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• Hiker rescued from fall in Sumas Mountain trails in Abbotsford

  11-08-2018 19:19 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service crews were called to the trails at around 7:30 p.m. Friday eveningThe post Hiker rescued from fall in Sumas Mountain trails in Abbotsford appeared first on Abbotsford News.
  
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• Salmon Arm fire chief with long lineage legacy retires on 9/11, after 40 years

  10-09-2026 18:04 via abbynews.com
  
  Even before there was a Salmon Arm Fire Department, the Shirley family was protecting the community from flames.
  George Shirley was a charter member of the Salmon Arm Fire Brigade in the early 1900s, before the city’s fire department was established in 1913.Frederick “Pat” Shirley followed in his father George’s footsteps, serving 40 years as master mechanic, assistant chief and then fire chief of Fire Hall #3. He served as career Deputy Chief/Fire Prevention Officer for
  
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• 4 arrested after stolen vehicle rams police cars in Quesnel

  10-09-2026 17:41 via abbynews.com
  
  Quesnel RCMP arrested four people after a stolen pickup rammed police vehicles while attempting to flee early Thursday morning.
  According to an RCMP news release, at approximately 5 a.m. on Sept. 10, Quesnel RCMP located a white Ford F350 that had been reported stolen earlier that morning from Hixon, B.C.
  Police approached the vehicle in the parking lot of the Quesnel Recreation Centre in an attempt to apprehend the occupants.
  Mounties said the driver rammed police vehicles while trying to flee.
  
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• U-Haul Storage Center Abbotsford: Landlords Contractual Lien, Sale of Goods

  10-09-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  U-Haul Storage Center Abbotsford claims a Landlords Contractual Lien against the following persons goods in storage at 30618 Matsqui Pl, Abbotsford, BC V2T 6L4 Tel: (604) 854-6346. Auction is subject to cancellation at any time without notice.If not paid in full, the contents of the locker will be sold online at www.bid13.com starting at 11 am on Friday, September 25th, 2026, till 11 am on Monday, September 28th, 2026. Winners will be contacted by email at the end of the auction. Room contents a
  
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• Motorcyclist sustains life-threatening injuries in Abbotsford collision

  10-09-2026 16:27 via abbynews.com
  
  A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a collision with an SUV in Abbotsford on Wednesday (Sept. 9).
  According to a news release from the Abbotsford Police Department, the crash occurred just before 4 p.m. at the intersection of George Ferguson Way and Gladys Avenue.
  Police say the SUV driver wasn’t injured and is cooperating with police.
  An investigation supported by the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service (ICARS) is in its early sta
  
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• Manning Park Resort outlines expansion plan, seeks public input

  10-09-2026 15:52 via abbynews.com
  
  Organizers behind a proposed expansion plan for Manning Park Resort are seeking input from the public.
  The resort is located along Highway 3, about 67 km east of Hope and 66 km west Princeton.
  The resort’s development plan calls for expanded support services, ski areas and lodge facilities, as well as a 60-hectare expansion of its controlled recreation area (CRA). That would increase the existing CRA by 22 per cent and, according to developers, account for less than 0.07 per cent of E.C. M
  
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• COLUMN; What happens to your pet if you’re no longer here?

  10-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  For many of us, our pets are far more than animals. They are family. They are part of our daily routines, our homes and our lives.
  But there is a difficult question every pet guardian should consider: What happens to my pets if something happens to me?
  It isn’t an easy thing to think about. It’s something most of us would rather avoid. But making a plan for your pet’s future is an important part of being a responsible guardian.
  A couple of years ago, I went through this exercis
  
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• NDP’s Alexis, BC Cons’ Findley clash on affordability, budgets and future of Abbotsford-Mission

  10-09-2026 04:47 via abbynews.com
  
  A mostly cordial debate ended with an exclamation mark when NDP candidate Pam Alexis implied that one of her opponents doesn’t know the Abbotsford-Mission community at all and is there to sow division and hate.She went on to state the aforementioned candidate is more concerned with party infighting, while she is working for a more collaborative and supportive community. Her closing statement target was Kerry-Lynne Findley of the Conservative Party of BC, who attacked Alexis earlier on taxa
  
