19515 Langley ByPass, Surrey 604.530.6281 BC’s Guaranteed Best Prices! on New Honda Vehicles $ 6 PER DAY NEW CIVICS FROM 5 5 20 2 0 23 23 A Weekend of Music The Key to Vehicle Security B.C.’s Best ARTS & LIFE NEWS SPORTS WEDNESDAY April 29, 2015 • www.langleytimes.com Kodiaks Ground Lightning PAGE 24 $50 million mystery deepens Well- known criminal arrested for mall attack MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter The intrigue continues around the potential win- ner of the $50 million Lotto Max ticket, bought in Lang- ley last March. This time, there is a ru- mour that the owner of the winning ticket wants to remain anonymous and doesn’t want his or her photo or name published anywhere. An unnamed individual told a Vancou- ver newspaper that the ticket holder has hired a lawyer to look into that. BC Lottery Corporation would not comment on whether that person has sought anonymity. “Right now we are still in the prize claim verification process and we don’t have a timeline to offer on how long that will take,” said Laura Piva-Babcock, BCLC spokesperson. However, BCLC is very clear that in order to claim Lotto winnings, a person’s picture and name will be put out to the public. “On the back of any Lotto ticket in the rules and reg- ulations, it says one of the conditions of paying out a prize is to have your photo and name published,” said Piva-Babcock. Those rules are also posted on the BCLC website. The reason behind this, she explained, is to show lottery ticket customers that there are, in fact, re- al-life winners. “Having a person’s photo taken with the cheque is about integrity and trans- parency,” she said. “Can you imagine if lotto win- nings were paid out but our paying lotto customers never knew about it? There would be no verification that the money went to anyone.” BCLC said the level of in- terest in this $50 million winning ticket is the high- est they have seen. It was one of the largest prizes in Canada and the winning ticket was bought by someone in Langley on March 16, 2014. Almost a year went by with no one claiming the prize. “There were so many people digging under their couch cushions, looking in their pants pockets and ev- erywhere, hoping they had the ticket,” said Piva-Bab- cock. “Then a few days before the deadline was to expire to claim the prize, a person comes forward with the winning ticket.” Because of the intrigue, BCLC decided to make it public that the winning ticket had been produced. Now there is a process, involving questions of the person, before the owner- ship of the ticket is veri- fied. “We don’t have a time limit on how long that will take,” she said. A man well known to Langley police and B.C. jails for various violent crimes has been ar- rested again. This time, he is ac- cused of assaulting a stranger at Willow- brook Shopping Cen- tre. Wade Corey Bryant, also known as Wade McDonald, 33, was ar- rested in Langley last week. He is currently in custody, charged with assault causing bodi- ly harm. The incident took place April 2. His co-accused Allen Jeremy Mackenzie is charged with assault causing bodily harm. Bryant was being held in jail until his next ap- pearance on April 30. Langley RCMP say the victim was ap- proached by a man who appeared con- frontational. The two men exchanged words and a second man be- came involved in the altercation. Witnesses called 911 because the al- tercation carried on for some time. Even- tually, the victim was knocked to the ground and allegedly kicked by both male aggres- sors, said police. Barry Lafbery and Italo Cirillo discuss the fine points of restoring Lafbery’s 1949 Rover saloon car at the British Car Show in Fort Langley on Sunday. Lafbery came dressed for the occasion as a British ‘Bobby’ police constable. DAN FERGUSON Langley Times Continued Page 7 LOTTO WINNER TRYING TO STAY ANONYMOUS - REPORT Boots, Bonnets and Bobbies NISSAN 2016 370Z * Enthusiast Edition STARTING AT $ 29,998 * NEW * 19505 Langley ByPass 888-703-0278 *PLUS FREIGHT & PDI, MODEL NOT EXACTLY AS SHOWN
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MONIQUE TAMMINGATimes Reporter
The intrigue continues around the potential win-ner of the $50 million Lotto Max ticket, bought in Lang-ley last March.
This time, there is a ru-mour that the owner of the winning ticket wants to remain anonymous and doesn’t want his or her photo or name published anywhere. An unnamed individual told a Vancou-ver newspaper that the ticket holder has hired a lawyer to look into that.
BC Lottery Corporation would not comment on whether that person has sought anonymity.
“Right now we are still in the prize claim verifi cation process and we don’t have a timeline to offer on how long that will take,” said Laura Piva-Babcock, BCLC spokesperson.
However, BCLC is very clear that in order to claim Lotto winnings, a person’s picture and name will be put out to the public.
“On the back of any Lotto ticket in the rules and reg-ulations, it says one of the conditions of paying out a prize is to have your photo and name published,” said Piva-Babcock. Those rules are also posted on the BCLC website.
The reason behind this, she explained, is to show lottery ticket customers that there are, in fact, re-
al-life winners.“Having a person’s photo
taken with the cheque is about integrity and trans-parency,” she said. “Can you imagine if lotto win-nings were paid out but our paying lotto customers never knew about it? There would be no verifi cation that the money went to anyone.”
BCLC said the level of in-terest in this $50 million winning ticket is the high-est they have seen.
It was one of the largest prizes in Canada and the winning ticket was bought by someone in Langley on March 16, 2014. Almost a year went by with no one claiming the prize.
“There were so many people digging under their couch cushions, looking in their pants pockets and ev-erywhere, hoping they had the ticket,” said Piva-Bab-cock.
“Then a few days before the deadline was to expire to claim the prize, a person comes forward with the winning ticket.”
Because of the intrigue, BCLC decided to make it public that the winning ticket had been produced.
Now there is a process, involving questions of the person, before the owner-ship of the ticket is veri-fi ed.
“We don’t have a time limit on how long that will take,” she said.
A man well known to Langley police and B.C. jails for various violent crimes has been ar-rested again.
This time, he is ac-cused of assaulting a stranger at Willow-brook Shopping Cen-tre.
Wade Corey Bryant, also known as Wade McDonald, 33, was ar-rested in Langley last week.
He is currently in custody, charged with assault causing bodi-ly harm. The incident took place April 2. His co-accused Allen Jeremy Mackenzie is charged with assault causing bodily harm. Bryant was being held in jail until his next ap-pearance on April 30.
Langley RCMP say the victim was ap-proached by a man who appeared con-frontational. The two men exchanged words and a second man be-came involved in the altercation.
Witnesses called 911 because the al-tercation carried on for some time. Even-tually, the victim was knocked to the ground and allegedly kicked by both male aggres-sors, said police.Barry Lafbery and Italo Cirillo discuss the fi ne points of restoring Lafbery’s 1949 Rover saloon car at
the British Car Show in Fort Langley on Sunday. Lafbery came dressed for the occasion as a British ‘Bobby’ police constable.
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Bank of Canada Remains On Hold With Hopes of Economic Rebound
Responding to recent news reports about the IMF warning of an overheated Canadian housing market, the Chief Economist for Dominion Lending Centres, Sherry Cooper, says the prospect of a soft landing is good news for homeowners, “there is no doubt that letting some steam out of the boiling markets is a good thing because were prices to rise rapidly for too long, a nasty correction would be likely.”
Cooper, one of North America’s most respected economic experts, points out that existing home sales were down 2 percent year-over-year in January, but were still up moderately outside of Alberta. Later data suggests that in February, sales rose month-over-month as gains in Toronto and Vancouver offset faltering markets in other parts of the country. More recently, Sales of existing homes in Canada rose in March from February, led by gains in the big Toronto and Vancouver markets. Sales were even up in Calgary where sales had slowed in recent months in the wake of the oil price decline.
“With home ownership at a record high of 70 percent of households and interest rates at record lows, national sales growth will stabilize at a modest pace,” says Cooper. “However, steady demand from immigrants and non-resident purchasers in Toronto and Vancouver should continue to support housing markets. In addition, Millennials are in their fi rst-time home-buying years. While many might be priced out of the single-family home market, many will take the plunge into condos.”
On the supply side, housing starts and completions are down and are now trending slightly above household formation rates. Taking replacement demand into consideration, the current pace of overall home construction is at appropriate levels to meet long-run demand. We have also seen evidence of a recent increase in dedicated rental housing construction as institutional investors are providing increased funding in this long-overlooked area of the housing market. Condos have effectively replaced traditional apartment units and are an affordable alternative for those who are priced out of Toronto’s detached housing market. Rental vacancy rates remain at extreme lows in Vancouver and Toronto.
Cooper says the bottom line is that there is little evidence of an upcoming U.S.-style housing crash anywhere in Canada, even in the hardest hit energy-centered markets.
Dominion Lending Centres Chief Economist Says US Style Housing Crash Unlikely in Canada
As was widely expected, on Wednesday April 15, 2015 Th e Bank of Canada announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 3/4 per cent. Th e Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Core infl ation, at 2 percent, is a refl ection of the dampening eff ects of a slowing economy off set by the pass through eff ects of the lower dollar.
Th e Bank is hopeful that global growth will strengthen in coming months to 3-1/2 percent—consistent with their forecast in January’s Monetary Policy Report (MPR)—as a direct result of central bank rate cuts and quantitative easing in Europe. Lower commodity prices will boost growth in some countries. Th e Bank also believes that strong growth will resume in the United States after a weak fi rst quarter, which, of course, has yet to be confi rmed.
First quarter growth in Canada has been revised downward to 0.0 percent in the April MPR (from 1.5 percent growth
in the January MPR); however, the second quarter is expected to see a rebound to 1.8 percent growth, revised up from earlier expectation. Th e Bank continues to assert that, “Underneath the eff ects of the oil price shock, the natural sequence of stronger non-energy exports, increasing investment, and improving labour markets is progressing.” Th is will be aided by an improvement in the U.S. economy and the easing in fi nancial conditions.
Th ere remains a good deal of uncertainty in this sequence: While March employment in Canada improved substantially, business investment remains disappointing, manufacturing is weak—especially in the auto sector—and the improvement in trade has been less than expected.
Real GDP growth is projected to rebound in the second quarter and subsequently strengthen to average about 2 1/2 per cent on a quarterly basis until the middle of 2016. Th e Bank expects real GDP
growth of 1.9 per cent in 2015, 2.5 per cent in 2016, and 2.0 per cent in 2017.
Th e Bank also believes the risks to the outlook are balanced, an upgrade since the last policy meeting in March. As a result of this view, they judge that the current degree of monetary stimulus is appropriate and have left rates unchanged.
I am cautiously optimistic that the Bank has got it right, but I continue to believe that the risks are on the downside for the economy and infl ation. My forecast for Canadian growth this year is 1.5 percent--below the Bank’s 1.9 percent forecast. Much hinges on the U.S. economy. Th e April MPR revised down its U.S. growth forecast for this year from 3.2 percent to 2.7 percent.
