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Travis is ‘Wigging Out’ for Cancer Kids
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To the hoots and cheers of fellow Aldergrove Secondary school students Travis Sharman climbed aboard the dunk tank during Tuesday’s lunch break and within minutes was unceremoniously dunked with a splash (inset photo) by a well-aimed baseball thrown by a teacher. It was all the in the name of good fun and fundraising for Wigs for Kids BC, a volunteer run organization helps kids living with cancer live a better life. On Wednesday it culminates with Travis having his head shaved in the school gym, with his famous curly locks destined to create wigs for kids who have lost their hair due to cancer. Travis told The Star that his fundraising goal of $5,000 for the cause will be exceeded as he has raised $4,600 in on-line donations as of Tuesday, with another $800 pledged in other donations, plus whatever funds were raised in the Tuesday noon-hour school carnival and dunk tank. Those who wish to contribute can visit the fundraising website for details: see https://secure.bcchf.ca/SuperheroPages/main. cfm?Event=WigsForKids&Member=51328
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A major project that will bring an end to severe watering restrictions in Aldergrove and Gloucester Industrial Estates is expected to be complete by the end of the summer. Construction of the East Langley Water Supply, which will provide clean, safe, and dependable drinking water to residents, businesses, and schools, is anticipated to wrap up by August 7, although restoration work in the affected area will continue for a few more months. The Township of Langley’s top infrastructure priority, the 14-kilometre East Langley Water Supply project will connect Aldergrove and Gloucester to Metro Vancouver’s water system, providing direct access to the regional watersheds’ abundant resources. The need for the new water supply is based on studies dating back to 2005. “East Langley residents currently draw their water from local aquifers, which are gradually being depleted,” said Kevin Larsen, the Township’s manager of water resources and environment. “Connecting to Metro Vancouver’s water system will provide a dependable water supply that will meet the needs of the area’s growing population, while reducing pressure on local aquifers. The environment will benefit as local aquifers can recharge and be sustained into the future, and base flows to local streams and watercourses will increase.” The East Langley Water Supply will bring an end to the severe watering restrictions that east Langley residents and businesses have been faced with during the hot, dry summer months, so as not to deplete the aquifers. When the project is completed, those severe restrictions will be eased and the newly serviced areas will only be subject to the same watering restrictions seen in other Metro Vancouver areas. In addition, farms that meet the requirements of the Township’s Waterworks Regulations will be able to draw on this new water source. Work on the $33.5 million project got underway in May, 2013. The 52 Avenue route for the pipeline was selected by Township of Langley Council in 2010, with community input. The route was chosen based on environmental, economic, social, geotechnical, and operational factors, and because it allows for a water system back-up, as both aquifers and the new water pipeline can be used if needed. Over half of the cost of the council-approved project will be financed from Development Cost Charges (DCCs) raised from new development, with the remainder being funded through SEE: Page 3 the water utility.
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Two ‘Extreme Home Makeovers’ Begin in Aldergrove
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Work began this week on two Extreme Home Makeovers by volunteers with the Aldergrove Acts of Kindness team. The program, now in its 12th year, assists Aldergrove families with urgent home repairs, at no charge to the fortunate recipients. The home above is owned by Mike and Misty Shufflebotham and their son and daughter, and work includes construction of wheelchair access for Mike, 39, who is on permanent disability after a serious workplace accident. The planned work also includes raising the sunken livingroom and a fresh coat of paint. In photo at right Gail Bergen is re-sealing the home’s windows, while inset photo at left is Mike’s father, John, renovating a closet. Similar work is being performed nearby at the home of Laura Canessa and her three sons. Both families are away on “vacation� and will return for the “Big Reveal� on May Day, May 18.
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The project is being financed over a twenty-year period. Larsen noted that construction of the project has been slower than expected due to a range of factors, including getting regulatory approvals, weather conditions, encountering boulders, a change in plans to cross the river, and pipe production issues. Although challenges are not unusual in projects of this size and scope, Township of Langley staff have been working in close collaboration with the project consultant and contractor to resolve issues and limit inconveniences to residents living
near construction. Progress is being monitored at all government and industry levels to ensure the project is completed efficiently, and to the highest standard possible. To date, over 13 km of the 14 km water pipeline has been installed between Willoughby and East Langley, and a new pump station has been completed in Murrayville. Only two small sections of pipeline, totaling 800 metres, currently remain under construction in the Salmon River valley. However, there are other aspects still uderway. The remaining work
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Paramedic training simulates disaster It looked like a disaster but in reality it was a great experience for 12 SD35 students participating in the paramedic career training simulation. The experience, provided by the Career Education department, allows students to receive training and be introduced to the work of paramedics.
Concours d’art oratoire and organizers were Guyanne Inoue and Jody Legentil. Congratulations to each participant and to the 13 category winners going to the Provincial Concours d’art oratoire to be held on May 2nd at SFU Surrey. Heading to Provincials from Belmont: Jennifer, Alexa and Olivier. Prabhasha is from James Kennedy and Andrei is from Alex Hope. From REMSS Jasmine and Samantha will join WGSS student April and BSS students Koh Un, Michael, Roxanne and Megan in the secondary categories.
Langley students are taking part in Canada’s largest annual Frenchlanguage public speaking competition. The competition is open to FSL (Core French), French Immersion and Francophone students who compete in separate categories organized by grade. Organized by Canadian Parents for French, the competition is designed to stimulate the interests of students learning French, to improve their oral skills and to give them experiences speaking in public. Students write and present speeches in French: 2-4 minutes for grade 6 students and 3-5 minutes for grade 7-12 students. Topics are by choice and the speech must be an original work by the student and not a recitation of someone else’s work. The SD 35 concours took place on Monday, April 13th at Alex Hope Elementary and on Wednesday, April 15th at WGSS – judges included teachers, SFU Faculty Associate and community members/parents – hosts
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as of Monday morning. Fire crews had to use the Jaws of Life to pry open one vehicle and extract one victim. An air ambulance helicopter was called in to evacuate one of the victims, while two others were transported by ground ambulance. All have since been released from hospital, police said. Traffic on Hwy. 1 was backed up for more than three hours while police, fire and paramedics attended.
Fatal crash on 0 Avenue likely a medical incident Aldergrove Star
A medical incident is likely the cause of a fatal single-vehicle crash that killed a 73-year-old White Rock man at the U.S./Canada border on Friday. Langley RCMP said further investigation suggests the man suffered a medical incident and then his vehicle left the roadway in the southernmost part of Langley in the 22900 block of 0 Avenue. His vehicle came to rest on the
United States side of the boundary. Langley RCMP was assisted in its investigation by US Border Patrol. The discovery of the vehicle was reported just prior to 1 p.m. however it is now believed the crash happened the night before. ICARS (Integrated Collision Analyst Reconstruction Services) assist with the investigation. Police are no longer seeking witnesses to this crash.
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Police are searching for a pickup truck driver responsible for a multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash that sent at least three people to hospital early Friday night, May 1, in Aldergrove. Around 6 p.m. the truck rear-ended a small car, driving it into two other cars on Hwy. 1 near the 264 Street overpass. The pickup fled the scene of the crash and was later found abandoned in Aldergrove. The driver, described as a young white male, had not been located
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Horse rescue has happy ending Aldergrove Star
Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service received a call to assist with the rescue of a horse from a ditch just west of the intersection of Marsh McCormick and Lefeuvre roads in Glen Valley on Saturday afternoon. Firefighters, along with Abbotsford Police and a local farmer, were able to attach a fire hose harness to the horse and then use a tractor to lift the mare from the ditch. A veterinarian at the scene provided valuable assistance in terms of the animal’s welfare. The horse had apparently been spooked while a group of locals had been riding. The horse reared back, throwing the rider, and
School Closure Review Meeting for Lochiel U-connect Meeting Location: Simonds Elementary School May 13, 2015 @ 7pm As a part of the Long Term Facilities Plan, the Langley School District served a notice of motion to consider the possible closure of the Lochiel U-connect program at its current location. Trustees will attend a public meeting at Simonds Elementary School on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 7pm, and the decision will be made at a Special Meeting of the Board of Education on Tuesday, June 9, 2015. The purpose of the May 13th meeting is to gather information from the community about the impacts of the possible closure. Oral and written presentations will be received. Speakers will be provided a five-minute time limit. To register as a Speaker or make a written submission, please contact David Green, Secretary-Treasurer via email at dgreen@sd35.bc.ca or by phone at 604-532-1477. Written submissions may also be mailed or dropped off at the School Board Office, 4875 222 Street, Langley, V3A 6J3. Speaker registrations will be collected until 12 noon May 8th.
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A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in jail for leading police on a two-hour chase that saw the fleeing driver steer a stolen pickup truck into oncoming traffic on the Fraser Highway in Langley. Robert Anthony Pickford was given 36 months on Tuesday, April 28, by a Port Coquitlam provincial court judge. The day before, he pleaded guilty to five criminal counts, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle — an offence with a potential maximum of five years in jail — as well as flight from police, possession of stolen property and two parole violations. Pickford has been in jail since his arrest on Feb. 18 following a police pursuit of a stolen red Ford F150 pickup truck through Langley and neighbouring communities that ended on the Golden Ears Bridge. The chase began around 2 p.m. when Ridge Meadows RCMP officers tried to stop the pickup. Pickford initially pulled over, then drove off, heading for Coquitlam on the Lougheed Highway. He continued through Surrey and Langley, followed by police on the ground and in the air. Eyewitnesses told Black Press they saw the Ford speeding toward oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road
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A police pursuit of a wildly-driven red truck ran through several communities before coming to an end on the Golden Ears bridge in February. The driver pleaded guilty to five criminal counts related to the chase and was sentenced to three years. heading west along the Fraser Highway from Aldergrove. At least one civilian vehicle was forced to drive up on a sidewalk to avoid a collision. There were no reports of injuries. The chase ended around 4 p.m. on the Golden Ears Bridge after Ridge Meadows RCMP closed the crossing and police were able to box the pickup in. By then, three of the tires on the truck had been blown out by spike belts deployed by police. The Ford came to a stop facing backwards, surrounded by Emergency Response Team vehicles. An ambulance was called in to take the driver
to hospital. Northbound traffic across the bridge was blocked off for about an hour, causing heavy congestion and substantial delays for commuters. At the time, Pickford was free on bail awaiting trial on 10 charges, most involving theftrelated incidents in Port Coquitlam. Pickford pleaded guilty to five of those charges following his arrest on the bridge. Court records show Pickford has several prior convictions for vehicle theft and dangerous driving, including a 2005 case where he received a two-and-a-half year jail sentence for dangerous driving, stealing a vehicle and operating a vehicle
“in order to evade a peace officer.” At the time, Provincial Court Judge Shehni Dossa described how Pickford “went through a lot of red lights onto oncoming traffic” during an early morning police pursuit that ended when Pickford hit a light standard. “You are fortunate there was so little traffic on the road and that nobody was hurt,” Dossa told Pickford. “You have a long record for someone so young,” Judge Dossa added. At the time, Pickford was on parole from a 2003 conviction for dangerous driving, possession of a stolen auto and drug possession.
