Kids Play foundation is offering a great opportunity for kids to meet, greet and skate with Vancouver Giants on Family day, February 12 at Langley Events Centre. Anyone wishing to attend the event can contact Peter Grewal at 604-617-2013. Kids Play is a non-profit organization working towards keeping kids away from the lifestyle of drugs, gangs, and violence. Kids Play …

FORMER minister and MLA Andrew Wilkinson is the new BC Liberal Party Leader. Wilkinson garnered 4,621 points in the fifth and final round, defeating former Conservative MP and former Surrey mayor Dianne Watts who won 4,079 points. MLA Michael Lee was eliminated in the fourth round in which Watts got 3,006 points (34.55 per cent) and Wilkinson won 2,862 points (32.89 …

TWO prominent South Asians are among the 23 new appointments to the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour, announced on Monday by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Chancellor of the Order of Ontario. The two are Shashi Kant of Toronto, professor of forest resource economics, and Dr. Dilkhush Panjwani of Toronto, psychiatrist. Kant’s citation reads: “The only Canadian to win the …

Students and the tech sector will benefit from thousands of additional tech-related spaces at public post-secondary institutions throughout British Columbia, announced Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training. The tech sector in B.C., with more than 10,200 businesses, is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the provincial economy, generating $29 billion in revenue and employing over 106,000 people. …

Lonavala, Jan 14 (PTI) Shilpa Shinde was tonight crowned the winner of reality TV series “Bigg Boss 11”, beating Hina Khan through live voting. Polls conducted by quite a few media houses and social media had predicted Shinde would go on to win the show. The show that premiered on October 1 last year, had its finale today here, with Shilpa …

SURREY RCMP and the Surrey School District are hosting the 27th Annual Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic from January 14 to 20. Surrey RCMP says this tournament is part of its continuing commitment to fostering strong relationships between youth and police and reinforcing positive youth involvement in their communities and schools. The Surrey RCMP Basketball Classic began in 1992 and has grown …

Surrey RCMP is currently on scene in the Guildford area of Surrey for a report of shots being fired. At approximately 09:25 P.M. on January 8th, 2018, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of shots fired in the 15900 block of 101A Ave., Surrey, B.C.  No victims were located. Officers are conducting neighbourhood canvassing and speaking with witnesses to obtain further information. …

ABDUL Shaheel Khan, 22, and Shastina Shrena Kumar, 21, both of Surrey, face several drug- and firearm-related charges after a number of guns and drugs were seized in an ongoing investigation that is believed to be associated to the Lower Mainland gang conflict. More charges are expected. Revolver seized by Surrey RCMP [Incidentally, Shastina Shrena Kumar is NOT the same person as …

SURREY resident Parmvir Singh Atwal stole the thunder at the All Star Wrestling event last Friday (December 29) at Cloverdale as he defeated the all-American Azeem the Dream much to the delight of the spectators. Parmvir – better known as the Thunder from Jalandhar – is now the Heavy Weight Champion of ASW. Parmvir, 37, was born in Edmonton, Alberta. His …

By Surbhi Gogia Eight O’clock in the morning is that time of the day when every individual is completely lost in his or her own life. It is the rush hour when everyone is struggling to reach work place on time and juggling between 1000s of personal duties and goals. Love it or hate it — at this time one …