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Man Responsible for Sushi Smash Up Now in Custody -- Maple Ridge
A 52-year-old man was in police custody and a homicide investigation begun after a truck crashed into a sushi restaurant, killing two women, aged 19 a...
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cosmo_girl |
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Copper Thief Killed by Telephone Pole During Theft
A 50-year-old man was crushed to death by a telephone pole while apparently trying to steal copper wire from an overhead line in Maple Ridge, B.C.
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Canadian_Revolution |
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Truck Smashes Into and Through Sushi Restaurant in Maple Ridge, Kills Two
From CBC.ca --
RCMP say two women were killed and several others were injured when a truck slammed into a crowded sushi restaurant in Maple Ridg...
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VanRW |
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Plan released for rail transit across Surrey
SURREY - Surrey City Council candidate Paul Hillsdon announced today the centrepiece of his campaign - the Transit for Tomorrow plan. The plan, design...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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B.C.'s transit plan faces funding shortfall
CBCKevin Falcon was on the Radio 1 morning show today (no, I didn't listen) so I suppose that is the genesis of this story today. The shortfall on Tra...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Bridging the Gap
On Monday morning, Get Moving BC, a transportation infrastructure group I am a part of, released a study comparing the Fraser River's bridge lanes and...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Metro needs more taxis
The ProvinceMetro Vancouver is getting in on the act.a recent report by Metro Vancouver staff shows that the taxi service level in this region average...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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BC has 10 swing ridings
The Strategic Counsel, pollster for CTV and Globe and Mail for this election, says there are 45 swing ridings in three big provinces that will d...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Gridlock or gold medal?
Mike Harcourt in the Globe and MailMike has a long shopping list of projects that he says are needed in time for the 2010 Games. Just one quibble I ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Another BC Fed Lib Drops Out
I haven't seen it yet in our local papers, but our readers know that local Liberal candidate Jake Gray has dropped out of the race (a story we blogged...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Keystone Kops
The Burnaby-New Westminster Liberals still do not have a candidate. Fortunately, an election does not appear to be on the horizon this fall.First the...
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Burnaby Politics |
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Robertson Resigns Seat
Frances Bula reports that Gregor Robertson will resign as Vancouver-Fairview MLA. I suspect this will mean Maple Ridge mayoralty candidate, and curren...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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In a league of their own
This morning, on Public Eye Radio, Saanich Civil League chair Sher Morgan discusses her initiative to get more people involved in municipal government...
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Public Eye Online |
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Morning Brew: May 27, 2008
So I'm sure you heard about the crazy naked man who hijacked some overalls and a semi, then took the cops on a high speed chase through Maple Ridge......
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Beyond Robson |
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Naked man steals truck
A dramatic police chase through Maple Ridge this morning as a nude New Westminster man stole a truck from a farm and led authorities on a wild pursuit...
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This morning, on Public Eye Radio, federal Liberal
This morning, on Public Eye Radio, federal Liberal British Columbia youth president Braeden Caley talks about his wing's efforts to legalize, regulate...
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Public Eye Online |
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Lower Mainland flops on efforts to slow down sprawl
SunCorey pointed to this article yesterday in a comment on the 80c/l forecast for Gateway.The share of new urban and suburban growth that went into pe...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Lower Mainland Local Government Association 2008 Conference Report
I believe councillors should provide written reports to the rest of Council when we attend a municipal conference. The following memo, written by me, ...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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It Isn't Morning in America Anymore
It's Dusk on Planet Earth By Bill McKibben, Tomdispatch.com. Posted May 12, 2008.Alternet has a trenchant piece for Americans. It applies to ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Finally, Some Livable Region Plan Details
Metro Vancouver continues its work on a new Livable Region Strategic Plan. Today's Surrey Leader has some interesting details. Central City in Surrey ...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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The Market for Walkable Urban Development
Shifting GearsChristopher Leinberger at SFU downtownThanks to Frank Pacella I am about to make my first attempt at live blogging.Chris Leinberger was ...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Tell Metro Vancouver to stop its wasteful, polluting ways
I hope you do not think I am being lazy just passing things along. And irritated because you have already yourself seen them in your own in box becaus...
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Evergreen route announcement is welcome news
Get Moving BCFor Immediate ReleaseApril 18, 2008EVERGREEN ROUTE ANNOUNCEMENT IS WELCOME NEWS: GET MOVING BCVancouver, B.C. Today's announcement th...
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Get Moving BC |
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Vancouver home sales slip 16% in March 2008
REBGV release The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that while there were fewer housing sales in March 2008 compared to la...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Susan Semonick On Schools - April 2, 2008 - Trustees Board of Education Meeting Report (March 27, 2008)
For the Board's synopsis of the meeting please go to this link at SD 35:Here is what is not included in the district's Board News (in no particular or...
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Langley Free Press |
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Peter Ladner's Transportation Tax
Last week, Vancouver City Councillor and mayoralty candidate Peter Ladner was on The Christy Clark Show to float his idea for a congestion tax to pay ...
