Abby Locksmith
Abbotsford

About Abby Locksmith Abbotsford

The Abby Locksmith story begins when Yvon Cassivi, in his role as owner of MSA Building Maintenance called out a locksmith to one of his buildings.

Yvon’s ‘eureka!’ moment came when he thought, ‘I can do that!’ Formal qualifications followed after Yvon taught himself, taking apart mechanical locks, and figuring out how they worked. 

He formally began locksmithing in 1986, with a table at the Abbotsford Flea Market, cutting keys on a portable machine. 

In response to the retirement of a major competitor, Yvon and Francine Cassivi decided to take the plunge, moving from their home base, to a retail location at Abbotsford’s Five Corners.

Soon after, their son Dan joined the business full-time, and for nearly a decade, the family worked without taking holidays. A move to their much larger current...