Breaking news, sports, and entertainment: www.langleyadvance.com Tuesday, August 6, 2013 Audited circulation: 40,026 – 24 pages Your community newspaper since 1931 Langley Advance Arts Alive! Arts Alive! Saturday, August 17… 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, August 17… 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Local art of every stripe is showcased annually in a festive celebration Local art of every stripe is showcased annually in a festive celebration of the arts in Downtown Langley City. This year, free ‘Goody Bags’ will be of the arts in Downtown Langley City. This year, free ‘Goody Bags’ will be handed out to the first 500 people to show up at Art’s Alive! handed out to the first 500 people to show up at Art’s Alive! History Fur traders paddle out of past Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Gord MacIntosh demonstrated muskets at the old fort. August 14th View with Canoes bearing re-enactors of Fort Langley’s historic past arrived via the Fraser River for Brigade Days on Monday afternoon. Below, Jayden Lear, 3, checked out model trains at the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum. Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Fort Langley celebrated more than a century of history in its annual Brigade Days. by Matthew Claxton [email protected] In mid-1850s, one of the biggest days of the year in Fort Langley was the summer arrival of the fur brigade. Traders from the Interior would arrive by canoe, bringing furs and other goods traded with First Nations people. Since the 1980s, this event has been the centrepiece of the Brigade Days held at the Fort Langley National Historic Site. The canoes arrived on Monday afternoon, but for three days before that, period actors from the Lower Mainland and from Washington State were demonstrating everyday activ- ities within the walls of the Fort itself. “Who would miss it?” said Heather Kibbey, who came up from her regular post as a re-enactor at Fort Nisqually, Wash. She was spinning wool at her sta- tion. Most everyday clothing was made locally at or near fur trading posts, Kibbey said. One of the import- ant trading officials might order a suit from back home in England, but that could mean a wait of years. “You couldn’t import everything from Britain,” she said. Kids like Liam Saffold, two and a half, got to do thinks like help make a prodded rag rug. Re-enactor Marcy Lui explained that old, worn-out clothing wasn’t just thrown out, it was recycled into something useful. Kids and adults headed down to the bastion at the north end of the fort to see a demonstration of mid-century firearms. Flintlock and percussion cap muskets were fired – blanks only – over the walls of the fort. Down the street at the B.C. Farm Machinery and Agriculture Museum, another era of history was being remembered by the Fraser Valley G Scale Friends, a club of model train enthusiasts. They set up a sizeable loop of track to show off their highly detailed mod- els, which include those that run on electrical power, and some running on live steam. Duane Rose said the club members don’t often get a chance to set up their tracks and scenery for the pub- lic. 604-532-9445 5957 - 206A St., Langley www.bernhausendiesel.com To Book Your Appointment Scan With RIGHT HERE IN LANGLEY BC’ BC’ s s #1 #1 POWERSTROKE POWERSTROKE SPECIALIST SPECIALIST Langley 5923 200th Street 604-530-5371 SUMMER IS SUMMER IS COMING! COMING! Come on in for your FREE AC Inspection 604-534-8845 20369 56 Ave., Langley (Behind the Baseline Pub) 0 % % INTEREST STOP BY STOP BY TODAY! TODAY! Don’t Break the Bank ANNIVERSARY SALE ON NOW! See page 3 in today’s Super Shopper. LOANS LOANS AUGUST ONLY* AUGUST ONLY* *On new loans for August only
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Breaking news, sports, and entertainment: www.langleyadvance.comTuesday, August 6, 2013 Audited circulation: 40,026 – 24 pages
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Arts Alive!Arts Alive!Saturday, August 17… 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Saturday, August 17… 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Local art of every stripe is showcased annually in a festive celebrationLocal art of every stripe is showcased annually in a festive celebration of the arts in Downtown Langley City. This year, free ‘Goody Bags’ will beof the arts in Downtown Langley City. This year, free ‘Goody Bags’ will be handed out to the first 500 people to show up at Art’s Alive!handed out to the first 500 people to show up at Art’s Alive!
History
Fur traders paddle out of past
Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance
Gord MacIntosh demonstrated muskets at the old fort.
August 14th
View with
Canoes bearing re-enactors of Fort Langley’s historic past arrived via the Fraser River for Brigade Days on Monday afternoon. Below, Jayden Lear, 3, checked out model trains at the B.C. Farm Machinery Museum.
Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance
Fort Langley celebrated more than a century of history in its annual Brigade Days.by Matthew [email protected]
In mid-1850s, one of the biggest days of the year in Fort Langley was the summer arrival of the fur brigade.
Traders from the Interior would arrive by canoe, bringing furs and other goods traded with First Nations people.
Since the 1980s, this event has been the centrepiece of the Brigade Days held at the Fort Langley National Historic Site.
The canoes arrived on Monday afternoon, but for three days before that, period actors from the Lower Mainland and from Washington State were demonstrating everyday activ-ities within the walls of the Fort itself.
“Who would miss it?” said Heather Kibbey, who came up from her regular post as a re-enactor at Fort Nisqually, Wash.
She was spinning wool at her sta-tion. Most everyday clothing was made locally at or near fur trading posts, Kibbey said. One of the import-ant trading officials might order a suit from back home in England, but that could mean a wait of years.
“You couldn’t import everything from Britain,” she said.
Kids like Liam Saffold, two and a half, got to do thinks like help make a prodded rag rug. Re-enactor Marcy Lui explained that old, worn-out clothing wasn’t just thrown out, it was recycled into something useful.
Kids and adults headed down to the bastion at the north end of the fort to see a demonstration of mid-century
firearms. Flintlock and percussion cap muskets were fired – blanks only – over the walls of the fort.
Down the street at the B.C. Farm Machinery and Agriculture Museum, another era of history was being remembered by the Fraser Valley G Scale Friends, a club of model train enthusiasts.
They set up a sizeable loop of track to show off their highly detailed mod-els, which include those that run on electrical power, and some running on live steam.
Duane Rose said the club members don’t often get a chance to set up their tracks and scenery for the pub-lic.
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White Spot will celebrate itsPirate Pak Day donate $2 fromeach Pirate Pak sold on Aug. 14to Zajac Ranch for Children.
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A Langley plane crashed near Gibsons.
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emergency landing in the fieldof Elphinstone Secondary SchoolJuly 28 afternoon after experien-cing mechanical issues in the airnear Gibsons.
“We were just off shorein Gibsons heading back toLangley, and one of the cylin-ders quit working,” pilot StanCorfe, a former Langley schooltrustee, said.
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Cars, trucks, andminivans filled all400 viewing spots at
the Twilight Drive-In on acloudless, muggy Saturdaynight in mid-July, furtherproof that outdoor movieconcept locally is still verymuch alive and doing justfine, thank you.
Operated by the Daulatfamily, the five-and-a-half-acre drive-in at 260thSt. and Fraser Highwayopened on Sept. 1, 2005and remains relevant.
In April 2012, theTwilight became oneof the first drive-ins in
Canada to convert from35mm film projection to astate-of-the-art digital filmprojector.
