Column: Spartacus The Television Series – A Collision Of Virtue And Vice
By Dennis Tkach. The biggest threat to the health of today’s society does not come from crack, cancer, famine, destitution or war. These pariahs of the human condition will always be with us [Click On Image For Full Story]
Abbotsford News: Kinder Morgan Spill Removed, Odours Have Dissipated
By Shaheen Shivji. The 110,000 litres of oil spilled at Kinder Morgan’s Abbotsford tank farm yesterday has been “removed and the odours have dissipated,” Lexa Hobenshield, spokesperson, told Abbotsford Today. [Click On Image For Full Story]
Sports: Wolves Take First Game 3-2
The Chicago Wolves used two-goals by center Steve Reinprecht and a 33-save performance by goaltender Matt Climie to earn a 3-2 win over the Abbotsford Heat Tuesday night at the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre. [Click On Image For Full Story]
Education: UFV Involved In Community Celebrations For Would-Be Scientists Of All Ages Feb 22
Submitted. Do you want to learn more about biology, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry or perhaps agriculture and computer information systems? [Click On IMage For Full Story]
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Mayor Bruce Banman
Abbotsford Today writer Shaheen Shivji sits down with Abbotsford’s new Mayor for his first interview, now available in HD video.
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Abby Links – Can’t Find It … Bet We Can!
05 December 2011
In order to add to the ease of navigation of the site and make it easier for users to find the information they seek we have added directories to most sections of the site. We’ve now added a list of those directories in the sections above under the heading ‘Abby Links’
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Columns: David Lamson Furthering Personal Interests At FVRD – Not Those Of Voters
28 January 2012
By Walter Neufeld. Last week the FVRD Citizens Association (FCA) asked FVRD to reconsider Wendy Bales’ defeated pro-democracy Motion to permit residents to present their concerns to FVRD Directors before they vote.
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Letters: Should Taboo Sex Show At Tradex Matter?
28 January 2012
Dear Editor. I have been at Council on three occasions when the topic of Tradex expansion came up. On every occasion the clear impression was that the request was a slam dunk.
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Breaking News: Power Out Until 4:30 PM – BC Hydro
27 January 2012
UPDATE FROM CITY OF CHILLIWACK 11:22AM 01/27/2012 – A transformer failure at Atchelitz BC Hydro substation has caused the current fire. BC Hydro has turned off the power at the substation to ensure the safety of fire crews who are currently fighting the fire
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Business News: New Fraser Valley CSSE Chapter Inaugurated At Newlands
27 January 2012
The new Fraser Valley chapter of the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) received their inaugural charter at Newlands Golf Course in Langley yesterday evening.
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Municipal Politics: Kudos To Council For Nixing Mark Taylor’s Urban Trail
27 January 2012
By Mike Archer. Council’s decision to effectively nix Parks & Rec Director Mark Taylor’s plan for an urban trail showed some wisdom we’ve not seen in a while.
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Provincial Politics: Pilot Program Targets Small Business Succession
27 January 2012
Submitted. For small construction businesses – especially those in rural or remote areas – finding people to take over those businesses when an owner retires or wants to sell has become increasing difficult due to an aging population.
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Issues: Stephen Harper And The ‘Ethical Oil’ Gang
27 January 2012
As Prime Minister Stephen Harper appears set to ignore the hearings on the Enbridge pipeline in favour of his friends in Big Oil, an interesting picture emerged this week of just who is pulling the strings behind the scenes.
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Sports News: Bodychecking Decision For Lower Mainland “C” Hockey
27 January 2012
Submitted. Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association announced the results of an extraordinary general meeting held Sunday, January 22, 2012, to consider the extent to which body- checking should be permitted in Minor Hockey.
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AmbrÖse Bierce: Why Do The Newspapers Wear Kid Gloves When Covering The Heat ?
26 January 2012
By AmbrÖse Bierce. We were sent some interesting statistics and comments about the local coverage of the Abbotsford Heat we thought we’d share with you.
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Columns: Abbotsford – A City In Crisis
26 January 2012
UPDATED 26/01/12 – MORE COMMENTS RECEIVED – By Mike Archer. I nearly broke my neck trying to understand the figures quoted in Kevin Mills’ article in The News on the Stave Lake water proposal. Nor will my calculator ever talk to me again. But that’s alright; to my knowledge, math is not a requirement in [...]
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Columns: To Be Considered Truly Open Government Must Be Proactive
26 January 2012
By Jordan Bateman -CTF. Every election cycle, in every campaign from school board to prime minister, two sets of vows are made: incumbent politicians promise to continue listening to the public, while their opponents promise to change government by throwing open its doors
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The Goddess Movement: Musings Of A Goddess … Beauty, Pursued
26 January 2012
By Aryn Savard. There something innate in us as women. Something we were born with, the desire to feel beautiful. For most of us, we feel most beautiful when we are pursued by someone else. It may be a man, it may be a friend, it may be a child pulling at our shirt to [...]
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Sports News: Wolves Demolish Heat 5-0
25 January 2012
The Chicago Wolves enjoyed their performance so much on Tuesday night at Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, they authored a strikingly similar start Wednesday night to trigger a 5-0 victory.
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Faith: Atheism 101
25 January 2012
UPDATED 25/01/12 – MORE COMMENTS RECEIVED – By Meghann Coughlan. When I tell believers I’m an Atheist, a series of questions and statements usually follow. How can you be moral without believing in a god? I’m moral and do moral things because it is the right thing to do.
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The Book Man’s Shelf: Get Ready, Set, … READ
25 January 2012
By Amber Short. They say that it takes about 21 days to start a new habit. With the New Year, many of us are testing the merit of this statement.
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Health News: FHA’s Mindcheck.ca Mental Health Resource For Youth Expands
25 January 2012
Fraser Health and the Provincial Health Services Authority are encouraging British Columbians to visit mindcheck.ca, a web site for youth and young adults that offers tools to check mental wellbeing and support for mental health challenges.
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Busy But Healthy: Healthy Cinnamon Rolls
25 January 2012
By Kristine Fretwell. Not exactly healthy enough to eat daily, but definitely a healthy treat and oh-so-much better than the original. I wanted a Cinnamon Roll to taste like a Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll, and be gluten free.
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Federal Politics: Abbotsford Receives $90,000 For Barrowtown Flood Mitigation
25 January 2012
Submitted. The City of Abbotsford has received $890,000 for the Barrowtown Pump Station Electrical and Control Systems upgrade project. Abbotsford is now better prepared for flood emergencies thanks to a joint investment by the Governments of Canada and British Columbia
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Business Of Agriculture: California Rules Against Raw Milk Dairy
25 January 2012
According to Food Safety News, test results at a raw milk dairy in California contained sanitary deficiencies and were positive for E. coli.
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