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Two injured in Walnut Grove shooting
Township wins fight over university district
MONIQUE TAMMINGA AND DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporters
The normally quiet Walnut Grove neigh-bourhood of Forest Hills became a scene out of a crime movie, with K9 units, police armed with high-powered rifl es and eventually the arrest of several people, who were chased on foot on Sunday afternoon.
Around 3:30 p.m., police swarmed the area, cor-doning off several blocks along 216 Street between 88 Avenue and Telegraph Trail. Numerous people out walking were told to stay away.
Police were on a foot chase with suspects in-volved in a shooting and assault that took place just beforehand, at a property in the 8300 block of 216 Street, said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks.
An off-duty offi cer hap-pened to be in the area when the shooting took place and relayed infor-mation to police who were en route, said Marks.
On top of that, sever-
al Surrey RCMP offi cers were already in the area, working on another in-vestigation.
The property where the shooting took place was housing a licensed me-dicinal marijuana grow operation.
The grow-op was the likely target for several suspects who came onto the property and shot one man and assaulted an-other, said Marks.
The two victims con-nected to the grow-op were taken to hospital and both will be OK, she said.
An older wooden house sits on the property, with a larger barn-like struc-ture behind it.
Several arrests were made in relation to the day’s events – some after a foot chase through Wal-nut Grove.
Fortunately, Police Dog Services and the Emer-gency Response Team were able to help in ap-prehending the suspects, said Marks.
DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter
The Township of Langley has won a court fi ght with the Metro Vancouver re-gional district, over who has fi nal say over development planning.
In a written decision issued on Wednes-day, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Neena Sharma dismissed a Metro application to
have the court overturn a Township deci-sion approving a “University District” on 376 acres at 7645 and 7679 Glover Rd., and 22423 Labonte Cres.
In these three properties, which lie on the west side of Glover Road opposite the university, 23.4 acres was to be used by Trinity to develop a university district, while another 48 acres was to remain pro-
tected farmland within the Agricultural Land Reserve.
Metro argued the municipality must abide by the new regional growth strategy while the Township contended a two-year transition period meant it was operating under the old regional plan — not the new one — and could legally make the land-use change.
“I agree with Langley,” Justice Sharma wrote in her March 12 decision.
The Sharma decision said the Met-ro Vancouver regional growth strategy, which aims to control urban growth, is only “guidelines expressing policy,” not enforceable laws.
Police secured a house and barn near 216 Street and Telegraph Trail Sunday after two people were shot and injured during what was likely an attempted grow rip at the licensed marijuana grow operation.
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One man was killed Saturday afternoon as the result of a three-vehicle crash on Fraser Highway, just west of 244 Street. An eastbound pickup truck crossed the centre line, colliding with one westbound vehicle, which then struck another. The dead man was driving a small car (in front of the van, at left).
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DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter
One man died and three oth-er people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Fra-ser Highway in Langley on Sat-urday afternoon.
The crash occurred at 2:15 p.m. between 240 and 244 Streets, in front of the Leavitt Machinery business. It involved a pickup truck, a minivan and a Toyota Echo.
Langley RCMP said the pickup truck was eastbound on Fraser Highway, when it crossed the centre line and collided with a second vehicle, which then col-lided with a third vehicle.
One of the occupants of the passenger car died at the scene. Langley RCMP say he was a 52-year-old Langley res-ident.
Three other people, including the pickup driver, were taken
to hospital. Their injuries were not considered life-threaten-ing. Two were released from hospital Monday, with the van driver, a 33-year-old woman, remaining hospitalized.
Investigators are trying to determine why the pickup crossed the centre line.
They have ruled out alcohol as a factor and are considering the possibility of a pre-existing medical condition.
Police would like to speak to two females they believe wit-nessed the collision. The fi rst female, a Caucasian woman in her 30’s was a new customer at a nearby beauty salon, and didn’t remain to speak with investiga-tors. The second woman iden-tifi ed herself as a nurse or fi rst responder of some sort. She was assisting with fi rst aid immedi-ately after the collision and also didn’t stay to speak to offi cers.
One dies in crash
DAN FERGUSONTimes Reporter
About 90 people spoke Wednesday night at the third and fi nal evening of public hear-ings on a proposal that would revive the stalled Coulter Berry project in Fort Langley.
The hearing was extended three times past its 11 p.m. scheduled close, to end at 12:39 a.m. on Thursday.
The last person to speak was developer Eric Woodward, who fi led a pro-Coulter Berry petition with 1,100 signatures.
A video posted online shows that when Councillor Bob Long interjected to com-plain that Woodward’s remarks did not di-rectly address the proposed bylaw changes under consideration, Woodward said he would not continue speaking and would fi le his written statement instead.
When Councillor Charlie Fox said pre-venting Woodward from speaking was an “embarrassment” to council, that com-ment led to a brief and loud exchange with Councillor David Davis. It ended with Davis donning a sleeping bonnet and an-nouncing “I’m ready for bed,” adding “this is what you get when you go past your bedtime, Charlie.”
Woodward then resumed speaking, say-ing the proposed bylaw changes, to rezone the site and permit construction to pro-ceed, were the only timely solution to a
“truly ridiculous situation.”“Despite what many of those opposed
to Coulter Berry seem to think of me, I am not an evil developer out to ruin the town,” Woodward said.
As before, opponents complained the building was too big while supporters said the three-storey project would revitalize downtown Fort Langley.
Work on the building was halted after opponents obtained a court order halting construction.
“It is a four-storey building dressed up as a three-storey building,” said opponent Kevin Thompson.
Another opponent, Barclay Neilson, said the building was simply not right” for the community.
“Everyone understands slight variations [in design limits] are OK,” Neilson said.
“This is not a slight variation.”Elizabeth Campbell Wride called the
three-storey mix of retail, offi ce and resi-dential where the old one-storey IGA store was located a “domineering building over-powering its surroundings.”
Michael O’Brien told council “this build-ing is not heritage, nor will it ever be.”
O’Brien went on to call the design “a pig with lipstick.”
Mark Morrison, who owns a building not far from the proposed Coulter Berry site,
said it was unfair to give another builder an exemption from size restrictions that he had to follow.
“I built my building under the guide-lines,” Morrison said.
John Klassen, who said he helped draft the heritage guidelines, suggested new-comers to Fort Langley were more likely to support Coulter Berry than long-term resi-dents like himself.
“They come to a village they like, then they set about changing it,” Klassen said.
“That is their right, but it’s amusing.”Supporter Antonia Henderson it was “lu-
dicrous” to suggest, as some speakers did, that a decision ought be delayed until the offi cial community plan for the area had updated.
“We would be sitting with a hole in our vil-lage for a very long time,” Henderson said.
Terry Radtke said the uproar over the council decision to approve a variation of heritage guidelines was puzzling, saying “we’re acting like this is the fi rst building to go to the board of variance [in Fort Lang-ley] and it’s not.”
Sarah McAdam said the village should accept change as something good and “get out of the village mindset.”
“We seem to be stuck on the idea that two fl oors is heritage, three fl oors is not,” said Grant Holcombe.
Marti Bombardier doubted a single build-ing could do the kind of damage oppo-nents have claimed.
“What is out there that is so evil that can destroy our town?” Bombardier said.
One of the last speakers was former Township mayor Kurt Alberts, who sug-gested the design could be tweaked to reduce the height of the corner facade on Glover and Mavis by about three feet.
“I call it Coulter Berry 2.1,” Alberts said, adding he ran his idea past the project architect, who told Alberts “he could live with it.”
Woodward also endorsed the proposal.Over all three nights of hearings in Town-
ship council chambers, more than 300 peo-ple spoke, about 60 per cent in support.
Shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday, everyone who registered had been given a chance to speak once before council, and people were starting to make second appearances.
Coulter Berry and the unrelated but equal-ly controversial Brookswood community plan proposal are both scheduled come back to council for discussion and third reading on Monday, March 31, at 7 p.m. To accommo-date the expected crowd, the council meet-ing has been moved to the Langley Christian Life Assembly at 21277 56 Ave. which can ac-commodate 1,400 people.
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Coulter Berry public hearing completed
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Langley Township council heard from hundreds of people over the three days of the public hearing on the Coulter Berry building proposed for Fort Langley. The public hearing began on Monday night last week, and concluded at 12:39 a.m. Thursday, after the hearing was extended from the 11 p.m. concluding time. Council will consider third reading of bylaws to allow the project to proceed on Monday, March 31.
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Police seized a fi rearm as part of the investi-gation. Langley RCMP will be recommending a number of charges for a 23-year-old female and a 29-year-old male, both from Surrey. They are cur-rently in custody and the Crown prosecutor will be seeking for them to stay in custody until their next court appearance. It is anticipated charges will be recommended for a third individual, a 22-year-old Surrey male. He is known to police.
Offi cers were back at the marijuana grow-op property Monday with a search warrant for the premises, to help gather further evidence, said Marks.
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Metro, the judge said, “does not have superiority over land use management within the boundaries of a municipality.”
The decision is a victory for both the Township and the uni-versity, which wants to expand its campus by adding housing, a food store and coffee shop geared to the university com-munity.
The judge also upheld the related Township decision to create a residential subdivi-
sion on the Wall farm, which is south of the campus and isolat-ed from it by the Salmon River and railway tracks.
Plans call for 67 homes to be built in the midst of fi elds there, with a working farm sur-rounding them.
A third Township land use de-cision, allowing 21 lots on the Hendricks property at 44 Ave-nue and 216 Street, was also ap-proved by the judge.
In a written statement re-leased Thursday, Mayor Jack Froese welcomed the decision.
“We are pleased with the out-come of the case, and that the court has clarifi ed the issue of jurisdiction over land use plan-ning in Langley,” Froese said.
“The decision by the court will allow Trinity to grow and serve the needs of future students and the community as a whole,” Froese added, going on to say “development of a surrounding university district will put the Township on the map as a cen-tre for education and training.”
— with fi les from Black Press
From Page 1
Froese ‘pleased with outcome’
JEFF NAGELBlack Press
Metro Vancouver’s ability to enforce its regional growth strategy to limit urban sprawl is in doubt after the regional district lost a court decision that gives the Township of Langley ultimate au-thority over land development.
Wednesday’s ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Jus-tice Neena Sharma clears the way for the devel-opment of a large “university district” of homes and shops around Trinity Western University near Highway 1.
Metro went to court to force Langley to comply with the growth strategy, which aims to concen-trate urban-style growth in town centres and keep it out of farmland and rural areas.
The Township had rezoned the rural land in defi ance of the regional plan without getting a required two-thirds majority vote of the Metro board.
Langley Township council maintained it could legally make the land-use change without re-gional approval because of a two-year transition period following the growth strategy’s adoption in 2011.
The court agreed and went further, saying Met-ro’s powers don’t supercede a municipality’s au-thority within its own boundaries.
“Regional matters can only be those that re-
quire co-ordination or that affect more than one municipality,” Sharma ruled. “[Metro’s’] focus can be on the region’s Green Zone but that does not justify micro-management of member munici-palities’ decisions on individual developments.”
Metro board chair Greg Moore said the regional district is “very concerned” the ruling could set a precedent allowing other cities to build on farm-land or green space.
“We’re looking at all of our options right now,” he said when asked if an appeal is likely.
Moore said there’s little point having a growth strategy — even though it’s required by provincial law — if it’s not enforceable.
“For us, this isn’t about Langley, this is about the regional growth strategy we’ve all agreed to and what are the repercussions of that moving forward.”
All Metro municipalities unanimously adopted the growth strategy. It was the second such docu-ment, replacing the older Livable Region Strategic Plan.
“We think that the regional district has a sig-nifi cant role to play in controlling the land use around the region,” Moore said.
Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese welcomed the ruling.
– with fi les from Dan Ferguson
An aerial view of Trinity Western University in Langley shows some of the surrounding land that TWU hopes to develop into a large university district made up of homes and retail space.
