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COLUMN: Longboarding bans not helping the issue

COLUMN: Longboarding bans not helping the issue

Why is this 'dangerous' activity being singled out by municipal councils?

COLUMN: Longboarding bans not helping the issue
Reid McDonald, left, and Rotary member Brian Thomasson go over proposed plans to improve and enhance Aldergrove Athletic Park with an artificial turf field.

Artificial is a good thing at Aldergrove Park

Things are shaping up nicely at Aldergrove Athletic Park

Reid McDonald, left, and Rotary member Brian Thomasson go over proposed plans to improve and enhance Aldergrove Athletic Park with an artificial turf field.
Author Martin Crosbie with his book, My Temporary Life.

Cloverdale author pens internet bestseller

Online sales have been phenomenal for Martin Crosbie's fictional story, My Temporary Life.

Author Martin Crosbie with his book, My Temporary Life.

Township council gets capital projects overview

A major project for the Township will be the Mufford overpass, for which the Township anticipates borrowing $24 million.

Hugh Davis, who was born in the same room in the same farmhouse as his father, holds a photo of himself taken in 1953. The farm has been in his family since 1882, when his grandfather bought 121 acres at a Hudson’s Bay Company auction.

This is Davis country

Langley pioneer Hugh Davis reflects on how life has changed in the region over the past 80-plus years

Hugh Davis, who was born in the same room in the same farmhouse as his father, holds a photo of himself taken in 1953. The farm has been in his family since 1882, when his grandfather bought 121 acres at a Hudson’s Bay Company auction.

Township residents could see 2.7 per cent property tax increase in 2012

‘You are at a disadvantage when you don’t have a casino,’ says finance director

Public questions ‘University District’ at TWU

Retaining agricultural land important, residents tell Langley Township council

R.C. Garnett PAC co-president Lorraine Baldwin understands what parents who lined up overnight Sunday to secure their children’s space in the school’s Kindergarten are going through. She’s done it twice herself.

Lining up for Kindergarten a ‘new reality’ for Willoughby

Parents go winter camping as they line up to register for Kindergarten spaces at R.C. Garnett Elementary School

R.C. Garnett PAC co-president Lorraine Baldwin understands what parents who lined up overnight Sunday to secure their children’s space in the school’s Kindergarten are going through. She’s done it twice herself.
The new Port Mann Bridge is scheduled to open in winter of 2012-2013 and all is proceeding on-schedule and on-budget – $3.3 billion for the total project cost and $2.46 billion for the design-build contract.

Highway 1/Port Mann project on time, on budget

New bridge set to open in late 2012 or early 2013.

The new Port Mann Bridge is scheduled to open in winter of 2012-2013 and all is proceeding on-schedule and on-budget – $3.3 billion for the total project cost and $2.46 billion for the design-build contract.
A Fraser Institute report shows the median wait time for surgery across the country is 19 weeks between the referral from a general practitioner and the start of elective treatment.

Surgical wait times longest in 18 years in Canada

More surgeries than ever before being performed in B.C., health ministry says.

A Fraser Institute report shows the median wait time for surgery across the country is 19 weeks between the referral from a general practitioner and the start of elective treatment.
Police say they don't mind if motorists warn others of roadblocks through Twitter (not while driving, however).

Tweet away about roadblocks, police say

Social media users are warning others about CounterAttack locations.

Police say they don't mind if motorists warn others of roadblocks through Twitter (not while driving, however).
The B.C. Anesthesiologists' Society (BCAS) vows doctors will withdraw elective services as of April, despite a government announcement Tuesday funding obstetrical anesthesia 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Anesthesiologists plan service withdrawal, despite gov’t announcement

Province agrees to 24/7 obstetrical anesthesia at the same time as B.C. Anesthesiologists' Society threatens spring job action.

The B.C. Anesthesiologists' Society (BCAS) vows doctors will withdraw elective services as of April, despite a government announcement Tuesday funding obstetrical anesthesia 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
K.C. Gilroy, co-ordinator at the Surrey Christmas Bureau, says the demand for assistance is higher this year than last and donations of toys and gifts, especially for teenagers, are needed.

Making Christmas bright for Surrey’s less-fortunate

Surrey Christmas Bureau sees a rise in residents needing holiday help this season.

K.C. Gilroy, co-ordinator at the Surrey Christmas Bureau, says the demand for assistance is higher this year than last and donations of toys and gifts, especially for teenagers, are needed.
Owen Andrews-Smith, 8 months, waits in line with his mother Jennifer Andrews at the Surrey Food Bank Friday morning. Recovering from a workplace injury, Andrews is having to use the Food Bank to get through the Christmas season. She has plans to go back to school in the new year.

Surrey Food Bank hoping for generosity

'Feeding yourself and your family is such a basic need,' executive director says.

Owen Andrews-Smith, 8 months, waits in line with his mother Jennifer Andrews at the Surrey Food Bank Friday morning. Recovering from a workplace injury, Andrews is having to use the Food Bank to get through the Christmas season. She has plans to go back to school in the new year.
WorkSafeBC is seeking jail time for contractor Arthur Moore, who has repeatedly exposed workers to asbestos.

Jail term sought for asbestos violator

Contractor repeatedly exposed workers to hazardous materials, says WorkSafe BC.

WorkSafeBC is seeking jail time for contractor Arthur Moore, who has repeatedly exposed workers to asbestos.
High salaries spur calls for ICBC review

High salaries spur calls for ICBC review

'ICBC is broken ... and needs to be fixed,' says NDP critic.

High salaries spur calls for ICBC review
Rioters overturned cars and then burned them following the Vancouver Canuck's Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup finals on June 15. Police announced riot-related charges against another Surrey resident on Wednesday (Dec. 7).

Another suspected Surrey rioter charged

Police force steps up to help Stanley Cup riot investigation team.

Rioters overturned cars and then burned them following the Vancouver Canuck's Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup finals on June 15. Police announced riot-related charges against another Surrey resident on Wednesday (Dec. 7).
Kwantlen Polytechnic University first-year student Amanda Turpin lights a candle on Tuesday to remember one of the 14 victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal. Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Montreal massacre victims remembered in Surrey

Ceremony held at Kwantlen Polytechnic University campuses today, another planned at Holland Park Tuesday night.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University first-year student Amanda Turpin lights a candle on Tuesday to remember one of the 14 victims of the 1989 École Polytechnique massacre in Montreal. Dec. 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
Michelle Proulx (girlfriend of Sam McGowan, pictured below, who was fatally stabbed by a teen in Surrey in August 2009) with daughters Miqueilla, left, 14 and Madison, 10, outside the courthouse in New Westminster.

Teen who fatally stabbed Surrey man apologizes in court

Family of victim Sam McGowan says killer's words are meaningless; youth's sentencing scheduled for January.

Michelle Proulx (girlfriend of Sam McGowan, pictured below, who was fatally stabbed by a teen in Surrey in August 2009) with daughters Miqueilla, left, 14 and Madison, 10, outside the courthouse in New Westminster.

COLUMN: Discrimination starts a slippery slide

Last month, Health Minister Mike de Jong floated the idea of charging smokers extra MSP premiums – though the idea was quickly opposed by Premier Christy Clark.