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B.C. police watchdog notified after in-custody medical emergency in Surrey

After a 64-year-old man was found unresponsive in the back of a Surrey Police Service vehicle, the provincial police watchdog has been notified. Surrey Police Service notified the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. after a medical emergency suffered by a man in SPS custody, a Monday (Dec.. 8) SPS release said. On Saturday (Dec. 6),

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Heroes with fur: Goodest boys and girls urged to donate to B.C. pet blood bank

Not all heroes wear capes. Some have fur. ‘Tis the season of giving, and there’s alwasy a need for blood — including dog and cat blood, which a Surrey veterinary hospital is encouraging pet guardians throughout the Lower Mainland to consider. While many humans donate their own blood whenever possible, they might not realize that

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UBCM asks province to amend legislation to ban hybrid wolf-dogs

The Union of BC Municipalities has endorsed a resolution that calls on the provincial government to “immediately” amend either the Controlled Alien Species Regulation or the Wildlife Act to prohibit the breeding and keeping of wolf-dog hybrids. Resolution NR76, passed during UBCM’s quarterly meeting on Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, noted that exotic animals and

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