Abbotsford news

• Surrey mayor scolds council rivals for ‘unfounded’ claims, spreading ‘misinformation’

  14-07-2026 06:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke scolded rival council members straight out of the gate during Monday night’s meeting for what she called “unfounded” public allegations and she also had city solicitor Philip Huynh recite the Council Code of Conduct to her fellow politicians.
  Locke specifically targeted Councillor Linda Annis, mayoral candidate for the Surrey First slate, and Safe Surrey Coalition Councillor Mandeep Nagra.
  “It has been a concern of mine that some on this council
  
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• Trio of stranded Skagit River rafters bushwhacked their way to helicopter rescue

  14-07-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Hope Search and Rescue (SAR)has issued some advice to those hoping to raft along the Skagit River — don’t do it.
  The volunteer rescue organization has already been called out three times to rescue rafters along the waterway just outside of Hope.
  After the third incident on Sunday (July 12) that required some bushwacking and a helicopter rescue, they sent out the advisory note on their Facebook page.
  “Hope SAR was tasked out last night to rescue three stranded rafters on the Ska
  
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• VIDEO: B.C. cathedral bells still ringing strong after 90 years of history

  14-07-2026 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  The bells of Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral rang for an extended period on the morning of July 12 as the cathedral marked the 90th anniversary of its first ringing.
  Beginning at 9:30 a.m., members of the Cathedral Guild of Ringers performed a quarter peal — a 45-minute change-ringing performance involving 1,260 unique bell sequences.The 10 ringers – each assigned to a specific bell – used the same technique believed to have been used during the original performance wh
  
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• Security increased after vandalism incident at B.C. sand sculpture competition

  14-07-2026 01:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Parksville Beach Festival is increasing security on-site after suspected vandalism to several sculptures at the Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition over the weekend.
  Cheryl Dill, president of the Parksville Beach Festival Society, said the number of security guards has been doubled, as well as patrols by an additional company.
  “We have increased security and feel confident in the improvements so far,” Dill told the PQB News. “The cameras in the community park have been ver
  
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• B.C. Nurses’ Union to pause picket lines as mediation begins

  14-07-2026 00:58 via abbynews.com
  
  In a gesture of “good faith,” the B.C. Nurses’ Union has agreed to pause picket lines as it enters mediated talks with the Health Employers’ Association of B.C., the union announced on Monday, July 13.
  Picket lines will be paused at the end of the day on Tuesday.
  Nurses’ union president Adriane Gear issued a statement saying the union is entering mediation with “cautious optimism” that it can reach terms to resolve members’ complaints on staff safe
  
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• Abbotsford rugby players join BC Bears for national championships

  14-07-2026 00:55 via abbynews.com
  
  Just over a week after teams from all across B.C. battled it out in Abbotsford at the Provincial Regional Championships, the BC Bears have now selected some of the top performers for their U17 and U19 rosters at this year’s national competitions.
  Girls and boys squads in each division will be competing in Ontario from July 20 to 26, hoping to bring back some shiny new hardware.
  For the U17 teams, it’s the O’Neills Challenge Cup that’s up for grabs as both BC Bears squads
  
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• B.C. grants environmental assessment for sand mine near Prince George

  14-07-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. has issued an environmental assessment certificate for a new open-pit silica sand mine north of Prince George.
  The Vitreo Minerals-owned Angus Project, roughly 60 kilometres north of Prince George and 10 kilometres east of Bear Lake, is expected to generate $300 million in investment, creating 150 jobs during construction and 140 during operations.
  The type of sand produced by this mine is used in hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, to prop open the fractures created in
  
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