Langley cemetery condemned for trashing mementos left by families

Devon Franks was dismayed to see the pile of mementos and trinkets left by families had been stripped from gravesites at the Langley Lawn cemetery operated by the Township of Langley at 4393 208th St. in Brookswood. She and husband Robbie made the discovery during a visit on Friday, May 21. (Robbie Franks/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Municipal cemetery removed items left by families and put them in a pile

Police walk near Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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A Sidney/North Saanich RCMP police vehicle parked in front of the terminal building at Victoria International Airport. Police are clearing out passengers from the building and informing others that upcoming flights are cancelled at the present time. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

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B.C. couple concerned about pooches consuming pot after dog’s scary situation

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Tribal Parks Guardians improve access to Big Tree Trail near Tofino

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Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were in Vancouver Tuesday (May 24) to announce the 2025 Invictus Games will be held in the city. (Jane Skrypnek/Black Press Media)

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A head-on collision occurred May 24, 2021 in the area of North Parallel Road and Whatcom Road in Abbotsford. A Surrey woman has now been charged in relation to the crash. (Curtis Kreklau/South Fraser News Service)

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Dr. Jason Archambault, a urologist and Head of Surgery at Langley Memorial Hospital, uses the white light scope currently used to treat bladder cancer. The hospital foundation hopes to purchase a Blue Light Cystoscopy, which has proven to significantly improve identification of bladder tumours – even those otherwise difficult to detect.

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      Bruce Cameron has been a pollster and strategist for over 35 years, working initially for Gallup Polls, Decima Research and the Angus Reid Group before founding his own consultancy, Return On Insight. (Black Press Media files)

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        Langley MLAs Andrew Mercier and Megan Dykeman. (Black Press Media files)

        Our View: Does Langley need a third MLA?

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          With a 45-storey residential tower proposed for a site in Latimer Heights on 200th Street, discussion is brewing on how tall buildings in Langley should be.

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          A pipe band began the May Day parade in Fort Langley on Monday, May 23. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

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          Alexie Gray and her husband were blown away by the Child Life Specialists and other staff at BC Children’s Hospital, when their daughter Indigo was receiving care. Now they're participating in the RBC Race for the Kids to raise funds for the hospital.

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            Electro-rock band Bob Moses performs at Malkin Bowl in Vancouver on Saturday, May 21, 2022. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

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            Tom Howie and Jimmy Vallance were happy to be ‘home’ at Malkin Bowl last Saturday night

            Snaps from 2017 Fort Langley May Day Parade. (Langley Advance Times files)

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