Abbotsford news

• Group tasked with preventing major Fraser Valley flood hasn’t met in seven years

  03-09-2018 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  City of Abbotsford hopes to reconvene group organized after 1990 Nooksack River floodingThe post Group tasked with preventing major Fraser Valley flood hasn’t met in seven years appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Complainant recounts alleged attack in Kelowna sexual assault trial

  17-09-2026 03:03 via abbynews.com
  
  WARNING: This article contains details about a criminal sexual assault trial and may be disturbing to some readers. If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, contact the Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society at (250) 763-4613 or the RCMP.
  The trial for a Kelowna man charged with one count of sexual assault stemming from a reported incident in 2021 began in a Supreme Court in Kelowna on Sept. 15.
  Brandon Hildebrand Acosta is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her h
  
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• Federal Conservatives raise affordability, spectre of EU taxation ahead of B.C. caucus retreat

  17-09-2026 03:00 via abbynews.com
  
  A pitch for affordability was at the centre of the Conservative Party of Canada message ahead of the party’s caucus retreat in Penticton.
  A brief press conference by Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman on Sept. 16 was followed by an address by Party Leader Pierre Poilievre.Lantsman’s portion was focused on responding to recent reports that Prime Minister Mark Carney had approached the European Union about Canada becoming an association member, news that was first shared by the Wall Street
  
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• Injured cat back with family following Summerland wildfire

  17-09-2026 01:21 via abbynews.com
  
  A black cat, found alone and injured during the Bald Range wildfire, has been treated and is now reunited with his family.
  The injured cat was discovered by someone working behind the fire line. The rescuer scooped up the cat and rushed him to a veterinary hospital.
  Examination there revealed severe burns on the bottom of the cat’s feet, along with dehydration and a painful ear mite infestation.
  The veterinary team began treatment, providing pain medication, fluids, wound care and regular
  
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• Rajwinder Singh Sandhu enters Abbotsford school trustee race

  17-09-2026 01:09 via abbynews.com
  
  Local basketball coach, parent, realtor and community volunteer Rajwinder Singh Sandhu has announced his entry into the 2026 Abbotsford school trustee race.
  Sandhu stated that coaching basketball has allowed him to work closely with young people and given him an opportunity to listen to students. He said he understands some of the challenges they face and sees the importance of providing young people with the right support and opportunities.
  “As a coach, I spend a lot of time around young
  
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• Abbotsford student takes home top documentary film award in TWU contest

  17-09-2026 00:50 via abbynews.com
  
  Among all the potential Steven Spielbergs and Greta Gerwigs in B.C. high schools, one Abbotsford student is being celebrated above them all as part of a Trinity Western University (TWU) competition.
  The Frame It Forward contest challenges Grade 11 and 12 students to create short films centred around that year’s theme.
  For the 2026 competition, the theme was “creating positive change” and asked the young filmmakers to demonstrate stories of how creativity and compassion are bein
  
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• Low flying helicopter checks Fortis gas lines for leaks across B.C.

  16-09-2026 23:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Low-flying helicopter sightings are keeping work water cooler and social media conversations abuzz in Greater Victoria.Those talks will continue across the province as FortisBC performs its aerial inspections in B.C.
  To make sure the gas system continues to operate safely and reliably, FortisBC confirmed it’s performing aerial inspections of gas transmission lines across the province, the company confirmed to Victoria News.“As part of our integrity management program, we inspect all
  
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• Fernie woman faces 9/11’s fallout, 25 years later

  16-09-2026 23:08 via abbynews.com
  
  Thousands of people lost their lives in the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre 25 years ago, but the long-term impacts to people who experienced it are still being uncovered.Patti Sonntag was a student studying at university in New York on Sept. 11, 2001 when she volunteered to help the medical team and emergency services deliver aid at Ground Zero. More than two decades later, she has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called retroperitoneal liposarcoma, linked to toxic dust at the si
  
