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Hot dog, what a cause!Marke Peterse (left) and Keith Rogers helped promote, and raise funds for, the upcoming Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley cycling trip during the BrookswoodVillage Summerfest on Saturday, June 8. The Tour de Valley 800-kilometre journey from Delta to Boston Bar and back starts Sept. 26 and ends Oct. 4. Funds raised go to childhoodcancer research and Camp Goodtimes, a summer camp for children living with cancer. Peterse and Rogers are taking part in the years ride and to donate to either of them, email [email protected] or [email protected].

All four MLAs with strong Langleyconnections are sitting at Victoriascabinet table.by Matthew [email protected]

Both of Langleys MLAs, plustwo more with Langley connec-tions, will be at the cabinet table inVictoria.

Premier Christy Clark announcedthe new cabinet Friday afternoon inVancouver.

Rich Coleman, longtime MLA forFort Langley-Aldergrove, is backin his post as deputy premier. Hewill also be responsible for hous-ing, and is Minister for Natural GasDevelopment.

The promise of jobs and rev-enues from liquified natural gasfrom B.C.s north was one of theLiberals main campaign planks.

Coleman himself has been amajor spokesperson for the project,talking it up as far back as June oflast year in a speech to the GreaterLangley Chamber of Commerce.

Coleman was deputy premierbefore the election, and has

been nicknamed Minister ofEverything, having held posts inforestry, as solicitor general, andhas been in charge of housing,gaming, energy and mines, andvarious other ministries since 2001.

Mary Polak, the MLAfor Langley, has beenmoved from trans-portation to becomethe Minister of theEnvironment.

One of her majorresponsibilities will bedeveloping the five con-ditions for building heavyoil pipelines in B.C.

That issue will be keyto local environmental-ists. The Kinder Morganpipeline that runsthrough Langley couldbe twinned in the nearfuture, and a reviewby the government willdetermine whether thepipeline gets the greenlight.

Polak has served previously as theMinister for Transportation and hasheaded up the Aboriginal Relationsministry.

Langley City Mayor Peter

Fassbender has been named Ministerof Education.

Fassbender had been workinginternally for the Liberals for sometime before volunteering to runagainst incumbent NDP MLA JagrupBrar in Surrey-Fleetwood.

Given the polls that showedthe Liberals well behind, it wasthought that he was likely to lose,but not only were the polls wrong,Fassbender himself eked out a nar-row victory.

Clark said Fassbender will haveto achieve long-term labour stabilitywith teachers. During the election,she was promoting a 10-year con-tract.

Fassbender has announced that hewill be stepping down as mayor ofLangley City.

He started his political career inLangley as a school trustee beforemoving on to City council and themayors chair.

Amrik Virk, the MLA for Surrey-Tynehead, is a Surrey resident butworked for seven years as one of the

second-in-command officers for the LangleyRCMP.

He has been named Minister of AdvancedEducation, in charge of colleges, universities,and other post-secondary institutions.

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UpFrontHigh school students raisedmore than $2,300 to ensurehead shavings for threeadults.by Matthew [email protected]

An Aldergrove vice principaland a pair of Langley Mountieswent under the clippers and hotwax on Friday to benefit theCops for Cancer bike ride.

On Friday, AldergroveCommunity Secondary vice prin-cipal Mike Carlyle announcedthat students there had raisedmore than $2,300 for theCanadian Cancer Society charity.

Carlyle then submitted to hav-ing his head shaved, along withone leg waxed. Hed agreed tolosing his leg hair if the studentsat Aldergrove won a contestwith H.D. Stafford to see whichschool could raise the most cash.

The last of three to get his hairtrimmed, Carlyles hair broke theclippers, and he was left with apatchy look.

Also getting shaved or waxedwere Const. Janet Northrup andConst. Craig Van Herk.

Anything that raises moneyfor cancer, said Northrup. Sheand Van Herk are both liaisonofficers with Langley schools,and work with vulnerable teensacross the community.

Northrup went from hair pasther shoulders to a very shortbuzz cut.

Its the second time shes donea head shave for cancer, havinglast cropped her hair in 2007.Shes been letting it grow outsince then.

Northrup finds giving up herhair easier than the long ridethe Cops for Cancer Tour deValley team will be undertak-ing this fall. The team of lawenforcement personnel, drawnfrom Delta, Surrey, WhiteRock, Langley, Abbotsford, andChilliwack, will do a nine-daybike ride through the FraserValley to raise funds to fightchildhood cancers.

For many of the riders andsupporters, its a personal cause.

I lost my sister to breast can-cer, Northrup said.

Van Herk has been a rider,volunteer organizer and tirelessbooster for the Cops for Cancer

effort in Langley.He not only had a leg waxed,

he was given a cul de sac hair-cut, with his hair trimmed intoa classic male pattern baldnessshape.

He suffered through the legwaxing with more than a few

winces.Gentlemen, respect the

ladies, he said after havinganother patch of leg hair tornout.

The Cops for Cancer Tour deValley ride will take place thisSeptember and October. Theriders will be fundraising aroundLangley for the next few months.

