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‘Grove Boys Win Cup in Shootout
SkyTrain to Langley tops transit options By JEFF NAGEL Aldergrove Star
HARRY HUNT PHOTO
Aldergrove’s Wes Lockhart (right) in action against Langley side in the U-17 boys’ soccer cup game. Aldergrove keeper Kyle Saggert stopped all of Langley’s shots on goal in the deciding shootout, to win the game and cup with a 1-0 final score.
Suspect arrested in 2012 home invasion Aldergrove Star
A 24-year-old Aldergrove man is in custody, accused of a home invasion in West Vancouver last fall. On Oct. 28, 2012, West Vancouver Police were called to a home in the 2200block of Haywood Avenue. A man inside the home told police he had been confronted by two suspects brandishing a gun. The victim’s hands were bound with plastic tie straps and several items had
been stolen from the home, said police. At the time of the alleged home invasion, police had already received and were responding to complaints about two suspicious men claiming to be distributing pamphlets in the same block. Investigators subsequently determined the attack was not random. After an extensive investigation using a variety of techniques one suspect was identified and an arrest warrant was issued in early February.
Richard Wayne Heino was arrested by Abbotsford Police March 1, on the outstanding warrant. Crown Counsel has approved charges of unlawful confinement and use of an imitation firearm in the commission of an offence. Investigation to identify and arrest a second alleged suspect is ongoing, said West Van Police. Heino remains behind bars at the present time.
New rapid transit studies released by TransLink have handed more ammunition to backers of SkyTrain technology through Surrey to Langley as well as on Vancouver’s Broadway corridor toward UBC. A SkyTrain line running above Fraser Highway from Surrey City Centre to Langley, coupled with Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines running south to White Rock on King George Boulevard and east to Guildford on 104 Avenue is the most expensive of four shortlisted options at $2.22 billion, but TransLink found it delivers the most transportation benefits and by far the highest ridership. It would also be the fastest, carrying passengers from Langley to Surrey Central station in just 22 minutes, compared to 29 or 30 minutes for the other three options. Surrey council has lobbied for a network of ground-level light rail (LRT) lines, rather than BRT or elevated SkyTrain, arguing LRT would be a better fit for the city’s neighbourhoods. TransLink previously studied a dozen different technology permutations in Surrey before winnowing them to the four front runners. The option closest to the city’s preference would run light rail trains on all three corridors radiating from downtown Surrey, with BRT rapid buses running on the southern section of King George from Newton to White Rock as light rail isn’t considered justifiable there. At $2.18 billion, that would be only slightly cheaper than the SkyTrain/BRT option, but is estimated to attract only half the new transit riders as SkyTrain because light rail trains run more slowly and less reliably at street level with traffic. The main downside of SkyTrain is the elevated guideway down Fraser Highway would be an eyesore, while BRT and LRT offer more scope to improve urban design. Surrey transit advocate Paul Hillsdon, who previously backed light rail, now prefers the SkyTrain option (with BRT running to Guildford, Newton and White Rock), adding it clearly outperforms LRT at virtually the same cost. “Based on the cost, there seems to be very little benefit to pursuing the light rail system as the city has advocated,” Hillsdon said. He added TransLink may have inflated the light rail costs somewhat compared to systems built elsewhere, but he accepts the findings. “There are huge travel time savings with SkyTrain and double the ridership, for basically the exact same price.” But he said SkyTrain on Fraser Highway would depend on neighbourhood acceptance of denser development – SkyTrain could bring high-rise towers, not just mid-rises, to Fleetwood and Clayton. SEE: Page 3
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