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Those were the words of Wal-nut Grove teacher Ryan Radford.
Radford is a computer science teacher, including instructing a video production class.
And his classroom — which is shared by a digital sculpting class taught by Rob Griesbeck — was hosting Education Minister Peter Fassbender and a small group of visitors on Friday morning.
The tour was a chance to see some of the innovative technolo-gy-based learning programs tak-ing place in the Langley School District, and especially Walnut Grove Secondary.
“Students love the courses we offer and most of them appre-ciate that our school is very dif-ferent from other schools,” Gries-beck said, adding that they offer more than 20 computer classes.
“Several students have shared with me that they came to Wal-nut Grove specifi cally for our computer program.”
Following the visit to the class-room, the group had a chance to chat with a teacher who has em-braced the changes technology brings, despite not having much of a technological background herself.
“Change is hard for a lot of teachers,” said Ravinder Sahota, a math and chemistry teacher who admitted she loved her overhead projector.
But a message from her princi-pal, George Kozlovic, has proved infl uential.
“He said ‘take the risk, take the leap and you will learn from it,’” Sahota said.
Sahota, now a digital literacy coach at the school, said collabo-ration is key among teachers.
She talked about working with the home economics teacher on having the students produce vid-eos of their cooking projects.
This was just one example of the changing role of teachers as
they become more facilitators and guides in the classroom.
Sahota also said collaboration amongst teachers is essential, as is coming in prepared with new teaching methods.
And the feedback from parents has been great.
“They like seeing their kids ex-cited about learning,” she said.
“Our courses give students a foundation to build on,” Griesbeck said. “They can take any of our programs for free in high school (and) often they discover a topic they had no idea they’d like.”
“We live in such a great area with the TV/fi lm/video game in-dustry so close (that) we have several students every year that go onto some post-secondary training and are working in the industry within a year,” he added.
The challenges the teachers face are keeping up to date with the ever-evolving software pro-grams as well as money to fund it all.
But Griesbeck said the school’s Parent Advisory Council has been great, as has the school’s admin-istration for fi nding money in the budget. He also thanked compa-nies like Autodesk which have started making their software available for free to schools.
The group also saw a pair a pre-sentations from teacher Logan Kitteringham as well as some of his students about two programs in the school.
One is the Leadership in Ath-letics class, which is focused on empowering Grade 11 and 12 stu-dents to help staff. The class has been responsible for running in-tramurals, fostering school spirit and promoting and organizing events. They have also started a store in the school, the Chomp Shop, which sells school clothing.
Education Minister Peter Fassbender chats with video production and digital sculpting students Manuel Trick (left to right), Rasheed Qawasmeh, Ian Stewart and Noah Gaudreault at Walnut Grove Secondary on Friday morning. Fassbender toured the school to learn about technology-based learning programs.
GARY AHUJA Langley Times
DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter
The Langley School District is keeping up with a rapidly-growing number of stu-dents and the computer modelling it uses to predict that growth has been accurate, Township council was told Monday.
But that doesn’t mean parents can ex-pect their children will be able to walk to
school, secretary-treasurer David Green said.
Parents can be assured their children will attend schools within the catchment areas set by the district, but they may have to be driven to school or take a school bus, Green explained.
“We may not be able to accommodate them in particular schools, but we can ac-
commodate them in the district,” Green said.
Green was responding to questions from council after giving a slide show presenta-tion to explain how the district uses com-puter software and sample neighbour-hoods to generate projections of student growth in the district, numbers it uses to lobby the provincial government to justify
new school construction.Those numbers have been “remarkably
close” to the actual increase in students, Green said.
Most schools have been within 20 or 30 students of their projected populations, Green said.
Minister gets technology tour of WGSS
Schools keeping up with student numbers, district saysSECRETARY-TREASURER TELLS COUNCIL THE SYSTEM HAS ACCURATELY FORECAST INCREASES
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DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter
A scaled-down ver-sion of a rejected pro-posal to fi ll in a former horse track on a Lang-ley farm was endorsed by Township council on Monday, April 13.
All Seasons Mush-rooms farm owner Frank Moscone re-duced the amount of fi ll he intends to use to reclaim a horse oval on his property at 3468 224 Street for agricul-ture.
It was originally go-ing to be 54,900 cubic metres, or around 8,000 truck loads, an amount considered disruptive by some neighbours.
By adjusting the de-sign and mixing in some of the mush-room manure generat-ed on-site, the revised All Season proposal would use 47,400 cubic metres or around 7,000 truck loads, a 14 per cent reduction.
Moscone originally said he might use the reclaimed land to grow hay, but told the meet-ing it could also be for blueberry growing.
“All I want to do is make that land ac-ceptable for farming,” Moscone told council.
As it is, the unused 10-acre oval has “very poor soil” and is “basi-cally a dead resource,” Moscone said.
While critics and some on council still
had doubts about the amount of material and concerns about the impact of the truck traffi c, Councillor Mi-chelle Sparrow spoke for the majority when she said the plan will reclaim agricultural land for agricultural purposes and that was a good thing.
“I think that’s what we should be encour-aging in this commu-nity,” Sparrow said.
Mayor Jack Fro-ese agreed, calling Moscone “a good farm-er.”
The new plan was approved by a 6-3 vote of council, with Coun-cillors Petrina Arnason, Charlie Fox and David Davis opposed.
With the Township endorsement, the
proposal now goes to the Agricultural Land Commission, the pro-vincial regulatory agency in charge of protected farmland within the Agricultural Land Reserve.
The horse training track is part of a former equestrian facility that closed down before All Seasons purchased the property.
The company web-site describes All Sea-sons as one of the most prominent “cer-tifi ed organic” mush-room production and marketing companies on the West Coast.
The Langley-based company operates multiple production and distribution oper-ations in B.C. and Al-berta.
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Frank Moscone attended Langley Township coun-cil on April 13 for the vote on whether to endorse his revised application to fi ll in a former horse track.
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DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter
A sudden and substantial jump in vehicle theft cases added a note of urgency to the annual rollout of Auto Crime Enforcement Month in Langley.
“Unfortunately, the statistics are creeping up again,” Attorney General and Justice Minister Suzanne Anton told an April 2 press conference.
Anton was unveiling posters of the top 10 most wanted car thieves inside the high-security hangar that houses police he-licopter Air One at the Langley airport.
Police statistics show vehicle theft jumped by a third (32.64 per cent) in B.C. in 2014 after several years of steady declines.
In the Lower Mainland, the number of vehicle thefts rose 39 per cent, to 9,399 incidents.
That works out to an average of roughly 25 thefts every day.
No single reason was given for the increase at the press conference, but both Anton and Inspector Peter Jadis, the offi cer in charge of the Integrated Mu-nicipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT) focused on
an increasingly popular tactic thieves are using to steal cars and trucks.
Instead of forcing their way into a vehicle and using tools to start it, they are stealing keys and the wireless fobs many ve-hicles use instead of door keys and sometimes ignition keys.
Jadis said one in fi ve vehicles are stolen with their owners’ keys.
“People will leave their keys, smart keys and valet keys in desks, lockers, or even in the console of their vehicle,” Jadis said.
“This defeats the built-in security features and allows thieves to simply drive away.”
This year’s auto theft month message is “treat your keys like cash”
One of the top 10 car thieves is wanted for alleged crimes in Langley.
There are fi ve outstanding warrants for Laetitia Angelique Acera, 22, who is wanted by police in Langley, New West-minster, Surrey, Ridge Mead-ows, and Burnaby on charges that include possession of sto-len property, dangerous oper-
ation of a motor vehicle, break and enter, resisting arrest, and fraud.
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• Do not leave your smart keys, valet or emergency keys in the vehicle while it’s unoc-cupied
• Remember that your vehi-cle is a display case for thieves. Items that you overlook as triv-ial such as loose change, bags, garage door openers and mail may have value to a thief.
• Keep items out of sight and secure your vehicle when you leave it
• Use an anti-theft device such as a steering wheel lock or an after-market immobilizer, especially on older model vehi-cles
• For more information on theft prevention and to see the “Top 10 most stolen vehicles” and “Top 10 items stolen from vehicles” visit www.baitcar.com.
Warning issued about car keys as vehicle thefts take a jump
Attorney General and Justice Minister Suzanne Anton kicked off Auto Crime Enforcement Month in Langley by unveiling a list of the top 10 most-wanted vehicle thieves earlier in April.
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The Times has re-ceived fi ve awards in the annual editorial contest sponsored by the Local Media Asso-ciation.
Black Press news-papers in the Lower Mainland received a total of 23 awards, and Paula Carlson, editor of the Surrey-North Delta Leader, was named ed-itor of the year by the association.
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The Times won fi rst place for best envi-ronmental coverage, for newspapers over 20,000 circulation, for “Painted, By Numbers.” This feature by Brenda Anderson, published June 10, 2014, focused on biologist Andrea Gielens’ work with the
Greater Vancouver Zoo in preserving western painted turtles, which are under threat in Langley.
The Times also re-ceived four second place awards — for its editorial page; enter-tainment and lifestyles section; for feature se-ries and sports writing.
The feature series award was for a series called “Parental pres-sures in a fast-paced digital world.” This se-ries of three stories by Monique Tamminga looked at the challeng-es in parenting today, due to rapidly-chang-ing technology. The stories ran on June 10, June 23 and July 28, 2014.
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MONIQUE TAMMINGATimes Reporter
There is a new scam in town. This time, fraudsters are pretending to be Langley City offi cials asking you to pay outstanding property taxes.
The City of Langley said it doesn’t initiate any automated phone calls, especially asking anyone to pay property taxes.
The City’s advice is “just hang up.”Numerous phone scams continue
to plague residents and business owners.
With tax season here, the Revenue Canada phone scam is still active, said Langley RCMP. Someone claims to be from Revenue Canada, and claims the person has to pay owed sums of money to the government
agency.The BC Hydro scam involves
someone calling a Langley business claiming to be from BC Hydro. The scammer claims the last electrical bill wasn’t paid and if it isn’t paid immediately, the power will be cut off. Their hope is the business per-son will pay them through a paid credit card.
Another scam is the grandchild scam, which targets the elderly. A person calls claiming to be the grandson of whomever and needing cash wired to cover getting out of jail or paying for a tow, etc.
Langley RCMP ask that people do report when these calls are made by calling the non-emergency line at 604-532-3200.
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The victim was taken to hos-pital to be treated for his inju-ries.
Bryant was released from jail in December after serving a portion of his 15-month sen-tence for obstructing justice.
He pleaded guilty to the crime, which involved ob-structing justice during his tri-al for beating a man with a bat
at the Artful Dodger in 2011.His co-accused Robert
Wright, a career criminal, also pleaded guilty to obstructing justice.
