Burnaby RCMP are looking for the woman who they say was nearly the victim of a robbery - or worse. Around 2:00 this morning police say the woman was walking away from the metro town skytrain when a group of men surrounded her between Telford and Sussex Avenues. A plain clothed officer spotted this just as the woman was screamining and … [Read more...]
Man accused of two sexual assaults seeking bail
January 8, 2013 by
A suspected rapist --accused of assaulting two women in Burnaby over the New Year's eve long weekend-- is still behind bars, but he's applying for bail Thursday January 10th. Michael Alexander Martin of Surrey was arrested within 24-hours of the attacks recorded in South Burnaby on December 29th. The 29-year old has been in custody since then. He's … [Read more...]
Police in Ontario seeking help in murder of Vancouver man
November 29, 2012 by
Police investigating the murder of a man from Vancouver in Ontario are seeking help tracking down his suspected killers. Canada-wide arrest warrants have been issued for two men from Mississsauga accused of committing Oshawa's third murder of the year. They are 31 year old Danny Sivan and 28 year old Nabaz Delr-Ismail. They've been … [Read more...]
Still seeking info on latest RCMP contract
November 7, 2012 by
The Municipal Observer to the RCMP contract talks says Mayors are still waiting for finite details as far what the last Federal Budget means for RCMP policing costs. Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender told an RCMP Contract Management Committee meeting in Ottawa this week, Mayors need the policing costs information. Fassbender says there … [Read more...]
Another BC Liberal MLA will not be seeking re-election
July 9, 2012 by
Another BC Liberal MLA is packing it in.Dave Hayer, the MLA for Surrey – Tynehead, confirmed in an e-mail that he will not seek re-election when the province goes to the polls next spring.However, Hayer doesn't say why he is throwing in the towel in the email instead thanking friends, colleagues and constituents.Hayer entered provincial … [Read more...]
Riot aftermath leaves citizens frustrated and seeking closure
June 15, 2012 by
One year after the Stanley Cup riot, only two people involved have made their way through the justice system. Ryan Dickinson and Emmanuel Alviar - both 20-years old - are currently serving jail terms, after pleading guilty. But the majority of riot suspects have not even been charged. In fact, out of the 225 files Vancouver Police have referred to … [Read more...]
Mount Kellett seeking new directors at Baja
March 3, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Mount Kellett Capital Management LP, which has accused the board and management of Baja Mining Corp. of failing to represent shareholders, is seeking to have two new independent directors added to the company's board.The investment manager, which holds a 19.9 per cent stake in Baja Mining Corp., said Friday that it is concerned that the … [Read more...]
Still seeking answers
November 13, 2011 by
“Justice for Alvin.” That’s what more than 100 of Alvin Wright’s friends and family called for as they rallied outside the RCMP headquarters in Vancouver yesterday afternoon. The 22-year-old father was shot in his upstairs bedroom after three Mounties responded to a 911 domestic-dispute call at his Langley home in August 2010. Vancouver police … [Read more...]
Video: Vancouver police seeking info in mysterious case of possible assault on toddler
September 27, 2011 by
Vancouver police are seeking the public’s help in solving a mysterious case involving a possible assault of a two-year-old boy. Const. Lindsey Houghton said investigators believe the assault may have happened last year inside a ground-floor apartment or basement suite somewhere in Metro Vancouver. An out-of-province police agency investigating an … [Read more...]
Still seeking answers after tragedy
September 7, 2011 by
Tracy Phan said she wants to know what exactly happened on Sept. 5, 2008 that left her dad, Michael, with brain damage after being knocked out by toxic fumes while trying to save his co-workers. Michael Phan has been in a vegetative state since the deadly gas-leak accident at a Langley mushroom farm that killed three workers and severely injured … [Read more...]
