Amrik Narang is a University of the Fraser Valley instructor, lawyer, business owner, farmer, and community leader running for Abbotsford City Council. As a professor of Business Law at UFV, Amrik works directly with the next generation of Abbotsford and Fraser Valley leaders. His students have given him a firsthand understanding of the opportunities young people are pursuing and the challenges they face as they prepare to build careers, start businesses, afford homes, and establish their lives in our community. Amrik immigrated to Canada from India and has built his life in Abbotsford. For more than 25 years, he has practised law while contributing to the community through business, agriculture, education, and public service, including serving on the Abbotsford Police Board. He is running for Council because he wants Abbotsford to remain a place where the next generation can build a successful life. His approach is practical and measured, with a focus on economic opportunity, public safety, recreation, responsible spending, efficient local government, and bringing people together.

 

YOUTH PRIORITIES

 

1. Give young people a meaningful voice at City Hall As a professor of Business Law at the University of the Fraser Valley, Amrik spends time every week with young adults preparing to enter the workforce, build careers, and become community leaders. That experience keeps him connected to their ambitions, concerns, and ideas. On Council, Amrik will continue listening to young people and ensure their perspective is considered in decisions that will shape the city they inherit.

 

2. Make Abbotsford a place where young people can build their future A university education should not have to become a ticket out of Abbotsford. Amrik wants graduates and other young residents to see Abbotsford as a place where they can find meaningful work, build careers, start businesses, raise families, and put down roots. He will support responsible economic growth and policies that attract investment, jobs, and opportunity.

 

3. Support young entrepreneurs and remove unnecessary barriers Teaching Business Law gives Amrik a unique opportunity to work with future entrepreneurs and business leaders. Combined with his own experience in law and business, he understands both the excitement of starting something new and the barriers entrepreneurs can encounter. He will work to make City Hall more efficient and reduce unnecessary red tape while maintaining appropriate community standards.

 

4. Make sport and recreation a priority for young people Amrik believes recreation is an investment in healthy young people and healthy communities. Abbotsford families should have reasonable access to swimming, skating, soccer, hockey, lacrosse, and other activities without routinely having to travel to neighbouring communities. He supports practical and collaborative approaches to expanding recreation opportunities, including exploring multi-use facilities.

 

5. Build a safe community through policing and prevention Amrik's experience on the Abbotsford Police Board has reinforced his belief that effective policing and prevention both matter. Recreation, mentorship, community connection, and positive opportunities for young people can play an important role in keeping youth engaged and away from crime.

 

6. Make responsible decisions for the generation that will pay for them Today's young British Columbians will live with municipal decisions long after today's Council is gone. Amrik will approach spending and major investments carefully, considering value for taxpayers, longterm sustainability, and whether decisions genuinely improve Abbotsford for future generations.

 

7. Build an Abbotsford where young people from every background belong Young Abbotsford is diverse. Amrik has made bringing people from different cultural and faith communities together an important part of his community work. He believes the next generation should inherit a city where differences do not become divisions and where young people from every background feel welcome, respected, and able to participate in civic life.