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The City of Abbotsford is encouraging residents and businesses to help shape the future growth of our City by participating in the Abbotsforward 2050 update of the Official Community Plan (OCP) through a series of engagement opportunities.
As the City’s…
Each spring the City of Abbotsford monitors the levels of the Fraser River during the annual snowmelt season, known as freshet, to assess the flooding risk along the Matsqui Dikes. As of April 1, 2024, the snow basin index in the Fraser River at Hope is…
Province of BC Release
People experiencing homelessness in Abbotsford will soon have access to more than 220 new shelter spaces and supportive homes as the Province and the City of Abbotsford formalize their commitment to provide rapid supports in the…
The City of Abbotsford is advancing several infrastructure-improvement and upgrade projects across the City, thanks to continued funding support from the Community Works Fund (CWF) program through the federal government’s Canada Community-Building Fund (…
To align with the Province of BC’s new housing legislation, the City of Abbotsford is undertaking an update of the City’s Zoning Bylaw, and is seeking community input as a key component of that process.
Specifically, the update will focus on enabling the…
The City of Abbotsford and Abbotsford Board of Education have reestablished a new 30-year joint-use agreement for the operations and maintenance of the four synthetic turf fields on the school district’s property.
In addition to a new cost-sharing…
The City of Abbotsford has launched two new online programs: the City-delivered online Arts and Events Organizer Resource Guide and Go! Abbotsford, a new online events calendar, developed in partnership with and managed by Tourism Abbotsford. The new…
To support the future transit network, accommodate the increase in service levels and improve customer experience, the City of Abbotsford is looking for initial resident feedback on concept plans for a new transit exchange in the Highstreet area at Mt.…
The City of Abbotsford is launching a business and resident survey to help inform its updated Business Retention and Expansion Strategy.
Developed in partnership with the Community Health and Social Innovation Hub (CHASI) at the University of the Fraser…
To assist local community outreach workers in providing timely and effective services to those experiencing homelessness, the City of Abbotsford has created a new app, the Community Homelessness Information Application (CHIA).
CHIA allows frontline…
Through federal Reaching Home program funding, the City of Abbotsford has been able to allocate more than $1.78 million in funding for projects that work towards helping vulnerable people attain and stay in safe, sustainable and affordable housing. The…
Residents and developers wanting to build or renovate in Abbotsford can now apply for a building permit digitally, track the status of their application online and move through the permit process more efficiently, thanks to a new online building permit…
The City of Abbotsford is pleased to once again partner with the Vancouver Foundation and Abbotsford Community Foundation to offer grants in support of small-scale community projects, through the Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program. Through the…
Province of BC Release
To help protect people, communities and farmland in the Fraser Valley’s Sumas Prairie from future flood events, the Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford will receive significant flood-resilience upgrades.
“The November 2021 Sumas…
Government of Canada Release
With federal funding and federal leadership, we are changing how cities let housing get built in their municipalities. With a greater focus on higher density housing, student housing, homes near transit and affordable housing…