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39-717: The team left the Quad Cities after the 2008–09 season and relocated to Abbotsford, British Columbia to play as the Abbotsford Heat in the 2009–10 season. The Flames AHL franchise relocated from Omaha, Nebraska , where the team spent two seasons as the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights . Following two disappointing seasons at the gate in which the Flames and the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben lost over $ 4 million,

78-567: A "crossroads". At the centre is a strawberry blossom to symbolize the local berry industry. The flag of Abbotsford was originally blue in colour. The change to green was initiated in 1995 when the District of Abbotsford and the District of Matsqui amalgamated to create the City of Abbotsford. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Abbotsford had a population of 153,524 living in 53,234 of its 55,659 total private dwellings,

117-801: A change of 8.6% from its 2016 population of 141,397. With a land area of 375.33 km (144.92 sq mi), it had a population density of 409.0/km (1,059.4/sq mi) in 2021. The 2021 census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 43,190 persons or 28.6% of the total population of Abbotsford. Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were India (23,830 persons or 55.2%), United Kingdom (2,310 persons or 5.3%), Philippines (1,735 persons or 4.0%), United States of America (1,395 persons or 3.2%), Netherlands (895 persons or 2.1%), Vietnam (885 persons or 2.0%), South Korea (850 persons or 2.0%), China (845 persons or 2.0%), Germany (820 persons or 1.9%), and Pakistan (565 persons or 1.3%). According to

156-598: Is Christian . Many of the largest congregations in the city are Mennonite Brethren . The next largest religious group is Sikh . Opened in 1911, the city contains the oldest existing Sikh Gurdwara built in Canada and North America , with earlier Gurdwaras built in Kitsilano (1908) and Golden (1905) since being demolished or destroyed by fire. A National Historic Site , located in Central Abbotsford,

195-471: Is South Asian, comprising 30.2% of the city population; this group includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka national origins, while the population in Abbotsford primarily includes persons of Punjabi ethnic origin. Members of the ethnic group first arrived in the early 1900s to work on farms and in the lumber industry. This is followed by Indigenous peoples at 4.6% of

234-702: Is bordered by the Township of Langley to the west, the City of Mission to the north, and the City of Chilliwack to the east. Abbotsford borders the town of Sumas, Washington , to the south. Much of Abbotsford has views of Mount Baker (to the southeast, in Washington) and the Coast Mountains (to the north). The first residents of the area are the Stó:lō Nation . The Upper Sumas 6 Indian reserve of

273-733: Is provided by the Central Fraser Valley Transit System . Passenger rail service to Vancouver currently runs from nearby Mission by way of the West Coast Express . Air links are provided by the Abbotsford International Airport . WestJet provides regular scheduled service from the airport, due to its proximity to Vancouver's eastern suburbs. The airport is also the home of the annual Abbotsford International Airshow . Major transportation routes leading into Abbotsford are

312-616: The Abbotsford School District . This includes a virtual school called the "Abbotsford Virtual School" that offers more than 30 semestered online courses. This school offers a unique animation and modeling program that teaches students aspects of the video game industry as well as many other courses such as Mathematics, English, and Science. Private schools include Dasmesh Punjabi School, St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary , Mennonite Educational Institute , and Abbotsford Christian School. Post-secondary institutions in

351-591: The Golden temple (opened in 1905) which was destroyed by fire. There is some controversy over the origin of the Abbotsford name. The most commonly cited origin is that Maclure named the land "Abbotsford" after family friend Henry Braithwaite Abbott, the western superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railway . Maclure's sons later stated that the property had actually been named for Sir Walter Scott's home, Abbotsford House , and pronounced it with

390-479: The Gur Sikh Temple is now over 110 years old. The 2021 census reported the religious demography in the city of Abbotsford was: According to the 2021 census, the largest pan-ethnic group is European , comprising approximately 55.2% of the municipal population. This group includes German, Dutch, British, Irish, Scandinavian and Slavic ethnic origins. The next largest pan-ethnic group in Abbotsford

