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• New programs to train elite student athletes at Abbotsford schools

  16-03-2018 09:30 via abbynews.com
  
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• B.C. foster care student earns $85K in scholarships

  18-08-2026 18:00 via abbynews.com
  
  For Madison-Lynn Perreault, getting accepted into UBC’s nursing program was only one milestone in a high school career filled with advocacy, volunteering and community work.This recent Surrey school graduate is heading to UBC in September after earning $85,000 in scholarships and bursaries, an achievement she hopes will inspire young people from foster care that post-secondary education is within reach.Perreault has had many obstacles growing up, but instead of viewing them negatively, she
  
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• Volunteers clean up 13K cubic feet of trash from Hope trail

  18-08-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  After multiple community cleanup events, hundreds of man-hours, and a dozen large dumpsters filled to the brim, Flood Falls has returned to the natural beauty it once was.
  This massive volunteer movement was spearheaded by Ryan Smith, who runs the Hope Community Cleanup Society Facebook group.
  He said that getting rid of the homeless camps and dumping grounds that have taken over part of the Flood Falls trail network has been a goal of his for years.However, this wasn’t an easy task, with
  
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• UPDATE: More Summerland residents can return home amid Bald Range wildfire

  18-08-2026 17:11 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE 8 a.m.
  Some Summerland residents are getting the chance to go home on Tuesday morning.
  At 7 a.m. on Aug. 18, the District of Summerland said residents who reside in Summerland proper – West of Highway 97, up to and including a portion of Cartwright Avenue, a portion of Haddrell Avenue (south of Dale Meadows Road) – have had their evacuation order downgraded.
  However, the following properties are executed from the change and remain on evacuation order, meaning the resident can&
  
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• Nearly 100 firefighters remain at Bradley Creek wildfire complex along Westside Road

  18-08-2026 15:01 via abbynews.com
  
  Despite both ‘being held’, BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) continues to have a large presence at the Bradley Creek and Quilpituk Creek wildfires.
  On Monday, BCWS had 90 firefighters, four helicopters, and 10 pieces of heavy equipment on scene between the two blazes.
  At this time, the Bradley Creek blaze still has one evacuation order issued by the Okanagan Indian Band (OKIB) and two evacuation alerts, one from OKIB and one from the Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO).
  At the Quilpi
  
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• Wind could increase fire behaviour at Bald Range blaze close to Summerland

  18-08-2026 14:45 via abbynews.com
  
  The Bald Range wildfire continues to burn, 11 days since it was discovered.
  The blaze, which stands at 21,391 hectares as of Tuesday morning (Aug. 18), continues to experience the most fire activity on the northwestern flank.
  In its update on Monday night, the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) and the District of Summerland confirmed that 150 structures have been destroyed or damaged by the blaze.
  “That is both Area F and also Summerland proper,” said Statt. “Bas
  
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• UPDATE: 4 people, pets safely airlifted from Johnson Creek wildfire as evacuation order continues near Beaton

  18-08-2026 09:57 via abbynews.com
  
  Four people and two pets have been evacuated by helicopter from the Johnson Creek wildfire as properties near the rural community of Beaton remain on evacuation order along the Incomappleux Forest Service Road (FSR) and Fish River Road.
  The City of Revelstoke issued the order at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, on behalf of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Area B, and on the advice of BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
  Three Incomappleux FSR properties (3211, 3227 and 3730) and two Fish River Ro
  
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• UPDATE: Around 150 structures damaged or destroyed in Bald Range Wildfire

  18-08-2026 03:30 via abbynews.com
  
  UPDATE: (6:30 p.m.)
  The first updates on damage from the Bald Range wildfire have been released by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and District of Summerland.Summerland CAO Graham Statt shared during the nightly RDOS live update that about 150 structures had been damaged or destroyed by the wildfire.“That is both Area F and also Summerland proper,” said Statt. “Based on the data I’ve seen so far, approximately 40 structures damaged or destroyed in Summerland
  
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• E-cigarette maker JUUL Labs appeals B.C. court’s class action certification