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Get Moving BC |
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PM, Conservatives & Langley MP Warawa Provoke UCFV Scientists "concerned about the apparent anti-science stance of the Canadian government"
LFP EDITOR: The following Open letter to the Editor was sent to PM Harper, Conservative MPs and news media like the Chilliwack Times . Does this mea...
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Langley Free Press |
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Langley NOT in ICBC rate hike zone
Having read several stories (like this, this and this) about localized ICBC rate hikes, I was very concerned that Langley would be singled out (like M...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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The 2008 Budget
Here are the 2008 Township budget notes handed out at the open house Monday.The budget includes the following tax increases: - 1.43% for police and 2....
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Tough Question
I ask it today in the Langley Times:More Fraser bridges urged Get Moving B.C. lobby group offers up transportation wish listBy Jeff Nagel - Langley Ti...
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Price Tags |
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Snarly already
It looks like things got cranky yesterday at the final TransLink board meeting, and the subsequent mayors' council meeting.The Aldergrove Star reports...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Green Zone affects water issues too
This letter writer brings up another point that needs to be addressed in the water management plan:I think there will be a lot of backlash on this, un...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Morning Brew: December 3rd
Ministry of Environment issued official floodwatch. Apparently Translink knew this would happen, and adjusted their Skytrain maps accordingly. So long...
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Beyond Robson |
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When results matter
It's hard being a professional communicator. I know because I am one. But when I say it's hard, it's not so much the job. It's way the job is marg...
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Welcome to Langley
The Province blog reports the following:Baseball star Larry Walker could probably throw a strike from Maple Ridge to Langley over the Fraser River, bu...
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Get Moving BC |
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October Stats Snapshot
Benchmark PriceNovember1 month change ($)% changeDetached$730,022-7,905-1.1%Attached$454,645+1,701+.38%Apartments$371,418-300-.008% October sales vol...
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Best Real Estate Anywhere! |
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New Local Museum Blog
Maktaaq:Photo by permission of Maple Ridge Daily Photo.The Maple Ridge Museum started a blog on September 7, with a series of posts about their fair m...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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See Jane run
This morning, on Public Eye Radio, North Vancouver-Seymour provincial Liberal legislator Dan Jarvis joins us to discuss why he voted against the Tsaww...
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Public Eye Online |
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MAPLE RIDGE PEDOPHILE SUSPECT NABBED IN THAILAND, The VPD's Urban Tank, John Furlong's Hypno-Ray, Bhutto's Motorcade Bombed, Ling Ling Lashes Lotusland, a Dancing Parrot, a Distraught French President and What to Do When A Python Shows up in Your To
. . . AND THIS JUST IN FROM REUTERS Thailand nabs hunted Canadian pedophile suspect BANGKOK - CANADIAN pedophile suspect Christopher Paul Neil, accuse...
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Live at Five |
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Interpol Pedophile Sting Nets Maple Ridge Suspect, Airport Tasering Victim ID'd, Hockey Night on the Silver Screen, Boy With Handgun Discovered in Surrey School, Madame Pinky Faces the Music and Ellen's Teary Plea
Web Used for Evil, and for Good . . . The same Internet technology used by an alleged sicko to disguise his ill deeds has been successfully used by po...
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Live at Five |
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New Listing
We've just listed a property that we've managed for several years. It is in Maple Ridge, is currently rented, and lists for $403,000. It hasn't even h...
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Best Real Estate Anywhere! |
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Vancouver area home prices Sep 2007
REBGV release The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that total residential sales of detached, attached and apartment properti...
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Chinese in Vancouver |
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Numbers update and more
Friday there were 322 new listings and 169 sales, for a sell/list of 52.48%. Inventory was 11,754, while over 90s were 2,674, or 22.75%. There w...
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Best Real Estate Anywhere! |
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The Langley Times: We need it all
Good on the Langley Times for reinforcing the need for common sense in present debate on transportation:Rumours abound that the NDP is ready to oppose...
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Get Moving BC |
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Trustee turf wars
Today's Sun reports that the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows school board is trying to oust a trustee who has recently moved to Nova Scotia. The long-serving...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
active:1 year 9 weeks ago |
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One step closer!
Excellent news in today's Maple Ridge News that the Pitt River bridge has been designed to include light rail capability. That's another major step to...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Carole James wants to be perfectly clear.
Carole James's wants to be perfectly clear on her parties stance on the Tsawwassen Treaty. To make things perfectly clear she announced on Friday the ...
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Walter Schultz |
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James gets tough
The Province reports that NDP leader Carole James has booted Maple Ridge MLA Michael Sather from caucus for nor supporting the Tsawwassen treaty. Will...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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Morning Brew: September 4th
If you don't like the news, go make your own. Libs to develop mental-health plan. The Campbell administration will be developing a new overall mental...
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Beyond Robson |
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An open door?
While I'm not keen on TransLink vice-chairman Marvin Hunt's implication that light rail ideas are crazy, I'll take what I can get in this Tri-City N...
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Langley Politics Dotcom |
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