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MAKING MOVES The Abbotsford Heat roster has undergone some changes during the free agency period A26
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A hot night in Bradner Rural residents vent over ditching, development at town hall meeting A5
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TAX CHANGE HITS HARD A5 Up to $900,000 could be lost in local tax revenue due to provincial changes to farm tax exemptions VIKKI HOPES Abbotsford News
B.C. Lt.-Gov. Steven Point, former chief of the Skowkale First Nation and tribal chair of the Stó:lo Nation government, and his wife Gwendolyn welcomed the crowd during opening ceremonies Tuesday for the B.C. Elders Gathering at Tradex. Joining them on stage were other dignitaries.
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Gala ceremonies featuring traditional dancers, singers and drummers opened the 36th annual B.C. Elders Gathering at the Tradex facility in Abbotsford on Tuesday afternoon. The event attracted more than 3,000 people
to see the traditional opening procession, as well as speeches from dignitaries, including B.C. Lt.-Gov. Steven Point and First Nation leaders. Point, who served as an elected chief of the Skowkale First Nation for 15 years, had a hopeful VIDLEIONE message for the crowd. ON ws.com “Aboriginal people, over the last 150 years, have abbyne Continued on A7
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