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It’s been nine years since Margaret Redford’s death. She died in 2006. Her body was found in Bertrand Creek in Aldergrove on May 20 of that year. In the years before her death, Redford had struggled with addiction, but the 47-year-old mother of two was “living peacefully” in Aldergrove at the time of her murder, her father said in November, 2011, as he was waiting for a preliminary hearing to begin. Davey Mato Butorac, who is now 36, is charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of Redford. He has yet to go to trial for that murder, although last week he was convicted (for the second time) in the 2007 death of Sheryll Korroll in Langley City. The nine-year delay is partially due to the challenges police had in identifying Butorac as a suspect. He was first charged with the murders of Korroll, who was killed in July, 2007, and Gwendolyn Jo Lawton of Abbotsford, who died in March, 2007. For some inexplicable reason, the Crown decided to lump both murder trials together, and Butorac was convicted on both counts in 2010. However, he successfully appealed his convictions to the B.C. Court of Appeal, on the basis that it wasn’t proper to put the two trials together. His lawyer had made that argument before the trial began in 2010, but was unsuccessful. The Court of Appeal overturned Margaret Redford in happier times the two murder conwith one of her children. victions in October, 2013, and new trials were ordered. The second trial in the Korroll case concluded with last week’s conviction by a jury. Butorac was charged in connection with Redford’s death after his first convictions. The three cases are linked by DNA evidence, which proved crucial in police identifying Butorac as a suspect in the first place. The Redford family deserves to have the certainty of a trial date. Her father Ed Redford told Black Press in 2011 that he planned to attend every day of the preliminary hearing, mostly so his son and wife won’t have to. “I just want to get it over with,” he said. His daughter is survived by a young son and daughter, he said, noting at that time (more than three years ago) “my grandson still isn’t over it.” At the time Redford was murdered, there was palpable fear in Aldergrove that a potential serial killer was on the loose. Butorac lived in Aldergrove at that time, in a townhouse owned by his father. He has been in jail since first being charged with the two other murders, and remains there today. He has already spent about six years in jail. The angst that Aldergrove residents felt in 2006 was only partially eased by reassurances from the police that the Redford killing seemed to be random. The facts remain as follows: Butorac has been convicted of the murder of one vulnerable woman, and is facing trials on charges of murdering two others. He has no criminal record. The families of all three victims have been waiting for the better part of a decade for justice. No one can even begin to explain the motive behind these three murders.
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VICTORIA – After the first few glum lines of his speech, it was difficult to tell anything had changed for B.C. Teachers’ Federation president Jim Iker as he took his familiar place before the TV cameras last week. Iker droned on about how B.C. schools are under-funded by hundreds of millions of dollars, echoing demands from the disastrous strike he led the union membership into last year. The B.C. Court of Appeal had just overturned a bizarre trial court decision that tried to give the union everything it wanted: a trip back in time to the NDP wonderland of 2001, a constitutional spanking for the B.C. Liberal government and a $2 million bonus of taxpayers’ money. The BCTF must now pay back that $2 million and scrape up whatever is left of its members’ compulsory dues to plead for an appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada, continuing the executive’s self-righteous fantasy of controlling education spending in B.C. The appeal court didn’t just overturn the judgment of B.C. Supreme Court Justice Susan Griffin. It shredded her legal reasoning and bluntly corrected her, over and over, on evidence she ignored or misinterpreted. The appeal court confirmed at great length what I said when Griffin’s second
Time for teachers to question union
decision came down in early 2014: it was far worse for B.C. schools than when judges decided in 2005 that teachers can bring union propaganda into classrooms. Did the government bargain in bad faith? No. Did they conspire to provoke a strike? No. Did they illegally strip working conditions from the teacher contract? No. Turns out our kids are not just “working conditions” for teachers, and public policy still matters. And it turns out that making special needs assistants dash between classes to deal with two kids here and three over there was a lousy idea. Now there’s even a credit course offered in high school for students with learning difficulties, which probably has some BCTF minion crafting a pile of grievances about segregation. In the negotiated settlement reached last fall, teachers shared $105 million to make thousands of baseless grievances go away, after the union filed one for student numbers in every class in the province. This bloated perpetual protest machine drains the public purse in more ways than taxpayers realize. Parents understand the strikes, though. They remember a union that scrapped report cards, disrupted administration and forced schools to shut down at graduation time. The strike then dragged
into the fall, as the government held the line on public service spending. And what was the key issue that kept schools closed? It wasn’t special needs support, where student performance has continued to improve. No, it was the BCTF demanding a raise twice as big as other public sector unions had already accepted. In the end, their paltry strike fund long gone, the union grudgingly accepted the going rate. They figured they had the elected government on the run in court. Wrong again. Next up for the ministry is taking control of professional development. A bill before the legislature will enforce standards, once the NDP is done denouncing it. Singing Solidarity Forever around a campfire and calling it paid professional development (a real example, by the way) will soon go the way of the union-controlled College of Teachers – onto the scrap heap of history. There are BCTF members who understand how illserved they are by their union. They are looking critically at the performance of their leaders, who are too often distracted by grandiose “social justice” campaigns as far away as the Middle East. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Chamber opposed to proposed riding changes Aldergrove Star
The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce has announced it is strongly opposed to proposed provincial riding changes that would see Abbotsford residents in five different ridings in the next election. Allan Asaph, executive director of the chamber, supplied a written submission to the Electoral Boundaries Commission, which released its preliminary report in March on the proposed updates to provincial boundaries. Asaph wrote that the proposed realignments would “significantly fracture the representation of the communities of Langley, Abbotsford and Chilliwack to the detriment of its citizens and of its
elected representatives.” The three existing ridings in Abbotsford are Abbotsford West, Abbotsford South and Abbotsford-Mission. In the proposal, sections of neighbouring communities would be combined, creating the electoral districts of Aldergrove-Abbotsford, Fort Langley-Abbotsford, Abbotsford Centre, Chilliwack-Sumas, along with changes to the existing Abbotsford-Mission riding. The boundaries would split sections of Abbotsford along Highway 1 and Highway 11, with a solely local riding in central Abbotsford. Asaph opposed the division of ridings along Highway 1, as it “ignores the regulatory, operational, economic,
Map of proposed new provincial electoral boundaries in the Fraser Valley. and land use realities of this region.” “The proposed boundaries tear these communities apart and put them together in a
way that creates significant disadvantages depending on which portion of the riding in which you reside.” The submission also notes
the issues of having two regional districts, two school districts and two separate police forces in a riding, and organizations such as
TransLink, which only runs in Metro Vancouver. In addition, there are several economic factors noted by Asaph, such as having the highly productive Agricultural Land Reserve land move into ridings that have a major population base outside of Abbotsford, as well as the Abbotsford International Airport. Asaph notes “the effectiveness of our elected representatives is greatly enhanced by their knowledge of and presence in our community. The new boundaries proposed in your report will not serve us well and, in our opinion, will significantly reduce that effectiveness.” Residents can submit input online at bc-ebc.ca, or by email by 11:59 p.m., May 26.
