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Abbotsford, British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1397 words) |
 | Abbotsford (49°03′16.6″N, 122°19′40.8″W) is a Canadian city, in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. |
 | The city was incorporated in 1995, through the merging of the District of Abbotsford with the District of Matsqui. |
 | Abbotsford is served by a regional transit system (ValleyMAX) operated by Township Transit Inc., with funding from the City of Abbotsford and the District of Mission. |
| Homeless in Abbotsford, BC (3707 words) |
 | This year let council and city staff adopt a “Can Do” attitude as opposed to their current practice of coming up with a list of excuses on why they cannot do such things as get more grants from senior levels of government to reduce the burden on local taxpayers. |
 | Council will cease functioning merely as a rubber stamp for the bureaucrats of city hall and begin to represent the best interests of the citizens of Abbotsford, demanding senior staff perform their jobs thoroughly and competently rather than allow them to set a standard of “good enough”. |
 | While my friend is correct that the City has come a ways in both awareness and attitude, but there is so much more they must come to perceive, to gain some understanding of and needs that call for action that letting them rest on their “laurels” is just not good acceptable. |