The Mayor of Abbotsford wants to settle, once and for all, regional district woes with his community and its neighbours To that end Bruce Banman says he will hold meeting with mayors from the two Langley's, Mission, and Chilliwack on June 22nd to tackle the issue. "We are going to have everyone concerned sit down around a … [Read more...]
Former regional prosecutor takes stand at Missing Women Inquiry
April 19, 2012 by
A former regional prosecutor --who quickly approved an attempted murder charge against Robert Pickton in 1997-- says he doesn't remember many details about events happening 15 years ago. "That file was off of my desk and on its way to disclosure court and I never would have looked at the file again." Richard Romano --who is now a provincial court … [Read more...]
The Chair of the regional mayors council calls Translink changes “disappointing”
April 10, 2012 by
Disappointing, that is the reaction from the chair of the Mayors Council for Transportation after Translink changes tabled by the Transportation Minister. Richard Walton, Mayor of the District of North Vancouver says he would have liked to have seen more.. He said "We are a little disappointed I think. We certainly were hoping thats … [Read more...]
Regional mayors meeting today to discuss future transit projects
September 15, 2011 by
The regional mayors, on the Translink Council, will be talking money today when they meet to discuss how to pay for transit expansion.Langley City mayor Peter Fassbender says they can proceed on other fronts, while they wait for a proposed gas tax hike to arrive in the BC legislature. He says, "this time, the minister is coming. We are … [Read more...]
Escape thwarted as hole found in cell ceiling at Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre
July 24, 2011 by
Officials at the provincial jail on Wilkinson Road found a large hole in a cell ceiling last weekend, but say no inmates escaped. The two inmates involved were never seen outside of their cell at ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
