Site updated Thursday, March 20, 2008 08:54 AM

These are the archives of Abbotsford/Mission Times.
Please click here to go to our active website.
 
Madison Martens, 4, wasn't too happy as the jets roared overhead at the Abbotsford International Airshow on Saturday, but dad Mat George was ready to take in all the high-flying action, including the popular Canadian Forces Snowbirds. [ FULL STORY ]

[Jean Konda-Witte/TIMES]

City opens up mining on Sumas
In an about-face from a decision made six years ago to restrict mining on Sumas Mountain, the City of Abbotsford has signed a 10-year deal that will allow Western Rock Products Inc. to take gravel from a previously restricted area.
 

150,000 Abbotsford Airshow fans can't be wrong
Hard of hearing. Suntanned and/or sunburned. Full, aching bellies and silly grins.
 

Ex-mayors worried about landslide risks
The Falconridge development on Lower Sumas Mountain Road is being built near the site of a 1935 landslide.
 

Meth needs more than 'lip service'
Lip service. That's what Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Randy Hawes is calling a move made by the federal government Friday, when officials announced stiffer maximum penalties for producing and trafficking crystal methamphetamine.
 

Mission man killed in crash
The driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a Mission motorcyclist on Highway 1 near Hope on Friday may face charges, police say.
 

Cash boost for tourism in Abby and Mission
Tourism is getting a boost from the provincial government through a $25-million grant promised to the Union of B.C. Municipalities.
 

back to top

 

All contents of this site including graphics, text, and programming are Copyright 2008 Van Net Newspapers, a division of Canwest Publishing Inc. No re-use of any portion of this site is permitted in any medium without the express written consent of VanNet. Please contact the webmaster for more information.
Click here for our Privacy Statement
© 2008 Van Net Newspapers, a division of Canwest Publishing Inc. All rights reserved.