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An Abbotsford businessman wants to turn a former gravel pit into 12 small farms, but he will have to do so without the endorsement of city hall. The Agricultural Land Commission will decide the fate of the properties without help from Abbotsford Council. After a long debate, council voted to send a boundary realignment request to the ALC without recommendations.

Despite concerns raised by local residents, two gravel pits have been granted extended operating hours.

The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of motorist Robert Minler, who fled from police in Abbotsford on March 6.

An Abbotsford police officer has been charged with assault stemming from the arrest of a shoplifter in September 2009.

Michael Luzia of Abbotsford was teaching English on the small island of Izushima, on the northeast coast of Japan, when the earthquake struck last Thursday.

An 89-year-old Abbotsford woman is still shaken following a home invasion early Sunday morning.

Andy and Darlene Bowman of Abbotsford heard from their son Dero in Japan on Saturday, and he is safe and sound with his wife and seven-year-old son.