Matthew Claxton

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A motorcycle rider ended up under a pickup truck as a result of a crash near 264th Street on Highway 1 on Wednesday, July 11, witnesses said. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Services)

Aldergrove crash sends motorcyclist to hospital, closes highway

Highway 1 was closed Wednesday after a crash near 264th Street

A motorcycle rider ended up under a pickup truck as a result of a crash near 264th Street on Highway 1 on Wednesday, July 11, witnesses said. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Services)
Langley RCMP were at the scene of a shooting Monday, July 25, 2022, in a parking lot on Logan Avenue near the bus loop. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)

Investigation continues a year after Langley spree shooting

IHIT’s case is open, and a Coroners’ inquest remains a possibility

Langley RCMP were at the scene of a shooting Monday, July 25, 2022, in a parking lot on Logan Avenue near the bus loop. (Heather Colpitts/Langley Advance Times)
Willowbrook Shopping Mall is getting a pop-up Zellers inside The Bay. (Langley Advance Times files)

Zellers pop-up returns to Langley’s Willowbrook Mall

The Bay will have a new, internal Zellers in the coming weeks

Willowbrook Shopping Mall is getting a pop-up Zellers inside The Bay. (Langley Advance Times files)
Emergency crews responded to a crash on 56th Avenue just east of 200th Street on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Electric scooter crash closes 56th Avenue in Langley

Collision leaves one man being treated for injuries by firefighters

Emergency crews responded to a crash on 56th Avenue just east of 200th Street on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Meth and cash was seized by a Langley RCMP unit on July 4. (Langley RCMP photo/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

$1 million in meth seized in Langley drug bust

RCMP found the drugs, along with cash, in a Toyota Camry

Meth and cash was seized by a Langley RCMP unit on July 4. (Langley RCMP photo/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
The Westlund Group building in Langley. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Profane email to client leads to firing of Langley company’s president

Former media company head ousted after insults flung at client

The Westlund Group building in Langley. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A light plane left the runway and crashed through a fence into a park on Thursday, July 6. (Shane MacKichan photo/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Plane crashes through fence at Langley Airport

Hard landing not believed to have caused any serious injuries

A light plane left the runway and crashed through a fence into a park on Thursday, July 6. (Shane MacKichan photo/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Toy Traders owner Matthew Purdy had a professional propmaster build two life-sized Ewoks for his Langley toy store. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Ewoks take over Langley toy store for Star Wars anniversary

A local propmaster made the models for Toy Traders

Toy Traders owner Matthew Purdy had a professional propmaster build two life-sized Ewoks for his Langley toy store. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Langley RCMP officers. (Langley Advance Times files)

Man stabbed in fight with teens in Langley City

Three suspects have been arrested but not yet charged, say RCMP

Langley RCMP officers. (Langley Advance Times files)
The Uber App is pictured on a smart phone in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Monday, December 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Fear of bears, cougars forced B.C. man to use Uber, lawsuit claims

Ride-hailing service used during wrangle over car purchase

The Uber App is pictured on a smart phone in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Monday, December 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Langley realtor David Foxwell has been found guilty of six charges including assaulting a peace officer, in Leduc, Alberta, following a traffic stop in 2021. (Langley Advance Times files)

Langley realtor found guilty of dragging Alberta Mountie at traffic stop

David Foxwell’s sentencing on six counts will be scheduled this week

Langley realtor David Foxwell has been found guilty of six charges including assaulting a peace officer, in Leduc, Alberta, following a traffic stop in 2021. (Langley Advance Times files)
Amanda Smith of LEPS checks out the progress of cherries in Derek Doubleday Arboretum. Smith wants to recruit more local fruit tree owners to the Community Harvest program that donates fresh fruit to local food banks. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Plenty of volunteers, not enough fruit trees for Langley harvest

Community Harvest program seeks fruit donors for 2023 season

Amanda Smith of LEPS checks out the progress of cherries in Derek Doubleday Arboretum. Smith wants to recruit more local fruit tree owners to the Community Harvest program that donates fresh fruit to local food banks. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A new sinkhole – the fifth in the area this spring – appeared on Rob Rindt’s turf farm on June 10. The pile of gravel on the left is fill to seal it in. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Fifth Trans Mountain pipeline-related sinkhole since April concerns B.C. farmer

He estimates the latest sinkhole was up to 30 feet deep

A new sinkhole – the fifth in the area this spring – appeared on Rob Rindt’s turf farm on June 10. The pile of gravel on the left is fill to seal it in. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
The Independent Investigations Office recently issued a report on an incident in which a Langley suspect suffered a broken leg during an arrest. (Black Press files)

B.C. Mounties not at fault after suspect’s leg broken in arrest: report

IIO report notes the suspect claimed to be a barrister during incident

The Independent Investigations Office recently issued a report on an incident in which a Langley suspect suffered a broken leg during an arrest. (Black Press files)
Susan Cairns (left) and Cecelia Reekie, a former Langley school trustee, with the 215 crosses bedecked with children’s clothes placed in memory of the Kamloops residential school victims at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum at 21559 Fraser Hwy. Langley on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Permanent residential school memorial planned for Langley park

Group asks to create ‘place of understanding’ at Township arboretum

Susan Cairns (left) and Cecelia Reekie, a former Langley school trustee, with the 215 crosses bedecked with children’s clothes placed in memory of the Kamloops residential school victims at the Derek Doubleday Arboretum at 21559 Fraser Hwy. Langley on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Matthew Soper’s mugshot when he was one of Surrey’s most wanted car thieves in 2015. Soper was recently acquitted of 11 criminal charges because of a bad warrant. (Surrey RCMP)

Accused car thief acquitted on 11 charges due to bad warrant

Judge ruled inaccuracies in warrant were a breach of Charter rights

Matthew Soper’s mugshot when he was one of Surrey’s most wanted car thieves in 2015. Soper was recently acquitted of 11 criminal charges because of a bad warrant. (Surrey RCMP)
The PNE Prize Home has been built in Langley for the second year in a row. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Langley’s PNE Prize Home about to open for public tours

Anyone can check out the home, whether they are buying a ticket or just looking

The PNE Prize Home has been built in Langley for the second year in a row. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A driver braved a waterlogged stretch of 208th Street north of Walnut Grove on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, during a series of atmospheric rivers. Other drivers were not lucky enough to make it through, including one who challenged an ICBC deductible through a Civil Resolution Tribunal. (Langley Advance Times files)

Driver loses ICBC fight after car conked out on flooded Langley road

Tribunal finds driver was at fault for heading into high water

A driver braved a waterlogged stretch of 208th Street north of Walnut Grove on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, during a series of atmospheric rivers. Other drivers were not lucky enough to make it through, including one who challenged an ICBC deductible through a Civil Resolution Tribunal. (Langley Advance Times files)
S/Sgt. Damian Volk, then a constable, was serving with the Emergency Response Team in 2012. (Black Press Media files)

Senior Langley RCMP officer charged with two assaults

Alleged incidents involved two suspects in 2020

S/Sgt. Damian Volk, then a constable, was serving with the Emergency Response Team in 2012. (Black Press Media files)
3D printed gun components seized along with drugs and other gun parts in CFSEU raids in 2021 in Abbotsford and Aldergrove. (CFSEU-BC/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

3D printed gun parts seized in raids in Aldergrove, Abbotsford

A 33-year-old Aldergrove man faces drug and firearms charges

3D printed gun components seized along with drugs and other gun parts in CFSEU raids in 2021 in Abbotsford and Aldergrove. (CFSEU-BC/Special to the Langley Advance Times)