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HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Secondary’s students are petitioning for a marked crosswalk in front of the school on 29 Avenue. They are also seeking introduction of a regular transit bus between Aldergrove and the University of Fraser Valley’s Abbotsford campus.

By KURT LANGMANNAldergrove Star

A group of students at Aldergrove Secondary School are taking “leadership” on transportation and safety issues near and dear to their hearts.

� e Leadership Team is a new class this year at Aldergrove Secondary and they have put their e� orts into two initiatives — installation of a marked crosswalk and inauguration of a direct bus from Aldergrove to the University of Fraser Valley campus in Abbotsford.

Teacher Lara Petrie says the lack of a cross-walk has been an issue for at least 15 years.

� e Township of Langley has been studying the issue and performed tra� c survey counts in recent years. � e cost to install the crosswalk is estimated at $20,000.

“� e students have collecting petitions for a month or so and have collected 350 signatures in support,” says Petrie, adding that TransLink is supportive of Aldergrove students’ e� orts on both this and the UFV connector bus issues.

� e students have also put the 29 Avenue crosswalk survey on-line and are hoping that local residents will provide their feedback before the May 10 deadline.

� e survey takes a couple minutes to com-plete and can be accessed at www.surveymon-key.com/s/5FWYDNL — and public support

is very much appreciated, says Petrie.� e Leadership students at Aldergrove

Secondary will present their request to TransLink and the Township to put in a crosswalk on 29 Avenue in Aldergrove for Aldergrove and Be� y Gilbert students on May 14.

� e Leadership students at Aldergrove Secondary are also presenting an initiative to TransLink to assess the community demand and need for a commuter bus to go directly from Aldergrove Secondary to UFV.

Petrie notes that between 50 and 60 per cent of Aldergrove Secondary graduates go on to a� end UFV, due to the wide choice of programs o� ered at the one campus. Only about � ve per deny of Aldergrove students a� end Kwantlen, as its programs are spread over three campuses.

However, it’s almost a two hour commute, with two transfers, to UFV from Aldergrove but TransLink has said a direct bus would be con-sidered if the demand can be shown.

� ose in the community who want a bus from Aldergrove directly to University of the Fraser Valley are invited to � ll out the survey at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/KR9LS52

� e school and general public feedback on both issues will be presented on May 14 to TransLink and Langley Township for their con-sideration.

Students go public in � ght for crosswalk,

UFV transit bus


A long-time Aldergrove family and their pets are alive because of “totally amazing people” who rushed in to a smoldering home to help them escape.

� at’s what Dan Armstrong said a� er neigh-bors and passersby alerted him and his family to the � re in their home on Saturday morning.

� eir older home on 29 Avenue was destroyed in the � re, despite the best e� orts of crews with six trucks from Fire Halls #3 and #7.

In a thank you le� er to � e Aldergrove

Star, Dan Armstrong said “…while the house was burning people stopped their cars to run to the house to warn us, as well as neighbours. Banging on doors and screaming, ‘Fire, get out of the house,’ and then three complete strangers ran into a burning house to help my daughter recover her cats from the house.

“On behalf of myself, my wife, daughter and her husband, I would like to thank them all for their heroic e� orts,” said Armstrong.

� e family is staying in a nearby motel for the time being, while investigators and insurers sort out the situation.

Fire rescuers ‘amazing’Aldergrove � re � ghters battled a house � re on Saturday, April 27 on 29 Avenue. The older home was destroyed but thanks to pass-ersby the family and their pets were alerted in time to escape safely.HARRY HUNT PHOTO

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SUBMITTED PHOTOAldergrove’s Parkside Elementary School Choir rehearses for their “Music Monday” outdoor concert at the school on the afternoon of May 6.


Aldergrove students will “fill the skies with music” this “Music Monday” in celebration of music pro-grams in schools.

Kim Hardy, the music teacher at Parkside Centennial Elementary, says the entire school cohort will

sing together on this year’s theme song, co-written by astronaut Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies front-man Ed Robertson (see and hear the on-line version at http://www.music-monday.ca/).

“The kids love the song,” says Hardy, who hopes the weather will allow the students to perform out-

doors on the school playground. Students’ families and residents are welcome to attend the outdoor con-cert.

Hardy adds that there will be a variety of other songs performed by student ensembles, including a Schubert piece by the school choir, a spiritual by the kindergarten class

and other favourites.Hardy, who has been teaching

music at Parkside for 20 years now, says her program is primarily vocal-based. It has been expanding recently, thanks to a $3,000 grant from the school’s Parents’ Advisory Council that helped buy a number of ukule-les and recorders, along with sheet

music.“The students will show off every-

thing — each student in kindergarten to grade 3 will sing a song, grades 4 and 5 will perform on recorders and grade 5s will play ukuleles. And the choir is made up of 53 kids from grades 4 and 5.”

Young music students join ‘song into Outer Space’

By VIKKI HOPESAldergrove Star

A local group says a Fraser Valley family of four needs both parents to be working full-time and each earning a mini-mum hourly wage of $16.37 in order to obtain basic needs and escape “severe financial stress.”

Living Wage Fraser Valley (LWFV), hosted by Vibrant Abbotsford, has calculated the “living wage” for the area from Aldergrove to Hope/Boston Bar. The figure was released this week.

A living wage is calculated based on a budget for a healthy family of four with two children aged four and seven, and each parent working 35 hours a week for 52 weeks a year.

It takes into account basic expenses such as food, housing, childcare, clothing and trans-portation once government taxes, credits, deductions and subsidies have been factored in.

The living wage does not consider home ownership, debt, holidays, saving for retire-ment or a child’s education, or caring for a disabled, ill or elderly family member.

LWFV coordinator Allison Homer admits that the bud-get is “bare-bones.” She said it brings attention to the plight of many families who are trying to survive on less than that, such as minimum wage, which starts at $10.25 in B.C.

She said 43 per cent of chil-dren living in poverty come

from families where at least one adult has a full-time job.

“And a lot of families are just one paycheque away from liv-ing in poverty,” Homer added.

She said employees who earn a living wage tend to stay longer at their jobs – saving hir-ing and training costs for their employers – and experience less stress and illness, reducing absenteeism from work.

Homer said many employ-ers might be scared off by the $16.37 figure, but, if they are paying benefits, that is factored in.

Ross Siemens, owner of Hub Motors in Abbotsford, is a big supporter of a living wage, particularly for local businesses like his that pride themselves

on quality work and customer service.

“I think most small busi-nesses I know of … are paying a living wage already. We see the value of keeping long-term employees,” he said.

Siemens said that paying a living wage isn’t appropriate for every sector – such as fast food restaurants with high stu-dent turn-over – but it can help retain good employees, which encourages people to return to those businesses, benefiting the local economy.

But Allan Asaph, execu-tive director of the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, said many small busineses cannot afford to pay that kind of wage.

“Those businesses operate

on a very tight profit margin. The wages they are able to pay are a direct reflection of the profitability of the business.”

Asaph said the consumer could be affected, with busi-nesses having to raise the cost of their products and services in order to pay a higher remu-neration to their employees.

LWFV is part of the Living Wage for Families’ Employer Recognition Process, which certifies employers who are paying a living wage.

The organization meets regularly to discuss ways of increasing community aware-ness, influencing local policy and recognizing employers.

For more information, visit vibrantabbotsford.ca

‘Living wage’ pegged at $16.37/hour in ValleyMonthly living wage budget for a family of four in the Fraser ValleyTotal monthly expenses of $4,715.40 are broken down as follows:– $1,097.50 for childcare– $1,035.03 for shelter – $725.82 for food– $674.44 for other household expenses (personal care, furniture, school supplies and minimal recreation)– $426.26 for transportation– $190.98 for two weeks’ pay (to cover emergency sickness)– $183.12 for clothing and foot-wear– $133 for private medical insur-ance premiums– $128 for government medical services plan – $121.25 for parent education (two local college courses per year)

Aldergrove artist Vivian Harder showed one of

her paintings, depicting her grandfather’s horse

team plowing in Langley, at the B.C. Farm Museum

in Fort Langley on Sat-urday, April 27. Harder’s

Thunderfoot Studio was one of many horse-

related exhibits during the museum’s “All About

Horses” event. A pro-fessional farrier, a draft

horse display, “Pony goes to School” program and Langley Arts Council

were among the events and activities for all ages.

HARRY HUNT PHOTO

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A 15-year-old boy who took his par-ents’ car to meet a girl was stopped by police on Highway 1 in West Abbotsford on Saturday, April 20 travelling at speeds of up to 175 km/h.

RCMP Cpl. Robert McDonald said the boy was stopped by a Fraser Valley Traffic Services officer at about 2 a.m. on the freeway as he was heading west near Bradner Road. The boy was apparently trying to get back home with the family

vehicle – a 2008 Cadillac CTS – before it was noticed missing.

“The young male explained to the officer that he used the vehicle to meet a young girl he recently met on a school trip,” McDonald said in a press release.

The car was impounded for seven days, and the young driver was issued a $483 ticket for excessive speed and a $276 fine for no driver’s licence.

“The alternative could have been much worse,” McDonald said.

Boy, 15, speeding 175 km/h in car

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOThree year old Faith Gallagher was among the volunteers who released 25,000 salmon fry at the Nicomekl En-hancement Society’s fish release on Saturday, April 27.

Back to Sea for Earth Day

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The weather was wet but dispositions were sunny as the community came out to clean up local neighbourhoods.

The second annual Clean Up Langley Day was held by the Township of Langley’s Adopt-A-Program on Saturday, April 27 and dozens of groups and volunteers hit the streets to remove more than a thousand kilograms of garbage.

In total, over one tonne of garbage was cleared from roadways, parks, trails, and streams, along with numerous large items including con-crete blocks, rebar, mat-tresses, propane tanks, an old barbecue, cans of paint, rusty barrels, and eight tires.

“We were very pleased with the num-ber of volunteers who came out to clean up the community despite the downpour,” said orga-nizer Tess White, a solid waste coordinator with the Township. “We had

more Clean Up groups registered this year than previously and we hope to increase our numbers next year. We’d love to see volunteers in yellow vests on every street.”

Clean Up Langley Day was held in celebration of Earth Day, but resi-

dents who notice an area in need of litter removal can pitch in and help out any time of the year. By contacting [email protected] people can register for a one-time clean up event or sign on to become an official Adopt-A-Program volunteer all year round.

A simple way to beautify the commu-nity, Adopt-A-Program encourages residents, schools, organizations, and businesses to clean up litter with supplies, safety information, and garbage removal supplied by the Township.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOA volunteer crew from EV Logistics in Gloucester Industrial Estates joined in the Aldergrove Clean-up Day effort on Saturday, April 27.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Secondary’s sustainable living class look over a display by Langley Environmental Partners’ at Wil-liams Park on Wednesday, April 24. The event included a talk on water quality and a microbiology exhibit.

Sustainable Living Explored

Aldergrove Star

Although thefts from vehicles are down so far this year compared to 2012, the Abbotsford Police Department is warning the pub-lic about some recent incidents at public parks.

