YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Summer of local fun

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Abbotsford had just as much in store in the month of June with the West Coast Women’s Show at Abbotsford Tradex, the Agricultural Bus Tour organized by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce and the Nature’s Pickins BBQ Lunch.

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The celebrations rolled into July (along with the heat) with Canada Day events, the Abbotsford Agrifair, the We Are One Drag and Comedy Show, Fraser Valley Pride, and one of my favourite weekends of the year—the Mission Folk Music Festival.

The three-day festival at Fraser River Heritage Park was back, bringing world-class music to the Fraser Valley this year, and I didn’t realize how much I had missed it until I was there enjoying it once again with family and friends, including my colleague Bob D’Eith, the MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission, who I’ve enjoyed seeing at many local events this summer.

While it has been incredible to watch, hear, or taste all these local events, the best part has been to connect with people in the community again and watch the joy that it brings people to be together.

I am so thankful to all of those who work and volunteer tirelessly to bring such wonderful events to our communities, especially after facing a few uncertain years. I am grateful to work for a New Democrat government that invests in the arts through annual grants and that helped boost some of these organizations and events through the pandemic to make sure we could return to them once more.

Summer isn’t over yet, and while we’re just halfway through August, this month has already been amazing. Highlights have included Bard in the Valley at Eco Dairy at Mountain View Farms in Abbotsford, Mission Fest; B.C. Historic Motor Races; and a long-time beloved event—the 60th anniversary Abbotsford Airshow.

Thank you to all who have shared a wave, a conversation, or a smile this summer, and I look forward to seeing you out at the farmers’ market or another community event, like the weekly Twilight Concert Series at Fraser River Heritage Park—I’ve already been to six.

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Editor’s Note: This opinion piece reflects the views of its author, and does not necessarily represent the views of Fraser Valley Today or Pattison Media.