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Abbotsford is a city in British Columbia next to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver, and the Fraser River. With a census population of 153,569 people (2021), it is the largest municipality in the province outside metropolitan Vancouver. [ 3 ]
Abbotsford City Council is the governing body for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole Municipal elections are held every four years across the Province on the third Saturday of November.
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 53 are classified as cities. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the second largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Abbotsford resident Charles Hill-Tout opened a sawmill on the shores of the lake, and it contributed over 50,000 railway ties to the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1903, brothers Joe, Richard Arthur, Sam and Bill Trethewey purchased the mill, and in 1912 opened the Abbotsford Timber and Trading Company.
The Abbotsford Police Department is the police force for the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.The force was established in 1955 as the Matsqui Police Department and was renamed the Abbotsford Police Department when Matsqui and Abbotsford amalgamated in 1995 to become the City of Abbotsford.
After 24 years outside of politics, Siemens was elected to Abbotsford City Council in the 2014 municipal election running for the Abbotsford First slate. [10] Siemens placed fourth on the eight seat council race, winning 11,255 votes city-wide. Siemens was re-elected in the 2018 municipal election, placing sixth with 14,872 votes.