Langley Advance March 11 2014

The Langley RCMP singledout members and civilians forspecial honours.by Heather [email protected]

Liquor store employee StevenEmard was helping a restaurantclient with an order in April 2011when he saw an odd sight.

A burly man was running inhis direction behind Emard’sWillowbrook workplace.

“Money was flying from hishands,” Emard said.

And an RCMP officer was chas-ing him.

Emard landed a kick on thebig fellow which allowed for hisapprehension.

Only later would Emard learnthat the man was armed and hadjust robbed the CIBC next door at201st Street and 64th Avenue.

For his help, Emard receiveda commendation at a LangleyRCMP ceremony March 6.

Supt. Derek Cooke, who hand-ed out the awards, found outabout the aftermath of Emard’sactions. He was suspended fromwork for five days and appealed.In the end he lost two dayswages.

“For someone doing the rightthing to be penalized, I was sur-prised,” Cooke said.

Emard found out he was toreceive a commendation, along-side the RCMP officer who wasinvolved, about two weeks beforethe ceremony.

“I was excited,” he said abouthis reaction when he found out,

joking that he’s glad the bankrobber is still in jail.

Also honoured in the incidentwas Const. Keith Rogers.

This was the first time thisLangley-specific event has beenheld.

Const. Anders Galasso stoppeda suicidal woman holding a knifewhile Const. Amber Prossernegotiated with a distraught manbarricaded in a house. Const.Saudagar Teja and auxiliary con-stable Dean McBride attemptedto rescue a man from a burningapartment building and helped

evacuate other tenants.S/Sgt. Daryl Creighton, in an

arm cast at the time and off duty,apprehended a violent shoplifter.

Insp. Amrik Virk, who retiredafter being elected an MLA, wasoff duty in White Rock when heand another saved a person fromdrowning.

Some local civilians were alsorecognized.

Barry and Kyle Wilson went outwith an RCMP officer to rescue

a father and son from the FraserRiver.

Mitch Quinn helped when astudent in a vehicle was threaten-ing to use it to hurt others.

The ceremony was also achance to recognize the work ofRCMP members.

Several received long servicemedals for work ranging from 20years to 45 years with the force.Recognized were Sgt. Bob Gray(45 years), S/Sgt. Bob Ginn (35),Cpl. Brian Largy (23, 30 and 35),St. Al Coons, (30), Insp. AmrikVirk (ret.) (25), Cpl. Holly Marks(25), Const. Vonna Fitzgerald(25), S/Sgt. Mike Coyle (25), andSgt. Barb Lamontagne (20 and25).

S/Sgt. Dave Carr received theoperational service medal forwork in the East Timor. He’s alsoworked in Kosovo and the SouthSudan. Const. Steve McKeddie’sefforts in the South Sudan earnedhim the Canadian PeacekeepingMedal.

The Commander’s MeritAward went to Cpl. MohammedBeyhaghi. The Australian militarynominated him for his service inAfghanistan.

Sgt. Lisa Deverinchuk, Sgt.Dan Burkinshaw and Const.Craig Mitchell received theCommanding Officer’s Certificateof Appreciation for work with themissing women’s inquiry.

Auxiliary constables with morethan 300 hours of annual volun-teering were honoured includingJason Kroeker, Dean McBride,Marlene Pukanich, TommyVarga, Arron Tarnes, DerekHumeniuk, Darlene Stewart, RonWilson and Terry McNeil.

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Langley drivers werea distractable bunch inFebruary – so distractedthey didn’t notice theRCMP until they werebeing pulled over.

During a February blitzagainst distracted driving,Mounties handed out 702violations for that singleoffense, said Cpl. HollyMarks, Langley RCMP.

The Langley TrafficSection set up unmarked

cars at intersections withhigh accident rates nab-bing driver after driver.

The numbers are highdespite this being thefourth year since the legis-lation came into effect,Marks noted.

Distracted driving is afactor in 30 per cent of allfatal crashes in the LowerMainland.

“When you’re distractedbehind the wheel yourreaction time is signifi-cantly reduced,” saidLeanne CASSAP, ICBC’s

road safety coordinator forLangley. “Distracted driv-ing is a common cause ofrear-ended crashes andinjuries – there is no safefollowing distance whenyour full attention is noton the road.”

The legislation states:• drivers cannot send or reademails or text messages;• drivers cannot make or take callsunless using a hands-free device;• drivers cannot hold or operateany electronic device;• learners and novice drivers orgraduated license holders (GLH),

cannot operate handheld orhands-free devices.“Using” an electronic deviceincludes:• holding the device;• operating one of its functions(i.e. pressing buttons);• talking on the device;• watching the device.

“Electronic devices”include:• cellphones, Blackberry, andother handheld devices that havetelephone capabilities and/or onwhich you can send text messagesor e-mails;• I-Pods and other audio players;

• GPS systems;• Hand microphones;• Televisions.

There is no exceptionwhen stopped at a redlight, Marks said.

She also noted that thetickets for distracted driv-ing are often more thanthe cost of a hands-freedevice. A ticket is $167and usually three points.

If a car is parked off theroad, legally and safely,or if calling 911 during anemergency, drivers mayuse their phones.

