Abbotsford news

• Christopher Plowright

  21-10-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory ~
  October 4, 1947 ~ October 12, 2026
  It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christopher Plowright on October 12, 2026, at the age of 79 after a brief battle with cancer. Born and raised in Abbotsford, Chris had deep roots in the community and maintained strong ties to the place he always called home. Chris shared 55 wonderful years of marriage with his loving wife, Joanne. Together, they built a life filled with love, family, and many cherished memories. Chris s
  
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• Okanagan developer expands into United States

  21-10-2026 19:06 via abbynews.com
  
  A Kelowna construction developer is expanding internationally, establishing a branch in the United States.
  Troika, led by CEO Renee Merrifield, has launched a new branch in Boise, Idaho, dubbed Troika USA. Like its Canadian counterpart, the American venture will also be working in the construction field, offering “general contracting and construction management for commercial, multifamily and institutional projects” in the Treasure Valley region.
  Troika USA is being headed by its pre
  
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• Kindness is a superpower for B.C. boy chasing comic book dream

  21-10-2026 18:45 via abbynews.com
  
  A soon-to-be 6-year-old Colwood boy wants to become a superhero, but his greatest power might be something much simpler: kindness.
  Elliott Lemire is competing in Stan Lee’s Super Kid, a North American contest offering a chance to appear in a comic book, meet his favourite superheroes at Los Angeles Comic-Con and take home a US$25,000grand prize.
  The Grade 1 student at École John Stubbs Memorial School is hoping to advance to the quarter-finals, with his family encouraging the commun
  
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• Richard (Dick) Davis

  21-10-2026 18:34 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory~
  Dad passed away suddenly, at the age of 96 on October 10th. He proudly worked and grew the family business, Davis Freezer Meats from 1969 until his retirement in 1995. He is survived by wife Betty of 76 years, son Rick (Frieda) and daughter Maureen (Roger), 3 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He will be always loved and remembered, a family gathering is at a future date. First Memorial Funeral Service of Aldergrove is attending to arrangements.
  
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• VIDEO: Fifth win in a row for Vancouver Giants

  21-10-2026 18:13 via abbynews.com
  
  Mathis Preston was the difference between a tie and a win for the Vancouver Giants, scoring a hat-trick in a 5-2 road win over the Prince George Cougars on Tuesday night.Giants Assistant Coach Simon Ferguson said Preston has been “really good” the last three games.
  “He’s been playing hard; he’s been playing the right way. I think last game he didn’t really get rewarded for it. Usually when you play the right way, it comes. It came tonight for him and that&rsqu
  
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• VIDEO: A haunted house for dogs in Langley

  21-10-2026 17:40 via abbynews.com
  
  Ric LaFollette decided a Halloween event for dogs ought to have a haunted house.
  “I was just thinking, what would the dogs normally be afraid of?” the Langley resident recalled.
  Which was why a scary vacuum cleaner with red eyes and fangs, a mail carrier, and “Dr. Bones,” a skeletal veterinarian were among the fun frights that greeted canine visitors to “Barkville Manor,” at the fourth annual “Halloweener” trick-or-treat event for dogs and their hu
  
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• BC Conservatives address healthcare, taxes during Kelowna rally

  21-10-2026 08:48 via abbynews.com
  
  BC Conservative candidates from across the Okanagan joined interim party leader Lorne Doerkson on Oct. 19 to rally with about 100 supporters at Sunset Ranch Golf and Country Club in Kelowna.
  Kelowna-Mission MLA candidate Gavin Dew welcomed the packed room, before addressing outgoing Kelowna city councillor Maxine DeHart and her recent health scare, in which she collapsed on Oct. 16, the day before the municipal election.
  “She had fallen, she was bleeding and she was hurt,” Dew said.
  
