Skate ban cools city: Lounging no crime, say Langley teens faced with fines Final Edition

The moratorium on a 1997 bylaw that banned skateboarding was lifted last week and [Langley] RCMP issued a notice yesterday warning against the teen-oriented activity. Langley is pushing revitalization of its downtown, where there have been complaints about the skateboarders, said Mayor Marlene Grinn...

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Published inProvince (Vancouver, B.C.)
Main Author Frank Luba, Lower Mainland Reporter
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, B.C Postmedia Network Inc 22.07.1999
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Summary:The moratorium on a 1997 bylaw that banned skateboarding was lifted last week and [Langley] RCMP issued a notice yesterday warning against the teen-oriented activity. Langley is pushing revitalization of its downtown, where there have been complaints about the skateboarders, said Mayor Marlene Grinnell. Pensioner Ace King was having his coffee near the skateboarders yesterday and hasn't had any problems with the rolling rebels in the week he's been visiting brother Wayne, who lives in Langley. The Toronto resident thinks the problem is a generation gap.