Abbotsford news

• COLUMN: After years of work, Abbotsford’s hospital still plagued with same old issues

  03-01-2020 23:39 via abbynews.com
  
  More people spending days on end in ER, more hospital deaths reported
  
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• Vancouver home sales up in December and 2019; prices down from year earlier

  03-01-2020 22:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Benchmark price ended last year at about $1 million
  
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• VIDEO: Tips to stay safe around downed, damaged power lines

  03-01-2020 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  ‘Always treat the line as though it’s still energized,’ advises BC Hydro
  
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• Decrepit Albion Ferry dock a magnet for trouble, say irked Kwantlen Nation

  03-01-2020 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The dock has been left vacant for 10 years on Kwantlen land after the ferry stopped running
  
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• Cellphone app helps B.C. police save teen unconscious in bog

  03-01-2020 20:58 via abbynews.com
  
  The youth was found suffering from hypothermia in Delta’s Burns Bog on New Year’s Day
  
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• B.C. lowers limit to claim $570 home tax grant

  03-01-2020 20:39 via abbynews.com
  
  A decline in housing prices has prompted the government to lower the threshold to qualify
  
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• Vancouver police probe deadly assault in Oppenheimer Park on New Year’s Day

  03-01-2020 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Suspect and victim believed to have had some interaction before the assault, police say
  
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• Rare warning of ‘extreme’ avalanche risk issued as storm hits B.C.

  03-01-2020 20:22 via abbynews.com
  
  Forty to 100 cm of snow, strong winds, and warming temperatures create a perfect setting, group says
  
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• Wildlife group wants body cams on B.C. conservation officers after 4,300 bears killed in 8 years

  03-01-2020 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s conservation officers have killed roughly 4,300 black bears and 160 grizzly bears since 2011
  
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• Abbotsford’s Chase Claypool wins Camping World Bowl MVP

  03-01-2020 18:50 via abbynews.com
  
  2016 Abbotsford Senior Secondary School grad caps off college career with honour
  
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• Windy morning forces B.C. Ferries to cancel sailings

  03-01-2020 18:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Corporation says Friday conditions are ‘boisterous’
  
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• Contractors picked for B.C.’s Pattullo Bridge replacement

  03-01-2020 18:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Acciona, Aecon to build union-only four-lane Fraser crossing
  
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• Two B.C. men found guilty of staging crash in ICBC lawsuit

  03-01-2020 18:18 via abbynews.com
  
  Judge finds two of 13 defendants guilty in Surrey ICBC scam
  
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• Much of B.C. under weather warnings as winter storm touches down on south coast

  03-01-2020 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Strong winds, rain and heavy snowfall expected to continue through to Saturday
  
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• Trump says Iranian should have been ‘taken out’ years ago

  03-01-2020 17:20 via abbynews.com
  
  The strike marks a major escalation in the conflict between Washington and Iran
  
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• Northern B.C. First Nation looks ahead after court sides with natural gas company

  03-01-2020 17:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Na’moks, who also goes by John Ridsdale, said he wasn’t surprised that the court granted Coastal GasLink an interim injunction
  
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• Windstorm warning issued for Fraser Valley

  03-01-2020 17:06 via abbynews.com
  
  Storm winds expected to hit 70 km/h in evening
  
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• Five biggest commercial and industrial property sales of 2019

  03-01-2020 16:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford’s largest business real estate transactions involved properties in city’s industrial parks
  
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• Used motor oil and antifreeze accepted for recycling in Abbotsford

  03-01-2020 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Facility on Vye Road purchases modified shipping container to collect the items
  
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• Fashion Fridays: How to clean out your closet

  03-01-2020 15:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Kim XO, helps to keep you looking good on Fashion Fridays on the Black Press Media Network
  
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• Abbotsford cop with brain cancer gets police escort ahead of surgery in Arizona - Maple Ridge News

  03-01-2020 09:00 via mapleridgenews.com
  
  Abbotsford cop with brain cancer gets police escort ahead of surgery in Arizona  Maple Ridge News
  
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• Canucks extend win streak to 6 with 7-5 triumph over Blackhawks

  03-01-2020 06:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Captain Horvat has pair of goals for Vancouver
  
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• Mounties defend social-media profiling after assembling portrait of activist

  03-01-2020 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  RCMP combed through online sources detailing language fluency, work experience and Facebook friends
  
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• Minister says change won’t come ‘overnight’ as new child-welfare law takes effect

  03-01-2020 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The new law, passed as Bill C-92 last June
  
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• Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers

  03-01-2020 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  It’s the most meaningful increase in several decades for female director
  
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• ‘Schitt’s Creek’ stars on the emotional end to the beloved Canadian comedy

  03-01-2020 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  CBC comedy about the formerly wealthy Rose family has become an international sensation
  
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• Young woman on the mend after explosion at frozen Cranbrook lake

  03-01-2020 02:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Emergency personnel responded to a reported explosion in Cranbrook on Dec. 27.
  
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• Grouse Mountain ski resort purchased by B.C.-based Northland Properties

  03-01-2020 02:20 via abbynews.com
  
  Grouse Mountain is one of Vancouver’s top natural tourist attractions
  
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• Surrey, Abbotsford homes crack top 10 most expensive properties in B.C.

  03-01-2020 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s property in Vancouver remained the most valuable property in B.C.
  
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• Vancouver Island mom issued $368 distracted driving ticket for ‘scrolling’ on her phone

  03-01-2020 01:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Lawyer says ticket is ‘invalid’ and officer gave inaccurate information
  
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• Your home probably went down in value, but your taxes may still go up

  03-01-2020 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Most homes in Abbotsford declined in value, but size of drop will determine if you get a tax break
  
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• Lower homes mean lower taxes, right? Not necessarily

  03-01-2020 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Most homes in Abbotsford declined in value, but size of drop will determine if you get a tax break
  
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• ‘I thought I was going to die:’ Skier recovering after being lost for 2 days on B.C. mountain

  03-01-2020 00:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Mark Gayowski says the experience was “life changing”
  
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