By Regina Dalton. I support the concept of a village that houses individuals who currently have only Abbotsford streets to call home. The Abby Digs proposal makes sense to me…
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By Mike Archer. Prompted by a Facebook post by Pastor Ward Draper which was re-published on Abbotsford Today, a group of Abbotsford citizens lead by Elsie Neufeld is organizing in…
First came John Smith’s announcement to the national media that he had instructed the APD to handle homelessness in downtown Abbotsford; then the Abbotsford Shuffle – otherwise known as Chief…
By DJ Larkin, Pivot Housing lawyer. Last Friday, the Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Court heard the City of Abbotsford argue that our Pivot-led lawsuit seeking to have access…
Abbotsford’s Proposed Homeless Village Breaks New Ground With an Edible Food Forest Release. The proposed homeless village on Valley Road has plans to incorporate an edible food forest into its…
By James Breckenridge.It isn’t the 8 years of ASDAC work disappearing into the Void of city hall, mayor and council. It isn’t the 2+ years prior to the creation of…
The City of Abbotsford has been engaging in, what Pivot Legal Society lawyer DJ Larkin refers to as, “considerable delay” in the trial regarding Abbotsford’s overnight camping bylaws which the…
From Elsie Neufeld. This is Buddy, Harvey’s cat. Sadly — most especially for Harvey, who continues to live in a tent across from MCC’s new building — Buddy has died….
By Mike Archer. An online petition has been started to try to convince the Abbotsford Police Department, City Council, the City of Abbotsford and the authorities who have participated in…
By Abnor. I was wandering through Jubilee Park Saturday and I couldn’t help notice how empty it was. It made me wonder why Mayor Banman was so angry about homeless…