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HARRY HUNT PHOTOA St. Patrick’s theme attracted a crowd of green-wearing square dancers to the Aldergrove OAP Hall on Sunday, March 16. The square dances and lessons are held every Sunday afternoon.

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By KURT LANGMANNAldergrove Star

A St. Patrick’s theme att racted a crowd of green-clad square dancers to the Aldergrove OAP Hall on Sunday, March 16.

It is but one of the off erings at the popular and booked-up OAP Hall. Th ere are other weekly dances with fi ddlers, art club meetings, card games, carpet bowling, tae kwon do, exercise classes — a lengthy list of activities of which all ages are welcome to partake.

“Th e hall is booked consis-tently,” said OAPO secretary-treasurer Ina Lehman. “Th e

hall sits on expensive land and we have to pay for janitorial and maintenance services but we keep rental costs low for activities for all age groups.

“Th e good thing is we’re close enough for many people to walk to the hall.”

Lehman hopes locals will also chip in by att ending the monthly meetings, held the third Monday of each month at 1 p.m. inside the hall. Th e non-profi t society could use extra hands.

Hosted by Guys ‘n’ Gals, the weekly square dances here welcome newcomers to the fun with the fi rst three times

free for all beginners. Callers-instructors Tyler Wagner and Wendy Krueger guide the beginners through the steps from 12:30 to 2::15 p.m. every Sunday, followed by mainstream-plus dances with beginner rounds from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at the Aldergrove OAP Hall, 3015 - 273 Street.

Th e hall has a hardwood dance fl oor and air condition-ing, and coff ee is served during the break. Cost is $5 for mem-bers and $6 for visitors. For information see the website region2squaredance.bc.ca or call Wendy at 778-878-4244 or Tyler at 604-817-9350.

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By MONIQUE TAMMINGAAldergrove Star

Langley RCMP are now looking into whether a pre-existing medical condition caused a 69-year-old Langley man to drive into oncoming traffi c, killing one person and injuring several others on Saturday.

Around 2:15 p.m. a Dodge pick up truck was eastbound on Fraser Highway, between 240 and 244 Streets, when it crossed the centre line and collided with a mini van, which then collided with a Toyota Echo.

Th e impact of the multi-vehicle crash killed a 52-year-old Langley man driving the Toyota car. Th at portion of the highway was shut down well into the evening while police investigated.

Th e others injured in this collision have been or will be released from hospital Monday except for the 33 year-old female driver of the minivan who suff ered more serious, but non-life threat-ening injuries, said Langley RCMP Cpl. Holly Marks. Th e

driver who caused the crash didn’t suff ered only minor injuries.

Langley Traffi c Services is looking to speak to any wit-nesses to the crash.

Police would like to speak to two females they believe witnessed the collision.

Th e fi rst female, a Caucasian woman in her 30s was a new customer at the beauty salon nearby and didn’t remain to speak with investigators.

Th e second woman identi-fi ed herself as a nurse or fi rst responder of some sort. She was assisting with fi rst aid immediately aft er the colli-sion and also didn’t stay to speak to the offi cers.

Offi cers would like to speak to these women or anyone else who witnessed the collision but has not yet spoken to police. Th ese indi-viduals are encouraged to call Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200.

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CTV NEWS PHOTOOne person was killed in this three-vehicle crash.

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A woman who police say purposely drove the wrong way down Highway 1 in Abbotsford this morning was taken to hospital to undergo a psychological assessment.

Th e 36-year-old Langley woman was driving a Volkswagen Beetle and crashed head-on with a car being driven by a 29-year-old Abbotsford man.

RCMP Insp. Tim Shields said the woman was travelling

east in the westbound lanes of the freeway when the crash took place under the Mt. Lehman overpass just before 9 a.m. “Th ere is every indi-cation that the …. woman driving the Beetle was aware of what she was doing at the time of the collision. Witnesses state the Beetle did not swerve to avoid the colli-sion,” Shields said.

Th e woman sustained minor injuries, while the man suff ered a broken femur and

injuries to his knees. He was airlift ed to hospital by an air ambulance.

Th e westbound lanes of the freeway were blocked for a few hours, but the highway has since reopened in that area. Investigators from the RCMP’s Fraser Valley Traffi c Services Section are continu-ing to investigate the colli-sion, with assistance from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service unit.

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Langley’s Davey Butorac will be back in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on April 17, to fix dates for new trials for murdering two sex trade workers.

In October, 2013, Butorac was granted new trials, after winning an appeal of his conviction, for mur-dering two sex trade workers. The 35-year-old Aldergrove man had been found guilty in 2010 of mur-dering Gwendolyn Lawton, 46, of Abbotsford in March 2007 and Sheryl Koroll, 50, of Langley on

July 7, 2007.Lawton’s body was found on

March 13, 2007 in a rural area of Abbotsford, while Koroll’s body was found in an industrial area of Langley City the morning of July 7, 2007.

The convictions were set aside by the appeals court on the basis that the trial judge erred in accept-ing “the evidence of each murder as similar fact evidence with respect to the other.”

Butorac’s lawyer had argued before the initial trial that the two murder counts should be separated.

The judge disagreed.DNA of the victims found in

Butorac’s car and on his shoe led to his original conviction.

Butorac was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murders.

Also this year, he will go to trial for the second-degree murder of Aldergrove’s Margaret Redford, whose body was found floating in Bertrand Creek in Aldergrove on May 20, 2006. Jury selection for that trial had been planned for last February, but was postponed until November and now is scheduled to take place this year.

