ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Canada - City and Regional Information & Consumer Services

About Abbotsford

Some Abbotsford Metropolitan Area - population statistics from the 2001 Canada Census www.statscan.ca

Population in 2001 :  147,370
...
Population in 1996 :  136,480
...
1996 to 2001 population change (%) :  8.0
Land area (square kilometers) :  625.94
[above information fr. Statistic Canada website quoted 2004.11.21

CITY / MUNICIPALITY of ABBOTSFORD

• City's official web site http://www.city.abbotsford.bc.ca
  "... fifth largest municipality in British Columbia .... and growing"
  • City Services Directory (with phone numbers)
    www.abbotsford.ca/Sites/4/Page372.aspx

TRANSPORTATION - AIRPORT / HIGHWAYS

• Abbotsford International Airport · YXX
  http://www.abbotsfordairport.ca
  "...Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) - The Hassle Free Vancouver Airport Alternative." [fr. web 050907]
  Featured Air Routes
  • Victoria - Abbotsford · twice daily
  • Abbotsford - Lethbridge Alberta · non-stop
  • Toronto - Abbotsford · daily with Air Canada
  
  
  
• Regional Map of Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley and North-Western Washington State showing location of Abbotsford and major cities and towns in this region that includes the GVRD
  see map
  map reproduced with persmission of Weller Cartographic Services Ltd. MapMatrix.com

TOURISM ABBOTSFORD BC

• Tourism Abbotsford Official Website:
  www.tourismabbotsford.ca
  2478 McCallum Road
  Abbotsford, BC
  Phone:     604-859-1721
  Toll Free Phone:  1-888-332-2229
  Web Site:  www.tourismabbotsford.ca
  
  
• Annual Abbotsford International Air Show
  Photos by David Lai, freelance photographer from FirstFocus.ca

Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce

Website: www.abbotsfordchamber.com

" Our Vision: The Voice of Business.  Our Mission:  To represent, connect & serve our members to build and sustain a thriving business community."

Mailing Address:
#207 - 32900 South Fraser Way
Abbotsford, BC 
Canada  V2S 5A1


Telephone Number:  604-859-9651

[above quoted from www.abbotsfordchamber.com Chamber of Commerce website 2005

ABBOTSFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT

• www.abbotsfordpolice.org
• Police Phone Contact Information
  Emergency Phone:  9-1-1
  Non-Emergency Phone:  604-859-5225
  Toll-Free Phone:   800-898-6111
  Mailing Address
  Abbotsford Police Department
  2838 Justice Way
  Abbotsford, B.C.
  V2T 3P5

Abbotsford Court Services (Provincial Court)

32203 South Fraser Way,
Abbotsford, BC
V2T 1W6
Telephone:  604-855-3200

[for original information go the the Government of BC, Attorney General web site at www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/general/contacts.htm above citation 2005.11.22]

Applying for Legal Aid

See Legal Services Society of BC web page on "Where to apply for Legal Aid"
www.lss.bc.ca/Legal_aid/apply_where.htm

Applying in person in Abbotsford

Chris Maddock, Barrister & Solicitor
c/o Abbotsford Community Services
2420 Montrose Street
Abbotsford, BC V2S 3S9
phone: (604) 852-2141

hours: Monday to Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

[above info. fr. Legal Services Society (quoted 2005.11.22) , go to www.lss.bc.ca for most current information about phone and web contacts and a useful reference area of legal information.

When applying by phone - for Legal Aid:

LSS Call Centre: 
604-408-2172 (Lower Mainland)
1-866-577-2525 (toll free, outside the Lower Mainland)

Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday


TTY number: (604) 601-6236 (Lower Mainland)
1-877-991-2299 (toll free, outside the Lower Mainland)

Brydges Line: 1-888-458-5500 (Lower Mainland) 1-888-458-3300 (toll free, outside the Lower Mainland)

[above info. fr. Legal Services Society (quoted 2005.11.22) , go to www.lss.bc.ca for most current information about phone and web contacts and a useful reference area of legal information.

Criminal Defence Lawyers & Personal Injury / ICBC Claims Lawyers Serving Abbotsford, Surrey, Langley Fraser Valley Courts & Lawyers Services

GOSAL, Dilraj (Dil) Singh B.A., J.D., LL.M.
Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Lawyer,

Preferred Areas of Practice:  Criminal Law in Canada   USA · Personal Injury · ICBC Accident Claims.

Experienced in both BC and Washington State law courts - Practices as a barrister and solicitor in BC and as a Counselor-at-law / Attorney in Washington State, USA courts.

Has a J.D. Juris Doctor / Doctorate in Jurisprudence from Washington State University & a Master of Laws degree from the State University of New York.  A legal resource for those cross-border car accident / DUI / personal injury legal cases.  Dil is fluent in English and Punjabi.

DIL GOSAL, barrister & solicitor
criminal defence lawyer & personal injury lawyer

#205, 12830-80th Ave.
Surrey, BC
V3W 3A8

Phone:  604.598.1118
Toll Free:  1-800-DUI-ATTORNEY     Website:  GosalLaw.com

Read article introducing Canada's Criminal Law and Jury Court System by Dil Gosal at CanadaLegal.info

Personal Injury Lawyers & ICBC Accident-Injury Claims

Our lawyers speak German, Hindi, Urdu, and are familiar with Punjabi Gujariti and Spanish.

see our Abbotsford Telephone Directory Advertisment!

Have you or your family recently been injured:

• In a motor vehicle accident?
• In a public place, such as a store or mall?

If you are injured and your symptoms are continuing, you may want to consider legal action against the person at fault.