For the bat attack on a 19-year-old Langley man out-side the Artful Dodger in Sep-tember 2011, Bryant was given an 18-month jail sentence last February.
In that crime, the victim and his friends didn’t know Bryant.
They were at the pub to shoot pool.
Bryant came at the stranger’s vehicle with a bat and the man got out.
The victim was hit in the head with a bat, which caused a brain injury.
When the victim was rushed to hospital, he was put in a drug-induced coma.
The victim had to learn how to talk, eat and walk again.
Bryant, from Page 1
Victim of 2011 attack had to learn how to walk, speak and eat again
And the group heard about the school’s Gator Pod program which encourages students to de-velop the skills necessary for success in the 21st century: critical thinking, collaboration, oral and written communication, information analysis and use of technology.
Afterwards, Fassbender said nothing he heard really surprised him and that he is happy with the future of education in the province.
“I don’t think anything really surprised me be-cause a lot of these messages I have been hear-ing, this is what is going on in the rest of the world as well,” Fassbender said.
“Yet British Columbia is one of the leaders, we have some of the best outcomes. But we can’t sit on our laurels, we really have to be willing to think out of the box and be creative and fi nd ways to allow students to fi nd themselves and their passions and what they want to do.”
“What I heard today is what the future of edu-cation is,” he added.
“That is helping students fi nd their individu-al passions, creating an environment where it is OK to try new things and think out of the box.
“And I see an environment where students work together, they collaborate, teachers collab-orate, I think those are all the future of educa-tion to meet all those needs.”
Following the visit to Walnut Grove, Fassbender attended a K to 12 Innovation Forum at the Lang-ley Events Centre where hundreds of B.C. teach-ers, administrators, parents and other leaders in the community learned about the changes com-ing with 21st century learning.
Among other things, the system tracks a sample of more than 400 single family houses in the Yorkson neighbourhood within the rap-idly-growing Willoughby area of the township, carrying out a yearly survey of the number of school-age children.
“It is a limited sample,” Green conceded un-der questioning by council, but he doubted the numbers would be any more accurate if a larger sample was used, and that would be a “time-consuming” process.
Asked about the new middle school in York-son, which is already over capacity, Green said there was available room in other schools within the district.
“They can be accommodated elsewhere, somehow,” Green said.
“Lynn Fripps is not fi lled right now,” he not-ed, even though the new school came online three years ago.
Building another school is up to the provin-cial ministry of education, and it is not likely to happen any time soon, Green indicated.
“We don’t have the funding to build an el-ementary school [in Willoughby] right now,” Green said.
“The ministry is the defi ning factor.”The school district was invited to explain
how it generates student size projections be-cause some members of council were con-cerned about the ability of the district to accommodate population growth in rapid-ly-expanding neighborhoods.
While Green took questions, Langley Board of Education chair Rob McFarlane and district superintendent of schools and CEO Suzanne Hoffman watched from the audience.
New school not likely in near future – Green
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Will there be more dumping of garbage on roadsides be-cause of the higher fees at transfer stations?
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The potential winner of a $50 million lottery ticket that was sold in Langley in March, 2014 apparently wants to stay anonymous.
That’s according to an anonymous source who spoke to a Vancouver newspaper.
The source went on to say that the ticket holder (who isn’t the lottery winner yet, as B.C. Lottery Corporation says it is still conducting an investigation of all circumstances around the winning ticket) has retained a lawyer and will be fi ghting in court for the right to remain anonymous.
That will be an interesting court battle. Given that one generally has to use a name in a court action, which is a public matter (publication bans can be granted by the courts under certain conditions), the anonymity drive may be blown right out of the water.
Word of this desire for anonymity fi ts in with the other circumstances around this ticket. Despite many pleas, the potential winner only came forward a few days before the one-year deadline to redeem the prize.
The news that the apparent holder of a $50 million win-ning ticket wants to be anonymous has naturally started lots of conversations. Most people may not be aware that claiming a lottery prize comes with the proviso that the BCLC has the right to take the winner’s photo and publi-cize the win.
While BCLC says this protects the integrity of the pro-cess, which it does, it also helps to promote the idea that winning big is possible. It perpetuates the sales pitch that “dreams can come true” simply by buying a lottery ticket. Advertising promoting that idea do not include the actual odds of winning a big prize, which are infi nitesmal.
Very few lotteries run by provinces or states in North America allow for anonymity, although a few do. BCLC has granted anoynymity itself in the past, but only in very rare and exceptional circumstances.
It will be interesting to see if the holder of this poten-tially winning ticket does manage to preserve his or her anonymity. If that does happen as a result of a court de-cision, it may force BCLC and, quite likely other Canadian lottery corporations, to change their longstanding rules about who can actually win a prize.
The federal Conservatives put forth their budget last Tuesday, and few political watch-ers were surprised by what it contained. Many of the promises and appropriations contained therein were spelled out well before the bud-
get hit the fl oor of Parliament.While every budget can (and should) be seen as a cam-
paign document — in that being responsible for the pub-lic’s fi nancial contributions to our society is a govern-ment’s main role — we should be wary of budgets that directly precede elections.
Many of the promises in this particular Conservative government’s budget only happen if they are re-elected, making them less budget items and more of a platform on which they are campaigning.
An example is the additional funding being made avail-able to municipalities to improve transit infrastructure, which is slated to begin fl owing in 2017.
They also announced they have lowered the tax rate on small businesses, and teased that “our government will reduce the tax rate further, all the way down to nine per cent by 2019,” Finance Minister Joe Oliver said in his speech, again assuming his party is re-elected.
It might have been nice to see some commitment from the federal government in terms of diversifying our ener-gy sector, so we’re not relying so heavily on the price of oil to drive our economy. The federal government’s coffers are so heavily dependent on contributions from the oil and gas sector that dropping oil prices demanded a recal-culation of the entire structure of the budget, delaying its release, in fact. Then again, diversifying doesn’t play well with the Conservative base.
And that’s what this budget is. It’s the government say-ing, “If you like these things, make sure you do your part to help us get re-elected.”
It’s not a budget, really. It’s more of a campaign speech.— Penticton Western News
Lengthy delay in triala hardship on family
It’s been nine years since Marga-ret Redford’s death.
She died in 2006. Her body was found in Bertrand Creek in Alder-grove on May 20 of that year.
In the years before her death, Redford had struggled with addic-tion, but the 47-year-old mother of two was “living peacefully” in Al-dergrove at the time of her murder, her father said in November, 2011, as he was waiting for a preliminary hearing to begin.
Davey Mato Butorac, who is now 36, is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of Redford. He has yet to go to trial for that murder, although last week he was convicted (for the second time) in the 2007 death of Sheryll Korroll in Langley City.
The nine-year delay is partially due to the challenges police had in identifying Butorac as a suspect. He was fi rst charged with the murders of Korroll, who was killed in July, 2007, and Gwendolyn Jo Lawton of Abbotsford, who died in March, 2007.
For some inexplicable reason, the Crown decided to lump both murder trials to-gether, and Butorac was convicted on both counts in 2010. However, he successfully appealed his convictions to the B.C. Court of Appeal, on the basis that it wasn’t prop-er to put the two trials together.
His lawyer had made that argument be-fore the trial began in 2010, but was unsuc-cessful. The Court of Appeal overturned the two murder convictions in October, 2013, and new trials were ordered.
The second trial in the Korroll case con-cluded with last week’s conviction by a jury.
Butorac was charged in connection with
Redford’s death after his fi rst con-victions. The three cases are linked by DNA evidence, which proved crucial in police identifying Bu-torac as a suspect in the fi rst place.
The Redford family deserves to have the certainty of a trial date. Her father Ed Redford told The Times in 2011 that he planned to attend every day of the preliminary hearing, mostly so his son and wife won’t have to.
“I just want to get it over with,” he said.
His daughter is survived by a young son and daughter, he said, noting at that time (more than three years ago) “my grandson still isn’t over it.”
At the time Redford was murdered, there was palpable fear in Aldergrove that a po-tential serial killer was on the loose. Bu-torac lived in Aldergrove at that time, in a townhouse owned by his father.
He has been in jail since fi rst being charged with the two other murders, and remains there today. He has already spent about six years in jail.
The angst that Aldergrove residents felt in 2006 was only partially eased by reas-surances from the police that the Redford killing seemed to be random.
The facts remain as follows:Butorac has been convicted of the mur-
der of one vulnerable woman, and is facing trials on charges of murdering two others.
He has no criminal record.The families of all three victims have
been waiting for the better part of a decade for justice.
No one can even begin to explain the mo-tive behind these three murders.
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Pivotal event for CanadaEditor: I would like to thank The Times and par-
ticularly Warren Sommer for the article (The Times, April 24) on the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915.
I would like to express my appreciation for your acknowledgement and description of the Canadi-an contribution in the Second Battle of Ypres. I have noticed that your paper always takes care to inform its readers about various important events in Canadian military history, and shine a light on the contributions of soldiers that came from the Langley area.
I have long had a keen interest in the First World War and have recently devoted most of my read-ing to the exploits of the Canadian Corps. Every time I read or watch a story about what our Ca-nadian soldiers did in battles such as the Second Battle of Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and
the fi nal 100 Days, I am struck by the sheer deter-mination, courage and loyalty to their comrades that the Canadian soldiers had.
This is not unique to Canadian soldiers of course, but during a time in our country’s his-tory when we were forming an identity separate from that of Great Britain, I really think those Canadian boys’ dependence upon each other in horrifi c circumstances provided a catalyst for Canada to move forward as a proud nation of Canadians, instead of simply a member of the Commonwealth.
Thank you for sharing an important Canadian story with us.
KIRSTEN ZEMP,LANGLEY
Hall needs help
Garbage problems
Editor: On Thursday, May 21, the Willoughby Community Hall So-ciety is holding its annual general meeting at our hall, 20809 83 Ave., at 7:30 p.m.
Traditionally, this meeting has been attended by very few people. Most have been members and di-rectors for more years than they care to count.
This year, we are hoping for a change. The need for new mem-bers is becoming more urgent.
The hall is a very busy place. It provides a venue for weddings, an-niversary parties, other social gath-erings, a meeting place for Scouts and Guides, the women’s and com-munity institute and the Langley Crib Club, along with many other community functions.
We are appealing to all groups in the Willoughby community to send a representative to the AGM, in order to become a member or
director of the society. We need people to become interested in the issues surrounding the main-tenance and operation of the hall, for the benefi t of the whole com-munity.
The present executive has been taking care of running the hall for a long time. We would like to see some younger members of the community step forward and share in these responsibilities.
If we are unable to full a slate of directors, the possibility of clos-ing the hall and turning it over to the Township of Langley would mean a loss of availability to all groups and organizations.
