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Thai police say two suspects who killed Jimi Sandhu in Phuket have fled the country

THAI Police told the media on Thursday (February 10) that the two men wanted for shooting Indian gangster Jimi Sandhu dead in Rawai, Phuket, last week on Friday (February 4) have �led Thailand, The Phuket News reported quoting national police chief General Suwat Jangyodsuk.

Police apparently know the identities of the two killers, one of whom is aged 37 and has served in the military. The two used genuine passports and came to Thailand as tourists on a “regular plane” on December 18. They left the country last Sunday (February 6).

The Phuket News reported that the police chief said that they had checked all the places they had been to during their trip and “know their destination after leaving Thailand by plane.”

He said that more than two people were involved in the plot to kill

beach after the crime.

The police chief said that the guns were found about 100 metres from the crime scene and that both weapons are registered. Police are now going to question the registered owners of the guns.

He said Sandhu’s relatives are expected to arrive in the coming days to take his body to India, The Phuket Times reported.

Jimi Singh Sandhu in a photo released

by Abbotsford Police in 2015.

Sandhu.

Police recovered two guns - a CZ 9mm and a Walther PPK – by using a metal detector at low tide. The weapons had been discarded in the sea while the killers ran along the

EARLIER, police said they had arrested a foreign man for questioning after they detected a GPS location device that had been �itted to the rented car used by Sandhu.

Police traced the device’s location signal being sent to a phone at a home in the Saiyuan area of Rawai on Saturday (February 5).

An arrest warrant was issued and the man was taken into custody on Wednesday (February 9), the Phuket News reported.

The news outlet also said that the national police chief told the media that the Canadian authorities had con�irmed that the passport Sandhu possessed was genuine, though it had been obtained by using false information. Sandhu entered the country by a private jet from Malaysia. Also, no country had sent Thailand an arrest warrant or a “red notice” for Sandhu.

However, the police chief admitted that the biometric scans should have raised the alarm in identifying him.

Meanwhile, police are awaiting DNA results on some clothes that Sandhu’s killers – who wore white jackets, shorts and ski masks – are believed to have discarded in a bin.

CCTV footage from a private home showed the killers walking along Soi Aree Rop Uthit, Saiyuan, at 11:02 p.m. on the day of the murder before

The attack on Sandhu. Photo submitted

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Indian High Commission advises Indian citizens to be very cautious because of ongoing protests AS a result of the ongoing protests in Canada, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa on Tuesday issued an advisory for Indian citizens in this country and those planning to visit to “exercise a high degree of caution and remain alert.”

It also advised them to “avoid areas where demonstrations and large gatherings are taking place, such as downtown Ottawa, follow the instructions of local authorities, including curfews, and monitor lo-

cal media for information on ongoing demonstrations and the evolving situation.”

It noted: “Ottawa and several other major cities including Toronto are currently witnessing protests with road blockages, demonstrations, large gatherings, and general strikes. This has led to disruptions to traffic, public transportation, and shortages of essential items, including food and water.

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a state of emergency has been declared for the City of Ottawa. The impact on traffic and services is likely to continue and local authorities in other major cities of Canada may also impose curfews or other restrictions at short notice.”

A special emergency helpline (+1) 613-744-3751 has been set up in the Indian High Commission in Ottawa “to provide assistance and guidance to Indian citizens in distress due to the ongoing disturbances in

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“Indian citizens in Canada are also encouraged to register with the High Commission of India in Ottawa or Consulates of India in Toronto and Vancouver through their websites, or the MADAD portal madad.gov.in Registration would enable the High Commission and the Consulates to better connect with Indian citizens in Canada in the event of an emergency,” the advisory stated.

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Cactus Club offer their “unreserved apology” to South Asian university students who were asked to leave Coquitlam restaurant CACTUS Club on Wednesday told The VOICE that they deeply regret the incident in which South Asian university students were asked to leave their Coquitlam restaurant last Saturday and offered them their “unreserved apology.”

Cactus Club emailed the following statement to this newspaper after we reached out to them for their version of the event: “Last Saturday night, a group came into our Coquitlam location. Our security personnel believed that a few members of the party were connected to a serious incident that occurred at another one of our restaurants, and the RCMP were called. The RCMP arrived and

the group was asked to leave the restaurant.

“After reviewing the situation, it is clear we made a mistake. They should not have been asked to leave.

“We recognize how upsetting this experience was for the guests involved. We deeply regret what occurred and offer our unreserved apology.”

THE group of South Asians posted a video on TikTok about their nasty experience, accusing the Cactus Club in Coquitlam of throwing them out “just for being brown.”

The inscription on the video reads: “12 university students

were kicked out of Cactus Club in Coquitlam last night by the police without even checking their ID just for being brown.”

However, Coquitlam RCMP media spokesperson Constable Deanna Law told The VOICE on Wednesday that the RCMP were “contacted to assist Cactus Club security with approximately twelve unwanted guests.”

She said that she could not speak too much about the incident because of privacy issues, but added: “From what I can see in the file, the group was asked to leave

by Cactus Club security due to an incident that allegedly occurred in a Langley Cactus Club.”

New online case status tracker for family class permanent residence applications launched SEAN Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new digital case status tracker that will allow some family class permanent residence applicants, sponsors and their representatives to more easily check their application status online.

This builds on the Government of Canada’s recent announcement on modernizing Canada’s immigration system to support economic recovery and improve client experience.

For the initial launch, the tracker will be available for permanent residence applicants in the spouse, partner and dependent child categories. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is working on providing similar solutions to additional applicant groups as it continues to improve

and introduce new tools to support our clients.

Fraser said that as IRCC implements measures to improve the client experience, it is also focused on reducing processing times for applicants. Efforts to date have allowed average processing times for spousal sponsorship applicants to return to the service standard of 12 months for new applications.

This tool will enable clients to keep track of their application and any needed actions required to keep it moving as quickly as possible.

It also increases transparency by giving them access to all of the same information they would get if they contacted an IRCC client service agent.

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The application tracker provides more detailed information for clients, including historical information, on their current case files.

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The suspects seen on CCTV footage. Police obtained footage from various places along their route of escape.

Police examining the scene of murder.

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area in Rawai.

discarding some items in the bin. Officers recovered the clothes from the bin.

Also, police are expediting their forensic analysis of bullets and bullet casings found at the murder scene to compare the results with firearms in the area.

Police have been retracing the escape route of the killers through the Saiyuan

THE Phuket News had reported that police announced that they had 20 teams of officers searching the island to track down the two suspects even as the national police chief arrived in Phuket.

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The suspects were captured on CCTV as they attacked Sandhu. Nineteen spent 9mm and .38 casings were found at the murder scene.

“The investigative team has tracked down their escape route from the (murder) scene and are currently investigating their further escape route,” the deputy spokesman said.

He said the suspects are likely Russianspeaking foreign nationals, based on the testimony of a witness who heard them speak.

Coconuts Bangkok reported: “So far the police have said that Sandhu entered Thailand on Jan. 27 on a private flight that connected through Malaysia. Immigration records show he first entered Thailand in 2016.”

According to Bangkok Post: “Police said the victim stayed at the villa 15 days per month, paying 100,000 baht a month to rent the place. He drove to and from the villa several times a day and was frequently visited by two foreign women, they said.

“In the villa, police found brand name handbags worth hundreds of millions of baht, three Apple mobile phones and a rented red MG car. They also found many footprints in an empty house near the villa.”

THAILAND’S Bangkok Post first reported Sandhu’s murder last week on Saturday.

The newspaper said that police were searching for two men who were caught on camera shooting the Indian gangster to death in the parking lot of the Beachfront Hotel Phuket, in downtown Muang district of Phuket. The hotel also offers villas for sale on the property near Rawai beach.

When his body was found on Saturday morning, Sandhu was carrying two different pieces of identification: a passport bearing the name of a Canadian of Indian descent, and a driver’s licence bearing the name of another Canadian of Indian descent, the Post reported.

Police were called to the hotel at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday after an employee reported a body in the parking lot of the villa zone, according to a Thai police officer.

The man was found lying face-down in a pool of blood behind a red MG hatchback with Phuket licence plates. Wearing a white T-shirt and cream shorts, he had sustained about 10 gunshot wounds on his body. Police believe the man had died at least six hours before his body was discovered, the Post reported.

Nineteen spent cartridges from a .38 were found scattered around the area. Some banknotes and some dried marijuana were

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“When police examined security video from the hotel, they saw the victim driving the car to park in the villa zone of the 180room hotel. As he was about to get out of the car, two men wearing woolen balaclavas to cover their faces jumped out at him.

They fired several shots at close range and when the victim fell down, they shot him again,” the Post said.

Thai Examiner said: “Video footage from the scene of the killing shows the two figures both covered with woollen balaclavas initially lurking near another parked car which they used as cover before then approaching the victim as he emerged from his car, lunging at him while also opening fire.

“The attackers fired continuously at the man as he fell on the ground with one attacker bending down to shoot Mr Sandhu at closer range into the head area making sure the attack was fatal.”

The Examiner also reported: “Police officers who arrived at the scene found two forms of identification in the MG car parked by the Indian man seconds before his death.

