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Charges in stabbing One of four victims still recovering in hospital Vikki HOPES Abbotsford News
Charges have been laid in relation to the stabbing of four people in Abbotsford on Saturday. William Anton Butz, 34, has been charged with four counts of
aggravated assault. Abbotsford Police Const. Ian MacDonald said Butz is the former boyfriend of the 18-year-old woman seriously wounded in the attack. She is in stable condition and is recovering in hospital, while the
three other victims – a 37-yearold woman and two men, ages 19 and 35 – have been released from hospital. The four victims were among a small group of people gathered in a basement suite in the 31400 block of Springhill Court.
An altercation took place, and several people were stabbed. People from the suite began fleeing the scene, and passersby called police at about 8:40 p.m. to report that a man was stabbing Continued on A3
Alternatives to the artillery
Propane cannon options exist for farmers
A11 BC Hydro prepares to evict campers from property along Gladys Avenue
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Alex BUTLER and Tyler OLSEN Abbotsford News
On a hot July morning, the Geldermans’ blueberry fields on Sumas Prairie are peaceful. The blue sky overhead is free of clouds – and more importantly – starlings. With 30 acres of blueberry fields, Jerry Gelderman and his son Nathan understand the threat of the invasive bird species that consumes berry crops. Some farmers use propane cannons which emit loud blasts to frighten away the birds, causing annual conflict with neighbours whose peace and quiet are disrupted. The News takes an in-depth look at the But at the Gelderman controversy surrounding farm, no cannons fire. bird scare devices. Beyond the normal noises of a farm operation, the Third in a series only sounds out of the ordinary are the cries of the falcons the Geldermans use to keep the other birds at bay.
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A3 Police arrest a man for allegedly grabbing a woman at a bus stop
AGRIFAIR WEEKEND A12 Annual event gets underway on Friday with a wide array of entertainment
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Symbat Strek, of Spirit Falconry Service, is contracted by Gelderman Farms on Vye Road. Her trained Continued on A5 falcons scare starlings and other birds away from the Geldermans’ 30 acres of blueberries.