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Nehal Azab was the keynote speaker at Friday night's Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards

Fraser Valley Diversity Awards presented

They're coming to the airwaves with a new radio show offering Polish reggae, and that's the spirit that made UFV's radio station the big local winner in the Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards.

Nehal Azab was the keynote speaker at Friday night's Fraser Valley Cultural Diversity Awards

BRIAN MINTER: Grow your own asparagus

Asparagus is one of our oldest perennial vegetables. The generic word is…

  • Mar 7, 2011
A photo taken during the battle of Vimy Ridge

Remembering Vimy: Local vets to hold candlelight ceremony

The battle of Vimy Ridge will be honoured by Abbotsford residents next month when the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 15, hosts a commemorative ceremony at the local cenotaph.

A photo taken during the battle of Vimy Ridge
Over 95 students attended the recent Day of Action youth seminar in Abbotsford.

Youth join Day of Action at Abbotsford Collegiate

Abbotsford youth want to break down the barriers created by stereotypes amongst their peers.

Over 95 students attended the recent Day of Action youth seminar in Abbotsford.

Batteries donated to volunteer firefighters

Volunteer firefighters in Abbotsford are among those across Canada who will benefit from a campaign sponsored by Duracell batteries.

SLICE OF LIFE: March 8 to 11

MUSEUM AGMMSA Museum Society holds its annual general meeting on Thursday, March…

Teen Tech Week at local libraries

Teens can celebrate Teen Tech Week 2011 by participating in Fraser Valley Regional Library’s (FVRL) Teens Tweet contest running March 7 through 13.

Paw Prints: Pint-sized pets wait for home

When people think of the SPCA, they often think of the thousands of homeless cats and dogs awaiting new, loving homes.

  • Mar 4, 2011

Social work students hold ‘community building’ contest

The Bachelor of Social Work students at the University of the Fraser Valley invite Abbotsford youth to participate in a community building contest on April 1.

Slice of Life: March 4 to 12

FRIDAY DANCESThe Abbotsford Seniors’ Association (ASA) hosts dances every Friday from 7:30…

Shannon Torhjelm is a social work practice leader at Abbotsford and Mission hospitals.

Complex role is the focus of Social Work Week

While a stereotypical perception of social workers may be one involving intervention in child care situations, the job entails far more.

Shannon Torhjelm is a social work practice leader at Abbotsford and Mission hospitals.

BRIAN MINTER: Cold can kill; protect your outside plants

The last thing gardeners on the West Coast need now is a severe cold spell … but according to Environment Canada, that’s exactly what’s happening.

  • Mar 2, 2011

Mobile phone website will track transit

Wondering where your next bus actually is, rather than where it’s supposed to be? Well, now there’s an app for that.

Bateman Secondary in running for ‘green’ prize

Robert Bateman Secondary in Abbotsford is among schools in the running for a $500 prize as part of Science World’s BC Green Games’ third annual Viewers’ Choice Awards.

Abbotsford Corrections official Terry Hackett has recently returned form a year working at Afghanistan’s Sarposa Prison.

Abbotsford Corrections official back from a year in Afghanistan

Terry Hackett was in the warden’s office speaking with a man near the front gate of Sarposa Prison in Afghanistan’s Kandahar city, when the suicide bomber struck.

Abbotsford Corrections official Terry Hackett has recently returned form a year working at Afghanistan’s Sarposa Prison.
Rheena Guerin

Spirit of youth

  • Mar 1, 2011
Rheena Guerin
Ashley Williams of Clearbrook Kiwanis returns a ball during a weekend fundraising tournament.

Kiwanis community volleyball tourney a good SIGN

The Kiwanis Key Club staged a community volleyball tournament at Robert Bateman Secondary School on the weekend to raise money for SIGN (Surgical Implant Generation Network).

  • Feb 28, 2011
Ashley Williams of Clearbrook Kiwanis returns a ball during a weekend fundraising tournament.

Abbotsford Youth Commission launches free sports program

The Abbotsford Youth Commission (AYC) has launched a free multi-sport drop-in program for kids in Grades 7 and 8.

  • Feb 28, 2011

First intercultural hub in Abbotsford is launched

The first intercultural hub in Abbotsford was launched on Wednesday afternoon at the Matsqui Recreation Centre.

  • Feb 25, 2011
Barb Giraud prepares another of her fund-raising banana loaves.

Banana loaves help to build orphanage

Barb Giraud spends countless hours every week baking dozens of banana loaves. It’s all for a project called Jaaja Barb’s House of Angels.

Barb Giraud prepares another of her fund-raising banana loaves.