1. Abbotsford man sentenced to 6.5 years for 2014 Surrey death
Randeep Match, 36, was sentenced Friday in Surrey provincial court. He also received a lifetime weapons ban.
2. Treat opioid addiction as a chronic disease, says B.C. addictions expert
The problem, Dr. Evan Wood told Black Press, is that the majority of the 1,400 people who died of opioid overdose-related causes didn鈥檛 receive the evidence-based treatment that could have saved their lives.
3. Modular housing site selected for downtown Maple Ridge
The site 鈥� located at 22534, 22548 and 22556 Royal Crescent 鈥� will include 55 modular homes that will be staffed 24 hours, seven days a week, the province announced Monday.
| The location for new modular housing in Maple Ridge. (Google Maps) |
4. Delta police the first in B.C. to roll out electronic tickets
Police officers will still be on the road and pulling drivers over, the pilot program is intended to make the paperwork side of their job more efficient.
5. Metro Vancouver gas prices could hit $1.54 a litre by the weekend: GasBuddy
And that鈥檚 not all: drivers could see prices reach $1.60 by summer.
Gas Price 馃毃 and the Lower Mainland to 馃憖 a 2 cent a litre RISE Wednesday March 7, pushing 鉀斤笍 prices ABOVE $1.50 a litre to 150.9 cents a litre
鈥� Dan McTeague (@GasBuddyDan)
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