Abbotsford

• B.C. Supreme Court sides with Abbotsford over homeless camp at city hall

  The homeless encampment outside Abbotsford City Hall sprang up in early summer, leading to a months-long standoff with the city.

  Politics

  Oct 17
  
• Abbotsford senior charged with running down teens with car

  Michael Brian Gerty, 85, is charged with one count of dangerous driving and three counts of assault with a weapon after two teens were hurt.

  Crime

  Sep 5
  
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• ‘Targeted’ Abbotsford shooting leaves 38-year-old man in hospital

  Police say a shooting early Thursday morning appears to have been targeted, but that no one has been arrested.

  Crime

  Jul 11
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• Over 1,000 fish killed after firefighting foam spills into Abbotsford creek

  Clean-up efforts are underway at Stoney Creek in Abbotsford's Bateman Park, where toxic chemicals killed an estimated 1,000 fish.

  Environment

  Jul 9
• ‘No easy answer’: Protest camp at Abbotsford City Hall calls for action on homelessness

  The camp moved to City Hall last week, where members are now demanding Abbotsford provide them with a piece of municipal land to shelter on.

  Politics

  Jul 1
• ‘Bring the temperature down’: Tensions rise over new Abbotsford homeless camp

  Some people who were living in an encampment on BC Hydro land on Gladys Road have erected tents and a trailer in Babich Park as a protest after being evicted from the former site.

  Politics

  Jun 28
• B.C. mayors ‘dumbfounded’ after Ottawa rejects bid for flood prevention cash

  The mayors of Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton are venting their frustration after their applications for the federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund were denied.

  Environment

  Jun 3
• Abbotsford flood lawsuit certified as class action

  A judge has certified a class-action lawsuit alleging destruction in the November 2021 atmospheric river flooding in the Fraser Valley was magnified by improper operations of a pump station.

  Weather

  May 30
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• ‘Tremendous help’: Hundreds of new shelter spaces coming to Abbotsford

  The B.C. Ministry of Housing and the City of Abbotsford announced 220 new shelter spaces will soon be provided in the city.

  Canada

  Apr 26
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• Abbotsford police investigate 63-year-old man’s suspicious death

  Police say the man was found in medical distress near Sunnyside Street and Old Yale Road on April 9 and was taken to hospital but did not survive.

  Crime

  Apr 19