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Celebrate the season with fellow business leaders as the Mayor shares key updates, insights, and priorities for Abbotsford’s future. Guests will have the opportunity to ask questions through Slido and enjoy a delicious lunch while connecting with the community.

To keep things festive, please wear your favorite ugly sweater or something red, white, or green!

Bid to win the chance to have a private lunch with Mayor Ross Siemens! All proceeds will support our student scholarship. Bid using the link below (Please note you must be registered & attending the Leaders Lunch in order for your bid to be valid):

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Please note we do not offer a charitable tax receipt, only the highest bidder will be charged for the auction.

Ross Siemens was elected Mayor of the City of Abbotsford on October 15, 2022 after serving on Abbotsford City Council as a Councillor from 2014 – 2022.

Ross was born and raised in Abbotsford. His maternal great-great grandparents were the Smith and Adams families who were some of the original settlers of the Ridgedale area of Matsqui Prairie. His grandparents on his father's side were Mennonite immigrants from Russia who came to Canada in the 1920's and eventually settled in Abbotsford in 1951.

Ross previously served on the District of Abbotsford Council from 1986 to 1990. While serving on the District Council, he helped initiate the Business Improvement Area legislation that established the Abbotsford Downtown Business Association. He left politics in 1991 to work with Youth with a Mission (YWAM) in Hong Kong. Along the way he had the opportunity to work with Teen Challenge in Macau and also taught English at Shenzhen University in China for a semester. Upon returning to Canada, he eventually purchased his family's business, Hub Motor Service (Siemens Garage Ltd.), established by his grandfather in 1954 in Downtown Abbotsford.

Ross understands the unique role that small businesses play in building a strong and engaged locally based economy and is excited about opportunities to help these businesses continue to thrive. Ross is also passionate about refugee relief work, welcoming refugees into the community, and helping them to succeed.

Ross has been married to his wife Kelly, a teacher, since 1992, and they have two daughters: Ashley and Alexandra. 

Ross enjoys hiking, biking, skiing and snowshoeing with his family. He is also an avid runner and has competed in 10 km road races and half marathons. He completed his first full marathon in 2014.