Breaking news, sports, and entertainment: www.langleyadvance.com Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Audited circulation: 40,026 – 20 pages Your community newspaper since 1931 Langley Advance Marijuana farms may spring up in Langley Township, but they’ll pay higher taxes. by Matthew Claxton [email protected]Medical marijuana can be grown on Langley farmland, after the province overruled a Township bylaw against the prac- tice. The Township voted earlier this year to restrict growing medical marijuana to industrial areas only. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick sent the Township mayor a letter on June 24 saying he would not approve that bylaw. The Agricultural Land Commission has already ruled that medical marijuana crops are a permitted use in the Agricultural Land Reserve, which includes about 70 per cent of the Township. “This latest decision is unfortu- nate,” said Township Mayor Jack Froese. “We recognize there is a need for medical marijuana, but these are intensive operations that our council feels are better suited for industrial areas, rather than on farmland.” The letter from the province spells out the province’s pos- ition. “The Ministry of Agriculture supports the ALC’s position that medical marihuana pro- duction is con- sistent with the definition of ‘farm use’ in the Agricultural Land Commission Act and is allowable in the ALR, and the ministry’s policy position is that medical marijuana produc- tion in the ALR should not be prohibited by local governments”. Ministry staff are to work with local governments to create a “bylaw standard” that will allow municipalities to draft bylaws that will meet the guidelines and allow pot to grow on ALR land. At least one local greenhouse owner, a longtime orchid grower, had planned to move into medic- al marijuana. The owner of Koch Greenhouses spoke out last December and urged coun- cil not to pass the bylaw. The debate over industrial versus rural growing of medical marijuana began last year as the federal govern- ment laid out new rules for med- ical marijuana. In the past, marijuana grows were small-scale, either by the patients or by small suppliers. Most grow ops were in houses or garages, and they tended to be set up like illegal grow ops. This caused a number of prob- lems. Police would set up raids only to find that they had tar- geted a legal operation. Criminals would attack the homes if they found them, to steal and re-sell the pot. Municipalities had concerns over the fire safety issues that crop up with most indoor grow ops. The federal government has also experimented in the past with growing its own marijuana in an old mine shaft in Flin Flon, Man. The new system was a move to a free market system, in which companies could be licensed by the government and grow to sup- ply a larger number of patients. Medical grow ops will be excluded from farm classification for property tax and assessment purposes under the provincial rules, which means they will be taxed at a higher rate than most farms. Legal issues Medicinal pot grow-ops green-lighted “There are intensive operations that our council feels are better suited for industrial areas.” Jack Froese Troy Landreville/Langley Advance Happy Canada Day Langley’s four-day Canada Day celebration at Willoughby Community Park wraps up today, Tuesday, July 1. Helping to put it together are event director Lina Mincova and Dr. Sarwan Singh Randhawa, who is the communications and media director of the celebration. Monday, June 30, was Langley International Festival Day at the park, followed by today’s Canada Day party with music, magicians, dancing troupes, clowns, entertainers, dog shows, and a children’s chalet with bouncy castles, and a wide range of games and activities. Fireworks will be set off sometime after 10 p.m. Also today in Fort Langley, Canada’s birthday is marked at several sites throughout the village. There’s also celebrations in Aldergrove and Cloverdale. 19851 Willowbrook Dr, Langley Superstore 604-532-1165 www.sussexinsurance.com Inside We’re Open on Canada Day! 604-530-0231 www.claytonlindberg.com Clayton Lindberg, B.Sc Helping you is what we do! Happy Canada Day! Unit 4, 5965 200 Street, Langley, B.C. www.paylessglass.ca Customers First Since 1980 Family Owned & Operated WINDSHIELDS and GLASS • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL 604-533-4554 Scan this ad with 604-534-8845 20369 56 Ave., Langley (Behind the Baseline Pub) WE BUY GOLD! STOP BY TODAY!! Y!! CASH
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Marijuana farms may springup in Langley Township, butthey’ll pay higher taxes.by Matthew [email protected]
Medical marijuana can begrown on Langley farmland,after the province overruled aTownship bylaw against the prac-tice.
The Township voted earlier thisyear to restrict growing medicalmarijuana to industrial areasonly.
Agriculture Minister NormLetnick sent the Township mayora letter on June 24 saying hewould not approve that bylaw.
The Agricultural LandCommission has already ruledthat medical marijuana cropsare a permitted use in theAgricultural Land Reserve, whichincludes about 70 per cent of the
Township.“This latest decision is unfortu-
nate,” said Township Mayor JackFroese. “We recognize there is aneed for medical marijuana, butthese are intensive operationsthat our council feels are bettersuited for industrial areas, ratherthan on farmland.”
The letter from the provincespells out theprovince’s pos-ition.
“The Ministryof Agriculturesupports theALC’s positionthat medicalmarihuana pro-duction is con-sistent with thedefinition of ‘farm use’ in theAgricultural Land CommissionAct and is allowable in the ALR,and the ministry’s policy positionis that medical marijuana produc-tion in the ALR should not beprohibited by local governments”.
Ministry staff are to work withlocal governments to create a“bylaw standard” that will allowmunicipalities to draft bylawsthat will meet the guidelines andallow pot to grow on ALR land.
At least one local greenhouseowner, a longtime orchid grower,had planned to move into medic-al marijuana. The owner of Koch
Greenhouses spokeout last Decemberand urged coun-cil not to pass thebylaw.
The debate overindustrial versusrural growing ofmedical marijuanabegan last year asthe federal govern-
ment laid out new rules for med-ical marijuana.
In the past, marijuana growswere small-scale, either by thepatients or by small suppliers.Most grow ops were in houses orgarages, and they tended to be
set up like illegal grow ops.This caused a number of prob-
lems. Police would set up raidsonly to find that they had tar-geted a legal operation.
Criminals would attack thehomes if they found them,to steal and re-sell the pot.Municipalities had concerns overthe fire safety issues that crop upwith most indoor grow ops.
The federal government hasalso experimented in the pastwith growing its own marijuanain an old mine shaft in Flin Flon,Man.
The new system was a move toa free market system, in whichcompanies could be licensed bythe government and grow to sup-ply a larger number of patients.
Medical grow ops will beexcluded from farm classificationfor property tax and assessmentpurposes under the provincialrules, which means they will betaxed at a higher rate than mostfarms.
Legal issues
Medicinal pot grow-ops green-lighted
“There are intensiveoperations that ourcouncil feels are bettersuited for industrialareas.”Jack Froese
Troy Landreville/Langley Advance
Happy Canada DayLangley’s four-day Canada Day celebration at Willoughby Community Park wraps up today, Tuesday, July 1. Helping to put it together are event director Lina Mincova and Dr. SarwanSingh Randhawa, who is the communications and media director of the celebration. Monday, June 30, was Langley International Festival Day at the park, followed by today’s Canada Dayparty with music, magicians, dancing troupes, clowns, entertainers, dog shows, and a children’s chalet with bouncy castles, and a wide range of games and activities. Fireworks will be setoff sometime after 10 p.m. Also today in Fort Langley, Canada’s birthday is marked at several sites throughout the village. There’s also celebrations in Aldergrove and Cloverdale.