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Fraser Health is advising that measles cases have moved outside of the previous school and religious group areas and now appear to be occurring in the general communi-ties of Chilliwack and Agassiz.

Fraser Health’s Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Paul Van Buynder has confirmed one child has been admitted to hospital to date. He reminds all residents of Fraser East that the best protection against measles infection remains two doses of measles vaccine.

Arrangements are being made to distribute increased measles

vaccine to general practitioners and pharmacies in the Fraser East region (Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope).

Children under the age of five years are most at risk of serious disease and need to obtain the vac-cine from a general practitioner or a public health clinic.

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Community members both in Lang-ley and Aldergrove will remember the TV show that put Aldergrove on the map.

“Million Dollar Neighbourhood” profiled 100 Aldergrove families, chal-lenging them to raise the collective as-sets of the community by $1 million, promising weekly prizes and a final award to the family voted most deserv-ing by the participants. That winner was Irene Setka, who has turned that winning energy and determination to her role as vice president of member-ship for the Aldergrove Toastmasters Club.

This Toastmasters club was offi-cially chartered June 5, 1996 and has presented hundreds of local residents with ongoing opportunities to increase their confidence, leadership and public speaking skills.

Irene will celebrate her second anni-versary as a club member on May 1 of this year.

“Toastmasters has given me the confidence and the skills to be under-stood,” says Irene, “Yes, I was a winner

in the Million Dollar Neighbourhood challenge; by going to Toastmasters every week I know I am still a winner! I’ve met great people and we have a lot of fun.”

As a single mother and grandmother, Irene leads a busy life but Toastmasters will always be an important source of growth and inspiration for her. She wants to extend a warm welcome to anyone who might be interested in finding out more about the club.

“We meet every Monday night, 7-9 p.m. at Aldergrove Community School 26850 - 29 Ave., Room 125. Come as a guest just to check us out. It took me a long time to get past my nerves and become a member, but that was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” she says. “I’ll look forward to seeing you there.”

For more information send an email to [email protected]. The next meeting will be on March 31 following spring break.

Why not just drop by the high school for a visit? As Irene likes to say, “Noth-ing ventured, nothing gained.”

SUBMITTED PHOTOChair Irene Setka with two new Toast-masters, Mark Stockbrocks on the left and John Besner on the right. They join with Irene looking forward to seeing you at the next club meeting.

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Centrepoint Community members are inviting the public to drop by Building 272 for free coffee or tea and a bit of socializing.

Building 272, owned and operated by Len Murdoch, offers a variety of outreach programs in the community. These include the ongoing free dinners on Wednesday and Saturday and the Friday night barbecues, as well as the Mom’s Time program every Friday morning from 10 to 11:45 a.m.

The drop-in cafe is a new project, offered by Don and Marlene Horkey and Julie McFarlane.

“We’ve been volun-teering for five years now with Centrepoint and the coffee shop is something new we thought we’d try,” says Don.

“We’re hoping to open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m., starting April 7, just before Easter.”

His wife Marlene says, “Anyone is welcome to come in and sit, out of the rain, and it’s all com-plimentary. Meet your neighbours, have a coffee

and muffin, and enjoy some company.”

Building 272 used to host drop-ins for adolescents and teens through agencies

such as Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services, but these programs have moved elsewhere. Thus, Centrepoint has opening slots for programs such as the coffee house.

The programs are run by churches in the com-munity, such as Christ Covenant, Ridgeview Baptist and Canadian Reformed. These pro-grams include the free dinners on Wednesday evenings and the Bible lesson and meal on Saturdays.

The Aldergrove Lutheran Church also brings a soup kitchen to Building 272 every third Saturday of the month, starting about noon.

The Friday night bar-becues begin in the sum-mer, and are held outside the storefront. Up to 40 guests attend the free din-ners at Building 272.

“A lot of the people are low-income, but it’s not a druggie hangout,” says Don. “It’s a good way to get to know the people here.”

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KURT LANGMANN PHOTODon and Marlene Horkey and Julie McFarlane (standing) are offering free coffee and tea at a drop-in offered at the Building 272 in Aldergrove.

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VICTORIA – Canada’s sleek, imported green propa-ganda machine rolled into the capital last week for a couple of days of meetings.

You wouldn’t have heard about it, because they didn’t stage any protests or press conferences. Instead they met quietly with selected report-ers as well as politicians from both sides of the aisle. Th ey didn’t invite me for some rea-son, but from what I can gath-er, it was a friendly network-ing session.

When I speak of our U.S.-directed environmental move-ment, many people still don’t know what I mean. Th ey see the sign-waving on TV and assume it’s all spontaneous, driven by passionate volun-teers. Nuke the Whales for Jesus, as we used to joke in the 1970s.

It’s an industry now, and as with our automotive industry, Canada is a branch plant of the U.S.

Th e Victoria event was an annual conference called Organizing for Change, sponsored by Tides Canada. Th anks mainly to the work of B.C. researcher Vivian Krause, this off shoot of the U.S. Tides Foundation now at least iden-tifi es itself while it pulls B.C.’s political strings.

Organizing for Change currently includes Ecojustice, Greenpeace, Sierra Club B.C., ForestEthics Advocacy, ForestEthics Solutions, Georgia Strait Alliance, Dogwood Initiative, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law,

Wildsight and Seatt le-based Conservation Northwest.

