By Surjit Atwal. When I wrote Why I Care About Respite Care, I raised the subject of social justice. It has been a cornerstone of my personal and professional life…
A cautionary tale for Abbotsford politicians? This piece by Patrick Condon on TheTyee.ca could apply just as easily to the City of Abbotsford. If you look carefully at the City…
The BC Canadian Taxpayers Federation is running an online petition to try to force the hand of the BC government into paying back taxes collected for education which has not…
By Mike Archer. Our institutions in Abbotsford seem to have, at best, only a passing acquaintance with Canadian law or, for that matter, the requirement that they abide by it….
Chief Ron Giesbrecht of the Kwikwetlem First Nation caused a national outrage when it was revealed he was only paid $4,800 a year as a salary for managing his reserve….
By Surjit Atwal. I have always thought of my life in terms of what I can do, not what I can’t. But there used to be a long list of…
By Jessie Legaree. I would like to address some of the comments made in “Response to Bob Kuhn”. Mr. Archer, I am not part of the “old, white, male conservative…
By Ken Wuschke. Call me old school, but I was raised to not blame others when I can help solve the problem at hand. And that’s how I feel about…
By James Breckenridge. Ken Wuschke’s “Moving Forward Requires Open And Frank Dialog” calls to mind courses and trainings in Communication, that Listening is vital to Communication and that both are…
By Mike Archer. In an incisive and important column Abbotsford News editor Andrew Holota last week detailed some of the challenges facing the Valley Road proposal for housing some of…