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The sixth annual Trethewey House Wine Festival attracted more than 200 guests on Saturday night. The event, which was themed Paris in the 1920s, is the largest fundraiser of the year for the MSA Museum Society.

London Drugs and Canuck Place will take over the entrance of West Oaks Mall on Saturday, Sept. 24 with a family event featuring face painting, games, a Lego build and refreshments.

Community events in Abbotsford

Minister of Health Mike de Jong (at podium) announces a new provincial Healthy Communities initiative during Healthy Abbotsford’s FamilyFEST held Saturday at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre. During the coming months, local governments will consult with the province to promote a healthier lifestyle including more exercise, better nutrition and other issues. Joining de Jong on the stage were (from left to right) Dr.

Test drive a Ford for Barrowtown

About 200 of Abbotsford’s movers and shakers came together on Sunday to sample wine, bid on some items and lend a hand to those fighting cancer. The second annual An Afternoon In Paradiso, a fundraising event for the BC Cancer Foundation, took place on the weekend and hundreds of people turned out to support the cause.

This 1923 Ford T Roadster, owned by L.R.Hicks of Abbotsford, was one of many showstoppers at the annual Historic Downtown Abbotsford Car Show held on Saturday. Just under 200 cars were on display at the event, which raised more than $10,000 for Matthew’s House – a local project which will provide respite care for kids.

Chef Romeo Olorejismo from Kamloops competes in the quarter-finals of the master chef competition on Sunday, and he would go on to win the prestigious event that was part of the EAT! Fraser Valley food and cooking show at Tradex over the weekend, which drew an estimated 15,000 people over three days.

Kevin McAuley takes a wet sponge ball to the face during the hockey shoot event at the Mt. Lehman Fall Fair on Saturday. The 26th annual event, which took place at Mt. Lehman elementary school and community hall, featured games, crafts, an art show, pet parade and even a cemetery tour.