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Talks have broken down between the union and the employer in the eastern Fraser Valley transit system, with a strike called for Monday, March 20. (File photo)

UPDATE: Eastern Fraser Valley buses roll to a stop Monday; First Transit releases five-year contract offer

Transit in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Agassiz, Harrison, Hope on hold until agreement reached

Talks have broken down between the union and the employer in the eastern Fraser Valley transit system, with a strike called for Monday, March 20. (File photo)
Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of agriculture and agri-food (left) was taken on a tour of Lucent BioSciences Inc. at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby on March 15, as part of an announcement for funding for clean tech farming projects in B.C. (Government of Canada photo)

2 Abbotsford farms awarded federal funding for clean-technology projects

Projects designed to get farms further off the grid and reduce fuel consumption

Marie-Claude Bibeau, minister of agriculture and agri-food (left) was taken on a tour of Lucent BioSciences Inc. at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby on March 15, as part of an announcement for funding for clean tech farming projects in B.C. (Government of Canada photo)
A long-awaited, international medical study recently published in the Lancet was made possible partly due to Abbotsford hospital patients and staff. (Fraser Health photo)

Abbotsford hospital patients and staff behind new information on protein needs for critically ill

Lancet study sheds new light on protein needs of critically-ill patients

A long-awaited, international medical study recently published in the Lancet was made possible partly due to Abbotsford hospital patients and staff. (Fraser Health photo)
Job’s Daughters BC is holding its annual conference in Abbotsford on the weekend of March 17, and the public is invited to attend a pageant for Miss BC at Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre. (Job’s Daughter B.C./Facebook)

Abbotsford set to host provincial Job’s Daughters conference and pageant

Public invited to learn more about youth organization by attending pageant

Job’s Daughters BC is holding its annual conference in Abbotsford on the weekend of March 17, and the public is invited to attend a pageant for Miss BC at Clarion Hotel and Conference Centre. (Job’s Daughter B.C./Facebook)
The new donor recognition wall at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford’s Crystal Gala members give ‘grateful recognition’ to donors in fight against breast cancer

New donor wall installed on second floor of Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

The new donor recognition wall at the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
First Transit employees are on their third day of striking today, March 11. (@fraservalleytransitstrike/Instagram)

BC Liberals push Premier Eby to bring Fraser Valley transit strike to a halt

Three-day transit strike could be followed by indefinite strike if wage deal not met soon

First Transit employees are on their third day of striking today, March 11. (@fraservalleytransitstrike/Instagram)
CUPE workers on strike on Gladys Road in Abbotsford on Thursday, March 9. They are holding a three-day strike as negotiations seemingly have broken down between the union and their employer, First Transit. (@fraservalleytransitstrike/Instagram)

Low wages, lack of pension keep buses off roads in Fraser Valley for second day

Services could be suspended indefinitely on March 20 if wage deal not reached soon, says BC Transit

CUPE workers on strike on Gladys Road in Abbotsford on Thursday, March 9. They are holding a three-day strike as negotiations seemingly have broken down between the union and their employer, First Transit. (@fraservalleytransitstrike/Instagram)
The Fraser Valley Express is among routes that will be impacted by an impending three-day strike by First Transit workers in the eastern Fraser Valley this weekend. (BC Transit)

Three-day bus strike starts this Thursday in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission and Hope

Further service disruption facing customers in Fraser Valley transit systems due to job action

The Fraser Valley Express is among routes that will be impacted by an impending three-day strike by First Transit workers in the eastern Fraser Valley this weekend. (BC Transit)
Detergent foam built up on Clayburn Creek after a company used Tide detergent to clean roof moss off a townhouse complex in Abbotsford in April 2021. A company has now been fined $8,900 by the ministry of environment. (Tom Ulanowski/Facebook)

Company fined $8,900 for detergent mistake that made mess of Abbotsford waterway

Tide used by contractor to clean roof moss ended up foaming up in a fish-bearing creek

Detergent foam built up on Clayburn Creek after a company used Tide detergent to clean roof moss off a townhouse complex in Abbotsford in April 2021. A company has now been fined $8,900 by the ministry of environment. (Tom Ulanowski/Facebook)
Fraser Valley-based First Transit bus drivers have voted 98 per cent in favour of job action following a strike vote on Dec. 19. Job action has been escalating as talks continue. (File photo)

Fraser Valley transit strike action could escalate to full walk-out, says CUPE

Drivers in Abbotsford, Chilliwack and surrounding area ‘most underpaid transit workers in the region’

