'An isolated incident'

In a statement posted on Langara’s website, the college said, “we recognize this escalation in job action will cause disruption.”

Classes will continue as normally scheduled and students are encouraged to contact their instructors if they are concerned about missing classes or arriving late.

Jimenez, a psychology student at Langara, said she will likely be commuting by cab to school. Jimenez said she takes the bus to drop her son off at daycare, before getting back on the bus to Langara.

“I’ll be relying on taxis, but even that’s probably going to be chaos,” Jimenez said. “It will be at least $30 or more, one way; probably more because I have to drop him off and come back here.”

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Not looking for further suspects after body found: IHIT

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Aformer Langara College student who was found dead Friday had failed to show up for her shift at work the day before, according to a co-worker.

The body of Prabhleen Matharu, 21, was found in a Surrey home Friday at the 14000-block of 102A Avenue. Another body, an 18-yearold male, was found on the scene.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team said in a statement that Matharu is a homicide victim, but did not say if the male was also a victim of homicide. “We are not looking for further suspects,” IHIT said in the statement.

“Although our investigation is in its early stages, at this time it appears as though one of the deceased was the victim of a homicide. We are working hard to gather evidence to identify the events surrounding this tragedy,” said Constable Harrison Mohr in the statement from IHIT.

After which, the statement said, "initial indications are that this was an isolated incident with no risk to the public."

Matharu came to Canada in 2016 and was studying business management at Langara College according to her co-worker.

Matharu was working full time at

DSV Solutions Inc., a global transportation logistics company. The co-worker has asked not to be identified because the company didn’t authorize her to speak.

“She was always smiling, she wouldn’t hesitate to help others at work, she was a very down-to-earth person,” said the co-worker.

According to the co-worker, Matharu had a work permit and was no longer studying at Langara.

Mark Dawson, Langara College’s manager of public affairs, said there was a student by the name of Prabhleen Kaur Matharu studying at the college.

“Out of respect for student confidentiality and the privacy of the family, we cannot share any further information,” Dawson said, “our deepest sympathies are with her family or friends.”