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Victims say they have lost hundreds of thousands in foreign currency exchanges with an alleged fraudster. According to experts, exchange businesses, while legal, operate in an area that lacks regulation, making consumers vulnerable to fraud and creating the potential for millions of dollars to be laundered into British Columbia.
RED BANK - Do you have an overdue book from the Red Bank Public Library that you haven't returned because of the late fine? Maybe you have so many charges that your library card has been blocked? Now, in a permanent change, you no longer have to worry about overdue fines, as the free public library has ended the practice forever. "We recognize that charging fines undermines both the vision and mission of our library," a release announcing the change said. "Fines are a barrier to access; eliminating overdue fines and increasing access to the library benefits our entire community."