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Transit exchange a boon for Langley, says City mayor Gary ahuja Times Reporter
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Members of the White Spot Pipe Band lead a procession from the Fort Langley Community Hall to the Fort Langley National Historic Site in celebration of Douglas Day. The annual festival commemorates the proclomation of British Columbia as a crown colony on Nov. 19, 1858 in Fort Langley’s Big House, and B.C.’s first Governor, Caribbean-born James Douglas. The Fort Langley Legacy Foundation, Parks Canada and the Guyanese Cultural Association of BC gathered at the Fort to celebrate Douglas’ Guyanese roots with Caribbean cultural dancing, food and steel drum music.
Service today at LEC for Surrey Mountie Const. Adrian Oliver, 28, was killed Nov. 13 when his unmarked car collided with a semi truck A large RCMP funeral for Surrey RCMP Const. Adrian Oliver will be held today (Tuesday, Nov. 20) at the Langley Events Centre at 1 p.m. Oliver, 28, was killed on Nov. 13, when he was involved in a crash with a semi-truck trailer at 148 Street and 64 Avenue in Surrey. He was at the end of his night shift and was driving in an unmarked police car back to the detachment. The RCMP have received an outpouring of support and condolences from the public since Oliver was killed.
Members of the public are invited to attend his funeral, said the RCMP. However, seating priority will be given to Oliver’s family, friends, colleagues and those attending in uniform. Police and emergency personnel will be in full attendance and a march will take place before the funeral. The Langley Events Centre, 7888 200 Street, has seating for more than 5,500 people. For those who wish to watch the event live, go to http:// www.livestream.com/rcmpgrc.
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A funeral service will be held today at LEC for Const. Adrian Oliver, a Surrey Mountie who died in a crash Nov. 13.
While much of the talk centres on how much the new rapid transit bus service will benefit commuters heading west, City of Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender predicts it will also be a boon for Langley. “It isn’t just about people leaving our region and going into Vancouver,” he said. “It is bringing a lot of people here too, so it works both ways.” “We are going to create job opportunities south of the Fraser.” Fassbender, who is also vice-chair of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation, was on hand to celebrate the complePeter tion of the new CarFassbender volth Transit Exchange and Park and Ride on 86 Avenue in Langley, just off of 200 Street. He was joined by Langley MP Mark Warawa, MLA Mary Polak — the minister of transportation and infrastructure — Township Mayor Jack Froese and Surrey MLA Dave Hayer. The new exchange, which opens on Dec. 1, will have more than 670 parking stalls. The stalls will be free until the end of March. A new TransLink policy sets the minimum price for the parking at $2 per day. TransLink’s ExpressBus service, route 555, will begin when the new Port Mann Bridge opens on Dec. 1. The new Highway 1 Rapid Bus will provide service between the Carvolth Transit Exchange and the Braid Skytrain Station, in about 20 minutes.
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