“One is understood to have been a Canadian passport in the name of Mandeep Singh and a driver’s licence in the name of Amarjit Singh Sindhu.”

Police Major General Sermphan Sirikhong, Chief of Phuket police, said the victim had arrived in the province on January 27 and was staying at the villa wing of the hotel, the Post reported.

ON June 19, 2018, The VOICE carried a re-

port titled “Deported from Canada for criminal behaviour, Jimi Sandhu is back in jail in India”: “Jimi Singh Sandhu, an Abbotsford gang associate who was deported to India in 2016 because of his criminal background, is back in jail after India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted what it called an international drug syndicate that manufactured the date rape drug, ketamine, worth Rs. 250 million [$5 million] every month.

“According to reports in Indian media, Sandhu was the 11th person to be arrested in the case in which the DRI raided 14 residential and industrial places in the western Indian states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa last week and seized 308 kg of ketamine, 2,000 kg of raw material, hashish, cocaine and opium worth nearly Rs.350 million. Among those arrested were four foreigners. Two of them are British: Jonathan Thorn alias John and Barry John Bracken.

“The DRI claims that Sandhu owns the factory that was manufacturing the ketamine in Goa. They say that when they went to arrest him in a house in Goa, he jumped out a window and escaped into the jungle. He was arrested on June 14 from Panipat in Punjab.

“The operation in Goa was processing semi-finished ketamine procured from the person believed to be the mastermind behind the drug racket into pure ketamine.

The finished product was then smuggled to Canada and Africa. One of the group members of the Goa group of the syndicate had even smuggled drugs to Bangkok, according to the Hindustan Times.

5 “One of the accused is Nguyen Man Cuong, a Canadian national of Vietnamese origin.

He reportedly told investigators that Sandhu met him in Vietnam while he was trying to export sandalwood from India. Cuong claimed that through him Sandhu made some clients in Vietnam to whom he sold ketamine. Cuong said he came to India on Sandhu’s request to guide him in processing ketamine at the Goa factory.”

The report also said: “Special public prosecutor Anuradha Mane denied allegations by Sandhu’s lawyer that his client was tortured and forced to sign documents. “Sandhu owns the factory in Goa where drug was being manufactured. He was sent to judicial custody as we did not seek his custody,” said Mane.”

Apparently, when Sandhu was on bail, he left India.

IN December 2015, appealing an Immigration and Refugee Board order to deport him to India because of his criminal background, Sandhu denied that he had killed Red Scorpions’ gang leader Matthew Campbell, 31, of Abbotsford in January 2014.

In February 2014, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team announced that a second-degree murder charge had been laid against Sandhu, but in January 2015, the murder charge was stayed apparently because there was no substantial likelihood of conviction. In March 2015, the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) issued what they called “an important public safety notification” warning the public about three men, including Sandhu, they believed posed “a

risk of significant harm” to the safety of the community and anyone who associated with them and released their photos. Police said the three were involved in an ongoing conflict and a criminal lifestyle that included violence, drugs, and weapons.

Sandhu had two criminal convictions for assault with weapon and possession of an unauthorized prohibited or restricted weapon. He was prohibited from possessing firearms.

He failed to convince the Immigration Appeal Division member that he had changed as much as he had claimed.

Sandhu confessed that he had had friends in the Dhak-Duhre and United Nations gangs.

He said he came to Canada at the age of seven after being adopted by his grandmother so that he would have more opportunities, but later in school he started hanging out with the wrong company and got into trouble with the police.

However, he wanted to transform himself when he met his future wife who he married in August 2015. He was living in Edmonton and working and wanted one chance to prove himself.

But the Immigration Appeal Division member was skeptical about his claims and that of his wife regarding their decision to get married when they did. Also, they lived in different provinces.

The member felt that Sandhu would be able to adapt to life in India because he had family there and was familiar with the customs and the language.

He was deported in early 2016.

Surrey male shooting victim Juvraj Jabal dead SURREY RCMP announced on Thursday that the male victim of the February 8 shooting in Fraser Heights has succumbed to his injuries and the investigation has been turned over to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT).

The VOICE has now confirmed from police sources that the victim is Juvraj Jabal.

He had connections to the Brothers Keepers.

On Tuesday, February 8 at 11:30 p.m., the RCMP responded to a report of shots fired

in the 16800-block of 104 Avenue. A male and a female were located in a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to hospital, the woman in serious condition and the man with life-threatening injuries.

On Wednesday morning there were media reports about a blue sedan that was targeted in a driveway of a gas station at 104 Avenue and 168 Street.

Police said on Wednesday that initial indications were that the shooting was related

to the Lower Mainland Gang Conflict. Surrey RCMP Serious Crime Unit took conduct of the investigation and was being supported by partner agencies including the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. (CFSEU-BC). Due to the life-threatening injuries of one of victims, IHIT had also been engaged.

At this stage, it is not known if this could be retaliation for the shooting death of Indian gangster Jimi Sandhu at a hotel in Rawai in Phuket, Thailand, last week on

Friday. Sandhu had been deported from Canada to India.

Here in B.C., police sources had confirmed to The VOICE that Sandhu still had connections here and was aligned with the UN Gang that is in conflict with the Brothers Keepers.

They feared that could trigger some kind of retaliation, so the CFSEU-BC was striving to ensure all intelligence was shared with other agencies in order to enable strategies to mitigate any violence.

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City of Surrey breaks ground on new walking loop in Newton’s Kabaddi Park cated in West Newton bordering the City of Delta. It is one of the over 800 parks that the City of Surrey manages. More than 200 parks have active amenities such as sports fields, sport courts, playgrounds, commu-

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Photo: City of Surrey THE City of Surrey has begun construction to widen and upgrade the existing rubberized walking loop in Kabaddi Park. It is also finalizing the installation of a new rubberized volleyball court in the park. Both projects are expected to be complete by May. “We are excited to be upgrading the amenities at Kabaddi Park in Newton as part of our Surrey Invests program,” said Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum. “City Council has made a commitment to ensure that our athletic facilities keep pace with the fast growth of Surrey. The upgrades to Kabaddi Park is just one of many new capital projects and upgrades. In the last two years alone, more than two dozen projects have been approved by Council such as the new Newton Community Centre, the new Cloverdale Sport and Ice Complex and the expansion of the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre in

Langley homicide victim is 57-year-old Sarbjeet Sander

THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) has identified Thursday’s Langley homicide victim as 57-year-old Sarbjeet Sander and is seeking witnesses.

On February 10, around 1:30 a.m., Langley RCMP responded to a call in the 1700-block of 224 Street and located a deceased male victim. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) was called in to investigate and is supported by the Langley RCMP Serious Crimes Section.

In order to further its investigation, IHIT released the victim’s name on Friday. It said that based on information gathered thus far, there appears to be no link to the ongoing Lower Mainland Gang Conflict. This incident is believed to be isolated and not random.

IHIT is working in partnership with the Langley RCMP, the Integrated Forensic Identification Section (IFIS) and the BC Coroner Service. It continues to canvass and carry out witness interviews.

Homicide investigators are looking to speak with anyone who was in the area of 1700-block of 224 Street on February 10 around 1:30 a.m. and who may have heard or seen anything. Friends and associates of Sander are being asked to contact IHIT. Investigators are also seeking dash-cam footage from anyone who was on 224 Street between 16 and 40 Avenues between 11 p.m. on February 9 and 1:30 a.m. on February 10.

“There are people out there with knowledge of Mr. Sander,” said IHIT Sgt. David Lee. “Information about his activities and history will greatly help in determining what happened.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmpgrc.gc.ca.

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Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic tipped off February 6 SURREY RCMP and the Surrey School District SD36 announced on Monday that the 30th Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic tipped off last week on Sunday.

After a hiatus in 2021, the Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic is back. One of the largest basketball tournaments in BC, the tournament not only assists student athletes in securing scholarships for their future academic and athletic aspirations, but also provides a great opportunity for youth to come together through sport.

Surrey RCMP has three long-serving officers, who participated in the tournament during their high school years, who have shared their memories and experiences.

Cpl. Dan Lowe, a 19-year serving police officer with the Surrey RCMP, played in the inaugural RCMP Basketball Classic in 1992.

Cpl. Dan Lowe Sgt. Mandeep Atwal participated in the tournament in both 1992 and 1993.

“It was a great way to connect with other basketball players. I had positive interactions with Surrey RCMP officers and seeing members of law enforcement at the tournament really hit home for me. It motivated me to get involved and influence youth in a positive way,” said Atwal.

Basketball players throughout Surrey look forward to the high level of healthy competition between students.

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Inspector Harm Dosange “I am very proud of the legacy our tournament has created over the years. Having played in the very first tournament, I am excited to participate again, this time as a police officer, for the 30th Anniversary,” said Lowe.

Inspector Harm Dosange, the Surrey RCMP Community Support and Safety Officer, currently oversees a variety of units including the Surrey RCMP Youth Unit. He explains the impact that his participation in the 1993 tournament had on him as a youth.

“The RCMP Classic was a marquee sports event for me as a youth, (and) now that my own kids go to school in Surrey, its even more meaningful to me to see this sporting tradition carry on,” said Dosange.