Cops for Cancer

No pain, no gain for cancer society

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Nakkita Schmidt of Aldergrove Secondarytrimmed Const. Janet Northrups hair at aCanadian Cancer Society fundraiser at theschool on Friday.

Craig VanHerk gave uppossession of hisleg hair. Below:Prior to the headshaving, JanetNorthrup wasenthusiastic,while Van Herklooked a littleapprehensive.

Matthew ClaxtonLangley Advance

Mike Carlyle wasrelieved of someof his leg hair byJoanna Pue ofSalimas Day Spa.

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A sizeable hiddenbunker, which

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A Langley man says undergroundbunkers were for growing his ownpersonal pot.by Glenda LuymesSpecial to the Langley Advance

A Langley man claims hes been mis-labelled as a gangster by police whofound 430 marijuana plants in an under-ground bunker on his hobby farm.

Jeromey James, who rents the propertyon 56th Avenue at 270th Street, admitshe smokes a lot of pot.

Personal consumption. Most of themarijuana was for personal consump-tion, he told The Province Friday.

But police arent buying that. Notonly was the bunker sophisticated andcomplex, the grow-op itself was likelyworth millions of dollars, said a spokes-man for B.C.s Combined Forces SpecialEnforcement Unit.

Its highly unlikely [that it could be forpersonal consumption], said Sgt. LindseyHoughton, before adding Actually, thatscompletely unbelievable.

Houghton also said police still believethe grow-op was linked to the HellsAngels motorcycle gang.

James said that assertion, made tomedia Monday when police releasedinformation about the recent raid, hascaused huge problems for him.

The police painted a picture to themedia and now people think Im somekind of gangster.

He said every fifth vehicle that passes

the property stops to stare. Even worse,his home has been broken into twice.Thieves made off with his TV and Xbox,as well as some PartyLite candles that hisgirlfriend sells.

People read that theres this sophis-ticated underground bunker, and theythink this home must be full of moneyand jewelry, he said. Theyve taken thepictures off the walls.

James was one of four people arrestedon June 1 when police, acting on a tip,swooped in and found the grow-op. Theyalso found eight pit bulls mostly pup-pies and five Chihuahuas, which Jamessaid his girlfriend breeds and sells.

The farm was also home to three sheepand a pig.

The marijuana was found in five buriedshipping containers, connected by holescut in their ends and a raised walkway.A rusted old manure spreader covered amuffler. A 10-inch natural gas pipelinehad been cut into, with gas diverted tofeed a $100,000 industrial generator.

James wouldnt comment on the grow-op itself.

But police think it had been running forat least a couple of years, similar, but notconnected, to four underground Missiongrow-ops that were previously discov-ered.

James has not been charged, althoughHoughton said charges could still beforthcoming.

Earlier, police said they believed thepeople arrested at the grow-op were notdirectly involved in the operation of thebunkers or the harvest.

- Glenda Luymes is a reporter for the Vancouver Province

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The Fraser Health Authority plans tocharge $25 per month to fix and maintainwheelchairs, starting Sept. 1.

The fee would apply toresidents at Fraser Healthcare facilities. There arefour sites locally, all atLangley Memorial Hospital Cedar Hill, Marrwood,Rosewood and Maple Hill.They are home to about200 people.

Residents can purchasetheir own wheelchairs and those whoare on MSP Premium assistance or lowincome can ask for a hardship waiver.

Those costs can range from $1,000to $3,500 for a wheelchair to purchase,and rentals can go anywhere from $70to $100 a month, said Fraser Healthspokesperson Tasleem Juma. So whereavailable we do have wheelchairs thathave been donated either through facilitydonations or auxiliaries these are lent toresidents.

Under new provincial policy, we arenow going to be charging a $25 fee andthats to maintain that wheelchair stufflike replacing the cushion, maintenanceon the wheels that fee would then gotowards maintaining the wheelchairsalready available as well as towards pur-chasing new wheelchairs.

According to Juma, about 60 per cent ofresidents in Fraser Healths facilities bor-row wheelchairs.

Following a policy change by theMinistry of Health last October, care pro-viders like Fraser Health and VancouverCoastal are now able to charge fees forpersonal use items that were previouslyexempt.

In Metro Vancouver one in five womenover 65 live in poverty.

Vancouver Coastal Health is also imple-menting the fee.

This is the latestexample of the fiscal pres-sures on health care.

The provincial govern-ment created the new pol-icy and a list of items thatcan and cannot have feesapplied.

If clients want some-thing, such as a special

brand of toothpaste, other than thebrands stocked by the facility, they canbe assessed a fee.

Fees are allowed on such things ascable service, telephones, hearing aid bat-teries, special craft/recreational supplies,drycleaning and specialized laundry, andpersonal hygiene supplies (client request-ed brands).

Fees cannot be charged for bedding,linens, basic grooming supplies and ser-vices, supplies for recreational therapy/music therapy, incontinence supplies, andequipment available for use by all, suchas lifts or walkers.

So far the wheelchair fees are the onlyones announced by Fraser Health.

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Ridership on transit is up in theLangley area, a new TransLink studysays.by Matthew [email protected]

A new TransLink report says that ser-vice to the South of the Fraser area isimproving and costs per capita are goingdown.