  18-08-2026 02:15 via abbynews.com
  
  E-cigarette maker JUUL Labs and tobacco conglomerate Altria Group, owner of Philip Morris USA, are appealing the B.C. Supreme Court’s certification of a class action lawsuit alleging the companies deceptively marketed e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to smoking.
  The case was brought by representative plaintiffs Owen Mann-Campbell and Robert Osborn in 2019, one year after e-cigarettes became legal in Canada.
  The pair claim JUUL and Altria are liable for negligence, unjust enrichment, brea
  
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• PHOTOS: Symphony in the Park returns to Abbotsford

  18-08-2026 01:24 via abbynews.com
  
  The annual Symphony in the Park returned to Mill Lake Park for a night of family entertainment on Friday, Aug. 14.
  The event featured a professional symphony orchestra (including members of the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra) performing a program that blended classical favourites with popular hits.
  The evening’s musical lineup included Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro Overture, a movement from Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto featuring trumpeter Mark D’Angelo, Viva La Vida, Superman March
  
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• PHOTOS: Abbotsford car show raises funds for hospice society

  18-08-2026 01:12 via abbynews.com
  
  The Abbotsford Hospice and Grief Support Society held the sixth annual Horsepower for Hospice Cruise-in on Sunday, Aug. 16.
  The event ran along Essendene Avenue in the historic downtown core. All vehicle makes and models were on display.
  The event also included food trucks, live music, and face-painting and games for the kids.
  
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• Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Summerland burnt down due to wildfire

  18-08-2026 00:27 via abbynews.com
  
  When the Bald Range Wildfire swiftly approached Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (IWRS) in Summerland, Eva Hartmann gathered all the animals and evacuated.
  Hartmann and Jonathan Laumer, co-founders of IWRS, shared the daunting experience on Facebook.
  “When we could feel the heat and hear the forest ablaze while ashes were raining from the skies, there was no time to pack anything besides the animals and ourselves.”
  “On our security cameras we could only watch the entire
  
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• B.C. student cycles 270 km, raises $7.7K for wildfire evacuees

  17-08-2026 23:07 via abbynews.com
  
  The recent wildfires in the Okanagan inspired a Lake Country resident currently living two provinces over to help evacuees from a distance.Since July 31, the Bradley Creek, Quilpituk Creek, and Bald Range fires combined have burned more than 25,000 hectares, with the majority burned at Bald Range.
  Seeing the devastation from the fires reminded Lake Country resident and UBC Okanagan (UBCO) student Ains Reid of being on evacuation alert due to the McDougall Creek wildfire complex in 2023.
  “W
  
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• One injured in Langley City crash involving fire vehicle and pickup

  17-08-2026 22:49 via abbynews.com
  
  One person was sent to hospital after a Langley City fire vehicle and a pickup truck collided on Sunday afternoon.
  Around 5:22 p.m. Aug. 16, Langley RCMP responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of 203 St. and Fraser Highway that involved a Langley Fire Rescue Service fire apparatus and a pickup truck.
  Preliminary findings indicate that the fire apparatus was responding to a service call with its emergency lights and sirens activated and was proceeding through the i
  
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• Abbotsford Canucks hosting preseason games for first time ever

  17-08-2026 22:05 via abbynews.com
  
  Preseason games has never been a part of the Abbotsford Canucks vocabulary, but that all changes next month.For the first time ever, the AHL club hosts a pair of preseason games inside the Rogers Forum against the Calgary Wranglers.
  Games are set for Sunday, Sept. 27 and Monday, Sept. 28. The Sept. 27 game begins at 6 p.m., while the Sept. 28 game has a special start time of 1 p.m.
  Preseason hockey is coming HOME!
  Tickets are ON SALE NOW for our first-ever preseason games at Rogers Forum on Sept
  
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• No charges against Langley RCMP over October 2025 death

