During the month of February Today Media published a series on the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) and its role in dealing with the marginalized and the homeless in Abbotsford. In…
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By Mike Archer. The Abbotsford Police Department (APD) and its chief, Bob Rich, have never faced such scrutiny and controversy as they do right now. While Abbotsford Today has had…
Meet Gord Bylo. His son suffers from mental illness and drug addiction. He and his wife are living a parent’s nightmare. His story is a compelling reason for change. Is…
Is Abbotsford’s Police Department Capable Of Dealing With Homelessness or Drug Addiction? By Mike Archer. In this series we will look at the role of first responders, more particularly the…
A reader sent us a link about the meaning of journalism which made us think a discussion of journalism in Abbotsford might be in order. Now that the Abbotsford Police…
By Mike Archer. Ever wondered why so many old people have the impression Abbotsford is a crime-ridden city and feel that the government should do something more than just enforce…
By Mike Archer. Our institutions in Abbotsford seem to have, at best, only a passing acquaintance with Canadian law or, for that matter, the requirement that they abide by it….
On Friday, August 8th, we received a letter from Const. Ian MacDonald of the Abbotsford police department severing ties with the Today Media Group because of five instances of what…
Don’t You Dare Keep ‘Working With’ Roy By Mike Archer. Whoever wrote the line, “Roberts, who was not seriously injured, was taken to hospital for treatment and a mental-health assessment,”…
Abbotsford’s Homeless left In The Lurch After Mass Evacuation Thursday By Mike Archer. After all the likely self-congratulations over a tactical success in evacuating the homeless from their source of…