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TWU president Bob Kuhnpresented and answered ques-tions at the council meeting lastweek, and other individuals andorganizations were given theopportunity to present in theafternoon. The final decisioncame late afternoon by a showof hands, a 14 to 5 result infavour.
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The Langley mom wants answersafter finding metal in herdaughter’s meal.by Tom ZytarukGlacier Media
A Langley woman is demanding areckoning after finding a small coil ofmetal in her five-year-old daughter’sHappy Meal at a McDonald’s restau-rant in South Surrey.
Shandi Dubois said her familywas having lunch at a McDonaldsoutlet in Wal-Mart in South Surreylast Saturday afternoon whenthey discovered a piece of metal,about a centimetre around and twocentimetres long, in her daughterMadison’s French fries.
When she alerted the restaurantto her find, she said, “The managerbroke it into pieces in front of me.”
Dubois said she was told the metalwould be sent for testing but grewfed up after several unsatisfying calls to thecompany.
“I’ve had enough. I want something doneabout it,” Dubois said Wednesday.
“This is my daughter. I’m quite upsetabout this – it could be pretty devastating.”
On Thursday, Dubois said she heard from“head office” that the metal has been mis-
placed.“They misplaced the evidence and it’s
lost.”Meantime, she took Madison to a doctor,
she said, with happy results.“There’s nothing wrong with her; she
didn’t ingest anything.”Dubois said McDonald’s has apologized
and will send her some complimentary gift
certificates by mail, but she’s stillupset nonetheless.
“My daughter’s life is worth a lotmore than a $50 gift card,” she said.
The incident and aftermath, shesaid, is causing her anxiety.
John Gibson, McDonald’s man-ager of communications for WesternCanada, said the South Surrey restau-rant’s fryer was shut down for inspec-tion after Dubois complained and“they found no issue at the time.
“Upon learning of this situation, therestaurant immediately disassembledthe fry machine to conduct a thoroughinspection,” Gibson said. “It shouldbe noted that no issue was found fol-lowing the equipment inspection. Wehave contacted the customer directlyin an effort to address her concernsaround this incident.”
As for the apology, he said an“operations consultant” contactedDubois “and they had a positive con-versation,” but added, “as a standard,we do not provide comment on thenature of our discussions with custom-
ers.”Gibson said it’s his understanding the
piece of metal was misplaced during a shiftchange, “which would be a breach in proto-col for such an incident, and the restaurantteam has received follow-up and coachingon how to handle it appropriately.”
Dubois said she was pleased to hear that.
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Summer school is stillundecided but year-roundschools must stay open.by Heather [email protected]
Expanded summer schooloptions last year proved wildlysuccessful but the LangleySchool District won’t be able toannounce whether there will besummer school until July 3.
The BC Teachers Federationsaid that picket lines will be lift-ed at five schools which operateon year-round calendars.
That includes Douglas ParkCommunity School.
Picketers must allow teachersinto those schools to teach.
As well, the Labour RelationsBoard ruled that Grades 10,11 and 12 remedial classes areessential services. The Langleydistrict must now decide how toproceed.
“Two recent developments willhave an impact on the provisionof summer learning,” the districtposted online.
The BC Teachers Federationhas announced that if a contractis not reached by summer, itsmembers will picket summerschool sites.
The district said that withschools behind pickets, thebuildings would be closedbecause there would be no
teachers to teach.The BC Public Sector
Employers Association(BCPSEA), which negotiates onbehalf of the provincial govern-ment, has applied to the LabourRelations Board to have remed-ial summer school deemed anessential service.
Summer school enrichmentcourses and international pro-gramming won’t go ahead.
The enrichment coursesoffered by Langley last summerproved popular with families.
In addition to secondary cours-es, the district added courses forGrades 1-7.
The district was able to accessprovincial funding to cover thecosts.
More than 3,000 students, withabout half in primary grades,signed up for summer schoolcourses.
This year the district wasgoing to add courses at the newRichard Bulpitt Elementary andoffer such things as LearningSupport Math Grade 2, DanceGrade 4-7, Junior TradesExploration 7-8, Math Challenge4-7, Applied Skills (Trades) 11and BC First Nations Studies 12.
Any remedialcourses that gohead would start July 7 with theend dates remaining the same aspreviously announced.
People can check the district’ssite as well as its website www.sd35summersession.ca forupdates.
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Summer school may be impeded by strike
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Shandi Dubois was alarmed to find metal in daughter Madison’s French fries.She wasn’t happy with the offer of a $50 gift card.
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A $10 million project inthe City will take eightto 12 months to finish.by Heather [email protected]
The joint MetroVancouver/Langley Cityproject to replace orupgrade water and sewerpipes along 200th Streetwill start late this summer.
“This $10 million projectis scheduled to start latesummer and last eight to
12 months,” explainedMetro Vancouver collec-tion system senior engin-eer Bob Cheng.
The two partners helda public open house June26 where people had achance to ask questionsabout the project andmake suggestions to thetwo partners.
The City is installingnew water lines, includinga dedicated line that feedsits 22 million litre reservoirthat feeds the southernend of the municipality.
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A major fire struck acommercial and industrialbuilding on the Langley Bypass.by Matthew [email protected]
Firefighters from Langley Cityand Township doused a fire at acomplex of buildings between theLangley Bypass and 62nd AvenueThursday afternoon.
At about 12:20 p.m., multiplereports were called in by the pub-lic of a large fire in the back of abuilding in the 20800 block of theBypass, said City fire chief RoryThompson.
A sizeable amount of flame waserupting from the upper rear win-dows when firefighters arrived, saidThompson.
The fire appears tohave started in theP&G Deli store.
City firefight-ers called in somebackup from theirLangley Townshipcolleagues and themore than 30 fire-fighters on sceneknocked the mainpart of the fire downin fairly short order.
However, the firehad gotten into theroof as well, Thompson said. Crewswere still on scene after 5 p.m.
tackling hot spots.They didn’t leave
the scene of the fireuntil after 7 p.m.
“We had a bit ofwork to do to pulloff the facade of thebuilding, which isall metal sheeting,”Thompson said.
Firefighters had topry apart the facadeand parts of the roofto get at the remain-
ing bits of fire.No one in the businesses in the
commercial and industrial buildingwas injured by the fire.
The centre of the building suf-fered substantial damage.
“The roof is actually sagginginwards,” zsaid Thompson.
Fire investigators were lookinginto the cause Thursday and Fridaymorning.
The following day, several storesin the complex remained closed andwere having water pumped out.Water was flowing out under thefront door of the P&G Deli.
So far, there is no indication thatthe fire was deliberately set.
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Crews douse building blaze
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Langley fire crews were hoisted in the bucket truck to open up the back of the building andextinguish hot spots.
Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance
The fire caused heavy damage inan upper portion of the commercialbuilding.