  17-08-2026 22:00 via abbynews.com
  
  No actions will be taken against Langley RCMP members involved in an October 2025 incident in which a man suffered a cardiac arrest.
  Just after 4 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2025, police were called to an apartment in the 19800-block of 54 Avenue for a person running up and down a hallway, trying residents’ doors and causing a disturbance. Police found the man in medical distress and called for paramedics, according to the details of the investigation by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO).
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• Use of ATV in Okanagan backcountry reignites concerns over encampments amid fire risk

  17-08-2026 21:19 via abbynews.com
  
  An instance of someone driving an ATV on back country roads in the Okanagan has sparked fear of wildfires setting the backcountry ablaze.
  On Sunday night, Aug. 11, a trail camera set up by the Okanagan Forest Task Force (OFTF) captured an ATV travelling down Postill Lake Road around three to four kilometres from the road’s start. Normally, this wouldn’t be a problem, but the B.C. government has prohibited the use of off-road vehicles on Crown land until Oct. 9, as dry conditions are
  
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• Un-baa-lievable: Lamb fleeing Summerland wildfire rescued by firefighters

  17-08-2026 21:03 via abbynews.com
  
  A lamb trying to escape the flames from the Summerland wildfire hitched a ride with a member of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.
  The Conservation Officer Service posted the rescue story on Facebook.
  “Firefighters working in the area rescued a domestic lamb and turned it over to a member of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service,” reads the post.
  “The unusual passenger even spent part of the trip in the truck’s prisoner seat, making for a memorable photo and a positiv
  
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• 32 orphaned raccoons prepare for the wild at B.C. rehab centre

  17-08-2026 21:00 via abbynews.com
  
  They are being bottle-fed, tucked into incubators, given stuffed animals and challenged to find hidden food, all in preparation for one goal: getting back into the wild.
  The BC SPCA Wild Animal Rehabilitation Centre (Wild ARC) in Metchosin is currently caring for 32 young raccoons.
  Most arrived alone or with siblings after their parents were killed by human-related incidents like vehicle strikes. Some also had treatable eye issues, while a few suffered minor injuries following dog attacks.
  The r
  
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• Environment Canada rolls out new alert system for thunderstorms, tornadoes

  17-08-2026 20:44 via abbynews.com
  
  Environment Canada says its new weather alert system will help to better target notifications to a more precise location.
  Forecasters are now using a “polygon” system for thunderstorm and tornado warnings to trigger alert notifications to people along the weather system’s route.
  It was rolled out Aug. 11.
  That same day, Alberta was the first to receive one of these new targeted alerts, Jonathan Bau, senior meteorologist with Environment Canada, told Black Press Media.
  Environme
  
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• Abbotsford businesses get $1.95 million to protect against tariffs

  17-08-2026 20:30 via abbynews.com
  
  Amid the ongoing threats of tariffs and other trade obstacles, three Abbotsford businesses have been handed federal funding to sustain key commercial sectors.
  Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson recently made this announcement in Burnaby, where he said the government was giving money to 24 B.C. companies.
  Among the recipients were One Degree Organic Foods, Dynamic Fenestration, and Longboard Architectural Products, all of which are based in Abbotsford.
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• Snowbird RV Show and Sale returning to Abbotsford

  17-08-2026 20:13 via abbynews.com
  
  Western Canada’s biggest recreational vehicle event of the fall returns to Abbotsford’s Tradex from Sept. 17 to 20.
  The 31st annual Snowbird RV Show and Sale brings hundreds of RVs, established dealers, industry experts and outdoor lifestyle exhibitors under one roof with more than 120,000 square feet of activity.
  The event is designed for both experienced RVers and first-time buyers and is a chance to learn more about the ins and outs of the industry ahead of the upcoming travel sea
  
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• Author casts net to solve B.C. 56-year ‘Free Willy’ orca mystery

  17-08-2026 20:00 via abbynews.com
  
  The plot of the ’90s feel-good movie Free Willy, about a young boy who helps a captive orca escape back into the wild, might sound far-fetched; but as the saying goes, truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.
  Greater Victoria has its own ‘Free Willy’ tale — a coastal mystery shrouded in the fog for more than five decades.
  In 1970, five killer whales were captured in Metchosin’s Pedder Bay. Months later, two of them escaped, their getaway made possible by a person &
  
