CBC News has focused its political lens on Abbotsford today as it provides snapshots of BC municipalities and the issues faced in each community in the lead-up to the November…
By Mike Archer. AbbotsfordFIRST candidate Vince Dimanno today responded to accusations made by candidate Gerda Peachey about his management of the Abbotsford Ratepayers Association (ARA) as a ” … phantom…
Mayor Bruce Banman has launched his website for the 2014 Municipal election on November 15. The site summarizes some of Banman’s time in office through photos in the ‘In The…
Submitted by AbbotsfordFIRST Abbotsford has become an unfriendly place to do business. Businesses are leaving the city and existing businesses are frustrated. Cover: AbbotsfordFIRST president Fred Thiessen Business owners have…
Submitted. Seasoned business leader Sandy Blue has announced her candidacy for Abbotsford City Council as part of team AbbotsfordFIRST. With over thirty years’ experience in business and leadership roles Sandy…
By Henry Braun. There was a time in our history when governments lived within their means. A Canadian study (IBM Corporation using Globescan data), shows that peoples’ trust in government…
From Bas Stevens. On September 10 the AbbotsfordFIRST Electoral Society held its inaugural launch. The society’s four candidates in the November municipal election were presented and the public had its…
In elections past we’ve watched as the vote against the power structure candidates who many believed were doing so much damage to the community was split among such a large…
With the number of candidates who have already declared their intention to run in the 2014 municipal election in Abbotsford, and the large number still expected, we have opened up…
Opinion. By Mike Archer. In the cynical game some of our older politicians have been playing – using the lives of the homeless men and women they have ruined in…