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The new recreationcentre will take morethan a year to build.by Heather [email protected]
The public library inLangley City hall is get-ting smaller but TimmsRecreation Centre will begetting several new amen-ities.
City hall and Timms willbe tied together with acentral concourse to createa municipal and recea-tional hub. The old TimmsRecreation Centre wasknocked down to makeroom for a new facility.
Initially the City waslooking for public/privatepartnerships but negotia-tions fell through, so theCity decided to go it alone.
“I’m optimistic for thebeginning of September,”Acting Mayor Ted Schaffersaid about the start of con-struction. “It’s an aggres-sive timeline.”
The new 35,000 squarefoot Timms centre is
expected to be done forDecember 2015. TheCity’s lease on Timms’temporary location, theformer Legion building onEastleigh Crescent expiresat the end of 2015.
The new centre featuresmeeting rooms, a workoutfacility, a gym, a commun-ity kitchen, and indoorwalking/jogging track onmezzanine in the gym.
The library was builtbefore there were so manyTownship branches, so itsfootprint is being reducedby about 25 per cent.
That space will be usedfor change rooms.
The $14.3 million facil-ity will use half as muchpower as comparablecentres because of LEDlighting, heat recovery andreuse, and extra insula-tion.
The centre sits closer tothe sidewalk but there are105 stalls in ground-levelparking in the rear and 62new underground parkingstalls.
Other than the librarychanges, City hall func-tions will not change.
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New Timms centre integrated with City hall(Below) The new Timms Recreation Centreon the left is integrated with the existingCity hall in appearance.
Langley City graphic
(Right) Stuart Rothnie, with Hughes CondonMarler Architects, outlined the plans at apublic event June 26.
Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance
…continued from page A4“This is a system which
is going to be in place forat least 35 years,” saidCity project manager DougHyde.
The infrastructureupgrade project involvesbuilding a new sanitarysewer pipe from FraserHighway near 201st Street,across 57A Avenue anddown 200th Street toMichaud Crescent wherethe line heads southwestto 53rd Avenue.
The project involvesinstalling 1.4 kilometres ofPVC pipe ranging from 900centimetres to 1.2 metresas well as concrete sewerpipe. The current pipe is36 inch PVC.
The sections on eitherside of theprojectarea werealreadyupgraded.The projectinvolvesreplacing pipes that dateback to the 1970s.
Metro Vancouver over-sees water and sewerfor most of the LowerMainland.
The sewer in the 200thStreet area eventually con-nects to the South SurreyInterceptor system andthe sewage is treated atAnnacis Island WastewaterTreatment Plant.
The water and sewerlines run along 200thStreet so the project washeld until the new RobertsBank Rail Corridor over-passes were open so trafficcould divert.
The goal is to maintain
one lane open in eachdirection as much as pos-sible.
The City and MetroVancouver have beendoing extensive planningto mitigate issues for thepublic.
“We do not anticipateany shutoff of utiliites,”Cheng noted.
People nearby willexperience typical con-struction related issuessuch as noise and dust.
“Typically our contract-ors will work from 7 toabout 4 p.m.,” Cheng said.
He said should contract-ors have to work laterthan that, area residentswill be informed.
In addition to itemsdelivered to homes in the
nearbystreets,there havealso beenvariousmethodsused to pro-
vide information, includingads, websites and publicevents. Metro Vancouverand the City will continueto send out information.
Langley City partneredwith Metro Vancouver todo its water project at thesame time as the regionaldistrict was doing itssewer work.
“I think we’re probablysaving 10 or 15 per cent ofthe cost,” noted Hyde.
The savings includecosts for materials, admin-istration, insurance andbonding.
“And we’re minimizingthe impact to the commun-ity,” he added.
Project starts soon
“We do not anticipateany shutoff of utilities.”Bob Cheng
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Start in Victoria. Stand on the edge of thebluffs in Beacon Hill Park, overlooking thePacific Ocean. You can almost imagine seeingall the way to Japan.
It seems almost forever as you look out overthe blue waters and off into the horizon. Ittakes 22 hours to fly to Australia.
But you can walk farther than that and stayright inside Canada all the way.
Walk down to the ocean and dip your toesin the clear, salty water, wanderalong the seashore to the north-ern tip of Vancouver Island.
Take another glance west fromCape Scott Park before roundingthe tip of the Island and follow-ing the shoreline to Nanaimo.
There, you can catch a ferryfrom Departure Bay to HorseshoeBay… and now the real journey begins.
Head north, still along the shoreline, cutoverland from the southern tip of the AlaskaPanhandle into the Yukon, mosey on over toInuvik, and continue following that endless,relentless coastline through the northern terri-tories, tracing out Hudson Bay to Nova Scotia.
That’s Canada.There are countless islands along the way
– Ellesmere and Baffin are among the bigger,better-known ones – you could circumnavigatealong the way. And certainly, you’ll want tooutline Newfoundland.
But even without them, it would be a heftyroute from Victoria to Halifax that would takea longterm commitment: about 30 km per day,each and every day for about 25 years.
You’d walk far enough that, if you were towalk straight up, you’d get further than twothirds of the way to the moon – not quite farenough to let Luna’s gravity take over andallow you to fall the rest of the way!
Or instead, you could get into your car andmake a beeline for the Atlantic at Halifax:about 5,000 kilometres down the road.
That’s Canada, too.Either route – or any of a massive number
of routes between the extremes – you’ll bepassing through some tremendously beautifulcountry.
Geographically, Canada is the second largestcountry in the world, second only to Russia,our neighbour just across the pole.
But there’s more to Canada than sheer size.In fact, most people around the world haveabsolutely no idea just how big this country is.They see it on a map, but they have no idea.
Remember when SARS in Toronto took ahuge dent out of B.C.’s tourism market?
Forest fires in B.C. leave people around theworld fearful of trips planned tothe Atlantic provinces – no ideahow big this country is.
Even people who have livedhere all their lives often don’treally comprehend the distances.
The distances are great enoughto accommodate differentthoughts, different viewpoints,
different ideas, even different cultures.Sometimes, the distances between Canadians
are great enough that we don’t see what muchthe world sees in us. This is a country filledwith people who struggle – sometimes againsteach other, but mostly with each other.
This is a country where anger over the dis-tances between our ideologies may rise toa national level – but pointed refusal to say“please” or “thank you” is usually about asviolent as most arguments get.
This is a country that was born of peaceinstead of war, and has a proud reputationfor promoting and nurturing peace whereverit might be found, or wherever it might beencouraged to take root. People in other coun-tries look to us with hope because of that.They look at Canada and know it can be done.
The rest of the world doesn’t always under-stand just how big this country is, but it oftensees us better than we do ourselves.
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Today is Canada Day.It’s Canada’s 147th birthday, and it is a
day for celebration.This is a day to celebrate everything that
is good about this country – and that’s alot to celebrate, because by anyone’s stan-dards and regardless of the yardstick used,Canada is at or near the very top of any listof the very best countries in the world.
