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Meet the new royals By Theresa McManus
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The drought is over for Connaught Heights Elementary School. Betty Sutton was named as New Westminster’ 148th May Queen in a draw in city council chambers Monday night, becoming the first May Queen from Connaught Heights since Kimberley Dawn Bosnic was crowned the Queen of May in 1990. Liam Banziger will represent the school as its Royal Consort. “It’s been a very long time,” said principal Jen Richter. “We are extremely excited.We are looking forward to having Betty and Liam represent us on May 23. Congratulations to them both.” Also represented in the 2018 Royal Suite are: First Maid of Honour Madelie MacLeod and Royal Knight Greyson Young (Richard McBride Elementary); Second Maid of Honour Isabel Fulop and Royal Knight Lachlan MacKay (F.W. Howay Elementary); Medal Bearer Rebecca Vander Zalm and Royal Knight Everett Dean (Herbert Spencer Elementary); Continued on page 10
ROYAL FAMILY: Betty Sutton is the May Queen and Liam Banziger is the Royal Consort in the 2018 May Queen suite. It’s the first time students from Connaught Heights have won the draw for the spots since Kimberley Dawn Bosnic was crowned the May Queen in 1990. PHOTO CORNELIA NAYLOR
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Charges laid in $300,000 city drug bust By Cayley Dobie
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Nearly a year after police seized a cache of drugs and weapons from locations in New West and Surrey, charges have now been laid against six people connected to the investigation. The investigation that led to the seizures began more than a year ago when the New Westminster Police Department’s street crime unit started looking into drug dealing operations in the city. Several months later,
local police, along with other agencies, executed several search warrants at locations in New West and Surrey. The searches turned up an undisclosed amount of heroine containing lethal levels of fentanyl and pure fentanyl.The estimated street value of the drugs was $300,000, New Westminster Police Department spokesperson Sgt. Jeff Scott said at the time. Police also seized firearms, including assault rifles, a shot gun and a sawed-off shot gun, and replica firearms were also taken during the searches, as well as a number of
vehicles. On Wednesday, Scott announced six people had been charged in connection with the investigation. Charges range from drug trafficking and possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking to possession of a firearm. Charged are Surrey residents Neil Naidu, 31; Manisha Lidhar, 25; Pahul Lidhar, 20;Tyler Sandhu, 28; Eric Hanif, 32; and Chilliwack resident Matthew Sharafi, 24. Naidu remains in custody until his next court appearance.The remaining accused
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