Langley’s Toys R Us was abruptly closed on Tuesday, Jan. 13, with a notice on the door claiming that their landlord is owed more than $98,000 in rent, fees, and interest. The notice, posted by Willowbrook Shopping Centre owner Quadreal Property Group, said that the tenant was in default of the lease for failure to
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B.C.’s ombudsperson says it will take “decades” before the Social Development and Poverty Reduction Ministry reaches its own service standards for call wait times. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke’s office released the update report Tuesday (Jan. 13), eight years after his office identified core problems when it came to the ministry’s response time to calls for income
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Taking care of hundreds of cats is no easy feat, which is why Abby Cat Daddy is calling upon the public to help prevent Fraser Valley felines from going hungry. By partnering with PetSmart, the Abbotsford cat charity is able to collect cat food donations from all across the Fraser Valley and get them to
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It was Sept. 10, 2001, a week after Labour Day. The night air near Hixon felt like autumn. Two men on motorcycles visiting from the United States pulled off Highway 97 at the Woodpecker Rest Area, 46 kilometres south of Prince George. Something caught their attention. Rustling in the bushes. A bear spray can, a
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One man was found dead on the side of the road in Surrey on Tuesday (Jan. 13) in what police say was a fatal shooting. Police have been on scene on 176 Street, north of 32 Avenue, for several hours as of Tuesday evening. Surrey Police Service was first called to the scene at about
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