Here is what you need to know this morning in the Lower Mainland:
1. Abbotsford driver fined for trunk passenger
The car contained six adults in the vehicle proper 鈥� two in the front seats and four in the back seat, with one person spread out over the laps of the other three.
2. Neglected horses seized from Lower Mainland property
According to the BC SPCA, the 27 horses were suffering lack of nutrition, lice infestation, overgrown hooves, rainscald from inadequate shelter and lack of access to water.
3. Transportation minister talks mayor approval on ride hailing
Transportation Minister Claire Trevena spoke about Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum鈥檚 opposition to ride hailing as something 鈥渉e鈥檒l have to work through.鈥� Ride hailing legislation is anticipated for the fall.
B.C. Transportation Minister Claire Trevena on ride hailing in Surrey.
鈥� Tom Zytaruk (@tomzytaruk)
4. Man gets life for killing 12-year-old B.C. girl 40 years ago
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Austin Cullen called Garry Handlen a sexual predator who preys on the vulnerable and weak to commit barbaric crimes and has already been convicted for other sexual assaults.
5. Aldergrove Subways fined for not paying employees
An Aldergrove Subway sandwich shop franchise owner has been fined $12,000 for failing to pay outstanding wages to 18 employees.
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