1. Children, ages 2 and 5, and grandmother struck by car
The trio were struck by a Toyota Yaris on Ridgeview Drive just east of Townline Road at about 8:15 a.m.
2. Lower Mainland hits record high spring temps
White Rock was the warmest place in the region at 21.7 degrees, beating out a record of 18.3 degrees set in 1965.
It's a warm spring day across . We're seeing several new daily temperature records. As of 3pm PDT we have: 16c (old 13.0c 2005) 9c (old 8.3c 1965) 19.5c (19.4c 1941) 20.3c (18.3c 1965)
— ECCC Weather BC (@ECCCWeatherBC)
3. Surrey council approves ban on retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits
A staff report notes that there are currently 22 licensed pet retail locations in the City of Surrey.
No more pet stores in Surrey. (Wikimedia Commons) |
4. Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows schools practise keeping students safe
In Canada, there have been 15 shootings at schools and post secondary institutions since 1975.
Schools in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows practiced a lockdown. (Michael Hall/Maple Ridge News) |
5. Hells Angel fires lawyer in BC Supreme Court in Chilliwack Monday
Neil ‘Nitro’ Cantrill charged with two others with extortion, kidnapping for alleged incident in Hope.
. Full-patch Hells Angels members pose for a photo at a gathering in Victoria on April 1, 2017. (Joel Tansey/Goldstream News Gazette) |
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