We ask for renewed interest in running this wonderful facility which has been part of Willough-by since 1937.
KARL DREISE, PRESIDENT,WILLOUGHBY COMMUNITY
HALL SOCIETY
Editor: We have been tormented in Willoughby with dumping of as-sorted garbage. As per recent news in The Times, this is now fi nally be-ing recognized as becoming a huge and varied cost to the Township overall. What to do now? We pre-viously suggested installing cam-eras in strategic areas for this and other crimes occurring here.
How easy is the Township mak-ing it for residents to dispose of their garbage? We have lived here 22 years and are told we are al-lowed four large items per year to be picked up by Sierra Waste. When we requested this one and only time to have an awning picked up, we were refused when referred by the Township to Sierra Waste.
When I questioned the logic of paying taxes for large item pick-up, the Sierra Waste woman’s fl ippant response was that it had nothing to do with us paying tax-es. As I understand the reason for Sierra Waste’s engagement at all is due to its employment by the Township, and payment via its residents. She told me to get in
touch with the Township.The Township referred me to
Debbie Fleming, solid waste co-or-dinator. She advised this was not a qualifying item. I questioned this, and was told only seven per cent of Township residents used this ser-vice. This is quite astounding.
With the longevity of appliances and furniture reduced from what used to be 20 years to fi ve years, this fi gure does not make sense. When I asked what the cost was for this extra pick-up ‘perk’ in this contract, she said there was no tangible dollar amount given.
If the service is underused, the question would be how can we make better use of it. One way would be to allow a variety of large items to be picked up which would serve a more comprehen-sive purpose. At this rate, there is plenty of room to pick up more mattresses and other large ar-ticles thrown on the side of the road. The service should be as es-sential as any.
PEGGY WEATHERDON,LANGLEY
The Canadian War Memorials Fund commissioned war artist Richard Jack to paint this impression of Cana-dian troops at the 2nd Battle of Ypres in 1915.
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Editor: No wonder our roads and bridges are congested. Our harbour serves as a major trans-portation hub for the rest of Canada.
All those goods land at the ports, and are then transported via truck, rail, ferry, and courier to the rest of B.C. and Canada. To put the burden on the taxpayers of the Lower Mainland to cough up tax
money is just wrong.TransLink should go after the feds for further
funding. Why should we carry the bill when the rest of B.C. and Canada benefi ts?
LENORA NICHOLSON,LANGLEY
Ports major cause of congestion
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MONIQUE TAMMINGATimes Reporter
Residents concerned about crime and safety are invited to attend a town hall meet-ing put on by Langley RCMP for City residents at Langley Secondary on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Residents will hear from
Langley RCMP officer in charge Supt. Murray Power, who will talk about the issues in the area, as well as going over crime statistics for Lang-ley City and what policing is being done.
He will also introduce new community liaison Sgt. Dave Salvage who will work out of
the City Community Police Of-fice.
This meeting is a good op-portunity to hear about the police community programs being offered and to ask ques-tions from the various officers there who work in the City.
Langley Secondary is located at 21405 56 Ave.
MONIQUE TAMMINGATimes Reporter
School was underway at Topham Elementary on Monday after a water main break fl ooded the whole school last Wednesday.
School started a little later to allow teachers to re-set up their classrooms.
The Walnut Grove school was closed Wednesday morning until Friday after a water main broke, fl ooding almost every room in the school.
The gym fl oor was spared.Students and staff set up temporary school at
Lynn Fripps Elementary for the two days. The Topham students were welcomed warm-
ly by the ‘hosting’ students at Lynn Fripps, said Langley School District spokesperson Ken Hoff. He thanked parents, students and staff for so much co-operation.
A pair of local photographers had a trailer and equipment valued at more than $8,000 stolen from them sometime in the last three weeks.
The black trailer, which has “Heaton Photog-raphy” written on the side, was stolen from a storage facility in Langley City sometime be-tween March 22 and April 20.
The trailer itself is worth approximately $5,000 and the equipment inside is worth an-other $3,000.
If you know anything about this theft call Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.
RCMP to host community town hall for City residents
Classes resume at Topham following water main break
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The Langley Community Mu-sic School wouldn’t exist today if it weren’t for the passion, dedication and love of music of its fi ve founders.
Linda Bickerton-Ross, Peter Ewart, Dr. Keith Lamont, Mari-lyn Lamont and Leonard Woods founded the school — one of the leading institutions of its kind — more than 45 years ago.
This spring, at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, before an audience of graduating stu-dents in the Faculty of Arts, along with family and friends, each founder will be awarded an honorary degree.
It’s the fi rst time KPU has bestowed individual honorary degrees on a collection of re-cipients, and the fi rst time the university has awarded degrees posthumously.
Both Ewart and Woods have passed away.
“Langley Community Music School has advanced music education and indeed opportu-nities for countless music stu-dents in Langley and the wider region,” said KPU president and vice chancellor Alan Davis.
“This is entirely due to the work of those fi rst founders and their incredible spirit, fore-
thought and determination.”While collectively honoured
by KPU, each of the fi ve found-ers made signifi cant individual contributions to the develop-ment of LCMS.
It was Ewart who dreamed of developing an arts centre on his fi ve-acre property in the City of Langley more than 45 years ago.
He designed and built an ele-gant model but his application to erect the structure was ulti-mately denied by the council of the day over concerns about zoning.
Council suggested there may be a more suitable location in Langley City Park, and sealing the deal was Lamont’s offer to fi nance construction of the arts centre, and donate it to the City.
In 1969, Ewart and Lamont successfully reapplied to coun-cil for an arts centre in Lang-ley City Park and, by 1970, the Langley Arts Centre became a reality, and the Langley Com-munity Music School became its foremost tenant.
Bickerton-Ross, Lamont and Woods subsequently intro-duced the quality music edu-cation program that matured
into one of the most signifi cant music schools in the province.
“Without the founders’ vi-sion, collaborative effort, high degree of co-operation, dili-gence and perseverance, the arts centre and ultimately the music school may never have come to fruition,” said Barry Hill, past president of LCMS, who nominated the fi ve found-ers.
The LCMS connection to KPU goes back to the late 1980s with the two institutions discussing collaborative possibilities while growing apace on their own.
LCMS students who wish to pursue a career in music as well-rounded musicians have the option of KPU’s bachelor of music in musical arts degree program, among other oppor-tunities in the fi eld of music.
As LCMS and KPU have grown, areas of co-operation have wid-ened to include chamber mu-sic, coaching, adjudications, reciprocal concerts, audience development and a range of as-sociated musical activities.
The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 20, beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the KPU Surrey campus, 12666 72 Ave. A gener-al reception will follow.
LCMS founders to be given honorary KPU degrees
UNIVERSITY WILL BESTOW DEGREES UPON FIVE WHO STARTED LANGLEY MUSIC SCHOOL 45 YEARS AGO
Nominate a Langley Environmental Hero
If you know of one or more local heroes who have taken the initiative to do something positive for the environment, we’d like to hear about it. Please briefl y describe the activities of the
person, group or business, and tell us why you believe they are environmental heroes in Langley.The winners will also be recognized on June 6, 2015 at the Fort Langley National Historic Site.
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Perhaps it’s not a thing you’re trying to block, but a sound. If you’re near a noisy highway or live in a row home complex, noises from
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There are plenty of ready-made features in any size that can fi t your space but it’s just as easy to create one out of a container or pot with a closed bottom. Inexpensive pump kits are available at most nurseries and hardware stores, making it a cinch to customize your water feature on a budget you can aff ord.
Plants are a must for an outdoor room. They can serve both as a screen or a noise reducer and they add vitality to the space. They also add another important aspect to the enjoyment of being outdoors; they add the element of air. We can feel and smell the wind, but we cannot see it. Plants and trees share this invisible presence with us by gently swaying back and forth or strenuously bending to its force.
A feathery grass swooning in the breeze or the leaves of a vine being tickled by the wind is very relaxing when enjoying time in your outdoor space. Remember to look up from your laptop or book from time to time to absorb this life force; your space should be a place that soothes all of your senses.
Not all gardens are created equal when it comes to exposure, some of you will have full sun or no sun at all. There are plenty of resources on line that will give you a list of plants that can be suc-cessfully grown in your space. Working with your aspect is the key to saving time and money when choosing plants that will survive
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happily in your outdoor room.Regardless of the intended use of the space, you should
experiment in growing some food even if it’s just some herbs for throwing into salads or in marinades for the grill. Vertical growing and small space gardens can produce a ton of food over a season and there are so many products on the market now that can help you achieve this.
Using your outdoor room to produce food is a rewarding experience and a good excuse to get outside. I once had someone tell me that a tomato bought from a store tastes the same as a tomato pulled from a garden. I utterly disagree! The diff erence between the two is that the tomato grown in a home garden was tended to with love. When you eat that tomato, you have an emotional attachment to it which makes it all the more enjoyable to consume.
Creating a relationship with vegetables grown in your garden will transform the way you eat food. Instead of un-consciously shoveling mouthfuls into your face, you will mindfully appreciate every bite, nourishing both your body and your soul.
Decorating your space is the best part once you have the other bones in place. If you have a large open deck, try look-ing into triangular sails that can provide both interest and shade at an aff ordable price. Since most fasten with clips, they are easy to undo in snap if the wind picks up.
If you have an overhead roof, soften the lines by adding curtains to the posts. These can be bought or try making some of your own by simply using water resistant shower curtains.
The bonus here is that you can easily sew a quick cover for an outdoor pillow out of the same material.
Your outdoor room will be used at all times of the day, so lighting is important. The light cast from a wall sconce isn’t enough to create an ambiance. The most obvious way is with candles or lanterns but you can get creative with the style you choose to suit your space.
Are you into a nautical theme? Add sand and a few seashells to a dish with a large blue candle or Mason jar with tea lights. Try stringing mini lights back and forth overhead or turn wine bottles into torches with a wick and some lamp fuel. There is no shortage of solar-powered lights and illuminated garden gazing balls available today, so have fun lighting up the night and setting a mood that makes your guests feel comfortable.
As the night cools down, you may feel a heat source is nec-essary. If you have a backyard area that allows you to have a small fi re pit, you can either purchase one or create your own easily out of cinder blocks. Impress your guests with a s’more bar off ering delicious coconut crusted marshmallows and squares of caramel-fi lled chocolate bars for a decadent after-dinner treat.
If your space doesn’t allow for an open fi re, there are some decorative fi repots on the market today that give you the ef-fect and look amazing in a nighttime setting. Buy a stack of inexpensive throws and pass them out to your guests when it starts to get chilly, so they can cuddle into their chairs and continue to enjoy good wine and good company.
Head out to your outdoor space right now, take inventory and start creating a wish list on how you can transform that area into an exterior living room you can use and enjoy. There is simply nothing more relaxing than spending time in your own home, under the stars.
