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Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese thinks a majority of Metro Vancouver residents will vote for a sales tax increase to fund transit improvements while Langley City Mayor Ted Schaffer thinks it will be a tough sell.

“I am optimistic that it will pass,” Froese told The Times Thursday after Metro Vancouver mayors, including Froese and Schaffer, voted 18-3 to hold a referendum on hiking the pro-vincial sales tax within the region by 0.5 per cent to fund a $7.5-billion package of transit

upgrades.“I don’t think it’s going to

be an easy yes vote,” Schaf-fer said.

It is the fi rst Canadian ref-erendum on transit fund-ing.

Froese said cities in the United States, like Seattle, have found voters will sup-port a higher sales tax if it means better public transit.

Froese said the vote came down to three options; a carbon tax, a vehicle tax or

the sales tax increase.The carbon tax and vehicle tax would cost

the average household about $230 a year, while the sales tax would cost about $125 which “comes out to the least impact to Langley res-idents” Froese said, adding it would also have even less impact on low-income residents.

A vehicle tax would be especially unfair to Langley residents, who have to rely on vehicles due to a lack of public transit in the area, Fro-ese told The Times.


Sara Walmsley now has a tree named after her.

The lights on “Sara’s tree” were turned on with thousands of other lights and Christmas decorations at Williams Park, less than a month after the nine-year-old started a campaign to restore the annual event after it was cancelled because of theft.

Thieves had made off with around $10,000 worth of lights stored at the park some time in October.

It was the second theft in two years.

Sara’s campaign to replace the stolen lights and save the event started the ball rolling.

As donations and offers of help fl ooded in, Christmas in Williams Park Society president Barb Sharp announced “a leap of faith” and said the park would light up from Dec. 11 to Dec. 21.

On Thursday, the lights were offi -cially turned on.

Township Mayor Jack Froese intro-duced Sara to her tree.

“It’s really cool,” Walmsley said as she watched the lights fl icker.

The park will be open to visitors to drive through and admire the lights from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. each night.

The event is free, but donations are welcomed to support next year’s volunteer-run event.

Williams Park is located at 238 Street and 68 Avenue.

Sara Walmsley, 9, stands next to “Sara’s tree” at Williams Park. It was named to honour her cam-paign to save the Christmas light display, which opened Thursday night. For a complete list of light displays in Langley, see page 39.

DAN FERGUSON Langley Times

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Signs stating that an area of central Langley was an “Avian infl uenza restricted zone” were posted at a number of locations, in-cluding 40 Avenue and 232 Street, on Saturday. The epidemic has now struck a Langley egg farm.


MONIQUE TAMMINGATimes Reporter

An egg farm in Langley is the 10th victim of the avian infl uenza outbreak.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confi rms that the outbreak was confi rmed to have spread to the barns at the egg farm on Saturday.

Eggs laid by chickens at the farm are sold to the public for food.

The fl u outbreak means an estimated 53,000 birds will be euthanized from the Langley farm.

Signs are up indicating a restricted area at 232 Street and 40 Avenue and 240 Street and Fraser Highway. The actual address of the farm has not been made available.

The bird fl u outbreak was fi rst identifi ed on a tur-key farm in Chilliwack on Dec. 1, prompting the CFIA to declare a control zone covering the southern half of B.C. It has affected both turkey and chicken farms.

The avian fl u is highly contagious among birds, but doesn’t travel to humans. Only in very rare cas-es where a human is in direct and constant contact with birds has it spread to humans.

With the Langley chicken farm, that brings the number of affected birds to 233,800 in the Fraser Val-ley. Despite the outbreak, it doesn’t appear to be im-pacting people’s ability to buy turkeys for Christmas.

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The Township of Langley needs to fi nd another way to fund an indoor pool in Langley, one that doesn’t rely on selling publicly-owned land.

Joanne Nicolato, the chair and founder of the Aldergrove Recreation and Pool Society, made the suggestion at the Monday afternoon (Dec. 8) meeting of council.

Her comments come after several attempts at raising the money for the pool by selling Township land to developers have turned into time-con-suming controversies, with some residents fi ghting to pre-serve the forested properties.

“If land sales are the only means … how many years will it take?” Nicolato said.

“We are asking that all op-tions are looked at,” Nicolato added.

The Aldergrove Recreation and Pool Society is the group that launched the campaign to build an indoor pool.

Nicolato renewed her group’s call for an bigger eight-lane pool, saying it would expand the user base by making the facility suitable for bigger events.

Responding to questions from council, Nicolato said al-ternatives could include bor-rowing the funds or saving money by delaying construc-

tion of a proposed new ice rink.Council also heard from

Aldergrove resident Dianne Kask, who said the new ice rink should be postponed and when one is built to replace the existing facility, it should be located somewhere else, because the proposed site on the former Aldergrove Ele-mentary school site at Fraser Highway and 270 Street is too small to handle the resulting traffi c.

Kask said the pool and a pro-posed fi tness centre should also be moved, to the site of the current Kinsmen centre, for the same reasons.

Local swimmers are cur-rently served by the 50-year-

old Aldergrove outdoor pool, which was closed for 52 days of its 90-day summer season this year due to water clarity problems.

In June of 2013, council ap-proved a six-lane, 25-metre “short course” pool instead of the eight lane, 50-metre “long course” pool the society had been seeking.

That was a response to an “Aquatic Needs Assessment” report by a private consultant, Professional Environmental Recreation Consultants (PERC) Inc. which said anything more than four lanes would be un-der-used.

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Advanced Education Minis-ter Amrik Virk has revoked his approval of a controversial law school at Trinity Western Uni-versity in Langley.

Virk released the text of a letter sent to the university on Dec. 11.

“Based on the current situa-tion, I have decided to revoke my approval of the proposed law school at Trinity Western University,” Virk said.

This means the university cannot enrol any students in its proposed program.

“The current uncertainty over the status of the regulatory body approval [by the Law Soci-ety of British Columbia] means prospective graduates may not be able to be called to the bar, or practise law, in British Colum-bia” Virk went on to say.

“This is a signifi cant change to the context in which I made my original decision,” Virk said, adding “once the legal issues are resolved, TWU will have the option to renew its request for consent.”

The decision comes less than a month after Virk sent a letter to TWU president Bob Kuhn that said his Dec 18, 2013 ap-proval of the law school re-

quires the university to enrol its fi rst students within three years, a deadline he doubts they can meet because of the legal battles between the pri-vate Christian university and the various law societies that refused to recognize the school.

“It seems unlikely that there will be a fi nal determination by the courts with respect to the decisions by the various law so-cieties … before my conditional consent will expire,” Virk said.

TWU president Bob Kuhn said the university is disappointed with Virk’s decision.

“It is diffi cult to conceive of a justifi able basis for the minister to have revoked his approval of the school of law program,” said Kuhn.

“We remain committed to having a School of Law,” said Kuhn, “and now have to care-fully consider all our options.”

Kuhn hinted there could be a lawsuit.

“There are such important rights and freedoms at stake that we may have no choice but to seek protection of them in court,” Kuhn said.

At issue is a clause forbidding “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage be-tween a man and a woman” in the covenant that all staff and

students at the university are expected to abide by.

Critics say the clause is an-ti-gay and confl icts with a law-yer’s responsibility to uphold the rights and freedoms of all persons.

The TWU has said the issue is one of religious freedom.

Kuhn, an Abbotsford lawyer, won a court battle over the same issue with the B.C. College of Teachers several years before he became president of the uni-versity.

The case involved the Col-lege of Teachers refusal to al-low the university to assume full responsibility for its teach-er training because of the TWU Community Standards at the time had a list of “practices that are biblically condemned” that mentioned “sexual sins includ-ing … homosexual behaviour”.

In an 8-1 ruling in 2001, the high court declared that that TWU “is a private institution that is exempted, in part, from the B.C. human rights legisla-tion and to which the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not apply.”

The court decision said the university can believe what it wants about gay people so long as it doesn’t actually discrimi-nate against them.

On Dec. 3, a number of businesses in the 20500 block of 56 Avenue had their front windows smashed by a young man using a hammer.

A retail store in the alleyway in the 20500 block of Fraser Highway was also smashed that night. Nothing was tak-en from inside. In fact, stealing doesn’t appear to be the reason behind all the

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An Abbotsford mother and her two sons have joined Langley’s José Figueroa in sanctuary at the Walnut Grove Lutheran Church.

Mariann Juhasz and her sons Patrik, 17, and Tamas, 12, arrived at the church on Nov. 30 after spending 18 days in hiding, fearing they would be arrested by Canadian Border Service Agency offi cers and deported to their home country of Hungary.

“We asked many churches for sanctuary and they all said no, until we spoke with Pastor Karl Keller (of Walnut Grove Lutheran),” said Patrik.

“Before that we we so scared, living in four dif-ferent places before coming here. Always watch-ing our back.”

Finally, the family feels safe, he said.“Once we stepped inside this church, the free-

dom I felt was like the four years we have lived in Canada,” said Patrik.

With four people now in sanctuary, Walnut Grove Lutheran holds more than 55 per cent of the all the people living in sanctuary in B.C.

On Oct. 21, the CBSA told the family they were scheduled to be deported on Nov. 12. Immigration Canada had rejected Mariann’s request to stay in the country on humanitarian grounds. She fl ed Hungary four years ago, after fi nding out her youngest son was being abused by his father. She was estranged from Tamas’ father, but he was still allowed to see his son every second weekend.

The psychological damage of the abuse is docu-mented by therapists Tamas has seen in Canada and by his inability to cope with stress.

When he learned he would be deported, Tamas fainted on the table at the Vancouver CBSA offi ce, said Patrik. The family claims they banged on the window and screamed for help, but weren’t able to wake Tamas.

“We were so scared. We question why it took them around fi ve minutes to respond,” said Patr-ik.

An ambulance was called. Tamas could not eat and was throwing up — overcome by fear of be-ing deported, said his brother.

Tamas told his family he would commit suicide before going back to his father in Hungary.

In its decision, the Immigration Review Board member recognized that Tamas had been abused, but noted that Hungary is on Canada’s safe list.

The family’s refugee claim was turned down af-

ter the Canadian government deemed that they “would not be subject to risk of persecution, dan-ger of torture, risk to life or risk of cruel and un-usual treatment or punishment” if they returned to their home country.

Mariann disagrees.“If we go back, the Hungary, police could be

waiting for me at the airport to arrest me,” she said.

“Then Tamas will go to live with his father and he will die.”

Fathers have overriding rights in Hungary, she said. Mariann explains that they came to Cana-da instead of another country in Europe to avoid being arrested.

Mariann Juhasz, shown with her sons Patrik, left, and Tamas, right, has sought sanctuary at Walnut Grove Lutheran Church after learning the family would be deported to Hungary.

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Approving the tax increase would imme-diately improve bus service and ultimate-ly bring light rail transit to Langley, Froese predicted.

“It will get us more buses and more fre-quent buses,” Froese said.

“If we don’t do anything today, the alter-native is gridlock and congestion,” Froese added.

Schaffer said the transit plan contains specifi c benefi ts for Metro residents who live south of the Fraser River because the mayors of Langley City, Langley Township, Surrey, Delta and White Rock, worked to-gether as a council of fi ve to make sure their issues were recognized.

That’s why the plan includes a beefed-up express bus service and more rapid transit trains on this side of the river, Schaffer said.

While he expects resistance to a tax in-

crease, Schaffer said he’s hoping voters will take a long view.

“I’m hoping people could see be-yond today and tomorrow,” Schaf-fer said.

“It’s a costly vision, but this is a 30-year vision,” Schaffer added.

The rise in the regional sales tax would raise an estimated $250 mil-lion in new revenue per year.

The proposed referendum ques-tion asks: “Do you support a half percentage point (0.5%) increase to the Provincial Sales Tax in Metro Vancouver, dedicated to the Mayors’ Trans-portation and Transit Plan, with indepen-dent audits and public reporting?” (Yes or No)

The question and tax increase proposal must still be approved by the provincial cabinet.

It would take place as a mail-in ballot

over six weeks beginning in late March, with a fi nal voting dead-line of mid-April.

Transportation Minister Todd Stone recently warned the provin-cial and federal governments are unlikely to contribute the $3.1 bil-lion in capital grants the mayors expect.

A coalition of business, environ-ment and labour groups dubbed the Better Transit and Transpor-tation Coalition will campaign for the Yes side.

The group includes the Vancouver Board of Trade, Unifor Local 111, Tourism Vancou-ver, Downtown Surrey Business Improve-ment Association, David Suzuki Founda-tion, Greater Vancouver Gateway Council and the B.C. Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s critical that we breathe new life into our transportation network,” said Van-

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HandyDart Riders Alliance spokesman Tim Louis said a planned 30 per cent boost in HandyDart service hours over 10 years would be “a step towards releasing people with disabilities from the virtual house ar-rest” that they’ve faced under an extended service freeze.

Opponents of new TransLink taxes are also mobilizing, with the Canadian Taxpay-ers Federation B.C. director Jordan Bateman vowing to fi ght the tax hike.

He said a key area of uncertainty in the plan is its reliance on senior government contributions that may not materialize, or that may come at a cost of grants for other major projects, like sewer upgrades.

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Because of the European Union agreement, police from Hungary have the right and ability to ar-rest her in any country within the union.

More than 1,000 people have signed a petition asking for the Abbotsford family to be allowed to stay in Canada.

Since they sought sanctuary in the church, friends and co-work-ers, as well as both boys’ teach-ers and Mariann’s bosses have stopped by.

“We have had so many people come visit,” said Mariann. “My boss came to say he can offer me full-time if I could (come back to work).”

Before going into hiding, Mari-

ann worked three jobs, including one at the food court at Seve-noaks Mall.

Sevenoaks general manager Wendy Schultz said the Juhasz family has fl ourished in Canada, with both boys attending school and Mariann working hard to re-main self-suffi cient.

“We were not collecting welfare, there was no child benefi ts, my mom paid taxes,” said Patrik. “We were just living a good life, wait-ing for our papers.”

In Abbotsford, Patrik was in-volved in football and Tamas played basketball at school.

“The boys are always outside playing sports — always,” said Mariann.

