Bradner is a community within the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, located in a rural northwest region of that city which also includes Mount Lehman. Bradner occupies a height of land above the Fraser River, immediately across which is the community of Silverdale, a part of the District of Mission, and Ruskin, on the border between Mission and Maple Ridge. On the floodplain below to the west is the Langley rural neighbourhood of Glen Valley, while on the floodplain to the east, which is called Matsqui Prairie, the nearest Abbotsford neighbourhood is Matsqui Village. Bradner was formerly part of the District of Matsqui, which in 1995 was amalgamated into the City of Abbotsford.
Bradner was named after Thomas Bradner, a settler in the area who homesteaded there in 1895. A Bradner Post Office was designated in 1939 and Bradner was a station on the British Columbia Electric Railway interurban line from New Westminster to Chilliwack. Bradner is near-totally agricultural in nature, and is noted for its annual show of blooms, as the crops in the area are largely floral, particularly daffodils, a legacy of the many farmers of Dutch extraction who helped found that area's agricultural industry. The village was originally there in 1910, but there were only a few farms, with no real town. In 1910, the B.C. Railway built a railroad through Thomas Bradner's backyard. The rail company decided to stop the line here, and name it after Mr. Bradner, the man who had started the town.
In 1914, Mr. and Mrs. Fenwick Fatkin settled in the area, after moving from Vancouver. Mr. Fatkin liked the area, because of its rich soil, and perfect daffodil growing climate. In 1928, Fatkin wanted other local growers to showcase their daffodils, and this was the humble beginnings of the famous annual Flower Show. In the beginning, only 10 types of daffodils were displayed. Today, there are over four hundred.
Another notable celebration in the Bradner community is the annual May Day parade. Every year, a grade six student is selected to become the May Queen. In 2009, the first May King was elected. This raised much controversy in the community, as tradition was not being followed.
Bradner also has a local, monthly newspaper. The Bradner Barker is distributed every month during the months school is in session. It often features work submitted by students at Bradner Elementary.