Over the last four years, the number ofboardings per revenue hour the num-ber of people getting on a bus during thewhole time its on the road has gone up56 per cent in the area from North Deltato Langley.

The study looked at statistics up to2012.

The percentage of capacity filled uphas gone to 69 per cent, a 27 per centincrease over four years, and the cost perpassenger has dropped to $1.84, down 14per cent.

Vancouver, the busiest area for transituse, has 79 boardings per revenue hour,

has a capacity of 117 per cent, and itcosts $1.08 per passenger.

In general, Burnaby and NewWestminster, the North Shore, andRichmond have higher transit uses andlower costs per rider than the Southof the Fraser, but the North Delta toLangley area still does better than Ladner-Tsawwasen, the Northeast Sector, whichincludes the Tri-Cities, and Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows.

Routes vary widely in how much theyare used.

A new route that connects Langley toWhite Rock drew 183,000 boardings, butremained low capacity and high cost perpassenger.

The 531 White Rock Centre-Willowbrook route filled 27 per cent ofcapacity and cost $9.54 per passenger.

TransLinks report suggests the off-peak hours could be switched over tothe use of the smaller community shuttlevehicles.

System-wide, the trend is movingtowards increasing productivity anddecreasing costs per rider, the report indi-cates.

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Pursuant to sections 98 of the Community Charter, S.B.C., 2003, c. 26, Council for the City of Langley willbe considering the 2012 Annual Report in the Council Chambers at City Hall 20399 Douglas Crescent,Langley, B.C. on Monday, June 17, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. The Committee of the Whole meeting will provide anopportunity for residents to express their opinions or ask questions about the Annual Report. The AnnualReport includes the audited financial statements, information on tax exemptions, information on servicesand operations for 2012 and a statement of municipal objectives, and the measures that will be used todetermine progress respecting those objectives.

Copies of the Annual Report are available for public inspection in the Administration Department at CityHall, starting on Friday, May 31, 2013, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays) between 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m. or may be viewed on the Citys website at www.city.langley.bc.ca.

Should you have any comments you wish to convey about the Annual Report to Council you may alsosubmit them in writing by email [email protected] or fax to the Administration Department, City Hall,20399 Douglas Crescent, Langley B.C., V3A 4B3; Fax (604) 514-2838, no later than 12 noon, Monday,June 17, 2012.

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Risk takers targetedPolice gave out more than 100 tickets in a singleday during a recent crackdown.by Matthew [email protected]

Police officers undertook a traffic blitz, aiming to catchhigh risk drivers on Friday around Langley.

Province-wide this month, police around the provinceare looking to crack down on drivers who cause crashesat intersections.

There are 182 crashes a day in intersections in theLower Mainland, said Leanne Cassap of ICBC. A full 73per cent of crashes in the region take place at intersec-tions.

Behaviours police were looking at include failing toyield, following too closely, speeding, improperly pass-ing, and ignoring traffic lights and stop signs.

Police set up a special operation at the intersectionof the Fraser Highway and the Langley Bypass near theWillowbrook Shopping Centre. Over the course of asingle shift, including the officers at the targeted cornerand at other locations, 102 tickets were handed out, saidCassap.

While the police had a list of high risk behaviours theywere looking for, they gave out tickets for any infractionthey saw.

That included a number of tickets for driving whileusing a cellphone, driving without a seatbelt, failing tohave the new driver or learners stickers, driving whileprohibited, and several stops involving drinking anddriving, or having drugs in the car.

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The Langley Speedway restorationists havehad the pretty girls hug and kiss and the bigtrophy with the little car on top in mind fromthe get-go.

They know how to win.They understand racing strategy.And they know that the task of getting the

Langley Speedway fully operational again isjust another race with a lot of laps betweenthe starting gun and the finish line.

Theyve known from the begin-ning of this race that you donthave to start in the pole positionto take the checkered flag.

Indeed, they know that startinga little back from the front linecan be an advantage if you useit properly. For instance, if youknow youre starting at the backof the pack, its a good idea to foster the ideathat youre just there for the show, and dontget the front-runners thinking that you mightbe a serious contender.

Consider this excerpt of a letter to the editorfrom Murray Jones, published in the May 21,2006, Langley Advance, introducing his conceptfor saving for posterity the old speedway:

Langley Speedway Historical Society wishesto have Langley Speedway designated aheritage site. There are many reasons the trackis no longer open. Theyre not important tous. What is important is that the site is beingdestroyed by neglect. We wish to preserve andrestore it. Not to race on it, but to display itsheritage to everyone.

Notice how, like an experienced driver start-ing from a disadvantage, he sets his potentialopponents at ease: key phrases are manyreasons and not important and not to raceon it

Its about racings past, not future. Right?

In the ensuing months, there are more let-ters, and our articles about the progress of theheritage project include quotes that reiter-ate his contention that its not about actuallyracing cars on the track but the referencesgrow more and more vague, and eventuallystart entertaining hesitantly at first theidea that maybe a race or two on the old trackwouldnt be such a bad idea after all.

June 16, 2006: Jones emphasizes that hisgroup would welcome racing again at the siteif the community and GVRD want it, but thatis not on the agenda right now.