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Canada’s population growing at almost twice the rate of other G7 countries CANADA’S population grew at almost twice the rate of every other G7 country from 2016 to 2021, rising 5.2% from 2016 to just under 37 million people in 2021, according to Statistics Canada.

Although the onset of the pandemic in 2020 halted Canada’s rapid population growth, it continued to be the fastest among G7 countries.

While the pandemic slowed the movement of people around the world, immigration still contributed to Canada’s population growing by 0.4% in 2020, the fastest pace of growth in the G7 for similar periods. By way of comparison, the population of the United States rose by 0.1% from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021.

Like most other G7 countries, Canada’s population growth from 2016 to 2021 was largely attributable to immigration, accounting for nearly four-fifths of the population gain over this period, while one-fifth was due to natural increase (that is, the number of births minus the number of deaths).

The rate of natural increase fell 0.3% from 2016 to 0.1% in 2021, the lowest level on record. While Canada’s pace of natural increase is low, unlike most other G7 countries, it is not expected to become negative (more deaths than births) within the next 50 years. The populations of Italy and Japan are already declining due to more deaths than births and low immigration rates.

However, the pandemic not only slowed the arrival of immigrants from other lands, it may also have impacted fertility rates. A recent study suggests that one-fifth of Canadian adults under the age of 50 wanted to have fewer children than previously planned or delayed having children as a result of the pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, fertility in Canada had been decreasing since 2015 and hit a record low of 1.4 children per woman in 2020.

Canada’s population growth ranked seventh in the G20 from 2016 to 2021, trailing Saudi Arabia, Australia, South Africa, Turkey, Indonesia and Mexico and on par with In-

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CANADA has continued to urbanize since the 2016 Census, with the population growth rate of urban centres outpacing the growth occurring elsewhere.

In 2021, Canada had 41 census metropolitan areas (CMAs) with more than 100,000 people, up from 35 in the previous census and further evidence of the increasing urbanization of Canada. The six new large urban centres are Fredericton, Drummondville, Red Deer, Kamloops, Chilliwack and Nanaimo. Close to 27.3 million people, or nearly three in four Canadians, lived in a CMA at the time of the census.

Over one-third of Canadians (13.1 million people) live in the three largest CMAs of Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver.

Toronto (6,202,225 people) remains the most populous CMA, followed by Montréal (4,291,732 people) and Vancouver (2,642,825 people).

Three other CMAs had a population of over one million inhabitants in 2021. Ottawa–

Gatineau (1,488,307 people) regained fourth place after temporarily losing that title in 2016 to Calgary (1,481,806 people), which fell back to fifth place but remained the most populous CMA in Alberta. Edmonton (1,418,118 people) remained the nation’s sixth largest CMA. 2021 population / 2016 to 2021 Population growth rate % Canada : 36,991,981 / 5.2 Newfoundland and Labrador: 510,550 / -1.8 Prince Edward Island: 154,331 / 8 Nova Scotia: 969,383 / 5 New Brunswick: 775,610 / 3.8 Quebec: 8,501,833 / 4.1 Ontario: 14,223,942 / 5.8 Manitoba: 1,342,153 / 5.8 Saskatchewan: 1,132,505 / 3.1 Alberta : 4,262,635 / 4.8 British Columbia: 5,000,879 / 7.6 Yukon: 40,232 / 12.1 Northwest Territories: 41,0700.8 / -1.7 Nunavut: 36,858 / 2.5

Population of British Columbia exceeds five million people THE 2021 Census marked the first time that the population of British Columbia exceeded five million people (5,000,879).

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Toronto (6,202,225 people) remains the most populous CMA (census metropolitan areas), followed by Montréal (4,291,732 people) and Vancouver (2,642,825 people).

Four of the five fastest growing CMAs in the country were located in British Columbia from 2016 to 2021: Kelowna (+14% to 222,162), Chilliwack (+12.1% to 113,767), Nanaimo (+10% to 115,459) and Kamloops (+10% to 114,142). Much of the growth of these four CMAs in British Columbia occurred because they attracted people from elsewhere in Canada and from within the province.

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ranging from about 10,000 to 100,000 people. In 2021, Squamish, British Columbia (+21.8% to 24,232) was the fastest growing CA from 2016 to 2021.

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Kevin Falcon is the new BC Liberal Party Leader KEVIN Falcon is the new BC Liberal Party Leader, winning finally in the fifth round of counting with 52.19 per cent of the points.

Falcon received 47 per cent of the points in the first round.

“Today marks the start of a new chapter for our Party,” said Falcon in a statement.

“As I committed to at the beginning of my campaign, we need to work on a root-tobranch rebuild of the BC Liberals – one that embraces diversity, and offers a real vision on issues like housing affordability, affordable childcare, and the environment. I’m proud to have received a strong mandate to move the Party in this direc-

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Falcon called on supporters of other leadership candidates to help with rebuilding efforts.

“Regardless of who you supported in this leadership race, I want you to know that you are welcome in the BC Liberal Party,” he said. “If you believe that a private sector-driven economy is the best way to fund world-class public services, we want you in our Party. And if you believe that we need both compassion and competence to address the greatest challenges of our time, we want you in our Party.”

Falcon pledged to seek a seat in the legis-

lature as soon as possible.

“Starting tomorrow, I will begin discussions with members of the BC Liberal Caucus to identify a seat to run in,” said Falcon. “Once that seat becomes available, I will immediately ask [Premier] John Horgan to call that by-election at the earliest possible time.”

Falcon previously served as Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, Minister of Health, and Minister of Transportation.

The other BC Liberal leadership hopefuls included MLAs Michael Lee, Ellis Ross and Renee Merrifield, and business leaders Gavin Dew, Val Litwin and Stan Sipos.

BC Liberal Caucus roles announced SHIRLEY Bond on Monday announced that after speaking with the newly-elected Leader of the BC Liberal Party, Kevin Falcon, she has been asked to remain in the role of Leader of the Official Opposition in the B.C. Legislature until Falcon has had an opportunity to contest a seat.

In consultation with Falcon, she announced the following appointments in the BC Liberal Caucus: * House Leader and Official Opposition Critic for Jobs, Economic Recovery, Trade and Innovation: MLA Todd Stone * Official Opposition Whip: MLA Doug Clovechok * Official Opposition Deputy Whip: MLA Lorne Doerkson Official Opposition Critics: * Finance: MLA Peter Milobar * Housing: MLA Mike Bernier * Gender Equity, Accessibility, Inclusion &

Shirley Bond Sport: MLA Stephanie Cadieux * Mental Health and Addictions and Translink: MLA Trevor Halford * Education, Children and Family Development and Childcare: MLA Karin Kirkpatrick

* Labour and Skills Training: MLA Greg Kyllo * Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: MLA Michael Lee * Environment and Climate Change: MLA Renee Merrifield * Energy and LNG: MLA Ellis Ross * Transportation and Infrastructure: MLA Ben Stewart * Tourism, Arts and Culture, and Multiculturalism: MLA Teresa Wat Following a vote within the BC Liberal Caucus, MLA Coralee Oakes has been elected to the position of Caucus Chair. MLA Jackie Tegart is being put forward as the party’s nominee for Assistant Deputy Speaker.

Bond said: “I am honoured to have been asked to continue in this important role as our BC Liberal Caucus team works to bring forward the voices of British Columbians in all corners of the province and hold [Pre-

Todd Stone mier] John Horgan and the NDP government to account.”

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Jackie Tegart appointed Assistant Deputy Speaker JACKIE Tegart, MLA for Fraser-Nicola, has been appointed Assistant Deputy Speaker for the BC Legislature and will chair meetings as the representative for the Official Opposition.

“It is an incredible honour to be entrusted with a position that is so crucial to our political process,”

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Three men face firearms- and drug-related charges in CFSEU-BC and Victoria Police investigation A joint investigation between the Victoria Police Department and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of BC (CFSEU-BC) has now led to criminal charges against three men.

In June 2020, Victoria Police Department’s “Strike Force” unit identified an organized crime group trafficking fentanyl in Victoria. As the investigation progressed it was determined the crime group had ties to the Lower Mainland. In August 2020, acting on this information, CFSEU-BC’s Anti-Trafficking Task Force (ATTF), and Victoria Police Department’s Strike Force collaborated to begin a joint investigation dubbed “Project Juliet”.

Over the course of this investigation a total of nine search warrants were executed, six on residences in four jurisdictions and three on luxury vehicles.

Items seized during the investigation included: – 20 firearms – Large quantities of suspected fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, ecstasy – $385,390 in cash – 3 luxury vehicles On February 8, 2022, the Public Prosecution Services of Canada approved criminal charges against three men for firearms- and drug-

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BC Liberals turn back to old ideas that don’t work for people: NDP THE NDP was ready to attack the new BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon and as soon as his win was announced on Saturday night, they fired off their email stating that by electing him, “the BC Liberals have doubled down on decades-old, failed ideas that help the very wealthiest British Columbians while making life harder for everyone else.”

The NDP pointed out: Falcon’s 12-year record in government includes: * Hiking car insurance rates while raiding funds from ICBC; * Increasing MSP Premiums and implementing bridge tolls; * Ignoring housing speculation and kickstarting BC’s housing crisis; * Bringing in tax breaks for the richest 1%; * Cutting services including hospitals, schools, and social supports.

