By Mike Archer. Referred to as a project which would restore the abandoned scar left by the failure of previous developments, plans for a massive new townhome proposal for the…
By Mike Archer. With the horrors of the Washington State landslide still fresh in the minds of most in the Fraser Valley, some are looking at the many residential and…
Chair of the Fraser Valley Regional District and Mayor of Chilliwack Sharon Gaetz is battling with 17 community, environmental and native groups on behalf of a company which was fast-tracked…
Opinion – By Mike Archer. The decision to get rid of the ultra vires and strangely named Anti-Harm Reduction Bylaw in Abbotsford was brought about, primarily, by legal challenges against…
Soil Removal Permit No. 1817 (Sumas Mountain) The City received an application, from Lafarge Canada, to extract gravel on properties described as Legal Subdivision 13 Section 28 Township 19 (L.S….
By Mike Archer. Editor’s Note:: Some comments got lost in the ether on this column so, having retrieved them, we are bringing it back to the front for any more…
Walter Neufeld is known for his advocacy work as president of the FVRD Citizens Association and his work against the gravel industry lobby. He also founded a group called ‘Men…
By Mike Archer. It was good to hear from our retired Fraser Valley mayors this week on the subject of flooding and the need to do a better job preparing…
By Mike Archer. Mike de Jong should have given Simon Gibson and Darryl Plecas their speaking notes before letting them talk to the public in this election campaign. Both candidates…
By Mike Archer. It is good news that several gravel companies joined forces to build a new road on Sumas Mountain allowing truck traffic to steer clear of local Abbotsford…