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What you need to know about the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

After nearly two years of conversations, studies and planning, Trans Mountain filed a Facilities Application with the National EnergyBoard (NEB) in December 2013 for its proposed $5.4 billion expansion project.

Respectful and authentic dialogue begins with transparency and a common understanding of the facts. As we move forward in theregulatory process, we are committed to making sure that people have access to the facts about our proposal and the process. Thefollowing is aimed at correcting misinformation being spread by individuals and groups in your community.

CLAIM

Land will be expropriated; people will lose their homes.

REALITY

Trans Mountain does not have the right to expropriateland. We have established and maintained relationshipsfor the last 60 years with 2,200 landowners, as well as withneighbours and communities along the pipeline corridor.Our goal is to treat all landowners fairly and equitably. Inthe unlikely event that we cannot reach an agreement witha landowner, the NEB can grant right of entry to allow usto build and maintain the pipeline, but not to expropriate ortake away any land or homes from owners.

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Property values near the pipeline have already declined andwill continue to drop.

REALITY

Along our existing pipeline route, which has been in placefor 60 years, there is no measurable difference betweenproperties with or without an easement. However, weappreciate that land devaluation is a concern. Lookingahead to the new pipeline, companies are required by theNEB act to compensate landowners for any new easementand pay for any impacts or inconvenience associated withthe new pipeline. Included within the determination ofcompensation is any change in the value of the propertybefore and after the pipeline is built.

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The route for the proposed Trans Mountain ExpansionProject has already been determined.

REALITY

In our Facilities Application, we’ve identified a proposedpipeline corridor, and in some cases an alternative. Thesecorridors are wider than what the permanent right-of-waywill be. They provide the flexibility to respond to stakeholderinput or to place the pipe so as to minimize local communityor environmental impacts. A final right-of-way will bedetermined only after regulatory approval and during thedetailed design phase. It is important to note that 73 per centof the proposed expanded pipeline will follow the existingright-of-way where the Trans Mountain pipeline has beenoperating safely for 60 years. An additional 17 per cent ofthe proposed expansion will follow existing utility corridorsand only the remaining 10 per cent would require greenfieldright-of-way.

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The opportunity for public input into the project is limited.

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To date, we’ve engaged with thousands of individualsthrough 63 open houses and workshops along the pipelineand marine corridors and hundreds of meetings betweenproject team members and stakeholder groups. Ourwork continues, with opportunities for continued dialoguethroughout the process.

The NEB will hold a public hearing on the Applicationbefore it makes a decision, allowing people or groups whohave been granted permission to participate by the NEB achance to raise issues, present evidence, test evidence andprovide their input.

We want to ensure that no voice goes unheard and no concerngoes unaddressed. If you hear more claims that you’d like usto address, please send them to us. Please visit our website orcontact us if you have questions or would like to learn more aboutthe proposed project.

For more information about the regulatory process and howto get involved, go to the NEB website at www.neb-one.gc.ca >Major Applications and Projects > Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC- Trans Mountain Expansion.

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Most Brookswood residentswere not in favour of a newOCP at a series of meetings.by Matthew [email protected]

Brookswood residents wrappedup a three-day public hearingwith five hours of speechesto Langley Township councilWednesday night.

The third night of the hear-ing on the proposed newBrookswood/FernridgeCommunity Plan ran from 7p.m. until just before midnightat the George Preston RecreationCentre.

As on Tuesday, a majority ofthose speaking were opposedto the new plan, which wouldincrease densities and boost thepopulation of Brookswood from13,500 today to about 42,000over the next 30 years.

“We are country people,not city people,” said TracieDonnelly.

Some residents, like KenTurner, were in favour, buteven some of those calling for aversion of the plan had reserva-tions.

“We are for the development,but we would also like to seesome changes,” Turner said.

He said he hopes to developand keep lots for himself and hischildren.

Councillor Kim Richter said120 people spoke at the meet-ings. By her count, 85 wereopposed, 21 in favour, and 14had mixed views or didn’t sayone way or another.

There were a number ofthemes that came up repeatedlyfrom both those opposed andthose in favour.

Those who rejected the plan:• Fears came up repeat-

edly that it would destroyBrookswood’s character,although preserving existingcharacter is one of the sevenguiding principles in the plan.

• Concerns about the loss oftrees, along with the birds and

wildlife that live in the ravines,parks, and acreages of the area.

• Infrastructure issues cameup frequently. Residents worriedabout crowded roads, a lack oftransit, lack of parking, over-crowded schools, strain on thehospitals, and effects on nearbymajor roads like 16th Avenue.Residents frequently made ref-erence to how many of theseproblems, especially crowdedschools, lack of buses, and half-built roads, have cropped up inWilloughby over the last fewyears.

• Some feared crime wouldincrease with density.

• Many simply said they hadmoved to Brookswood becauseof its current character, the sizeof its lots, and the presence ofabundant trees and natural fea-tures. They did not want to seeit change.

Those in favour of the projectalso hit a few themes repeatedly:

• Brookswood has beenplanned for urban growth fordecades, they noted.

• Several speakers said theprice for land in Brookswoodwill rise out of reach of mostpeople unless the area is densi-fied.