Truck parking leads to big rig dilemma By ALEX BUTLER Aldergrove Star
Trucks are an essential component of the economy. From gravel and groceries, to stereos and steel beams, virtually every item on a store shelf or construction site arrived there by truck. Heavy haulers also carry some hefty issues – with one of the most complex occurring when the wheels stop turning. Parking those big rigs can create challenges for operators, neighbours and municipalities. Trucks – whether based in Abbotsford or just passing through – need room to rest, and this is a region where space is increasingly regulated and in ever-short supply. In Abbotsford, there were more than 5,000 registered big rigs in 2013, up from about 4,000 in 2009. Where those trucks and their trailers park creates a multitude of issues – requiring the efforts of many parties to address. Trucks continue to be parked illegally on agricultural land, creating environmental contamination concerns and animosity among those who respect city regulations and expect them to be enforced. While truckers are looking for convenient, affordable and secure parking, the concept of allowing trucks to park on residential property repeatedly meets with stiff opposition from neighbourhoods, while street parking of semi-trailer units in industrial areas has been banned due to safety concerns. Abbotsford has seen an increase in commercial parking spaces in recent years, but for some truckers, space is either unavailable, inconvenient or unaffordable. For those looking to start legal truck parking facilities, city zoning or small profit margins can be deterrents. These truck parking problems are common among Metro and Valley municipalities, and the provincial government acknowledges the need to look at solutions. This city’s zoning bylaw allows a maximum of two commercial vehicles to be parked on an agricultural property – and only if the registered
owner of at least one is the resident of the property and the rigs are not used for hauling solid waste, sewage, hazardous materials or dangerous goods. Coun. Moe Gill, who has been involved with this issue since elected to council 18 years ago, said the city worked hard to allow for two trucks on agricultural land, but some operators continue to press for more. The decision to allow two heavy rigs on both city-designated agricultural land and the provincial-designated Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) parcels in Abbotsford was viewed as an accessory to the principle use of the property for farming, and two tractor-trailer units would typically be accommodated on existing parking areas without a loss of farm land. In 2014, 24 local ALR properties were in violation of commercial truck parking regulations. In Abbotsford, bylaw enforcement is primarily driven by complaints from the public, generating response from the city’s seven bylaw officers, who are in charge of enforcing a multitude of city regulations. Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said the city is working to bring agricultural properties with various bylaw infractions into compliance. And he noted there are problems with a complaint-based bylaw enforcement system, as it pits neighbours against each other. “I don’t want that to be the only mechanism by which we act as a city,” he said, adding that if bylaw staff are aware of an issue they should be able to deal with it proactively. Until 2007, commercial truck parking was permitted in industrial and commercial areas of the city, but due to complaints and traffic safety concerns, it was phased out. While most large transport operations have their own parking facilities, smaller operations or owner/ operators often face the necessity of renting commercial space. When that’s not available, affordable or convenient, some truckers park on residential streets, which is prohibited. Dan Dickey, a Chilliwack-based truck driver who runs the online
forum BCTrucker.com, said the lack of parking is an issue all over the Lower Mainland. He said neighbours often complain when truckers park their rigs at home, but suggested cities could create bylaws that only allow trucks in and out of residential areas during the day, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., to create less disturbance. However, he added that many people still wouldn’t want semis around. “It’s a tough subject, and I understand both sides of it,” he said. Trucks can contain thousands of dollars worth of personal items, radios, dash-cams and more, and drivers are worried about being broken into if their vehicles are in unsecured areas, he said. Secure commercial parking means they have to pay the fees, and while Dickey said the cost may not be prohibitive, it is just another expense for owner/operators on top of thousands in insurance and fuel. The issue of truck parking has been on the city’s radar for some time. In 2011, a task force created by then-mayor George Peary released a report on the issue of how to accommodate big rigs in the city. The idea of letting truck owners park in residential areas met with significant negative public feedback, as well as safety concerns for police and fire services. Also finding little support was a proposed pilot project allowing long-haul truckers to park overnight on some industrial area roads. Councillors were concerned there were not enough bylaw officers to ensure drivers didn’t take advantage of the on-street parking. Council did approve recommendations to fast-track applications for new truck parking facilities, and allow use of some gravel pits for the purpose. Braun said there has been progress on providing parking, including an increase in industrial rezoning applications for legal lots, with more currently going through the rezoning process, but he acknowledges illegal parking remains a current concern. Louise Yako, president and CEO
of the BC Trucking Association, agrees that there is a lack of commercial parking available in the Lower Mainland and “the further east you go in the Fraser Valley, the worse the situation.” She says the situation can be the result of municipal zoning decisions, as truck lots often generate lower property tax revenues. And with little land available for industrial or light industrial purposes in many communities, property owners are often interested in investments that bring in a higher profit than parking lots. The association takes the position that trucks should be parked in secure facilities designed for that purpose, but it also notes “there aren’t very many options available if you aren’t part of a large truck fleet.” Chamber of Commerce executive director Allan Asaph said now is an opportune time for Abbotsford to allocate space to address commercial truck parking needs, as the city is currently developing a new official community plan (OCP), which outlines future development and land use. Asaph added that if parking is far from where truckers live, there also have to be transportation options available to drivers to get to and from their rigs. He said it’s important for a city plan to focus on what makes a strong business community and to “be more strategic about how to locate things so they work together.” Last month, B.C. Minister of Transportation Todd Stone noted the serious shortage of parking and staging areas for trucks across the Lower Mainland, and announced that the province is aiming to establish new facilities. He said Victoria was exploring a number of potential locations south of the Fraser for short-term parking facilities between Abbotsford and Delta to improve efficiency and reduce congestion. For Dickey, solving the problem of accommodating trucks is a necessity. “If you’re not wanting trucks in your neighbourhood, quit buying stuff … Everything comes into the
Lower Mainland by a truck.” Illegal parking on agricultural land In 2012, 407 tickets were written by city authorities specific to truck parking in city-designated agricultural zones, according to information obtained by The News under a Freedom of Information request. In 2013, that number was 148. In the provincially designated Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), 30 properties were in violation of commercial vehicle parking regulations in 2013, and 92 related fines were issued. Six of those properties were repeat offenders. In 2014, there were 24 ALR properties in violation and 58 related fines, with two repeat offenders. The fine for unauthorized vehicles in agricultural zones or unauthorized parking is $250. Currently, there are two nonfarm use applications to allow for truck parking in Abbotsford awaiting review by the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC). In May of last year, owners of a property on Mt. Lehman Road asked council to send their submission to the ALC for approval to use a twoacre portion of a five-acre parcel to continue to operate a farm equipment and truck/trailer repair business. The city’s bylaw enforcement division has responded to 14 complaints since April 2008 regarding the unauthorized use of that property. In October 2012, a bylaw officer noted more than 34 trucks were parked on the property – instead of the allowed two. Also, several business licence infractions were recorded regarding unauthorized activities on the land. Another property owner has requested similar approval to continue operating truck parking related to the owners’ transportation business. Bylaw enforcement had recorded 12 complaints since August 2006 regarding the property’s unauthorized use as truck parking. Ultimately, council voted to forward the requests to the ALC for review, but with their suggestion to the commission that the proposals be denied.
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Langley Legion Branch 21 Service Officer Wilma McEwen (right) and Legion member Christine Humphrey paid a visit to St. Catherine’s Elementary School on April 9 to present certificates and prizes to winners of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Remembrance Day Literary Contest. Grade 5 students who were recognized for their efforts were (left to right) Mynnyoung Lee, Ella McDonald, Elizabeth Woitowitsch, Tristan Elum, and Alexandria Tan. The contest is held each year to encourage young people to promote Remembrance Day and honour Canada’s military heritage.
MS satellite clinic opens in Fraser Valley Aldergrove Star
The Fraser Valley now has its own multiple sclerosis satellite clinic in the Fraser wing of the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. Until this, there were only two MS clinics in the Lower Mainland, at UBC Hospital in Vancouver and at Burnaby Hospital. MS clinics provide comprehensive care to people with multiple sclerosis and serve as a source of education on multiple sclerosis to both the health care community and people living with multiple RY C L U B TA O
open a clinic in the Fraser Valley. Along with the support of the Fraser Health Authority and key staff, it was decided that a satellite clinic was necessary and could be supported. The clinic will initially run two days a month with potential to increase as demand grows. The clinic is for patients already established at the Fraser Health MS clinic at Burnaby Hospital. For information, contact the FH MS clinic at Burnaby Hospital: email to msclinic@fraserhealth.ca, or phone 604-412-6405.
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May Queen Vanessa Nelson, 10, and Miss Canada Madeline Isaak, 12, pose for a picture at the Royal Tea Party in Fort Langley on Sunday. The May Queen was chosen at the event, a fundraiser to cover the costs of the May Day parade and events. May Day festivities return to Fort Langley and Bradner on Monday, May 18.
Township goes ‘MAD’ for kids Aldergrove Star
The halls were alive with sound of children, as the Township of Langley welcomed more than 1,800 students, their teachers, and parents to the Civic Facility for its 13th annual Municipal Awareness Day (MAD). The event is held each year to give elementary school kids a hands-on chance to learn what the Township does on a day-to-day basis to keep the community functioning efficiently. Interactive booths and displays, equipment, and educational games were set up throughout the Civic Facility and surrounding parking areas at 20338 – 65 Avenue on April 23. During the event, children had the chance to climb in municipal works vehicles, police cars, and fire trucks, see how signs and maps are made, and learn what is done to care for the community’s trees. They also learned about graphic design, what school was like in “the good old days,” and took part in a mock vote and council meeting. “Municipal Awareness Day is a great opportunity to connect with the younger members of our community and teach them about what
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Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Langley, pursuant to Section 40 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, to adopt “Highway Closing and Dedication Removal (Federal Government) Bylaw 2015 No. 5136.” The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of highway of a 0.330 hectare portion of improved road beside 26717 Zero Avenue. The road will then be transferred to the Federal Government in exchange for a 0.408 hectare road dedication for the realignment of Zero Avenue to accommodate the Federal Government’s planned expansion of the Aldergrove Border Crossing. The portion of road being closed is shown outlined on the plan.