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• Three players net 2 apiece as Hurricanes dump Vancouver Canucks 6-3

  21-10-2026 06:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Nicolas Deslauriers, Logan Stankoven and Nikolaj Ehlers each scored twice, leading the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Tuesday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
  Jackson Blake added three assists for the defending Stanley Cup champs (8-2-1), while Pyotr Kochetkov made 14 saves to earn the win in goal. Linus Karlsson, Jonathan Lekkerimaki and Max Sasson replied for the Canucks (2-8-1) who are winless in eight games. Jake DeBrusk chipped in with two as
  
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• VIDEO: Vancouver Giants TV series gets positive reviews

  21-10-2026 05:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Initial reviews were positive for “Hometown Giants,” a six-episode television series about the Langley-based WHL team, with commenters praising the behind-the-scenes look at the WHL franchise, while at least one warned it might not be suitable for young viewers.It follows the 2025-26 season of the Giants, centered on the involvement of singer Michael Buble and “Property Brothers” TV show star Drew Scott as part-owners in the campaign “to restore a team that hasn&rsq
  
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• ‘Just the happiest kid’: Clinical trial brightens future for B.C. boy

  21-10-2026 02:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Seven-year-old Beckett Tessarolo is “just the happiest kid” – quick with one-liners and always sporting a huge smile, including for his first day of Grade 2 at Crescent Park Elementary when classes resumed in September.
  Busy with extra-curriculars – as many kids his age are – such as hockey and baseball, it’s hard to believe he started an unimaginable battle for his life just three months shy of his first birthday.
  “Enough time has passed that you’
  
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• Vancouver Mayor-elect Pete Fry out door-knocking to support B.C. Greens Leader Lowan

  21-10-2026 02:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Incoming Vancouver Mayor Pete Fry endorsed B.C. Greens Leader Emily Lowan on Tuesday, joining her to knock on doors in Sidney as she seeks to hold the Saanich North and the Islands riding for the party.
  “We share so many of the same values,” Fry said. “Some of the things that Emily’s fighting for are things that resonate with folks in Vancouver and really mean a lot to my community.”
  The Green Party has held the riding since 2017, but the seat was vacated when incum
  
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• OPINION: Community forests offer a practical path forward for B.C.

  21-10-2026 01:46 via abbynews.com
  
  British Columbia’s (B.C.) forest sector is at a turning point. Communities are feeling the effects of sawmill and pulp mill closures, catastrophic wildfires, changing markets, and general uncertainty about the future. British Columbians are also asking how forests can support healthy ecosystems, sustainable local economies, reconciliation, public safety, recreation, and other community priorities.
  We believe community forestry offers a tested and proven way forward and should be on the mi
  
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• Kelowna-area Conservative condemns OneBC post about 2006 stayed charges

  21-10-2026 01:21 via abbynews.com
  
  The BC Conservative candidate for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream said he’s disappointed in the “sleazy attacks” made by OneBC towards him.OneBC posted court documents to Facebook on Oct. 16, regarding the indictment against Pavneet Singh in 2006.The charges were that of sexual assault, sexual touching of a person under 14 and unlawful confinement. The charges were stayed in 2008.Singh addressed the 20-year-old allegations on Facebook, stating his innocence and that he has no c
  
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• Abbotsford pet charity prepares to open new cat care clinic

  21-10-2026 01:07 via abbynews.com
  
  An additional cat care clinic is coming to Abbotsford, with the Abby Cat Daddy feline advocate society recently announcing it had signed the lease for its new location.
  This pet charity has spent the last several years hard at work supporting the local feline population, and last year reached the milestone of opening its first physical location.
  Now, the group will be expanding to its second location, this time located at the former Bakerview Animal Hospital space inside the PetSmart Sumas (1305
  
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• Where the parties stand on the major issues heading into the B.C. election

  21-10-2026 01:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Amid the avalanche of policy announcements, platform promises and attack ads, it can be hard to know where party leaders really stand on the issues.
  Mario Canseco of Research Co. regularly polls British Columbian voters to ask which issues they care most about. For the past three years, housing has led. This year, it is cost-of-living.
  “It’s something that everybody can relate to,” he said.
  In a poll conducted on Oct. 13, the economy/jobs was the top issue for 25 per cent of r
  
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• Sam Roberts Band, Owen Riegling to headline when the CPKC Holiday Train crosses B.C.