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About the Writer: Shelley LevisShelley lives and gardens in Langley, BC. After running her own business as a garden designer for 8 years, she now consults, teaches and inspires people to get growing and how to think outside the pot. She has a passion for seasonal decor and loves using common objects in uncommon ways. Shelley writes about her creations on her home and garden website Sow and Dipity; where she shares her designer tips on everything from how to decorate a gorgeous tree to garden advice on how to plant one. www.sowanddipity.com
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Row homes and townhouses are pop-ping up everywhere in the City of Langley. Fields where cattle once grazed are now communities where children are being raised. If you are one of these homeown-ers, then you already know the challenges of working with a small garden or a post-age stamp for a yard. You don’t have to let the lack of exterior space limit your ability to grow fruit and vegetables; you just have to grow up!
Pinterest is the go to place to get ideas on everything from recipes to easy DIY’s and there is no shortage of garden advice fl oating through the myriad of eye-catch-ing photos in the feed. Growing vertically has become very popular in the small space garden genre but one should be aware that not all the methods are necessarily safe.
The fi rst off ender I want to address is this idea of using wood pallets for vertical gardening. Never, ever use one of these for growing edible plants. Wood pallets are often treated with preservatives to prevent rot and carry all kinds of cargo including toxic chemicals. There is no way to be ab-solutely certain that the pallet you found in a junk pile isn’t going to leach harmful
chemicals into the soil of the plants that feed you and your family.
Reusing plastic containers as planters is another method that needs examination. Recycling codes can be found on the bot-tom of plastic containers and bottles. 1, 2, 4 and 5 are considered safer plastics, while 3, 6 and 7 should be completely avoided. Plastics that contain BPA’s or other harmful toxins do not make ideal planters as they can be released when exposed to heat and UV rays.
Gutter gardening is a great use of ver-tical space. Strawberries, mesclun greens, and herbs do great in these trough shaped planters when attached to a wall or fence. Be cautious of using salvaged gutters that may have lead paint, galvanized steel is your safest option here.
Multi pocket planters made from wool or breathable cotton is widely available on the market today. These vertical gardens can grow a lot of food and be hung from a railing or an exterior wall. A simple DIY version is to use an inexpensive cloth shoe holder that’s perfect for a salad garden.
Vining fruits and vegetables can be trained to grow upward. Try growing cucumbers or zucchini’s on a trellis in a
planter for maximum use of space. Grow a sunfl ower in a pot and add a seed or two of beans to climb up its stock. Cre-ate hanging baskets of mixed lettuces with some trailing nasturtiums whose blossoms can be added to salads for a beautiful edible addition that will im-press your guests.
Think outside the pot when it comes to plants and look at ways you can use your space no matter how small it is, to grow a big garden.
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Heavy rainfall washes out Township road
Brent Parent appeals 12-year driving ban
The monsoon rains that drenched Langley on the weekend didn’t cause too many problems in Langley Township, but it did cause a washout in the 3100 block of 232 Street, said Township assistant fi re chief Bruce Ferguson.
“An existing storm pipe washed out in the storm,” said Township water re-sources engineer Meghan Lee.
She said the storm pipe wasn’t part of the new in-frastructure in the area, but is tied into the project. The road there was closed for much of the summer. It was again closed for part of the weekend, after the washout occurred.
With the washout, more than three metres of as-phalt crumbled away. The storm pipe was off on the shoulder, so that shoulder is in bad shape, she said.
The Township has been working on replacing a main culvert in the area as well as a slope stabil-ity and drainage project which is still underway.
Township road works and engineering were busy Monday working on the road. The road is down to single-lane, alter-nating traffi c.
The hope is to have it re-opened both ways by later this week. Lee said no ve-hicles were caught up in the fl ooding.
At least one vehicle end-ed up in the ditch after hitting pooling water just off the 232 Street exit on Sunday night.
But Langley did manage to avoid the power outag-es that hit the rest of Met-ro Vancouver. This was the second rainiest Sep-tember since 2004, reports Environment Canada.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • Times Reporter
Jack Shields, 6, was among nine young pediatric oncology patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) who got a chance to drive miniature electric Ferraris in front of the new Critical Care Tower on Sept. 22. The racetrack was provided by Friends of Ferrari, a charity that has also donated $5,000 to the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation. Shields, who lives in Langley, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia on March 11, and is receiving treatment at SMH and the BC Children’s Hospital.
BOAZ JOSEPH • Black Press
LAWYER ARGUES PENALTY WILL MAKE IT TOUGH FOR LANGLEY MAN TO FIND WORK
Brent Parent was in the B.C. Court of Ap-peal in Vancouver on Monday hoping to reduce his driving ban.
Parent, 43, is appealing his 12-year driv-ing ban which begins after he is released
from jail. His lawyer will argue that the ban is too
long and will make it diffi cult for Parent to fi nd work.
In May 2012, a B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced the Langley man to fi ve and a half years behind bars and a 12-year driv-
ing ban for the 2008 hit and run death of 21-year-old Silas O’Brien.
In front of a full courtroom in New West-minster, Judge Terence Schultes said he wanted to strike a balance between the Crown’s request to see Parent go away for eight years and the defense’s suggestion
of three to four years.He also hoped that Parent would take
advantage of anger management counsel-ling that will be made available to him in jail.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • T i m e s R e p o r te r
Continued Page 4
LIMITED DAMAGE CAUSED BY WEEKEND STORMS
OUTSTANDING IN THEIR FIELD FOR OVER 50 YEARS...AND 3 GENERATIONS!
The monsoon rains that drenched Langley on the weekend didn’t cause too many problems in Langley Township, but it did cause a washout in the 3100 block of 232 Street, said Township assistant fi re chief Bruce Ferguson.“An existing storm pipe washed out in the storm,” said Township water re-
sources engineer Meghan Lee.She said the storm pipe wasn’t part of the new in-
frastructure in the area, but is tied into the project. The road there was closed for much of the summer. It was again closed for part of the weekend, after the washout occurred.With the washout, more than three metres of as-
phalt crumbled away. The storm pipe was off on the shoulder, so that shoulder is in bad shape, she said.
The Township has been working on replacing a main culvert in the area as well as a slope stabil-ity and drainage project which is still underway.
Township road works and engineering were busy Monday working on the road. The road is down to single-lane, alter-nating traffi c.
The hope is to have it re-opened both ways by later this week. Lee said no ve-hicles were caught up in the fl ooding.
At least one vehicle end-ed up in the ditch after hitting pooling water just off the 232 Street exit on Sunday night.
But Langley did manage to avoid the power outag-es that hit the rest of Met-ro Vancouver. This was the second rainiest Sep-tember since 2004, reports Environment Canada.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • Times Reporter
Jack Shields, 6, was among nine young pediatric oncology patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) who got a chance to drive
miniature electric Ferraris in front of the new Critical Care Tower on Sept. 22. The racetrack was provided by Friends of Ferrari, a
charity that has also donated $5,000 to the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation. Shields, who lives in Langley, was diagnosed with
a form of leukemia on March 11, and is receiving treatment at SMH and the BC Children’s Hospital.
BOAZ JOSEPH • Black Press
LAWYER ARGUES PENALTY WILL MAKE IT TOUGH FOR LANGLEY MAN TO FIND WORKBrent Parent was in the B.C. Court of Ap-peal in Vancouver on Monday hoping to reduce his driving ban.Parent, 43, is appealing his 12-year driv-ing ban which begins after he is released
from jail. His lawyer will argue that the ban is too long and will make it diffi cult for Parent to fi nd work.In May 2012, a B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced the Langley man to fi ve and a half years behind bars and a 12-year driv-
ing ban for the 2008 hit and run death of 21-year-old Silas O’Brien.In front of a full courtroom in New West-minster, Judge Terence Schultes said he wanted to strike a balance between the Crown’s request to see Parent go away for eight years and the defense’s suggestion
of three to four years.He also hoped that Parent would take advantage of anger management counsel-ling that will be made available to him in jail.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • T i m e s R e p o r te r
Continued Page 4
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Heavy rainfall washes out Township road
Brent Parent appeals 12-year driving ban
The monsoon rains that drenched Langley on the weekend didn’t cause too many problems in Langley Township, but it did cause a washout in the 3100 block of 232 Street, said Township assistant fi re chief Bruce Ferguson.
“An existing storm pipe washed out in the storm,” said Township water re-sources engineer Meghan Lee.
She said the storm pipe wasn’t part of the new in-frastructure in the area, but is tied into the project. The road there was closed for much of the summer. It was again closed for part of the weekend, after the washout occurred.
With the washout, more than three metres of as-phalt crumbled away. The storm pipe was off on the shoulder, so that shoulder is in bad shape, she said.
The Township has been working on replacing a main culvert in the area as well as a slope stabil-ity and drainage project which is still underway.
Township road works and engineering were busy Monday working on the road. The road is down to single-lane, alter-nating traffi c.
The hope is to have it re-opened both ways by later this week. Lee said no ve-hicles were caught up in the fl ooding.
At least one vehicle end-ed up in the ditch after hitting pooling water just off the 232 Street exit on Sunday night.
But Langley did manage to avoid the power outag-es that hit the rest of Met-ro Vancouver. This was the second rainiest Sep-tember since 2004, reports Environment Canada.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • Times Reporter
Jack Shields, 6, was among nine young pediatric oncology patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) who got a chance to drive miniature electric Ferraris in front of the new Critical Care Tower on Sept. 22. The racetrack was provided by Friends of Ferrari, a charity that has also donated $5,000 to the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation. Shields, who lives in Langley, was diagnosed with a form of leukemia on March 11, and is receiving treatment at SMH and the BC Children’s Hospital.
BOAZ JOSEPH • Black Press
LAWYER ARGUES PENALTY WILL MAKE IT TOUGH FOR LANGLEY MAN TO FIND WORK
Brent Parent was in the B.C. Court of Ap-peal in Vancouver on Monday hoping to reduce his driving ban.
Parent, 43, is appealing his 12-year driv-ing ban which begins after he is released
from jail. His lawyer will argue that the ban is too
long and will make it diffi cult for Parent to fi nd work.
In May 2012, a B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced the Langley man to fi ve and a half years behind bars and a 12-year driv-
ing ban for the 2008 hit and run death of 21-year-old Silas O’Brien.
In front of a full courtroom in New West-minster, Judge Terence Schultes said he wanted to strike a balance between the Crown’s request to see Parent go away for eight years and the defense’s suggestion
of three to four years.He also hoped that Parent would take
advantage of anger management counsel-ling that will be made available to him in jail.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • T i m e s R e p o r te r
Continued Page 4
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PAGE 32
Heavy rainfall washes out Township road
Brent Parent appeals 12-year driving ban
The monsoon rains that drenched Langley on the weekend didn’t cause too many problems in Langley Township, but it did cause a washout in the 3100 block of 232 Street, said Township assistant fire fichief Bruce Ferguson.
