Police investigating arson at Abbotsford alternative school
Posted April 13, 2026 8:18 am.
Last Updated April 13, 2026 6:23 pm.
A small fire at an Abbotsford school in the early hours of Monday morning is being investigated as arson.
The Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) say it responded to reports of the fire at the Bakerview Centre for Learning on Marshall Road near Broadway Street around 3:50 a.m.
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It adds that the building was damaged inside and out, but no one was reported injured.
The AbbyPD confirms the fire is suspected to have been an arson.
Bakerview, described as an alternative secondary school for students between the ages of 14 and 65, will be closed Monday and Tuesday while investigators work.
“Staff and families will be notified if the closure will extend beyond today,” said a notice on the school’s website.
Witnesses or those with dashcam video from the area at the time of the fire are asked to contact the AbbyPD at 604-859-5225.