Now they cannot step outside the church or they risk being ar-

rested. Supporters of the family are providing fi nancial aid, food and plenty of support, telling Pastor Karl they will take care of them.

Figueroa said he has been work-ing out with Patrik, “to keep me from getting a belly this Christ-mas.”

The church, for its part, has em-braced the new family. One mem-ber of the congregation stopped by on Thursday with four boxes of hot pizza.

“The congregation is showing their compassion and their faith,” said Figueroa.

Now awaiting a re-review of his own case, the father of three from El Salvador is helping the Hun-garian family look through their deportation order.

The Canadian Border Services Agency issued a warrant for Figueroa’s arrest in October 2013. That was when he sought sanc-tuary in the church, rather than be deported to Central America.

Figueroa recognizes that it can be a huge burden for a church to take in people seeking sanctuary, but he urges more churches to do so.

Keller looked to scripture to know he as a pastor and man of God must grant this family sanc-tuary.

But he wonders why a church in Abbotsford didn’t help out.

“I called a bunch of churches in Abbotsford but none would take them,” said Keller.

“It is so surprising. They say Ab-botsford is the Bible belt and yet

it seems to me they are heavy on the belt and light on the Bible.”

In getting to know the family, and hearing how traumatized Tamas is, he questions how CBSA can justify sending that child back to that abuse.

“Section 25 of the Immigration Regulations states the priority in all decisions should be with the children.

“We don’t see that here. In fact the CBSA is bullying this child,” said Keller.

Since the family came, he has had offers from plumbers and electricians to build another bathroom with a shower to ac-commodate the growing need.

As well as other offers in kind to show the community support around this family and Figueroa.

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As Christmas approaches, there is much to be thankful for here in Langley.

While there is no shortage of issues facing the community, from poverty and homeless-ness to crowded schools and public safety is-

sues on the streets, most people in this community have a place to sleep each night. The few who don’t have services available to them that many other communities, such as Abbotsford or Maple Ridge, lack.

Those who are without food can call on the Food Bank or several other organizations. The Gateway of Hope of-fers meals, free of charge, on a daily basis to anyone who drops by.

Many churches and service clubs do Christmas hamper programs, and some offer services all year round, such as St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic church, which not only serves up a Christmas dinner for those who are alone on Dec. 25, but has a weekly soup kitchen every Tuesday.

When something bad happens, whether it is a beating on the streets or the loss of farm animals in a tragic barn fi re, people rally around to help. The Times has seen this so often it has almost become routine, yet the newspa-per never tires of reporting on the good deeds, great and small, that take place here so often.

When there is a more permanent need for facilities, such as Gateway of Hope, the community rallies round. It has done so many times in the past and will do so in the future.

Businesses here are very generous, with donations for innumerable silent auctions and all sorts of causes. Busi-ness people often lend a hand at such events as well.

Even those who do not have a great deal often insist on giving back to help others — whether it is putting some coins in the Salvation Army’s Christmas kettles or vol-unteering at the Langley Christmas Bureau, which never leaves anyone behind.

Many Langley individuals also support causes in other parts of the world that do not have as many built-in ad-vantages as this area does. They support people and char-ities in Africa, Asia and many parts of Central and South America. They pack containers with food, supplies, cloth-ing, bicycles and medicine. They set up charities and foun-dations and are blessed by the generous response from fellow residents.

There is a spirit of generosity in Langley that Ebenezer Scooge (after he was visited by the three Christmas ghosts) would be quick to endorse. Many people here believe in giving — and it all adds up to a generous and complete community which it is a pleasure to be part of.

It’s a familiar refrain this time of year — the plea to motorists and pedestrians to take spe-cial care while they’re on the streets.

Last week, two pedestrians died in separate incidents in the Lower Mainland. They join a

stark and growing statistic: Every December in B.C., an av-erage of seven pedestrians are killed and another 269 are injured.

The dark rainy weather, slippery streets and poor visibil-ity all conspire to make driving more diffi cult.

There’s little we can do about that. We can make that extra effort to see and be seen. Motorists can remain at-tentive at all times. Not only is it illegal to use a hand-held device while driving, the consequences can be deadly.

Pay particular attention around intersections where 75 per cent of all pedestrian incidents occur. Watch while turning left or right for pedestrians who have already begun to cross.

And remember that the rain makes the roads more slick. So build in a bit more braking time.

For pedestrians, never assume that just because you see the vehicles, their drivers see you. Headlights, traffi c and other distractions compete with your visibility. Fight back by ensuring you are dressed to be seen; wear refl ective clothing, a refl ective arm band, or carry a light.

Keep your eyes and ears open and focus on what’s hap-pening around you. Never assume a driver sees you. Make eye contact and always err on the side of caution. Conse-quences are far graver for the pedestrian than for the driver.

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Sales tax plan is fair, but it will be tough sellMetro Vancouver mayors, with

three exceptions, are backing a plan to raise the provincial sales tax to 7.5 per cent in the Metro Van-couver regional district, to pay for expanded transit service.

The plan will go to a mail-in ref-erendum in the spring, if the prov-ince gives its blessings to the plan, which it will likely do.

There are several points to con-sider about this plan.

First, there is a need for better transit service, and replacement of the Pattullo Bridge, which is part of the plan. That is undeniable, even if the population doesn’t grow as fast as Metro mayors claim it will.

Second, this is probably the fairest possi-ble tax. A car tax, which was being serious-ly considered, would have cost $170 per ve-hicle and would be very unfair to those in areas like Langley, which are poorly-served by transit.

Property taxes could have been raised, but the portion going to TransLink is al-ready quite high. A regional carbon tax would also unfairly penalize car owners.

Third, the proposal is going to a vote — which is a natural follow-through to the success of the HST referendum in over-throwing that tax. Politicians, starting with Premier Christy Clark, who pushed for this referendum, now realize they have to con-sult with voters about controversial tax in-creases. This is all to the good.

With all that noted, there remain a number of signifi cant challenges with the planned PST increase.

The fi rst is, what will be the effect on the sellers of large-ticket items, like cars, in ar-

eas on the fringe of the region such as Langley? Dealers in Abbotsford won’t be charging the extra .5 per cent. This is clearly a big challenge to some types of businesses, and is patently unfair.

The second challenge is, what guarantee is there that the .5 per cent won’t become one per cent in a few years? The referendum ques-tion does not say that the tax in-crease will be limited to .5 per cent. Given the constant boost to taxes

and fees by politicians, this is a fair question.The third challenge may be the biggest

one which those who campaign in fa-vour of the referendum will encounter. TransLink has a history of not managing its resources wisely, and giving the organi-zation extra money could be a recipe for more mismanagement.

Here are some examples. Overtime for Transit Police on Sundays. Very high execu-tive compensation. High car allowance for top executives (who apparently don’t use transit). A stalled attempt to install fare gates. Continued widespread fare evasion.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation has already started a campaign to have the ref-erendum defeated. Many people are saying they can’t afford to pay any more taxes. In this part of the region, the poor transit ser-vice means that few people ever use it, and thus they are disinclined to support any more funds for it.

These are all signifi cant obstacles to the referendum passing. The tax increase will get a lot of vocal support, and there will be signifi cant “yes” campaigns. The HST also got plenty of support from the establish-ment, but that wasn’t enough to save it.

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Comments onMcGregor’s columnEditor: In response to Jim McGregor’s column on

Xmas (The Times, Dec. 11), we should all do a little more research sometimes on subjects that we feel passionate about. A quick Google search on “what does the x in xmas mean?” would reveal much needed clarity to this.

It is simply the Greek letter X or ‘chi’ which is the fi rst letter in Xmas. meaning “Christ.” So have no fear Christians of Langley or Canada for that mat-ter, there is no war on Christmas.

Whether you are Christian, Jew, Hindu, Muslim, agnostic, atheist or other, this holiday season is about friends and family. It’s about giving, gener-osity to our fellow human beings and celebrating.

It’s about love for all our neighbours, not just those who happen to worship the same deity as we do. There are many cultures and traditions who have winter solstice celebrations dating back thou-sands of years, like Saturnalia, Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, or the Germanic Yule, just to name a few.

Many pagan traditions have been incorporated in all our homes where Christmas trees are found, Yule logs in fi replaces are burning, or gifts are ex-changed with the ones we love. But the point is, let’s all come together and be merry, with or with-out religion.

We live in Canada, a land where we can celebrate in ways that do or do not involve religion. Let’s not get caught up in whose holiday this is to name and claim. It’s everyone’s. Happy holidays, or whatever tradition you choose to celebrate, to all.

ZAK GRAHAM,LANGLEY

Editor: It was a pleasure for us to read Jim McGre-gor’s column headlined “We celebrate Christmas, not the Xmas season.”

Being “politically correct” should not hide the fact that without Jesus Christ there is no Christmas. Thanks Jim, we look forward to more of your in-sightful viewpoints.

AREN AND MARY VAN DYKE,LANGLEY

Editor: Thanks to Jim McGregor for his poem about Christmas.

Indeed, “if Christmas is for Jesus, why don’t we see Him here?” And “why can’t we climb up on His knee, so we can whisper in His ear, the questions that we have for Him?”

I would love to have pictures of our grandkids sitting on Jesus’ knee. After all, He did invite the children to come to Him.

I appreciated the pause in the busyness to focus on the reason for the season.

Merry Christmas and God bless us, everyone.MARIE TURKSTRA,

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Poppy Campaign a big success

Editor: In response to all the politicians and well-wish-ers attending the Gateway of Hope’s fi fth anniversary cel-ebration all patting each other on the back (The Times, Dec. 9), there is another side of the story.

I will not take away the good works and goals of the Sal-vation Army, but the location and other concerns when dealing with the types of individuals who need this facil-ity, as was predicted in the public meetings held prior to its construction, have all come true and continue to exist.

Local residents experienced and still experience the pre-dicted crimes. There’s nothing like coming out to your car in the morning, only to fi nd a window smashed in and car rummaged through, or fi nding your patio furniture or bar-becue missing, or some attempt to get into the unit.

Kids walking to school and parents watching their chil-dren at Dumais Park have to watch the drug drops occur, and look out for syringes or broken beer bottles. Per-haps the sight of the scruffy individual with the squeaky wheel grocery cart rummaging through the recycle bins or drugged-out kids spraying graffi ti on nearby walls and fences is something we want them to see.

There’s nothing like taking the kids or the dog for a walk around the Meadows nature path to catch a glimpse of the wild life. I don’t mean the ducks, I mean the homeless sleeping in makeshift huts or the evidence of the same; needles, trash, and discarded clothing.

The award-winning upscale downtown area has in the fi ve years greatly deteriorated from the once-beautiful vista and, quoting the City mantra, “the place to be.” Peo-ple get tired of calling the police due to response times and the lack of repercussions placed on the offenders.

The homeless who do not like the programs or expec-tations offered at the Gateway to Hope (One homeless al-coholic man referred it to The Gateway to Hell) are found sleeping in the nearby woods, breaking into electrical rooms, or another convenient dry spot, to await the meals offered at the centre. The nearby residents are recipients of the aftermath.

So for all the good works, there was a price. One that the Meadows residents continue to pay for.

BRUCE KILBY,LANGLEY

Editor: On behalf of Royal Ca-nadian Legion Branch 21 Lang-ley, I would like to thank every-one who made this year’s Poppy Campaign such a wonderful suc-cess.

Remembrance Day was partic-ularly diffi cult for all of us this year. The recent attacks on Ca-nadian soldiers, here in our own country, were fresh in our minds and made many of us see things in a different light. Thousands of people came out to pay their respects during Langley’s Re-membrance Day ceremonies and many people in the community showed an overwhelming spirit of giving during our annual Pop-py Campaign.

This year, the money raised by volunteers went above and be-yond expectation. Without all your help, this would not have been possible. Every cent of this highly successful campaign will be going back into the commu-nity to help veterans and their families, students, the elderly, youth, and people in need.

These include a dog services program, transition house, and BCIT program, all of which help veterans ad-just to civilian life. Donations will also be made to the Air, Sea, and Army Cadets, as well as to the George Der-by and Brock Fahrni veterans facilities and the Langley Lodge.

To all of you who “remembered” — thank you.It is important to note that none of the money raised

during the Poppy Campaign is used to run the Legion. Instead, the day to day functioning of the Legion is funded by member-ships, and of course, new mem-bers are always welcome. You need not have served in the mil-itary or be related to someone who has to join.

I would like to thank our Poppy Campaign chair Donna Watson, the Langley Legion members and volunteers who collected donations, the businesses who supported us, and everyone in Langley who gave to support this worthy cause. Those who have served in the military and those continue to serve deserve our respect, our remembrance, and our support. It means so much to those who receive these funds, and the people of Langley never fail to open their hearts and give generously.

Langley Legion Branch 21 looks forward to continuing to support our veterans and the communi-ty in the year to come, and in-vites the public to usher in 2015

with us. A New Year’s Party will be held at the Legion on Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m., with dinner, music, dancing, and midnight snacks. Tickets are available at the Langley Legion at 20570 – 56 Avenue.

For more information call 604-534-3615 or visit facebook.com/LangleyLegionBranch21.

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Once again, Langley Township council has agreed to ease parking ticket-writing in South Yorkson for residents during the holidays.

The three-week exemption from enforce-ment was granted after Levy Manuel, speaking for the residents, made a “re-request” for the same break that was granted last year.

For Christmas 2013, Township council agreed to allow vehicles in the no-parking areas of 80 Avenue so visitors would not be forced to park several blocks away.

“I’m sure you are all aware of this parking nightmare story in our area,” Manuel told the final meeting of council before the Christmas break.

Manuel and other residents have been press-ing council to fix what they have called an “ex-treme lack of parking” in the area near 80 Ave-nue and 210 Street.

The problem has become severe because about 150 roadside parking spaces on three different streets were eliminated by the Town-ship, including spaces along a four-lane-wide stretch of 80 Avenue.

Manuel said the residents would like to see council act on a proposal by traffic engineer-ing staff to create 12 temporary new on-street parking stalls at 212 Street and 80 Avenue.

The suggestion was outlined in a Feb. 3 staff report to council that warned it would only be a temporary solution because the area “is part of a future road realignment.”

