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Owen Dumansky, 2 1/2, right, and his older brother Jacob, 5, enjoyed a meal together in Seattle late last year, while the younger boy was undergoing proton beam radiation treatment on a malignant brain tumour. A fundraiser held on behalf of the Willoughby family in January raised more than $36,000 in one night.
‘We are humbled and so blessed’ LANGLEY RALLIES AROUND WILLOUGHBY BOY UNDERGOING BRAIN CANCER TREATMENT M O N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Tim e s Re po r t e r
The Langley community has rallied around a Willoughboy diagnosed with brain cancer last year. Family and friends raised a whopping $36,000 in one night in January to help the family.
Owen Dumansky is a two-and-a halfyear-old who is ‘full of beans,’ said his mom, Joanne MacNeil. Judging by his giggles and zest for life, you would never know what he has been through in the past year. “This past year has been a difficult one
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emergency and after giving him some medicine to calm his tummy he seemed to perk up.” They were told it was likely an inner ear infection. Less than a week later Owen was at BC Children’s Hospital. Continued Page 4
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Flu contributes to long waits at ER 81 PER CENT OF LA NGL EY PATIEN TS WAIT FOR M ORE THAN 10 HOURS JEF F N AGEL Bl ack Pre s s
Hospitals in Fraser Health remain severely congested despite the launch of a new strategy last year to improve patient flow, according to the authority’s latest statistics. Less than 39 per cent of the region’s emergency patients last year were admitted to hospital within 10 hours – far below a provincial target of 55 per cent – suggesting hallway medicine remains rampant in ERs. The numbers were worst at Langley and Delta hospitals (both at 29 per cent), Peace Arch (31 per cent), Mission Memorial (32 per cent), and Surrey Memorial and Chilliwack General (both at 32 per cent.) That means more than two-thirds of ER patients in all those hospitals typically waited longer than 10 hours for a bed. Other key capacity indicators in the health region’s newly released monthly report card show hospitals across the region are also struggling to meet targets to limit the average length of patient stay,
the number of patients stayto shift services to the coming more than 30 days and munity.” the proportion of patients The plan aims to find new who could instead be treated ways to decongest hospitals at home or in other settings by providing more services instead of hospital. at home or in community Fraser Health board chair settings, and also by preKaren Matty said ERs are ventative medicine to limit jammed right now from the chronic disease rates as the annual winter surge, mainly population ages. due to large numbers of paAs more capacity comes tients arriving sick from the on line outside hospitals, it’s flu. hoped there will be fewer “You don’t build an airport people in hospital who don’t for the Christmas rush and need to be occupying a bed, K AR EN you don’t build a hospital for clogging the flow of incoming M AT TY the flu season,” Matty said in patients. an interview. “The airlines get Matty said there’s a “huge” to say ‘We’re sold out.’ But we can’t turn effort underway to work to ensure more patients away.” residents across the region have a family Matty said she’s confident Fraser will doctor where they can get much of their soon see good results from its new strate- treatment. gic and operational plan, which was com“If people don’t have a family physician, pleted last year after a review ordered by they end up in the ER.” Health Minister Terry Lake. More residential care beds, home care “We’ve turned the ship in my view,” she services and working with families of pasaid. “We’re on a very positive road to try tients are all parts of the region’s inter-
linked approach, she said. The very fact congestion statistics and various other performance measures are now being made public in monthly report cards for the entire region and each hospital is also a significant improvement, she added. “We’ve become far more transparent and accountable,” Matty said. “The report cards help us focus. We’ve never had a reporting mechanism like this.” (Report cards can be viewed at http:// www.fraserhealth.ca/about_us/transparency/reportcard/) Several indicators show significant improvement, including rates of infection by resistant bacteria like C. difficile and MRSA, which are now much better than the region’s targets. Fraser Health is also on track to end the year almost right on its $3.3-billion budget at the end of March, perhaps with a very thin surplus. Cost control allowed the region to increase the number of surgeries and MRI scans it performs until the fiscal year finishes at the end of March.
Township stays neutral in transit tax debate NO MONEY AND NO STAFF TIME WIL L BE USE D TO PROMOTE EITHER SIDE D AN FERGU SO N Ti m e s Re po r t e r
The Township of Langley won’t be participating in the debate over a proposed transit improvement tax for Metro Vancouver. Councillor Angie Quaale convinced a majority of council Monday (Feb. 2) to agree that the Township should spend no money or staff time trying to convince residents how to vote later this year in a referendum on hiking the provincial sales tax by half a percentage point. Quaale said Vancouver and Surrey were spending “a lot of time and money” on transit tax campaigns that would be better spent in on other things. The council vote approving the neutrality policy passed 5-4, with Councillors Quaale, Blair Whitmarsh, Charlie Fox, Michelle Sparrow and Mayor Jack Froese in favour, while Councillors Petrina Arnason, Kim Richter, David Davis and Bob Long were opposed. Richter thought a decision on the idea should be delayed until council had an opportunity to hear representatives of the yes and no sides make presentations to council later this month. “Members of the public might want council to take a stand,” Richter said. Councillor Blair Whitmarsh thought a hands-off approach made the most sense.
“A position of no position is a good position for this council to take,” Whitmarsh said. While the Township won’t be taking an official position one way or the other on the tax, Mayor Froese has been campaigning for the yes side. Froese and his Langley City counterpart Ted Schaffer were among the majority of Metro Vancouver mayors who voted 18-3 to hold a referendum on hiking the provincial sales tax within the region by 0.5 per cent to fund a $7.5-billion package of transit upgrades. It is the first Canadian referendum on transit funding. If approved, the increase to the sales tax would cost the average Metro household about $125 a year. Froese has said that approving the tax increase would immediately improve bus service and ultimately bring light rail transit to Langley while Schaffer has said the transit plan contains specific benefits for Metro residents who live south of the Fraser River, including a beefed-up D A N FE R GUS ON Langley Time s express bus service and more rapid Langley Township council has agreed to a motion by Councillor Angie Quaale that it not take a transit trains. The referendum ballots will be position or spend staff time on the upcoming referendum on a sales tax increase to fund transit mailed to residents in March. improvements. The motion passed by a 5-4 margin.
Two men face charges in fraudulent business scheme Two company executives, including a 46-year-old Langley man, of the Surrey-based Aggressive Roadbuilders are facing charges in relation to a fraudulent business scheme which allegedly involved numerous false and misleading operating claims. Charges have now been approved against
the president, Matthew Gregory Brooks, 47, of Surrey, and the controller/bookkeeper, Kirk Dennis Roberts, of Langley. Both men are facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and are due back in court Feb. 13. The investigation began in 2009 when the RCMP Federal Serious and Organized
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of all financial records. They are intensely time-consuming for all involved, including police, businesses and government agencies, and the costs incurred must ultimately be absorbed elsewhere within our economy,” said RCMP Insp. Brian Gateley of FSOC.
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There, Owen’s parents were given the devastating news that their baby boy had a tumour in his brain. He was rushed into surgery to remove the egg-sized mass. Doctors managed to get it all, she said, but pathology came back confirming it was a rare form of brain cancer called ependymoma. Because Owen is so young, doctors didn’t want to do radiation but chemotherapy’s success rate on this type of tumour is only about 40 per cent. In the end, the team of doctors at BCCH decided to monitor Owen through MRIs. By September, the tumour had returned. After more appointments at BCCH it was recommended that they try proton beam radiation. Since the treatment is not available in Canada the family had to go to the U.S. It was covered under MSP. “Owen and I went to Seattle for six weeks. He started treatment on Nov. 12 and finished Dec. 24,” said Joanne. Owen’s dad, Eric, and five-year-old brother, Jacob, visited often as Joanne and Owen stayed at the Ronald McDonald House there. The family can’t say enough about the team at the Seattle hospital and the care he received. “Owen did amazing. They made this experience less stressful for us and fun for Owen,” she said. “Owen is such a tough, brave little guy who is loved so much. To see him you would never know what he has been through.” On Dec. 31, the family returned to Seattle for Owen’s graduation from radiation ceremony. “It was the perfect way to end 2014,” she said. In the meantime, family friend Leanna Kemp organized a fundraiser to support Owen in his fight against this horrible cancer. Kemp’s daughter is the same age as Owen and the two are friends. “My daughter is just two months older. It really hit home
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A fundraiser held on behalf of Willoughby’s Owen Dumansky, 2 1/2, who underwent treatment in Vancouver and Seattle for a rare type of brain tumour, raised more than $36,000 to help the family with expenses. Dad Eric, mom Joanne and brother Jacob, 5, helped him accept the cheque. for me,” she said of hearing the news about Owen. The hope, said Kemp, was to have family and friends come out to a fundraising night to be held at The Loft on Jan. 17. “We were expecting maybe to see 150 people. The event grew to over 300 tickets sold, many auction items donated and we’ve had to close the venue to the public as it’s at capacity,” said Kemp. “The outcome has already far surpassed what we thought we could accomplish.” The evening raised more than anyone could have dreamed, with twoonie tosses, 100 auction items, wine raffle and everyone’s collective desire to help Owen and his family get through this difficult time, easing any financial burdens they incurred while stopping work and life to focus on their son, said Kemp. On Sunday (Jan. 25), Kemp
was able to hand a $36,070 cheque to the Dumanskys at a dinner celebration. “We are humbled and so blessed to have so many incredible people in our lives,” said Joanne. “We are very fortunate that Owen is doing so well.” Going forward Owen will be monitored with MRIs every three months for the next two years, then every six months. After the age of five, he only has to be checked once a year. “The support we have received from our family, friends, coworkers and community (Jacob’s school Richard Bulpitt Elementary and the attached Country Bumkins daycare) has been incredible,” she said. In this year, both Joanne and Eric say it is Owen who has taught them the most. “He has taught us to laugh lots, enjoy everyday and live life to the fullest,” she said.
