor is it strictly qualita-tive. We admit that our selection is sub-jective, and in fact, there has sometimesbeen considerable disagreement amongreaders over whether or not our annualchoices have been valid.

Some years our choice has been easy,such as the year that the gangland-styleshootings and killings swept throughLangley, or the year that the LangleyEvents Centre became a reality – proofthat it’s not always bad news, or alwaysgood news that strikes the major chord.

Some years it’s been difficult to singleout an issue, either because more than onestood out that year, or because nothingreally stood out at all.

This has been one of those years inwhich there were a lot of important thingshappening.

The education labour dispute, forinstance, put former Langley City mayorPeter Fassbender front and centre asMinister of Education – but we felt thatwas more of a regional/provincial issuethan one directly affecting only Langley.

Development issues throughoutLangley Township brought growth intosharp focus – but we felt that focus some-how kept shifting towards the disputethat arose over the proposed – and failed– Brookswood Official Community Plan.

Not only did the OCP rile the usuallypolitically placid residents of Brookswood,but it seemed everyone with an axe togrind over growth in the Township foundcompany in their discontent.

This is not meant to be a definitiveselection, so much as a thought-provok-ing exercise to help remind our readers ofsome of the important people and eventsthat help shape the community.

So if you disagree with us this year, thatis entirely valid. It just means we’ve gotyou thinking. And that’s what it’s about.

– B.G.

I’m writing this just a couple of daysafter the winter solstice, a.k.a. thelongest night of the year. Here incoastal B.C., this tends to coincide

with rain and heavy cloud cover, givingus the impression that we’re trappedinside a damp grey gym sock in a poorlylit basement.

All this darkness can induce adepressed mood for many people, thedreaded Seasonal Affective Disorder.Although we’ve only named this feel-ing in the last few decades, it’s clearit’s been around throughout and beforerecorded history.

Take England’s Stonehenge, forexample.

Thousands of years ago, neolithichunter-farmer-gatherers did not have alot to look forward to over the winters.They got up every day and trampedthrough muddy forests, chasing muddyanimals, only to return to houses madefrom dried mud, to huddle around peatfires (peat is basically mud that burns),for a nourishing meal of suspiciouslygrey-brown mush. Things got a bit mon-otonous, is what I’m saying.

After centuries of watching the sun,moon, and stars, they figured out thatthere was a tipping point when thingswere at their grimmest, but after thatthere was slow and steady improvement,until finally spring and then summerconquered the land, and the world was

only made of 30 per centmud! Maybe 40.

Finally one chieftainturned to his top spiritualadvisor, and said somethinglike this:

“By Cernunos (or what-ever anthropomorphizednatural processes archeolo-gists think we worshiped)we need to pin downexactly when the darkestday of the year takes place!This wallowing in grey mis-ery for a couple of weeks isintolerable! If we can pick a date, we’llhave a big party and barbecue some pigsand everyone can get drunk.”

And the spiritual advisor nodded andstroked his beard and tried to look suit-ably mystical, and then he went off anddid some math, and a few weeks laterthey were asking contractors for bidson a few thousand tons of Welsh stone,suitable for building giant arches.

I’m just as pleased as the ancient triballeaders about the passing of the solstice,but even being able to look up to thesecond the time we pass from fall intowinter doesn’t really help much.

The changes in minutes of daylightfrom December 21 to December 22 or 23aren’t really that impressive. A couple ofminutes. Just a few moments shaved offthe darkness.

I’m thinking we needanother holiday. Notaround Christmas, obvious-ly, and even New Year’sisn’t far enough away.

We need a celebrationsomewhere around earlyFebruary.

By that time, we’ve beenshrouded in grey and grimweather for three or fourmonths, starting fromaround the end of Octoberor early November.

But in February, youfinally start to notice that the days aregetting longer. The sun can actuallymake it over the tops of the trees, andstanding on the south side of a hill is nolonger a necessity when it comes to pro-ducing a bit of vitamin D.

We should celebrate this vague mile-stone, this halfway point between thedarkest depths of winter and the truereturn of spring. It’s that day whenthings start to look brighter, both literal-ly and figuratively.

I don’t think we want to build a giantstone calendar/ritual site this time.Instead, let’s just get some legislationthat allows everyone an extra day offsometime between January and March.Send your boss an email, tell them it’stime, and head outside. It beats haulinggiant rocks 200 miles, anyway.

Marking the end of the darkest days

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This season of the year tends to bring out our sympathetic and empathetic sides,with a touch of caution (suitable for the whole year) – as shown in the responsesto our post of a car crash that closed traffic on 200th Street just before Christmas:Mazzone Laura – Praying for those injured in the accident that they are ok.

Helena Wish – Gee I wonder if speed could have been a factor? Slow down EVERYONEbefore you kill someone including yourselves.

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Dear Editor,Hunters are up in arms! Our provincial

government is disregarding the needs ofB.C. resident hunters.

The past few years has seen a 20 percent increase in resident hunter numbersand a 30 per cent decline in foreign trophyhunters. Yet for 2015, the Christy Clarkgovernment has announced policy to reduceresidents’ share of the allowable annualharvest, and award the reductions to com-mercial guide-outfitters’ foreign clients.

I began hunting in 1944 with my parentsand grandparents.

All like me, who follow in the ages-oldhunter-gatherer tradition of sustenance har-

vesting from the wild, support public accessto wildlife resources along with sustain-ability of wildlife populations. To accom-plish this, we need to recruit young, ethicalhunter-gatherers who support us.

The Clark government created specialyouth licences and special hunting seasonswhich have proven successful.

Any reductions in allocations will nega-tively impact all residents, including ouryouth recruitment initiative.