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TWU decision ‘isn’t about Langley’ says Metro chair
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Do you agree with the court decision saying Langley Town-ship has rezoning authority, not Metro Vancouver?
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A Supreme Court decision in favour of the Township of Langley, over its ability to rezone lands, is the correct one.
Justice Neena Sharma used some strong words in stating that it is up to locally-elected
politicians to rezone land, and that Metro Vancouver’s re-gional growth strategy is “guidelines, not policy.”
She went further by stating that Metro Vancouver is not accountable to taxpayers for land use decisions, by virtue of the fact that it is not an elected body.
“The GVRD directors are not chosen by the voters, who have no real power at the ballot box to infl uence the com-position of the board of directors,” she stated, in reaffi rm-ing the Township’s power and responsibility over land use.
Langley Township council chose to create a university dis-trict around Trinity Western University, which although lo-cated in an area which is primarily in the Agricultural Land Reserve, has existed as a post-secondary institution since 1962, long before the Agricultural Land Reserve was set up.
Metro Vancouver (legally known as the GVRD) should have no authority to stop this development on the basis of a regional growth strategy, which the judge notes is a long-term guideline, not an absolute parcel-by-parcel zon-ing document.
The judge also allowed the Hendricks development of 21 lots along 44 Avenue at 216 Street to proceed. That de-velopment plan calls for a large parcel of land behind the lots to be upgraded for better agricultural use. She also al-lowed the development of 67 lots on the Wall farm, which is a problematic land use — but again, has been approved by Township council.
Those in Langley who disagree with one or more of these zoning decisions have the opportunity to not vote for in-cumbent members of council in November — the proper approach to land use issues. That’s how they can hold de-cision-makers accountable — something that cannot be done with Metro Vancouver’s board.
The provincial push for a producer-pay re-cycling system is based on the concept of charging manufacturers whose products con-tribute to the waste stream, such as plastic packaging.
But the soon to become government-mandated program is going to penalize some unfairly, including citizens.
For instance, it will hit the newspaper industry with a 20 cent per kilogram cost for its “packaging” — the very paper the newspapers are printed on.
That vested interest aside, it’s debatable whether the new system will achieve its environmental goals, while simultaneously driving up costs for consumers.
Although the MMBC collection system may have bene-fi ts for communities that currently do not have adequate curbside recycling programs, it is not needed in Abbots-ford, where the city has been achieving high rates of waste diversion through its own recycling and compost collec-tion.
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Maintaining Abbotsford’s current program is good for the environment, and residents who receive curbside pickup of glass containers and other recyclables that MMBC would not collect.
Local consumers will effectively pay the cost of recycling twice, as producers build the price of the MMBC program into their products, and taxpayers foot the bill for curbside pickup.
Though MMBC recently provided exemptions for small businesses, it will also negatively impact local economic engines such as berry farming, where consumer prefer-ence drives the use of plastic clamshell containers for re-tail sales — dumping the cost onto farmers, and ultimate-ly, customers.
This is a program that needs to be put on hold and re-considered in its entirety.
— Abbotsford News
End of Afghan missionhas meaning in LangleyOne week ago, the last contingent
of Canadian troops in Afghanistan lowered the fl ag for the fi nal time in Kabul. The Canadian mission to that troubled country is offi cially over.
It has lasted for almost 12 and one-half years, with the mission fi rst announced in November, 2001 by then-prime minister Jean Chretien. That was shortly after a number of countries went to war against the Taliban government there, following the 9/11 attacks. The Tali-ban had been aiding Al-Qaeda in its attacks on western institutions and governments.
Over the years, 40,000 Canadian troops served in Afghanistan — a staggering num-ber. Their more than 12 years of service is a record for any Canadian engagement in a war zone. The Second World War lasted for just under six years, and the First World War lasted for four and one-half years.
A total of 158 Canadians died as a di-rect result of the Canadian Forces engage-ment there. In addition, a diplomat and a journalist were killed as a result of the mission by the Canadian military. Two of those killed were from this community — Private Garrett Chidley, who grew up in Langley and graduated from Langley Sec-ondary; and Master Corporal Colin Bason, 28, a reservist with the Royal Westminster Regiment, who lived in Abbotsford but had many close connections with Aldergrove.
Master Cpl. Bason was killed on July 4, 2007 when his armoured vehicle hit a road-side bomb in the Kandahar district, where most of the Canadians died. His partner and mother of his daughter, Katrina Blain, is a former Times and Aldergrove Star em-
ployee and that death hit those of us who knew her hard.
Pte. Chidley died along with four others, including journalist Mi-chelle Lang of the Calgary Herald, on Dec. 31, 2009. The armoured ve-hicle they were riding in struck an improvised explosive device (IED) in Kandahar.
Pte. Chidley, who graduated from Langley Secondary in 2006, was a member of the 2nd Battalion Prin-cess Patricia’s Canadian Light In-
fantry.Both deaths were felt deeply by many
people in this community. They were felt personally by those who knew the two sol-diers. They were felt almost as deeply by those who support the Canadian military, which is probably about 90 per cent of the population of Langley. They support the troops even if they disagreed with sending soldiers there, because Canada’s military are highly-regarded by most Canadians. Those who doubt that need to attend a Re-membrance Day service.
Two people who felt the deaths of the Langley soldiers deeply were brother and sister Michael and Elizabeth Pratt. Part of their connection was being close in age; part was personal. Elizabeth went to school with Pte. Chidley’s younger brother Joe at Brookswood Secondary.
They started Langley Youth For the Fall-en, and with support from many people, created a large memorial tree planting and walk at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum, west of Langley Airport.
The tree walk has proven to be a popular destination.
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Women have been flying for a long timeEditor: The articles by Monique Tamminga and
Alyssa O’Dell (The Times, March 11) on the Girls Fly Too event at the Langley Airport brought the same smiles back that I had out at the airport.
I’ve been a licensed commercial pilot since the 1970s, when wom-en pilots were very rare and treated poorly in the industry. But wait! What about the Women’s Air Force Service pilots of the Second World War, whot fl ew every thing from P-38 Lightnings to the B-29.
I heard of one instance where a young lady had to study the manuals over-night, since she had to deliv-
er an unfamiliar aircraft in the morning. Women toured U.S. bases in a B-29 to show male pilots that the bomber could be fl own safely. The same went for British ladies delivering Spitfi res and Halifax bombers
OK, I feel better now. Of course, it was the WestJet passenger’s note that set me off.
NEAL DE GEUS,LANGLEY
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Council meeting was quite a show
Editor: The Times’ latest coverage on the Coulter Berry saga was disappointing in its lack of any insight into the more profound issues underlying the community dispute.
The underlying issues are not the format or appearance of the building, or the speculated benefi ts (or otherwise) to Fort Langley. Everyone is entitled to their opinion on those.
No, the real issues are the proposed amendments and changes to the Offi cial Community Plan and Heritage Guidelines, and why those amendments should be con-sidered by council.
Despite the mayor’s exhortation to speakers at the pub-lic hearing to focus on the agenda topic, viz. “Should the OCP and guidelines be amended to permit this develop-ment,” most of the supporters of the project chose to re-iterate what would be built, and who would build it. The message was similar: the building was unique, LEED cer-tifi ed, attractive, and so on.
These may well be so, but are of little value in explain-ing exactly why the existing restrictions and guidelines should be amended. We already know the answer to the question of what (Hint: the answer is — this building). But why?
I have yet to hear a coherent argument as to why the OCP and guidelines should be amended (other than the obvious one — it serves the need of the developer).
Unfortunately, that’s not an adequate answer, and coun-cil cannot be fool us into thinking it is. It’s a circular ar-gument, and reminiscent of the Monty Python “I have a theory, which is mine and belongs to me” skit:
“I’d like you to relax the restrictions so I can build my building”
“Yes, but why do you want us to relax the restrictions?”“So I can build my building”“Yes, but why do you want us to relax the restrictions so
you can build your building?”“Well, it’s a very nice building”“ Yes, but why...” etc.(repeat, ad nauseum)In the absence of an answer to this question of why, the
only rational conclusion one can draw is that there is no defensible reason for council to amend the OCP and guide-lines (other than the obvious one — so that the building can be built). Truly, it is reductio ad absurdum.
ALISTER FRAYNE,LANGLEY
Editor: I am a longtime resident of Fort Langley, who with my brother George, established a medical practice in the village in the late 1950s. I am appalled by the anger, hostility and rancour which has been engendered over the proposed Coulter Berry building. The unkind bitterness exhibited does not bode well for the village. This hostility and malice appears to stem mainly from those fl ashing “yellow hands.” It does little toward forwarding their argu-ment and only furthers the split.
At one time, Fort Langley was a “pass through” for those heading for the Albion Ferry and held little or no inter-est. Even the Fort was only one building used for storage. A large lumber mill was the mainstay for the village All of that has changed, and changed very much for the better.
On retiring we left for other climes, always having a han-kering to return to this unique place we called home. Af-ter 30 years, we have returned and now fi nd not a small, tired hamlet but a vibrant, thriving, bedroom community for Vancouver, with dwellings in the million-dollar mark.
Fort Langley has become a destination point of consider-able interest with a refurbished Fort back to its original state, a Cranberry Festival and notable shops.
The Coulter Berry complex and the vision of this devel-oper is something for which to be thankful. Some may prefer a smaller scale but at this stage it looks as though we have only two choices, as a two-storey building is not an option.
One, council rejects this application and our beauti-ful village is left with the ‘Heritage Hole’ for some con-siderable time, or alternatively we accept with grace and gratitude this outstanding LEED gold standard building, and proceed accordingly.
Oh by the way, it is doubtful that this building will block out the sun.
Please stop the animus.
M. NEILSON,LANGLEY
Editor: It was a shoot (shout) out at the Fraser River Pre-sentation Corral.
The wild west returned at high midnight on Wednesday, March 12. Only Gary Cooper was missing.
When, at the end of well-ordered presentations, the public hearing on the proposed Coulter Berry building rezoning application and heritage alteration plan was nearing the end, the skies opened to unleash a torrent of rhetoric involving the proponent, his coach, three mem-
bers of council and members of the audience. All this took place in spite of the valiant efforts of the mayor to restore some semblance of order, Years of experience in crowd control in the police force were of little avail to the frus-trated mayor.
Who needs the Circque de Soleil when we have our Langley public hearings?
BOB BLACKHALL,LANGLEY
Editor: Are some people that insensitive to other spe-cies’ lives that they would drive over a dead animal? What is wrong with these people’s thinking and attitudes? An animal which appears to be a rabbit was hit early Thurs-day morning before 8:30 .m., and has been fl attened by re-peated motorists driving over his or her dead body. Would this occur if the dead body was someone’s cat?
This occurred within half a block of Willoughby Elemen-tary on 80 Avenue, a site notorious for callous driving be-haviour. Are some people so uncaring or arrogant, or both, to believe that humans are the only species on earth who values their lives?
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There is help for wounded warriors — Linford
From Page 8and it is a very good place to go to remember the sacrifi ces of those who fell, and also those who were wounded in Afghanistan. It will be a living memorial to them which will endure for many years — much as several of the the trees planted after the First World War at signifi cant loca-tions in Langley survive today.
As the soldiers’ time in Af-ghanistan ends, we also need to remember the needs of those who were wounded, physically and mentally, in that confl ict. Langley Rotary Club heard from one of them, retired Lieut.-Col. Chris Linford, on March 6. He and his wife Kathryn are na-tional ambassadors for Wound-ed Warriors Canada, and they gave an inspiring and personal talk about the struggle he had with Post Traumatic Stress Dis-order, how he was helped, and how important it is to continue to offer help.
The club will be raising funds for Wounded Warriors Canada this year, and it is a very worth-while cause.