July 21, 2006: Jones asks, How is a carshow or a bicycle race at Langley Speedwaygoing to create devastating accidents?

The veteran driver slowly but surely weavesforward from the back of the pack, gently edg-

ing his car into contention.And now were in the final

sprint.Notice how the strategy has

changed. There is no pretenseat being an also-ran. The histor-ical record is now a tool used tointimidate opponents.

And the pedal is to the metal.The equestrian community has been iden-

tified as the main contender. Nobody elsecounts for the only 14 days that racingwould take place in the nature park whichincidentally is approximately every weekendthroughout the summer.

Weve even got Speedway proponents com-paring car noise to horse poop.

While I admit, as a dog owner, to a bit offrustration that horse owners arent expectedto pick up after their pets, the reality is thatI can step over even the biggest horse poopwithout a great deal of effort certainly a lotless effort than the kilometres I would need totraverse to circumvent the race cars noise.

When I first started as a reporter at theAdvance, I covered Langley Speedway events.There was always more noise after the lastcheckered flag than during the race.

Expect this one to end the same withadrenaline-soaked race junkies spreading theirexuberance far and wide.

Opinion

Speedway strategy races along

Bob [email protected]

Odd thoughts

The historicalrecord is now a toolused to intimidateopponents.

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Wars thrive onforgetfulness

Another D-Day anniversary has come andgone.

This one was the 69th, and generally, nottoo much ado was made of it.

The in-between anniversaries get less andless attention. The Second World War isnow far enough in the past that serious noteis only taken every five years soon wellonly bother at 10-year intervals or not atall.

Anybody remember the end date of theNapoleonic Wars? Do you even rememberthe year the little tyrant was finally takendown? Perhaps a handful of history majorsdo, but wars tend to lose their lustre after a100 years or so, after all those who experi-enced them have passedinto faded memories them-selves.

But thats preciselywhy we should rememberimportant dates like June 6,1944.

And we should forestall the growing mis-conception that that date marks the end ofthe Second World War. It wasnt the end atall.

Not even close.Indeed, it barely marked the beginning of

the end stage of the war.The trek across Europe from the beaches

of Normandy claimed tens of thousands oflives over the course of nearly a year, beforethe European armistices were signed Italyon April 29, 1945, and the rest of WesternEurope on May 7, 1945. Tens of thousandsmore had yet to die before the curtain wasdrawn on the Pacific theatre on Sept. 2,1945.

Those are dates that hardly anyonebrings immediately to mind. Perhaps theyare more mundane than the date thatlaunched the largest-ever sea-borne militaryassault an assault that was not anywherenear as successful as we are commonly ledto believe through movies and popular hist-ory.

But even the attention that D-Day com-mands is dwindling, as forgetfulness seemsto grow along with war.

B.G.

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Tue sday, June 11 , 2013 A9Letters to the EditorLangleyAdvance

Dear Editor,Langley Speedway is in the

past, and it should stay there.While some car enthusiasts areexcited by the concept of resur-recting a racetrack in SouthLangley, I want to remind folkswhy locals wanted it gone inthe first place.

Reviving the historic speed-way sounds glamorous intheory, especially in a commun-ity that goes out of its way to pay homageto the automobile with events such as theannual charity Langley Good Times Cruise-In, as well as countless smaller show nshine shows, and the existence of multiplelocal car clubs.

But dont forget the flip side to this auto-motive dilemma. The problem back thenwas not having the races, even though thenoise would invariably carry for miles. Theissue was in the behaviour of the peoplewho came out for those races.

I remember being a 208th Street resi-dent that the roadways in to SouthLangley were like a raceway of sorts.Speeding and dangerous driving was a con-

stant not by the racers, but bythe spectators. Every Sunday,area residents knew to stay offthe roads, if possible.

We all breathed a sigh ofrelief when we learned thespeedway was going. Honestly,at first, I didnt believe it couldbe true. But it was, and I knowI wasnt the only one who waselated.

Now that the speedway isgone, lets keep it gone.

I just want people to understand that theopposition to restoring the speedway in themiddle of Campbell Valley Regional Park both past and present is not just fromthe horse people.

Sure, as an avid walker and an arearesident, I share their concerns about theimpact on the park. But, there are other rea-sons to keep the speedway in the past.

Lets learn from this historic lesson. Sayno to resurrecting the local speedway.Keep it in the past, where it belongs. Letrace enthusiasts enjoy the facilities availablein Mission.

Marge Shiell, Langley

Campbell Valley Park

Speedway best in past tenseLetters

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Editor

Dear Editor,So Burnaby Mayor Derek

Corrigan and MLA [andLangley City Mayor] PeterFassbender are having dif-ferences of opinion regard-ing transit issues.

Upcoming is an eventthat can give them both achance to settle their differ-ences, man to man. .

This July, the AldergroveFair Days (www.alder-grovefairdays.com) alongwith the Thunderbird FastDraw Club of Langley

(www. thunderbirdfast-draw.com) host the sixthannual Celebrity Fast DrawShootout at high noonon Saturday, July 20, atAldergrove Athletic Park.