429-669: The Sumas First Nation is located at Kilgard within Abbotsford city limits. European settlement began when the Royal Engineers surveyed the area in response to the gold rush along the Fraser River in 1858. This led to the building of Yale Road (today Old Yale Road ), the first transportation route to link the Fraser Valley . The settlement grew and the production of butter, milk and tobacco began by

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468-573: The Sumas Prairie were given an evacuation order given the flooding in British Columbia at the time, the city calling the situation "catastrophic". Abbotsford City Council comprises a council-manager form of local government. The mayor and council were last elected in 2022 . The current mayor is Ross Siemens . The Abbotsford flag and coat of arms are the same, featuring straight, diagonal crosses representing Abbotsford as at

507-835: The Trans-Canada Highway (No. 1), the Abbotsford-Mission Highway (No. 11) and the Fraser Highway (No. 1A). Access to the United States is via the Sumas–Huntingdon Border Crossing . Due to its proximity to Vancouver, most Vancouver television and radio stations are also available in Abbotsford, although in a few cases there are repeater stations licensed to different centres in the region. Two radio stations originate from Abbotsford: CIVL-FM , campus radio station of

546-525: The University of the Fraser Valley , and country music station CKQC-FM . Abbotsford Minor Hockey is one of the largest associations in British Columbia, with more than 1,000 players registered from the ages of 5 through 18 years old. This association is recognized by many as a model and a leader in the development of minor hockey programs, and several Abbotsford-raised players have gone on to

585-571: The Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway . The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) arrived in 1910. The Interurban, as the BCER tram linking Abbotsford with Vancouver and Chilliwack was called, was discontinued in 1950, but BCER's successor BC Hydro retains the right to re-introduce passenger rail service. Service to Vancouver runs from neighbouring Mission by way of the West Coast Express . The most notable natural disaster to hit Abbotsford

624-545: The 2021 Census, 92,460 persons or 61.0% of Abbotsford's population have English as a mother tongue ; Punjabi is the mother tongue of 34,280 persons or 22.6% of the population, followed by German (3,065 or 2.0%), Spanish (1,375 or 0.9%), Korean (1,190 or 0.8%), Tagalog (1,180 or 0.8%), Vietnamese (1,105 or 0.7%), Dutch (990 or 0.7%), French (955 or 0.6%), Mandarin (945 or 0.6%), Hindi (860 or 0.5%), Arabic (720 or 0.5%), Cantonese (555 or 0.4%), Russian (415 or 0.3%), and Urdu (400 or 0.3%). Furthermore,

663-478: The 2021 census is the 23rd largest census metropolitan area in Canada. It has also been named by Statistics Canada as Canada's most generous city in terms of charitable donations for nine straight years. The community of 375.55 square kilometres (145.00 sq mi) is the largest city by area in British Columbia. The municipality's southern boundary is the Canada–United States border. In Canada, it

702-706: The 2021 census stated 141,175 persons or 93.6% of Abbotsford's population have knowledge of the English language ; 41,145 persons or 27.3% of the population have knowledge of the Punjabi language , followed by Hindi (7,080 or 4.7%), French (6,295 or 4.2%), German (3,665 or 2.4%), Spanish (2,880 or 1.9%), Tagalog (1,835 or 1.2%), Korean (1,430 or 0.9%), Vietnamese (1,170 or 0.8%), Dutch (1,145 or 0.8%), Mandarin (1,430 or 0.9%), Arabic (1,030 or 0.7%), Urdu (985 or 0.7%), Cantonese (810 or 0.5%), and Russian (805 or 0.5%). A plurality of Abbotsford's population

741-593: The Abbotsford Agriculture Centre offers "more than 400 laboratory diagnostic tests for agents that may be found in wild and domestic birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians" and is the leading accredited full-service veterinary laboratory in Western Canada. The facility has housed a Biosafety level 3 laboratory since October 2009. Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre and community health services make Fraser Health