FRANK BUCHOLTZTimes Reporter
Chris Linford can easily identify two incidents where his involve-ment in war-torn parts of the world defi nitely had a deep and lasting effect on his mental health and wellbeing.
Linford, who recently retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colo-nel, struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for almost 10 years before admitting it even existed to his wife, children and superiors. It recurred with a sud-denness when he was stationed in Kandahar.
Linford was a nurse and worked in fi eld hospitals in a number of war zones — the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Rwanada in 1994 and Af-ghanistan in 2007.
He says he did get help while in the military and he encourages soldiers who are struggling with PTSD to ask for help while still a part of the Forces. But he ac-knowledges that it is very diffi cult to ask for that help.
He and his wife Kathryn, who has been a key part of his recov-ery, are the national ambassadors for Wounded Warriors Canada. They spoke to the Langley Rotary Club on Thursday, March 6. The club will be raising funds for their organization throughout 2014.
“This is an uncomfortable sub-ject,” he said. “PTSD is a very com-plex injury, which often leads to misinformation and stereotyp-ing.”
He believes it struck him when he was sent to Rwanda, as the
genocide which took one mil-lion lives was taking place. He was one of about 200 Canadian military members sent on very short notice to set up clinics to help treat cholera among ref-ugees.
“I know for sure that is where I got PTSD,” he said. “Two inci-dents hurt me to my core.”
One involved a man lying in the middle of a road, who had been run over and was severe-ly injured. As medics tried to help lift him off the road, he died. Two more badly-injured people were lying in the grass, but the Canadians were un-able to help them.
The other involved a baby, who died during a test he was conducting.
“I harboured feelings of fail-ure for a long time. It hurt me deeply.”
He did not discuss his dis-tress with anyone, but his wife and family knew that some-thing was eating at him.
“His anger would rise and I avoided these situations as best as I could,” his wife Kath-ryn said.
By 2004, he was unable to sleep at night and he fi nally saw the base surgeon, and got help the fi rst time he asked.
“I did not lose my career,” as he had feared.
Within a year, he felt much better. But then he was sent to Afghani-stan, to eventually run a hospital in Kandahar. The PTSD returned. He again hid it from his fellow military
members, because he wanted to fi nish his tour of duty.
“I knew I would ask for help as soon as I got home.”
This time, Kathryn was even more involved and also received help for her exposure to Chris’ PTSD.
He took part in many programs to help him deal with it, and was introduced to Wounded Warriors Canada. He also wrote a book, Warrior Rising, which was a signif-icant part of his therapy.
“It is possible to get better and live a normal life,” he said.
Retired Canadian Lieut-Col. Chris Linford and his wife Kathryn are the na-tional ambassadors for Wounded Warriors Canada. Chris Linford has written the book Warrior Rising, outlining how he has dealt with post-traumatic stress disorder. They spoke to the Langley Rotary Club on Thursday, March 6.
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A Surrey police of-fi cer whose youth anti-bullying presen-tations have earned praise from coast to coast, says harassment he’s faced at work has forced him to resign from the RCMP.
In late 2012, Tad Milmine, who is gay and was ostracized as a teen, began sharing his story with youth. It was the suicide of Ontario teen Jamie Hubley, a gay 15-year-old who battled years of bullying and de-pression, that sparked Milmine to take action. The former RCMP offi -cer knew he had to use his own experiences to help give youth hope.
He created a website (www.bul ly ingend-shere.ca) and began giving school talks, on his days off and at his own expense, telling kids how he overcame adversity and achieved his dream of becoming a cop. His talks were an immediate hit, and to date he’s spoken to about 60,000 youth and received more than 9,000 emails through his website. He spoke
to thousands of Lang-ley high school stu-dents a few months ago at the Langley Events Centre.
The Surrey Leader newspaper award-ed him a Community Leader Award in 2013 for his volunteer work.
Initially, he says, his superiors supported, and even promoted, his anti-bullying work. But about a year ago, Milmine felt things starting to go sideways.
It began, he says, shortly after he trans-ferred from Surrey RCMP to the B.C. RCMP unit. It was early 2013 that he was sent to an RCMP psychologist – a move he found odd. He attended the set
appointment, the pur-pose of which was nev-er made clear, passed with “fl ying colours” and continued his an-ti-bullying work out-side work hours.
By May, he was of-fered a full-time gig working in an anti-bul-lying role within the RCMP. But there would have to be changes, due to strict policies. Milmine would no longer be allowed to operate his website or support any anti-bul-lying initiatives out-side the RCMP, and the email interactions with youth — some of which had proven vital — would be monitored by several other peo-ple.
Milmine says he re-spectfully declined.
“I didn’t create Bully-ing Ends Here so that I could have an offi ce job,” he says. “I did this so that I could have a connection with youth. It’s nothing to do with policing, I’m just a fel-low human that want-ed to let youth know they’re not alone.”
He went back to reg-ular police duty, but in the months that fol-lowed, he says he faced a barrage of road blocks when it came to his outside youth work, in-cluding warnings and an ethics complaint that his actions con-travened RCMP policy which stated that such external activities be pre-approved by hu-man resources.
Milmine has been on stress leave since last November, but has
continued his presen-tations with the bless-ing of his doctor.
The confl ict with the RCMP came to a head on Thursday, March 6, when he says his bosses sat him down and told him he had to cease his talks and involvement with Bul-lying Ends Here until he had the requisite RCMP permission. There was no indica-tion how long the pro-cess would take.
“I get, on average, 30 to 100 emails every single day from youth. I can’t ignore them,” said Milmine, adding he already has presen-tations booked across Canada through June.
“I was going to be disciplined in one way or another,” he says. “I can only guess it would have been code of conduct and as a po-lice offi cer, that’s the last thing you want. I don’t want something like that being on my record.”
Instead, he resigned.In a statement, RCMP
spokesman Sgt. Rob Vermeulen denied Milmine was forced out. In fact, he said, the force has sup-ported him fully and was “shocked and dis-appointed” with his unexpected resigna-tion while the policy confl icts were being worked out.
“While we were very supportive of Tad’s work, the RCMP does have clear policies and guidelines with respect to fi nancial transpar-ency and accountabil-
ity in secondary em-ployment that applies to all employees. These policies are in place to protect both the orga-nization and its mem-bers,” said Vermeulen, noting there are strict confl ict of interest guidelines about the solicitation of funds, the image and uniform of the RCMP and the perception the RCMP is involved in soliciting funds.
“While we respect Tad’s passion, and have made every effort to accommodate him, we had also hoped that Tad would work with us to fi nd the balance between his outreach efforts and the oper-ational needs of his detachment, regular assigned duties and adherence to HR poli-cies.”
Milmine says he does not charge for his pre-sentations, does not wear his uniform and doesn’t mention the RCMP, only that he’s a police offi cer. Though he’s upset about his resignation, he holds no grudge.
“I’m very proud to say I was a Mountie, proud of the fact they gave me the opportunity to be a police offi cer. It’s just a shame that it’s ending this way.”
But with the RCMP door closing, another has already opened. Milmine has taken a position with the Cal-gary Police Services, which is well aware of his anti-bullying ef-forts. He leaves Surrey this week.
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Eddie Chung, 5, enjoy a free skate on Satur-day (March 15) held at George Preston Recreation Centre to celebrate Alder-grove Credit Union’s 60th anniversary. The Times edition of March 13 had the incorrect date for this event in a headline, stating it would be on March 25. The correct headline should have stated “Free skating on March 15” not March 25. The cor-rect date of March 15 ran in the body of the story. There is no free skating on March 25. The Times apologiz-es for any inconve-nience this may have caused anyone.ALYSSA O’DELL Langley Times
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Langley Field Naturalist Society walk in Aldergrove Regional Park March 22, 9 a.m. to noon. Check out the winter bird and water fowl activity around the ponds and look at some of this parks features. Meeting at Aldergrove Region-al Park central parking. Phone 604-888-1787 or 604-856-7534 for information.
Fibromyalgia Well Spring Founda-tion fi rst annual “Free Us From Fibro” sponsored 1.2 kilometre walk and fund-raiser in Langley City May 10, 1 p.m. The walk will consist of 1.2 kilometres. For registration call 778-278-3697.
Buffet and Fund Raiser for Langley Pos-Abilities Society April 6 at the Artful Dodger Neighbourhood Pub. Live enter-tainment, silent and live auction, door prizes, raffl es. Doors open 5 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. Tickets $25. Only 100 will be sold. Call 604-961-0117.
Municipal pensioners meeting March 24, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Douglas Recre-ation Centre, 20550 Douglas Cres. Top-ic: Elder Abuse: What is it? How do we deal with it? Guests and community wel-come. Coffee and cookies will be served.
Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation Celebration Dinner fundraiser May 12 at Newlands Golf and Country Club in Langley with Bobby Bruce as “Nearly Neil” (Neil Diamond tribute). Silent Auc-tion and much more. Tickets $75, call 778-278-3697.
OWL: Birds of Prey March 19, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at City of Langley library. Presen-tation by the Orphaned Wildlife Reha-bilitation Society (O.W.L.). Learn about birds and their prey and the roles they play in our environment. Live birds will be on display. Please call 604-514-2855 or
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Clayworks at Fort Langley library March 19, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Enjoy making inter-esting sculptures using natural clay. Dis-cover the sticky, slippery and smooth properties of clay and where natural clay can be found outside. Supplies are pro-vided. Registration required.
Celebrate World Cultures Month at the Muriel Arnason Library March 19, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Create crafts from around the world. All supplies are provided. For ages fi ve and up.
General meeting of the Langley Field Naturalists March 20, 7:15 p.m. at the Langley Community Music School, 4899 207 St. Bernie Fandrich, Kumsheen Raft Adventures, Lytton, will talk about the Thompson River, sharing anecdotes, photographs and historic tales of the riv-er. All are welcome. More info at www.langleyfi eldnaturalists.org.
Spring Break Craft at Aldergrove Library March 20 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Colourful craft event just right for kids ages 6 to 10. Registration required.
Langley Blind And Visually Impaired Group meets the last Thursday of every month at 1:30 p.m. at Evergreen Tim-bers, 5464 203 St. For more info, contact Dorothy at 604-514-2246.
Survey Township poll to identify better ways to engage the community when it comes to public policy development. Residents have until March 31 to provide their input. Please visit online at tol.ca\residentsengagementsurvey.
Reunion for Langley Secondary School Grads of 1974. The 40-year reunion is be-ing planned for the May 30-31 weekend. Contact Tom Barichello at [email protected] or phone 604-534-0650.
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Starting the spring cleaning
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Spring has arrived, and the time-honoured tradition of spring cleaning can begin. Th e best place to start might be your closet. If you’re not sure where to start, having a professional come in and take a look might be a good option.
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Taking home a little golden statue isn’t just for Oscar winners. On Feb. 1, British Columbia’s best residential builders, renovators, designers and marketers were honoured with their own golden prizes at the Georgie Awards.
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Th is year’s gala ceremony took place at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, emceed by broadcaster Wayne Cox.
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Like clothing, decor is subject to trends. Th is spring, old is new again and hot new colours are coming to the forefront.
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Calvert notes that fashion is always a big inspiration for home decor, whether it’s colours or fabrics.
“Fashion is ahead of us,” she says. “We look to them to see what’s coming up.”
Sarah Antonich of Beyond Beige Interior Design is also seeing shades of pink and orchid, along with other fl oral colours. However, these colours aren’t just for little girls; shades of pink can be easily incorporated into adult furnishings as well, or perhaps via a piece of art or other wall decor item.
Another currently trend is all shades of blue, especially navy. Homeowners can incorporate it into their home with accents such as toss pillows.