The $50,000 cost of the spots has been add-ed to a list of proposed, but not approved con-struction projects that council will be sorting through in the new year.

When Councillor Kim Richter sought a vote to approve the temporary exemption, Mayor Jack Froese expressed some misgivings, saying

“we’re really going against our own bylaws . . . we have established parking guidelines in that area, and I’d like us to adhere to that.”

The enforcement holiday was approved by a seven-to-two vote, with Mayor Froese and Councillor Angie Quaale opposed.

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When married couples split up, they have to deal with how to divide their property (like a house or RRSPs bought during the marriage) and debts. Often, one spouse stays home and raises the children while the other builds up a business. The new B.C. law that came into effect in March, 2013 (the Family Law Act) makes clear that a business or an interest in a busi-ness, owned by one spouse when the couple splits, is also family property – so it’s an asset that has to be divided up. But what exactly counts as property?

Take a financial advisor who works at a brokerage firm. She looks after other people’s money and over the years builds relationships with her customers. If she decides to move to another firm, some of them (maybe most) will move their accounts and go with her. But of course they don’t have to, and the old firm may try to hang on to them. Good customer relationships are obviously valuable – but can personal connections like that be called property?

A just-released decision by our B.C. appeal court had to grapple with that question.

Here, Ralph (all names changed) and Ann had started living together in 1993. They got married in 2000 and split up in 2009. They had one child under four and another less than a year old when they broke up. Ralph worked at a brokerage firm as a financial adviser and had such a “book of business” at the time of the split.

When he first got into the investment business, he bought a retiring adviser’s book of business for $175,000. When he moved to his new firm in 2004, about 88 per cent of his previous clients came along, though that wasn’t a condition of

his move and there was no guarantee they would. He also faced a potential $400,000 legal liability related to his business in an unresolved customer law suit.

Though Ralph earned about $200,000 (and Ann made over $40,000 in dividend income) a year, the couple had little house equity and few other assets. So a great deal turned on how a “book of business” (and the potential related debt) should be treated.

The appeal court pointed out that a book of business may represent the most significant asset when a marriage breaks up. If it isn’t treated as property and a family asset, the spouse who built it up could sell it shortly after the break-up and keep all the money. Investment firms put a value on a new hire’s book of busi-ness (though the court wasn’t told here exactly how that’s calculated). And Ralph had paid for a book of business when he started out.

The court decided that a book of busi-ness is property like “goodwill,” in this case to be shared equally between Ralph and Ann (along with the related poten-tial debt). There are other occupations – like real estate agents, mortgage brokers, lawyers – where a book of business may come into play when divvying up family property. And while the court dealt with this thorny question under the pre-2013 law, its approach in this case will no doubt have an influence under the new law too.

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The Legacy Water Search & Recovery Society received a cheque for $7,000 from the Langley Good Times Cruise-In board.

Left to right: Riccardo Sestito, Lori Watts, Dick Hooper, Scott Lebus, President of Legacy, Jim Ward, Vice President of Legacy, Barry Wilson, Treasurer of Legacy, Eric Taylor and Martin Brown. Altogether, 14 groups received a total of $60,453 from the hugely successful car show and shine which is held every September.

First HBC Langley Exclusive Charity Giving Event A great evening was had by all who attended the November 24th event. All proceeds from tickets sold - $1550.00 went back to these Charities.Left to right: Critter Care - Linda BradleyAngela Rowan General Manager HBC - (Cheque for Canadian Breast Cancer), Rett Society - Christina Walker, Mac - Aids Walk- Katie Sohar, Heart & Stroke- (not present).

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Fingerprints left behind at a violent armed robbery in an Aldergrove Subway on Nov. 18 have led to one Langley man being charged.

Around 10 p.m., a female store employee was starting her clos-ing duties when two masked men came in and jumped over the counter, said police. One male ran to the rear of the store while the other opened the cash register and began loading money into a bag.

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she didn’t have access to the safe and they left with only the cash from the till. The suspect holding the fi rearm was not wearing gloves and was seen touching the counter when po-lice reviewed the surveillance footage.

The forensic identifi cation team were able to develop fi n-gerprint impressions from the counter. After a comparison process, it was determined the impressions belonged to David Sini Holani.

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was remanded in custody and appeared in court on Dec. 10.

He is going to trial in January, 2015 for traffi cking and posses-sion of a controlled substance, and another trial is set in Van-couver in June for identical charges.

The second suspect in the Subway robbery remains un-known and is described as Caucasian, 22-25 years old, wearing a beige hoodie, a white jacket, black pants, shoes and gloves. He talked on his cell-phone the entire duration of the robbery, said police.

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A 33-year-old Langley man has been found not guilty in connection with a violent home invasion last year that saw a 56-year-old woman tied up and her home ransacked.

Derek Allenby saw charges of forcible confi ne-ment, break and enter and assault dismissed in Surrey Provincial Court on Wednesday.

Suspects came to the woman’s home on June 27, 2013.

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“Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. The virgin will be with child and will give

birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14

Brookswood Baptist Church On December 21st Brookswood Baptist

will hold its Sunday service at 10:00 a.m. On December 14th the church will have a special CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS MUSI-CAL with two services, one at 9:15 and the other at 10:45. Christmas Eve will feature a candlelight service at 6:00pm. It will be a wonderful time to celebrate the Light of the world in the darkness of winter. To welcome the New Year, the church will host a Family Skate Night on January 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the George Preston Centre. The event is free but there will be a fee to rent the skates and helmets for the children. Brookswood Baptist Church is located at 20581 - 36 Avenue.

"He went there to register with Mary who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her fi rstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn." Luke 2:4- 7

The Salvation Army - Langley SouthThe Salvation Army is again hosting its

annual Christmas dinner at the Gateway of Hope Shelter. (5787 Langley By-Pass) This event will take place on Friday De-cember 19th at noon. This is a community dinner and everyone is welcome.

And there were shepherds living out in the fi elds nearby, keeping watch over their fl ocks at night. An angel of the Lord ap-peared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terri-fi ed. But the angel said to them, “Do not

be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people". Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord" Luke 2: 8-10

Southgate ChurchOn December 12th Southgate Church

will join with the congregations of Brook-swood Baptist, Southridge Church, Chris-tian Live Assembly, and Jericho Ridge to bring Christmas Carols, hot chocolate and chili to McBurney Plaza from 6 - 7:30 p.m. On December 21st Southgate will hold its Christmas services with a matinee at 3:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 p.m. Southgate Church is located at 120-5501-204 Street. Telephone is 604-532-7769.

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you. You will fi nd a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Luke 2: 11

North Langley Community Church joined with Christians around the world and took part in a movement called the Advent Conspiracy. – a plan to take back Christmas from today's consumer-crazed culture. Instead of buying more, getting more and consuming more the members of the congregation were challenged to fi nd ways to spend less, give more, tru-ly worship Jesus and have time to love others. Practical generosity, locally and globally, demonstrates the true heart of Christmas. The church will host three Christmas Eve Services at 3:30 pm, 5:00 and 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome! North

Throughout Langley, the churches join with the commu-nity to celebrate the Christmas Season. For the faith community the Christmas season is one of the holiest t i m e s on the Christian

Calendar and while Christians and people of faith exchange gifts and celebrate, it is also a time of preparation for the com-ing of their Sav- ior, Jesus Christ. The four week period leading up to Christ- mas is called Advent. The word comes from the Latin and means 'waiting' or 'coming' and Christians use this time to pre- pare their hearts and homes for Christmas. Nu-merous candle light services held on Christ- mas Eve provide a time of refl ection, peace and hope. Read on for a church ser-vice or event near you.

"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph went up from the town of Naz-areth in Galilee to Judea to Bethlehem the town of David because he belonged to the house and line of David." Luke 2:1-4

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Langley Church is located at 21015 - 96 Av-enue. Regular church services throughout the year are 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome!

"Suddenly a great company of the heav-enly host appeared with the angel praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2: 11-14

Home Church LangleyThis church meets at Nicomekl School

and this year their Christmas service will be on Sunday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m. Looking forward into the New Year, Home Church Langley will offer the Alpha series, Women Encouraging Women, New Chris-tians class, Divorce care and many other small groups. For more information call Pastor Jim Moerman at 604-514-4663.

'When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one an-other, "let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about." Luke 2:15

Southridge Fellowship Baptist Church Southridge Fellowship Baptist church has

been in Murrayville since 1996. Located at 22756 - 48 Avenue, church services are at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. On Christmas Eve there will be two traditional candlelight services, one at 5:00 and another at 6:30 p.m. In ad-dition congregation members will be carol-ing in McBurney Plaza on December 5 and December 19th from 6:00 - 7:30.

"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen them, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child. And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them." Luke 2: 16-18

St. Joseph's Catholic ChurchFor many in Langley it wouldn't be

Christmas without the annual Christmas Dinner held at St Joseph's Catholic Church on Christmas Day. The dinner is held to make sure the disadvantaged and lonely members of the community have a time of being uplifted and at the same time enjoy a fantastic Christmas dinner. The doors open at 4:00 pm and dinner follows at 5:00 PM. Fondly known as St. Joes the church operates both a soup kitchen on Tuesdays and a weekly drop in on Saturday morn-ings from 10 until Noon. These programs will resume following the holiday season. On Christmas Eve, the church will hold both a children's mass at 7:00 p.m. mass and there will be a traditional Midnight mass as well. The church is located at 20676 Fraser Highway.

"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shep-herds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen which were just as they had been told." Luke 2: 19-20

Living Waters ChurchThe church is located at 9095 Glover Road

in Fort Langley. Celebrating the season of Advent leading up to Christmas the church will be holding regular Christmas services with four very special messages based on the theme Let There Be Light. Services are at 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 6:30. December 14th features The Light is Bright and the evening service will be a Children's ser-vice. On December 21st the series contin-ues with 'This Little Light of Mine', This year Living Waters will hold four tradition-al candlelight services on Christmas Eve at 3:30, 4:45, 6:00 and 7:15 pm

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.....Isaiah 9:2

United Churches of LangleyThe United Churches of Langley have

two sites, the Murrayville site (once known as Sharon United) and St. Andrews/Fort Langley. On December 21st the Murrayville site during their regular 10:30 service will present a special Christmas Choir Canta-ta. At 4:00 p.m. the same day there will be a service at the Fort Langley site as well and its theme will be Solace at Solstice, a Longest Night Service. At the Murray-ville site on December 23rd there will be a contemplative Celtic service at 7:00 p.m. On Christmas Eve, the Murrayville site will host an all ages worship service at 6:00 p.m., In Fort Langley there will be a candle-light service with carols and communion and at 10:00 p.m. the Murrayville site will also hold a candlelight service with carols and communion.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Ever-lasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

Christian Life AssemblyChristian Life Assembly has three Christ-

mas Eve Services, 3 PM, 4:30 PM and 6 PM. The church invites everyone to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. On New Year's Eve Christian Life Assembly has an exciting service to enter into the new year. It begins at 10:30 PM on December 31st and con-cludes at midnight. For more information, call 604-530-7344

All this took place to fulfi ll what the Lord had said through the prophet, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel - which means "God with us"

Matthew 1:22-23

Langley's faith community celebrates Christmas in many ways and they share the commonality of providing food for the body, mind and soul. A holy time for Chris-tians, the Christmas spirit is abundant in Langley. Langley's Faith Community wish-es everyone a very meaningful and Merry Christmas.

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Six Ways to Make The Season Brighter

When it comes to the holidays, it's not always easy to let one's heart be merry and light. For some marshmallow toast-ing, mistletoe-ing and plenty of cheer

may be far from mind.Whether it's due to the loss of a loved one, lack of

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Here are just six ways to get into the holiday spirit so you can enjoy the season and all the annual traditions that go along with it.

1. Pay it ForwardEven just the smallest gesture can really go a long

way in improving another person's sense of well-be-ing. While you may not be feeling the holiday spirit just yet, there are plenty of opportunities out there to spread cheer to others. If knitting is your cup of tea, consider making toques or scarves for friends, family members – or, donate them to a local shelter.

And for those who enjoy baking, make a batch of goodies a surprise your neighbour with the sweet tooth. But if you aren't handy in the kitchen or crafty, don't sweat it. Something as simple as a hug or making someone laugh can also go a long way. After all, you know what they say – laughter is the best medicine. Warning: joy is infectious.

2. VolunteerA sure fi re way to get into the holiday spirit is to

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knows, you may come away from the experience with a friend or two – perhaps even a date for New Years Eve.

3. Community EventsWhen it comes to holiday events in the Langleys,

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4. Spend Time with YoungstersExperience the wonder and the magic of the holi-

days again by seeing it through a child's eyes. If your child bearing years have long since passed, invite your grandchildren over for a visit – even take them for the day if you're feeling brave. Spend time looking through photo albums of holidays' passed, share traditions like holiday baking or make a craft together.

5. Avoid CrowdsNothing fi zzles one's holiday spirit quicker than

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Some stores even offer personal delivery services for seniors. Alternately, you could seek out help from a personal shopper or seniors' assistant service.

6. Ask for HelpWhether it's to pick up a few items at the store or

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Christmas on the Saskatchewan farm where I grew up could be counted on to be white. To awaken on Christmas morning and look out on a brown landscape would be as alien to us prairie dwellers as snow on a depression-era day in July.

Although, every other year, we made the fi ve mile journey to my older sister’s farm for the evening festivities, we had no worries about slippery roads or snowdrifts. Our team of horses, which pulled the sleigh under a clear prairie sky, made sure of that. In the straw-lined sleigh box, bundled up in feather comforters with hot rocks at our feet, my mother and I were as cozy as if we had been in our own warm beds.

However, my dad – and my broth-er when he became old enough – sat on the driver’s seat facing the ele-ments. Not once did we hear a word of complaint from them. No doubt they were anticipating the dinner waiting for us in the warmth of my sister’s and brother-in-law’s farm kitchen. And they knew that when the horses were stabled and fed, they could relax while the women cooked the vegetables, mashed the potatoes, made the gravy and carved the turkey.

