Vikki Hopes

I have been a journalist for almost 40 years, and have been at the Abbotsford News since 1991. Over this time, I have covered crime, courts, city council and other general news and feature stories.

Phone: 604-851-4530
Email: vikki.hopes@abbynews.com

Recent Work by Vikki

B.C. woman loans beloved doll to New York climate-change exhibit

Cindy Dueck's vintage doll survived November 2021 floods

Sep 19, 2024 10:45 AM Read more >

Man, 85, charged with intentionally driving into teens in Abbotsford

Incident on Feb. 14 is alleged to have begun with Nicky Nicky Nine Doors

Sep 4, 2024 2:53 PM Read more >

Baseball-bat killer dies of natural causes in Abbotsford prison

Eugene Raymond Benoit had been serving time for second-degree murder

Jul 17, 2024 3:17 PM Read more >

B.C. mother applauds next step in national brain injury strategy

Story of Shirley Wilson's late son shared in House of Commons

Jul 17, 2024 1:09 PM Read more >

B.C. man who killed wife with hatchet is eligible for parole in 13 years

Kamaljit Sandhu murdered by estranged husband in July 2022

Jul 4, 2024 12:16 PM Read more >

Two Abbotsford hog-farm protesters win appeal; sentences reduced

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer of Kelowna now receive conditional sentences

Jun 24, 2024 1:59 PM Read more >

City of Abbotsford: Report 'misleading' on cost to restore Sumas Lake

City consulting engineering firm responds to previously released report

Jun 22, 2024 8:23 AM Read more >

Search underway for rower missing on B.C. river

Man, 65, reported missing on evening of Wednesday, June 5

Jun 6, 2024 2:46 PM Read more >

‘Completely abandoned’: 3 B.C. mayors react after federal flood funds denied

Flood-mitigation applications rejected for Abbotsford, Merritt and Princeton

Jun 3, 2024 4:32 PM Read more >

Court hears sentencing appeal for 2 Abbotsford hog-farm protesters

Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer of Kelowna seek reduction of 30-day jail term

May 31, 2024 3:14 PM Read more >

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