Have you been living under a rock, on a mountain, or in a room cut off from all outside contact?
If so, here are six local stories to catch up on from the past week:
1. After prison riot, Abbotsford guard struggled for help with PTSD – READ
As a member of an emergency response team (ERT), Enger prided himself on his ability to handle dangerous and harrowing situations from riots to fights to suicide attempts. Read more…
2. Woman dies in kayaking accident on Vedder River – READ
Police received a report of an overturned kayak on the river between Lickman Road and the Keith Wilson Bridge. Read more…
3. New rules could curb house sizes in certain areas of Abbotsford – READ
The public is OK with densification, but unimpressed with current rules that allow small houses to be replaced by much larger ones. Read more…
4. Abbotsford BMX kid wows GoPro – WATCH
An eight-year-old Abbotsford BMX athlete captured the attention of GoPro after he strapped one of the action cameras to his bike helmet and hit the jumps and bumps at the Abbotsford BMX Track. Read more, and watch the video…
5. Abbotsford brothers lose bid to appeal sentences for trafficking fentanyl and carfentanil – READ
Two Abbotsford brothers are headed to jail for trafficking fentanyl and carfentanil, which they mixed into other substances using a mortar and pestle. Read more…
6. Should recreational marijuana sales be legal in Abbotsford? – TAKE THE SURVEY
The City of Abbotsford has launched an online survey to find out if residents want non-medical marijuana sales allowed within the city’s limits. We’ve also created our own poll. Read more, and take the survey (and our poll)…
7. Historic home makes late night move to new location – PHOTOS
After 143 years overlooking Matsqui Prairie, the house built for royal engineer surveyor George Turner is now set for a second act in Clayburn Village. Check out photos from its late-night move…
