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Chilliwack RCMP execute search warrants at South Sumas Road property
CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says authorities have executed search warrants at a property on South Sumas Road, resulting in the arrest of two men who were responsible...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2025

City of Chilliwack rejects petition for pickleball court at park where street people gather, deter kids/families
CHILLIWACK - Despite a petition from nearly 60 nearby residents, the City of Chilliwack will not install pickleball courts at a local park where street people routinely gather, continuously loiter and...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2025

Abbotsford PD grapples with border runners, disturbance involving machete, and 5 missing people over weekend
ABBOTSFORD - Two border runners and a disturbance involving a machete highlighted yet another busy weekend for Abbotsford PD officers as police responded to 300 files in less than three days. Police s...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2025

Expired license comes back to haunt Abbotsford motorist
ABBOTSFORD - A motorist's expired license was just the tip of the iceberg for the Abbotsford Police Department during a traffic stop Sunday (Oct. 5). AbbyPD's Traffic Enforcement Unit stopped a vehicl...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Chilliwack bakery poised to open this week
CHILLIWACK - After months of repurposing a former restaurant, a Chilliwack bakery is set to open its doors this week in Rosedale.Rolling Pin, with one location in Hope, announced on social media Sunda...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Chilliwack art gallery explores connection and transition in new exhibit
CHILLIWACK - Three artists are looking to showcase themes of interconnectedness with a new exhibit at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre."Connections and Transitions" brings together the works of Csilla R...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 05, 2025

Traffic slowed after car sets ablaze on Coquihalla Highway Sunday morning
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Motorists on the Coquihalla Highway have been faced with delays after a vehicle caught on fire northbound from Hope late Sunday morning (Oct. 5) DriveBC confirmed the incident sho...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025 Image: Colleen Davis / Facebook / Traffic slowed on a portion of the Coquihalla Highway after a car fire late Sunday morning, October 5.

Abbotsford to host writers, authors at annual literary festival in November
ABBOTSFORD - UFV Abbotsford is inking a new page of scribes, poets and troubadours at this year's Fraser Valley Writers Festival (FVWF).The free, two-day festival kicks off next month, featuring 12 ac...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025

Police investigate multiple fires in Coquitlam neighbourhood
COQUITLAM - Coquitlam RCMP are on the lookout for more information after reports of suspicious fires in the Maillardville neighbourhood last week.On September 27 and 29, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., office...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025

Around the Lake Trail Race returns for 22nd year in Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - Runners are invited to race around Cultus Lake next week for a good cause. The annual Around the Lake Give'R Take 30 trail race is back for its 22nd year to raise funds for Chilliwack-are...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025