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Sockeye salmon spawning in B.C.'s Adams River in 2010.

Ocean warming may be factor in sockeye decline

Study ties salmon productivity drop to 'shared mechanisms'

Sockeye salmon spawning in B.C.'s Adams River in 2010.
The level of the Fraser River has dropped

Flooding concerns alleviated

The level of the Fraser River has dropped, and it is expected to continue to recede.

The level of the Fraser River has dropped

Some city managers receive pay hikes as high as 20 per cent

Financial statements released by the City of Abbotsford show that many of the top earners received increases in 2011

Two named Citizens of the Year

The City of Abbotsford selected from among five Order of Abbotsford honorees to name two to the title

  • Jul 2, 2012
Fireworks conclude Canada Day in Abbotsford

Fireworks conclude Canada Day in Abbotsford

The spectacular display entertained thousands gathered at Rotary Stadium

  • Jul 2, 2012
Fireworks conclude Canada Day in Abbotsford
Colourful members of the Abbotsford Children's Theatre march in Sunday's Canada Day parade.

Thousands take in Canada Day events in Abbotsford

Parades, entertainment and activities abound as Canada Day celebrated in city

Colourful members of the Abbotsford Children's Theatre march in Sunday's Canada Day parade.
A map commissioned by Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart includes other Kinder Morgan pipelines

150m wide corridor is expropriation zone for pipeline: Stewart

If approved, 150-metre-wide corridor for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will be a "potential expropriation zone," says Burnaby NDP MP.

A map commissioned by Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart includes other Kinder Morgan pipelines
The driver of this pickup was forced off the road and flipped onto his roof after having been unsafely passed by two cars on Townshipline Road on Friday afternoon. He was taken to hospital in ambulance.

One sent to hospital after three-vehicle crash in Abbotsford

At about 4 p.m. the three vehicles were all driving eastbound on Townshipline Road, close to Lefeuvre Road.

  • Jun 29, 2012
The driver of this pickup was forced off the road and flipped onto his roof after having been unsafely passed by two cars on Townshipline Road on Friday afternoon. He was taken to hospital in ambulance.
The proposed electoral boundaries for the new riding of Mission-Matsqui. A full map is available on the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission website.

Federal riding proposal would see Mission merge with northern Abby

The proposed new federal electoral boundaries are now out for public comment

The proposed electoral boundaries for the new riding of Mission-Matsqui. A full map is available on the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission website.
An oil tanker passes through the Second Narrows loaded with oil from the Kinder Morgan pipeline. The current 30 to 70 tankers that load at Burnaby's Westridge Terminal each year is expected to climb to about 300 if a pipeline twinning is approved.

Oil pipeline application opens attack window for critics

Kinder Morgan seeks approval of tolls for its customers, triggers early hearings

An oil tanker passes through the Second Narrows loaded with oil from the Kinder Morgan pipeline. The current 30 to 70 tankers that load at Burnaby's Westridge Terminal each year is expected to climb to about 300 if a pipeline twinning is approved.

Abbotsford Police traffic blitz sees six cars impounded for excessive speeding

The latest traffic enforcement blitz by Abbotsford Police resulted in six cars impounded for going 40 km/h or more over the speed limit

  • Jun 29, 2012
Metro Vancouver's existing Waste-to-Energy Facility in south Burnaby

Metro ‘crazy’ to name WTE sites ahead of technology

Region kicks off informal search for garbage incinerator locations, partners

Metro Vancouver's existing Waste-to-Energy Facility in south Burnaby

Abbotsford seeking new ideas for Ledgeview

Wants input, investors, to discover if city-owned golf course could become self-sufficient.

Jordan Reno

Prince George murder victim had connections in Abbotsford, Mission

Jordan Christian Reno, 22, had criminal and social connections in the Fraser Valley.

Jordan Reno

Two suffer serious injuries in separate crashes

Emergency responders were busy in Abbotsford late Wednesday afternoon and evening.

Flood watch: Another evacuation unlikely

The threat of flooding in Abbotsford's Glen Valley has been downgraded by the BC River Forecast Centre.

Gas prices at stations in central Surrey were in line with the regional average as of Thursday afternoon.

Carbon tax lift unlikely to bring record pump pain

CTF urges B.C. to eliminate levy on carbon-based fuels

Gas prices at stations in central Surrey were in line with the regional average as of Thursday afternoon.
Two injured in head-on crash in Abbotsford

Two injured in head-on crash in Abbotsford

Honda Civic and mini man collide on South Fraser Way near West Railway Street

Two injured in head-on crash in Abbotsford
Mission Public Works crews sandbag the harbourfront last Friday in the event of unanticipated flooding.

Flood risk remains as weekend looms

Flood response plan kicks in once water levels reach six metres

Mission Public Works crews sandbag the harbourfront last Friday in the event of unanticipated flooding.
The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union has a strike mandate to take job action up until mid-August.

BCGEU mulls strike after breakdown in talks

Liquor stores, distribution among potential targets for job action

The B.C. Government and Service Employees Union has a strike mandate to take job action up until mid-August.