Notice of Public Hearing - Bylaw Nos. 1697 & 1698 (City of Langford)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (Goldstream News Gazette repeat)

The City of Langford has received an application to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1200 and Zoning Bylaw No. 300 by means of proposed Bylaw Nos. 1697 and 1698. All persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed Bylaws will be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the Bylaws at a Public Hearing to be held in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Tuesday, 22 May 2018, at 5:30 pm. Please be advised that no representations may be received by Council after the close of the Public Hearing and any submissions made to Council, whether orally or in writing, will form part of a public record.

Proposal:
The purpose of Bylaw No. 1697 is to amend the City of Langford Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 1200 from Agricultural Strategy Lands to Hillside or Shoreline to permit the development of approximately 18 single-family lots and a 30-unit townhouse site located at 866 Latoria.

The purpose of Bylaw No. 1698 is to amend the City of Langford Zoning Bylaw No. 300 to rezone the lands from AG1 (Agriculture 1) to the RR6 (Rural Residential 6) Zone and the RM2A (Attached Housing) Zone to permit the development of approximately 18 single-family lots and a 30-unit townhouse site for the property located at 866 Latoria Rd.

Applicant: Richard Irwin, R. Irwin Consulting Ltd.

Location: The land that is the subject of Bylaw Nos. 1697 and 1698 is 866 Latoria Rd as shown shaded on the plan.

COPIES of the complete proposed Bylaws and other material that the Council may consider in relation to the Bylaws may be viewed from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 7 May 2018 to Tuesday, 22 May 2018, inclusive, at Langford City Hall, 2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Robert Dykstra in the Planning Department at 250-478-7882 with any questions on these Bylaws.

Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services

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Local News — Pacific Cheer Empire

Local cheer team headed to competition in Las Vegas

Shannon Kamiel hoping to help grow the sport on the West Coast
Lindsey Horsting
News Gazette staff

The Pacific Cheer Empire cheer squad is going to Las Vegas to compete against the top teams in North America.

The group has been practicing together for nearly a year and this is their fifth competition. The team had to win a bid to be able to compete in Vegas, meaning they had to place in the top three teams in a U.S. competition.

The team recently returned from a competition in Florida in which they came third against the top teams in the U.S. The team performed their routine twice over the course of two days and for one performance they hit zero, performing the routine without any mistakes.

The group is a senior level 2 team and has 25 girls ranging in age from 11 to 18 years old. Many of the girls didn't have any cheer experience prior to joining Pacific Cheer.

Shannon Kamiel, owner of Pacific Cheer Empire, has been involved in cheer for more than 16 years. She is originally from Nova Scotia and relocated to the West Shore when her husband was stationed at CFB Esquimalt.

Kamiel said competitive cheer on the West Coast has been slower to pick up than the East Coast, and the Island is still a bit behind the mainland, but she is excited to help grow the sport she loves.

She feels the level of sportsmanship in cheer is higher than other sports because each squad wants to see their competitors perform well.

She noted at the Sea to Sky competition in Vancouver, one of the other teams in the tournament had their music cut out during their routine, and the rules are that you cannot stop, so Pacific Cheer and other teams joined in to chant the counts of the song so the team could finish.

Kamiel was beaming with pride when she talked about the strides the team has made since their very first competition a little more than a year ago. She said there were hundreds of teams, and thousands of athletes and although her team didn't place, despite performing a solid routine both days of the tournament, she said the girls learned quickly what a competition is about.

The girls practice around eight to 10 hours per week, twice a week for two hours, and then the coaches come up with an individual plan for each athlete.

"Depending on the athlete, some might need more work practicing motion, dance, reviewing counts, stretching, conditioning, the safe things outside of the gym," Kamiel said. "No stunts or tumbling outside of it."

Assistant coaches Kennedy Locke and Laura Jaundrew both still enjoy the camaraderie of the sport. Locke has been in cheer for six years, and cheers on the Pacific Cheer open team. Jaundrew used to be a cheerleader for the Westshore Rebels, and the Langley Rams and competed with the Rams at local competitions.

The youngest member at Pacific Cheer is five, and the oldest is 32. They are also accepting new members for the season which is open to anyone ages three and up and no experience is required.

The team heads to Vegas Thursday for the May 11 competition.

lindsey.horsting@goldstreamgazette.com

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Notice of Intention to Consider Issuance of a Temporary Use Permit

NOTICE is hereby given that the City of Langford will consider issuance of a TEMPORARY USE PERMIT in the CITY OF LANGFORD COUNCIL CHAMBERS, Third Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, on Tuesday, 22 May 2018, at 5:30 pm.

• File: Temporary Use Permit No. TUP18-0001

• Purpose: The purpose of the proposed Temporary Use Permit is to allow for building material storage and a lay down yard at 767 Meaford Avenue during the construction period of the development located at 732 Meaford Avenue and 2846 Millstream Road

• Applicant: Pascal Toupin-Selinger, Ironclad Developments

• Location: The land that is the subject of TEMPORARY USE PERMIT NO. TUP18-0001 is 767 Meaford Ave.

COPIES of the complete proposed TEMPORARY USE PERMIT and other related material may be viewed during normal working hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (holidays excluded), from Monday, 7 May 2018 to Tuesday, 22 May 2018, inclusive, at the Langford City Hall, Second Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue, Langford, BC, V9B 2X8. Please contact Julia Buckingham in the Planning Department with any questions on this Temporary Use Permit.

Braden Hutchins
Director of Corporate Services

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Local Sports — Canada Women's Sevens

Canada finished in fifth place during the 2018 HSBC Canada Women's Sevens tournament on home turf over the weekend. The team opened pool play with a tough 22-7 loss to Australia on Saturday, followed by a 24-10 win over Spain and a narrow 19-17 victory over Ireland later that day to propel the team to the quarterfinals against the USA.

During Sunday's quarterfinal matchup, the USA opened scoring within the first minute through Jordan Gray to take an early 7-0 lead. With four minutes left in the first half Leyla Kelter scored another try to make it 14-0.

Ghislaine Landry got Canada on the board shortly after, but the USA answered right back with another try. Charity Williams also scored a try to make it 21-12. Bianca Farella scored a try to cut the U.S.'s lead to two points, followed by a second try to give Canada its first lead of the game with just a minute left in the second half. But USA scored on the full-time hooter and slot the conversion to take a last-second 28-26 victory.

"Our defense let in two or three soft tries where we didn't really make a mark on it and we had to work hard for ours," said Canada women's sevens coach John Tait. "It's disappointing, but we have a young team and we have to just keep learning from some of these experiences."

The team continued play with a decisive 29-12 win against Ireland in their final game to finish fifth.

New Zealand won their second tournament on the five-stop series, followed by Australia and the USA who rounded out the top three. Westhills Stadium was packed with 6,070 boisterous fans over the two-day tournament who cheered on their favourite teams under sunshine and blue skies in Langford.

Watching Team Canada in action was a dream come true for one particular fan. Prince George's Kayla Young was diagnosed with leukemia in March and has been receiving treatment at B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver. A friend organized the weekend for Young and her mother to attend the sevens tournament, where she also got to shake hands with a few Canadian players.

"It's been a really nice weekend," said Young, who plays for her high school rugby team and was trying to get onto the provincial team before she was diagnosed. "Just seeing all these strong women ... is empowering."

The weekend featured 12 of the world's top women's rugby sevens teams competing on the only tournament stop on Canadian soil.

The event will return to Langford next year on May 11 to 12, 2019 for the fifth and final year of the current series cycle.

kendra.wong@goldstreamgazette.com

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