Mayor Banman chose two councillors who have each grown long in the tooth watching the City and the Abbotsford Police Department (APD) take a criminal approach to social policy by…
For anyone worried the the lesson’s of the Plan A gift which just keeps on giving which Bruce Beck and John Smith stick handled through council and past its many…
By James Breckenridge. Do you ever find yourself wondering if politicians ever bother to actually listen to what they are saying? Do politicians ever actually THINK about what they are…
From Meg Coughlan Hernandez: Les Barkman, Bill MacGregor, Bruce Banman and John Smith turn down $15.3 million for small low-barrier home for 20 homeless men. Discussing the homeless at a…
From Win Wachsmann. In the Globe and Mail, January 16 “Where in Canada you’re least likely to be charged for pot possession” “In contrast, there is Abbotsford, the countrys second-most…
Perhaps, when Abbotsford’s Sister City, Fukagawa, gets wind of the way we treat our homeless citizens, it may want to reconsider our relationship. If they ever decide to drop us,…
… what’s left to say to an elected body that insists on abdicating good governance to prove its superior power over its weakest community members? From Facebook.
By James Breckenridge. Attached is a copy of the LEO award which has been awarded to Mayor Banman this year by the League of Unhoused Citizens of Abbotsford. After the…
From Gerda Peachey. Rob Ford is a perfect example of why we should never address local mayors as “your worship” How to address Rob Ford Rob Ford is a perfect…
By Mike Archer. Today contributor Win Wachsmann sent us a copy of the Kamloops Affordable Housing Study. The study is a shining example of the untruth of Mayor Banman’s attempts…