“An existing storm pipe washed out in the storm,” said Township water re-sources engineer Meghan Lee.
She said the storm pipe wasn’t part of the new in-frastructure in the area, but is tied into the project. The road there was closed for much of the summer. It was again closed for part of the weekend, after the washout occurred.
With the washout, more than three metres of as-phalt crumbled away. The storm pipe was off on the shoulder, so that shoulder is in bad shape, she said.
The Township has been working on replacing a main culvert in the area as well as a slope stabil-ity and drainage project which is still underway.
Township road works and engineering were busy Monday working on the road. The road is down to single-lane, alter-nating traffic. fifi
The hope is to have it re-opened both ways by later this week. Lee said no ve-hicles were caught up in the fl ooding.fl
At least one vehicle end-ed up in the ditch after hitting pooling water just off the 232 Street exit on Sunday night.
But Langley did manage to avoid the power outag-es that hit the rest of Met-ro Vancouver. This was the second rainiest Sep-tember since 2004, reports Environment Canada.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • Times Reporter
Jack Shields, 6, was among nine young pediatric oncology patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) who got a chance to drive miniature electric Ferraris in front of the new Critical Care Tower on Sept. 22. The racetrack was provided by Friends of Ferrari, a charity that has also donated $5,000 to the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation. Shields, who lives in Langley, was diagnosed witha form of leukemia on March 11, and is receiving treatment at SMH and the BC Children’s Hospital.
BOAZ JOSEPH • Black Press
LAWYER ARGUES PENALTY WILL MAKE IT TOUGH FOR LANGLEY MAN TO FIND WORK
Brent Parent was in the B.C. Court of Ap-peal in Vancouver on Monday hoping to reduce his driving ban.
Parent, 43, is appealing his 12-year driv-ing ban which begins after he is released
from jail. His lawyer will argue that the ban is too
long and will make it difficult for Parent to fifi nd work.fi
In May 2012, a B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced the Langley man to five and a fifihalf years behind bars and a 12-year driv-
ing ban for the 2008 hit and run death of 21-year-old Silas O’Brien.
In front of a full courtroom in New West-minster, Judge Terence Schultes said he wanted to strike a balance between the Crown’s request to see Parent go away for eight years and the defense’s suggestion
of three to four years.He also hoped that Parent would take
advantage of anger management counsel-ling that will be made available to him in jail.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • T i m e s R e p o r te r
Continued Page 4
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Heavy rainfall washes out Township road
Brent Parent appeals 12-year driving ban
The monsoon rains that drenched Langley on the weekend didn’t cause too many problems in Langley Township, but it did cause a washout in the 3100 block of 232 Street, said Township assistant fi re chief Bruce Ferguson.
“An existing storm pipe washed out in the storm,” said Township water re-sources engineer Meghan Lee.
She said the storm pipe wasn’t part of the new in-frastructure in the area, but is tied into the project. The road there was closed for much of the summer. It was again closed for part of the weekend, after the washout occurred.
With the washout, more than three metres of as-phalt crumbled away. The storm pipe was off on the shoulder, so that shoulder is in bad shape, she said.
The Township has been working on replacing a main culvert in the area as well as a slope stabil-ity and drainage project which is still underway.
Township road works and engineering were busy Monday working on the road. The road is down to single-lane, alter-nating traffi c.
The hope is to have it re-opened both ways by later this week. Lee said no ve-hicles were caught up in the fl ooding.
At least one vehicle end-ed up in the ditch after hitting pooling water just off the 232 Street exit on Sunday night.
But Langley did manage to avoid the power outag-es that hit the rest of Met-ro Vancouver. This was the second rainiest Sep-tember since 2004, reports Environment Canada.
MONIQUE TAMMINGA • Times Reporter
Jack Shields, 6, was among nine young pediatric oncology patients at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) who got a chance to drive
miniature electric Ferraris in front of the new Critical Care Tower on Sept. 22. The racetrack was provided by Friends of Ferrari, a
charity that has also donated $5,000 to the Surrey Memorial Hospital Foundation. Shields, who lives in Langley, was diagnosed with
a form of leukemia on March 11, and is receiving treatment at SMH and the BC Children’s Hospital.
BOAZ JOSEPH • Black Press
LAWYER ARGUES PENALTY WILL MAKE IT TOUGH FOR LANGLEY MAN TO FIND WORK
Brent Parent was in the B.C. Court of Ap-
peal in Vancouver on Monday hoping to
reduce his driving ban.Parent, 43, is appealing his 12-year driv-
ing ban which begins after he is released
from jail. His lawyer will argue that the ban is too
long and will make it diffi cult for Parent to
fi nd work.In May 2012, a B.C. Supreme Court judge
sentenced the Langley man to fi ve and a
half years behind bars and a 12-year driv-
ing ban for the 2008 hit and run death of
21-year-old Silas O’Brien.In front of a full courtroom in New West-
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Maintaining a lawn is a lot of work. We have to weed and feed it in spring then water and cut it all summer long. These practices require time, money and products that are not ex-actly friendly to our environment. Then there is yet another threat on the horizon and it’s one that works silently under ground destroying your perfectly green, high maintenance lawn.
Meet the European Chafer Beetle. It has already reached epidemic proportions in Burnaby and Coquitlam and it’s com-ing our way. The beetle isn’t very big, only about 1cm long and it’s coppery brown in color. But it is not the adult beetle that’s the problem; it’s their young.
The adults mate in May and the females lay eggs in your turf. These develop into nasty looking “C” shaped white grubs about 2cm long. The shorter you like to keep your grass the better it is for the female to get those eggs in contact with the earth. The grubs then begin feasting on the fi brous grass roots killing your turf as they go.
You won’t notice the damage right away, but you will see that the grass begins to stop growing and then it will eventu-ally begin to turn brown and die. The most obvious evidence of an infestation will be when the raccoons and crows discov-er a delicious meal hiding in your lawn and begin tearing it up. As unsightly as this is, they are actually doing you a favor by gobbling up the grubs. So let them do their work as your allies on the fi rst attack of the infestation.
You can check your lawn for grubs before the environmental critter control team moves in by simply peeling back a square foot of turf to see what lies beneath. Laurelle Olfdord-Down, an expert horticulturist from Art’s Nursery explains that if you fi nd more than 5 grubs occupying that space, then you have a problem. There are chemical controls out there, but these won’t just kill the grubs. They will also destroy the subterra-nean eco system including worms and other benefi cial creepy crawlies in your lawn.
The eco-friendly solution is to apply a slurry of Nematodes to the surface of the infested areas. This should be done in July before the grubs turn into adults and start the cycle all over again. Nematodes are microscopic warriors that attack and kill grubs leaving other creatures alone and they are the most eff ective biological control we have that is safest on our planet.
Visit a local nursery and chat with the knowledgeable staff to learn more on this and other methods to control the Chafer Beetle. You can also try adjusting your weekend grass cutting routine to help prevent the problem in the fi rst place. Simply raising the height of your lawnmower so that the grass is tall-er is one easy solution to deter an infestation. This practice will also help your lawn stay greener longer once the hot weather of summer hits.
With all the care and pest problems associated with main-taining a lawn, perhaps you should consider other grass alter-
natives. The City of Vancouver is, in fact you may have already noticed artifi cial turf popping up everywhere. Don’t knock the idea just yet; there are some situations where artifi cial grass is the perfect solution to a garden design dilemma.
I was amazed at the sight of how much artifi cial turf was used at the BC Home and Garden Show this year. Sunken areas with an outdoor fi replace are much more cozier with a grassy green carpet even if it is faux. Areas like these that are inaccessible to lawnmowers and other equipment may benefi t from an artifi cial turf application. Perhaps you have a shady backyard in your townhouse where grass simply will not grow, a faux lawn at least provides a soft clean area for your kids to play. If you were to use it with square paver stones down the side of your house you could basically call this area maintenance free.
It’s not for everyone and some of you will argue the envi-ronmental impact of manufacturing it. However, the jury is still out on that since we don’t have any substantial studies that compare the maintenance of real turf, (fertilizers, gas mowers, waste removal, etc.) to that of the footprint of pro-ducing artifi cial turf.
I am not a lawn advocate; I would prefer to have a garden full of edible food and fl owers for cutting. I do however, see the merit of real turf for sports fi elds, play areas for our pets and children, and in our parks for picnicking. Ask yourself how you use your yard and whether or not you could turn more ar-eas into beds for growing food or perhaps hardscape an area for entertaining.
To turf or not to turf is the question. When it comes to hav-ing an environmentally friendly low maintenance yard, it is wise to consider that the grass is not always greener.
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Have you ever really thought about how many chemicals you expose yourself to everyday? From your morning shower, the detergent used to clean your clothes to the countertop you prepare your breakfast on; you have already been exposed to dozens of foreign ingredients and you haven’t even walked out the door. Using simple natural ingredients not only will be good for you but it will be good on your wallet too.
The single most versatile housecleaning product you should have on hand is baking soda. From toothpaste to laundry de-tergent, this easy to use product is inexpensive and eff ective. Let’s examine fi ve ways you can start using this wonderful white powder around your home right now.
Store bought laundry detergents can make your towels smell great for days, but the harsh perfumes can be an irritant and may only be masking odors instead of eliminating them.
I made the switch to making my own three years ago and haven’t gone back. I’m the wife of a sports junkie and if you have ever had to clean hockey gear, you know the funk I’m talking about. My detergent is the ONLY thing that has worked to get the stink out and I have tried just about every cleaning product available out there. Here is my laundry detergent recipe:
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Baking soda is great for unclogging greasy kitchen drains. Start by sprinkling baking soda down the drain and let it sit for a few minutes. Add about ½ cup to ¾ of cup of white vin-egar and have your sink stopper ready to shove into the drain the minute it begins to bubble up. The explosive action of the soda and vinegar combination will clean out the drain, chem-ical free. Let the fi zzies settle down and follow with a kettle of boiling water.
Got algae and moss growing on your deck? Spray it down with a hose then use a metal fl our sifter with a box of baking soda to sprinkle over the area. Let sit for about fi fteen min-utes then grab a hard bristle brush to scrub it right off . Carpet odors are simple to eliminate with baking soda. I grow a lot of lavender in my garden and it gets used in ton’s of my cleaning products as well. Add a ½ cup of dried lavender fl owers to 2 cups of baking soda and allow at least 24 hours for it to absorb
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Baking soda is the perfect scrubber for your tubs and sinks. It cleans off dirt and grime with ease and is a frac-tion of the cost of other harsh cleaners out there. If you enjoy a fresh clean scent, try adding some eucalyptus oil to your powder and it will feel like you’re at the spa while you are scrubbing your shower.