Tides is itself a front for wealthy charitable founda-tions based mostly in Seatt le and California, funded by bil-lionaires who see “saving” B.C. as their personal eco-project.

Th eir hired activists met with Environment Minister Mary Polak to discuss her just-introduced Water Sustainability Act. Th is was to demand heavy fees and chok-ing regulations on water used for “fracking,” that nefarious gas drilling technology so demonized in fake documen-taries and celebrity protests.

Tides no longer att empts to hide its strategy of target-ing energy development in B.C. and Alberta. Its tac-tics are well known, too. Environmentalists need high-profi le wins, and the econom-ic pain is best infl icted outside of the U.S., the biggest pollut-er in world history.

Organizing for Change’s stated priorities for the year are the “last stand of the Great Bear Rainforest,” the “Sacred Headwaters” and the Water Sustainability Act.

Professional protesters are mainly just taking credit for the 2012 buy-back of Shell’s coalbed gas licences around the headwaters of the Nass, Skeena and Stikine Rivers. Tahltan Central Council declared that territory theirs in 1910, and having pros roll in with slogans and graphics wasn’t exactly crucial to the outcome.

Th eir greatest marketing success so far is the Great Bear

Rainforest, which is continu-ally portrayed as being in peril from hunting, logging and of course, oil and gas develop-ment.

One of the documents Krause unearthed is a 2008 plan entitled “Tar Sands Campaign Strategy 2.1” that has proven remarkably pro-phetic. As Greenpeace, Sierra and ForestEthics were nego-tiating the 2007 Great Bear land use plan, other network members were preparing to “raise the negatives” and mar-ket Alberta as a unique threat to planetary integrity.

I’ve writt en before about the distortions and evasions required to present such a fossil fuel fairy tale. Suffi ce it to say that while we have bus-loads of protesters in B.C., you don’t see them in those benev-olent petro-states Angola, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Venezuela, Kuwait or Algeria. Th ey’re not saving the whole planet, just the safe and lucrative parts.

And as I mentioned aft er the protester-staged Neil Young concert tour, it’s amaz-ing how American oil and gas interests and Alaska oil tank-ers remain invisible to this sophisticated network.

NDP environment critic Spencer Chandra Herbert met with the green machine too. He wants all of B.C.’s ground-water mapped and measured deep into the Earth’s crust. Th at should take a while.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitt er: @tomfl etcherbc Email: tfl [email protected]

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IRICE: Ingrid Rice’s View Development a loss hereEditor: It is with great disappointment that I write this lett er. Council has

once again ignored a community plan and barreled ahead with their own agenda despite community opposition. What is the point of a community plan if we do not to follow it? What is the point of a Pub-lic Hearing if council does not listen?

Collectively, the residents of Langley Township own a piece of property in Aldergrove through which Bertrand Creek runs. Th is property is divided – its northern portion contains degraded land and its southern half is forested. A forest which is far superior than the development company would have us believe…but that’s of no consequence. What matt ers here, and what really needs to be made clear to everyone in the community of Aldergrove, is that one sixth of this land was designated as Educational/Recreational land. According to the Offi cial Aldergrove Community Plan, it was not intended for development, yet it is now included in their develop-ment plans. Many individuals signed a hastily organized petition, and many, many people did att end the Public Hearing to register their opposition to this amendment to the OCP. But alas, our voices fell on deaf ears.

And the biggest disappointment of all? Once again the controver-sial pool/ice arena has been brought into the conversation. Th ey say this land is being sold to support the building of the pool. Have they not learned from the Glen Valley experience? Aldergrove residents do not want to be pitt ed against each other. I support the eff ort to try and aff ord a pool for Aldergrove but please do not do it by sell-ing a precious urban forest that was intended for a diff erent form of recreation.

My hope is that Aldergrove residents will speak up and not give up. Th is land was intended for our use in some sort of recreational or educational capacity. Petition council to not sell this forest.

Jessica Horst, Aldergrove

Pick up your socks, folksEditor: Further to my lett er in late February, I want to take this a litt le fur-

ther. So the store fronts look run down, need paint or simply a clean up but they can’t really aff ord to.

I try to support local shops so my dollars hopefully contribute to a healthier community. I get very litt le recognition for this, with the exception of Cranky’s and Home Hardware, who have a sign that thanks their customers for shopping local.

Let me give you an example: I worked for many years in a call centre where dressing up in a suit was not a prerequisite. Th ere was a young man sitt ing next to me whom I will call Joe to protect his identity. At the end of each call, Joe would say, “Th ank you for choos-ing us (name of the company), Mrs. Smith, I know you had a choice.” What a nice way to thank a customer.

Some shops give rewards and they think it is good enough but a thank you from the heart for shopping at our store goes a lot further.

Annie Richard, Aldergrove

Cinderella Aldergrove?Editor:Aldergrove has been the Cinderella in the Township for years.

Right now they are trying to cheat the community out of a full-size swimming pool and a few years ago they wanted to cut funding for the hanging fl ower baskets on the high street. Th e recent report by students about downtown Aldergrove is correct about the rundown store fronts; even if they are in business they look like they aren’t. Th ere is no consistency or continuity to the store fronts.

Th ere is Aldergrove, with an eyesore at the corner of 264 Street and Fraser Highway, there for years but now there is a plan for develop-ment, however, it’s still sitt ing with a pile of dirt on it but planned for high-profi le opportunities while we still have large vacancies in the mall across the street by Save On Foods. What happened to the seniors residences that was supposed to happen on 272nd? Th at would have had that the mall buzzing, but no accountability from the property owner/developer. Where was the Township Council then?

