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Tyler Olsen Abbotsford News
The number of complaints about propane cannons rose substantially this growing season – the first year for a bylaw regulating the noisy devices used by berry farmers to ward off birds. Mayor Henry Braun isn’t sure whether the increase in complaints reflects louder neighbourhoods or an awareness by residents that bylaw officials now have some power to enforce rules regulating the devices. The city has fielded 20 complaints so
far in 2015, up from just three last year. A total of 122 farms in Abbotsford are now registered under the Audible Bird Scare Device Bylaw, which gives the city the ability to enforce rules surrounding the use of cannons and fine those who don’t comply. It also requires farmers using one of the devices to create a bird management plan and post a sign with phone numbers – for city bylaw officers and the Blueberry Council – that can be called by residents who have issues. The bylaw though, is limited in its scope, Continued on A4
Memorial race for longboarders Event designed to promote safety and awareness Abbotsford News
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Vikki Hopes Wade Saint Ange, 14, was devastated when his close friend Marcus Larabie was killed after being struck by a car on Dec. 26, 2014. The two had shared a love of longboarding, and earlier this year, Wade began talking about having some kind of event to memorialize his friend and other fallen longboarders. “I just don’t want any more kids to die,” he told workers with In It Together, a gang prevention and intervention program at Abbotsford Community Services. Over the next several months, that idea flourished into what has become a sanctioned longboard competition and race. The Yardwaste Downhill Memorial Race presented by Landyachtz Longboards takes place tomorrow (Saturday) on the portion of Discovery Trail that is located off Homestead Crescent in west Abbotsford. Registration begins at 10 a.m., and racing runs from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The trail will be closed to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In It Together has partnered with
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OUT-OF-DATE VACCINATIONS A16 Fraser Health is urging parents to have their children immunized against diseases
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85¢ Longboarders Jonny Lachapelle (front) and Michael Bridge practise on Discovery Trail for the Yardwaste JOHN MORROW Abbotsford News Downhill Memorial Race as Wade Saint Ange (left) and Stephen James look on.
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