Criminal trials in Chilliwack, Abbotsford to be rescheduled next year during FIFA World Cup

CHILLIWACK — The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says all criminal trials that were to take place in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and two other cities in the Lower Mainland during the FIFA World Cup next year will have to be rescheduled.
Chief Justice Ron Skolrood says in a notice posted Monday that the tournament is expected to have “very significant impacts” on court operations at the affected Supreme Court locations, including Chilliwack, Abbotsford, New Westmi