On alternate years, the proce-dure reversed. Sister, her husband and their two small children would make the trek to our farm, some-times bringing in-laws with them as well as our unmarried aunt. Wher-ever we gathered, the joy at being together to celebrate this special day meant more than hearty meals or presents under the tree.

Farm life in those years was sim-ple, yet far from easy. Even on the most anticipated day of the year, the animals had to be cared for. Four feet of snow, drifts as high as the li-lac hedge, or howling blizzards did not excuse the men from morning and evening chores.

Nor did farm women have a break from such tasks as turning the han-dle of the cream separator to extract the cream from the fresh warm milk.

Meals had to be prepared – a special treat of bacon and farm fresh eggs accompanied by toasted homemade bread for breakfast on Christmas morning. And, of course, that big dinner topped off with mincemeat tarts and plum pudding.

Gifts under the tree were few when I was growing up, not only at our house but, I suspect, in every coun-try and town home alike. But our mom always stuffed one of our long

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With pennies she earned from selling eggs, my mother purchased a few tree ornaments over the years. Shiny baubles, a couple of ropes of tinsel and enough dripping silver icicles to make the bare branches look festive, meant more to me than all the glitter on huge sculpted trees today.

It didn’t matter that there were no lights on our tree. I had never seen one with lights, so I couldn’t imag-ine them. What did matter was that the fl ame from the kerosene lamp would light Santa’s way when he reached our house on Christmas Eve. However, when I was about six years old, my slightly older but much wiser brother felt it his duty to in-form me that, among other myths I had been led to believe about life, there really was no Santa Claus.

I don’t remember feeling overly concerned about that revelation. I knew that someone would read the letter I wrote to the guy at the North Pole, and come through with the present I coveted.

With regret that it must be so, Christmas Day would, all too soon, draw to a close. Visiting family bundled themselves up and left for home. I lay in my

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Through drooping eyelids and par-tially open curtains at my window, a few stars glittered in a moonlit sky. But, every year on that night, one star appeared brighter than all the rest, and for several minutes I would watch in wonder.

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How Blessed I am that I can sit down with my Mother and listen to stories of Christmas past. Recent-ly, we reminisced about a school Christmas concert that took place in her town some 90 years ago.

It was a night in the early 1920’s when the temperature had crashed to -50 in Edam Saskatchewan. The school concert was a community event and regardless of the weath-er it always went on and Peggy and her sister Frances waited at the win-dow for Uncle Jake and his sleigh. He would get them to Cole School, named after her father and uncles who had homesteaded the area.

They both had on their new vel-vet dresses, Peggy’s blue and her lit-tle sister’s red, with sashes and big bows at the back. White stockings and shiny black shoes completed the outfi ts. As soon as the sleigh was spotted they donned leggings, snow boots, coats and mittens.

They jumped in with their four cousins and found a spot under the heavy buffalo blankets with their feet close to the foot warmers, boxes with hot bricks inside. As they head-ed off they could hear the telephone lines singing, drawn taut with the cold accompanied by the horse’s hooves thundering along the packed snow.

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“The road forked to the left to Uncle Jake’s house and the horse’s warm barn. Our house was to the right. The horses started into their familiar left turn when Uncle Jake yanked on the reins to get them to turn to our place. They cut too sharp and the sleigh tipped over and rolled us into the cold, crisp snow.

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Port Kells Art Club classes every Monday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with general meetings on the third Monday of each month. New members, all levels of experience wel-come. Annual membership $25. Two new multi-week classes begin Jan. 5 (oil and acrylic). Club exhibits three to four times a year. Located in Langley on Fraser Hwy. Contact Rita Evans at 604-853-4006.

Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation Pub Night Fundraiser at the NY Grill and Bis-tro, 20204 Fraser Hwy. Jan. 20 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Silent auction, ticket basket draw, 50/50, Toonie toss, and taking Do-nations for the Walk to Banff 2016. Tickets are available at the foundation offi ces and thrift shoppe at 109 - 20631 Fraser Hwy. $15 buys a burger or veggie burger and fries and a glass of beer or wine. Limited tickets.

Square Dancing every Tuesday and Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Brookswood Senior Centre, 19899 36 Ave. Tuesdays, plus level, $6. Wednesdays, be-ginner level alternating with mainstream, $5. Contact Jerry at 604-838-8821 or [email protected] for more information.

Langley Newcomers and Friends is a non-profi t community minded club for women of all ages held Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. every month at the WC Blair Commu-nity Centre. For info: Kathleen Hardy - 604-530-8665, Diane Campbell - 778-277-3434 or email [email protected].

Langley Together Society Celebration of Community Dec. 17, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Chartwell Renaissance Retirement Resi-dence, 6676 203 St. Complimentary wine and cheese, and break bannock together as we celebrate three years of fostering rela-tionships and strengthening the non-profi t sector in Langley. Followed by annual gen-eral meeting. To register now email [email protected].

You’ve Gotta Have Friends Drop in for cof-fee and conversation at 20510 Fraser Hwy. (McBurney Plaza) Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. to noon and Fridays 2 p.m. to 3:30 pm. Open to anyone looking to make new con-nections. For more information call 604-533-6546 or email: [email protected]. Classics Book Club meets on the fi rst Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Murrayville Library. Phone the library for more information or to register for this free program 604-533-0339.

Christmas dinner at St. Joseph’s Parish in Langley. The church is preparing a full Christmas dinner and party on Christ-mas Day at 20676 Fraser Hwy for people of the community who are in need, for se-niors and those who would otherwise be alone. The meal is served free of charge to anyone who wishes to come. Doors open at 4 p.m. for drinks and socializing. A hot turkey dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Call 604-534-3303 to make arrangements for transportation.

Gift wrapping service benefi ts Langley School District Foundation Visit Willow-brook Shopping Centre’s charity gift wrap centre to get your holiday gifts wrapped and help the foundation. 100 per cent of the proceeds will go to support innovative and essential school programs for Lang-ley students. The Charity Gift Wrap Cen-tre operates until December 24 located in the north side of Willowbrook Shopping Centre next to Aldo. Gift wrap services start at just $3 and all wrap, ribbon, and bags are eco-friendly. The centre is run by more than 300 volunteers including Lang-ley School District students, teachers, par-ents, staff, administrators, and retirees. It is hoped that the Charity Gift Wrap Centre will raise $15,000 plus this holiday season.

Support LEPS by purchasing small potted Spruce trees. For a donation of $5, living trees are a great alternative to live cut. To pick up your live tree visit the LEPS offi ce Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 201-4839 221 St. Supplies are limited.

Langley Elks Lodge #259 membership drive. Well established active community service/charity club focusing on the needs of children. Call Ron (membership chair) at 604-534-3126 for further information.

New Seniors (60 and up) Competitive Dragon Boat mixed team is forming. Email [email protected] if you are interested. The team will need to attend qualifi er races and IDBF CC Nation-als in Welland, Ont. in 2015 to earn their spot to go to Worlds 2016 in Australia.

Singles Social and Walking Club seeks new members age 45 and up. For details, call Christina at 604-375-7732 or Doro-thy at 604-594-1260 or email [email protected].

LMHA Penny Pincher thrift store needs volunteers for markers, sorters, cashiers and security. Applications available at store, 20211 56 Ave.

The Fraser Health Crisis Line is recruiting volunteers to provide assistance to people in the region who are experiencing emo-tional distress. No previous experience is needed as extensive training and ongoing support is provided. If you are interested, visit their website at www.options.bc.ca and follow the link for the Crisis Line.

The Senior Men’s golf club at Poppy Es-tate Golf Course is looking for new mem-bers 55 years or older. Information on the club can be found on club website www.poppyseniormensgolf.com or phone 604-530-4501.

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What better way to warm up on a cold January night than to spend an hour or two laughing?

A pair of Trinity Western graduates are offering the community a chance to do just that — and to help make people’s lives a little better in the process.

Chris Nash and Jacqui Janzen — who together make up BlackJacq Productions — present Stand Up! For the Little Guy, a comedy show to benefi t the Get Warm Project — at Trinity Western University on Saturday, Jan 10.

Headliner John Cullen — who, accord-ing to his bio is a “real life” teacher, writ-er, drummer and world-ranked curler, in addition to being an all-round funny guy — will be joined by eight up-and-coming young comedians on stage at the Langley university’s Freedom Hall.

The comedy show will be the fi rst event of its kind mounted by BlackJacq, which formed in 2012. The production company is currently in post-production on a fea-ture length fi lm and entered a play in the 2013 Fringe Festival.

Founders Nash and Janzen have known one another since university — they both graduated from TWU in 2009. The pair has always enjoyed working together, said Nash, adding each has a particular set of skills that gels well with the other’s.

“I, myself, am an actor and a writer. Jac-qui is an event manager and a web devel-oper,” said Nash.

“I can dream up grand schemes to put on and she has the sense to ground me.”

Whatever project they embark upon, Nash and Janzen’s mandate is to be cre-ative while offering support to artists and humanitarians who need fi nancial or pro-motional backing to help achieve their dreams.

“The Get Warm Project is just something that’s close to home,” said Janzen.

The women who started the project, which provides blankets and warm clothes to people living on the streets of Vancov-

er’s Downtown Eastside, are former high school classmates of Janzen’s, she said.

Each show BlackJacq puts on will bene-fi t a “Little Guy” of some description. The pair recently put out a call in Langley and Vancouver for groups that could use some support.

“We basically did it through social media — to friends and connections — because we didn’t want to be overwhelmed with too many folks we’d have to let down,” said Nash.

Still, they had a fair number of responses to sort through, before settling on the Get Warm Project.

At the same time, they also went about scouting talent for the show, which will feature several local funny people.

“We put the call out specifi cally in Lang-ley for this show. We wanted to showcase Langley talent,” said Nash.

“Trinity has a good assemblage of come-dic characters and I’m heavily involved in the theatre scene (there).”

Despite the fact the words “stand up” ap-pear in the show’s title, in reality, it will be quite a diverse show, said Nash.

“We’ll blend any sort of comedy that is just the person and the audience. It may be a song or a great sketch, but our headliner will always be a stand-up comedian.”

And it will always be family-friendly.By having comedians keep their act

clean, it encourages them to be more clev-er than vulgar, said Nash.

“When it comes to being funny, it’s bet-ter to use the parts of your brain that don’t take the easy laugh, don’t take the easy way out,” he said.

Nash and Janzen expect to have a full house on the night of the show, with a large number of the university’s students

taking a break from their studies to have a few laughs.

“But we’d like to have a mix from the community as well,” Nash said.

Janzen, meanwhile, encouraged audi-ence members to bring gently used warm clothing items — socks, toques, scarves, etc.

Anyone who does will be eligible for prize draws. Items have been provided by a range of sponsors, including a Vancou-ver swimwear company started by another TWU grad, and a yoga clothing retailer.

Tickets for Stand Up! For the Little Guy are $10 each. Half of the proceeds raised from ticket sales will be donated to the Vancouver charity.

Freedom Hall is located at 7600 Glover Rd. Show begins at 8 p.m. For more infor-mation, or to purchase tickets, go to stand-uplittleguy.com.

Stand-up comedian John Cullen, centre, headlines a night of laughs at Trinity Western University on Jan. 10, as BlackJacq Productions presents Stand Up! For the Little Guy. The live comedy show will benefi t The Get Warm Project, which collects gently used warm clothing and distributes it on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

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The Christmas season is one of the most beautiful and busy times of the year.

Days are hectic with shopping, wrapping gifts and preparing special dishes for family and friends. Why not slow things down a bit and put aside the busyness to enjoy the beautiful. Why not take some time to visit some of the stunning light displays located throughout the community? The following is a list of some of the locations.

4086 - 205B StreetThe Christmas spirit is very

much alive in the Peterse’s household. John Peterse carries on his family’s annual tradition by lighting up the family’s property with over 20,000 lights. They are synced to a radio station and seem to dance to the music. Tune your car radio to 99.7 FM to listen and watch. The

display is on seven days a week from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and will continue until Jan.5. Enter off 42 Avenue.

Langley CityShortly after Remembrance

Day the streets of Downtown Langley City begin to glow with lights and pretty garlands. The city uses more than 56,000 bulbs and three years ago Langley City went green and replaced the bulbs with the more environmentally friendly LEDs. Langley’s main displays are located along the one-way street, McBurney Plaza and in Douglas Park. Innes Corner Plaza is also transformed into a winter wonderland. The trees, shrubs and groundcover are decorated in multi coloured lights that shimmer and shine. And look up! On the top of Langley City Hall is a giant nativity scene.

This display can be seen from almost anywhere in the city. The Nativity scene was a gift from former Langley City Councillor Terry Smith. He discovered it in the deep south of the United States and brought it home as a gift to the City. The display moved around a bit at fi rst but fi nally found its permanent home atop Langley City Hall.

2328 Wakefi eld Drive The Basran family love

Christmas and it shows. Their huge light display is on every evening from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

On Dec. 21 they will join with Langley Firefi ghters to raise funds for BC Children’s Hospital. There will be hot chocolate and special treats and at 7 p.m. Santa

will drop in for a meet and greet. Make sure you mark your calendar for this one.19890 70 Ave.

The Lianza family along

with their neighbours do a great display every year. The whole street is lit up and is amazing to see. The lights come on at 4:30 and are on until 10 p.m. daily until the New Year.

16951 Jersey Drive in Cloverdale Though not in Langley, this

is a light display that cannot be missed. Dan and Andrea Bonneteau have thousands of lights and some of them are synchronized to music. There are dozens of Christmas characters and a beautiful Nativity scene. With their display the Bonneteaus are collecting donations for the Variety Club.

23924 68 Ave.Ron and Gladys Farmer

invite you to enjoy their festive Christmas display, which includes music, a decorated barn and garage and 40 lighted trees. In addition, there are more than 100 lighted fi gures and 30,000-plus lights. The display covers about an acre and includes a Santa and reindeer which appear to be fl oating on air. Nightly, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. until Jan. 1.

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Take your seat for Stand Up! at TWUEVENING OF FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMEDY BENEFITS VANCOUVER’S GET WARM PROJECT

Annual holiday light tour is underway in Langley


TWU professor of biology and environmental science and Lang-ley Times columnist David Clem-ents has received the Excellence in Weed Science award from the Canadian Weed Science Society.

