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Peter Kimber talks to the 'Times' in Abbotsford on Wednesday about his two-year ordeal in a Mexican prison.

Jean Konda-Witte/Times

'I was going to kill the judge'
A desperate Peter Kimber waited for his trial to begin. He had been in prison for eight months - looking over his shoulder the whole time - and he could see no light at the end of the tunnel.
 

Remains were on hill for up to two years, say police
Abbotsford police forensics specialists scoured an empty lot on Thursday in downtown Abbotsford after a scrap metal forager discovered human skeletal remains Wednesday.
 

'Poaching' is killing schools: teachers
After the closures of Bakerview and Philip Sheffield Elementary schools, the district must revisit its policies and the province should look at funding practices, says an Abbotsford teachers' representative.
 

Police need help finding mother of three
Abbotsford police are asking for the public's help in locating a 23-year-old mother of three missing since Saturday.
 

Peace walker strolls through Abby at start of cross-country trek
Some people walk for exercise, others to catch the bus, but there is one man who is making his way across Canada, for one reason and one reason only - peace.
 

Plan A costs at $108M
Abbotsford city council awarded PCL Constructors Ltd. the three Plan A contracts at a cost of $77.9 million on Monday.
 

'Most Wanted' has link to Abby
There will be an Abbotsford link when a story about Marc Rozen airs on America's Most Wanted on April 14.
 

Emotions overflow as parents applaud Bakerview staff
A long-time school administrator commended Bakerview Elementary staff during the school closure meeting this week.
 

School board applauds flurry of education bills
New education legislation means Abbotsford can keep using innovative programs to keep kids in school, says an Abbotsford school official.
 

Mission gets cash to upgrade dikes
About $265,000 of $33 million earmarked by the province for flood mitigation will be used to upgrade dikes protecting Mission's low-lying Silvermere and Hatzic areas.
 

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