Like any birthday, this is also a good dayto take positive note of things that we couldimprove as the clock ticks through our nextyear.
We’re not going to get into a lot of nit-picking here, but we’re going to make onesuggestion for one improvement that couldmake an important difference throughoutthe world.
Really, it’s a follow-up to a suggestionmade by Glacier Media reporter and col-umnist Matthew Claxton recently [Canadacould eliminate cancer, June 19 PainfulTruth, Langley Advance].
The headline of his column says it all:Canada could destroy cancer.
It’s not a far-fetched idea.As Claxton noted, it could be Canada’s
equivalent to America’s moonshot of the1960s.
Canada is already a world leader in can-cer research and awareness, thanks in nosmall part to Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope,which was aimed at raising just one dollarper Canadian at the time, but which hassnowballed into world-wide Fox Runs thathave raised hundreds of millions of dollars.
Canada could pick up the ball that cancertook from Terry’s hands in Thunder Bayin 1980, and run it past the finish line in amassive – but doable – effort.
Like the moonshot, the benefits and eco-nomic side-effects of such a shot aimed atthe heart of cancer would far outweigh anycost of the attempt.
Canada Day is a great time to celebrateand to count our blessings – and over-coming cancer would be a great blessing toadd to the list.
– B.G.
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Tue sday, Ju l y 1 , 2014 A7Letters to the EditorLangleyAdvance
Dear Editor,Thank you for your comments concern-
ing the Italian campaign [Dodgers or not,they beat the odds, June 10 OddThoughts, Langley Advance].
On July 10, 2014, it will be 71years since the First CanadianInfantry Division landed at PachinoBeach, Sicily. It was enemy terri-tory, so there was no welcome ofliberation, as there would be on D-Day some 10 months later.
The Fifth Canadian Armoured Division,which included my unit, arrived inNovember 1943.
From the invasion of Sicily until theoccupation of Rome, June 4, 1944, theCanadians fought a series of very difficult
battles. From June 6, 1944, it wasdownhill for the Italian campaign.
Short of manpower and equipment,the Canadians fought on until theearly months of 1945, and we leftItaly to join the Canadian forces innorthern Europe.
Those of us who served in Italyafter D-Day had little choice but to
remain there, so that is why we are proudto be called D-Day Dodgers.
Bill Nicholson, Langley
Second World War
D-Day Dodgers proud of title
Lettersto the
Editor
Dear Editor,Enough!I am so frustrated by pub-
lic anti-teachers opinion!Most of the public supports
teachers and their fight forpublic education becausethey, as well as teachers,believe in it.
Teachers are fighting to
prevent the disintegration ofthe public education system.
For far too long, teachershave compensated for lackof resources and lack of in-class support to meet theneeds of the students theyteach.
Teachers pay out ofpocket to subsidize theirclassrooms: buy items forthe students to decorate forMothers Day and FathersDay gifts, educationalmaterials that aren’t coveredby school funds and so on.
As for Mr. Weitzel’s com-ments [Other profession-als sacrifice, too, June 24Letters, Langley Advance], ataxpayer is a taxpayer.
Is he inferring that, justbecause there are only40,000 teacher taxpayers,they have less rights to saywhere their money is spentthan the rest of the taxpay-ers?
Why is no one outragedat the fact that their taxdollars are being spent onlegal and court fees incurredby Christy Clark’s Liberalgovernment to once again(in courts for a third time)appeal an issue that the B.C.courts have already ruled infavour of teachers?
An issue regarding classsize (number of studentsper class) and composition(number of special needsand learning disabilities perclass-language was contra-vened by the BC Liberalsbased on the teachers’ col-lective agreement.
What a waste of taxpayermoney!
Teachers are paid for only10 months a year, so thetwo months of summer aretaken unpaid, unlike mostof the population that works12 months/year and havetheir vacations paid for.
As for the generous bene-fits and pensions, teacherspay for that, too. In fact,teachers pay handsomely(a lot) for their benefits andpension.
Natasha Viens, Langley
Education labour dispute
Teachers subsidizing classrooms
Education labour dispute
Teacher strike costs othersDear Editor,
I sit here and watch the strike day by day, and hearteachers say how they are having to take on other jobs, rentout their houses, and on and on, but they never mentionabout all the others affected, such as secretaries, custod-ians, teacher assistants, grounds workers, and so on.
Those people have no pay, either, and it’s not even theirstrike.
If this strike is, as the teachers say, so important, thenI would expect to see them on the picket line through thesummer if it is not settled by next week.
If they choose not to picket over the summer, as it is theirtime off, then I would say it’s not very important to them,and I think they will lose all support of the parents, and sothey should.
I also hear that they do not picket the maintenance/busyard, so all the maintenance workers go to work and getpaid, but can’t go out to any of the schools because theyare behind picket lines – a big waste of time and money.
Why would they picket everywhere but here?They say they are on strike for the kids. Let’s see what
happens when summer starts. I bet they won’t spend theirsummer on the lines.
Pat Smith, Langley
Education labour dispute
NDP silent on teachers’ causeDear Editor,
I’ve been spending the bulk of my days on the picket linein front of my school, encouraging and informing my col-leagues in the Langley Teachers’ Association and the BCTeachers Federation about the justice of our cause.
We are in a battle with a government that doesn’t under-stand respect, collaboration, or even problem-solving, basicskills that we in the field of education teach to our students.
But what is NDP leader John Horgan’s position in theeducation crisis facing this province? I have heard almostnothing from him or his caucus.
Is there a problem why they’re not engaged?Is there a viewpoint that stops them from calling the gov-
ernment to account for the current mess?He is the leader of the opposition, the one person who
should provide leadership in holding governments account-able for their actions. If ever he was needed, it is now.
Paul Milette, Langley teacher
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Gangsters don’t deserve careDear Editor,
When you live like a gangster outside the law, you havegiven up your societal entitlements, including MSP benefits.Don’t go running to the hospital on my tab.
Gang-related medical care is costing everyone.Ruth Berekoff, Langley
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A Langley Mountie was notcriminally at fault for a crash thatinjured a driver.by Matthew [email protected]
There will be no charges against aLangley RCMP officer after a collisionwith a civilian vehicle that put a driverin the hospital.
The Independent Investigations Office(IIO), an arms-length agency that looksinto all incidents involving police offi-cers and the public, announced the deci-sion Monday.
The incident took placeon June 23 at about 2a.m., when the officerwas one of a group offour headed to a reportedbreak-in in progress near48th Avenue and 200thStreet in Langley City.
The four policecruisers, including anunmarked vehicle, wereheading south with theirlights on but their sirensoff except to clear intersections. Theydidn’t want to alert the burglar that theywere coming, officers told the IIO.
As the cars were heading south on200th Street from 56th Avenue, theypassed Brydon Crescent, which meets200th at a T intersection.
Two of the cars passed the intersec-tion, and the civilian driver pulledout onto 200th Street from Brydon asthe unmarked car was oncoming. The
unmarked car slammed into the civilianvehicle.