780-770: The Arty Awards and more recently, the Christmas Artisan Gift Fair. It has been involved in projects such as the Abbotsford "Unity Statue", Abbotsford Christmas Craft Fair, Art in the Park, Abbotsford's Art and Heritage Unity Festival, and the Historical Downtown Art Bench Project. As well as maintaining the Kariton Art Gallery which features and hosts exhibitions from local artists of all mediums residing in

819-622: The CPR built a railway line through the area that connected Mission with the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway at Sumas, Washington . This route was the only rail connection between Vancouver and Seattle until 1904. The Village of Abbotsford was incorporated in 1892. At that time Robert Ward sold many of the lots to private investors, but also sold off a significant portion to the Great Northern Railway 's subsidiary company

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858-651: The Flames chose to relocate the franchise. The new franchise joined former UHL rival, the Rockford IceHogs in moving up to the AHL. The Flames made their AHL regular-season debut in Moline on October 6, 2007, with a 5–1 victory over Rockford. The Flames were the third team to attempt to place an AHL team in the Quad Cities. Both the San Jose Sharks and Edmonton Oilers were unable to reach an agreement with

897-595: The Lower Mainland. The Reach Gallery Museum features exhibitions from across Canada and around the world, as well as the work of local artists. It houses a heritage archive, runs special events, programs and courses and seeks to promote local arts and culture. Trethewey House Heritage Site features a restored 1920s Craftsman-style house built by J.O. Trethewey, one of the owners of the lumber and shingle mill that gave Mill Lake Park its name. The municipally designated heritage house and adjacent gallery are open to

936-492: The accent on ford , In his later years Maclure himself claimed that the naming had been "a combination of two ideas". The Akriggs say that Maclure in an 1894 letter said that when the town was laid out in 1894, the town was named for Henry Abbott, general superintendent of the CPR and brother of Sir John Abbott , prime minister. The title passed hands to Robert Ward, who filed a townsite subdivision on July 9, 1891. Also in 1891,

975-475: The city include the University of the Fraser Valley , religious institutions such as Columbia Bible College and Summit Pacific College , as well as career colleges such as Career Gate Community College, Sprott Shaw College , Vancouver Career College, Métis Skills and Employment Centre, and CDI College. The Abbotsford Arts Council hosts a number of free local events including music in Mill Lake Park ,

1014-505: The city's largest employer with about 2,500 staff. The city is also home to three federal prisons, each of which employs between 200 and 500 officers and support staff. There is also a growing aerospace industry led by Cascade Aerospace and Conair Group Inc. Local and privately owned confectionery company Brookside Foods was acquired by The Hershey Company in 2011. In 2016, it announced it would be closing. Forty-six public elementary, middle, and secondary schools are administered by

1053-536: The late 1860s. In 1889, former Royal Engineer John Cunningham Maclure applied for a Crown grant to obtain the 160 acres (0.65 km ) that would become Abbotsford. The Gur Sikh Temple, located on 33089 South Fraser Way, is the oldest Sikh temple in North America. Built in 1908 and opened in 1911, it is now over 110 years old, outlasting the now demolished 2nd Avenue temple in Vancouver (opened in 1908), and

1092-678: The local economy as one of the most diverse in the country. Abbotsford's main industries are agriculture, transportation, manufacturing and retail. The city earns the highest dollar per acre of agricultural land in the country, greater than the Niagara Region and the North Okanagan . Total sales from agricultural businesses grew from $ 635,000,000 in 2010 to nearly $ 1   billion as of 2021 and accounts for almost 50% of all chicken eggs and dairy milk production for all of British Columbia. The BC government's Animal Health Centre, at

1131-599: The owners of the Mallards and of the arena. While the NHL franchise had signed an affiliation agreement to the end of the 2011–12 season, the Flames and Quad City Sports Ventures agreed to end the agreement after just two seasons and the Flames placed their affiliate in Abbotsford, British Columbia for the 2009–10 AHL season . Local ownership in Quad Cities estimated the team's losses for 2008–09 at $ 1.3 million. This market

