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Community came together Some of those who aided residents who fled a fire were honoured this week.
seniors and those with disabilities. Fassbender described his pride in the way Langley City, and the Township, both responded to help the victims of the fire. “I saw one lady in an apartby Matthew Claxton ment right beside where the fire mclaxton@langleyadvance.com had originated, who was physicThe businesses that helped out ally disabled, could not leave,” after a fire at the Elm building got said Fassbender. “And the firea thank you from Langley City men went up on ladders onto Mayor Peter Fassbender Tuesday. her balcony, gave her oxygen, As one of his last duties before protected her by standing around he is expected to become an MLA her while their colleagues were for Surrey, Fassbender singled fighting the fire.” out several busiWhile Township nesses that hosted and City firefightand helped those ers worked togeth“I saw people come displaced by the er to battle the and want to help.” April 3 fire. blaze, the Lions Peter Fassbender At Tuesday’s Housing Society Greater Langley and Langley’s Chamber of Emergency Commerce meeting, he handed Services coordinator Ginger out plaques thanking private Sherlock were already looking enterprises that offered aid. to the immediate and long-term On the day of the fire, more needs of the residents. than 100 people were displaced “I stood there and watched how from their Lions’ Society operated the community started to come building, and one died when a together, and I mean instantanfire started in a single unit and eously,” said Fassbender. “I saw seriously damaged a wing of the people come and want to help.” building. Fassbender singled out City fire The Elm houses low income chief Rory Thompson, Township
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fire chief Stephen Gamble, and Sherlock for their work. He also gave plaques to the operators of two abc Country Restaurants, a Ramada Inn in Surrey, Langley’s Best Western Inn on Glover Road, and a Days Inn on Logan Avenue. Also thanked was the Army & Navy in the Langley Mall. Those firms all sheltered, fed, or replaced items for the residents. Sherlock noted that the hotel stays and item replacement was funded by the province’s emergency program, but the companies went out of their way to help the displaced residents. Many other firms and non-profits in the community also provided help for the residents in the immediate aftermath of the fire. Sherlock said that of about 100 evacuees, 94 people were aided by emergency response programs of one sort or another. Half of the residents are now back in the building, said Lions Housing Society administrator Jeanette Dagenais. Most will return by June 5, while the residents of eight highly damaged units have been found permanent housing in other buildings or other areas.
A teenager was bludgeoned with baseball bats while walking through Langley City Sunday night, Langley RCMP say. Police were called just before 9 p.m. to the 5400 block of 208th Street, where there was a report of a group of young men fighting with bats, said Cpl. Holly Marks, spokesperson for the Langley RCMP. The caller said one of the men might need medical help. By the time officers arrived, the bat-wielding men were gone and an injured 17-yearold from Surrey, along with his friend, still remained. The injured teen was bleeding from the head, but was conscious and breathing. His friend said two unknown men had approached them from behind and attacked, hitting the victim several times. The men with bats had then run off. The Lower Mainland Police Dog Service was called and made it to the scene within minutes, said Marks. Armed with a description of the attackers, the police came up with a possible address for one of the suspects. The tracking dog also led them to that home, in the 5300 block of 207th Street. Inside, the 18-year-old suspect was found hiding in the attic, and was arrested just before 9:30 p.m. A baseball bat was seized as evidence. Investigators will ask for a warrant for the arrest of a second suspect, said Marks. The attack appears to have been a form of attempted revenge. A friend of the victim had been involved in a fight with the suspects the night before; police had been called out to that incident, but that victim had not wanted to involve the police. The suspect in Sunday’s incident has been released from custody on a promise to appear in court.
The Seventh-day Adventists Acts of Kindness program reached a milestone in 2013 – its 10th Extreme Home Repair. Check out the new home for Cathy Dunn and her family on pages A11-15.