Fraser Valley-based First Transit bus drivers have voted 98 per cent in favour of job action following a strike vote on Dec. 19. Job action has been escalating as talks continue. (File photo)
Buses won’t be running on Feb. 27 and 28 due to an escalation in job action in the eastern Fraser Valley. The job action will not affect handyDART services. (Black Press file photo)

Two days of no bus service in eastern Fraser Valley as job action escalates

BC Transit’s handyDART service will not be affected by strike escalation

Buses won’t be running on Feb. 27 and 28 due to an escalation in job action in the eastern Fraser Valley. The job action will not affect handyDART services. (Black Press file photo)
Entrepreneur Ken Keis will be presented with the 2022 4-H Canada Distinguished Alumni Award during the 2023 4-H Canada Leadership Awards, to be held virtually with host Jon Montgomery (right) on Feb. 28. (Photo courtesy of Ken Keis)

Abbotsford entrepreneur Ken Keis to receive national 4-H award in online presentation

4-H Canada’s Leadership Awards show to be hosted by Canadian Olympian Jon Montgomery

Entrepreneur Ken Keis will be presented with the 2022 4-H Canada Distinguished Alumni Award during the 2023 4-H Canada Leadership Awards, to be held virtually with host Jon Montgomery (right) on Feb. 28. (Photo courtesy of Ken Keis)
Transit operators are fighting for increased pay in the Fraser Valley. (Abbotsford News file photo)

As transit strike action continue in Fraser Valley, CUPE asks for online pledge support

Bus drivers stopped collecting fares on Chilliwack and Abbotsford routes almost two weeks ago

Transit operators are fighting for increased pay in the Fraser Valley. (Abbotsford News file photo)
A rescue team rappelled down a steep embankment Sunday night to assist a family that was lost and injured on Sumas Mountain. (Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue/Facebook)

Family rescued from Abbotsford’s Sumas Mountain by helicopter after cold night near waterfall

Three rescue teams worked through the night to ensure family of three was safe

A rescue team rappelled down a steep embankment Sunday night to assist a family that was lost and injured on Sumas Mountain. (Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue/Facebook)
Suhaandeep Gill spent last week delivering special treat bags to shelters in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Mission. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Kid Cupid: Young Abbotsford boy delivers love to the streets with Valentine’s Day bags

Suhaandeep Gill, 7, created thoughtful bags of much-needed items to give to three city shelters

Suhaandeep Gill spent last week delivering special treat bags to shelters in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Mission. (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.

COLUMN: Unplugging before bed actually works? What a horrible discovery

No TV before bedtime? Thanks, I hate it.

Jessica Peters is a reporter at the Abbotsford News.
A portion of South Fraser Way in Abbotsford will be ceremoniously renamed Komagata Maru Way, to honour the humanitarian efforts of the local South Asian community in 1914, thanks in part to the work by Raj Singh Toor (inset), who is now the vice-president of the Descendants of the Komagata Maru Society . (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)

Portion of road in Abbotsford to be commemoratively named Komagata Maru Way

Block of South Fraser Way to get unofficial name change; council votes unanimously

A portion of South Fraser Way in Abbotsford will be ceremoniously renamed Komagata Maru Way, to honour the humanitarian efforts of the local South Asian community in 1914, thanks in part to the work by Raj Singh Toor (inset), who is now the vice-president of the Descendants of the Komagata Maru Society . (Jessica Peters/Abbotsford News)
A bus travels along Ashwell Road in Chilliwack on Jan. 18, 2017. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Essential transit services to be offered if job action escalates in Fraser Valley, says employer

CUPE workers issued 72-hour strike notice on Monday as negotiations drag on

A bus travels along Ashwell Road in Chilliwack on Jan. 18, 2017. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Several vehicles have ended up in the ditch between Chilliwack and Abbotsford on Highway 1 Tuesday morning, after the region was hit by snow, which was heavy at times. (Ken Goudswaard/Abbotsford News)

Several flipped vehicles in ditches on Highway 1 through Abbotsford as snow hits region

Traffic is slow and speeds have been reduced between Chilliwack and Abbotsford

Several vehicles have ended up in the ditch between Chilliwack and Abbotsford on Highway 1 Tuesday morning, after the region was hit by snow, which was heavy at times. (Ken Goudswaard/Abbotsford News)
Transit users wait to board a First Transit bus in Agassiz in 2019. (Grace Kennedy/Agassiz-Harrison Observer file)

Fraser Valley bus operators serve 72-hour strike notice as negotiations drag on with employer

CUPE says workers deserve equal pay for working in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission, Hope, Agassiz

Transit users wait to board a First Transit bus in Agassiz in 2019. (Grace Kennedy/Agassiz-Harrison Observer file)