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"Th ey're simple, refi ned and not fussy."Even the metals used in home decor are changing."Copper and brass metals are coming back," Calvert says. "But you have to be really careful with that. You don't want to put in brass faucets in the kitchen for example. You have to use them in a refi ned, very selective way."She recommends adding the metals as an accent on a piece of furniture. She re-cently saw a copper sink that she describes as "stunning" as well as a copper hood fan."You wouldn't do the whole house," she says. "It's also a more subdued metal than in the past. It's more of a soft matte brass rather than the shiny one we had before."Antonich is also seeing a return to old-fashioned metals such as copper, gold and rose gold."Gold hardware in the kitchen including hood fans" is something new for spring, she says.In the bedroom, Antonich suggest crisp white linens to enhance the airy feeling of a room that should be made for relaxation.Decluttering is the best way to renew your home for spring, Calvert says."Spring is about rebirth and renewal," she says. "A William Morris quote that I like is 'Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful.' I think that says it all. You want your home to be a refuge."
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One of the 25 sports that will be on display at the Langley 2014 Seniors Games is September is Carpet Bowl-ing.
Carpet Bowling is a team game with two , three or four persons on each team. The object of the game is for each team member to gently roll special biased bowling balls down a 30 ft. long carpet, so that they stop as close as possible to the small white ball called the jack, the team who get the closest to the jack scores points. Because the bowls are weighted on one side, the game is closer to curl-ing than standard bowling as the bowlers learn the knack of curving the ball around obstacles.
Sounds pretty simple doesn’t it? Rosa Barkley, a member of the car-pet bowling crew at the Langley Se-niors Centre will tell you it takes a while and some patience to get the hang of the sport.
“I have been volunteering at the LSRS for twenty years,” says Rosa proudly. “I started carpet bowl-ing with my husband and in 1998 Langley sent a team to the Senior’s Games in Port Alberni. In 2000 we went to the Games in Kelowna but it’s been a few years since we quali-fi ed again. We hope to make it to the Games again this year since they are right here in our home town.”
The Langley 2014 Seniors Games will be held in Langley City and Langley Township from September 9th. to 13th. Langley is part of the Fraser Valley Region 3 team that will be competing with over 4000 senior athletes from around the province. During the next few months, Re-
gional qualifying meets and com-petitions in all sports will be held to determine which teams will travel to the Games.
“It’s not that we haven’t tried to qualify a lawn bowling team each year,” explains Rosa, “the sport has become very popular and there are many teams competing and the competition gets pretty tough.”
“We bowl twice a week, Tuesday
and Thursday afternoon starting at 1PM all year round and we get be-tween fi fteen and nineteen people out most days. So we may even have more than one team from our own group that wants to qualify for the games.”
“If that’s the case then we would have to have our own play downs here to see which team would move on. The next step would be to send
that team to the Region 3 playoff in Surrey in May. If we were successful there then it’s on to the Games in Langley in September.”
“Our weekly events are not as competitive as the Games will be so those that want to try and qualify have to take it seriously. You have to set your heart on it, practice and commit your time. Normally we don’t always bowl with the same members but in this case the team will have to stay together and work together.”
“We don’t always stick exactly to the rules in our recreational play but the team that is trying to qualify will have to make sure they are deliver-ing the bowls from the right spot and make sure they have the proper etiquette. At the Games they have offi cials and referees so we have to be on our toes”
“If our team makes it to the Games, then they have to be prepared for four very busy days. There is not just the bowling , but social events each night and breakfasts and dinners. It will be an advantage for a Langley team as that means no travel.”
At 86 years old, Rosa explains that travel is a problem. “We would like to attend more invitations from other centers throughout the year but we don’t always have someone willing to drive to Coquitlam or Richmond so we don’t always get the outside competition.”
The sport is a great source of physical activity. The bowlers keep limber by stretching and bending but it is not strenuous. Some play with canes and some have trouble
Langley Carpet Bowlers Seek Spot on Seniors Games Team
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Vicki Sullivan only took up the sport six months ago. “I attend-ed an introduction session here at the Senior’s Centre and happened to listen to Rosa explain about the carpet bowling. I decided to give it a try and I have enjoyed it right from the start. We have lots of laughs,
we have all become friends and it’s great exercise and gets you out of the house.”
Margaret Coleman agrees. “I have been carpet bowling for a long time,” Margaret smiles, “and I can still re-call going to the Games in Kelowna and marching into the stadium for the opening ceremonies behind the Boy Scouts carrying the fl ags. Once we heard the roar of the crowd we thought we were pretty special.”
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Rosa agrees. “When we were in Port Alberni, we met so many new people, exchanged badges and pins and we made some great memo-ries. When you get to spend four full days with your team, you get to know them so much better as well. It’s all very exciting.”
For the Langley 2014 games the Carpet Bowling will qualify men and women 55+ in three different events. There will be, (a) one team of four, (b) one team of three and (c) one pair.
The BC Seniors Games is an an-nual multi-sport competition cele-brating active, healthy seniors 55+. The Langley 2014 BC Seniors Games Society is the Host Society respon-sible for planning and delivering the Games led by a Volunteer Board of Directors.
Milt Kruger and Michael Jackstien are the President and Vice-Presi-dent of the Langley 2014 BC Seniors Games. “We are very proud that Langley was selected as the site for this year’s Games,” says Milt. “We are have already been working hard to build our organizing team, set up our offi ces and get open for busi-ness.”
Recently. the Games organizers
held a very successful Open House at the LSRS and signed up many new volunteers.
“We will need several more volun-teers now to help during the lead up to the games, as well as hundreds of volunteers as we get closer to the actual events,” Michael. “ We are expecting over 4000,athletes from around the Province and we will need over 2000 volunteers to man-age the event. These volunteers will be required in virtually every aspect of delivery of the Games – areas such as medical, security, visitor hosts, accreditation, registration and results, and much more. Right now, games awareness is what we are striving for. Langley always comes through so we are not wor-ried about fi nding volunteers.”
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It will be a show 30 years in the making.
Syl Thompson’s A Night of Bowie featuring Ground Con-trol is set to touch down at Fort Langley’s Chief Sepass Theatre on Friday, March 28.
And among the musicians hitting the stage that night will be a pair of familiar fac-es — one, audiences may con-nect with because of its simi-larity to British pop icon David Bowie; the other, because it belongs to a long-time neigh-bour — Fort Langley’s John Gilliat.
Gilliat, who plays lead guitar for Ground Control, is one of three original members of the band, which started out in the early 1980s under the name Major Tom.
Soon after he graduat-ed from high school, Gilliat joined Thompson, bassist Rob Begg — and the rest of the band as it existed back then — and began touring across Canada and into the U.S.
“Back in the ’80s, club bands were spectacular.
“It was a real production,” said Gilliat.
Everyone hauled tons of gear from town to town and fan-cy lighting and pyrotechnics were a staple.
He laughs as he recalls rac-ing around on stage with his wireless electric guitar.
They had a lot of fun in those days — rocking out to the same songs the Thin White Duke himself was performing at the time — but, unlike Bow-ie, they defi nitely weren’t get-ting rich, Gilliat chuckles.
“There wasn’t a lot of mon-ey in tribute bands unless you were in Vegas,” he said.
After a couple years, the band members went their separate ways.
Gilliat traded his electric gui-
tar for an acoustic model and began to perform at corporate events, honing his trademark “fi ery rumba fl amenco” style while earning a relatively steady paycheque.
When it comes to music, “I’m sort of a hired gun,” said Gilliat.
In addition to his live per-formances, over the past 30 years, Gilliat’s music has been used in radio, documentaries, television and fi lms. He’s also given lessons and still has an online guitar school.
“That’s the thing about be-ing a musician — you have to do everything,” he said.
But with the proliferation of casinos in Canada — par-ticularly in B.C. and Alberta — over the past several years, the musicians saw an oppor-tunity to reunite and hit the road once again.
In fact, Begg had been bug-ging Thompson for about a year to put the band back to-gether, said Gilliat. Finally, the singer relented.
With Thompson, Begg and Gilliat on board, the search was on for four more musi-cians to round out the new tribute band.
Ground Control features Graham Howell on saxophone, Mark Gawthrop, keyboards, Rob Gawthrop, synthesizer and Sean Lang on drums.
“They’re all ’80s guys, except the drummer,” said Gilliat.
It takes a younger guy to be able to pound away on the drums for a couple of hours at a time, he laughed.
The Fort Langley show will be the second of the band’s upcoming tour, based on Bow-ie’s Serious Moonlight show from 1983.
“Most of the music (we play) are the classics everyone knows — like Space Oddity and Rebel Rebel,” he said.
Control group
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JOHN GILLIAT IS BRINGING A NIGHT OF BOWIE TO
FORT LANGLEY AS SYL THOMPSON AND GROUND CONTROL GET SET TO LAND AT
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“The nice thing about this show that we didn’t do before is we have a VJ.
“There are videos playing on massive screens behind us and it adds another dimension.”
It doesn’t hurt that Bowie is back in the pub-lic eye, with a new album — The Next Day — re-leased last year, said Gilliat.
“It works well for a tribute band because it cre-ates buzz, the songs are playing on the radio. It’s good timing for us.”
Gilliat’s timing was right on the mark last year, too, when he actually met David Bowie at a Van-couver restaurant where Gilliat often played.
He was called over to the singer’s table at Fran-cesco’s where he’d been performing his fl amenco act.
“A waiter told me, ‘there’s a guitar player here and he’d like to meet you,’” said Gilliat.
He approached the table and was greeted by a man in a dark, curly wig and a hat.
“He said, ‘Hi, I’m David Bowie’ and shook my hand. ‘I like your guitar playing,’” Gilliat recalled.
The men chatted for about 25 minutes, but Gil-liat wasn’t sure whether he was actually in the presence of the famous musician or if someone was having a laugh at his expense.
“The next day, I Googled him and realized it re-ally was him.”
As it turned out, Bowie was, in fact, in Vancou-ver at the time, said Gilliat.
The guitarist never mentioned the tribute band during the conversation, but added he might have if he’d known for certain it was Bowie.
Ground Control may cross the Brit’s radar yet. “Whenever we play Bowie’s music, we fi ll out a
form and the royalties go to Bowie,” said Gilliat.“He makes money every time we play.”A Night of Bowie hits the stage at Chief Sepass
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Tickets are $30 in advance; $35 at the door. They’re available online at www.anightofbowie.com or in person at Long & McQuade Music in Langley and Abbotsford, Vivid Hair Boutique, #190-8700 200 St. Langley or Wendel’s Bookstore and Café, 9233 Glover Rd. Fort Langley
The issues of racism, hate, and discrimination have the potential to be hurtful and emotionally traumatic.
Abbotsford Community Ser-vices along with four Kwantlen Bachelor in Science of Nursing students have organized an event in Langley to raise aware-ness of racism and hate.
The goal is to create a space that allows for better under-standing despite people’s differ-
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The hope is that this event will create dialogue as well as help prevent the bullying and discrimination that can occur.
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John Gilliat has been making a living performing fl amenco and rumba at corporate gigs for the past couple of decades. But recently, the Fort Langley guitarist rejoined his bandmates from the ’80s as they relaunched Major Tom, their David Bowie trib-ute band, under the name Ground Control.
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Back in the day (not really all that long ago) I used to be quite the social butterfl y.
My little wings were always a fl utter from one party or gathering to the next — time, bills and babysitters were not an issue.
However, those days are now long gone — as are many of the friendships formed during that fun and ‘carefree’ chapter of my life.
While some have stuck around, the visits and phone calls are few and far between.
I take 100 per cent of the blame.
It was around six years ago — when I was newly preg-nant with my oldest daugh-ter, Molly – that I traded in my delicate wings for some dependable stretchy pants. Sometime during this swap, I also became (dare I say it) a pretty bad friend.
I became notorious for breaking plans at the last minute, ignoring incoming calls and zoning out, mid-con-versation during a pal’s crisis.
