Rotarwrites: Week of September 16th, 2025 (Sep. 16, 2025)

Basma Elgreatly
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Sep 16, 2025

Magda Laljee

Bylaw Services- City of Abbotsford

Sep 23, 2025

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Ricky's Country Restaurant

32080 Marshall Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1
Canada

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Posted on Sep. 16, 2025

Guest Speaker:

Magda Laljee

Bylaw Services- City of Abbotsford

Magda Laljee brings over 15 years of experience in municipal government and a decade in the private sector. As the Senior Manager of Bylaw Services for the City of Abbotsford, she has led a transformation of the city’s enforcement program, emphasizing community engagement and collaborative compliance. Magda holds a Master of Arts in Conflict Analysis and Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies from Royal Roads University. Her credentials also include a Local Government Certificate from Capilano University, a marketing diploma from UBC, and certification in mediation, reflecting her multidisciplinary approach to leadership and public service.

This presentation provides an overview of the City of Abbotsford’s Bylaw Services Division, highlighting who we are, what we do, and how we serve our community. It will cover our core service offerings, our approach to compliance through education and enforcement, and the top 10 most common bylaw enforcement response files. Attendees will gain insight into our strategic priorities, the types of bylaws we enforce, and how we work collaboratively to maintain community standards and public safety.

If you have any suggestions for a speaker, please send them to Laura Midan (Laura.midan@archway.ca)

Venue for the meeting for June 24, 2025, is in person or on Zoom.

Ricky's Country Restaurant

32080 Marshall Rd
Abbotsford, BC V2A 1A1
Canada

Or by Zoom

Below is the link to the Zoom meeting that can be used to login. The meeting will open up at 11:45.

Abbotsford Rotary is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89849372241?pwd=cDYrfQrBeG73ylAyspmW19bAIxa2BK.1

Meeting ID: 898 4937 2241
Passcode: 107441

Dial In: 778 907 2071 (same meeting ID and Password as above)

Volunteer Opportunities

Meeting Host

The hosts for the remainder of this Rotary year are:

September: Rod Thomson

Front Desk Duties

Thank you to Basma Elgreatly for greeting members and guests at the front desk. If anyone would like to take a shift, please coordinate with Basma directly.

Rotary Moments

They say a picture is worth a thousand words—but in Rotary, each picture is worth a thousand smiles, friendships, and stories of service.

🌍 Service Above Self - Abbotsford Airshow August 2025.

Monthly Themes

September 2025 is Basic Education and Literacy.

Meeting host for September: Rod Thomson

New Membership Proposal

Posted by Basma Elgreatly

Safia Singla has been proposed by Doris McMillan for new membership in our Rotary Club.

Should you have questions, please contact Doris Woodman-McMillan at doris@numbersunlimited.ca

Sunshine Report

September 2025 Sunshine Report

Happy Birthday!

Kelly Ron September 17.

Happy Anniversary!

Bailey, Blaine September 17.

Happy Rotary Anniversary!

No Rotary anniversary this week.

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Rotary International continues to work on branding and communication of our organization throughout the world. They are pushing for greater exposure within the press, radio, television and social media.

To this end, we would like to encourage all members to participate, with contribution, on our social media sites.

The link for the District 5050 Facebook is: www.facebook.com/rotary5050/

The link for our Club's Facebook is: http://www.facebook.com/RotaryClub.Abbotsford

The link for our Club's Twitter is: https://twitter.com/AbbyRotaryClub

Look for our Club on Instagram at “AbbyRotary”

Spread the message and good works of Rotary with your network by connecting with the Club and posting your contributions and sharing our posts. Your efforts could reach a potential new member, a new sponsor or partner. Don't keep Rotary a secret - talk it up!

You are also encouraged to download the ClubRunner app. There you can search the clubs in our district, find meetings, events, and members - all from your phone!