By Mike Archer. It has been two weeks since Mayor Bruce Banman stepped in to kill the low-barrier ACS/BCHousing proposal for 20 homeless men. By some accounts, the blowback from…
By Mike Archer. If Abbotsford were to buck the trend of virtually every other municipality which has allowed homeless shelters in their downtown, and suffer lower real estate values for…
Opinion – By Mike Archer. It is an exceptionally controversial thing to say and many people involved in the day-to-day, hands on work with the homeless in Abbotsford have whispered…
Walter Neufeld has done the math behind Mayor Banman’s decision to go against the majority of council and torpedo the smallest low-barrier housing project in the history of the province….
doesn’t get much better… Walter Neufeld is known for his advocacy work as president of the FVRD Citizens Association and his work against the gravel industry lobby. He also founded…
On February 17, 2014 Abbotsford Mayor and Council voted down the rezoning of 2408 Montvue Ave. for a low barrier housing. Mayor Bruce Banman, Councillor John Smith, Les Barkman, Bill…
By Henry Braun. Much has already been said since last Monday’s Council’s decision to deny Abbotsford Community Services (“ACS”), supportive housing initiative, which would have seen BC Housing contribute $2,400,000…
From Abbotsford Community Services. It began last Wednesday (Feb.19th) and by the end of the week a ‘Peaceful Protest Rally’ had organized to say: Enough is Enough. It began in…
Dear Editor. I’m baffled by our Mayor’s rejection of an approval that would have given 20 men, who are currently living under tarps on the side of the road on…
The Mayor, the ADBA and several citizens opposed to the ACS/BC Housing supportive housing proposal have repeatedly claimed that ACS ‘sneaked’ the proposal through without letting the ADBA or anyone…