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Saying that Davey Butorac poses “a real danger to the safety of the community,” a B.C. Supreme Court judge sentenced the Langley man to life in prison with no chance of parole for 23 years on Thursday afternoon in New Westminster.

Police have released the names of the pilots and passenger of the two planes that collided at 1,500 feet just east of Mission Wednesday afternoon. The two victims from the Cessna 150 that crashed into Nicomen Slough are passenger Patrick Lobsinger, age 70, from Surrey and Don Hubble, age 60 from Langley who was the pilot.

An Abbotsford man who was allegedly in a vehicle involved in a police pursuit in Chilliwack in May 2009 has been charged in connection to another pursuit in Langley on Friday, Feb. 4.

It will cost approximately $17,000 a month to run Abbotsford’s animal control services, which represents a monthly saving of $11,000. Council voted in favour of a proposal to house rescued dogs at Chilliwack’s Wolfe Road facility.

The first week of Project Border Town has been declared a success by the Abbotsford Police Department (APD).

Taxpayers have to wait until summer to find out if they'll financially support the Abbotsford Heat for a second year. City manager Frank Pizzuto has no plans to release details of the AHL hockey club's 2010/11 budget, until the season is over and final figures are calculated.