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Board hires Hoffman MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter
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A deliberately set fire ignited a gas main which sent flames shooting into the night sky at the Iron Chef sushi restaurant in Fort Langley. The fire, which broke out at around 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, caused approximately $150,000 damage. The restaurant can be repaired, investigators say.
Fort sushi restaurant torched Langley RCMP looking into blaze that was started in an outside shed Sunday morning NATASHA JONES Times Reporter
A Fort Langley sushi restaurant sustained approximately $150,000 damage in a fire which investigators believe was deliberately set. Iron Chef Sushi Ichi, at 9145 Glover Road, has been temporarily closed following the blaze, which was reported to Township firefighters at 2:44 a.m. on Sunday. Mark Forsythe and his wife, who live in an apartment opposite the
restaurant, were awakened by the flames. Forsythe dialed 911 and recalled the “rush and roar” when a propane tank erupted. Then a gas main broke and burst into flames. “There was a giant blow torch up the back of the building,” said Forsythe who hosts the CBC radio program Almanac. Fire department spokesman Bruce Ferguson said that the outside of a shed behind the restaurant was set on fire. The blaze
destroyed the shed and spread to the back of the restaurant, inflicting enough damage to keep the restaurant closed for now. “It is definitely repairable,” Ferguson said of the building, which is a wooden structure several decades old. The restaurant lies several metres south of the Fort Langley Community Hall, which was not threatened by the blaze, and a breezeway prevented the blaze from igniting another wood-frame
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restaurant and store immediately south of the Iron Chef. “It looked pretty intense when crews arrived,” Ferguson said. When the call came in as a commercial fire, extra manpower was deployed, bringing firefighters from Walnut Grove, Willoughby and Murrayville to assist Fort Langley personnel. “The crew did a fantastic job,” Ferguson said. “Another couple of minutes later and it could have been a different story.”
The Langley Board of Education has selected acting superintendent Suzanne Hoffman to fill the vacant position of Superintendent of Schools and CEO. The board made the announcement on Monday, explaining that Hoffman has impressed everybody since taking on the role of acting superintendent five months ago, when Cheryle Beaumont was fired by the board. Fifteen quality candidates expressed an interest in the position. The competition closed on April 20. This group Suzanne was narrowed Hoffman to a final list of five candidates who faced interviews with a panel made up of staff and community stakeholders, followed by interviews with the board. The hiring process was overseen by secretary-treasurer David Green and assistant superintendent Jennifer Canas, with the assistance of Make a Future, which was contracted to facilitate the vetting of candidates and the conducting of interviews. “The board of education has been very impressed with Hoffman’s performance in the role of acting superintendent these past months and is very excited to have her take on the role of superintendent,” said board chair Wendy Johnson. The former superintendent made $198,000 per year, plus benefits. continued, PAGE 4
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