Abbotsford news

• Summerland Mayor, MLA, Minister encourage tourists visit, support businesses after wildfire

  28-08-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Mayor of Summerland, its MLA, and the B.C. Minister of Forests are encouraging people to visit the Okanagan to help give local businesses a boost in the wake of a devastating wildfire, and to avoid spending that money on trips across the border.Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar, Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee, and Mayor Doug Holmes spoke with reporters outside Summerland’s town hall on Aug. 27 following a tour of the community.“My ask of all of you is, this is a beautiful
  
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• ‘Our family will never be the same’: Man sentenced to life for B.C. murder

  28-08-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A man convicted of second-degree murder in the hatchet attack that killed a 70-year-old man was sentenced Aug. 27 to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 11 years.
  Justice Veronica Jackson sentenced Michael King, 45, who walked into his roommate’s bedroom in Cook Street Village on March 6, 2023 and struck Michael Jones five or six times in the head, leaving him in a pool of his own blood in critical condition.
  Jackson told the court the attack was particularly disturbing becaus
  
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• Advocates, industry looking for answers on 2029 fish farm ban amid Ottawa’s silence

  28-08-2026 02:02 via abbynews.com
  
  The federal government’s extended silence over the incoming open-net pen fish farm ban, set to begin in B.C. in 2029, is triggering widespread questions about whether intentions have suddenly changed under a new prime minister.
  When Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson was in Victoria last week, she said that while the plan to ban open-net pen fish farms in B.C. is “certainly still in place,” the government continues to engage with stakeholders to find a path forward.
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• B.C.’s state of emergency ends, but wildfire risk remains

  28-08-2026 01:36 via abbynews.com
  
  The province has ended its state of provincial emergency.
  The state of emergency was first declared Aug. 8 following a night of fast-moving fires, including the Bald Range wildfire that led to the evacuation of the District of Summerland. At the time, more than 20,000 people were evacuated from their homes.
  It was then extended Aug. 21 through to Aug. 29, but the province says the decision to end it early follows advice from emergency management officials.
  However, the province says the wildfire
  
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• Murder conviction, sentencing stands in Surrey 6 slayings

  28-08-2026 00:57 via abbynews.com
  
  One of the men convicted in the 2007 Surrey Six slayings will remain behind bars and continue his life sentences.On Aug. 27 in Vancouver, Justice Martha Devlin delivered her reasons for judgment against Cody Rae Haevischer’s application to have the judge declare a judicial stay of proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process.Six people were shot dead in Suite 1505 of the Balmoral Tower in Whalley on Oct. 19, 2007. The Crown’s theory was that the killings were payback for an unpaid
  
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• Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman quits B.C. Conservatives, the 6th in 2 weeks

  28-08-2026 00:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman is the latest to leave the B.C. Conservative caucus, and he plans to sit as an Independent.
  He said in a statement Thursday (Aug. 27) that “person after person has informed me they have decided that our new leader is unelectable.”
  Kerry-Lynne Findlay was elected leader at the end of May, but does not have a seat in the legislature. Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reann Gasper has announced she would step down from her seat to allow Findlay to run in that ridi
  
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• B.C. piloting landscape-level forestry zone-based management

  28-08-2026 00:34 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. is planning to pilot a new system of forestry zones that Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says will simplify forest management.
  “This is going to help shape the future of forestry,” he said.
  The plan would create three types of zones: a conservation or protection zone that emphasizes habitat protection, a multiple-use zone focused on long-term ecosystem function but allowing different types of uses, and a working forest zone prioritizing harvesting.
  The province is working with Firs
  
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• UPDATE: 12-week strike ends for 300 Canadian railroaders as union settles with arbitration

  28-08-2026 00:30 via abbynews.com
  
  After three months, labour disruptions have ended for CPKC’s signal and communications department across Canada as the union reluctantly agrees to mediation and arbitration.
  Twelve weeks have passed since the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Canadian Signals and Communications Systems Council No. 11 began striking between Vancouver and Montreal over concerns about CPKC’s wages, employee expenses, on-call obligations and demanding schedules.
  This action started M
  
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• Mission Post Office letter carrier depot to relocate to Abbotsford

  28-08-2026 00:07 via abbynews.com
  
  The letter carrier depot inside Mission Post Office will relocate to Abbotsford early next year.
  The depot is where mail destined for the surrounding community is received from processing facilities and prepared for delivery to nearby neighbourhoods, Canada Post said in a statement.
  Canada Post noted that the historic First Avenue building in Mission consists of both a letter carrier depot and retail post office.
  “As for the post office, we currently have no announcements to make. The post
  
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• UPDATE: Summerland wildfire no longer ‘of note,’ 24-hour operations not required

  28-08-2026 00:05 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE (3 P.M.)
  The Bald Range blaze west of Summerland has been downgraded and is no longer a “wildfire of note,” according to BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
  BCWS crews welcomed back 100 Mexican wildland firefighters to the scene on Thursday.
  24-hour operations are no longer required with nighttime fire behaviour decreasing and “operations objectives being met,” BCWS said.
  “Ground crews and heavy equipment working at night will be folded into our daytime operations,&r
  
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