David de Wit, Abbotsford, BC - One of the brightest pockets of educational innovation is just down the road from us. Rick Hansen Secondary School of Science and Business has quietly been transforming the educational landscape of secondary schools over the last 3 years. 

Join the Learn, Laugh & Play FREE parent/toddler drop-in program, starts Thursday, March 8th for Parents/Caregivers and children between the ages of 0-5 years. Join for circle time, physical activities, fine arts, music, literacy, numeracy, science and exploration! 

By Heather Lemieux - Bradner, BC - Abbotsford parents are once again reeling after the Abbotsford School District issued a letter yesterday stating "there is insufficient seats to support the number of registered catchment students in the 2017/18 school year." 

Parents/Guardians received this message, about School Bus fees, from the Abbotsford School District Superintendent, Kevin Godden today. The provincial government recently announced that they will provide school districts with additional funding for student transportation. Of the $14.7M in additional funding, $254,000 is slated for the Abbotsford School District. 

By Heather Lemieux, On February 23rd, 2016 exhausted parents and members of the community attended the Abbotsford Board of Education meeting to hear the trustees vote on the fate of rural Abbotsford schools.

Without prejudice - Reader beware. The Abbotsford School Districts plan to re-configure 6 rural schools in Abbotsford from grades K - 7 to K - 5 has brought a lot of stress on families with children attending district schools. The west Abbotsford children are to be sent to Eugene Reimer Middle School (ER), and has parents standing up to the district in force saying no and standing firm - their kids have been withdrawn from the district all together. So what's wrong with middle school? Whats wrong with ER? Much discussion has taken place about the violence drug, and crime issues in the west Abbotsford area, namely in the area of Townline Road and Blueridge Drive. The community has requested the analysis of what is being SAID and what is REAL. This article is a compilation of recent events that have happened. This is a fact vs rumour analysis, decide what you want... participate in the discussion. What is referenced here is only a small cross-section of the search engine results available, there are many other incidents, Reader beware.

The Abbotsford School of Integrated Arts high school (ASIA-Sumas) is presenting the family-friendly classic musical, Bye, Bye Birdie on February 25 and 26th, 2016 @ the Abbotsford Arts Centre.
2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford, BC

By Heather Lemieux, Editor - What on earth is going on at Dunach Elementary School? The Abbotsford School District closed this school in June 2010 and boarded up the windows. The Abbotsford Police have been seen there frequently as it is thought that they are conducting parts of their training in the building, but not lately. Over the last few months there has been School District staff, contractors and equipment doing various upgrades and construction. Today, a Bradner parent saw a huge garbage bin outside with tables, chairs, projectors and equipment... why the school district is being so hush hush...?!

On February 3rd, 2016, trustees Kevin Godden and the School Board Treasurer attended Bradner Elementary School for a meeting with Bradner parents who posed questions from every possible angle, re-phrased and re-worded to get results. Straight answers were almost non-existent. The only question they answered without smoke in mirrors or trotting down bunny trails was, "Did the district buy land on the east side of Abbotsford for a new school?"