Alina Konevski

A local mom says her child was offered a bible at Godson elementary, without her consent.

Parent says Abbotsford school distributed bibles without consent

According to one parent of a Godson Elementary student, some students were offered Gideon bibles without their parents' consent

A local mom says her child was offered a bible at Godson elementary, without her consent.
Sales and new listings were down significantly in Abbotsford and Mission during Nov. 2013.

Significant slump in housing market during November

Fewer Abbotsford and Mission home sellers than average managed to offload their property last month.

Sales and new listings were down significantly in Abbotsford and Mission during Nov. 2013.
Bakerview EcoDairy president Bill Vanderkooi holds the plans for a new interactive sounds and smells exhibit, which will replace existing information boards such as this one about the milk production process.

Science World branches out to Abbotsford

Bakerview EcoDairy is set to transform into Fraser Valley's agricultural Science World.

Bakerview EcoDairy president Bill Vanderkooi holds the plans for a new interactive sounds and smells exhibit, which will replace existing information boards such as this one about the milk production process.
Kinder Morgan's Sumas Mountain pump station.

Regional district requests accountability from Kinder Morgan

FVRD is sending an extensive list of questions to the company on its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Kinder Morgan's Sumas Mountain pump station.
The Sensible B.C. 'cannabus' was parked at Abbotsford's Jubilee Park on Wed., Nov. 27, at the same time as a press conference for a human rights complaint by the homeless living in the park.

Tactics for pro-pot petition drive controversial in Abbotsford–Mission

The Sensible B.C. campaign in Abbotsford and Mission is far off target in final days.

The Sensible B.C. 'cannabus' was parked at Abbotsford's Jubilee Park on Wed., Nov. 27, at the same time as a press conference for a human rights complaint by the homeless living in the park.
The Sensible B.C. 'cannabus' was parked at Jubilee Park on Wed., Nov. 27, at the same time as a press conference for a human rights complaint by the homeless living in the park.

Tactics for pro-pot petition drive controversial in Abbotsford

Strategies by local Sensible BC campaign organizers have faced criticism.

The Sensible B.C. 'cannabus' was parked at Jubilee Park on Wed., Nov. 27, at the same time as a press conference for a human rights complaint by the homeless living in the park.
Students brainstormed on various types of character values at the 2013 Abbotsford City of Character Youth Forum.

Students promote positive values at annual forum

Second annual Abbotsford City of Character Youth Forum took place Friday.

Students brainstormed on various types of character values at the 2013 Abbotsford City of Character Youth Forum.
Education minister Peter Fassbender visits the Mennonite Educational Institute in Abbotsford.

Education minister tours MEI

Peter Fassbender reiterated support for independent schools during a tour of the Mennonite Educational Institute.

Education minister Peter Fassbender visits the Mennonite Educational Institute in Abbotsford.
George Petkov shows off a small sample of the kiwis he harvested this year in Abbotsford.

Mediterranean fruit growing well in Abbotsford

A kiwi farmer in Abbotsford finds early success in other warm climate fruit.

George Petkov shows off a small sample of the kiwis he harvested this year in Abbotsford.

Abbotsford debates subsidized housing

Business association remains opposed to recovery home in the downtown.

District of Mission deputy treasurer/collector Kerri Onken.

Zero municipal tax increase planned for Mission residents

District of Mission council upholds promise to freeze tax rate in proposed 2014 budget.

District of Mission deputy treasurer/collector Kerri Onken.
Sarina Dickson was one of several Mission legion volunteers offering poppies and collecting donations at local businesses this season.

Thief targets Mission legion poppy boxes

For the first time in two years, some poppy boxes have disappeared in the community.

Sarina Dickson was one of several Mission legion volunteers offering poppies and collecting donations at local businesses this season.
MP Randy Kamp

Kamp recalls years spent in the Philippines

Randy Kamp, Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows–Maple Ridge–Mission, sends condolences to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan.

MP Randy Kamp
The RCMP's bomb profile dog searched Christine Morrison school on Tuesday and found nothing suspicious.

UPDATE: Mission school reopens tomorrow after bomb threat

After a bomb threat closed Mission elementary school Christine Morrison on Tuesday, authorities reopen the school for next day.

The RCMP's bomb profile dog searched Christine Morrison school on Tuesday and found nothing suspicious.
When TransLink rolls out Compass Cards on the West Coast Express next month, some passengers will be forced to pay extra to ride the rail.

Compass Cards bring hidden costs to some Abbotsford–Mission transit riders

When TransLink rolls out Compass Cards on the West Coast Express next month, some passengers will be forced to pay extra to ride the rail

When TransLink rolls out Compass Cards on the West Coast Express next month, some passengers will be forced to pay extra to ride the rail.

New buses slated for school district

The Abbotsford school district received approval for a large order of eight new school buses, expected to start running in spring 2014.

The CMHC is predicting the Abbotsford-Mission area will see fewer single-family homes built in the near future.

Renters on rise in Abbotsford-Mission

New data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation predicts the future of the Abbotsford and Mission real estate market

The CMHC is predicting the Abbotsford-Mission area will see fewer single-family homes built in the near future.
Abbotsford Regional hospital.

Chronic congestion at Abby hospital is dangerous: BCNU

The government announced a budget review of Fraser Health as nurses in Mission, Abbotsford, and other cities warn of dangerous congestion.

Abbotsford Regional hospital.
Canada Post letter carrier Boris Juracic has been with Mission SAR for two years. At the warehouse in Mission that SAR uses for trainings, he demonstrates a rope rescue technique, in which the subject is attached to an emergency stretcher and pulled out of a precarious situation.

Mission SAR responds to record number of calls

The Mission Search and Rescue team is increasingly busy as calls flood in from Mission and the Fraser Valley

Canada Post letter carrier Boris Juracic has been with Mission SAR for two years. At the warehouse in Mission that SAR uses for trainings, he demonstrates a rope rescue technique, in which the subject is attached to an emergency stretcher and pulled out of a precarious situation.
Sam Mellace has been growing medical marijuana on FVRD land in Mission for a decade.

Marijuana grower vows to fight FVRD on pot zoning

A medical marijuana grower in Mission is incensed about the possibility that FVRD would push grow-ops to industrial areas.

Sam Mellace has been growing medical marijuana on FVRD land in Mission for a decade.