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Princeton double murder suspect lived in Langley
Compost plant approved for Fort Langley
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Glenval facility will be limited to yard waste, wood chips, Metro Vancouver says
Monique TaMMinga Times Reporter
The man charged in connection with a triple shooting in Princeton March 30 had lived in Langley for many years. John Ike Koopmans, 49, who now lives in Princeton, is charged with two counts of second degree murder and one count of attempted murder after the bodies of a 44-yearold man and 32-year-old woman were found on a rural property in east Princeton. A 48-year-old man suffering from several gun shot wounds was also rushed to hospital from the scene. He is now in stable condition. RCMP said Koopmans was arrested the next day after a lengthy search for him. Police also said the suspect and all three victims were well known to each other. But police said the motive of the alleged killer will come out in the court proceedings. Koopmans has a criminal past in Langley as well. In January 2005, Koopmans was charged with assault, uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm and fear of injury/damage by another person in Langley. He was convicted for the fear of injury and fined $500. He also had minor traffic infractions here. In February 2010, he was charged with drunk driving in Princeton. He took the horticulture program at one time at Kwantlen Polytechnic University at the Langley campus. He also went to high school locally. He makes his next court appearance April 24. — With files from Kamloops This Week
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Cookie, a 10-year-old maltese, models a child’s doll skirt from his owner Ariel Wu’s table at the Mommies N Munchkins fair at the Fort Langley Community Hall on Sunday. Wu and her colleagues were showing off their high-end children’s clothing from Sweet Baby Boutique at the fair. For more information vist www.mommiesnmunchkins.com.
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Metro Vancouver has approved a controversial composting facility at 25330 88 Ave. The regional authority issued a solid waste licence to Glenval Organics on April 9. The licence is limited to yard waste and wood chips and does not include smellier food waste. Glenval Organics CEO Gary Nickel was pleased by the decision. “It’s going to be great for the region,” Nickel said Monday. The proposal generated a storm of criticism, with opponents dominating a public hearings. Langley Township council unanimously voted against the Glenval Organics project in February. Glenval was asking Township council to refer its application to the provincial Agricultural Land Commission for permission to operate the compost plant under non-farm-use regulations. Glenval can operate the compost plant on the property under the agricultural act, but that limits it to selling half of the compost it makes while keeping the rest on the site. Under those rules, the company projects the plant would run out of room to store the compost in five to seven years and would have to close.
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