Do I sound negative? Yes, I am. I’ve lived here now for 12 years, paid my taxes and seen next to nothing done to enhance this com-munity and more done to try to help it, like the hanging baskets.

In fact, just aft er I moved out here, they paved the entire road on which I live, but apparently there wasn’t enough money in the bud-get to do the fi nal 400 feet passing my house.

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A man whose DNA was found on a piece of a rubber glove left behind at an Abbotsford break-in has been acquitted of involvement in the crime.

Judge Kenneth Skilnick, ruling Friday in Abbotsford provincial court, said he could not find Barry James McQuarrie, 33, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, because the DNA of a second unidentified person was also found on the glove.

“ … the evidence presented allows for the possibility that it was the person who pro-vided the unknown DNA profile who was wearing the blue latex glove when the offence took place,” Skilnick said.

The break-in took place between Sept. 1 and 6, 2011 at a rural property in west Abbotsford.

The homeowners had left for a vacation on Sept. 1, and the house’s security system was turned off at the time of the break-in.

The incident wasn’t discovered until Sept. 6, when one of the vehicles from the property

was located by the Langley RCMP.They contacted the homeowner, who

then had his brother go to the property.The culprits had entered the home by

throwing a rock through a window.Every room in the house had been ran-

sacked, and items missing included two newer model vehicles, an all-terrain vehicle, and a significant amount of jewelry and electronics. The total value was estimated at $118,000.

Investigators believed that multiple peo-ple were involved.

Among the items located by officers from the Abbotsford Police Department’s foren-sic identification section was a piece of black electrician’s tape on the floor of the living room.

The tape had a piece of blue rubber attached to it, and an analysis of the item turned up the DNA of two people, including McQuarrie. No match was made on the other person’s DNA.

At trial, McQuarrie said that at the time

in question, he had a drug addiction and was working for a criminal organization that sold drugs.

He testified that every night he would work from a rented house in Aldergrove where he sold drugs as part of a dial-a-dope operation.

As part of his duties, he packaged the drugs and wore latex gloves to avoid absorb-ing methamphetamine on his hands and con-taminating the other items.

McQuarrie testified that he changed gloves for each different drug that he pack-aged and would leave the used set on the table.

“I possibly gave them to someone,” McQuarrie testfied about the gloves related to the break-in.

Although Skilnick said there was “con-siderable reason” to doubt McQuarrie’s tes-timony, he said there was no other evidence, besides the glove, to connect him to the crime scene, and he couldn’t find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Acquitted of break-in, despite DNA at crime scene

HARRY HUNT PHOTOKeeping our town green and clean, Aldergrove’s Otter-Grove Girl Guides were on the litter pickup patrol at Aldergrove Athletic Park on Saturday, March 15.

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The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) cel-ebrated the grand opening of its new office on Friday in Abbotsford. The society is now open at #100A 32660 George Ferguson Way, having relocated from its previous location at 31935 South Fraser Way.

Local dignitaries on hand for the celebra-tion and ribbon-cutting included Abbotsford

West MLA Mike de Jong, Mayor Bruce Banman, and Coun. Moe Gill, as well as sev-eral representatives from the regional and local branches of the Cancer Society.

Banman commended the work of the CCS in drawing people together in the fight against cancer: “It takes a community to get together to help create awareness, to help pull together to raise funds towards a cure.”

De Jong, whose office is just a few doors

down from the new CCS location, welcomed the agency “to the neighbourhood.”

He said there are “intensely exciting” days ahead following the federal government’s announcement of an increase in tobacco taxes and the sharing of those proceeds with the CCS for research and other initiatives.

For more information about the CCS and its services and programs in Abbotsford, call 604-852-1410 or visit cancer.ca

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By ALEX BUTLERAldergrove Star

Volunteers fanned out Tuesday in hopes of find-ing those who are home-less, to obtain more infor-mation about who they are and how they live.

Ward Draper, a pastor with 5 and 2 Ministries and a co-ordinator of the survey in Abbotsford, said they “are trying to get a snapshot of what’s hap-pening in the Valley.”

Results will be released later this spring.

The last Fraser Valley Regional District home-lessness survey was con-ducted in 2011, and the data was compiled in a report by Anita van Wyk of the University of the Fraser Valley and Ron van Wyk of the Mennonite Central Committee.

That count found 345 people to be homeless in the Valley. In Abbotsford, 117 people were located.

But the report

acknowledged that the number is at best an esti-mation, and Draper said various factors, including rain and bad weather in 2011, meant the count was skewed.

With Wednesday’s weather clear and warm, he hopes that the number is more accurate – mean-ing higher – but said it is still difficult to count the homeless in Abbotsford, which has a large geo-graphic area.

It’s also difficult to account for the number of people who are tech-nically homeless, but are staying with friends or couch surfing.

Draper also said that with the many issues that have arisen with home-lessness in Abbotsford, some people on the streets have set up camps in highly visible areas, and others have moved farther out to avoid authorities.

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In a continuing effort to support literacy initiatives and programs in the Aldergrove area schools, the Rotary Club of Aldergrove gave $4,000 to support the purchase of 10 iPads for use by the special education teachers’ assistants at Aldergrove Secondary School.