“The officer’s police cruiser was trav-elling at 85 km/h when it collided withthe civilian vehicle,” said the IIO report.
The civilian driver was seriouslyinjured.
At any speed over 50 km/h, there wasno way the officer could have avoidedthe crash, according to a collision recon-struction report.
The IIO concluded there should beno charges against the officer becausepolice are allowed to exceed the speedlimit in certain circumstances. Mostof the time, they should be using bothlights and sirens, but there are cases in
which lights only can beused.
The officer could nothave expected that a carwould pull through froma stop sign.
“In these circumstancesthe officer had no reasonto expect that a vehiclewould pull out from astop sign and into hispath, even in the absenceof a siren,” the IIO reportsays. “His vehicle was
clearly visible and he had the right ofway.”
The IIO report identifies some trees onthe corner that may have made visibilitydifficult for both the RCMP officer andthe civilian driver.
IIO conducts investigations any timea civilian is injured or killed during apolice incident, including traffic acci-dents or when a civilian is killed bysomeone fleeing from the police.
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“The officer had noreason to expect thata vehicle would pullout from a stop signand into his path,even in the absence ofa siren.”IIO report
Businesses and vehiclesin Langley have beenthe targets of crime.by Matthew [email protected]
The Langley RCMP arelooking for a number ofsuspects after a series ofpetty thefts and vandalismincidents in recent weeks.
On June 9, just after 2a.m., two men walkedinto Aldergrove’s 7-Eleven,grabbed lotto tickets fromthe counter, and ran away.
The first suspect isdescribed as Caucasian, inhis twenties, withshort dark hair,said Cpl. HollyMarks, spokes-person for theLangley RCMP.The suspect worea backpack, ablack hoodie witha white designon the front andsleeves, bluejeans, and whiterunning shoes.
The second manwas also Caucasian andin his twenties, with shortdark hair. He was wearinga black zipped hoodie.
The two were last seenrunning east on FraserHighway, said Marks.
In an incident at 7 p.m.on June 14, a man enteredone of the buildings in theThunderbird Village com-plex in Walnut Grove andpried open the communitymailbox. The man made
off with mail fromthe tenants, saidMarks.
The man isdescribed as wear-ing blue jeans,black shoes withwhite soles, ablack hat, and adistinctive bluehoodie with awhite logo overthe heart areaand right sleeve.
In anothertheft, on June 20 at 5 p.m.a woman walked into theliquor store in Aldergrove,wandered around for sometime, and eventually puttwo bottles of liquor in herpurse.
She told the clerk shehad forgotten something inher car and ran out to theparking lot.
In addition to the sus-pected thieves, police arelooking for someone whovandalized more than 25vehicles in downtownLangley City.
Sometime overnightfrom June 4 to 5, someonekeyed cars in undergroundlots, open parking lots,and parallel parked onstreets around the 5200block of 204th Street, the5300 block of 201A Street,and along 54th Avenuenearby.
The damage took placesometime after 9 p.m. onJune 4 and ended before11 a.m. on June 5.
Anyone with informationon any of these crimes cancall the Langley RCMP at604-532-3200.
To remain anonymous,contact CrimeStoppersat 1-800-222-8477, or atwww.solvecrime.ca.
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RCMP hunt for suspects
Police would like to speak to thiswoman about a shoplifting incidentin Aldergrove.
These two men are suspected inthe theft of lottery tickets at anAldergrove store.
Police want to talkto this man aboutmissing mail froma Walnut Grovemailbox.
LangleyAdvanceA8 Tue sday, Ju l y 1 , 2014
Purpose: To amend the Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No.2100 to add a new ComprehensiveDevelopment Zone (CD37) and to rezone theproperties located at 19690, 19700, 19710,19720 - 55A Avenue to the new zone in order toaccommodate 28 townhouse units.Legal descriptions: Lots A, B, C, Section 3,Township 8, New Westminster District Plan15910, and Lot 131 Section 3, Township 8, NewWestminster District Plan 43957.
Copies of the proposed bylaw and developmentpermit may be inspected at the DevelopmentServices Department, Langley City Hall, 20399Douglas Crescent, Langley, B.C., from Tuesday,June 24, 2014 to Monday, July 7, 2014 betweenthe hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excludingstatutory holidays.
Carolyn Mushata, Corporate Officer
BYLAW NO. 2936 - ZONING AMENDMENT; AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT NO. 02-14
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Public Hearing - July 7, 2014Public Hearing - July 7, 2014CITY OF LANGLEY
NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of theCity of Langley will hold a Public Hearing in theCouncil Chambers, Langley City Hall, 20399Douglas Crescent, Langley, BC at 7:00 p.m.,on Monday, July 7, 2014 to allow the public tomake verbal or written representation to Councilwith respect to the following proposed bylaw anddevelopment permit.
Purpose: To amend the Zoning Bylaw, 1996, No.2100 to add a new Comprehensive DevelopmentZone (CD38) and to rezone the properties locatedat 20030, 20040, 20050 Michaud Crescent and5381, 5391, 5401-201st Street to the new zone inorder to accommodate 24 townhouse units.
Legal descriptions: Lots 127, 128, 129, DistrictLot 305, Group 2, New Westminster District Plan33824, and Lots 58, 59, 60, District Lot 305,Group 2, New Westminster District Plan 32496.
Copies of the proposed bylaw and developmentpermit may be inspected at the DevelopmentServices Department, Langley City Hall, 20399Douglas Crescent, Langley, B.C., from Tuesday,June 24, 2014 to Monday, July 7, 2014 betweenthe hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. excludingstatutory holidays.
Carolyn Mushata, Corporate Officer
NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of theCity of Langley will hold a Public Hearing inthe Council Chambers, Langley City Hall, 20399Douglas Crescent, Langley, BC at 7:00 p.m.on Monday, July 7, 2014 to allow the public tomake verbal or written representation to Councilwith respect to the following proposed bylaw anddevelopment permit.
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Sports days kick off Canada’s birthday party
Canada Day festivities got off to a sporting start at WilloughbyCommunity Park over the weekend.
This is the first year the park at 7888 200th St. is hosting Langley’sCanada Day celebration, which culminates with events and a 10:45 p.m.fireworks display today, Tuesday, July 1.
To get the ball rolling, so to speak, Tourism Langley hosted Sports Fest atthe park this past Saturday and Sunday, featuring beach volleyball, bocce,co-ed soccer, masters lacrosse, and tennis.
Right: Tiana Sharp, three, smiled after positioning her face into a cutout at the Fortis “energy isawesome” booth.
Bottom right: A bocce tournament took place on the new courts at Willoughby Community Park.Two bocce courts – constructed by Langley Township’s Parks Department for the BC Seniors Gamesbeing held this September – were unveiled June 11 at the park. Maria Dastolfo took a roll duringthe tournament.
Top: Gino Russo, president of the Fraser Valley Italo-Canadian Society, took a bite out of a sausagein a bun. A barbecue was set up beside the Langley Events Centre. The motto of the Langley-basedsociety, which formed in 1979, is “proudly Italian and fiercely Canadian.”
