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The City of Abbotsford is excited to safely return to in-person celebrations honouring our community and country at Abbotsford Exhibition Park this Canada Day.
The daylong event will be the first in-person community Canada Day celebration since 2019 and…
Following a two-month call for submissions, the City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council is pleased to announce visual artist, Cari Guri, has been selected as the “Artist in Residence”, a paid summer residency through the Go…
Each spring the City of Abbotsford monitors the levels of the Fraser River during the annual snowmelt season (freshet) to assess the flooding risk along the Matsqui Dykes.
BC’s River Forecast Centre published its latest snow survey last week, which…
ABBOTSFORD – For a second year in a row, Miller Pearson Consulting is sponsoring up to 30 Abbotsford children to attend a week of Abbotsford Summer Camps free of charge.
Eligible Abbotsford children will have the opportunity to participate in sports,…
The City of Abbotsford is proud to share that the newly designed and redeveloped Grant Park has won the Parks Excellence Award from the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA).
Grant Park was reopened in 2020 as Abbotsford’s first inclusive park and…
The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council, is looking for three local artists to be a part of the Canada Day family festival at Abbotsford Exhibition Park on July 1, 2022.
The day-long community event will be the first in-…
BC Transit has launched NextRide, its Automatic Vehicle Location technology, in the Central Fraser Valley, Chilliwack, Hope and Agassiz-Harrison Transit Systems, including the Fraser Valley Express. Following several weeks of testing and training, the…
April 24th to 30th is National Volunteer Week and the City of Abbotsford is celebrating the impact volunteers have by thanking those who do so much for our community.
Every year, Abbotsford volunteers help clean City parks and streets, coach sports teams…
Each spring the City of Abbotsford monitors the levels of the Fraser River during the annual snowmelt season to assess the flooding risk along the Matsqui Dikes. As of April 1, 2022, the snow basin index in the Fraser River at Hope is slightly above…
City of Abbotsford staff will be presenting flood risk reduction and mitigation options to Abbotsford City Council for their information on April 4, 2022, as community engagement with residents, businesses and neighbouring governments commence.
Following…
To help beautify our neighbourhoods and contribute to environmental stewardship in our community, the City of Abbotsford is once again looking for volunteers to participate in this year’s Community Clean-Up Month. From April 1 to 30th, Abbotsford…
The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council, is looking for a new artist, or collective of artists, for a paid artist summer residency through the Go Play Outside Artist in Residence program.
The Artist in Residence Program…
The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Abbotsford Arts Council, is proud to present a new art exhibition showcasing the works of Zaira Ramirez Luis, the City’s Go Play Outside’s 2021 Artist in Residence.
The exhibit, titled “Devotion to Nature…
FRASER VALLEY – BC Transit and its local government partners are excited to announce the extension of the Fraser Valley Express (FVX) to Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain Station and Bus Exchange, which will expand the reach of this important inter-community…
The City of Abbotsford is pleased to once again partner with theVancouver Foundation and the Abbotsford Community Foundation to launch the Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program in Abbotsford, and help bring local community projects to life, foster…