From Dan Bue. Building community starts with helping people. It’s first and foremost about helping the disadvantaged, which includes our homeless. “We see homeless people setting up permanent residence on…
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As we prepare for the November 15, 2014 municipal election, we are hearing that there will be a record number of candidates putting their names forward to run for council….
A cautionary tale for Abbotsford politicians? This piece by Patrick Condon on TheTyee.ca could apply just as easily to the City of Abbotsford. If you look carefully at the City…
By Mike Archer. In a cynical piece which seems intended to save the status quo rather than contribute anything worthwhile to the upcoming municipal election, old Abbotsford News editor and…
Release. Mr. Fred Thiessen, President of the AbbotsfordFirst Electoral Society today introduced four AbbotsfordFIRST council candidates for the November 15, 2014 municipal election. “The AbbotsfordFirst Electoral Society is pleased to…
By Abnor. There’s a rumour going around that George Ferguson is considering another run for the mayor’s job. Now I know George is getting long in the tooth for this…
Apparently the results are in from the mystery survey which was conducted by telephone last month asking who people are planning to support in the mayoralty race this November and…
By Jordan Bateman. Are things trending downward again at Abbotsford’s municipally-owned Ledgeview Golf Course? After a blip of a comeback last year, an Abbotsford city councillor tweeted this out yesterday: @LedgeviewGolf Tee…
By James Breckenridge. Ken Wuschke’s “Moving Forward Requires Open And Frank Dialog” calls to mind courses and trainings in Communication, that Listening is vital to Communication and that both are…
For current and prospective politicians, councillors, mayors, members of committees of council and business men and women or private individuals who might worry about getting to close to the fire…