  21-10-2026 00:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Sam Roberts Band and Owen Riegling are this year’s performers on the CPKC Holiday Train as it makes its way across Alberta and British Columbia this December.
  This is the 28th year for the holiday event which sees two trains – one which travels a predominantly Canadian route and the other mostly in the U.S. – making stops in different communities to offer free concerts, and raise money and collect non-perishable food items for food banks across North America.Cars on each of the
  
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• NDP, Conservatives pitch dozens of Urgent Primary Care Centres as healthcare solution

  20-10-2026 22:52 via abbynews.com
  
  David Eby’s latest campaign stop in the South Okanagan on Oct. 19 saw him promise a new Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC) for the community, one of the 20 that the BC NDP have announced across the province since Oct. 12.
  The same day, the BC Conservatives announced their own promise of 11 UPCCs. Although none were in the Interior, where, alongside Oliver, the BC NDP had also promised an additional UPCC in Penticton.
  The Penticton UPCC was one of the first to open in B.C., and was pitch
  
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• Abbotsford suffers 10 drug deaths during summer break months

  20-10-2026 22:40 via abbynews.com
  
  While children were running around enjoying their summer break, Abbotsford’s first responders were busy dealing with a steady stream of fatal drug overdoses.
  Data released by the BC Coroners Service showed that July and August resulted in a combined 10 drug-related deaths in Abbotsford.
  These latest deaths bring the city to a combined 43 fatalities for the year, which is a slight reduction from last year.The added Abbotsford overdoses have now brought the Fraser East health service deliver
  
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• Father advocates for increased protections for unhoused after daughter’s death in Mission

  20-10-2026 22:10 via abbynews.com
  
  Just days after her 21st birthday, Stacey Reid was run over and killed by a boom lift at a commercial property in Mission.
  Marc White, Reid’s father, is now pushing for accountability. He launched a petition on Oct. 14 to bolster protections against heavy machinery for unhoused individuals.
  “Safety was completely thrown out of the window … There’s no way this isn’t negligence by absolutely any means. That’s why I started the petition … homeless people
  
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• NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship set to be defended in Abbotsford on Nov. 7

  20-10-2026 21:03 via abbynews.com
  
  For the first time in more than a quarter century, one of the most prestigious titles in professional wrestling history will be defended on British Columbia soil.
  The National Wrestling Alliance’s World’s Heavyweight Championship, which was formally established in 1948 (but traces its lineage back to 1904), is on the line inside Abbotsford’s Ag-Rec Centre when Silas Mason defends the crown against The Cremator on Saturday, Nov. 7.
  The belt has been held by a who’s who of
  
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• The Albertan separatism movement has no clear end goal argues political commentator at VIU

  20-10-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The Albertan separatism movement is comprised of several groups with no unified end goal, according to Jen Gerson.
  Gerson, an Albertan journalist, political commentator and co-founder of The Line, was hosted at Vancouver Island University on Oct. 14 by Michael MacKenzie, VIU’s Jarislowsky chair in trust and political leadership, joined by Andy Percy, a Conservative member of U.K. Parliament who supported the separation of the U.K. from the European Union, known as Brexit.
  The vote on Monda
  
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• City of Abbotsford names Mark Neill as new city manager

  20-10-2026 20:28 via abbynews.com
  
  The City of Abbotsford has announced the appointment of a new city manager.
  Effective Oct. 21, Mark Neill replaces outgoing city manager Peter Sparanese, who announced his retirement in July.
  Neill brings more than 25 years of municipal planning and leadership experience to the role, including extensive experience working with local governments throughout the Fraser Valley.
  He has served as the City of Abbotsford’s general manager of planning and development services since 2019 and previou
  
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• Surrey’s Gardiner left off Team Canada roster for Worlds after silver win at Olympics

