Vikki Hopes
@vikkihopes.bsky.social
Multimedia journalist with The Abbotsford News, bookworm, avid disc golfer, mom of four, grandma of two and cat mom of three.
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A man who is the subject of a civil forfeiture lawsuit launched last year has now been charged with 21 drug-related offences in Abbotsford.
21 drug charges for man with Abbotsford and Maple Ridge connections
Shawn Guo Rui Kuang is subject of civil forfeiture lawsuit launched last year
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February 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A man who is the subject of a civil forfeiture lawsuit launched last year has now been charged with 21 drug-related offences in Abbotsford.
An Abbotsford daycare operator has been charged with six counts of assault related to children ages two to six.
Abbotsford daycare operator charged with assaulting kids
Indu Takhar, 60, charged with six counts of assault
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February 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
An Abbotsford daycare operator has been charged with six counts of assault related to children ages two to six.
Kolton Fowlie, the young Abbotsford man I wrote about who received a lung transplant, left the hospital today – only two weeks after his surgery – to start his new life without an oxygen tank or a wheelchair. If you haven't already, please consider registering as an organ donor.
Organ Donor Registry
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January 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Kolton Fowlie, the young Abbotsford man I wrote about who received a lung transplant, left the hospital today – only two weeks after his surgery – to start his new life without an oxygen tank or a wheelchair. If you haven't already, please consider registering as an organ donor.
A service station, drive-thru restaurant, and convenience store are being proposed on the west side of Mt. Lehman Road near Abbotsford International Airport.
Gas station and drive-thru restaurant proposed near Abbotsford Airport
Plan also includes convenience store, charging stations
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January 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
A service station, drive-thru restaurant, and convenience store are being proposed on the west side of Mt. Lehman Road near Abbotsford International Airport.
I wrote about this guy a few years ago when he was living in Abbotsford. Now he has been charged with committing child sex crimes in Castlegar.
Former Abbotsford sex offender charged with Castlegar child sex crimes
Danny Depew charged with child luring and arrange/agree a sexual offence against a child
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January 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I wrote about this guy a few years ago when he was living in Abbotsford. Now he has been charged with committing child sex crimes in Castlegar.
Two men involved in a home invasion in Abbotsford in June 2023 were sentenced Monday after pleading guilty on what was supposed to be the first day of their trial.
2 plead guilty to Abbotsford home invasion where victim was stabbed
Trial was scheduled to start for Matthew Roy and Alexander Sladeczeck
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January 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Two men involved in a home invasion in Abbotsford in June 2023 were sentenced Monday after pleading guilty on what was supposed to be the first day of their trial.
Two men with extensive criminal histories have been charged in relation to an incident on Wednesday in Abbotsford in which they allegedly sped away from police in a stolen vehicle and crashed into two cars.
2 charged with driving stolen car, speeding from police in Abbotsford
Incident on Jan. 8 ended in crash at Vedder Way and Marshall Road
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January 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Two men with extensive criminal histories have been charged in relation to an incident on Wednesday in Abbotsford in which they allegedly sped away from police in a stolen vehicle and crashed into two cars.
A man and a woman have been charged in Abbotsford with defrauding a cellphone company of almost $900,000.
2 Abbotsford workers accused of defrauding cellphone company of $891K
Man and woman charged with creating fraudulent cellular accounts
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January 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A man and a woman have been charged in Abbotsford with defrauding a cellphone company of almost $900,000.
Investigators have now confirmed that the remains of two individuals were found inside a torched vehicle Friday at Sumas Mountain Regional Park in Abbotsford.
Remains of 2 people found in torched vehicle in Abbotsford, says IHIT
Burned-out vehicle found Friday in Sumas Mountain Regional Park
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January 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Investigators have now confirmed that the remains of two individuals were found inside a torched vehicle Friday at Sumas Mountain Regional Park in Abbotsford.
Two men have been charged in relation to an incident on Tuesday in Abbotsford following a reported break-in on Sumas Prairie.
Two men charged in Abbotsford after break-in and police manhunt
Incident resulted in large police presence on Sumas Prairie
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January 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Two men have been charged in relation to an incident on Tuesday in Abbotsford following a reported break-in on Sumas Prairie.
Kolton Fowlie of Abbotsford had an 8.5-hour transplant surgery yesterday. His lungs are working, and the days ahead are crucial in his recovery.
Abbotsford man with rare lung disease recovering after transplant surgery
Kolton Fowlie, 25, in intensive care unit after 8.5-hour procedure
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January 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kolton Fowlie of Abbotsford had an 8.5-hour transplant surgery yesterday. His lungs are working, and the days ahead are crucial in his recovery.
