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FIRST CASE SINCE NEW CLEARCUTTING BAN TOOK EFFECT
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bus where a number of transit users had gathered. A Langley teen faces Police allege he proserious charges after duced a knife and atwhat appears to be tempted to stab one of a drunken rampage the bus patrons. which included trying Once again, he did not to assault several bus injure his target. drivers and “A random stab other vehicle arrived people at the at the loop Langley City and two males bus loop on exited. May 3. “One of the Police say men kicked the 18-yearthe knife out old man was a of his hand,” passenger on said Marks. a shuttle bus The other man destined for HOL LY retrieved the the Langley M A R KS knife and both bus loop from got into their Willowbrook vehicle and drove off, Shopping Centre. said Marks. He appeared to be Now, apparently unintoxicated when he armed, the suspect tried boarded the bus around to board another shuttle 4 p.m. and passed out bus. en route to the bus loop, “When the driver reallege police. fused him service, he The bus driver antictook another swing – ipated she would likely thankfully, another unhave an issue with the landed punch,” she said. sleeping teen so she Police arrived and was met by another bus Lance James Flegel was driver when they ararrested. He has been rived at the bus loop. charged with assault, Both drivers apassault with a weapon, proached the drunken carrying a concealed teen and asked him to weapon, and two counts leave the bus. He startof possession of a weaped swinging his fists at on for a dangerous purboth of them, said Langpose. ley RCMP spokesperson He appeared in SurCpl. Holly Marks. rey Provincial Court on “Fortunately, both Wednesday. were able to avoid getHe has been held in ting hit,” said Marks. jail. It’s alleged that the suspect then exited the Continued Page 6
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Kristan Arens looks on as Donna Mori takes a shot with an oversized basketball prior to the start of the Langley Walk in Fort Langley on Sunday. Despite the downpour, 520 people registered for this year’s walk, vying for titles in a range of categories. The winners were: Most walkers from an elementary school – Belmont Elementary; most walkers from a secondary school – Aldergrove Community Secondary; most walkers from an organization – Stepping Stone; most walkers from a family – Humberstone family and oldest walker — A. Myers, 87 years old.
Less than 48 hours after a ban on clear-cutting took effect, Langley Township staff began investigating an alleged violation of the new regulations. The ban in the Brookswood/Fernridge area was enacted on Tuesday night, (April 29), after council approved a bylaw that limits tree-cutting to eight trees or 20 per cent of trees on a property, whichever is less. On Thursday, May 1, multiple complaints were made about alleged clear-cutting on a property in the 20300 block of 27 Avenue, on the south side of 27 Avenue at the end of the road. A warning letter to the two registered owners of the property was drafted by Township staff Friday and delivered Monday. A visit by a Times reporter after the initial complaints were made found most of the trees on the 2.15 acre site had been taken down. Continued Page 6
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