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The City of Abbotsford is proud to announce that the newly designed City website has won an Award of Distinction at the international Communicator Awards.
The City of Abbotsford launched the newly designed website, designed by Upanup Studios, on December…
On May 4, 2021, the Vancouver Canucks confirmed their intent to relocate the club’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate to Abbotsford for the start the 2021-22 season. Details of this partnership are being finalized.
Mayor Braun shares the following…
Emergency Preparedness Week, May 2-8, 2021, encourages residents to take concrete actions to be better prepared to protect themselves and their families during emergencies. This special week is a national effort of provincial and territorial emergency…
The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council is looking for one emerging to mid-career Artist, or Artist collective, to be a part of the Go Play Outside: Artist in Residence Program.
This program seeks to support local culture…
As of April 1, 2021, snow pack in the Fraser River basin is approximately 116% of normal. Residents living in areas along the Matsqui Dyke may experience pooling of water or seepage.
Seasonal weather during the snow melt season is a critical factor in…
On behalf of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus, Co-Chairs Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps released the following statement following the tabling of Provincial Budget 2021.
Quotes:
“Today’s Provincial budget includes measures that…
April 19, 2021 - On behalf of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus, Co-Chairs Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps released the following statement following the tabling of Federal Budget 2021.
Quotes:
“Today’s Federal budget includes…
This year, the City of Abbotsford’s Community Clean-up Week is expanding to include the whole month of April. This expanded timeframe will allow for more opportunities to give back to the community from physically-distanced supply pick-ups to more days…
The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council are proud to present Stranger Days, a new art exhibition by the Go Play Outside’s 2020 Artist In Residence, Luke Pardy. This exhibition features portrait photos that were taken at…
A virtual celebration was held today to commemorate the completion of a new transit operations and maintenance facility for the Central Fraser Valley Regional Transit System. The new site, located at 3032 Gladys Avenue in Abbotsford, opened in December…
After careful consideration, the City of Abbotsford has commissioned an RFP to gauge market interest in the Fraser Valley Trade and Exhibition Centre (TRADEX) as the first step towards transforming the property into a revenue-generating asset for the…
The City of Abbotsford is pleased to announce that Mr. Darren Lee will be assuming the position of Fire Chief to lead the City of Abbotsford Fire Rescue Services division.
Mr. Lee will start his new role on March 15, 2021 and joins the City from the…
Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus and UBCM on Meeting Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming on transit and transportation needs in urban British Columbia.
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, co-chairs of…
Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus and UBCM on Meeting with the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs on the local goverment financing system and complex care housing.
Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, co-chairs of the B…
The City of Abbotsford will be facing a by-election following the resignation of Councillor Bruce Banman from Abbotsford City Council today.
Councillor Banman was elected to the Provincial Legislature in October 2020 as the Member of the Legislative…