Bottom: Matthew Wearmouth of the Oatkasts and Justine Ruether of the Jaegerbombs battled forthe ball during a co-ed soccer tournament on the Willoughby turf fields.
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FundraisingBarbecue for charityCritter Care Wildlife Societybenefits from proceeds of aJuly 1 barbecue at BackyardVineyards, 3033 232nd St.
Barbecue fundraiserProceeds go to the LangleyMemorial Hospital Foundationfor the July 1 barbecue atChaberton Estate Winery where
there will also be music, winesampling, free tours and gour-met treats. Open 10 am-6pm at1064 216th St.
Butterfly releaseThe Langley Lodge and theLangley Hospice Society arehosting a butterfly release fund-raiser July 5 at Krause BerryFarms. Starts at 1pm. Releasea Monarch butterfly for a $20donation. Order in advance to
ensure sufficient butterflies bycontacting the lodge, 604-532-4200, [email protected] or the hospice society, 604-530-1115, [email protected].
SeniorsBrookswood Seniors Centre19899 36th Ave. 604-530-4232. New members welcome.Activities offered: Line dancing
(beginners to intermediate):604-534-0299; Square dancing(beginners to advanced): 604-838-8821; duplicate bridge: 604-856-7170; chess: 604-530-4693;Fibre arts, cribbage, pool, scrap-booking, crafts: 604-530-4232;dog training: 604-514-9221;Food and Friends: 604-530-9227.
Food and FriendsLangley Meals on Wheels hasa program for seniors (55+)to share a nutritious lunchalong with socializing andguest speakers. Lunch costs $5.RSVP in advance to the numberlisted. 11:30am-1pm.Aldergrove• Bob’s Bar n’ Grill, 27083Fraser Hwy.: 1st, 2nd, 3rd,and 4th Tuesday of the month.RSVP: 604-857-7725.
• Otter Co-Op: 3600 248 St.:2nd and 4th Monday of themonth. RSVP: 604-607-6923.Brookswood• Brookswood Seniors Centre,19899 36th Ave.: 1st and 3rdThursday of the month. RSVP:604-590-3888.Fort Langley• Parish of St. George Church,9160 Church St.: 2nd and 4thWednesday of the month.RSVP: 604-888-7782.Langley City• Choo Choo’s Restaurant,20550 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rdTuesday of the month. RSVP:604-514-2940.• Flourishing ChineseRestaurant, 20472 Fraser Hwy.:2nd and 4th Wednesday of themonth. RSVP: 604-514-2940.• Grand Tandoori FlameRestaurant, 20345 Fraser Hwy.:
2nd and 4th Tuesday of themonth. RSVP: 604-514-2940.North Langley• Walnut Grove CommunityCentre, 8889 Walnut Grove Dr.2nd & 4th Thursdays of themonth. RSVP: 604-882-0408.Volunteers needed for the vari-ous gatherings – about two tothree hours twice per month.Contact Langley Meals onWheels, 604-533-1679 or [email protected].
OAP Hall AldergroveThe Aldergrove Pensioners andSeniors offers various activitesat the hall at 3015 273rd St.At 9:30am Thursdays, a quali-fied instructor offers exercisefor seniors. $6 per person persession. Carpet bowling is $1per person and is at 1:30pm onThursdays.
Langley Seniors Resource Society20605 51B Ave., 604-530-3020Outreach programs: informa-tion and referral, TelephoneBuddy, and seniors counsellors.Better at Home: The programprovides transportation andshopping assistance, friendlyvisitors and light housekeeping.Subsidies are available.Seniors Housing Counsellors:provide information abouthousing options here. Drop inWednesdays 1:30-3:30pm ormake an appointment. Info: 604530-3020, ext. 319Coffee and Connecting SupportGroup, and Flying Solo for 55-plus solos, Tuesdays at 10am.
SupportAlano Club of LangleyA social club for people inrecovery, open 365 days a year,11am-3pm and 7-10pm. 20433Douglas Cres. Info: 604-532-9280.
AlateenSupports young people recover-ing from the effects of livingwith problem drinking in a fam-ily member or friend. Ages 10and up. Meets at the TownshipCivic Facility, 20338 65th Ave.Info: 604-688-1716.
Alcoholics AnonymousCall Alcoholics Anonymous atthe Langley intergroup office,604-533-2600. Answeringmachine after hours. Tues.eves. at George PrestonRecreation Centre, 20699 42ndAve., 8:30pm. Info: 604-434-3933 or 604-533-2600.
Nar AnonFor people with family orfriends who are addicted. Thegroup meets every Tuesdayat 7:30pm at Bethany-NewtonUnited Church, 60th Avenueand 148th Street. Info: nar-anoncbregion.org.
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Pickleball is one of thefastest-growing sportsin Canada.by Matthew [email protected]
It’s considered thefastest growing sport inCanada, and one of thegroups it’s growing fastestwith is seniors.
Pickleball is one of thesports that will be on theroster for this year’s BCSeniors Games in Langley.
The games will be heldearly this September, andpickleball players fromaround the province willtake part in the sport
at the Walnut GroveCommunity Centre.
Several local teams havebeen started in Langley,and local pickleball playersand leagues are trying toattract new members.
Gordon Griffin and hiswife Denise are two localplayers. They were out ata recent event organizedfor seniors by LangleyTownship, demonstratingthe game in the coveredlacrosse box at McLeodAthletic Park.
“It’s kind of tennis,” saidGriffin, as he batted theball back towards someTownship staffers whowere giving it a try.
The sport is relativelynew, invented as a back-
yard pastime in the 1960sin Washington State. Thesport may take its namefrom the inventor’s dog.
The sport combinesaspects of badminton, ten-nis and ping pong. Gamesare played to 11 points.
It’s played on a rela-tively small court, the sizeof a badminton court, andusing a badminton-stylenet. The net is lowered,and instead of a shuttle-cock, a whiffle ball is bat-ted back and forth usingsquared-off plastic orwooden paddles.
The lower net and whif-fle ball allows for fasterplay, making the techniquedifferent from other similarracquet sports.
Like tennis, the sportallows for both individ-ual and team play. At theBC Seniors Games, therewill be both men’s andwomen’s singles, men’sand women’s doubles, andmixed doubles matches.
The games will allow formultiple skilled levels, giv-ing players who are rela-tively new to the sport achance to participate withother beginners, whileskilled pickleball playerscan face off against oneanother.
For more aboutpickleball and theother sports of the BCSeniors Games, visitwww.2014bcseniorsgames.org.
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New sport popular with seniors
Gordon Griffin is aLangley pickleballplayer, seen herereturning a volleyduring a recentdemonstration ata Township event.Pickleball will be anofficial sport in thisyear’s BC SeniorsGames.
An 8-6 home floor victoryover New Westminsteron Wednesday gives theThunder six wins in theirpast eight games.by Troy [email protected]
If there is a Western LacrosseAssociation team that needed arest, it’s the Langley Thunder.