The NDP said Falcon’s views haven’t changed.

In the leadership race, he: * Opposed ICBC changes that are saving people

an average of $490 a year; * Said removing tolls was “terrible public policy”; * Promised to scrap the BC NDP’s housing speculation tax; * Supported tax cuts for the top income bracket that would lead to service cuts for everyone else.

The NDP added: “He kicked off his campaign by telling media that the $166,000 Opposition Leader salary would be a “financial sacrifice” for him and closed it by mocking BC NDP MLAs who come from regular jobs like firefighting, nursing, and the trades.”

NDP MLA Niki Sharma said: “Instead of renewing their party, the BC Liberals have turned back to old, out-of-touch ideas that don’t work for people. Kevin Falcon’s tax giveaways for the top 1% would mean service cuts and higher costs for everyone else. His record shows that he’s in it for the wealthy and well-connected and would make life harder for the rest of us.”

The NDP also used the past quotes of his leadership rivals to attack Falcon: “A leader from the past that’s gonna belabor us with baggage and not be able to take us into this future.” –Renee Merrifield “B.C. Liberals, you have to make a choice: do you want to go with the status quo that has actually failed to deliver a good government in terms of the B.C. Liberals? We can choose to double down on what has failed in the past and held our party back. Or we can choose change.” –Ellis Ross “The old BC Liberal formula that worked for 16 years, it’s not relevant anymore… I don’t believe that culture, that playbook will beat the NDP in 2024.” –Val Litwin “Your old style of politics, your backroom deals only erodes trust in our party, Kevin. And your old style of politics and the way that you demonstrate this again is not the way we’re going to win the next election.” –Michael Lee “It’s 2021. Netflix just won seven Oscars. We

can’t be digging in the discount bin at Blockbuster looking for our renewal story. We need to move forward. We’re all saying the right things, but it comes down to a leader whose baggage from the past won’t overshadow our future.” –Gavin Dew “What the Kevin Falcon campaign is putting out there, the tone, the accountability, the behavior.

It doesn’t work for me and I’m putting that flag in the sand.” –Val Litwin “Kevin, why do you think you will win the next general election when the old Liberal guard you represented lost the last two elections?” –Stan Sipos “There is only one choice before us. We can cling to the old ways and the baggage of the past and lose, again. Or we can move forward together and win.” –Gavin Dew “The province and party needs renewal. But if Kevin Falcon is elected I will leave the B.C. Liberals because this will signal business as usual, not renewal.” –Val Litwin

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“It is incredibly frustrating that this government has not only failed to improve housing affordability as they promised, but they are also making decisions that could make the situation worse for hundreds of people,” said Bernier. “Housing prices across B.C. are higher than ever, rents are up, and far too many people cannot find and affordable place to live.

People trusted the NDP when they said they would work to solve the housing crisis, but all they got in return was broken promises and a front row seat to NDP hypocrisy.”

On average, rents in Metro Vancouver have increased by $2,532 per year under the NDP compared to 2017, the B.C. Liberals said.

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Throne speech lays out plans to build a stronger B.C. by putting people first JANET Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, on Tuesday delivered the speech from the throne, outlining government’s plans to build a stronger B.C. for everyone, while continuing to support British Columbians through challenging times.

“From rebuilding after the fires and floods to getting through this difficult wave of COVID-19, we have shown we can accomplish anything by working together,” said Premier John Horgan. “At a time when similar challenges have increased polarization around the world, people here in B.C. have pulled together. As we begin a new session, our government will be there to support people every step of the way – just as we have from day one.”

The throne speech highlighted that B.C. has one of the highest vaccination rates in North America and the strongest economic recovery in Canada – with more people working today than when the pandemic began.

Keeping people healthy and safe through the rest of the pandemic and building a people-centred recovery will continue to be top priorities for government.

In the year ahead, government will continue to improve health care, fight climate change and help communities adapt to extreme

Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin weather, make everyday life more affordable and ensure economic growth is sustainable and works for people.

Specific actions the government will take in the coming months to build a stronger B.C. for everyone include: * Ensuring B.C. workers do not get left behind by tying minimum wage increases to the rate of inflation; * Protecting people buying homes in a volatile market by introducing a cooling-off period on home purchases;

Falcon would halt second Surrey Hospital, move it out of Cloverdale: NDP THE NDP on Tuesday slammed the newly elected BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon for telling media that he would stop progress on building a new hospital in Surrey and move the project out of Cloverdale.

Speaking on Red FM, Falcon said that he does not like the location of the hospital that is to be located in Cloverdale.

“I think the challenge, even frankly with the NDP wanting to put one in Cloverdale, is it’s not a great location,” said Falcon. “I would want to take a hard look at where it’s located.”

“Kevin Falcon wants to put the brakes on the hospital in Cloverdale and move the project out of our community,” said Mike Starchuk, NDP MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale.

“The people in Cloverdale that I talk to on

a regular basis are excited about this important health project and would be insulted about his comments today.”

The NDP said that when Falcon was Finance Minister, he started the process of selling $1 billion of government land to developers that included a parcel at the corner of Highway 10 and 152 Street that had been set aside for a second Surrey Hospital.

“The bottom line is that the BC Liberals broke a promise to build a second hospital in Surrey and then Kevin Falcon sold off the land,” said Starchuk. “Now his plan would set the project back years and take it away from Cloverdale. It’s clear that he’s not working for people in our community.”

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More B.C. families will have access to affordable housing and child care as a result of measures that include doubling the number of $10-a-day spaces, cutting child care fees in half for many families, and increasing the supply homes for middle-class families.

These build on actions the government has taken over the last four years to bring down

the cost of living for British Columbians, like eliminating MSP premiums and reducing ICBC rates by an average of almost $500 a year.

“After two of the most difficult years in our history, we know people are exhausted and families are feeling stretched,” Horgan said.

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The throne speech announced that a new economic plan and a budget would be introduced in the coming weeks. Additional investments will respond to the immediate effects of the pandemic and extreme weather and build on B.C.’s strengths to prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the future.

“Our government knows we can’t cut our way to a better future. Building a stronger B.C. is not about pulling back,” Horgan said.

“We have been through a lot together and no doubt there will be more challenges ahead. But if we look out for each other, we have shown we can overcome anything that gets thrown our way.”

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BY AMAN SINGH NDP MLA for Richmond Queensborough BRITISH Columbians have been through a lot together over the last year.

Our healthcare system has been strained, and communities across the province have been devastated by fires and flooding. There is no doubt that there will be more challenges ahead. But if we continue to look out for each other, I know that we can overcome anything that comes our way. Because that is who we are as British Columbians.

This year’s Speech from the Throne outlines how our New Democrat government will continue to support people in 2022. We are focused on keeping people healthy and safe through the rest of the pandemic, and building a recovery for everyone.

B.C has one of the highest vaccination rates in

North America, and the strongest economic recovery in Canada. There are more people working today in our province than when the pandemic first hit, and we will keep that going

Vancouver Police arrest five during day-long protests VANCOUVER Police made five arrests Saturday as thousands of protesters flooded the downtown core, caused traffic gridlock, and sparked skirmishes throughout the city. (The protesters were opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and they were met with counter-protesters.)

“Everyone has the right to peacefully assemble and express their views, and the Vancouver Police Department is committed to providing a safe environment for lawful protest,” said Sgt. Steve Addison. “Today’s protests attracted thousands of people who feel passionately about their causes. While most protesters were peaceful, some had to be arrested for violent behaviour and unlawful conduct.”

VPD received numerous reports of rocks and eggs being thrown, cars being kicked, and nails being strewn on roadways as several hundred vehicles travelled through the city en route to a planned demonstration in the downtown core.

Police officers worked throughout the day to mitigate traffic disruptions and resolve conflicts between the vehicle convoy, counter-protesters, and Vancouver residents concerned about noise, disorder, and violence. * A 29-year-old man was arrested near Robson

and Burrard Street after VPD officers observed him wearing a balaclava and pulling a wagon full of egg cartons. The man, a US citizen from Washington State, had a knife in a sheath tied to his belt, and two eggs in his jacket pocket. * A 29-year-old man was arrested after he stood in the middle of the road, told a driver in the protest convoy to go back to the valley, and started trying to push a vehicle backwards. VPD officers tried to calm the man down and repeatedly encouraged him to leave the roadway; however, officers were forced to arrest him when his behaviour threatened to incite onlookers. * A 57-year-old man was arrested for mischief after he was seen kicking vehicles near Burrard and Davie streets. * A 30-year-old man was arrested when VPD officers observed him walking through a crowd of protesters and challenging people to fights. * A 28-year-old man was arrested for mischief near Nelson and Burrard streets after witnesses flagged down VPD officers and reported he was throwing eggs.

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so we can chart the course of our future together.

The BC NDP government is focused on investing to help make life better for people, now and in the coming years.

By choosing Kevin Falcon as their new leader this past weekend, the BC Liberals turned back to old ideas that don’t work for everyday people. For 12 years, Kevin Falcon worked for the wealthy and well-connected while cutting services and making life more expensive for everyone else.