1170-417: The population significantly. In June 2013, the City of Abbotsford spread chicken manure on a homeless camp located in the city. Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman publicly apologized for the incident. The city of Abbotsford has a long and ongoing history of gang-related crime, particularly that of violence and the illegal sale of controlled substances. On November 16, 2021, Abbotsford residents living in

1209-631: The population, Southeast Asians (3.1%), and East Asians (2.7%). At the census metropolitan area (CMA) level in the 2021 census, the Abbotsford–Mission CMA had a population of 195,726 living in 67,613 of its 70,648 total private dwellings, a change of 8.4% from its 2016 population of 180,518 . With a land area of 606.72 km (234.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 322.6/km (835.5/sq mi) in 2021. The 2021 Canadian census reported that immigrants (individuals born outside Canada) comprise 50,085 persons or 26.1% of

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1248-514: The public for special events, educational programming, and drop-in tours. The Mennonite Heritage Museum, which opened in January 2016, features a permanent exhibit that tells the 500-year-old story of the Anabaptist / Mennonite movement, with a particular focus on the history of those Mennonites who settled in Abbotsford beginning in the early 1930s. The Museum also has a gallery that features

1287-553: The third-highest proportion of visible minorities among Census Metropolitan Areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and Greater Vancouver . The Abbotsford metropolitan area has Canada's highest Census Metropolitan Area proportion of South Asians . Abbotsford has an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate type Cfb ), with just enough summer precipitation not to be classified as warm-summer mediterranean . Summers are generally warm and drier than at other times of

1326-654: The third-highest proportion of visible minorities among census metropolitan areas in Canada, after the Greater Toronto Area and the Greater Vancouver CMA. It is home to Tradex , the University of the Fraser Valley , and Abbotsford International Airport . As of the 2021 census , it is the largest municipality of the Fraser Valley Regional District and the fifth-largest municipality of British Columbia. The Abbotsford–Mission metropolitan area of around 195,726 inhabitants as of

1365-577: The total population of the Abbotsford-Mission CMA . Of the total immigrant population, the top countries of origin were India (25,990 persons or 51.9%), United Kingdom (3,295 persons or 6.6%), Philippines (2,065 persons or 4.1%), United States of America (1,725 persons or 3.4%), Germany (1,085 persons or 2.2%), Netherlands (1,070 persons or 2.1%), Vietnam (1,040 persons or 2.1%), China (990 persons or 2.0%), South Korea (930 persons or 1.9%), and Pakistan (600 persons or 1.2%). Abbotsford has

1404-659: The work of local Mennonite artists, a coffee shop serving traditional Mennonite foods, a bookstore, and a replica traditional Mennonite housebarn that includes a permanent exhibit focusing on Mennonites and agriculture. The Museum is also home to the library and archive of the Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia. Gallery 7 Theatre and Performing Arts has been one of Abbotsford only performing arts organizations since 1991 and operates out of Mennonite Educational Institute . They produce four mainstage productions every year. Public bus transportation

1443-590: The year and winters are rainy and very mild by Canadian standards. Snowfall can be heavy but usually not very long lasting, on average falling mostly in December and January. Some 62 percent of residents in Abbotsford work in the City of Abbotsford itself. Most of the remaining 38 percent commute to Mission, Chilliwack or Vancouver and its suburbs (primarily Surrey and Langley ). More than 25 percent of Abbotsford's workforce commutes to Abbotsford from other municipalities. The Conference Board of Canada has identified

1482-533: Was a major flood of the Fraser River in 1948. In September 1984, Pope John Paul II held an open-air Mass for over 200,000 people at Abbotsford International Airport . The amalgamation of the Village of Abbotsford and the District of Sumas into the District of Abbotsford occurred in 1972. The District of Abbotsford amalgamated with the District of Matsqui in 1995 to become the City of Abbotsford, raising

1521-546: Was previously served by: The market was subsequently home to: Affiliates Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a city in British Columbia next to the Canada–United States border , Greater Vancouver , and the Fraser River . With a census population of 153,569 people (2021), it is the largest municipality in the province outside metropolitan Vancouver. Abbotsford–Mission has

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