  20-10-2026 20:27 via abbynews.com
  
  Hockey Canada is going with a younger, less experienced squad at the 2026 IIHF Women’s World Championship, leaving Surrey’s Jenn Gardiner and others on the outside looking in.Gardiner, 25, a Vancouver Goldeneyes forward who a silver medal with Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, was left off the roster announced Monday, Oct. 19.
  The team was assembled by Danièle Sauvageau, new to the job of general manager, and coaching staff led by Kori Cheverie, named head coac
  
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• VIDEO: Abbotsford teen driver nabbed going 85 km/h over speed limit in dad’s Cadillac

  20-10-2026 19:34 via abbynews.com
  
  An 18-year-old driver from Abbotsford was caught by the RCMP Air 1 helicopter travelling at a speed of 175 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Oct. 13 and had his dad’s 2026 Cadillac impounded.
  BC Highway Patrol issued a press release on Tuesday (Oct. 20) as well as video of the incident.
  Sgt. Michael McLaughlin said the driver was spotted by Air 1 at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 on Highway 1 eastbound near the Brunette overpass in Coquitlam.
  After clocking the driver’s speed, Air 1 contacted BC Highway
  
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• Quesnel resident claims $46 million lottery prize from December draw

  20-10-2026 19:16 via abbynews.com
  
  A Quesnel resident has claimed a $46-million Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot after checking his ticket following news of a local win.
  According to a press release from BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Richard Z. was relaxing at home when he learned someone had won the Lotto 6/49 Gold Ball Jackpot with a ticket purchased in Quesnel.
  He decided to check his own ticket and discovered he had won the $46-million jackpot in Dec. 20, 2025 draw.
  “The ticket was only visually validated,” Richard s
  
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• UVic ranked second among Canadian mid-sized universities

  20-10-2026 19:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The University of Victoria is officially one of the top schools in the country.
  Maclean’s magazine has named UVic the second-best mid-sized university in Canada in its 2027 annual rankings, placing it behind only Simon Fraser University.
  Mid-sized institutions are defined as having between 10,000 and 30,000 full-time students.
  The publication evaluated universities on four main criteria.
  Student resources and support made up 32 per cent of the overall score, followed by student experience
  
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• Lower Mainland family going on dream vacation after $1 million win

  20-10-2026 18:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A Maple Ridge family will be going on the trip of a lifetime after winning $1 million in the lottery.Mehrdad P. found out about his win when he stopped by a gas station en route to picking up a light bulb.
  He used the self-scanner to check his tickets in the Friday, Oct. 9 Lotto Max draw and initially thought he won $100,000.The lotto winner returned home to share the news with his wife.“She said, ‘you are acting weird’ and I told her, ‘I am weird’,” recalled
  
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• Lower Mainland harness driver killed in crash

  20-10-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Scott Knight, 52 of Langley, was killed this weekend in a harness racing accident in Osoyoos.
  Due to a misstep by one of the horses in Sunday’s race at the Desert Park Raceway, that equine team went down. The racers following were unable to stop in time, resulting in a multi-horse crash, as operators at the track described it.
  Paramedics received a call at 3:33 p.m. on Sunday, confirmed Brian Twaites, BC EHS paramedic public information officer.
  Five ambulances with primary care paramedics
  
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• 1 person airlifted to hospital after tractor collision in Abbotsford

  20-10-2026 16:04 via abbynews.com
  
  One person was airlifted to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries after a crash in Abbotsford on Monday night (Oct. 19).
  According to a news release, Abbotsford Police Department officers responded to the serious two-vehicle collision on Vye Road at approximately 7 p.m.Police said preliminary evidence indicates a pickup truck collided with the rear of a farm tractor while both vehicles were travelling westbound, causing the tractor to roll over and leave the road.The tractor driver wa
  
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• 1 person airlifted to hospital after collision in Abbotsford

  20-10-2026 16:04 via abbynews.com
  
  One person was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Abbotsford on Monday night (Oct. 19).
  According to a news release, Abbotsford Police Department officers responded to the serious collision on Vye Road at approximately 7 p.m.Police are investigating with assistance from the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS).
  The crash closed Vye Road in both directions between Cole Road and Bowman Road.Abbotsford police said more information will be shared
  
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