We know we can’t cut our way to a better future. Building a stronger B.C. is not about pulling back, it’s about moving us forward together.

EVENTS Justice for International Students Demonstration in Surrey

South Asian Adults and Seniors: Free yoga online classes

An emergency zoom meeting of the Tarksheel (Rationalist) Society Canada unit Vancouver was chaired by Baee Avtar (President). The matter of three Montreal (Quebec) colleges closing their doors abruptly and filing for creditor protection was discussed at length.

Most students of these colleges, approximately 98% are international students, especially from India’s Punjab. This has left the future of about 2,000 students in jeopardy. Studies had been suspended and thus many students are not allowed to work in Canada. Students who were attending on-line classes from India have been denied study visas and their study is on hold also. The society will hold a protest on Sunday, February 13, at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek Park and on the side of King George’s Boulevard and 88 Avenue in collaboration with fraternal organizations. The society urges all to take part in this protest and demand justice by protesting against all kinds of looting of foreign students. Call 604-728-7011 (Baee Avtar) or 604-760-4794 (Parminder Swaich, Secretary) for more information regarding the demonstration and participation.

Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of BC invites South Asian adults and senior members to attend yoga and meditation classes online free of cost through Zoom meetings during the Omicron variant crisis. Yoga classes will be conducted by Gunwant Kaur Chana, expert yoga instructor, from her studio on Monday, February 14 and Thursday, February 17 from 10 to 11 a.m. on both days.

The Zoom meeting ID is 821 8240 6004 and the passcode is 012210. They will remain the same until further notice. Remember that the online link for the Monday yoga class and the Thursday yoga class is the same. All the participants are requested to join a little earlier than 10 a.m. and wait for the host. All participants will be asked to mute themselves during yoga. There will be no lunch for seniors on Thursdays since the classes are going to be held online until further notice. Please note we are adding 15 minutes after the yoga class (both days) to socialize. Contact Surendra Handa, Coordinator, Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre, Lakshmi Narayan Temple, 8321 140 Street, Surrey, at 604-507-9945 for registration and further information. * There will be an extra yoga class for Balancing & Chair Exercises for Seniors on Saturday, February 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. on Zoom meeting: ID - 845 8077 8370, passcode: 808360.

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More than 2,200 British Columbians lost to illicit drugs in 2021 THE toxic illicit drug supply claimed the lives of at least 2,224 British Columbians in 2021, according to preliminary data released by the BC Coroners Service.

“Over the past seven years, our province has experienced a devastating loss of life due to a toxic illicit drug supply,” said Lisa Lapointe, Chief Coroner. “This public health emergency has impacted families and communities across the province and shows no sign of abating. In 2021 alone, more than 2,200 families experienced the devastating loss of a loved one. In the past seven years, the rate of death due to illicit drug toxicity in our province has risen more than 400%. Drug toxicity is now second only to cancers in B.C. for potential years of life lost. We cannot simply hope that things will improve. It is long past time to end the chaos and devastation in our communities resulting from the flourishing illicit drug market, and to ensure, on an urgent basis, access across the province to a safe, reliable regulated drug supply.”

The last two months of 2021 saw the largest number of suspected illicit drug deaths ever recorded in the province, with 210 deaths in November and an additional 215 in December.

The 2,224 total number of deaths is 26% more than the 1,767 illicit drug-related deaths investigated by the BC Coroners Service in 2020, and equates to an average of 6.1 lives lost every day.

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Since the public health emergency into substance-related harms was first declared in April 2016, more than 8,800 British Columbians have been lost to toxic drugs.

Toxicological testing once again underscores the reality that the illicit drug supply continues to be unstable and increasingly toxic. Fentanyl

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“We need decision-makers at all levels to recognize and respond to this public health emergency with the level of urgency it demands,” Lapointe said. “The reality is this: every day we wait to act, six more people will die.

COVID-19 has shown what is possible when goverments act decisively to save lives. And in order to save lives in this public-heath emergency, we need to provide people with access to the substances they need, where and when they need them. Time has run out for research and discussion. It is time to take action.” * In 2021, 71% of those who died as a result of suspected drug toxicity were between 30 to 59, and 78% were male. * The townships that experiSURJIT KAUR SANGHA enced the highest number of illicit drug toxicity deaths in OUR beloved Mom, Surjit Kaur Sangha, widow of the late 2021 were Vancouver, Surrey Parshan Singh Sangha, departed this world on February and Victoria.

5, 2022, at the age of 85 years. She was born in the village * By health authority, in 2021, of Pharala, Punjab, India and lived in Vancouver, Canada, the highest numbers of illicit since 1971, where she raised her family. drug toxicity deaths were in Surjit Kaur is survived by her son Gurmit Singh (Gurpreet the Fraser and Vancouver Kaur) and daughters Jasbir Kaur (Dilaver Singh), BalvinCoastal health authorities (765 der Kaur (Kulbinder Singh) and Kulvinder Kaur (Sunny and 615 deaths, respectively), Singh), her 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchilmaking up 62% of all such dren. deaths during this period.

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Largest illicit fentanyl seizure in Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment history A seven-month multi-jurisdictional investigation by the Ridge Meadows RCMP’s Street Enforcement Unit (SEU) has led to the largest fentanyl seizure by the detachment to date.

In June of 2021, the SEU began an investigation into alleged street level drug activity that led police to properties in Maple Ridge and New Westminster.

Utilizing covert strategies, police were able to further the investigation and obtain search warrants.

On February 2, the SEU executed multiple search warrants on houses in New Westminster and Maple Ridge.

Police seized: * 6.312 kilograms of suspected fentanyl amounting to 63,120 illicit doses, some of which was already packaged for sale. * 1.033 kilograms of suspected crack and powder cocaine. * 625 grams of suspected methamphetamine. * 9mm handgun with ammunition. * Body armour. * $31,084 in Canadian currency. * Three vehicles.

To help facilitate this investigation, Ridge Meadows RCMP received some funding for this project from the Provincial Tactical Enforcement Priority (PTEP). The PTEP model is an integrated, province-wide, multijurisdictional initiative managed by the Combined

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“For officer safety and to protect the integrity of our investigations we can’t always share with the public what we are up to, but there is always work going on behind the scenes that is imperative to keeping our citizens safe,” said Sgt. Chris Kelly, unit commander for the SEU. “This is why we do the work we do… to keep people safe. The strategic and collaborative use of police resources in this investigation has resulted in one of the largest amounts of dangerous drugs seized before being

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Lata Mangeshkar, the ageless voice of India, passes away at 92 New Delhi (IANS): Lata Mangeshkar, India’s most loved singer who had once moved Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to tears, leaves behind a teary-eyed nation of admirers who grew up listening to her immutable voice give wings to the words of poets and the screen careers of legions of heroines.

India’s Melody Queen, who also composed music for Marathi films and was a producer as well, and had the distinction of being conferred with the highest civilian honours of India and France, passed away on Sunday morning at the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai, where she had been admitted because of COVID-19-related complications on January 11.

Lata Didi, as she was known among her family and followers, was 92 and is survived by her siblings — playback singer and composer Meena Khadilkar, popular singer and restaurateur Asha Bhosale, singer Usha Mangeshkar, and music director Hridayanath Mangeshkar.

She never married, but was close to the late Raj Singh Dungarpur, the aristocratic former cricketer and President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) from 1996 to 1999.

One of India’s most loved voices, Lata Mangeshkar was the recipient of three National Film Awards, seven Filmfare awards, and of course, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1989. She was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 2001, becoming the second singer after M.S. Subbulakshmi to be so honoured, and the French awarded her the Officer of the Legion of Honour.

In 1974, Lata Mangeshkar became the first Indian to perform at the Royal Albert Hall, London.

She had indeed come a long, long way since the time when the first song that she recorded for a film — ‘Kiti Hasaal’ in 1942 — was dropped in the final cut.

Born in what was then the princely state of Indore on September 28, 1929, to the classical singer, Marathi theatre actor and writer of musical plays Deenanath Mangeshkar and his wife Shevanti (Shudhamati), Lata Mangeshkar was originally named Hema by her parents, but they later changed it to Lata after the character Latika from one of her father’s musical plays.

Lata Mangeshkar’s association with the performing arts began when she was five and started appearing in her father’s musical plays, and it continued even after her father’s premature death in 1942, thanks to his good friend, the

actor and director Master Vinayak (Vinayak Damodar Karnataki), who took the family under his wings.

It was Master Vinayak who took Lata Mangeshkar to Mumbai, paved her way into the world of Marathi cinema, got her to take Hindustani classical music lessons from Ustad Aman Ali Khan of the Bhendi Bazaar Gharana, and introduced her to Vasant Desai, V. Shantaram’s favourite music composer.

But it was not until Master Vinayak’s death in 1948 that the struggling singer-actor found the person whom she considered to be her “godfather” — the music composer Ghulam Haider, who gave Lata Mangeshkar her first big break with the song ‘Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahin Ka Na Chhora’ in the movie ‘Majboor’ (1948). It was her first big break.

Haider took his protege to Shashadhar Mukherjee, the

Filmistan boss now better known as Kajol and Rani Mukherjee’s grandfather, for his film, ‘Shaheed’ (1948), but he turned her down because he found her voice to be “too thin”.

