By Mike Archer. If Abbotsford were to buck the trend of virtually every other municipality which has allowed homeless shelters in their downtown, and suffer lower real estate values for…
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By AmbrÖse Bierce. Oh to be a fly on the wall in Mike de Jong’s office. Imagine what a kick in the knackers it must be to shove your weight…
On a motion from downtown land owner and one-time president Bob Bos, the Board of the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association (ADBA) has voted unanimously to ask the membership at the…
Dear Editor. I’m baffled by our Mayor’s rejection of an approval that would have given 20 men, who are currently living under tarps on the side of the road on…
From Cliff Fast. “I have watched this unfortunate event unfold for some time now. I have also bit my tongue and not waded into these murky waters until now. I…
By Walter Neufeld. Monday night, Abbotsford watched a small group of petty men making a puny decision which they whimsically dressed up as though it somehow represented the interests of…
By Mike Archer. Abbotsford Councillor Henry Braun as much as kicked off the 2014 municipal election Monday night with a definitive speech on the Abbotsford Homeless Crisis. Mayor Banman as…
Abbotsford Says No To Homeless Housing By Jesse Wegenast. Today, Mayor and Council decided that things should stay exactly the same for the homeless in Abbotsford. They have, after careful…
By Mike Archer. Whatever decision City Council makes on February 17 on the Abbotsford Community Services (ACS) and BC Housing Supportive Housing Proposal, one thing was made eminently clear at…
The Abbotsford Homeless Crisis has taken many twists and turns and one of it’s major milestones occurs Monday Feb 17 when City council votes on the rezoning proposal by Abbotsford…