The event is held in con-junction with the WorldFast Draw Association-sanc-tioned Canadian Fast DrawChampionships, along withother farmers challengeevents at the fair.

The celebrity event isopen to both men andwomen, and invitations

are sent to local celebrities.Representing the BurnabyNOW [a sister paper to theLangley Advance], reporterJennifer Moreau won one ofthese events the very firstone she entered!

I will send our invitationto Mayor Corrigan, MLAFassbender, and others.I should warn MayorCorrigan, though, Mr.Fassbender has won theevent twice, now.

There will be a trainingand practice session priorto the main event, at theLangley Rod and Gun Club.

One thing: this is a funevent, no politics, please(although that is not man-datory). Blank ammunitionis all that is used, and thetargets are four-inch-diam-eter balloons. Competitorsuse old west-style six-guns,timed by modern electronicsclocks calibrated in thou-sandths of a second.

MLA Mary Polak andMP Mark Warawa are thedefending champions from2012. May the best manand/or woman win!

D. Robinson,vice-chair, WFDA area 20 (B.C.)

Fast draw

Politicians invited to shoot it out

D-Day

Heroic tale tribute to braveryDear Editor,

I meet a young man of about 14 years most mornings ashe walks to his school, and we always exchange pleasant-ries. On June 6, I asked him if he realized one of the greatbattles of the Second World War, D-Day, was enacted onthat date 69 years ago. He knew nothing about it.

I note that page one of the June 6 edition of the LangleyAdvance featured a story of John Palen of Langley who tookpart in that epic action to re-take the European continent.His gripping story, to be continued [in todays edition onpage A10], is a tale of heroism in enemy skies as a tail gun-ner. I hope my young friend reads this tale, as it is a tributeto the brave men who fought that epic battle. It is brilliantlytold by an excellent journalist, Mathew Claxton.

Mike Harvey, Langley

Dear Editor,While the grow-op discovered in Langley

[Pot bunker uncovered, June 6, LangleyAdvance] gained news coverage for its sizeand sophistication, it is the least of peoplesconcerns in Langley. Right now there aremany legal grow-ops in Langley in resi-dential neighbourhoods.

Legal grow-ops operate in the same clan-destine manner as illegal grow-ops, wheregrowers exhaust the capacity of the electricsupply in the neighbourhood, create a firehazard, and arent susceptible to any build-ing codes. They are susceptible to grow-

rips, in which organized crime breaks intothe residence and takes the plants by force.

But the biggest difference is that a legalgrow-op has immunity to any warrant fromlaw enforcement to search the property.

The people of Langley understand theneed for medicinal marijuana, and theycouldnt care less if people use it recreation-ally, but the lack of oversight has us fearingfor our safety, especially when organizedcrime gets the wrong address in a routinegrow-rip across the street from an elemen-tary school.

Peter Lenko, Langley

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John Palen managed tosurvive a terrifying war.

by Matthew [email protected]

In the first part of thisstory, in our June 6 edi-tion, RCAF veteran JohnPalen talked about train-ing to become a tailgunnerin a Second World Warbomber. On his secondmission, his aircraft wasbadly damaged and limpedback to an emergency land-ing on a fighter plane base.

It took us threeattempts to finally landbefore we made it, saidJohn Palen.

They had to try to stop.With the short runway,

designed for the fighterplanes, that proved a chal-lenge.

We just kept going rightacross the fields, saidPalen.

The plane finally cameto a halt when it hit aditch, with its nose downand its tail way up in theair.

I had a heck of a jobgetting out of this turret,Palen said.

As the emergency crewsrushed towards them, theyseemed to think theyd bepulling a dead man out ofthe rear turret, based onthe damage to the plane,Palen said.

He wasnt even seriouslyhurt, but he came close.He pulled sharp fragmentsof shrapnel out of hisflight suit after he got outof the plane.

That was one of myworst trips, he said.

It wasnt the first timehe would lose a parachute,

though. He saw a secondburn up on another oper-ation.

Later the turret crewswere given seat-tight para-chutes like those used byfighter pilots.

I felt a lot better whenI had my parachute withme, he said.

From November 1943to April 1944, Palen andhis crew served with 77Squadron.

We did 18 operationson 77 Squadron, andthen we were asked if wewould like to volunteer forthe Pathfinders, which weagreed to do, Palen said.

They went to a specialschool for a month, thenjoined 635 Squadron atDownham Market. Hewould serve with that unitthrough D-Day.

We completed our 40thoperation there, saidPalen. In total, he flew 58missions.

Pathfinders had theresponsibility of droppingcoloured flares that wouldguide in the other bombersin a formation and showthem were to attack. Thenthey had to drop their ownbombs.

All but four to six ofPalens operations tookplace at night, and whilehe fired at enemy planes,he doesnt think he evershot one down. Even ifhe did hit one, he has noway of knowing. The onlyway to see in the darknesswould be if it burst intoflames, he said.

With the Pathfinders,Palens crew, flying mostlyin the newer Lancasterbombers now, bombedrailways, oil depots, andfactory areas.

Around May of 1944,the number of missionsincreased.

On the night of June 5,Palen and his crew foundout why.