• Some in favour said the

changes will allow Brookswoodto update its infrastructure.

Many of those opposed saidthey don’t oppose all develop-ment, but that it should be con-centrated in certain areas aroundmajor routes like 200th Street,and that the minimum lot sizeshould be increased.

The Township council is nowscheduled to debate and voteon the third reading of the OCPbylaws on Monday, March 31.They could approve the plan andmove onto the fourth and finalreading, they could defeat theplan, or they could send it backto Township staff for revisions.

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Not part of MMBCLangley Township is one of

the few Metro Vancouver com-munities that will not be part ofthe Multi-Material B.C. programwhen it starts on May 19.

The MMBC program hasbeen controversial with indus-try groups, and will changesome aspects of curbside bluebox pickup for many BritishColumbians.

The Township is avoiding anychange for the next few years,because it already has a contractwith Sierra Waste Services untilApril 2016.

The Township does sup-port the objectives of the B.C.Recycling Regulations, saidDebbie Fleming, the Township’ssolid waste coordinator.

Some municipalities may nolonger accept glass collectionat curbside, or will use separ-ate containers for glass, but inthe Township there will be nochange to the blue box setup.

Businesses must set uptheir own private collection ofrecycleables.

In 2011, the province amend-ed recycling regulations andshifted responsibility for recyc-ling materials from the govern-ments to the businesses thatproduce them.

Langley City is a member ofthe MMBC program.

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Anne Sunderland was one of the younger speakers at the hearings on Brookswood’s new proposed community plan Wednesday night.

Free carriage rides to andfrom the parking lot to theLower Mainland Quarter HorseAssociation annual Horseman’sBazaar is one of the highlights ofSunday’s event at ThunderbirdShow Park.

The bazaar is a round-up ofall things horse and had addedattractions to appeal to all mem-bers of the family.

There is the trade fair, horsedemonstrations, dog show, homebaking, the used tack sale, andmore.

“Our headliner is pro bar-rel racer Barb West from TV’sRodeo Girls,” said event co-chairMellissa Buckley.

For a donation, get a pan-cake breakfast from ValleyTherapeutic Equestrian

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“New this year is our ArtisanAlley/Country Market whichhighlights our local artistic tal-ents and homemade items,”added co-chair Terri Brown.

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Three Langley womenwho are making a differ-ence in the communityand across the globe wererecognized for their effortsSaturday at Newlands Golfand Country Club.

Sponsored by the RotaryClub of Langley Central,Langley’s third annualInternational Women’sDay Luncheon featuredthree honoured guests:Kwantlen First NationChief Marilyn Gabriel,winery owner Inge Violet,and entre-preneurChristina(Krissi)Bucholtz.

Theluncheonwas partof Internat-ionalWomen’sDay, first observedon March 19, 1911,in Austria, Denmark,Germany, and Switzerland.

That day, more than onemillion women and men

showed their support forwomen’s equality by tak-

ing partin publicevents.

Eachyear, March8 and theweek fol-lowinghonoursthe con-tributions

women have been makingin Canada and around theworld.

In previous years theRotary Club of LangleyCentral has recognized the

selfless efforts of Langleywomen at home or abroad.

Last year’s recipientswere Leigh Castron ofCommunities in Bloom,Maureen Gabriel, wife ofGrand Chief Joe Gabriel,Downtown LangleyBusiness Associationexecutive director TeriJames, and Maria Martinifrom the Food for FamineSociety.

This year, MarilynGabriel, Bucholtz, andViolet were named localwomen of distinction byRotary.

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Inge Violet and Kwantlen First Nation Chief Marilyn Gabriel visitedSaturday at Newlands Golf and Country Club.

“Without the supportof my community, myfamily, this wouldn’tbe possible.”Marilyn Gabriel


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…continued from page A4.Gabriel has been the chief

of Kwantlen First Nation onMcMillan Island in Fort Langleyfor close to 25 years.

She is a hereditary chief, tak-ing the position held by her fath-er and grandfather before her.

Under herleadership,Kwantlen FirstNation regainedits traditionalname, expandedits staffing, andset up cultural,social, and busi-ness programs.

Just asimportantly, Gabriel has beenan ambassador for not onlyKwantlen First Nation but FirstNations people in general by

forging good relations with alllevels of government and withthe non-Aboriginal communityas a whole.

“We work very closely withthe Township and the City ofLangley,” Gabriel said, at theluncheon. “We have a good

working relation-ship with them.We’re very for-tunate. We havesix reserves, twoacross the riverfrom us, andwe’re just startingto gain relation-ships [there]. InLangley, we’ve

always had good relationships.”“In my late father’s time and

my grandfather’s time, we’vealways had a good relationship

with the City of Langley andthe Township of Langley,” sheadded.

“We’re very lucky,” she said.Gabriel called it an “extreme

honour” to be recognized.“I’m just honoured to be here

and be nominatedtoday,” she said.“To the otherrecipients, I holdmy hands up tothem. Withoutthe support ofmy community,my family, thiswouldn’t be possible.”

Violet, who moved to Canadain 1981 with her late husbandClaude, opened Domaine deChaberton in 1991.