The Clark government’s wrong-headedpolicy of taking from residents and givingto an industry in decline must be turnedaround.

Larri Woodrow, Langley

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Dear Editor,Would B.C. be better or

worse off with approval ofthe Northern Gateway pro-ject?

As a B.C. resident, I havepondered the thought of thispipeline coming through ourbeloved province. Wouldthere be measures put in

place to ensure safe trans-portation of crude oil? Arethe economic benefits goingto benefit the many ordinarytaxpaying citizens of B.C.?

With unemployment atan all-time low, the projectwill open up many new jobopportunities for B.C. resi-dents.

The company’s captionof “work safe not harder”goes to show they believeit’s important that every-one returns home safeto their loved ones. Thisgives reassurance that theemployees of Enbridge willbe treated well, with theright to refuse unsafe work.

Enbridge has proved thatit is a world-class companyand is well established.

Enbridge is in no rushto start its multibillion-dol-lar project, and by takingevery precaution needed tomeet all the requirementsin an environmentally safeand sustainable way, it willbe able to preserve B.C.’ssought-after environmentalbeauty.

I feel confident that theNorthern Gateway projectwill be both beneficial andprofitable for B.C and itsresidents.

Saskia Goodacre, Langley

Trust Enbridge to build safe jobs

Site C good energy newsDear Editor,

I’m glad to see that the Site C Dam project is finally mov-ing ahead after 50 years of talk.

The dam is going to take a full 10 years to build before itproduces a single megawatt of power, so the sooner we getthings going the better. After all, who can imagine what theclean energy demands on our province’s power grid will bea decade from now, in 2024.

It could be LNG, it could be new next-generation minesand processing plants, it could be something that’s not evenon the radar yet. Whatever it is, having a robust supply ofreliable, cleanly generated energy is an economic asset thatgives us an ongoing edge in a world dealing with climatechange and the need to lower carbon emissions.

Bravo to all those who worked to make Site C a reality.Jimmy Pelk, Langley

Dear Editor,On Remembrance Day, I witnessed a

sight so indecent I could not believe myeyes: clowns were running up and downthe street, holding signs campaigning for anelection candidate.

With a ceremony only a few blocks awayhonouring Canada’s veterans and those whogave their lives to protect our country, thecandidate was taking advantage of thosepaying their respects, by shoving his nameright in front of their faces.

The inappropriateness of this act trulysays something about him and howhe will act on city council. If he thinksRemembrance Day is a joke, how will hetake the challenges of being on council?

His tactics on Nov. 11 were insulting toeveryone who had a part in both the Firstand Second World Wars, and also all thosewho fight for our freedom and rights today.Who would vote for a man whose poppyshoots water in the faces of veterans?

Tristyn Lippingwell, Langley

Clown campaigning insult to vets

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NEWS LangleyAdvanceA8 Wednesday, December 31, 2014

RCMP

PregnantwomanpeppersprayedMATTHEW [email protected]

Langley RCMP areinvestigating a drug-related home invasion.

Police were alertedto the incident, at 52ndAvenue and 203rdStreet, at about 9:30a.m.

There were severalpeople in the home atthe time of the inva-sion, including awoman described asnine weeks pregnantby emergency dispatch-ers, and two men. Thewoman was peppersprayed and checkedout by emergencyresponders.

Police brought in theCanine Unit to try andtrack the suspects, butthe dogs lost the trail,said Cpl. Holly Marks,of the Langley RCMP.

No one was seriouslyinjured in the attack.

At least some of thevictims in the incidentwere known to police,Marks said.

A group of Langleyvolunteers helpedrecover the body of aman lost in a boatingaccident.

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Just hours before flying off toMaui for a Hawaiian Christmas,Langley’s Jim and Anna Wardreceived the call of a lifetime.

It was almost better than win-ning a lottery, Jim said, notinghis inability to wipe the grin offhis face almost got him in troublewith customs officials when heand Anna were boarding the air-plane for their trip.

“It’s so extremely cool,” saidJim, secretary for a Langley-basednon-profit group called LegacyWater Search and RecoverySociety.

The relatively new organiza-tion, committed to searching forand safely recovering drowningvictims, had received its first callfor aid last week, and on Dec. 19,they were able to report their firstsuccess story.

Using innovative technology,in the form of a side-scan sonarsystem, two members of the teamwere deployed to Saturna Islandto assist RCMP in the location

and recovery of 21-year-old KeenaNicodemus.

The young man was lost whena rowboat he and a friend wereusing to cross the bay to MayneIsland overturned in high windson Dec. 12. The friend was ableto swim to shore, but Nicodemuswas never seen again.

Search crews spent the nextthree days combing the waters, tono avail.

Then, Legacy was called in.Working with RCMP, Legacy

president Scott Lebus of Delta andLegacy volunteer Sean Campbellof Langley were able to use bor-rowed high-tech sonar equip-ment to survey the waterway thatstretches 22 kilometres betweenMayne and Saturna.

Back on shore later that sameday, they reviewed all the imagesand Lebus said he was convincedthey’d found the missing man.Providing RCMP divers withdetailed GPS markers, the Legacyteam led to the confirmed dis-covery and ultimate recovery onFriday.

“We’re finally able to have apositive impact,” Lebus told theLangley Advance.

“There’s not much better aChristmas gift we could give toany family, tragedy aside,” Jimadded.

As Sgt. Rod Pick, from the outerGulf Island RCMP, told an Islandradio station, these efforts providea small amount of comfort at adifficult time for theNicodemus’ family.

“The RCMP extendsour gratitude to allthose involved in thesearch, rescue, andrecovery operation,”Pick said, specificallycrediting Legacy forhelping narrow thesearch.

“It was a feel good moment forall the members of Legacy, saidJim.

