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Environmentalists Rate BC Climate Plan a Failure
Vancouver, BC – Stand, the non-profit environmental group formerly known as ForestEthics, responded with disappointment and dismay at the BC government’s so-called ‘Climate Leadership Plan,’ today. “While the plan claims to create a decrease in emissions the actual policies outlined will likely lead to an increase in CO2 emissions over the next decade,” said Karen Mahon, […]
Jam In Jubilee 2016 Performers Announced
Jam In Jubilee 2016 Performers Announced Abbotsford’s Free Festival Specializing In Youth Music Announces Line-Up Featuring Canadian Icon Julie Doiron June 9, 2016 (Abbotsford, BC); Photo from http://www.tourismabbotsford.ca The Jam in Jubilee Summer Concert Series, a free concert featuring local and regional talent, is slated to run for four Thursday nights in Jubilee Park, […]
Jan Whyte
Growing up in a small BC town has its advantages. Forensic Investigator, Crime and Intelligence Analyst, Jan Whyte recalled she was thrilled to move to Vancouver when she left home over 40 years ago. With the move made by her family to relocate to Abbotsford, she remembers how much she missed the simple life. Jan […]
Abbotsford Karate
Sensei Sidhu started his karate training in 1977. He was first graded to first degree black-belt by legendary karate masters Hidetaka Nishiyama and Hirokazu Kanazawa. Sensei Sidhu is an innovative instructor, drawing on his experience from being a Law Enforcement Officer and having also studied karate and various martial arts in Japan and Europe. Sensei […]
Budget 2016
By: Simon Gibson, MLA Abbotsford-Mission It was great to be in Victoria as our government tabled its fourth consecutive balanced budget on Feb. 16. Our province continues to be the leader of economic growth and prosperity. Budget 2016 – which was presented by local MLA and Finance Minister Michael de Jong – is a result […]
Mayor Henry Braun
As an Abbotsford resident since 1953, the former CEO of Canada’s largest privately held transit construction company, a city councillor for three years, and now the mayor of our city, Henry Braun has been leading the way forward in making Abbotsford one of the best places to live, work, learn and play. As the holiday […]
Your Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce
With Abbotsford fast growing into a thriving economic city via extensive development of businesses and agriculture, it’s essential that our local business community has a unified platform to voice their opinions, establish connections and network with one another to successfully progress. The Chamber gives business & industry a consistent, representative voice so that all levels […]
The Abbotsford International Airport
Boasted as the 18th busiest airport in Canada, with approximately 500,000 passengers served annually, the Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) contributes to the unique “City in the Country” flavor our community has enjoyed for years. Since opening its doors in 1943, YXX has grown leaps and bounds and continues to as it moves forward, establishing itself […]
Diabetes – The Unpleasant Neighbor In The South Asian Community
By Pete Scales M.Ag, BSc EP A sobering statistic – upwards of 20% of the adult south Asian population of BC have received diagnosis of diabetes vs around 7 % of the Caucasian population. There are many theories out there attempting to explain this very distinctive difference. They range from: perhaps the South Asian population […]