Daulat is thrilled withhow smoothly the transi-tion to digital has gone.
“The digital has beenworking excellent,” he
said. “We’re getting agood picture on eachscreen.”
The Twilight is oneof three drive-ins left inB.C., The Starlight inEnderby and The Park inPrince George being theothers.
As for the futureof the Twilight?Daulat says it’s as
bright as ever.“The gods are with us.
We have nice weather,we have nice shows, andeverything is going good.Business is good becauseof those two things: theshows and the weather.We will continue on for along time. As long as thepublic supports us, wewill continue to operatethe drive-in.”
Barry Donaldson parked his 1955 Chevy near the front of Aldergrove’s Twilight Drive-InJuly 20. Above right – The Twilight Drive-In lot was filled with cars as movie-goers flockedto the drive-in to watch Despicable Me 2, followed by World War Z and the latest Star Trekinstallment. Above left – People lined up outside the drive-in’s concession. Right – ShaylaSands, Keylo the Chihuahua, and Erica Ryan lounged on the hood of their car as theysettled in for a night of movie watching.
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A low-income Langleyfamily faces financialhardship, and want tohelp those in similarsituations.
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Willoughby’s GreysonO’Neill will be spendingthe next three monthslounging around inVancouver, all his needscatered to by a team ofprofessionals.
Unfortunately, it’s not anexperience his parents ErinHeard and JamesO’Neill, wouldwish on anyone.
Born on the mor-ning of July 24, 15weeks prematureand weighing inat only 1 lb. 14oz., little biggerthan the size ofhis father’s hand,Greyson is nowin BC Women’shospital neonatalintensive care unitfighting for his life.
Meanwhile, his parentsare struggling to find away to stay near him.
“Going back and forthto Langley every day isn’t
practical… if a call camein… well, it could be thedifference between seeingyour child alive or seeingthem dead,” O’Neill said.
As Metro Vancouverresidents, the local pair isexpected to commute backand forth daily or findtheir own accommodationsdowntown.
If the low-income fam-ily lived outside theLower Mainland, signifi-cantly subsidized shelteris immediately providedthrough Easter Seal Houseor Ronald McDonaldHouse.
But living “so close,”O’Neill and Heard havebeen told they don’t quali-
fy for aid – whichputs them in apickle.
After a very dif-ficult birth, Heardis not supposedto be driving, andO’Neill doesn’tdrive.
Taking a two-hour bus ride intoVancouver eachday to be withtheir son is notrealistic – espe-
cially in case of an emer-gency.
“We were shocked tolearn there is no fundingfor low-income familiesin Metro Vancouver for
emergency lodging whentheir baby is in hospital,”O’Neill said.
“Our little guy will behere for three-plus months.With the work loss, costof travel, and bridge cross-ings, it could bankrupt afamily. Something needs tobe done,” Dad said.
Thankfully, Easter SealHouse has made specialarrangements for theseLangley parents to stay inits facilities – a block awayfrom the hospital – for thenext two weeks.
O’Neill and Heard areextremely grateful. Butthey still don’t know whatthey’re going to do afterthat.
Moreover, they knowthey’re not alone in thisdilemma, and want tomake sure that in futureother families facing simi-lar situations don’t havethat same worry.
While a few friends andfamily are rallying aroundthis Langley couple, plan-ning fundraisers to helpthem cover some of their
unexpected costs, thecouple is looking long-term to help others likethem who might not havea support network aroundthem.
It’s still going to betough, “but I’m sure we’llmake it through,” O’Neillsaid.
“We want to eventu-ally start something forfamilies in this situation.But for now, we are goingalong with all the supportwe can muster,” O’Neillsaid.
Greyson has faced anumber of complicationsdue to his premature stat-us, including being placedon a ventilator and havinga heart valve problem andbrain bleed. But his par-ents are constantly opti-mistic, and say he’s grow-ing stronger by the day.
“He is such a littletrooper. We love him somuch,” Dad posted Fridayon Facebook.
“Doctor’s update prettymuch says ‘so far so goodeverything seems to beworking as expected’,” heshared, explaining that thefamily has set up a pagefor Greyson on Facebook,called Greyson’s Page, giv-ing daily updates.
“The response thus farhas been overwhelming…it’s somewhere we can allmeet and chat about ourspecial little guy,” boasteda very proud father, whonoted almost 300 peopleare following the littlegaffer’s progress via cyber-space.
“But, it would be nice,if there’s anyone elseout there with similarthoughts, we’re anxious tobrainstorm ideas,” O’Neilladded, saying he is hopingto establish a permanentfund that can be accessedto cover emergency costsfor families.
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Langley City council membersvoted to confirm one of theirown as mayor.by Heather [email protected]
Ted Schaffer was the only LangleyCity councillor to put his name for-ward for acting mayor and assumedthe job effective July 31.
Schaffer plans on holding the rud-der steady as acting mayor until thenext municipal election in autumn2014.
“I don’t think it’s right at this timeto make any major changes,” hesaid.
Schaffer said he’s been oncouncil under mayor such as JoeLopushinsky, Marlene Grinnell andPeter Fassbender so he knows hehas big shoes to fill but also hadsome good role models.
He’s lived in Langley for 33 yearsand wouldn’t get involved in publicoffice unless he loved his commun-ity.
Before putting his name forward,he discussed the issues with his wifebecause of the added commitment ofbeing a full-time mayor.
“It’s going to be time consuming,”
he acknowledged.Schaffer doesn’t plan on introdu-
cing anything revolutionary, simplycarrying on the work of recent years.
“I would like to see the City stayon the course with the DowntownMaster Plan,” he said.
Schaffer will do his councillorcommittee work and the mayoralcommittee work for the short termso he can assess how best to handlethe workload and see if any pos-
itions get shifted around amongcouncil members.
Despite Schaffer being the onlyone to step forward for the job,council still held a vote. Schaffer’sname was the only one on the ballotand councillors could select him ornot vote.
After the vote, council passed aresolution to appoint Schaffer actingmayor, a requirement of the proced-ure council had adopted.
Civic politics
Schaffer fills City mayor’s seat
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Ted Schaffer was the only Langley City council member to put his name forward for acting mayor anwill serve until the next municipal election in late 2014.
Langley City council opted tokeep next year’s pay raise for themayor, despite it being a temporaryposition.
by Heather [email protected]
How much is an elected officialworth?
Langley City councillors ended uphaving a spirited debate when decidinghow much to pay the acting mayor.
The debate centred on whether toallow the automatic pay raise in 2014take effect.
Councillor Dave Hall lobbied to adjustCity policy to not allow the automaticraise.
Current City policy links councilpay to averages paid to other LowerMainland communities.
Langley Township got into a heateddebate over the automatic pay raiseslast year.
Hall agreed with the rest of councilthat the acting mayor should receive themayor’s salary but he was unsuccessfulin getting the rest of council to agreewith him to forego the automatic payraise, amounting to about $3,100.
“We have a unique circumstance” to
deal with the pay issue, he said.He noted that New Westminster pay
increased 11 per cent in two years andsuch hikes affect all the communitieswith policies for these automatic payraises.
