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Judicial Review for Abbotsford Teacher’s Comments on Residential Schools – Lost His Job Over the Incident – Chilliwack Trustee Neufeld Spoke Out On The Ruling
28Jul
Editorial/OpinionEducation/LearningGovernmentLegal

Judicial Review for Abbotsford Teacher’s Comments on Residential Schools – Lost His Job Over the Incident – Chilliwack Trustee Neufeld Spoke Out On The Ruling

Abbotssford/Vancouver (with files from Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms/Black Press) – The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that lawyers funded by the Justice Centre have filed a petition for judicial review in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on behalf of former high school teacher Jim McMurtry. The petition asks the Court to review […]

Abbotsford Councillor Simon Gibson Will Seek Re-Election in October
27Jul
Politics

Abbotsford Councillor Simon Gibson Will Seek Re-Election in October

Abbotsford (with files from Black Press/Wikipedia) – He though long and hard about it. Will He? Won’t He? He will, again. Abbotsford Councillor Simon Gibson has announced he will seek re-election in the October 17 Municipal Election. Gibson, who most recently joined council in 2022, made the announcement on July 27. “I was leaning toward […]

Abbotsford Voice Choose Three Candidates for October Municipal Election – Incumbent City Councillor Patricia Driessen, First-time Candidates Carmen Fast Hollett and Kristy Mills
27Jul
Politics

Abbotsford Voice Choose Three Candidates for October Municipal Election – Incumbent City Councillor Patricia Driessen, First-time Candidates Carmen Fast Hollett and Kristy Mills

Abbotsford (from Abbotsford Voice media release) – Three local voices with experience spanning local government, business, agriculture, education, the arts, and healthcare have joined forces to launch Abbotsford Voice, a new municipal team running together in the 2026 election with a shared commitment to listening to residents, providing responsible leadership, and moving Abbotsford forward. Incumbent […]

AbbyPD Notifies IIO BC Following Officer-Involved Shooting of Prolific Offender at Truck Stop
27Jul
Legal

AbbyPD Notifies IIO BC Following Officer-Involved Shooting of Prolific Offender at Truck Stop

Abbotsford/Langley – On the evening of July 26th at approximately 11:30p.m., Abbotsford Police Department patrol officers attended the Petro-Pass Truck Stoplocated at 30586 Matsqui Place as part of an active property crime investigationinvolving a prolific offender. Officers observed two men, including the subject of their investigation, engaged incriminal activity. As officers moved in to make […]

Former Abbotsford School Trustee Freddy Latham Seeking Re-election to the Abbotsford Board of Education
26Jul
Politics

Former Abbotsford School Trustee Freddy Latham Seeking Re-election to the Abbotsford Board of Education

Abbotsford – Former Abbotsford School Trustee Freddy Latham has announced she is seeking re- election to the Abbotsford Board of Education, bringing decades of experience as aneducator, arts advocate, former trustee and community volunteer. Her work in Abbotsford,spans classrooms, theatres, literacy initiatives and cultural organizations. Freddy is knownfor her leadership in children’s theatre and her […]

BC Nurses to End Province-wide Job Action, Accept Mediators’ Recommendations
24Jul
GovernmentHealth & LifestyleLabour Relations

BC Nurses to End Province-wide Job Action, Accept Mediators’ Recommendations

Burnaby (BCNU) – The Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) has accepted recommendations for settlement put forward by special mediators Amanda Rogers and Vince Ready and have put an end to all province-wide job action effective midnight tonight. The non-binding recommendations address some of the major concerns nurses had with the tentative agreement reached on May 22, […]

UPDATE – July 23 10:30 PM – Evacuation Orders for Boston Bar, Hell’s Gate, Spuzzum First Nation
23Jul
Wildlife

UPDATE – July 23 10:30 PM – Evacuation Orders for Boston Bar, Hell’s Gate, Spuzzum First Nation

Fraser Canyon – July 23, 10:30PM – From FVRD – Electoral Area A – South of Hells Gate to North of Alexandra Lodge The previously issued Evacuation Alert for the area south of Hells Gate to north of Alexandra Lodge has been upgraded to an Evacuation Order .The previously issued Evacuation Order for Hells Gate […]

25-year-old Tanner Fox – Convicted and Sentenced in Relation to 2022 Fatal Shooting of a 41-year-old Abbotsford Man
23Jul
CrimeLegal

25-year-old Tanner Fox – Convicted and Sentenced in Relation to 2022 Fatal Shooting of a 41-year-old Abbotsford Man

Abbotsford – 25-year-old Tanner Fox has now been convicted and sentenced in relation to the fatal shooting of a 41-year-old Abbotsford man in March of 2022. Background: On March 21, 2022, at around 9:52 p.m., Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) responded to a home in the 3500-block of Latimer Street for a report of a break […]

Statement from Chilliwack City Council on the Passing of John Jansen
23Jul
CommunicationsCommunityPolitics

Statement from Chilliwack City Council on the Passing of John Jansen

Chilliwack – The flags at City Hall will be lowered to half-mast from Thursday evening (July 23) to Friday evening (July 24) in honour of the recent passing of former Mayor, former Member of the Legislative Assembly, and long-time community advocate, John Jansen. Read Council’s statement here: “We are saddened to hear of the recent […]

Vinay Waraich — Candidate for Abbotsford School Trustee in October Election
23Jul
Politics

Vinay Waraich — Candidate for Abbotsford School Trustee in October Election

Abbotsford – Vinay Waraich is the latest candidate for Abbotsford School Trustee in the October 17 Municipal Election. From his website: Vinay is a lifelong Abbotsford resident who grew up in our public school system — attending John Maclure Elementary, Colleen & Gordie Howe Middle School, and graduating from W.J. Mouat Secondary. Currently pursuing his […]

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