Thieves now targeting big pickups
Last year the Insurance Corporation of B.C. listed the Ford F350 and other similar large pickups as the 24th most stolen vehicle in B.C.
 

Large stolen trucks no treat for police to stop
Abbotsford police increasingly have their hands full dealing with pickup truck thieves.
 

Your guide to celebrating Canada Day
The Abbotsford sky will be glowing with the rise and bombardment of fireworks as the community celebrates the country's birthday. The best vantage point for the Canada Day fireworks will be from Rotary Stadium at Exhibition Park. The Times is a proud sponsor of the evening's fireworks.
 

One of two fires reveals grow-op
Firefighters called to a house fire in northeast Abbotsford Tuesday found a marijuana growing operation when they went looking for occupants.
 

SERIES: In Abby the fun ends at 1 a.m.
If you enjoy staying out late at licensed facilities where you can dance or socialize, you're out of luck in Abbotsford.
 

SERIES: Bar patrons not thrilled with early closing
Abbotsford is "lame," Abbotsford is "boring," Abbotsford is "definitely a no-fun city." These are the testimonials of visitors at a local watering hole on Tuesday evening.
 

CTC forced into 'shotgun wedding'
Career Technical Centre principal George Peary will stay at the vocational training school sometime into the fall, to help the new administration learn the ropes.
 

Consulting about CTC will continue, superintendent says
Parents filed into the W.J. Mouat secondary school theatre Monday night to hear from Abbotsford school district superintendent Robin Arden that plans for a traditional high school are still in the early stages.
 

More jobs at stake at Mission care home
Forty-six more jobs at Pleasantview Care Home in Mission may be contracted out but administrator Judith Ray told the home's annual general meeting Tuesday night she doesn't know when or if that would happen.
 

Appearance of mayor's face a mystery to her
They popped up around town after the civic election in the winter and from time to time, new ones appear, on a mailbox here, on a wall there.
 

Lilydale workers are 'screwed'
An Abbotsford poultry processor had its wings clipped Monday as 95 workers were given their layoff slips.
 

Air pollution map could boost anti-SE2 stand
Abbotsford Coun. Patricia Ross has her fingers crossed that the National Energy Board will allow her to enter a recently published air pollution map as late evidence.
 

Shaw changes focus of TV content
Shaw Cable's community programming on Channel 4 will no longer "duplicate" the news stories that are already highlighted by local media, the company announced on Tuesday.
 

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