Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2024-05-03
issued: 1994-06-29
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note: -—— - PUBLIC SAFETY IGNORED, SAYS MP l * - k "Refugee" back on the streets VANCOUVER - Tlie immigration board has appansrtly overturned its decision that illegal' alien Jose Selinas-Mendoza is a danger to society. | He is tlie man who had sexual assault charges dropped against him last year on the promise that he be deported to El Salvador, and was discovered back in Canada six months later. He was arrested and detained pending a refugee hearing and many people, including Randy White, MP for Fraser Valley West, say that allowing this to happen is an absolute "catastrophe" for Canadians. The sexual assault charges have been re-instated and Men- doza will be appearing in court on June 6 to face tlie charges. His refugee hearing is scheduled for August 18. On Friday, June 17, Daphne Shaw Dyck, an immigration and refugee board adjudicator, had ordered Mendoza held in custody until' his hearing, saying that he posed a threat to society. One week later, another adjudicator, Lynda Mackie, who, according to White, had more information on Mendoza's past crimi nal behaviour than Dyck, declared that he is not a (danger to the public and allowed him to be released pending his hearings. This decision has angered the citizens of Matsqui (where tlie assault took place), who have rallied together to form a citizen's group to have him deported for good. The group, along with White, plan tb attend all hearings regarding tlie case and make their concerns known. "This is an atrocity to all women in tlie community," said White. "It's also an insult to the intelligence of all law abiding cit- Indy racer Ross Bentley was on hand at Tradex to help promote this weekend's fourth race in the Pacific Northwest Gold Cup Series at Abbotsford Airport, along with Westwood Karting Association's young bright light, Kristopher Rutledge and his buddy, Sarah. Bentley said karters like Rutledge are where Canada's future international level racers will come from, and the association has seen enormous gro…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Rudy Langmann, April 9, 2003.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442159
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text