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Civil claims involving 30 people affected by a 2007 crash that killed six pedestrians and injured 19 others have been settled without a trial.

Reaction to B.C.’s minimum wage increase is mixed. While employees looking to make more money are excited, business leaders are taking a more cautious stance. “It’s not as big an issue as some might have thought. Although, the speed that it’s coming is rather quick,” said David D. Hull, executive director of the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce. He admits that an increase was warranted, but said some businesses will have to act quickly to adjust their financial plans.

The family of a man who crashed in the Sumas River on Thursday afternoon wants to meet the Good Samaritan who pulled him to safety.

Many bridges retrofitted, but Metro Vancouver area remains vulnerable to big earthquake

Abbotsford will soon be home to a new recovery house, after council approved an application to create a bylaw for supportive recovery use (SRU) for 33416 George Ferguson Way.

Food supply testing expected, Metro mayors want more info on potential 'worst-case scenario'

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.