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TUESDAY November 4, 2014 • www.langleytimes.com NEWS Township Turf War
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Sentimental journey VARIET Y SH OW R EVISITS MUSIC AN D C OMEDY OF TH E SEC ON D W OR LD WAR BRENDA ANDERSON Times Reporter
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Elizabeth MacPherson takes a moment to rehearse before stepping onto the Chief Sepass Theatre stage. MacPherson performed songs of Britain’s Vera Lynn as part of “Until Everyone Comes Home” a Second World War-era variety show held Saturday in Fort Langley. For more photos, go to langleytimes.com.
From torch songs to toe-tappers, Until Everyone Comes Home took a near-capacity crowd at Chief Sepass Theatre on a trip back in time Saturday afternoon, with a selection of music and comedy from the Second World War. The two-hour variety show, presented by the Langley Centennial Museum and Trinity Western University’s School of Arts, Media + Culture (SAMC), offered a tribute to the Canadian and American entertainers who provided troops all over the world with a bit of respite from the horrors of war. Peter Tulumello, cultural services manager with the Township of Langley, was pleased both with Satur-
day’s turnout of more than 240 people and the fact that organizers were able to treat the crowd to an excellent show. “We were quite thrilled,” he said of the community response. “And then our entertainers really delivered, and our timing seemed to be right on.” Several people suggested to Tulumello afterward that the show should become an annual event. That would be a bit of a tall order, he said, adding that organizers have found putting on a show every 18 months or so, has been a fairly manageable timeline. The museum previously mounted a Vaudeville show in February, 2013 to coincide with an exhibit. Continued Page 9
Optimism over new Langley high school MINISTRY WOULD GIVE WARM RECEPTION TO PLAN FOR WILLOUGHBY SCHOOL, SAYS MAYOR MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter
Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese is confident a high school will be built in Willoughby — sooner rather than later. His comment comes after Froese, along with school district superintendent Suzanne Hoffman and Board of Education vice-chair Rob McFarlane went to Victoria on Oct. 27 to meet with Minister of Education Peter Fassbender, his top staff and Langley MLA Mary Polak to talk about the urgent need for a high school on the slope.
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Aldergrove-Fort Langley MLA Rich Coleman couldn’t make it. This meeting was “a long time coming,” said Froese. “It was important that all of us were there united in a common goal. The Township isn’t in charge of building schools but we take responsibility for neighbourhood plans,” he said. “Our role is to plan neighbourhoods that are livable and walkable.” What they heard from the ministry is they are very warm to the idea of Langley submitting a solid plan for the where, how
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and what a high school would look like on the slope. And while the government paid for the last three schools to be built in Willoughby over the past five years, it dropped a bombshell this year, saying all school districts now had to come up with 50 per cent of the capital funding for any new school project. “Our sense is the ministry has softened to the whole idea around school districts having to supply 50 per cent of the capital funds to build schools. It is ‘up to’ 50 per cent,” said Froese.
Currently, Langley has $4 million it could contribute to a new high school, which is estimated to cost around $50 to $60 million. At the last board of education meeting, trustees unanimously approved a motion from McFarlane asking that staff identify school properties that could be sold to help pay for a new high school. A high school takes four years to build. But with developers buying up most of the land in Willoughby, is there 10 acres or more of land available for a high school? Continued Page 4
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