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Friday, July 7, 2023 edition - The search for a lost champion tree
Friday, July 7, 2023 | 🌤 High 28C
Good morning!
With summer break upon us, my daughter decided to run her own camp for herself, her brother, and her stuffed animals. It had everything: comics, crafts, activities and more. My daughter created a poster/sign-up sheet, and her brother and all their stuffed animals signed up. The camp is now dead. A follow-up poster announced that it had been cancelled “due to bad reviews.” My daughter has created a new camp, this one focused on cooking. But, the poster notes, that due to the history of bad reviews, only one person (her brother) can sign up. Of course, he was the one who left the bad review so I’m not sure if that will solve the problem.
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In tomorrow’s Insider weekend edition, Tyler writes about divorce, a girlfriend, an awkward conversation, and the first story he ever wrote for a major newspaper.
Today, Insiders can scroll to the member’s section at the bottom of the newsletter for a book recommendation from Joti. While reading the book, Joti learned the author had not only written about a murder but she may have witnessed one too.
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NEWS
How does a 70-metre tall tree go missing?
It was the perfect specimen: the Chilliwack Giant. A grand fir that lived up to its name, its top towering above an old-growth rainforest canopy.
And then it disappeared.
Sean O’Rourke was determined to find it.
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Need to know
⚠️ Metro Vancouver has issued an air quality advisory for the Fraser Valley [Metro Vancouver]
❤️🩹 An Abbotsford family travelled to Louisiana to seek treatment for their three-year-old son after he nearly drowned in Cultus Lake last month [CityNews]
🆘 Mission RCMP are asking the public to help locate a 90-year-old man last seen Wednesday [RCMP]
🩺 A new registry aims to connect BC residents to a family doctor or nurse practitioner [Canadian Press via CBC]
🚫 A Hope nurse who was being investigated for professional misconduct has surrendered her registration [Hope Standard]
🚛 Residents are relieved to see waste being removed from an illegal dumping ground near Cultus Lake [CBC]
👮🏻♂️ Abbotsford police may have recovered $130,000 worth of jewelry that was stolen from Langley’s Hudson's Bay last month [Langley Advance Times]
🐶 A stray dog living in Abbotsford for two years was finally captured [Abbotsford News]
🆘 RCMP are searching for a missing Calgary woman last seen in Langley on Canada Day [RCMP]
💵 Eligible BC residents will begin to see the first instalments of the province’s Climate Action Tax Credit in their bank accounts [CBC]
🏥 The family of a seven-year-old boy with a rare genetic disorder is fundraising to get him treatment in the US [Abbotsford News]
🪵 The public is invited to watch a Seabird Island First Nation artist carve a 20-foot pole at the Ruby Creek Art Gallery [Hope Standard]
🗳 Mission council backed an application for a 92-unit affordable housing project and a community laundromat and kitchen [Mission Record]
⚖️ The trial of a man accused of setting fire to a Chilliwack home with five people inside began on Thursday [Chilliwack Progress]
🚐 BC mayors rejected a proposal to expand free public transit for school-aged kids [Daily Hive]
🏡 Lower Mainland homebuyers will soon be able to learn if a property has multiple offers [CTV]
🍺 A proposed patio for Mission’s 14th Avenue Pub will move ahead after a public hearing [Mission Record]
☺ TODAY’S SMILE: A baby otter and its mother are recovering well after being rescued by Langley’s Critter Care; now the wildlife centre needs your help to name the pair [Critter Care Wildlife Society]
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The Agenda
A six-storey building is proposed for the corner of First Avenue and Nowell Street. | City of Chilliwack
Public hearing scheduled for six-storey apartment building in Chilliwack
Chilliwack council is considering a new six-storey apartment building near downtown.
A 48-unit building was proposed for the corner of First Avenue and Nowell Street. The developer has applied to rezone three lots to allow for higher density. A public hearing for the proposal will be held on July 18.
Brookswood-Fernridge neighbourhood plans return to public hearing
The Township of Langley has revised three neighbourhood plans for the Brookswood-Fernridge, area triggering another public hearing.
Council made notable changes to the Booth, Fernridge, and Rinn neighbourhood plans after an open house and public hearing in May. At a June 26 meeting, council voted to revise density, land use, and the community amenity contribution policy.
If the revisions are approved by council the neighbourhoods would have a projected population of 46,000 residents in 16,000 dwellings, compared to a projected 63,000 residents in 20,000 dwellings stated in the original proposed plans.
The latest public hearing is scheduled for Monday at 7pm. View the proposed neighbourhood plans online.
Things to do
🎶 Live music: Concerts in the Parks returns to Hope’s Memorial Park. Enjoy live music every Friday at 6:30pm. View the artist line up online.
🤠 Soccer: Vancouver FC host a country-themed night Friday during their match against Halifax Wanderers FC at Willoughby Stadium. The evening will include a family-fun zone, a mechanical bull, best-dressed competition, and live music. Tickets start at $25 for adults and $15 for youth.
🍓 Berry Fest: The annual street festival returns to downtown Abbotsford on Saturday. Enjoy live music, an artisan market, food trucks, and rides. More online.
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