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Not deterred by a smooch, Rachel Fagan, 14, left, keeps her cool with Frosty in the senior showmanship class for llamas at the 100th Agrifair in Abbotsford. Above, the Mighty Fraser Riders Drill Team kicks off events at the Thunder Bowl. More photos on page A12.
Crime tops city poll Concerned about criminals, but still happy to be here CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
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rime was the top community issue for 30 per cent of 300 Abbotsford respondents in an Ipsos Reid poll commissioned by the City of Abbotsford in the spring. For 38 per cent, crime was the second most important issue facing the
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community. Thirty-one per cent also said crime was the most important issue for the city to address in the coming year. The city commissioned the poll as part of the city’s strategic plan consultation process, said Karen Sinclair, director of strategic planning and business for Abbotsford. “I felt there weren’t a lot of surprises. One of the results that came through loud and clear was that crime is definitely a top issue,” she said. “Basically that tells us we’re on the right track,” she said, noting that the city has a mayor’s task force on crime, which released its crime reduction
strategy in July. After crime, the biggest issues in the city were taxation and municipal government spending at 11 per cent, transportation at nine per cent, ‘other’ issues at eight per cent, education at seven per cent and the environment at five per cent. Ipsos Reid provided context to the Abbotsford survey by comparing its results to municipal norms in the B.C., which is an average of all other similar surveys. For example, crime was a top priority for 16 per cent of other B.C. residents.
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Incinerator still in Metro’s waste plan Ross will take fight to Victoria CHRISTINA TOTH CToth@abbotsfordtimes.com
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etro Vancouver board members elected to keep incineration as a option to manage its solid waste, after they held a confusing and protracted debate on the matter on Friday morning. “It’s very disappointing,” said Patricia Ross, chairwom-
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an of the Fraser Valley Regional District, whose members unanimously objected to the construction of a waste-toenergy garbage incinerator in the Lower Mainland. “They’ve decided to keep incineration in the plan. It means the fight will go on.” The Metro board debated three options that were recommended by its waste management committee last month. They included incineration see BURNER, page A4