The Valley Roundup: Aid for farmers, Canada day, Future of Abbotsford

An Aerial shot of the Sumas Prairie flooded
Flooded farm area in the Sumas prairie. Photo courtesy of Abby News.
Stephen Munga - CIVL - AbbotsfordBC | 10-05-2022
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Reporting from Canada’s original #1 campus radio station, on unceded and traditional stó:lō territory.

 

The Abbotsford Chamber of commerce is helping farmers and businesses affected by the November flooding.

The grant of up to $5,000.00 is open to farmers, registered local businesses and those with a business number.

 

Abbotsford’s Canada day celebration is looking for artists of any kind to take part in a Community showcase

The city of Abbotsford, in collaboration with the Abbotsford Arts Council, is seeking 3 local artists to partake in the first in-person Canada celebration since 2019.

 

Read about Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun’s interview with CIVL’s Surjit Atwal and listen online at Canada-info.ca

Atwal interviewed Braun last week for ‘Eye on the Valley.’ They talked about a potential 6-7% property tax increase, past floods, and how to avoid those mistakes a 2nd time. Hear the whole discussion at Canada-info.ca

 

For the full story, listen below.