More Langley-area business closed due to COVID-19

Dr. Bonnie Henry gives her daily media briefing regarding Covid-19 for the province of British Columbia in Victoria, B.C, Monday, December 7, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Any business with three or more cases among employees can be closed

Nick Warmerdam and his dog Diesel are inviting locals to check out the Lakeland Farm U-pick Flower Farm this spring. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

VIDEO & SLIDESHOW: Abbotsford’s Lakeland Flowers opens for spring
Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. (Dave Eagles/Kamloops This Week file photo)

RCMP intercept vehicle fleeing with infant taken from Kamloops hospital
Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products

Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products
Walking the Dempster

Walking the Dempster

The female driver of this Jeep Grand Cherokee (right) was driving erratically with a young child inside on Highway 1 eastbound. After hitting a barrier and a parked car, she finally exited the highway at Yale Road West and came to a stop. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Video captures woman driving erratically with child after hitting barrier, car on Hwy 1 in Chilliwack
Former Pitt Meadows city councillor David Murray was convicted of sex assault, and is now being sued by the victim. (files)

Former Pitt Meadows city councillor sued for sex assault
Vancouver Police Const. Deepak Sood is under review by the Independent Investigations Office of B.C. after making comments to a harm reduction advocate Sunday, April 11. (Screen grab)

VIDEO: Vancouver officer convicted of uttering threats under watchdog review again
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    A woman wears a protective face covering to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 as she walks past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. COVID-19 cases have been on a steady increase in the province of British Columbia over the past week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

    Top doctor warns B.C.’s daily cases could reach 3,000 as COVID hospitalizations surge

    (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, FIle)

    VIDEO: ‘Extremely, extremely rare’ blood clots ‘may be linked’ to AstraZeneca, Health Canada says

    Construction on the new expanded emergency department at Langley Memorial Hospital continued in early 2021 despite the global pandemic. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

    VIDEO: Langley’s ER construction near completion, patients welcome in early May

    A person receives a COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic run by Vancouver Coastal Health, in Richmond, B.C., Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS

    B.C. sees 873 more COVID-19 cases Tuesday, decline continues

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    Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry prepares a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic, April 21, 2020. (B.C. Government)

    B.C.’s COVID-19 infection rate persists, 1,005 new cases Friday

    Hospitalization up to 425, six more virus-related deaths

    The Nautical Dog Cafe at Skaha marina is getting its patio ready in hopes Mother Nature will provide where provincial restrictions have taken away indoor dining. (Facebook)

    ‘A lot of instability’: B.C. restaurants in layoff limbo

    As COVID-19 cases stay high, restaurants in British Columbia are closed to indoor dining

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    Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino holds a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. The federal government is moving forward on efforts to help citizens of Hong Kong remain in Canada rather than have to return. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

    Painful Truth: Canada’s immigration hopes may not be enough in post-COVID world

    In a world of declining birth rates and rising wealth, where do new Canadians come from?

    Each year, less than one per cent of the area designated for sustainable timber harvesting by B.C.’s independent chief forester is harvested. (B.C. government photo)

    GUEST COLUMN: A strategy for forests that benefits all British Columbians

    Industry, union leaders seek balance on old-growth preservation

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      The federal government has announced a $400 million investment into bike lanes and other bike infrastructure.

      That could mean more bike lanes in Langley neighbourhoods in years to come.

      Adding bike lanes has proved controversial in some Langley ares in the past – especially if it meant road widening or a loss of on-street parking.