We were told there wasa large armada crossing

the Channel, he said.D-Day was June 6, when

the American, British, andCanadian forces stormedfive beaches in Normandy.

Palens plane had enginetrouble that morning anddidnt fly on the first day,but it was in the air onJune 7, and for severaldays after that, hitting tar-gets on the French coast.

One of his memorableoperations was an attackon a buzz bomb storagedepot in the French townof Trossy St. Maximin.Bomber Command hadtried to hit the area twicewith night raids, but thepilots couldnt even findthe location. Finally, thepulled together more than60 Pathfinders for a singlemission and sent them upon Aug. 4, 1944.

The bombing was suc-cessful, but the leadaircraft, commanded byCanadian Ian Bazalgette,was heavily damaged by

antiaircraft fire. Bazalgette,a Calgarian, ordered hisfour uninjured crew mem-bers to bail out, then triedto land the burning planewith two injured men stillaboard. He successfully setdown in a field, but theplane exploded, killing allthree men. Bazalgette wasawarded the Victoria Crossfor his bravery.

A few weeks ago, Palenvisited Nanton, Alberta, tosee a restored Lancasterpainted with the coloursof Bazalgettes aircraft inmemory of the pilot.

After his 58 operations,Palen was told he haddone his bit and was dis-charged.

Despite flying throughmuch of 1944, Palen neverfound going up on anoperation became easy.

Youre always scared,he said. Anyone whosays theyre not scared, Idont think theyre tellingthe truth.

Amazingly, he and therest of his crew werenever seriously injured.During the Second WorldWar, 55,573 members ofBomber Command becamecasualties, more than 44per cent of personnel.

Palen left the RCAF witha Distinguished FlyingCross, which he wearson Remembrance Day, inhonour of his comrades.

Palen graduated from theUniversity of Toronto, andspent his career managingcivic facilities.

He moved to Langleylast year to be closer to hisfamily. He has three chil-dren in B.C., nine grand-children, and 10 great-grandchildren.

Trinity WesternUniversity professor JefGibbons has been workingon a video interview withPalen.

It will be available onhis website at www.jefgib-bons.com.

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John Palen can still pick out the faces of friends and comrades from the 77th Squadron of RAF Bomber Command.Palen left his home in Ontario in 1942 to become a tailgunner, flying a total of 58 missions over Europe beforeand after D-Day.

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Among the vendors atKwantlen PolytechnicUniversity during theopening of the LangleyCommunity Farmers Marketon May 22 was Lori Murrayfrom the Ivy Oven. Murrayheld up a rustic cake flavouredwith rhubarb, along with otherseasonal goodies.

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Troy Landreville/Langley AdvanceCaidence Somerville, 13months, was thrilled toreceive a flower-shapedballoon from DonnaMilburn of Click & ClownCompany. Caidence, hermom, and her brotherwere at KwantlenPolytechnic University forthe Langley CommunityFarmers Market opening.


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Olivia Sayani, an eight-year-old Langley Fine Arts Grade2 student got some help fromher local Coast Capital branchin meeting her $500 fundraisinggoal for her schools Jump Ropefor Heart campaign. Branchmanager Melody Cusmanoarranged for a donation of $200,which was added to the $330Olivia raised in personal and onlinedonations for the May 10 event. Troy Land

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Eighty Years AgoJune 1, 1933

Councillor Alex Hope saidLangley was sailing prettyclose to the wind financial-ly, although the municipaldebt was $17,000 less thanit had been in 1932.

Seventy Years AgoJune 3, 1943

Thirty-four Langley HighSchool students were ab-sent on farm leave.RCAF PO Lynn Harvey, firstreported missing in action,was now presumed dead.

Sixty Years AgoJune 4, 1953

The coronation of QueenElizabeth II was celebratedin Langley Prairie with alocal crowning, fireworks,sports, and entertainment.

Fifty Years AgoJune 6, 1963

Radiation monitor Bill Lottreported that Mays averageradiation count was 279,up from 196 the previousyear. The monthly high was308 on May 11, and the lowcount was 234 on May 1s.

Forty Years AgoMay 31, 1973

City council unveiled plansfor Langley Mall, to be builton Douglas Cres. between203rd and 204th Streets.

Thirty Years AgoJune 1, 1983

High temperatures in thelast week of May smashedrecords. The 36C high onMay 26 was the secondhottest day ever recorded inthe area, bested only by oneJuly day in 1947.Mia Cronholm was crownedAldergrove Rose Queen.A police raid at Langley Air-port netted $16,500 worthof LSD, cocaine, marijuana,and cash.

Twenty Years AgoJune 2, 1993

A Coquitlam doctor wasarrested and charged withmurder in connection withthe bludgeoning death ofa Mountain SecondarySchool graduate. The deadgirls father intimated thather death might have beenprevented if the College ofPhysicians and Surgeonswere more diligent in inves-tigating patient complaints.Under the leadership ofnew CEO Pat Zanon, Lang-ley Memorial Hospital keptahead of its budget for thesecond year in a row.Former City councillor,1990 Senior of the YearAward recipient, and thedriving force behind theLangley Christmas Bureaufor a number of years, IrisMooney was appointedan interim member of theLangley Memorial HospitalBoard. Mooney had workedas a nurse for 36 years andhad been an elected boardmember for seven years.