The award recognizes those whose con-t r i b u t i o n s have had a major impact on weed sci-ence or the agricultural industry in Canada.

An inter-n a t i o n a l l y r e c o g n i z e d expert on in-vasive spe-cies ecology, environmen-tal ethics, and weed manage-ment, Clements has long been concerned with the relationship between weeds and climate change.

“Invasive species are a huge problem in the world,” he said. “Climate change can infl uence how weeds adapt and become worse.”

Since coming to TWU in 1994, Clements has taught numerous courses in ecology and plant bi-ology, including fi eld courses on Saltspring Island and in Hawaii.

As a professor, he is helping students become more aware of all invasive species and how they can be part of the solution.

“No matter which weed it is, ev-

ery weed has its benefi ts—in the proper place, where God meant them to be,” Clements said.

“But when they’re not, that’s the problem.”

The Langley resident, who also contributes a monthly column,

Green Beat, to The Times, considers his current re-search to be the most in-fl uential of his career.

“I like to think I’ve tapped into some serious weed issues with global implications for society,”

he said.In addition to his work at TWU,

Clements has co-edited a book on agro-ecology, written chap-ters on weed management and climate change, published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers, authored more than 80 confer-ence presentations, and has been involved with the Canadian Jour-nal of Plant Science, Pacifi c Sci-ence Journal, the Canadian Weed Science Society, the BC Chapter of the Soil and Water Conserva-tion Society, the Invasive Species Council of BC, and several Fraser Valley organizations.

Clements’ Ph.D. research fo-cused on mites but he was intro-duced to weed science by his col-

league, Clarence Swanton. He has also collaborated with

many other weed scientists, such as plant taxonomist Stephen Dar-byshire and Cornell University’s Tony DiTommaso.

“When you are at a smaller uni-versity,” he said, “collaboration is the key to success.”

Clements was nominated for the award by Dr. Mahesh K. Up-adhyaya, professor of plant sci-

ence at the University of British Columbia. The award requires at least 10 years of active weed re-search, as well as personal con-tributions that impacted weed science or agriculture.

Langley resident David Clements, who has taught at TWU since 1994, has been recognized with a national award for his work in weed science.

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I like to think I’ve tapped into some

serious weed issues with global implications for

society.DAVID CLEMENTS

Times columnist’s work earns national award

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Williams ParkIt’s sad but true and

there are some real grinches out there. For the past two years thieves stole almost $10,000 worth of Christmas lights and extension cords from Williams Park and it looked like after 23 years the popular community event would have to be cancelled. Fortunately there are some really good people out there too.

Things looked grim but the community came together to save Christmas in Williams Park. Once they heard it was to be cancelled, local businesses started donating extension cords and lights.

One little girl in Walnut Grove named Sara Walmsley started a drive at her school to collect LED lights. The Christmas in Williams Park society is fundraising to replace what was stolen but more importantly the display is back on.

A walking tour of the park has been replaced by a scenic drive. The display will run until Dec. 21, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Donations are gratefully accepted to help cover display maintenance costs.

4448 216 StreetLast but certainly not

least, Walt and Laurie Kirlik, and Kelsey & Cody too, invite everyone to drive by their light display as well.

Nightly from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m until Jan. 1, there are thousands of lights to see and enjoy.

Langley is rich when it comes to the many light displays to be seen.

Some of the people responsible for this seasonal treat do it raise funds for charity and others do it to provide enjoyment for their neighbours.

Their warm and caring hearts and the hard work they do to makes our community a beautiful one indeed. Visit one or all of them this Christmas season.

Langleys lit up in festive colours until the New YearFrom Page 39

It was one of those days. Again.The house was in shambles, the

preschooler had slapped the Kin-dergartener, the puppy pooped on the carpet — fi ve times — and Mom-my didn’t get a chance to shower or throw on a lick of makeup.

As we sat around the dinner table that night inhaling Chinese takeout (again), our oldest daughter, Molly, dropped her fork, looked daddy dead in the eye and brought up the dread-ed D-word.

“Are you and mommy going to get a divorce?” she asked, raising a wee eyebrow and an egg roll.

At that moment Jason turned to me, his look of exhaustion was quickly replaced by sheer amuse-ment.

“Now, why would you ask that?” he responded, stifl ing a laugh.

“Well, your friends got a divorce and *so and so*... and well, just look at mommy,” she said, glancing over in my direction.

“She always wears her pyjamas at dinner, never puts on makeup any-more and has her hair in that bun thing — again,” she said, rolling her eyes.

Despite the fact that our little miss know-it-all was correct on all counts, she couldn’t be more off base.

“Honey, mommy and daddy love each other — we’re never getting a divorce,” said Jason.

“We’ll see...” said Molly“We’ll see?” asked Daddy.“Yep, we’ll see,” responded our lit-

tle pride and joy.While Jason and I may not

show each other as much af-fection as we should in front of the girls, nor do I spend as much time in the mirror as I did in my 20s (and that’s probably a good thing), we’ve never been more in love.

Yes, go ahead, cue the sap-py music.

It was exactly 12 years ago this month that Jason got down on bended knee on the White Rock pier to propose.

The snow was gently falling from the sky and my future husband was trembling — a combination of nerves and the winter chill in the air. I’m still surprised he didn’t drop the ring into the icy-cold water below us.

We were so young by today’s stan-dards — I was 21, he was 22 — really, I had no business saying yes and he was crazy for asking.

After all, we had only started dat-ing four months prior when I picked him up at a local karaoke bar.After all, we had only started dating four months prior when I picked him up at a local karaoke bar. I was new-ly single and full of liquid courage when I sent a shot of tequila his way.

“Cheers, you’re hot,” I said, giving him my most seductive come hither look as we clinked glasses.

In retrospect, it was probably more sloppy than sexy.

Since I was headed for journalism school in Kamloops the following

week, I fi gured I’d probably never see him again. Well, whoever said you can’t meet Mr Right at a bar was oh-so-wrong.

Yes, I’d still go off to college, but would drive home al-most every weekend, braving treacherous driving condi-tions. Jason would also come up to see me every chance he got — on a couple of occa-sions his Mustang convert-

ible almost went off the Coquihalla.The fl ip side of being so crazy in

love at such a young age was the dramatic fi ghts, jealousy, resent-ment and poor spending choices that would ensue. There were spilled beers, tears — pretty much all the trappings of a sad country song. But no, I wouldn’t steal his truck, break his heart or take his dog.

It has also been such an incredible experience to grow up together. Ja-son is no longer that young 20-some-thing with a backwards hat, baggy jeans, double earrings on one side and a cigarette hanging from his lips.

Today, he’s a 30-something devot-ed husband and father who always puts his three ladies and new fur baby fi rst. Thankfully, he even sacri-fi ced his nasty smoking habit for me — my only stipulation for walking down the aisle.

There have been few rocky years and I’ve been guilty of casually toss-ing around the D-word in the past, but it’s a verb that has long since

vanished from my vocabulary. I guess that’s why we were both so

taken aback to hear it come straight from our bambina’s mouth.

Yes, we’re broke, tired and thicker in the middle these days, but our re-lationship is stronger than ever.

When both our girls are fi nally fast asleep and Tucker is tuckered out in the corner with a chew toy, we love to cuddle on the couch, share a bot-tle of wine and have marathon ses-sions of our favourite show while folding all the pink laundry.

The very next morning while get-ting the girls ready for school, I snuck a smooch on daddy’s lips.

“Yuck, that’s gross,” squealed Zoe, covering her eyes.

Molly didn’t seem to share her three-year-old sister’s feelings about our little PDA session.

“Aww, do it again!” she said, smil-ing from ear-to-ear.

Perhaps we’re going to have to step up our game a bit — maybe I’ll even bust out my fl at iron and swap my yoga pants for real clothes ev-ery now and then. However, I think we’ll leave that tequila bottle sealed or that mountain of laundry will go unfolded and those early mornings with the girls won’t be as charming.

Kristyl Clark is a work-at-home mom who writes monthly for Black Press and is the founder of the family ‘blogazine’ ValleyMom.ca.

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Marcus Vela is hoping to bring a gold medal home for the holidays.

Vela survived the fi nal cuts last week, earning a spot on the Canada West roster for the World Junior A Challenge.

“It is defi nitely a huge accom-plishment and a huge honour,” said the 17-year-old on the phone from Calgary, following an early morning practice last week (Dec. 11).

“Wearing that Maple Leaf is one of the proudest things I could have done. It is an honour to be selected to this team; a lot of work went into it.”

The tournament — which features Canada West, Denmark and Russia in one pool and Canada East, Swit-zerland the United States in the oth-er — began yesterday (Sunday) and runs until Dec. 20 in Kinderley, Sask.

Vela is a second-year centre for the junior A Langley Rivermen, and he was one of three from the squad invited to the Canada West training camp in Calgary. The training camp ran Dec. 7 to 9, before the roster was announced.

Defenceman Jake Kearley and goaltender Bo Didur didn’t make the fi nal roster, and have rejoined the Rivermen for the fi nal six games before the holiday break.

And while it may have been nice to have Vela handy for the games — he is fourth on the team in scoring — the club is happy he is getting this opportunity.

“Obviously it is an honour to wear the Maple Leaf,” said Rivermen head coach and general manager Bobby Henderson.

“That is something that he will be able to take with him for the rest of his life.

“We are thrilled for him from an organizational standpoint.”

This is just the latest accomplish-ment for Vela, a second-year for-ward.

In his rookie season with Langley, the forward put up 11 goals and 11 assists in 54 games. Despite being just 16 years old, Vela did earn him-self a scholarship to New Hamp-shire. He won’t join the NCAA Di-vision 1 hockey program until the 2016/17 season.

Through the season’s fi rst 28 games, Vela has already surpassed last year’s point total, with fi ve goals and 19 assists.

Vela said there is a big difference for him between years one and two in the league.

“Coming in as a 16-year-old, you are just trying to learn the ropes, draw from some experience from the older guys and really learn how the league works,” he said.

“And having that experience from last year really helps a lot; you have to work hard for a full 60 minutes every night, that is defi nitely what I learned.”

Having his scholarship taken care of completes one goal Vela had en-tering the BCHL.

“It was a big relief,” he said. “To have that happen was a tremen-dous honour and a privilege for me. I knew I could (now) just focus on the team aspect and getting better and better, both individually and as a team.”

Vela described himself as a power forward, comfortable either on the wing — which he will play for Can-ada West — or as a centreman, his primary role with the Rivermen.

“I like to drive pucks to the net, work hard in the corners,” he said.

“Just try to outmuscle guys and be a force out there.”

Vela, who is six-foot-two and 200 pounds, has proved to be an adept playmaker, as evidenced by his 19 assists.

He downplayed his playmaker role, however, crediting “line-mates who can bury the puck.”

Henderson raved about Vela’s work level and attitude.

“You get an honest effort from him every night,” he said.

“You know what you are going to get: he works both ends of the rink, he does all the little things well, he is willing to sacrifi ce his body to win, he has good offensive ability, skates well.

“He is just a good all around player and person.”

The biggest difference from last

season to this is Vela’s maturation and confi dence.

“He knows he is a pretty import-ant part of our hockey club now and is starting to assert himself,” Hen-derson said.

“I think he is really starting to be-lieve in himself.”

Vela is determined to use his expe-riences at the World Junior A Chal-lenge when he returns to Langley.

He will re-join the team in the new year as the Rivermen are off after this weekend until Jan. 2.

“I am going to take all my experi-ences playing for Canada (and) it is going to help me as a person and a player,” Vela said.

Vela, who is eligible for the 2015 NHL entry draft, was on the most recent NHL Central Scouting players to watch list.

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Langley Rivermen’s Marcus Vela chases a puck during a BCHL game earlier this season against the Nanaimo Clippers. Vela is in Kinderley, Sask. this week as part of the Canada West roster for the World Junior A Challenge.

GARY AHUJA Langley Times

Rivermen stretch

win streak to four games

A season-high four-game winning streak has the Langley River-men in second place.

The Rivermen beat the Cowichan Valley Capitals 3-2 before sweeping a home-and-home series against the Surrey Eagles, win-ning 6-2 and 6-5 in BCHL junior A hockey action over the week-end.

Langley also beat Surrey 7-4 last week to improve to 18-11-1-4 and 41 points in the BCHL’s Mainland Divi-sion.

The fi rst three games were at the Langley Events Centre, while the weekend fi nale was Sunday afternoon at the South Surrey Arena.

Ben Butcher led the way in the fi nal two games with three points on Saturday night and two goals on Sunday.

The Rivermen trailed 4-3 early in the third period on Sunday be-fore scoring three straight to take the lead for good.

Langley rookies Erik Udahl (two assists) and Justin Szeto (one goal, one assist) both con-tinued their hot play of late.

Kevan Kilistoff scored his team-lead-ing 15th goal of the season, while Gage Torrel’s goal and an as-sist pulls him into a tie with Kilistoff atop the Rivermen scoring race.

Darren Martin picked up the victory with 26 saves.

The other two vic-tories came with Bo Didur in goal as he stopped 22 shots in the fi rst game and 29 the next night.

Langley was down 2-0 to the Capitals but after Szeto cut the lead to 2-1 late in the fi rst, Jake Kearley and Colton Kehler scored in the middle period for the 3-2 fi nal score.

Free hockey at LEC

There will be free hockey at the Langley Events Centre for the Langley Rivermen’s fi nal three games of 2014.

The junior A hockey is get-ting in the holiday spirit by providing free admission to their Thursday, Friday and Saturday games this week-end as part of the ‘Rivmas’

celebrations.“We have always tried to

lead the BCHL in new cre-ative promotions and this one will certainly benefi t the people of Langley,” said Riv-ermen director of operations Taylor Henderson.

“The holiday season can be a tough time for many and

this is a way for our team to give something back to the community, while providing family entertainment during a stressful time of the year.”

The team plays Prince George, Powell River and Vic-toria. All three games begin at 7 p.m.

In addition to the free tick-

ets, each fan will receive a $5 voucher for food or mer-chandise to use during the game.

“We encourage the people of Langley to come out and enjoy an evening or three on us, while experiencing junior hockey in their home-town,” Henderson said.

