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A Langley senior will walk 1,600 km to improve hospice care.MATTHEW [email protected]

Roy Clements and his wife Doreen were married 53

years before her pass-ing in 2014 following a lengthy fight against cancer.

Clements, a retired Langley man in his 70s, is now planning to walk about 1,600 kilometres in three months in honour of Doreen and in sup-port of the Langley Hospice Society.

The couple were originally from Liverpool, in Britain.

“We met in 1961, Christmas Day,” said Clements.

They had gone to the same schools at the same times, but had been a few years apart. Their siblings knew each other, but the two had

never crossed paths until Clements’ family intervened.

“We met through my mum,” he said.His mother was worried about

her son’s “wild days” and thought Doreen would be a good influence on him.

“She was right on there,” Clements said with a laugh.

The couple married on March 30, 1963, and had three chil-dren, daughters Michelle,

Jayne, and Jakaline. The only problem was their neigh-

bourhood in Liverpool, which Clements described as a rough one. A job offer for him to work at a mine in northern B.C. came along at the right time, and the family packed up and moved to Canada, where they

have lived for the past 39 years.

While he worked in mine maintenance and construc-tion, Doreen also worked, doing everything from

cleaning to secretarial work, from starting her own business to

working as a lab tech to managing a retail store.After years of working and raising

their children, the couple then faced a series of health issues as Doreen had her first bout of cancer in the late 1990s. She survived through two separate diagnoses, but in 2012 was diagnosed with lung cancer.

As the disease progressed an it became clear in 2014 that she would not survive, the family turned to the Langley Hospice Society.

Doreen got physical care and had her pain eased while the family

received emotional support.The loss of his wife hit Clements

hard.

“At one time, I was suicidal, I must admit,” he said.

“Now I know how to cope with the bad days.”

The Langley Hospice Society is “my sav-ing grace,” said Clements, offering coun-selling and the Supportive Steps walking group. Clements said he has decided to dedicate himself to helping the society that helped him.

Clements is both fundraising for a major expansion of the Hospice Society’s facility and helping to build

a garden for bereaved children at the soci-ety’s offices.

To do that, he’s going for a walk. A very, very long walk, starting this June 2.

“I should have it finished round about the eighth of September,” said Clements.

The walk of roughly 1,600 to 1,800 kilometres will include the Coast to Coast

walk, which crosses England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea, the Cleveland Way, the Southwest Coast Trail and other countrywalks in England.

“It is a tall order,” admits Clements, who was a marathon runner until he had to slow down at age 65.

Doreen enjoyed walking, and a hike around England had been on the couple’s bucket list, Clements said.

In 2016 he’s planning to walk the El Camino de Santiago, an 800 kilometre medieval pilgrimage route from France

to Spain.Now he’ll be doing it in her honour.

He’s getting help from his family, from the Supportive Steps walkers, and from people coming out to his fundraisers or donating money through his site, http://clemoscru-sade.wix.com/home.

Clements showed a plan of the Coast to Coast walk route to his middle daughter, Jayne. “She was fearful,” Clements said, but she soon decided that she was going to make sure her dad was safe. She pressed him to start using a smartphone and insist-ed that he’ll be in touch with the family all the time.

When Clements is back home, he’ll keep raising funds, with pub nights and other get togethers.

Clements has a specific goal in mind for his fundraisers – Hospice would like to expand its facility at Langley Memorial Hospital to 15 full beds with private rooms, up from 10.

He’ll be doing it one step at a time, start-ing next month.

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Environment Minister Mary Polak has ordered cleanup of the orphan site that was once a drug lab.

An illegal drug lab at 20668 72nd Ave. was dismantled in April 2014.

The site and neighbouring properties were found to be contaminated.

Neighbours were frustrated by the lack of action by any level of government. (No government action on drug lab toxins, April 30, Langley Advance).

Now the Ministry of Environment will step in, hire a contractor to do the work – to start later this month – and send the bill.

Complicating the issue was the fact that a tenant had the drug lab.

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FATAL CRASH

Man found in carPolice are investigating a fatal crash at the U.S.-Canada border.

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A fatal crash in South Langley sent a vehicle over the Canada-U.S. border on Friday.

The vehicle was discovered just before 1 p.m. on the U.S. side, near the 22900 block of Zero Avenue, said Cpl. Holly Largy, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP.

The car had apparently gone off the road and a White Rock man is dead.

Largy said information indicates a medical incident occurred.

The U.S. Border Patrol assisted the Langley RCMP with the investigation. The Integrated Collision Analyst and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) had been called in to examine the inci-dent as well.

A prison escapee suspected in a couple of attempted bank robberies has a bankers’ association offering a $10,000 reward.

Shawn Merrick, a 43-year-old Surrey man who escaped from a minimum-security institu-tion at the end of March, was serving a sentence for second-degree murder and several rob-beries including in Langley.

Surrey RCMP have issued Canada-wide warrants for his arrest and he is also alleged to have tried to rob two banks as recently as April 17.

Merrick is a suspect in an unsuccessful bank robbery at about 1 p.m. that day in the 15900-block Fraser Highway, and another robbery in the

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The suspect, believed to be the same in both inci-dents, was described as a white man in his late 40s to 50s, with blond hair and a black jacket.

Merrick is also a suspect in several other recent robber-ies in the Langley area, said Surrey RCMP spokesman Sgt. Dale Carr.

Merrick is white, five-foot-eight, 141 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He has a tattoo of a skull and on the left side of his chest and a dragon

on his right upper arm. He also has a burn scar on his right forearm.

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A Christian group includ-ing Langley residents

Alistair Turkington and Chrissy Kline have heavy hearts after the country they visited on a mission trip was rocked by a deadly earthquake on April 25.

Nepal was hit by a 7.8 magnitude quake that has killed more than 7,500 and left countless others injured or missing.

“Obviously our team has been greatly affected by this tra-gedy as we stood on many of the places where the devasta-tion happened,” said Turkington, the B.C. regional director of Awana Canada, a global, non-profit min-istry.

The trip came about when the group was approached by a chil-dren’s ministry that had just completed a new facility called the Hope Center.

It is located in one of the poorer areas of Kathmandu in the midst of 10 brick factories, Turkington shared.

“There are more than 700 kids in the neighborhood who have little to no edu-cation, hygiene, or social programs,” Turkington said. “So the Hope Center was built to provide these things for them.”

The local group including adults Turkington and Adam and Veronica Verigin (from Victoria), along with teenagers Kline, Job Lee (Richmond), and Daniel Webster (Victoria) delivered more than 535 back-packs filled with shoes, socks, and edu-cational and hygienic supplies to the facility.

When they went to Nepal, the group was able to stock the Hope Center “so they can reach the needs of the children holistic-ally,” Turkington said, adding that the team of six “had a fantas-tic time serving the children there and in other of Kathmandu’s slums. We do plan to take a follow-up trip shortly to help finish off some last details of the Hope Center,

and also to train more leaders to serve the kids properly there.”

After the earth-quake, relief for the local group came with the news that appar-ently all those they helped are safe and accounted for.

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rescue operations,” Turkington reported.

He added that “many people have been affected in Nepal. We are plan-ning to help them with food, water, tents, and blankets through local churches and other partners.

“Right now money is the best way to send help. We have set up an emergency ‘Help Nepal’ fund for this purpose.”continued on page A6…

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Group’s thoughts with NepalHappiness about helping kids in Nepal before it was struck by an earthquake quickly changed to sadness for a group that included two Langley residents.

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Many ways to help … continued from page A5

To donate through awanacanada.ca, click on the donate tab, choose “International Missionaries and Projects” and type “Nepal” under “Project Name.”

As well cheques can be made payable to Awana Canada with “Help Nepal” in the memo and sent to: 101– 2430 King George Blvd., Surrey, BC V4P 1H5.

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“We have been thankful for all the support that has already come in,” Turkington said. “We are asking people to pass this on to their friends and help us support them in this time of great trial.”

Turkington said there is a “good possi-bility some of us may be going back shortly to help, but we are waiting to receive the details.”

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Discontent at the Langley Seniors Resource Centre has led a former director to call for her name to be removed from the main hall, while current members try to force a change to the board.

Sharon Birnie, who worked for the society for 33 years, wrote a letter to the board of directors on April 6, asking that her name be removed from the Great Hall.

“A critical part of the success of the centre was the respect and dignity demonstrated by the board and management for staff, members, and volun-teers,” Birnie wrote in her letter. “This culture created a centre that was the envy of many, where a family atmos-phere was felt by all. Over the years there was little staff turn-over, everyone worked together and supported and cared for one another.

“It now appears that this culture has dis-appeared in favour of an impersonal corpor-ate structure where members are not heard and both recent and long term staff have their employment either terminated or find themselves work-ing under very stress-

ful conditions,” Birnie wrote.

Birnie, who retired to the B.C. Interior, wrote the letter after speaking to friends and former co-workers.

