Council Briefs

Monthly Council Briefs highlight progress on major initiatives and decisions made by Council on strategic priorities and items brought forward at Council meetings.
Building with glass doors, dark brick wall, and projecting metal design at twilight.

February 2025

Council moves Culture Services Delivery and Governance Review to public feedback stage. Council approves request for UBCM emergency preparedness funding. Council reviews City’s 2024 investment performance. Council agrees to host 2025 BC Culture Days…

Aerial image of Mill Lake

January 2025

Council approves Strategic Plan Update. Council endorses accessibility plan. Council adopts five-year financial plan bylaw. Council adopts housing agreement bylaw for Montvue shelter. Council endorses application to renew lease of Norrish Creek Water…

Street view of Montrose Place in downtown Abbotsford, featuring boutique shops, a red brick archway, trees, and parked cars under a clear sky.

December 2024

Council holds public meetings on 2025 budget. City Council approves emergency shelter in downtown Abbotsford. City Council updates Financial Plan. 

Scenic view of a wooden boardwalk over Mill Lake, with lily pads, lush greenery, trees, and residential buildings under a clear blue sky.

November 2024

City Council approves reports on housing needs and targets. Commercial Truck Parking Strategy advances to final stage. Official Community Plan proceeds to next stage. Mill Lake Park Master Plan moves to next stage.

A suburban neighborhood in Abbotsford with single-family homes, a curved road, green spaces, and Mount Baker visible in the background.

October 2024

City Council approves updates to Street and Traffic Bylaw. City Council passes new Good Neighbour Bylaw. City Council direct staff to move Accessibility Plan to next stage. City Council adopts 2025 Permissive Tax Exemption Bylaw. City Council…

Aerial view of a green agricultural field along the Fraser River, with curving riverbanks, a rural road, and distant farmland in Abbotsford.

September 2024

Delegation presents findings of study of substance use service access in Abbotsford. City Council approves land proposal to allow work on Fraser River bank stabilization. Tourism Abbotsford provides City Council with 2024 update. City Council receives…

Mill Lake in Abbotsford with a tall high-rise building reflecting in the water, a fountain spraying upwards, and trees lining the shoreline.

July 2024

Council approves Secondary Suite Incentive Program. Culture Services Delivery and Governance Review advances to Stage 3. Council views mid-year investment report, approves changes to Investments Policy.

Aerial view of a residential neighborhood in Abbotsford, surrounded by dense green forest at the base of Sumas Mountain under a clear sky.

June 2024

Council approves Sikh Khalsa school campus. Council approves 2023 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements. Council adopts Transit-Oriented Area Designation Bylaw. Council directs staff to consider changes to McKee Village plan as part of OCP…

Row of modern suburban homes with dark roofs and blue siding, featuring front porches and garages, under a partly cloudy sky.

May 2024

Council approves policy to reduce recreation fees when external funding is available, Council adopts Tax Rates Bylaw, Council sends housing target update to provincial government, Council approves 2023 financial statements, Council approves Asset…

Senior woman in a red hoodie jogging in a park, with a large tree trunk and green grass in the background, under a soft blue overlay.

April 2024

Council approves amendment to Waterworks Regulation Bylaw, Council supports new turf field agreement with school board, City launches new events calendar and resource guide, Tourism Abbotsford provides update, Council receives report on Abbotsford 55…