Through the years, she hasbeen an active philanthropist,

supporting many functions withpersonal time and gifts.

“I’m very honoured,” Violetsaid. “I’m very proud to live inthis community, and I do what Ican to help.”

Just 23, Bucholtz is the found-er and executivedirector withThe People’sFoundation ofSierra Leone(TPFSL), whichhas four chap-ters in the WestAfrican country

of six million people.The country continues to feel

the effects of a 12-year civil warthat ended in 2002.

The war resulted in thousandsof deaths, property damage, andthe relocation of 500,000 people.

Her foundation helps thepeople there through educationand commitment to others.

Thus far, it has awarded 12university scholarships to stu-dents and this past year, wasregistered as a charity throughthe Canada Revenue Agency.

Prior to her commitment toSierra Leone, the SFU grad wasinvolved in school, music, andequestrian activities in Langleyand Surrey.

Bucholtz was not present atthe luncheon because she was inAfrica.

This year’s keynote speakerwas Lauryn Oats.

She is the founder of theVancouver (1999) and Montreal(2001) chapters of CanadianWomen for Women inAfghanistan.

Chief, vintner, and charity worker named for work

“I’m very proud to livein this community,and I do what I can tohelp.”Inge Violet

“In Langley, we’vealways had goodrelationships.”Marilyn Gabriel

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I was at my Facebook browsing, I wasTwittering and grousing

O’er the dearth of homeless housing and theburden that they bore,

When amidst my wild cantank’ring I befelt adeepfelt hank’ring,

A stirring sort of hank’ring forold Edgar Allen’s lore.

It was from this dark depres-sion that a maundering regres-sion

Stirred within me an accessionto reread him, nothing more.

But as I read those words ofPoe’s, words of eloquence and prose,

Becoming buried in the woes of the Raven’s“nevermore,”

I befelt a gladness slowing and a madness,sadness growing;

In my soul it was bestowing dark’ningthoughts of his Lenore

And society’s loud grousing, seldom doing,always grousing

O’er the dearth of homeless housing and theburden that they bore.

Now these words, they come betwixt us,twixt the arrogance that picked us,

Fixed us, never kicked us to the dark side oflife’s war,

Never stole our soul from in us, not withdrugs nor mental illness,

To where the dark would ever lure us and adark mayor could manure us,

Claiming such an act might cure us and theburden that we bore.

Now despite the condemnation, the contam-inant relation

Of the fecal trepidation strips our souls downto the core.

It’s a signal from the leaders we choose,cheaters, bottom feeders,

That we’re bleeders, moaning bleaters,empty pleaders, nothing more.

We don’t stem them, barely hem them orcondemn them and their phlegm that

They cast in our direction where our fadinginsurrection they ignore.

We’re the masses that are huddled, so easilybefuddled that the politicians play us

For the simple fools we are and nothingmore.

Between us and the homeless lies a chasmof statistics, a dull grey line betwixt us,

A fading line betwixt us, verynearly naught betwixt us, fromour leaders it’s

Just one step to the homelessand the burdens that they bore.

I cannot help my wondering ifPoe’s Lenore was wandering

Among the homeless, wander-ing with the homeless and the burdens thatthey bore

And was she ever wondering a soul-decayingwondering

Like Edgar Allen’s maundering that burnedwithin his core?

Are we destined thus to wonder, destinedthus to wander with our souls

Into the shadows of the homeless, of thesadly hardened homeless and the burdens thatthey bore?

We can always build them shelters, tempor-ary beds and shelters,

Places we perceive as shelters, but they’refor our own protection, nothing more.

And some among us, caring, sharing, build-ing bridges more than shelters,

Win our plaudits, though it’s odd it’sthrough our audits

That we limit what they do and what it’s for.

Should you wonder how God sees us, justrecall the words of Jesus,

Through our faults it’s that they seize us:“They’ll be with us evermore.”

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Such are burdens that we bore

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Odd thoughts

We’re bleeders,moaning bleaters,empty pleaders,nothing more.

OpinionOur View

Government’srecycling policybiggest threat toB.C. newspapers

British Columbians have every right tobe proud of our world-leading recycling pro-gram, built right here in this province.

The achievement of the mighty Blue Boxis the product of an efficient partnershipbetween municipal governments, the privatesector, and the people ofBritish Columbia. It getsthe job done, and at anaverage cost of $35 perhousehold each year, itgets the job done at agood price.

So, if the system forrecycling waste pack-aging is working so well,why is the province sokeen to “fix it” and handit over to the very multi-national corporations who shipped us allthat packaging in the first place?

It sounds remarkable, but that is exactlywhat the provincial government is doing.On May 19, the government’s new multi-material recycling regulation will formallyend the days of local decision-making overour Blue Box programs, and hand it to someof the largest producers of plastic and paperpackaging the world has ever known.

Critical decisions about the province’srecycling program will no longer be madeby elected representatives who live in thecommunities those programs serve, butinstead by a group made up almost entirelyof Toronto-based executives of multi-nation-al companies who will decide who will payhow much for the privilege of collecting andprocessing your recyclables.