Vela chasing gold at WJAC


Nicole Chevrier is staying relatively close to home for her post-secondary volleyball career.

Chevrier, the captain of the Brookswood Bobcats for all five high school seasons, has signed her national letter of intent to join Burnaby’s SFU Clan for the 2015 season.

The six-foot-two middle blocker was named an all-star this past season as the ’Cats came fourth at the Fraser Val-ley senior girls AAA champi-onships.

It was the third straight year she was named a Fraser Valley all-star.

“I was attracted to SFU be-cause of its combination of great academics and great volleyball, and the fact that it was close to home,” Chevrier said.

“And after I met (coach) Gina Schmidt and the players and

toured the campus, I knew SFU was where I wanted to be.”

The Clan play in the NCAA, which was part of the ap-peal.

“I am excited … that I have the op-portunity to trav-el to the United States and play strong American teams while also getting a great Ca-nadian education,” Chevrier said.

“It’s the best of both worlds and I look forward to be-coming part of the Clan.”

And the Clan are excited to have her.

“Nicole was our first 2015 commitment and I believe she set the tone for the rest of

the recruiting class,” Schmidt said.

“Nicole has en-joyed numerous successes at the club and provincial team level during which time she has demonstrated the ability to make a big impact with her offence and blocking.”

Chevrier also plays at the club level, helping her team, the Fraser Valley Volleyball Club Blitz place fifth at the nation-al U18 volleyball

championships last spring.She has also helped Team BC

win gold at the B.C. Summer Games in 2012, something she calls one of her favourite sports moments.

Nicole Chevrier will suit up for the SFU Clan next year after signing her national letter of intent to join the women’s volleyball program. Chevrier has captained the Brookswood Bobcats the past fi ve years, as well as playing at the club level with the Fraser Valley Volleyball Club Blitz.

Submitted photo

NICOLECHEVRIER

Michael Chung took top spot in the boys’ 10-year-old category over the weekend.

Chung and eight other Langley Olympi-ans Swim Club mem-bers were competing at the meet hosted by the Vancouver Pacifi c Swim Club at the UBC Aquatic Centre.

The meet was for those 10 and under.

Chung was fi rst in two of his events (50 back, 50 free) and second in two others (200IM, 50 fl y) to accu-mulate enough points to win the age group title.

Two other Olym-pian swimmers also cracked the top eight for their respective age group titles.

John Park was sixth overall in the boys’ 10-year-old group. He did achieve per-sonal bests in all of his events and a pro-vincial AA qualifying time in the 50 fl y.

Luke Stew-art-Beinder, also 10, was eighth overall, with a third-place fi n-ish in the 50 fl y, also earning his provincial AAA qualifying time in the process.

And Brooklyn Swaan, 10, was fourth in the girls’ 50 breast event.

The Olympians also had a contingent of swimmers in Victoria as the 11 and older group hit the water for the Pacifi c Coast Swimming Christmas Cracker Invitational.

The meet was at-tended by 25 swim clubs with Langley placing eighth overall.

Tw e l v e - y e a r - o l d Joshua Kim led the way with a phenom-enal showing, win-ning six gold medals and setting new club records in all in the

process. He was tops in the 50, 100 and 200 free, the 100 breast and the 200 and 400 IM.

He was also second in the 200 free.

Bailey Herbert, 12, had personal bests in all her races, winning the 200 breast, placing second in the 50 breast and 800 free and third in the 100 breast.

She also broke the club record in the 50 fl y and gained a Cana-dian age group nation-al time in the process.

And Robyn Nakano, 15, was second in the 15 and over 100 fl y event.

Chung, Kim shine for Olympians at two meets

’Cats Chevrier joins Clan

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He may still be in his teens, but Langley’s Jack Kosterman is in con-tention for a spot on the 2015 Canadi-an senior men’s national wheelchair basketball team.

The 16-year-old Kosterman is in Scarborough at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre from Dec. 14 to 19 for the training camp.

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to Toronto in hopes of landing a spot with the Canadian junior hockey team.

Theodore, a defenceman with the

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It begins Dec. 11 with the fi nal ros-ter of 22 players set to be named on Dec. 25.

The 2015 International Ice Hockey Federation world junior champion-ships are being co-hosted by Toronto and Montreal from Dec. 26 to Jan. 5.

Canada has 10 defencemen in camp with seven expected to make the roster.

The 19-year-old Theodore was a fi rst round draft pick (26th overall) of the Anaheim Ducks in the 2013 NHL entry draft.

In 10 games with Seattle this sea-son, he has two goals and six assist.

Theodore had hurt his elbow in training camp with the Ducks and he played fi ve games with Anaheim’s AHL affi liate, the Norfolk Admirals, registering three goals and two as-sists before joining Seattle.

Last season, he was the Thunder-birds’ top scorer with 22 goals and 79 points in 70 games.

The Langley Knights saw their three-game win streak come to an end as they surrendered four unanswered goals against the Ridge Meadows Flames.

The Knights were up 3-1 after one period against the Flames on Thursday (Dec. 11) at the George Preston Recreation Centre in PJHL junior B hockey, but Ridge Mead-ows scored twice in the second and then twice more 28 seconds apart early in the third.

Langley lost despite a 43-21 ad-vantage in shots as Flames goalie Kurt Klimek — who is from Lang-ley — delivered a 40-save perfor-mance.

Levi De Waal, Colin Catchpole and Tristan Craighead had the Knight goals.

Craighead scored twice the game before as Langley beat the Aldergrove Kodiaks 6-5 the night before at the Aldergrove Arena.

The second of his goals put the team up 6-2 early in the third and

that proved to be the difference as Aldergrove scored three times in the period and outshot Langley 15-2 in the fi nal 20 minutes.

The Knights’ Nickolas Trencian-sky fi nished with 38 saves for the victory.

Jackson Surbey scored twice while Carson Rose and Mitchell Biermann had the other goals while Jacob Fricks and Alex Kalau each had three assists and Catch-pole had a pair of helpers.

The Knights lead the Harold Brittain Conference with a record of 15-11-1-1 and 32 points, two better than Aldergrove.

Langley hosts the Kodiaks on Thursday at the Preston Centre.

The Knights also visited the Richmond Sockeyes last night (Monday) after The Times’ press deadline.

•••The Kodiaks bounced back from

their loss to Langley with a 6-4 win over the Port Moody Panthers

on Saturday night at the Port Moody Arena for their sixth win in their past seven games.

The teams were tied at four in the third period but Elvis Janssons and Wyatt Versluis scored power play goals a few minutes apart for the victory.

The Kodiaks power play went 5-for-12 in the game.

Quinncy Leroux, Alex Calle-gari, Cameron Davitt and Josh-ua Poitras had the other Kodiak goals.

In the team’s 6-5 loss to Langley earlier in the week, Jordan Funk led the way with two goals. Aaron Markin, Noah Wallinger and Da-vitt had the other goals.

The Kodiaks host the North Vancouver Wolf Pack tomorrow (Wednesday) before facing the Knights on Thursday.

Aldergrove is 12-9-2-4 with 30 points, tied for second in the PJHL’s Harold Brittain Conference, and two points back of Langley.

Splits for Knights, Kodiaks

Kosterman, Theodore aiming for Team Canada

It didn’t take long for the diapers to hit the ice on Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre for the Langley Rivermen game against the Surrey Eagles. Jake Kearley scored 38 seconds into the game — a 6-2 Rivermen victory — and the fans celebrated by throwing packages of diapers on the ice. Members of the Langley Figure Skating Club synchro team collected the diapers for the Basics for Babies program.

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A pair of Trinity West-ern Spartans teammates have been honoured as the B.C. Intercollegiate Hockey League’s players of the month.

PJ Buys was named the player of the month for November — which included the weekend of Dec. 4 and 5 — after

scoring 11 points. That included back-to-back four-point games.

The rookie sits fourth in league scoring with six goals and 20 points in a dozen games.

And Silas Matthys was named the league’s top goaltender for the month, going 3-0-0-1

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Simon Fraser’s Adam Callegari was named

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6 IN MEMORIAM GIFTS

7 OBITUARIES

JANZE, Anton (Tony)Passed away peacefully on December 10th, 2014 at the age of 99. Predeceased by his wife Mary Janze. Loving and missing him are his daughter, sons, grandchildren and great grandchildren.Our dad/grandfather lived his life guided by his faith. He will be deeply missed and forever in our hearts.Evening prayers will be held at 6:00pm on Sunday, Dec 21st at Burquitlam Funeral Home, 625 North Rd, Coquitlam.Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00am on Monday, Dec 22nd at Sts Joachim and Ann Catholic Church, 2823 273rd St, Aldergrove. Burial to take place between 2:30-3:00pm on Monday, Dec 22nd at the Surrey Centre Cemetery, 16671 Old McLellan Rd, SurreyIn lieu of fl owers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Covenant House Van-couver.


7 OBITUARIES

DUCHNYCZ, Sharon (nee Fuhr)

Dec. 28, 1944 - Dec. 8, 2014Loving wife, wonderful mom, amazing grandma, sister, good friend and dedicated family person, died peacefully on Monday, December 8th, surrounded by the family she so dearly loved.She is survived by her husband of more than 50 years, Murray, daughter Cathryn (Chris), son Michael (Kerry) and grandsons Kai and Max, whom she deeply loved.Those of us who were lucky enough to know and love her, are much better for it.A Celebration of Sharon’s life will take place on Saturday, December 20th at 2pm at the Valley View Funeral Home, Arbor Chapel, 14660 - 72nd Avenue, Surrey, BC.We wish to give our heartfelt thank you to everyone at Czorny Alzheimer’s Centre. We are also forever grateful to those at Poppy Place Cottage who cared so dearly for Sharon.In lieu of fl owers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society would

be greatly appreciated.

WILMSHURST,Ronald A.1936 - 2014

Ron passed away peacefully at home in Langley on Decem-ber 3rd 2014 after an 8 year battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Joan, his sons Geoff, John, and Peter, grandchildren, Jake, Carmen, Simon, Severin and Sebastian and his brothers, Ted, Bruce, and Brian.Ron graduated from Langley Junior/Senior High while living with his aunt, the late Dr. Amy Wilmshurst. Upon retiring from Canada Trust he returned to Langley in 1996, pursuing his love of gardening, tennis, hiking and bridge. The family is grateful for the outstanding medical care from the Abbots-ford Regional Hospital Oncolo-gists and “chemo room” nurs-es, Fraser Health Home Care, and family physician Dr. Don McDonald.A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday, December 22 at Hazelmere Golf and Tennis Club, Surrey from 1-3 pm.Donations can made be made to The BC Cancer Foundation or Covenant House.


7 OBITUARIES

PICKARD, Beatrice Clara

June 17, 1926 - Dec. 6, 2014Bea passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6 at the Kiwanis Care Centre in North Vancouver after a long illness. Dear mother of Judy (Tony), Jeff (Terry), John (Becky), Scott (Gail) and Ross (Jody), as well as nine grand-children: Jordon, Devon, Andrew, Leanne, Laura, Sarah, Blake, Claire, Kyle and three great-grandchildren Kaitlyn, Joshua and Jacob. Also survived by her siblings Karl (Eileen) and Dolly of Ontario, Rose (Paul) of Kelowna and Pat (Wanda) of Calgary, and many nieces and nephews from across Canada. Predeceased by her parents Wilfred and Louisa Fortney, sister Doreen of Ontario and her husband of 54 years Ray in 2009. Born in Hanover, Ontario, Bea moved to British Columbia in the ‘50s where she met and married Ray in 1955. They settled on the North Shore in 1962 and were active mem-bers of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. After more than 30 years on the North Shore, Bea and Ray moved to the Walnut Grove area of Langley in 1994 where they were founding members of St. Nicholas Parish. Bea was an active curler and golfer and was always sewing and knitting. She loved Christmas and spent many hours decorating and baking to make it a special time (even hiding baking in the BBQ to keep it from the boys!). As a family, we dedicate this Christmas to her. The family would like to thank Dr. Annette McCall, the staff at Kiwanis Care Centre, and Zahra from Bayshore for the excellent care given to Bea.

Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, December 17th,

at 11:00 am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church,

2725 Lonsdale Ave,North Vancouver.

Reception to follow. Internment at the Gardens of Gethsemani at a later date.In lieu of fl owers, donations to

Parkinson Society BC(www.parkinson.bc.ca)

would be appreciated.

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134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES

TIM HORTONSHIRING FAIR

Murrayville Area Wednesday, Dec 17th10am-Noon at 22525 Fraser Hwy Langley

Come Join Our Team!

156 SALES

Sales Assistant

Van-Kam Freightways has an exciting opportunity for a part time Sales Assistant available at our Surrey head offi ce. This posi-tion is perfect for a mom who only wants to work 6 hours a day and still has time to drop off and pick up the kids.

The job requires the preparation of different reports for customers, entering customer pickups, data entry, and various other related tasks. The hours for this position are a guarantee of at least 6 hours a day Monday through Fri-day.

Applicants should have strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills, the capability of prioritizing and organizing your work, and the ability to work in a fast paced en-vironment.

Interested candidates should at-tach an updated resume and cov-er letter to:

[email protected] Fax 604 587-9889

Van-Kam is committed toEmployment Equity and

Environmental Responsibility.

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

Full Time SMALL ENGINE TECHNICIAN required immed for busy lawn & garden repair shop in Chilliwack. Experience and certifi ed in Stihl & Husq-varna an asset. Benefi ts available & wagesnegotiable. E-mail resume to: [email protected]

130 HELP WANTED



Commercial Trailer Journeyman Mechanic

(Surrey Terminal)

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd. re-quires two (2) full-time Commer-cial Trailer Journeyman Mechan-ics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road.

Applicants should have an in-spectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experi-ence in a freight fl eet environ-ment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fl eet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek,

at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149


[email protected] or fax: 604-587-9889

Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those be-ing considered will be contacted.



Service Clerk / WriterThis is a full-time position at the Surrey location.• Applicant must have service counter experience.• Applicant should also have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.• Excellent communication skills, a pleasant manner, good customerrelations and working under pressure are a must.