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• PHOTOS: White Rock students cheer Cops for Cancer riders

  16-09-2026 22:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley riders received a warm welcome from White Rock students on Tuesday (Sept. 15) as the cycling team stopped at two local elementary schools during its six-day ride through the Fraser Valley.18 riders began their White Rock visit at Peace Arch Elementary, where students had handmade signs and banners to welcome the group.The riders then travelled to the White Rock RCMP detachment before continuing to White Rock Elementary. RCMP motorcycles led the cyclists as they
  
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• One woman dead after incident involving truck in downtown Nanaimo

  16-09-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  
  A 42-year-old woman is dead following a motor vehicle incident in the parking lot of the Co-op gas bar on Victoria Crescent in downtown Nanaimo on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 16.
  An earlier report from the Nanaimo RCMP identified the victim as a man.
  Later in the day, the police said that at approximately 6:46 a.m., Nanaimo RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian who had been struck by a semi-truck in the parking lot of the Co-op Gas Bar, located at 60 Victoria Crescent.
  The investigation
  
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• One man dead after incident involving truck in downtown Nanaimo

  16-09-2026 22:20 via abbynews.com
  
  A man is dead following a motor vehicle incident in the parking lot of the Co-op gas bar on Victoria Crescent in downtown Nanaimo on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 16.
  Nanaimo RCMP said the investigation is in the early stages, but can confirm that one man has died in the incident.
  Kevan Shaw witnessed the event at approximately 6:30 a.m.
  He said he heard a fuel truck backing up towards the gas pumps in the parking lot of the gas station and the driver was blowing his horn to warn anyone that m
  
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• UBCM president delivers sharp rebuke to provincial government in annual address

  16-09-2026 22:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Union of B.C. Municipalities President Cori Ramsay blasted the provincial government in her annual address on Wednesday, expressing deep frustration on a wide range of issues.
  “If I were to characterize how our members are feeling right now, the word that comes to mind is frustration,” Ramsay told local government delegates at the UBCM convention in Vancouver.
  UBCM presidents serve one-year terms. This conference concludes Ramsay’s time in the role, and Squamish Coun. Jenna Sto
  
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• Okanagan curling team second at Saville Shootout in Edmonton

  16-09-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  New rink, nice result.
  Vernon’s Jim Cotter returned to competitive men’s team curling with a second-place finish at the 20-team Saville Shootout in Edmonton.
  Cotter, 51, fell 5-4 in the final Monday, Sept. 14, to Benny Kapp of Fuessen, Germany. The Cotter rink collected $4,000 for second place. Kapp pocketed $6,000.
  Playing with Cotter are third Jared Kolomaya of Kamloops, second Connor Deane of Kelowna, lead Erik Colwell of Vernon, and alternate player Brad Wood of Penticton.
  The ne
  
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• First responders head to Island hospital after construction worker falls, injured

  16-09-2026 21:32 via abbynews.com
  
  Fire crews, police and B.C. Ambulance Service were on the scene at a hospital on Vancouver Island for a rescue incident.
  First responders were called out to the cancer centre construction site at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, just before noon on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
  According to John MacKenzie, Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant chief of operations, it involved a man who was working at the site.
  “Our crews were called for industrial accident here at NRGH for a worker who fell, from what I&
  
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• Abbotsford Judo Club founder Tokue Suda passes away at age 76

  16-09-2026 21:21 via abbynews.com
  
  An Abbotsford sports legend has passed away and the judo community he helped create is fondly remembering the massive impact he had.
  Tokue Suda established the Abbotsford Judo Club in 1981 and his efforts grew it into the largest dojo in British Columbia.
  He died on Sept. 14 at the age of 76 in Delta.
  Suda had been the head instructor at the AJC from 1981 until 2023 when he retired from the position. He was inducted into the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame in 2007, won the SportBC President&rsquo
  
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• Abbotsford police looking for owners of $20,000 in stolen tools

