It’s true. Mike Archer, the long suffering Editor of the Today Media Group, has finally come to his senses and left town. Ironically, he never lived in Abbotsford, but that’s…
By Mike Archer. Former Mayor Bruce Banman once told me it was awfully hard to put a positive spin on the Abbotsford economy with Abbotsford Today publishing the monthly unemployment…
By Mike Archer. If confronted with an 80/20 pie chart, most school children would recognize that the 80 part is bigger than the 20 part … No? Then why do…
Lost without influence at City Hall, the old power structure seems to have simply taken to talking to itself. By Mike Archer. Making a silk purse of a sow’s ear…
By Mike Archer. After another fire at the homeless protest camp on Gladys Avenue there will be more calls to do something about the situation. And so there should be….
Re: No Time For Blind, Unquestioning Support. On Tuesday, February 24, we published a column by Today Media editor Mike Archer on the current crisis faced by the Abbotsford Police…
By Mike Archer. This may sound like the pot calling the kettle black because I have certainly never pulled my punches when it comes to criticizing, or expressing, my opinions…
Meet Gord Bylo. His son suffers from mental illness and drug addiction. He and his wife are living a parent’s nightmare. His story is a compelling reason for change. Is…
Is Abbotsford’s Police Department Capable Of Dealing With Homelessness or Drug Addiction? By Mike Archer. In this series we will look at the role of first responders, more particularly the…
By Mike Archer. The issue of trying to control the noise from blueberry cannons in Abbotsford should be left exactly where it is … nowhere. First of all; as with…