Const. Ian MacDonald said the thefts are occurring after people who are heading out for walks stash

their valuables in their vehicles. MacDonald said it appears that

certain individuals are watching for such activity and then break into the vehicles to steal the concealed items.

The stolen goods have included purses and electronics.

MacDonald said people have the right idea in trying to hide their

valuables – for example, under the seat – but they’re better off tak-ing the items with them or leav-ing them at home. Areas that have been hit include Willband Creek and Aldergrove Regional Park.

Anyone with information or wants to report such a crime is asked to call the Abbotsford Police at 604-859-5225.

Thieves target valuables left in cars at parks

Aldergrove Star

Langley RCMP are looking for wit-nesses to a serious three-car collision that may have been caused by a drunk driver on the night of Wednesday, April 24.

Around 8:30 p.m., the driver of a white Ford flat deck was travelling south on 248 Street near Saddlehorn Crescent. Witnesses told police the flat deck, driven by a 35-year-old Langley man, swerved into the oncoming lane where a 19-year-old driver of a northbound Mazda attempted to move out of harm’s way, said police. The Mazda still clipped the flat deck truck, causing that Mazda to roll into a deep embankment.

A 32-year-old woman with her young son in the back seat, travelling behind the Mazda in a Dodge Neon, was unable to avoid the head-on collision. She was transported to hospital by Air Ambulance, and suffered a severe cut to her ankle. Her son was unharmed.

When emergency crews arrived on the scene, the woman was being helped by civilians, said police. The white flat deck truck was partially in the ditch with the driver lying nearby on the ground. He was also being tended to. The teen driver whose vehicle rolled down an embankment sustained minor injuries.

The Integrated Collision Analyst Reconstruction Service investigated the scene and mechanical inspections will be completed on all three vehicles.

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Aldergrove Star

Anyone in Aldergrove can walk a dog, but it takes a special kind of dog to help a person walk.

Dog Guides enable many of the mil-lions of Canadians with disabilities to live safely and independently. By par-ticipating in the Aldergrove Purina Walk for Dog Guides on May 26, you can help provide Dog Guides at no cost.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOThree year old Faith Gallagher was among the volunteers who released 25,000 salmon fry at the Nicomekl En-hancement Society’s fish release on Saturday, April 27.

Back to Sea for Earth Day

Aldergrove Star

The weather was wet but dispositions were sunny as the community came out to clean up local neighbourhoods.

The second annual Clean Up Langley Day was held by the Township of Langley’s Adopt-A-Program on Saturday, April 27 and dozens of groups and volunteers hit the streets to remove more than a thousand kilograms of garbage.

In total, over one tonne of garbage was cleared from roadways, parks, trails, and streams, along with numerous large items including con-crete blocks, rebar, mat-tresses, propane tanks, an old barbecue, cans of paint, rusty barrels, and eight tires.

“We were very pleased with the num-ber of volunteers who came out to clean up the community despite the downpour,” said orga-nizer Tess White, a solid waste coordinator with the Township. “We had

more Clean Up groups registered this year than previously and we hope to increase our numbers next year. We’d love to see volunteers in yellow vests on every street.”

Clean Up Langley Day was held in celebration of Earth Day, but resi-

dents who notice an area in need of litter removal can pitch in and help out any time of the year. By contacting [email protected] people can register for a one-time clean up event or sign on to become an official Adopt-A-Program volunteer all year round.

A simple way to beautify the commu-nity, Adopt-A-Program encourages residents, schools, organizations, and businesses to clean up litter with supplies, safety information, and garbage removal supplied by the Township.

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HARRY HUNT PHOTOA volunteer crew from EV Logistics in Gloucester Industrial Estates joined in the Aldergrove Clean-up Day effort on Saturday, April 27.

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VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has � nally rolled out his “fully costed” election platform.

Major policy announce-ments had been released pre-viously, but there was plenty more spending added to the total.

� e NDP’s health care plan is surprisingly modest – more money for home support, residential senior care, mental health and addiction services and a rural acute care initia-tive totaling $159 million over three years.

As health critic Mike Farnworth points out, the residential care increase will allow seniors two baths a week instead of one. Full marks to the NDP for this part of the platform.

Increases to Community Living B.C., children and families programs and aborigi-nal friendship centres are also commendable.

Other NDP proposals don’t inspire as much con� -dence.

Raise welfare rates $20 a month and index them to in� ation. Index the minimum wage to in� ation too, at a time when in� ation can only rise.

Set up a new child bonus program to send $70 per month for each child with family income under $25,000. Lesser payments would go to families with income up to $66,000.

� is ’70s-style family allowance scheme is based on a “child poverty” claim that

misrepresents federal statistics of relative income distribu-tion. � e program is optimis-tically budgeted at $210 mil-lion a year. Dix insists it isn’t a “big new social program,” which makes me wonder what would qualify.

It would be partly funded by cancelling a B.C. Liberal plan to establish education savings accounts for kids born a� er 2006. Out with self-reli-ance, in with the nanny state.

Another $100 million is added to hire more teach-ers, to address the teachers’ union’s o� en-repeated but false claim of “a decade of cuts” in education.

Another $100 million goes to student grants, much of it further subsidizing the over-supply of English, education, sociology, women’s studies, journalism and other univer-sity grads who eventually dis-cover there is li� le demand for their degrees. As with welfare, increasing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.

On a related note, the NDP will revive a ministry of women’s equality, “to promote social and economic equality to all government programs....” As with female candidate quo-tas, the NDP keeps the � ame of ’70s socialist feminism alive.

� e party totals up its new program spending to $988 million over three years. � at’s exactly the amount Dix esti-mates will be raised by tax hikes on corporate income,

bank capital, personal income over $150,000, carbon tax on oil and gas drilling, and cancelling the B.C. Liberals’ RESP and child tax credit plans.

As for de� cits, the NDP claims that the B.C. Liberal budget hides a de� cit of $800 million this year and similar de� cits in the next two years. � e B.C. Liberals point to an impressive string of “net zero” wage se� lements with public sector unions, the core of their spending control record.

Would the NDP continue to hold the line on public service wages, as the B.C. Liberals have done?

Dix’s NDP caucus and sta� is stocked with former government union o� cials. Party president Moe Sihota is essentially a direct employee of the same unions. � e B.C. Federation of Labour has shaped the NDP’s Labour Code changes, which we won’t see until a� er the May 14 vote.

And how much money does the “fully costed” NDP plan set aside to pay wage increases for its government union brothers and sisters? Zero.

Since this is the party that appears to be cruising to vic-tory in the May 14 election, I’ll look at what’s not in their platform and other issues next week.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Having a secondary suite in the Township of Langley will now cost money, but council is trying to so� en the blow by giving home owners a break for the � rst few years.

At the April 8 a� ernoon meeting, council unanimously passed a bylaw that will see existing owners of secondary suites have the license fee of $350 cut in half for a period of three years. � is cut in fees only applies to property own-ers who have obtained proper building permits prior to March 4.

If permits pertaining to secondary suite were obtained a� er March 4, they won’t qual-ify for the discount, said the Township. � e tax break also is void if the property changes hands.

For home owners to take advantage of this fee reduction they need an application for their secondary suite license by Dec. 31, the Township will wave the 30 per cent utility and water increase until July 2, 2014. � ose with family mem-bers living in suites would be exempt from utility fees, and only pay an annual fee of $175.

� is phase-in of the new costs is a result of frustration expressed by legal suite own-ers, who feel they are being penalized for being honest, while owners of illegal suites get away scot-free.

Council will also consider allowing enforcement o� cers to incur overtime to proac-tively look for illegal suites through MLS listings and pos-sible neighbourhood canvass-ing.

“It’s good [councillor] Kim Richter got us to take a second look at this,” said Councillor Bob Long about phasing the new tax in.

Township homeowners will have to pay as much as $580 a year under the new secondary suite bylaw if they don’t register their suite by the December deadline.

� e critics said the 1,000 homeowners who have prop-erly registered their suites will be the � rst to pay, not the esti-mated 10,000 to 12,000 own-ers of illegal secondary suites in the Township.

Township sta� estimate the suite fee could bring in over $200,000 (a� er expenses) this year, rising to nearly $700,000 by 2015.

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� e Abbotsford Police Department stopped more than 5,000 vehicles during its recent Buckle Your Babies campaign.

Const. Ian MacDonald said approximately 650 car and booster seats were inspected during the two-week cam-paign, which began April 10, resulting in 65 violation tick-ets being issued.

MacDonald said, during the six checkpoints set up at various times and locations around the city, police were checking to ensure that kids were in the appropriate car seat for their age/weight and that they were properly buck-led in.

He said there were sev-eral cases where, although the

child was buckled in to the seat, the seat wasn’t secured to the car.

In other cases, the bo� om of the seat was buckled in, but the top wasn’t.

In still other situations, no car seat was used at all.

MacDonald said Buckle Your Babies was held mainly to educate parents about proper car seat use, with � nes reserved for the “more egre-gious” mistakes.

� e campaign was pre-cipitated by a 2011 collision in which a three-year-old boy su� ered a broken leg. He had been in a car seat at the time, but the seat had not been properly secured in the vehi-cle. MacDonald said another Buckle Your Babies campaign in Abbotsford will run in late summer or early fall.

Police issue 65 tickets during ‘Buckle Your

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VICTORIA – NDP leader Adrian Dix has � nally rolled out his “fully costed” election platform.

Major policy announce-ments had been released pre-viously, but there was plenty more spending added to the total.

� e NDP’s health care plan is surprisingly modest – more money for home support, residential senior care, mental health and addiction services and a rural acute care initia-tive totaling $159 million over three years.

As health critic Mike Farnworth points out, the residential care increase will allow seniors two baths a week instead of one. Full marks to the NDP for this part of the platform.

Increases to Community Living B.C., children and families programs and aborigi-nal friendship centres are also commendable.

Other NDP proposals don’t inspire as much con� -dence.

Raise welfare rates $20 a month and index them to in� ation. Index the minimum wage to in� ation too, at a time when in� ation can only rise.

Set up a new child bonus program to send $70 per month for each child with family income under $25,000. Lesser payments would go to families with income up to $66,000.

� is ’70s-style family allowance scheme is based on a “child poverty” claim that

misrepresents federal statistics of relative income distribu-tion. � e program is optimis-tically budgeted at $210 mil-lion a year. Dix insists it isn’t a “big new social program,” which makes me wonder what would qualify.

It would be partly funded by cancelling a B.C. Liberal plan to establish education savings accounts for kids born a� er 2006. Out with self-reli-ance, in with the nanny state.

Another $100 million is added to hire more teach-ers, to address the teachers’ union’s o� en-repeated but false claim of “a decade of cuts” in education.

Another $100 million goes to student grants, much of it further subsidizing the over-supply of English, education, sociology, women’s studies, journalism and other univer-sity grads who eventually dis-cover there is li� le demand for their degrees. As with welfare, increasing support for bad choices can only yield more bad choices.

On a related note, the NDP will revive a ministry of women’s equality, “to promote social and economic equality to all government programs....” As with female candidate quo-tas, the NDP keeps the � ame of ’70s socialist feminism alive.