What is going on here?The consequence will be a dramatic

increase in costs for British Columbia’sbusinesses, particularly the province’s news-papers.

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Tue sday, Mar ch 11 , 2014 A7Letters to the EditorLangleyAdvance

Dear Editor,I have concerns about the potential

for increased traffic accidents at 216thStreet and 48th Avenue

Langley Township’s engineeringdepartment has indicated that itmay remove the 5 Corner round-about as a consequence of theBrookswood Plan.

That would be a mistake. The roundaboutacts as a natural obstruction that slows traf-fic at the intersection. A traffic light wouldresult in serious accidents, the same asbefore the roundabout was built.

The intersection lying at the base of two

steep hills is a natural place formotorists to speed up to “beat thelight.” This does not happen withthe roundabout being there and act-ing as a deterrent to speed.

We have seen a big drop in theseverity of accidents at this intersec-tion since the roundabout was built.

I personally witnessed vehiclestravelling in excess of 150 km/hr when theintersection was a five-way stop. That isimpossible with a roundabout.

The roundabout must be preserved in anynew Brookswood plan.

Wally Martin, Langley

Murrayville

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Editor

Dear Editor,The weight of all the

heartfelt presentations con-cerning development inBrookswood/Fernridge hasleft me with a whole newappreciation of my homecommunity. I admit that Ihave been taking the beautyof it for granted.

Then I heard my neigh-bours talk in meeting aftermeeting about how muchthey love it here, some withtears, expressing over andover again how much theopen spaces and naturalbeauty means to them andtheir families.

For two full evenings thisweek, for four to five hourseach time, people pouredout their hearts about howmuch they love it here, and

how desperately they do notwant big changes to come.

The biggest concern seemsto be the effects of triplingthe population on the aqui-fer, traffic, nature, and thespirit of the community.Many people seemed to beokay with development thatwould carry on what hasalready been started.

We didn’t want a parkinglot when we came here andwe don’t want one now.

Loriane Frewing, Brookswood

Bridge monstrousDear Editor,

Are my eyes playingtricks on me, or does theBrookswood/FernridgeCommunity Plan actuallyrecommend extending40th Avenue through

Brookswood Park at 200thStreet, with a second bridgecrossing the creek, connect-ing 198th Street?

It will mean the play-ground and new waterparkat Brookswood Park willbe a few metres off theroad, essentially destroyingthe tranquility and relativesafety of the park as is.

It will also require reloca-tion of the parking lot,clear-cutting the stand oflarge trees at the south endof the park, and of course, amassive bridge to span theravine over Anderson Creek.

Anderson Creek is a sal-mon-spawning channel thatalso sustains several speciesof birds, such as eagles andherons, and is often visitedby deer, coyotes, owls, andraccoons.

Please say ‘NO’ to thismonstrous plan.

Shon Troelstrup, Brookswood

Who’s represented?Dear Editor,

We’ve been through athree-night public hearingprocess, to the alleged sur-prise of mayor and councilover the massive turnout.

They should have hadsome recollection of thesame massive turnout tothe open house at FernridgeHall mere weeks before.

This aside, the residentshave spoken: a 4-1 ratio isin opposition.

Councillor Bob Long hasstated, “It’s all about thecommunity coming togetherand agreeing to a livableplan.” The current plan isclearly not accepted by thecommunity as a livable one.

It is now time for MayorFroese and council to makea decision for the future ofBrookswood/Fernridge.

In democratic societies,majorities rule.

B. Cameron, Langley[Note: Fuller versions

of these letters and othersare online at www.lang-leyadvance.com. Click onOpinion.]

Brookswood

Neighbours’ concerns eye-opening

Coulter Berry

Opposition refuses commentDear Editor,

I have no stake in the Coulter Berry debate. I don’t livein Langley Township anymore, and it will not affect mepersonally if Coulter Berry is approved, nor will it affectme if the rezoning is defeated. I support Coulter Berry, notbecause anybody asked me to, but because I believe it is agood building for a great community.

I am shocked by those who run the “We Support a TwoStory Coulter Berry” Facebook page. Any comment thatshows any support towards Eric Woodward or CoulterBerry is fairly quickly removed. They leave only the com-ments that support their cause.

I have been blocked from commenting. I asked why theirattack is focused solely on Coulter Berry. The lovely ReidBlock around the corner received variances, just as CoulterBerry did, yet there’s no lawsuit against it or its developer. Iwas told it’s not three storeys, but it very clearly is.

Seanna Koopmans, Abbotsford

This is another fight to save Fort LangleyDear Editor,

My wife and I have lived here for 30 years and have beento many Township meetings. It was a long fight here to pre-vent an industrial park (Starline Windows) being built hereinstead of Bedford Landing, and I can remember writing theTownship and speaking at the meetings, saying an indus-trial park does not fit in Fort Langley.

We advertise on the highway for tourists to visit FortLangley (The Birthplace of B.C.). We went to meetings, till11 p.m. on a few occasions, to protect what we and all ofLangley residents hold dear to our hearts – a place wherepeople from all over come to spend time visiting and stroll-ing down the streets of the antique stores, shops, trails,parks and ambiance of what has always been Fort Langley.

