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Who you lookin' at?
Sanit Bains of Rick Hansen Secondary School in Abbotsford tries to pull out of Mesbah Omid's hold at the B.C. Provincial Wrestling Championships held at Guildford Recreation Centre in Surrey on Friday. With gold, silver and top 10 performances across the board, Abbotsford schools again showed why the city is home to so many top grapplers. For full story and more photos, see page 25.

Lisa King/For the Times

Mission man gunned down
Residents of a quiet Mission neighbourhood are still reeling after a 28-year-old Mission man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon.
 

Shopping spree next for new hospital
With the new Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre more than 70 per cent complete, the focus is now on buying $84 million in equipment, said the project's chief officer.
 

Mail on a Mission
Mission Canada Post letter carriers went above and beyond in the last months of 2007, enabling them to present a cheque of $3,000 to the Mission Community Services Society Friday morning.
 

Lawsuit all a big blunder
A $51-million lawsuit launched this month by Edmonton-based Spar Aerospace against Cascade Aerospace was a big mistake.
 

Flooding on the mind in Mission
Mission council members are hoping the provincial and federal governments are aware of the potential for flooding along the Fraser River - especially with a record-high snowpack.
 

Hot city growth may soon cool
Development at the airport and on the outskirts of Abbotsford may be scaled back in order to keep development cost charges from overwhelming the private sector. New work will likely be focused in the city's core.
 

Mission man waits for his fate
After sentencing recommendations by both the Crown and defense counsel, a date has been set for the sentencing of a Mission man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this month.
 

Lesson in patriotism
When W. A. Fraser Middle School teacher Nancy Hutsul celebrated her 50th birthday, everyone came dressed as a Canadian icon.
 

Gravel road on hold
The opening of the $4.7-million Atkinson Road has been delayed again after a B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered the work stopped last week in Vancouver.
 

Public denied input on driving range lights
Cedar Ridge Golf Course and Driving Range owners Greg and Sandra Currie will remain in the dark after dusk.
 

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