� e party totals up its new program spending to $988 million over three years. � at’s exactly the amount Dix esti-mates will be raised by tax hikes on corporate income,

bank capital, personal income over $150,000, carbon tax on oil and gas drilling, and cancelling the B.C. Liberals’ RESP and child tax credit plans.

As for de� cits, the NDP claims that the B.C. Liberal budget hides a de� cit of $800 million this year and similar de� cits in the next two years. � e B.C. Liberals point to an impressive string of “net zero” wage se� lements with public sector unions, the core of their spending control record.

Would the NDP continue to hold the line on public service wages, as the B.C. Liberals have done?

Dix’s NDP caucus and sta� is stocked with former government union o� cials. Party president Moe Sihota is essentially a direct employee of the same unions. � e B.C. Federation of Labour has shaped the NDP’s Labour Code changes, which we won’t see until a� er the May 14 vote.

And how much money does the “fully costed” NDP plan set aside to pay wage increases for its government union brothers and sisters? Zero.

Since this is the party that appears to be cruising to vic-tory in the May 14 election, I’ll look at what’s not in their platform and other issues next week.

Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalnews.com

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Having a secondary suite in the Township of Langley will now cost money, but council is trying to so� en the blow by giving home owners a break for the � rst few years.

At the April 8 a� ernoon meeting, council unanimously passed a bylaw that will see existing owners of secondary suites have the license fee of $350 cut in half for a period of three years. � is cut in fees only applies to property own-ers who have obtained proper building permits prior to March 4.

If permits pertaining to secondary suite were obtained a� er March 4, they won’t qual-ify for the discount, said the Township. � e tax break also is void if the property changes hands.

For home owners to take advantage of this fee reduction they need an application for their secondary suite license by Dec. 31, the Township will wave the 30 per cent utility and water increase until July 2, 2014. � ose with family mem-bers living in suites would be exempt from utility fees, and only pay an annual fee of $175.

� is phase-in of the new costs is a result of frustration expressed by legal suite own-ers, who feel they are being penalized for being honest, while owners of illegal suites get away scot-free.

Council will also consider allowing enforcement o� cers to incur overtime to proac-tively look for illegal suites through MLS listings and pos-sible neighbourhood canvass-ing.

“It’s good [councillor] Kim Richter got us to take a second look at this,” said Councillor Bob Long about phasing the new tax in.

Township homeowners will have to pay as much as $580 a year under the new secondary suite bylaw if they don’t register their suite by the December deadline.

� e critics said the 1,000 homeowners who have prop-erly registered their suites will be the � rst to pay, not the esti-mated 10,000 to 12,000 own-ers of illegal secondary suites in the Township.

Township sta� estimate the suite fee could bring in over $200,000 (a� er expenses) this year, rising to nearly $700,000 by 2015.

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� e Abbotsford Police Department stopped more than 5,000 vehicles during its recent Buckle Your Babies campaign.

Const. Ian MacDonald said approximately 650 car and booster seats were inspected during the two-week cam-paign, which began April 10, resulting in 65 violation tick-ets being issued.

MacDonald said, during the six checkpoints set up at various times and locations around the city, police were checking to ensure that kids were in the appropriate car seat for their age/weight and that they were properly buck-led in.

He said there were sev-eral cases where, although the

child was buckled in to the seat, the seat wasn’t secured to the car.

In other cases, the bo� om of the seat was buckled in, but the top wasn’t.

In still other situations, no car seat was used at all.

MacDonald said Buckle Your Babies was held mainly to educate parents about proper car seat use, with � nes reserved for the “more egre-gious” mistakes.

� e campaign was pre-cipitated by a 2011 collision in which a three-year-old boy su� ered a broken leg. He had been in a car seat at the time, but the seat had not been properly secured in the vehi-cle. MacDonald said another Buckle Your Babies campaign in Abbotsford will run in late summer or early fall.

Police issue 65 tickets during ‘Buckle Your

Babies’ campaign


HARRY HUNT PHOTORick Lewis and his pristine 1931 Ford were among the highlights of the first annual vintage car show at Otter Co-op on the weekend. The show was co-hosted by Otter Co-op and the Vintage Car Club of Canada’s Fraser Valley branch.

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More than 75 Langley residents decided to come in from the sunny weather to hear what the Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA hopefuls had to say at an all-candidates meeting held at the Langley Events Centre on Wednesday evening.

NDP candidate Shane Dyson, cur-rent Liberal MLA Rich Coleman, Conservative Rick Manuel and inde-pendent Kevin Mitchell all answered questions about transportation, light rail, TransLink, health care, legalizing pot, farm land and B.C.’s debt at the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce-sponsored forum.

Coleman held the BC Liberal’s line, promoting Liquified Natural Gas as the answer to B.C.’s debt issues.

“It’s a trillion dollar industry and if it does what we think it can, we could clear our debt com-pletely,” said Coleman. “We have been in nego-tiations with Shell, Exxon and other gas companies.”

The Liberals want to

balance the budget and continue to reduce the debt.

“The debt to GDP is 17 per cent in B.C. In comparison, Canada’s debt to GDP is 25 per cent. In Greece, it’s more than 100 per cent.”

NDP candidate Shane Dyson said the debt ques-tion is difficult because people want services and the NDP want to take care of B.C. citizens.

“Our debt is spiral-ling. We need to look at expenditures and repur-pose where we spend. But there will be debt. We have a great thirst for ser-vices.”

If the Conservatives were elected they have already indicated they would cre-ate a ministry of cost reductions, said Manuel.

“$60 billion is too much. There is a cred-ibility gap and fiscal misman-agement,” said Manuel.

All the candidates agreed they wouldn’t sup-port a garbage incinera-tor in Langley. But their

feelings on the Right To Farm Act differed.

“The right to farm shouldn’t trump the right to live,” said Mitchell, cit-ing examples of propane cannons and manure from farms going into aquifers.

“The Agricultural Land Reserve is not on the table. There has been less land taken out with the Liberals in power than any other time in history. But the reality is we have no reason to look at land in the ALC in Langley when we have areas like Willoughby and Brookswood that are not in the ALC,” said Coleman.

Dyson said there is too much farm land sitting idle with speculators buy-ing it up and let-ting it go.

“Land in the Valley is so darn expensive. We need to look at ways for young

farmers to lease that farm land and encourage use of it. Food security will be an issue in our future,” said Dyson.

If elected, the NDP would ban all use of pesti-cides. Dyson’s home is on a well and said pesticides running off into his drink-ing water is a real concern for him and all his neigh-bours.

Dyson also promised a serious look into light rail for Langley if elected.

“Light rail is long overdue,” said Dyson. “Coquitlam and Richmond have it. It

moves people out of their cars. We don’t need a Cadillac version.”

Manuel pointed out that if UBC gets financial help with rapid transit before the Fraser Valley does, there are going to be a lot of angry people.

“There is 17 cents of gas tax for TransLink and we don’t get anything for it,” said Manuel.

But Coleman dug in his heels, saying stud-ies they have done show there isn’t enough popu-lation out here to make light rail possible.

“Until you have the

ridership you can’t put it in. My response to this is we can get you to SkyTrain in 18 minutes now,” Coleman said.

All the candidates were in favour of looking at legalizing marijuana except for Coleman, who called pot a “gateway drug.”

He says in talking with law enforcement officials who attend rehab centre discussions, all addicts say they started with alco-hol and pot.

“Alcohol today cost us more than all drugs com-bined,” Coleman said.

Local election candidates speak up

SUBMITTED PHOTONDP candidate Shane Dyson has rented an RV as his mobile campaign office.

FILE PHOTORich Coleman and Premier Christy Clark on the campaign trail in Fort Langley-Aldergrove.

FILE PHOTOB.C. Conservative candidates John Cummins and Rick Manuel are hoping for breakthroughs.

Independent Kevin Mitchell

Dial-a-dope appeal goes up in smoke

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A 37-year-old man who went by the name “Nasty” and was convicted in 2011 of being the leader of dial-a-dope operations in Sur-rey and Langley has had his appeals rejected.

Dan MacNeil was con-victed in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westmin-ster on four counts in relation to dial-a-dope operations in Surrey and Langley in 2005 and 2006.

Information from his trial said he was known by the name of ‘Nasty,’ drove a Hummer and was accused of running the heroin trade with his brother and nu-merous others. Police con-ducted a 15-month long investigation that included wiretaps and undercover operations.


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When Katie Powell’s brother Mitch was put on the transplant list for a new liver in 2011, she wanted to find a way to help.

He had been suffer-ing from primary scleros-ing cholangitis (PSC) for about five years, an illness that caused scarring on his liver. Without telling her family, Powell – then 23 years old – started going through the tests to find out if she was a match for her brother.

She hoped to become a living donor, the liver being the only inter-nal organ that is able to regenerate. When she got the OK from doctors a

few months later, she told her family.

“None of them really said anything. My dad was in shock. My mom said it was a lot to think about, having two kids on the operating table.”

But for Powell, there was nothing to think about. She donated 60 per cent of her liver to her brother in June of 2012.

Though the surgery took a physical toll on her body, Powell and her brother are recovering well. She now volunteers with B.C. Transplant to raise awareness about organ donation, and counsels people who are going through the pro-cess of a live liver dona-tion.

Powell said live dona-tion is more rare than organ donation from the deceased.

Powell said signing up is “the easiest thing ever,” and can be done online. But she added that many people who registered years ago may no longer be listed as donors, due to changes in driver’s licence registration.

She said people can check online to see whether they are still registered to donate, by entering their care card number at www.trans-plant.bc.ca

Powell said she hopes people who would like to donate will register them-selves, as the organs from one person can save eight lives. Often, in cases of unexpected death, fami-lies are unsure of whether the deceased wished to donate organs. She said registering as a donor can take unnecessary stress off grieving families.

“Don’t put it all on your family… I think it’s so important that you make that decision for yourself.”

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about organ donations and for those who would

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Katie Powell recently donated a portion of her liver to her brother Mitch.

HARRY HUNT PHOTOMatthew Johnson “The Balloon Guy” entertained youngsters like seven year old Jake with his creative balloon figures during the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope’s events Saturday, April 27 at their Aldergrove thrift store. Proceeds from the store fund the Gate-way’s homeless shelter program in Langley.

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COMMITMENT TO SERVICERich Coleman was British Columbia’s Solicitor General from 2001 to 2005. During this time he laid the foundation for BC’s impressive record. He established the Crime Secretariat, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), and put real time information management (PRIME) in every police car across the province. No other jurisdiction in North America does this. Rich and the BC Liberal team will continue to work to make our communities safer.

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By ALEX BUTLERAldergrove Star

When Katie Powell’s brother Mitch was put on the transplant list for a new liver in 2011, she wanted to find a way to help.

He had been suffer-ing from primary scleros-ing cholangitis (PSC) for about five years, an illness that caused scarring on his liver. Without telling her family, Powell – then 23 years old – started going through the tests to find out if she was a match for her brother.

She hoped to become a living donor, the liver being the only inter-nal organ that is able to regenerate. When she got the OK from doctors a

few months later, she told her family.