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• MLA candidates clash on affordability, budgets and future of Abbotsford-Mission

  10-09-2026 04:47 via abbynews.com
  
  A mostly cordial debate ended with an exclamation mark when NDP candidate Pam Alexis implied that one of her opponents doesn’t know the Abbotsford-Mission community at all and is there to sow division and hate.She went on to state the aforementioned candidate is more concerned with party infighting, while she is working for a more collaborative and supportive community. Her closing statement target was Kerry-Lynne Findley of the Conservative Party of BC, who attacked Alexis earlier on taxa
  
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• Southbound B.C.-Washington border crossings fall 49%

  10-09-2026 04:39 via abbynews.com
  
  Southbound trips from B.C. into Washington State took another sharp drop during the Labour Day weekend, new figures show, with half as many on this side of the Canada-U.S. border making the trip.
  Numbers for the Peace Arch, Pacific Highway, Lynden and Sumas ports of entry show a 49 per cent decline in the number of southbound vehicles with B.C. plates visiting Washington State during Labour Day this year, compared to 2025, and that becomes a drop of 67 per cent when compared to Labour Day 2024.
  
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• City moves sports-park plan to west Abbotsford

  10-09-2026 01:49 via abbynews.com
  
  A plan to build a new sports and recreation park in Abbotsford has been revised after the previous proposal was rejected by the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC).
  The city stated in a press release on Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 9) that it is now looking into the feasibility of building the park on a 39-acre parcel of land at 1010 Lefeuvre Rd. (between Huntingdon and King roads).
  That site was one of two city-owned properties on Lefeuvre Road that the city had proposed be added to the Agricultur
  
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• Family of 85-year-old killed by stray bullet in Burnaby makes plea for answers

  10-09-2026 01:04 via abbynews.com
  
  The family of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed by a stray bullet into his Burnaby home, has made a heartfelt appeal to anyone with information.
  Cho was found suffering from a gunshot wound in his apartment following a call for a wellness check on Aug. 30 around 4 p.m. – hours after Burnaby RCMP were called to the area for a report of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead.
  The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team first issued a release on the fatal shooting Tuesday (Sept. 8),
  
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• Abbotsford rental prices begin to climb back up

  10-09-2026 00:46 via abbynews.com
  
  Despite Abbotsford rental home prices declining rapidly for most of 2026, that trend seems to have come to an end as August brought in the highest price of the past four months.
  According to Rentals.ca, Abbotsford had an average rental asking price of $1,772 last month, which is a 1.6 per cent increase from July.While this does mark the biggest one-month increase in more than a year, it still hasn’t impacted Abbotsford’s status as the most affordable city in B.C.
  In addition to being
  
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• THE MOJ: B.C. Lions look for some revenge against Als Saturday at BC Place

  10-09-2026 00:44 via abbynews.com
  
  ROUND TWO COMING UP: The Lions look to avenge their 37-30 loss in Montreal last Friday when the Alouettes pay a visit to BC Place this Saturday (7 p.m. TSN 1040; 730 CKNW; Sher-E- Punjab Radio AM 600). The loss snapped the Lions five-game win streak as well as a six-game streak against the Als. As we’ve stated on numerous occasions, the Lions have yet to bring their ‘A’ game this year and last week was no different with three turnovers playing a huge role in the loss. This Lion
  
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• Lower Mainland real estate agent’s licence suspended, regulator says

  10-09-2026 00:12 via abbynews.com
  
  The B.C. real estate services regulator has suspended the licence of Vancouver-based real estate agent Rimpy Hothi.
  B.C. Financial Services Authority announced the suspension Sept. 4, effective immediately. It also applies to Rimpy Hothi Real Estate Corporation.
  As per the “order in urgent circumstances,” she is suspended from all licensed real estate activity. Hothi also cannot work as an unlicensed assistant.
  The order says that “there has been conduct” by Hothi that co
  
