Los Angeles, Jan 7 (IANS) From Egyptian-American star Rami Malek winning the top honour to a film about the relationship between an African-American pianist and his Italian-American driver “Green Book” scooping away multiple trophies and Sandra Oh making history for Asians — the 76th annual Golden Globes ceremony celebrated the power of diversity, and was devoid of any political comment. “I …

CONSTABLE Avneet Dhillon was among the 19 new Vancouver Police Department members who were sworn in on Friday from recruit class 159. Avneet was born and raised in Surrey. Growing up, he excelled at soccer. He played for a gold level team and trained at a soccer school for elite players.  After graduating from Fleetwood Park Secondary with honours, he attended the …

Multi-lingual phone line improves accessibility Backgrounder includes Chinese, Punjabi, Spanish and Urdu translations   For speakers of Hausa, Cebuano or one of over 100 other languages, real-time access to information about B.C.’s employment standards, in their native tongue, is now just a phone call away. “With this new toll-free phone service, people will find it easier to obtain information about …

THE British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) panel has approved ICBC’s request for an interim basic insurance rate increase of 6.3% effective April 1, 2019. The panel will determine how any difference between approved interim rates and permanent rates will be refunded to or collected from policyholders at the time that the panel makes its final decision on the application. The Insurance …

ON January 2, at approximately 6:40 p.m., Surrey RCMP frontline officers responded to multiple 911 calls of shots being fired in the 14000-block of 115A Avenue.  Investigators located evidence consistent with shots being fired at a residence. Witnesses observed a dark-coloured SUV driving away from the area with its headlights off after the shooting. A black Honda CR-V SUV was subsequently located by …

Value Rank / Property Address / Total Taxable Value ($) / Jurisdiction / Neighbourhood / Property Type   1. 3085 Point Grey Road, Vancouver / 73,120,000 / City of Vancouver / Kitsilano / Single Family Residence 2. 4707 Belmont Avenue, Vancouver / 65,466,000 / City of Vancouver / Point Grey / Single Family Residence 3. James Island, James Island / …

By Surbhi Gogia The world of track and field may lose a legend once sprinter Usain Bolt decides to join soccer, but Canada has already got its female version of the sprinting star. Meet Jasneet Nijjar, the 17-year-old Queen Elizabeth Secondary school student,  who has already taken the world of Canadian junior sprinting by a storm. Jasneet last spring achieved …

What are some of the priority issues in your list that you want to address during your first year as the mayor of City of Delta? One of my top priorities as mayor and one of the things we heard most about while campaigning is housing. It is critical that we work with senior governments and developers to create a …

  The South Asian families want their kids to opt for a career that gives them job secuiry, makes them financially independent, offers social status and upword mobility. However, with changing time, many South Asian kids are opting for out-of-the-box career choices. But they have to deal with parental pressure when it comes to going for something that does not …

  By Surbhi Gogia   Although the city of Surrey is bidding hard to get its own police force, Surrey’s community is and will always be grateful to the dedicated services provided by RCMP officers for all the years. The community salutes RCMP officers for the sheer hard work and risking their lives to protect general public from the increasing …