Exhausted, bloated and highly hormonal — or irra-tional, as my husband would tell you (in my defense I re-ally needed a tomato, even if the roads were blanketed in snow), I began opting for qui-et evenings at home with a
bag of chips, slippers and my trusty PVR.
The idea of wearing any-thing other than pyjamas and a scrunchy (yes, I actually still own one of those) after 6 p.m. just seemed like way too much effort.
“Don’t worry, I’ll have more energy and we’ll do things after the baby is born,” I told them all.
Boy oh boy, was I wrong.Fast forward half a decade
— Molly is almost fi ve and Zoe is three and a half — my ill-fi tting wings are still col-lecting dust in the closet, my stretchy-pant collection has grown and I’m still bloat-ed, hormonal and irrational at the best of times — even without a human life growing inside me.
While I used to love chatting on the phone, it’s not near-ly as fun with a preschooler screaming “Let me talk! Let me talk!” in the background, or having to put someone on hold, mid-sentence, so you can wipe a bum or bandage a bloody knee.
For the sake of salvaging my remaining friendships and my own personal sanity, I do attempt to squeeze into those wings from time to time. Actually, I’m pretty lucky in that I get to go out more than
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The differ-ence is that now there’s a dark cloud that hangs overhead — a reminder of the early morning and the in-evitable “I wants,” the “She hit me’s,” and the “I’m bored’s” that certainly won’t take a break just because mommy is tired or suffering from “wine fl u.”
I’m not saying I’ve become a hermit. Actually, I’m more social than ever. My children and I have long conversations about the meaning of life — mostly involving the charac-ters in the fi lm Frozen — and there are plenty of play dates on our calendar.
Heck, I even still like to min-gle — well, from the comfort of my couch, behind the safe-ty of a screen.
Lately, coffee dates have been replaced with Facebook chats. And Twitter — fre-quently referred to as the cocktail party of social media — has become a great place to rub elbows and network with-
out having to put on lipstick or pants.
I’m great at making an ef-fort online, even if it’s just a comment on a status, like or a ‘retweet.’ However, I know that any digital connection runs a high risk of being dis-connected.
Actually, I’m sure I’ve been ‘unfollowed,’ ‘unliked’ and forgotten in cyberspace by many fed-up friends. I don’t hold it against them.
Still, a good handful of pals have stood by me, accepting our brief interactions, as spo-radic as they are, and not tak-ing my ‘indifference’ person-ally — or so I hope.
I take comfort in knowing that the old adage of ‘at every age, there is a stage,’ isn’t just meant for kids, it’s for us par-ents, too.
It may not be tomorrow or even next year, but one day when I’m not cocooning on the couch, covered in Spa-ghettios and a cuddly pre-schooler or two, I’ll be a good friend again — maybe even a butterfl y.
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Ria Jade, the 16-year-old star of Shaw Mul-ticultural Channel’s TV show, EveRIAthing, is coming to Langley as part of her City Lights multi-city concert tour.
Everyone is invited for a night of music, dancing and the grand opening of the newly renovated Super Buffet Restaurant on 5744 Glover Rd. on Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m.
Ria’s concert also features local artists, Dar-ren Exley, The Reprise Band and special guest and MC, Judi Vankevich — The Manners Lady.
Jade, who was born in the Philippines, or-ganized a fundraising concert “Breaking Barri-ers” that raised $5,000 for the Red Cross’ work in helping rebuild following Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 6,000 people when it made landfall last November.
The City Lights concert tour is a way of say-ing thank you to Langley for its generosity and compassion for the people of the Philippines.
With the help of the Filipino community across the Fraser Valley, Reyfort Media, the sponsor of Ria’s concert tour, raised more than $25,000 to help the Filipino people start to re-build their lives.
Tickets are still available for the event which includes a concert, gourmet dinner from Su-per Buffet and dance. They are $22 in advance or $25 at the door. Teens aged 13 to 20 are $15 and children 12 and under are $12.
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It may be of little solace to the team, but the Walnut Grove Ga-tors can at least say they lost to the provincial champions.
The Gators were ousted in the quarter-fi nals of the B.C. high school boys 4A basketball championships on Thursday af-ternoon at the Langley Events Centre, losing 75-70 to the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs.
Walnut Grove was seeded fourth for the 16-team tourna-ment.
They had opened with a 80-56 victory over the Queen Char-lotte Saints.
The Bulldogs, who lost to the Gators in last year’s open-ing round of the 3A provincial championships — which Wal-nut Grove won — were seeded fi fth and held on to edge the sixth-seed Holy Cross Crusad-ers 67-64 in Saturday’s champi-onship fi nal (see story below).
Walnut Grove wound up sev-enth after splitting their fi nal two games, an 80-57 loss to the Burnaby South Rebels and a 91-
82 win over the Vancouver Col-lege Fighting Irish.
The loss to Churchill saw the team fall behind 31-10 after one quarter and then nearly com-plete the comeback, cutting the lead down to a basket in the late stages, before losing by fi ve points.
“What happened was (Chur-chill) came out very energetic, very lively, moving everywhere on offence and defence,” said Walnut Grove coach George Bergen following that loss.
“(And) we were slow.”After Churchill’s fast start, the
Gators cut the lead to nine at the half and then inched closer throughout the second half.
“We had our opportunities in the end,” Bergen said. “We showed some signs of life but we didn’t take advantage of our opportunities.”
A big problem for the team was their failure to hit their foul shots and their inability to keep Churchill off the offensive boards.
The Gators missed 10 free throws and were out-rebound-
ed 57-47, with the Bulldogs grabbing 26 offensive rebounds.
“Our goal was to control the defensive glass and their transi-tion and we lost on both ends.”
Jadon Cohee was named a second team all-star for the Gators, his third straight year getting recognition at the tour-nament.
He was a fi rst team all-star in 2012 when the team placed second and was a fi rst team all-star and most valuable player in 2013 as the Gators won the title.
Cohee, who is off to Seat-tle University next season on scholarship, scored 90 points over his team’s four games. He fi nishes his high school ca-reer with 264 career points in a dozen games, an average of 22 points per game.
The total places Cohee third all-time in the tournament’s history behind Pasha Bains (317 points in 12 games for Rich-mond in 1996 and 1998) and Cameron Smythe (276 points in 13 games for Sir Charles Tupper in 2010, 2011 and 2012).
Walnut Grove Gators’ Jadon Cohee cuts to the hoop during his team’s 75-70 loss to the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs in the quarter-fi nals of the B.C. high school boys 4A basketball championships at the Langley Events Centre. The Bulldogs won the championships, while the Gators fi nished seventh. Cohee scored 90 points in his team’s four games last week, moving into third place all-time on the tournament’s scoring list with 264 points in 12 games.
GARY AHUJA Langley Times
Cohee third all-time on scoring listWALNUT GROVE FALLS IN QUARTER-FINALS
TO EVENTUAL CHAMPIONS FROM SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL AT 4A PROVINCIAL TOURNAMENT
Bulldogs, Knights win hoops titlesGARY AHUJATimes Sports
More than 4,000 fans were in attendance to watch the Sir Winston Churchill Bulldogs be-come the fi rst Vancou-ver public school to capture the B.C. high school boys 4A basket-ball championship title at the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night.
The fi nal tally came in at 4,062 people, who saw the Bulldogs hold
off Surrey’s Holy Cross Crusaders 67-64 to win the championship.
The Bulldogs were led by most valuable player Mindy Minhas’ 30 points.
Churchill, which was the fi fth seed at the 16-team tournament, beat West Vancouver 87-79 , 75-70 over Wal-nut Grove, and anoth-er Surrey school, the top-ranked Tamawan-is Wildcats, 68-66 in overtime.
This was the third straight year the tour-nament fi nal went down to the fi nal min-ute as in 2012, the Ter-ry Fox Ravens rallied for a late 75-74 victory over the Walnut Grove Gators.
And then last March, it was the Gators pre-vailing 59-53 over the White Rock Christian Academy Warriors.
The LEC also hosted the boys 3A champi-onship fi nal on Satur-
day with Burnaby’s St. Thomas More Knights, ranked fourth going in, ending the Cinder-ella story of the No. 14 Charles Hays Rain-makers of Prince Ru-pert.
The Rainmakers had knocked off the No. 3 seed, the No. 6 seed and the No. 7 seed be-fore falling 53-38 to the Knights in the champi-onship game.
STM’s Reese Morris was named MVP.
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GARY AHUJATimes Sports
And then there were two.The Aldergrove Kodiaks and
the Richmond Sockeyes — the top two teams in the Pacifi c Ju-nior Hockey League regular sea-son — will square off to deter-mine which team will represent the league at the Cyclone Tay-lor Cup, the junior B provincial championships.
The series is a rematch of last year’s championship fi nal, which was a Sockeyes sweep.
The Kodiaks beat the Ab-botsford Pilots 7-3 in game fi ve of the best-of-seven series on March 12 at the Aldergrove Arena, winning the series four games to one.
The Sockeyes used a fi ve-goal third period in game four to complete their sweep over the North Vancouver Wolf Pack, winning 8-6.
“I am excited,” said Kodiaks coach Brad Rihela.
“This should be fun. It is going to be fast hockey and it should
be a hell of a series.”Richmond (34-5-3-2, 73 points)
had the better regular season record over Aldergrove (34-6-2-2, 72 points) and is a perfect 8-0 in the post-season. The Kodiaks are 8-1.
The teams played four times during the regular season, with three of the games decided by one goal while the other was a tie game.
Aldergrove won the fi rst and last meetings, while the second contest was a tie and the third game was a Richmond victory.
“We are both very similar teams and play an uptempo style,” Rihela said.
“We are going to have to make the most of our chances and play well defensively.”
Aldergrove had the more po-tent offence during the regular season, scoring a league-best 217 goals in 44 games, while the Sockeyes countered as the stingiest unit, allowing 98 goals during the season. The teams were also one-two in goal dif-
ferential as the Kodiaks fi nished +99 while Richmond was +98.
Spencer McHaffi e is the lead-ing scorer for the Kodiaks in the playoffs with eight goals and 12 points while Richmond is led by Ayden MacDonald’s six goals and 12 points.
MacDonald is a rookie from the Langley Minor Hockey As-sociation.
In goal, Aldergrove’s Jordan Liem is tops among all goalies in the post-season with both a 1.94 goals against average and a .927 save percentage. Rich-mond’s Kurt Russell is second in both categories at 2.11 and .920, respectively and both goal-ies have one shutout.
The Sockeyes have home-ice advantage for the champion-ship series, but it will begin at the Aldergrove Arena on March 19.
Games two and three will be at Richmond’s Minoru Arena on March 20 and 23 while game four is back in Aldergrove on March 26.
Kodiaks playing in PJHL final
Karl Hallquist picked up medals of each co-lour to lead an impres-sive showing for the Langley Olympians at the Swim BC short course (25m pool) AA championships.
The meet was hosted by the Chilliwack Spar-tans Swim Club earlier this month at the Chil-liwack Leisure Landing
Centre and featured close to 400 swimmers.
Hallquist, 17, won gold in the 14 and over freestyle event and sil-ver in the 200 IM, the 100 fl y, the 200 free and picked up bronze in the 400 free. He was one of 12 members of the club competing at the meet and one of four to fi nd the podium.
Ryan Hunter, 10, won silver in the 11 and un-der 200 back event while Danielle de la Gorgend-iere, 14, was second in the 14 and over 200 back.
And Regan Bedard, 11, won silver in the 11 and under 100 breaststroke.
Bedard and Hunter also achieved their AAA qualifying times for the championships.
Hallquist leads
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The Langley Rivermen have a tough road ahead of them after dropping the fi rst two games on home ice in the BCHL’s Mainland Division fi nal.
The Coquitlam Ex-press came into the George Preston Recre-ation Centre — the Riv-ermen were forced to switch venues with the Langley Events Centre hosting provincial bas-ketball championships last week — and skated away with 4-2 and 2-1 victories.