Deputy Mayor Gayle Martin wascalled on more than once to rule on apoint of order as others on council dis-agreed with Hall wanting to debate thepay increases during a motion aboutmayoral remuneration.
Hall said the mayor’s salary hasincreased 77 per cent since 2008 andthat council has failed to address com-pounding increases.
Hall attempted to introduce payamounts for recent years but Martincalled the vote on the motion beforecouncil.
In 2008 the mayor’s pay was $44,215.The 2009 amount was $57,308 withthe 2010 pay at $71,649. In 2011, thefigure was $76,250 and last year was$78,345. As well one third of the pay istax exempt.
Councillor pay is 40 per cent of themayor’s pay as they are consideredpart-time positions. In 2011, council-lors were paid $29,194. The 2012 figurewas 30,500 with the 2013 pay set for$31,338.
The City population has gone from23,606 in 2006 to 25,081 in 2011, Hallnoted.
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High output LEDs are lighting up an Aldergrove sports field.
Brand new technology and an international part-nership has led to a pilot project that is flooding a Langley Township softball field with light while pro-tecting the environment and cutting costs.
For one of the first times in North America, high output LED 600W flood-lights have been used to provide nighttime lighting in a sports field. Philip Jackman Park at 32nd Avenue and 271st Street in Aldergrove has been outfit-ted with new fixtures that will reduce power con-sumption by 40 per cent while still providing the brightness required to play in the dark.
The new floodlights have been in use since mid-May, and on the evening of June 19 an official lighting ceremony was held by the Township and the Korean partners who developed the technology and made the project possible.
“Part of Langley Township’s Economic Development vision is to encourage and facilitate partnerships with businesses around the world and to find ways of enhancing the Township of Langley’s international business opportunities,” said Mayor Jack Froese. “It really is exciting to see these kind of partnerships happen-
ing – especially when they yield such valu-able results. Tonight we are celebrating new technology that will greatly benefit our local sport user groups, pro-tect the environment, and enhance Langley Township’s cost sav-ings.”
The LED floodlights were developed by Korea’s Yuyang Dnu Co. Ltd. According to the company, if used for four hours each day for 10 years, the total power savings gener-ated by the LED lights will be more than 152 million watts – the equivalent of what is used by 50 households in one year.
As well, the fixtures’ durability and long life-span of 50,000 hours – which provides an
estimated 40 years of use – means fewer replacement costs for the Township.
“The lower power consumption means the LED lights will be less costly and bet-ter for the environment, but still offer the lighting levels traditionally obtained from standard metal halide lights,” said Al Neufeld, the Township’s manager of parks design and development.
The project was completed with sup-port from the Korea Trade & Investment Promotion Agency’s (KOTRA) World Champ Project.
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Lights light on environment
Allan Cho of Korean company Yuyang Dnu, Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese, and Korean Consul General Choi Yeon Ho turned on the lights and played a little ball on June 19 to celebrate the international partnership and new technology that brought LED floodlights to Aldergrove’s Philip Jackman Park.
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VIVIENNE BEARDShe is an example of compassion, in her workas a tutor and with Big Sisters. An exampleof complementary character, in her dailyinteractions she is ever gracious. Studious,a high achiever who shares her time andunderstanding with her classmates andthose in other grades needing help. Alwayspresent, helping with ebb and flow of schoolactivities, eager to participate and ever conscious of those around herwho need a welcoming hand to pull them into the group. Vivienne is atide that raises the boats around her. An ocean of creative talent, thesparkle of her will be missed. Vivienne will be attending UFV in the fallto study the Bachelor of Science program with a major in Biology. Sheplans to attend medical school after completion.
LANGLEY CHRISTIAN SECONDARY
GORSHARENDOSANGEGorsharen Dosange, was honouredto be L.A. Matheson’s valedictorianfor the graduating class of 2013.Gorsharen will be attendingSimon Fraser University in the fall,while studying psychology. Aftercompleting a Bachelors Degree inPsychology she would like to apply to law school, andeventually pursue a career in law. In approximately 20years Gorsharen hopes to run for Premier, which wouldallow her to implement positive changes in areas such asthe public education and health care sectors.
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ADAMSCHONEWILLEAdam is an 18-year old Grade 12 studentat Aldergrove Community SecondarySchool who has excelled academically,competed athletically and been involvedin a variety of groups and clubs in ourschool community. During his time atACSS, Adam earned the top scholasticawards in 27 different classes. Teachers describe him as theirbest student, a pleasure to teach and a role model for others.Adam is a quiet conscientious student who contributes well inclass and raises the quality of discussions and activities. AdamSchonewille is an intelligent, enthusiastic and responsibleindividual who has a bright future ahead of him.
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DEVEN AZEVEDODeven A graduated with a98% average. In his grade 12year he built a 44 box intergenerational garden for theFort Langley Community andLangley Fine Arts School Garden.For his work he was awarded a$60,000 scholarship from Schulich, $70,000 from TDScholarship, a $5,000 from Toyota Earth Day, $1,000from the District Dogwood Award. Deven also playsdouble bass for the school senior jazz ensemble, he isin the school choir and his own band called Derrival.
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UYSEOK LEEU is for UySeok and U is for Ukulele andthe two of them make wonderful musictogether. UySeok has been a member ofthe prestigious Langley Ukelele Ensemblefor many years and is the director ofthe Korean Ukulele ensemble. Lawyer,diplomat, teacher, professor these aresome of the careers this young man isconsidering. But, music will always find its’ place in his career.He’s been seen playing trumpet, tuba, trombone, bass, piano,drums, ukulele and, also is a great vocalist. UySeok finished thisschool year with a very respectable 98% overall and was the topoverall Grade 12 student in addition to our Valedictorian.
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CAMERON MILLERThis year’s Valedictorian,Cameron Miller goes aboveand beyond all expectations inand out of the classroom. He isalways engaged in class and ismore concerned with the learningthan the letter grade. He displaysamazing analytical skills and is an exceptionalwriter. He averaged 98.7% over 7 academic coursesthroughout his Grade 12 year. Cameron’s plansinclude attending UBC for Sciences next year.
LANGLEY SECONDARY
KATIE ALEXANDREKatie Alexandre, exemplifies the all-around student. She has been a seniorleader in two service organizations,Project Equal and Link Crew, a sectionleader in Jazz Band, and a member ofmusic council, student council, gradcouncil and scholarship club. Sheplayed rugby for the Tier 2 champion Clayton Heights team,as well as field hockey for the school. She has participatedin all these activities while maintaining an A average ina rigourous course load, and an unfailingly humble andpleasant demeanor.
CLAYTON HEIGHTS SECONDARY
ANNA BAUMGARTELAnna Baumgartel was verydeserving grade 12 studentfrom the 2013 grad classof Semiahmoo Secondary.Anna has been very involvedduring her 5 years at Semiahmoo in athletics,student council as well as clubs within theschool. Anna will be attending UBC in the fallenrolled in the Faculty of Sciences.
