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North Vancouver City OKs public input on RCMP oversight

NORTH Vancouver residents could soon have a chance to directly address their mayors and top cop on policing matters in one sitting.


 
Coquitlam RCMP Consts. Schell and Bala

Aggressive drivers targeted

Stepping out on the meridian along Barnet Highway, it doesn't take long for the RCMP officer with the radar gun to catch a live one.


 
Clifford Devitt

Police appeal for tips to solve homicide

Little is known about the man who was found dead in Colony Farm Regional Park, becoming Coquitlam's first homicide in more than a year.


 

City wasting money on roadwork

I have been wondering for years how the City of Burnaby's engineering and planning department works. What I have noticed in North Burnaby is that there is a lot of money wasted.


 

Appeal court rules fake persona is not impersonation

A North Vancouver con man who tried to derail a fraud investigation against him by posing as a police officer to foreign banking officials has managed to get four convictions of impersonation overturned by the B.C. Court of Appeal.


 

Driving drunk without knowing

THE vast majority of drivers came and went from their Victoria Day long weekend revelry safely and legally, but some "disconcerting" stats have turned up in the annual traffic safety blitz.


 

Cougar attacks

It's one of the sure signs that summer is on the way.


 

Police appeal to public

Coquitlam Mounties are hoping the public can help them quickly catch a suspect wanted in a sexual assault of a six-year-old girl at Lafarge Lake.


 

Workshops in White Rock assist 'mature' drivers

White Rock RCMP community policing office presents a number of workshops at White Rock Community Centre this spring. All courses, including "Fraud Smart" and "Personal Safety," are offered free of charge; call 604-541-2199 to register.


 
A volunteer information session

What's On

May 23: Seniors . A volunteer info session for seniors interested in the intergenerational garden takes place from 1 to 2: 30 p.m. at Eric Langton, 12138 Edge St. Info: Sue Fleming at 604-837-8915 or gardencoord@gmail.com.


 
Sgt. Peter Thiessen

Man dies in Skagit crash

A 26-year-old Maple Ridge man is dead and his 21-year-old passenger is in hospital after the man drove his truck off the road into the Skagit River on Sunday evening, just after 6 p.m.


 
Several cedar trees

Cyclists lift cedar trees

Mounties recovered several cedar trees they allege were stolen from a home early Wednesday morning.


 

Fallen branch led to natural gas fire

Still recuperating from a busy weekend tending to The Willows apartment fire victims, the Mission Fire Rescue Service faced another challenging fire outbreak Tuesday afternoon, as a fallen hydro line ignited an underground natural gas main, leaving 3,300 residents without power and forcing the evacuation of a neighbourhood.


 

Second bear sighting in less than a month near school

A second bear sighting in less than a month had several Surrey schools on alert Tuesday morning.


 

Man stuck in own door

A young Surrey man needed help from Langley RCMP and City firefighters Monday night after he got stuck in the door of his own truck.


 

Teenager facing murder charges

An 18-year-old woman is facing murder charges following the death of a Chilliwack man in a small Alberta town last weekend.


 
Coquitlam Reds manager Kyle Williams

Team bounces back

What originally was thought to be a huge loss for the Coquitlam Reds baseball team has turned out to be a rallying point for the community.


 
TREE stumps

3 charged for illegal tree cutting

AFTER a 15-month investigation, two North Vancouver homeowners and a North Shore-based arborist are facing criminal charges after they allegedly cut down a swath of trees in Capilano River Regional Park.


 

Carol Todd positive after meeting PM

It's often believed if you want to make a change, you've got to go to the person straight at the top.