“None of them really said anything. My dad was in shock. My mom said it was a lot to think about, having two kids on the operating table.”

But for Powell, there was nothing to think about. She donated 60 per cent of her liver to her brother in June of 2012.

Though the surgery took a physical toll on her body, Powell and her brother are recovering well. She now volunteers with B.C. Transplant to raise awareness about organ donation, and counsels people who are going through the pro-cess of a live liver dona-tion.

Powell said live dona-tion is more rare than organ donation from the deceased.

Powell said signing up is “the easiest thing ever,” and can be done online. But she added that many people who registered years ago may no longer be listed as donors, due to changes in driver’s licence registration.

She said people can check online to see whether they are still registered to donate, by entering their care card number at www.trans-plant.bc.ca

Powell said she hopes people who would like to donate will register them-selves, as the organs from one person can save eight lives. Often, in cases of unexpected death, fami-lies are unsure of whether the deceased wished to donate organs. She said registering as a donor can take unnecessary stress off grieving families.

“Don’t put it all on your family… I think it’s so important that you make that decision for yourself.”

For more information

about organ donations and for those who would

like to register, visit trans-plant.bc.ca

Living donor hopes to raise awareness of the importance of organ donation

Katie Powell recently donated a portion of her liver to her brother Mitch.

HARRY HUNT PHOTOMatthew Johnson “The Balloon Guy” entertained youngsters like seven year old Jake with his creative balloon figures during the Salvation Army Gateway of Hope’s events Saturday, April 27 at their Aldergrove thrift store. Proceeds from the store fund the Gate-way’s homeless shelter program in Langley.

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Siblings Caleb (from left), Emma, Dania and Annika are organizing a special Otter Flying Feathers 4H Club showing of the Mad City Chickens documentary at Clova Theatre, Sunday, May 12, 4 p.m.


A quartet of siblings are taking their passion for raising chickens from the backyard to the silver screen.

As part of her Otter Flying Feathers 4H club self-directed proj-ect this year, Emma Giesbrecht is coordinating a movie fundraiser event for her 4-H club of the movie documentary “Mad City Chickens.”

Mad City Chickens is a some-times serious, sometimes whimsi-cal, look at the people who keep urban chickens in their backyards. From experts and authors to a res-cued landfill chicken or an inex-perienced family that takes the poultry plunge, it’s a humorous and heartfelt trip through the world of backyard farming.

Emma is a 13-year-old home-schooler who joined 4-H four years ago. She joined because a friend invited her. None of her family knew that it would become

such a vital part of who she is. She loves her chickens. They are pets to her. She has become so passion-ate about chickens and farming and wants to make it possible for all to learn about farming, whether they live on farms or whether they live in residential areas.

Emma is now in her fourth year of 4H and chicken raising, and her siblings have since joined her. Annika, 11, Caleb, 10 and Dania, eight, live in a residen-tial area of Brookswood and so they keep their chickens at the farm of Megan Dykeman, nearby in south Langley. Dykeman, a Langley school trustee, is also the 4H club’s leader and has a large selection of poultry which the Giesbrecht children also help look after when

Dykeman is away from the farm.Emma started a Facebook group

called “Chickens for Langley” in an attempt to help edu-cate people about chick-ens. Here is the link to the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296925850418875/?fref=ts

Emma wanted to bring the movie “Mad City Chickens” to Langley so everyone could see what raising chickens is all about. Together with her 4H club, she is hosting a fundraising movie event at the Clova Theatre in Cloverdale on Sunday, May 12 at 4 p.m. Suggested donation is $3

per person, or $10 per family.Here is the link to the event

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Crowing for backyard farms

Emma Giesbrecht with “Mad City

Chickens” movie

Aldergrove Star

Long time Langley Relay For Life teams from Aldergrove, “Pippi’s Girls” and “Smiles n’ Angels” are hosting a Relay For Life fundraiser at the Aldergrove Legion on Sunday, May 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities include a garage sale, hot dog and pop for $2, bake sale, and bottle drop off (donations welcome).

Thanks go to to the Aldergrove Legion for the donation of the use of the parking lot (and the inside if it’s raining), and to International Pacific Sales Ltd. for the donation of the hotdogs, condiments and buns.

This year marks the ninth annu-al Relay For Life in Langley along with celebrating the 75th anni-versary of the Canadian Cancer

Society. June 21 is the date for the Langley Relay For Life at McLeod Park this year, and the volun-teer organizing committee is in full planning mode for this year’s Canadian Cancer Society Langley Relay For Life. They have over 73 teams registered to date, and are hoping to see some 90 teams and the community at large attending this year’s event.

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KURT LANGMANN PHOTOCatherine Cook, branch manager of Aldergrove TD Canada Trust, presented $2,500 on behalf of the bank’s west-ern region to Langley Elks in support of Camp Elkgrove in Aldergrove Regional Park (from left are Elks Bob Pringle, Laverne Pringle, Deborah Sallenback, Cook, Roberta Hall and Steve Clark). The camp is one of several operated by B.C. Elks Clubs and is provided free of any charge to youth organizations. Camp Elkgrove has full facilities for up to 48 persons nightly and is used by about 2,600 youths each year.

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‘Talent’ finalsAldergrove Star

Langley Has Talent finals are set with 13 finalists to compete Saturday, May 4, 7 p.m. at at Christian Life Assembly. Tickets for the third annual finals are $20 and are available at the Langley Times office, 20258 Fraser Hwy. or on-line at langleyhastalent.ca

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I’ve made friends with many people who have multiple sclerosis and I hope that my involvement with the MS Society will help improve their lives and the lives of others.Mark Lillicrap, Team Member, The Carr Crew

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In the 40th Provincial General Election, British Columbia’s voters will vote for their Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

BC Has More Ways to VoteAll voters can:

Vote in any district electoral office from now until 4 p.m. (Pacific time) on General Voting Day, Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

Vote by Mail You can ask for a Vote by Mail package from your district electoral office or through the Elections BC website at elections.bc.ca

Vote at advance voting Voters can attend any advance voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (local time), Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11. All advance voting locations are wheelchair accessible.

Vote on General Voting Day Voters can attend any general voting location in the province from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Pacific time), Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Fort Langley-Aldergrove for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Fort Langley-Aldergrove Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

Rich ColemanBC Liberal Party

Theodore Redekop27318 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove, BC, V4W 3P8

Lisa DavidGreen Party of BC

Lisa David23120 Muench Trail, Langley, BC, V1M 4G6

Shane DysonBC NDP

Andrea Laurie14-20881 87 Ave, Langley, BC, V1M 3X1

Harold Coxworth27331 43 Ave, Aldergrove, BC, V4W 1R9

Rick ManuelBC Conservative Party

Leendert Hopman23949 48 Ave, Langley, BC, V2Z 2T1

Kevin MitchellIndependent

Kevin Mitchell24068 26 Ave, Langley, BC, V2Z 3A6

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

Aldergrove Sec School26850 29 Ave, Langley, BC

Alex Hope Elem School21150 85 Ave, Langley, BC

Bethel Mennonite Church24687 56 Ave, Langley, BC

Betty Gilbert Middle School26845 27 Ave, Langley, BC

Coghlan Fundamental Elem School4452 256 St, Langley, BC

D.W. Poppy Sec School23752 52 Ave, Langley, BC

Dorothy Peacock Elem School20292 91A Ave, Langley, BC

Fort Langley Elem School8877 Bartlett St, Langley, BC

Gordon Greenwood Elem School9175 206 St, Langley, BC

James Kennedy Elem School9060 212 St, Langley, BC

Langley Fine Arts School9096 Trattle St, Langley, BC

Lynn Fripps Elem School21020 83 Ave, Langley, BC

North Langley Comm Church21015 96 Ave, Langley, BC

North Otter Elem School5370 248 St, Langley, BC

Parkside Centennial Elem School3300 270 St, Langley, BC

Peterson Road Elem School23422 47 Ave, Langley, BC

R.E. Mountain Sec School7755 202A St, Langley, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 26526607 Fraser Hwy, Langley, BC

Shortreed Elem School27330 28 Ave, Langley, BC

Topham Elem School21555 91 Ave, Langley, BC

Walnut Grove Sec School8919 Walnut Grove Dr, Langley, BC

West Langley Elem School9403 212 St, Langley, BC

Willoughby Elem School20766 80 Ave, Langley, BC

Wix-Brown Elem School23851 24 Ave, Langley, BC

Mountainview Alliance Church7640 200 St, Langley, BC

Royal Canadian Legion 26526607 Fraser Hwy, Langley, BC

1-26004 Fraser HwyLangley, BC(604) 607-6208

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The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Langley for the 40th Provincial General Election.

Langley Electoral DistrictCandidate’s Name: Financial Agent: Official Agent:

John CumminsBC Conservative Party

Erin JensenPO Box 61514 Rpo Brookswood, Langley, BC, V3A 8C8

Jeff Bridge20457 Douglas Cres, Langley, BC, V3A 4B6

Wally MartinGreen Party of BC

David Truman20361 41A Ave, Langley, BC, V3A 2Z9

Andrew MercierBC NDP

Vivien Henderson20099 45 Ave, Langley, BC, V3A 6J1

Alec Stromdahl20099 45 Ave, Langley, BC, V3A 6J1

Mary PolakBC Liberal Party

J. Gordon Schoberg3498 154 St, Surrey, BC, V3S 0R3

J. Gordon Schoberg3498 154 St, Surrey, BC, V3S 0R3

General Voting Places: Advance Voting Places: District Electoral Offices:

Alice Brown Elem School20011 44 Ave, Langley City, BC

Belmont Elem School20390 40 Ave, Langley, BC

Blacklock Elem School5100 206 St, Langley City, BC

Brookswood Sec School20902 37A Ave, Langley, BC

Douglas Rec Centre20550 Douglas Cres, Langley City, BC

Glenwood Elem School20785 24 Ave, Langley, BC

H.D. Stafford Middle School20441 Grade Cres, Langley City, BC

James Anderson Learning Centre20381 66 Ave, Langley, BC

James Hill Elem School22144 Old Yale Rd, Langley, BC

Langley Fundamental Elem School21789 50 Ave, Langley, BC

Langley Meadows Comm School2244 Willoughby Way, Langley, BC

Langley Sec School21405 56 Ave, Langley, BC

Langley United Church5673 200 St, Langley City, BC

Nicomekl Comm School20050 53 Ave, Langley City, BC

Noel Booth Elem School20202 35 Ave, Langley, BC

R.C. Garnett Elem School7096 201 St, Langley, BC

Uplands Elem School4471 207A St, Langley City, BC

George Preston Rec Centre20699 42 Ave, Langley, BC

Langley United Church5673 200 St, Langley City, BC

201A-20621 Logan AveLangley City, BC(604) 532-4923

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Spring Plant-Craft-Bake Sale - Saturday, May 4 from 1-3 p.m. at Aldergrove United Church, #101-27336 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove. Refreshments available. Info: Sandy 604-856-8872.Celtic Fun Night - Sing and dance along to the rousing music of Blackthorn with guests, Van-couver Police Pipe Band. Hosted by Tartan Pride Highland Dance Team. Adults $15, children (12 and under) $10. Saturday, May 4, 7 p.m. at Cloverdale Catholic Parish Hall. Info: 604-576-1619 or 604-513-8407 or www.tartan-pride.caLangley Relay For Life Fund-raiser - Teams from Aldergrove, “Pippi’s Girls” and “Smiles n’ Angels” are hosting a Relay For Life fundraiser at Aldergrove Le-gion on Sunday, May 5, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Garage sale, hot dog and pop for $2, bake sale, and bottle drop off! (donations welcome). Big thanks to Aldergrove Legion and to International Pacific Sales Ltd., for the donations. Housing Workshop - topic of “In-formation for Senior Renters“ on Wednesday, May 8, 1:30-3 p.m. at Langley Seniors Resource & Recreation Centre, 20605 – 51B Ave. Pre-register at 604- 530-3020. Drop-ins welcome. Ad-mission is free and open to the public.Fest of Fools - Saturday, May 4 at MEI Theatre, 4081 Clearbrook Road, Abbotsford. The lobby and Silent Auction open at 6:30 p.m.