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Career criminal gets four years
Car pinned, dragged under semi MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re po r t e r
The driver of a Toyota Tercel has only minor injuries but there is nothing left of his vehicle, which became trapped underneath a semi truck on 200 Street on Tuesday morning. The driver, a 34-year-old Pitt Meadows man, was heading south on 200 Street around 5 a.m. when he tried to make a left onto 92A Avenue. He slammed into a semi and the vehicle became jammed underneath the wheel well. The driver of the semi kept driving to the truck yard before being told by police he had been in an accident. While the car is a write-off, the driver suffered only hand and ankle injuries, said police. Construction cones may have added to driver confusion, noted Langley RCMP.
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Career criminal Chadwick Walter Ross, 39, was sentenced to four and a half years, minus 19 months’ credit for time already served in jail, for his role in robbing a man, possessing stolen property in a Langley storage unit, as well as carrying loaded guns. Ross was sentenced on Dec. 16, 2014 by Provincial Court Judge Michael Hicks in Surrey. This will be Ross’s first federal sentence since his life in crime started in 1994. He pleaded guilty to robbing a man in Langley in November 2013, and possessing stolen
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No seismic upgrade for LSS $20 MILLION TO BE PUT TOWARD SCHOOL INSTEAD MO N I Q U E TA M M I N G A Ti m e s Re po r t e r
A planned $20 million worth of seismic upgrades to Langley Secondary is not going to happen, confirmed Superintendent Suzanne Hoffman at last Tuesday’s Langley Board of Education meeting. “There is very little appetite by the community to do the seismic upgrades,” Hoffman said. “Staff are no longer exploring that.” But what district staff are exploring is the feasibility of ‘right-sizing’ LSS — building a smaller high school there and attaching it to newer portions of the school, like the gym and trades wing. The district is able to use the province’s committed $20 million for seismic upgrades toward a new school in Langley. The board of education has served notice of the closure of LSS but by procedure policy, trustees have to spend 60 days consulting with the public before making a decision on shuttering Langley’s oldest high school. The board will make that decision at a special meeting on
Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. money, which they Before that, it is haven’t yet, the holding a town hall district still needs meeting on Tuesto find around 10 day, Feb. 10 at 7 acres of land. p.m. at LSS, allowThe district staff ing people to speak team are also lookto the possible cloing at turning H.D. sure. Stafford back into But even if the a high school and board decides to turning Simonds close LSS, it would Elementary into a take years to implemiddle school. ment that decision, Trustee Alison stress trustees. McVeigh commentS U ZA N N E Trustees were ed that all of the H O FFMA N originally going to information being make a decision on thrown out to parthe district’s longents and students term facilities plan at the Tues- is “extremely complex and day meeting, but put that off there are a number of balls bebecause it would be violating ing juggled.” the 60-day consultation policy. Hoffman said in all the conBut Hoffman did provide an sultations they have done, most update on where staff is at parents want to know what when narrowing down its op- are the next steps, what is the tions, based on community timeline, what will the transifeedback. tions look like. Willoughby residents have District staff don’t have those confirmed they want a high answers yet. school. They will take a middle The ministry wants Langley to school but prefer a secondary be ready with a business plan to facility, she said. build schools, but has not given But even if the ministry of any promises on timelines or education comes forward with money forthcoming.
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Several people were involved in the assault and robbery, including Ross, who shared in the contents of the bag. Ross had rented a storage locker in Langley. A search warrant was obtained for that locker and items, including jewelry, five rifles, .22 calibre ammunition, business cards and a ceremonial Samurai sword, all belonging to an Andrew Dollman, were found inside. Police put Ross under surveillance, and arrested him at a Langley gas station a few days later where he was found with a bag containing a .357
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Men kings of castles, except when they aren’t I loaded up my 25-year-old dinsode Archie was ordering Meathead ing room set and hauled it off to to get out of his chair. a local thrift store the other day. I Both those chairs are now in muhad advertised it and had a couple seums, clearly indicating that we of inquiries. One couple stopped by have to address the historical valto take a look. ue of furniture before we update As I say, it has been in my house anything. Who knows, I may have for years, but it never looked better MCGREGOR just given away a bit of Canadiana than it did when I was trying to get without taking time to research its rid of it. It was devoid of mail and pedigree. Some people, however, newspapers, it had been polished Jim McGregor would call that procrastinating. and touched up and the chair legs As I look around my living room, had been tightened so they no lonthere are numerous picture of ger wobbled. It looked almost good enough fires and fire halls, tastefully framed and to keep. matted, shelves full of Stephen King novThe couple that came by were Filipino, els and models of fire trucks or fire chief’s they told me. As they perused the table cars. I don’t know how you can update and chairs they nodded and spoke in their such classic design features such as these. own language. When the lady looked at But they all have to come down and be put the hutch, I discovered that the phrase ‘old away while the painting is done and the fashioned’ sounds the same in English as it carpet is replaced. That’s a lot of work. does in Filipino. Her husband suggested he “Maybe you can do some of that while might still be interested if I would deliver it you’re watching the Super Bowl,” comes to Surrey. No deal. a bold suggestion. “What?” I calmly reNow you may ask why I was getting rid of ply. That would clearly be classed as my dining room suite. Apparently, accord- multi-tasking and everyone knows men ing to people who don’t even live here, my don’t do that well. There are too many varifurniture, my carpets and my wall colours ables that could have led to missing the are all outdated. I find that so strange, be- play of the game. cause I think everything is just fine. It’s all Sometimes when they don’t think I’m perception. listening, I hear whispers about kitchen For most men, if they have a comfort- cabinets and bathroom tub surrounds. I able chair and a great view of the TV, we know this is far from over. are happy. Any small move or suggested Other days I am presented with paint corelocation of either one is considered to be lour chips, and carpet samples. “Won’t this “redecorating” by the man of the house. look great?” As if I’m supposed to imagWe’ve seen Martin Crane’s old yellow and ine an entire room from looking at a tiny green recliner in the TV show Frasier. Patched square of carpet. with duct tape, it was a stark contrast to the But I’ve learned to just roll with it. A chrome and leather furniture his son pre- man’s home is his castle, but only until the ferred. Archie Bunker’s chair was the centre queen comes home. At least that’s what of the living room, and in almost every epi- McGregor says.
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The attitude towards marijuana in this province is in sharp contrast with the approach in other parts of Canada. Proof of that comes in details from a court document, filed as part of an application to seize a property near the Aldergrove border crossing which was the subject of a massive search last week. Although the large property just drew public attention last week, the documents suggest it has been used for marijuana production since 1993. That’s a 22-year period. It is mportant to keep in mind that, in 1993, growing and selling marijuana for any purposes was illegal in Canada. While there were advocates for medicinal marijuana, which has since been allowed, growing, selling and using the product could lead to criminal charges. Yet as the documents suggest, there was plenty of marijuana being grown in Langley (and other parts of B.C.) at that time. Some was for local consumption, and some was truly for medicinal purposes. However, the vast majority was grown for shipment to the U.S. and other countries, often in return for other drugs or guns. B.C. residents have had a more laissez-faire attitude towards marijuana since the late 1960s, and a willingness to put up with marijuana growing, if not actively partaking in what has been a big business, has been strong for many years. Could any other province have been so receptive to marijuana activist Marc Emery who, after serving several years in a U.S. jail, is encouraging American marijuana users to come here and buy their supply — even though it remains illegal to sell it, except for medicinal purposes? It seems likely that, if the legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado turns out to be successful, marijuana will be legalized throughout North America some day. If that does happen, B.C. marijuana activists, and the laissez-faire attitude that so many B.C. residents have, will have played a major role.
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We don’t have to tell anyone on the West Shore that last Tuesday night’s shooting incident in Langford is the second violent crime against a person in less than two weeks in the area. Residents, business owners and workers have been buzzing about both crimes, both in person and on social media. It leads us to once again ask, how safe is Langford these days? The shooting took place in a home near the Langford-Colwood border of Jacklin Road, a short drive from where a man was stabbed Jan. 14 on Station Road. He ultimately died in hospital from his wounds. It’s also a short walk from where a woman was dragged down the Galloping Goose Regional Trail and sexually assaulted in the wee hours of a summer morning last year. Now, police investigations have told us that both the stabbing and the shooting incidents appear to be non-random acts of violence between people engaged in unsavoury activities; a.k.a. “they were all known to police.” But does that make people feel any more safe about their surroundings? Asked what they might tell residents worried about the recent violence, West Shore RCMP assured the public that Langford remains a safe community and that the unrelated nature of the crimes does not lead police to think otherwise. Logically, that makes sense. Stay away from potentially dangerous situations or people and you’ll have no problem keeping safe. Unfortunately, not everyone thinks logically in the wake of violent crime. If the victim in Tuesday’s shooting does not survive, it’ll give Langford the lead in crime-related deaths for 2015 with two. That’s two more than any other jurisdiction in Greater Victoria. No matter what the police say, violence has once again found its way to Langford and people will think a little differently about the area. — Goldstream News Gazette
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Answers provided on recycling in the City Editor: Re: “Residents need answers on recyclables” (The Times, Jan. 27). It is important to clarify a few points in the letter “Residents need answers on recyclables.” Multi-Material BC (MMBC) assumed direct responsibility for collecting recycling in City of Langley on Jan. 1, and has an agreement with Emterra Environmental to collect recyclables from residents’ curbsides. When collecting recycling in the City of Langley, Emterra regularly uses trucks with three compartments: one for paper, one for containers, and one for glass. Emterra used a two-compartment truck for a few days in mid-January after experiencing technical issues with the three-compartment truck. The two-compartment truck was a temporary measure while the three-compartment truck was repaired. When recyclables are sorted into these three streams, we can ensure that more of the materials that are collected are successfully recycled. By moving to multi-stream recycling collection, we hope to improve performance and reduce the cost of your community’s recycling program. Finally, it is important to clarify that MMBC’s packaging and printed paper recycling program is completely financed by the businesses that supply these materials to residents. Allen Langdon, managing director, Multi-Material BC (MMBC)
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Hospital on the hill will mark 50 years, Feb. 21 Editor: To those of us who were around in 1965, the singular most important event to take place in Langley up until that time seems like it happened only yesterday. We were still listening to the top hits from the previous year when the Beatles were lamenting their Hard Day’s Night and Louis Armstrong was saying hello to Dolly. And in 1965 Petula Clark topped the music charts with her new hit, Downtown. Here in Langley, the focus was not downtown but uptown. On top of Hospital Hill, the Langley Memorial Hospital Planning Committee were putting in their own hard days and nights as they finalized the plans for the official opening of a new hospital. And now, 50 years later, another committee is planning two events to mark the anniversary of that building now known as the South Tower. On Saturday, Feb. 21, the LMH South Tower Anniversary Committee will host an afternoon tea in the hospital for all staff, past and present. The committee is endeavouring to contact everyone who, at some time, has been employed at LMH from the opening of the cottage in 1948
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An afternoon tea on Saturday, Feb. 21, will mark 50 years since the official opening of Langley Memorial Hospital in 1965. On June 12, a public barbecue will be held on the hospital grounds. to the present. During the afternoon tea, plaques honouring four members of the 1965 planning committee will be rededicated to be reinstalled in the South Tower. Family members of Dr. C. Key, Miss Marion Ward, Mr. H. Devine and Mr. S. Chapman are expected to attend. On June 12, a barbecue will be held on the hospital grounds for the general public.
