Matsqui-Abbotsford Impact Society

01/28/2026

Hello friends! We are encouraging you to donate to help Mission Youth House - MY House get a new fridge! These guys do such important work!!

08/06/2025

Hey Impact fam! Our beautiful friends over at Mayday Club are hosting this amazing 12 week course between Maple Ridge and Abbotsford this fall and it sounds like they still have a few spots to fill!!

02/27/2025

We are hiring! Get your application into us by March 11! Find the full job posting on our website www.impactabby.com/join-our-team/

12/13/2024

Hey allies & friends, come join us at Impact’s Annual General Meeting tonight! 6pm @ 101-32555 Simon Ave in Abbotsford.

See you there!!

10/19/2024

10/18/2024

SEE THE FULL RULING HERE:
https://www.impactabby.com/city-hall-protest-camp-supreme-court-ruling/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SUPREME COURT, WHILE DENYING INTERIM INJUNCTION, RESTRAINS ENFORCEMENT OF CITY BYLAWS WITHOUT APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES TO PROTECT CHARTER RIGHTS

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The Abbotsford Drug War Survivors (DWS) are encouraged by the court’s recognition of the serious Charter rights violations associated with the City of Abbotsford’s actions toward the vulnerable residents of the encampment. While the court did not grant an immediate injunction, we are pleased that it clearly acknowledged the potential for irreparable harm if the residents are displaced without adequate alternatives.

The ruling underscores the life-threatening risks posed to the encampment residents—risks such as exposure to violence, extreme weather, and the ongoing toxic drug crisis. As the court stated, these risks are significant and may result in irreparable harm unless they are mitigated by appropriate measures put in place by the City.

Although the injunction was denied, the court’s decision restrains the City from enforcing its bylaws without first addressing the specific needs of the unhoused residents. The ruling mandates that any enforcement of bylaws must be phased and only carried out after ensuring that the necessary supports—including harm reduction services and adequate shelter—are in place. This is a clear acknowledgment of the residents’ Charter rights and a directive that the City must uphold these rights before taking any action.

We look forward to working with the City, as dictated by the ruling, to ensure the dignity, safety, and well-being of every resident is respected. This decision represents a significant step toward a more compassionate and just approach to addressing the needs of our most vulnerable citizens. We hope this serves as a foundation for future collaborative efforts to provide the necessary resources and support for the unhoused community, ensuring their welfare is always a priority.

We remain committed to working alongside the City to ensure that no person is left behind, and that the rights of all residents, housed or unhoused, are upheld with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Abbotsford Drug War Survivors

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10/15/2024

Hey folks, we are hiring a DWS Program Coordinator, come work with the coolest team around!!

See the full posting here:
https://workinnonprofits.ca/jobs/view/103760/E #

09/25/2024

Hello friends, we stand in solidarity with our fellow protesters and vulnerable community members as the City of Abbotsford moves to decamp vulnerable Indigenous and disabled community members without appropriate judicial oversight or providing a safe and dignified place to go. The APD upon direction of the city, intends to exercise this unchecked state power by enforcing the trespass act despite both APD and the City knowing that we have filed a judicial review seeking injuntory relief based on significant Charter infringements.

We will remain peaceful but we will raise our voices!

09/22/2024

Friends, Allies, Social Justice Warriors, we are calling on you all to stand with DWS Monday morning in resistance to this infringement of human rights.

We need to stand together with all of our DWS brothers and sisters as they literally fight for their lives!

Decampments cause death.

We cannot stand by while the city perpetuates NIMBYism (Not In My BackYard) and decamps these protesters, many of them Indigenous, in order to celebrate (performative) reconciliation.

Stand with us as we call for GENUINE RECONCILIATION 🧡