The size of the Coulter Berry building, as with the indus-trial park/glass plant, does not fit in Fort Langley.

Ken Baber, Fort Langley[Note: Fuller versions of these letters and others are online

at www.langleyadvance.com. Click on Opinion.]

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industry is threatened with a bill thatcould come to $14 million. That is a dra-matic increase when you consider thatnewspapers aren’t required to pay prod-uct stewardship fees today, directly.

Newspapers, like all businesses, pay forthose services the same way all BritishColumbians do: through their propertytaxes.

That doesn’t mean newspapers haven’tbeen participating in recycling and theenvironment, far from it.

In fact, newspapers are the originalrecycled product, and publishers havetaken steps, such as moving to vegetable-based inks, to minimize the environ-mental impact of our product. Diversionrates for newsprint are a remarkable 85per cent, already well above the govern-ment’s own target.

The government’s new recycling regu-lation wouldn’t do a thing to improvenewspapers’ already impressive recyclingrecord. What it will do, however, is dumpa massive new cost onto the back of afragile industry still challenged to staystanding.

While our readership is stronger thanever, British Columbia’s newspapers arestruggling financially. Having Victoriaforce a $14-million tax on newspapers inthe current environment looks an awfullot like someone throwing an anchor to adrowning person.

Sadly, every single newspaper, fromlarge regional dailies to the smallest com-munity weekly, in every part of the prov-ince, will be impacted.

Indeed, there is no greater threat to thevibrancy of British Columbia’s newspaperindustry today than the government’snew recycling policy. Think about that fora minute while enjoying your next read.It is your daily newspaper, your commun-

ity weekly, that is at risk here.But the new recycling regime will not

only cause a wave of damage and joblosses across newsrooms everywhere, itwill also have an impact on many otherbusinesses, as well as thousands of muni-cipal jobs that will be put at risk withthe loss of local decision-making for ourrecycling programs.

And don’t believe for a minute that thiswill somehow help B.C. families. Thereality is that these costs will be passedon to consumers, who will now pay forthe cost of recycling every time they havea box of pizza delivered, pick up a cartonof milk, or buy a roll of toilet paper.

The government still hasn’t said whatwas so wrong with the current Blue Boxprogram that they could only fix it byhurting local businesses and costing hard-working people their jobs.

Yet, in spite of having no clear ration-ale, the province seems intent on gam-bling away the success of the Blue Boxwith an experiment in something theylike to call “extended producer respon-sibility.”

The ironic truth, of course, is that thegovernment’s new hands-off approachactually represents an abdication ofresponsibility, not its extension.

As a result, decisions about nearlyevery aspect of our recycling system willbe handed over to a small group of bigbusinesses based thousands of kilometreseast of the Rockies.

British Columbia’s environment minis-ter may think that’s just fine, but I sus-pect the people of British Columbia mighthave a different opinion.

Langley Township is not part of MMBC.Peter Kvarnstrom is Chair of the Canadian

Newspaper Association and a B.C. newspaperpublisher. He is also President, B.C. Operations,of Glacier Media Group, which includes theLangley Advance.

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Diver Sheldon Stearnswas surprised by hisrecent find in Bali.by Roxanne [email protected]

Sheldon Stearns discov-ered a treasure of sorts100 feet below the surfaceof the Bali Sea that hasspawned an unexpectedfriendship with anAustralian man he’s nevermet.

The elevator repairmanfrom Fort Langley wasscuba diving around theGili Islands, just off thenorthwest tip of Indonesia,a month and a half agowhen he found a digitalSLR camera.

But it’s what happenedsince he retrieved therusted-out camera and itsmemory card in SoutheastAsia that prompted someunexpectedly rewardingresults, Stearns explainedto the Langley Advance.

“I’m happy to havesolved this cool mystery,”he said.

Although Stearns, 40,has been diving intermit-tently since 1990, while hewas vacationing in HongKong, Bali, and Indonesiaat the end of January hemade a concerted effortto spend some time inthe water. It was his trekon Jan. 28 that is havingripple effects.

“I love diving in thetropics,” he said.

On this undersea excur-sion off Lombok, the glareof the glass from the cam-era lens or display screendrew him to investigatealong the ocean floor fur-ther.

“It was kind of a com-plete surprise for me,finding it,” he said of hisdiscovery.

Finding thecamera, he saidhis curiosity wasimmediatelypiqued. He won-dered who it couldpossibly belongto and what kindof irreplaceableimages might havebeen lost when itfell to the bottom ofthe sea.

He couldn’t justleave it there.

When Stearnsgot the camera toshore, he literallyhad to break it open.

“It was all rusted out,”he explained, noting hepopped out the memorycard and threw the cameraaway because it so badlydegraded.

Back at his hotel room,Stearns soaked the mem-ory card in fresh waterfor a few days, then left itout to drythoroughly– neverholdingout a lot ofhope thatanythingcould beretrieved.

By that time, his stay inBali was over. He threwthe card in with the restof his luggage and headedhome.

“I almost forgot all aboutit,” he said.

A few days after arriv-ing home, Stearns said

he plucked the card fromamid all of his keepsakesfrom the trip, plugged itinto his computer, and lis-tened as it chugged awayfor about 15 minutes try-ing to read the images.

