Surrey prepared to go solo in grow-op crackdown

Surrey is prepared to act alone to restrict the sale of hydroponics equipment as a way of stopping illegal marijuana grow ops if other B.C. municipalities refuse to back its call for province-wide regulation, the city's mayor says.

Surrey's cracking down

Marijuana grow-operators in B.C., beware: Many cities are starting to crack down, homing in on offenders red-flagged by sky-high electricity consumption.Surrey's electrical and fire-safety inspection program - which looks at power records from B.C. Hydro and sends a team to inspect premises using more than the average amount of electricity, a telltale sign of a grow-op - is the most high-profile, but others are doing the same.

False name, lack of licence net driver four months in jail

Notorious street racer Cliff Tang will be back on the streets in three months after pleading guilty to driving without a licence and giving a false name when caught.On July 29, Mr. Tang - his given name is Kwok Kei Tang - was pulled over by Richmond RCMP for driving without a licence plate, police said. When asked, he gave a false name and address. The 32-year-old was then taken into custody.

Vancouver asks province to appoint strike mediator

The city of Vancouver is appealing to the province to appoint a mediator to end the two-month-old civic strike after negotiations that resumed this week failed to break the bargaining impasse with inside and outside workers.

Liberal considers 'no' vote on treaty

For the first time, a Liberal MLA is speaking out against the Tsawwassen treaty.Days after the New Democratic Party caucus suspended one of its MLAs for opposing the proposed settlement, Dennis MacKay said yesterday he, too, may vote against the deal when it comes before the legislature next month.

Liberals won't allow reduction in ridings

The British Columbia government is changing the rules to ensure that no rural ridings are lost through electoral boundary reform. The province's Electoral Boundaries Commission recommended this year that five seats be added to the legislature for the Okanagan and Vancouver areas, but it also said three ridings in rural B.C. should be scrapped. Premier Gordon Campbell announced yesterday that his government will introduce legislation next month to bar the commission from reducing the number of ridings, while giving it the legal ability to carry on and recommend new boundaries. The new legislation will also direct the commission to allocate an additional five seats to reflect population growth.

Highway to undergo OIympic tryouts

Olympic organizers are about to begin dress rehearsals for the vital fleet of buses that will carry spectators along the challenging Sea-to-Sky Highway connecting Vancouver and Whistler.Word of the plan came during a news conference yesterday to discuss a three-day visit to Vancouver this week by the co-ordination commission of the International Olympic Committee.

Grieving brother snags plane-crash clue

After two years trolling the ocean floor near Vancouver Island and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, Kevin Decock may finally hold the key to what caused a float plane to crash and kill five people including his two brothers.

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