  16-09-2026 20:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Two men are now facing break-and-enter charges after thousands of dollars in stolen goods were recovered at an Abbotsford home.
  The Abbotsford Police Department said this recent investigation stems from an Aug. 27 incident, where officers were called to a reported break-and-enter at a business in the 1800 block of Forge Place.
  Police arrived on site just before 4 a.m., but the suspects had already departed the area, with some furniture and merchandise missing from the business.
  On Sept. 11, a se
  
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• Agassiz pool grand opening set for Sept. 25

  16-09-2026 20:33 via abbynews.com
  
  The Lets’emot Regional Recreation and Aquatic Centre has an opening date.According to a recent release from the District of Kent, the long-awaited pool facility is set to open on Friday, Sept. 25.Details for the grand opening have not been released as of press time, but stay connected to The Observer for the latest information online and in print.
  The LRRAC is a 27,000-square foot addition to the existing Community Recreation and Cultural Centre on Pioneer Avenue in Agassiz. The new facili
  
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• $2M from province for Chemainus wood products manufacturer for expansion

  16-09-2026 20:15 via abbynews.com
  
  A Chemainus wood products manufacturer is expanding its operations with the help of up to $2 million in provincial funding.
  Ron Anderson & Sons has broken ground on an expansion of its Chemainus manufacturing facility that will increase production capacity, introduce new prefabricated wood products and create up to 35 new jobs.
  The project is being supported through the B.C. government’s BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund, which is providing funding for facility expansions and equipment upgrad
  
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• B.C. restaurants squeezed by rising costs: Report

  16-09-2026 19:46 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C.’s restaurant industry is absorbing cost pressures more sharply than the rest of the country, according to new data from EconoLease’s 2026 Hospitality Operator Report.
  The report reveals that the province’s hospitality sector is under financial pressure, due to tariffs, costs of upgrades to cooking equipment and disproportionately high startup costs.
  The report, released Sept. 15, surveyed 250 Canadian foodservice and hospitality operators and found that 90 per cent of B.C
  
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• Man arrested after midnight attacks in a Vancouver Island college campus’s residence

  16-09-2026 19:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Comox Valley RCMP are currently investigating an aggravated assault at Courtenay’s North Island College campus.
  Police responded to multiple calls at 12:53 a.m. reporting an assault with an edged weapon at one of the campus’s residence buildings. Police located two victims with injuries quickly after arriving at the scene. Officers identified and arrested the suspect, a 21-year-old man from Burnaby. The man is currently in custody pending a court appearance.
  As of 10 a.m., the scene
  
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• Abbotsford author analyzes the many names of God in new book

  16-09-2026 19:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Theology has been at the core of Grace Fox’s work for many years, with her latest project diving into a topic she believes will be able to help countless people.
  The Abbotsford author has recently finished her new book, Names of God: Growing Strong, which analyzes the seven Hebrew names of God and explores what these names can reveal about Him.
  “God has shown us what He’s like through these names,” said Fox.
  By better understanding this, she said it supports people in the
  
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• Metallica will play in Vancouver for first time in 10 years next spring

  16-09-2026 19:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Metal music trailblazers Metallica will perform in Vancouver next spring for the first time in close to a decade.
  The Saturday, May 8 date at BC Place Stadium will kick off an extended M72 World Tour, with Limp Bizkit and Avatar opening for the “Enter Sandman” band.
  Metallica last played in Vancouver in August 2017, also at BC Place.
  The new Live Nation-promoted tour, launched in 2023 and set to continue four years later, includes stadiums across North America, the company announced
  
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• 5 children rescued in the Philippines after B.C. sexual exploitation case

  16-09-2026 18:46 via abbynews.com
  
  A New Westminster man has been charged with multiple child sexual exploitation offences in an international investigation that led to the rescue of five children in the Philippines.
  Gerard Saunders, who lived in New Westminster at the time of the alleged offences, is charged with possession of child sexual abuse material, making child sexual abuse and exploitation material and agreeing or making an arrangement with a person to lure a child, police said in a release Tuesday (Sept. 15).
  Saunders w
  
