Abbotsford Local Hub

09/18/2024

Cops for cancer 👍

We were honored to host the incredible and dedicated riders of this year’s Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley, comprised of emergency service personnel from the Fraser Valley Region of BC. Their 800km journey raises awareness and funds for childhood cancer research and support services at the Canadian Cancer Society.

We wish them a safe and memorable journey as they continue over the coming days.

Cops for Cancer - Tour de Valley

01/08/2024

An alternative, maybe?

01/08/2024

Learn about the Service Canada pension and have your questions answered by Service Canada representatives. This program is perfect for newcomers or anyone looking into retirement who wants to learn about these benefits. Check for library locations and times: https://bit.ly/41NjEDQ

01/08/2024

Students!

Attention secondary and post-secondary students! Are you interested in or planning to work in BC's agriculture sector this summer? You could receive a $3,000 bursary!

To qualify for a bursary, students must work a minimum number of hours and for a BC-based employer in:
🌱Primary agriculture
🍎Food, beverage, or seafood processing
🎣Fishing or aquaculture

Applications for the Summer Student Farm Worker Bursary Program will be accepted starting January 2024 for the 2024 Summer Season!

To learn more about this opportunity and sign up for the newsletter, visit iafbc.ca/ssb.

01/05/2024

01/05/2024

Registration is now open for the winter swimming lessons at ARC and MRC. Register online at direct2rec.com or in person.

01/05/2024

Good 4 min read.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said in a statement the government was “concerned” by the ruling against laws meant to prevent “the use of drugs in places that are frequented by children and families.”

“(This) decision temporarily prevents the province from regulating where hard drugs are used, something every other province does, every day,” he said.

The Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act was passed by the legislature in November, allowing fines and imprisonment for people who refuse to comply with police orders not to consume drugs in certain public places.

01/05/2024

Just a thought.

01/04/2024

Mayor Siemens was on hand to welcome a quartet of new recruits at an AbbyPD swearing-in ceremony at Matsqui Centennial Auditorium today. Thank you, constables Rachelle Strelezki, Scott Cooke, Siebe Tuininga and Colton Wiens for joining the team to help make Abbotsford the safest city in BC!

01/04/2024

Family Literacy Day – Jan 27 is a national initiative to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. FVRL is joining the initiative through a system-wide board game giveaway! Enter today for chances to win Rory’s Story Cubes or Stella-Dixit Universe: https://bit.ly/48EsB4z

01/04/2024

Heads up! 📝New BC Building Code guidelines will need to be incorporated into all building permit applications submitted to the City of Abbotsford on March 8, 2024.

BC specific changes include:
- More complete and specific language for construction extended rough-ins for radon subfloor depressurization systems
- Adopting cooling requirements to provide one living space that does not exceed 26 degrees Celsius
- Retaining existing ventilation requirements of systems serving single dwelling units

The full details can be found on our website at www.abbotsford.ca/buildingpermits.

01/03/2024

Wow, lol.

01/02/2024

Wow 😮

Over this past weekend, AbbyPD has stopped and removed 15 high-risk drivers from our community roads.

90-Day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions: 5
3-Day Immediate Roadside Prohibitions: 2
24-hour Driving Suspensions: 1
Excessive Speeding: 7
Vehicles Impounded: 15

High-risk driving has no place in our community. Join our commitment to keeping our roads safe and report suspicious drivers.

Emergencies: 911
Non-Emergency Phone: 604-859-5225

01/02/2024

Agree.

12/29/2023

Happy New Year’s

12/29/2023

Good to know.

12/21/2023

Ho Ho Ho

12/19/2023

What do you want ?

12/15/2023

12/14/2023

True story.

🎄🦝🌲

12/12/2023

Sad 😔

Yesterday, our Traffic Enforcement Unit was out patrolling and clocked this vehicle going 142 km/h in a school zone. The N-driver, who was also impaired, was issued a 24-hour Driving Prohibition, a 7-day vehicle impound and tickets totaling $701.00.

Explaining all this is going to be tough at their next road test...

12/12/2023

Lesson learned.

🦝😍🦨

12/07/2023

What to get.

12/07/2023

Join us for a $2 movie night at ARC on Saturday, December 23, as part of WinterFEST.
Sponsored in part by All Roads Construction

Pre-register at direct2rec.com

12/01/2023

https://www.mtlblog.com/canada-new-50-dollar-coin-royal-canadian-mint

Beautiful $50.00 coin for $649.95

It even comes with a blacklight.

11/29/2023

What to do?

COP28 in Dubai is coming up and Steven Guilbeault is flying there, in his private jet, along with many other politicians, in their private jets. To tell the rest of the world they should be charged more for driving their cars.

Can someone better at being a politician explain this one to me?

11/27/2023

**Alert** The 1964 special, RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, will air nationwide today, Monday, November 27 at 8 pm ET on all CBS network stations

11/24/2023

I agree.

11/24/2023

11/23/2023

It’s almost !

Giving Tuesday is on November 28, and this year all donations that BBBSFV receives on this day, will go directly towards our Holiday Hamper program.

The Holiday Hamper program allows us to help many of our families struggling. It supplies them with many items to support them through this holiday season, such as gift cards for groceries, canned food, fresh produce, and gifts for children and adults.

Please consider donating this Giving Tuesday, and together we can give families in the Fraser Valley the support they need to have a wonderful holiday season!

In addition, you can apply on www.mentoringworks.ca to become a mentor for a youth in your community.