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50-bed mental health facility on the way Project close to Abbotsford hospital
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A facility providing 50 mental health care beds will be constructed in Abbotsford, potentially opening in 2016. The project came to light at a meeting of the city’s homelessness action
advisory committee last Thursday, on which Fraser Health has a representative. Many details about the project are still forthcoming, according to Tasleem Juma, senior public affairs consultant with Fraser Health, who said it is “something we are working on as part
of our role in the larger task force on homelessness.” Provincial agency BC Housing is a partner in the project and confirmed that it will be located at 33134 Marshall Rd., near the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. Continued on A4
SKATING SHOW A15 The Abbotsford Skating Club presents its annual ice performance on Saturday
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A5 Abbotsford location one of 66 stores that will be shut down permanently
Retiring Abbotsford Police deputy chief Rick Lucy shakes the hand of Staff Sgt. Jamie Bawtinheimer during his final inspection Tuesday in Thunderbird Memorial Square. Lucy, who is retiring after 33 years with the force, was hailed by Chief Bob Rich as “the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.” Lucy will be moving on to become the adviser on policing and public safety with the Windhoek City Police in Namibia.
POLICING NUMBERS A3 StatsCan report details how Abbotsford-Mission police resources rank in Canada
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