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• ‘No more band-aids:’ province chooses Campbell River areas for Working Forest Landscape Model

  16-09-2026 18:27 via abbynews.com
  
  The Province of British Columbia, in partnership with the Na̲nwak̲olas Council and four of its member First Nations — Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum and K’ómoks — has identified areas near Campbell River as the first candidate area to explore a proposed Working Forest Landscape Model.The area was selected through targeted engagement with industry and existing land-use and forest-planning processes.
  The proposed model is a co-ordinated, three-zone approach t
  
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• Robert (Bob) Garth Barkman

  16-09-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  In Loving Memory
  It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Robert (Bob) Garth Barkman on September 5, 2026 at Vernon Jubilee Hospital in Vernon B.C. at the age of 72 years. Bob was born November 28, 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He came into the Dave Barkman family as a baby in Steinbach, Manitoba. As a child Bob would ride around on his bike with friends, play cops and robbers, and cowboys and Indians. In those days he would also accompany his dad, at times, to his constru
  
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• B.C. attorney general ‘hopeful’ on DRIPA changes this fall, but won’t commit

  16-09-2026 04:12 via abbynews.com
  
  While B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma wouldn’t commit to amending the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) this fall after a summer of consultations with First Nations, she did say she is “hopeful” a path forward can be found.
  “Our government has been contacting various leaders. They gave us ideas. And we’re making really good progress,” she told reporters at the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in Vancouver on Tuesday. “I wi
  
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• Ski club unveils state-of-art training facility in Vernon

  16-09-2026 01:39 via abbynews.com
  
  It’s new. It’s state of the art.And it rests comfortably on a North Okanagan mountain.
  The Silver Star Freestyle (Ski) Club (SSFC) has unveiled its new dryland training facility at SilverStar Mountain Resort.
  The facility will create unprecedented training opportunities for freestyle skiers and snowboarders in B.C., Western Canada, and beyond.
  “This is a really exciting moment for freestyle skiing and snowboarding in our region,” said Carson Dorward, SSFC president. &ldqu
  
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• UFV agricultural report shines spotlight on decline of mid-size B.C. farms

  16-09-2026 01:06 via abbynews.com
  
  A recent Statistics Canada report revealed a $457 million net loss for the B.C. agricultural sector in 2024, but the BC Agriculture Council and BC Dairy have now responded with a study of their own.
  In a new report created by staff at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), the two agricultural groups cited findings that they said help paint the full picture of the current state of the agricultural sector.While Statistics Canada shared that the province’s farms suffered a total loss of
  
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• VIDEO: Team Leavitt wins pull time at Kelowna’s annual Haul for Hope

  16-09-2026 00:26 via abbynews.com
  
  The KF Centre for Excellence in Kelowna was an exciting place to be the morning of Sept. 15.The annual Haul for Hope fundraiser took place starting at 9 a.m. with 13 teams raising funds for Hope Air and competing for the best time in pulling a 67,000 pound WestJet plane.There to share her story with competitors was Penticton’s Rhonda Caron, a Hope Air patient who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia.Caron stayed with family in Vancouver while receiving treatment she could not get locally, bu
  
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• MacMaster, Leahy bring teen kids for Celtic Family Christmas concert in Surrey

  15-09-2026 23:42 via abbynews.com
  
  Natalie MacMaster, Donnell Leahy and their growing musical family will be in Surrey to perform “A Celtic Family Christmas” concert this fall.Live Nation Entertainment announced their show, to feature “exciting new versions of all your classic Christmas favourites,” for Sunday, Nov. 22 at Bell Performing Arts Centre. Tickets are sold starting 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18 on livenation.com.
  In the early 2000s MacMaster and Leahy balanced raising seven musically gifted children,
  
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