Plans for that event are just getting underway. Both the tea in February and the barbecue in June are being sponsored by Dr. E. Mah, President of LMH Medical Staff; LMH Heritage Committee, LMH Auxiliary; LMH Foundation; and LMH Administration and Volunteer Resources. Parking will be free for both events. Doris Riedweg, LMH Heritage Committee
Here come the garage police Editor: I see where a new townhome project in Yorkson will be approved by Langley Township, with 50 per cent more parking stalls than required under the current regulations. Strange as this may seem, about 15 years ago the planners across the GVRD reduced the number of stalls required in both commercial and residential projects by about this same margin of 50 per cent. This was done on the premise if we did not provide the parking stalls, people would use other types of transportation, such as transit, bikes or walking. I guess that experiment did not work. I am writing though about the new restriction, as to the legally binding promise not to store anything other than a car or truck. My goodness, where will it end? We have the suite police and the tree police, and now we will have the garage police. I think we are losing sight of the original goal, which is to provide affordable shelter for the masses. Neil M. Ziola, Langley
Enormous potential in B.C.’s mining sector Editor: Our province’s mineral exploration and mining sectors have generated some $700 billion in economic activity over the past 150 years, and along the way B.C. has become a global centre for mineral and coal exploration and development. But there is enormous potential for even more investment, good jobs and revenue in B.C. from exploration and mining.
We should always remember that mineral and coal resources in our province are typically owned by the Crown, which means that we all benefit from their development (First Nations included). We have benefited over for the past 150 years of mining and mineral exploration in this province. The jobs, opportunities and economic potential are literally sitting there wait-
ing for us to take the next step and make the next 150 years even more successful than the previous 150. B.C. is incredibly blessed with mineral and coal resources, and there are many programs and grants available to train the women and men of British Columbia to help them break into the mining sector. In fact, I am amazed at the training re-
sources available and surprised that more young people are not taking advantage of them. New mining projects and ongoing mineral development bring opportunity and jobs to our province, all of which can help to meet the social and economic demands of our growing population. Jimmy Pelk, Langley
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The Fair Share Food Services Society has closed both Langley storefront distribution centres, the result of bad press and interference with suppliers, according to Society founder Kelly Fowler. “We were driven out of business,” Fowler told The Times recently. The Aldergrove store at 27117 Fraser Hwy. closed in September and the Langley City store at 5765 203A St. closed in November, he said. Fowler said Fair Share will continue to collect food for distribution to local charities, but the non-profit has been forced to abandon selling low-cost food to low-income people. “We’ve had to change our direction because we’re under attack,” Fowler said. “We’re not doing any retail.” Fowler said some suppliers stopped donating food and other products to Fair Share because of negative news coverage and lobbying by rivals. He said the controversy was creating too much stress for himself and the other volunteers he says all worked without getting salaries (although expenses were covered). “It got to be too much of a burden,” Fowler said. Fowler said the shutdown has stranded 800 Fair Share clients. One former volunteer, Virginia Mary, posted a statement on Facebook decrying the shutdown. “I am a single mom who is going to college and working [at] Fair Share literally saved my life,” Mary wrote. “Before I knew about it, my
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Kelly Fowler, founder of the Fair Share Food Service Society, at the Langley City outlet which closed in November. He blamed bad press and interference with suppliers. grocery bills were over $400 per month. After Fair Share they were half that.” Now there is no Fair Share, Mary went on to say, “I’m back
at the overpriced grocery stores and the expired, boxed food at the food bank.” Continued Page 11
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Business found itself in conflict with food banks From Page 10
Most of the controversy concerned a door-to-door food-collecting campaign called Operation Clean Out Your Pantry that dropped off paper bags with a note requesting donations of non-perishable foods and canned goods. Food banks and charities in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Surrey objected, saying Fair Share was wrongfully claiming to have their support. In 2012, when Fowler was just starting out and operating as the Fraser Valley Grocery Resource Society, he ran afoul of the Abbotsford Community Services’ (ACS) Food Bank. The food bank complained the grocery bag note was misleading because Fair Share was saying “we support the local food banks� and that would make people think ACS was operating the program. At the time, Fowler told the Abbotsford News the bag campaign would be halted in Abbotsford. In 2014, the bag campaign attracted flak in Maple Ridge and Surrey.
Youth Unlimited, a group that operates an in-school breakfast program in Maple Ridge, complained it was misleading of Fair Share to say it supported Youth Unlimited. Dennis Hemminger, the area director of Youth Unlimited, said his organization was not associated with Fair Share. “They shouldn’t be soliciting outside their area,� Hemminger said. Fowler told the Maple Ridge News it was a mistake that had been dealt with. “We’ve got it all straightened out,� Fowler said. When Fair Share donation bags appeared in a Cloverdale neighbourhood, it prompted criticism by Marilynn Herrmann, executive director of the Surrey Food Bank. Herrmann told the Cloverdale Reporter newspaper that organizations like Fair Share are “popping up all over the place� and are not affiliated with the food bank. “We do not barter, trade or sell donated food,� Herrmann said, adding the food bank also doesn’t canvass door-to-door. Fowler said Fair Share solic-
its donations outside Langley because it delivers food as far away as Tsawwassen. The donated food was distributed to the homeless, shutins and Fair Share volunteers, Fowler said. Fair Share provided The Times with a list of agencies it assists, including Triangle Community Resources (a Langley-based agency that provides employment services under government contract for people with “multiple barriers�), the SDA (Seventh Day Adventist) food bank in Aldergrove, Betty Gilbert Elementary School, Salvation Army Soup Kitchen, Mission Food Bank and Christian life Assembly Recovery Church. Before establishing Fair Share, Fowler was co-founder of the Oasis Outreach Society in Chilliwack, which recently opened a store in Langley on 203 Street and Douglas Crescent that resells donated food items at reduced prices to low-income people. Fowler is no longer associated with Oasis. - with files from Jennifer Lang, Monisha Martins and Vikki Hopes.
