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Beloved Chilliwack meat store to close original location, cites funding challenges
CHILLIWACK - A local meat store known for its low prices and community service is closing up one location by the end of April. In a social media post Saturday morning (Apr. 5), store owner Brigida Cro...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025

Chilliwack group returns for river spring cleaning this weekend
CHILLIWACK - As the Soowahlie First Nation prepares to clean up one end of the Chilliwack River and its surrounding area this weekend, a local group is hosting a biannual Adopt-A-River campaign tomorr...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

Police seize cocaine, fentanyl, Tesla Model 3 in joint Lower Mainland investigation
FRASER VALLEY - Police have found a number of drugs, cash and guns after a week-long investigation across the Lower Mainland, including the Fraser Valley. Source: Combined Forces Special Enforcement U...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

No police offence found in 2022 crash injuring 4 people near Agassiz
AGASSIZ - B.C.'s police watchdog has finished investigating a 2022 crash that left four people seriously injured in the Harrison Mills area near Agassiz. At about 12:40 a.m. on September 17, 2022, pol...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

Abbotsford loses jobs as first month of U.S. tariffs hit Canadian workforce: StatCan
ABBOTSFORD - March labour figures from Statistics Canada are painting a clearer picture of the United States-imposed tariffs across the country. Abbotsford lost 700 jobs, while unemployment went up fr...
Alyssa Conti Apr 04, 2025

AbbyPD releases composite sketch of man allegedly connected to sexual assault investigation
ABBOTSFORD - Detectives with the Abbotsford Police Department's Major Crime Unit have released a composite sketch of the male suspect connected to a sexual assault that allegedly happened in March. Ac...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 04, 2025

Canada's largest tulip festival farm experience to open soon in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Buoyed by the arrival of spring conditions, Canada's largest tulip festival farm experience is less than two weeks away from opening its 40 breathtaking acres of vibrant blooms to the public...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 03, 2025

Chilliwack First Nation issues call to action surrounding homeless camp near Vedder Bridge
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack First Nation plans to ask residents of a homeless encampment near the Vedder Bridge to leave this weekend due to numerous issues associated with the camp. According to a even...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 03, 2025

Update: Pedestrian killed after being struck on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - RCMP are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Highway 5 near Kane Valley Road south of Merritt early Thursday (April 3) morning. Emergency crews ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 03, 2025

WorkSafeBC to issue report on fall at Yarrow construction site
CHILLIWACK - WorkSafeBC says an inspection report could be issued next week in response to a reported fall earlier this week at a construction site in Yarrow. Chilliwack first responders were dispatch...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 03, 2025