The board is in con-tact with her about the naming request.

Starting about six months ago, a new executive director was appointed and a num-ber of longtime staffers were let go.

Society members also say there have been changes in procedures and volunteer respon-sibilities that have rubbed longtime mem-bers the wrong way.

Karen Holloway is one of the former staff members who was let go in the past six months.

“I worked there for 21 years,” said Holloway. She had been the director of recreation, then had reduced her hours to part time to work as a trip coordinator.

On her second meet-ing with the new exec-utive director, Shelley Wells, Holloway was told she was losing her job due to restructur-ing.

Vic Rurka is another senior and former vol-unteer who is upset, after he was banned from the centre.

Board members met with Rurka earlier this spring and told him

that there had been complaints about his behaviour, and that his membership was being suspended. He is banned from attending the centre, after several years of volunteering driving a bus for the centre.

Rurka says he was not even told specific-ally what he had done to merit the loss of his membership. He still retains his society membership, but was refunded $60 for his recreation membership.

He admits to having been bluntly critical of the recent direction of the centre at a general

meeting in March.Board president

Shauna Sailer flatly denied that was the reason for Rurka’s expulsion. “Absolutely not,” she said.

Rurka said he was not given a chance to defend himself against accusations, and that he doesn’t know who his accusers are.

“All I want to do is get my name cleared,” said Rurka.

On the overall chan-ges, Sailer said in a written statement to the Langley Advance that the society has undergone many chan-ges over the past sev-

eral months, and that change can be difficult on everyone.

“The board of dir-ectors continues to receive letters of sup-port and encourage-ment and also a few that have provided feedback and sugges-tions,” said Sailer’s statement. “The board takes all feedback and suggestions into account when making decisions. The board of directors has a duty to make decisions in the best interests of the whole – staff, members, and its vol-unteers.”

She said the reason

for the changes comes down to finances.

“Last spring the board was faced with a $97,000 deficit,” Sailer said, adding manage-ment provided no sug-gestions to remedy the situation. “The board did its due diligence prior to approving a revised budged in early summer 2014 which identified numerous areas of opportunity for cost reduction, growth, and improved efficien-cies. Very often when a board conducts a review of an operation it does so with ‘new eyes’ and sees oppor-tunities that manage-

ment may not perceive as such when tasked with day-to-day oper-ations.”

In the last week of April, a group of sen-iors centre members, including friends of Rurka’s, began col-lecting signatures to call a special general meeting. They are aim-ing to hold the board accountable for what they see as problems at the centre, or to change the board itself.

Late last week, Rurka said they had gathered more than enough sig-natures according to bylaws. A meeting has been set for late May.

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Langley Advance editor Bob Groeneveld has announced his retirement. “After 38 years of liaising between Langley’s newsmakers and news readers, I

decided it was time to explore some of my other interests,” Groeneveld said. “My gar-den has been getting short shrift the past couple of years and my guitar and sax have been sitting far too idle for far too long.”

Groeneveld stressed that his retirement is not connected to the recent sale of the Langley Advance to Black Press, “except that I thought this was a good nexus to explore an opportunity that had been sit-ting at the back of my mind for some time. What started out as an idle chat slowly evolved into a real possibility, and a very happy reality for Donna and myself.”

Groeneveld is stepping down as editor of both the Advance and of the Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows TIMES – a pos-ition he assumed in September of 2010. Assistant editor Roxanne Hooper is mov-ing to the editor’s chair for both papers.

Groeneveld started his community journalism career as a reporter with the Advance in February 1977, and became news editor and then editor in the 1980s.

“Bob’s contributions to the Langley Advance go further than most of us can imagine,” said Ryan McAdams, publisher of both the Advance and the MR&PM TIMES. “Bob’s retirement is a bittersweet day at the Advance, and I personally wish Bob and Donna all the best in this new chapter of their life.”

McAdams was pleased to announce that Hooper accepted her promotion at both newspapers: “Roxanne brings a lot of experience and goodwill to the position,” he said, “and I’m confident that all of our readers will appreciate the commitment that she has to community service.”

Groeneveld said he was pleased to be succeeded as editor by Hooper: “I have a great deal of respect for Roxanne’s abilities as a journalist and editor, and she has a tremendous understanding of the concept of community.”

Hooper grew up in Langley and went on to attend journalism school and establish herself as an award-winning journalist in the B.C. Interior and at the Maple Ridge& Pitt Meadows News, before returning to the Langley Advance in 2006.


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How do you sum up 38 years as a reporter and editor at the Langley Advance in the few lines offered by this meagre space?

The simple answer is, of course, you don’t.

I came to Langley after a few years of studying agricultural science at UBC, where I had first enrolled with an eye to becoming a teacher.

I grew up on Vancouver Island in the Alberni Valley, at that time a thriving, progressive fishing and logging commun-ity dominated by sawmills and a world-class pulp mill.

My dad and all my oldest brothers worked in that pulp mill, and they have all done well with their lives.

Nevertheless, it was not a future I envisioned for myself.

I discovered in my first year at school that I had a natural bent for the written word. I enjoyed learning each letter, and I loved the way they came together to form words and captured thoughts.

My handwriting was abysmal. It was the basis for many, many nasty notes penned on report cards that were other-wise dominated by glowing reviews of my fervour for reading.

But the reading was for me, none the less, all about writing. By the time I got through Fun With Dick and Jane, I was thinking mostly about the people who wrote that stuff.

I wanted to be one of those people.

But the world I was in then was far different from the one we’re in now. In those days, as you got into high school, your career options grew progressively narrower.

And the only serious career options I had been exposed to by the time I got to Grade 12 were work-ing in the mill, like my dad and brothers, or going into education and emulating some of my favourite teachers.

It’s funny. My mother was always proud of the marks I brought home, and she bragged that I was on the university track at school.

But forever after I announced that I was not going to work in the pulp mill, but would go to university to become a teacher, her favourite derogation for me when I got her angry (I was a teenager) was a derisively intoned, “Student!”

I did work in the mill. I worked there for a year – and ensuing summers – to make money to go to university.

And after I was done with UBC (or more accurately, after UBC was done with me) I worked as a construction labourer before stumbling into a job as a reporter at the Advance.

Jim Schatz, then editor, publisher, and owner of the Advance, cautioned me at the outset of my job inter-view, “You’d better love this work, and you’d better love to write, because it’s not about the money… you’re not going to get rich in this business, but if you’re unlucky enough that the printer’s ink gets into your blood, you can’t find a bet-ter way to make a living.”

Within a week, my blood was saturated with that dastardly ink.

I had found my niche – purely by acci-dent, only because Jim was the father of a friend I had made in 4-H.

Not only was I blessed with the oppor-tunity to write for a living, but better still, it was exactly the writing that I realized I had always wanted to do.

I got to meet and talk with and write about people I would not otherwise have met – people like Art Brooks and Bill Blair and Arthur Easthope (whom I interviewed twice on his 100th birthday four years apart… a whole other story) and Jock Lindsay and Muriel Arnason and Reg Easingwood and Iris Mooney and Bill Poppy and Alex Hope and… gosh!… literally hundreds of others!

Holy cow, it’s been a heck of a write!Thank you, Langley! See you around.

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Langley Advance editor Bob Groeneveld announced his retirement, and Roxanner Hooper’s promotion to the editor’s chair. Readers weigh in:

Shirley Sawatsky – Happy retirement Bob Groeneveld, I guess I will see you walking your dogs even more so now ...... lol

Angie Quaale – Congratulations Bob and congratulations Roxy!

Linda Borden – Congratulations to you both – Bob on entering the next phase of his life and Roxanne for taking on a new role.

Shannon Todd Booth – Wow! Congratulations to you both! Happy retirement Bob & huge congrats to you Roxy!

Howie Vickberg – You’ll like the Retirement Club Bob, the “Grandparents/Retirement Club” is the best one, it’s even better than our Aldergrove Rotary! Congrats on your new position Roxanne, you’ll do a wonderful job and they’re very lucky to have you.

Michelle Sparrow – Congratulations to both of you!

Janice Johnston Nikkel – Go Roxy! And thanks Bob!

Patricia Lessard – Congratulations Roxanne Hooper, the paper is in great hands

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LangleyAdvance Thursday, May 7, 2015 A9COMMUNITY FORUM

Dear Editor,Tattoo, a life-sized

horse statue, was viciously attacked as he stood grazing in Langley’s Brookswood Park.

Put back together by volunteers, vandals preyed upon him again, and this time he suc-cumbed to his injuries.

Artist Marilyn Dyer-Seidel, Tattoo’s creator, realized the source of the criminal attacks was bullying.

Using her artistic abil-ity, she illustrated the damage wreaked on Tattoo and wrote the story of his plight. The resulting book has had province-wide atten-tion by government and school boards. It has reinforced powerful statements about bully-ing.