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• Discharge permit for proposed magnesium mine near Rossland draws local opposition

  10-09-2026 00:09 via abbynews.com
  
  As a November court hearing approaches over the Mines Act permit for the proposed magnesium mine near Rossland, a local opposition group is calling on the province to withhold a separate environmental permit for the project.
  Save Record Ridge Action Committee is urging the B.C. government not to issue an Environmental Management Act permit that would authorize certain discharges to air and water from the proposed Record Ridge open-pit mine, located about seven kilometres southwest of Rossland.Th
  
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• B.C. forestry groups say industry at ‘breaking point’

  09-09-2026 23:48 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. forestry sector organizations are calling for the immediate establishment of a provincial crisis action group as timber companies reel from increasing harvesting costs and escalating U.S. trade action.
  “Its mandate should be clear: get economically viable wood moving, reduce costs, remove regulatory barriers, stabilize fibre supply, protect operating businesses, and retain—not retrain—British Columbia’s skilled forestry workforce,” the letter says.
  The group, w
  
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• Cycling for a cause: Cops for Cancer coming to White Rock

  09-09-2026 23:27 via abbynews.com
  
  A White Rock RCMP constable is cycling for an excellent cause — and one that’s close to her heart — in this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley fundraiser.
  When Const. Carly Godlien’s friend and colleague — Const. Chantal Sears’s — daughter was diagnosed with leukemia last September, it sparked the idea for Godlien to return to the fundraising cycling tour, which she rode in in 2018 and 2019 as well.
  “This year (is) my third year doing Tour
  
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• UPDATE: No one in home, break-and-enter evidence not found at police presence in Kelowna

  09-09-2026 22:59 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 1:45 p.m.
  The police incident was for naught, the Kelowna RCMP have confirmed.
  Around 8:40 a.m., the RCMP responded to a report of a break and enter in progress in the 700-block of DeHart Avenue.“A resident reported to police that an unknown individual was inside their home and had barricaded themself after their presence became known,” said Kelowna RCMP media relations officer Cpl. Steven Lang. “Based on the information available at the time and out of an abundance of c
  
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• Where’s Bowdie, the French bulldog from Langley?

  09-09-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  Bowdie’s family has been working to find their four-year-old French bulldog since he went missing Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5 while just feet away from where Sarah Cronin was washing her car.
  Cronin said her three kids are missing their four-legged buddy that the family has had since Bowdie was a pup.
  “Instead of heading back to school with happy summer memories they are absolutely crushed,” the Murrayville resident said.
  A friend posted a missing poster on a community social m
  
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• Abbotsford vice-principal gets 3-week suspension for messaging female students

  09-09-2026 21:27 via abbynews.com
  
  A former Abbotsford high school vice-principal has received a three-week suspension of his teaching certificate for frequently messaging female students on social media.
  A ruling posted Tuesday (Sept. 8) on the website of the B.C. Commissioner for Teacher Regulation indicates that Michael David Hendricks “repeatedly violated professional boundaries with students and engaged in conduct that had the potential to compromise students’ emotional safety and well-being.”
  The “co
  
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• Taxi impounded for going 133 km/h in an 80 zone on B.C.’s Sea to Sky Highway

  09-09-2026 20:20 via abbynews.com
  
  B.C. Highway Patrol says a Squamish driver is facing a $368 fine after being caught allegedly excessively speeding on a highway.
  An officer was on Highway 99, also known as the Sea to Sky Highway, near Porteau Cove on Monday (Sept. 7) when they clocked a white Toyota Corolla allegedly doing 133 km/h in an 80 zone, a news release from B.C. Highway Patrol Wednesday (Sept. 9) said.
  Police say the Corolla was a taxi and the passenger in the back seat had allegedly just lost their own vehicle to an e
  
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• Arrest made in Vernon house fire

  09-09-2026 19:30 via abbynews.com
  
  A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a house fire in the BX Monday.
  Firefighters and RCMP were called to the structure fire off Goose Lake Road, on Raven Road, around noon Sept. 7.
  Although there was significant damage to the home, no injuries were reported.
  But one person was arrested at the scene in connection with the fire.
  The Vernon man appeared in court and has been remanded in custody pending a bail hearing.
  The investigation remains ongoing and no further details will be
  