The Thunder’s come-from-behind, 8-6 win over the visitingNew Westminster Salmonbellieslast Wednesday at the LangleyEvents Centre was their 11thgame of the season.
Up until that point of theWLA campaign, no other teamhad played more games thanthe Thunder, which, after start-ing the season at 0-3, owns arespectable 6-5 record. Langleyis tied with the Burnaby Lakers(6-4) for third place in theseven-team league, one pointback of the 6-5-1 Maple RidgeBurrards and six behind thefrontrunning Victoria Shamrocks(8-1-2).
The Thunder have been anice surprise, even to their headcoach, Rod Jensen, after enter-ing the season missing someof the sport’s premier playersincluding Dane Dobbie, MarkMatthews, and Shayne Jacksonup front, and tough defendersMike Grimes and John Lintz onthe back end.
“I was unsure where we weregoing to be, with such a hugeturnover of players and turnoverof players who haven’t playedsenior A, yet,” Jensen said. “Ithink we have 10 guys whohaven’t played senior A, from18 guys [last year] who playedin the pro league. I’m not goingto sit here and say I knew it wasgoing to happen. The league isyoung, very young, and every-one is in the same situation. So6-2 [in the Thunder’s past eightgames] is very good.”
Jensen said the Thunder breaktheir 18-game campaign intothree separate seasons of six
games each.“Right now, we’re 3-2
in our second season, so I feelpretty good that way,” he added.“We’re still making a lot of mis-takes, but they’re working hardand starting to buy into the sys-tem. Sometimes effort and deter-mination is a little bit better thanthe name on your back.”
The Thunder are now enjoy-ing a well-deserved break, with
their next game coming up nextFriday, July 4, at the Q Centre inVictoria against the league-lead-ing Shamrocks.
It’s the first of two back-to-back match-ups for the Thunder,which on Saturday, July 5,will travel to Nanaimo’s FrankCrane Arena to take on the hostTimbermen.
But right now, the players arere-charging their engines for thestretch run towards the playoffs.
Thunder 8, Salmonbellies 6The Thunder rallied from a
sub-par first period that saw thevisiting ’Bellies leading 2-0 and3-1 at different points beforeentering the intermission with a3-2 advantage.
In the second period is whenthe team members found theirlegs, scoring four goals to theSalmonbellies’ one to take a 6-4lead.
Athan Iannucci with a pair,
Daniel McQuade, and AlexTurner found the net for thehome team during the middleframe.
In the third period, theThunder sandwiched goals fromJames Rahe and Turner betweena pair of New Westminstermarkers.
Cam Copland, with his firstof the season on a breakaway,and Tom Johnson scored in thefirst period for the Thunder,who received a solid perform-ance from goaltender BrodieMacDonald.
“It’s lacrosse,” Jensensaid. “Here’s a team [in theSalmonbellies] that comes inhere, they’re in last place, des-perate, they have a very proudfranchise, and have won manychampionships. They came outwith more jump than us. Theway this league is, you have tocome out to play every night oryou’ll be in tough.”
Jensen said MacDonald, whostopped 35 of 41 shots, kept theThunder in it until they foundtheir game.
“The second period, we startedmoving around the ball a littlebit and had success, there,”Jensen said. “I have to tip myhat to New Westminster, first.They needed to get a win. I alsotip my hat to our guys, for howthey regrouped. I thought theguys responded well and hungon there at the end, when theother guys came on.”
Both teams made undisciplinedplays, in Jensen’s opinion, andthe Thunder cashed in on two oftheir seven powerplays.
“The team that makes themost undisciplined plays losesthe game,” Jensen said.
Turner led the Thunderoffence with two goals and fourassists, and was named thegame’s first star.
Iannucci added two goals anda pair of helpers for the winners.
McQuade tacked on a pair ofhelpers to his single tally.
Keegan Bal scored a pair forthe ’Bellies in a losing cause.
As of Monday, theSalmonbellies are sixth in theWLA with a 3-7 record.
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Thunder shake off slow start to edge ’Bellies
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Langley Thunder forward Alex Turner bounded towards the NewWestminster Salmonbellies’ goal, as the ’Bellies Jeff Cornwallattempted to slow him down last Wednesday at the Langley EventsCentre. Turner scored twice and added four assists as the Thunderdefeated the Salmonbellies 8-6, to improve their Western LacrosseAssociation record to 6-5. Left inset – Thunder goaltender BrodieMacDonald stopped 35 of 41 shots in Langley’s home floor winover New Westminster.
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Danton Heinen caught theeye of NHL scouts duringhis rookie season with theSurrey Eagles.by Troy [email protected]
Langley native Danton Heinenis officially a Boston Bruins pros-pect.
Heinen was selected by theBruins on Saturday, day twoof the National Hockey LeagueEntry Draft in Philadelphia.
The Bruins snapped up the 6’165-pound centre/left winger inthe fourth round, 116th overall.
“The Bruins are now my newfavourite team,” Heinen saidfrom the University of Denver,where he is starting a four-yearNCAA Div. 1 hockey scholar-ship. “I’m definitely excited. It’sreally an honour.”
He added that his cellphonewas “blowing up” Saturdaymorning: “It’s definitely great tohave the support of my friendsand family, for sure.”
His advisor gave him the greatnews first, and about 10 min-utes later, Heinen spoke on the
phone to Bruins’ assistant gen-eral manager Don Sweeney.
“I was in shock,” Heinen said.Heinen – who celebrates his
19th birthday this Thursday,July 5 – is coming off a stellarrookie season as captain of theB.C. Hockey League’s SurreyEagles.
He led the Eagles in goals (29)and points (62) while collectingjust eight penalty minutes in 57regular season games.
His fantastic campaign didn’tgo unnoticed.
Heinen won the Bruce AllisonMemorial Trophy as B.C.Hockey League Rookie of theYear, as well as the Bob FentonTrophy as the BCHL’s MostSportsmanlike Player.
Heinen was also named to theleague’s All-Rookie Team.
As for getting drafted, Heinenfigured there was a chance hemight be selected late, but didn’texpect to be taken as high as thefourth round.
“I’m definitely ecstatic,” hesaid. “I was a little bit of a latebloomer but the last few yearshave been really big for me, in[terms of] development.”
It’s been a fast track to successfor Heinen in recent years.
In 2011/12, he graduated fromLangley’s bantam A2 squad tothe Valley West Hawks of theBC Major Midget League. Withthe Hawks, he racked up 43points in 37 games.
The next season, 2012/13,Heinen posted 49 points in 43regular season games with thejunior B Richmond Sockeyes,before playing a big role in help-ing the Sockeyes capture thePJHL title, the Cyclone TaylorCup (B.C. championship) andKeystone Cup (Western Canadatournament championship).
Moving forward, the star-studded Bruins’ lineup – whichincludes a core forward group ofPatrice Bergeron, David Krejci,Milan Lucic, Brad Marchand,and Reilly Smith – will be toughto crack next year, and in theforeseeable future.