“This is exactly what we did allthis for… why we created Legacyin the first place,” he added,explaining how the new organiza-tion is still struggling to raise themoney needed to purchase itsown boat, as well as the sonarsystem and a remote operated

vehicle needed for search andrecovery.

As attested to on the Legacywebsite, often victims of drown-ing are never located and policeare unable to resolve the case suc-cessfully.

Such was the case for Ward’sfamily, when Jim’s nephewBrendan Wilson, and his friendAustin Kingsborough, went miss-ing on Nicola Lake in April 2013.

Despite exhaustive efforts ofarea police and search crews, theboys’ bodies were not found.

That’s when an underwatersearch specialist from Idaho wascalled in (there was no one closerwith the technology) and with useof the deep water sonar equip-

ment and a remoteoperated vehiclewas able to find andrecover both boys,and ultimately bringclosure to their fam-ily.

It was that experi-ence, and recogniz-ing that this servicewas not available in

B.C., that prompted the many ofthe boys’ family members andfriends to create Legacy (legacy-watersearch.com).

Legacy was one of the organiza-tions that just received a grantfrom the 2014 Langley GoodTimes Cruise-In, and has appliedto the province for a B.C. Gaminggrant to aid in the purchase of theboat.

LEGACY WATER SEARCH

Volunteers recover drowning victim

This is the side scan used in this week’ssearch for the body of Keena Nicodemusin the Gulf Island. The device is called aYellowFin, and its made by a company calledImagenex Technology Corp which is basedout of Port Coquitlam.

“We’re finallyable to havea positiveimpact.”Scott Lebus

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How you can share…Do you have a local photo of someone or some place you’dlike to share with the rest of Langley? Email it to us as ahigh resolution JPEG to [email protected]. Pleaseinclude a brief description, including everyone’s first and lastname. Put “Faces & Places” in the subject line of your email.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31, 2014 PAGE A9

LangleyFaces&Places

The Langley Lightning midget C1 girls hockey team won therep division’s first place trophy at the Fire On Ice tournament held Dec.12-14 in Penticton, defeating the Prince George Cougars A-level team2-0 in the title game. On Dec. 12, the Lightning beat the host PentictonVees A team 4-1. Then, on Dec. 13, they were edged 3-2 by theCougars before tying the Calgary Chaos 2-2 to earn a spot in the final.The Langley girls are coached by John Campbell, John Yeomans, andAlly Latter. The players include Isabelle Reader, Olivia Anderson-Deck,Shaylyn Campbell, Ginnah Della-Mattia, Brooke Deakin, Jordyn Flaherty,Britney Ingham, Kasey Knowles, Elizabeth Lacey, Denisa Micu, LarissaPrice, Brooke Saunders, Sarah Schwagele, and Emily Yeomans.

Part of a team of eight LangleyMemorial Hospital Auxiliary volunteers,Gary Kupper helped delivered giftsto 200 people in the hospital onChristmas Eve morning, includingthose in the emergency ward. Itis a Christmas Eve tradition thatdates back at least 15 years, saidparticipating volunteer Linda Steier.

An early Christmas present came from Sears Travel toTracy Schulz and her son Jack recently. They won the grand prize of a$10,000 shopping spree and have plans to “travel the world.” First stop,Disneyland, Jack insisted. On hand to present the prize were SearsTravels regional sales manager Jelena Jado (left), senior travel consultantNancy Stewart, prize winners Tracy Schulz and her son Jack, travel saleslead rep Fiona Schonewille, and store manager Signa Bell.

For the pastthree years,South Langleyresidents and carbuffs Audrey andGord Stebanuk havehosted a cancerresearch fundraiserand invited manyof their friends fromthe car collectingworld. The one-dayevent always includesa garage tour,refreshments, hotdogs, silent auction,and entertainmentincluding Elvis Elite’sSteve Elliot. Thisyear’s event raiseclose to $15,000, themost ever.Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance

Past Cruise-In cohortsKeith Wilson (left) and GordStebanuk (back), and author andcar show emcee Jim McGregortormented friend and Cruise-Indirector Lori Watts.

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Sharinga laugh:

Jeanette Wrightand AudreyStebanuk at

the Stebanuks’recent cancer

fundraiser.Roxanne HooperLangley Advance

Eighty Years AgoDecember 27, 1934

MP Tom Reid opened WestLangley Community Hall.Langley had a whiteChristmas. Snow fell all day,driven by stiff winds, followedby a spectacular electricalstorm in the evening.

Seventy Years AgoDecember 21, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. Goller receivedword on the Saturday beforeChristmas that their son, Pte.Eugene Goller, previouslyreported missing in action,had been found alive in aprisoner of war camp.

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Pilot officer Lloyd J.Galbraith, son of Mr. andMrs. H.R. Wannop, wasawarded the DistinguishedFlying Cross for bringing hisplane back to England, withno injuries to any of his crew,after a 1,000-pound bombhad pierced his craft’s wing.More than 50 membersattended the Otter DistrictCooperative Association’sfirst annual general meeting.

Forty Years AgoDecember 19, 1974

The body of a 22-year-oldnightclub dancer was foundin a bushy area in northwest

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Langley. An autopsy deter-mined she was strangled.Council lifted a develop-ment freeze in Brookswood,making room for at least 350new lots. Fernridge was leftfrozen.

Thirty Years AgoDecember 19, 1984

Langley School Boarddecided to fight a B.C.Supreme Court ruling thatits drug and alcohol abusepolicy contravened theSchool Act.Eight of nine alternativesunveiled by the LowerMainland Refuse Project fordisposing of all of the LowerMainland’s waste involvedeither landfills, an incinerator,or a transfer station inLangley.Township alderman LenFowler was elected chairmanof the Central Fraser ValleyRegional District.

