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Hoofing It For ‘Kids Help Phone’
Water restrictions start on May 15 Aldergrove Star
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“Chaos the Clown” led the start-off to the “Walk So Kids Can Talk” fundraiser Sunday morning at Aldergrove Regional Park. BMO, which sponsors the Kids Help Phone charity, and BMO employees raised over $100,000 in the previous eight weeks so that the Kids Help Phone can provide round-the-clock professional counseling to youths in distress in Canada. Volunteer walk coordinator Martin Straith said that more than 70,000 young callers were guided to counselling sessions last year which helped the youths deal with personal issues, and in some cases even saved their lives.
Water conservation efforts are starting earlier and will last longer in the Township of Langley and throughout Metro Vancouver to help cope with what could be another long, hot summer. Stage 1 Water Restrictions will go into effect a month sooner this year. Starting May 15, all municipal water system users must limit their lawn sprinkling to assigned days and times. Those who rely on private wells are also encouraged to support conservation efforts by complying with the water restrictions. Residential lawn sprinkling is only allowed from 4 a.m. - 9 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays for homes with even numbered addresses, and from 4 a.m. - 9 a.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays for homes with odd numbered addresses. For non-residential properties, even numbered addresses can sprinkle lawns on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1 a.m. - 6 a.m., with odd numbered addresses permitted on Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 1am - 6am. All non-residential addresses can sprinkle lawns on Fridays from 4 a.m. - 9 a.m. “We have been experiencing longer, hotter seasons and everyone needs to make a commitment at home to ensure our water levels are respected,” said Erin Pawlikowski, coordinator of the Township of Langley’s Water Wise Program, which is conducted by the Langley Environmental Partners Society. “During the warm season, our water usage increases by 50 per cent, which puts a strain on the environment and our limited water resources,” said Township of Langley environmental coordinator Meaghan Norton Daniel. She noted that some parts of the Township rely solely on groundwater drawn from local aquifers. If too much water is extracted in these areas, there is the potential for a water shortage. Other areas serviced by the Township’s municipal water system receive a mix of groundwater and water from Metro Vancouver reservoirs, which rely on snowfall and SEE: Page 3
Impaired thief snatches keys, crashes stolen car By KURT LANGMANN Aldergrove Star
Langley RCMP quickly took a car thief into custody after he crashed into a dump truck at high speed Wednesday evening. The Toyota Corolla had been stolen just minutes earlier when a man in his early 30s had accosted a woman and forcibly taken her car keys from her. The victim had parked her car at the corner of 272 St. and Fraser
Hwy. when the thief grabbed her keys from her hand shortly after 6 p.m. Sgt. Ravinder Pawar said police were already headed to the scene on another call regarding an attempted theft of a truck at 273 St. and Fraser Hwy., and received word of the stolen Toyota while en route. The responding officers witnessed the stolen Toyota headed the other direction at a very
high rate of speed, westbound on Fraser Hwy., and saw it hit a dump truck that was in the intersection of 264 St. and Fraser Hwy. The officers were able to cuff the suspect at the crash scene and took him into custody. The car theft suspect was uninjured. Sgt. Pawar said the suspect was also found to be under the influence of alcohol, and said he is known to police. “The victim was quite shaken
and our Victim Services Unit was made available to her,” said Sgt. Pawar. However, police would like to speak to the person who made the initial call regarding the attempted theft of a truck, as that person had left the scene before police arrived. If you have information that KURT LANGMANN PHOTO might assist with this investigation, please call Langley RCMP at RCMP and tow truck operator clear a stolen vehicle from crash scene at 264 St. and Fraser Hwy. 604-532-3200.
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