“Tattoo addresses an ugly and very disturb-ing problem in modern society,” said Mari. “I

wanted to start a con-versation between chil-dren, their parents, and the community about bullying.”

Bullying has been identified among school-aged children and young adults as having the potential to

lead to serious, last-ing problems for kids who are bullied and for those who bully others.

Whether in person or over the internet, this unwanted, aggressive behaviour can be so damaging as to lead to loss of life.

What Tattoo, the painted horse, has taught us about bully-ing was the topic of Mari’s discussion at the White Rock Community Centre, hosted by CFUW White Rock/Surrey Club.

Trudy Handel, Langley

More information about the Tattoo Anti-Bullying project is available here: http://www.brookswoodvillage.com/tattoothehorse.html

Lesson from Tattoo’s plight

Artist Marilyn Dyer-Seidel, second from left, created Tattoo, and subsequently wrote about the bullying underlying her creation’s destruction.

Clear hazeDear Editor,

In a democratic society, our govern-ment leaders follow statistics and, hope-fully, scientific evi-dence, and then they implement laws to reduce a problem or increase the level of safety. An example would be a number of our laws associat-ed around the use of alcohol or tobacco.

We’ve heard a lot of discussion and opinions on the use of marijuana and the establishment of dispensaries in our communities. Nowhere do I hear mention of an increase of any problems arising from the presence of marijuana dispens-aries.

I hear a lot about perceived problems, but I must point out that, in our soci-ety, something is not illegal because somebody doesn’t like the look of it or because it is new.

Perhaps it is time to encourage our elected officials to look at the facts that simple science pro-vides, and not make laws based on age-old society beliefs.

Ryan Usenik, Langley

Not a free choiceDear Editor,

Coercion occurs when another individual uses force, the threat of force, or any form of manipula-tion or extortion in an attempt to compel a woman to abort, although 64 per cent of women present-ing for post-abortive treatment report feeling coer-cion to abort.

Despite the notable lack of widespread socio-logical studies on the prevalence of coerced abor-tion, there are indications that a substantial pro-portion of women presenting for abortion are not making a truly free choice, but are instead being pressured, bullied, or threatened into their deci-sion.

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LangleyAdvanceA10 Thursday, May 7, 2015 BUSINESS

I’m going to throw around a couple acro-nyms this week, when discussing a few chan-

ges in the Langley business scene, namely CSA and SCI.

SCI Logistics recently announced the opening of a new specialized transporta-tion centre in Langley, and specifically in Gloucester Estates in Aldergrove.

The 35,000-square-foot operation is the fourth facil-ity opened by SCI (www.scilogistics.ca) within the past year, extending the company’s footprint from

coast-to-coast, and this comes as part of a merger with Burnaby Moving Storage for high-value product ship-ping – including items such as multi-functional office machines, retail point-of-sale equipment, medical equip-ment, ATMs, automated kiosks, and servers.

Now, speaking of expan-sion into this market, and keeping with the abbrevia-tions, let me turn your atten-tion to a relatively new addi-tion to Walnut Grove – CSA.

This independent, not-for-profit member-based

association has its roots in Canada dating back almost a century, when it started as the Canadian Engineering Standards Association.

Through the years, it has developed a trusted reputa-tion, the CSA certification telling us a product has been tested and deemed safe.

Well, the reason I bring up CSA now is easy. The group has set up a new transporta-tion fuels laboratory on 201st Street, just on the onramp to the Golden Ears Bridge.

Kind of cool. The team in this 1,800-square-metre lab

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…continued from A11He and his wife Henny have

25 years experience with thrift shops, and when they found out the location was becoming available, rented it.

They had been collecting donations and storing them in Abbotsford in preparation for opening a store in this area.

The store is staffed by volun-teers, about 60 to 70 of them, and is open six days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed Sundays).

De Regt said he hopes the store can raise $150,000 to $200,000 per year to support the three orphanages.

The de Regts were on a visit to Mexico when they found out about New Hope.

“That’s how this started, my wife and I were there,” he said.

It takes an armyThe Salvation Army, a

Christian charity in operation around the world, has a hand-ful of operations in Langley.

Salvation Army Warehouse and Thrift Store is at 19733 96th Ave. For a complete list of accepted items, go to www.thriftstore.ca or call the store.

Langley Salvation Army Thrift Store at 19868 Langley Bypass closed in March.

The Salvation Army Thrift Store at 3111 272nd St. in Aldergrove raises funds specif-ically for the Gateway of Hope shelter on the Langley Bypass.

Hospice helperSecond Story Treasures in

Walnut Grove is run by the Langley Hospice Society. Donate or shop at the store at suite 5, 20349 88th Ave.

Tuk ShopThe Langley Seniors’

Resource Centre Tuk Shop is open Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Tuk Shop is a vitally important part of the fundrais-ing at the non-profit seniors’ centre.

In 2014 the tuk shop, run by volunteers, raised $29,783.43.

All proceeds go directly to LSRS. Contact the centre at 604-530-3020.

Biblical bargainsThe Bibles For Missions

Thrift Store at 5785 200th St. raises funds for the Bibles for Missions Foundation.

Learn more about its inter-national work at www.bfmthriftstores.ca.

Langley LodgeThe auxiliary to the Langley

Care Foundation hosts book sales and New2U sales of

household and decor items, and women’s clothes and accessories several times each year.

Watch the Langley Advance What’s On listings or check langleylodge.org.

The funds raised benefit Langley Lodge residents and the sales take place at the seniors’ complex care facility, 5451 204th St.

Mission workThe BC International

Response thrift shop funds mission work. It’s at 203rd Street and 57th Avenue.

Health helpFibromyalgia Well Spring

Thrift Shop always earns top marks in the Langley Advance readers polls and raises funds for the Fibromyalgia Wellspring Foundation which helps people with the disease.

The site at 20631 Fraser Hwy. is also the foundation office.

Thrift store causes diverse

When is helping not helpfulNot all thrift stores accept all items. Check with each before

taking items and only donate working, clean, sellable stuff.Most thrift shops are not set up to accept donations except

during hours of operation. Items left overnights and when shops are closed are often stolen, rummaged through, dam-aged and unusable. The charities must then shoulder the cost of disposal.

The Recyling Council of B.C. has a website (www.rcbc.ca), a mobile app and phone numbers (604-RECYCLE or toll free 1-800-667-4321) to help people keep items from the landfill, whether that’s donating to a thrift shop or finding a recycling program.

The council has information on the various recycling pro-grams for various things like light fixtures, small appliances, computers, electronics, paint, glass, light bulbs, large furni-ture, building materials, and mattresses.

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The Langley Speedway old-timers once knew is a dis-tant memory.

Gone are the cars that zipped around the 3/8ths of a mile oval circuit every weekend in south Langley; so to are the roars and rumbles emanating from souped-up engines.

The stands that rise above the track, once filled with racing enthusiasts, are barren.

But for a speedway that hasn’t held a formal race weekend for 31 years, it’s held up well with age, thanks to vol-unteers from the Langley Speedway Historical Society (LSHS), who lovingly restored the track to a close resemblance of its former self.

It’s the LSHS, and in particular the society’s events coordinator Larry Olson, who are keeping the memories alive by bringing artifacts to show and shines and other car-related events.

And starting May 6, Olson and others are introducing the speed-way to a whole new audience at the Langley Centennial Museum.

The exhibit Can’t Catch Me, A Look Back at the Langley Speedway will be on display until Aug. 9 at the museum at 9135 King Street in Fort Langley.

Olson said the artifacts should be “available for everybody to see, not just certain people. This will be open to young kids, older people… people who have never been to

the speedway will now have the opportunity to come and see it [the memorabilia].”

The opening reception for the exhibit is this Saturday, May 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum.

During the reception, two cars that were raced at Langley Speedway – a 1964 B Modified V6 race car once owned by popular driver “Black” Jack Cross and now in Olson’s possession, as well as a Modified Sportsman – will be parked in front of the museum.

After sitting for roughly three decades with blackberry bushes growing overtop of it on Tom Fells’ property, the Sportsman is being restored for display purposes.

“It was basically parked back in the ’80s, shut off, and that was the end of it,” Olson said. “The car was raced many years at Langley Speedway.”

This display is also helping to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the speedway’s opening on June 13, 1965.

Curator Kobi Christian said the museum staff is very excited to

celebrate the anniver-sary of the track and “learning more about it in the process.”

For some, the speed-way is woven into

the fabric of Langley’s history. It’s also a big part of Olson’s life.

He was the speedway’s official starter from 1969 to ’77, over which time he flagged more than 9,000 races at the track.

Olson is the proud owner of some coveted memorabilia from the track including the original poster promoting the NASCAR races that came to Langley Speedway on July 2, 1971, and the speedway’s official starting flags from 1971 and 1972, among many other things.

Now, this memorabilia has a home, albeit temporarily.

In his home in Langley City, Olson housed what he called “the Langley Speedway room” because it was filled with speedway history.

