Mayor and Council Photo Gallery

May 18, 2023 - CityStudio Hubbub #11 Award Celebration
Mayor Siemens meets with the UFV Students who won an award at the Winter 2023 CityStudio Hubbub (#11).

May 11, 2023 - Fast Air Breaks Ground at Abbotsford International Airport (CYXX)
CEO Abbotsford Chamber, Alex Mitchell, Bruce Banman, MLA, Ross Siemens, Mayor of Abbotsford, Contractor, Bill Vandenberg and Dylan Fast, CEO Fast Air break the ground at the new Fast Air facility located at the Abbotsford International Airport.

April 28, 2023 - WorkSafeBC Day of Mourning
Councillor Dave Sidhu speaks at The Day of Mourning to honour and remember those who have lost their lives in workplace accidents and to renew our commitment to making workplaces safe
April 22, 2023 - Eco Farm Event
Councillors attend name change event. Eco Dairy is now Eco Farms
April 11, 2023 - Abbotsford Plasma Donor Centre Grand Opening
Mayor Siemens, MLA Banman and Abbotsford Plasma Donor Centre staff at the Grand Opening

April 5, 2023 - Mayor's Visit to Abbotsford Christian School
Mayor Siemens visited Nancy Worsley-Brown’s grade 2 class at Abbotsford Christian School

April 1, 2023 - Annual Plowing Event
Councillor Patricia Ross wins 1st place in the "Mayor's Class" race at the annual Plowing Match held in Chilliwack at the Greendale Acres

February 28, 2023 - Staff Breakfast with Council
Annual staff breakfast with council at Ag Rec

February 24, 2023 - Mayor visits Margaret Stenerson School
Mayor Siemens visits grade 5 class at Margaret Stenerson School

February 15, 2023 - Dean's Conversation Series
Community Engagement and Higher Education with Dean, Faculty of Business and Computing (in photo), with President of Chamber and Mayor at UFV.

September 8, 2022 - Abbotsford Christian School Ribbon Cutting
Mayor Braun assisting at the ribbon cutting ceremony during the grand re-opening at Abbotsford Christian School Ribbon Cutting

September 8, 2022 - AbbyPD’s new recruit Constables
New Constables Oaths and Program reflected swearing/affirming their allegiance to King Charles III

July 28, 2022 - Mayor Braun receiving ICBC grant cheque
Tanis Hatch, Road Safety & Community Coordinator (Abbotsford, Agassiz, Boston Bar, Chilliwack, Harrison Hot Springs, and Hope) for ICBC hand delivered ICBC’s Grant in Lieu of Property Taxes to Mayor Braun.

July 22, 2022 - Mayor Braun with Cheryl Unger, Program Manager, BigBrother BigSister
Mayor Braun visited children from the BigBrother BigSister daycamp, and they gave the Mayor a thank you shirt.

July 22, 2022 – Big Brothers & Big Sisters day camp funded by United Way
Mayor Braun meeting 12 children, ages 6-12. The week long camp focusses on Random Acts of Kindness and each day a different important character theme is discussed including respect, caring, inclusion, responsibility and courage.

July 21, 2022 EcoDairy AgriTech Announcement
Provincial Announcement for the launch of the BC Centre for Agritech Innovation. Agritech is a big focus for all levels of government and this Centre is a commitment made in the StrongerBC Economic Plan.

July 18, 2022 - Fabric Bag Solution donation to Mayor and Council of up-cycled fabric bags
The fabric bags were donated from Joanne Morneau, Fabric Bag Solution (volunteer sewing group), Real Acts of Caring. The bags were donated as a reminder that we all need to take action now to protect our natural resources and leave a green legacy.
July 16, 2022 – 40th Anniversary of the Abbotsford Judo Club.
In the photo from left to right: Former mayor George Peary, Velma Braun, Mayor Braun and Sensei Tokue Suda (Founder of the Abbotsford Judo Club 1981)

July 1, 2022 - Canada Day Parade
Mayor Braun with the two parade participants

June 23, 2022 - Mayor Braun making a drum at Abbotsford Senior Secondary School
Mayor Henry Braun returned to his old stomping grounds at Abbotsford Senior Secondary. He worked with Indigenous Leadership student, Edward Karpik, to scrape a hide and create his own traditional Stó:lō drum.

June 18, 2022 - Re-Opening of the Centennial Pool Ribbon cutting
Mayor Braun celebrating the opening of the Centennial Pool with members of the Abbotsford Whaler's Club

May 27, 2022 - Wac'ipi C'ante Was'te Yuhapi
With a Good Heart Pow Wow - the Grand Entry Held at Sumas First Nation

May 5, 2022 - BCRPA Award
Mayor Braun received the BCRPA award on behalf of the City. On the left is Donnie Rosa, GM of Parks and Recreation for the Vancouver Park Board and on the Mayor’s right is Rebecca Tunnacliffe, CEO, BC Parks and Recreation Association

May 2, 2022 - Opening of Lawn Bowling
Mayor Braun with Les Bohna at the official opening.

March 10, 2022 - Extension of Fraser Valley Express: improving connections with Metro Vancouver
Mayor Henry Braun, along with Jeff Shields (Chilliwack Councillor), Jason Lum (FVRD Board Chair) and Rob Ringma (BC Transit) at the BC Transit announcement of the extension of the Fraser Valley Express (FVX) to Lougheed Town Centre SkyTra

February 25, 2022 - Tour of Abbotsford's Flood Zone
Left to right: Bob Zimmer, Mayor Henry Braun, Marc Dalton, Rob Morrison, Ed Fast, Brad Vis, Tako van Popta, Frank Caputo,
