The Association of South Asian Professionals of BC (“ASAP”) held their second annual Gala Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Vancouver last Friday, September 23rd. Over 250 people were in attendance at this event which included a night of networking, moving speeches, great food and amazing entertainment highlighted by a guest appearance from [...]
The Surrey Civic Coalition elected the remainder of its slate of city council and school trustee candidates at a nominating meeting today (Sunday, Sept. 25). Elected to represent SCC on the council ticket were Steve Wood, Kuldip Ardawa, and Doug Elford. The SCC constitution requires candidates received a majority of the delegates to the nomination [...]
A former Surrey planner charged with misappropriating funds in regards to a development application faced new charges this week. Akonyu Akolo, charged with driving while impaired in Delta in January, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of driving without due care and attention. Akolo entered the plea on Monday in B.C. Supreme Court in [...]
By Aneel Biswas LONDON, Ont. — Charges have been laid in connection with an incident during an NHL exhibition game in London last week when a banana was hurled at a black hockey player. Chris Moorhouse, 26, of London, was charged with engaging in a prohibited activity on a premise under the provincial Trespass to [...]
By Veeno Dewan The Sikh Youth Vancouver group are holding a public meeting on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 3.00 p.m at the Himalaya restaurant- (Main and 50th St, Vancouver to discuss a number of controversial issues. The group who are still in litigation with existing Ross Street Temple administration say Sikh Youth Vancouver fought for [...]
The Integrated Riot Investigation Team continues to make significant developments with the ongoing investigation into the June 15th riot. Team Commander Les Yeo says, “We are on track to deliver 40 charges to Crown by October 31st, and more charges will continue to flow in the weeks and months to follow.” Presently a number of [...]
By Veeno Dewan A man who was convicted of stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to death in Surrey had his murder conviction overturned and a new trial ordered. In June 2008, a B.C. Supreme Court jury found Amjad Khan and Naim Mohammed Saghir, an alleged accomplice, guilty of the first-degree murder of Khan’s girlfriend Tasha Lynn [...]
By Veeno Dewan A South Asian man facing firearms charges and with gang links survived a shooting incident in Coquitlam on Wednesday. Several shots were fired at a man identified by the Vancouver Sun as Jaskaran Sandhu, 25 from Surrey at the Mr. Lube automotive service centre in the 2700-block of Barnet Highway. Sandhu, who [...]
19-year-old model and actress shot dead in Surrey car park By Veeno Dewan “She was such a brilliant child, everybody loved her, and no one ever had a bad word to say about her.” Harkirat (Harry) Batalia mourned the loss of his young daughter Maple Batalia an actress and model who was shot dead on [...]
SURREY—A young woman was shot to death at the parking garage at Central City Mall on 134th Street and 102nd Avenue in Surrey. IHIT has confirmed that the victim has been identified as Maple Batalia, age 19. Batalia was a student at the Surrey SFU Campus. On Wednesday September 28, 2011 at 1:10am Surrey RCMP responded [...]