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Twenty Years AgoDecember 21, 1994

It was a Christmas storyworthy of Hollywood: afterthe theft of nearly $6,000worth of grocery giftcertificates and toys wasannounced by the LangleyChristmas Bureau, thecommunity responded withmore than $12,000 in newdonations. Contributorsincluded Belmont Farm’sChub Berry who uponhearing the news of therobbery wrote a $2,500cheque on the spot, S.A.Mowat Ltd. and its $5,000generosity, and Otter Co-opand Aldergrove Credit Unionwhich combined to provide$2,000 in gift certificates.Both CUPE locals in the Cityand Township made largecontributions, and Bureaucoordinator Iris Mooney saidshe received calls from “allover” – including one from

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Washington State – withoffers of help. She wasparticularly moved by thenumbers of people whoflocked in to donate an extra$10 or $20 each.Used computer disks, boughtfor $4 at a Langley secondhand store, contained morethan 2,300 medical recordsof people throughout theLower Mainland.Kristen Haddock, a Langleywomen attending SimonFraser University, wona Rotary InternationalAmbassadorial Scholarshipworth tens of thousandsof dollars, and planned touse it to study history at theSorbonne in Paris, France.

Ten Years AgoDecember 21, 2004

Possible sites for RCMP’snew E Division headquarterswere narrowed down to two,in Langley and Surrey.

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It was announced thata prestigious teacherdemonstration program,which had lost its homewhen Otter Elementarywas closed in a budget-cutting move, would not bereinstated until at least 2006.

December 24, 2004Langley Christmas Bureauwas tasked to providehampers to families with atotal of 1,200 children. TheBureau, led by coordinatorJoan Chesney, compiled250 hampers, and another600 were provided by“adoptive” families, groups,businesses, organizations,and individuals, assistedby $10,000 in donationsreceived during the last twodays of the annual drive.

More Langley History online atwww.langleyadvance.com,

click on ‘Living’

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A10 Wednesday, December 31, 2014 LangleyAdvance Wednesday, December 31, 2014 A11

Remove all decorations and takeChristmas trees to one of these events:

The Township of Langley Firefighters’Charitable Society is hosting a fundraisingtree chip on Jan. 3.

Firefighters will be at all sevenTownship community fire halls from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. gathering trees and collect-ing donations.

All funds raised by the TLFCS go tobenefit charitable society programs, likethe Health Snack Program for Langleystudents, and TOLFCS partners andsponsored charities, including: LangleyCommunity Support Groups Society,Langley Animal Protection Society, theLangley Memorial Hospital Foundation,Langley School District Foundation, theBCPFFA Burn Fund, Canadian CancerSociety, and Multiple Dystrophy Canada.

Fire Hall 2 Fort Langley, 23137 96 Ave.Fire Hall 3 Aldergrove, 26316 30A Ave.

Fire Hall 4 Willoughby, 20253 72 Ave.Fire Hall 5 Brookswood, 20355 32 Ave.Fire Hall 6 Murrayville, 22170 50 Ave.Fire Hall 7 Otter, 3876 248 St.Fire Hall 8 Walnut Grove, 9580 208 St.* Wix Brown PAC: This event is on

Friday, Jan. 2. Get trees chipped by dona-tion. There is also a bottle drive and hotchocolate sales. All proceeds go for play-ground equipment. Stop by from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m.

* 1st Walnut Grove Scouts: The annualtree-chip fundraiser is at Walnut GroveSecondary School, 8919 Walnut GroveDr. on Jan. 3 and Jan. 10. They run 9:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chipping by donation.Tree pick up is available for a minimumdonation of $10 in Walnut Grove and $15in Willoughby and Fort Langley. To book,email [email protected] or call Tony, 778-858-5331. Jan. 10also features a bottle drive. Canadian Tire

money also accepted.* 2nd Aldergrove Scouts: Get chipping

done at the Aldergrove Legion parkinglot, 26607 Fraser Hwy., from 9 a.m. to 3p.m. on Jan. 3. Bottle drive as well.

* 1st Willoughby Scouts: On Jan. 3 and10 at Willoughby Elementary, 20766 80thAve., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bottle drive

as well. Tree pick up service is availablefor $10 in Willoughby and $20 for fartherafield. Book with Karen at 604-329-7052.

* B.C. Cancer Foundation benefit:Fields Tree Service offers chipping at theDerek Doubleday Arboretum 9 a.m. to 3p.m. on Jan. 3 and 4.

* Langley Meadows Scouts: From9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 3 at LangleyMeadows Elementary, 2244 WilloughbyWay.

* 10th Langley Scouts: Stop by FraserCrossing Shopping Centre, 20871 FraserHwy., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan.3, 4, 10 and 11. Pick up service can bearranged in the area for a $25 donation.Call 604-607-1492 or email [email protected].

* 1st and 2nd Brookswood Scouts: Treechipping is at Brookswood Secondary,20902 37A Ave., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. onJan. 3, 4, 10 and 11.

POST-CHRISTMAS

Tree chipping fundraisers start this weekend

COMMUNITY LangleyAdvanceA12 Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Township Firefighters Charitable Society

Township firefighters chipped trees in early2014 and are doing it again in 2015 atseven Township halls.

Sorry kids, mostNew Year’s eventsare for adults.

HEATHER [email protected]

It’s almost time to startringing in 2015 and thereare several events aroundthe area on Dec. 31.

People will want tocheck into tickets/reserva-tions as soon as possiblefor any events they wantto attend.

Most events are duringthe evening but one localevent starts in the morning(Dec. 31).

A showing of AndreRieu’s 2014 New Year’sspecial is at ColussusTheatre in Walnut Groveat 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 31.

