Abbotsford News, August 20, 2013

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Emails among senior Abbotsford Police officers show a disappointing attitude towards the city’s homeless, according to a local advocate. But the Abbotsford Police Department says the comments in emails are not directed towards the homeless, or the issue of homelessness. The emails were released following a Freedom of Information request by Pivot Legal Society, a not-forprofit organization based in Vancouver. Pivot lawyers are currently representing homeless individuals from Abbotsford in lawsuits that allege police illegally destroyed their personal property. Pivot will also represent a group on behalf of Abbotsford’s homeless, led by the 5 and 2 Ministries, in a human rights complaint against the city and police regarding alleged harassment and discrimination. A July 5 email from Const. Ian MacDonald, communications officer for the Abbotsford Police Department, to police chief Bob Rich and deputy chiefs Rick Lucy and Len Goerke, states that a French CBC reporter told MacDonald a lawyer was expected to announce a class-action lawsuit against the City of Abbotsford, Continued on A3

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Lauren Whitman of Abbotsford and her special friend watch the pre-movie activities at Prospera Cinema Under the Stars night, which was held Friday evening in Abbotsford Exhibition Park.

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