“I know the history behind most of this stuff and I can appreciate the significance of the value of it in history,” Olson said. “To me, I was losing that because no one seemed to want it. There was no caretaker for it. We could put a concrete and steel building down at the speed-way and I guarantee you somebody would break into it and destroy the artifacts that are in there. That’s what I was most concerned about, is that we have a home for it.”

Colourful history

Langley Speedway oper-ated into 1984 (as Action Raceway, which it was named from 1980-84), sev-

eral years after the land had been bought for use as Campbell Valley Regional Park.

After it closed, the track was left to quietly decay, the asphalt cov-ered with leaves and the old stands and stairs covered with blackberry bushes and shrubs.

Volunteers from the Speedway Society began clearing away much of the invasive vegetation several years ago, and the track has played

host to a number of minor car-related events in recent years.

In 2006, Olson visited the speed-way for a photo op, the first time he set foot on the its soil since 1977. Today, he champions the speedway’s history, and is a driv-ing force behind the display.

Olson delivered to the museum 11 CDs full of photos from the speedway’s bygone days including rare colour pictures from the 1960s.

He also worked with Township cultural services manager Peter Tulumello and museum curator Kobi Christian to make the display happen.

“In February Peter said to me that maybe it would be a good time to celebrate the occasion [of the 50th anniversary of the speedway’s opening],” Olson said.

Olson has turned over his arti-facts and is providing historical information for the museum.

> Read more at www.langleydvance.com

MOTORSPORTS

Speedway history has temporary homeIn the 1970s, Fred Goodrum accepted a trophy from an unidentified Miss Langley Speedway with starter Larry Olson (holding checkered flag) standing nearby at Langley Speedway.

Below: Langley Speedway Historical Society events coordinator Larry Olson is thrilled about the upcoming exhibit, Can’t Catch Me, A Look Back at the Langley Speedway, which will be on display at the Langley Centennial Museum in Fort Langley until Aug. 9.

A collision between two or three cars at the Langley Speedway, including Jerry Serrett (No. 23) and Rick Atchison (No. 57).

May 9Science Rendezvous Kwantlen Polytechnic University has an educa-tion expo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 9 at the Langley campus. People can try interactive sci-ence experiments, tour the facilities (including the new brewery program site), meet faculty and learn about KPU programs. Free. Suitable for all ages.Thank You for the Music Music from around the world will be performed by the Langley Community Chorus at their spring concert, 3 p.m. on May 9 at the Lang-ley Mennonite Fellowship, 20997 40th Ave. The 80-voice chorus will be joined by marimba player and percussionist Bruce Henczel. Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for students and those 12 and younger admitted free. Available at the door.Outdoor Living Expo More than 35 community groups join Willowbrook Shopping Centre merchants to showcase activities and events in the communty. The May 9 expo runs 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and includes seven kids activity stations, entertainment, sports demonstrations, free goodie bags for the first 500 people and more.

May 9-10Bloom Market The market on May 9 and 10 features more than 25 local artisans with art, jewelry, baby items, home decor, treats and flowers. Admission: $2 (do-nated to charity). 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Fort Langley Community Hall.

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public notice

Township continued...

Monday, May 11 | 7 - 11pmRegular Council Meeting and

Public Hearing MeetingCivic Facility

Fraser River Presentation Theatre

Tuesday, May 12 | 7 - 9pmSeniors Advisory Committee

Civic FacilitySalmon River Committee Room

Wednesday, May 13 | 3 - 5pmMayor’s Standing Committee on Public Engagement

Civic FacilityYorkson Creek Meeting Room

Wednesday, May 13 | 7 - 9pmRecreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee

Civic FacilitySalmon River Committee Room

Offices at the Township of Langley Civic Facility and Operations Centre will be closed

Monday, May 18 for Victoria Day.Township of Langley Civic Facility

20338 - 65 Avenue, Langley V2Y 3J1604.534.3211 | tol.ca

langley events centre

Composting: Nature’s RecyclingHelp the environment and get great soil for your garden by using a backyard composter.

Township residents can get a backyard composter for $25. They can be purchased at the Civic Facility or Operations Centre during regular operating hours.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

Give Laundry a Fresh Start with Clothes Washer Rebate ProgramIs your clothes washer an energy waster and a water guzzler? Are you in the market for a new washing machine?

For a limited time only, Township of Langley residents can receive a $100 to $200 rebate on select Energy Star® qualifi ed clothes washers. Rebates are courtesy of BC Hydro Power Smart and the Township’s energy and water programs.

Visit powersmart.ca/appliances to check a Product Eligibility Search Tool for qualifying models and to apply.

Rebates are available for purchases made from May 1 - June 30, 2015 or when funding is exhausted. You must be a Township resident in order to qualify for the maximum rebate.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 [email protected]

public programs and eventspublic noticesDemonstration Garden Celebrates Seedy SundayCelebrate Mother’s Day in a unique way as the Langley Demonstration Garden opens for the season.

Seedy Sunday is once again being held at the Garden, and the public is encouraged to stop in, get to know their seedy community resources, enjoy kids’ crafts, and support non-profit organizations through the purchase of garden items like seedlings and young fruit trees.

High Tea will be available for purchase and visitors can bring their own saved or leftover seeds to participate in a free seed exchange, alongside local experts and enthusiasts.

Date: Sunday, May 10Time: Noon - 3pmPlace: Langley Demonstration GardenLocation: Derek Doubleday Arboretum, 21200 block of Fraser Highway

Guests can learn tricks for Container Gardening with the Langley Environmental Partners Society at 12:30pm, and launch or deepen their knowledge of Seed Saving with local organic farmer and plant breeder David Catzel of the Glorious Organics Co-Operative at 1:30pm.

The event will take place rain or shine, with plenty of covered space.

For information contact:

Ava Shannon 604.546.0337 [email protected]

Heritage Building Incentive ProgramThe Heritage Building Incentive Program is designed to assist with the costs of restoring, repairing, and maintaining eligible heritage buildings within the Township of Langley. Grants are available to property owners of heritage buildings included in the Township of Langley’s Inventory of Heritage Resources.The next deadline for the grant program is May 29, 2015 at 4:30pm. For an application form, visit the Township of Langley website at tol.ca/hbip.

Elaine Horricks Heritage Planner 604.534.3211, Local 2998

Water Main FlushingAs part of our maintenance program, the municipal Water Department will be fl ushing water mains within the dates shown below. Water main fl ushing is weather dependent and we are unable to provide a specifi c date for when it will occur in your area.

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. You may wish to keep water in the refrigerator for drinking and cooking.

Willoughby:until Friday, May 22

Willowbrook:Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 29

Fort Langley, Forest Knolls and Milner:Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 29

Tall Timbers and Acadia:Monday, May 4 – Friday, May 29

Engineering Division 604.532.7300 [email protected]

Notice of Road Closure, Highway Dedication Removal, and DisposalNotice is hereby given of the intention of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Langley, pursuant to Section 40 and 94 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c. 26, to adopt “Highway Closing and Dedication Removal (Federal Government) Bylaw 2015 No. 5136.”

The intent of the Bylaw is to close and remove the dedication of highway of a 0.330 hectare portion of improved road beside 26717 Zero Avenue. The road will then be transferred to the Federal Government in exchange for a 0.408 hectare road dedication for the realignment of Zero Avenue to accommodate the Federal Government’s planned expansion of the Aldergrove Border Crossing.

The portion of road being closed is shown outlined on the plan.

Comments will be received by the Township Clerk prior to 12pm on Monday, May 11, 2015.

Written comments should be directed to:

Deputy Township Clerk20338 - 65 AvenueLangley BC V2Y 3J1

Fax: 604.533.6054

Copies of the Bylaw may be inspected at the Township of Langley Civic Facility.

Scott Thompson, Manager Property Services Department 604.533.6138

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Langley Junior Thunder BCJALL Lacrosse

Thu May 14 8:00pm vs. Burnaby LakersSun May 17 5:00pm vs. Victoria Shamrocks

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

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Upcycling Art ContestCalling all eco-artists! Turn trash into treasure with our third annual Upcycling Design Challenge. Create a unique and interesting piece made from at least 75 per cent found/recovered material.

Prizes will be awarded for the top entries:

1st - $5002nd - $2003rd - $100People’s Choice Award - $500 Willowbrook Gift Card

Contest entries will be displayed at an exhibit at the Willowbrook Shopping Centre from May 25 - 31. Prizes will be awarded at an evening reception on May 28, 6 - 9pm.

Deadline for submissions is May 16.

For more information visit tol.ca/upcycling or call 604.532.7300.

