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Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser strengthens life-saving training with 5-figure donation to Chilliwack SAR
CHILLIWACK - Bolstered by deep roots in the community dating back several decades in Chilliwack, the Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser recently presented Chilliwack Search and Rescue with a generous fi...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

UPDATE: 3-year-old boy dies after fatal motor vehicle collision in Chilliwack
UPDATE 11:40 A.M., WEDNESDAY: Chilliwack RCMP have now confirmed that a 3-year-old pedestrian has died after a serious motor vehicle collision at Vedder Road and Petawawa Road in Chilliwack. According...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

Car thieves, including prolific offender, get stuck in Sumas Mountain snow but can't elude police
SUMAS MOUNTAIN - A spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department says a stolen vehicle has led to the arrest of a prolific offender known to police. According to a statement from AbbyPD Sgt. Paul ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

UPDATE: One person transported to hospital after SUV strikes Chilliwack apartment building
UPDATE 10:25 A.M. WEDNESDAY: A spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack says one person was transported to hospital for assessment following Tuesday evening's incident in...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

First Nations-linked corp. finalizes purchase of Chilliwack apartment complex, motel in Harrison
SEABIRD ISLAND - Sqwqel Development Corporation (SqDC), the economic arm of Sq'wqel (Seabird Island) First Nation, says it is excited to announce the successful acquisition of a Chilliwack apartment c...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

Big 5 bank to close in Hope, citing 'lower business volumes'
HOPE - The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has confirmed that it plans to close its branch on Wallace Street in Hope later this year, citing what it calls "lower business volumes."According ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 05, 2025

Surrey man, male foreign national busted for excessive speed on Hwy. 1 east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - BC Highway Patrol says it impounded two vehicles after the drivers, a Surrey man and a male foreign national, were clocked going up to 92 km/hr over the speed limit on Highway 1 east of C...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP Drug Unit executes 5 search warrants as part of drug trafficking sting
CHILLIWACK - The Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack announced Tuesday morning that the Chilliwack RCMP Drug Unit carried out five search warrants to intercept the drug supply for a stre...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Driver flees after striking utility pole, road sign Saturday night: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson has confirmed that a motorist struck a utility pole and road sign Saturday night in Greendale and fled the scene. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack F...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025

Kent Harrison Search and Rescue sadly loses one of its best, most knowledgeable volunteers
AGASSIZ - An Agassiz-area resident who volunteered for over three decades with Kent Harrison Search and Rescue as a manager and was just recognized last week by the District of Kent has sadly passed. ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 04, 2025