Opinion. Demonstrating a deep and meaningful understanding of the day-to-day lives of Abbotsford’s homeless commnunity, Mayor Banman’s Task Force on Homelessness, when searching for a date for a closed-door meeting…
By Mike Archer. Once again, Abbotsford councilors are wasting time and money floundering around in areas which are beyond their jurisdiction. The 21 months it took council to get back…
By Abnor. A week or 10 days ago there was a meeting with between the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) and Metro Vancouver. The meeting was the set up of…
By Mike Archer. The preponderance for Abbotsford politicians to get us involved in matters which are out of their jurisdiction (ultra vires), and are therefore either meaningless or dangerous, is…
By Mike Archer. It’s hard to think of a more spectacular failure in municipal politics in BC than John Smith’s career in Abbotsford politics. The costs to his friends and…
By Mike Archer. With everything from the Envision Concert in The Park series in the summer, to the Envision Coffee House series in the fall, the upcoming Mill Lake Cruisin’…
The words politicians and other civic and community leaders use are important reminders to citizens about where they stand on issues and why they vote or act the way they…
By Mike Archer. At Henry Braun’s press conference to kick off his campaign to be Mayor of Abbotsford all of the predictable (as well as some new, softball) questions were…
From Elsie K. Neufeld. Re: Into The Void – Hear, hear, James! He who knows homelessness from having lived it. I think it would be good for members of this…
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…