The series switched to Coquitlam’s Poirier Sports and Leisure Com-plex for games three and four last night and tonight (Tuesday).
The big difference in the series has been Ex-press goaltender Gordie Defi el. He made 36 saves each night and is tops among all post-season goaltenders with a 1.80 goals against average
and a .948 save percent-age.
In game one, the teams were tied at one after two periods thanks to fi rst-period goals from Coquitlam’s Can-on Pieper and Langley’s Cameron Bertsch.
The Express turned up the heat in the third pe-riod, out-shooting Lang-ley 15-7 and out-scoring them 3-1.
Ryan Rosenthal and Cody Boyd scored fi ve minutes apart and after James Robinson cut the lead down to a single goal, Boyd potted his second with 2:07 to play.
Game two saw the Ex-press score twice in the opening period — Zach Hodder on a two-man advantage 2:39 in and Rosenthal in the fi nal minute. Kevan Kilistoff got the Rivermen on the board with 6:32 to play, but Langley was unable to muster anything else.
Langley Rivermen forward Austin Azurdia pins Coquitlam defenceman Mark Whiteley behind the net during game two of the BCHL Mainland Division fi nals at the George Preston Recreation Centre on Saturday night. The Express won 2-1 to take a 2-0 series lead as the best-of-seven shifted to Coquitlam last night (Monday) and tonight for games three and four.
GARY AHUJA Langley Times
Game three Game three recaprecap
Express take commanding lead
Aldergrove’s Sarah Potomak is skating for Team Canada’s na-tional women’s U18 team.
Potomak is one of fi ve B.C. players on the roster for Can-ada, which is competing in
Budapest, Hungary at the U18 women’s world hockey champi-onships.
The event begins Sunday (March 23) and runs until March 30.
Potomak represented B.C. at the national women’s U18 championships back in Novem-ber and was also part of a Cana-dian high performance camp in England last July.
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A pair of Langley hockey teams, as well as another from Aldergrove, are representing the Lower Mainland this week at their respective provincial tournaments.
The Langley Minor Hock-ey Association bantam tier 4 team is in Windermere Valley while the the juvenile team will play at provincials in Rich-mond.
And a midget tier 3 team from the Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association has qual-ifi ed for their provincial tour-nament in 100 Mile House.
“Our goal was to qualify
for provincials,” said Kevin Lapointe, the head coach of the bantam A4 squad.
“From the outset, that is what we wanted to do.
“We put a great group of kids together and developed as the season went on.”
The Eagles had played the regular season in a higher fl ight, and were in the mid-dle of the pack, the coach ex-plained.
“We had our ups and downs, but obviously when playoffs came around, it was a differ-ent game for us because now we are playing against oth-er tier 4 teams in the Pacifi c Coast for qualifying,” he said.
They beat Abbotsford A4 to qualify for the PCAHA fi nal four and then won both of their fi rst two games against Ridge Meadows and North Shore Winter Club.
That set up a fi nal game against Langley A5 — who was also 2-0 — with the winner moving on to provincials.
The Langley A4 team won 7-1 to continue their season.
The team also won the annu-al President’s Day tournament in Phoenix last month.
“It’s a balanced team all the way up and down, from the goaltender out to the defence-men to the forwards,” Lapointe said.
A fi rst period defi cit could not slow Fraser Valley, as they overcame a two-goal hole to capture the U19A provincial championship in Prince George.
The Fraser Valley Ringette Association squad was down 3-1 to top-seed Surrey, but came rallied back for the 7-4 victory.
“It was a challenging game, we fell behind 3-1 but the girls never gave up,” said coach Mitch Schwartz.
“And scoring our fi rst two goals on the power play helped us start our comeback.”
With the score tied at four, Rachel Gauthier netted the winner — she also opened the scoring and had two assists — and Ali Ferguson added two goals, the second one into the empty net for the gold medal.
Kim Ratel, Emma Paradis and Teagan Dixon had the other goals, while Katie Vincent had three as-sists.
Jennifer Otty had a strong game in goal.Fraser Valley had placed second in the fi ve-
team round robin pool with a 3-1 record, their only loss a 5-1 defeat at the hands of Surrey. And in the semifi nals, Fraser Valley shut out Kelowna 3-0 to set up the showdown with Surrey for the gold medal.
“Surrey is a very skilled team,” Schwartz said. “We had only beaten them once in six previous games this year.”
Fraser Valley captures gold
Three off to provincials
In a back-and-forth championship fi nal, it was the Langley Dust-ers prevailing over Chilliwack.
The bantam hockey teams were playing for the gold medal in the fi nals of a tournament in Salmon Arm earlier this month (March 7 to 9).
Chilliwack jumped out to 2-0 lead before Langley regrouped to take the 3-2 lead with four minutes to play. But after Chilliwack tied the score with only two minutes to play — and overtime looming — the Dust-ers struck off a scram-ble around their op-ponent’s net, banging home the winner for
the 4-3 victory.The victory also
avenged an earlier loss — just one of three all season for Lang-ley — to that same Chilliwack squad at a tournament in Hope earlier this season.
The Dusters went 5-0 at the Salmon Arm tournament, improv-ing their overall record to 37-3-2.
Langley beat Wil-liams Lake 8-2, shut-out the host Salmon Arm team 8-0 and edged Kelowna 4-2 in round robin play. In the semifi nals, the Dusters broke open a 1-1 game in the third period with four un-answered goals to beat West Kelowna 5-1.
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Technical Marketing EngineerB.C.’s most innovative pre-cast concrete products manufacturer requires a highly motivated individual to expand our success and provide an elevated level of engineering support to our customers and the engineering community throughout our market.With over 60 years history in pre-cast concrete products, The Langley Concrete Group, a family owned enterprise, prides itself in being customer orientated and quality driven.The successful applicant must have the ability to understand the technical aspects of pre-cast concrete products and with con dence present innovative and proven applications to engineers, and other product speci ers.Working with our staff having over 200 years of experience in this industry, the Technical Marketing Engineer will help develop and present effective marketing strategies to further the use of pre-cast concrete products in all aspects of underground civil infrastructure construction.The position entails working with established industry associations and public organizations with the goal of expounding our success in providing practical, long term solutions at the overall least cost for the construction of roads, storm and sanitary sewers, culverts and storm water treatment.You must enjoy working in a casual environment where teamwork is mandatory and support is provided at every opportunity to make you the best you can be at this position.Our team welcomes new ideas, fresh input and works by consultation, involvement and feedback giving you the opportunity to learn and grow bringing projects to completion.Minimum Requirements;
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42 LOST AND FOUND
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114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING
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Notice of Refund Eligibility Pursuant to a Determination by the Director of Consumer Protection BC
Read this notice carefully. You may be eligible for a refund.
This Notice is to all persons who borrowed a payday loan from The
Cash Store or Instaloans located in British Columbia during the period
November 1, 2009, to March 23, 2012, and who also purchased a cash
card at the time of negotiating the payday loan.
Pursuant to a March 23, 2012 determination by the Director of Consumer
Protection BC, a related Compliance Order of the same date and a
Supplemental Compliance Order dated November 30, 2012, The Cash
Store and Instaloans are required to refund to all borrowers with loan
agreements negotiated between November 1, 2009 and March 23,
2012, the amount of any issuance fee charged, required or accepted
for or in relation to the issuance of a cash card. This Compliance Order
applies only to loan agreements negotiated in the Province of British
Columbia.
A Notice of Refund Eligibility was mailed to all clients of The Cash Store
and Instaloans who negotiated a loan agreement between November
1, 2009 and March 23, 2012 who also purchased cash cards at the time
of negotiating that loan agreement. The Notice of Refund Eligibility that
was mailed to clients included a claim form that eligible claimants can
use to verify their identity for the purposes of claiming a refund.
If you feel that you may be eligible for a refund related to this Notice
you may request a claim form from any branch of The Cash Store or
Instaloans.
Claim forms may also be downloaded from www.cashstore.ca or
www.instaloans.ca.
If you arrange to receive a claim form, your completed claim form can
be submitted:
• By fax to Cash Card Refunds B.C. at 604-320-1655
• Or by attachment to an email sent to [email protected]
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#200, 4946 Canada Way
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Completed claim forms are to be submitted by July 31, 2014.
Credit Offi cerWe are looking to add an assertive, personable Credit and Collection Specialist to our team. This is a permanent, full time position.
As a Credit Offi cer some of your duties will include interacting with internal and external customers, approving credit limits for new customers, monitor credit thresholds for existing customers and contacting customers for payments.
The skill set you bring to the team will include a professional telephone manner, effective time management techniques, effi cient computer knowledge including Microsoft Offi ce suite and an entry-level competency of accounting.
Your previous work experience will include role(s) in credit and/or collections with a focus in customer care. We are looking for candidates who have a minimum 2 years experience in a comparable role.
If you are looking for a change and would like to join a dynamic group, kindly forward your resume to:
Black Press Group Ltd.Attn: Stephen Gregorig, Credit ManagerBox 3600Abbotsford, BC V2S [email protected]
Competition closes: March 31, 2014
We thank all those whom are interested in this position; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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130 HELP WANTED
JOB OPPORTUNITY$13.80/Hour
EV Logistics is excited to announce a new starting wage of $13.80!
We are currently accepting applications for Permanent Entry-Level Warehouse Order Selectors, which will include timely and accurate order picking of grocery products in a safe, clean and team-oriented environment.
We offer a starting wage of $13.80 plus an attractive incentive program with regular increases as you progress.
EV Logistics also offers fl exible working schedules and a safe and fun environment. Successful applicants will have a safety-fi rst attitude, available for day, afternoon and weekend cover-age, have reliable transportation and profi cient English communi-cation skills.If you’re looking for long-term employment with career growth and want to work in a fun and safe environment, then EV Logistics wants to hear from you!
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LABOURERSRequired Full-Time for local production facility in Aldergrove.
FORKLIFT EXP. AN ASSET Positions Start Immediately!Must have own transportation. Please Fax Resume
604.856.5644
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email: [email protected] or Call 604-882-6911
Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities
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SANITATION WORKERReq. F/T for Champs Mushrooms Aldergrove BC. Will be required to carry out general janitorial duties within our plant. Will have to follow the guidlines of CFIA. WHIMIS, First Aid & a Class 5 DL is an asset. High school diploma or equivalent a must.
Competitive Wage Offered.Benefi ts Offered after 3 mos.
Please fax resume;604.607.0787 E-Mail:
134 HOTEL, RESTAURANT,FOOD SERVICES
HEAD CHEFReq. F/T for Langley Steakhouse. Previous experience required. Must be able to work under pressure, high volume kitchen. Position available immediately.
Very Attractive Wage.Apply in person at 20097
40th Ave. or e-mail:[email protected]
Tim Hortons19875 - 96 Ave, LangleyFT & PT Graveyard Shift
10pm-6am
Are you a night owl?If you give great guest service, take pride in producing quality products and enjoy cleaning,
please apply. We provide training, many incentives and benefi ts.
Apply In Person or On Line at www.timhortons.com
Select “Join Our Team” andfollow instructions to apply to
Store 1468, 19875 - 96 Ave, Langley, BC
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
ENSIGN is looking for Assistant Drillers, Drillers, Night Tour Pushes, and Rig Managers for our Austra-lian Division. Recruiter’s will be in Nisku, Alberta, March 31 - April 9 to conduct interviews. If you want to hear more about our International opportunities please contact our Global group and apply online at ensignjobs.com. Call 1-888-367-4460.
GPRC, Fairview Campus, Alberta needs Power Engineering Instruc-tors. No teaching experience, no problem. Please contact Brian Carreau at 780-835-6631 and/ or visit our website at www.gprc.ab.ca.
JOURNEYMAN HEAVY DUTY MECHANIC is required for coastal logging operations near Woss, BC. Year round employment with full benefi ts. Further details can be found atwww.hdlogging.com Please fax resume to 250-287-9259.