Much to Stearns sur-prise, there were about athousand travel pictures.

And it quickly becameapparentthat thecamera’sowner wasyoung andhad beentravellingthroughAustraliaand

Indonesia, participatingin a number of outdoorevents.

Although Stearnshas never travelled toAustralia, he said he rec-ognized the Melbourneskyline and the Sydneyopera house.

Based on date stamps,the pictures had beentaken between April andAugust 2013.

“It had been at the bot-tom of the ocean for fivemonths, that’s amazing,”Stearns said, still in shockthat any of the imagescould be retrieved.

That’s when he thoughtseriously about trying toget the pictures back totheir rightful owner.

“I really wanted to try tofind the guy… I thought itwould be a really wonder-ful thing to do,” he said,hoping someone might dothe same for him if roleswere reversed.

It was pictures takenduring a group tourthrough Kiwi Experiencesthat ultimately helpedStearns solve the mysteryof the camera’s owner, heexplained.

“Here I am, trying tofigure out who owns the

camera,” he recounted,suspecting it was a youngman who appeared inmany of the 1,000 or sopictures and a few videoclips.

Testing his detectiveskills, Stearns scoured thepictures for tips about spe-cifically where the youngman had visited. Aftersome dead ends, he zeroedin on some pictures of abus tour in New Zealand.

“They were key in solv-ing this,” Stearns said,explaining how he emailedKiwi Experiences a groupshot taken by the ocean,and pointed out the manhe suspected owned thecamera.

“They were very eagerto help, which was veryencouraging for me,” hesaid.

Staff immediately rec-

ognized the tour driver. Itturned out the bus driverand the passenger inquestion had exchangedinformation and stayed intouch.

The driver Facebookedhis new friend, RyanFacchin, and within daysStearns received an email.

“This is absolute mad-ness,” Facchin said in hisemail. “I lost my camerawhilst kayaking in Bali,and didn’t have any ofthose photos backed up.”

Facchin was in India atthe time, and he explainedto Stearns that he wouldbe home in Australiabefore the end of March.He asked if Stearns couldand would then send himthe images.

“If there’s any way toget the camera or photossent to me that would bewicked,” Ficchan wrote.

Less than an hour later,he emailed back.

“I actually can’t believethis,” Ficchan added. “I’vebeen sobbing since I lostmy camera, over losing allthose photos, and now thishas just happened. Godbless you and your won-derful eyesight, haha! Thisis insane.”

Stearns is feeling goodabout helping, and saidwhile he hopes to get toknow the young man alittle better, more import-antly he’s looking forwardto reuniting Facchin withall this memories of histravels.

“I did this to see if Icould… It was a chal-lenge… But I did it, and itfeels good. It will be greatthing for us to remember– both of us,” the FortLangley man concluded.

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Brookswood’s senior girlsscratched out a 64-57win over Victoria’s OakBay Breakers in the B.C.title game Saturday at theLangley Events Centre.by Troy [email protected]

It wasn’t pretty, but it doesn’talways have to be to win achampionship.

The Brookswood Bobcats arequeens of the province, when itcomes to B.C. senior girls highschool Triple A basketball, andthey accomplished the feat withequal parts grit and effort.

The ’Cats clawed to a 64-57win over the Oak Bay Breakersfrom Victoria in Saturday’s goldmedal game at the B.C. TripleA championship tournament,which ran March 5-8 at theLangley Events Centre.

The win ended an eight-yeardrought for the Bobcats fromBrookswood Secondary, wholast stood at the top of the prov-incial mountain in 2006, underthe guidance of then head coachScott Reeves.

That was the final year of aBrookswood dynasty in the mid-2000s. The Bobcats won threeconsecutive B.C. titles from 2004to ’06

The 2014 winwas redemptionfor the Bobcats.In last year’sB.C. champion-ship game at theLEC, they lost59-49 to the SouthKamloops Titans.

There was no denying theBobcats this time around.

The ’Cats led 29-28 at half-time, 49-43 heading into thethird quarter, and held a 60-54advantage with under a minuteto play.

Oak Bay came into the gamewith momentum on on its side.

The Breakers rallied from 12points down in the second half

on Friday to stun the FraserValley champion Holy CrossCrusaders in the semifinals.

Many wouldhave expecteda Brookswood/Holy Crossshowdown forprovincial gold.

Last month,the Crusaders

edged the Bobcats 69-66 in theFraser Valley championshipgame.

But against a somewhatunexpected dance partner in theB.C. final, the Bobcats did whatthey had to do to scratch out avictory.

’Cats post Tayla Jacksonbattled her Grade 11 Oak Baycounterpart Lauren Yearwoodhead-to-head and had the big-

gest game of her career, notonly equalling Yearwood forthe game’s high in points at 20,but grabbing a game-high 23rebounds.

Bobcats head coach NeilBrown lauded the play ofJackson: “She got a lot ofrebounds, defendedYearwood... thiswas emotionally herbest game ever.”

Also hitting doublefigures in points forthe Bobcats wereGrade 10 guardAislinn Konig (19),and Grade 12 guard Jesse Brown(14).

