FRIDAY'S WEATHER IN SURREY:
Mainly sunny, says Environment Canada, with a bit of wind. High 1C. Wind chill -12C in the morning. Night: Cloudy with 40 per cent chance of flurries. Low -3C.
5 TOP SURREY NEWS STORIES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS:
1. Snowfall boosts ICBC claim numbers in Surrey and Langley: B.C.'s early February snow dump had a notable effect on the number of ICBC claims filed – and the Surrey and Langley areas were no exception, as, predictably, the snowfall contributed to greater chaos on the roads.
2. Ebola's emergence linked to colonial land use, Surrey study indicates: Why Christian Lange, PhD, a professor in the faculty of science at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, spent the past 15 years studying viruses, and how his new study shines a light on the emergence of the virus.
3. A 'pillar' of one Surrey high school highlighted during Black History Month: Much of support worker Jonathan Mubanda's life and time growing up has been documented in a film he produced, It Takes a Village: An East Van Story.
4. No parole for 12 years for a woman who killed and dismembered her ex near Nanaimo: Paris Jayanne Laroche, 29, was found guilty of second-degree murder after the disappearance of Sidney Joseph Mantee, reported missing in 2020.
5. It's now or never for this 'Elvis' as a performer and producer of shows in Surrey: Read about a Valentine's Day show for Pete Paquette, who has dressed like 'The King' since he was a kid in Ottawa.
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