Wednesday, April 26, 2023 edition — Lytton's Lack Of Funding

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Today: 🌧 High 16C | 7-day forecast

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Gifting is a lot of pressure. Getting someone a present that is thoughtful and useful is a lot of work, especially if it’s for an individual you’ve gifted to for many years. I’ve been racking my brain about Mother’s Day for some time now. Thankfully, my mom is someone who has never cared for material possessions and would always rather have her kids spend time with her to celebrate any occasion; so I know she’ll never be disappointed with whatever is hiding behind the wrapping paper. But if you have any Mother’s Day gift-suggestions I’m all ears. (I also expect to get a phone call from my mom now telling me she doesn’t need anything.)

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NEWS

Lytton’s lack of funds

In late March, Lytton’s council got some good news: by May, some residents could be allowed to take back control of their properties and finally start to rebuild homes incinerated in the town’s 2021 fire.

Today, though, the story seems much less rosy, with a lack of money and bureaucratic hurdles likely to force those residents to wait even longer.

• Tyler writes about how an imminent funding shortage and time-consuming bureaucratic processes are expected to once again bring critical work to a halt next week.

Need to know

🚨 Highway 1 was closed near Hope after a crash [Hope Standard]

🥅 The Abbotsford Canucks will battle the Calgary Wranglers on the road tonight after advancing to the second round of playoffs [Canucks Army]

🤔 A Langley Township councillor questioned whether new staff positions report directly to the mayor [Langley Advance Times]

⚖️ A 37-year-old man who assaulted an eight-year-old girl in Chilliwack was sentenced to prison [Chilliwack Progress]

🤕 An Uber driver from Abbotsford was attacked by a passenger, and it was caught on video [CBC]

🚐 A unhoused man dropped off in Chilliwack was here for an appointment with a landlord, a non-profit says [Chilliwack Progress]

👮🏻 A search of an Abbotsford inmate’s cell led officers to $32,000 worth of drugs and weapons [CTV]

⚖️ Men charged with two unrelated Langley murders are scheduled to appear in court in the coming months [Langley Advance Times]

🚔 Police temporarily shut down Highway 1 in Abbotsford Tuesday after spotting a stolen vehicle [Abbotsford Police/Facebook]

⚖️ A Chilliwack man pleaded guilty to ignoring a ban and protesting COVID restrictions outside an elementary school last year [Chilliwack Progress]

🚻 Three Langley City park washrooms were vandalized [Langley Advance Times]

🚓 Two people known to police were arrested in Abbotsford Thursday after a traffic stop led officers to the discovery of drugs and cash [Abbotsford News]

🔨 Work has begun on a Chilliwack property in Eagle Landing for a future gas station, restaurant, and convenience store [Fraser Valley Today]

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The Agenda

Staff gym planned for Chilliwack General Hospital

Chilliwack General Hospital is replacing its indoor physical therapy pool with a gym for hospital staff.

The renovations include filling in the pool, which was on the first floor of Parkholm Place, and adding showers and lockers. The new fitness centre is slated to open this summer.

Though called a “Physician's Gym” in some documents, Fraser Health confirmed that the fitness centre will be available for a small fee to both medical and hospital staff. The Chilliwack Medical Staff Association purchased the equipment for the gym, and the Fraser Health Care Foundation funded the renovations.

Abbotsford Centre to get big-screen TV from London Drugs

Outfitting a hockey arena with a new centre-ice video system is a little more technical—and a lot more costly—than buying a big-screen TV for your living room. But the source of that TV might be the same.

Abbotsford Centre’s next video system will be bought from London Drugs, city and arena officials have decided. The cost will be a little higher than your latest trip to upgrade your TV though. The city previously set a $1.5 million budget for new video screens and LED facia displays. Now it has chosen to spend that money with TLD Computers, a London Drugs subsidiary specialising in audio/visual equipment.

The actual contract award is for $1.38 million, with about $120,000 set aside for any extra expenses.

Your favourite wetland walk?

We want to spotlight the Fraser Valley’s favourite wetland walks. So tell us: what’s your favourite low-lying area to walk alone or with your family? And why? (We may use your comments in an upcoming story.)

Correction

Yesterday’s members-only food specials tried to send our readers to Abbotsford, Australia for a taco Tuesday special. That’s a long way to go for a taco! Thanks for reminding us to be on a close lookout for the wrong Abbotsford (and the wrong Langley, of which there are several) next time.

🤝 Now hiring

• Visitor centre coordinator, curatorial assistant, and visitor experience specialist at the Agassiz-Harrison Museum & Visitor Centre

• Administrative assistant at the Lower Fraser Valley Aboriginal Society

• Variety of summer positions at Cultus Lake Water Park

• Aquatic biologist at Semá:th First Nation

• Office clerk at Fraser Health in Mission

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