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Coming May 1 to 4, Langley Commu-nity Music School celebrates a weekend full of music.
Following a Night Café Classico con-cert with Joe Trio at 7 p.m. (see story this page) on Friday evening, May 1, LCMS welcomes two more concerts to celebrate BC Youth Week.
On Sunday afternoon, May 3, at 2:30 p.m., the violin/fi ddle duo of Marc De-strubé and Jaron Freeman-Fox will pres-ent “J.S. Bachwards,” a stunning re-imag-ining of the works of Bach, Biber, and Baltzer.
And on Monday evening, May 4, at 7 p.m., the acclaimed Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir will join LCMS Children’s Choir to perform Canadian traditional, folk and popular songs, including a joint performance of this year’s Music Mon-day anthem “We Are One,” written by 16-year old Canadian singer/songwriter Connor Ross.
BC Youth Week is a provincial celebra-tion of youth held annually during the fi rst week of May.
It is intended to build a strong con-nection between young people and their communities and to profi le the accom-
plishments and diversity of youth across the province.
Music Monday is the world’s largest single event dedicated to raising aware-ness for music education. Launched in 2005 by the Coalition for Music Educa-tion, the annual event engages hundreds of thousands of students, educators, and music makers in a simultaneous nationwide concert performance of an original song written by a Canadian art-ist.
“Langley Community Music School is thrilled to bring two special concerts to our community at the start of BC Youth Week,” said LCMS principal Susan Mag-nusson.
“When I learned that Early Music Van-couver was presenting Marc Destrubé, together with his former protégé, Jaron Freeman-Fox, I had to invite them to also perform in Rose Gellert Hall.
“The timing, coinciding with BC Youth Week, was perfect, and the program is very appealing.
“We are very pleased that with the sup-port that we receive from the province of B.C., we can bring this special concert to Langley, asking only for admission by do-
nation.”The J.S. Bachwards concert features re-
nowned baroque specialist Destrubé and Freeman-Fox.
Together, they explore beautiful solo violin variations of the compositions of Bach Biber and Baltzar, combined with a futuristic electro-acoustic re-imagin-ing and improvisation of this early mu-sic. Freeman-Fox describes his music as “contemporary world music … or maybe music for hot air balloonists.”
He added that he has worked to learn this early music inside out and “for this concert, I’ll be doing just that — turning it inside out.”
Tickets for the “We Are One” Music Monday concert with the Vancouver Or-pheus Male Choir are $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $2 for children under 12.
Admission to the Sunday afternoon J.S. Bachwards concert is by donation. Call the box offi ce at 604-534-2848.
The Rose Gellert Hall is located at 4899 207 St.
Learn more about Music Monday at www.musicmonday.ca and at www.bcy-outhweek.com.
Who says you can’t mix the classics, clowns, and coffee?
The stunningly surprising Joe Trio will show that high art does go with high camp at the upcoming Langley Community Music School’s Night Café Classico concert
The show begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 1.Launching a full weekend of music at LCMS,
the piano, violin and cello trio will treat audiences to a diverse array of music from the classics to contemporary works, and backwards and sideways again, along with a good measure of humour.
Joe Trio features Allen Stiles on piano, Cameron Wilson on violin, and Charles Inkman on cello.
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Marc Destrubé (left) and his former protégé, Jaron Freeman-Fox (above) will per-form J.S. Bachwards at Rose Gellert Hall, on Sunday, May 3, as part of a full week-end of musical celebrations at Langley Community Music School.
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Joe Trio will combine high art and high camp during a performance at LCMS this Friday, May 1.
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An epic night — when slam poets will have free rein of the stage — will be offered through Sound Off, a Youth Week event pre-sented by the Town-ship of Langley.
A poetry slam is a competition where po-ets can read and recite work and the perfor-mances are judged by selected members of the audience.
The feature perform-er who will start the night off is Deke Dob-son, an author and slam poet who speaks from the heart, and uses his raw, gritty, honest, observational poetry to help break down social barriers.
His appearance will inspire and entertain the audience and gear them up for a fun night.
Sound Off will be held on Saturday, May 2, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at lelem arts and cultural café, 100-23285 Billy Brown Rd. in Fort Langley.
The cost to partici-pate in the competi-tion is $5 per person. The event is free to watch and local youth are encouraged to come out and support the performers.
“Poetry slams and the spoken word are art forms that bring words to life,” said Township of Langley arts and cul-ture programmer, Mag-gie Lukban.
“This event will be energetic, interactive, and entertaining for the performers and for the audience.
The excitement of poetry slams is that anything can happen and having support from friends makes
the event even more enjoyable.”
To register for Sound Off, visit RecExpress.ca, drop in to any
Township community recreation facility, or call the Langley Cen-tennial Museum at 604-532-3536.
“Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.” – John MaedaLangley Camera Club members are fo-
cused and ready to present their 16th an-nual Fraser Valley Invitational digital im-age competition.
This year’s event, the theme of which is Simplicity, will take place on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Chief Sepass Theatre.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for trade booths and LCC print display.
Chief Sepass Theatre is located inside the Langley Fine Arts School at 9096 Trat-tle St. in Fort Langley.
The Global Village Market returns to the com-munity on Saturday, May 2 at Langley Fine Arts School.
Running from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the market will feature the work of local artisans as well as live entertainment.
Clothing and books will be available for a toonie, and there will be a café and baked goods.
Admission is by donation.Langley Fine Arts School is located at 9096 Trat-
tle St. This is the third year that the charitable orga-
nization PA-MOJA (formerly Project Kenya Sister School) has sponsored the market as a fundraiser.
PA-MOJA is a sister school organization that pairs schools in North America with schools in Kenya. Langley Fine Arts School began participat-ing in the program almost 10 years ago.
To learn more, visit pa-moja.com.
Author and poet Deke Dobson will
be the featured per-former on Saturday evening, May 2, as
lelem café presents a poetry slam in
celebration of Youth Week.The event will
run from 7 p.m. to 8:30. Admission is
free. Cost to partic-ipate in the poetry slam is $5. Lelem is located at 100-
23285 Billy Brown Rd. in Fort Langley.
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Garage Sale at Saint Andrews United Church, 9025 Glover Rd., May 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring new-to-you items, home baking sale, plant sale, barbecued hot dogs.
Langley Community Chorus Spring 2015 Concert “Thank you for the music” will fea-ture wonderful songs performed in the na-tive languages of Russia, Spain, Zulu South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia. The 80-voice chorus will be joined by Langley compos-er and professional marimba, Celtic fi ddle and percussion musician Bruce Henczel. Saturday, May 9, 3 p.m. at Langley Menno-nite Fellowship, 20997 40 Ave. Sunday, May 24, 3 p.m. at United Churches of Langley (Sharon United) 21562 Old Yale Rd. Tickets at the door 30 minutes prior to concert. Adults $15, students $10, under 12 free. For more info visit: www.langleychorus.org.
C.A.R.E.S. (Canadian Animal Rescue and Extended Shelter) second annual plant sale will be held on the Mother’s Day week-end, May 9 and 10, in front of the LangleyPetSmart store from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
The second annual Walk for Fibro is set-for May 9. Starting point is the Well Spring Foundation offi ce (109-20631 Fraser Hwy.) and thrift shoppe. The fi ve-km walk begins at noon followed by the 1.2-km walk at 1 p.m. Call 778-278-3697 or email info@fi -bromyalgiawellspringfoundation.org.
Mother’s Day Spring Tea at Cloverdale United Church (17575 58A Ave.) on May 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch, baking, hang-ing baskets, plants, books and door prizes.
Greater Vancouver Motorcycle Club’s Ride for the Kids is set for May 3. The 23rd an-nual ride is a fundraiser for B.C. Fire Fight-ers Burn Fund. Come enjoy a fun day of riding or driving (cars welcome), meeting new people, eating good food, silent auc-tion and draws at the GVMC’s clubhouse (9785 192 St.). 9 a.m. for pancake breakfast ($5) and 10 a.m. for ride sign up ($20). For more, call Ron Benderski at 604-535-4860 or Jackie Heppler at 604-888-8152 or visit www.gvmc.ca.
The 53rd annual Langley Walk takes place this Sunday, May 3, 1 p.m. at Walnut Grove Community Centre, 8889 Walnut Grove Drive. Bring the whole family, friends too, as you walk, run or bike your way through 5 km, or 10 km, routes.
The 28th annual DW Poppy Car Show takes place May 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with proceeds from the popular show go-ing to the shop department, dry grad, bas-ketball teams, business and computer ed-ucation. Register the day of event at 23752 52 Ave.
The Scotiabank MS Walk will start and fi nish at Douglas Park on May 24. Walkers will take advantage of the scenic path-ways that the City of Langley has to offer, returning to Douglas Park, for a three-km walk. Participants who are up for more of a challenge can complete the route a sec-ond time. Back at the fi nish area, walkers can enjoy snacks and refreshments, music, family-friendly activities and great compa-
ny. Check-in at 8 a.m. and start time is 10 a.m. For more information, contact Kalyna Zazelenchuk at 604-602-3221.
Hot Rod Sunday at Willowbrook Shopping Centre July 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organized by British Columbia Hot Rod Association (BCHRA). There will be up to 200 hot rods, vintage, classic, and custom cars and trucks showcased at this free public event. All event proceeds will go to BCHRA’s charity, the Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association, to provide therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults.
Osteoporosis Canada, Langley Branch monthly support group meeting May 11, 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. at the Langley Seniors’ Re-source Centre, 20605 – 51B Ave. Val Vaart-nou will speak on ‘Celiac disease and its links to Osteoporosis’.
“For women seeking support and resources for career and life direction, Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Career Choices and Life Success Program is hosting a Fall 2015 Information Session on May 12, from 10 a.m. to noon on the Langley Campus, Room 2075. For more information, see kpu.ca/aca/ccls.
Seventh annual Fibromyalgia Celebration Dinner at Newlands Golf and Country Club on May 12. Event is a ’50s and ’60s theme and a small fashion show during dinner. Entertainer will be Joanne Chiasson. Tickets are $75 and available at the Fibromyalgia Well Spring Offi ce (109-20631 Fraser Hwy.) or 778-278-3697 or email info@fi bromyalgiawellspringfoundation.org.
Social at the Centre Langley Senior Centre, 20605 51B Avenue, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of the month. May 14, “Flowers, Plants and more;” June Strandberg shares some of her fl ower and plant creations. May 28, “And the Beat Goes On;” pianist Carole Eichler and guitarist Marshall Henry. Cost: $4 per person Phone: 604-530-3020.