Celebrate Mother’s Day in a unique way as the Langley Demonstration Garden opens for the season. Seedy Sunday is once again being held at the Garden, and the public is encouraged to stop in, get to know their seedy community resources, enjoy kids’ crafts, and support non-profit organizations through the purchase of garden items like seedlings and young fruit trees. High Tea will be available for purchase and visitors can bring their own saved or leftover seeds to participate in a free seed exchange, alongside local experts and enthusiasts. Date: Sunday, May 10 Time: Noon - 3pm Place: Langley Demonstration Garden Location: Derek Doubleday Arboretum, 21200 block of Fraser Highway Guests can learn tricks for Container Gardening with the Langley Environmental Partners Society at 12:30pm, and launch or deepen their knowledge of Seed Saving with local organic farmer and plant breeder David Catzel of the Glorious Organics Co-Operative at 1:30pm. The event will take place rain or shine, with plenty of covered space. For information contact: Ava Shannon 604.546.0337 agriculture@leps.bc.ca
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Water Main Flushing As part of our maintenance program, the municipal Water Department will be flushing water mains within the dates shown below. Water main flushing is weather dependent and we are unable to provide a specific date for when it will occur in your area. As a result of this flushing, you may notice changes in water pressure and there may be some discolouration or sediment in the water. This is a temporary condition and is not a health hazard. To avoid inconvenience, please check the water before doing laundry. You may wish to keep water in the refrigerator for drinking and cooking. Willoughby: until Friday, May 22 Willowbrook: Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 29 Fort Langley, Forest Knolls and Milner: Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 29 Tall Timbers and Acadia: Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 29 Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca
Give Laundry a Fresh Start with Clothes Washer Rebate Program Is your clothes washer an energy waster and a water guzzler? Are you in the market for a new washing machine? For a limited time only, Township of Langley residents can receive a $100 to $200 rebate on select Energy Star® qualified clothes washers. Rebates are courtesy of BC Hydro Power Smart and the Township’s energy and water programs. Visit powersmart.ca/appliances to check a Product Eligibility Search Tool for qualifying models and to apply. Rebates are available for purchases made from May 1 - June 30, 2015 or when funding is exhausted. You must be a Township resident in order to qualify for the maximum rebate. Engineering Division 604.532.7300 opsinfo@tol.ca
Upcycling Art Contest Calling all eco-artists! Turn trash into treasure with our third annual Upcycling Design Challenge. Create a unique and interesting piece made from at least 75 per cent found/recovered material. Prizes will be awarded for the top entries:
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Heritage Building Incentive Program The Heritage Building Incentive Program is designed to assist with the costs of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley. Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township of Langley’s Inventory of Heritage Resources. The next deadline for the grant program is May 29, 2015 at 4:30pm. For an application form, visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca/hbip. Elaine Horricks Heritage Planner 604.534.3211, Local 2998
Mosquito Season: Reducing Risks Enjoy a safe spring and summer … and remember to practice the 4-Ds to reduce mosquito risks: 1. DRAIN your property of unwanted standing water 2. DUSK/DAWN take extra care at these times 3. DRESS appropriately: wear light-coloured, loose-fitting clothing with long sleeves 4. DEFEND against mosquito bites by using mosquito repellents wisely Township Mosquito Nuisance Control Programs 604.872.1912 tol.ca/mosquitoes
Composting: Nature’s Recycling Help the environment and get great soil for your garden by using a backyard composter. Township residents can get a backyard composter for $25. They can be purchased at the Civic Facility or Operations Centre during regular operating hours. Engineering Division 604.532.7300
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It is said that one person’s trash can be another person’s treasure. This spring, that philosophy will be taken to a whole new level when the Township of Langley and the Langley Arts Council hold the third annual Upcycling Design Challenge. The popular competition encourages residents to take old, unwanted items and transform them into something unique, functional, artistic, and attractive. “There is so much enthusiasm surrounding this event,” said Krista Daniszewski, solid waste coordinator for the Township of Langley. “Participants are always eager to rise to the challenge, and the public is excited to see how waste items and things that were going to be thrown out can be repurposed into such unexpected creations. Langley is full of creative people and this is an opportunity for them to showcase their skill while doing something great for the environment.” To enter the Challenge, aspiring eco-artists must make a piece using at least 75 percent found or recovered material. The contest is open to Langley Township and City residents who are aged 14 and up, and everyone has a chance to win a prize.
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Creative entries in the past have included a steam roller made of an old sewing machine and a dress made of newspapers.
The Langley Arts Council will judge entries on their creative use of material, originality, percentage of reused material, practicality, and artistic merit. First place will receive $500, second place takes $200, and third place wins $100. The creative and usual artwork will get even greater exposure this year, as it will be put on display at Willowbrook Shopping Centre for a week. The public can view the entries from May 25 to 31, and vote early for their favourite. The winning artist will receive the People’s
Choice Award and a $500 Willowbrook gift card. Prizes will be awarded during a reception being held at Willowbrook on Thursday, May 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. “While the Upcycling Design Challenge is a contest, the real winner is our environment,” said Daniszewski. “All upcycling pieces, large and small, keep items out of the landfill and help inspire people to rethink waste. As well, everything entered will make a great contribution to the display. All it takes is a little creativity and we really encourage people to give it a try.” To take part, fill out a con-
Township
test entry form, which can be found online at tol.ca/upcycling. Contest entries and completed entry forms must be dropped off Friday, May 15 or Saturday, May 16, between 2 – 6 p.m., at Willowbrook Shopping Centre, 19705 Fraser Highway. Past Upcycling Challenge creations have included coffee tables made out of hockey sticks and a salvaged door, dresses made from street banners and newspapers, a mat woven from discarded grocery bags, and an artistic steam roller fashioned out of a vintage sewing machine. For more information, call 604-532-7300.
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notice of public hearing Proposed Zoning Changes NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing. AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.
BYLAW NO. 5114 APPLICATION NOS. RZ100416 / DP100762 Infinity Properties (Yorkson) Ltd. 205, 6360 - 202 Street Langley, BC V2Y 1N2
Infinity Properties Ltd. 205, 6360 - 202 Street Langley, BC V2Y 1N2
LOCATION:
8572 - 204 Street and 20474 - 86 Avenue (see Map 1)
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Lot 27 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848 Portion of Lot 28 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848
PURPOSE:
Bylaw No. 5114 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-77. A Development Permit is being considered in conjunction with this bylaw.
PROPOSAL:
This application will facilitate the development of 106 townhouse units.
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Bylaw No. 5147 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-77. Development Permits for streamside protection and form and character are being considered in conjunction with this bylaw.
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There are so many ways to say “I love you” on Mother’s Day, but the very best way is to share the day with your mother. With that thought in mind here are a variety of suggestions to celebrate your mom in our community on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10 or even the entire weekend. Seasonal 56 (26730 - 56 Ave., phone 60-625-5601) has a special Mother’s Day dining experience on Sunday, May 10, with brunch served from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and a full course dinner from 5 to 8:30 p.m. with “a la carte” springinspired menu. Reservations required for brunch and dinner; no online reservations accepted for this day; please call 604-625-5601. Brunch is $39.95 per person plus GST and gratuity with the kids’ menu for $14.95. As a special treat classical guitarist Andreas Stano performs Friday, May 8 and Sunday, May 10, 6-9 p.m. Guests can also add a gift for mom that can be waiting on the table. Treat your Mother to the Fox & Hounds Pub and
Visit the animals at the Greater Vancouver Zoo on Mother’s Day. Restaurant Mothers Day Brunch, Sunday, May 10, Served 10 a.m. to 2 p.m there is a buffet and omelet station, priced at $15.95 ($9.95 child aged 3-12). Think Pink for Mother’s Day at Township 7 Vineyards and Winery. Help mom see the world through Rosé coloured glasses as this Mother’s Day Township 7 is celebrating the long awaited release of their 2014 Rosé wine. Treat mom to a refreshing glass (or bottle or two) of this pretty in pink wine along with a delicious progres-
sive luncheon and grooving tunes at the south Langley winery, 21152 - 16 Ave. (at 212th St.). For details call 604532-1766 (open daily 11 a.m.6 p.m.) The Aldergrove Elks’ annual Charity Garden Event takes place at their lodge, 26607 Fraser Highway, Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, starting at 9 a.m. and running to 4 p.m. both days. There will Mother’s Day specials and the Elks’ food truck on site, offering something for everyone. The twoday fundraising charity Garden
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Day to keep family together Event offers a variety of bedding plants, planters, hanging baskets and much more, and on Saturday there will also be a Flea Market & Crafts Sale. A Mothers Day Fair and Pancake Breakfast takes place on Saturday, May 9, 8 a.m. to noon at Credo Christian High School. There are lots of new activities and entertainment for all ages; come see what all the fuss is about at this fabulous community event. Aldor Acres Family Farm is open on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering farm tours and petting zoo, along with other down on the farm fun. Located at 24990 – 84 Ave.; call 604888-0788 for information. Krause Berry Farms’ Estate Winery is open on Saturdays and Sundays, and for Mother’s Day weekend, Saturday, May 9 they are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with their Mother’s Day dinner beginning at 6 p.m. On Sunday, May 10 they are open from 1 to 5 p.m. (the winery is closed in Sunday morning for their sold out Mother’s Day brunch). Dinner is served 6-8 p.m., and cost is $72 ($30 child aged up to 6). Call 604856-5757 to reserve seats;
Mom Jenn Wolfe helps Alexa cut sausages at Mother’s Day breakfast at Jubilee Hall. located at 6179 - 248 St. In an Aldergrove Skating Club fundraiser, orders are being taken for hanging baskets for Mother’s Day for $25, gifts that last all summer. To order contact Kim Hensens, 604-308-1754 or kim. hensens@gmail.com The annual Mother’s Day breakfast at Jubilee Community Hall, 7989 Bradner Rd., takes place
Sunday, May 10. This is the 41st year that Jubilee dads have been flipping some of the best flapjacks in town on this special day for moms. The event runs from 8 a.m. to noon and the breakfast menu includes sausages, scrambled eggs, fruit cocktail and all-youcan-eat pancakes. Cost for the breakfast, which also includes orange juice, coffee and tea, is $6. Children under six are free. For more information, call 604-856-4375. The Greater Vancouver Zoo (5048 - 264 Street, Aldergrove, call 604-2390238) has a Mothers Day special of 50 per cent off regular admission for first 100 mothers who drop in for a visit with the menagerie at the zoo on Sunday, May 10, plus a gift for the first 100 mothers. Otter Co-op hosts a first annual Kids Club Mother’s Day event, a free crafts session for the youngsters on Saturday, May 9, 10:30 to 2:30 p.m. Otter Co-op will take and process photos of the children while the children are handcrafting the photo frames, and Mother is able to shop or relax. At Otter Co-op’s retail centre, 3650 - 248 Street.
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Sardis Rugby Girls Trounce Aldergrove
KURT LANGMANN PHOTOS
Photo at left: Aldergrove Secondary school’s Alyssa Lussier tackles a Sardis player in senior girls rugby Wednesday, April 29 at Aldergrove’s field. Final was 52-5 in favour of Sardis. Aldergrove players (in blue jerseys) from right to left are Jess Brucker, Nicole Hobbis, and Miuna Suzuki. Photo at right: Aldergrove Secondary school ball carrier is Kaylee Wolflinger.