Engineering Division 604.532.7300

Mosquito Season: Reducing RisksEnjoy a safe spring and summer … and remember to practice the 4-Ds to reduce mosquito risks:1. DRAIN your property of unwanted standing water2. DUSK/DAWN take extra care at these times3. DRESS appropriately: wear light-coloured, loose-fi tting clothing

with long sleeves4. DEFEND against mosquito bites by using mosquito repellents

wisely

Township Mosquito Nuisance Control Programs 604.872.1912 tol.ca/mosquitoes


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After-Hours Emergency Contact 604.543.6700

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

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

BYLAW NO. 5114APPLICATION NOS. RZ100416 / DP100762

OWNER: Infi nity Properties (Yorkson) Ltd.205, 6360 - 202 StreetLangley, BC V2Y 1N2

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

LOCATION: 8572 - 204 Street and 20474 - 86 Avenue (see Map 1)

LEGAL: Lot 27 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848 Portion of Lot 28 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 48848

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 5114 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-77. A Development Permit is being considered in conjunction with this bylaw.

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate the development of 106 townhouse units.

BYLAW NO. 5147 APPLICATION NOS. RZ100419 / DP100766 / DP100787

OWNER/ Royale Properties (Yorkson III) Ltd.AGENT: 16295 - 36A Avenue

Surrey, BC V3Z 0X5

LOCATION: 20477 - 80 Avenue, 20498 and 20514 - 82 Avenue (see Map 2)

LEGAL: Lot 11 Block 1 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1094East Half Lot 8 Block 1 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1094Parcel “A”, (H53134E) of Lot 7 Block 1 Section 26 Township 8 New Westminster District Plan 1094

PURPOSE: Bylaw No. 5147 proposes to rezone property from Suburban Residential Zone SR-2 to Comprehensive Development Zone CD-77. Development Permits for streamside protection and form and character are being considered in conjunction with this bylaw.

PROPOSAL: This application will facilitate the development of 153 townhouse units.

AND TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that a copy of Township of Langley Bylaw Nos. 5114 and 5147; Development Permit Nos. 100762, 100766, and 100787; and relevant background material may be inspected between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from May 1 to 11, both inclusive, at the Community Development Division Development Services counter, 2nd fl oor, Township of Langley Civic Facility, 20338 - 65 Avenue or online at tol.ca/hearing.

Date: Monday, May 11

Time: 7pm

Place: Township of Langley Civic Facility

Address: 20338 - 65 Avenue

Community Development Division604.533.6034

notice of public hearing BYLAW NO. 5147

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The Fraser Timber Supply Area Cooperative Association (FTSACA) is developing a Pest Management Plan (PMP) under the Integrated Pest Management Act. This plan will describe a vegetation management program using Integrated Pest Management, including the use of herbicides.

The purpose of the PMP is to describe the vegetation management program in the FTSACA chart area in the Fraser Timber Supply Area. Vegetation control methods in this plan include aerial foliar spray, ground foliar spray (including backpack and power nozzle), stem injection (hack and squirt), basal bark sprays, manual girdling, power saw, stem bending and pulling and mechanical site preparation. These treatments will take place within the Fraser Timber Supply Area that contains Crown land designated as forest land within the Chilliwack Forest District extending from the Nesakwatch River drainage on the Canada / US border in the south to the Nahatlatch River drainage in the north. It extends from the Pitt River in the west to the Skagit River in the east. Since the FTSACA chart areas are spread throughout the Chilliwack Forest District, nearby towns include Boston Bar and Hope and the communities of the Fraser Valley. There are numerous dwellings scattered throughout the plan area. Proposed herbicides to be used include Vision, VisionMax, Vantage, Weed-Master (glyphosate), Release MSO, Garlon RTU, Garlon XRT (triclopyr) and Sylgard 309 (siloxylated polyether). This Pest Management Plan will be in effect for a period of five years from the date of approval (approximately 2015 to 2020).

Interested parties may view the Pest Management Plan application in detail at the following location:

Dunham and Associates Forest Professionals Ltd. 9194 Edward St. Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 4C6 (604) 793-6978 Attention: Michelle Dunham, RPF

A person wishing to contribute information about a proposed treatment site, relevant to the development of the pest management plan, may send copies of the information to the applicant at the address above within 30 days of the publication of this notice.

DEVELOPMENT OF A PEST MANAGEMENT PLANPest Management Plan (PMP) No.: 794-003-15/20

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LangleyAdvance Thursday, May 7, 2015 A15ARTS & CULTURE

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Helping share inspirational stories from 9/11 ‘deeply moved’ Aldergrove’s Brandon Motz.ROXANNE [email protected]

Images of 9/11 are forever etched in people’s collective memory, including that of 23-year-old Aldergrove actor Brandon Motz.

Now, the full-time electrician and part-time actor is helping tell some of the stories of the people who risked their lives to save those trapped in the burning inferno of the Twin Towers and who desper-ately tried to rescue the ones buried under the smoldering debris follow-ing their collapse.

Motz is playing four dif-ferent roles in the current Gallery 7 Theatre produc-tion of 110 Stories – Garrett Fisher, Jason Cascone, as well as BJ and a rescue worker.

“The most rewarding part of this production is the realization I had that these ‘lines’ that I memorized and these ‘characters’ I’m portraying are real people and real stories,” Motz shared with the Langley Advance.

“This play is not made up. That fact almost broke me emotionally and continues to affect me at a very deep level. When I play Garrett, every-thing I say is completely real to me. Same with Jason. This play has changed me, and I mean that very honestly, and I just hope that it does

the same thing for the audience as well.“This play has given me a whole new perspec-

tive on life. Nothing could be more rewarding,” he said.

Motz describes the play as being about the people who experienced this incredible tragedy and how they found hope and strength. It’s not, he emphasized, about the politics.

“This play has made me have a whole new perspective on life, and everyone should come see it so they can experience what I have. It makes you feel like you have a new hope in humanity, and an understanding of what people

may be going through in life that you wouldn’t have been able to see

before. Life seems more beauti-ful to me now.”

This play, 110 Stories, is already underway. It opened last weekend and wraps this weekend. There are still shows tonight through Saturday

at 7:30 p.m., with a discount matinee set for

Saturday at 2 p.m. It’s show-ing in a ‘site-specific’ venue, at

The Reach Gallery & Museum in Abbotsford. Tickets are available at www.

gallery7theatre.com.“When you come see this play, don’t go in

there expecting to see actors. Go in there seeing real people, and their real stories of what they experienced through this incredible tragedy,” Motz said. “And don’t forget about how it will surely affect you on an emotional level. I hope you leave that place with a new outlook on life, and hope in humanity.”> Read more at www.langleyadvance.com, search “Motz”

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A: Granite countertops bring the art of nature to our homes, as well as the respect we should have to the nature – the maintenance!

(1) Protection: The best way to prevent stains is to treat the countertop with SEALER. Sealers help repelling spills on the porous surface, giving us time to clean them.

(2) Watch your cleaner: Only specifically-made cleaning products are recommended for natural stones. Some abrasive household cleaners wear away the sealer and leave your counter at risk.

(3) Food and drinks: Foods, beverages and cosmetics containing acids can damage stone. Be careful when you’re dealing with them.

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A: Here are some frequent areas a budget can “leak” from: Paying more than needed: Cell phone and cable packages can be costly, be sure you need AND use all you pay for. Getting charged fees: Extra ATM withdraw-als, late payments or bank account fees add up quickly. Plan ahead for withdrawals and check your bank account for better options.Interest build-up: Using credit without pay-ing in full always costs. Avoid using it unless you can pay right away.Not planning ahead: Irregular expenses occur; save a small consistent amount on a monthly basis instead of having to pay for them as a lump sum. If debt isn’t in your budget contact Sands & Associates, we can help you get out of debt. 1-800-661-3030.

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Q: I am afraid my child might being bullied. How can martial arts help?

A: Bullying ~ The Silent Epidemic. This is a huge topic. No amount of lobbying and pink t-shirts will stop it. We need to strengthen our children by giving them the tools make good decisions and choices, and teach them to stand up for themselves and others. A well-structured martial arts class will promote self-discipline, empower the student, build confidence, set clear boundaries for behavior, and help develop children to become positive role models at school, home and within the community.

Look for a strong “zero-tolerance” policy when researching a martial arts school for your child or teen, and preferably choose one with a full “Bully Buster” program integrated into its teachings.


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The activities happening May 10 are many and varied.


Sunday, May 10 is a chance to celebrate Mother’s Day but also happens to be World Move for Health Day.

Move for Health

Day is an international event created in 2002 by the World Health Organization to encourage physical activity to improve people’s health.

In 2014, an estimat-ed 18,000-plus people participated in Move for Health Day events and activities in com-munities all over this province.

Langley City has free activities that people can do with their moms this Sunday.

Last one inThe Al Anderson

Pool officially opens May 8 but offers a free Mother’s Day/Move for Health Day swim 5 to 8 p.m. on May 10. Games, prizes and fun activities are planned for this family-oriented event.

Hatha timeMother and

Daughter Hatha Yoga takes place at the Timms Community Centre.