Willoughby Community Hall Society An-nual General Meeting will be held May 21, 7:30 p.m. at 20809 83 Ave. Contact: 604-532-9120.
Friday Night Bridge is a club for all ages. Partnership Bridge is played and those playing now would like to have more par-ticipants. The cost is $4 a night. Carole welcomes calls at 604-607-0504.
LMHA Penny Pincher Thrift Shop is now open. Come visit us at our new location at 20550 and 20560 Fraser Highway in the for-mer Coast Capital Savings building. New volunteers are always appreciated. Pick up an application form in-store or download at www.langleymemorialhospitalauxilia-ry.ca Donations are accepted 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
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A story from Grade 8 illustrates the con-fi dence of Tayla Jackson.
The way Neil Brown tells it, Jackson — who was playing senior girls basketball despite being just 13 years old — informed one of the province’s best players, W.J. Mouat’s Kayli Satori, that there was “a new sheriff in town.”
Jackson’s version differs slightly.“I didn’t exactly say those words,” said
Jackson, now a Grade 12 student at Brook-swood Secondary.
“It was perceived different than how I in-tended.”
“(Kayli) was so good and we were play-ing in a game, standing next to each other during a free throw,” Jackson explained.
“It came across bad. I didn’t mean to come across as a cocky Grade 8; it was more that I looked up to her, I wanted to be like her and as good as she was when I was her age.”
That year, Satori was named the most valuable player as the Hawks won the B.C. provincial 3A senior girls championship title.
On Saturday night, Jackson was named the most outstanding female high school basketball player by Basketball BC.
The other nominees were Oak Bay’s Lauren Yearwood and Little Flower Academy’s Jes-sica Hanson.
“It’s such an hon-our and honestly, just the icing on the cake for me with my (high school) basketball ca-reer,” Jackson said.
“I’m truly blessed with all of the opportu-nities that have come my way.”
While some players may join the senior squad in Grade 10, Jackson leaves the high school ranks in pretty elite company hav-ing played fi ve years of senior ball.
“Her height was the biggest thing,” Brown recalled about the decision to play up at such an early age.
“She was a tall, confi dent kid. Most young kids who are tall are not confi dent; they don’t want to be tall but she embraced be-ing tall.”
While Jackson had height, she was still raw.
“I didn’t have a ton of skills,” she said. “I think I was more star struck, to be honest.
“You are used to playing with 12- and 13-year-olds who are scrawny, just like you. And all of a sudden, you are playing with these 18-year-olds; you are blown away by the gap and the jump you have made.”
Jackson did not dominate the competi-tion.
“I got pushed around a little bit,” she ad-
mitted.“You have to toughen up and step up to
the plate.”The following year, she became more ag-
gressive on the court and in Grade 10, she really came into her own.
“I became that person that not a lot of people wanted to guard,” she said.
“A little bit more beast-like.“I started to get more aggressive and the
more aggressive I got, the more I loved it.”
“Some people bust their ass and by Grade 10, what you see is what you get,” Brown said.
“Tayla has never maxed out her poten-tial.
“Every year, she got better and better.”
In Jackson’s fi ve years with the Bob-cats — and even in the early years, she played a contributing role
— the team has made the provincial tour-nament semifi nals each season.
Brookswood placed fourth in her Grade 8 and 9 seasons and lost in the champi-onship fi nal in Grade 10. But the team has won back-to-back provincial champion-ships in each of the last two seasons with Jackson earning fi rst team all-star awards both times.
In both instances — the fi nals in 2014 and the semifi nals in 2015 — Jackson was matched up in the post against Yearwood, a member of Basketball Canada’s national cadet team program who is off to the Uni-versity of Oregon next season.
Brown told Jackson that if she could play Yearwood to a standstill, the ’Cats would prevail.
And both times Jackson has done better, out-playing her.
“Huge, huge numbers in the biggest games of the year,” the coach said.
In the 2014 title game, Jackson was play-er of the game with 20 points, 23 rebounds and two blocked shots. Yearwood had 20 points and nine blocks but just nine re-
bounds.And this year, Jackson’s stat line read 16
points, 17 rebounds and two blocks com-pared to Yearwood’s 10, nine and one.
Jackson — who earlier this month took part in the B.C. high school senior girls all-star game at the Langley Events Cen-tre — now readies for the next chapter as she is off on an athletic scholarship to the University of California Irvine next season to play basketball at the NCAA Division 1 level.
Jackson to become an elementary school teacher, already helps out at Brookswood,
coaching younger players.“I want them to see that if they work
hard and put the time in, that they can seriously do anything they set their mind too,” she said about what example she can set for others.
“They can go anywhere they choose to go if the opportunities come their way from the hard work. And to have fun with it along the way and not take it too seriously.
“There is more to life than basketball but if you work hard enough, you can have basketball take you to great places in life. You need to be able to enjoy it as well.”
Brookswood Bobcats’ Tayla Jackson drives past Oak Bay’s Lauren Yearwood during the 2014 B.C. 3A senior girls championship game. On Saturday, Jackson was named the Bas-ketball BC female high school player of the year, beating Yearwood and Little Flower Acad-emy’s Jessica Hansen for the honour.
GARY AHUJA Langley Times f i le photo
Submitted Picture
The transformation of TaylaTAYLA JACKSON
GOES FROM ‘COCKY’ GRADE 8 TO TOP
GRADUATING FEMALE PLAYER
IN THE PROVINCE
It’s such an honour and honestly, just
the icing on the cake for me with my
basketball career.TAYLA JACKSON
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Credo Christian Kodiaks’ Jaylene Stam splits Langley Christian Lightning defenders Tia Tuininga (left) and Rebecca Chadney during senior girls 1A soccer at Langley Christian School last week (April 21). The Kodiaks scored once in the fi rst half for the game’s only goal.
GARY AHUJA Langley Times
The Langley Blaze allowed a com-bined three runs in sweeping the Parksville Royals.
The Blaze won 8-2 and 4-1 on Sun-day afternoon at Royals Field, im-proving to 9-1 and top spot in the B.C. Premier U18 Baseball League.
Langley used a seven-run fourth inning to break open a 1-0 game in the opener.
Dayton Wilson had a pair of RBIs while Yi-Fan Pan, Kurt Meeberg, Da-kota Curry and Brendan Halstrom drove in one run apiece.
And on the mound, Cooper Misic went six solid innings, striking out nine while allowing just four hits.
Brendan Coulter pitched a one-two-three seventh inning to close things out.
And pitching was the story in game two as Kyle Ross struck out eight over fi ve innings, allowing one run on two hits.
Jake Polancic pitched two innings for the save.
Travis Leclair, Connor Chorpita, Halstrom and Yi-An Pan had one RBI apiece.
Langley will look to build on its six-game winning streak when they visit the North Delta Blue Jays (4-2)
at Mackie Park on May 2.•••
The Langley Junior Blaze are off to a 4-0 start after winning a pair of de-fensive gems over the weekend.
The Blaze played their home opener at McLeod Park on Saturday, defeating the Whalley Jr. Chiefs 3-0 and 2-1 in B.C. U16 Junior Premier Baseball League action.
In the opener, Langley generated all the offence they needed in the fi rst inning, scoring three times.
Rhys Cratty scored on a wild pitch and Adam Reston followed that up two batters later with a two-run sin-gle.
That was more than enough of-fence for Michael Stovman, who al-lowed just a pair of singles and one walk over seven shutout innings.
And that was followed by three Blaze pitchers — James Hardy, Quin-tin Nakamura and Colby Ring — combining on a one-hitter in the 2-1 victory.
Ring, who earned the save, struck out six of the 10 batters he faced.
The lone Whalley run came in the top of the fi rst inning on a wild pitch.
Langley countered Cole Schwing’s single scoring Trevor Alcos in the second and Stovman’s double scor-ing Cole Cantelon in the third.
The Blaze are back in action today (Wednesday) when they host the Abbotsford Jr. Cardinals (2-0). They also face the Victoria Jr. Eagles (3-3) at McLeod Park on May 3.
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Langley Bandits pitcher Olivia Newman throws a pitch during a U19 C Division game against the Blue Jays at Langley Fastball Association tournament held at Noel Booth Community Park on April 18.
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Brodi Stuart helped Team Wild win the B.C. Cup over the weekend in Salmon Arm.
Stuart was one of fi ve local hockey play-ers who were select-ed to play in the U16 boys’ hockey tourna-ment, which began April 22 and wrapped up on Sunday (April 26).
The Wild defeated Team Flyers 7-2 in the championship game.
And Stuart was among a handful of Langley players se-lected to play in the event.
Goaltender Maguire Houlind was on Team Penguins, while for-ward Brendan Budy and defenceman Bob-by Russell were on Team Sabres.
And Aldergrove goaltender Jordan Naylor was on Team Bruins.
The Penguins de-feated the Stars 5-3 in the bronze medal game while the Sa-bres needed overtime to defeat the Bruins in the fi fth-place game.
•••A handful of former
Trinity Western Spar-tans men’s volleyball players — including one from Langley — are among the 25-man list announced for Volleyball Canada’s senior men’s team.
Daniel Jansen van-Doorn, Josh Howat-son, Rudy Verhoeff, Steven Marshall and
Lucas Van Berkel are all trying to land spots on the fi nal Canadian roster for the FIVB Vol-
leyball World League 2015 in Calgary.
The fi nal roster will be announced clos-er to the start of the competition, which is May 16.
Jansen vanDoorn, who graduated from Langley Christian, currently plays profes-sionally with Tourco-ing, a Pro A league in France.
The fi nal Canadian team will also partic-ipate in a World Cup qualifi er in Detroit (May 21 to 23) and the Toronto Pan Am Games in July.
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Like New Townhouse. Only 3 years old. Immaculate Deluxe, 2 bdrm. + Rec. Room/Offi ce + 2 Full Bath T/House. Flr. to ceiling storage + storage rm. in garage. 6 s/s appli. d/w, w/d, Garburator. Crown Mouldings, 9ft. ceilings, H/W laminate fl ooring and slate tile. Gas F/P & Alarm. 1 car garage parking. Covered patio lower & outdoor patio upper. Amenities room incls. full gym, outdoor hot tub & pool. Walk to Morgan Heights shopping.NO Smoking inside & NO Pets!
$2050/mo. or negotiableAvailable NOW!
604.488.9161
CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETSWITH DOLLAR DEALS 604-575-5555
RENTALS
748 SHARED ACCOMMODATIONBROOKSWOOD.
Looking for a male roommate. N/S, N/P. No drinking/drugs. Furnished. $500 incl utils. Call 604-340-7036.
604-502-7301604-502-7301“It’s all good at Applewood!”D#
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