By James Breckenridge. The Province posed an e-street Question: “What has surprised you most about the current provincial election campaign?” Nothing. Devoid of ideas, ideals and desperate to avoid addressing…
Submitted. Abbotsford-South Candidate John van Dongen stepped off the campaign trail Thursday and into a committee room at Metro Vancouver Regional District’s office in Burnaby, speaking on behalf of Fraser…
By Mike Archer. Mike de Jong should have given Simon Gibson and Darryl Plecas their speaking notes before letting them talk to the public in this election campaign. Both candidates…
By Rafe Mair. On the side of the Christy Clark bus are the words “Debt Free BC”. This could mean one of two things – we are now debt free…
Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) Director for Area ‘C’ Wendy Bales is holding a ‘Meet and Greet’ Monday April 29th at the Mission Library meeting room from 5 pm till…
Dear Editor. It is possible that the years are making me increasingly jaded. I could not help nodding my head when I read the Abbotsford Today article concerning the inability…
From our readers: “The election is heating up”.. Many of Abbotsford-Mission NDP candidate Preet Rai have been burned or vandalized. This sign at the corner of McKee and Whatcom is…
Submitted. British Columbia’s three Independents seeking re-election say that they can offer more effective representation to voters than MLAs who are “whipped” and muzzled by political parties. John van Dongen…
By Mike Archer. John van Dongen and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. I haven’t agreed with everything he’s done since 1995 when he started winning elections in Abbotsford-South….
Submitted. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today released a list of each party’s election spending and taxation promises to date, along with their projected costs. The election promises can be…