The Abbotsford Times is reporting that Jay Teichroeb, General manager of economic development and planning, is on indefinite leave and will not be returning. The Times says the development community…
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Yes, I have something to say about homelessness and the City’s treatment of our citizens in need. In fact, you all should read this. As a community, you should all…
By Mike Archer. City Manager George Murray was quite clear that the City of Abbotsford intends to deal with its most public of embarrassments in decades – the Abbotsford Chicken…
By Mike Archer. The Abbotsford Social Development Advisory Committee (ASDAC) was told Wednesday that the Abbotsford Chicken Manure Homeless Incident which has made headlines around the world was not an…
Of all the comments received about the Abbotsford Chicken Manure Homeless Incident this one struck us the most. Can we, as a community, rise to Ernie Klassen’s challenge: Many former…
UPDATED 12/06/13 – The Abbotsford Chicken Manure Homeless Incident went from just getting international coverage last week to being listed in Harper’s Magazine’s Weekly Review of world events. Harper’s Magazine…
By AmbrÖse Bierce. Abbotsford Today has learned the Abbotsford Salvation Army threatened to boycott Wednesday’s 10am meeting of the Abbotsford Social Development and Advisory Committee (ASDAC) if the meeting were…
Abbotsford Today is issuing an open letter to Mayor Banman and City Council as well as the Salvation Army in order to have a public, open and honest discussion of…
After reports early this morning on Abbotsford Today that the Abbotsford Salvation Army might be refusing to feed or provide water to the homeless people encamped across the street from…
By AmbrÖse Bierce. Out walking earlier this evening – 7 pm – an observer would have noticed a van with 5 & 2 scrawled on the side in black paint…