This is a fun, free introduction to Hatha yoga and takes place from 11 a.m. to noon.

Reserve a spot in advance by calling 604-514-2940.

HeaveFree weight room

orientations are available 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Timms Community Centre on Eastleigh Crescent.

Book a free 45-min-ute orientation and learn how to use the

equipment safely and effectively. Each par-ticipant will receivea complimentary two week pass to the Timms Community Centre Weight Room.

Reserve your orien-tation at 604-514-2940.

Alone timeFree up mom to

spend the time as she wishes by heading off to an activity.

A Youth Ball Hockey Tournament is noon to 4 p.m. at the Douglas Park Sports Box.

Youth 12 to 18 are invited to take part in a round robin three-on-three ball hockey tournament.

There will be pizza, refreshments and prizes.

People must have their own hockey stick, helmet, and protective gear. Phone 604-514-2999 to pre-register a team, or just show up and get placed on a team Sunday.

MAY 10

Langley City offers ways to hang with momLangleyAdvanceA20 Thursday, May 7, 2015 MOTHERS DAY

Dorothy Humberstone (right) remains active. She has participated in almost every Langley Walk since they started 53 years ago. Cheering from the sidelines this year was her granddaughter Sara.

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LangleyAdvance Thursday, May 7, 2015 A21MOTHERS DAY

The Mothers Day weekend is decidely green.

Is Mom a green thumb?

Several local events on the Mothers Day weekend are garden-oriented.

PosyThe Langley

Centennial Museum invites kids to make a gift for mom.

“Our mothers do so much for us on a daily basis and this program is a way to give back through showing apprecia-tion for them,” said Township Arts and Culture programmer Maggie Lukban. “Kids and their moms will enjoy spending time together while creat-ing a beautiful flower pot and then taking it home to watch it blos-som.”

Plant a Posy: Mother’s Day Fun runs at the museum, at 9135 King St. in Fort Langley, on Saturday, May 9, with

a morning session from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. and an afternoon session from noon to 1 p.m. The cost is $15.75 per child, plus mom.

To register in advance, drop in to any Township com-munity recreation facility, or call the museum at 604-532-3536.

Hello, kittiesThe CARES cat

shelter has annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, heirloom toma-toes, grasses and more at its plant sale.

The second annual plant sale is Saturday and Sunday at the PetSmart store on the Langley Bypass.

Stop by from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to get a jump on spring grow-ing.

Seedy funThe Langley

Environmental Partners Society has a celebration Sunday at the Langley Demonstration Garden.

There’s high tea, seedlings and fruit

treats for sale.And at 12:30, learn

about container gar-dening.

The 1:30 p.m. ses-sion is about seed sav-ing with David Catzel of Glorious Organics Farm. People can also swap seeds.

Bloomin’The Bloom Market

is at the Fort Langley Community Hall Mother’s Day week-end.

Admission is donat-ed to charity. The cost is $2 for adults while anyone 12 and young-er is admitted free.

The market runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.

The market takes place several times each year. This one features more than 25 artisans offering fine art, jewelry, baby items, home decor, treats and flowers.

Two daysThe Aldergrove Elks

Club has activites May 8 and 9.

The annual 2015 Charity Garden Event includes specials, food trucks both days and a

flea market, and craft sale on Saturday.

It’s at the Aldergrove Legion from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.

Eat upThere are also

Mother’s Day meals at local establish-ments and people are advised to make reser-vations.

Krause Berry Farms offers either dinner on May 9 or brunch on May 10.

The Redwoods Golf Course has brunch on the Sunday with vari-ous seatings.

The Langley Golf Centre has two seat-ings on Sunday plus golf.

Township 7 offers a French-inspired brunch in the vineyard on May 10.

More funThe Opus Outdoor

Painting Challenge is May 10. No experi-ence is necessary to take part and the finished works are judged with $20,000 in prizes going to several winners.

Learn more at www. opusartsupplies.com.

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Dear Anne,“Is it time to plant

tomato plants outside yet?”

Heidi Naman, Vancouver

When tem-peratures are fol-lowing

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right time to put toma-toes outside. Until then, nights are cold and while tomatoes may not die, they don’t grow, and take a

while to recover when the weather warms.

If you have your tomatoes in pots and have a sheltered spot for them by a south or west wall, I suggest you put just one pot outside and see how the plant does.

If it grows normally and looks healthy after a few days, your others could follow.

But keep watching the weather forecasts for a couple of weeks, in case an unexpected cold snap is predicted.Dear Anne,

“My rhodos are get-ting dried-up leaves and buds, so I cut them off. Will this kill the rhodo? How do you care for rhododen-drons?”

Raquel, Coquitlam

Whether or not your rhodo-dendrons

die from the pruning you did may depend on how much you cut off. The rule of thumb for pruning is: never remove more than a third of your tree or shrub at one time.

It’s best to space severe pruning over several years.

Generally, most rhododendrons handle moderate pruning well – especially if they are well established and most of the branches remain with leaves that are still green.

But flowering may be reduced the year after pruning.

If the leaves you removed were brown

and crispy, the plants could be badly dehydrated. That is even more likely if they were growing in pots. Ideally, rhodo-dendrons should be grown in very large containers in mixed sun and shade, where sunshine gives gentle light and warmth and the soil is mulched to conserve moisture.

But even growing in an outside garden, rhododendrons still need watering in times of drought.

Summer last year was very hot, dry, and long, and your rhodos may not have got enough water.

If they were in pots, watering may not actually moisten them. Sometimes soil in pots can become so dry it shrinks away from the sides. When that hap-pens, water can run down the inner sides of the pot and away.

Another issue with containers is that fierce heat in summer can attack plant roots through the sides of the pot (also an issue with cold in winter).

There are two possi-bilities for the dried-upbuds.

Dehydration is one.But they could

also have a fungal disease called bud blast. Infected buds are brown and hard, and don’t flower. As spring continues, the bud surface develops black, furry-looking fruiting spores.

Those buds need to be removed before they continue the dis-ease into another year.

The infection is thought to be spread by leaf-hoppers. Check the undersides of your rhodo leaves in late spring/early summer. If you see little white crawlers, they will be larval leaf-hoppers.

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Preheat BBQ grill with high heat.

Cut eight pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil – 12 inches x 18 inches. Lay two pieces of foil on top of each other to make four separate double-layer foil bases.

Place each filet, skin side down, in the centre of one half of each of the foil bases, and season each filet liberally with salt and pepper.

Top each filet evenly with three quartered tomatoes, equal amounts of celery, equal amounts of bell pepper, one minced garlic clove, two thin slices of onion, three sprigs of thyme, 1/2 tsp paprika, a pinch of cayenne, 1/4 tsp sugar, and season with more salt and pepper.

Top each mound with a tbsp of butter.

Seal the pouches by folding over the foil in half lengthwise over the vegetable-covered fish. Starting at one end, fold in and crimp the edges of the foil tightly and work around the whole open side of the foil

to form a semi-circle pouch. It must be tightly sealed to keep all the steam and juices in the pouch.

Place the pouches on the hot BBQ grill, and reduce heat to medium low. Be careful not to pierce the pouches. Close the lid and cook for approximately 12 to 15 minutes while trying to maintain a cooking temper-ature of 375ºF on your BBQ’s built-in gauge. The pouches should be puffed up like a bal-loon when done.

Remove pouches from the grill and let sit for five minutes before opening. The internal temperature of the fish should be 140-150ºF.

Carefully cut open each pouch (steam will be hot), squeeze over a bit of fresh lemon juice, and serve immedi-ately. It is fun to let your guests open their own pouches themselves, and eat right out of the pouch.

This recipe and more than 100 more are available in my cookbook: Chef Dez on Cooking Volume 3. Enjoy!

Creole halibut pouched for BBQLangley Advance cooking columnist Chef Dez visited the Ridge Meadows Home Show in Maple Ridge and put in a good word for grill master Brian Misko’s book.Troy Landreville/Langley Advance

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Langley artist Susan Falk opens a show in Kyoto.ROXANNE [email protected]

Captured on canvases as tall or taller than the grizzly bears they portray, South Langley painter Susan Falk depicts the relationship between the sockeye salmon and the bears in her latest exhibition being unveiled on Friday in Japan.

The exhibition, called RED – Circle of Life celebrates what she calls the ritual of nature, speaking to the lifecycle of the salmon, and the bears that lumber through rushing water to gorge on the exhausted fish as they return home to deposit their eggs.

When approached to create a new body of work for the Kyoto City exhibition, Falk contemplated the wonder and magic of nature and how she could best represent B.C.’s wilderness to a Japanese audience.

She remembered the Adams River, a tributary of the mighty Fraser River in the Interior and host to one of the largest salmon runs.

Collecting her source material, she returned to her Langley farm and studio to create this symbolic opus

which seeks to promote awareness, and support for preservation of the environment and wildlife.