SEMIAHMOO SECONDARY
RYAN MOLONEYRyan is a dedicated Brookswood student whohas been able to achieve high academic success.He has received the Honour Roll every year inhis high school career, averaging 90% eachyear. Ryan is currently maintaining this standingwhile taking Advanced Placement courses inChemistry and Calculus. Ryan balances hisacademics with athletics. At school, Ryan hasbeen involved in the school swim team, andassisted with its coaching this year. Outside of school, Ryan is involved incompetitive swimming, and has achieved Age Group National Standards.This summer, Ryan will be travelling to San Jose for a swim meet. Inaddition to dedicating 20 hours per week to swimming, Ryan spends about3 hours every week tutoring. Next year, Ryan will possibly be attendingUVIC to study engineering with a scholarship offer of $22,000.
BROOKSWOOD SECONDARY
ANDREW PARKMCDONALDAndrew is an excellent
academic student, an
accomplished musician and
a very funny guy. Southridge
wishes him well as he attends University
of British Columbia to study Science in
September 2013.
SOUTHRIDGE
LAUREN TROTZUKLauren has a voice as big as the outdoorsand loves being a part of the musicaltheatre performances at Poppy. She isincredibly organized, energetic, anddynamic . She has a second degreeblack belt in Tae won do, she is the VicePresident of Grad Council and StudentGovernment and Assistant Editor of theYearbook. She is part of Redhawk voices and Musical theatre.She is highly academic and manages to accomplish all of thesethings and still attend all of the events and functions that go ather school. She has received a $20,000 scholarship to KwantlenPolytechnic University and will attend there in the fall.
D.W. POPPY SECONDARY
SHELBY CHOHANShelby was very honored to be chosenas Valedictorian, and represent hergraduating class. During the past 5 years,she has been involved in Student Council,Global Awareness, Empowered Club,Drama Club, School Planning Council,and library volunteering. Shelby has alsovolunteered time in the community. Shehas been an active Girl Guide memberfor 11 years and has also volunteered with Partners in Parksand the SARA Society for 2 years. This fall Shelby will beattending Kwantlen Bachelor of Arts Association program, andfollowing her dream to become an elementary school teacher.Tamanawis will always be her home, and she thanks everyonewho helped make her high school years memorable.
TAMANAWIS SECONDARY
VIVIAN JIN
Vivian will never forget the
great experiences she has
had at Elgin. She is grateful
for her band family and will
miss the laughter, trips and
bond they have shared. Vivian looks forward
to starting University at UBC next year.
ELGIN PARK SECONDARY
MATTHEW FURTADOMatthew Furtado was the 2013valedictorian of Fleetwood Park Secondaryas well as the winner of the FleetwoodPark Award, recognizing the top all-roundstudent. He consistently achieved highmarks throughout his 5 years, attaining“A” Honour Roll and “Super G” status.Matthew contributed hundreds of hoursof service to the school, mainly throughhis involvement with Fleetwood’s tech crew, earth club, andstudent council. Matthew was also the “voice” of FleetwoodPark, relaying the school’s announcements every morning forthe past two years. Throughout all of this, his attitude anddemeanor remained positive and encouraging; he is a fantasticrepresentative of the school and an outstanding young man.
FLEETWOOD PARK
CHASE LAWLERChase is excited to venture
out in to the world to see
what it has in store for him.
He will be attending UBC
next year where he will
pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. He
will also continue to run Track and Field with
the UBC Thunderbirds.
EARL MARRIOTT SECONDARY
SARGUN BAJAJSargun is a humble leader withextensive involvement in both hisschool and the community. He ispresident of the Students in Motionclub that raised over $2000 for waterimprovement projects in Barind, India.Sargun was also a major contributorthis year to a Fraser Health initiativeto raise awareness of health issues specific to the SouthAsian community. He was one of 6 students worldwide toscore 100% on the AP Calculus final exam, and has beenoffered a $12000 Dean’s excellence scholarship from SFU.Sargun will be studying Science at university in the Fall.
TAMANAWIS SECONDARY
SUNGHO ERIC CHOEric is the top grade twelve academicstudent at R.E. Mountain SecondarySchool. He achieved this as a fullInternational Baccalaureate DiplomaStudent. Eric Cho is a Shad Valleyalumnus, was the Co-President of theLangley LEO Club, Co-President of theMountain Model UN club, Co-Founderof the Township of Langley Model UN conference, a SectionLeader in the school’s Senior Jazz band, member of theTownship’s Youth Advisory Committee and Heritage AdvisoryCommittee, and a representative for Team Canada at aninternational debate competition in Istanbul, Turkey. Eric willbe attending the Sauder School of Business at UBC this fall.
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The weather is a lot like politics – what you want most is mostly what we don’t have… right now.
We just went through several weeks of some of the hottest, driest weather on record.
In fact, depending on how you measure it (and precisely where you take your measure-ments), we may just have had the driest July ever in the Lower Mainland. Indeed, not a drop of rain was recorded throughout the entire month in any official recording station in the immediate vicinity.
And Vancouver also broke its previous record for hours of sunshine in July – which I would expect translates to a similar record for the rest of us in the outlying hinterlands.
And let’s be clear about this: the record broken was for the MOST hours of sunshine in a single July – 410 hours of sun peeking from behind previously ubiquitous clouds, veritably smashing the old 409.3-hour mark set in 1985.
Imagine that! Sunny Vancouver! (David Duchovny, eat your heart out!)You’d think such a record would make
people happy – ecstatic, even – especially considering that, like Mr. Duchovny (he’s the fellow who had the entire X-Files show trans-ported south to escape our supposedly dreary climes, remember?) complaining about the incessant rain, rain, rain is one of our favour-ite pastimes.
In fact, I heard a lot of people were com-plaining about the hot, hot, hot with no respite – way too hot.
Admittedly, I rarely heard a single com-plaint about it having been too dry (except from those unfortunates among us – myself
included – who depend on groundwater and a dug well for our sustenance and to feed the gardening monkey we carry on our backs).
But the heat?Way too darned hot!Until today.When I woke up Friday morning, the first
thing that I noticed was that the fan blowing air into my bedroom window was blowing cool air – almost wintery, by recent standards.
And when I looked out, I rejoiced! There was water falling from the sky – only
a little bit, at first, but it picked up momen-tum, and soon there was a veritable deluge.
The plants in my garden heaved a collective sigh of relief.
The lawn began turning green again, almost immediately.
But when I made my way from the nether reaches of my backyard and into the clutches of civilized com-pany, the story was suddenly different.
Complaints of “way too darned hot” had already revert-ed to: “Way too darned cold, way too darned wet – why don’t we ever get a real summer
around here?”The very people who had only days earlier
vociferously complained of hot, sticky, sweat-stained T-shirts and no way to escape from the sun’s harsh ultra-violet rays assaulting us with threats of deadly cancers were now bemoan-ing the fickle – dreary-again – climate that routinely drenches our landscapes and drowns our dreams of natural tans… which we all avoid when the sun does make its occasional appearance.