and the performance by come-dian Cliff Prang and Langley Ukulele Ensemble gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 by calling 604-852-3701 or online at www.gallery7theatre.comArt Club - Do you paint or sketch? Join this friendly group of artists who work in oils, acrylic, watercolour and graphite. Bring your work in progress. First and third Saturday of the month, 2-4 p.m. at Murrayville Library; 604-533-0339.Travel Smart for Seniors - pro-gram at City of Langley Library on Saturday, May 4 from 2-3:30 p.m. Hear a representative from TransLink to learn about transit safety and the accessibility fea-tures of buses, as well as riders’ rights. Please call 604-514-2855 or visit 20399 Douglas Cres. to let library staff know you are coming to this program.Mother’s Day Pancake Break-fast - May 12 at Jubilee Hall, 7989 Bradner Rd., Abbotsford, 8 a.m. to noon. Treat Mom to a great buffet style breakfast, sausages, scrambled eggs, fruit cocktail and all the pancakes you can eat. Only $6, kids under 6 free. Orange juice, coffee or tea also included. Prizes. Info: 604-856-4375.Bonnie Kilroe’s Country Queens - Friday, May 17 at Coast Capital Playhouse, 1532 Johnston Rd., White Rock. Tickets are $42.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) available from Coast

Capital Playhouse Box Office. Charge by phone 604-536-7535 or online at www.whiterockplay-ers.caAldergrove ESL Classes - Free English as Second Language classes every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at St. Dunstans Angli-can Church, 3025 - 264 Street, Aldergrove. All are welcome.Nazareth - Monday, July 8 at Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tick-ets are $54.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) available at Centre Box Office. Charge by phone 604-391-SHOW (7469) or online at www.chilliwackcultur-alcentre.caPort Kells Art Club Spring Art Show and Sale - Sunday, May 5 at the Fort Langley Community Hall, in Fort Langley, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. with oils, watercolours, pas-tels and acrylics. Artists will be in attendance to talk with and answer any questions and then stop by for coffee or a light lunch at the lunch counter. Also, a draw for one of the artists’ paintings which will be on display at the ticket table. Info: Donna Scheven at [email protected] Abortion Healing Services - If you are interested in post abortion healing support, please contact Tanya at Your Pregnancy Options, Aldergrove - [email protected], 604-856-9151, www.yourpregnancyo-ptions.caLangley Elks 13th Annual Ha-waiian Pig Roast - Saturday,

June 15. Doors open 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m., dancing 8 p.m. at George Preston Arena, 20699 - 42 Ave., Langley. Tickets $25 each. Info: Steve Clark 604-510-4742 or Barb Gee 604-889-1160. All proceeds support Elks Childrens Charities.Barney Bentall & The Legend-ary Hearts - Thursday, June 6 at Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tickets $37.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) available at Centre Box Office. Charge by phone 604-391-SHOW (7469) or online at www.chilliwackcultur-alcentre.ca Chilliwack - Thursday, May 23 at the Cascades Casino Sum-mit Theatre, Langley. Tickets are $42.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) from Casino Guest Services. Charge by phone 604-530-2211 or online at www.ticketweb.ca Faber Drive - with guests Little Wild, Wednesday, May 8 at Chilliwack Cultural Centre. Tick-ets are $27.50 (plus facility fee and service charges) available at Centre Box Office. Charge by phone 604-391-SHOW (7469) or online at www.chilliwackcultur-alcentre.ca Harrison Festival Society Fund-raiser - featuring Jim Byrnes and his band with special guests The Sojourners, Saturday, May 11. Tickets $75 plus tax. Evening will include a silent auction, raffle and door prizes. Appetizers and refreshments will be served in

the Harrison Memorial Hall start-ing at 7:30 p.m. Call 604-796-3664 or online at www.harrison-festival.com

Aldergrove Toastmasters - meets every Monday, 7 p.m. at Aldergrove Community Second-ary School in room 125. Boost your self confidence; become a better speaker and have fun. Info: Murray Burgum at 604-856-5483 or email [email protected]

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Trudy Beyak, a B.C.-based, award-winning journalist, will be sign-ing “The Mother Heart of God: Unveiling the Mystery of the Father’s Maternal Love” at House of James Books in Abbotsford, on May 9 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.themotherheartofgod.com


www.tol.caTownship PageFor the week of May 2, 2013 20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1 | 604.534.3211

dates to note

Township continued...

Thursday, May 2 | 7 - 9pmCommunity Participation, Infrastructure,

and Environment Advisory CommitteeCivic Facility

Salmon River Committee Room

Monday, May 6 | 7 - 11pmPublic Hearing Meeting

Civic Facility,Fraser River Presentation Theatre

Wednesday, May 8 | 7 - 9pmRecreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee

Civic FacilitySalmon River Committee Room

Monday, May 13 | 7 - 11pmRegular Council Meeting

Civic FacilityFraser River Presentation Theatre

Township of Langley Civic Facility20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1

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public notices

public programs and events

langley events centre

disposition of lands

Water Main FlushingAs part of our maintenance program, the municipal Water Department will be � ushing water mains on the dates shown below. As a result of this � ushing, you may notice changes in water pressure and there may be some discolouration or sediment in the water. This is a temporary condition and is not a health hazard.

North Willoughby (Yorkson) and Northwest Langley:EXTENDED to May 17, 2013

Aldergrove, Gloucester, and Salmon River Uplands:EXTENDED TO May 17, 2013

Murrayville:April 12 – May 17

Willoughby:April 19 – May 31

Fort Langley, Forest Knolls, and Milner:April 26 – May 24

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

51st Annual Langley Walk

The tradition continues as the public is invited to walk, run, bike, rollerblade, or push a stroller in a � ve or 10 kilometre route. The Langley Walk is presented each year by the Township of Langley and the City of Langley, and this year the free, family event will be held:

Date: Sunday, May 5Time: Noon - Registration and entertainment 1:30pm – Walk beginsPlace: Douglas ParkAddress: 20550 Douglas Crescent

Participants can enjoy a free snack, activities, and entertainment, and everyone who � nishes will receive a commemorative crest. Awards will be presented to the oldest walker, the most creatively dressed walker, and the elementary school, secondary/middle school, organization, and family with the most walkers. As well, all participants are eligible to win draw prizes.

Walkers are encouraged to bring their own re� llable water bottles..

Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division 604.533.6068 tol.ca/events

Notice of Proposed Disposition of Township Lands

Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Langley, pursuant to Sections 26 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, to sell Township owned land, the particulars of which are as follows:

Legal Description: 0.20 acre portion of Lot 8 Sec 6 Tp 11 NWD Plan LMP38288

PID: 024-176-362

Civic Address: 0.20 acre portion of 22170 - 50 Avenue

Property Description: This land is a redundant portion of the Murrayville Firehall lands. The land is being sold to the neighbouring property owner, Woodberg Developments Ltd., for consolidation with their adjacent lands at 22196 - 50 Avenue and then rezoned for further development.

Sale Price: Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000)

Purchaser: Woodberg Developments Ltd.

Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple

Scott Thompson, Manager Property Management Department 604.533.6138

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#asktol Twitter ChatAre you in the Twitterverse? Do you have something to say about our community?

If so, Langley Township’s Mayor and members of Council would like to hear from you!

Mayor Jack Froese and Township Council are committed to representing the community and addressing your issues, and want to know what the public thinks. This is an opportunity to have direct one-on-one contact with your Mayor and Council to express your opinions.

Township Council will host a Twitter Forum on:

• Tuesday, May 7, 4 - 4:30pm

• Participants can tweet @MayorFroese or other members of Council, using hashtag #asktol.

Mayor’s Office 604.533.6000

Temporary Road Closure: May 15 -16 21800 Block of 96 Avenue

A temporary road closure of 96 Avenue in the 21800 block at the CN Rail crossing will be in effect from 7am on Wednesday, May 15 until 10pm on Thursday, May 16.

A detour route is outlined on the map.

The road closure is required for CN crews to repair the railway crossing to ensure its safe operation.

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Federal Marijuana Medical Access Program: Information Offered on Proposed Legislation ChangesAn information session on the proposed new draft legislation changes governing the federal government’s medicinal marijuana program is taking place:

Date: Wednesday, May 15Time: 6:30 - 8:30 pmPlace: George Preston Recreation Centre, ABC RoomLocation: 20699 - 42 Avenue

A panel made up of Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese, Langley MP Mark Warawa, RCMP Superintendent Derek Cooke, Fire Chief Steve Gamble, Bylaws Manager Bill Storie, and a representative from Health Canada will be in attendance.

The session is not intended to deal with speci� c neighbourhoods or issues but will provide information on what various agencies and levels of government can and cannot do.

Mayor’s Office 604.533.6000

Langley Thunder WLA Lacrosse

Thu May 9 8:00pm vs. Port Coquitlam Saints Regular season home opener!

Thu May 16 8:00pm vs. Burnaby Lakers Sat May 18 8:00pm vs. Okotoks (Ab) Raiders

Wed May 22 7:45pm vs. Coquitlam Adanacs Regular season home opener!

ComingEvents

The Langley Events Centre is located at 7888 - 200 StreetFor ticket information, contact Langley Events Centre

604.882.8800 • langleyeventscentre.com

Langley Junior Thunder BCJLL Lacrosse

Heritage Building Incentive Program The Heritage Building Incentive Program is designed to assist with the costs of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley. Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township of Langley’s Inventory of Heritage Resources.

The next deadline for the grant program is Friday, May 17,2013 at 4:30pm. For an application form, visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca/hbip.

Elaine Horricks Heritage Planner 604.534.3211, Local 2998

Make a difference where you live, work, or playThe Township of Langley Adopt-a-Program is a great opportunity to get outside and make a difference where you live, work, or play, which bene� ts all Township of Langley residents.

You can adopt a street, park, trail, or creek.

Adopt-a-Program 604.532.7339 [email protected]




notice of public hearingsProposed Zoning ChangesNOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing.

AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.

