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OCT - 16 - 2021 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 41
Driver in crash that killed Vancouver Whitecaps prospect Brandon Bassi gets 21 months in prison DILPREET Sandhu, 20, was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in jail in connection with the May 18, 2019 single-vehicle crash in Surrey’s Newton that killed first-year SFU student and Vancouver Whitecaps prospect Brandon Bassi, 19. The collision at the intersection of 122 Street and 78 Avenue resulted in injuries to four of the vehicle’s occupants. Three individuals, two males and a female, were transported to hospital in serious condition. One of them, Bassi, succumbed to his injuries. A fourth individual, a male, was transported to hospital in nonserious condition. Two individuals fled the scene on foot but were later identified. On June 1, 2020, eight charges were laid against Sandhu, including dangerous driving causing death, and fail to remain causing death. Sandhu, who was 18 at the time of the crash, got 18 months for dangerous driving causing death and three months for leaving the scene of an accident. He also received 15 months for dangerous driving causing bodily harm, to be served concurrently. Sandhu was also sentenced to two years of probation and received a three-year driving prohibition. Following Bassi’s death, SFU
Brandon Bassi. Athletics website had put up the following message: “Simon Fraser University, its men’s soccer program and our students and studentathletes are saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Brandon Bassi, a first-year student in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and a member of the men’s soccer team.
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“Brandon was an outstanding athlete, a caring teammate, and an inspirational young man. His loss will be felt deeply by the SFU community. We offer our sincere condolences to the Bassi family and to everyone who knew Brandon and was touched by his passion, his empathy and his friendship.”
25% of 9-1-1 interpretation requests in BC are in Punjabi OCTOBER is Global Diversity Month and E-Comm, B.C.’s 9-11 emergency communications centre, wants to remind the public that they do not need to speak fluent English to get help in an emergency. In fact, E-Comm received 1,669 calls to 9-1-1 requiring help in 36 different languages in 2020 alone. Of those calls, 32 per cent required interpretation services in Mandarin and 25 per cent required interpretation services in Punjabi. From Cantonese, Spanish, Farsi and Arabic to, Thai, Cambodian and Greek, the broad range of requests for interpretation illustrates the significant diversity of callers in British Columbia. As British Columbia’s population grows increasingly diverse, E-Comm is asking those with nonEnglish speaking friends or family members to help educate them on how to call 9-1-1.
Educating your non-English friends and family
* Teach your non-English friends and family to learn the English word for the language they do speak (e.g., learn to say “Punjabi”)
Photo: ecomm911.ca to help them access translation services faster * Encourage them to learn the words “police”, “fire” and “ambulance” and the name of their city (e.g., “Vancouver”) and home address in English * Encourage them not to be shy to try their English. Even a little English can be very helpful—and often all our call takers need to locate you and send help in an emergency * Explain the importance of calling 9-1-1 immediately in an emergency situation (rather than waiting for a friend or neighbour to call on their behalf)
To view a video in Punjabi on this topic, visit our website voiceonline. com.
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