There’s no pleasing us.We are a species of complainers.I said the weather is like politics? Actually,
it’s our perception of the weather that is like our perception of politics.
Whatever we have right now isn’t good enough – we want it to be something better, by tomorrow.
And if tomorrow comes with any kind of change… it’s never as good as it was.
Opinion
Weather opportunity to complain
Odd thoughts
The plants in my garden heaved a collective sigh of relief.
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New Russian anti-gay law misses spirit
Looking back on the 2010 Olympics, there was a lot for us to be proud of, like our haul of gold and our remarkably smooth running of the games.
But this week, one other thing stands out in hindsight.
Among the dozens of international pavil-ions set up for athletes, fans, and everyone else taking in the sports performances and the general atmosphere of excellence was a happy addition – Pride House.
This was the first time the Olympic Games included a special place to welcome and celebrate the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
The tradition was carried on in London for the 2012 Summer Games, but sadly no such place will exist in Sochi when the torch is lit in less than six months.
Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin has just signed into law new “anti-propa-ganda” regulations that will allow police to arrest and detain for up to 15 days anyone they suspect of being gay, lesbian or pro-gay.
That includes foreign athletes, media and visitors.
This type of homophobic thinking belongs in a century that is rapidly dis-appearing in our rearview mirror and it cer-tainly doesn’t belong in the Olympics, the most visible symbol the world has of inter-national openness and friendship.
If, as the cynics say, the Games are really about politics, let’s see some political action to correct this anomaly.
It is incumbent on our federal govern-ment, the International Olympic Committee, and their well-heeled sponsors to put pres-sure on Russia to let them know this isn’t becoming of a host nation.
Nor is it an acceptable position in any civilized society.
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Dear Editor,“If you’re waiting for an ambulance in
Langley, you’ll be waiting longer thanfor a fire truck [Average ambulancewait higher than 13 minutesin Langley, July 30, LangleyAdvance].”
What isn’t mentioned in thearticle is the fact that, while fire-fighters, having no medical dut-ies beyond first response, arefree to respond to a medicalcall immediately, the para-medics who actually do thedefinitive treatments and whotransport the patients are usuallystill tied up in an overloaded hospitalemergency department, and are waitingfor their last patient to be admitted whena new call comes in.
This relegates the new call to which-ever ambulance crew actually is avail-able, regardless how far that crew has totravel, often from another community.
Firefighters always respondright in their own neighbour-hood.
The current overload condi-tions under which ambulancecrews and hospitals operateworks to skew response timestatistics terribly from those ofthe firefighting service, whichoperates under no such over-load condition.
It’s no surprise which service looksprompt and caring and which looks tothe uninformed like they are simply slowto respond.
Mike Stuart, via email
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Dear Editor,I am so annoyed, I
could just spit. Onceagain, a road block hasbeen found to preventAldergrove from gettingthe centre we deserve.
First we get hit on thesize of the pool that waswanted, and now councilis looking at making morecuts, and hit us again.
Get your heads straight,
folks: when the LECneeded more money foran unexpected expansion/upgrade, it was found,and with no consultationwith those of us footingthe bill. It just happened.
The community ofAldergrove may be small,but I get the distinctimpression that this coun-cil is not including thepotential usage from the
growing residential areaeast of Station Road.
I will concede that theneed for including an icearena is questionable,as we do already haveone. It may need someupgrades, but we do haveone. The pool was thebig thing, and we got hiton that, and now theywant to hit us again. Wedeserve this facility.
We can’t water ourlawns in the summer, wedon’t have the “lake” inAldergrove Lake RegionalPark (thank you, coun-cil), we can’t have a poolin our backyard in thesummer for the kids toplay in, (we have to takethem somewhere else,and maybe pay for thatplus the cost of gas andother expenses, all ofwhich benefit other areasof Langley or its outskirtsbut not Aldergrove), wealmost lost approval forhanging baskets (anothernickel-and-dime decision)in the Aldergrove highstreet, and now…
Let’s see… is there anyother way that we can hitthis community?
Debbie Atkinson, Aldergrove
Aldergrove
Community needs swimming pool
Religion
Atheists discount good doneDear Editor,
I am aware that some people make gods of all sortsof entities [Government religion always bad, July 30Letters, Langley Advance]. In my opinion, going to aerob-ics seven days a week would classify it as a religion.
Also agreed is the separation of church and state.Russia’s Stalin is a perfect example of a leader worship-ping his politics and himself.
As far as semantics, the discussion, to my under-standing, is whether believers in a supreme being doany good in the world: yes, they do. Space does notpermit enumeration.
Unfortunately, many atrocities have been done in thename of God, which He condemns – there’s that freewill again.
I would question Mr. Leguerrier’s 10-fold statement.The world faith community succours millions, and doesenormous sacrificial work. That is a fact, but the athe-ists never acknowledge it.
Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge
Dear Editor,Clayton Randle would like to stop
any discussion about abortion [Time tomove past 35-year-old discussion, July25 Letters, Langley Advance]. He calls theissue “a can of worms that has beensealed by legislation. That was guaran-teed by Prime Minister Harper who saidthe issue would not be revisited.”
As a matter of fact, there is no legis-lation in Canada regarding abortion.Anything goes, at the moment: withoutany legislation and protection under thelaw, a baby may be killed right beforebirth, something that is considered mur-
der right after birth.And just because Mr. Harper says the
issue will not be revisited, that does notmake his stance right.
Langley’s own MP Mark Warawabrought forth a bill that would stop sexselection abortion. While the bill did notgo through, there was much support,with even Rona Ambrose, the MinisterResponsible for the Status of Women,voting in favour.
This is an issue of life and death, ofright and wrong, and cannot, may not besealed like a “can of worms.”
Ginny Vanderhorst, Langley
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With a multitude of world-classwineries, there is truly somethingtopleaseeverywineconnoisseur.Domaine De Chaberton EstateWinery, the most establishedof this industry in Langley offerstastings, tours and authenticFrench cuisine prepared with localingredients and a West Coast flair atthe onsite Bacchus Bistro overlooking 50acres of vineyard. You’ll be pleased to find a decadentarray of artisanal preserves available at Vista D’oro Farms& Winery that will perfectly pair with a local vintage. Don’tforget to sip their flagship D’oro, a fortified walnut winewhile enjoying a picnic underneath the walnut trees.Taste the wines and tour the facilities at Blackwood LaneVineyards and Winery and your journey is sure to be full offabulous flavour. Langley’s newest winery is only part of theexperienceatKrauseBerryFarms&EstateWinery. Deliciousberry wines and good eats can be had from the seat of
a saddle inside thewestern themed tastingroom. One of Langley’smost well knownwineries which alsoproduces fruit wines isthe Fort Wine Co. Itsbackyard cranberrybogs are a sight to see,
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The opening of a bridge connecting Bedford Landing to Fort Langley, givingwalkers and cyclists easy access over the CN railway tracks, was witnessed thisspring by (from left) Fort Langley-Aldergrove MLA Rich Coleman, MP MarkWarawa, Langley MLA Mary Polak, Township Mayor Jack Froese, and CouncillorsGrant Ward and Michelle Sparrow.
