- Ed Fast
Edward D. Fast, (born June 18, 1955) is a Canadian politician and the current Member of Parliament for the riding of Abbotsford in British Columbia. He ran as a member of the Conservative Party in the 2006 federal election and won with 63.28% of the vote. His main opponents were New Democratic Party candidate Jeffrey Hansen-Carlson and David Oliver. After earning a law degree from the University of British Columbia in 1982, Ed Fast started a law firm, …
- Ryan Craig
Ryan Craig (born January 6, 1982 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
- Alanna Kraus
Alanna Kraus (born on June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She competed in three individual events at the 2002 Games. In the 500 m she placed 6th; 8th in the 1000 m and 5th in the 1500 m. She was also a silver medalist at the 2000 Goodwill Games.
- Jacob Hoggard
Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian singer from Abbotsford, British Columbia. He finished in third place on the second season of "Canadian Idol". He is currently the lead singer of Hedley. Hoggard had auditioned for "Canadian Idol" at the urgings of his girlfriend and mother. His bandmates bet Jake $150 that he couldn't make it to the top 10. Hoggard won the bet (but not the money), …
- Shane Wiebe
Shane Anthony Wiebe was a contestant on the second season of Canadian Idol. He made it to the Top 5 of the competition before being eliminated. Zack Werner, the "mean" judge on Canadian Idol, said Shane could sing the phone book and it would still be great. In the mansion with the other finalists, he was acting like the "mom", showing them how to cook. He is still the only contestant to forget his lyrics on stage in the top 10. While he currently calls Abbotsford, …
- Brad Moran
Brad Moran (born March 20, 1979 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.
- Kenneth Montgomery Keillor
Kenneth Montgomery Keillor is a Canadian musical artist, author and politician of Scottish descent. Keillor works as an advocate, investigative analyst and counsellor. He was a postmaster for the Canada Post for eighteen years. Keillor has written and self-published three books: "Post Mortem" (1996), "Analysis" (1998) and his autobiography "The Clawing Tree" (1999).
- Ron Dart
Ronald Samuel Dart , BA (Lethbridge); DCS, MCS (Regent College), MA (UBC) is a university professor, mountaineer, and author. Dart teaches in the Department of Political Science, Philosophy and Religious Studies at the University College of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, BC. He is one of the main and public keepers of the Red Tory tradition in Western Canada. He has authored over thirteen books that deal with the interface between literature, spirituality and politics, …
- Michael Funk
Michael Funk (born August 15, 1986, in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 43rd overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. Funk spent his junior hockey career with the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey League where he compiled 121 points and 312 penalty minutes in four seasons. Funk signed his first professional contract in June 2006 with the Buffalo Sabres, …
- Duncan O'Mahony
Duncan O'Mahony (b. June 29, 1976 in Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland) is a Canadian football punter and placekicker. Despite being born in Ireland, O'Mahony is considered a Canadian for the purposes of the CFL, as he and his family settled in Abbotsford, British Columbia when he was a child. O'Mahony attended the University of British Columbia, where he set a conference record with a 52-yard field goal and was a first team CIAU all-star in 2000.
- Howard White
Howard White (born 1945 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is an award-winning Canadian writer, editor and publisher. In the early 1970s, he founded the Raincoast Chronicles and Harbour Publishing.
- Kyle Snyder
Kyle Snyder (b. 1983) was a Private First Class and combat engineer with the 94th Engineers based at Fort Leonard Wood, who deserted his Army unit while on mid-tour leave from Iraq and fled to Canada. His application for refugee status in Canada was denied. Snyder, who most of his teenage years in foster care in Colorado after his parents divorced, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2004 a full year after the war in Iraq had started.
- Art Bergmann
Art Bergmann is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, who was one of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 1970s. Bergmann began his musical career with an Abbotsford band called the Mount Lehman Grease Band. After Mount Lehman folded, Art founded his own band, called the Notorious Smorg Brothers, which he stocked with a myriad of different support artists. Bergmann was later the lead singer and songwriter for Vancouver, …
- Neil Snider
R. Neil Snider is the former longest-serving Canadian university president, serving as the president of Trinity Western University (TWU) from 1974 until his recent retirement in 2006. With education degrees from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon, Snider has committed his life to the mission of developing Christian leaders.
- Hugh Trumble
Hugh Trumble (born May 12 1867 in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria - died August 14 1938 in Hawthorn, Melbourne) was an Australian cricketer. He is one of only three men to have taken two Test hat-tricks. He was the brother of John Trumble, who also played Test cricket. Trumble was educated at Hawthorn Grammar School, he entered the service of the National Bank of Australasia in 1887.
- Alexander Garden
Alexander Garden or Gardyne (c. 1585 - c. 1642) was a Scottish poet from Aberdeenshire. He is believed to have graduated from Marischal College before 1609 when a work of his was published calling him "Mr.", implying he had the degree of MA. This book was "A Garden of Grave and Godlie Flowers": a collection of poems, elegies and prayers in praise of King James, other public figures and also friends.