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• Abbotsford market raises $3,200 to help Egyptian students get education

  09-09-2026 19:03 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford community is lending a big helping hand to Egyptian students and families after raising thousands of dollars at a recent marketplace fundraiser.
  Salsabeel Charity hosted the Aug. 29 event at OPEX Abbotsford, with many people turning up to support the group’s efforts, said the charity co-founder, Eiad El Fateh.
  “The bazaar was a big success,” said Fateh. “We were able to raise more than $3,000 in our campaign.”
  He mentioned that Coun. Patricia Driessen
  
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• ‘Donald J. Trump Memorial’ bathroom plaque removed by City of Victoria

  09-09-2026 18:15 via abbynews.com
  
  Those moving along the Galloping Goose Regional Trail may have noticed an inexplicable sign above a washroom near Regatta Point Park over the weekend.
  A wooden ‘Donald J. Trump Memorial’ plaque appeared above the washroom, quickly gaining traction online before disappearing later Sunday evening.Colleen Mycroft, a City spokesperson, said staff were alerted to the sign on Sunday (Sept. 6) and removed it at around 6 p.m.
  Mycroft also said there is no CCTV footage available in the area.
  
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• Albert Thomas Straiton

  09-09-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  September 27, 1944 – September 2, 2026
  Albert “Bert” Straiton passed away peacefully on September 2, 2026, at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife Donna, his brother Ernie Straiton (Jean) and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He is predeceased by his brother Art Straiton.
  Born on September 27, 1944, Bert spent more than 36 years as a barber, working side by side with his brother Ernie at their well-known Fraser Ridge Barbers (Bert and Ernie’s). Together, they created
  
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• Three Chilliwack air cadets earn freedom to fly

  09-09-2026 14:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Three Chilliwack air cadets have earned the freedom to soar through the sky.
  Warrant Officer, Second Class Tiger Hu, Flight Sgt. Hannah Ivan and Flight Sgt. Jacob Wagner each received their pilot’s licences during an air cadet training course this summer.
  The cadets are all members of the 147 Airwolf Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron (RCACS), who have been operating in Chilliwack since 1941.
  Hu earned his Power Pilot licence, allowing him to fly small engine-powered planes by himself, and
  
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• Residents at powerless B.C. trailer park form protest against owner

  09-09-2026 02:15 via abbynews.com
  
  After five months of toughing it out, residents at Vernon’s Crown Villa trailer park are demanding that something be done about their park’s lack of power and water.
  Homeowners at Crown Villa have been without power since April 10, when Technical Safety BC (TSBC) shut off electricity there due to a need for critical repairs to the park’s electrical system which was causing a significant safety risk. The park’s water supply relies on a pump that needs electricity to operat
  
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• Surrey-based Allegiance films S4 in Surrey, White Rock

  09-09-2026 01:32 via abbynews.com
  
  There’s a positive vibe on the Allegiance set, with cast and crew quick to smile, share a joke, or help one another out.The CBC police drama, which stars Indian-born actress Supinder Wraich as Sabrina Sohal, is based in Surrey, and they’ve been busy filming season four at locations in White Rock, Surrey and in the studio as well.
  Unlike many other series, Allegiance actually takes place in Surrey — instead of pretending to be a U.S. city like most shows filmed in B.C. — a
  
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• CBC’s Allegiance films S4 in Surrey, White Rock

  09-09-2026 01:32 via abbynews.com
  
  There’s a positive vibe on the Allegiance set, with cast and crew quick to smile, share a joke, or help one another out.The CBC police drama, which stars Indian-born actress Supinder Wraich as Sabrina Sohal, is based in Surrey, and they’ve been busy filming season four at locations in White Rock, Surrey and in the studio as well.
  Unlike many other series, Allegiance actually takes place in Surrey — instead of pretending to be a U.S. city like most shows filmed in B.C. — a
  
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