New Year’s at JubileeHall, 7989 Bradner Rd.,features the Ken McCoyBand with a mix of south-ern and classic rock. Abuffet dinner is at 7:30p.m. and the event isunique because there isovernight parking avail-able so no one has to driveimpaired.

Tickets are $40 andinclude dinner, partyfavours and champagneat midnight. They areavailable at WilwayLumber, 28728 FraserHwy, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/985609.

New Year’s Rockin’ Evenat Murrayville Hall fea-tures the Inglewood Bandwith Shannon Lee and din-ner accompanied by theDennis Enns Trio.

Tickets are $75 per per-son and available throughwww.murrayvillenew-yearseve.com or at Porter’sCoffee and Tea House. Theevening includes dinner,

dancing, party favours, andchampagne at midnight.

The Fort Pub and Grillhas a celebration withfood and drink. Tickets are$35 per person or $50 percouple. Make reservationsat 604-888-6166.

Does Your Monkey Biteis the band performing atGabby’s Country Cabaretstarting at 9:30 p.m. Thedoors open at 8 p.m.

The Coast Hotel andConvention Centre hasevents for different inter-ests. All are for people 19and older. Call 604-530-2211 for these events.

• Tickets are only $10for the Match Eatery NewYear’s with DJ Hashtagand there is a draw for apair of diamond earrings.

• The band Horizonperforms at the Dine andDance in the ballroom.Tickets are $64.95 per per-son, and get people a fullbuffet, champagne at mid-night, and entertainment.

• March Hare hostsNew Year’s in the SummitTheatre. Tickets are $25-$30.

Anyone out partying willwant to ensure they havea safe way to get home.

Dec. 31/Jan. 1 is thefinal night for OperationRed Nose. The servicefeatures volunteers whodrive people home intheir own vehicle. TheLangley/Surrey ORN is runby the Langley GymnasticsFoundation.

There is no charge forthe service so that peoplewon’t hestitate to call.Most drivers do makedonations.

Rides can be arrangedthrough ORN to getanywhere from NorthVancouver as far asChilliwack.

When it’s just abouttime to head home, call604-532-0888.

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After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

Offices at the Township of Langley Civic Facility andOperations Centre will reopen Monday, January 5.

Tuesday, January 6 | 7 - 9pmHeritage Advisory Committee

Civic FacilitySalmon River Committee Room

Wednesday, January 7 | 7 - 9pmEconomic Development Advisory Committee


Thursday, January 8 | 7 - 9pmCommunity Participation, Infrastructure,and Environment Advisory Committee


Monday, January 12 8 | 7 - 11pmPublic Hearing Meeting andRegular Council Meeting

Civic FacilityFraser River Presentation Theatre

Tuesday, January 13 | 7 - 9pmSeniors Advisory Committee


Tuesday, January 14 | 7 - 9pmRecreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee

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public notices

Temporary Full Road Closure:52 Avenue between 236 Streetand 237 StreetA temporary, full road closure will take place from Monday,December 8 until Sunday, January 4 on 52 Avenue between 236 Streetand 237 Street to complete water valve chamber construction for theEast Langley Water Supply project.

Signed detour routes will be in effect. Motorists are advised to planalternate routes and to plan extra time to reach their destinationsafely.Work schedule may be adjusted and some work is weatherdependent.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as this newinfrastructure is installed in our community.

Engineering [email protected]

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52 Avenue closed from236 Street to 237 Street

Resolve to Go Green in the NewYearPut all holiday food scraps in the Green Can for composting. Learnwhere to recycle old Christmas lights at regeneration.ca. Recycle yourChristmas tree at a local chipping event – see the ad on this page. Formore information visit tol.ca/recycle.

Engineering Division604.532.7300

Input Sought on Township’sKinder Morgan ConcernsThe Township of Langley continues to seek the public’s input onits concerns regarding Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans MountainPipeline Expansion Project and will accept comments until Friday,January 9, 2015.

The Township of Langley has been granted corporate intervener statusin the Kinder Morgan pipeline hearing and is preparing to submit itssecond information request to the National Energy Board. For moreinformation, visit tol.ca/pipelineinput.

If approved, the project would see the pipeline twinned by locating aportion of new pipeline within the existing corridor up to 217A Streetand creating a new pipeline corridor for the remainder. In August2014, Kinder Morgan revised its corridor alignment to run throughor around Redwoods Golf Course and through the industrial part ofNorth West Langley toward Port Kells.

To comment on Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion projectand realignment of its pipeline corridor, Township residents areencouraged to email [email protected] or mail submissions to:

Pipeline Inputc/o Township of LangleyEngineering Division4700 - 224 StreetLangley, BC V2Z 1N4

We appreciate your feedback.



Christmas TreeChipping EventsGive a gift to the environment thisseason! After the holidays, recycle yourChristmas tree at one of the followingevents. Chipping is done by donationand trees must be bare, with nodecorations or tinsel on them!

1st Walnut Grove ScoutsDates: Saturday, January 3 and 10Time: 9:30am to 4:30pmLocation: Walnut Grove Secondary School

8919Walnut Grove Drive, front (east) parking lotPickup service is available in Walnut Grove for a $10minimum donation and in Fort Langley andWilloughby for a$15 minimum donation. Areas that are further away can benegotiated. For pickup, contact Tony Yip at 778.858.5331 [email protected].

1st Willoughby ScoutsDates: Saturday, January 3 and 10Time: 9:00am to 4:00pmLocation: Willoughby Elementary School – 20766 - 80 AvenuePickup service is available for a $10 per tree donation inWilloughby and $20 per tree donation for areas further away. Forpickup, contact Kathy at 604.329.7052. Event includes a bottledrive.

