A Response to Mr. MacGregor and Mr. Loewen Mr. MacGregor and Mr Loewen, Thank you for responding to our position. We applaud you for your integrity and appreciate your sincerity…
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By Mike Archer. The first six months of 2013 provided what seemed like some much needed good news for those who watch building permits as an indicator for the local…
By Mike Archer. While Black Press and the political power structure were busy assuring everyone that BC municipalities are “on much safer footing” than the City of Detroit which declared…
By Walter Neufeld. Abbotsford taxpayers have been hopefully awaiting City Council’s rejection of the 70+- million dollar tax giveaway to YMCA. They’ve also been anticipating that better fiscal decisions would…
By Dave Loewen. In your article of March 20, [Hockey Predictions] you make reference to Abbotsford’s debt as being the 2nd largest, next to Vancouver’s. This is not the first…
By Mike Archer. I imagine when the Abbotsford Heat leave town to be replaced by a Vancouver Canucks farm team of some description, Mayor Bruce Banman, City Council and the…
From Canadian Home Builders Association. Rising costs due to the price of serviced lots and municipal development charges are a critical problem for an increasing number of new home builders…
By Mike Archer. Individuals, companies, and governments with high debt are in for a very rough year in 2013 if economic indicators are any guide. 2012 was a bad year…
Dear Editor. Councillor Dave Loewen says we have to look for hand-outs from the Federal Government to pay for our infrastructure, which makes sense, because, we have to give $17.5…