Rob Hope, head supervisor of OWL, releases a three-year-old female eagle on Wednesday. The eagle came to the organization with a broken wing from Port Hardy. The release marks the 11th annual Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival, which runs Saturday and Sunday at a number of venues in Mission. - Jason Lang/For the Times

After weeks of hearing about Plan A, voters get their say
On Saturday, Abbotsford residents will have their chance to say 'Yes' or 'No' to the city's three proposed capital projects, known collectively as Plan A.
 

Swanney decision expected today
Madame Justice Brenda Brown is expected to make her decision in the trial of former Abbotsford family doctor James Swanney this morning.
 

Plan A postcards back in schools
Plan A postcards were back in children's schoolbags this week after the Abbotsford school board decided Monday night the informational material was "neutral enough."
 

Wising up about gangs
Abbotsford police are hoping a little awareness will help curb gang violence in our streets.
 

Mission council paves way for 50 slot machines
It looks like slot machines are on their way to Mission.
 

Annual Bald Eagle Festival runs this weekend
The sun broke out from the thick November clouds on Wednesday just as handlers prepared to release a three-year-old bald eagle back to the wild.
 

Don't have passport? Now is a good time
Canadians travelling to the United States by air or by sea had better be thinking about passports.
 

Sex offender will live in Abbotsford
Abbotsford police are warning residents that a child sexual offender will be living in Abbotsford when he is released from the Correctional Service of Canada today.
 

Abby car thieves can't hide from technology
New surveillance technology that helps identify car thieves on the move has been imported to British Columbia, thanks to a progressive-thinking Abbotsford cop and research team.
 

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