Kolton Fowlie, an Abbotsford man with a rare lung disease, is undergoing transplant surgery today. I'm thinking of them – and the selfless gift that the donor family has given them – through this momentous day and the recovery period ahead.
Transplant surgery underway for Abbotsford man with rare lung disease
Surgery for Kolton Fowlie, 25, expected to take 10 to 12 hours
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January 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Kolton Fowlie, an Abbotsford man with a rare lung disease, is undergoing transplant surgery today. I'm thinking of them – and the selfless gift that the donor family has given them – through this momentous day and the recovery period ahead.
There is a heavy police presence Tuesday morning on Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford as officers search for a break-and-enter suspect.
Police search for break-in suspect on Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford
Large police presence in area of Interprovincial Highway and No. 3 Road
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January 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There is a heavy police presence Tuesday morning on Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford as officers search for a break-and-enter suspect.
Here's hoping that 2025 brings about the end of the word "prolly" as a questionable substitute for "probably" and "drug" as the past tense of "drag."
January 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Here's hoping that 2025 brings about the end of the word "prolly" as a questionable substitute for "probably" and "drug" as the past tense of "drag."
Up to 5 cm of snow is expected for later today in the eastern Fraser Valley. Could get slippery out there. Be careful.
Snowfall warning issued for Fraser Valley
Environment Canada warns of potential slippery conditions
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January 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Up to 5 cm of snow is expected for later today in the eastern Fraser Valley. Could get slippery out there. Be careful.
Here's a look back at some of the top 2024 stories in Abbotsford:
Year in Review: Here's what happened in Abbotsford in 2024
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December 31, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Here's a look back at some of the top 2024 stories in Abbotsford:
Well, this is a first for me.
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December 30, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Well, this is a first for me.
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By the time 2024 comes to a close, I will have read 82 books over the last 12 months. This is my top 10 list of new releases I read this year in no particular order (1/2):
• Husbands by Holly Gramazio
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong
• Husbands by Holly Gramazio
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong
December 30, 2024 at 9:40 PM
By the time 2024 comes to a close, I will have read 82 books over the last 12 months. This is my top 10 list of new releases I read this year in no particular order (1/2):
• Husbands by Holly Gramazio
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong
• Husbands by Holly Gramazio
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Real Americans by Rachel Khong
Unless you go through this, you don't think about all the expenses associated with having a critically ill family member. The financial burden is huge during a time of already enormous stress and worry.
Online fundraiser underway for Abbotsford man with rare lung disease
Kolton Hiscock, 25, needs a double-lung transplant
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December 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Unless you go through this, you don't think about all the expenses associated with having a critically ill family member. The financial burden is huge during a time of already enormous stress and worry.
The BC SPCA is currently caring for several cats that were found inside abandoned vehicles that had been towed, including in Abbotsford.
Cat and kittens found in abandoned vehicle in Abbotsford
Two cats also found in similar situation in Vancouver
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December 27, 2024 at 4:56 PM
The BC SPCA is currently caring for several cats that were found inside abandoned vehicles that had been towed, including in Abbotsford.
Santa Claus is comin' to town – and NORAD is on it.
Track Santa Claus on his Christmas Eve journey to Canada
This is the 69th year of NORAD Tracks Santa
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December 24, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Santa Claus is comin' to town – and NORAD is on it.
No sooner had the Abbotsford Police Department's media relations officer finished giving a TV interview about the department's current impaired driving campaign on Monday than he was alerted to a possible drunk driver in the area.
Drunk driver arrested just after Abbotsford cop gives impaired-driving TV interview
Man, 73, has history of impaired driving, say police
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December 24, 2024 at 12:52 AM
No sooner had the Abbotsford Police Department's media relations officer finished giving a TV interview about the department's current impaired driving campaign on Monday than he was alerted to a possible drunk driver in the area.
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I don’t know who made this but great job
December 23, 2024 at 1:42 AM
I don’t know who made this but great job
Sent a picture of my three cats together to my family group chat, and one of my kids pointed out that it looks like Shyloh (on the right) is wearing a hat. Just an optical illusion with the stuff at the back of the couch. The next picture was my son-in-law’s interpretation.
December 21, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Sent a picture of my three cats together to my family group chat, and one of my kids pointed out that it looks like Shyloh (on the right) is wearing a hat. Just an optical illusion with the stuff at the back of the couch. The next picture was my son-in-law’s interpretation.
A man who was charged in August with a homicide in Maple Ridge has now been charged – along with two others – with a shooting in July in Abbotsford.
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Man accused of Maple Ridge murder now charged with Abbotsford shooting
Alexander Delair among 3 people facing aggravated assault charges
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December 20, 2024 at 10:07 PM
A man who was charged in August with a homicide in Maple Ridge has now been charged – along with two others – with a shooting in July in Abbotsford.
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