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COLUMN:The homeless won’t just fade away

Abbotsford News editor Andrew Holota weighs in on the incident in which city staff dumped chicken manure on a homeless camp.

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What ails the B.C. NDP? Plenty

BC Local News - Tuesday June 18, 2013

Why would the NDP secretly oppose a trade agreement with Alberta and Saskatchewan? Because it's also a "labour mobility" agreement.

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COLUMN: An embarrassment we must all wear

You would think that someone might have mentioned the impending road rebuild, and saved the cost of line-painting.

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EDITORIAL: An old sore exposed

Spreading chicken manure on city property to discourage a homeless camp is an act that has painfully torn a flimsy bandage off ...

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EDITORIAL: Community motivation

Last Sunday, new records for attendance and funds raised were set, as nearly 4,900 people generated $358,000 for Run For Water.

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COLUMN: Potential disasters come in many forms

I don’t think there is major concern for flooding down here, but with all that mountain snow remaining I’d not throw caution to the wind.

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COLUMN: The costs of a harm reduction ban

Providing clean needles and crack pipes to addicts doesn’t “encourage” or “help” them to continue their habit...

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EDITORIAL: Low lights and bright

Another election has come and gone, and once again, half of those eligible to vote in this province didn’t bother.

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COLUMN: Shocking that so few determine our future

On election day I was tasked with monitoring two rural polling places in the well-established and multi-generational communities ...

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COLUMN: An important decision that’s close to home

Adventure is always thrilling, not only in its experience but in the retelling to others who were not able to share it with you.

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EDITORIAL: Be informed, and then vote

In the last election, only half of eligible voters went to the polls

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COLUMN: Listening to and learning history

Standing in the buffet line at the Rancho Friday night, I had to smile at the conversations among the other guests...

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COLUMN: An unsettling exercise in reality

Ever had one of those moments when what you see before you is simply devoid of any immediately identifiable logic?

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Liberals are best answer for BC's future

BC Local News - Monday May 6, 2013

Contributor urges careful consideration from voters before ballots are cast

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LETTER: City landscaping a costly effort

On average, there were four to six people working, with numerous trips to empty the little trailer with the weeds that were pulled out.

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COLUMN: Discretion, or the lack of, at the click of a mouse

Here we are two weeks away from a provincial election, and the BC Conservatives are only now doing a “thorough review” ...

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EDITORIAL: Abbotsford composting/recycling program on right track

Sixty per cent of trash diverted in first quarter of 2013

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COLUMN: Waiting for a new game next season

After grinding out the goods for the past several months, the rumour mill can finally power down and send its hard-working staff home.

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COLUMN: Banging the drum for achievement

Walking through the casino at the River Rock Saturday night, I marvelled at the fact that .. there are still one-cent slot machines.

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COLUMN: Looking upward, into the urban future

We’re no longer a rural community with plenty of available land upon which to build homes and businesses.

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