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Across the Valley, businesses are switching on purple lights this month for Purple Lights Nights, a campaign marking Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month. The splash of violet is a visible show of support for survivors and for those who have lost their lives to intimate partner violence. If you’d like to learn more about local resources, organizers will have booths at several events through the end of the month.

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The Fraser Valley is looking more purple this month — and for good reason.

Across the Valley, businesses and community members are encouraged to shine purple lights, wear purple, and share educational information as part of Purple Lights Nights, a campaign marking Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month.

Throughout October, the splash of violet will signal support for those who have survived intimate partner violence and those who have lost their lives to it. Purple Lights Nights (PLN) began in 2006 in Washington state to "shine a light" on domestic violence and has since been embraced by communities across North America.

The campaign kicked off in the Fraser Valley on Oct. 3 with an official launch event at the Abbotsford Farmers Market in Jubilee Park. 

Since then, this year's PLN has gathered "strong community support," according to the Abbotsford Police, a campaign partner and a member of the Domestic Violence Task Force formed by Abbotsford and Mission.

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🎬 The Rocky Horror Picture Show is screening at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on Halloween, with costumes, sing-alongs, and audience participation encouraged. [Chilliwack Progress]

🗳️ Abbotsford mayoral candidates Ross Siemens, Paul Mahil, and Sukhi Dhami debated business issues at the Chamber of Commerce’s mayoral debate, with speeding up city approvals the top issue. [CBC News]

🚨 A 23-year-old man with reported gang links was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Cactus Club on the Langley bypass on October 5, and police had warned him about threats to his life before his death. [Vancouver Sun]

👨‍👩‍👦 An Abbotsford mother says autism assessments for her three sons, funded through Variety BC, gave her family clarity and the tools to support each child. [Abbotsford News]

📚 The Fraser Valley Writers Festival returns November 5 to 7 at UFV’s Abbotsford campus with free events featuring 10 Canadian authors. [UFV]

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Pacific Baroque Orchestra: Abbotsford’s Matsqui Centennial Auditorium hosts a night-themed program called A Little Night Music on October 16, led by director Alexander Weimann and featuring Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.

Pumpkin Weigh Off: Greendale Acres crowns its heaviest giant pumpkin on October 17, with weight guessing, pumpkin picking, and hayrides.

Downtown Chilliwack Community Market: Central Community Park hosts the Saturday farmers’ market on October 17, with the season’s last market day set for October 24.

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