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The proposed 0.5 per cent sales tax for transportation improvements — if passed by voters in a referendum this spring — will simply be added to the seven per cent PST on receipts instead of adding an extra line and more headaches for businesses. B.C. Transportation Minister Todd Stone outlined the change in a letter to Metro Vancouver mayors over the weekend. It will still be known as the Metro Congestion Improvement Tax but would not be displayed as a distinct third tax on bills or require complex adjustments for businesses. “Consumers would see a com-
bined PST and MCIT totalling 7.5 per cent at the point of sale,” Stone said. “We would not require businesses to separately identify the MCIT on receipts or invoices.” Stone was responding to business complaints about the extra complexity that an additional tax line was going to create. The Retail Council of Canada last week said it would oppose the referendum unless the province agreed to harmonize the new tax with the PST so it doesn’t become a separate tax and burden for business. Retail council spokesman Greg Wilson said the tax threatened to create a “dramatic increase in red tape.” Stone said the new tax, if ap-
proved, will mirror the tax base of the PST as much as possible, unless Metro mayors want additional exemptions. Metro mayors originally proposed a simple 0.5 per cent increase to the PST, but the province had indicated it would instead be a separate tax with its own name applying to the “majority” of transactions subject to PST. B.C. Chamber of Commerce president John Winter said the province’s decision addresses the concerns of small businesses that they would have shouldered a significant new cost and administrative burden. “This announcement removes this concern entirely,” he said. Mayors’ Council chair Gregor
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Robertson said mayors won’t seek any further exemptions and praised the province for ending confusion over how it would be collected. “Application of the PST to the tax base has always remained a provincial responsibility and this harmonization provides seamless administration. We want to ensure that simplicity continues so we will not be requesting any further exemptions.” Robertson noted everything that is PST-exempt — including groceries, children’s clothing, transportation expenses and prescription medicine — would be exempt from the new Metro tax. Still unresolved is whether big purchases like vehicles will be
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Teachers are adapting, but not union The B.C. education ministry put on a fo- smartphone.” rum on the future of education last week, The OECD runs international testing that bringing together public and private school consistently ranks B.C. and Canada among leaders with experts from around the best schools in the world, and the world. Schleicher described how that testI watched the proceedings via ing has evolved to keep up. webcast from the Wosk Centre for But our progress in the past 10 Dialogue in Vancouver, which gives years has tended to be slower than you a hint about the forces presssome Asian countries, despite B.C. ing in on our century-old industrial being on the “high end of investmodel of schooling. ment” in education. He warned First up was Andreas Schleicher, against the trap of the industrial BC on video link from his office in Parschool model, “pouring money in” is, where he is director of educato “do more of the same.” tion and skills for the Organization Some of the best results emerging Tom Fletcher for Economic Co-operation and Defrom a decade of digitally-driven velopment. globalization have been achieved He began with the international problem through innovations that were financed of people coming out of university who through bigger class sizes, Schleicher said. can’t find jobs, amid a skills shortage. This was too much for one B.C. Teachers’ Schleicher said this is happening today Federation representative in the audience, because, “it’s not what you know but what who introduced herself as someone who you can do with what you know.” Some ed- spent the last transformational decade ucation systems are adapting better than working for the union, not in a classroom. others as the value of merely passing on She disputed the OECD’s financial calcufacts has declined. lations, lecturing some of the world’s top He said these days, almost any student economists that based on “spending powcan pass any multiple-choice test if they er,” B.C. schools are cash starved. have a smartphone. She followed this with the laundry list The question for parents is what to do “if of BCTF demands that hasn’t changed in you want your child to be smarter than a 40 years – smaller classes, more prep time,
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Langley’s International Festival Society’s fifth annual Multicultural Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony held at the Langley Golf and Banquet Centre is being hailed as a success by organizers, both in attendance and nominations. Dignitaries who gathered to celebrate cultural diversity in the community included Township of Langley mayor Jack Froese, who was joined by councillors Angie Quaale and Petrina Arnason, as well as City of Langley deputy mayor Jack Arnold and City councillors Paul Albrecht, Gayle Martin and Rudy Storteboom. Representing the Langley School District was trustee Rosemary Wallace. The Township was also represented by cultural services manager Peter Tulumello, libraries manager David Thiessen, and Muriel Arnason Library’s community librarian Dr. Sarwan Singh Randhawa. The society received several nominations in each of the four categories — Youth, Seniors, Education, and Community Ser-
vices Diversity awards. Nasheman Waheed was awarded in the ‘Youth’ category for her volunteer work with the Settlement and Integration Services at the Langley Community Services Society. She facilitates youth and children’s programs, and represents the organization at cultural fairs. Geoffrey Metcalfe, a retired school teacher, won the award in the ‘Senior’ category for being instrumental in teaching the literacy and language skills to the Karen seniors group at the Langley Community Services Society. Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC) has been awarded the diversity award in the ‘Education’ category for providing assistance to immigrants and refugees through a variety of programs and services including language education, job search assistance, training, mentoring from professionals in different fields, and community connections support. The Boys and Girls Club of South Coast BC was the winner for the ‘Community Services’
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First annual Fraser Valley Family Day celebration at the Langley Events Centre field house on Feb. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fun for all ages, 20 event stations, with 100 per cent proceeds going to Langley charities. Family Day at Fort Langley Feb. 7 to 9, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Put your kids to work the old-fashioned way, with 19th century family chores. Take photos of your kids in historical outfits. Watch blacksmith and coopering demonstrations and earn a prize by completing our family scavenger hunt. Be sure to pick up an annual pass. Free night at the movies Feb. 7 See the award winning “Belle”, a biographical drama about how an exceedingly rare member of 18th-century high society, a woman of mixed English and African ancestry, did her part to push the empire one step closer to abolition. At Nicomkel Eementary School, at 53 Avenue and 200 Street, 7 p.m. Sponsored by Home Church Langley. Free popcorn to the first fifty attendees. Valentine’s Day at historic Fort Langley Feb. 14 Couples will be treated to a delicious meal inside the historic site with atmospheric live music. After the meal, a costumed interpreter will lead a walking tour highlighting Fort Langley’s rich tales of love. Complete the evening around a cozy fire. Tickets are priced at $50 a person with various dining times available. Visit http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/627195. Workshop: Profitable urban farming on less than an acre. Feb 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (doors open 9:30 a.m.) at the KPU Langley Auditorium, 20901 Langley Bypass. Young Agrarians is touring ‘Rockstar Farmer’ Curtis Stone who wants new farmers to know it is possible to make a good living on less than an acre of land.For more information, contact Sara Dent of Young Agrarians at 778-968-5518 or theyoungagrarians@ gmail.com.
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Land Linking Workshop and Potluck Feb. 22, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., with a potluck social from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 20955 Old Yale Road. Explore the tools and best practices of connecting farmers to land and land to farmers. Contact: Sara Dent, Young Agrarians BC Coordinator by phoning 778-968-5518 or theyoungagrarians@gmail.com.
Osteoporosis Canada Langley Branch monthly support group meeting Feb. 16, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Langley Seniors Centre, 20605 51B Ave. There will be a guest speaker. Everyone is very welcome. Langley Chess Club meets Mondays at 7 p.m. at the Brookswood Senior Centre, 19899 36 Ave. Contact Hugh Long at 604530-4693. www.langleychess.com. Port Kells Art Club classes every Monday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with general meetings on the third Monday of each month. New members, all levels of experience welcome. Annual membership $25. Located in
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Langley on Fraser Hwy. Contact Rita Evans at 604-853-4006. Langley Concert Band meets Monday nights, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., at RE Mountain band room. Always accepting new members with at least one year’s experience. For more info email langleyconcertband@ gmail.com.
Square Dancing every Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Brookswood Senior Centre, 19899 36 Ave. Tuesdays, plus level, $6. Wednesdays, beginner level alternating with mainstream, $5. Contact Jerry at 604-838-8821 or jamonce@shaw.ca for more information.
Langley Quilters’ Guild meets the fourth Wednesday (except for Dec.) noon to 3 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the George Preston Rec. Centre, 20699 42 Ave. Contact Lana Kettley at 604/882-8834, for more info or visit www.langleyquiltersguild.com. Opus One Womens Choir meets Wednesday nights, 7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at RE Mountain choir room. Accepts new members throughout the year. No experience required. No audition. For more, email: opusonewomenschoir@gmail.com. You’ve Gotta Have Friends Drop in for coffee and conversation at 20510 Fraser Hwy. (McBurney Plaza) Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to noon and Fridays 2 p.m. to 3:30 pm. Open to anyone looking to make new connections. For more information call 604533-6546 or email: yghf@telus.net.
Valentines Day Gift Wrap Centre wrapping service Feb. 12 to 14 at Willowbrook Shopping Centre. 100 per cent of proceeds benefits Langley School District Foundation. It will be located in the north side of Willowbrook Shopping Centre next to Michael Hill Jewellers. Services start at $3.
Free UVic Chronic Pain Self-Management workshop Feb 6 until March 13 at Douglas Rec Centre from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Learn strategies to manage pain, deal with difficult emotions, exercise comfortably, and work with health care providers. To register call UVic at 604-940-1273 or go to www.selfmanagementbc.ca.
Langley Elks Lodge #259 membership drive. Well-established active community service/charity club focusing on the needs of children. Call Ron (membership chair) at 604-534-3126 for further information. New Seniors (60 and up) Competitive Dragon Boat mixed team is forming. Email membership@fortlangleycanoeclub.ca if you are interested. The team will need to attend qualifier races and IDBF CC Nationals in Welland, Ont. in 2015 to earn their spot to go to Worlds 2016 in Australia. Post your event. Click on calendar & ‘add event.’
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Leanna Nash
Bernadine Jensen
# 204 20630 Douglas Crescent, Langley
Ann Lapierre
Gabe Kadoranian
Janet Fisher
Stan Sturwold
27898 Maclure Rd, Abbotsford Large like new (with 2-5-10 Warranty) 7 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 3 storey family home designed to make use of large open plan. 9’ ceilings with moulding on main floor. Upstairs has 4 large bedrooms all with large walk-in closets. Located in a quiet semi-rural neighbourhood area of West Abbotsford with a tranquil green area both behind and in front of the home. Sunny south facing fully fenced backyard great for summer barbeques. Walking distance to Hamilton Farm produce market, public transportation, Tim Hortons and in a developing area.
Welcome to Blu! centrally located in the heart of Langley. Beautiful 2 bedroom 2 bathroom condo. Granite counters, stainless appliances, laminate floors,9’ ceilings, crown moldings, insuite storage and laundry. Your new home will be within walking distance of transit, amenities, restaurants and more. All ages welcome. Call today to schedule your private viewing!
Carolyn Carson 778-878-4687
Lisa Rassak
Bill Harrison
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Eileen Wang
Susan Marquis
Project Homes Wanted Please Contact Us! 21625 Monahan Court, Langley
24576 64th Avenue, Langley Cheryl Kraut
Janet Lee
A rare opportunity to own an amazing 48.18 acre parcel of land. Located in the beautiful Salmon River Uplands area of Langley, the irregularly shaped property is surrounded by a mix of residential acreages, hobby farms, small agricultural farms and residential subdivisions. The property enjoys green views of surrounding trees and the quietness and convenience of a location close to many amenities. With a 3 bedroom modular home, a cinder block shop, a Quonset, a Greenhouse and many ancillary site improvements, this is the perfect location!!
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7630 Nixon Road, Chilliwack
Kristy Dusdal
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A rare chance to purchase and occupy a strata titled office in Langley near the Willowbrook Mall. It’s perfect for medical and professional uses and is in move in condition. What an investment for an owner/user or for the investor! This 1,155 square foot, ground floor office space is currently improved as medical consultation space, including an executive office, consultation/exam rooms, reception, lunchroom, washroom and storage. The space was beautifully designed and reflects high professionalism and attention to detail. Unit 105 and 106 must be sold together.
Don Munro 604-817-7338
Darren Martin
Don Munro 604-817-7338
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24645 87th Avenue, Langley This magnificent 51,183 sq. ft. estate with view is located on “The Bluff� just outside of beautiful Fort Langley. The quality, custom built estate home is set well back from the road on a paved driveway for additional privacy. Showcasing over 6,000 sq. ft. of luxurious interior over 3 levels, this gorgeous home shows both superb materials and quality workmanship. Panoramic views of the North Shore Mountains and Fraser River offer a beautiful backdrop for the huge sun-drenched kitchen, master bedroom, office and living room. Walk out and enjoy the view from both a wrap around on the main floor and private deck from the master bedroom on the second floor. Don’t miss out make this yours today!!
