Aldergrove

U.S. authorities have began a 90-day test of a dedicated Nexus lane at the Lynden crossing that allows card holders to get through quicker. Another Nexus pilot is underway at the Sumas crossing, too. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Test at two B.C. crossings aims to reduce border waits into Washington

90-day pilot of Nexus lane launched in Aldergrove and Sumas

 

Fire investigators have determined ‘outdoor cooking’ was the likely source of a fast-spreading blaze that injured three people and damaged four houses in Aldergrove on Saturday, April 20. (Langley Advance Times files)

VIDEO: ‘Outdoor cooking’ likely caused fire that damaged 4 Aldergrove houses

Fire investigators report on weekend blaze

 

Four houses were damaged, two apparently beyond repair in a Saturday morning, April 20 fire in Aldergrove. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Investigators probe cause of weekend fire that injured 3 people and damaged 4 houses in Aldergrove

Two homes likely beyond repair: deputy fire chief

 

Aldergrove’s Kassidy Keith and Havana were winners of the week’s feature event at tbird, the $10,000 Maui Jim 1.40m Grand Prix, on Sunday, April 21. (tbird/Kady Dane Photography/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Grand Prix win for B.C.’s Kassidy Keith and Havana

Took $10,000 competition in hometown event

  • Apr 22, 2024
Aldergrove’s Kassidy Keith and Havana were winners of the week’s feature event at tbird, the $10,000 Maui Jim 1.40m Grand Prix, on Sunday, April 21. (tbird/Kady Dane Photography/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A firefighter hosed down the smouldering remains of a fire after three people were taken to hospital, two for treatment of minor burns and one for smoke inhalation suffered trying to put out a fire that damaged four houses in Aldergrove Saturday morning in the area of Davis Crescent and Springfield Drive. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Four houses damaged, three people injured in Aldergrove fire

Blaze spread in seconds, resident says

A firefighter hosed down the smouldering remains of a fire after three people were taken to hospital, two for treatment of minor burns and one for smoke inhalation suffered trying to put out a fire that damaged four houses in Aldergrove Saturday morning in the area of Davis Crescent and Springfield Drive. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
A candlelight vigil at the Royal Canadian Legion Aldergrove branch on Sunday, April 6, will honour the memory of Robert Hazelette Simonds (left), a Langley soldier who died at Vimy Ridge, one of 120 names on the cenotaph (right). (Veterans Affairs Canada/Langley Advance Times files)

A candlelight ceremony at Legion branch in Lower Mainland to remember the fallen on Vimy Ridge anniversary

Sunday event in Aldergrove expected to become annual tradition

A candlelight vigil at the Royal Canadian Legion Aldergrove branch on Sunday, April 6, will honour the memory of Robert Hazelette Simonds (left), a Langley soldier who died at Vimy Ridge, one of 120 names on the cenotaph (right). (Veterans Affairs Canada/Langley Advance Times files)
A frightened two-year-old bully breed dog was left tied to the gate of the Patti Dale animal shelter with her leash some time before staff arrived Saturday morning, March 23. (LAPS/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Abandoned dog left tied to gate of Lower Mainland animal shelter

‘She’s had a very traumatic evening’

A frightened two-year-old bully breed dog was left tied to the gate of the Patti Dale animal shelter with her leash some time before staff arrived Saturday morning, March 23. (LAPS/Special to Langley Advance Times)
The Independent Investigations Office is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a young man Monday morning in Aldergrove. (File photo)

Man dies after Aldergrove crash now under IIO investigation

The crash came shortly after an attempted RCMP traffic stop

The Independent Investigations Office is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a young man Monday morning in Aldergrove. (File photo)
Portions of 264th Street and 16th Avenue were closed after a major crash early March 18. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Police watchdog investigates Aldergrove crash

Mazda crashed into truck shortly after police tried to pull car over

Portions of 264th Street and 16th Avenue were closed after a major crash early March 18. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Langley RCMP are investigating after a man was stabbed at a street race in the Gloucester Industrial Park. (Langley Advance Times files)

Man stabbed at illegal Aldergrove street race

Victim was rushed to hospital in early morning hours of Feb. 18

Langley RCMP are investigating after a man was stabbed at a street race in the Gloucester Industrial Park. (Langley Advance Times files)
Red panda cubs Maple and Mei Mei have moved to new homes at other Canadian zoos involved in efforts to preserve this endangered species, explained animal care manager Brian Sheehan. The twins were born at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove in June of 2022. (Screengrab, Greater Vancouver Zoo/Special to The Star)

