INNOVATION Nov-Dec 2019

Montrose Avenue in Abbotsford, about 67 kilometres fromVancouver. P hoto : c ity of a bbotsford

Staff at the City of Abbotsford were asked to implement a new strategic plan that could accommodate 200,000 residents. The project required City engineers to work closely with other City departments to update all master plans and studies on a very tight schedule. L ocated along the south bank of the Fraser River in BC, the City of Abbotsford (with a population of about 152,000) borders Langley and Chilliwack in BC, and Sumas in Washington State. Abbotsford is a vibrant city in the heart of the Fraser Valley; it has an international airport, a regional hospital and cancer centre, provincial courthouse facility, and the main campus of the University of the Fraser Valley. It is the fifth-largest municipality in the province, and, at about 390 square kilometres, the largest by geographical area. More than 60 percent of the City’s population lives and works in Abbotsford. In addition to all the services a typical municipality provides, Abbotsford operates a regional utility (co-owned with the District of Mission) for water supply and wastewater treatment.

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