Langley Township councilwas considering a GVRDproposal to rehabilitate theold Jackman Pit landfill siteby covering it with sludgefrom Lower Mainland wastewater treatment plants.Langley schools super-intendent Emery Dosdallwas ecstatic about theprospect of an evening uni-versity starting at Brooks-wood Secondary School.

Ten Years AgoJune 3, 2003

Longtime Langley Citybusinessman, philanthrop-ist, and councillor MikeOmelaniec died of cancer.A new home was found forTina the elephant. It washoped the sick resident ofthe Greater Vancouver Zoowould be able to convalescein a sanctuary in Tennessee.Ian Millar of Perth, Ont.,won the jump-off for theWorld Cup Qualifier and thePan American Games Trialsat Thunderbird Show Park.

June 6, 2003Local teens expressedmixed reactions to newrules for beginning driversin B.C., laid out by FortLangley-Aldergrove MLAand Solicitor General RichColeman, whose ministrynow also included ICBC.Education Minister ChristyClark assigned former Lang-ley Assistant Superintend-ent of Schools Alex Holma seat on the B.C. TeachersCollege council, as part of acontroversial restructuringof the college.

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It took all of five minutes after thedispatch for the Langley RCMP tospot a suspected carjacker.by Matthew [email protected]

A man who allegedly stole a driverscar at knifepoint didnt get far before hewas arrested by Langley RCMP on June 8.

At 7:25 p.m. that evening, the firstcall to the police came from a concernedbystander, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokes-person for the local Mounties.

He saw a woman accosted by a manin the 5600 block of 200th Street. Shedropped her keys, and the man pickedthem up and drove off in her car.

A few minutes later, the woman herselfcalled the police. The man had threatenedher with a pocket knife and demanded

the keys, she said.She gave police a description of the

carjacker, and said he had taken her blue2008 Hyundai Accent and headed northon 200th Street.

Five minutes later, a member of theLangley Core Enforcement Team, whichprimarily handles cases in downtownLangley City, spotted a Hyundai match-ing the description on the Bypass, saidMarks.

She followed the vehicle to the 20600block of Logan Avenue.

When the driver parked, she used hervehicle to block the car in. She orderedthe suspect out of the car, and he wasarrested at 7:42 p.m.

A 28-year-old Surrey man has been heldin custody and was scheduled to appearin provincial court on Monday, withpolice recommending charges of robbery,uttering threats, assault with a weapon,and possession of stolen property.

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Dig out those tights andSpandex a child is inperil.by Ronda [email protected]

A diagnosis of cancer istough for anyone to dealwith, but imagine havingthat diagnosis four times ina seven-year life, and youllknow what young GageStaley and his mom KrystieBiernaczyk face every day.

Gage has Neuroblastomawhich causes immature nervecells to become cancer cells,form tumours, and spread.

Primarily found in youngchildren, its a rare conditionand obviously dealing with itisnt much fun.

Thats the reason GagesGuardians was formed. Theintent of the superhero-themed group is to supportGage in his journey andensure he has fun adven-tures.

Next up on the adventure list isthe Superhero Party at the WalnutGrove Boston Pizza on June 23.

Ive done a few cancer fundrais-ers and through that have gottento know a few people, said TeresaRice of Fluid Events, who is organ-izing the event. [His family andfriends] keep trying to give [Gage]some really good experiences.

The last superhero-sized experi-

ence Gage had was going to aVancouver Canucks game inFebruary. According to the GagesGuardians page on Facebook, theenormous community supportmade that adventure possible.

Rice said the same kind of com-munity support is bringing thesuperhero party to life.

Some people have really steppedup and not charged what they wouldnormally charge, Rice noted.

There will be two super-hero parties: one at 1 p.m.and the other at 2:30 p.m. onthe 23rd. Each event includesraffles, draws, a photo booth,entertainment, facepainting,and crafts.

Of course, since everyonewill already be dressed as asuperhero, they may not needto have their face painted.Thats right, everyone is tohave fun and go in costume.There are prizes for the bestcostume as well as the bestsuperhero family.

I think the idea behind thesuperhero theme is that Gageis a superhero, Rice said.And everyone is a superherobecause they can contribute.Plus its also Gages birthdaymonth in June.

Boston Pizza is gearing upfor the event, expecting a fullhouse.

There are a limited num-ber of tickets, noted therestaurants general manager,Keri Lynn Boyd. Adults willreceive an individual three-

topping pizza and kids get a kidspizza, along with a drink, includedin their ticket to the event.

There are still tickets left to cele-brate being a superhero with Gage.$20 for adults and $8 for kids. Tofind out more information call Riceat 778-552-0155, email her at [email protected], buy ticketsonline at superhero-4-gage.event-brite.ca, or search GagesGuardianson Facebook.

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Seven-year-old Gage Staley is fighting Neuroblastoma cancer.His friends and family are making sure he gets plenty of greatadventures like this trip to a Canucks game and a Superhero Partyon June 23.