Lata Mangeshkar proved him ohso wrong just a year later when her song ‘Aayega Aanewaala’, filmed on the gorgeous Madhubala in Kamal Amrohi’s debut directorial, ‘Mahal’ (1949), became an ageless hit.

And in one of life’s delicious ironies, Mukherjee’s granddaughter lip-synced the ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ song, ‘Mere Khwabon Mein’, which was sung by none other than Lata Mangeshkar, as well as the other numbers picturised on her and Shah Rukh Khan.

Since ‘Mahal’, Lata Mangeshkar was courted by just about every music director of note — from Anil Biswas to S.D. Burman (and his son Rahul Dev, whose first and last song she sang), Naushad (who had asked her to sing like the then reigning nightingale, Noorjehan), Madan Mohan, Shankar-Jaikishan, Laxmikant-Pyarelal (for whom she’s said to have sung 700 songs in 35 years), and Kalyanji-Anandji.

And she worked with every contemporary composer of note — from Anand-Milind, sons of Chitragupt, with whom she had also worked, and Anu Malik, Sardar Malik’s son, to Ilaiyaraaja and A.R. Rahman. It is said she worked with music directors from 13 states in her star-studded career.

After Noorjehan moved to Pakistan, Lata Mangeshkar became the go-to playback singer for every

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Lata Mangeshkar’s ashes immersed in Nashik’s Ramkund

Nashik (Maharashtra) (IANS): At a solemn rite, the family members of the late singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar immersed her ashes in the sacred Pavitra Ramkund on the banks of the Godavari River, here on Thursday morning.

Her nephew, Adinath Mangeshkar, sister Asha Bhosale and other kin

were present at the brief religious ceremony.

Earlier, a small prayer ceremony was conducted by Hindu priests with the family and a few close persons in attendance.

Later, the ashes were immersed in the Pavitra Ramkund -- where it is said that Lord Rama used to take

his daily bath during the 14-year exile.

Lata Didi, as she was fondly called by all, passed away at the Breach Candy Hospital on February 6 after prolonged spells of illness including COVID-19.

That evening she was accorded a public funeral with full state hon-

ours in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, various Central and State cabinet ministers, Bollywood celebs and others, besides thousands of her fans and admirers, at Shivaji Park.

The following day, Adinath

Mangeshkar collected the copper urns containing the ‘asthi’ (ashes) and finally immersed them at the Pavitra Ramkund here.

In the past, the ashes of several leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Y. B Chavan and others were immersed in the same holy spot.

Sharmila Tagore reveals how Lata raised Rs 20 lakh for 1983 World Cup-winning team

Mumbai (IANS): Veteran Bollywood actor and wife of the late India cricket captain, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sharmila Tagore has revealed that legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar -- who died on February 6 at 92 years of age -- had raised Rs. 20 lakh [Rs 2 million] for the 1983 World Cup-winning team.

The actor said that at that time the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was not a lucrative body and they didn’t have funds to felicitate the players.

“She (Lata Mangeshkar) was very fond of cricket. In 1983, when we won the World Cup, she raised funds with her brother (Hridaynath Mangeshkar). They raised Rs. 20 lakh for the Indian cricket team and they got Rs. one lakh each,”

Tagore told Aaj Tak on Sunday.

“At that time, BCCI didn’t have that much money. Even for Goa, with Sudhir Phadke saab (who was involved in Goa Freedom Movement), they did a concert for Goa Liberation and she contributed to that also,” added Tagore.

Lata Mangeshkar was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai after she had tested COVID-19 positive on January 8. She was undergoing treatment there and breathed her last on February 6.

A member of the 1983 World Cupwinning team, Kirti Azad, fondly recollected his association with the great singer, posting a blackand-white image of the side with Lata Mangeshkar standing just be-

hind the trophy at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi flanked by captain Kapil Dev and Mohinder Amarnath.

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Lata Mangeshkar to be included in Allahabad University curriculum Prayagraj (UP) (IANS): Students in the department of music and performing arts in Allahabad University (AU) will now study the life, struggles and achievements of iconic singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in Mumbai on February 6 at the age of 92.

Prof Vidyadhar Prasad Mishra, head of the department, said: “A proposal to include the life of Lata Mangeshkar in the curriculum has been prepared. It would be part of a soon-to-belaunched five-year integrated course under the New National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.”

The legendary singer’s name has been included along with other icons of the world of music like Bhimsen Joshi, Alla Rakha Khan, Bismillah

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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly expressed his amazement at how Lata Mangeshkar’s voice never seemed to grow old and jaded in his tweet mourning the passing of the Nightingale.

Ganguly tweeted: “RIP ... Bharat Ratna ... A very sad day for all Indians ... when u speak of talent she was one of the greatest and rarest the country has seen ... hard to believe that 20 yr lady is no more ... well her voice sounded like that every time... lots of respect and love... be in peace wherever u are.”

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“The unit based on veteran singers of the county would be implemented after getting a formal approval of AU’s Academic Council (AC), Executive Council (EC) and is expected to be rolled out from 2022-23 session,” Mishra said.

Presently, the curriculum being taught to students of UG and PG courses teaches about several renowned Indian and western musicians.

“However, now as per the provisions of the NEP, there will be a thrust on Indian artistes, both in the field of vocal and instrumental music. It is dubbed as life sketches of prominent musicians,” added Prof Mishra.

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CONTINUED FROM 21 film producer and music composer. She did not disappoint them.

Lata Mangeshkar lent her voice to an endless succession of chart-topping numbers in Hindi cinema, from ‘Allah Tero Naam’ and ‘Rangeela Re’ to the ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’ title track, to ‘Lukka Chuppi’ in ‘Rang De Basanti’, apart from songs in Marathi (she also composed the music for several Marathi

films in her ‘Anandghan’ avatar), Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Sinhala.

In 1974, the Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artiste in human history, stating that she had recorded “not less than 25,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages” between 1948 and 1974. The claim was contested by her long-time rival, Mohammad Rafi, who claimed to have sung around 28,000 songs.

After Rafi’s death, the Guinness Book in its 1984 edition listed Lata Mangeshkar in its entry for ‘Most Recordings’, but it also recorded Rafi’s claim. Later editions of the Guinness Book said Lata Mangeshkar had sung no less than 30,000 songs from 1948 to 1987.

For 73 years, from 1943 to 2015, when she recorded her last song for a film (the IndoNorwegian production, ‘Dunno Y2…Life Is A Moment’, which was all about gay love), Lata Mangeshkar commanded a fan follow-

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ing and an inimitable reputation with not many parallels in the Indian performing arts.

The late Yash Chopra, who was one of Lata Mangeshkar’s favourite directors, said in an article he had penned for BBC.com on the occasion of the singer’s 75th birthday (not longer after she had sung the famous ‘Veer Zaara’ song, ‘Tere Liye Hum Hain Jiye’, with Roop Kumar Rathod): “I see God’s blessing in her voice.” We are blessed to have that voice live with us forever.

Amid chanting of Vedic hymns, Lata Mangeshkar’s body consigned to flames Mumbai (IANS): Amid chanting of Vedic hymns and elaborate rituals performed by Hindu priests, legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar’s mortal remains were consigned to flames in a public funeral with full state honours, held at Shivaji Park, here on Sunday evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and family members, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, state Cabinet Ministers, NCP President Sharad Pawar, and other top dignitaries along with the bereaved Mangeshkar clan were in attendance.

After the mourners paid their last respects to Lata’s body draped in the National Tricolour on a flowerbedecked pedestal, the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force contingents sounded the Last Post and accorded a salute as

Prime Minister Modi at Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral. the gathering stood in attention.

The National Flag was carefully removed from her body, ceremonially folded and solemnly handed over to Lata’s nephew, Adinath Mangeshkar, who handed it to the other grieving family members

present there.

Thereafter, a retinue of over halfa-dozen priests took charge and got down to the task of performing the Hindu rituals for the departed singer, along with a few male family members present alongside.

Shortly after the religious rituals were completed, the Mumbai Police contingent honoured her with another gun salute booming above the Shivaji Park.

Then, the sole brother among the five sibling, Hridaynath Mangeshkar stepped forward with other family members and he lit the funeral pyre with grief writ on his face - as his legendary Lata became immortal in a cloud of smoke - around 7.15 p.m., 11 hours after she breathed her last at 8.12 a.m.

Earlier, Prime Minister Modi bid a final adieu to his beloved ‘Badi Didi’ (elder sister), and was among the first of the VVIPs at the venue where her body was kept for people to pay their last respects at Shivaji Park.

He was accompanied by Koshyari, Thackeray, and other dignitaries like Pawar and Union Minister

Piyush Goyal, many of whom enjoyed close family relations with the Mangeshkars.

Modi later walked over to the enclosure where the entire Mangeshkar clan including Lata’s sisters Asha Bhosale, Usha Mangeshkar, Meena Mangeshkar and Hridaynath Mangeshkar as well as grandchildren and other family members were present and offered his condolences to them.

Sachin Tendulkar - who had very close ties with the Bharat Ratna Lata - also turned up with his wife Dr Anjali and paid his last respects to the deceased singer.