BYLAW NOS.: 4981 & 4982APPLICATION NOS. RO100064 / DP100565 / DP100716OWNERS: RAB Ventures #1 Ltd.

200, 20111 - 93A AvenueLangley, BC V1M 4A9

TR Projects Ltd.205, 6360 - 202 StreetLangley, BC V2Y 1N2

BFW Developments (Willoughby) Ltd.205, 6360 - 202 StreetLangley, BC V2Y 1N2

Mosaic 208th Street Holdings Ltd.500, 5609 Granville StreetVancouver, BC V6H 3H3

AGENT: In� nity Properties Ltd.205, 6360 - 202 StreetLangley, BC V2Y 1N2

LOCATION: 8474 and 8494 - 206 Street; 8437, 8471 and 8495 - 208 Street; 20505, 20553 and 20577 - 84 Avenue; 20544 and 20566 - 86 Avenue and two vacant properties with no civic addresses. (see Map 1)

LEGALS: Portion of Parcel 1 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan LMP47814; Portion of Lot 17 Except: Part Dedicated Road on Plan LMP37591 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 41488; Portion of Lot 8 Except: Part Dedicated Road on Plan LMP37802, Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 3434; Lot 33 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848; Portion of Lot 34 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848; Portion of Lot 35 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848; Portion of Lot 36 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848; Lot 37 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848; Lot 38 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848; Lot 2 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 72006; Portion of East Half Lot 10 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 3434; and Portion of Lot 9 Except: Part Subdivided by Plan 54886; Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 3434

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 4981 proposes to amend the Yorkson Neighbourhood Plan by adjusting land use designation boundaries for portions of the site including part of the adjacent property at 8509 – 208 Street (Lot 3 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 72006) which is not part of the current application.

Bylaw No. 4982 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 and Compact Lot Zone R-CL to Residential Zone R-1A, Residential Compact Lot Zones R-CL(A), R-CL(B), R-CL(RH) and R-CL(SD). Development Permits for Streamside Protection and the single family lots are being considered in conjunction with this rezoning.

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate a mixed residential development consisting of approximately 96 single family lots, 24 semi-detached lots and 35 rowhouse lots.

BYLAW NO.: 4983APPLICATION NOS. RZ100365 / DP100636OWNER: Sunmark Townhomes Ltd

109, 12827 - 76 AvenueSurrey, BC V3W 2V3

AGENT: Barnett Dembek Architects Inc.135, 7536 - 130 StreetSurrey, BC V3W 1H8

LOCATION: 20932 - 77A Avenue (see Map 2)

LEGAL: Lot 24 Section 24 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1578

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 4983 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-77. A Development Permit including a variance to the permitted lot coverage is being considered with this bylaw to allow Council the opportunity to review the form, character, and siting of the development.

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate development of 80 townhouse units.

BYLAW NO.: 4984APPLICATION NOS. RZ100387 / DP100704OWNERS: Mosaic 208th Street Holdings Ltd.

500, 5609 Granville StreetVancouver, BC V6H 3H3

RAB Ventures #1 Ltd.200, 20111 – 93A AvenueLangley, BC V1M 4A9

TR Projects Ltd.205, 6360 - 202 StreetLangley, BC V2Y 1N2

AGENT: Mosaic Avenue Developments Ltd.500 - 2609 Granville StreetVancouver, BC V6H 3H3

LOCATION: 8437, 8471 and 8495 – 208 Street and vacant property with no civic address (see Map 3)

LEGALS: Portion of Lot 17 Except: Part Dedicated Road on Plan LMP37591 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 41488; Portion of Lot 8 Except: Part Dedicated Road on Plan LMP37802, Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 3434; Portion of Lot 9 Except: Part Subdivided by Plan 54886; Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 3434; and Portion of East Half Lot 10 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 3434

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 4984 proposes to rezone property from Residential Compact Lot Zone R-CL and Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-92. A Development Permit is being considered with this bylaw to allow Council the opportunity to review the form, character, and siting of the development.

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate development of 188 townhouse units.

BYLAW NO.: 4986APPLICATION NOS. RZ100375 / DP100670OWNER: 0830828 BC Ltd.

105 - 2190 West Railway StreetAbbotsford, BC V2S 2E2

AGENT: David Tyrell Architect Inc.1 - 2650 Progressive WayAbbotsford, BC V2T 6H9

LOCATION: 26426 Fraser Highway (see Map 4)

LEGAL: Lot 19 Except: Part Within Red Outline Taken by Highway RW Plan 50217; Section 19 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 31907

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 4986 proposes to rezone property from Service Station Zone C-6 to Community Commercial Zone C-2. A Development Permit including variances to the permitted rear yard setback and small car parking stalls is being considered with this bylaw to allow Council the opportunity to review the form, character, and siting of the development.

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate construction of four single storey commercial buildings.

BYLAW NOS.: 4998 & 4999APPLICATION NOS. RO100104 / DP100711OWNER: Hayer Builders Group (Yorkson) Ltd.

HBG Apartment Ltd.16317 - 36A AvenueSurrey, BC V3S 0X5

AGENT: Focus Architecture Inc.109 - 1528 McCallum RoadAbbotsford, BC V2S 8A3

LOCATION: 7822 - 208 Street (see Map 5)

LEGAL: Lot 5 Section 24 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1578

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 4998 proposes to amend the Yorkson Neighbourhood Plan by increasing the permitted building height on the western portion of the site.

Bylaw No. 4999 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-93.

A Development Permit is being considered with this bylaw to allow Council the opportunity to review the form, character, and siting of the development.

BYLAW NOS. 4981 & 4982

MAP 1

BYLAW NO. 4983

MAP 2

BYLAW NO. 4986

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BYLAW NO. 4984

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notice of public hearings (continued)

notice of public hearing

Proposed Zoning Changes (cont.)BYLAW NOS.: 4998 & 4999 (cont.)APPLICATION NOS. RO100104 / DP100711 (cont.)

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate development of an 83 unit 5 storey apartment building and 98 townhouse units.

BYLAW NOS.: 5001 & 5002APPLICATION NOS. RO100099 / DP100703OWNERS: High Brow Holdings Ltd.

9215 McBride StreetPO Box 972 Stn Fort LangleyLangley, BC V1M 2S3

Lanstone Homes (Fort Langley) Ltd.PO Box 12106 RPO MurrayvilleLangley, BC V3A 9J5

AGENT: Focus Architecture Inc.109 - 1528 McCallum RoadAbbotsford, BC V2S 8A3

LOCATION: 9215 McBride Street and vacant adjacent property with no civic address (see Map 6)

LEGALS: Lot 2 District Lot 79 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan BCP45831; Lots 3 to 7 and 9 to 12 Block 4 District Lot 79 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan 1976; and 0.5 acre portion of land and road dedicated on Subdivision Plan 1976 lying west and south of 9215 McBride Street.

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 5001 proposes to amend the Fort Langley Community Plan by including the full subject site in the Heritage Conservation Area.

Bylaw No. 5002 proposes to rezone property from Residential Zone R-1E and Campground Commercial Zone C-9 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-94.

A Heritage Alteration Permit is being considered with this bylaw to allow Council the opportunity to review the form, character, and siting of the development..

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate development of 52 townhouses.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 4981, 4982, 4983, 4984, 4986, 4998, 4999, 5001 and 5002; Development Permit Nos. 100565, 100636, 100670, 100704, 100711 and 100716; Heritage Alteration Permit No. 100703; and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from April 25 to May 6, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd � oor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue.

Date: Monday, May 6

Time: 7pm

Place: Township of Langley Civic Facility

Address: 20338 - 65 Avenue

Community Development Division604.533.6034

NOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a Public Hearing.

AT THE PUBLIC HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws that are the subject of the hearing.

Langley Of� cial Community Plan Bylaw 1979 No. 1842 Amendment (Carvolth and Yorkson Amendment) Bylaw 2013 No. 4994Bylaw No. 4994 amends the Of� cial Community Plan by changing the land use designation for areas adjacent to the Carvolth Transit Exchange from Designated Industrial Growth to Designated Urban Growth.

Willoughby Community Plan Bylaw 1998 No. 3800 Amendment (Carvolth Neighbourhood Plan and Yorkson Neighbourhood Plan Amendment) Bylaw 2013 No. 4995Bylaw No. 4995 amends the Willoughby Community Plan by changing various land use designations in the Carvolth area (see Map 7) and by changing the Business Park designation in the Yorkson area. The bylaw also adds policies for two new land use designations: Transit Village and Gateway, and allows for consideration of an “outlet distribution centre” under the Flex Employment II designation.

Yorkson Neighbourhood Plan Bylaw 2001 No. 4030 Amendment (Northwest Yorkson) Bylaw 2013 No. 4996Bylaw No. 4996 amends the Yorkson Neighbourhood Plan (within the shaded area on Map 8) by changing the Business Of� ce Park designation to Townhouse and by removing policies for Business Of� ce Park.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 4994, 4995 and 4996 and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from April 25 to May 6, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd � oor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or may be viewed on the Township’s website at tol.ca/carvolth.

Date: Monday, May 6

Time: 7pm



Community Development Division

604.533.6034

BYLAW NOS. 4998 & 4899

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BYLAW NOS. 5001 & 5002

MAP 6

CARVOLTH PLAN AREA

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YORKSON PLAN AREA

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Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to change the world or make your neighbour-hood a better place to live? If you do, then check out the Rotary Club of Aldergrove. Members of this Club are making a difference in Aldergrove, in Langley and in com-munities around the world.

The club was char-tered in 1991 and has 30 members. Aldergrove Rotarians are proud of their community and it shows. That’s why many of their activities are local. Club members ensure that the street banners along the main street of Aldergrove are well maintained and changed according to the season. The club was instrumental in partner-ing with the Township of Langley to complete the community picnic shelter and Rotary Field House at Aldergrove Athletic Park. They are part of the Adopt-A-Street Program and every Christmas members put up the festive lights to get Aldergrove ready for the holiday season.

This active service club believes in empow-ering families and in particular it focuses on the communities’ youth. For the past 13 years the club has dedicated over $75,000 to support youth literacy. The club has helped sustain a num-

ber of programs directed at elementary school students in need of a hand up. This year, for example three students are being sponsored to attend a literacy camp at Betty Gilbert Elementary School.

To support youth leadership and educa-tion the club provides major scholarships to students graduating from Aldergrove Community Senior Secondary and D.W. Poppy Secondary School. The club also sends students to Ottawa every year to attend the Adventures in Citizenship Program.

To help youth at risk, the club has partnered with the Aldergrove Neighborhood Services Society to establish the 272 Youth Homelessness Initiative. Building 272 is a place for young people to hang out in a safe and supportive environment. In addition, club mem-bers know that hunger impacts a child’s abil-ity to learn, so they have assisted financially with the breakfast program at Shortreed Elementary School.

This year, Rotary International’s theme is Peace Through Service. To embody this theme the club is focusing on a wide variety of service projects in the communi-ty and around the world. “As local Rotarians we work through the world-wide Rotary movement to change lives and we

make the world a better place through our volun-teer service and efforts.” said Charlie Fox, the club’s president.

