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Unity Christian one win away from provincial championship
CHILLIWACK - The Unity Christian basketball team is just one win away from a spot in the B.C. School Sports Boys Basketball Provincial Championships.Unity Christian defeated Kelowna's Immaculata Regio...
Alyssa Conti Mar 07, 2025

Impaired drivers, even mid-mornings, can't elude Abbotsford PD's watchful eye
ABBOTSFORD - You wouldn't think people would be getting behind the wheel while they were impaired mid-morning on a weekend. But the possibilities are endless in Abbotsford where the AbbyPD continues t...
Alyssa Conti Mar 07, 2025

Chilliwack church to hold candlelight vigil in memory of 3-year-old boy who died
CHILLIWACK - Central Community Church in Chilliwack will hold a candlelight vigil Friday night (Mar. 7) to remember a 3-year-old boy who tragically died Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle. Acco...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

Community volunteer announces run for Hope council by-election
HOPE - Not long after it officially announced a by-election, the District of Hope already has one declared candidate to fill a vacancy on its municipal council. Magnus DuBeau, a five-year resident of ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

Chilliwack teenager who ran for SD33 by-election not done with politics
CHILLIWACK - Shane Kooyman, the 18-year-old who finished third in last Saturday's by-election to fill a vacancy on the Chilliwack school board, might not be done with municipal politics. Kooyman, who ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

ICBC to begin issuing one-time rebates in just a few weeks
CHILLIWACK - Due to strong investment returns, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says all B.C. residents who had an active, eligible personal or commercial insurance policy in January of t...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

Abbotsford native gears up for federal election with a message about corporate power, oligopolies
ABBOTSFORD - If and when the next federal election is called, Fraser Valley native Jules Ct plans to bring up repeated themes about excessive corporate control over food production and housing in Cana...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

Chilliwack Museum & Archives welcomes new executive director, curator
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Museum & Archives has welcomed Rosslyn Shipp as its new executive director and Mary Watson as curator at the organization, a fixture in Chilliwack since the 1950s. Acco...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

Construction begins on downtown Chilliwack affordable housing project
CHILLIWACK - A downtown Chilliwack affordable housing project that's been several years in the making has finally broken ground. VanMar Constructors Incorporated says construction has started at 45835...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025

Former Xwchíyò:m (Cheam) First Nation chief wins councillor by-election with 38% of vote
CHEAM FIRST NATION - Former Xwchy:m (Cheam) First Nation chief Andrew Victor has won Wednesday's by-election to fill a councillor vacancy within the band, located east of Chilliwack. According to elec...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 06, 2025