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It just gets worse
More storms, more chaos. A wind and rainstorm late Tuesday, followed by heavy snowfall Wednesday - the latest in a series of 14 significant storms that have pummeled the B.C. coast since November - meant power outages, school closures, harsh driving conditions and even a downed helicopter.
 

Alzheimer month: Laughter amidst confusion
As a confused wind lashes rain at the windows at Garden Park Tower on Tuesday, a group of older adults share coffee, cookies and conversation in one of the meeting rooms.
 

Abby gets its hands on the Grey Cup
Fraser Valley football fans saw firsthand what hard work can accomplish as some B.C. Lions brought the Grey Cup to Abbotsford Tuesday.
 

CanWest acquires Alliance Atlantis
CanWest Global Communications Corp., in participation with Goldman Sachs, has acquired Alliance Atlantis.
 

Soda ash will save pipes
To prevent copper pipes from being corroded by the region's natural occurring alkaline water, the Abbotsford-Mission Water and Sewer Commission has approved the construction of a $1.35-million soda ash plant on Bell Road, east of Mission.
 

Pot plants, guns seized
Abbotsford police seized 3,600 marijuana plants, one shotgun, one sawed-off pistol-grip rifle, a bullet proof vest and a "large quantity" of ammunition from a rural property in the 5300 block of Willet Road on Sumas Mountain 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
 

Mission woman killed in crash
A 32-year-old Mission woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a four-vehicle collision in the 24500 block of the Lougheed Highway Wednesday morning.
 

Burkitt sentencing delayed
Sentencing for disgraced bookkeeper Jeanette Burkitt was delayed Monday until April 30, to take place at Vancouver Supreme Court.
 

Felger puts up 'open' sign
Tim Felger says he'll open his bookstore/political office in downtown Abbotsford whether he gets a business licence from the city or not.
 

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