1st & 2nd Brookswood ScoutsDates: Saturday and Sunday, January 3, 4, 10, 11Time: 9:00am to 4:00pmLocation: Brookswood Secondary School – 20902 - 37A Avenue

2nd Aldergrove ScoutsDates: Saturday, January 3Time: 9:00am to 3:00pmLocation: Aldergrove Legion parking lot – 26607 Fraser Hwy

10th Langley ScoutsDates: Saturday and Sunday, January 3, 4, 10, 11Time: 10:00am to 4:00pmLocation: Fraser Crossing Safeway – 20871 Fraser HighwayPickup service is available in the Langley area for a $25 donation.For pickup, contact 604.607.1492 or [email protected].

Langley Meadows ScoutsDate: Saturday, January 3Time: 9:30am – 2:00pmLocation: Langley Meadows Elementary – 2244Willoughby Way

Fields Tree ServiceDate: Saturday and Sunday, January 3 and 4Time: 9am to 3pmLocation: Derek Doubleday Arboretum, enter off the north sideof Fraser Highway, east of 208 StreetProceeds will go to the BC Cancer Foundation.


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

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ComingEvents

Sat Jan 3 7:00pm vs. Coquitlam ExpressFri Jan 9 7:00pm vs. Chilliwack ChiefsSun Jan 11* 2:00pm vs. Chilliwack Chiefs

* Free skate after the game

Sat Jan 10* 7:00pm vs. Toronto Rock* Home opener

Sat Jan 17 7:00pm vs. Buffalo BanditsPre-game party every game at 5:30pm

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Men’s Volleyball (exhibition)Mon Jan 5 7:00pm vs. SKK (Korea)

Vancouver StealthNLL Lacrosse

Season tickets, multi-game packs, andfamily holiday packs are on sale now.

Call 604.882.8800 or visit StealthLax.com

The LangleySchool Districtgrapples withfinances.

HEATHER [email protected]

2014 ends as itbegan, in termsof local education– not enough studentspaces in Willoughby,and no relief in sight.

Early in the year thedistrict ran the num-bers and announcedit would cost anadditional $23 millionto hire enough teach-ers – an extra 228– to follow the B.C.Supreme Court rul-ing on class size andcomposition. The districtbudget is $187 million.

In the spring cameword that the RCMP wasinvestigating financialproblems in the GlenwoodElementary PAC. Theinvestigation started theprevious November.

In April the LangleyAdvance reported that thenew $26.2 million YorksonCreek Middle Schoolwhich was still under con-struction and set to open

September 2014 wouldrequire portables. The dis-trict purchased portablesfor $60,000 to take cap-acity from 720 students toover 900.

The 2013/2014 schoolyear saw the start ofteacher job action withrotating strikes whichextended into a full strikeand lockout for the start ofthe school year and last-ing until late September. Itmeant the cancellation of

summer school.Students missed14 days in the2014/15 schoolyear and a fewdays during rotat-ing strikes.

The provin-cial governmentoffered parents$40 per day forthe days lost dur-ing the 2014/15year.

The school dis-trict announced itwould also haveto find $3 millionin cuts to fundpay increases andother additionalbudgetary costs.

A munici-pal electionin Novemberbrought threenew trustees tothe table – David

Tod, Shelley Coburn andRosemary Wallace.

The first major decisionof the new board was anotice of motion to con-sider closure of LangleySecondary School.

The board must makethat motion under itsschool closure policy as itdiscusses several optionson how to best use itsfacilities.

Closure of LSS is oneoption being examined.

EDUCATION 2014

Schools strapped for cash

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New Langley School trustees RosemaryWallace, Shelley Coburn and David Todwere sworn in at a December ceremonythat included signing the oath of office.

TOWNSHIP 2014

At the pollAn election animated bynewcomers turned outthree veteran councillors


A hard-fought Langley Townshipelection in 2014 saw a large number ofnewcomers enter the race, with a fewof them dislodging veteran councillors.

Initially Jack Froese looked to havea lock on a second term as mayor.Through the summer and early fall,no other candidates announced theywould run, and in the early weeks ofregistration, only Serena Oh, a relativeunknown from Brookswood, signed onto challenge him.

Less than half an hour before regis-tration closed, former mayor RickGreen signed up.

While Green and Froese clashed indebates, the major issues of the cam-paign were more evident in the smallcoalitions, formal and informal, amongnew council candidates.

Three years of sometimes contro-versial land development decisionsled to the creation of groups like thetwo-person Live Langley slate andUnelection Langley. Unelection, inparticular, slammed most of the sit-ting councillors over issues such as theBrookswood OCP process, Willoughbydevelopment, the Coulter Berry build-ing, Glen Valley land sales, and theAldergrove Pool.

• Read more at langleyadvance.com

CITY 2014

Building boomHEATHER [email protected]

Early in the year Langley City coun-cil decided to give residents a 2.71 percent tax increase.

In January, the City decided to take$73,000 from its 2013 budget andpay off the Langley Seniors ResourceCentre mortgage but hadn’t discussedthe matter with anyone at the seniorscentre.

The City voiced its opposition tothe Langley School District doublingits fees that developers pay for schoolsite acquisition because the City, atfour square miles, has no land left forschools. Council appealed to EducationMinister Peter Fassbender, the City’sformer mayor, about the fees but hesided with the school district.

During summer, the City awardedthe construction contract for the $14million Timms Recreation Centre toDGS Construction.

In December City officials along withthe RCMP and TransLink were againtalking about public safety after a manwas beaten near the Logan Avenue busloop. The City had asked TransLinkto come to a council meeting back inthe spring. There were a handful ofassaults in May and June.

