Brenda Anderson

Piya Sandhu, owner of White Rock’s The Handpicked Home, was named the Business Leader of the Year – U40 at the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards on Feb. 12. (Peace Arch News file photo)

Business excellence on Semiahmoo Peninsula recognized at awards gala

SS&WR Chamber of Commerce 21st annual awards night held Feb. 12

Piya Sandhu, owner of White Rock’s The Handpicked Home, was named the Business Leader of the Year – U40 at the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards on Feb. 12. (Peace Arch News file photo)
COLUMN: Punches are flying in Surrey over ride-hailing, but it's an uneven match

COLUMN: Punches are flying in Surrey over ride-hailing, but it’s an uneven match

Like other businesses that face internet-based competition, the taxi industry must adapt

COLUMN: Punches are flying in Surrey over ride-hailing, but it's an uneven match
COLUMN: Winter still brings chills and thrills - just a different kind

COLUMN: Winter still brings chills and thrills – just a different kind

Sliding on snow and ice was much more fun using a sled or skates

COLUMN: Winter still brings chills and thrills - just a different kind
COLUMN: A time for making lists and major life changes

COLUMN: A time for making lists and major life changes

'Tis the season... of superlatives.

COLUMN: A time for making lists and major life changes
COLUMN: Feedback needn't be a dirty word

COLUMN: Feedback needn’t be a dirty word

Our new environmental columnist welcomes comments, but please remember she's a teen

COLUMN: Feedback needn't be a dirty word
Bhavkiran (Kiran) Dhesi in a photo released by the RCMP.

VIDEO: Third person charged in death of Surrey teen Bhavkiran Dhesi

Inderdeep Kaur Deo facing charge of accessory after the fact to murder

Bhavkiran (Kiran) Dhesi in a photo released by the RCMP.
COLUMN: When it comes to value, we each make the call

COLUMN: When it comes to value, we each make the call

Response to column on landline cancellation came as bit of a surprise

COLUMN: When it comes to value, we each make the call
Column: The (not so) true path to happiness

Column: The (not so) true path to happiness

If sound advice isn't coming from a verified source, how much value can it really have?

Column: The (not so) true path to happiness
‘Yes it was driven here’ reads the sign on the dash of an eye-catching 1929 Ford Model A on display at the 2017 Langley Good Times Cruise-In. The annual car show returns to Aldergrove Sept. 8. Langley Times file photo

Cruise-In rolls into Aldergrove next weekend

Police promise stepped-up enforcement to ensure family-friendly event remains safe

‘Yes it was driven here’ reads the sign on the dash of an eye-catching 1929 Ford Model A on display at the 2017 Langley Good Times Cruise-In. The annual car show returns to Aldergrove Sept. 8. Langley Times file photo
Inaugural Fraser Valley Comedy Festival drawing talent from across Canada

Inaugural Fraser Valley Comedy Festival drawing talent from across Canada

Two shows scheduled for Langley during nine-day festival in October

Inaugural Fraser Valley Comedy Festival drawing talent from across Canada
Letter: Pristine Township environment becoming a dumping ground

Letter: Pristine Township environment becoming a dumping ground

Editor: Something about riding a bike manages to slow time. You actually notice things that are lost when behind the wheel - birds dipping into bushes, the scent of freshly cut hay, or how sunlight plays off apple blossoms.

Letter: Pristine Township environment becoming a dumping ground

Township’s growing pains benefit community

Editor: Re "higher density in Langley has benefited only the developers" (The Times, March 30).

Tireless Langley volunteer and environmentalist passes away

Tireless Langley volunteer and environmentalist passes away

Celebration of life for Rhys Griffiths will be held Feb. 10 at St George's Anglican Church

Tireless Langley volunteer and environmentalist passes away
A challenge to common sense

A challenge to common sense

If the Internet had existed in the 1930s, when people flicked on their tablets and smart phones they'd no doubt have been inundated with posts of teenagers taking the "Goldfish Challenge."

A challenge to common sense
Letter: Owner of lost locket makes plea for its return

Letter: Owner of lost locket makes plea for its return

Editor: On Wednesday, Jan. 10, somewhere between three stores - Otter Co-op, KMR Appliances and M&M Meat shops - I lost an oval gold locket that was given to me on my 16th birthday in England.

Letter: Owner of lost locket makes plea for its return
The City of Langley was ranked the sixth ‘most dangerous’ community in Canada by MacLean’s magazine. The national newsmagazine used police-reported crime data from 2016 to compile its results. The City fared worst in areas of property crime — robbery and break and enter. File photo

Langley City among top 10 ‘most dangerous’ in Crime Severity Index

Break & enter, robbery stats push city to sixth place nationally, according to MacLean's magazine

The City of Langley was ranked the sixth ‘most dangerous’ community in Canada by MacLean’s magazine. The national newsmagazine used police-reported crime data from 2016 to compile its results. The City fared worst in areas of property crime — robbery and break and enter. File photo
The Langley Gymnastics Foundation was home to Operation Red Nose (and Rudy, the mascot) for a decade. The designated driver service is not being offered in Langley and Surrey this year.

One more reason to plan ahead

Operation Red Nose will be missed in Langley and Surrey this holiday season

The Langley Gymnastics Foundation was home to Operation Red Nose (and Rudy, the mascot) for a decade. The designated driver service is not being offered in Langley and Surrey this year.
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Letter: NDP seems to be contradicting traditional party principles

Editor: Being old enough to remember the pre-cusor to the NDP, I am somewhat at odds with the current statements coming from the party leaders regarding the cornerstone of the party — jobs.

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Letter: Changes to 203 Street in Langley City benefit entire community

Editor: It appears that any progress or change that takes place also raises negative reviews from all segments of our community, and all too often, the people that see change for the good never speak up.

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Rats are opportunistic creatures that will live anywhere, including treed areas, says writer Dianne Kask.Wikimedia Commons image

Letter: Opportunistic rats can be found in many places

Editor: I very much enjoyed reading Kurt Langmann's column regarding rats (the Times, July 12). I also appreciated Langley Township passing the rat control bylaw regarding demolition of buildings.

Rats are opportunistic creatures that will live anywhere, including treed areas, says writer Dianne Kask.Wikimedia Commons image