Langley

On Dec. 30, after 44 years at the intersection of Fraser Highway and Willowbrook Drive, the White Spot restaurant is closing to make way for a new SkyTrain station at the same location.(Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Closure of Langley’s last car hop restaurant triggers flood of memories

Willowbrook White Spot will be replaced by SkyTrain station

 

Animal control officers were shot at during a police confrontation on 0 Avenue Friday night, Nov. 10, that ended with a fire and the apparent death of 66-year-old Don Bennett. (Langley Advance Times files)

Animal control officers were shot at during Friday standoff in Langley, society head says

Man, 66, believed dead in 0 Avenue incident

 

Langley resident Don Bennett, who is believed to have died in a fiery confrontation with police on Friday, Nov, 10, is remembered by his daughter as a kind, nonviolent man who loved horses, but did have mental health issues. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: B.C. man believed dead in fiery police confrontation was kind, nonviolent, family says

Langley resident Don Bennett loved horses

 

B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. (Black Press Media files)

Judge to decide fate of B.C. Hells Angel facing fraud extradition

Court Vasseur is one of two men accused in a $35 million scheme

B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. (Black Press Media files)
Aldergrove’s Sharlene Brunjes, seen here at the Canadian national powerlifting championships in 2020, shattered two Canadian record to win her class at the 2023 World Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships on Oct. 8. (Langley Advance Times files)

VIDEO: B.C. grandma breaks 2 records, takes gold in Mongolian powerlifting meet

‘You’re never too old,” champion declares

Aldergrove’s Sharlene Brunjes, seen here at the Canadian national powerlifting championships in 2020, shattered two Canadian record to win her class at the 2023 World Masters Classic Powerlifting Championships on Oct. 8. (Langley Advance Times files)
Richard Brodeur posed for a picture with a fan at Langley’s Pastime Sports and Games on Sunday, Nov. 5. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Canuck goalies draw 100s lining up for up-close-and personal chance

It was the grand opening and 30th anniversary of Langley’s Pastime Sports and Games

Richard Brodeur posed for a picture with a fan at Langley’s Pastime Sports and Games on Sunday, Nov. 5. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Langley heptathlon star Georgia Ellenwood will require surgery after apparently re-injuring her Achilles tendon at the Pan Am games in Chile. (Langley Advance Times files)

Heptathlon star Georgia Ellenwood confirms she will require surgery after re-injuring tendon

It happened during high jump attempt at the Pan Am games in Chile

Langley heptathlon star Georgia Ellenwood will require surgery after apparently re-injuring her Achilles tendon at the Pan Am games in Chile. (Langley Advance Times files)
Langley’s Tiffany Foster, riding Figor, helped Team Canada earn silver in show jumping during the Pan American Games this week in Chile, earning a berth in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (Cealy Tetley/Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. rider helps clinch silver at Pan Am Games

Team Canada show jumper Tiffany Foster, of Langley, clears 2 rounds, helping secure Olympic berth

Langley’s Tiffany Foster, riding Figor, helped Team Canada earn silver in show jumping during the Pan American Games this week in Chile, earning a berth in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. (Cealy Tetley/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Aron Crimeni, Carson’s father, addressed reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing on Thursday, Oct. 26. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Carson Crimeni’s death ‘sudden, tragic, far reaching, and unending’ for family: judge

Judge spoke of balancing ‘dangerous and stupid’ crime with hope for rehabilitation

Aron Crimeni, Carson’s father, addressed reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing on Thursday, Oct. 26. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Darrel Crimeni, Carson’s grandfather, addressed reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing on Thursday, Oct. 26. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

18 months in prison for man who gave lethal MDMA dose to Langley teen

‘18 months insufficient for the crime’ says grieving Langley father

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Darrel Crimeni, Carson’s grandfather, addressed reporters outside the courthouse after the sentencing on Thursday, Oct. 26. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
RCMP were at the scene of a fatal explosion in the 24300 block of 8th Avenue in Langley. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: IHIT investigating fatal explosion in rural Langley

Fuel tanks were burning when fire and police arrived at scene

RCMP were at the scene of a fatal explosion in the 24300 block of 8th Avenue in Langley. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Daryl Berden and his 11-year-old son, Cayden, from Langley have been sharing their adventures around North America with the world through their Youtube channel since April 2020. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

B.C. father and son sharing North American adventures around the world

Daryl and Cayden Berden, with faithful pug Tosha, share adventures on Vancity Adventure channel

Daryl Berden and his 11-year-old son, Cayden, from Langley have been sharing their adventures around North America with the world through their Youtube channel since April 2020. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
A lawsuit claims new topsoil full of glass, rocks, and other garbage made a Langley family’s lawn too dangerous to mow. (Black Press Media files)

Topsoil came with glass, rocks, condoms, claims Langley lawsuit

Family seeks $80,000 to excavate yard and start with new turf

A lawsuit claims new topsoil full of glass, rocks, and other garbage made a Langley family’s lawn too dangerous to mow. (Black Press Media files)
The SouthRidge Fellowship Church tour group arrived in the Holy Land just as war broke out. (SouthRidge Fellowship Church/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Langley church tour group landed in Israel as war broke out

Members of the tour group are fine, and are hoping to return home Sunday

The SouthRidge Fellowship Church tour group arrived in the Holy Land just as war broke out. (SouthRidge Fellowship Church/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
After a bear wandered into visitor parking at a downtown Langley residential building on Sunday morning, Sept. 24, it was captured by conservation officers, and later euthanized. (Allie Wilkinson/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Sharp rise in number of bears being put down in B.C.

Critic calls system ’broken’ after black bear was euthanized in Langley

After a bear wandered into visitor parking at a downtown Langley residential building on Sunday morning, Sept. 24, it was captured by conservation officers, and later euthanized. (Allie Wilkinson/Special to Langley Advance Times)
After a bear wandered into visitor parking at a downtown Langley residential building, it was captured by conservation officers who tranquilized it and put it in a metal trailer for relocation. (Allie Wilkinson/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Bear stroll through downtown Langley ends with capture

Was relocated once before, officers at scene indicated

After a bear wandered into visitor parking at a downtown Langley residential building, it was captured by conservation officers who tranquilized it and put it in a metal trailer for relocation. (Allie Wilkinson/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Yorkie and Maltese-mix dogs, as well as cats, were found in distress on a rural Langley property Wednesday afternoon, and have since been taken into care while officers continue to investigate. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

16 dogs, 12 cats rescued from rural Langley

Overheated, emaciated, sickly animals found locked in shed and van – most seized or surrendered

Yorkie and Maltese-mix dogs, as well as cats, were found in distress on a rural Langley property Wednesday afternoon, and have since been taken into care while officers continue to investigate. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Masters athletes compete in national track and field championships in Langley

Athletes from their 30s to their 90s participated

Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
A battle between rival traffic control and flagging firms led to a $1.5 million defamation judgment against a Langley-based company’s former executives. (Image from Pixabay)

$1.5 million damages in defamation suit against Langley traffic control firm

Fake articles made wild accusations about one firm’s owner

A battle between rival traffic control and flagging firms led to a $1.5 million defamation judgment against a Langley-based company’s former executives. (Image from Pixabay)
A vehicle was destroyed by a powerful blast in the parking lot in the Willoughby Town Centre on Wednesday, July 26. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Large explosion rocks Lower Mainland shopping centre

Vehicle destroyed in morning blast in complex with nearby shops and a child care centre

A vehicle was destroyed by a powerful blast in the parking lot in the Willoughby Town Centre on Wednesday, July 26. (Kyler Emerson/Langley Advance Times)