The Bs won the President’sTrophy as the NHL’s top regularseason team this past season,and captured the coveted StanleyCup in 2011 with a seven-gamevictory over the VancouverCanucks.
Heinen now has one goal inmind. To wear the spoked B
jersey and make a living playingpro hockey.
“My goal is definitely to playin the NHL, and play for theBruins,” Heinen said. “I’ll try toget a degree here in Denver butmy main goal is to play in theNHL.”
To make it to the world’s elitehockey league, Heinen knows hehas to get bigger and stronger,and continue to fine tune hisoverall game.
“I need to improve everyaspect of my game, and keepworking hard and one day playin the NHL,” he said.
Meanwhile, back in Langley,Heinen’s parents Rick andVeronica are bursting with pride.
“We are extremely excited,”Veronica said. “This is just sosurreal. We’re so proud of him.He’s just worked so hard andhe really deserves everythinghe’s getting right now. It’s justunbelievable.”
Ice hockey
Langley forward drafted by Boston Bruins
Langley native DantonHeinen, pictured in actionwith the Surrey Eaglesagainst the LangleyRivermen in the openinground of the B.C. HockeyLeague playoffs in earlyMarch, has been draftedby the Boston Bruins. TheB’s selected Heinen inthe fourth round, 116thoverall. In his rookieseason with the Eagles,Heinen not only captainedthe team but also led allSurrey scorers with 29goals and 62 points.
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Winnipeg could be a future hockey home forLangley Rivermen alumnus Matt Ustaski.by Troy [email protected]
June 28, 2014, is a day the Langley Rivermen’stop centre from this past season won’t soon forget.
That’s the day Matt Ustaski, all 6’6” 225 poundsof him, was taken by the Winnipeg Jets in the sev-enth round, 192nd overall in the NHL Entry Draft.
Ustaski becomes the second ever Rivermen play-er to be selected to the NHL.
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Ice hockey
Jets select strapping Rivermen centre
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Former Langley Rivermen centre Matt Ustaski was being selectedby the NHL’s Jets in the seventh round of the 2014 NHL Draft.
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Eighty Years AgoJune 28, 1934
Langley council suggestedMcMillan Island be madea park, and MP Tom Reidreplied that the idea wasbeing considered by the De-partment of Indian Affairs.Coun. Selby-Hele was un-able to get a pound-keeperin south Langley, and cattleat large were a nuisance.
Seventy Years AgoJune 29, 1944
Langley led the FraserValley in blood donations,as 200 donors rode schoolbuses to a Vancouver clinic.Electrical service was beinginstalled along Trattle andWilson Townline Roads.A proposed ferry from FortLangley to Albion stalled.Mr. Drager wouldn’t acceptthe financial obligations ofCapt. Smith’s contract.
Sixty Years AgoJuly 1, 1954
A hit to hunting, Langleycouncil prohibited use offirearms within 150 yards ofany building or person.Up to 11 bridges were slatedfor replacement in the com-ing year. Council approveda bridge rebuild programworth up to $53,000.
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Ratepayers turned down aschool finance referendum,ensuring school shifts andbasement classrooms.
Fifty Years AgoJuly 2, 1964
Planning officer Ken Majorplaced a suggestion forsubdivision control beforeTownship council.Mr. and Mrs. Doug Armourof 200th St. won $60,000 onthe Irish Sweepstakes.Municipal council turneddown a fluoridationplebescite for Aldergrove.Langley City had turneddown a similar request fromthe Boundary Health Unit amonth earlier.
Forty Years AgoJune 27, 1974
Township council split 4-3against leaving the CentralFraser Valley Regional Dis-trict to join the GVRD.Langley Advance founder E.J.Cox died on June 24, 1974,at 84 years of age. Cox hadput the first Advance on thestreets on July 23, 1931.City council voted 4-3 toreject a plan to reducedowntown congestion witha 4-6 p.m. parking ban onFraser Hwy. between 203rdand 206th Streets.
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Twenty Years AgoJune 29, 1994
Langley School Board wasin a furor after it learnedfrom a Langley Advance repor-ter the Stafford SecondarySchool expansion projectwas getting $300,000 fromVictoria. A Ministry ofEducation open letter toresidents was “accidentally”faxed to the newspaper be-fore the district. It blamedthe board and administra-tors for cost overruns.Township CouncillorHeather McMullan accusedB.C. Attorney General ColinGabelmann and Social Ser-vices Minister Joy MacPhailof “stealing” Langley’s ideasfor laws to protect childrenfrom abusers and sexualpredators. The conceptscame from the Township’sTask Force on Child Safetyearlier in the year, she said
Ten Years AgoJUNE 29, 2004
Conservative Mark Warawawas elected the first MP tosit in Langley’s exclusiveseat in Ottawa – with a Lib-eral minority government.
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…continued from page A15He joins winger Evan Campbell, who
was chosen by the Edmonton Oilers in thefifth round of the 2013 Draft, on the shortlist of Rivermen draftees.
“Being drafted is a huge honour for me,”Ustaski said.
“It’s a big life accomplishment. Notmany people can say they’ve been draftedinto the NHL. It’s very exciting for me; thewhole process was great.”
Ustaski’s combination of size and handsmakes him an intriguing prospect for theJets.
The 20-year-old native of Glenview,Illinois, who earned an NCAA Div. 1hockey scholarship with the Universityof Wisconsin, led the Rivermen with 29goals.
He was a big reason why the Rivermenenjoyed the best regular season in fran-chise history, leading the B.C. HockeyLeague with a 37-13-3-5 record.
In the playoffs, Ustaski led the Rivermenin goals (eight) and points (15), asLangley’s junior As defeated the SurreyEagles in the opening round before fall-ing in six games to the upstart CoquitlamExpress in the Mainland Division final.
“It was a great season overall and led toa good weekend [at the NHL Entry Draftin Philadelphia],” Ustaski said.
Ustaski is currently at the Universityof Wisconsin, where he’ll start with theBadgers in the fall.
“I’m getting an education while playingand developing my game in order play inthe NHL,” Ustaski said.
Jets prospect now a Badger
The National Lacrosse League has offi-cially announced former Vancouver Stealthhead coach Chris Hall as one of the fivenominees for the 2014 Hall of Fame Ballot.
Hall, who last month announced hisretirement from coaching due to healthrelated issues, spent 12 yearscoaching in the NLL andwas with the Stealthorganization from 2009to 2014, when the teamrelocated from Everett,Wash., to Langley.
His 85 regular seasonvictories ranks third all–timein the NLL behind Darris Kilgour (121)and Les Bartley (93), and his 11 playoffvictories ranks fourth all-time in NLL hist-ory.
He was also named a co-recipient of theNLL Coach of the Year in 2010.
Hall won his second NLL Champion’sCup with the-then Washington Stealthin 2010, having previously coached theCalgary Roughnecks to the title in 2004.
Hall is one of only threecoaches in NLL history to wina Champion’s Cup with twodifferent teams.
In Hall’s final five yearsof coaching, he led theStealth organization to theChampion’s Cup final three
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