Over the last 15 years the Rotary Club has donated over $60,000 in financial support for literacy initiatives and programs in local area schools.

From the early establishment of “Rec and Reading” as a summer literacy upgrade through book pur-chase for the school libraries and other projects, the Rotary Club’s membership has demonstrated a strong commitment to supporting good sound literacy programs in the community.

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SUBMITTED PHOTOFrom left, Vanessa Ayley, teacher in charge of the project; John Pusic, Principal; Charlie Fox, Rotary Club of Aldergrove Past President; Claire Guy, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, District #35; Sean Davis, Rotary Club of Aldergrove President; Ishbell Newsted, Special Education Teaching Assistant.

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Wednesday night saw the Aldergrove Kodiaks and Richmond Sockeyes win their divisional championships, setting the stage for the Pacific Junior Hockey League Championships finals between the two teams.

The Aldergrove Kodiaks and the Richmond Sockeyes — the top two teams in the Pacific Junior Hockey League regular season — will square off to deter-mine which team will represent the league at the Cyclone Taylor Cup, the junior B provincial championships.

The series is a rematch of last year’s champion-ship final, which was a Sockeyes sweep.

The finals are set to start next week with the first Kodiaks home game on Wednesday, March 19, 7:15 p.m. at Aldergrove Arena. The teams go to Richmond for Game 2 the following night, March 20, 7 p.m. at Minoru Arenas.

It promises to be a tight race between two very competitive teams and could easily go the full seven games. Both teams finished their regu-lar season at the top of their divisions, just one point apart, with the Kodiaks at 72 points in the Harold Brittain con-ference and the Sockeyes at 73 points in the Tom Shaw side.

“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 bet-ter regular season record over Aldergrove (34-6-2-2, 72 points) and is a per-fect 8-0 in the post-sea-son. 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

first 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 potent offence dur-ing the regular season, scoring a league-best 217 goals in 44 games, while the Sockeyes coun-tered as the stingiest unit, allowing 98 goals during the season. The teams were also one-two in goal differential as the Kodiaks finished +99 while Richmond was +98.

Spencer McHaffie is the leaading 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 Association.

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 percent-age. Richmond’s Kurt Russell is second in both categories at 2.11 and .920, respectively and both goalies have one shutout.

“We’re going to have to real good (to defeat Aldergrove),” said Richmond coach Judd Lambert. “They’re a real strong team, with prob-ably the most talent in the league. Look at the league’s leading scor-ers. They’ve got a lot of them, and an experi-enced 20-year-old goalie ( Jordan Liem) who’s also very good and defence-men able to chip in on the scoring as well.”

For his part, Rihela says he’s been long been looking forward to this stage of the season and a battle against a team he respects for its tough but clean brand of hockey.

Richmond swept the North Vancouver Wolf Pack on March 12 with a come-from-behind 8-6 victory in game four. The Wolf Pack were up 6-3 at the start of the third period but the Sockeyes netted five unanswered

goals in period three for the win.

Aldergrove completed its series round against Abbotsford Pilots, March

12 at Aldergrove Arena, with a 7-3 score in game five.

Aldergrove had won the first two games at home 7-2 and 2-0, but the Pilots finally broke through with a 3-2 over-time victory in game three on March 7 at MSA Arena. The Kodiaks took a 3-1 series lead with a 3-2 game four victory before closing things out in game five.

On March 12 the Kodiaks scored four power play goals in the second half of the first period before the Pilots notched the period’s final goal, for a 4-1 lead at the start of the second.

The Pilots scored the first goal of the second period but the Kodiaks responded with three more to go up 7-2 at the start of the third.

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Kodiaks won 7-3.Top scorers for the

Kodiaks were Spencer McHaffie, who got two goals and an assist, as well as the game’s first star, and Elvis Jansons, who got a pair of goals and the game’s second star.

Other Kodiaks scor-ers were Joshua Cronin, Stephen Ryan and Jonathan Philley.

Jordan Liem stopped 22 of the 25 shots he faced.

He leads all goalies this post-season with a 1.94 goals against average and a .927 save percent-age.

The Kodiaks outshot the Pilots 38-25 and suc-cessfully killed all five of the Pilots’ power plays.

Final seven games for the PJHL Championship:

Wed., March 19, 7:15 p.m., Richmond Sockeyes-Aldergrove Kodiaks at Aldergrove Community Arena

Thu., March 20, 7 p.m., Aldergrove Kodiaks-Richmond Sockeyes at Richmond Arena

Sun., March 23, 5:45 p.m., Aldergrove Kodiaks-Richmond Sockeyes at Richmond Arena

Wed., March 26, 7:15 p.m., Richmond Sockeyes-Aldergrove Kodiaks at Aldergrove Community Arena

Thu., March 27, 7 p.m., Aldergrove Kodiaks-Richmond Sockeyes at Richmond Arena

Sat., March 29, TBA, Richmond Sockeyes-Aldergrove Kodiaks at Aldergrove Community Arena

Mon., March 31, 7 p.m., Aldergrove Kodiaks-Richmond Sockeyes at Richmond Arena

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Kodiaks move to PJHL finals versus Sockeyes

SUBMITTED PHOTOSAldergrove’s Sarah Potomak is skating for Team Canada’s national women’s U18 team. Potomak is one of five B.C. play-ers on the roster for Canada, which is competing in Budapest, Hungary at the U18 women’s world championships. The event runs March 23 to 30. Potomak represented B.C. at the national women’s U18 championships back in November and was also part of a Canadian high performance camp in England last July. Potomak shoots left and is 5’5” and 140 lbs. Her current team is Pursuit of Excellence (JWHL).

