An Abbotsford woman accused of assaulting children at her daycare business pleaded not guilty to five counts of assault in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday. Here’s a recap from day one of eight of the trial.
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I tried to connect with a FTIR operator at Peace Arch, who would presumably know what drug checks in the area would have looked like lately, but no luck reaching them today.
Sundar-Maccagno said it's especially difficult for people to be certain of what's in their drugs in the Surrey-White Rock area.
“The availability of drug checking services is a lot more limited in Surrey,” they said.
Rosa Sundar-Maccagno @ Surrey Union of Drug Users (SUDU) said some members noticed the drug supply over the past two weeks cut with more non-opioids/sedatives. Fraser Health couldn't say exactly what's in the supply, says its alert was prompted by more poisonings.
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Thousands of hate crimes have been reported across the country to police in the past few years, including in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, where the rate of reporting is higher than the national average.
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The University of the Fraser Valley says it is developing its underused land to generate future revenue at a time when the post-secondary sector is facing financial headwinds due to immigration policy changes.
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Gary Donald Losch, 70, received 10 years for manslaughter and two years for indignity to human remains, to be served consecutively, and three-and-a-half years' credit for time already served.
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Sentencing hearings were paused Wednesday for a B.C. man found guilty in the 2017 death of Chelsey Gauthier, because the defendant chose to exert his rights to obtain a report based on claims of his Indigenous heritage. My report from Abby courts today:
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I’ll be live on BC Today from the Abbotsford Judo Club at 12:45 today talking with coach Layton Keely about these free judo classes for newcomers to Canada. Read about it:
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Wee bit more on this but in print. Essentially, no specific federal funding on flood recovery for Abbotsford yet.
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Abbotsford’s mayor says the city has completed hundreds of flood recovery projects, four years since a historic flood devastated the city. But he says the city’s not ready for the next big flood yet.
Latest from me:
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I’m on The Early Edition this morning in about 5 mins to talk about extortions in Abby — including an interview with a victim we spoke with recently. Tune in:
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In case you missed our extortion town hall in Surrey last night: here’s a bit of post-coverage from me on the thoughts community members have on the multi-police agency response to ongoing violence.
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The CBC is hosting a townhall on Extortion tonight at the Surrey Arts Centre, 6:30. I’ll be there fielding audience Qs for our live broadcast. Good op for u to hear from policymakers, police (and ask Qs too) about this troubling wave of violence in the Lower Mainland.
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October closes with another case of avian flu in the Fraser Valley, on Halloween. An Abby chicken farmer shares about some of the tech farmers are testing in the Valley to stop the spread. & BC’s chief vet suggests it’ll be another concerning year of bird flu.
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Latest from the Valley(ish). ‘70s era airspace regs getting in the way of more height in Langley City according to the Mayor.
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Working on sharing some more digital print content too though!
Hey bluesky ppl sorry I haven’t been posting here all that much yet, just getting through that new gig energy/mindgrind so I haven’t had capacity. But I’m gonna aim to start sharing more stuff on here regularly, mostly video reports.
Thanks Michelle!! 😊
Mountain landscape with river and trees on sunny day
View from my friends’ old rental on Chilliwack Mountain
Muscle car front end with “ss” emblem on the grille
Simply a cool muscle car at a used car place in Abby
Three signs under a lamp read replay board shop, Hofa art suppplies and framing, country bears childcare centre.
Downtown Abby at night by the local skate shop (hosted some solid shows for a bit) and art supply store
Two men walk up a forest trail
Idyllic meadow of yellow mountain flowers in the sun
Hikin with my friends up a mountain in Abby
Mill lake at sunset, lone condo tower in the horizon among trees
Screw it, shameless Valley posting thread. Here’s some pics from 2020. MILL LAKE at SUNSET 😭
Good one good one. Putting it in the note !
Skytrain: “This train will terminate at…”
Child: “terminate? Everyone on this train will be terminated?”
One day kid
Absolutely. It’s a commerce and culture hub for the region, growing fast and there are so many things to talk about here.
A little about me - I grew up in Abby. Journalism journey started here. Interned at Abby News and the Mission city record. Wrote for UFV Cascade. I sold guitars at the local L&M. became a music blogger here. Nice to be back.
Hell yeah. Thanks Matt!!
Would love that Karen. Stay in touch. Really appreciated your insight and lived experience in our stories over the years.