Abbotsford news

• Province gives $5.4 million to trades training

  27-03-2018 23:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Money earmarked to help post-secondary schools replace obsolete equipmentThe post Province gives $5.4 million to trades training appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Canada, provinces lack clear plan to adapt to climate change, auditors say

  27-03-2018 23:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada’s has committed to cutting emissions by at least 30 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030The post Canada, provinces lack clear plan to adapt to climate change, auditors say appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Walk Abbotsford has another neighbourhood walk scheduled this Thursday! walkabbotsford.ca https://t.co/QuUYexqBzM

  27-03-2018 23:07 via twitter.com
  
  Walk Abbotsford has another neighbourhood walk scheduled this Thursday!walkabbotsford.ca https://t.co/QuUYexqBzM
  
  Read more

• ‘Violated and humiliated’: Inmate claims privacy breach in jail

  27-03-2018 22:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Latest lawsuit makes at least 4 against Okanagan Correctional Centre, just 14 months after openingThe post ‘Violated and humiliated’: Inmate claims privacy breach in jail appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two new #housing projects announced for #Abbotsford. Minister Robinson announced $12 million in funding today for… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-03-2018 22:07 via twitter.com
  Two new #housing projects announced for #Abbotsford.Minister Robinson announced $12 million in funding today for… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• Police warn of scam phone calls involving ‘alarm company’

  27-03-2018 21:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford woman asked to provide system’s passcodeThe post Police warn of scam phone calls involving ‘alarm company’ appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Metro Vancouver board members give themselves a $1,100 per year pension

  27-03-2018 21:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The move will cost Metro Vancouver $498,000 to implementThe post Metro Vancouver board members give themselves a $1,100 per year pension appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• #AbbotsfordPRC Facility Info for #Easter Long Weekend! https://t.co/IYzNJWbFCt

  27-03-2018 21:17 via twitter.com
  
  #AbbotsfordPRC Facility Info for #Easter Long Weekend! https://t.co/IYzNJWbFCt
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Funding for B.C. school maintenance tops $82 million

  27-03-2018 21:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Structural upgrdes, new and replacement buses to be funded through three provincial programsThe post Funding for B.C. school maintenance tops $82 million appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Here's an easy guide from @multimaterialbc for recycling this #Easter weekend! https://t.co/bjwCftXBmI

  27-03-2018 21:04 via twitter.com
  
  Here's an easy guide from @multimaterialbc for recycling this #Easter weekend! https://t.co/bjwCftXBmI
  
  Read more

• DYK we saved approximately 605,000 Kwh of annual electricity consumption as part of our 2017 municipal building ene… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-03-2018 20:44 via twitter.com
  DYK we saved approximately 605,000 Kwh of annual electricity consumption as part of our 2017 municipal building ene… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• British Columbia’s economy is forecast to remain strong through 2020

  27-03-2018 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Central 1 Credit Union says 2017 was a year of ‘stellar growth,’ and momentum will continueThe post British Columbia’s economy is forecast to remain strong through 2020 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Human rights hearing proceeds: Waiter argues his French culture behind firing

  27-03-2018 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Guillaume Rey began working for Cara Operations at one of its Milestones restaurants in VancouverThe post Human rights hearing proceeds: Waiter argues his French culture behind firing appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Please note! Starting in April, Monday morning Aqua Spinning at MRC will now be Aqua Fit and will start at 8:30 a.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-03-2018 20:13 via twitter.com
  Please note!Starting in April, Monday morning Aqua Spinning at MRC will now be Aqua Fit and will start at 8:30 a.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• B.C. city to take Trans Mountain pipeline fight to Supreme Court of Canada

  27-03-2018 20:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Federal Court of Appeal did not give consideration to arguments made by Burnaby or province: MayorThe post B.C. city to take Trans Mountain pipeline fight to Supreme Court of Canada appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Time Change! Starting in April, the Tuesday/Thursday morning HIIT classes at ARC will start at 5:45 a.m. (previous… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-03-2018 20:09 via twitter.com
  Time Change!Starting in April, the Tuesday/Thursday morning HIIT classes at ARC will start at 5:45 a.m. (previous… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• UPDATE: Two modular housing facilities for homeless coming to Abbotsford

