British Columbia·VideoFormer MLA Jinny Sims is expressing concerns about extortion attempts that are increasingly threatening members of the South Asian community in the Lower Mainland.Police say extortion attempts are increasingly targeting the South Asian communityCBC News · Posted: Nov 08, 2025 4:31 PM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Former MLA calls for co-ordinated government response after Surrey café hit with bullets a 3rd timeAfter a Surrey, B.C., café was hit with bullets once again, former MLA Jinny Sims, now a host at a local radio station, says the audacity and frequency of shootings in the city is worrisome. She is calling on all levels of government to co-ordinate a response, and says the community will only feel safe once there are convictions related to extortion cases. Former MLA Jinny Sims said the first thing she thought when she heard a Surrey, B.C., café was shot at for a third time this year was: “Not again.””Not a surprise, but kind of a resolute acceptance,” she told CBC’s BC Today.Police believe the crime was related to extortion, an issue that is increasingly affecting the Lower Mainland’s South Asian community.Sims — now a radio host at Swift 1200 AM in Surrey — stressed the threat of extortion is looming large over residents and said she hopes governments will do more to address the problem.Sims plans to attend the upcoming CBC News Town Hall event, Extortion: Communities in Fear, where community members can also share their concerns on the topic.The event will be held Nov. 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. PT at Surrey Art Centre at 13750 88 Ave.Guests will include police, politicians and community leaders — and members of the public are invited.
Former MLA calls for co-ordinated government response after Surrey café hit with bullets a 3rd time