Internationally, for the past 12 years the club has been instrumental in bringing water well sys-tems, latrines and smoke-less stoves to remote areas of Nepal. Every year the proceeds from the annual golf tourna-ment go directly to this cause and this spring two club members will visit Nepal to see firsthand the work made possible because of the club’s sup-port. The Rotary Club of Aldergrove regularly partners with the other three Rotary clubs in Langley to help improve health care in Zimbabwe and club member Katy Lowen and her fam-ily went to Zimbabwe to visit the people whose lives were made better by this project.

The Rotary Club of Aldergrove celebrates excellence in business and annually recognizes a person or business who exemplifies excellence and the ideals of Rotary. This year a Vocational Award was presented to the Vancouver Game Farm General Manager, Jody Henderson.

The Rotary Club of Aldergrove has raised and distributed over half a million dollars and the members have fun doing it. Fellowship and cama-raderie are important values to Rotary Clubs.

“Making the community and the world a better place strengthens friend-ships and builds relation-ships. Rotary is a service club whose business is mankind and whose product is service. Being a Rotarian is an opportu-nity to make a difference. Consider joining us.” said president Charlie Fox.

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president-elect Sean Davis.

The Rotary Club of Aldergrove meets Friday mornings for friendship, fellowship and business at 7:10 a.m. at the Best Western White Spot in Aldergrove, 3070- 264th Street.

For more information call President Charlie Fox at 604-533-3352.

Aldergrove Rotary: making life better

HARRY HUNT PHOTOAbove, Chris Duffin (left) of the University of the Fraser Valley was presented with $4,695, raised at two Moroccan dinners hosted by Rotarian Mau-reen Robinson for the Heather Mcmullan student scholarship for a qualifying student in the School of Social work. Duffin received the cheque from Rotarians Maureen Robinson and Rick McMullan. Below, Rotary President Charlie Fox presented $500 for the purchase of equipment for use at the 2013 B.C. Special Olympics in Langley to BCSO volunteer coordinator Denni Bonetti.

29th Avenue Crosswalk Survey

The Leadership Students at Aldergrove Secondary are presenting an initiative to Translink and the city to put in a crosswalk on 29th Avenue in Aldergrove for Aldergrove Secondary and Betty Gilbert Students.

They are asking for community feedback on the NEED for a crosswalk.

It is a 2-3 minute survey. Please access at www.surveymonkey.com/s/5FWYDNL

They will present your comments on May 14th, 2013.

Thanks for supporting your community! ACSS Leadership


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Proposed Development Variance PermitNOTICE is hereby given that the Township of Langley Council will meet and hold a hearing.

AT THE HEARING all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the application shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposal that is the subject of the hearing.

DEVELOPMENT VARIANCE PERMIT APPLICATION NO. 100061AGENT : Canadian Horizons Land Investment Corp. PO Box 11166 710 - 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, BC V6E 3R5

OWNER/: Lavendar Hills Holdings Inc. (Mountain View)APPLICANT: Gar Campbell 24453 - 60 Avenue

Langley, BC V2Z 2G5

LOCATION: 24453 - 60 Avenue (see Map 9)

LEGALS: North East Quarter Section 10 Township 11 Except: Firstly: Part Shown as Highway on Plan 23059 Secondly: Part Subdivided by Plan 28041 Thirdly: Part Subdivided by Plan 29507, New Westminster District.

PURPOSE: The subject site is currently zoned Suburban Residential

Zone SR-1. Development Variance Permit No. 100061

proposes variances to the Zoning Bylaw to facilitate a

sixty-� ve (65) lot bare land strata subdivision on the

southern portion of the property.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Development Variance

Permit Application No. 100061 and relevant background

material may be inspected between the hours of

8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays, from April 25 to May 6, both inclusive, at the

Community Development Division Development Services

counter, 2nd � oor, Township of Langley Civic Facility,

20338 - 65 Avenue.

Date: Monday, May 6

Time: 7pm



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604.533.6034

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The BC Aquasonics Senior National Stream Team won silver in the Senior FINA Team Free event this past weekend at the Canadian Open Synchronized Swimming Championships in Quebec City.

The team, including Amy Whitton of Aldergrove, posted a score of 73.817 with their routine “Mayan Calendar.”

The winning routine was cho-reographed by BC Aquasonics head coach Susan Kemper, ChPC (Langley) who has an interna-tional reputation for her innova-tive routines and bringing the best out in her athletes.

“Every member of the team brought their best to the pool tonight,” says Kemper of the eight member team.

“They gelled as a team at the right time, we believed that we were medal contenders, and we accomplished what we set out to

do. It is a proud day for the BC Aquasonics.”

The Aquasonics were the only team from B.C. to place in any event at the competition.

The Aquasonics entered five events at the Canadian Open, bringing home awards in four of them. Erin Williams of Cloverdale placed fifth in the Senior FINA Solo (Technical) and sixth in the Senior FINA Solo (Free) events. Duet pair Natasha Heine (Surrey) and Mackenzy Higgins (White Rock) placed fifth in the Senior FINA Duet (Free) event.

Awards are given to the top six teams in each event.

The Aquasonics Combo Team placed seventh in the Canadian Open Combo event.

The Senior BC Aquasonics team will compete next at the US Open Synchronized Swimming Championships July 9 to 13 in Irving, Texas.

Aquasonics ‘silver’ at Canadian Open

HARRY HUNT PHOTOKeenan Brunchmann leads the charge for Aldergrove Lightning in U-13 soccer ac-tion versus Langley United on the weekend. Langley won the game 1-0 and now ad-vances to Prince George for the Provincial Soccer Finals.

Aldergrove Lightning Finishes Second

Clockwise from top left: Abbotsford’s Rick Hansen School player tackles D.W. Poppy’s Nick Vandercors

in senior boys rugby action, Tuesday, April 23 at Poppy. Hansen won 20-15 on the last play of the game; Alder-grove’s Sean Connolly of Betty Gilbert School is tack-

led by Eugene Reimer School player in grade 8 boys rugby action at Aldergrove, Thursday, April 26; D.W.

Poppy School’s Ryan Kiess runs with the ball in grade 8 rugby action versus Abbotsford Fraser Middle School,

Tuesday, April 23 at Poppy. Poppy won the game, 15-12.HARRY HUNT PHOTOS

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Aldergrove Star

The Vancouver Canucks will not be stationing their AHL affili-ate in Abbotsford – at least not in the immediate future.

Abbotsford mayor Bruce Banman told Black Press on Monday that talks between the city and the NHL club have reached a stalemate, eliminating any pos-sibility of the Canucks bringing their AHL team to the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre (AESC) in time for the 2013-14 season.

“There were time constraints, and at the end of the day, the city is not going to do a deal unless it’s in the best interests of the taxpayers,” Banman said.

Reports of an imminent game of AHL franchise musical chairs surfaced last month. The specula-tion held that the Canucks would purchase the Peoria Rivermen from the St. Louis Blues and move them to Abbotsford; the Calgary Flames would move the Abbotsford Heat to Utica, N.Y.; and the Blues would partner with the Chicago Wolves (whose two-year affiliation agree-ment with the Canucks expires at the end of this season).

When the Canucks confirmed on April 1 that they’d purchased the Rivermen – the first domino to fall, it seemed – the rumour mill shifted into overdrive.

But the city and the Canucks were unable to agree, and Banman said he was “naturally disappoint-ed” a deal didn’t come together.

Banman declined to delve into specifics of negotiations with the Canucks, but said they did not request a supply fee agreement similar to the one that the Heat have with the city.

The Heat have completed the fourth year of that 10-year con-tract, which guarantees the team a $5.7 million break-even budget. Attendance issues have compelled the city to cover shortfalls totalling $3.58 million to date ($450,000 in 2009-10, $1.37 million in 2010-11, and $1.76 million in 2011-12). The final numbers for 2012-13 won’t be known until the fall.

Both of the parties which run the Heat – the Flames, who own the team and handle the hockey operations, and Fraser Valley Sports and Entertainment (FVSE), which manages the business side – were willing to step aside and make room for the Canucks.

That’s according to FVSE’s Lane Sweeting, who said his group gave the City of Abbotsford and the Canucks “the opportunity to make a deal.”

“Our goal is to have a successful American Hockey League team in Abbotsford,” Sweeting explained. “It doesn’t matter whether we own it or whether the Flames own it or the Canucks own it.

“We would like to see the American Hockey League stay here, we would like to see the fans support it, and we would like to see that the city isn’t cutting subsidy cheques. That’s a long-term busi-ness cycle for us, and it probably

would have been a shorter business cycle if the Canucks had success-fully negotiated a new lease (in Abbotsford).”

The Canucks declined interview requests on the topic, but did issue a general statement.

“The purchase of the Peoria Rivermen franchise allows Canucks Sports & Entertainment to assume full control of their minor league development pro-gram. No determination has been made relative to the operation of the franchise for the 2013-14 season and at this time no further details will be disclosed.”

In order to facilitate an Abbotsford/Canucks deal, Sweeting said the Heat asked the AHL for extensions on deadlines pertaining to scheduling for the 2013-14 season.

Sweeting expressed surprise that a deal wasn’t reached, though he pointed out he wasn’t privy to any details of those negotiations.

“From my perspective, I thought it was an easy thing to do, because both parties were inter-ested in having it done,” he said. “I think the Canucks were interested in having their development team 65 kilometres away, and I think the city was interested in having a lease without a supply fee. Why or how it didn’t get done, I don’t know.

Asked if he anticipated any negative feedback from taxpayers and hockey fans alike that the city was unable to strike a deal with the Canucks, Banman left the door open for future negotiations.

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142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS

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151 PROFESSIONALS/MANAGEMENT

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR We are looking for a self-motivated Pro-duction Supervisor for our busy wood post manufacturing and treat-ing facility in Princeton, BC. The successful candidate will be re-sponsible for employee training and development, quality and cost con-trol, production scheduling and safety. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3-5 years su-pervisory experience in an industrial production operation, a post mill or wood production facility preferred. Must have a high degree of re-sourcefulness, fl exibility and adaptability; and the ability to plan, organize, develop and interpret pro-grams, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc. Good leader-ship skills, and excellent interper-sonal and communication skills with a proven track record are required. Please email your resume to [email protected]. For further in-formation about our company visit our website at www.pwppost.com. Only those selected for interviews with be contacted.


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

CONCRETE FINISHERS & Form Setters. Edmonton based company seeks experienced concrete fi nish-ers and form setters for work in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. Subsistence and accommodations provided for out of town work; [email protected]. Fax 780-444-9165.

Heavy DutyDiesel Mechanic

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fax 604.599.5250

MEAT MANAGER, Jasper Super A. Jasper Super A is looking for an experienced Retail Meat Manager. As Meat Manager you will be responsible for all aspects of the managing the department, including cutting meat. You must have work-ing knowledge of gross margins, expense controls and human resources management. The successful candidate must have Grade 12 (or equivalent) and be able to provide a “clear” security clearance. If you have the skills and abilities please forward your resume to our Head Offi ce, The Grocery People Ltd. (TGP) in confi -dence to: Human Resources, The Grocery People Ltd., 14505 Yellow-head Trail, Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C4. Fax 780-447-5781. Email: [email protected]

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

260 ELECTRICAL

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263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

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281 GARDENING

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283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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“Thinking of Buying or Selling? Call me today.”