We can help you decide when and whom to sue.

But don't delay!  In many cases you only have 2 years to start an action.

Email: Gordon Zenk gwz@clz.ca

GLEESON, Cristen

Barrister & Solicitor · Criminal Trial Lawyer

"I have a varied criminal defence practice including trial work and appeals.  I do all criminal matters. I handle cases throughout the Greater Vancouver Region including Abbotsford from my offices in Chilliwack.
In addition to criminal defence, I also handle personal injury, civil sexual assault (e.g. victims seeking damages) and estate litigation (e.g. wills variation, breach of trust)."

Cristen L. Gleeson, Barrister & Solicitor
BAKER NEWBY LLP
9259 Main Street
Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 6K2
CANADA
Tel:  1-604-792-1376
Email:  cgleeson@bakernewby.com

David J. Letkemann barrister & solicitor for personal injury cases
Linley Duignan
200 - 2548 Clearbrook Road
P.O. Box 2040
Abbotsford, BC V2T 3T8
Telephone:  604-859-7134

Hospital · Medical Clinics · Health Services

ABBOTSFORD - FRASER VALLEY HEALTH SERVICES

• MSA Hospital
  2179 McCallum Rd.
  Abbotsford, BC V2S 3P1
  Phone: 604-853-2201
  
  Hospital beds: 192     MSA provides community hospital services plus the following:

• 24/7 Emergency Services
• Anesthesia
• Diagnostic Imaging
• General Surgery
• Gynecology
• Internal Medicine
• Laboratory - Level 3
• Obstetrics
• Orthopedics
• Pathology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Radiology

A major initiative is the development of a 300-bed Abbotsford Hospital and Cancer Centre to replace MSA Hospital. This will provide Fraser Valley residents with improved acute care services and increased access to cancer care. The new facility, scheduled to open in 2008, will be about three times the size of the current MSA Hospital.

• see also Fraser Health:  Hospital Services / Hospital Directory www.fraserhealth.ca/HealthInfo/HospitalServices/HospitalDirectory.htm

above quoted from www.fraserhealth.ca/HealthInfo web site 2005

ABBOTSFORD REGIONAL HOSPITAL & CANCER CENTRE PROJECT

• Official website:  www.partnershipsbc.ca/
  files_2/abbotsford.html

PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH LOCATIONS IN ABBOTSFORD from Fraser Valley Regional Library

Fraser Valley Regional Librarywww.fvrl.bc.ca/

• Clearbrook Library
  32320 George Ferguson Way
  Abbotsford, BC
  V2T 6N4
  Phone:  604-859-7814
  Website/page:  www.fvrl.bc.ca/comm_branch_clearbrook.asp
  
  
• MSA Centennial Library
  33660 South Fraser Way
  Abbotsford, BC
  V2S 2B9
  Phone:  604-853-1753
  Website/page:  www.fvrl.bc.ca/comm_branch_msa.asp
  
  
• Mount Lehman Library
  5875 Mt. Lehman Road
  Mount Lehman, BC
  V0X 1V0
  Phone:  604-856-4988
  Website/page:  www.fvrl.bc.ca/comm_branch_mtlehman.asp
  
  

EDUCATION & SCHOOL SERVICES

• School District no. 34 - Abbotsford · School Board
  www.sd34.bc.ca
  

[information below quoted from the website noted above 2005]

Abbotsford School District Background

Location
Abbotsford, one of the most diverse and fastest growing communities in Canada, is situated in the beautiful Fraser Valley of British Columbia just one hour from Vancouver and 15 minutes from the US border.

Size

The district has 49 modern, well-equipped, well-maintained schools: [including in 2005] · 36 elementary schools · 5 middle schools · 8 secondary schools

Enrolment

The district enrolls 19,500 students (in the top fifteen percent in Canada) and is Abbotsford's largest employer with approximately 2,000 teaching and support staff.

University · Colleges · Post-Secondary Education-Training Services in Abbotsford area

• The University-College of the Fraser Valley - UCFV
  www.ucfv.bc.ca/Home_Page.htm
  Phone: 604-504-7441 or 604-792-0025
  or visit website at www.ucfv.ca
  University College of the Fraser Valley
  33844 King Road
  Abbotsford, BC CANADA
  V2S 7M8

University College of the Fraser Valley International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination - March 21, 2007

[press release quoted 2007.03.15 fr. www.ucfv.ca] Please join us in commemorating International Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination for a fireside chat at the Centre for Indo Canadian Studies - University House.

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March. On that day, in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against the apartheid pass laws in Sharpeville, South Africa. Proclaiming the day in 1966, the General Assembly called on the international community to redouble its efforts to eliminate all forms of racial discrimination

March 21 - International Day to Eliminate Racism Centre for Indo Canadian Studies University House 4:30 pm

Event highlights:  Displays on Chinese, Indian (Sikh), and Mennonite archives

Talk and discussion led by:

• Jacqueline Nolte, Visual Arts, on the Historical Tragedy of Racism, and Associated Oppressions, in South Africa
• Molly Ungar, History, on Yesterday's Pioneers,
  
• Adrienne Chan, Social Work and Human Services, on Chinese Head Tax Redress Movement,
• Satwinder Bains, Centre for Indo-Canadian Studies, on Koma Gata Maru Indo- Canadian Redress movement,

Come join us for a fireside chat about Canadian pioneers and the impact of Canadian legislation at the turn of the century. We join communities across the world in working towards eliminating racism.

Tea and refreshments will be served. For more information, please call 604-554-4547.

see also: www.GetDiversity.com Vancouvers AntiRacisim / Diversity Consulting Group