PHOTOS: Abbotsford runners lace up in droves to support Run for Water efforts

The Run for Water in Abbotsford included a 10k race and a 5K fun run. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
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The Edson Forest Area wildfire is shown in a Thursday, May 11, 2023 handout photo. (Alberta Wildfire/Twitter)

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A Vancouver Police Department patch is seen on an officer’s uniform in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man in a shooting that investigators believe was related to gang conflict in the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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Grey Canal Coldstream Valley Estates Trail and interpretive sign. (ROGTS photo)

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Vancouver brings temporary residential schools memorial to a close after 2 years

The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Richard Drew

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A woman walks past a Freedom Mobile story in Toronto on November 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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Customers make their way through the parking lot of a Target store Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Target is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers. (AP Photo/George Walker IV

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B.C. Premier David Eby talks with the media in Langford on May 25 alongside NDP candidate for the Langford-Juan de Fuca byelection Ravi Parmar. Eby will lead a trade delegation to Asia starting May 27. (Bailey Moreton/News Staff)

Eby says Asia trade mission a way to ‘protect’ B.C. from geopolitical tensions

Stops on trade tour include Japan, South Korea and Singapore

A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage, bolstering arguments by labour economists who say the country has more than enough workers. A sign for help wanted is pictured in a business window in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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Former Vancouver Canuck Cliff Ronning. (Mark Brett - Western News)

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Canada’s Adam Fantilli, centre, and Tyson Hinds, right, collide with Czechia’s Jaroslav Chmelar during first period IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship hockey action in Halifax, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

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FILE - Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it’s gotten permission to begin testing its device in people. The company made the announcement on Twitter Thursday, May 25, but has provided no details about a potential trial, which was not listed on the U.S. government database of trials. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)

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British Columbians feel crime is on the rise, and while the RCMP plays a prominent role in the province, many still feel a provincewide police force would also help combat crime. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

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The 2023 Run For Water is set for Sunday, May 28 in Abbotsford. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

1,500 participants expected for Run for Water in Abbotsford

Main event takes place Sunday, May 28, raising money to fund wells in Ethiopia

One of the youngest riders on The Springs RV Resort’s newly-restored carousel reacts to their very first ride in Harrison Hot Springs on Saturday, May 20. Area artist Annette Resler helped restore the antique ponies to working order, much to the delight of resort guests. (Photo/Annette Resler)

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The Cascadia Wind Ensemble holds a 10th anniversary concert in Abbotsford on May 28. (Submitted photo)

Cascadia Wind Ensemble hosts 10th anniversary concert in Abbotsford

Current and former members perform selected favourites on Sunday, May 28

FILE - Singer Celine Dion performs during her first World Tour called Courage in Quebec City, Montreal, Canada on Sept. 18, 2019. Dion has cancelled all her scheduled tour dates through April 2024 as she battles a rare neurological disorder. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press via AP)

Céline Dion cancels European concerts ‘until I’m really ready to be back on stage’

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More than 100 people came out for a public rally at Five Corners in downtown Chilliwack on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 in support of CUPE 561 (First Transit), whose members had been on the picket lines for more than three weeks since the full withdrawal of transit services in the Fraser Valley. (Jenna Hauck/Black Press Media)

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