130 HELP WANTED
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
160 TRADES, TECHNICAL
• Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic
- Will accept 3rd & 4th year apprentice with experience.• Trailer Mechanic
• Yard Person- Must have class 5 license &
minimum grade 12.
Positions available immediately for a local
Industrial company!Pension Plan & Extended
Benefi ts IncludedPlease fax resume
604-599-5250
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/ SUPERVISOR
Req. F/T for Champs Mushrooms Aldergrove. Job duties: trouble shooting and repairing conveyor machines; reading & interpreting machinery blueprints / drawings; completing all preventative work orders and inspections in a timely manner; troubleshooting forklifts / pallet jacks; maintaining and repairing of compressors, gen-erators, pumps, etc.
Competitive Wage Offered.Benefi ts Offered after 3 mos.
Please fax resume;604.607.0787 E-mail:
MILLWRIGHT
Ritchie-Smith Feeds, Inc., an innovative leader in the B.C. feed industry, has animmediate opening for a mill-wright with a 3rd or 4th class Power Engineering ticket. Previ-ous maintenance and suprvisory experience is an asset. Qualifi ed applicants should send a letter of interest and resume, including references to:
Operations ManagerRitchie-Smith Feeds, Inc.33777 Enterprise Avenue Abbotsford, BC V2S 7T9
Fax: 604-859-7011Email: [email protected]
SAWMILLS from only $4,897 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
Wood CabinetryInstallers
A renowned Surrey based company. Requires experienced & new Wood Cabinetry Installers. Training will also be provided to the suitable candidates.
Please call 604-710-1581or fax your detailed resume:
604-592-2690
164 WAREHOUSESEEKING experienced forklift op-erators. Must have at least 5 years experience with 1500 lbs machines or higher. Experience with container loading an asset. Please send re-sume to [email protected]
PERSONAL SERVICES
171 ALTERNATIVE HEALTH
HEALTHACUPRESSURE
11969 88th
Ave. Scott Road10:00a.m.-10:00p.m.
778-593-9788175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
Specializing in Private Events!We Come To You! Doing It All,
From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals
• Weddings • B-B-Ques• Birthdays • AnniversariesUnique Taste, Unique Menus...
Gourmet, Customized MenusTailored To Your Function...
Kristy [email protected]
or Visit us at: www.threescompanycatering.ca
PERSONAL SERVICES
182 FINANCIAL SERVICESDROWNING IN DEBT? Cut debts more than 60% & DEBT FREE in half the time! AVOID BANKRUPT-CY! Free Consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1-877-556-3500 BBB Rated A+
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB.
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If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue. 1.800.587.2161.
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188 LEGAL SERVICES
CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, educa-tion, professional, certifi cation, adoption property rental opportu-nities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.
IS YOUR CRIMINAL RECORDLIMITING YOUR FUTURE?
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Removal Providers Since 1989.1-8-NOW-PARDON(1-866-972-7366)
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182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
WE’RE ON THE WEBwww.bcclassified.com
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
203 ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING
236 CLEANING SERVICES
CHRISTINE’S CLEANING. Reas. & Honest. You won’t be disappointed. Seniors Disc. Call 604-328-3733.
On the Go Maids Fast and Reliable. $25/hr.
778-318-4716
239 COMPUTER SERVICES
Computer Problems? Call Blue Sky Tech 604.512.7082 John Jespersen
242 CONCRETE & PLACING
SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, side-walks, driveway’s. Re & re old or damaged concrete. Ken 604-307-4923
182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
242 CONCRETE & PLACING
UNIQUE CONCRETEDESIGN
F All types of concrete work FF Re & Re F Forming F Site prepFDriveways FExposed FStamped
F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured778-231-9675, 778-231-9147
FREE ESTIMATES
Placing & Finishing * Forming* Site Prep, old concrete removal
* Excavation & Reinforcing* Re-Re Specialists
34 Years Exp. Free Estimates.coastalconcrete.ca
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
260 ELECTRICAL
ALL JOBS Big or Small. Panels, lighting, plugs, fans, hot tubs, etc. Guaranteed work. Ph 604-539-0708 Cell 604-537-1773 (Lic. 26110)
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGELAND CLEARING, landscaping, drainage, trucking and more. Call Dan @ 778-558-9663
281 GARDENINGGARDEN TOPSOIL $20 per yard. Mushroom manure $10/yard. Deliv-ery available with 5 yard dump trail-er. 604-768-7571, 604-856-4255.
AERATION, PRUNING, TRIMMING, Power Raking & Yard Cleanup. Free Est. Call David 778-960-7109
182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
Find the HOME of Your Dreams!
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
281 GARDENING
283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS
Gutter & Roof Cleaning since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
Strata SpecialistWindow & Gutter Cleaning
WCB + Ins. Randy 604-341-5831
283A HANDYPERSONSRetired Firefi ghter Handyman
• All Interior Work • Tiles • Trim • Drywall • Plumbing • Painting
* Experienced * ReliableRoger 604-679-0779
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENO-VATIONwww.profi cientrenovation.com or call 604-323-4111 for more details
284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION
NATURAL AIRFLOW HEATING LTD.
REPAIR & INSTALL• Furnaces • Gas Fitting
• Hot Water TanksWinter Special!
$2500 FURNACE $725 HWTLicenced-Bonded-Insured
604-461-0999
287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS“LAMINATE/QUARTZ/GRANITE”
JMS Countertops, 30 yrs/refs ★ John 604-970-8424 ★
182 FINANCIAL SERVICES
www.langleytimes.com The Langley Times Tuesday, March 18, 2014 35
www.benchmarkpainting.caCALL TODAY! 604-803-5041
Ask about our$99
ROOM SPECIAL
We have 2 Playgrounds for your kids!And are “Pet-Friendly”
NEWLY RENOVATED$990 per month + utilities
3 BDRM - 1.5 Baths - 2 Levels1,100 sq ft and fenced back yard
For more info call Mike at 604-792-8317or 1-877-515-6696
or Email: [email protected]
WOODBINE TOWNHOUSES 9252 Hazel St.Chilliwack BC - Move in Incentive!
Our Gated 5 acre Complex is Quiet and Family Oriented62950056353866
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS
TOTAL RENOVATIONSRepair, Replace, Remodel...
SPECIALIZING IN• Basement Suites • Kitchens
• Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting
• Drywall • Much MoreSince 1972 Dan 778-837-0771
SUNDECKSSAMCON BUILDING. Complete
reno’s & additions. Over 25 yrs exp. Call Derek (604)720-5955www.samconbuilding.com
INTERIOR/EXTERIORRepairs & Reno’s, Sundecks
& Additions, New Homes
European Quality Workmanship
CONTRACT OR HOURLYFREE ESTIMATES
25 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Per Molsen 604-575-1240
CALL NOW!604-312-5362
Now is the time to get the jobsdone that you’ve been putting off
H Bath & Kitchen Reno’sH Sundecks, Patios, Doors & MouldingsH Full Basement Reno’s for that Mortgage Helper
✱ Licensed, Full Service Contractor with over 25 years exp & all available trades. Many ref’s. Unbeatable prices & exc quality.
Doing a Renovation or Drywall Repair? Best Prices & Service!
Boarding, Taping, Texture paint, Stain removal and Much More!
We complete Basements!Carpet & Laminate Flooring
Small Jobs Welcome! 25 yrs of exp Free est. & quote!Call Kam @ (604) 551-8047
300 LANDSCAPING
SPRING SPECIAL: Power Rake + Fertilizer +Lime. Lawn cut $25 & up Banana Landscaping 604-992-5731
320 MOVING & STORAGE1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING.
Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
POLAR BEAR PAINTINGSpring Special $299 ~ 3 rooms
(walls only 2 coats) 604-866-6706
THIESSEN PAINTING35 Years Exp
All Aspects of PaintingCom/Res, Int/Ext
No job too big or too smallFOR A FREE ESTIMATE
Call Dan
604-866-6603www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland
604.996.8128 Fraser ValleyRunning this ad for 10yrs
PAINT SPECIAL3 rooms for $299,
2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
Cloverdale Premium quality paint.NO PAYMENT until Job is
completed. Ask us about ourLaminate Flooring &
Maid Services.
Painters SINCE 1977
Rooms from $99.00 incls. paintOver 2000 COLOURS provided
by General Paint & DeluxePremium Products.
CEILINGS OUR SPECIALTYPaul Schenderling
604-530-7885 / 604-328-3221
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
ROB’S PAINTINGGreat Work. Great Rates.
Phone for free est. (778)984-4266
Jnbz PaintingInterior/Exterior Specialist
Fully InsuredTop Quality Fast WorkMany Years Experience
FREE Estimate(778)552-4926
TONY’’S PAINTING
.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236Family Owned & OperatedRyan 778.229.0236
338 PLUMBING
100% Heating & PlumbingCertifi ed, Insured & Bonded
Reliable & Affordable JourneymanAvail 24/7 Call 604-345-0899
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Lic.gas fi tter. Aman: 778-895-2005
BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7Plumbing, heating, plugged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATINGH/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (778)908-2501
341 PRESSURE WASHING
SPRING SUPER SPECIAL SALEGutter windows skylights siding for $350. (under 2500sf) We use soap to shine your house. Taking care of your property since 2000. People love our Service. WCB Insured 604-861-6060
POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627
353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS
.A East West Roofi ng & Siding Co. Repairs, new roofs, torching, gutter services. 10% off. 604-783-6437
Mainland Roofi ng Ltd. 25 yrs in roofi ng industryFamily owned & operated.
Fully ins. We do Cedar Shakes, conversions,
concrete tiles. torchon, fi bre-glass shingles, restoration
& repairs. 20 yr labour warr.604-427-2626 or 723-2626www.mainlandroof.com
Save-More Roofi ng - Specializing in New Roofs, Re-Roofs & Repairs. 778-892-1266
10% DISCOUNT. MG Roofi ng & Siding. CA.
Re-roofi ng, New Roof Gutters. 604-812-9721
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
356 RUBBISH REMOVAL
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT!604.587.5865www.recycleitcanada.ca
bradsjunkremoval.comHauling Anything.. But Dead Bodies!!20 YARD BINS AVAILABLE
We Load or You Load !604.220.JUNK(5865)
Serving MetroVancouver Since 1988
372 SUNDECKS
Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
PETS
477 PETS
BERNAISE MOUNTAIN DOGS CROSS TIBETAN MASTIFF PUPS Bundles of fun. $700. No Sunday calls 604-794-7633, 604-819-3349
CANE CORSO MASTIFF - pure bred pups, shots, dewormed, vet checked. Call 604-826-7634
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are
spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at
fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977
CHIHUAHUA’S reg’d,micro-chipped cert. of pedigree, health records, shots, dewormed, paper trained, Video avail. $495. 604-353-8750
DO YOU LOVE DOGS?We need loving foster homes for med.-lrg. sized dogs. 604.583.4237
FEMALE PEKINGESE top of the line pup, reg’d. Email for more info. Video avail. $695. 604-353-8750.
FEMALE YORKIE - Micro-chipped Reg’d, cert of pedigree, video avail. health records. $695. 604-353-8750
GERMAN SHEPHERD P/B puppies5 M, 2 F, all shots, ready now. $700Call 604-889-8957 S.Surrey.
ITALIAN MASTIFF(Cane Corso)
P/B blue males & females.Ready to go. 1st shots &
tails/dew claws done. ULTIMATE FAMILY GUARDIANPet homes. $1000. 604-308-5665
REG Bluenose APBT puppies for sale. Razors Edge/Gotti bloodlines, all blue/white markings. 250-877-3564 or email northernfl [email protected] for pics/info
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
530 FARM EQUIPMENT
MANURE SPREADER.Late model 195 New Holland. $13,000. Call 604-467-4419.