She will be unveiling 10 acrylic paintings at an event called Art Forum JARFO, which opens May 8, and runs through until May 17.

>Read more at langleyadvance.com, search “Falk”

Gallery profiles musicOn the first Thursday of each

month the Fort Gallery is continu-ing to host a variety of visual art-

ists, writers, poets, and musicians from the local community who will share their “gifts and creations,” said the gallery’s office manager Emma Pavey.

“These free events form part of the Fort Gallery’s ongoing mis-sion to encourage and support local contem-porary artists and to engage the public in art that pushes bound-aries,” she said.

This month’s event is happening tonight, Thursday, May 7, from 7 to 9 p.m. and

will feature musicians and singers Colin Sheene and Matt Baker.

The evening will also feature artist talks by Edith Krause and Jo-Ann Sheen, whose show Esse Est Percipi is currently exhibited at the Fort Gallery, 9048 Glover Rd. in Fort Langley.

More info: www.fortgallery.ca.

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Sharing bears with JapanCHARITY

Double downA new walk added to mix.

A walk and din-ner, both being held in the next week, are aimed at raising awareness and money for the Fibromyalgia Well Spring Foundation.

It’s all about doubles in this year’s Free Us from Fibro walk hap-pening Saturday, May 9, explained founder and execu-tive director Cheryl Young.

The popularity of the inaugural fundraising walk last year, with 33 participants, has her optimistic they can double attend-ance and double the $4,000 raised in 2014.

To achieve that, Young has literally doubled the num-ber of walks, too.

There will again be a 1.2-km walk through Langley City at 1 p.m., plus a new, five-km walk out to the airport and back, which starts at noon. Both walks start from the fibro-myalgia thrift store (where there just happens to be a 99-cent clothing sale), at 20631 Fraser Hwy.

Registration begins at 11:30 a.m., and pre-regis-tration is possibly by visiting the store or calling Lori at 778-278-3697.

All money raised goes to creating awareness for fibro-myalgia and other invisible diseases, such as Lupus, MS, diabetes, depres-sion, and chronic fatigue, Young said. “Anything you can’t see, we’re fighting for awareness.”

The foundation is also gearing up for the seventh annual Fibromyalgia Celebration Dinner at Newlands Golf & Country Club hap-pening Tuesday, May 12 at 5 p.m.

That 1950s and ’60s-themed dinner is a fundraiser to help the individuals in the foundation’s four support groups. For more, call 778-278-3697 or go to www.fibro-myalgiawellspring-foundation.org.

Susan Falk’s Swimming Bear painting is on display in Japan.

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More than 800 people walked together.


Christopher Lakusta has only missed one Langley Walk since 2001.

For the 26-year-old, the walk is a family tradition and some-thing he enjoys.

“It’s a nice local event,” Lakusta said. “I think everyone should do it.”

For his walk, he sported his vest adorned with badges, the ones he’s collected and the ones he’s inherited. His grand-father’s badges date back to 1975.

Lakusta, who does track with Langley Special Olympics, as well as being a local Scout leader, a volunteer with the Aldergrove Kodiaks, had done the longer 10 kilometre walk but went with friends this year on the five-kilo-metre route.

His first walk in 2001 was also in Walnut Grove.

This year’s walk had 810 registered partici-pants.

The walk alter-nates between routes in Langley City and Township, and was started in 1963 by Pete Swensson, Langley’s recreation director, to encourage physical fit-ness. For the first few years, the walk went from Aldergrove to

Fort Langley.This year’s event

included a Jane’s Walk. These informal walks have caught on in communities around the globe.

Township Mayor Jack Froese was the host for this Jane’s Walk through Walnut Grove but encouraged participation from those on the walk.

“It’s more a conver-sation about the area we live in,” he said.

The five-kilometre Jane’s Walk spotlight-ed the old building that’s Yeoman’s con-venience store on 96th Avenue, the Walnut Grove walking trails, the electric vehicle charging station, and the adopt-a-programs.

The Langley Walk handed out prizes in various categories.

• Most walkers from an elementary school: R.C. Garnett Elementary School

• Most walkers from a middle/secondary school: H.D. Stafford Middle School

• Most walkers from an organization: Latin Runners

• Most walkers from a family: Humberstone family

• Oldest walker: R. Tielens, 91

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Christopher Lakusta has done the Langley Walk for several years and inherited his grandfather’s walk badges dating back to 1975.

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A group from Extreme Cheer helped send off walkers.

More than 800 people registered for the Langley Walk. (Middle left) The big team from R.C. Garnett Elementary also made signs. The team won the award for the most participants from an elementary school. (Lower left) the event also attracts many families.Bob GroeneveldLangley Advance

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OngoingD.W. Poppy grad reunion 1985 Events are being planned for May 15 at Newlands Golf Course. $70 per person. Contact Steve Pospilita at [email protected] chi For people with health problems, chronic illnesses, mobility challenges, or the consequences of an injury. Movements are adapted for people with reduced mobil-ity and the program is open to all. Thursdays, Douglas Recreation Centre, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Info: 604-507-0700.Square Wheelers Square Dance Club. Info: 604-513-9901 or 604-594-6415, or www.squaredance.bc.ca.Aldergrove Telephone Mu-seum,3190 271 St., 604-857-0555, www.

telephonemuseum.caB.C. Farm Machinery & Agri-cultural Museum, 9131 King St., 604-888-2273, www.bcfma.comOpen for the season on April 1.Canadian Museum of Flight, 5333 216th St. hangar 3, 604-888-3992, www.canadianflight.orgLangley Centennial Museum, 9135 King St., 604-888-3922Fort Langley National Historic Site 23433 Mavis Ave., 604-513-4777Food and Friends Langley Meals on Wheels has a program for seniors (55+) to share a nutritious lunch along with socializing and guest speakers. Lunch costs $5. RSVP in advance to the number listed. 11:30am-1pmAldergrove• Bob’s Bar n’ Grill, 27083 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rd Monday of the month (Owner will honour the price other Mondays but the program has been changed to twice a month). RSVP: 604-533-1679.• Otter Co-Op: 3600 248 St.: 2nd Monday of the month. RSVP: 604-607-6923.

Brookswood• Brookswood Seniors Centre, 19899 36th Ave.: 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. RSVP: 604-590-3888.Fort Langley• Parish of St. George Church, 9160 Church St.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. RSVP: 604-888-7782.Langley City• Choo Choo’s Restaurant, 20550 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940.• Flourishing Chinese Restaurant, 20472 Fraser Hwy.: 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940.• Grand Tandoori Flame Restaurant, 20345 Fraser Hwy.: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. RSVP: 604-514-2940.North Langley• Walnut Grove Community Centre, 8889 Walnut Grove Dr. 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month. RSVP: 604-882-0408.Willoughby• Langley Seniors Village, 20365 65th Ave. 1st and 3rd Wednesday. RSVP: 604-533-1679.Volunteers needed. A commitment of

twice a month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m (days of week and locations vary). Contact Langley Meals on Wheels, 604-533-1679 or [email protected] Family GroupsIf someone else’s drinking is affect-ing you, AFG can help. Local meet-ings are Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30pm at the Douglas Recreation Centre. Info: 604-688-1716, [email protected] or www.bcyukon-al-anon.org.Alano Club of Langley A social club for people in recovery, open 365 days a year, 11am-3pm and 7-10pm. At 20433 Douglas Cres. Info: 604-532-9280.Alateen The group supports young people recovering from the effects of living with problem drinking in a family member or friend. Ages 10 and up. The group meets at the Township Civic Facility, 20338 65th Ave. Info: 604-688-1716.Alcoholics Anonymous Call Alcoholics Anonymous at the Langley intergroup office, 604-533-2600. Answering machine after hours. Tues. eves. at George Preston Recreation Centre, 20699 42nd Ave., 8:30pm. Info: 604-434-3933 or 604-533-2600.

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LangleyAdvance Thursday, May 7, 2015 A27ARTS & CULTURE

Vehicles of all sizes, styles and eras filled a school field.


Paul Bragg was at the Country Car Show April 26 at the Otter Co-op when he found a flyer left on the seat of his 1954 New Yorker Town and Country station wagon for the D.W. Poppy Secondary Car Show on May 3.

It was his first time for both events and the day before Poppy’s 28th annual show, he decided to drive from his Vancouver home to Langley, getting up at 6 a.m. May 3.

“I was lucky to make it,” he said.

His car overheated while waiting in line.

But he made it to a grassy spot on the field and as the awards were announced, his maroony brown station wagon was named overall winner.

He was stunned when his number was announced.

“There’s so many beautiful cars here,” he commented. “Maybe it’s just a nostaligic pick.”

The big station wagon, with its rich brown interior, chrome accents and special brown paint job exterior is evocative

of the post-war prosperous era of the 1950s.

Sun and mild temperatures meant Bragg was one of more than 750 vehicles signed up for the show.