A number of Langley Township employees parked their cars and
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Volunteers from RBC’s Willoughby branch cleaned up at Yorkson Creek, volunteeredat the Willoughby Elementary fun night, and helped R.E. Mountain Secondary set up for their
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Whitney Rowell, Andrea Fyke, Leanne Janzen, Tamara
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Local amputees Tanner Jung, 13,and Ryan Brozer, 6, and Tanner Jung, 13, were
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Langley Seniors Resource Society20605 51B Ave., 604-530-3020Outreach programs: informa-tion and referral, TelephoneBuddy, and seniors counsellors.Better at Home: The programprovides transportation andshopping assistance, friendlyvisitors and light housekeeping.Subsidies are available.Seniors Housing Counsellors:provide information abouthousing options here. Drop inWednesdays 1:30-3:30pm ormake an appointment. Info: 604530-3020, ext. 319Sharing and Caring Socials:(1-2:30pm, $4 drop-in fee) onthe first three Thursdays ofthe month: open to all seniorsand their families, membershipnot requiredNo social during August. Theyresume Sept. 5.
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ation with Langley City, FraserHealth, the Langley SeniorsResource Centre and the SeniorsCommunity Action Table. Pickup is at Douglas RecreationCentre and the Langley SeniorsResource Centre. Delivery avail-able for those unable to pickup. Book: Rec centre, 604-514-2865 or seniors centre, 604-530-3020.
SupportAl-Anon Family GroupsIf someone else’s drinking isaffecting you, AFG can help.Info: 604-688-1716, [email protected] or www.bcyukon-al-anon.org.
Alano Club of LangleyA social club for people inrecovery, open 365 days a year,11am-3pm and 7-10pm. Dropin for a cup of coffee or a gameof pool at 20433 Douglas Cres.Info: 604-532-9280.
AlateenThe group supports youngpeople recovering from theeffects of living with problemdrinking in a family member orfriend. Ages 10 and up. At theTownship Civic Facility, 2033865th Ave. Info: 604-688-1716.
Alcoholics AnonymousCall Alcoholics Anonymousat 604-533-2600. Answeringmachine after hours. Tues.eves. at George PrestonRecreation Centre, 20699 42ndAve., 8:30pm. Info: 604-434-3933 or 604-533-2600.
Gamblers Anonymous GroupIs gambling a problem? Helpis available. Call GamblersAnonymous, 604-878-6535.
OtherBlood donor clinicsCall 1-888-2-DONATE to book.Aug. 10: 10am-5pm WalnutGrove Lutheran Church, 2053088th Ave.Aug. 13: 1-8pm MurrayvilleHall, 21667 48th Ave.
FundraisingGolf for Kids SakeThe 26th annual tournamentis Aug. 15 at Newlands Golfand Country Club, and featuresa day of golf, an auction anddinner with Steve Darling asemcee. Info: bbbslangley.com.
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walks all summer. All walksstart at 6:30pm and are free toattend.Aug 7: Forslund/Watson, end of26th Ave. east of 224th St.Aug
Stagecoach Langley Theatre Arts School performed at Chief SepassTheatre in June, featuring more than 80 Langley youths aged four to16 years, and raising more than $1,000 towards the Langley MemorialHospital Foundation’s renovation of the Maternity Centre. Visit www.stagecoachschoolslangley.ca or telephone 778-240-5915 to register forthe fall term.
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Blood donation typically takes less than half an hour, and local clinics are found in several places around the community on weekdays and weekends.
Walnut Grove’s Lorrie Parent has givenblood 75 times, along with efforts to bringmore people into donation.by Matthew [email protected]
Last week, Lorrie Parent hit 75 blooddonations in her lifetime.
She started at age 18, in her hometownof Selkirk, Man., while attending college.
At the time, she didn’t have any majorpersonal reasons for donating, she justfelt it was something worthwhile. Sincethen, like most people, blood donationshave touched her life personally.
“My mom had a surgery,and she needed 16 units,” saidParent.
“Everybody walks into ahospital, and assumes there’sblood there for them,” she said.But this summer, CanadianBlood Services has put up their“Blood Signal,” calling for newdonors as the supply dips.
In the first two weeks of July,lower than expected amountsof blood were collected acrossthe country.
“With summer activitiesand vacations we find that our bookedappointments drop and looking out twoweeks there’s not enough relief in sight,”said Ed Yee, director of donor and clinicservices for the B.C. and Yukon region.
There is, however, no summer vacationfrom the need for blood products. Peoplein surgeries, including emergency surger-ies, along with cancer patients still needblood and blood products.
People like Parent are among the back-
bone of the donor system.Parent has been giving steadily through-
out her life, from her teen years, througha move to the West Coast and takingbrief breaks while having four children.
“This is sitting on a bed with a needlefor five minutes,” she said. It’s no bigdeal for her – although she still can’twatch the nurse put the needle in herarm.
Parent is also a volunteer coordinatorfor the clinic held at the Walnut GroveLutheran Church. She got involved involunteering when one of her daughterswas in Pathfinders, a Scouting group.She arranged for the Pathfinders to actas Blood Drop mascots, wearing a bigpadded costume to promote donations.
From there, she’s moved on toother tasks, including starting aPartners For Life donation pro-gram at her workplace, Powerto Change.
Also last year, she was toldshe was a match for someonewho needed an infusion of stemcells for a serious blood disor-der. After five days of injectionsto promote the creation of morestem cells, she spent two dayshooked up to a machine that fil-tered her blood for the cells.
Parent doesn’t consider anyof it much of a sacrifice considering howvaluable donations are.
“How sad would it be for someone todie, because they didn’t take the time togo donate?”
There are donor clinics regularly aroundLangley. To find the closest donationclinic to your home or workplace and tomake an appointment, go to www.blood.ca or call 1-888-2-DONATE (1-888-236-6283).
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Langley’s history, as recorded inthe files of the Langley Advance.
Looking back…
1973: Langley asked for ALR input
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Eighty Years Ago
July 27, 1933The first raspberriesshipped to the Prairiesby Fort Langley growersbrought a disappointing$1.75 per crate.Whippets raced at AthleticPark.
Seventy Years Ago
July 29, 1943Tenders were called to builda two-room school at thecorner of Wix and BerryRoads (24th Avenue and208th Street).A public rally at MurrayvilleHall discussed problemsthat would be faced in de-mobilization of the armedforces when the war ended.
Sixty Years Ago
July 30, 1953A large milk truck crashedthrough a bridge on thedead-end Medd Road (64thAvenue). The driver, latercharged with impaired driv-ing, thought he was on thehighway to Chilliwack.
Fifty Years Ago
August 1, 1963Township Alderman ArtWoolley, responding toan invitation to council toparticipate in its employees’annual picnic at City Park
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Forty Years Ago
July 26, 1973Langley Township plannedto install two miles ofasphalt sidewalks, mostly inBrookswood.The provincial governmentinsisted municipal govern-ments offer suggestionstowards formation of anagricultural land reserve.