  27-03-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  More than 80 units to be built at locations on Riverside Road and Livingstone AvenueThe post UPDATE: Two modular housing facilities for homeless coming to Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Pair of modular housing facilities coming to Abbotsford

  27-03-2018 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Province announces sites at Riverside Road and Livingston AvenueThe post Pair of modular housing facilities coming to Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: More details released about wrong-way driver on Highway 99

  27-03-2018 19:20 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP confirm he did not go the wrong way through the tunnel, but through the counterflow barriersThe post VIDEO: More details released about wrong-way driver on Highway 99 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• B.C. government to increase access to MRI exams

  27-03-2018 19:14 via abbynews.com
  
  Health minister Adrian Dix made the announcement at Surrey’s Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery CentreThe post B.C. government to increase access to MRI exams appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Canada’s greenhouse gas targets few and far away

  27-03-2018 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. missing original 2020 target, needs big reduction by 2030The post Canada’s greenhouse gas targets few and far away appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Debit scam nets Lower Mainland thief almost $80,000

  27-03-2018 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  A fake debit card was used at multiple banks, RCMP say.The post Debit scam nets Lower Mainland thief almost $80,000 appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• These USB chargers could pose risk of shock, fire

  27-03-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Health Canada warns of safety hazards and has issued a recall of multiple productsThe post These USB chargers could pose risk of shock, fire appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• B.C. father starts petition after son jabbed by needle he found outside

  27-03-2018 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Jeff Arlitt has started an online petition calling for mandatory use of ‘vanish point needles’The post B.C. father starts petition after son jabbed by needle he found outside appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• B.C. woman finds cougar inside her house

  27-03-2018 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  She chased the cougar around her home for 30 minutesThe post B.C. woman finds cougar inside her house appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Worker hurt after falling through glass at Hotel Georgia

  27-03-2018 17:45 via abbynews.com
  
  WorkSafeBC say they’re investigatingThe post Worker hurt after falling through glass at Hotel Georgia appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• One week to go! Register for the FVCareer Connections & Conference. Breakout sessions, speakers, on-site & virtual… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  27-03-2018 17:30 via twitter.com
  One week to go!Register for the FVCareer Connections & Conference. Breakout sessions, speakers, on-site & virtual… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
  Read more

• Canadian whistleblower at centre of privacy scandal to testify in UK

  27-03-2018 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  He had alleged Cambridge Analytica used data harvested from Facebook users to help Trump in 2016The post Canadian whistleblower at centre of privacy scandal to testify in UK appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Are you plogging yet? Canadians are jumping on board a clean new trend

  27-03-2018 17:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Melanie Knight in Vancouver has taken up a 30-day challenge to collect trash for 10 minutesThe post Are you plogging yet? Canadians are jumping on board a clean new trend appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Quebec mosque shooting suspect pleads not guilty

  27-03-2018 16:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The man accused in the slayings at a Quebec City mosque last year, Alexandre Bissonnette, pleads not guiltyThe post Quebec mosque shooting suspect pleads not guilty appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Housing announcement set for 11 a.m. in Abbotsford

  27-03-2018 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Housing minister in town to ‘celebrate new housing projects’The post Housing announcement set for 11 a.m. in Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Canadians look to win 100-plus medals at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

  27-03-2018 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Canada will send 283 athletes to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, looking to mine 100-plus medals Down UnderThe post Canadians look to win 100-plus medals at Gold Coast Commonwealth Games appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• FTC is investigating Facebook over privacy practices

  27-03-2018 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook a week of privacy scandalsThe post FTC is investigating Facebook over privacy practices appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• RCMP: Criminals use dark web to sell Canadians guns

  27-03-2018 01:34 via abbynews.com
  
  Mounties warn of ilicit gun sales made to Canadians through dark webThe post RCMP: Criminals use dark web to sell Canadians guns appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Lawyer tight-lipped on alleged Stormy-Trump affair

  27-03-2018 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  Stormy Daniels’ lawyer won’t give evidence of alleged Trump affairThe post Lawyer tight-lipped on alleged Stormy-Trump affair appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

• Canada joins U.S., Europe in expelling Russian spies for British poison attack

  27-03-2018 00:40 via abbynews.com
  
  The scope of the mass expulsions appears to be unprecedented since the Cold WarThe post Canada joins U.S., Europe in expelling Russian spies for British poison attack appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
  Read more

Follow @AbbotsfordNws on Twitter!