Abbotsford is the largest city in the Fraser Valley Regional District.  It’s the product of a series of mergers, the latest being with the District of Matsqui in 1995.

The old Village of Abbotsford, like Cloverdale and Aldergrove, also described in this series, was a stop on the vanished Interurban commuter rail line.  It’s been renamed Downtown Abbotsford, and the city government has taken steps to dress it up and attract customers… Continue reading →