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Don Munro 604-817-7338
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20106 82nd Avenue, Langley Bronsson Harder
This is a great location and prime holding property. Close to the Trans Canada and 200th exchange. The Township of Langley has designated this property in the new Latimer Draft OCP as a Split Single Family Residential 3 (6-8 UPA) and Live-Work (Townhouse (16-22 UPA). Within easy walking distance of many amenities including Langley’s new Park and Ride, area schools, shopping and recreation centre. Enjoy living here today while planning for the future!!
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Ata Miri
Don Munro 604-817-7338
#SEC 5 Popkum Rd, Rosedale Popkum Looking for a quintessential property with subdivision potential? Well look no further, you have found it! Backing onto Lake Cheam is this 32.45 acre dually zoned parcel. Approximately 14 acres are the potential to be sub-divided into lots, providing lakefront property to build the perfect homes & to enjoy the charms of lakefront living. The remainder of the property is perfectly suited for blueberries or other agricultural purposes. Situated across the highway from the Trans Canada Waterslides & scenic Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park & only minutes to Trans Canada Exits 135 & 138, make this a major tourism destination location. This is truly an exceptional opportunity for investors!
799,000
Understated elegance abounds in this 3 bedroom, +/- 3,017 sq.ft. custom built home. The superb craftsmanship, architectural details and refined amenities: stunning cathedral ceilings in the foyer and great room, radiant in-floor heating, porcelain tile and wood flooring throughout, offer a grandeur you will love. The open living style with spectacular great room (beautiful floor to ceiling stone fireplace and ceiling skylights), fabulous gourmet kitchen (stainless steel appliances, center island, granite counters and custom cabinetry), master bedroom (walk-in closet & ensuite with hot tub & large modern shower) are a must see. All this and a 30’ x 60’ fully insulated and sheeted shop with cement floor and 100 amp service!
105 & 106 19610 64th Avenue, Langley
Darren Giesbrecht
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19185 90th Avenue, Surrey
Extraordinary opportunity to create your own ‘legacy estate’ on a serene, end of the road, site on Nixon Rd. This is a one of a kind 60.1 acre - private property with incredible panoramic views of Elk Creek Falls, the meadows & the mountains. Property is not in the ALR so enjoy this land as a private ranch or as a possible future development?? This is truly a rare offering, with many features making this treasure a most valuable canvas.
Don Munro 604-817-7338
Colleen Allen
Ray Lewis
Peacefully watch the sun set over the North Shore Mountains and beautiful Langley City every evening from the top of the world. The spacious +/- 3911 sqft, beautiful 4 - 2 bedroom, 2 storey executive home with full walk out basement, can be found near the end of the cul-de-sac allowing for extra privacy! Featuring open living mixed with cathedral ceilings, large windows and built-in cabinetry with much original details, this is a must see!! The elegantly landscaped private fully fenced, rear yard with a charming pond/water feature offers both charm and beauty. All this and in close proximity to 216th Street and Fraser Hwy which allows for ease of access to anywhere. Call us today for all the details!
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Million dollar car on display OpenRoad Auto Group will showcase one of the world’s rarest, fastest and most expensive super cars tonight (Thursday) during an exclusive unveiling of a limited-edition Porsche 918 Spyder. Valued at approximately $1 million, Porsche Centre Langley’s 918 Spyder is one of just two sold in B.C. and one of only five allocated to the region. Porsche designed the Porsche 918 Spyder to be the ultimate super car of the future. By combining pedigree motor racing technology with everyday utility, this super charged sports car can achieve maximum performance with minimum gas fuel consumption, using Porsche’s most advanced hybrid technology. It is also one of the fastest road cars in the world, with the ability to
accelerate to an impressive 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour in just 2.5 seconds. Last year, the 918 made history by completing Germany’s Nurburgring racetrack in just 6.57 minutes — the quickest of any production road car, ever. An anonymous resident from Langley will take possession of the vehicle in early March, but until then it will remain on display for public viewing following the unveiling at Porsche Centre Langley. This is the second ultra-expensive vehicle OpenRoad Auto Group has unveiled in recent months. In December, the automotive retail group hosted an exclusive preview event at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Vancouver for the 2015 Rolls-Royce Phantom Pinnacle Travel Edition, also valued at $1 million.
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The limited edition Porsche 918 Spyder will be on display at the Porsche Centre Langley beginning tonight (Thursday). The million dollar sports car will be available for the public to view until early March when an unnamed Langley resident takes possession of the vehicle.
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Fabulous corner unit in desirable “Bedford Landings” Fort Langley. Upgraded 2 bedrooms, & den with 2 full bathrooms, quality finishing throughout including custom cabinets, and hardwood floorings. Enjoy the carefree lifestyles from this spacious home with view from every room and patio. Walk to all shops, restaurants, and trails in this desirable area. A204-23285 Billy Brown Road, Fort Langley $519,800
Beautiful 3100 soft. 2 storey Dutch Colonial home is situated on a very private .32 acre in popular Mason Heights. This home has a spacious layout Living room/ dining room and family room on the main. Upper level has 4 bedrooms, hobby room and games room. 19774 47th Avenue, Langley $734,900
Mossey Estates. 3033 sqft with a lot size of 11,700. Single garage w/RV parking, HUGE deck 33x21’6 to enjoy the view, fenced property, BRAND NEW kitchen, wood inlaid ceilings, Master w/NEW ensuite with w/in closet. Boasts a sitting area granting an amazing view w/access to the patio. Basement offers a Private office, LARGE entertainment area, home theater and gym. Book your private showing today! *
Fabulous end unit townhome in prime Walnut Grove location. Open Great room layout on the main area, 9’ ceilings and upper level has 3 spacious bedrooms including a den. Great location for shopping, parks, recreation, schools and transportation. #15-20881 87th Avenue, Langley $364,888
7000 sq.ft., triple garage, outstanding views, wrap around deck, hot tub, dog kennel, putting green, gourmet kitchen, b/i. espresso, paneled fridge, island fridges, warming drawer, wall ovens & luxurious master retreat on main w/2 way f/p, hardwood, tile marble extraordinary wet bar, gym, billiards rm, wine cellar, guest rooms & theatre ever! Wow factor beyond compare but warm and inviting. 45353 MAGDALENA PL, Cultus Lake $1,250,000
Please join us.... 2015 Fraser Valley Family Day Sat., Feb.7 10am to 5 pm (Rain or shine!) Langley Events Center (Indoor Field House)
Fleetwood Estates Grand 2 storey & basement home, triple garage plus 1100 sqft. detached shop with finished area above. High end finishing and quality construction throughout this home, 5 bedrooms up, entertainment basement with wine room, games and recreation rooms. Private, situated on beautiful 14,000 sqft. hedge lot in a great neighborhood. 8866 165 Street, Surrey $1,298,000
20745 46A AV, Langley City, Langley, $699,900.00
The 1st annual Fraser Valley Family Day is a fundraising event. You can search hashtag #FVFamilyDay to follow what’s happening and who’s talking about it. This event is for people of all ages so bring your whole family and your friends too! The event will feature tons of fun activities for kids and adults including live music by CANNERY ROW! Also, there will be appearances by pro athletes from the Vancouver Stealth and the BC Lions. The event will be an effort to raise funds for the Township of Langley Fire Department, the Life Ready Foundation and the Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS)
Sprawling Residence in Fort Langley
YORKSON RIDGE! Walnut Grove
Amazing custom new home by "Homestar", 6800 sqft. triple garage situated on almost 1 acre. This exquisite home is simply stunning , open floor plan, extensive crown molding, engineered hardwood floors. This 2 storey & basement home features 3 bedrooms, 3 baths up with 16X36 bonus room and main floor master bedroom with dream ensuite/ f/p. Basement is fully finished with wine room and bar and legal 1 bedroom suite. For private viewing, call Dean 22151 86A Avenue, Langley $2,299,800
3,556 sq/ft 4 bed/4 bath like NEW! Walk into your spacious custom built home . This home offers everything you need and more while being meticulously designed. Backing onto the Greenbelt, you will always have the serenity nature has to offer at your back door. This is the perfect home for you and your family in an area you can feel comfortable with while being closely located to all nearby schools and amenities!
9790 204TH ST, Walnut Grove, Langley, $899,900.00
Popular Clayton Home Wonderful family home in desirable Clayton Height neighbourhood in Cloverdale. This 2 storey and basement home features, dark cabinets, granite counters, hardwood and tile floorings throughout the main level. Great room concept, 4 bedrooms up and 2 bedrooms finished in the basement. Home is situated on a corner lot and close to shopping, schools and parks. 7030 194B Street, Surrey $659,900
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Price Right! Take a step in the right directions and move into this like NEW property with much to offer! 1 Bed, 2 Bath’s and spacious den. Pristine dark laminate flooring and in-suite laundry! Offers a spacious floor plan with a comforting fire place, ideal for entertaining friends and family. This unit gives any buyer a luxury living experience with the added comfort of affordability. Call today to book your own private showing! # 307 20281 53A Ave, Langley $179,900
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Work is underway to transform a former financial institution on the Fraser Highway one-way in Langley City into the new home of the Penny Pincher thrift store. Keith (left to right), Denis and Roger were doing some work in the soon-to-be clothing section on Tuesday morning.