Interested applicants canfax resume : 604-888-4749

Attn. Annish [email protected]

Only short listed will be contacted



Commercial Transport Journeyman Mechanic

(Surrey Terminal)

Van-Kam Freightways Ltd.requires two (2) full-time Com-mercial Transport Journeyman Mechanics to work out of our Surrey Terminal located at 10155 Grace Road. One (1) position is an afternoon shift starting at 3:30PM and working until midnight and the other position (1) has an 11:30PM start working until 8:00AM.

Applicants should have an in-spectors ticket, a minimum of 2 years of related experience, a positive attitude and able to work in a team environment. Experi-ence in a freight fl eet environ-ment would be preferred as this is a busy facility providing service to a large fl eet of Company Owned Trucks and Trailers.

Seize this opportunity to work for one of Western Canada’s largest regional freight carriers.

For more information, call Derek,

at 604-587-9818 or 604-968-7149


[email protected] or fax: 604-587-9889

Van-Kam thanks you for your interest, however only those be-ing considered will be contacted.



163 VOLUNTEERSBECOME A VOLUNTEER

LITERACY or MATH TUTOR and help a child who is struggling to learn! You must have excellent English and/or math skills, and en-joy working with children. Tutoring locations in both Surrey & Langley.Extensive training provided. Surrey information sessions held on either Monday, January 5th or Tuesday, January 6th at 7 PM the Learning Disabilities Association offi ce, #201 - 13766 - 72 Ave. Langley informa-tion session held on Wednesday, January 7th at 7 PM at Douglas Park School, 5409-206 St. LangleyPre-register at 604-591-5156. Info: www.Ldafs.org

130 HELP WANTED


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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

236 CLEANING SERVICESCHRISTINE’S CLEANING. Reas. & Honest. You won’t be disappointed. References. Call 604-328-3733.

242 CONCRETE & PLACING

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260 ELECTRICAL

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

Gutters • Concrete Forming• Framing- Exterior Siding

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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329 PAINTING & DECORATING

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MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510

338 PLUMBING

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338 PLUMBING

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

372 SUNDECKS

PETS

477 PETS

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

GOLDEN DOODLE puppies, born Nov. 29. Mom is a sml reg. Golden & Dad is a sml Std Poodle (both 50 lbs). We have bred this litter special to create ideal family companions (intelligent, gentle, easy to train, people pleasers, happy indoors/out-doors, good with kids/animals, and low/no shed). Our dogs are part of our home/life and we wish the same for our pups. Please consider the time/commitment needed to raise a dog and you will have our support & guidance for life. 1st Shots/deworm-ing. $1200. Ph: 604-820-4827

Yorkshire Terrier, 10 week old male Shots & dewormed. Vet checked Black & tan. $900. 604-828-2806

Yorkshire Terrier to re-home, 4 yr old intact female, CKC reg, cham-pion lines, serious inquires only $1000. (604)858-9758

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE*4 SNOW TRUCK TIRES & RIMS: LT26575R16. *8’ ‘09 GMC Canopy.

*Four 17” Touareg WV WheelsCall for info: 604-856-6198.

HO MODEL RAILROAD ESTATE SALE. Engines, buildings, box cars & accessories. Too much to list.604-856-2347

MOVING - EVERYTHING MUST GO

Palliser leather sofa and love, Canadian made, 100% top grain leather, dark brown, hard-wood frame, removable cushion, excellent condition ... $1650.Queen size bedroom suite, all wood, mahogany colour, bed frame, padded headboard, 2 nightstands, tall boy chest of drawers, large dresser & mirror, like new ... $1200.Sealy Posturepedic box spring and mattress ... $650.Lamps, coffee and end tables, desk, bookcase TV Stand, decor items, pictures, mirrors, dishes etc.

Phone - 604-719-7016 STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.

STEEL BUILDINGS...”REALLY BIG SALE!” All steel building models and sizes. Plus extra savings. Buy now and we will store until spring. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

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REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

ALDERGROVE: 3215- 266A St.3 Bdrm bsmt entry home. Owner

Motivated to sell, $379,900. 778-878-1586 / 604-319-0762

Aldergrove SxS Duplex, 4 suites 8500s/f lot, full renod, new siding/ windows, rent $3400. $579K or $295K each side. 604-807-6565

627 HOMES WANTED

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $94,888. *New SRI 14’ wide

$69,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

New SRI 14x70. 2 Bedroom on 55+ pad in Abby. $79,888.

Chuck 604-830-1960

Vacant Pad 55+. 1 Small pet, for new SRI single or double from

$79,888. Chuck 604-830-1960

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

Central Langley FM-56

2 bdrm, 2 lvl Apt 1.5 BA, 5 Appls

In-suite lndry/deckSecure prkg.

N/P, N/S.Walking dist. to Safeway.

$990/mo.

Call 604-530-5646 or604-230-3903

LANGLEY 202/53A, 2 BDRM apt, $925/mo, quiet complex, no pets.Call 604-539-0217

LANGLEY CITY 1-bdrm apt. Clean, crime free bldg. Incl. heat, n/p, refs. req’d. $715. 604-530-6384.

LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A

FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV,laundry & parking. No Pets

BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED

Villa Fontana & Stardust Michael - 604-533-7578

Rainbow & Majorca Betsy - 604-312-1437

CALL FOR AVAILABILITY

752 TOWNHOUSES

RENTALS

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

LANGLEY quiet, clean, spacious 2 bdrm, nr amens & transit. Incl 4 appls, hotwater & prkg. Avail Jan. 1, 2015. N/S, N/P. Res Mgr. 604-534-1114 on weekends. 778-808-8749.

Langley

The Parkview Terrace5400 ~ 204 St.

2 bdrm suite ($900/mo)1 bdrm suite ($790/mo)Heat, H/W, cable incl,

in a adult-oriented building. N/S,N/P.

Call: 604-220-6905Linwood Place Apts: 604-530-65551 & 2 bdrm apts, $650-$900/mo.Ask about our Move-In BONUS.

MAYFLOWER CO-OPSurrey Central

Spacious, well maintained 2 bdrm units in a clean, quiet, very central highrise. 2 Min walk to Central City Skytrain, mall & SFU. Across from

new Surrey City Hall. No Pets.$827/mo - $847. Shared purchase

req’d. Call: 604-583-2122 oremail: [email protected]

Park Terrace Apts

CALL FOR NEW SPECIALSSpacious Bachelor, 1, 2, 3 Bdrm Suites. Heat & Hot

Water incl. On Site Manager

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SUSSEX PLACE APTS

CALL FOR NEW SPECIALSClean Bach, 1 & 2 Bdrm suites

Heat & Hot Water included

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TOWN & COUNTRY

APARTMENTS5555 208th Street, LangleyStudio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor

swimming pool and rec facility.Includes heat & 1 parking stall.

No pets

Phone 604-530-1912

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

BROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 700-2100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.

715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES

LANGLEY, central. Clean 3 bdrm. Recent upgrades. Family friendly. Large fenced yard. Laundry Cls to shopping, schools & park. Avail now. N/P. $950+util. 604-727-3891

736 HOMES FOR RENT

ALDERGROVE 2721 LeFevre Rd. Lge 5 bdrm rancher 3 bath, dbl gar-age. $1500. Now. N/P. 604-710-8914 / 604-728-8110.

Aldergrove, 3 bdrm house, 1.5 baths, garage, avail now. $1700 incl utils. 604-618-7320, 778-889-6970

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752 TOWNHOUSES

RENTALS

736 HOMES FOR RENT

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

OCEAN Park 3 bdrm, 2 bath home. 1900 sqf. Great location. NS. $2100 per month. Avail. Feb 1st. Call Matt 604-834-7722

Panorama Ridge - Ocean Views*3 Bdrm fully reno’d house on half acre, nice quiet area, avail now, n/s. *7 Bdrm house on one acre in nice peaceful area, avail now, n/s.

Call for more info 604-351-9390.

Walnut Grove - large 2200 sq.ft. 4 bdrm. + den on 1 acre. Partially fur-nished. Dbl. garage. S/S appli. gas fi replace, large family room. N/S. Requires no yard work. $2400 per month. Avail. Dec. 22. 8650 217A Street. Louise 604-888-2226.

White Rock - FANTASTIC OCEAN VIEW HOME FOR RENT -

15444 Royal Ave. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2185 sq/ft living space. All appls incl. N/S. Longterm lease. Avail Jan 1st. Ref’s req’d. $3000/mo. Call for more info 604-351-7487.

750 SUITES, LOWER

ALDERGROVE; 1 Bdrm suite with lndry. $650 incl util. NP/NS. Avl now 604-856-5511, 1-778-970-1313

CLAYTON HTS large bright 2 bdrmsuite, approx 1100 s/f. Ns/np. $950 incl utils/cable/laund.778-713-0013.

WALNUT GROVE; 1 Bdrm suite, sep entry. No lndry, no pets. $750 incl hydro/net.Dec15. 778-320-3487

TRANSPORTATION

818 CARS - DOMESTIC

2000 LINCOLN LS, fully equipped, 187,000 kms, $2150. MOVING MUST SELL. Phone 604-719-7016

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALAAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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851 TRUCKS & VANS

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912 BOATS

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Faith Community Christmas

“Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign. The virgin will be with child and will give

birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14

Brookswood Baptist Church On December 21st Brookswood Baptist

will hold its Sunday service at 10:00 a.m. On December 14th the church will have a special CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS MUSI-CAL with two services, one at 9:15 and the other at 10:45. Christmas Eve will feature a candlelight service at 6:00pm. It will be a wonderful time to celebrate the Light of the world in the darkness of winter. To welcome the New Year, the church will host a Family Skate Night on January 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the George Preston Centre. The event is free but there will be a fee to rent the skates and helmets for the children. Brookswood Baptist Church is located at 20581 - 36 Avenue.

"He went there to register with Mary who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her fi rstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them at the inn." Luke 2:4- 7

The Salvation Army - Langley SouthThe Salvation Army is again hosting its

annual Christmas dinner at the Gateway of Hope Shelter. (5787 Langley By-Pass) This event will take place on Friday De-cember 19th at noon. This is a community dinner and everyone is welcome.

And there were shepherds living out in the fi elds nearby, keeping watch over their fl ocks at night. An angel of the Lord ap-peared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terri-fi ed. But the angel said to them, “Do not

be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people". Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord" Luke 2: 8-10

Southgate ChurchOn December 12th Southgate Church

will join with the congregations of Brook-swood Baptist, Southridge Church, Chris-tian Live Assembly, and Jericho Ridge to bring Christmas Carols, hot chocolate and chili to McBurney Plaza from 6 - 7:30 p.m. On December 21st Southgate will hold its Christmas services with a matinee at 3:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 p.m. Southgate Church is located at 120-5501-204 Street. Telephone is 604-532-7769.

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you, he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you. You will fi nd a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Luke 2: 11

North Langley Community Church joined with Christians around the world and took part in a movement called the Advent Conspiracy. – a plan to take back Christmas from today's consumer-crazed culture. Instead of buying more, getting more and consuming more the members of the congregation were challenged to fi nd ways to spend less, give more, tru-ly worship Jesus and have time to love others. Practical generosity, locally and globally, demonstrates the true heart of Christmas. The church will host three Christmas Eve Services at 3:30 pm, 5:00 and 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome! North

Throughout Langley, the churches join with the commu-nity to celebrate the Christmas Season. For the faith community the Christmas season is one of the holiest t i m e s on the Christian

Calendar and while Christians and people of faith exchange gifts and celebrate, it is also a time of preparation for the com-ing of their Sav- ior, Jesus Christ. The four week period leading up to Christ- mas is called Advent. The word comes from the Latin and means 'waiting' or 'coming' and Christians use this time to pre- pare their hearts and homes for Christmas. Nu-merous candle light services held on Christ- mas Eve provide a time of refl ection, peace and hope. Read on for a church ser-vice or event near you.

"In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph went up from the town of Naz-areth in Galilee to Judea to Bethlehem the town of David because he belonged to the house and line of David." Luke 2:1-4


by Lilianne Fuller,Langley Times

Contributor


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Langley Church is located at 21015 - 96 Av-enue. Regular church services throughout the year are 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome!

"Suddenly a great company of the heav-enly host appeared with the angel praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." Luke 2: 11-14

Home Church LangleyThis church meets at Nicomekl School

and this year their Christmas service will be on Sunday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m. Looking forward into the New Year, Home Church Langley will offer the Alpha series, Women Encouraging Women, New Chris-tians class, Divorce care and many other small groups. For more information call Pastor Jim Moerman at 604-514-4663.

'When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one an-other, "let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has told us about." Luke 2:15

Southridge Fellowship Baptist Church Southridge Fellowship Baptist church has

been in Murrayville since 1996. Located at 22756 - 48 Avenue, church services are at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. On Christmas Eve there will be two traditional candlelight services, one at 5:00 and another at 6:30 p.m. In ad-dition congregation members will be carol-ing in McBurney Plaza on December 5 and December 19th from 6:00 - 7:30.

"So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen them, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child. And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them." Luke 2: 16-18

St. Joseph's Catholic ChurchFor many in Langley it wouldn't be

Christmas without the annual Christmas Dinner held at St Joseph's Catholic Church on Christmas Day. The dinner is held to make sure the disadvantaged and lonely members of the community have a time of being uplifted and at the same time enjoy a fantastic Christmas dinner. The doors open at 4:00 pm and dinner follows at 5:00 PM. Fondly known as St. Joes the church operates both a soup kitchen on Tuesdays and a weekly drop in on Saturday morn-ings from 10 until Noon. These programs will resume following the holiday season. On Christmas Eve, the church will hold both a children's mass at 7:00 p.m. mass and there will be a traditional Midnight mass as well. The church is located at 20676 Fraser Highway.

