Larry Gilmour, 55, unsuccessfully panhandles former federal Liberal leader Stephane Dion in downtown Victoria, where Dion attended a meeting on homelessness in November 2007.

Marshall Robertson and girlfriend Brittany Rudder. others also read... The community is rallying to the aid of a young man facing a battle with cancer by hosting a pub night this Thursday.

Departing TransLink CEO Tom Prendergast is returning to run New York's transit system. Keep the pressure on to get the kind of transit system the region needs.

others also read... Langley is getting a $54.6 million park and ride and transit exchange at 202 Street, south of Highway 1. It will include a transit exchange for buses crossing the new Port Mann Bridge.

Abbotsford homeowners are likely to face a property tax increase of less than five per cent in 2010, but with money tight at city hall, they can also expect a reduction in services.

This is one of the few buses seen around Brookswood. TransLink has cancelled a bus that would connect Brookswood to White Rock, going through several busy industrial areas. Township council isn’t happy about the decision and wants it reversed.

Peter Simpson is CEO of Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association. others also read...

Jon Garson, Hugh Alley and Rick Jeffery were among the panelists discussing the impact of the HST on businesses at a Tuesday meeting of Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce.

others also read... A complaint about open drug dealing at a busy parking lot led police to discover a car full of stolen goods, drugs and a credit card duplicating machine on Nov. 4.

others also read... The memory of a former Township councillor who found her calling as a child protection worker will live on in the form a memorial leadership award which will be given to a University of the Fraser Valley student.

A former identity thief and victim will speak at a free seminar being offered to help people protect themselves from this crime at the Langley Events Centre on Thursday, Nov. 26 at the Langley Events Centre at 7 p.m.

Access to Glover Road will be blocked for the next two hours

others also read... Abbotsford MP Ed Fast has succeeded in his bid to have the Sumas-Huntingdon border crossing renamed. Fast had previously introduced a motion to the House of Commons, which asked that the border crossing include the word "Abbotsford" since it sits inside the city's boundaries.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone spoke to Metro Vancouver business and civic leaders Thursday. Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone says the controversial congestion charge he forced on his city's motorists was a winning strategy to beat gridlock, but one that might be difficult to replicate here.

VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hoping that available supplies available around the province are used up as soon as possible.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen has extended an extra break for new homes from next year's harmonized sales tax. VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buyers in the latest move to ease the impact of next year's harmonized sales tax.

Fire fighters survey the aftermath of a mobile home fire that destroyed a senior citizen's home Friday, Nov. 13 at Pioneer Park. Fire fighters contained the blaze to the single residence and the two occupants escaped without injuries.

Construction of headpond for Fitzsimmons Creek hydro project on Blackcomb Mountain, 2008. That project will soon be in service and BC Hydro is planning a large expansion of run-of-river and wind power around the province.

Police found drugs and weapons in a search of a 26A Avenue residence in Aldergrove Thursday evening. others also read...

others also read... It will be more than two years from the time of a deadly road rage hit and run that killed Silas O’Brien to when the accused could stand trial.