Soccer Coastal Cups Go To Out-of-Town Teams
KURT LANGMANN PHOTOS
Photo above: Langley United’s Joshua Owen (yellow jersey) came close to evening the score with a head shot at Coquitlam Strikers’ goal in Coastal Cup play Saturday, May 2 at Aldergrove Athletic Park. Photos at top left are Langley United’s Jacob DeWolff, Bennett Skilling and Ryan Freda in action.
Langley United boys denied Coastal Cup By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
KURT LANGMANN PHOTOS
Photo at left: Langley Wolves’ goalkeeper Alyssa Smith shut out the Tsawwassen Blues in the first half of U-17 girls “B” soccer Coastal Cup final game, Saturday, May 2 at Aldergrove Athletic Park. Photo at right: Langley Wolves’ Lauren Enns (in orange jersey) keeps the ball out of Tsawwassen Blues’ players’ reach in U-17 girls “B” soccer Coastal Cup action, Saturday, May 2 at Aldergrove Athletic Park. The Wolves were up 1-0 in the first half but lost to the Blues 4-2 in the end. Both teams have qualified for the upcoming Provincial championships, however.
Langley United U-15 soccer boys came close to taking the game into overtime against Coquitlam Strikers in Coastal Cup finals at Aldergrove Athletic Park on Saturday, May 2. The two teams had each won a regular season game against each other, so it could easily have gone either way at the finals. The Strikers capitalized on their opportunities in the first half to take a 2-0 lead at the start of the second half. Three of Langley’s shots had hit the crossbar and posts in the first
half. Langley came back with a goal on a mad scramble for the corner kick early in the second, and kept the pressure up for the equalizer, which never came. The Strikers took the Coastal Cup for the U-15 boys, however, both Langley and Coquitlam will advance to the Provincial Cup finals in 100 Mile House. Later that day the Langley U-17 Wolves girls team were defeated by Tsawwassaen 4-2 in Coastal Cup play, but both teams will advance to the Provincial chmapionship as well.
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Awareness walk for ‘wellness’
Classic Keeps on Rolling
Aldergrove Star
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Brookswood resident Bill Casey shows off his 1926 Chevy half ton truck, one of many vehicles on view at the Otter Co-op show and shine on Sunday. Casey says the truck can do up to 55 km/h, but he prefers not to because pot holes are hard on the wooden spokes of the wheels. Video of show online at www.langleytimes.com
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Centre. Children ages 10 to 12 who reside in Langley can participate, with cadets learning about Air One, forensics, police dogs, first aid, firefighting, emergency services and a surprise or two. Applications are first come first serve.
It may seem early, but registration for the free RCMP Junior Cadet Camp began April 27 at the Langley detachment and all five CPOs. The three-day camp runs July 7 to 9 at Langley Events
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Elementary School; Most Walkers from a Middle/ Secondary School – H.D. Stafford Middle School; Most Walkers from an Organization – Latin Runners; Most Walkers from a Family – Humberstone Family; Oldest Walker – R. Tielens (91).
There were over 810 participants in the 2015 Langley Walk on Sunday. The annual walk was held May 3, in northwest Langley this year, as the event rotates around the communities of Langley every year. Trophy winners were: Most Walkers from an Elementary School – R.C. Garnet
The Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation is planning to embark on a walking tour from Langley to Banff to raise awareness for the debilitating disease and other invisible illnesses of its kind on May 24, 2016. “Our biggest hope is to be able to get the financing to build housing for a community of people who are disabled with fibromyalgia — people who have no other reinforcements and are in desperate need of housing and moral support,” said founder Cheryl Young. After meeting up with the cheerful and determined group at Memorial Park in Hope on Friday, April 24, during the kick off of their campaign to raise awareness, funding and support for the collective dream of completing the 2016 national awareness tour, one thing was made clear — they were all fighters, goodhumored, gracious and well adjusted individuals, despite struggling with a very difficult condition, or multiple conditions simultaneously. The foundation’s
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Members of the Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation met at Memorial Park in Hope on April 24. ‘Just one more step camchronic disease,” said paign’ has started to raise Young. “People’s biggest money for the upcoming hope for combatting and forty day, 1050 kilocaring for fibromyalgia metre journey that will and chronic fatigue — is take the group through research.” Aldergrove, Abbotsford, The disease can often Chilliwack, Agassiz, appear after a traumatic Hope, Princeton and all incident according to the way to Banff. Young. Young started the “Once triggered, the foundation eight years pain receptors, won’t shut ago as a nod to the illoff in the body,” she said. ness that left her unable Tylenol, opiates and natto work and feeling very ural supplements can be much alone in the world. used to combat the pain, “It’s been eight years but still leave the patient since the inception of in a difficult state.” it and I wanted to start Most sufferers are a program that would women at 85 per cent in address this complex and comparison to their male
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2015 Kia Rio stk#RO5X10 $24,995 $65.00 weekly payments over 96 months term at 4.24% interest, the cost of borrowing is $6,027 plus taxes and fees OAC includes $10,000 cash back, 2009 Nissan Quest SE Stk # 32760 Sale price $11,888 payments over 60 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1985.11 and Total obligation $16,268.20 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2005 Toyota Sienna stk # 32549 Sale price $7,288 payments over 36 mths $51 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $864.09 and Total obligation $9,996.48 finance rate 5.96% OAC, 2010 Kia Soul stk # 32373 Sale price $13,888 payments over 60 mths $61 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $2,050.47 and Total obligation $16,811.60 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2011 Rio 5 LX/SX Hatchback stk # 32353 Sale price $11,288 payments over 72 mths $42 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $2,284.44 and Total obligation $15,908.88 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2007 Kia Amanti stk # 30917 Sale price $9850 payments over 48 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1326.90 and Total obligation $13,314.08 finance rate of 5.24% OAC, 2011 Kia Forte 5 SX stk # 31094 Sale price $15,288 payments over 72 mths $57 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $3,039.88 and Total obligation $21,172.32 finance rate of 5.24% OAC, 2005 Honda Civic SE stk# 32627 Sale price $6,888 payments over 36 mths $48 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $819.05 and Total obligation $9,475.44 finance rate of 5.96% OAC, 2005 Ford Five Hundred SEL stk # 32510 Sale price $6,888 payments over 36 mths $48 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $819.05 and Total obligation $9,475.44 finance rate of 5.96% OAC, 2006 Chevy Cobalt stk # 32542 Sale price $6,888 payments over 36 mths $48 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $819.05 and Total obligation $9,475.44 finance rate of 5.96% OAC, 2008 Mazda 3 GT stk # 32509 Sale price $11,888 payments over 60 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1985.11 and Total obligation $16,268.20 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2010 Hyundia Accent stk # 30640 Sale price $11,888 payments over 60 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1985.11 and Total obligation $16,268.20 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2010 Kia Forte LX Stk #32029 Sale price $11,888 payments over 60 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1985.11 and Total obligation $16,268.20 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2013 Kia Rio LX stk # 32446 Sale price $13,888 payments over 72 mths $52 weekly + taxes / fee’s Cost of borrowing $2,773.24 and Total obligation $19,309.68 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2013 Kia Rio LX stk # 30864 Sale price $13,888 payments over 72 mths $52 weekly + taxes/ fee’s Cost of borrowing $2,773.24 and Total obligation $19,309.68 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2011 Kia Forte stk# # 30694 Sale price $11,888 payments over 60 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1985.11 and Total obligation $16,268.20 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2013 Kia Forte EX Stk # 30956 Sale price $15288 payments over 72 mths $57 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $3,039.88 and Total obligation $21,172.32 finance rate 5.24 OAC, 2010 Kia Forte LX Stk # 32554 Sale price $11,888 payments over 60 mths $52 weekly + taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1985.11 and Total obligation $16,268.20 finance rate 5.24% OAC, 2006 Hyundai Sonata stk # 32694 sale price $8888 payments over 48 mths $48 weekly +taxes/fee’s Cost of borrowing $1384.18 and Total obligation $12,321.92 finance rate 5.96% OAC 2012 Kia Rio Sedan stk# # 32806 Sale price $12,888 payments over 72 mths $48 weekly + taxes / fee’s Cost of borrowing $2,585.96 and Total obligation $18,002.40 finance rate 5.24% OAC, Stk # 32353 2011 Kia Rio5 is now $10,850 and $40 weekly over 72mths @ 5.24% COB $2204.04 OAC, Stk # 32029 2010 Kia forte is now $9850 and $43 weekly over 60 mths @ 5.24% COB $1667.67 OAC, Stk # 32446 2013 Kia Rio is now $12,850 and $42 weekly over 84 mths @ 5.24% COB $3027.53 OAC, Stk # 30864 2013 Kia Rio LX is now $12,850 and is $42 weekly over 84 mths @ 5.24% COB $3027.53 OAC, Stk # 30694 2011 Kia Forte LX is now $10,850 and is $40 weekly over 72 mths @ 5.24% COB $2204.04 OAC, Stk # 30956 2013 Kia Forte EX is now $13,850 and is $45 weekly over 84 mths @5.24% COB $3250.69 OAC, Stk # 32806 2012 Kia Rio is now $11,850 and is $44 weekly over 72 mths @ 5.24% COB $2391.32 Stk # 32030 2008 Adventure Camper Trailer is $15,850 and can only be financed for 48mths @ 5.24% and is $84 weekly COB is $2069.94 OAC. Stock #33294 is a 2011 Chev Silverado 1500 selling @ $22,8510 and $85 weekly over 72 mths @ 5.24% (COB $4454.52) (TOB $31,028.40) Stock # 32998 Chrysler 200 LX 2012 selling @ $13,850 and $45 weekly over 84mths @ 5.24% (COB $3250.69) (TOB $19,757.92) Stock # 32910 Kia Sedona LX 2012 selling @ $ 15,850 and $52 weekly over 84 mths @ 5.24% (COB $3689.73) (TOB $22,436.92) Stock # 32982 is a 2011 VW Jett TDI selling @ $15,850 and $59 weekly over 72 mths @ 5.24% (COB $3140.44) (TOB $21,874.32) Stock # 32993 2014 Kia Forte LX selling @ $14,888 and $49 weekly over 84 mths @ 5.24% COB $3478.61 Total OB $21,148.4 Stock # 33307 2014 Kia Rio LX selling @ $13,850 and $41 weekly over 96 mths @ 5.24 % ( Cob $3739.21) ( TOB $20,255.04) Stock # 33032 2013 Kia Rio LX selling @ $12,850 and $42 weekly over 84 mths @ 5.24% (COB $3027.53) (TOB $18,414.76) Stock # 32712 2013 Ford Focus selling @ $14,850 and $49 weekly over 84mths @ 5.24% (COB $3250.69) (TOB $19,757.92)All prices do not include taxes and fees. 