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Vancouver Sun
22-07-2025
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
Gunshots fired into Surrey banquet hall, police investigating
Shots were fired at Surrey's Royal King Palace banquet hall Monday. Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said at around 1 a.m. on Monday a staff member discovered damage to the outside of the business. Police were called at 11 a.m., where it was determined the damage was caused by gun shots. 'There were no reports of any injuries related to the property or surrounding properties,' Houghton said. 'It is unknown if the business damaged was the intended target or when the shots were fired. This investigation in its early stages and connections to other incidents and potential motives are being explored.' Last month, some South Asian business owners called on the SPS to provide more help dealing with extortion threats. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. At that time, police said they had received at least 10 reports of extortion threats targeting South Asian businesses and individuals and that the problem was not limited to Surrey. On June 14, Surrey business Satish Accounting Services was shot at, four days after shots were fired at Hub Insurance. On June 7 shots were fired into the windows of Reflections Banquet Hall in Surrey. It is not known whether the July 21 shooting is related to an extortion attempt. With files from Sobia Moman dcarrigg@
The Citizen
17-07-2025
- General
- The Citizen
Springs seniors honour Mandela with biscuits for local children
GEDULD – In celebration of Nelson Mandela Day on July 18, the Springs Senior Citizen Club brought smiles to young faces by handing out 67 packets of homemade biscuits to children in Geduld. The outreach, part of their 67 minutes of service, took place at the Geduld Methodist Church on Monday, where they were warmly welcomed by Pastor Jonathan Coates. Club manager Pauline Houghton said the club wanted to honour Mandela's legacy during Mandela Month by doing something meaningful for the community. 'As an NPO, it's part of our mission to give back,' said Houghton. 'The church already provides food for the children, but not sweet treats. So we decided to make it special by baking biscuits.' She added that the club consulted with Pastor Coates to ask what was needed most. 'He suggested we do something for the children who come to the church regularly.' Thirty volunteers from the senior centre pitched in to bake and pack the biscuits, using funds raised by the club. 'Outreaches like this help raise the visibility of the senior centre. 'There are many people in Springs who are struggling. Right now, we're focusing on helping the children, but later this year, we also hope to support the soup kitchen,' said Houghton. After receiving their biscuits, the children were also given toys that had been donated to the church. Pastor Coates expressed his gratitude to the senior club for their thoughtful gesture. 'Moments like this help children feel seen and appreciated,' he said. 'Nelson Mandela's first love was children, and we must continue with that passion.' He added that Mandela Day should serve as a reminder to act with kindness throughout the year, not just on July 18. 'Mandela Day is about remembering Madiba's values and practising them in our communities. It's about doing something small that someone will always remember.' At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Hamilton Spectator
10-07-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Bullet holes riddle windows of Indian star Kapil Sharma's Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the shooting widely shared on social media. Kap's Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment on Instagram this week. Surrey police said they were called to a business on the 8400 block of 120 Street at about 1:50 a.m. Thursday. Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton said employees of Kap's Cafe were still in the restaurant when the shots were fired, but no one was injured. 'Any time there are gunshots and bullets being fired, people are at risk of being hit,' Houghton said. 'And we're very fortunate that no one was injured or hit by a bullet or shrapnel, in this case, from the shots being fired.' The windows of the cafe riddled with numerous holes, with some panes shattered. No one at the restaurant picked up when called for comment, and Sharma did not immediately respond to requests for an interview through email and social media. A video circulating on social media platform X shows someone firing a handgun repeatedly at the restaurant. The footage is filmed from inside the same vehicle as the shooter, with only the shooter's hand and lower window frame visible. Houghton said police forensic experts are looking at the video's authenticity and that it appeared to be connected to the shooting. He said there is 'conflicting information' online about possible motives behind the shooting, and police cannot jump to conclusions based on social-media chatter. 'We're now about nine hours into the investigation, so it hasn't been much time between now and when it actually happened,' Houghton said. 'We are aware of many of the posts online, including some conflicting information about people taking credit and association to certain groups.' Houghton said those posts will be examined and they'll be evidence that moves the investigation forward. A joint statement from two B.C. Conservative members whose ridings are in Surrey said they found the attack 'deeply disturbing.' Mandeep Dhaliwal and Elenore Sturko said they've spoken with the cafe's owners and confirmed the restaurant 'sustained material damage.' 'This should never happen in our city – full stop,' Sturko said in the statement. 'People should feel safe operating a business, raising their families, and walking their streets.' 'Surrey residents are fed up. Public safety is not a political talking point, it's a lived daily concern,' said Dhaliwal. 'We need action, not more excuses.' Police say they are encouraging anyone with information on the shooting to come forward, and investigators are working to identity the suspect's vehicle in the case. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 10, 2025.