560 MISC. FOR SALE
DISCONNECTED PHONE? National Teleconnect Home Phone Service. No One Refused! Low Monthly Rate! Calling Features and Unlimited Long Distance Available. Call National Teleconnect Today!1-866-443-4408. www.nationalteleconnect.com.
STEEL BUILDINGS/ METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
563 MISC. WANTED
FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.
REAL ESTATE
603 ACREAGE
2.7 all useable acres 1 km from Kamloops city limits. Riv-er and mnt views all studies complete, ready to build $299,900 (250) 318-8868
625 FOR SALE BY OWNER
2.7 Acres in 150 Mile HouseBEAUTIFUL PIONEER
LOG BUILDINGS. $575K.all with red metal roofi ng:
* 2600 sq/ft Log House * Heated Log Shop with loft, 11x12 door & 220 wiring. * Insulated Log Yard Shop with 220 wiring. * Beautiful Log BBQ Shelter.all Douglas Fir Treed PropertyMUST SEE! 1-250-296-0139
Aldergrove SxS Duplex - 4 suites 2 separate titles, 8500 s/f lot, fully reno’d, new siding & window, rent $3400/mo. $579K. 604-807-6565
BY OWNER - Langley4.25 acres rebuilt 2800sf
home, potential suite, 7 horse barn, riding ring,
Asking/appraised $1,290,000 Will take house on trade &
carry balance 264nd St / 62nd Ave
604-541-6391 / 604-671-7498
Cloverdale, Clayton area,
Large 5yr old 1 bdrm condo, huge balcony, private parking,
S/S appls, granite counters, 1 block to shops & bus.
Quiet bldg, Pets OK. Many upgrades.
$186,900
604-574-2057
LANGLEY SxS Duplex plus 1/2 acre lot, reno’d, Rent $2300/mo. Asking $499K. 604-807-6565.
627 HOMES WANTED
We Buy Homes BC• All Prices • All Situations •
• All Conditions •www.webuyhomesbc.com
604-626-9647
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
2014 SRI 2 bdrm, den, 2 bath double wide in Langley 55+ park $134,888. Chuck 604-830-1960
NEW 2014 14’ wide in Langley 55+ park. Pet ok.
$89,900.Call Chuck 604-830-1960
NEW Single wide on 50x120 deeded lot in Abby $267,888. $13,000 down, $1300/month.
NEW Double wide on deeded 50x120 lot in Abby $314,888.
$16,000 down, $1548/mo.
Call Chuck 604-830-1960
New SRI *1296 sq/ft Double wide $93,888. *New SRI 14’ wide
$67,888. Repossessed mobile homes, manufactured homes & modulars. Chuck 604-830-1960.
TIME FOR A NEW CAR?See bcclassified.com’s Automotive Section in 800’s
REAL ESTATE
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
New SRI 14x70. 2 Bedroom on 55+ pad in Abby. $87,888.
Chuck 604-830-1960
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
• DIFFICULTY SELLING? •Diffi culty Making Payments?
No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty?We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663
696 OTHER AREAS
20 Acres. $0 Down, Only $119/mo. Owner Financing, NO CREDIT CHECKS! Near El Paso, Texas. Beautiful Mountain Views! Money Back Guarantee. Call 866-882-5263 Ext. 81www.sunsetranches.net
RENTALS
700 RENT TO OWN
STOP RENTING! RENT TO OWN!No Qualifi cations! Flexible Terms!CLOVERDALE - 60th and 176th
Spacious 1 Bedroom Condo.Only $880/mo. Option Fee Req’d
604-626-9647
706 APARTMENT/CONDO
ALDERGROVE: Clean, quiet, suites avail on Fraser Highway Bachelor Suite @ $620/mo and 1 Bdrm @ $670/mo (incl heat and hot water). Call David @ 604.328.4461
LANGLEY, 4 bdrm apt, $1130/mo, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-539-0217
LANGLEY: 5530 - 208 St. Quiet, clean, spacious 2 bdrm, 4 appls, hot/wtr, prkg incl. $915/mo. Res. Mgr. N/S, N/P. Avail now/Apr 1. Call 604-534-1114 between 9am - 8pm.
LANGLEY CITY 1-bdrm apt. Clean, crime free bldg. Incl. heat, n/p, refs. req’d. $710. 604-530-6384.
LANGLEY CITY APARTMENTS ON 201A
FREE: heat, h/w, cable TV,laundry & parking. No Pets
BACHELOR, 1 & 2 BDRMS. SENIORS, ADULT ORIENTED
Villa Fontana & Stardust Michael - 604-533-7578
Rainbow & Majorca Betsy - 604-533-6945
CALL FOR AVAILABILITY
LANGLEY CITY
CHESTNUT PLACEApartments
20727 Fraser Highway1 & 2 Bedrooms availincl heat/hot water/cableCriminal record check may be req’d.
Ph: 604-533-4061
LANGLEY-Near-new2 bdrm. 2 bath top fl oor/corner suite condo for rent. Quartz countertops, electric F/P, large balcony. Incls. 2 parking spaces $1450/mo. with a minimum 1 year lease.
Available May 1st.
604-530-5646LANGLEY
The Village atThunderbird Centre
Deluxe 2 & 3 bedroom suites available. Large balconies, fi replace, in-suite laundry.
No Pets. Live, shop, work & play all in one location. Next to
Colossus Theater (200/ #1 Hwy).
Call 604-881-7111thunderbirdvillage@bentallkennedy.comwww.bentallkennedyresidential.com
www.ThunderbirdVillage.caBentall Kennedy (Canada) LP
Linwood Place Apts: 604-530-6555Maple Manor Apts: 604-534-01081 & 2 bdrm apts, $650-$900/mo.Ask about our Move-In BONUS.
MAYFLOWER CO-OPSurrey Central
Spacious, well maintained 2 bdrm units in a clean, quiet, very central highrise. 2 Min walk to Central City Skytrain, mall & SFU. Across from
new Surrey City Hall. No Pets.$807 - $847/mo. 1st mo rent free.
Shared purchase req’d. Call: 604-583-2122 or
email: [email protected]
Park Terrace Apts
CALL FOR NEW SPECIALSSpacious Bachelor, 1, 2, 3 Bdrm Suites. Heat & Hot
Water incl. On Site Manager
604-530-0030www.cycloneholdings.ca
RENTALS
706 APARTMENT/CONDOQUIET, SPACIOUS 1 bdrm in Sur-rey. W/D. Near bus route and shop-ping. $900/month incl. util. Avail. now. [email protected]
TOWN & COUNTRY
APARTMENTS5555 208th Street, LangleyStudio - 1 & 2 bdrms. Indoor
swimming pool and rec facility.Includes heat & 1 parking stall.
No pets
Phone 604-530-1912
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIALBROOKSWOOD COMMERCIAL LEASE spaces available at 208th Street and 40th Ave. Sizes 700-2100 s.f. $1500 - $4500. Call Frank @ Noort Investments 604-835-6300 or Nick @ 604-526-3604.
S. SURREY WAREHOUSE approx 1000 sq.ft., concrete fl r, 16” roll up door, gated, suitable for storage, $650/mo, avail now. 604-835-6000
715 DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
WHITE Rock, bright 2 bdrm 850 sqft. lower duplex. Avail. April 1st. 2 blks to beach, 1/2 blk. to bus. Large priv. back yrd, carport. 5 appl., n/p, n/s. Ref’s $1050/mo. 604 530-8038
733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS
NEWLY reno’d 2 bdrm +den mobile home in over 50’s park. 5 Appls. $1200/mo. Apr 1st. (604)513-9296
SPACES AVAILABLE for your Manufactured Home
From BROOKSWOOD HOMES604 - 530 - 9566
736 HOMES FOR RENT
FORTLANGLEY HOME
3 Bedroom / 2 BathRecent updates to fl ooring, paint
& appliances. N/S $1700/mo.
Available April 1st
Angie 604-530-5646Mon.-Fri. 8:00am-5:00pm.
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LANGLEY Milner fully furn’d 3700 sq/ft 2 storey house on 28,000 sq/ft lot. 5 Bdrms, 3 full baths, swimming pool. NS/NP. $2800/mo +utils. Avail April 1st. Call 604-309-9953.
LANGLEY Walnut Gr. 5 Bdr house with 3 baths, garage, livrm & dinrm, 5 min walk to rec ctre & schools. April 1st. $2500/mo. 604-908-1476.
SURREY 80/192 St Whole house, 2 bdrm, 1 bath, unfi n bsmt, 5 acres, avail now ref’s $1350 604-574-4135
750 SUITES, LOWER
ALDERGROVE. 2 Bdrm bsmt. Near schls/shops, ns/np. Incl hydro / cble DD req. Avail now. 778-246-0915.
CLOVERDALE 60/168 G/L sm 1 Bdr suite. $450; Lndry, prkg, Refs. Ns/np. Avl. immed. 604-576-9777.
MURRAYVILLE 2 Bdrm +den gr/lvl, 1500 sq/ft, 2 baths, priv ent, gas f/p, all appli’s. NS/NP. $1500 incl utils.Suit mature tenants. 604-534-1619.
752 TOWNHOUSESGUILDTOWN HOUSING CO-OP10125 156 St. is now accepting
applications for 3 bdrm Market units www.Guildtown.com for info and
application, email request at:[email protected], or pick upapplication outside offi ce door.
TRANSPORTATION
810 AUTO FINANCING
845 SCRAP CAR REMOVALAAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673The Scrapper
851 TRUCKS & VANS
2000 F350 - 2WD, V10, gas eng. long box. S-cab. 146,000 kms.
$7000/fi rm. (604)538-4883
2005 GMC SLT 3500 Duramax Diesel, Chipped.
Longbox, extended cab. 157K. $22,000. Call 604-328-7981.
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
752 TOWNHOUSES
36 Tuesday, March 18, 2014 The Langley Times www.langleytimes.com
Langley ----------------------------------ToyotaTown
604-530-3156 20622 Langley Bypass DL#9497Visit toyota.ca for details
Lease, and fi nance offers apply to new 2014 models sold before March 31, 2014. Credit available to qualifi ed buyers. Factory order may be required. Corolla lease is a 60 month lease of a model BURCEM AA with $0 down payment and $0 security deposit. 120 semimonthly payments of $89 are required. Total lease obligation is $10680. Lease end value is $7357. Lease rate is 1.9%. Rav4 lease is a 60 month lease of a model ZFREVT AL with $0 down payment and $0 security deposit. 120 semimonthly payments of $159 are required. Total lease obligation is $19080. Lease end value is $10741. Lease rate is 4.9%. Tundra lease is a 60 month lease of a model UY5F1T AA with $0 down payment and $0 security deposit. 120 semi monthly payments of $199 are required. Total lease obligation is $24880. Lease end value is $14660. Lease rate is 1.9%. Sienna lease is a 60 month lease of a model ZK3DCT AA with $0 down payment and $0 security deposit. 120 semi monthly payments of $199 are required. Total lease obligation is $21480. Lease end value is $11356. Lease rate is 1.9%. All leases have mileage allowances of 20000 km/year. License insurance and taxes are not included. Retail fi nancing cost of borrowing is dependent on amount fi nanced.
2014 RAV4 2014 TUNDRA 4X4 2014 SIENNA
$159 OR2.9%semi-monthly
LEASEFORWITH $0 DOWN PAYMENT
FACTORYFINANCING
2014 COROLLA
$89 semi-monthly
LEASEFORWITH $0 DOWN PAYMENT
OR0.9%FACTORYFINANCING
$199 OR0.9%semi-monthly
LEASEFORWITH $0 DOWN PAYMENT
FACTORYFINANCING
$199 OR0.9%semi-monthly
LEASEFORWITH $0 DOWN PAYMENT
FACTORYFINANCING
Great offers on all 2014 Toyota models.
ON NOW!HURRY IN!