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CALENDAR Seniors’ Old Time Dances - every second Saturday, 1-4 p.m. at Aldergrove OAP Hall, 3015 - 273 St. Only $6 per person, includes refreshments. Upcoming dates are May 9 and 23, June 6 and 20. Summer break July and August, dances resume in September. Info: Gladys Andreas 604576-7970. The Tenors - Under One Sky Tour, Friday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. at Abbotsford Centre. Charge by phone 1-855-985-5000, also available at: ticketmaster.ca, Prospera Box Office at Abbotsford Centre, all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets (incl. GST) $39.50, $69.50, $99.50 (plus FMF and service charges) reserved seating, all ages. Info: www.livenation.com Babytime - Make language fun! Babies and their caregivers will join in bounces, songs, rhymes, and simple stories that encourage the development of speech and language skills. Registration required. Four locations: Muriel Arnason Library, Tuesdays, May 5-26, 9:30-10 a.m.; Walnut Grove Library, Thursdays, May 7-28, 9:30-10 a.m.; Fort Langley Library, Fridays, May 8-22, 9:30–10 a.m.; Murrayville Library, Thursdays, May 14–June 11, 10:30–11 a.m. The Special Orchestra - program for youth living with cognitive challenges, will host a meet and greet on Saturday, May 16, 1-4 p.m. for anyone interested in joining the orchestra. Event at Windsor Square and will feature a performance by members of the orchestra, Unit 90, 1959152 Street South Surrey. Info: 604-538-2295. Aldergrove OAP Meeting - Monday, May 25 is the date of the
OAP meeting because of the holiday weekend on the third week of May. Pensioners and seniors welcome, 1 p.m. at 3015 - 273 Street, Aldergrove. Potluck supper will be held Sunday, May 24 at the OAP Hall, 5 p.m. Fraser Valley Watermedia Society Exhibit - May 19-29 at Clearbrook Library, 32320 George Ferguson Way, during regular library hours. Free admission. Show opening May 19, 5 p.m. and artists’ reception May 21, 7-8 p.m. Free Guitar Classes - for children and youth ages 7 to 18. Group class for beginners at 5 p.m. and for more advanced at 6 p.m. every Thursday, May 21 to July 2, at St. Dunstan’s Anglican Church, 3025 - 264 St., Aldergrove. Some loaner guitars available. First come first serve, limited seats, please email for availability: info@musicaccesssociety.com. Music Access Society: building community, filling lives and hearts with song! Info: website: www.musicaccesssociety. com or ph. 604-259-8452. Nature Knowledge 101 - Native Plant ID and Garden Work Party, Saturday, May 9, 12:30 - 4 p.m. at Campbell Valley Regional Park, Langley. Identify native plants and learn their associations with wildlife (1.5-hrs.) then take part in a 2-hour garden work party to enhance pollinator habitat. Snacks, garden gloves, and tools provided. Ages 12+, Free, registration required. Quote Barcode 6150, register at www.metrovancouveronline.org or call 604432-6359. Abbotsford Women’s Connection - Feel Good Breakfast, Wed. May 13, 9:30 a.m. at the Azalea Room, Garden Park Tower, 2825
Clearbrook Road. Cost $11. Featuring fitness professional Judy Reeves will show how you can be healthier with simple movements and stretches and speaker Marg Roller will share how you can be “Adding Value to Your Life”. Reservations: Joyce 604-744-5159 or Rose 604-852-8240 or abbyconnectreservations @gmail.com Flamenco del Mar’s Spring Performances - Saturday, May 9, 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 10, 3 p.m. at Ocean Park Community Hall, 1577 – 128 St., South Surrey. Tickets $15 adult, $12 seniors/ children at Christopher’s Gifts, 12894 – 16 Ave., S. Surrey. Info: 604–542–2096 or email: jilltunbridge@hotmail.com SAFER (Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters) – Spotlight on BC Housing program offering a rent rebate for income qualified seniors who reside in market rental units, Wednesday, May 20, 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at the Langley Senior Resource and Recreation Centre, 20605 – 51B Ave. Please register at 604-530-3020. Dropins welcome. Free and open to the public. Abbotsford After 5 “Purse-onality” Auction Dinner - Monday, May 25, 6:30 p.m. at ABC Restaurant, 32080 Marshall Rd. Cost $18, featuring a live purse auction fundraiser for Stonecroft Ministries. Please bring a new or gently used purse to be auctioned and be ready to buy one that will be new to you. Jane Welsh from Abbotsford will share how her life has been transformed by more than a fashion accessory. Reservations: Pat at 604-856-7513 or email dfolson@shaw.ca Singalong Songfests - join in or
listen while the A-Tones celebrate “the old tunes” with singalong songfests in Abbotsford on Mondays, 1-3 p.m. All ages, genders and ethnicities are welcome. Song lyrics are provided. Pop songs from the past, gospel, folk music, blues, country, standards, old-timers and requests. Instruments are invited (piano and organ available) at the ASA Dropin Centre, on Cyril St. (between Essendene and George Ferguson Way), Abbotsford. Info: Ed 604853-8624 or e-mail songbag@ bigstring.com Dean Brody and Paul Brandt Road Trip - with guest Lindi Ortega, Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at Abbotsford Centre. Reserved seating, all ages tickets (incl. GST) $39.50, $49.50, $79.50 (Plus FMF and service charges) available at ticketmaster.ca, Prospera Box Office at Abbotsford Centre, all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone 1-855-985-5000. www.livenation.com Thank You For The Music - Langley Community Chorus spring 2015 concerts May 9 and 24. Wonderful songs performed in the native languages of Russia, Spain, Zulu South Africa, Nigeria and Zambia. There will also be well known popular songs from Canada and the United States. The 80 voice chorus will be joined by Langley composer and professional musician Bruce Henczel. They will sing some of his unique original compositions. Saturday, May 9, 3 p.m. at Langley Mennonite Fellowship, 20997 40 Ave., Langley; and Sunday, May 24, 3 p.m. at United Churches of Langley (Sharon United), 21562 Old Yale Rd Langley. Tickets at the door 30 minutes prior to concert.
one of three accessible Easter Seals camps in B.C. $35 registration fee. To register, visit www. woman2warrior.ca Lower Mainland Down Syndrome Society - annual T21 Awareness Walk at Bear Creek Park, in Surrey, May 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All walk details can be found on website at www. lmdss.com (non-profit organization that helps to support B.C. families and individuals with Down Syndrome). Port Kells Art Club - Classes every Monday 10:00 – 1:00 with general meetings third Monday of each month. New members welcome. Annual membership $25. Club exhibits 3-4 times per year in community. Located in Langley on Fraser Hwy. Contact Rita Evans at 604-853-4006. Ham Radio Luncheon - open to any amateur radio operator, third Monday of every month; 11:15 a.m. at Andreas Restaurant, 202 St. and 56 Ave. Pay your own bill, talk as long as you like. Most questions can be answered. Info: 604-514-3851. Conversation Circle - Practice your English at the library. Improve your conversation skills, learn about the library’s ESL resources, and meet new friends. Please pre-register. Walnut Grove Library, Thursdays, until April 30, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – a non profit weight loss support group meets Monday night and Tuesday morning in Aldergrove. For more information phone Susan at 604-856-1138 or Lynda at 604-856-8014. Mother’s Day Breakfast - May 10 at the Jubilee Community
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Hall, 7989 Bradner Rd. This is the 41st year that the Jubilee Dad’s have been flipping some of the best flapjacks in town. From 8 a.m. to noon, enjoy a breakfast of sausages, scrambled eggs, fruit cocktail and all the pancakes you can eat, served up buffet style, for only $6. Children under 6 are free! Includes orange juice, coffee and tea. Info: 604856-4375. Conversation Circle - Practice your English at the library. Improve your conversation skills, learn about the library’s ESL resources, and meet new friends. Please pre-register. Walnut Grove Library, Thursdays, until April 30, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Colin James: Up Close And Personal - an acoustic tour with special guest Chris Caddell, Sunday, May 10 at the Clarke Theatre in Mission. Also on Monday, May 11 at the HUB International Theatre at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tickets are $42.50 (plus facility fee & service charges) at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone: 1-885-985-5000, online: www.ticketmaster.ca Aldergrove Toastmasters Leaders Club - meet the first and third Monday of each month from 6:45 to 8 p.m., upstairs room on the far right, 26245 - 28 Ave., Aldergrove. Info: president Millie McConnell, 604-825-3334. Port Kells Art Club - Classes every Monday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. with general meetings third Monday of each month. New members, all levels of experience welcome. Annual membership $25. Club exhibits 3-4 times per year. Located in Langley on Fraser Hwy. Info: Rita Evans at 1-604-8534006.
