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Monday, August 28, 2023 - Tourist in your town(s)
Monday, August 28, 2023 | 💨 High 28C
Good morning!
Pumpkin spice season is here. Last week, Starbucks’ famous seasonal drink returned to its menu—a little too early, I think. The drink is reportedly celebrating 20 years. (I was surprised to learn it has been around that long.) I’ll admit I am not a pumpkin spice fanatic. But it has been years since I tried the drink. Maybe I need to give it another go. Are you a devoted fan of the seasonal beverage? Let us know in today’s poll below.
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WORTH KNOWING
🌤 Local forecast: Langley | Chilliwack | Abbotsford | Hope
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NEWS
Tourist in your town(s)
Local news reporters should know a little bit about the places they’re reporting on. That’s the theory. But the Fraser Valley’s a big place.
And when I (Grace) joined the Fraser Valley Current nearly a year ago, I didn’t know Agassiz from Harrison Hot Springs and had never been to either. The rest of the team here decided that someone would have to show me around.
And who better suited to that task than our spectacular readers?
Thus, the Tourist-in-your-town series was born.
In each of the articles in this series, a reporter ventures out to spend a day in an unfamiliar place, armed with recommendations from readers like you who know the area.
In these stories, you’ll get an inside look at local cafes, little restaurants, walks and hikes, museums, and other activities in each featured neighbourhood.
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Need to know
💨 A Fraser Valley air quality advisory that began Friday is still in effect [Metro Vancouver]
🔥 The Kookipi Creek wildfire north of Boston Bar is now 16,205 hectares in size; the Stein Mountain wildfire has increased to 3,434 hectares [BCWS]
👮🏻♂️ A 37-year old man was charged with second degree murder in relation to the death of a Mission man in July [IHIT]
⚖️ A man who swung a sword at a gas station employee during a robbery in Abbotsford last September was recently sentenced [Abbotsford News]
🤝 An Aldergrove resident is fundraising to help wildfire evacuees in Kelowna [Aldergrove Star]
⚖️ The lawyer for an Abbotsford man, who sexually assaulted 12 women while providing massage services, argued to a court judge his client should not serve time in prison [Abbotsford News]
👉 Shxwha:y Village is hosting an event in Chilliwack on Thursday to mark International Overdose Awareness Day [Chilliwack Progress]
🏸 The 55+ BC Games in Abbotsford wrapped up on Saturday; a full album will be available online [55+ BC Games/Facebook]
🏠 With Fraser Valley affordability under pressure, Abbotsford Tech District will mean affordable housing, high-quality education, and well-paying jobs close to home.*
*Sponsored Listing
The Agenda
Highway 1 re-opening update expected Monday
Last week, the transportation ministry confirmed the temporary bridge that was constructed over the Falls Creek gully on Jackass Mountain did not sustain any damage and an update on the re-opening of Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon is expected Monday.
The temporary structure was constructed after the 2021 atmospheric river carried away a large section of highway. An engineer was called in to assess the structure after the still active Kookipi Creek fire “burned trees on the bluffs above the highway, resulting in falling trees and boulders along the affected area.”
Maintenance along the corridor is underway, the ministry said in a statement. And the progress on the re-opening of the highway will depend on the weather and fire activity.
Correction
In last week’s agenda section, we referred to a planned ignition at the Kookipi Creek fire as a “controlled burn.” While the planned ignition is intentional, the term controlled burn refers to a prescribed fire used in forest management, as Chilliwack-based wildfire expert Robert Gray told The Current. We apologize for the error.
Things to do
🧶 Knitting club: The International Knitting Circle will meet at the Mission library on Wednesday at 12pm to share ideas, techniques and good conversation. Knitters of all ages and abilities are welcome. Details online.
🍿 Outdoor movie: Langley City is hosting an outdoor movie night at Douglas Park on Friday at 8pm with a screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Details online.
🎶 Live music: Bands on the Beach brings Fraser Valley musicians to the shores of Harrison Lake on Saturdays from 1 to 5pm. Details online.
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