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THURSDAY December 19, 2013 • www.langleytimes.com NEWS Growing Interest in Marijuana
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It’s about horse power and teamwork HOT RODDERS PRESENT $13,000 DONATION TO VALLEY THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTRE A LY S S A O’DE L L Time s Re po rte r
What do equestrian therapy and classic hot rods have in common? They both deal in horse power — something British Columbia Hot Rod Association (BCHRA) president Keith Biddlecombe said make the two groups natural partners. On Dec. 15 Biddlecombe presented the Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association with a donation of $13,000, part of a decade-old commitment to the group by the BCHRA, which has raised more than $130,000 in that time. All the funds have been raised through a yearly auction held at the beginning of December, explained Biddlecombe, who has been involved with the BCHRA — one of the oldest clubs in the province — for eight years. “It’s something that’s been building momentum and holding it,” he said. Equestrian therapy works to improve the lives of children and adults
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Taya Bath, left, introduces Lauren Palmer, eight, to Dude the miniature horse during the annual Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association open house this weekend. The B.C. Hot Rod Association presented the Equestrian Association with a cheque for $13,000 after a fundraising auction earlier this month.
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South Yorkson residents given gift of parking TOWNSHIP COUNCIL RELAXES RESTRICTIONS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON D AN FERGU SO N Ti m e s Re po r t e r
A delegation of South Yorkson residents has won a Christmas gift of parking from Langley Township council. Council agreed to ease parking ticket-writing for the area during the holiday season after four residents, speaking for
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different neighbourhoods within Yorkson, complained a lack of legal parking spaces makes it hard to have visitors. Manuel Levy said an “extreme lack of parking” exists in the area near 80 Avenue and 201 Street. Guests have to park as far as half a kilometre away from his house to find a legal
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