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• 3 out of control fires burning in the North Island

  17-08-2026 19:26 via abbynews.com
  
  Several new wildfires have been recorded in the North Island region.
  14 wildfires are burning in the region as of Aug. 17. However, the BC Wildfire Service notes all of them as under a hectare. The majority of them are also classified as being held or under control. Three of them are out of control.
  V91619 (Bonanza Lake) is just south of Port McNeill. Currently listed at 0.009 hectares, the suspected cause is lightning. The fire was discovered on Aug. 14.
  Another out-of-control fire is northwest
  
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• Ainslie Creek wildfire threatens historic Alexandra Lodge in Fraser Canyon

  17-08-2026 19:06 via abbynews.com
  
  The Ainslie Creek wildfire in the Fraser Canyon is burning in terrain directly above the Alexandra Lodge, threatening the historic structure, parts of which date back to 1864.
  BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) reports that the fire is continuing to burn during the day, while burning more intensely and moving more quickly through the night due to downslope winds.
  It has now moved into the area above Chapman’s Bar in the Fraser River. Alexandra Lodge sits on the east side of Highway 1 between Chapm
  
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• UPDATE: Evacuation order continues for rural Beaton properties, amid Johnson Creek wildfire

  17-08-2026 18:53 via abbynews.com
  
  Five properties near the rural community of Beaton remain on evacuation order along the Incomappleux Forest Service Road (FSR) and Fish River Road, due to the growing Johnson Creek wildfire.
  The City of Revelstoke issued the order at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, on behalf of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District’s Area B, and on the advice of BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
  Three Incomappleux FSR properties (3211, 3227 and 3730) and two Fish River Road properties (2728 and 2855) have been asked
  
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• Calling all paws: Dogs wanted in White Rock for 91st birthday love

  17-08-2026 18:12 via abbynews.com
  
  Attention White Rock and South Surrey dog guardians: your fur babies are wanted for a very special— and a very pawsitive — birthday request.
  A man posted in a local community group on social media about his mom, Ruth, who is turning 91 on Tuesday (Aug. 18), and how she’d love nothing better than to have some canine cuddles and ‘hellos’ for her birthday.
  “My mother is wheelchair-bound for the rest of her life and she misses her dog that passed away a couple of
  
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• Twin Lakes wildfire under control

  17-08-2026 17:30 via abbynews.com
  
  The 13-hectare Twin Lakes wildfire west of Hemlock Valley and east of Mission is under control.
  The blaze was discovered at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, approximately 25 km northeast of Stave Falls, near Twin Bridges and Statlu Creek. The fire is also north of Dickson Lake, a water source for Mission and Abbotsford.
  The fire was listed as out of control for almost a week before BC Wildfire Service changed its status to “being held” on Thursday (Aug. 13).
  As of the latest update
  
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• 18-year-old ticketed for excessive speeding on Hwy. 1 in Abbotsford

  17-08-2026 16:59 via abbynews.com
  
  Abbotsford police disciplined an 18-year-old after he was allegedly travelling at nearly twice the speed limit with alcohol in his system on Sunday morning (Aug. 16).According to a social media post from the Abbotsford Police Department, a 2023 Hyundai Genesis was spotted “at a very high rate of speed” at approximately 6:20 a.m. in the ​ Whatcom Road and Highway 1 area.
  After merging onto the highway, police say the Genesis was clocked travelling at 191 km/h in a 100 km/h zone.
  
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• No injuries reported after shooting in Abbotsford

  17-08-2026 16:27 via abbynews.com
  
  No injuries were reported after a shooting in Abbotsford on Saturday (Aug. 15).
  According to the Abbotsford Police Department’s weekend recap, a home was shot at in the 2100 block of Enderby Street.
  Police said investigators are working to determine the circumstances and motive surrounding the shooting, but they are “unclear at this time”.
  Follow-up work related to the overnight shooting continued for officers on Sunday (Aug. 16).
  
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