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New dean brings ‘boots on the ground’ experience BRIAN HAUGEN ASSUMES NEW ROLE AS DEAN OF TRADES AND TECHNOLOGY FOR KPU
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As B.C. revs up its skills training mandate, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) welcomes a skilled industry expert to lead the local drive. A red seal heavy duty mechanic with experience in the heavy construction, road building, marine and equipment dealership sectors, Brian Haugen has assumed the position of dean of trades and technology at the university. In his role, he will directly oversee the nearly 30 trades and technical foundation, citation, certificate, diploma and apprenticeship programs offered at KPU Tech in Cloverdale. “I feel that my ‘boots on the ground’ experience in industry coupled with both private and public post-secondary experience have helped to prepare me for the challenging role of
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industry — he has first-hand knowledge of what trades students need, and the background in post-secondary education to facilitate student success. “We are thrilled to have his leadership as we grow both KPU Tech, and our ability to serve our communities.” Under Haugen’s leadership to date, KPU hosted the Industry Training Authority (ITA) Apprentice Job Match Tool launch, which connects apprenticeship-seeking trades students with local employers. Plans to expand KPU’s programming to support B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint are also underway. “I’m inspired every day working with the instructors and staff at KPU Tech. Like me, they are passionate about student and apprentice success, and I look forward to working with them to grow and broaden our technology and trades training offerings,” Haugen said. For more information about trades and technology at KPU, visit: www.kpu.ca/trades.
Westminster, Prospera cease merger discussions Don't forget!
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After careful consideration, the boards of directors of Westminster Savings Credit Union and Prospera Credit Union have mutually agreed to cease merger discussions effective immediately. Since announcing they had entered merger discussions in September 2014, both credit unions have been carrying out due
diligence to help determine whether the proposed merger was in the best interests of their members, employees and communities. The due diligence process involved an in-depth analysis of the benefits, risks and costs of bringing the two credit unions together. “Given the challeng-
es we continue to face in our operating environment and the costs required to bring our two credit unions together, the boards of both credit unions believe it is in the best interests of our members and employees to pursue independent business strategies at this point in time,” said Bill Brown, the board chair for West-
minster Savings Credit Union. “This has been a very difficult decision for us to reach, and we sincerely thank our management teams and all employees for their work and extraordinary efforts involved over the past few months,” said Angela Kaiser, the board chair for Prospera Credit Union.
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Spartans stretch streak ELEVEN STRAIGHT VICTORIES FOR MEN’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM
After spotting the opposition a lead on both nights, the Trinity Western Spartans battled back to extend their Canada West winning streak to 11 matches. The Spartans were hosting the Saskatchewan Huskies over the weekend at the Langley Events Centre. The Spartans men’s volleyball team — ranked third in the country — improved to 18-4 and clinched a home playoff date in the process and they are one game back of firstplace Alberta with two games remaining in the regular season. “It was a greasy win. It was never smooth, but that’s a credit to Saskatchewan,” said TWU coach Ben Josephson. “They made it hard on us and kept the pressure on us serving wise. They’re big, physical guys and they made it hard to score. “I thought our guys found a way to win on a bad night; we made just enough plays and (ground) it out.” The Huskies took the first two sets 25-23 and 25-21 before TWU stayed alive with a 25-18 win in set three and 25-18 in set four. The decisive set was 15-12 for the Spartans. Ryan Sclater (18 kills, three
aces, 10 digs), Nick Del Bianco (14 kills, eight digs) and Blake Scheerhoorn (11 kills, five blocks) led the attack. Branden Schmidt had a match-high six blocks and Tyler Koslowsky had a match-high 11 digs. Adam Schriemer had 43 assists. In Friday’s opener, Saskatchewan won the opener 25-22 before the Spartans stormed back with 25-20, 25-14 and 25-19 victories. A big turnaround was the fact the team made just six attack errors over the final three sets, hitting .478 as a team. Del Bianco had a season-high 23 kills, while hitting .583 and also collecting four blocks and two aces. Daniel Grant had a matchhigh eight blocks as the Spartans out-blocked the Huskies 17-3. The Spartans close the regular season with a pair of games in Winnipeg against the Wesmen this weekend. ••• The Trinity Western Spartans women’s volleyball team made quick work of the Saskatchewan Huskies, winning in straight sets both nights at the Langley Events Centre. The fifth-ranked Spartans improved to 17-5 on the season
and head into the final weekend of Canada West conference play in a three-way tie for top spot. TWU won 25-19, 25-15 and 25-20 on Friday and 25-8, 25-19 and 25-15 on Saturday. Head coach Ryan Hofer was impressed by his team’s attack prowess, especially the second night when they hit .359 compared to -.149 for the Huskies. “We blocked well and we followed a game plan tonight just a little bit better than last night and it really gave us opportunities to score points with our block or, at least, recycle it and bang it back.” Royal Richardson led the way with 13 kills and six blocks, Alicia Perrin added 11 kills and six blocks, Lauren Moncks led the team with 22 assists while also collecting four blocks. Kristen Moncks had a team-high eight digs. In Friday’s match, Sophie Carpentier led the team with 13 kills and four aces. Elly Wendel and Alicia Perrin each contributed nine kills while Perrin also delivering a match-high five blocks. And Katelyn Devaney had seven kills while hitting .600 for the match. The Spartans are on the road in Winnipeg this weekend to close the regular season. The team can finish anywhere from first to third depending on the weekend’s results.
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Trinity Western Spartans’ Lauren Moncks sets the ball during her team’s victory over the Saskatchewan Huskies over the weekend. The Spartans won twice to improve to 17-5 on the season. TWU closes the Canada West regular season this weekend before beginning the playoffs later this month.
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Buys hat trick leads Spartans
A hat trick and four points from PJ Buys paced the Trinity Western Spartans to a seventh-straight victory. The Spartans hockey team doubled up the Eastern Washington Eagles 6-3 on Friday night at the Langley Events Centre. The victory was the team’s fourth straight win by three goals or more. “From a systems standpoint, I think we are doing a good job,” said TWU coach Barret Kropf, whose
Jen Gay watches her shot as Dean Lenglet (left) and Ann Knopp (right) await sweeping instructions. The trio, part of the Darren Frycz rink, were competing at the True Mixed Bonspiel held at the Langley Curling Club on Sunday,winning the B event. Another Langley Curling Club team, the Geiger rink — Ken McArdle, MacKenzie Geiger, Dean Geiger and Debbie Geiger — won the A event. Team McLandress from the Chilliwack Curling Club won the C event.
team improved to a B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League-best 15-2-0-2. The team needs one win in their final five games — or a single Victoria loss — to clinch top spot. “The guys are starting to get it figured out. I know that seems weird to say at this point of the season, but there has definitely been some good buyin over the last couple of weeks in terms of our system play,” Kropf said.
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Everything went right for the Valley West Hawks last weekend. Not only did the major midget team sweep the Fraser Valley Thunderbirds, they gained ground on two rivals in what has now become a four-team race for second place. After their two triumphs, the Hawks have improved to 17-9-6 and their 40 points has them well within range of second place. Valley West scored 14 goals against the Thunderbirds, winning by scores of 7-4 Saturday in Abbotsford and 7-6 Sunday at the Langley Events Centre. “At times, it was a shooting gallery,” said Hawks head coach Jessie Leung. “We showed why we are one of the top scoring teams in the league this year. Our team executed our game plan, plain and simple.” While Saturday was a well-executed game, Sunday was a different story as the team trailed 3-1 after one period. “We had a mental lapse. We thought it was
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Valley West Hawks’ Logan Webber (left) pins Fraser Valley Thunderbirds’ Danny Choi to the ice while Hawks captain Matt Barberis skates away from the scramble in front of his team’s goal during the team’s 7-6 victory on Sunday at the Langley Events Centre. Valley West also won 7-4 the day before in Abbotsford to complete the home-and-home sweep of their B.C. Major Midget Hockey League rival. going to be easy and didn’t play to our game plan,” he said. “We challenged them during the intermission and got
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Tardi takes mixed doubles title Tyler Tardi teamed with Dezaray Hawes of the Royal City Curling Club to win the mixed doubles provincial championship over the weekend at the Peace Arch Curling Club. Tardi, a Cloverdale resident and a member of the Langley Curling Club, will now compete with Hawes at the mixed doubles curling trials March 11 to 15 in Ottawa. If successful at that event, the pair would qualify for the world championships in Sochi, Russia. Tardi/Hawes defeated the duo of Daniel Wenzek and Sarah Daniels 7-6 in Sunday’s final. The champions went 2-1 (won-lost) in round robin play to place fourth among the 13 teams, then won three consecutive playoff contests.
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Chelsea Borrowdale and Hugh McNeill captured six gold medals apiece to lead the charge. The pair were part of a strong contingent from the Langley Olympians Swim Club which was competing at the short course (25m pool) meet hosted by the Canadian
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skills would allow, there were also a few hours on the street getting to test the livability of the Z06. This was a big part of the design challenge. Juechter states “You can use them as daily drivers, you can use them as a long distance tourer, the seat comfort is good over long periods of time and you can also hammer it on the racetrack everyday.” The new Z06 really is a car without compromising comfort. The manual transmission is easy to shift, the clutch is light and the car is very easy to use, even in stop-and-go traffic. The secret is the magnetic ride control that makes adjustments to the shocks to smooth out larger bumps. The seats are supportive and the dash is futuristic. The previous buyers of the Z06 told Chevrolet that, yes they wanted a fast car but also the modern comforts, and this car has everything from navigation to a standard removable Targa top, even an available automatic transmission. Drive It is understood that a Z06 Corvette should be fast but this new model is also very precise and rewards even the average driver with a level of confidence and ability to go fast, that
defies belief. Juechter explains how this was achieved. “We use the technology, either in the tire construction, or the electronic differential, magnetic selective ride, it all comes together in the performance envelope but make it very accessible to normal driver’s, so people of average talent can go very fast”. And fast I went. Driving both the Z06 with a manual or the new 8-speed automatic is a jolt of adrenaline that should be bottled and sold. The howl from the 650hp 6.2L supercharged V8 is a sweet sound from inside the car and even more threatening outside the car. The traction is uncanny and the cornering grip unshaken due to massive Michelin tires and race ready Michelin Cup tires on the Z07 trim. The brakes are very surefooted even lap after lap. What is fun is using the manual transmission with re-matching, letting the car automatically blip the throttle of downshifts. Verdict The top dog is the Z07 package that includes ceramic brakes, the competition tires, more aerodynamic effects and a forty percent stiffer ride. This is the car to get if you are a track rat or take part in weekend club events.
