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Langley skier’s body pulled from crevasse Vikki HoPeS Black Press
Family, friends and co-workers are mourning the loss of a man described as a passionate outdoorsman who lived life to the fullest. The body of Langley resident Mark Taylor — the general manager of the City of Abbotsford’s parks, recreation and culture department — was recovered by search and rescue crews late Tuesday afternoon in Yoho National Park. Abbotsford Deputy Police Chief Rick Lucy, a close friend, said Taylor has many close, life-long friends who are mourning his loss. Mark The pair met Taylor through their involvement in community matters and learned that they had a common interest in the backcountry. “I was one of the many people who was fortunate to have travelled in wilderness locations with Mark. “He was passionate about the outdoors and knew his stuff. He was a great person who loved living life to the fullest. He will be missed,” Lucy said. Mayor Bruce Banman said the city is devastated by the loss. “The city of Abbotsford has lost a dedicated and loyal public servant. continued, PAGE 7
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Len and Paula McElwee held a press conference on the five-year anniversary of the disappearance of their son Kellen, 25, who was last seen at the Langley Keg in March, 2008. IHIT Sgt. Jennifer Pound (left) said police have no new information and have not received any tips, but believe McElwee met with foul play.
Parents plead for information five years after son vanished Kellen McElwee was last seen outside a Walnut Grove restaurant on March 19, 2008 Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
Tuesday, March 19 marked five years since Kellen McElwee went missing, and his parents are desperate to bring his body home. “You don’t have to identify yourself. We simply want to find his body so we can bury him,” said McElwee’s mother Paula, who along with her husband Len spoke at a press
conference held at RCMP E division headquarters in Surrey on Tuesday. “Try to put yourself in our position. It’s awful. It’s the excruciating pain that no one understands,” she said. “For these five years all we get to do is wonder what happened to our son.” Five years ago 25-year-old Kellen, who grew up in Surrey, went missing after having dinner with friends at the Keg in
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Langley. McElwee didn’t show up the next day at the Rogers call centre where he worked as a trainer. Several days later McElwee’s bronze 2006 Honda Civic was found abandoned on a residential street in Burnaby, a few blocks from his apartment where he lived alone. Investigators believed he met with foul play and on April 22, 2008 IHIT took conduct of the file. “Police have received many
tips throughout the years but none that have led us to Kellen’s body. “Doing so remains our priority,” said IHIT Sgt. Jennifer Pound on Tuesday. On the one year anniversary of Kellen’s disappearance, his parents offered a $100,000 reward that would lead to answers about their son. The reward was never claimed. continued, PAGE 7
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