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Adults $15, students $10, under 12 free. Visit website for further info: www.langleychorus.org Canada Day Kickoff Concert - Country 107.1 presents Emerson Drive with special guests Aaron Pritchett, King & Cash and Beamer Wigley, Tuesday, June 30, 6 p.m. at Abbotsford Centre. Tickets (incl. GST) $15, 25, 35 and $49 (plus FMF and service charges) at: ticketmaster.ca, Prospera Box Office at Abbotsford Centre, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone 1-855-985-5000. Mother’s Day at the Museum - Langley Centennial Museum hosts Plant a Posy at 9135 King St., Ft. Langley, on Saturday, May 9, with a morning session from 10 to 11 a.m. and an afternoon session from noon to 1 p.m. The cost is $15.75 per child, plus mom. Kids and moms will enjoy spending time together while creating a beautiful flower pot and then taking it home to watch it blossom. To register visit RecExpress.ca, drop in to any Township community recreation facility, or call 604-532-3536. Jesse Cook - One World Tour, Saturday, Sept. 26 at Clarke Theatre, Mission. Also Monday, Sept. 28 at the Hub International Theatre, Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tickets $42.50 (plus facility fee & service charges) at all Ticketmaster locations. Charge by phone at 1-885-985-5000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca Woman2Warrior 2015 - Sunday, May 24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Swangard Stadium, Burnaby Central Park, 3883 Imperial St., Burnaby. Vancouver’s only women’s charity obstacle adventure race, raising funds to send over 800 kids and young adults with disabilities to
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Greenland Growers Nursery Ltd. Hourly $10.50; 40hrs/wk. Must be able to work outside, operate farm machinery & some heavy lifting required.
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Van Kam’s group of companies req. Highway linehaul owner operators based in our Surrey terminal for runs throughout BC and Alberta. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving experience/training. We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package. To join our team of professional drivers, email a detailed resume, current driver’s abstract and details of your truck to: careers@vankam.com or Call 604-968-5488 or Fax: 604-587-9889
As the largest independent newspaper group with more than 170 titles in print and online, Black Press has operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, Hawaii and Ohio. This is a full-time position with a competitive compensation and benefits package. Qualified applicants should send a resume and covering letter before Friday, May 29th to: Bruce McAuliffe, President Black Press BC South c/o Kelowna Capital News 2495 Enterprise Way, Kelowna, B.C. V1X 7K2 Email: brucem@blackpress.ca
Fax/email resume 604-856-0941 kulwantdhami2003@gmail.com
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HELP WANTED
CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBOURHOOD
Req: Carpenters, Helpers Labourers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street
New West 604.522.4900
Only those of interest will be contacted.
Van-Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.
Group Publisher
You will have at least five years’ experience in a sales or business development role, and knowledge or experience in a community newspaper publishing environment. Your success in developing and implementing sales strategies is a result of your entrepreneurial spirit, well developed customer service and communication skills, knowledge of the publishing industry, and extensive business connections.
INFORMATION
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944
The Classifieds: Small Ads, Big Deals! phone 604-575-5555
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EDUCATION
As a seasoned Publisher, you will achieve financial growth by developing and implementing strategic marketing and sales plans to generate new business and achieve the company’s business objectives.
Admission only $3.00 For more info call 604-522-6894 or go to hyack.bc.ca
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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
Are you a seasoned Community Newspaper Publisher looking to relocate to the Okanagan? We are looking for a Group Publisher to manage our South Okanagan markets.
2015 ANTIQUE FAIR
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GREENHOUSE LABOURER SunSelect Produce Limited Partnership operation is looking for steady, hardworking, energetic individuals that are able to do plant care, harvesting, sorting grading & packaging and general cleanup and workday preparations. The positions advertised are full time permanent positions for all seasons. Job Location: 349 - 264th St Aldergrove BC V4W 2K1 Wage $10.49/hr plus AD&D benefits. Positions available immediately. English language not required. To apply submit resume: sunselectproducejobs @gmail.com or by fax to 604-607-7656
Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities Up To $400 CASH Daily Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca
INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853
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CAREER SERVICES/ JOB SEARCH
F/T & P/T Outdoors. Spring / Summer Work. Seeking Honest, Hard Working Staff. www.PropertyStarsJobs.com BRINGING SMILES TO OUR COMMUNITY: Did you, or someone you know just get engaged? Advertise your precious moments with us. Call 604-575-5555 bcclassified.com
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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
Baker/Cake Decorator
F/T Baker with exp. in fondant & butter cream cake decorating. Early mornings and weekends.
For full details visit: www.LocalWorkBC.ca Apply to: cupcakes @frostingcupcakery.com
PERSONAL SERVICES 182
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
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Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
MOVING & STORAGE
341
PRESSURE WASHING POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING
$45/Hr
GARDENING
PLUMBING
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005 BRO MARV PLUMBING Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
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SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
Call Ian 604-724-6373 POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
Running this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats any colour
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.
NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627
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Tree Removal/Topping/Spiral Thinning/Hedge Trimming/Stump Grinding. Free Estimates. WCB/Fully Insured
$75 Off with this Ad
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Jerry, 604-500-2163
AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.
VECTOR RENO’S
CONCRETE FORMING, FRAMING & SIDING. 604.218.3064
TREE SERVICES TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST
HANDYPERSONS
Specializing in all interior & exterior home renovations & additions Call 604-690-3327
PETS
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BOXER PUPS, family raised, dewclaws, tails, vaccinated, health cert exc quality. $1800. 604-341-1445 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
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 German Shepherd pups, vet check, 1st shots, own both parents, gd tempered, farm & family raised in country, good guard dog/family pet. born feb 11. $750; 604-796-3799 or 604-845-6027, no sunday calls MULTI POO miniature black brown & tan 4-6 lbs hypo allerg, exc family pet, vet cert $1600. 604-341-1445. 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
REAL ESTATE
MISC. WANTED
642
Have Unwanted Firearms?
55+ in Central Abbotsford. 2 Bdrm condo, move right in! Super private with balcony on first floor. $277/mo incl heat, hot water, 2 storage lockers, u/g pkng, caretaker. Tons of visitor pkng, insuite laundry. RV pkng available. VERY QUIET.
Quick Possession! $89,900. **With $21,500 down, monthly payment only $336.49** Call DUANE MARCUM 604-530-4111 or 604-614-8370
MacDonald Realty
Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232
RENTALS
Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms
706
FOR SALE BY OWNER
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE AUCTIONS
Great Buy - Best Deal
Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession? Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally? Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them. Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973. We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.
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2693 272 A Street - Aldergrove 3000 sq/ft, 6 bdrms, 4 full baths, Approx lot size 9500 sq/ft. $555K Built in 2001. Call 778-908-4580
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HOMES WANTED
ATTENTION !!! If you are considering SELLING YOUR HOME save yourself time and money. We are looking for a home $400-$500k with a mortgage helper. Preferably with some updates. Call me 604-807-6291 we are financed & ready to go!
ABBOTSFORD
APARTMENT/CONDO
ALDERGROVE, 272/Fraser Hwy. 1 Bdrm apt. Bright. N/P. $550/mo + hydro. Avail now. 604-644-6542 ALDERGROVE 50+ Adult Building. 1 & 2 Bdrm apts. Central location. 604-317-1926 or 604-856-4307 Linwood Place Apts: 604-530-6555 1 & 2 bdrm apts, $650-$900/mo. Ask about our Move-In BONUS.
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HOMES FOR RENT
1.24 ACE. Renovated 4 Bedrooms 3600sft., dble Gar., Back onto Coq River, 5 mins to Coq. Malls. $3200/mo. 604-649-8987
TRANSPORTATION 845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
COMPLETE Handyman Services: new decks, house repairs, additions, power washing. Great rates, references. Call Mike 604.319.0273
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
KWIK Auctions Commercial Food Equipment & Restaurant Auction House - Burnaby & Kelowna - Live & Online - visit KwikAuctions.com for Catalog, Pics, Video Preview ONSITE AUCTION - MAY 7, 2015 All Assets - Formerly Akari Japanese Restaurant 112 - 3000 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC Complete Cooking Line, Sushi Cases, High End Furnishings & More!!!!.....View all lots ONLINE, Register to Bid & Bid via Live Broadcast. Visit www.activeauctionmart.com or call 604-371-1190 buyit@activeauctionmart.com
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
FINANCIAL SERVICES
PETS
509
www.paintspecial.com
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
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
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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING
RELAXATION BODY CARE 604-859-2998 #4 - 2132 Clearbrook Road, Abby
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NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates. Best Value In Town, Book Now For Super Savings. 778.245.9069
AFFORDABLE MOVING
PERSONAL SERVICES 171
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
TRADES, TECHNICAL
1 Painter & 1 Sandblaster needed for busy sandblasting and painting shop. Must have experience. Familiar with Industrial painting a must. email resume: info@ midwaywheelabrating.com
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928 A SEMI-RETIRED CONTRACTOR. European trained. Specializing in Reno’s. Local refs. Reasonable Rates. Call 604-532-1710
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 160
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
Call today and get noticed!
This 55+ complex has all you’re looking for. This unit has been beautifully redone from paint, to counter tops, to cabinets and flooring it is sure to impress. Plus you will be blown away by the view of Mount Baker and the surrounding mountains from this top floor unit that includes vaulted ceilings. Truly a must see. Call Verne Today for your showing.
#309-5375 205th Street, Langley • $209,000
INVESTORS TAKE NOTE... MORE UNITS MAY BE AVAILABLE
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GARAGE SALES
ABBOTSFORD
FLEA MARKET Abbotsford Exhibition Park TRETHEWEY @ MACLURE AVE
~ SUNDAYS ONLY ~ 6 am to 4 pm Phone 604-859-7540 NEIGHBOURHOOD Garage Sale Saturday May 9th, 9am - 1pm, Maps Available at: 33Ave & 148 Street (Behind Choices). Sponsored by: Shaun & Blair Miller RE/MAX Colonial Pacific
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BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED FOR YOU
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HILLTOP LIVING IN MURRAYVILLE
Come check out this 2-storey with a basement with tons of room and open for your ideas. This beautiful home includes newer hardwood floors 5 bedrooms, 4 bathroooms, a huge rec room and media room or “man cave” In sought after Murrayville. Near shopping, schools, parks and golf. Call Verne today for your viewing.