Sarah Potomak Skates for Team Canada

HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Kodiaks #93 Spencer McHaffie scored twice and earned an as-sist in the final 7-3 victory over Abbotsford Pilots, March 12 at Aldergrove Arena.


HARRY HUNT PHOTOSIn photo above, Aldergrove Secondary’s Jake Frew (with ball) in action versus D.W. Poppy in a junior high school rugby “friendly” at Aldergrove, Monday, March 10. In photo below left, D.W. Poppy Secondary’s Kyle Saggart (with ball) in action versus R.E. Mountain Secondary in senior high school rugby game at Poppy, Tuesday, March 11. Poppy won this game 24-14. In photo below right, Aldergrove Secondary’s Michael Urban (with ball) in action versus R.E. Mountain in a junior high school rugby game at Aldergrove, Wednesday, March 12. Aldergrove won this game 48-17.

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After beating Aldergrove United 3-1 in the Pakenham Cup semi-final, Langley United men’s premier team now advances to the Pakenham Cup final against the PMO Lordco Gunners on Saturday, March 29 at 4 p.m.

The final will be held at Port

Moody’s Town Centre as part of Soccer Cup final day in the Fraser Valley.

The Pakenham Cup is the oldest soccer trophy in Canada and has been emblematic of supremacy in Fraser Valley soccer since 1909.

In addition, two other Langley United men’s teams have advanced

to the cup finals at the Port Moody Town Centre stadium on March 29.

The men’s division two team plays for the President’s Cup at 12 noon while the Langley United U21 team is up against PMO Lordco Gunners for the U21 championship at 9:45 p.m.

Three Langley United teams in Cup final

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A trio of local hockey teams are rep-resenting the Lower Mainland this week at their provincial tournaments.

The Langley Minor Hockey Association bantam tier 4 team is

in Windermere Valley while the the juvenile team will play at provincials in Richmond. A midget tier 3 team from the Aldergrove Minor Hockey Association has qualified for their pro-vincial tournament in 100 Mile House.

Three local hockey teams off to provincials

HARRY HUNT PHOTOAldergrove Midget A hockey boys won the banner after defeating Langley 11-1 at Aldergrove Arena, Thursday, March 13. Photo below, Aldergrove Midget A hockey’s Taylor Myer scores on Langley.

Banner Day for Aldergrove Midgets

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Monday, March 31 | 3 - 6pmRegular Afternoon Council Meeting

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Monday, March 31 | 7 - 11pmRegular Evening Council Meeting

Christian Life Assembly21277 - 56 Avenue

disposition of lands

road closures

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

Civic Addresses: none – 3500 Block – 198 Street

Legal Descriptions: Lot 1 Section 27 Township 7 NWD Plan EPP37019 and Lot 2 Section 27 Township 7 NWD Plan EPP37019

Description of Lands: The properties are both vacant, residential properties, approximately 857m² in size. Both properties are currently zoned R-1E and have water connections.

Nature of Disposition: Fee Simple

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As a result of this fl ushing, you may notice changes in water pressure and there may be some discolouration or sediment in the water. This is a temporary condition and is not a health hazard. To avoid inconvenience, please check the water before doing laundry and you may wish to keep water in the refrigerator for drinking and cooking.

Willoughby:February 17 – April 4

Aldergrove, Gloucester, and Salmon River Uplands:February 24 – April 25

Brookswood:March 17 – April 25

Murrayville:April 25 – May 30

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 [email protected]

Temporary Road Closure: 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 AvenueA temporary road closure of 202 Street between Highway #1 and 86 Avenue will be in effect Monday, March 24 from 7pm to 5am.

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Sat Mar 22 12:00pm vs. TBASun Mar 23 10:15am vs. TBA

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Friday, April 11 6am – 10pmSaturday, April 12 6am – 9 pmSunday, April 13 8am – 9pm

Recreation, Culture, and Parks Division Walnut Grove Community Centre 604.882.0408

Burning PermitsThe Township of Langley Fire Department will be issuing burning permits for open air burning in the following categories from April 1, 2014 to April 30, 2014.Please note: Township fire halls and some civic facilities will be closed to the public on Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21.Please visit tol.ca for further information.

**ALL PERMITS EXPIRE April 30, 2014.Yard and Garden Clean-up of Vegetation:• Available only to properties .2 hectare (.5 acre) and larger and

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• Permit fee is $25Permits will be available at:

Land Clearing Debris Permits:• Are NOT available to properties less than 1.7 hectare (4.2 acres)• Are ONLY available at Fire Hall 6, 22170 - 50 Avenue, Murrayville• Applicants MUST meet the METRO VANCOUVER and

WASTE MANAGEMENT prerequisites of clearances, time limits, and recycling

• Fires MAY have to be accelerated by the use of forced air techniques

• Permits will be SITE SPECIFIC of SHORT DURATION and INSPECTION may be required prior to issuance. CALL FOR INFORMATION

• Permit fee is $250

Township Fire Department Administration: 604.532.7500 Emergency: 9-1-1

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The BC Government is proposing to offl oad the province’s world-class recycling programs, run by local municipalities, to an association led by big multi-national corporations. The idea is that we’ll get a better, more effi cient program that costs taxpayers less.

Unfortunately, what we’ll really end up with is anyone’s guess.

