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Aldergrove Secondary’s #7 Yarniela Bolandi in high school girls basketball versus Rick Hansen on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Aldergrove. See sports, page 13, for more information.
‘Coldest Night of the Year’ walk set By MONIQUE TAMMINGA Aldergrove Star
The Salvation Army Gateway of Hope is calling on the Langley community to participate in the Coldest Night of the Year fundraising walk on Saturday, Feb. 22. This will be a five and 10 kilometres SUBMITTED PHOTO family fun winter walk through Langley, Langley Township mayor Jack Froese is starting at 5 p.m. The goal is to get 30 supporting the Coldest Night of the Year team captains to recruit 12 walkers and walk on Feb. 22. raise $25,000.
So far, six teams have formed and more than a dozen walkers have signed up. The walk provides participants the opportunity to experience a hint of the challenges faced by Langley’s more than 100 homeless people. A total of 65 communities across Canada participate in the walk, raising $2.4 million since its inception in 2011. If you would like to participate go to coldestnightoftheyear.org/location/ langley.
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Motorists are advised to exercise caution as weather conditions have led to icy roads in the Fraser Valley. Langley RCMP Traffic Section got an early start Tuesday morning when they responded to a number of collisions attributed to the road conditions. Sadly, one of the collisions will likely result in a fatality. The call came in to police shortly before 6 a.m., Feb. 11. Preliminary investigation suggests the driver was northbound on 240 Street and was only two blocks from his home when he went off the road and flipped on to the passenger side of his pickup truck. The road was extremely slippery and the officers on scene advised it was difficult to even stand on the roadway. Additionally, the driver was not wearing his seat belt. Due to the nearness to his residence, it is highly unlikely speed was a factor in the collision. The 61 year old man was transported to hospital, however, he is not expected to survive his injuries, according to police. He may have sustained a medical event prior to the collision. The RCMP’s ICARS division attended to assist with the investigation. If you witnessed the crash and have not yet spoken to police, please call Langley RCMP at 604-532-3200. Black ice causes dozens of collisions in Abbotsford Abbotsford Police attended 34 collisions between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and are continuing to respond to accidents. Black ice and slippery road conditions have led to many single vehicle accidents and multi-vehicle accidents throughout Abbotsford. Staff Sgt. Rick Stewart said police are urging motorists to slow down and keep space between vehicles. He said that most of the accidents have been minor, but some have sent people to hospital with injuries. Stewart said that emergency resources are stretched thin in order to deal with all of the accidents, so they are encouraging all drivers to use extra caution.
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Police attended dozens of accidents on Tuesday morning after black ice created dangerous road conditions.
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