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group of contractors repairing driveways in the Fraser Valley have allegedly threatened clients who don’t pay for work with sexual assault, IRA-style bombings and the killing of livestock, say police. Two separate incidents reported to authorities on Aug. 19 in Abbotsford and Langley involving the same construction contracting company has police concerned about public safety. Both times, complainants said the work was incomplete and inferior, and that the initial agreements with the company were full payment when the driveway work was completed, not half done.
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MP Stockwell Day announces Monday that Mission Institution will see a $15-million expansion. It’s the first federal B.C. prison to make room for an expected 30 per cent increase in inmates, after new rules for credit served for those waiting for trial and sentencing take affect.
Day on hand as $15M, 96-bed prison expansion gets rolling CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
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ission Institution will be the first federal prison in the Pacific Region to see expansion to take in an expected increase in inmates, following a change in federal law regarding time served prior to conviction. On Monday morning, Okanagan-Coquihalla MP Stockwell Day made the official announcement at the federal prison, outlining the new $15-million, 96-bed unit to be built on the south side of the
medium-security institution’s due to the credited time he was perimeter. Day, the former in custody prior to his trial.) Minister of Public Safety, was “Citizens are not impressed filling on behalf of the current with discount crime,” said Day. minister, Vic Toews. “It’s an injustice to the victims The increase is due to the and to the community.” federal Truth in Sentencing Act The new legislation will apply passed in Februto offences comary, which ends First reported @ mitted after Feb. the two-for-one abbotsfordtimes.com 3, 2010. credit for time Earlier this served by inmates while they month the District of Mission are in remand and on trial in released a letter by facility warprovincial custody. den Diane Knopf regarding the (For instance, Michael Fro- expansion. ese was sentenced two weeks Knopf wrote the Correctional ago in Abbotsford to four years Service Canada is expected to for the fatal stabbing of Paul put out a request for contract Denis, but will serve two years proposals in August, with con-
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Threats of bombings, sex assaults, accompany deficient driveways
“. . . they first suggested the complainant was a pedophile and they were going to tell the world.” – Const. Ian MacDonald
struction to begin in the fall. The living unit is based on an existing plan, which should shorten the tendering and building process, she added. To provide services for the additional inmates, CSC will also build a professional building at Mission Institution for programs, education, health care and office space, as well as another parking lot. Knopf said 30 more employees, including correctional officers, psychologists, aboriginal elders, office staff and others will be hired.
“In the Langley incident, they first suggested the complainant was a pedophile and they were going to tell the world,” Abbotsford police Const. Ian MacDonald said, adding that was followed with a threat to rape the man’s wife if he didn’t pay what the contractors felt they were owed. Police are not releasing the name of the company in question until they can first contact a representative, and investigate the threat allegations. Tracking the number given to clients by the company led police to a pay-as-you-go cell phone, which can be issued in anyone’s name, MacDonald said, making it difficult to trace. Hiring occurred after complainants spotted the contractors performing work in their area, and simply approached them.
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