The association isn’t guaranteeing that we’ll get a better program, or even one as good as the current Blue Box program already in place. Since the association is led by big businesses outside of BC, many of whom are not even headquartered in Canada, one could presume that profi ts will come before environmental stewardship. They usually do. They also won’t guarantee that there won’t be any job cuts here in BC.

And how is this supposed to make things better for BC?

Currently, BC homeowners only pay, on average, $35 a year for curbside recycling. Under the proposed regime, you’ll pay more. Every time you bring home a pizza, buy toilet paper,

or pretty much anything else that comes in a package, businesses will be passing their increased costs on to you.

How much more? Well, nobody’s saying.

Here’s the only thing anyone does know: we already have a Blue Box program that works, is effi cient, managed locally and puts the BC environment fi rst. So why is the BC government fl ipping a coin, bringing in a questionable recycling program that some of our local elected offi cials are already calling a “scam?”

It’s time to contact Premier Clark and ask her.

What’s going on here?

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The Vancouver International Auto Show gets underway next week. Today, the Driveway team looks at the offerings for 2014 from the Big Three domestic manufacturers in paper and online at driveway-canada.ca

Ford has been on a roll here in Canada; finishing out 2013 as the top selling brand for the fourth consecutive year.There are some very big prod-ucts coming from Ford over the coming year that will make a big impact on its sales and im-age, and you will get a peek at some of them at the Vancouver International Auto Show.The first is the biggest intro-duction of any automaker this

year, the all-new 2015 Ford F-150 full-size pickup truck. The F-150 isn’t just the best selling truck in Canada for al-most 50 years; it is the overall sales champ, selling more than any other nameplate. Period. Ford isn’t merely introducing an updated model. No, they went to town, developing a entirely new manufacturing process that will revolutionize the full-size truck space. The body of the next F-150 is

built of an aluminum alloy ma-terial that Ford claims is 318kg lighter but stronger than the outgoing model. In addition,

the frame is made of thinner, lighter and stronger high-tensile steel that combined with the body, produces the weight sav-ings. This is an industry first, and a revolu-

tionary approach to building trucks. In addition to a lighter body, the engineers have developed two new engines to compliment the existing 3.5L EcoBoost turbocharged V6 model and 5.0L normally aspi-rated V8 engine. The first is a new 3.5L V6 engine, replacing the outgoing 3.7L model base engine. With a lighter truck, a smaller engine can do the work. A smaller 2.7L turbocharged EcoBoost V6 is also going to be introduced with an auto start-stop function that switches off the engine when the truck is sitting still. Official fuel economy ratings have not been released but Ford executives tell me they hope to have best in class gasoline fuel economy.Other enhancements to the F-150 include a new steplad-der that integrates into the tailgate. Ford was the first to have this feature but it has been improved for 2015. The rear tailgate also has a soft-open feature that prevents the tailgate from slamming down, plus a light switch near the back of the truck to illuminate the bed with new LED lights.The second vehicle that will have a big impact for Ford, but is more of an image car, is the all-new 2015 Mustang. Interestingly, about 25 percent of all Mustangs are sold here in British Columbia, so this is a big deal for us.The 2015 Mustang is now going to be sold around the

world and developed as part of the “One Ford” approach to making cars they can share in every market. This means the Mustang will be sold, for the first time, with right hand drive for countries like the UK, Australia and Japan.The stance of the new Mus-tang is lower, wider and more muscular, with the wheels pushed out to provide better stability. The fastback has a steeper rake and a bigger trapezoidal grille has enhanced the shark nose design. Initially the Mustang will be sold as a coupe and convertible with the base and GT trim, the higher performance models will come later.Inside is another clean-sheet design, featuring real alumi-num switches and dials, with two large gauges behind the steering wheel. The interior looks more upscale than any Mustang before.Under the hood the GT trim continues with the 5.0L V8 with improved valves and cylinders helping to pump out over 420hp. The base 3.7L V6 is also carried over but now with 300hp. The big news is the introduction of a 2.3L tur-bocharged EcoBoost 4-cylinder with an estimated 300hp and 300 lb.-ft. of torque.For years, the criticism has been the lack of indepen-dent rear suspension in the Mustang but this is no longer the case. A fully independent rear suspension will help get all the power down to the ground from all three engines plus provide improved han-dling. Ford is hoping with this new platform and available engines, this new model will provide as many thrills as any German sports model and for less money. Pricing has not been finalized but expect it to be in line with existing 2014 Mustang pricing.Ford is doing well here in Can-ada and with all-new products; it will have a good chance of staying number one.zack.spencer@drivewaybc-ca

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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.

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138 LABOURERS

Laborer RequiredLocal Railroad Contractor

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160 TRADES, TECHNICALAUTOMOTIVE Technician needed immediately in Vernon BC. We are a busy independent shop doing all types of diagnosing, maintenance and repairs. Wages are $25/hr but negotiable. We are located in the desirable North [email protected] 250-545-3378

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.

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• Heavy Duty Diesel Mechanic

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160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

JR. MAINTENANCETECHNICIAN

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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN/ SUPERVISOR

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Just as the title says. This executive home located in upper Murrayville has it all. A beautiful offi ce for your home based business plus room for a suite...on top of all this you get 4 generous sized bedrooms, a luxurious master ensuite, a huge kitchen for your families chef, and room for entertaining. All located in Upper Murrayville near schools, shopping, rec centers and golf courses. First time offered, don’t pass it by. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing. 604-857-1100.