But with roughly eighty five percent of Corvette buyers driving exclusively on the road, the Z06 offers the perfect balance of on-road livability with the extra punch for 2015 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 ZACK SPENCER a little fun, the styling is also a major plus. The automatic tional $8795 for the Z07 package. is very quick on the track and opens up the zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca Z06 to a new set of buyers but the 7-speed The Lowdown manual is so easy to live with, I’d stick with Power: 650hp from a supercharged 6.2L V8 the stick. The price isn’t cheap but it is a bargain in the Fill-up: 15.7L/10.6L/100km (city/highway) supercar world. Starting at $85,095 and top- Sticker price: $85,095 ping out at $96,915 for the Z06, or an addi-
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Supervisor: Corporate Controller Terus Construction Ltd., part of the Colas Group of Companies, is a leader in the road paving & construction industry with operations located in various regions of British Columbia and the Yukon is currently recruiting for a Fixed Asset / Accounting Clerk to join the corporate office finance & accounting team.
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(ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN) A well established firm of C.A.’s located in Surrey is seeking a staff accountant/accounting technician with full working knowledge of Caseware, Caseview, Taxprep, Excel, Sage and/or Quickbooks with the opportunity to work flexible hours. Accountig designation not required. We offer a good working environment, balanced lifestyle, competitive compensation & benefits!! Please forward your resume to: Heming, Wyborn & Grewal, #200 - 17618 -58 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V3S 1L3 or Fax: 604-576-2890 or email: recruiting@hwgca.com
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Production Workers Black Press, Canada’s Largest independently owned newspaper group, is currently looking for part-time production workers to work at our Delta - Vantage Way 24/7 production facilities. This position is an entry-level, general labour position that involves the physical handling of newspapers and related advertising supplements. Requirements: • Prior bindery experience is preferred but not required • Motivated self-starter willing to work in a fast-paced environment performing repetitive tasks • Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. and stand for extended period of time • Ability to work cooperatively in a diverse, team-based environment • Demonstrate on-the-job reliability and dependability • Excellent communication skills and detail oriented • Completion of high-school • Must have your own transportation The applicant must be available to work afternoon and graveyard shifts (Monday to Friday) as well as be able to work on a weekly schedule with short notice. If you are interested in this position, please e-mail your resume referencing “Production Worker” in the subject line to: jobs.vantageway@gmail.com
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NOW HIRING!
Delivery Drivers
With industrial type vehicles only. Vehicle must hold 5000 papers . NO MINI-VANS.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
Journeyman & Apprentices (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th)
• Twice weekly: Tuesday & Thursday • Pick up newspapers from our warehouse • Deliver newspapers to our carriers
Respected Mechanical Contractor req. Journeyman and Apprentice Plumbers for all aspects of Commercial Institutional Mechanical work (New Construction). Previous experience is an asset. Team Environment. Long Term Opportunities Avail. Competitive Wages, & Excellent Benefits. Fax: 604.576.4739 or E-mail: mike@dualmechanical.com
Call 604.514.6770 circulation@langleytimes.com
PLUMBERS
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ESTHETIC SERVICES
Esthetic Services
Severide Staplin Gamlin LLP, law firm, is seeking an experienced f/t receptionist/office assistant to join our team. Our office hours are Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm. Please email resume to Patrick L. Staplin at info@sevlaw.com by Feb. 9/15.
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UNIQUE CONCRETE
DESIGN
F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured
778-231-9675, 778-231-9147
FREE ESTIMATES
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DRYWALL
DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Drywall Work and Texture. Call Bob 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca
ELECTRICAL
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
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FENCING
DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION. Complete Fencing, Pre-Fab, Custom Panels, chain-link. Bob 604830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca
CLEANING SERVICES
EUROPEAN LADY, experienced housecleaning. Avail Saturdays. Affordable rates. Call 778-240-8706.
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GARDENING
ELECT SERVICES Tree Pruning, Topping & Removal Hedge Trimming ~ Disposal
Face & Neck Relaxation 778-385-9744
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Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
English Lady - Cleaning. Reliable. Honest. Exc Worker Pets ok Refs Reasonable Rates 604-533-1711
RECEPTIONIST / OFFICE ASSISTANT (Langley)
PART-TIME
CONCRETE & PLACING
Placing & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates. coastalconcrete.ca
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Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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Customer Service Coordinator Req. for Fuchs Langley. Will take customer calls, emails & faxes, enter orders using SAP, send releases to warehouses,invoicing & expediting of orders. Must be very efficient, detail oriented, organized, capable of multi-tasking, and experienced in customer service work & computer entry. $18.00/hr. Plus Profit Sharing Bonuses. Mon.-Fri. 40 hrs./wk. Fax resume: 604-888-1145 or e-mail: dwoo@fuchs.com with position in the subject line
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
WALTER’S DRYWALL Taping - Texture - Repairs. Sm jobs pref’d. 40+ yrs exp. 604-308-7943
RAMP SERVICES AGENT
About Us: Swissport International Ltd. is the leading Ground Services Provider to the aviation industry. Job Responsibilities: • Load and unload passenger luggage and cargo • Drive and/or operate ground support equipment • Other duties as assigned 4XDOLŵFDWLRQV DQG &RPSHWHQFLHV • Hold and maintain a valid B.C. drivers license and ability to obtain and maintain a YVR D/A license • Must be able to work in inclement weather • Flexible to work on various shifts (days, evening, nights, weekends, and holidays) • Lift heavy objects that could reach 70 pounds (32 kilograms) • Meet Transport Canada requirements stipulated in the Airport Restricted Area Access Clearance Program
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Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers. For more information, call Derek, at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149 Interested candidates should attach an updated resume and cover letter to: careers@vankam.com or fax: 604-587-9889
Required for Canadian Valley Growers with locations in Aldergrove, Abbotsford and Maple Ridge. Job involves picking, planting and harvesting annuals. Heavy lifting and standing for long periods of time is required. Hours are 40+ over 6 days a week. Rate of pay is $10.49/hr. this job would be suitable for those looking for regular seasonal employment. Fax resumes to, 604-857-0666 or mail to, Box 1330, Aldergrove, BC V4W 2V1
HOME of Your Dreams!
Real Estate Section - Class 600’s
(Surrey Terminal)
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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby
PERSONAL SERVICES
(Trimac)
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CONCRETE & PLACING
Full Landscape & Maintenance Services Insured ~ WCB Over 25 yrs Exp.
Bonniecrete Const.
*Free Estimate *Seniors Discount
Concrete Lifting
Call 778-245-5006
D Crack Repair D Eliminate Tripping Hazards D For all your concrete repairs
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Ross 604D535D0124 Bonniecrete Const Ltd
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Gutter & Roof Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627
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HELP WANTED
Surrey North Delta Leader Circulation Clerk The Surrey North Delta Leader has an opening for a circulation clerk (This position is 37.5 hrs per week Monday - Friday) The successful applicant will enjoy working in a fast-paced customer service oriented environment. In addition, this person must possess strong computer skills; have an accounting background, good communication skills (both verbal and non-verbal) and a pleasant telephone manner. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic self-starter with proven organizational expertise. Previous circulation experience would be an asset. Please forward your resume and handwritten coving letter in confidence to: Circulation Manager The Surrey North Delta Leader Email: circmanager@surreyleader.com Deadline to apply is February 20, 2015 No phone call please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will contacted.
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Do you need renovations or yard cleanup done around your home? Call Dan with years of building and gardening exp. Free estimates. (604)828-7911
RUBBISH REMOVAL
REAL ESTATE 625
FOR SALE BY OWNER
EXTRA CHEAP
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO
LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A
JUNK / RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757
FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV, laundry & parking. No Pets BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED
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MURRAYVILLE; 2 Bdrm dble wide mobile in 55+ park. Nr shops/hosp. N/S, N/P. $925/mo. (604)838-4574
LANGLEY Avail Mar 1st. Updated 3 bdrm townhouse, $1500/mo. 20460 66th Ave #83. All hardwood floors, 1300 sq.ft., 5 appls, F/P. No pets. 778-863-3450, 778-863-4412.
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Rainbow & Majorca
TONY’’S PAINTING
~ Hot water tanks ~ Gasfitting/Sheet metal
Painters SINCE 1977
Rooms from $99.00 incls. paint
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ALDERGROVE 5487sf lot, est expsoure: 3215- 266A St. 3 Bdrm bsmt entry home. $432,500 778-878-1586
Over 2000 COLOURS provided by General Paint & Deluxe Premium Products.
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Paul Schenderling
604-530-7885 / 604-328-3221
Residential & Commercial Insured, Bonded,Warranty Provided
POLAR BEAR PAINTING & Pressure Washing. $299~3 rooms (walls only 2 coats.) 604-866-6706
Jeff 604-720-6244 for an Estimate
NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates. We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes. 778.245.9069
SUNDECKS
SAMCON BUILDING. Complete reno’s & additions. Over 25 yrs exp. Call Derek (604)720-5955 www.samconbuilding.com
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
Langley - SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $599K or $295K each side. 604-807-6565
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HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422
. FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com
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SEPTIC TANKS
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Home Renovations WE DO IT ALL! Call Bob 604-8301322 www.deadlevel.ca
Mobile on Pad
FRASER VALLEY SEPTIC TANK SERVICE
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes
.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated Ryan 778.229.0236
European Quality Workmanship CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 26 YEARS IN BUSINESS
www.paintspecial.com
Fall Special - 20% OFF
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
Office: 604-856-6177 Mobile: 778-549-5090
Langley, 40’ x 18’ single wide mobile, 700sf, 2 bdrm 1 bath, W/I shower, natural gas stove, furnace & hotwater. Brand new deluxe air conditioner. Beautiful decks front & back with garden. 2 large outdoor sheds. Conveniently located by IGA & Artful Dodger Pub, 55+ park. No pets. Pad $469/mo. $19,900obo Call 604-341-1445
Per Molsen 604-575-1240
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New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $97,888. *New SRI 14’ wide $72,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.