REMAX ALDERCENTER REALTY

26641 FRASER HWY,ALDERGROVE

Verne Stel604-857-1100

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PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP SHINES THROUGH IN LANGLEY

4870 214A Street, Langley$779,000

This gorgeous, Custom Heritage Style home in the Hart of Murrayville is sure to impress and shows like a 10. Covering all your needs this 5 bedroom home has it all. From beautiful hardwood fl oors, in ground sprinklers, air conditioning, maple cabinetry, granite breakfast bar and island plus tons of parking also for that RV on over a quarter acres. Close to Montessori school and parks. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing, 604-857-1100.

This is the home you have been waiting for. This Beautifully cared for post and beam home has been nicely updated in way too many ways to mention. You will enjoy the custom kitchen, landscaping that will tantalize your eyes along with the view of the Golden Ears. Perfect home for those who want to entertain in style with a pool , hot tub, and outdoor bar. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing. 604-857-1100.

CUSTOM POST AND BEAM RANCHER ON PRIVATE 15,000 SQ. FT LOT

PERFECT TOWNHOUSE CLOSE TO EVERYTHING IN THE HEART OF CLOVERDALE

#7 5760 174th Street, Surrey$245,000

Looking for a bright and airy place to call home? You have found it here. This rancher style upper unit will certainly appeal. With its large windows and south facing kitchen and family room, as well as the vaulted ceilings you will love the spaciousness of this home. Nearly 1400 square feet in a well cared for complex. Walking distance to a beautiful new shopping center that includes Starbucks, all the amenities are sure to please. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing, 604-857-1100.

NEW PRICE!

Yes indeed this home and shop are in a class by themselves. This 5000 plus square foot home plus 33x50 shop on over an acre are sure to wow. From 7 bedrooms and 3 baths, to a gourmet kitchen with gleaming hardwood fl oors this one is sure to impress. Plus all the room you need for parking. Thinking of a home based business this is the spot. Too much to list, Call Verne Stel today and see it for yourself, 604-857-1100.

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SALMON RIVER PRIVACY AND TRANQUILITY ON ALMOST AN ACRE WITH A SHOP

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NEW LISTING!


353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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356 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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374 TREE SERVICES

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PETS

456 FEED & HAY

COURSE CEDAR HOG FUELCall 604-856-6500

477 PETS

Bernese Mountain pups.

ckc, micro, vacc/deworm. 6 0 4 - 7 9 4 - 3 2 2 9 . [email protected]

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

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GERMAN SHEPHERD Pups & young adults. Quality German & Czech bloodlines. 604-856-8161.

ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso)

P/B blues. Ready to go. 1st shots & tails/dew claws done.

ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIAN$1000 604-308-5665

PETS

477 PETS

LAB PUPS, Chocolate, $700. vet ch, dew-claws rem. 1st shots, de-wormed. qual. lines (604)702-0217

MULTI-POO Miniature, brown 4-5lb Hypo aller, non-shed, family raised, vet cert $1250. 604-341-1445.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604-856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

Pomeranian pups. Ready/Vet chkd. M&F. 778-838-2700, 604-504-1559.

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PUG AVAILABLE for stud service. He is a rare silver male, purebred but not registered. ALSO GOLDEN RETRIEVER (not reg.) available for stud (OFA hips and cert eyes).Mission 604-820-4827

PURE MASTIFF X AFRICAN BOR-BAL puppies, have fi rst shots, $400 each. Call (604)869-5502

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

551 GARAGE SALES

SAT. May 4th 9AM-2PM Multi Family, books, games, new house-wares, artisan, hand made items. North Otter Elem. Spring Flea Mar-ket 5370 - 248th st. Gym entrance and parking on 54th Ave.

560 MISC. FOR SALE

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STEEL BUILDING - BLOWOUT CLEARANCE SALE! 20X22 $4,188. 25X26 $4,799. 30X34 $6,860. 32X44 $8,795. 40X50 $12,760. 47X74 $17,888. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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REAL ESTATE

625 FOR SALE BY OWNER

TOWNHOME @ 152 and 20 Ave-nue South Surrey / White Rock. De-tails: WWW.TRAVELPICS.CA

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments

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OKANAGAN

PRIME LAKEVIEW LOTSFrom $140,000. No time limit to

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$390,000 owner wants to retire and will carry fi nancing. 1-250-558-7888

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633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS

New SRI *1152 sq/ft Double wide $77,900. *14x70 Full gyproc single wide - loaded $69,900.

Repossessed mobile, manufactured & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.

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639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

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696 OTHER AREAS

Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore. Waterfront Lots for Sale Excellent Climate Near the Atlantic Ocean. Three Bedroom House for Sale or Rent www.sawmilllanding.com. [email protected] 1-902-522-2343 1-902-328-4338.

RENTALS

700 RENT TO OWN

STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN!No Qualifi cation Required!

FLEXIBLE TERMS!Cloverdale 60th &176th Spacious

708sf. 1 bdrm. Condo. Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req. 604-626-9647

706 APARTMENT/CONDO

ALDERGROVE 50+ Adult Building. 1 & 2 Bdrm apts. Central location.

Phone 604-317-1926

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

900 SQ.FT. bungalow home in mo-bile home park, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, 55 plus Park. South Langley, $850/mth. Call Barry 778-881-4768

736 HOMES FOR RENT

ALDERGROVE 3 Bdrm rancher, 3 baths, fully reno’d, all new appls, fl rs etc. Dble carport. Avail May 1st. $1400/mo. No pets. (604)625-3833

747 RV PADS

YEAR ROUND RV pad in country ALDER/ABBY, for rent $550/mo + hydro. Call: (604)856-5391

748 SHARED ACCOMMODATION

Aldergrove - 25372 24th Ave. 1 bdrm. Private bath and living rm. Shr’d kitchen. Incls. utils. & W/D Avail. Now. N/S (604)626-4480

RENTALS

750 SUITES, LOWER

ABBOTSFORD/Aldergrove 3 bdrm, 2 bath, fresh paint. Sep drive & own fcd yrd, acreage. Mins to Alder/Ab-by $1000 NP/NS 604-825-1563

ALDERGROVE 5 Bdrm on farm. 2600 sq.ft. with addit 400 sq.ft. gar-age with deck above. 2 Bdrms up, 3 bdrms & lndry down. big fam/rm & liv/rm. Has a 1 Bdrm ste down (rented). $1200 + utils. May 15. No dogs inside. 604-825-4611.

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810 AUTO FINANCING

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818 CARS - DOMESTIC

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845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALThe Scrapper

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVALMinimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

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923 TENDERSLand Parcel Sale By Tender SW 17-28-29W1 RM of Shell River, MB. 80 acres. Hay/Pasture/Bush For Farm/Recreation/Acreage. Highest or any Tender not necessarily ac-cepted. Closes 05/17/2013 204-937-7054 (Roy).

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3175-268 STREET $ 410,000

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1/4 ACRE LOT

Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100

#20 - 27272 - 32ND AVENUE $214,000

Over 45 years young here, 3 levels, 3 bedrooms, stainless appliances and a great Mount Baker view. Loads of storage and quick possession possible. Al-most 2,000 sq. ft and private yard.

TWIN FIRS

Close to everything large lot, room for a shop, mort-gage helper already in 4 bedrooms for main � oor and two more downstairs. Lots of parking and room to move around both in the yard and house so have look here. New furnace and hot water tank newer roof.


#92 - 27044 - 32ND AVENUE $217,900

2722 - 273 STREET $460,000

The great location (backs onto school yard) great view of mountains, all from you oak country kitchen with large eating area, 3 bedrooms up plus ensuite and fully � n-ished bsmt. The enclosed garage could be a 1 bedroom suite you gotta see this one. p.s. has a large back yard and is at the end of the cul-de-sac.


WELCOME FAMILY & FRIENDS OVER.

2861 BERGMAN STREET $779,900


Room for all the toys and then some check out this 4 bedroom custom built home on 1 acre in west abby on no thru street with huge parking area for R.V. or work vehicles this rancher has a very friendly � oor plan and is perfect for family living or retirement liv-ing, if you like entertaining in the summertime or not this is a must see.

Have a look here, very private back patio. Lovely wood � replace, very neat and clean. This unit quali-� es for all the � rst time home buyers perks. So call today and Let’s make a move happen.

I LIVE in Aldergrove. I SELL in Aldergrove. Call the Aldergrove specialist...

Ready to move, when you are.

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Very well kept and mostly updated 1400 sq ft on the main � oor with a � nished bsmt on a private 5 fully fenced acres located on a no through street. Also has huge shop for the car enthusiast and Circular drive-way for the trucker in the family, home has new well, newer septic, newer roof new bathrooms new inte-rior doors you get the picture, close to everything

1395 - 242ND STREET $879,900SOUTH LANGLEY PRIVACY


#34 - 27456 - 32ND AVENUE $200,000

CEDAR PARK TOWNHOME

Very nice and clean 3 bedroom townhome in Cedar Park very competitively priced for this location. All you have to do is move in new windows new doors in this complex and new roof is paid for. Close to playground and extra parking make a call and see this today.

Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100Call Dan Flokstra 604-857-1100

LISTINGS WANTED

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ANY CONDITION

1 ACRE WITH 2500 SQ. FT. RANCHER

FIRST TIME BUYERS ALERT1700 SQ. FT IN MURRAYVILLE23150 FRASER HIGHWAY $550,000

3/4 ACRE LOT OUT OF ALR

Possibilities here to look at on this busy Fraser Hwy location sewer available home needs work or rezone or home based business anyone. Check this one out.


SOLD

2979 - 270B STREET $465,000

Have a look here 3 bedroom rancher with ensuite, hot water heat and is wheelchair friendly very clean and neat on a large lot with a separate 22 X 24 shop. Lots of paved yard and covered patio on a no through street close to schools with a very private back yard. Call to view this great place.


1/4 ACRE WITH SHOP

This immaculate rancher on a 5ft crawl space has a family room and eating area/kitchen combo with a fabulous sun room also 3 bedrooms and a 3 piece ensuite In a great location in Murrayville. Neat clean and ready to move into.


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2006 Mustang Convertible Summer is just around the corner. C0316A

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2007 F-150 Harley Davidson If built tough is your ride, this is for you. P7423A

$26,900

2008 Sierra 1500 SLE Low km and in fabulous condition. P7422B

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2003 Silverado 3500 Duramax Diesel, dually, canopy. D0276A

$22,900

2010 TacomaVersatile, robust & great performance. D0360A

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GEORGEMACDONALDof MSA FORD has been recognized and awarded for his sales contributions for TOP VOLUME IN SALES!

George had recently attended the BC New Car Dealers Association gala event in Vancouver on March 25th.

It was there he accepted his third award as the NUMBER ONE SALESPERSON FOR FORD in all of BC!

MSA FORD congratulates George for his outstanding commitment towards sales and service and his commitment to the automotive industry.

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