Media Releases
The City of Abbotsford is winding down a large-scale environmental spill response at Stoney Creek following positive results of surface water sampling and environmental assessments. The City of Abbotsford, in conjunction with Semá:th and Matsqui First…
Three BC municipalities devastated by flooding in 2021, along with industry and business leaders are calling on the federal government to change the way it funds climate change disaster prevention after all being turned down for critical flood…
The City of Abbotsford and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2864 have ratified a collective agreement for the three (3) year period of January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2024. “We are pleased with this new agreement that…
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 (…
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…
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…
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…
To accommodate and plan for the growth of our community over the next several decades, the City of Abbotsford will be updating its key community planning document, the Official Community Plan (OCP) starting in 2024. The project will be branded as…
The City of Abbotsford, in partnership with the Government of Canada, Province of BC and BC Transit is pleased to announce construction of a new transit exchange on Montrose Avenue in Historic Downtown Abbotsford.
The contract for this project was…
The City of Abbotsford and the Tourism Abbotsford Society have renewed the terms of their agreement for tourism marketing and visitor engagement services in Abbotsford.
Through this strategic partnership, the Tourism Abbotsford Society will…
Government of Canada News Release
The heat recovery and optimization project at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre is set to make the building more energy efficient and decrease greenhouse gas emissions, after an investment of more than $4.45 million from…