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Teachers to vote on action Educators will have an ‘all or none’ decision to make in mid-April Kevin MILLS Tom FLETCHER Black Press
Abbotsford teachers could stop providing extracurricular services as soon as April 19, putting an end to all teacher-run coaching and club activities, and even jeopardize graduation ceremonies.
As part of its action plan announced on Wednesday, the B.C. Teachers’ Federation will ask its 41,000 members whether they are in favour of withholding their voluntary services and whether to grant the union’s board of directors the authority to hold a second vote (as deemed needed) on the issue of illegal strike action.
The vote is set to take place across the province on April 17 and 18. The BCTF is also planning a legal challenge of the legislation that put an end to its latest strike. With the end of spring break, Abbotsford teachers will be back on the job Monday. Continued on A5
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CHARGES RECOMMENDED A5 Abbotsford Police investigators cite lack of attention in Mountie’s crash
NEW DEAL WITH RCMP JOHN MORROW Abbotsford News
Heavily armed members of the Municipal Integrated Emergency Response Team raided a house on Beaver Street on Wednesday night.
Drugs, gun seized in raid
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“We took into custody a 40-year-old and a 28-year-old man as well as seizing a shotgun, a small quantity of crack cocaine and over $1,000 cash,” said Abbotsford Two men are in custody pending charges after the Police Const. Ian MacDonald. Abbotsford Police Department’s gang suppression While no charges have yet been filed, Macunit executed a search warrant in the 2100 block O E Donald said police are anticipating possession D I V LINE of Beaver Street in Abbotsford on Wednesday ON ws.com for the purpose of trafficking and potentially evening. abbyne weapons-related charges will be filed. The susAt approximately 6:25 p.m. the unit, with assispects and the home were known to police. tance from the Municipal Integrated Emergency “If you put yourself on the radar of the gang Response Team, kicked in the door of a residence, suppression unit, you don’t come off until either you threw in a “flash bang” distraction device and entered change your ways, you leave town, or you’re arrested,” guns drawn. MacDonald said.
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