Tuesday September 16, 2014 (Vol. 39 No. 74)
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Riding the wave: Tina Hansen was one of two Canadians who took on this month’s Waikiki Rough Water Swim in Honolulu. The triathlete completed the 3.84-km swim and came 17th in her age group. i see page A17
Man arrested about an hour after woman attacked by a stranger last month
Senior charged in ‘isolated’ assault Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
A man in his mid-70s is facing sexualassault charges in connection with an incident late last month that White Rock police describe as “isolated.” A suspect was arrested about an hour after the Aug. 29 assault, Cpl. Nina Miller confirmed Thursday.
Reported to police around 8 a.m., the incident occurred near Victoria Avenue and Ash Street, as the victim – a woman in her 20s – was waiting outside to go to work. Noting the victim was “more than” grabbed, Miller would not disclose further details other than that the woman did not know her assailant and was not injured in the attack. “A stranger-on-stranger sex assault did
occur that day. The suspect was arrested a very short time later,” Miller said. Information regarding the assault and arrest was not immediately released – Peace Arch News learned of it last Thursday – because it was determined there was no risk to the public, she said. “It was an isolated incident,” Miller said. “We have no history and we have no other
similar calls. We believe this was a crime of opportunity.” A news release on the matter was expected in the coming days, Miller said, but was not made public as of PAN press time Monday. Miller said the investigation quickly ruled out a link with two other attempted sexual assaults – a dog walker was accosted at 3 i see page A4
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Remembering 2001 Hundreds gathered at Peace Arch Park Sept. 11 to remember those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Too few passengers for some community-shuttle runs, TransLink says
Increased concern over reduced bus service Alex Browne Staff Reporter
White Rock residents are starting to speak out – expressing growing concern and anger – about recent cutbacks to TransLink’s community shuttle bus service. Scott Olsen told Peace Arch News last week that a cutback to the schedule for commu-
nity routes to once an hour between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., which went into effect Sept. 1, is affecting “thousands of people” on the Semiahmoo Peninsula. And resident Shirley Swift said in an email Saturday that missing a bus – or finding the bus they have waited for is full – could mean residents spending an hour standing in the
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down to hourly service in “non-peak hours” but continue half-hourly 6-9 a.m. and 3-7 p.m. Under TransLink’s service-optimization program, he said, routes are adjusted four times a year, moving resources from underused routes to others where there is overcrowding. i see page A4
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rain this fall, and that hardships will only worsen as winter months approach. TransLink senior manager of project development Jeff Busby said the C50 (Ocean Park-Peace Arch Hospital), C51 (White Rock Centre-Ocean Park), C52 (Seaside-White Rock Centre) and C53 (Cranley-White Rock Centre) community shuttle routes have gone
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