Rev. Dr. Hans Kouwenberg, of Calvin Presbyterian Church, is upset that Fraser Health budget cuts have resulted in the elimination of the spiritual care co-ordinator at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. It is among 12 such positions being cut around the region.

Claire Copp and Bryan Raymond have been commended by the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service for their quick thinking during a fire Wednesday morning. others also read...

others also read... The man who died in a Mission house fire on Thursday morning has been identified as 40-year-old Michael Sedore. The fire call came in at 6:11 a.m., for a residence at 8778 Cedar Ave., at the intersection of Cedar and Tunbridge.

An ambulance arrives at the Fraser Valley Institution for Women just prior to 1 p.m. Friday after two inmates got into a fight. others also read...

others also read... The City of Abbotsford’s operating budget will come under scrutiny next week, as city hall wrangles with its numbers before deciding on a property tax rate for 2010.

others also read... The Abbotsford Police Board is getting two new members. Deborah Lehmann and Ted Strocel will join the board, which operates under the Police Act to set policy direction for the APD, oversee finances, and negotiate and approve union agreements.

others also read... A Canadian Federation of Independent Business report on municipal spending, released Thursday, calls for the hiring of a municipal auditor-general in B.C.

Marvin Leclare and the Psalm 23 Transition Society are behind a new centre for women in Abbotsford. others also read...

others also read... Controversial gas boxes, used by a Vancouver Island community to euthanize feral cats, are not being considered an option in Abbotsford.

A two-point mule deer buck cautiously picks his way through a stand of trees at Old Yale Road east of McMillan on the base of Glenn Mountain. COMMENTING ETIQUETTE: To encourage open exchange of ideas in the BCLocalNews.com community, we ask that you follow our guidelines and respect standards.

Two large trees came down Thursday night into the parking lot of the Chelsea Park Gardens Apts on Marshall Rd. Four cars were hit by branches but did not sustain major damage.

Fraser Health vice-president of clinical operations Barbara Korabek discusses impact of cuts. A new round of sweeping cuts by the Fraser Health Authority will eliminate 42 residential care beds at Peace Arch Hospital and close hospice, detox and psychiatric beds elsewhere in the region.

others also read... The Abbotsford Heat found themselves under scrutiny on Wednesday after it was revealed that players had received H1N1 flu vaccination shots earlier in the week.

Members of the Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service and police will not be getting priority when it comes to the H1N1 vaccines.

Abbotsford Police are releasing a video and asking the public to help hunt for two men who brazenly robbed a donation box from a gas station on Sunday morning.

Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong is the government's political point man as well as its top law enforcement officer.

others also read... The Abbotsford fire department is giving kudos to two Good Samaritans who kept a suspicious house fire from spreading out of control on Wednesday morning.

Abbotsford skeleton slider Amy Gough made the cut for Canada’s World Cup squad on the weekend, and boosted her Olympic hopes in the process. others also read...

others also read... Representing the most successful figure skating team in the history of the Olympics, Sergey Kononykhin visited Abbotsford last week, casting a critical eye on the facilities where the Russian team will live and train in the weeks leading up to the 2010 Games.

others also read... The Japanese Olympic speed skating team has confirmed that it will be training out of Abbotsford Recreation Centre for a week leading up to the 2010 Games.