"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shep-herds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen which were just as they had been told." Luke 2: 19-20

Living Waters ChurchThe church is located at 9095 Glover Road

in Fort Langley. Celebrating the season of Advent leading up to Christmas the church will be holding regular Christmas services with four very special messages based on the theme Let There Be Light. Services are at 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 6:30. December 14th features The Light is Bright and the evening service will be a Children's ser-vice. On December 21st the series contin-ues with 'This Little Light of Mine', This year Living Waters will hold four tradition-al candlelight services on Christmas Eve at 3:30, 4:45, 6:00 and 7:15 pm

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light, on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.....Isaiah 9:2

United Churches of LangleyThe United Churches of Langley have

two sites, the Murrayville site (once known as Sharon United) and St. Andrews/Fort Langley. On December 21st the Murrayville site during their regular 10:30 service will present a special Christmas Choir Canta-ta. At 4:00 p.m. the same day there will be a service at the Fort Langley site as well and its theme will be Solace at Solstice, a Longest Night Service. At the Murray-ville site on December 23rd there will be a contemplative Celtic service at 7:00 p.m. On Christmas Eve, the Murrayville site will host an all ages worship service at 6:00 p.m., In Fort Langley there will be a candle-light service with carols and communion and at 10:00 p.m. the Murrayville site will also hold a candlelight service with carols and communion.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulders, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Ever-lasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6

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mas Eve Services, 3 PM, 4:30 PM and 6 PM. The church invites everyone to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. On New Year's Eve Christian Life Assembly has an exciting service to enter into the new year. It begins at 10:30 PM on December 31st and con-cludes at midnight. For more information, call 604-530-7344

All this took place to fulfi ll what the Lord had said through the prophet, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and they will call him Immanuel - which means "God with us"

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waves. Few things can make a person feel as festive as the holiday songs they know and love. Billboard, which tracks the music industry's most popular songs, compiled its own list and the following are the 10 most popular songs based on those parameters.

10. "Happy Xmas (War is Over)," by John Lennon: This song debuted in 1971 and was written by Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono. Performed with the Harlem Community Choir, the song was originally a protest song about the Vietnam War before it eventually became a Christmas standard.

9. "Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24)," by Trans-Siberian Orchestra: According to Niel-sen, this instrumental mash-up of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" and "Carol of the Bells" is one of the best-selling Christmas digital singles in SoundScan history. A com-bination of full, classical orchestra and rock, "Christmas Eve" is a memorable and power-ful piece of music.

8. "White Christmas," by Bing Crosby: Crosby crooned this tune in 1942 in the movie of the same name, and Irving Berlin's song soon became one of the most popular holiday tunes of all time. It has been cov-ered innumerable times and has become a holiday season standard.

7. "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," by Andy Williams: This popular Christmas song was written by Edward Pola and George Wyle in 1963. The song cel-ebrates the traditions and feelings of the Christmas season.

6. "Feliz Navidad," by Jose Feliciano: This Spanish-English pop song is recognized by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers as one of the 25 most-played

and recorded Christmas songs around the world. Puerto-Rican born Feliciano has said that the song has always been a bridge to the cultures that are so dear to him.

5. "A Holly Jolly Christmas," by Burl Ives: This song was written by Johnny Marks, an American songwriter. Ironically, Marks was Jewish, but he specialized in Christ-mas songs and wrote many of the holiday standards people love, including this upbeat tune and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”

4. “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roast-ing on an Open Fire),” by Nat King Cole: Be-lieve it or not, this song was actually written in the summer when composers Bob Wells and Mel Torme were trying to cool off with winter imagery. Snow-covered images and phrases eventually turned into lyrics for this popular song that was most memorably recorded by Nat King Cole.

3. “Jingle Bell Rock,” by Bobby Helms: This song has been performed by many, but Helms’ version of the is perhaps the best known. The song highlights the crossover style known as “rockabilly” and merges the classic “Jingle Bells” with rock n’ roll refer-ences of the 1950s.

2. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” by Brenda Lee: Brenda Lee was a chart-top-ping female vocalist of the 1960s who owes much of her success to this beloved holiday classic. Despite the mature sound of her voice, Lee recorded this version when she was only 13 years old.

1. “All I Want for Christmas is You,” by Mariah Carey: This up-tempo love song has become a Christmas classic and one of Carey’s most popular hits. She cowrote and coproduced the song with Walter Afansieff. It is one of the few, modern, original Christ-mas songs to stand the test of time and be-come an offi cial Christmas standard.

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BY KRISTYL CLARK, LANGLEY TIMES CONTRIBUTOR

Six Ways to Make The Season Brighter

When it comes to the holidays, it's not always easy to let one's heart be merry and light. For some marshmallow toast-ing, mistletoe-ing and plenty of cheer

may be far from mind.Whether it's due to the loss of a loved one, lack of

funds, living far away from friends and family or a health ailment, it's tempting to turn into a humbug during the winter months.

Rather than miss all the fa-la-la-la fun, give yourself the ultimate gift – a big dose of holiday spirit

Here are just six ways to get into the holiday spirit so you can enjoy the season and all the annual traditions that go along with it.

1. Pay it ForwardEven just the smallest gesture can really go a long

way in improving another person's sense of well-be-ing. While you may not be feeling the holiday spirit just yet, there are plenty of opportunities out there to spread cheer to others. If knitting is your cup of tea, consider making toques or scarves for friends, family members – or, donate them to a local shelter.

And for those who enjoy baking, make a batch of goodies a surprise your neighbour with the sweet tooth. But if you aren't handy in the kitchen or crafty, don't sweat it. Something as simple as a hug or making someone laugh can also go a long way. After all, you know what they say – laughter is the best medicine. Warning: joy is infectious.

2. VolunteerA sure fi re way to get into the holiday spirit is to

volunteer. From visiting with patients in a hospital or care home to lending shovelling your elderly neigh-bour's driveway, there are endless ways to give back. In addition to the satisfaction that comes with doing a good deed, it's a great opportunity to mix and mingle with like-minded people in your community. And who

knows, you may come away from the experience with a friend or two – perhaps even a date for New Years Eve.

3. Community EventsWhen it comes to holiday events in the Langleys,

there is certainly no shortage of things to do for all ages. Check out the Tourism Langley website for up-coming events – activities are also listed in the City

of Langley and Township recreation guides. Also, be sure to check out the Langley Seniors Resource Society, where there are hundreds of activities and programs for people age 50 and over.

4. Spend Time with YoungstersExperience the wonder and the magic of the holi-

days again by seeing it through a child's eyes. If your child bearing years have long since passed, invite your grandchildren over for a visit – even take them for the day if you're feeling brave. Spend time looking through photo albums of holidays' passed, share traditions like holiday baking or make a craft together.

5. Avoid CrowdsNothing fi zzles one's holiday spirit quicker than

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Some stores even offer personal delivery services for seniors. Alternately, you could seek out help from a personal shopper or seniors' assistant service.

6. Ask for HelpWhether it's to pick up a few items at the store or

just to lend an ear, asking for assistance from friends, family and neighbours can help those feeling isolat-ed, especially during the holidays. Also, don't be afraid to connect with a local support group in your area if you're feeling blue this Christmas.

And there you have it – six ways to make the season brighter. While sadness during the holiday season is a relatively normal experience for some, it's important to seek a skilled professional if you or someone you know has notices symptoms of depression.

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become obsolete. He knew that it was time to do something else. That something else came to him on a fl ight home from Taipei where he had traveled to purchase archi-tectural tools.

He wanted to do something that wouldn't become obsolete and he liked the idea of a board game. An avid Cribbage player it was natural that what he created would be re-lated to the card game he enjoyed so much and in 1998 King Cribbage, his fi rst board game was born. This game is very popular and since its inception has sold over a quarter of a million units.

Criblets is based on the origi-nal Kings Cribbage with several new innovative features. Cow-ley learned that cribbage players are more receptive to derivatives of cribbage if the board game in-cludes real playing cards and a real peg-board so he incorporated

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has developed nine board games and describes Criblets as his best effort. "It's the best one I ever made," he said. He is confi dent that with the Criblets game piec-es, a deck of playing cards, a crib-bage peg board, cribbage pegs for four players and a 12 x 18 board that folds down compactly will make the new game very popular. Also the fi rst 5000 games are des-ignated to be collectors’ editions.

Criblets is a high quality prod-uct with a solid wood cribbage peg board and durable cards. The playing cards sit in a spring load-ed case and are easier to stack due to their square shape. Designed by good friend Stewart McKen-zie the face cards are very unique with different facial expressions and features. "The twelve Jacks, Queens and Kings in the Criblets deck all have different faces and you will enjoy their unique look," said Cowley.

The game features two types of instructions; one for men and one for women. Cowley explains, "Women like to have lots of in-formation and will read detailed

instructions, whereas men, don't. Men will jump right in and then, when they get stuck, will read the instructions. I've tailored them so they will suit both," he smiled. The women's instructions re-semble typical board game in-structions while the men's are a colourful instruction sheet that graphically illustrates how to play the game.

Cowley is married with four children and six grandchildren. Most mornings he can be found playing Criblets with his son in law Wayne at Chapters. At 76, he claims that Criblets will be his fi -nal board game design and he is hopeful that it will attract young-er players to the game. "It's a great game for kids; it's a lot of fun and it can really improve their mental math skills,” he said.

Criblets is available in game stores throughout the Lower Mainland and in Langley Criblets is sold at Mattus Coffee & Tea, Toy Traders, Stickys Candy, Science and Nature Company and Travel Land Motor Homes. The game is also available online and shipping is free to destinations in Canada. Visit www.criblets.ca for more in-formation or to order a game.

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Parchment paperCream together butter and sugar; add

eggs, cream and almond extract. Com-bine dry ingredients and slowly mix until completely incorporated. Divide the pas-try into 6 equal parts and roll them into equal sized 8 inch disks on parchment paper. Bake in the oven at 350o for 10 – 12 minutes until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack and cool.

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Recipe submitted by Chef Daniel Dawe, Beatniks Bistro.

I grew up in the Langley area and con-tinue to do so with my family. I've been cooking for 14 years in a mix privately owned restaurants, hotels and catering companies. I attended VCC for my Culi-nary Arts training.

Vinarterta (Viennese Cake) is also called Randalin, which means “striped cake.” Its history dates back to the 1800s and it is the most popular cake of Icelandic Cana-dian descendants. Family traditions and special memories are associated with this multi-layered cake as it is a cake for Christmas, as well as other celebrations.

While North American Icelanders hold the tradition of this cake near and dear, modern Icelanders are not as strongly tied to this traditional cake. You are more likely to fi nd a Vinarterta in Manitoba than Reykjavik.


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Mac's Traders is a local recycler located in Murrayville at 22334 Fraser Highway. Not only does Mac's Traders offer a free drop off service they will pay you for the metal. A little bit of extra cash could come in handy when those January bills come rolling in.

At Mac’s you can trade in your energy sucking Christ-mas light bulbs and get cash for new energy effi cient and environmentally friendly LED's. They will take your old Christmas lights and you won't need to un-plug all the bulbs, just drop them off as is. Did you get brand new pots and pans or new power tools this year? Dispose of your old ones at Mac’s as well.

The Langley Bottle Depot is located at 20137 Industri-al Avenue. They will not only gladly take your bottles and cans but they also will take electronics and left-over paint. Perhaps Santa brought you a brand new 60" TV or PVR. Perhaps you got a microwave. The Langley Bottle Depot is one of the local outlets for Encorp Re-turn It and will take your old electronics.

This great community minded company also supports local and offshore charities. You can give back while you recycle by simply donating the recycling monies to a charity of your choice that they have registered. Langley Bottle Depot has been helping the Langley Food Bank for years, and they assist with bottle drives for local scout groups , special needs classrooms, any-one that is looking to fundraise.

Edmonds Batteries located at 20583 - 62 Avenue and they have the solution for that little mountain of batteries that powered your kids electronic toys? Ed-monds recycle the batteries and will pay you for the

some of the rechargeable ones. Some are worth about $3.00 each and old car batteries will bring in $10.

Thanks to the local scouting groups and a good corpo-rate citizen you can also recycle the Christmas tree this year. Now that your once beautiful tree has been up for in some cases two months and is starting to look more and more like the one in Charlie Brown's Christmas, there are ample opportunities to recycle it and at the same time support the local boy scouts.

This year because of the efforts of a good corporate citizen, Field's Tree Service, there is an opportunity to raise funds for the BC Cancer Foundation. They will be on hand doing Christmas tree chipping for a dona-tion at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum located at the 20900 block of Fraser Highway from 9 to 3 on January 3rd and 4th.

Local scouts have been doing Christmas tree chipping for years and this year there are six Langley Scout groups involved. Some are even offering a pickup ser-vice. Scout groups do it to participate in recycling ef-forts in their community and to raise funds. Some of the funds are to replace aging group camping gear, off-set the cost of training the leaders, help the kids get their First Aid certifi cation and this year many of the groups are fundraising to send some Scouts to the Pa-cifi c Jamboree in Sooke.

The 1st Walnut Grove Scout Group will be chipping trees on January 3rd and 10th at Walnut Grove Second-ary School's (8819 Walnut Grove Drive) front parking lot. They are offering a pickup service in Walnut Grove, Fort Langley and Willoughby. Minimum donation in Walnut Grove is $10.00. To pick up in Fort Langley or Willoughby is $15.00. Prices are negotiable for locations that are further away. Contact Tony Yip at 778-858-5331 or email at tree [email protected].

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Two Brookswood Scouting groups are working togeth-er two weekends. The 1st and 2nd Brookswood Scout-ing Groups will be at Brookswood Secondary (20902- 37A Ave) on January 3 and 4 and 10 and 11th from 9 until 4.

In Aldergrove the 2nd Aldergrove Scouts Canada Group is fundraising for a full range of scouting levels. These levels range from the beavers who are 5 - 7 years old to the Rovers who are 18 - 26 years old. The Aldergrove Group will be sending 15 people to the Pacifi c Jambo-ree. This group will be chipping on January 3rd from 9 to 3. in the parking lot of the Aldergrove Legion (26607 Fraser Highway).

The 10th Langley Scout Group will be combining their Christmas tree chipping with a BOTTLE Drive as well. This group will be working at the Fraser Crossing Safe-way (20871 Fraser Highway) they will be at that loca-tion on January 3 and 4 and 10 and 11th from 10 until 4. A pickup service is available in the Langley area for $25.00. Call Wendy at 604-607-1492 to have your tree picked up.

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