5128 223A Ave, Langley
ALDERGROVE... YOUR HOME AWAITS JUST LISTED 26956 28 Ave., Aldergrove,
New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $99,988. *New SRI 14’ wide $74,900. Repossessed mobile homes from $1900. www.glenbrookhomes.net
MANUFACTURED HOMES. MOBILE HOMES. MODULAR HOMES. NEW & USED Call Chuck at 604-830-1960 ~ your local SRI dealer ~
Open House Sunday, May 10, 2-4 6115 - 256th Street, Reduced $979,900 A HIDDEN TREASURE!! 4.76 acres of nature and privacy with your own duck pond and Coghlin Creek. The house is set back by the creek, overlooking the rolling hills and year round pond. This basement entry home offers over 1500 sq ft on main, has a great layout with family room, living room, dining room and kitchen all facing south and a basement waiting for your ideas, Bring your family, invite your friends and start making memory’s living the Country Lifestyle!!
JUST SOLD Just as the title says, this Langley townhome is ideally located in the heart of the city near shopping and transit, and lots of walking trails in a self-managed complex with NO Strata fees. All kinds of upgrades including, windows, roof, hot-water tank, furnace, and flooring. Plus a private south facing back yard with bonus workshop and parking for two. Great Value here just waiting for your offer. Call Verne today for your viewing.
5394 208 Street, Langley • $259,750
Opportunity knocks!! Come and open the door to your new family home. This beautifully redone split entry home has lots of upgrades from a newer roof, high efficiency furnace, low-e windows, newer driveway…and the list goes on. Close to schools and shopping. Call for you showing today.
THE PERFECT RANCHER WITH PARTIAL BASEMENT ON 1/2 ACRE
FAMILY HOME WITH SPACE FOR YOUR RV
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Just as the title says this well cared for sprawling rancher has all you need. From 3 large bedrooms and 3 bathrooms to a pool, covered patio and yard that you need this summer. Plus room to park your RV. You will love this central location with lots of peace and quiet. Call Verne Stel today at 604-857-1100.
24588 58A Avenue, Langley • $874,000
Nothing but pride of ownership shows here. This is the first time offered for sale for this beauty. Lot of space for your whole family plus room for your rv and other toys. This home has been beautifully cared for and updated….needs nothing. Almost 2800sq ft with gleaming hardwood floors, beautiful kitchen and updated ensuite all for you to enjoy. Call Verne for your showing today.
7005 24A Ave, Langley • $590,000
JUST LISTED - $209,900 Cedar Park #23 27456 32nd Ave., Aldergrove Absolutely nothing to do but move in!!! This is a great unit on the quiet side of the complex with almost everything updated inside and out! Newer flooring, newer appliances, counter tops, crown mouldings, paint, light fixtures, tile back splash, shows so, so nice!! Outside has new roof, new siding, new windows, new gutters, new doors, fenced yard and all in a well managed complex. A perfect location with shopping, restaurants, recreation and parks so close by! Come have a look, you won’t be disappointed!!
“Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call me today.”
Verne Stel
604-857-1100 vernestel.remax.ca
Debby Windle-Smit
® REMAX ALDERCENTER REALTY 26641 FRASER HWY, ALDERGROVE
778-549-1481
REMAX ALDERCENTER REALTY 26641 FRASER HWY, ALDERGROVE
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$ 1,200,000
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34620 FARMER ROAD
$299,900
2 bedroom rancher on a double lot with lane way access and workshop /suite in back in Huntington Village. 1056 sq ft and neat and clean on a concrete foundation with a crawl space all appliances included and upgraded windows and newer roof. Have a look if you are looking for affordable.
27598-48th AVENUE
$250,000
ALDERGROVE WITH LANE ACCESS!
Fully suited with lane access and a small workshop already in place right beside the Legion in Aldergrove. 9751 sq ft yard almost an quarter acre lot. Take a look at this one if you need room - floor is 1160 sq ft with a full bsmt. Starter or investment this is worth a look.
Nice clean unit, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 south facing decks, full amenities, insuite storage. Quick possession possible.
5.11 ACRES
Walk to the co-op from this property flat and all usable with a great 2100 sq ft older bsmt home on the property, lots of parking and two road frontages. Take a look and compare if you are looking for a great location for you home based business this is it
UNIT 117 27158 32ND AVE $159,900 WILLOWCREEK
LISTINGS WANTED
2 bedroom 2 bathroom 2 patio unit on the main floor in building # 2 with southern exposure in this quiet and private location of the building. Large bedrooms and gas fireplace open plan and you must see it. Great value for a main floor unit.
wanted to sell. Market is now moving...
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.4 acre lot with freeway exposure septic approved and drilled well Is in. Looking to advertise a business or park your truck, check this out!
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AFFORDABLE!
This large, beautiful custom built 3 story home comes with many features. Just under 4,000 sq. ft. there is lots of room for your family. Situated on beautiful 5 acres, it includes a 10 stall horse barn, large workshop, wood storage shed with generator, on city water. A private gated property, it is close to schools, freeway access & shopping. This home is a must see.
26620-32 AVENUE
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8631-260TH STREET $ 595,000 5 ACRE GLEN VALLEY
Bring your ideas and take a look here if you are looking for some agricultural enterprises. Partially cleared and on a quiet no thru road with a shop and driveway already in waiting for your ideas. Currently a cabin on the property so if you are looking for a weekend retreat this is worth a look or…
1200 LEFEUVRE ROAD
$650,000
ANY SIZE ANY PRICE ANY CONDITION
Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100 26878-32 AVENUE
$232,500
SOLD 5.6 acres bare land for sale. Bring your agri ideas and start something new this spring.
3 storey end unit townhome. Check out this remodeled townhome with a unique oak kitchen and fully developed deck with hot tub and storage. This home has updated windows and appliances, extensive use of pot lights and new bathrooms …you get the idea.. .
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FUNDRAISING
People’s generosity helps raise a health total A horse barn gussied up provided a large crowd with a glittering evening. HEATHER COLPITTS hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com
The Denim and Diamonds gala on April 25 raised $252,000, which will go a long way to providing equipment at Langley Memorial Hospital. The Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation’s annual fundraising gala is a mix of Langley’s agricultural heritage and modern sensibilities, hence the mixing of Denim and Diamonds. Funds raised by the LMHF are used for capital purchases at the hospital, and speakers at the gala explained the impact of the event. “Every day we rely on the proper medical equipment,” commented Dr. Sanjay Bhartia, who heads the LMH critical care department. And to keep up with changes in medical procedures and advancements, the staff create a list of what they consider priority equipment needs. “We have over $800,000 worth of equipment on the priority list,” Bhartia noted. The Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation was created 30 years ago to support health care at the hospital through capital investment. The foundation board includes representation from the medical community, the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, local businesses and the community at large.
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Dr. Elaine Mah tried her hand at the Diamond Dig. The ultimate prize was a $10,000 diamond from Golden Tree Jewelers but there were also prizes such as gift certificates and gift baskets for those who dug up the lucky diamonds. Mah won a gift certificate for climbing. Its most recent project was the Vandekerkhove Family Maternity Centre. The project centralized all maternity services into the same area of the hospital and featured a 50 per cent increase in the number of single-room maternity suites.
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There’s also space reserved for additional growth as Langley Memorial Hospital continues to see an increase in the number of births. The maternity clinic, moved to the centre, sees more than 10,000 annual visits.
“We continue to support the hospital with their long-term capital needs,” said Rick McMullan, who chairs the foundation board. He said the foundation serves as a bridge between the hospital and donors and community members so that local health care is improved. Over its history, it has provided $30 million to the local hospital. During the evening, special announcements were made about substantial donations even before the charity auction began. One donor of $10,000 wished to remain anonymous. LMHF chair Rick McMullan was able to announce a recent grant. In addition to seeking support from the local community, the foundation searches out opportunities to obtain funds through other organizations.
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Langley Township firefighters like Mike Miskulin, with Township fire hall 4 (Willoughby), were at the Denim and Diamonds gala April 25. In addition to attractions such as a bar made of ice, people attending bid on prizes such as a firefighter training session, trips, silent auction items and more.
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After cocktails, a gourmet dinner, live entertainment, and presentations by the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation and other speakers, it was time to auction high end items such as the loan of Mercedes Benz vehicle for a vacation in Whistler.
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The foundation applied to the Mr. and Mrs. P.A. Woodward Foundation and was awarded $75,000. That will be used for equipment in the surgical unit. The funding will provide for a new video endoscopic system to be able to
see into the human body and do procedures in less invasive ways. Compared to traditional surgical procedures, endoscopic methods mean a reduced hospital stay for patients and few complications. Such equipment allows for more precision and ear-
lier detection of cancer. As well, the Woodward funds will go to a special nerve monitor, particularly important for head, neck and facial procedures where specialists need to be precise. “We will put it to excellent and immediate use,” commented Dr. Mitra
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Maharaj, an ear, nose and throat specialist. Other special announcements came in the form of a $20,000 from RBC and a donation from the Drive for the Cure. The Drive for the Cure Foundation is a local effort started 17 years ago to fundraise for cancer
causes. It has supported the LMHF for a number of years. The $12,500 donated by the foundation is enough to pay for a colonoscope, which can help detect cancers. Drive for the Cure donates 50 per cent of funds and puts rest into an
endowment. Zero per cent of funds go for administration because of the supporters. The Drive for the Cure tournament is July 7, 2015. Learn more at www. driveforthecure.com. Check out lmhfoundation.com, the hospital foundation website.
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An evening to shine: Karen Fagan and Talitha Fagan help up their end of the bargain when it came to diamonds, donning eye-catching bling for the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation fundraiser Denim and Diamonds on April 25 at Thunderbird Show Park. Former Langley City mayor Peter Fassbender, the B.C. education minister, was emcee. Rick McMullan, chair of the Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation, spoke about its valuable work. Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance
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