PLUMBING
• Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771
BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
Carpentry, Tile, Drywall, Flooring, Painting, Free Estimates. $25/hr. Call Brad 604-541-0464
#1 IN RATES & SERVICE. Lic’d/Ins. Local Plumber. Drains, gas, renos etc. BBB. Chad 1-877-861-2423
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005
LANGLEY
The Village at Thunderbird Centre
CLAYTON HEIGHTS 3 yr/old 6 Bdr +den house with coach house. Can accommodate 3 families, 3 kitchens 3 laundries, etc. $3000. Drive by: 7145 196th St. Info: 604-498-4466.
DELUXE 2 & 3 BEDROOM SUITES in Walnut Grove. Includes large balcony, fireplace, in-suite laundry. No Pets. Live, shop, work & play all in one location. Next to Colossus Theater (200/ #1 Hwy).
CARS - DOMESTIC
1995 FORD TAURUS GL, 3L V6, Auto O.D. Loaded, 152K, senior driven, Vancouver car. $2500/obo. 604-761-7979.
ALDERGROVE 2721 LeFevre Rd. Lrg 4 bdrm rancher 3 bath, double garage. $1500/mo. Now. N/P. Call: 604-710-8914 or 604-728-8110.
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-721-4528
Call 604-881-7111 thunderbirdvillage@bentallkennedy.com
www.bentallkennedyresidential.com www.ThunderbirdVillage.ca
Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP Linwood Place Apts: 604-530-6555 1 & 2 bdrm apts, $650-$900/mo. Ask about our Move-In BONUS.
• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022
NEWER BUILDING; 5 Appls including D/W and insuite washer and dryer, a/c, electric f/p, u/g prkg & balc. No pets, N/S. CLOSE TO ALL AMENITIES
CALL 604-533-7710
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Park Terrace Apts
. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Deck Construction or Repair. Vinyl decking - 10 year warranty. Installed within 1-3 days guaranteed. Call Bob Delaney 604830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca
373B 353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
5400 ~ 204 St. 2 bdrm suite ($900/mo) Heat, H/W, cable incl, in a adult-oriented building. N/S,N/P.
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The Scrapper
NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.
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1 Bdrm apts available with incentives. From $895 - $1025/mo.
TOTAL RENOVATIONS SPECIALIZING IN
- Two Storey Townhomes – Newly Updated 2 Bdrm Clean and Bright – All appl. No Smoking $950/mo Sandy @ 604.534.7974.115 and Brenda @ 604.657.3321 Visit us on the web at: www.goddardrentals.ca
Peninsula Prop Management
2 coats any colour
Repair, Replace, Remodel...
LANGLEY quiet, clean, spacious 2 bdrm, walk to Safeway & on transit line. Incl 4 appls, hotwater & prkg. Avail now. N/S, N/P. Res Mgr. 604534-1114 on wknds 778-808-8749. oakdaleapartments.ca
19777 Willowbrook Dr., Langley
SUNDECKS
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.
A-1 CONTRACTING. Renos. Bsmt, kitchens, baths, custom cabinets, tiling, plumbing, sundecks, fencing, reroofing. Dhillon 604-782-1936.
TOWNHOUSE 240/Fraser Hwy
WANTED TO RENT
MATURE MALE ON disability. Dog sitter/trainer, med. license, seeks appropriate rental. 604-831-5100
Northland Apartments
Running this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299
CALL FOR AVAILABILITY
Langley
CEILINGS OUR SPECIALTY
Gutters • Concrete Forming • Framing- Exterior Siding
100-20436 Fraser Hwy., Langley
Betsy - 604-312-1437
TOWNHOUSES
HOMES FOR RENT
Villa Fontana & Stardust
Furnace & Air Conditioning
RENTALS
TILING
A-1 Ceramics, Marble, Glass blocks etc. Install/Repair. Res./Comm. Free Est. 20 years exp. Peter’s Tile (604)209-0173
TRUCKS & VANS
CALL FOR NEW SPECIALS Spacious Bachelor, 1, 2, 3 Bdrm Suites. Heat & Hot Water incl. On Site Manager New SRI 14x70. 2 Bedroom on 55+ pad in Abby. $82,888. Chuck 604-830-1960
604-530-0030 www.cycloneholdings.ca 2001 GMC W3500 automatic 14’ flatdeck, new battery, brakes & tires. In excellent shape! $9500. Call 604-828-7911.
SUSSEX PLACE APTS CALL FOR NEW SPECIALS .Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.
Excellence in Quality & Service
604-588-0833 All types of Roofing Free Estimate Written Guarantee WCB Coverage Over 40 Years Experience
Clean Bach, 1 & 2 Bdrm suites Heat & Hot Water included
PETS 477
604-530-0932
PETS
CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at:
fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
www.cycloneholdings.ca Vacant Pad 55+. $575/mo. 1 Small pet, for new SRI single or double fr $82,888. 604-830-1960
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OPEN HOUSE
5555 208th Street, Langley Studio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor swimming pool and rec facility. Includes heat & 1 parking stall. No pets
CHIHUAHUA, FEMALE, long hair, 2 yrs old, very friendly, $400. Call (604)794-7347 Chihuahua for sale - 3 mths old Brown & white call: 604-796-8918
HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232
HUDOLIN’S ON HOMES Complete Home Renos ✔ Bathrooms & Kitchens ✔ Plumbing & Electrical ✔ Finishing Work & Mouldings ✔ Small Additions/Bsmt Suites ✔ General Contracting for renos FREE ESTIMATES hudolinrenos@gmail.com www.hudolinsrenos.com
Dave: 604-862-9379
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MOVING & STORAGE
MIRACLE MOVING Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca
604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~
AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemoversbc.com
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140 1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
SOUTHWEST ROOFING • Cedar Restoration • Asphalt • Torch-On • Re-Roofs Since 85 604-760-7937
GOLDEN DOODLE puppies born Nov. 22, Mom small reg Golden x, Dad small Std Poodle (both 50 lbs). We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/outdoors, good with kids/animals, low/no shed Our dogs are part of our home and life and we wish the same for our puppies. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support & guidance for life. 1st shots/deworm, $1200, 604-820-4827 Mission NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com POMERANIAN PUPS P/B. 3 Females. First shots & vet checked. Call for price. (604)866-2895 Std POODLE pups, CKC, M/F, 16 wks, trained, all shots, health guar’t, exc. pedigree, $1800. Camaraderie Kennels, Victoria (250)381-0855
REAL ESTATE 612 BUSINESSES FOR SALE DVD RENTAL business. Selling due to illness. Fully stocked $5500.00 OBO. www.tigressevideorentals.com 250-542-0473
TIME FOR A NEW CAR? See bcclassified.com’s Automotive Section in 800’s
TOWN & COUNTRY APARTMENTS
Phone 604-530-1912 709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Home in Panorama Ridge on 1/2 acre. Well maintained, VIEW, walkout bsmnt for suite. $778,880 Inna 604-760-3792, Re/Max 2000. Open House Sat 2-4 14696 Southview Drive, Surrey
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APARTMENT/CONDO
ALDERGROVE 50+ Adult Building. 1 & 2 Bdrm apts. Central location. 604-317-1926 or 604-856-4307
BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 7002100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.
MURRAYVILLE 6 bdrm house, clse to ament. Refs req’d. Avail now. $1700/mo. Susan 604-805-0579 S.Langley: lge 2 bdrm mobile home in priv setting with garden, etc. Suit retired or semiretired. Chance to reduce rent for work (604)857-5780 SURREY 8956 151st. 5 Bdrm bsmt home, 3 appli’s, fenced yrd.NS/ NP. Mar 1st. $1550/mo. 604-617-9373 White Rock - FANTASTIC OCEAN VIEW HOME FOR RENT 15444 Royal Ave. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2185 sq/ft living space. All appls incl.N/S. Longterm lease. Avail now Ref’s req’d. $2500/mo. Call for more info: 604-817-5117.
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SUITES, UPPER
2005 DODGE CARAVAN Only 84K’s. 10 Passenger No accidents, original owner, 5 door double side sliding doors, brand new tires & brakes, luxury upholstery, tinted windows, 3.3L V6, 8-way power drivers seat, am/fm CD player, air cond, dual fold-away mirrors, power rack & pinion steering, luggage roof rack. Immaculate Condition! $6700. Call 604-341-1445.
A ONE bedroom basement with one bathroom, den, and laundry. A cosy quiet clean facing south with privacy. Laundry. Golden Ears Bridge, Hwy 1, (TWA) $700.00 utilities. Call 604-882-8815
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TOWNHOUSES
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TOWNHOUSES
We have 2 Playgrounds for your kids! And are “Pet-Friendly”
CYPRESS PLACE; High security, quiet senior, 50+ bldg. Close to all amens, ie: Seniors centre, Dr’s, lab, stores & bowling green. 1 Bdrm incl heat, htwtr & prkg. NP/NS. Contact Resident Mgr, Ann 604-530-2840.
NEWLY RENOVATED $990 per month + utilities 3 BDRM - 1.5 Baths - 2 Levels
LANGLEY 202/53A, 4 BDRM APT $1145/mo, 2 bdrm $925/mo. Quiet complex, no pets. 604-539-0217
1,100 sq ft and fenced back yard
LANGLEY
For more info call Mike at 604-792-8317 or 1-877-515-6696 or Email: wb@raamco.ca
CHESTNUT PLACE 20727 Fraser Highway Quiet 1 & 2 Bdrm Incl cable/heat/hot water Laundry each floor Walk to shopping / amenities
604-533-4061
SUITES, LOWER
LANGLEY; Lrg studio. Fresh paint, new flrs, 5 appls & sec prkg. $735. Sm pet ok. N/S. 778-255-2644
2003 CHEVY AVALANCHE. Great condition, runs well, very clean inside & out. Champagne colour $6,950. Call 604-768-4826
WOODBINE TOWNHOUSES 9252 Hazel St. Chilliwack BC - Move in Incentive! Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented
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