Several top Bollywood personalities including superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Javed Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Anuradha Paudwal, Shraddha Kapoor, Ranbir (Rishi) Kapoor, and others were present at the funeral.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “I am anguished beyond words.”

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “I am anguished beyond words. The kind and caring Lata Didi has left us. She leaves a void in our nation that cannot be filled. The coming generations will remember her as a stalwart of Indian culture, whose melodious voice had an unparalleled ability to mesmerise people.

“Lata Didi’s songs brought out a variety of emotions. She closely witnessed the

Narendra Modi greets Lata Mangeshkar transitions of the Indian film world for decades. Beyond films, she was always

passionate about India’s growth. She always wanted to see a strong and developed India.

“I consider it my honour that I have always received immense affection from Lata Didi. My interactions with her will remain unforgettable. I grieve with my fellow Indians on the passing away of Lata Didi. Spoke to her family and expressed condolences. Om Shanti.”

Before embarking on his reply to Presi-

dent’s speech, Modi on Monday paid tributes to Lata Mangeshkar.

“The country has lost respected Lata Didi. She had hypnotized, inspired the nation for such a long time, strengthening the culture. She sang in 36 languages, which is an example of national integration,” Modi said speaking in Hindi.

“I pay my obeisance to respected Lata Didi,” Modi said and then proceeded to make his reply to the President’s Speech.

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Modi to address three public rallies in Punjab Chandigarh (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three public rallies in poll-bound Punjab from February 14, state BJP general secretary Subhash Sharma said on

Wednesday.

The rallies will be held in Jalandhar, Pathankot and Abohar towns on February 14, 16 and 17, respectively, covering all three regions of Malwa,

Doaba and Majha.

Sharma said the Prime Minister’s rallies would give boost to the confidence of all NDA candidates fighting the election.

In the fray for 117 seats in Punjab are three prominent parties -- the ruling Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Sanyukt Samaj Morcha, and two alliances -- the Shiromani Akali

Dal-Bahujan Samaj Party (SAD-BSP) and the BJP-Punjab Lok Congress.

Punjab will go to the polls on February 20, while the counting of ballots will be held on March 10.

AAP launches digital door-to-door campaign in Punjab Amritsar (IANS): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab’s chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann on Thursday launched a digital door-to-door campaign from this city.

He said people can give a missed call on 98827 98827 or click on the website IkMaukaKejriwalNu.com to ask questions on 11 important issues of Punjab directly from party’s nation convenor Arvind Kejriwal and others.

After giving a missed call, a message from AAP will be sent on people’s mo-

biles. With a click, Kejriwal and Mann will digitally knock on their door to know their questions.

People can ask questions on 11 topics, comprising electricity, women safety, law and order, agriculture, health, drug trafficking and unemployment. Both Mann and Kejriwal will answer their questions.

Mann said the people of Punjab are fed up with the corrupt politics of traditional parties, hence they want change now. “AAP Bhagwant Mann

is the only hope for the people for change.

Our candidates know the problems of Punjab better as they are educated, qualified, and belong to ordinary families.”

About 20 million voters of Punjab had voted the Congress, led by Amarinder Singh, to a landslide victory in the 2017 Assembly election giving the party 77 seats in the 117-member Vidhan Sabha.

It later won three more seats in the bypolls held in October 2019, taking its strength to 80.

Congress decision to project Channi as chief ministerial face desperate attempt: Mayawati Chandigarh (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Tuesday described the Congress party’s decision to declare incumbent Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as its chief ministerial face in Punjab as a desperate attempt to revive its sinking fortunes in the state.

The BSP supremo, who addressed a large gathering here along with Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal, in Nawanshahr said: “The Congress party only remembers Dalits at the time of elections. Once the elections are over they will sideline Charanjit Channi who is

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She also asked Channi to understand why he had been promoted in the party, saying the Congress party had a past history of using the Dalit community during elections.

She also pointed out that it would have been better and more befitting if Channi had taken the blessings of Guru Ravidas-ji after being appointed the chief ministerial candidate of the Congress party.

“I appeal to the Ravidas samaj to make Channi realise the value of Guru Ravidas-ji”, Mayawati added in her first election rally ahead of polling for 117 seats of the Assembly on February 20.

The BSP president, while expressing confidence that the SAD-BSP alliance would sweep the polls, said: “We all have to work unitedly to install Sukhbir Badal as the next chief minister of the state.”

She said she was confident that with Badal as the next chief minister special schemes would be launched to bring in all-round improvement in the life of the weaker sections of society.

In her message on the occasion, Mayawati said while the Congress party was dying a natural death across the country and its days were numbered in Punjab said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was also on its way out. “People realise the BJP has a corporate mindset and will make it

meet the same fate as the Congress party.”

Speaking about Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Mayawati said people should see the conditions in Delhi for themselves before thinking of reposing faith in AAP in Punjab.

Speaking on the occasion, SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal stated that after Mayawati’s visit to Punjab, the SAD-BSP tsunami was set to sweep the state.

He said the Punjabis felt cheated by the Congress party which had done nothing and wasted five years by scrapping or curtailing all social welfare benefits given to Punjabis by Parkash Singh Badal, be it scrapping blue cards or curtailing old-age pension and shagun scheme.

He said similarly Punjabis could not trust AAP which had an anti-Punjab agenda.

He said AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal did not have any attachment with Punjab.

“Kejriwal has taken an anti-Punjab stance in the Supreme Court on key issues and even demanded transfer of Punjab’s river waters to Haryana and Delhi, closure of its thermal plants and registration of criminal cases against farmers who were forced to burn their paddy stubble.”

Badal also announced that all blue cards which had been deleted by the Congress government would be restored within one month of formation of the SAD-BSP government.

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Will not retire till Punjab rid of corrupt politicians: Amarinder Chandigarh (IANS): Launching yet another scathing attack on the Congress over the nomination of Charanjit Singh Channi as chief ministerial candidate even after his kin was “caught with mafia earnings”, Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) chief Amarinder Singh on Thursday declared that he will not retire till he will get the state rid of such corrupt people.

The former Chief Minister expressed surprise at his former party, the Congress, fielding all MLAs involved with the sand mining mafia as candidates in these Assembly polls and termed it a clear endorsement of widespread corruption in the party.

Stating that he had decided to ally with the BJP and continue to work for Punjab, in the interest of its peace and security, Amarinder Singh expressed concern over the threat from across the border as well as the recent sacrilege incidents in the state.

“We will not let the social fabric of Punjab be destroyed,” said Amarinder Singh,

Amarinder Singh terming the recent spate of sacrilege incidents in the state, including at Darbar Sahib and a Patiala temple, as unfortunate and aimed at dividing the society.

Addressing a series of public meetings in support of PLC and BJP candidates from

Sanaur and Banur towns, Amarinder Singh pointed out that Channi’s nephew, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate, had reportedly admitted that the Rs 10 crore [Rs 100 million] seized from his possession was earned from illegal sand minings as well as transfers and postings. “How can Channi then claim to be a poor aam aadmi!” he said.

Asserting that he planned to continue fighting for Punjab and the nation, the PLC chief said with security paramount for the border state, his party’s alliance with the BJP would help fulfill their collective responsibility to make India secure.

“We have to save ourselves from our enemies from across the border and not let people like Navjot Sidhu, who had been going around the Pakistani Army chief, compromise our security,” he stressed.

Punjab also needs the Central government’s support for its economic revival, which the PLC-BJP-SAD Sanyukt alliance would help achieve, said Amarinder Singh,

noting that the state has no money for development, which will remain a far cry under the false promises of parties like Congress, AAP and SAD, who were not willing to work in coordination with the Centre.

In New Mohindra Colony, where he was campaigning for Sanaur PLC candidate Bikramjit Singh Chahal, Amarinder Singh recalled his close ties with the area, pointing out that he had contested his first election from Dakala in 1980, and earlier, his father had also contested from this parliamentary constituency.

Chahal, in his address, promised all-round development of the constituency if elected and said he will continue the social work he had been engaged in for a long time.

The PLC chief later sought votes for BJP candidate from Rajpura, Jagdish Kumar Jaggar, in Banur, on the plank of development, which he said the incumbent Channi government was falsely claiming credit to under the guise of the projects he had initiated during his tenure.

Punjab needs NDA govt for security, economic revival: Amarinder Singh Patiala (IANS): Punjab Lok Congress President Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said the state needed the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government for security as well as economic revival.

He also criticized the Congress party’s decision to nominate Charanjit Singh Channi as the Chief Ministerial candidate despite serious allegations of corruption after seizure of Rs 10 crore [Rs 100 million] from the possession of his nephew.

Addressing a function organized by the District Bar Association here, two-time Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said India faced grave security challenges from the ‘China-Pakistan-Taliban’ nexus.

“The challenge will be greater for Punjab for being at the forefront with a 600km long border,” he said, while adding, “We need a government that will take the security challenge seriously and work in close coordination with the Central government.”

He gave details of the highly sophisticated drones being used by Pakistan to smuggle weapons, drugs and counterfeit currency to this side of the border.

He criticized Channi for “senseless” opposition to the extension of the operational jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF), which was the need of the hour.

