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of Highway 1 from Langley to Abbotsford, and we neighbourhood at the heart of its urban area, the

are in discussion with the province about that, and city said in a statement.
have been for a couple of years. I expect to hear

something in the not-too-distant future.”

Establishing a defined city centre is also on

Abbotsford’s to-do list, since the amalgamation of
municipalities resulted in several “city centres.”

“We don’t really have a city centre,” says Braun. “If
you ask people ‘Where is the centre of Abbotsford?,’

you’ll get three different answers.”

So the city launched a four-stage planning process

to create the City Centre Neighbourhood Plan
(CCNP). Abbotsford has several historic centres, but

no identifiable core. The CCNP will develop a new

vision for a more populated, attractive, and walkable

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