“It’s very weather depend-ent,” explained Marlene Yakabuski, who chairs the organizing committee.

Last year’s rain resulted in 60 registrations. The year before brought out 700 vehicles.

Another factor in the success this year may be the addition of an advance registration sys-tem. People who signed up in advance got a reduced fee and didn’t have to wait in the regis-tration line.

Yakabuski said the show will use that system again. And the

organizers will be trying to get a count on the public attend-ance to track numbers.

The show was supposed to open at 8 a.m. but there were already long lines so they opened up early.

While the organizers are still doing the tally, early indica-tions are for an outstanding result.

“We’re hoping that it brought in over $20,000 for the school,” she said.

The annual show becomes a school-wide event. The Dry Grad students help at the gate and the basketball team does the concession, which earns them funds. The show pro-ceeds go towards the school trades programs.

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Paul Bragg drove here from Vancouver in his 1954 New Yorker Town and Country station wagon and went home with the trophy for best overall vehicle.

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LangleyAdvanceA28 Thursday, May 7, 2015 LIVINGEighty Years AgoApril 25, 1935

As Langley ratepayers prepared to vote on whether or not to allow beer to be sold by the glass, opponents bandied about slogans such as “Beer or Bread?” and “Boost Booze and Bust Business!”American buyers bought cattle from the Holstein herds of J.H. Mufford & Sons, W.J. Mufford, W. Newton, Worrell Bros., H. Davis, and H. Shaw.

Seventy Years AgoApril 26, 1945

A public meeting discussed revisions to Fort Langley street-lighting.Returning servicemen were advised to report to the Langley Committee on Rehabilitation.

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Local doctors failed in their bid to unseat the Langley Memorial Hospital board when their motion, charging lack of cooperation on the part of hospital trustees, was ruled out of order.

Fifty Years AgoApril 29, 1965

About 2,000 men, women, and children were expected to take part in the third annual Langley Walk – a 15-mile trek between Aldergrove and Fort Langley.

Forty Years AgoApril 24, 1975

Length of the Langley Walk had been cut over the years. It had started out at 20 miles, but the 13th annual Walk was to be only 11 miles.

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Thirty Years AgoApril 24, 1985

Two months before the annual event, Langley Days was cancelled due to unmanageable debt.Thirteen local students were among Trinity Western College’s largest graduating class ever.

Twenty Years AgoApril 26, 1995

Police found a woman dead and her common-

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law husband in critical condition when they responded to a “shots fired” call that turned out to be at a $400,000 marijuana grow op in Aldergrove.An arsonist set fire to a classroom door at Nicomekl Elementary School, while students, parents, and teachers were inside the room. School principle Janice Clark noticed the fire and put it out before anyone was injured. Officials unveiled Langley City’s new coat of arms.Former Langley City mayor Reg Easingwood was made Freeman of the City.

Ten Years AgoApril 26, 2005

Langley was gearing up for its first anuual Relay for Life, a 12-hour non-competitive run aimed at raising awareness and money for the battle against cancer.Candidates entered the provincial election campaign locally bearing banners for the Green Party and the Platinum Party.

April 29, 2005Langley City’s casino was ready to roll, with its opening date set just in time for the weekend.

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Langley Community Music School hosts two events by donation.

From ragtime and blues, to folk and Celtic melodies, Langley Community Music School (LCMS) opens the stage to two year-end con-certs next week.

The first is the year-end jazz concert on Monday, May 11, followed by the fiddlers con-cert on Wednesday, May 13 – both at 7:30 p.m.

“Both of these performances highlight the unique breadth of musical expertise that we foster at LCMS,” said LCMS principal Susan Magnusson.

“Our diverse programs give our students the opportunity to explore many different genres of music, while learning from great teachers.”

Admission to both concerts is by donation. The Rose Gellert Hall is located at 4899

207th St. More information is available from the school’s box office at 604-534-2848.> Read more at langleyadvance.com, search “Gellert”

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James Allenby doesn’t even attempt to sugar-coat the disaster that was his 2014 golf season.

“Oh, yeah,” Allenby says. “It was pretty awful.”

So awful that the 30-year-old Langley resident is back at PGA Tour Canada qualifying school, which begins Tuesday at Crown Isle Golf Resort in Courtenay.

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HOCKEY

Trio commit to Rivermen

The Langley Rivermen have added two forwards with leadership qualities and a blueliner from Las Vegas to their fold.

Last week, Langley’s junior A hockey team announced the commitments of Ryan Barrow (born in 1997), and 1996-born Chase Zieky and Brenden Russ to the its roster for the 2015/16 season.


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Canada tryouts at events centre

Canada’s volleyball team for the FISU Games will have a distinct Trinity Western University Spartans flavour this year.

TWU hosts the selection camp, as Spartans’ coach Ryan Hofer will be Canada’s associate head coach, and seven members of the defending CIS-champion Spartans will be competing for spots on the roster that will travel to South Korea for the 2015 World Universiade Games.



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A 16-year-old who calls the Langley club his curling home is gearing up for the Youth Olympics in Norway.

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Tyler Tardi, who for the past seven years has honed his craft on the Langley Curling Club’s ice, is offi-cially a young Olympian.

The 16-year-old Cloverdale resident and Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary student was recently selected to represent Canada at the 2016 Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway next February.

Tardi joins Sterling Middleton – who lives in Fort St. John and plays out of the Fort St. John Curling Club – as one of two B.C. curlers named to the Canadian squad.

Tardi and Middleton represented B.C. at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George this past February, where they won the bronze.

Tardi skipped the B.C. men’s team and Middleton played third.

Speaking about the news, Tardi said: “I’m at a loss for words, it’s amazing. I’ve always wanted to wear the Maple Leaf and that dream has now come true.”

Tardi said that even though mak-ing Canada’s Youth Olympics team was a “huge” goal of his, “It was a huge shock when I finally man-aged to pull it off.”

Tyler’s mom Anita is proud of his accom-plishment.

“To be one of four curling athletes from Canada at the Youth Olympics… it blows us away,” she said.

The 16-year-old Middleton, meanwhile, was equally excited.

“It’s an honour to be picked. I’m really happy because it was my goal for this year,” he said. “So many people wanted to

be chosen so it’s pretty spe-cial to make the team.

“I’m really looking forward to being on the team with Tyler as I think we meshed well together this year, so it will be great to curl with him again.”

The B.C. pair will be joined by Mary Fay and Karlee Burgess from Nova Scotia, who were part of the team that took women’s silver at the Canada Winter Games.

The first event in Lillehammer is a mixed com-petition where each country’s team is made up of two boys and two girls.

As well, there will be a mixed doubles competition where one boy will be paired with one girl from different countries.

The 16 mixed teams include one team from the host country (Norway), two from North America, one from South America, three from Asia, one from Oceania, and

eight from Europe.Since this is Tardi’s

first experience at an event of this calibre, he’s expecting the competi-tion to be tough.

“I’m not really sure what to expect from the other teams but I’m expecting them to be great, so we’re going to have to be on top of our game,” he said.

The Canadian team recently travelled to Montreal for the first of what are planned to be several training camps over the next few months. Montreal

was the destination due to the fact that the Canadian wheelchair curling champion-ships were taking place in the suburb of Boucherville and it was a chance for the team members to get together and get some ice time.

Tardi has plenty of experience as a skip but what position he’ll play for the Canadian team in Lillehammer is yet to be determined.

The skip is like the team’s captain, calling the game and throwing the last two rocks.

Dad’s influenceCurling runs in the Tardi family. Dad Paul coaches Tyler and his 18-year-

old brother Jordan, and is a curler, himself. Paul was a competitive junior curler years

ago in Manitoba. “I always watched my dad play in

Cloverdale, in the league, and I wanted to try it,” Tardi said. “Once he got me out there one day, when I was maybe six or so, I loved it.”

When the brothers decided to try curling, Paul offered to be their coach because there was a need, Anita explained.

“Lots of kids are willing to play, but unfortunately there are not enough quali-fied coaches,” she added.

For three years Paul was the manager of Optimist Junior Interclub’s Division 1, a competitive curling league in the Lower Mainland that plays out of Langley.

For his efforts and because of the success of the teams he’s coached and for giving back to the curling community, Paul was named the 2014 Curl BC Coach of the Year (Anita Cochrane Award), and was the 2014 Pacific Western Brewing (PWB) Community Foundation Hometown Heroes bursary recipient.

How much of an influence does his dad have on Tyler’s game?

“Almost all of it,” he answered.

Master of mixedTardi is a two-time B.C. mixed doubles

champion, and has competed in the 2013 and 2015 Canadian mixed doubles trials.

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YOUTH CURLING

Tardi and teammates young Olympians

Team Canada curlers gathered in Quebec for a training camp the weekend of April 25-26.

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The ice is out for the spring and summer

at the Langley Curling Club, but Canadian

Youth Olympic team member Tyler Tardi

visited his home club recently for a photo.

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