Thirty Years Ago
July 27, 1983Seven-year-old Teri LynnScalf disappeared withouta trace.Langley CommunityServices’ 30 full-time staffmembers were notifiedthat the agency had nomoney to pay their salaries,reported staff spokesmanJoan Smallwood.
Twenty Years Ago
July 28, 1993A private ice rink proposedfor Bridle Court Equestrianand Tennis Centre hadTownship council’s support,but the Agricultural LandCommission refused to al-low it to proceed.Provincial approval was
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Ten Years Ago
July 29, 2003Environmentalists wereconcerned about a hugeclear-cutting operation,removing trees to makeroom for a major housingdevelopment in Willoughby,but Township council as-sured residents and othersthat the trees would bereplaced.Police said their seizure of$1.5 million worth of co-caine and arrest of a HellsAngel had nothing to dowith the special celebra-tion being held by the localchapter of the biker gang inLangley.
August 1, 2003A ground-breaking cere-mony marked the start ofconstruction on KwantlenUniversity College’s newCloverdale campus.
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This year’s categories include:• George Preston Memorial Business Person of the Year• Business of the Year (Small, Medium and Large)• Community Impact Award (For-Profit)• Community Impact Award (Non-Profit – Budget under $250,000 and Budget over $250,000)• Environmental Leadership Award• Entrepreneur of the Year• Service Excellence Award
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The goal of the festival is to celebrate Langley’s vastagriculture sector and to encourage citizens of the FraserValley to shop and eat from our region.
Langley Eats Local is a family-oriented day of funfeaturing local music talent, face painting, communitygroup exhibits, and artistic craftsmanship, and qualitylocal foods. There will be a variety of fresh food samplesand local products to purchase including preserves,honey, cheese, wine and meat. One of many returnees,Suburban Spoon, will be providing concession at theevent from an entertainingly purple mobile kitchen.LEPS will have an interactive display on edible containergardening. The festival runs from 11 am to 3 pm.Admission is free.
Last year, over 2,000 attendees enjoyed the festival.“Everyone who attended the event is already trulyconcerned with supporting food locally and knows wheretheir food comes from,” says Bonnie Windsor, AssistantPlant Manager at Johnston’s.
Langley, BC. – Langley Environmental Partners Society(LEPS) is proud to once again present Langley Eats Local!The 5th annual sustainable food festival will take place onSunday, August 11th at the new Langley DemonstrationGarden.
The Langley Demonstration Garden (on Fraser Highwaybetween the Langley Bypass and 216th) is nestled inthe Derek Doubleday Arboretum which features a treedwalking trail with lookout points along the NicomeklCreek. Visit the many demonstration beds at the garden
“LEPS hosts Langley Eats Local as a way to introducecitizens to local food providers, and to encourage thepositive environmental impact that supporting localproducers has on our global footprint,” said NicholeMarples, LEPS Executive Director “as well as theeconomic benefits of keeping our money local”.
Langley Eats Local is made possible thanks to fundingprovided by the Vancity Community Projects Grant andthe Metro Vancouver Agriculture Awareness Grant.
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A pair of Langley soccerplayers will play for B.C. atthe Canada Summer Gamesin Sherbrooke, Quebec.by Troy [email protected]
Graham Kasper and JoelWaterman have bright futuresahead of them playing “thebeautiful game.”
And in the immediate future,the two are flying to Sherbrooke,Quebec, where they will be tar-geting soccer gold as membersof the B.C. U18 men’s team com-peting at the Canada SummerGames.
The Games run Aug 2-17, withthe soccer component takingplace from the 11th to the 17th.
Kasper, whose dad Dave ispresident of the Langley UnitedSoccer Association, was part ofthe BC Provincial teams programfrom the U13 to U18 age groups,and part of the National TrainingCentre program in B.C. duringthose same years.
This past season he played forthe Coquitlam Metro Ford U18Sparta in the BCSPL (BritishColumbia Soccer PremierLeague), and his team recentlycaptured the provincial cham-pionship title. This result puthim and his Sparta teammates inthe national club championshipsin Newfoundland this comingOctober.
The 18-year-old has landed amajor academic scholarship andathletic scholarship to McGillUniversity, where he will bestudying biomedical sciences,and will suit up on the soccerpitch for the McGill Redmen fol-lowing the Canada Games.
Dave Kasper said his son hasbeen a “very focused and drivenperson” from an early age.
“He has a great willingness tolearn both on and off the pitch,and this combined with hiscoach-ability and athletic ability,has led to his success as a soccerplayer,” the elder Kasper said.
Waterman, 17, who is enter-ing his Grade 12 year, playsfor Surrey United Soccer Club.
His team is on break untilSeptember.
“Joel is a natural athlete wholoves to compete,” his momVicki said. “He strives for excel-lence every time he steps on thepitch.”
Both Waterman and Kasperhave been influenced by localcoaches who each have had ahand in molding them into theplayers they are today.
In Waterman’s case, MarkParker was his first mentorcoach at an elite level, on theBC U-13 Provincial team. Morerecently, he has played underthe tutelage of his club andacademy coaches from SurreyUnited, Frank McCann andSipho Sibiya, and his AldergroveCommunity Secondary Schoolcoach and teacher, Brian Hunter.
Kasper’s most influential
coaches include Kelly Younkerat Langley United SoccerAssociation, Les Krivak atCoquitlam Metro Ford, and thecoaching staff with BC SoccerProvincial teams program overthe years.
The Langley Advance caughtup with both Waterman andKasper, who talked about theirupcoming Canada Games experi-ence.
LA: How much of an honour isit for you to make this BC Soccermen’s team and what do youbelieve the competition is goingto be like?
JW: I am very honoured tohave made this team and to begiven the opportunity to playand represent my province. Ifeel like the competition will betough, but I also feel that wehave a very strong team and will
compete with the best.GK: It is a great honour to
make this team as I am rep-resenting BC Soccer, my com-munity, and province. I expectthe competition to be tough andtalented and look forward toplaying great, competitive gamesat the Summer Games.
LA: How did you make theB.C. U18 team?
JW: Selection for this teamwas done by recommendationfrom my club coach (BCSPLleague) and then short-listedby Martin Nash, the Team BCcoach. Final selection was madeafter training sessions and play-ing in two tournaments in theUS.
GK: I was selected to theCanada Games team throughthe usual selection process:B.C. staff coaches came out towatch our league games beforecreating a short list of players.From there, a team travelled toPortland to play in the PortlandTimbers Friendship Cup. Afterthis tournament, the field ofplayers was narrowed down tothe team it is now.
LA: What are your goals, per-sonal and team-wise, going intothese Summer Games?
GK: My ultimate goal is towin the Summer Games whileplaying great soccer. Personally,I wish to further develop tactic-ally and technically. I have agreat coaching staff and team soI have high hopeswe will succeed.
JW: Beyondwinning the goldmedal, my othergoals are to havea great experiencewith my team-mates, coachesand athletes fromacross Canada.
LA: Whatposition do you play and whathelped your development as aplayer?