- Anna van der Kamp
Anna van der Kamp (born June 19, 1972 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a former rower from Canada, who won the silver medal in the Women's Eights at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She currently works at the Delphi Group, and is a member of Clean Air Champions.
- Richard J. Sutcliffe
Richard J. "Rick" Sutcliffe was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1947. He currently lives in Bradner, a community in Abbotsford, British Columbia, with his wife Joyce, and is Professor of Mathematics and Computing Science at Trinity Western University. He is also author of numerous articles, columns, (including The Northern Spy) and several books, including texts on programming in Modula-2 and ethics (The Fourth Civilization), …
- Buster Cairns
Roy Desmond "Buster" Cairns (born February 15, 1925 in Clayburn, British Columbia) was a member of the Canadian national soccer team in the 1950s. Cairns played left back along side Westminster Royals teammate Dave Stothard in 3 of 4 qualifying matches Canada played for the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Mexico qualified from the region, having defeated the Canadians twice soundly, 3-0 and 2-0.
- Dante Booker
Dante Booker (born October 9, 1977 in Akron, Ohio) is a professional American football player. Booker grew up in Akron, Ohio, where he was a three-time all-city selection in High School basketball. Booker played college football at Montgomery Junior College prior to transferring to Auburn University, where he majored in sociology. Upon graduation, Booker pursued a career in professional football.
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- Mike
uuuum, not a whole lot to say, basically i'm just a pretty mellow down to earth guy. skimboarding is my new found passion. yea, i basically just like having fun hangin out with friends n stuff.
- Gregory G. Southam
Greg Southam is a partner practising in the areas of commercial real estate, banking and corporate/commercial law. He has worked on a variety of corporate and commercial matters, including share and asset acquisitions, construction matters, debt financings, gaming matters, public-private infrastructure projects, leasing, and acquisitions and dispositions of commercial real estate holdings.
- Caroline Aspridis
Caroline Aspridis graduated from The University of Melbourne in 2002 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chem)/Bachelor of Arts. She began working at Foster’s Australia (then CUB) Abbotsford Brewery in Melbourne on their Graduate Program. For two years Caroline was exposed to many parts of the business (both operational and corporate) and even included a short time working at the Cascade Brewery in Hobart.
- Rob Herrett
Rob Herrett studied music at Vancouver Community College in 1980 and later went on to earn a B.A. from Providence College in Manitoba. He also received training from Yamaha Canada in the area of group guitar pedagogy. He began teaching guitar for Guidone Studios in Abbotsford in the early 1980's. He then taught for the Toews Yamaha Music School and at Columbia Bible College. Currently, he teaches at the Central Valley Academy of Music and at Summit Pacific College.
- Carol O'Leary
Carol has been in the newspaper business since 1964. She and her late husband J.A. O'Leary purchased The Star News and The Shopper in 1986. She is also the publisher of The Tribune-Phonograph, Record Review and Central Wisconsin Shopper, located in Abbotsford. She enjoys international travel and making costumes for the Abbotsford Christmas Parade.
- Johan Louwersheimer
Johan Louwersheimer , Conductor, has been the Artistic Director with the Handel Society since 1995. Under his baton the choir has performed large scale choral orchestral masterworks including Bach's St. John Passion, Puccini's Messa di Gloria, Schubert's Mass in E Flat Major and Beethoven's Mass in C. For the celebration of the Handel Society 's 30 Anniversary, Mr. Louwersheimer was instrumental in commissioning a new Canadian composition by Bruce Ruddell.
- Lisa
this is too weird to write about myself......whatever....find out for yourself!
- Jolene
there's plenty of time left tonight, i promised i'd have you home before daylight. we do the best we can in a small town; act like big city kids when the sun goes down. if it's not too late for coffee, i'll be at your place in ten. we'll hit that all-night diner and then we'll see.
- Karen
Married with three children and on the final countdown waiting for them to all move out so that I can have my life back for myself. :D.
- Devin
Wassup. Basketball's my life. The end. Naw i have much more to my life like sleeping and eating and all that other exciting stuff like...i can't think of anything right now but when i do i'll let ya know. I like to hang out and do stuff too but saying one thing is easier to write.
- Samantha Watts
Hola - I am first of all not the "typical" girl you find on these things...Here for fun and meeting ppl - Thats it - Lol! I am a big family person - they come first - so get it through your head already!!! Lol!I am pretty much up for almost "anything" - Imagination - what thing of beauty..... Any other questions, concerns, comments? Feel Free to let me know..........
- Ashley
I am a girl. It is just that simple. My life revolves around my family, friends, art, and writing.
- Michelle
Im really friendly until someone pisses me off. Im really big on first impressions so make it good,lol. I like anything fun and am always willing to try new things.
- Andy
Tall dark and handsome.
- Jeff
nothing interesting about me ;)
- Cameron Wilson
I'm a fit and healthy 22 yr old, currently going to University studying math and physics. I love to play sports and hang out with friends.
- Sid
i like to crack-wise.
- Jay Mitchell
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- Allan
I am easy going. I try to get along with everybody, though some people tend to get on my nerves. I work at the Keg, I go to UCFV, I probably party and drink to much for my own good, however, I have fun doing so.