Referring to the economic situation prevailing in the state, Amarinder Singh said, while the GDP of Punjab was Rs 5.25 lakh crore, 70 per cent of it was borrowed. He said it is a humongous task to come out of this debt trap, which cannot be possible without cooperation and support from the Central government.

The former Chief Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre was going to be there, at least, for another seven years.

“We must have a government in Punjab that will work with him as that is the only way out,” he added.

Amarinder Singh’s fledgling Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) is contesting the polls in alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt), an Akali Dal rebel.

He is contesting from his bastion Patiala (Urban), the seat that he has won for four consecutive terms since 2002 when he first contested.

In 2017, Amarinder Singh, 80, polled 72,217 votes against nearest rival Balbir Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party, who got just 19,852. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate and former Army chief General J.J. Singh (retd) got just 11,613 votes. General Singh is now with the BJP.

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Since 1986, the company has produced Honda engines and more than nine million cars and light trucks at its Alliston, Ontario manufacturing facilities, where the Honda CR-V and Honda Civic are currently built. Honda Canada has invested more than $4.7 billion in Canada, and each year it sources nearly $2.1 billion in goods and services from Canadian suppliers. Honda Canada has sold more than five million Honda and Acura passenger cars and light trucks in Canada. For more information on Honda Canada, please visit www.hondacanada.ca.

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voice recognition and music streaming via Bluetooth® wireless technology, and a SiriusXM® 3-month All Access trial. Connected Services include Safety Connect® with 1-year trial. For 2022, all 4Runner grades include LED headlamps (low beams), fog lamps and now LED high beams as well.

Toyota 4Runner TRD Sport Added to Lineup for 2022 Model Year TOrONTO, ONTariO: As a Toyota lineup mainstay for nearly 40 years, the Toyota 4Runner has carved out its place as the doanything SUV that’s at home whether on the pavement or the trail. For 2022, the 4Runner lineup expands with the addition of TRD Sport, offering an exceptional combination of style and performance.

Similar to its mid-size truck sibling the Tacoma, 4Runner adds TRD Sport grade to complement TRD Off-Road and TRD Pro, but where TRD Off-Road and Pro add trailready features designed for tackling the toughest terrain, TRD Sport looks to add style, flair and some road-worthy upgrades.

With an emphasis on everyday comfort and enhanced road dynamics, 4Runner TRD Sport adds the exclusive Cross-Linked Relative Absorber System (X-REAS) suspension to enhance on-road handling. The X-REAS system, also found on the Limited grade, automatically adjusts the damping force of shock absorbers when driving over bumpy surfaces or when cornering. A centre control absorber cross-links the shock absorb-

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The Mirage G4 received top honors among all subcompact vehicles, securing its place due to its competitive price, exceptional fuel economy and value-packed feature-set.

“The Mirage G4 sedan has an important place in our North American lineup and offers customers a stylish, value-oriented, fuel-efficient package, backed by one of the industry’s leading warranties,” said MMNA COO Mark Chaffin. “Recognized as a leader in the segment in 2020, we are thrilled that industry data and analysis leader Vincentric has once again named Mirage G4 at the top of its class.”

Awarded by Vincentric, a provider of ownership and cost data, knowledge and consumer insights to the automotive industry, the Vincentric Lowest CPO Cost to Own honors uses a statistical model to identify which vehicles had lower-than-expected ownership costs, given their market seg-

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“The Mitsubishi Mirage G4 outperformed seven other subcompact competitors to

earn Lowest Cost of Ownership in its class,” said Vincentric President, David Wurster.

“The Mirage G4 also had the lowest operating costs and the best fuel economy, which were significant contributing factors to achieving the lowest ownership costs.”

The Mirage G4 features a 1.2-liter threecylinder engine that achieves an industryleading fuel economy of 35 mpg city/41 mpg highway. And with a budget-friendly starting price of $15,295,1 the Mirage G4 doesn’t skimp on features, including a 7-inch Smartphone Link Display Audio System, with Apple CarPlay®2 and Android Auto™3 compatibility, and Forward Collision Mitigation, with Pedestrian Detection,4 standard across all trim levels, helping to keep drivers and passengers safe, connected, and entertained.

The Mirage G4 also sports one of the most comprehensive warranties in the industry:5 a fully transferable 5-year/60,000-mile new vehicle limited warranty; 10-year/100,000mile powertrain limited warranty; 7-year/100,000-mile anti-corrosion perforation limited warranty and includes 5-year/ unlimited miles of roadside assistance.

Powered by water: BMW electric cars with regional green electricity MuNIch / DINgoLFINg: The BMW Group will power production of the new electric BMW iX* and BMW i4 at Plants Dingolfing and Munich entirely with regional green hydroelectricity. Contracts have been signed with Stadtwerke München and RWE Supply & Trading for energy to be supplied by hydroelectricity from rivers Isar and Lech. Board Member for Production Milan Nedeljković: “We take a holistic view of sustainability. So rather than just minimising emissions from driving, we are working to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of our production processes.”

The BMW Group already powers its production facilities worldwide entirely with green electricity today. “What’s new is the fact that in the future, we will source our

renewable electricity directly from regional providers based close to our plants,” Nedeljković explains.

“Our direct supply contracts add another major boost to the ecocredentials of the green electricity we use in production,” Nedeljković emphasises. But as well as implementing more and more such contracts, the BMW Group is increasing the share of the renewable or carbon-neutral electricity it generates itself. Since 2013, for instance, the four wind turbines at Plant Leipzig have provided all the electricity needed to manufacture the BMW i3*. Another of several examples from the BMW Group production network is the newest plant, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where production is largely powered using energy from large solar arrays.

The energy goals the BMW Group

has set itself are designed for the longer term. Between 2006 and 2019, emissions from production fell by more than 70 percent per car. Going forward Nedeljković

explains: “We want to cut CO2 emissions by another 80 percent by 2030, to less than 10 percent of what they were in 2006.”

The BMW Group has a strong foun-

dation to build on, having raised the bar repeatedly over the last few decades in terms of sustainability.

Continuous improvement remains central to the strategy to cut CO2 emissions and increase resource efficiency.

As well as sourcing 100 percent green energy, since 2020 the BMW Group has been systematically investing in improving energy efficiency – partly by capitalising on the opportunities of digitalisation.

Data analytics has already helped make production more efficient, for instance with predictive machine maintenance and by minimising the number of parts rejected from the bodyshop. As well as drastically cutting actual CO2 emissions, the BMW Group will offset any remaining emissions (Scope 1 + 2) in full via relevant certificates.

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Doctors may suggest a range of new treatments to reduce this inflammation. Yet, a recent headline published by Harvard Medical School reads, “Doctors are learning that one of the best ways to reduce inflammation lies not in the medicine cabinet, but in the refrigerator.”

Dr. Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, says, “Many experimental studies have shown that components of foods or beverages may have anti-inflammatory effects.”

Tomatoes, olive oil, green veggies, nuts, blueberries, apples, and leafy greens are high in natural antioxidants and polyphenols—protective compounds found in plants. Coffee may protect against inflammation, as well.

But now there is compelling evidence that

the extent to which omega-3 fatty acids found in fish like salmon and mackerel feature in the diet is a reliable risk benchmark for cardiovascular disease.

Research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that “a low omega-3 index is as strong of a predictor of early death as smoking.”

The Omega-3 Index measures the amount of EPA and DHA, two types of omega-3 essential fatty acids, through a simple blood test that can be done at home and mailed in for analysis. The results indicate omega-3 status – with an optimal Omega-3 Index being 8% or higher, an intermediate being between 4% and 8%, and a low Omega-3 Index at 4% and below.

Researchers used data from the Framingham Study, an ongoing, longitudinal study involving the collection of biological and lifestyle risk factors for cardiovascular, disease across multiple generations of participants.

They found that individuals with the highest Omega-3 Index were 33% less likely to succumb to heart disease during the follow-up period of their study compared with those with the lowest Omega-3 Index.

Dr Bill Harris, one of the lead researchers, reports that the relative concentration of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood is just as compelling a predictor of mortality as lipid levels, blood pressure, smoking, and diabetic status.

What to do? Make the modifications to lifestyle that will dramatically change the predicted outcome – some of which can reasonably be expected to add years of good life. Don’t smoke and reverse your course if you are pre-diabetic.

If you are interested in testing your omega-3 status, as we did and wrote about in past columns, you can determine if you are, like most North Americans among the vast majority who are not in the healthy range.

The bottom line, it’s not easy to eat salmon and other omega-3 rich foods or to get those oils absorbed sufficiently enough to balance out other fatty foods in the diet. On supplementation, be a smart consumer, as not all omega-3 is the same. Read past articles at docgiff.com to learn why you should look for pre-digested omega-3.

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Visit www.docgiff.com. For comments, contact-us@docgiff.com. Follow us on Instagram @docgiff and @diana_gifford_ jones Dr. Ken Walker (Gifford-Jones) is a graduate of the University of Toronto and The Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, Uni-

versity of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard.

Diana MacKay writes in collaboration with her father under the pen name, Diana Gifford-Jones. Diana is Special Advisor with The Aga Khan University. She worked for ten years in the Human Development sectors at the World Bank, including health policy and economics, nutrition, and population health.

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