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Driver injured in dramatic car-bus crash MONIQUE TAMMINGA Times Reporter
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Township firefighters responded to a crash at 200 Street and 32 Avenue during the noon hour on Tuesday, after a Toyota drove underneath the back end of a school bus. The bus was not carrying any students at the time of the crash. The driver of the car suffered only minor injuries, while her two passengers escaped unharmed.
Miraculously, the driver of a Toyota car has only minor injuries after the vehicle’s front end became pinned underneath a school bus on Tuesday. There were no students on board when the Toyota rear-ended the southbound school bus as it slowed for a red light at 200 Street and 32 Avenue around noon. The car went under the back of the bus and became pinned. Of the three occupants in the vehicle, two were able to exit uninjured, however the driver remained trapped for a short time while Langley Township firefighters
worked to get the person out. She was freed from the vehicle and taken to hospital for treatment of what are believed to be minor injuries, said Langley RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Holly Marks. Three ambulances waited near the scene, as it looked like there would be more injuries involved. The male driver of the school bus was uninjured but obviously shaken up. Langley RCMP Client Support and Victim Services are providing their assistance. If you witnessed the collision and have not yet spoken to police, call Langley RCMP at 604-5323200.
Coulter Berry hearing set for third night AS OF TUESDAY, ABOUT 300 HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON CONTROVERSIAL BUILDING DAN FERGUSON Times Reporter
After the first two nights of public hearings on a proposal to revive the stalled Coulter Berry project, more than 250 people had spoken with another 60 still waiting. Council voted to hold a third hearing on Wednesday night, which took place after The Times press deadline. So far, people who support the controversial three-storey building have outnumbered opponents roughly two-to-one, but the percentage of those speaking against the project was increasing as the hearings continued. Staff at the Township municipal
hall were better prepared for the larger-than-normal turnout after being swamped by an overflow crowd the previous week during public hearings on the Brookswood community plan. Then, the hearings had to be hastily relocated to accommodate the hundreds of people who exceeded the maximum allowable crowd in the council chambers after a video feed to an outside foyer failed to function. For Coulter Berry, there were working video and monitors placed outside the council chambers and on the second floor. And staff with counters monitored the numbers in the chambers. More than 140 people spoke Monday
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night, and over 100 on Tuesday. During the first evening, the people who want Coulter Berry built praised it for being a quality design that will add much-needed housing and underground parking to the Fort Langley core, while opponents said Coulter Berry would be a great project anywhere but Fort Langley, because it will destroy the small-town feel of the community. “I need Coulter Berry,” said supporter Fred Jackson, a disabled man who likes the design because it includes wheelchair-friendly suites. “Most towns would beg for this building,” said another supporter, Kevin Speilman.
James Hansen called the building “the most [environmentally] sustainable building Langley has ever seen.” Elaine Brewer-White, a supporter, was one of several speakers to say the issue has divided the community. “There has been so much animosity in my town . . . I hate all the division that’s going on.” said Brewer-White, who said people need to regain their sense of humour. Another Coulter Berry supporter, Laura Murphy said “it breaks my heart that the town is so divided now,” adding “let’s just be people and love each other again.” Continued Page 4
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