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SeniorsFood and FriendsLangley Meals on Wheels hasa program for seniors (55+)to share a nutritious lunchalong with socializing andguest speakers. Lunch costs $5.RSVP in advance to the numberlisted. 11:30am-1pmAldergrove Bobs Bar n Grill, 27083Fraser Hwy.: 1st, 2nd, 3rd,and 4th Tuesday of the month.RSVP: 604-857-7725 Otter Co-Op: 3600 248 St.:2nd and 4th Monday of themonth. RSVP: 604-607-6923Brookswood Brookswood Seniors Centre,19899 36th Ave.: 1st and 3rdThursday of the month. RSVP:604-590-3888Fort Langley Parish of St. George Church,9160 Church St.: 2nd and 4thWednesday of the month.RSVP: 604-888-7782Langley City Choo Choos Restaurant,20550 Fraser Hwy.: 1st and 3rdTuesday of the month. RSVP:604-514-2940 Yanaki Sushi, 20477 FraserHwy.: 1st and 3rd Monday ofthe month. RSVP: 604-514-2940 Flourishing ChineseRestaurant, 20472 Fraser Hwy.:2nd and 4th Wednesday of themonth. RSVP: 604-514-2940North Langley Walnut Grove CommunityCentre, 8889 Walnut Grove Dr.2nd & 4th Thursdays of themonth. RSVP: 604-882-0408 Renaissance RetirementResidence, 6676 203 St.: 2ndand 4th Tuesday of the month.RSVP: 604-539-0571Volunteers needed for the vari-ous gatherings about two tothree hours twice per month.

Contact Langley Meals onWheels, 604-533-1679 or [email protected].

Housing workshopLearn about the BC Housingprogram called SAFER (ShelterAid for Elderly Renters) ata free information sessionat 1:30pm on June 12 at theLangley Seniors ResourceCentre, 20605 51B Ave. Signup in advance at 604-530-3020.Drop-ins welcome.

Langley Seniors Resource Society20605 51B Ave., 604-530-3020Information and referralservices: Transportation andshopping assistance, housingand government program coun-sellors, Coffee and Connectingsupport group, a weekly social,and the Telephone BuddyProgram. We will come to yourhome or building and provideinformation on what is avail-able.Sharing and Caring Socials(1-2:30pm, $4 drop-in feefor members, $6 for non-members) on the first threeTuesdays of the monthJune 13: Kwantlen Universitynursing students with mentalfitness exercisesJune 20: stories and songs withthe Jemms

Seniors produceSeniors can get a bag of fruitsand vegetables on the firstTuesday of the month for $5.The program is through LangleyMeals on Wheels in cooper-ation with Langley City, FraserHealth, the Langley SeniorsResource Centre and the SeniorsCommunity Action Table. Pickup is at Douglas RecreationCentre and the Langley SeniorsResource Centre. Book: Reccentre, 604-514-2865 or seniors

centre, 604-530-3020.

Seniors Community Action TableThe Langley SeniorsCommunity Action Table nextmeets June 19 when EllenPeterson will speak on theshortage of family doctors and anew project to help seniors con-nect with primary care provid-ers. At 10:30am in the LangleySeniors Resource Centre, 2060551B Ave. Info: 604-818-3290 [email protected].

SupportArthritis Support Group, Langley3rd Mon./mo., 1:30-3:30pm,Langley Seniors Centre. Info:604-532-9671.

FASD adoptive and foster parentsMonthly support group meet-ings for those with childrenwho have Fetal AlcoholSpectrum Disorder (FASD).Info: Jamie, 604-530-5917.

Fibromyalgia Well-Spring FoundationThe foundation offers sup-port groups, information, andmuch more. It operates at thriftstore at 206th Street and FraserHighway. Info: www.fibromyal-giawellspringfoundation.org.

Health Equipment Loan ProgramHELP, a Canadian Red Crossprogram, needs volunteers forits equipment loan service. Info:Wendy, 604-513-3935 or 604-881-1113.

Stroke support groupsThe Langley CommunitySupport Groups Society, for-merly known as Langley StrokeRecovery, has two supportgroups that meet at the WalnutGrove Community Centre.The Stroke Support Group isWednesday, 10:30am-1:30pm.Young Strokes 4 Hope meets

Fridays, 10:30am-1:30pm. Info:Marilyn, 604-882-4672.

Learning Disabilities AssociationThe Fraser South chapter offersone-on-one tutoring for youthages six-14 with learning dis-abilities in literacy, math,social skills, and keyboarding.Affordable program fees; somesubsidies available. Info: 604-591-5156 or www.ldafs.org.

Volunteers neededThe Langley Pos-AbilitiesSociety is looking for six toeight people to do set up and

take down of a wheelchairobstacle course that will beused at community events.Three people needed to set itup and take it down. Liftinginvolved. The course is used toteach the public about mobilityissues. Info: Zosia, 604-961-0117.

Meals on WheelsLangley Meals on Wheels hashot meals weekdays and fro-zen meals available weekendsfor seniors, the disabled andsick people unable to cook for

themselves. Info: [email protected] or 604-533-1679.

Take Off Pounds SensiblyThe non-profit weight-losssupport group has 14 chaptersaround Langley with morningand evening meetings. Info:Lynda, 604-856-8014.


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