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      Community
      Florence Song (left), Amy Saya, and Chanhee Park participated in sustainability week at TWU by selling clothes to benefit charities. (TWU’s Winnie Lui/Special to Langley Advance Times)

      TWU students turning used clothes and goods into cash

      During sustainability week the university fundraises to benefit young entrepreneurs and charities

      Little brown myotis bat. (Cory Olson/Special to The Star)

      Aldergrove can help regional program document bats as they come out of hibernation

      International Bat Appreciation Day occurs annually on Saturday, April 17

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      Obituaries

      Glen Colby Thompson

      Apr 8th, 2021

      Donalda Laurie Whaites

      Apr 7th, 2021

      Elaine Phyllis Granger (nee Steele)

      Apr 6th, 2021

      Johannes ‘Hans’ Knispel

      Mar 31st, 2021

      Alfred Harry Yeo

      Mar 25th, 2021

      Henry Redekop

      Mar 23rd, 2021

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      Sports
      A horse and driver cruise around the track at Fraser Downs in Cloverdale Sept. 14, 2020 amid smoke from U.S. forest fires. Harness Racing B.C. announced it’s halting the spring season two weeks early because of a lack of money and says racing won’t continue in September without and influx of cash. (Photo: Malin Jordan)

      Harness racing suspended at Fraser Downs

      Spring season ends early, 135 workers out of jobs

      A woman walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) A woman walks past the Olympic rings in Tokyo, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

      Head of Tokyo Olympics again says games will not be cancelled

      On Thursday, minister in charge of Japan’s vaccine rollout, Taro Kono, said even if the Olympics go on, there may be no fans of any kind in venues

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      Entertainment
      One of the oTentiks available for rent at Fort Langley National Historic Site. (Aldergrove Star files)

      Fort Langley National Historic Site oTENTik summer bookings fill up on first day

      People could book a site at Parks Canada attraction on April 6 with COVID-19 restrictions in place

      A screenshot from a Nuu-chah-nulth healing song and performance created in collaboration between Hjalmer Wenstob and Timmy Masso. (Screenshot from YouTube)

      VIDEO: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation brothers produce COVID-19 healing song

      Hjalmer Wenstob and Timmy Masso share dance and inspiration.

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      Lights on an internet switch are lit up as with users in an office in Ottawa, on February 10, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

      Analysts say new CRTC limits on Big 3 help regional carriers with growth plans

      One of Canada’s most outspoken consumer advocacy groups, OpenMedia, criticized the CRTC on Thursday

      Paper Excellence took over Catalyst Paper operations in B.C. in 2018. (Paper Excellence photo)

      Paper Excellence shuts Mackenzie pulp mill, investing in Port Alberni, Crofton

      Powell River paper production set to resume in May

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      Google says it undertook the complex project in partnership with several government agencies, including NASA, in hopes that it will help a mass audience grasp the sometimes abstract concept of climate change in more tangible terms. (Google Earth)

      Google Earth adds time-lapse video to depict climate change

      The yearly imagery will vividly illustrate how climate change has affected glaciers, beaches, forests and other places worldwide

      Video captured Wednesday, April 14, shows a white BMW driving along the seawall between Vancouver’s Plaza of Nations and Science World. (Krimda Toravantian/Screen grab)

      VIDEO: Motorist takes a drive along Vancouver seawall

      Pedestrians near False Creek expressed disbelief after seeing the car join them on the walking path

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      Life
      Marnie Naka . Photography by Darren Hull

      Secrets and Lives Interview with Marnie Naka

      Calgary transplant enjoys the Okanagan outdoor lifestyle on her mountain bike

        Chris Turyk, Marketing Director, stands outside the tasting room at Unsworth Vineyards. Don Denton photo

        Secrets and Lives Interview with Chris Turyk

        Marketing Director and Sommelier at Unsworth Vineyards talks wine and food

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          Dr. Kevin Calder joined the Langley Memorial Hospital team in December and supports patients and his fellow surgeons in plastic and recontructive surgery.

          Surgeon brings comprehensive, close-to-home care to Langley Memorial Hospital patients

          From hand injuries to skin cancer removal, plastic surgeon provides head-to-toe care

            Paddling on Sugar Lake

            Four seasons of memory-making adventures await at Sugar Lake

            Discover your year-round cabin retreat at this Okanagan vacation destination

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