Release. The City of Abbotsford has now completed the Stage 2 of community engagement of Abbotsforward, the Official Community Plan (OCP) update project, with over 2,300 residents completing the online…
By Mike Archer. The need for the kinds of economic development and planning changes on which Mayor Henry Braun as well as the AbbotsfordFIRST candidates campaigned has never been more…
Experts Talk About Building a Better City as Part of Abbotsforward Project Update: Doors to the event open at 6:30pm at the Reach Gallery Museum. Submitted. The City of Abbotsford is hosting…
By Mike Archer. This is not how you plan a city. Back in January Mayor Banman and councillors Patricia Ross and John Smith pushed hard for a rezoning that would answer…
By Mike Archer. As boring as it may sound, one of the most important things governing how money gets spent and misspent and how influence gets brandished and exercised in…
Submitted. The Abbotsforward project was launched at Tuesday’s Canada Day celebrations, Mayor Bruce Banman announced Monday. Abbotsforward is the City of Abbotsford’s Official Community Plan (OCP) update project, and will provide opportunities…
By Mike Archer. I’m continually struck by the fact that people refer to Abbotsford as a city of 140,000 people in a catchment area of 170,000 (which, for some reason,…