CBS News
03-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Warm temperatures and some storms for Fourth of July weekend in Michigan
As we head into the Fourth of July weekend, expect more heat and some storms across Michigan. Traveling up north? Their weekend won't be a washout by any means, but there will be some rain. While temperatures won't be as hot for many of Michigan's northern towns, some will be warming near 90 degrees this weekend. NEXT Weather/CBS Detroit In Houghton, temperatures are warming into the low 80s on Saturday with a few thunderstorms. On Sunday, storms move out and temperatures cool into the low 70s. Areas like Whitefish Point will warm into the low 70s on Saturday with on-and-off showers through the weekend. By Sunday, highs will only reach the upper 50s. If you're traveling to Mackinac Island, temperatures will warm into the low 80s on Saturday with a mix of sun and clouds. Cooling into the low 70s for highs on Sunday with showers. Traverse City and Houghton Lake will be hot on Saturday, with highs in the low to mid-90s. Showers roll in by Sunday with highs in the mid and upper 70s. contributed to this report.
Forbes
30-06-2025
- Business
- Forbes
New MTU-IACMI Partnership Expands Metallurgy Education And Outreach
Casting—pouring molten metal into molds to create new components—is one of the fundamental skills ... More covered by IACMI's METAL program. With all the focus currently on skilled trades training and recruiting, one vital area that hasn't gotten a lot of attention is the fundamental processes of making things from metal. The Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning program was founded in June 2024 to help with that, and its latest win is a new partnership with Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan. METAL is led by the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation with funding from the Department of Defense's Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, It focuses breakthrough education and awareness efforts on the metallurgical processes of casting, forging and plate rolling. The new partnership will provide workforce training to strengthen metalworking industries. As METAL's newest hub operator, Michigan Tech joins The Ohio State University, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, the University of Alabama in Birmingham, and Pennsylvania State University in helping deliver METAL's nationally recognized curriculum, facilitate instructor certification, and launch boot camps and academic pathways for metalworking professionals. MTU will also integrate METAL training into its existing Summer Youth Programs, offering an introduction to metalworking, metallurgy and materials science to high school students from across the Upper Midwest. Plate rolling—running hot metal through progressive roll mills to create thinner slabs—is another of ... More the basic processes in the METAL program. 'We're trying to create exposure,' Greg Harrell, workforce coordinator at IACMI, told me in an interview. 'K through gray is what we call it, from kindergarten all the way through to adults, to expose them to different types of metallurgical-type processes.' 'So Michigan Tech, one of the ones things they're doing is summer youth programs,' added Michael Kubacki, project coordinator at IACMI added. 'We're able to help fund those so that they have more casting and forging curriculum, or expand on it, add more summer youth programs to try to get more kids interested. It can also drive them to take a metal or material science or engineering course at school so you can help drive admissions into the higher degree pathways for engineering.' The MTU hub curriculum will combine interactive online learning with in-person casting and forging boot camps at MTU's state-of-the-art labs. Future educational modules will incorporate training on automation in casting and forging and will open pathways to employment in critical industry roles. 'We have a fully working foundry,' Alexandra Glover, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at MTU, said in an interview. 'We have full-time staff who work there. So it's a really easy thing for us to slot in. As a department, we've taught a very rigorous castings class for a very long time, and so curriculum-wise, a lot of the activities line up really well with METAL. We're used to having large groups of students in our foundry all the time.' Forging—using powerful presses to shape hot metal—is another of the METAL program's fundamental ... More metallurgical processes. Glover sees additional educational opportunities arising as the program moves forward. 'We're making some upgrades to the facilities, just to have better teaching spaces, designated spaces where we don't have to deconflict research and teaching as much. We are getting a mill and a lathe so we can incorporate some machining into our program… Right now, they are mostly focused on casting. My background is actually in forging. For me, I would love to get more into the metalworking space.' Growing the program is also a focus for IACMI as well. 'We're going to continue to grow our network,' said Kubacki. 'We have a proposal out there that is not yet to be executed, but we're told soon that'll help us get eight to 10 more sites. … We also have Ohio State, and one of their deliverables is plans for a mobile foundry.' 'We're also trying to integrate the METAL program into our high schools,' added Harrell. 'We're doing one in Grange County here in Tennessee. We're integrating our place like a workshop where the kids will melt tin, they'll create a mold, they'll pour that, and we'll have some curriculum-building around that with the teachers there. We have a lot of outreach programs we're doing there to try to spark more interest in the metallurgical-type processes.' From her perch at Michigan Tech, Glover sees both the need for, and the tremendous opportunities that can arise from, programs like METAL. 'There's a ton of need for people to enter this workforce, a ton of opportunity to develop new technologies. Our factories and our forging houses and our metalworking spaces need to be modernized. They need a high level of investment over the next couple decades just to meet the manufacturing needs of this country. And that really hasn't been the case for a long time. So it's a really exciting time, and it's also a great area for employment. Michigan Tech grads have a super-high employment rate. I think that's true for engineering in general, and this is a great industry that has had a lot of hiring and continues to have a lot of hiring. And that's true both on the college side and on the trade side. You can make a really good career out of being a trades person in a metalworking space.'
