By Mike Archer. For the first time, as a result of two Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, we have a detailed look at the how staff at the City of…
By James W. Breckenridge. It is damn frustrating, damn annoying and damning. Philip Mangano, the US homeless czar at the time, spoke in Abbotsford in May of 2007 about ending…
By Mike Archer. The healing process, which, I have argued, Abbotsford must find its way through, has to begin with an acknowledgment that harm has been done; to whom it…
By James Breckenridge. I cannot claim I was surprised when I heard the municipal and provincial governments plan to continue to increase the homeless population in Abbotsford; a goal they…
By Mike Archer. I’ve talked a lot in this space about the healing process I believe the community of Abbotsford must go through over its treatment of the homeless. I’ve…
More pain, costs and shame? By Mike Archer. The decision by the BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) to join the constitutional litigation between the City of Abbotsford and its homeless…
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) has joined the BC Supreme Court constitutional litigation set for trial June 29 between the Abbotsford Chapter of the BC/Yukon Drug War Survivors (DWS)…
By Mike Archer. “Thank God nobody was killed.” Those were the first words out of Mayor Henry Braun’s mouth when I spoke with him at the site of this morning’s…
According to CBC News, a fire in the middle of the night at the homeless camp on Gladys Avenue in Abbotsford destroyed the ceremonial TeePee and left one person injured….
By Mike Archer. An insightful article by Zi-Ann Lum on The Huffington Post reveals the documented benefits of a basic national income; the Conservative government’s decision to shut it down;…