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Yes indeed this home and shop are in a class by themselves. This 5000 plus sq. foot home plus 33 x 50 shop on over an acre are sure to wow. From 7 bdrms and 3 baths, to a gourmet kitchen with gleaming hard-wood fl oors this one is sure to impress. Plus all the room you need for parking. Thinking of a home based business this is the spot. Too much to list, call today and see it for yourself. Call Verne Stel today and book your private showing, 604-857-1100

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281 GARDENING

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283A HANDYPERSONS

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287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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320 MOVING & STORAGE

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341 PRESSURE WASHING

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353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

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By JEFF NAGELAldergrove Star

More agricultural land in the Lower Mainland might actually be farmed if cities crack down on prop-erty owners who abuse the current rules to avoid paying higher property taxes.

That’s the advice to Metro Vancouver from consultant Scott Bowden of Colliers International, who studied options to intensify agri-cultural and industrial land use on behalf of the regional district.

Bowden said too much land is underused because it’s too easy to qualify for farm tax status, which reduces the property tax owners pay by as much as 99 per cent from what they’d pay at residential rates.

“We have seen evidence of this being abused,” he told a recent Metro Vancouver regional planning com-mittee meeting.

A Chilliwack man saved more than $100,000 by arranging to have a few llamas put on industrial land he owned, Bowden said, while similar cases crop up of land owners adding a few cows or other livestock to achieve the “incredible benefit” of farm rates.

Bowden said one option would be to substantially raise the current

threshold for farm status – it only takes $2,500 in annual agricultural revenue for properties that are four hectares or smaller.

Richmond Coun. Harold Steves, who is also a cattle farmer, said the threshold should definitely be raised, adding he’s turned down requests to put a few cows on properties to help owners dodge paying tax.

He suspects many owners of giant houses on farmland avoid paying much higher tax bills by leasing out part of their yards to blueberry grow-ers or livestock farmers.

Steves said tax relief should be reserved for “bona fide farmers.”

Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese said people with secluded country mansions who have no inten-tion of farming shouldn’t be able to get the farm tax break.

“I believe they should be taxed at residential rates,” he said. “There are a lot of land owners who take advan-tage of the agricultural taxation.”

Bowden said cities should con-sider applying much higher resi-dential tax rates in the Agricultural Land Reserve to increase the cost to wealthy residents who don’t even attempt to seek farm status.

Different residential tax rates can

be applied in different geographic areas, he said, and the ALR could be defined as such.

“We could make it so onerous to be located in the ALR that they would be more inclined to lease their property to a farmer in order to achieve the farm class status.”

Meanwhile, Bowden said, legiti-mate farms should be allowed to aver-age their production revenue over several years so they don’t lose farm

status if they suffer the occasional money-losing year.

Another reform already enacted last year by the provincial govern-ment exempts a larger amount of the assessed value of farm buildings like greenhouses and barns on areas with poor soil.

Bowden said that change means a $1-million greenhouse today pays property tax on a much smaller frac-tion of the value, adding it’s hoped

that encourages greater use of green-houses.

Metro planners intend to discuss Bowden’s findings with local cities and provincial officials before recom-mending any changes.

HALF OF METRO ALR LAND ACTIVELY FARMED

Just half of the 60,893 hectares of ALR land in Metro Vancouver is actively farmed, according to a regional district report.

Another 25 per cent isn’t farmed but has potential to be, while another quarter is categorized as unavailable for farming because of incompatible uses like parks, golf courses or hous-ing.

Delta has the highest proportion – 79 per cent – of its 9,400 hectares of ALR land actually farmed. It’s fol-lowed by Pitt Meadows at 60 per cent, Richmond at 59 per cent and Surrey at 58 per cent.

Langley Township’s 23,406 hect-ares of ALR land – the largest amount of any municipality in the region – is only 45 per cent actively farmed. Maple Ridge is worse yet with only 31 per cent of its 3,787 hectares in the ALR actively producing.

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FILE PHOTOA consultant says not enough Metro Vancouver farmland is intensively farmed and property tax reforms could help address the problem.

Aldergrove Star

An air ambulance landed at Parkside Elementary on Tuesday afternoon after a reported stabbing took place. Three ambulances, sev-eral fire trucks and police were at the scene.

Around 2:15 p.m., Langley RCMP were called to the 3200-block of 272 Street where a 19 year old male had been stabbed in the back near his vehicle, said spokes-person Corporal Holly Marks.

“Very preliminary investiga-tion is now underway and police believe the victim was in his vehi-cle with four other associates when a second car arrived and one male exited. The suspect broke a win-dow on the victim’s vehicle with a metal pipe (possibly a crowbar) resulting in the victim exiting his

vehicle. A confrontation resulted and the 19 year old was stabbed in the back,” said Marks.

“The suspect fled in his vehicle and BC Air Ambulance arrived to transport the stabbed male to hos-pital. He is currently in serious but stable condition.

“The parties involved appear to be known to each other and all have some level of involvement in street level drugs,” said Marks.

Police will continue to inves-tigate and attempts are currently being made to locate the suspect.

The school district is on spring break so the building didn’t have any students there at the time.

Updates will be posted on The Star’s website as information becomes available, see:

www.aldergrovestar.com

Man stabbed in drug-dealing dispute

HARRY HUNT PHOTO

Aldergrove Star, March 20, 2014

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