By Mike Archer. The sum total of the published material by our federal MPs on the most controversial environmental issue in decades for residents of the Fraser Valley south of…
By Mike Archer. In a column published Tuesday entitled ‘The media join Harper’s hit list,’Lawrence Martin of the Globe and Mail wrote, “When it comes to coverage, Mr. Harper has,…
By James Breckenridge. The purpose of the Task Force announced by Bruce Banman and headed by John Smith is: Cover the posteriors of Abbotsford’s mayor and city councillors Smith, Barkman…
By James Breckenridge. To sue Shaw or not to sue Shaw that is the question … although, admittedly, at this point the question is rather moot. The discussion about homelessness…
By John H. Redekop. Electronic communication has taken a grim toll at Canada Post. Canadians have read of two big changes: on March 1, 2013 the stamp price skyrockets from…
By Regina Dalton. It’s not unusual to hear people make comments — often less than charitable — about those who deal with addictions. Through my own experiences offered below, I…
By Regina Dalton. A couple of decades ago the family relationship guru John Bradshaw opined (in the jargon of the day) that 90 percent of families were “dysfunctional”. Later he…
By James Breckenridge. From James’s ‘That’s So Life’ Files: At the end of the shift Monday I took the elevator down to the garage to collect my car and head…
By Mike Archer. The City of Abbotsford has expressed, through two senior bureaucrats, support for the Drug War Survivors’s proposal for sustainable housing on municipal land. The wood, being used…
By Paul Horn. It’s official! Rob Ford’s story is now the most widely reported Canadian story in our nation’s history. I was recently asked why Canadians are so fascinated by…