“We said [before the game],it’s a very emotional time, bothteams are going to be woundup. The team that keeps its s**t

together will win in the end andwe just did that,” Brown said.“We made a couple foul shots,we defended, we got some keyrebounds, so it was more of aneffort win than a skilled win.”

Reflecting on the loss to SouthKamloops in the 2013 B.C.

championshipgame, Brownsaid, “last yearwas a good game,we just playeda better team.Tonight we werein the game. Webeat ’em [Oak

Bay] twice before, so it was acase of just doing our thing. Lastyear we would have to do some-thing super to beat them [theTitans].”

Bobcats guard Marissa van

Noort was thrilled after the vic-tory.

“It was amazing,” shesaid, right after the game.“Even though we weregoing to meet Holy Cross,it was like Grade 8 all overagain. I don’t feel like it’sover, yet. It’s for real, it’sour last game, it’s crazy.”

Jessie Brown’s finalgame in a Brookswooduniform was the mostsatisfying for her.

“It’s all worth it; it’s thebest feeling in the world,”Brown said. “I know what

it’s like to lose a champion-ship and I don’t want to do thatagain.”

Brown said having Konig jointhe team “really bumped up ourchemistry.”

It was an emotional night forKonig, who was named tourna-ment MVP.

“It’s my first time being withthis team, because I came fromthe US, and for a lot of thesegirls, this is their last game, andthey haven’t won a banner inthe last couple years,” Konigsaid. “It was mostly for themthat I was feeling it [emotional]for, because this was their lastchance, and I’m happy we wereable to get that for them.”

Earlier in the provincial tour-nament at the LEC, they rolledto the final after beating twoAbbotsford teams: the W.J.Mouat Hawks 89-58 on Fridayand the MEI Eagles 88-65. TheBobcats opened their tourna-ment last Wednesday with a 99-39 win over the Prince GeorgePolars.

Brown and Jackson werenamed to the tournament’s firstall-star team.

The B.C. champion Bobcatsare Michelle Mehner, LouiseForsyth, Aislinn Konig, KaylaHamel, Jessie Brown, PeytonWinslade, Kelly Bordreau,Amanda Boettcher, MadiHeggie, Marissa van Noort,Tayla Jackson, Hanna Loewen,Natasha Tadic, and JuliaMarshall.

– With files from Vancouver Province reporterHoward Tsumura

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The Langley Rivermen are still tryingto pick off their Surrey rivals in theBCHL playoffs.by Troy [email protected]

Momentum keeps bucking the LangleyRivermen off its back during the openinground of the B.C. Hockey League play-offs.

Coming off an impressive 6-3 win overthe Surrey Eagles the night before, theRivermen looked poised to take a 3-1lead in games in the best-of-seven seriesbetween the two teams.

The Eagles spoiled the plans by out-scoring the Rivermen Saturday at SouthSurrey Arena.

Both teams were looking to take a 3-2series lead when they met in game fiveMarch 10 at the Langley Events Centre.The game started after the Langley Advancewent to press Monday.

The series features the first and fourthplace teams in the BCHL’s MainlandDivision. The first-place Rivermen (37-13-3-5) were also the BCHL regular seasonchampions. The Eagles (25-30-1-2) tookthe final playoff spot in the Mainland.

Eagles 7, Rivermen 5Surrey led 2-0 after the first period and

5-3 after 40 minutes before scoring thefirst two goals of the final frame to take a7-3 lead.

Late goals by Rivermen captain MitchMcLain and defenceman Chris Forney fin-ished the night’s scoring.

Forwards Kevan Kilistoff, JakobReichert, Matt Ustaski scored in the sec-

ond period.Rookie Philippe Johansson had a five-

point night with a hat trick and twoassists.

Rivermen 6, Eagles 3Down 1-0 after the first period, the

Rivermen tallied the only three goals ofthe second period and then added threemore markers through the opening 11:08of the third frame to take a 6-1 lead.

The Eagles tallied the final two goals ofthe night to finish off the scoring.

Ustaski scored twice for the Rivermen.Defenceman Zach Urban, forward

Darien Craighead, Reichert, and Kilistoffand also scored for the ’Men, who went2-5 on the powerplay.

The Rivermen outshot the Eagles 35-28overall, and 16-4 in the second period.Rivermen goaltender Brock Crossthwaitestopped 28 of 31 shots.

Eagles 4, Rivermen 3Wednesday was a tough night all

around, as the ’Men lost 4-3 to theEagles. In front of yet another sparsecrowd, the Rivermen saw a 3-2 third per-iod lead slip away as the Eagles scoredthe final two goals of the night.

Eagles forward Nathan Renouf snappeda 3-3 tie, scoring what turned out to bethe game-winning goal with 6:01 remain-ing in regulation time.

The teams were tied 1-1 after the firstperiod and 2-2 after two periods of play.

The ’Men took a 3-2 lead 46 secondsinto the third period on Ustaski’s secondgoal of the night.

Then, on an Eagles powerplay, Surrey’sChase McMurphy tied the game at 3-3 atthe 12:14 mark.

Just 1:45 after McMurphy’s tying goal,Renouf notched the winner.

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