Council decided to use funds fromthe Enterprise Fund, which CouncillorDave Hall calls a “slush fund” forcouncil, to add safety measures at thebus loop.

Mayor Ted Schaffer pledged the Citywould “light that place up like an air-port runway.”

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Brookswood andits future wasthe biggest newsissue of 2014.


In a year defined byissues of development andgrowth in the Langleys,there was one neigh-bourhood and one issuethat stood out above theothers.

Brookswood, one of theLangley’s quietest sub-urban enclaves, explodedinto anger in 2014 overplans for potential redevel-opment that would havealmost quadrupled thelocal population.

The political battlelasted for months and sawhundreds of people packTownship public meetingsto express, for the mostpart, their opposition toa proposed new OfficialCommunity Plan (OCP).

Even once the Townshipcouncil had voted, thefuror affected the course ofother debates and pouredenergy into November’scivic elections.

The debate overBrookswood remainsunfinished, with anotherphase of public discus-sions over a new OCP yetto come in 2015 and pos-sibly beyond.

The roots of the ill-fatedOCP lay in 2011, whenthe Township approveda plan to accept $500,000from local landownerswho wanted to see aplan move forward. TheTownship had previouslybalked at starting the plan-ning process because staffwere too busy with theongoing development ofWilloughby.

With the money in handfor additional staff, planswere drawn up and publichearings held – but at firstdrew little interest.

In June of 2013, an openhouse showed options thatwould have increased thepopulation of Brookswoodto between 32,000 and36,000 from its current13,500.

By early in 2014, thathad increased further toa population of 42,000expected to move into thearea over 30 years.

The first major signof public outrage was apublic open house on theGriffith Neighbourhood

Plan, a sub-plan for achunk of the Brookswood-Fernridge area from 36thAvenue to 27th Avenue.

The mid-January meet-ing in the Fernridge Hallwas packed, with carsparked down side streetsas the small lot over-flowed.

The two main view-points on proposed planswere also in place.

Some residents were infavour of development ifdone right.

Sally Frost, a longtimeresident, told the LangleyAdvance that she was okaywith development, as longas it was done with taste,and that her retirementwas based on an eventualredevelopment of the area.

Others didn’t want to seetheir home changed.

“We liked it the way itwas,” said Alan Ellison.

The same two view-points would pop uprepeatedly as the contro-versy heated up over thefollowing several months.

Those opposed to theproject began gatheringnames on petitions, writ-ing letters to the editor,and they came out indroves to an open housein Feburary at BrookswoodSecondary.

Major concerns amongthose opposed to the newplan were the overallpopulation, the density ofthe new neighbourhoodsto be built in Fernridge

and around major inter-sections, traffic, transit,potentially overcrowdedschools, and hospitalspaces. Residents alsoworried about how certainroutes had been drawn onmaps – including a much-widened 196th Street, andone map that showed 40thAvenue being punchedstraight through the mid-dle of Brookswood Park.

Those opposed to theplan said they had movedto Brookswood becausethey wanted it the way itwas – a mixture of smalllots and acreages to thesouth in Fernridge.

Those views were ondisplay at a three-nightpublic hearing in earlyMarch. While some localresidents did give full orconditional support to theproposed OCP, they werein the minority.

On March 30, about300 people rallied fora march from NoelBooth Community Parkto Brookswood Park inopposition to the plan.

In early April, Townshipcouncil voted 7-2 to scrapthe Official CommunityPlan process and start overcompletely.

However, it is uncer-tain exactly when a newOCP planning processmight start again. Many

residents, even thoseopposed to the plan, saidthey did want some kindof updated OCP, just onewith more public input.

The Brookswood debatewould influence the rest ofthe year in local politics.

In April, the coun-cil passed a temporarytree cutting bylaw forBrookswood, after reportsthat some landownerswere clearcutting theirproperties.

Brookswood also becameone of the biggest issues ofthe fall civic election.

Former mayor RickGreen decided to runagain, and criticizedincumbent Jack Froese forhis handling of the matter,claiming that the decision

to start the plan had begununder Froese. Froese shotback by pointing out thatthe decision had actuallybeen taken before he wasever elected, though Greenhad been absent from thevote that kick-started theplanning process.

Although Green did notwin the election, he wasmore popular at the pollsin Brookswood than at anyother location around theTownship.

Brookswood’s issueswere compared frequentlyto complaints about thepace and type of develop-ment in Willoughby, andto other controversialcouncil decisions, such asapproval of Fort Langley’sCoulter Berry Building.

NEWSMAKER OF YEAR

Battle for Brookswood woke quiet community

Langley Advance files

Fears about some residents clearcutting their properties, likethis lot, led to a temporary tree protection bylaw.


A March 30 protest in Brookswood saw about 300 peoplemarch to oppose a planned OCP.Langley Advance files

Residents overflowed theavailable seating as publichearings began for theBrookswood OCP.

Avian InfluenzaAs you are likely aware, we are currently experiencing an outbreakof Avian Influenza in British Columbia. Owners of small flocksare asked to follow strict biosecurity guidelines and to restrictmovements of poultry and poultry products at this time. Smallflock owners in the Primary Control Zone will require CFIA permitsto move birds and poultry products (including eggs).

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LACROSSE

Former Stealthcoach passes

Chris Hall’s battle four-year cancerbattle is over. The former VancouverStealth head coach passed away Dec. 21with his family by his side. He was 64.

In September, Hall was inductedinto the National Lacrosse League Hallof Fame. He is one of only three headcoaches in the league to have won NLLChampion’s Cup titles (Calgary in 2004,Washington in 2010) with two differentteams. Hall retired after 12 years as anNLL head coach, winning 85 regularseason games; third most all-time at thetime of his retirement.


