The Abbotsford Police Department is warning that high potency heroin presently being distributed in the City of Abbotsford and elsewhere in the Lower Mainland is resulting in an increase of overdose deaths. Between January and April 2011 there were two confirmed heroin overdose deaths in Abbotsford. This compares to zero in the same period last [...]
The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain will visit Vancouver, B.C., for five days in June and offer public sailings and walk-on tours to the general public. The visit is part of a British Columbia tour, the first since 2008, by Lady Washington, the Official Ship of Washington State, and her companion ship. The [...]
A new series of short, innovative web videos from Small Business BC is being unleashed to support the small business owners responsible for employing over 1 million people in the province annually. The 2-3 minute videos, called Expert Insights, feature quick business tips on topics like incorporation, tax advantages, brand identity, and website building from [...]
While Canada’s economy remains relatively well positioned, it is being buffeted by a significant transformation of the global economy, which is driven by a combination of secular trends and cyclical forces, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said. “It is a time of great opportunity for Canada, but navigating the cross-currents in the global economy [...]
The Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair is the place to be this May long weekend as people young and old celebrate 4 days of good old country tradition. Over the past 65 years families have been drawn to the event to enjoy world-class rodeo action, free entertainment and the fun of the fair. The Cloverdale [...]
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and Shaw are joining hands with BC’s South Asian community for the annual World of Smiles telethon, benefiting BC Children’s Hospital. Each year, tens of thousands of BC kids and their families depend on the professional caregivers at BC Children’s Hospital to provide them with specialized, critical support that goes well [...]
To help acknowledge and celebrate children and youth in government care and to help combat negative stereotypes and social stigmas, the B.C. government has proclaimed May 23-29 as the first-ever B.C. Child and Youth in Care Week. This week shines a positive spotlight on children and youth in government care across the province – from [...]
The NPA Councilor Suzanne Anton announced Wednesday that she is running for Mayor of Vancouver in this fall’s November civic election. Anton made the announcement surrounded by NPA council candidates, former Mayor Sam Sullivan, and local business and community leaders. Anton said she was running for mayor because she believed Vancouver could be an even [...]
On 17 May the Abbotsford Police Department’s Gang Suppression Unit (GSU) executed a warrant in the 4400 block of Buchanan Street in Burnaby. Based on police Investigation and surveillance the residence is believed to be connected to the UN gang that was used to supply drug lines in Abbotsford and elsewhere. The GSU was provided [...]
An Abbotsford man charged with second-degree murder of his sister was released on bail Friday afternoon in New Westminster Supreme Court. The 42-year-old Harmohinder Singh Khosa was arrested in March allegedly for the murder of his 34-year-old sister Amarjit Kaur Khosa, whose body was found in a suite at a home in the 32000 block [...]
