By Mike Archer. This may sound like the pot calling the kettle black because I have certainly never pulled my punches when it comes to criticizing, or expressing, my opinions…
By Mike Archer. So; Abbotsford City Council just passed a bylaw on blueberry cannons which, for all intents and purposes is exactly the same as the provincial legislation law which…
Councillor Sandy Blue was fired from her position as Economic Development Manager with the City of Maple Ridge this week. This simple change in staff is not simple at all….
From the Municipality of Maple Ridge. Maple Ridge Council has decided to take a new direction in the City’s approach to Economic Development. As a result, Council has ended the…
From Wendy Bales. Did You notice? The FVRD Board Meetings Are Now Webcast. What a change in direction, given that most of the FVRD directors wanted to revert to destroying…
By Mike Archer. I’m not sure how to react to news this week that five council members, who say they would have declared a conflict of interest rather than vote…
By Mike Archer. One of the most important ways in which citizens can exercise their rights between municipal elections is through the public hearing process. It is often the first,…
By Mike Archer. Mayor Henry Braun promised to remove the small group of local individuals who held an inordinate amount of influence over Abbotsford City Hall through their control of…
By Mike Archer. A number of important dates are coming up in Abbotsford’s seemingly endless battle with its homeless population. The challenges of next week (December 15 – 19) will…
The CBC is reporting that John Glazemam from Corpus Management, the group behind a proposal to convert land zoned rural-residential to commercial in order to allow an Agri-Mall proposal to…