GK: I play centre back primar-ily but occasionally I play fullback. My coaches obviouslyhelped me with my technicaland tactical development as aplayer all through my years inyouth soccer; my parents have
guided me and given me supportwhenever I needed it; but mydrive to succeed and to alwaystake advantage of any oppor-tunity presented to me has cer-tainly played a critical role in mydevelopment as a player.
JW: My original position iscentre midfield but over the lastfew years I have been given thechance to play outside midfield,as well, which has allowed meto develop both my right and leftfoot to increase my overall tech-nical ability.
What are your soccer aspira-tions past the youth level?
JW: My soccer goals are toearn a scholarship and play post-secondary in Canada or the US.My ultimate goal would be toplay professional soccer.
GK: I am determined to alwaysplay at the highest level possiblefor as long as possible. Next yearI will be playing for the McGillUniversity Redmen.
What do you love about soccer?GK: I love the camaraderie and
team atmosphere of soccer. Ofcourse I love the competitivenessand skill shown on the field, theflow and tactics of soccer can bemesmerizing to watch.
JW: For me, soccer isn’t justa game, it’s a lifestyle. I loveto win and I love to challengemyself to always be better. Thepitch is like a second home tome.
LA: How long have you beenplaying soccerand what got youinto the sport?
JW: I havebeen playing soc-cer for 13 years.As a toddler Iloved to run andkick the ball andmy parents bothplayed soccer, soit was a natural
progression for me to play, aswell.
GK: I have been playing sinceI joined LUSA at U6, so forabout 13 years. Watching mysister play soccer certainly influ-enced me at a young age. Eversince then, I never looked back.Soccer has always been the sportfor me.
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Joel Waterman (left) and Graham Kasper will be playing soccer for B.C. at the CanadaSummer Games in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
“For me soccer isn’tjust a game, it’s alifestyle. I love to winand I love to challengemyself.”Joel Waterman
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A $15,000 chequewill help give youngathletes a start.
The Royal CanadianLegion and the LadiesAuxiliary of BC/YukonCommand received$15,000 from theTownship of Langley tohelp host the 2013 and2014 Legion NationalYouth Track and FieldChampionships.
The championships,which will be held in theTownship for two years ina row, will see more thanone thousand 14- to 17-year-olds vie to be namedamong the best Canadiantrack and field athletes.
“We are really excitedto be hosting these
Championships in ourcommunity,” said MayorJack Froese.
The Langley MustangsTrack and Field Club will
host the competition,which will return to theTownship in the summerof 2014.
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A $15,000 sponsorship cheque was presented by Township of LangleyMayor Jack Froese (centre) to The Royal Canadian Legion BC/YukonLadies’ Sharel Fraser and Ted Stout to help stage the 2013 and 2014Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships.
The 37th annual Legion nationalyouth track and field championshipsare in Langley this weekend.
The most prestigious youth trackand field meet in Canada is coming toMcLeod Athletic Park this weekend.
Every year in August, the RoyalCanadian Legion partners with AthleticsCanada to sponsor a national track andfield competition for athletes betweenthe ages of 14-17.
This is the only competition of its kindin Canada with an alumnus that boastsa good majority of Canada’s Olympians.
The BC/Yukon Legion Ladies’Auxiliary will host the 2013 and 2014Championships at McLeod AthleticPark Aug. 9-11. More than 1,000 youthathletes will compete. Among those ath-letes are a handful of Langley Mustangs.
The local track and field club will bewell represented at the national event.
The B.C. youth and midget teamswere announced July 25. Five Mustangsnamed to the team, four to the youth(16- and 17-year-old) squad and one tothe midget (15-year-old) team.
Three are Langley residents, one livesin Coquitlam and the other calls MapleRidge home.
The Langley residents are:• Nick Colyn (youth team) – compet-
ing in the 2000 metre steeplechase. Heis the BC youth champion in the event.
• Robyn Buckingham (youth team)– competing in the heptathlon. She isthe top-ranked youth (16- and 17-year-old) heptathlete in B.C.
• Dean Ellenwood (midget team)– competing the 300m and 800m, andlikely on the 4 x 100m or medley relayfor B.C. He is the B.C. midget cham-pion in both individual events.
Other Mustangs on the team include:• Brittni Wolczyk (youth team) – the
Coquitlam resident is competing in thejavelin. She is the B.C. youth champion.
• Jordan Ellingson (youth team)– from Maple Ridge and competing inthe javelin. He is the B.C. youth silvermedalist in the event.
“We are so pleased to be supportingthis important and prestigious athlet-ics event,” said Coralee Oakes, theB.C. minister of community, sport andcultural development. “The LegionChampionships represent a fantasticdevelopment opportunity for Canada’sfuture athletic leaders and give us a pre-view of the incredible talent that is onthe rise in our province and our coun-try. At the same time, this event givesthe host community a chance to shine.”
Oakes will welcome the youth ath-letes at the official opening ceremonies,which are open to the public on Aug. 9,starting at 7 p.m. at MAP.
This year’s games are made possiblethrough the generosity of more than320,000 Legionnaires.
“As members of a national organ-ization, it makes all Legionnairesproud to be supported by the Ministryof Community, Sport and CulturalDevelopment and the Government ofBritish Columbia in our collective effortsto support the development of Canadianyouth,” Legion Dominion presidentGordon Moore said.
National competition
Track stars coming here
Langley Olympians Swim Club hadeight swimmers at the Canadian AgeGroup Championships in Montreal July24-28.
The Langley swimmers were competingagainst over 900 swimmers aged 11-18from 140 clubs from all over Canada.These local top age group swimmers hada great meet, winning medals, makingfinals, best times, a new club record andSenior National qualifying time.
“We produced some great swims withsuperb racing,” said head coach BrianMetcalfe. “It’s fantastic to have so manyof our swimmers making finals, gettingnew best times and for Justin achievinghis first Senior National qualifying time.This was a great end to our season.”
Renae Ledoux, 13, earned three goldmedals in her age group. Her wins werein the 50-metre breast, 100m breast and200m breast, also achieving best times inall these events.
Hillary Metcalfe, age 15, got on thepodium in third place in the 50m breastand 100m breast, just missing out on
medals in the 200m breast (fifth place)and 200IM (fifth). Hillary had been inMontreal the previous week competingin the Senior Nationals where she madeconsolation finals in the 100m breast(third) and 50m breast (sixth).
Chelsea Borrowdale, age 14, wonbronze in her age group for the 200mbreast. Chelsea also made finals in the400IM and 100m breast.
Other Langley swimmers making finalswere Robyn Nakano, age 14, in the 100mfly (eighth), 200m fly (fifth) and 50m fly(10th).
Justin Schramm, age 15, in the 100mfly (eighth), 200 fly (fouth) wherehe achieved his first Senior NationalQualifying time of 2:08.31 and settinga new LOSC Club Record, 200m free(fourth place) and 400m free (fourthplace).
Langley Olympians Swim Club finished33rd overall.
For registration information call 604-532-5257 or visit www.langleyolympians.com.
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