By Mike Archer. Now that all the campaigning and posturing is over and we have a new mayor and council, one of the first pieces of business which must be…
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By Abnor. It seems the talk about the City ending the Heat contract has put all the discussion of the City’s mistreatment of the poor on the backburner for a…
By James Breckenridge. Our lives, our society, are the sum result of all the choices we make, both consciously and unconsciously. In control of the process of choosing, lies control…
Two binders of Letters of Support for the Abbotsford Community Services, BC Housing Supportive Housing Proposal were delivered to City Hall this week. ACS’ manager of donor and community relations,…
From Jim Burkinshaw. [Editor: Jim Burkinshaw, who publishes the Abbotsford: City of Refuge newsletter has come out with a detailed response to the proposal by Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) and…
By Mike Archer. Mayor Banman needs to come clean about whether there is someone he is trying to impress with his weak and tiresome talking points on the Abbotsford Community…
By Mike Archer. Eating crow is something which those of us with strong opinions tend to approach with fear and trepidation lest it interrupt our pontification. I prefer to simply…
By James Breckenridge. From the beginning of the ADBA’s ‘it is a good idea in someone else’s backyard’ reaction to Abbotsford Community Services proposal to use Housing First principles to…
By Mike Archer. The Abbotsford Homeless Crisis has polarized the community like no other issue in recent memory. Much like the old saying that the one thing which holds Canada…
By James Breckenridge. “Fraser Valley Inn, Station Pub, Duke of Dublin Irish Pub, Liquor Depot, drug dealers…” “And your point is?” “They are all around the location where Abbotsford Community…