Monday - Dec. 2, 2024 - New regional park for south Langley

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Good morning!

It is officially December, which means it is now time for my family to decorate for the holidays. It was always my husband’s tradition to transform the house on Dec. 1 into a winter wonderland—and to get the tree on Christmas Eve. My tradition was to decorate on whichever weekend was free and easy for each parent, and to get the tree sooner rather than later.

In our married life we have compromised. Decorations go up at the start of December—although I did cheat by putting up our front door wreath just after Remembrance Day. It has been harder to find a middle ground for the tree. I’ve managed to negotiate so we have it up two weeks before Christmas, and I doubt I’ll be able to get it any earlier. Fire safety, it appears, is more important than holiday cheer. (I suppose I can live with that.)

– Grace

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How to be a professional actor (in Mission)

Movie stars get the glory. But behind every blockbuster film or sleeper hit there is a legion of less-recognizable professional actors who bring a story to life. Their faces may be unrecognizable, and their lives unremarked upon by magazines.

Two decades ago, Camille told her father that she wanted to be a professional actor. A traditional, practical man, her father suggested that, as far as a career went, acting might not be the best of choices.

Today, Camille is not a movie star. She has a part-time gig in a brewery and another part-time job with a local non-profit. But she’s also very much an established actor, with dozens of screen credits to her name, an agent, and a list of casting professionals who know exactly what Camille Atebe can bring to a TV show or movie.

And while fame and money has never followed, that’s fine for Camille. She says she has been happy doing the one job that she has never wanted to quit.

We recently talked to Camille about Opening Nite Theatre, the community theatre group of which she is the president. Most of that interview focused on the future of the theatre group, but we also spoke about the nitty-gritty details of professional acting.

• Today, join Tyler for that part of the conversation.

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Need to Know

💧 Cheam First Nation discovered another toxic spill in Chilliwack’s Hope Slough last week; the nation says the industrial waste came from a pipe that is likely a source of ongoing pollution [Cheam First Nation]

🚆 The West Coast Express is running a Taylor Swift Midnight Train to Mission during the singer’s tour [Mission Record]

🚔 Mission RCMP are looking for a suspect connected to a string of thefts last Wednesday [Fraser Valley Today]

🎖 A Langley veteran received the King’s Coronation Medal earlier this month [Langley Advance Times]

🕯 Ruth and Naomi’s Mission in Chilliwack is holding a memorial to honour homeless residents who have died over the last year [Chilliwack Progress]

🪑 Abbotsford councillor Patricia Ross is the new chair of the FVRD; long-time chair Jason Lum had announced in September that he would be stepping down after eight years [Fraser Valley Today]

⚖ A Langley man was found guilty of 12 drug trafficking charges [Langley Advance Times]

🔔 Agassiz Harrison Community Services has launched a new Winter Bells campaign to raise funds for the organization [Agassiz Harrison Observer]

🌲 The man accused of smuggling people illegally from BC into the US by freight train has pleaded guilty [CBC]

⚖ Five Canadian news organizations have launched a lawsuit against ChatGPT creator OpenAI for copyright infringement [CBC]

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The Agenda

Metro Vancouver aiming to create a ‘green necklace’ of parks in Langley

Langley’s Municipal Natural Park will soon become part of an even larger regional park, with Metro Vancouver taking over ownership of the green space.

Metro Vancouver announced last week that it was establishing a new 44-hectare South Langley Regional Park off 224th Street near 4th Avenue. The Township of Langley donated its Municipal Natural Park—which includes pedestrian and equestrian trails, as well as significant treed areas near the Little Campbell River—to Metro Vancouver. The regional body also purchased a large private property off 232nd Street near 6th Avenue to add to the green space.

The two green spaces in the new South Langley Regional Park are not continuous, but connected by the South Langley Regional Trail. The goal is to add more green space to the regional park to create a “green necklace” surrounding the South Langley Regional Trail, with each new plot of land acting as a natural gem on the string that is the trail.

The trail starts at Campbell Valley Regional Park and travels through the southern part of the township to Aldergrove Regional Park. Eventually, portions of the trail will be moved off the road, and small nature spaces added along its length.

Metro Vancouver will develop a plan for the new regional park next year. The regional government will consult with the public, First Nations, and other stakeholders on the future plan.

The trails and greenspaces in the Langley Municipal Natural Park will remain open while Metro Vancouver considers the future for the space.

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🗓 Things to do

Gospel concert: The Marcus Mosley Ensemble comes to Mission's Clarke Theatre on Tuesday at 7:30pm. The Vancouver-based, Texas-born gospel singer will perform songs celebrating love, unity, and hope. Tickets and details online.

Senior learning: Abbotsford hosts another installment of its 55+ learning series on Tuesday starting at 10am in the Abbotsford Recreation Centre. Learn about the importance of emergency kits and some essential items to include in one. Details online.

Santa shuffle: The Salvation Army hosts its Santa Shuffle fun run and elf walk on Saturday in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, and Langley. Registration and details online.

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