VIDEO: Twin red panda cubs move on, new babies expected

Greater Vancouver Zoo continues its efforts to preserve, enhance endangered species

Red panda cubs Maple and Mei Mei have moved to new homes at other Canadian zoos involved in efforts to preserve this endangered species, explained animal care manager Brian Sheehan. The twins were born at the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove in June of 2022. (Screengrab, Greater Vancouver Zoo/Special to The Star)
A four-vehicle crash tied up traffic for more than an hour on Hwy 1 through Aldergrove and Langley on Monday, Feb. 19. Crashes along that stretch of the highway have doubled. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Highway 1 crashes have doubled through Langley and Aldergrove

A near-daily occurrence, resident says

A four-vehicle crash tied up traffic for more than an hour on Hwy 1 through Aldergrove and Langley on Monday, Feb. 19. Crashes along that stretch of the highway have doubled. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Paula Deschamps and her son Justin. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Convicted killer receives major inheritance from late Aldergrove boss

The son of a woman killed by William McSpadden was shocked to hear the news

Paula Deschamps and her son Justin. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)
A Langley RCMP officer redirected traffic after a crash on 16th Avenue between 240th and 248th Street closed that section of the route to traffic for about eight hours on Monday, Family Day, Feb. 19. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Driver in critical condition after Cadillac collides with tractor-trailer truck in Langley

Road conditions may have been a factor, police said

A Langley RCMP officer redirected traffic after a crash on 16th Avenue between 240th and 248th Street closed that section of the route to traffic for about eight hours on Monday, Family Day, Feb. 19. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
The aftermath of the sixth Chohan Freight Forwarders overpass crash in the last two years, in Delta on Dec. 28, 2023. (City of Delta photo)

Licence yanked for B.C. truck firm that hit six overpasses

Chohan Freight Forwarders had been under a suspension since Dec. 29

The aftermath of the sixth Chohan Freight Forwarders overpass crash in the last two years, in Delta on Dec. 28, 2023. (City of Delta photo)
A minimum $5 donation to the Red Panda Network earns the contributor a chance to name a cockroach at the Greater Vancouver Zoo after an ex or someone else considered “a bug.” (Screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Lower Mainland zoo puts twist on week of love

Naming a cockroach after an ex or anyone considered a bug could earn private red panda visit

A minimum $5 donation to the Red Panda Network earns the contributor a chance to name a cockroach at the Greater Vancouver Zoo after an ex or someone else considered “a bug.” (Screengrab/Special to Langley Advance Times)
A vehicle incident at the 112th St overpass in Delta on Dec. 28 led to an Aldergrove trucking firm losing its safety certificate. (City of Delta photo)

Banned after overpass crashes, Aldergrove trucking firm takes B.C. to court

Chohan Freight Forwarders says the order forcing it off the road is unreasonable

A vehicle incident at the 112th St overpass in Delta on Dec. 28 led to an Aldergrove trucking firm losing its safety certificate. (City of Delta photo)
A small red plane wound up on its roof after a rough landing on a private runway on a rural property on 32nd Avenue in Langley on Monday, Feb. 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Plane crashes on private runway in rural Langley

Pilot okay after aircraft flips over while landing

A small red plane wound up on its roof after a rough landing on a private runway on a rural property on 32nd Avenue in Langley on Monday, Feb. 5. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A proposal to upgrade the aging U.S. border crossing in Aldergrove could lead to a 24-hour operation. (Langley Advance Times files)

Move to 24-hour Aldergrove border crossing welcomed by businesses

Concern about lax enforcement of tariffs, however

A proposal to upgrade the aging U.S. border crossing in Aldergrove could lead to a 24-hour operation. (Langley Advance Times files)
A section of Highway 13 through Aldergrove is expected to be closed much of the day today (Monday, Jan. 15), following a fatal pedestrian crash. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Pedestrian killed in early morning crash in Aldergrove

Traffic Advisory: Section 264th Street closed following early morning incident where person struck

  • Jan 15, 2024
A section of Highway 13 through Aldergrove is expected to be closed much of the day today (Monday, Jan. 15), following a fatal pedestrian crash. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)