By Mike Archer. We gave municipal politicians one job – local infrastructure – and they screwed it up. Now they’re blaming it on Ed Fast. This week local politicians met…
By Mike Archer. There is no city in BC that has put so much of the cost of economic growth and development onto existing residential taxpayers as Abbotsford. There is…
By Mike Archer. Abbotsford’s power structure and its newspapers have not had a very good batting average over the last several years if you look at the issues they defined…
By Lily Kaetler. Clarification is required on the YMCA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Speaking in terms of delaying the project, postponement of the project or no longer pursuing the project…
From Canadian Home Builders Association. Rising costs due to the price of serviced lots and municipal development charges are a critical problem for an increasing number of new home builders…
By Mike Archer. We’ve published a five part series on Development Cost Charges (DCCs) in Abbotsford. We’re republishing the summary article in an attempt to provide a Cole’s Notes version…
By Mike Archer. Individuals, companies, and governments with high debt are in for a very rough year in 2013 if economic indicators are any guide. 2012 was a bad year…