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APRIL 4, 2013
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Suspect in U.S. shooting incident arrested in Abby
A police armoured vehicle was deployed in the search for a suspect in the Sumas Prairie area on Tuesday.
Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News
A suspect who was the target of a day-long manhunt after shooting at U.S. border agents was arrested Tuesday night in Abbotsford. The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) was called in to assist in the search just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Michael Milne, a spokesman with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said U.S. border agents from the Sumas station came across two suspicious men
KEVIN MACDONALD Abbotsford News
at about 9:10 a.m. in an area of the Columbia Valley, about seven miles east of the town of Sumas. He said they were wearing camouflage gear and were carrying backpacks. One of the men fired a gun as the officers approached. He then fled into the woods, while the other was taken into custody. Details on the second arrest were released after The News press deadline on Wednesday. Authorities on this side of the border Continued on A5
BC FUNDS COURT STUDY A5 $1.8 million to be spent on study to create a regional court plan for the Valley
Vision Quest Alex BUTLER Abbotsford News
M
iles couldn’t last another day on the streets. He had been living on Hastings and Main in Vancouver, addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine. He had a good job in a warehouse, but was staying in shelters to save on rent, and using that money to feed his addiction. Desperately worried, his two sisters urged him to get treatment. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, Jamie was so far into drugs and alcohol that his outlook on life was deeply negative. You could say he didn’t really care if he lived or died. The court ordered him into a recovery program after being incarcerated for drug-related crimes. Both men would find VisionQuest.
MARK TAYLOR MEMORIAL
It’s structured. It’s strict. And it works. A recovery house in Abbotsford is providing men with a path out of addiction.
A7 The public is invited to
celebrate Taylor’s life on April 15 at the AESC
ONE SHOW, TWO ARTISTS
A11 Kariton Art Gallery to showcase works of talented local duo
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The VisionQuest Recovery House in Abbotsford uses a “no-nonsense” approach to help addicts get clean.
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