BASKETBALL

Spartans 0-3 onCalifornia tour

The Trinity Western UniversitySpartans men’s basketball team finishedtheir California tour with a 77-60 lossto the Biola University Eagles Saturdayafternoon at Chase Gym in La Mirada,California. The loss put TWU at 0-3 dur-ing their tour of California.


LACROSSE

Stealth on TSNfive times in ’15

The Vancouver Stealth’s first twogames of the National Lacrosse Leagueseason will be broadcast on TSN. OnSaturday the Stealth play in Calgary. Thatgame will be seen on TSN1 at 6 p.m.Vancouver’s home opener, on Saturday,Jan. 10, will be shown on TSN2 at 7 p.m.

The Stealth will also be featured onFeb. 21 when they visit Calgary and twicein April; On April 4 Vancouver hosts theEdmonton Rush at 7 p.m. on TSN1 andTSN3, and on April 18 as Vancouver wel-comes the Rochester Knighthawks to theLangley Events Centre. That game will beseen on TSN1 and TSN3 at 7 p.m.


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2014 IN REVIEW

Year in sports to remember


Brookswood Bobcats teammates Tayla Jackson (facing) and Michelle Mehnerhugged following the Bobcats’ 64-57 win over the Oak Bay Breakers in theMarch 8 title game of the B.C. senior girls basketball championships at theLangley Events Centre (LEC). The provincial tournament ran March 5-8.

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Langley Rams players were emotional on the bench as the clockedticked down, during their 39-14 loss to the Saskatoon Hilltops in the2014 Canadian Bowl held Nov. 8 at McLeod Stadium.

Vancouver Stealth defenceman Curtis Hodgson wrapped upCalgary Roughnecks ball carrier Shawn Evans while fellowStealth defender Matt Beers moved into the fray April 26 atthe Langley Events Centre. Evans posted a hat trick and fourassists as the Roughnecks beat up on the Stealth 14-8 infront of 3,443 fans at the LEC. The loss ended a disappointingNational Lacrosse League season for the Stealth, who missedthe playoffs with a 4-14 record.

Langley Knightshead coach,general manager,and ownerJohn Craigheadbrought juniorB hockey to theGeorge PrestonRecreationCentre in 2014.


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Blueliner Shea Theodore andforward Jake Virtanen aregoing for world hockey goldwith Canada’s junior team.TROY [email protected]

In junior hockey, you won’t find agrander stage than the world champion-ships.

And Shea Theodore and Jake Virtanenare among a select few who are on it.

Theodore, an uber-skilled, 6’1” 186pound defenceman from Aldergrove,is part of a stacked Team Canada teamthat’s currently goingfor gold in Montrealand Toronto.

Taken in the firstround, 26th over-all by the AnaheimDucks in the 2013NHL Entry Draft, the19-year-old Theodorehad five points(including threegoals) in five gameswith the NorfolkAdmirals of theAmerican Hockey League before beingreturned to the Western Hockey League’sSeattle Thunderbirds. With the T-Birds,he has eight points in 10 games.

Last season in Seattle, Theodore led theThunderbirds in points (79) and assists(57). His points total was tops amongWHL defencemen.

Also on the Canadian team is Virtanen,a Vancouver Canucks’ 2014 first roundpick who lives in Abbotsford but duringthe off-season trains with Tyler Jacksonand Mike Thompson of Langley-basedTnT Hockey Performance Training.

Virtanen, who has fully recovered fromshoulder surgery in May, had a goal andan assist in Canada’s first two games ofthe tourney.

Theodore was scoreless, but has loggeda lot of ice time on the Canadian blueline.

With lopsided wins over Slovakia andGermany, Canada bolted out to a 2-0start and took on Finland on Mondayat Montreal’s Bell Centre (the game gotunderway after the Langley Advance wentto press Monday afternoon).

JUNIOR HOCKEY

Canada has local ties

Aldergrove’s Shea Theodore led all WHLdefencemen in scoring last season with 79points. The Seattle Thunderbirds blueliner andAnaheim Ducks 2013 first round draft pick ispart of Canada’s junior team.

Jake VirtanenTeam Canada forward

Adam Masse holds the titleof provincial champion.

It was a golden holiday for 23-year-oldLangley native Adam Masse, who cap-tured the gold medal in the 77-kilogramdivision at the B.C. weightlifting provin-cial championships held recently at LordTweedsmuir Secondary in Surrey.

Masse out-lifted six other competitorsin both the snatch with a lift of 120 kilo-grams, and in the clean and jerk with alift of 155 kilograms to claim the gold.

Both totals were not even Masse’s per-sonal best marks.

The silver went to Richard Kam(Ultimate Weightlifting) with lifts of 116and 150 kilograms, respectively, and thebronze to Ben Turner (unaffiliated) withlifts of 106 and 136 kilograms.

Masse’s 155 kilogram clean and jerk liftset a new provincial record, breaking theone that he just set this past June.

He also set a new combined record forthe 77-kilogram weight division with atotal of 275 kilograms, and just misseda clean sweep of the division records bytwo kilograms.

On top of the gold medal and the rec-ords, Masse also picked up the awardas Best Overall Senior Male, and hasclimbed to No. 3 in the overall B.C. sen-ior men’s provincial rankings.

The provincial gold medal also punchedMasse’s ticket to the 2015 CanadianNational Weightlifting Championships, tobe held next May in Mississauga Ont.

The Canadian championships meet willalso serve as a national team selectionevent for the 2015 Pan Am Games beingheld in Toronto two months later.

In two Canadian WeightliftingFederation-sanctioned events in the pastsix months, Masse has two golds, twonew B.C. records for his weight class, andhas claimed a pair of Best Overall SeniorMen’s awards.

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