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Abbotsford residents will be paying more for their water during summer months, depending on use. Council approved a seasonal water rate system, increasing the price of during peak months. According to city statistics, under the new rate system, the average Abbotsford home (single-family with 3.2 people) will pay about $375 a year for water. The alternative was a flat rate (non-tiered system) of $1.15 per cubic metre, which would have seen the average home pay $376.

An Abbotsford man attending university in Washington State has been arrested after allegedly making sexual comments online to someone he thought was a 13-year-old girl.

After a long meeting Monday night, Abbotsford council is delaying its vote on applying for a P3 grant. The anti-P3 crowd was vocal in its opposition to the idea, often speaking from their seats and even yelling at the stage. “I’m very disappointed that we’ve gone this far without looking at other options,” said Regina Dalton. “There has to be a plan B.”

Abbotsford Police are seeking information in relation to an accident that resulted in a 52-year-old female pedestrian suffering serious injuries after she was hit by a pickup.

An Abbotsford man who trains animals for the movie industry has been charged, along with two others, after a marijuana grow-op was allegedly found on his property in a barn that housed some of his creatures.

About $2,000 has been raised to aid in the treatment of a Siberian husky that was rescued from Vietnam and brought to Abbotsford in February. Two-year-old Sam is flourishing, said Sandra and Rene Prevost, who adopted the pooch.

A man who was reported to be carrying a gun while he walked through a residential neighbourhood on Friday night could be facing a weapons charge.

In the mid-1990s, the city of Moncton, New Brunswick had a major issue – water. Unlike Abbotsford, Moncton’s problem wasn’t quantity, but quality. In 1997, the city was under a boil order for weeks, and it happened again two years later. With no treatment plant, water was frequently failing quality tests and the city had to take action.