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Abbotsford Int'l Airport surpasses million passenger mark for 2nd year in a row - without charging exorbitant fees
ABBOTSFORD - The nearest airport in the Fraser Valley hasn't just emerged as a viable alternative to YVR for Chilliwack-area residents who prefer cheaper parking rates and a quicker connection to Calg...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 22, 2025

Changes coming to 2025 Yarrow Farm Market, including new fee from the City of Chilliwack for food trucks
CHILLIWACK - Yarrow Farm Market says food trucks who participate in the seasonal farmers market in Yarrow this year will be facing additional fees beyond its control from the City of Chilliwack. Accor...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 22, 2025

School board candidate concerned by academic performance of Chilliwack elementary schools in latest rankings
CHILLIWACK - Former Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness, a candidate for the Chilliwack Board of Education in the upcoming by-election, says he's concerned by the latest rankings from the Fraser Insti...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 22, 2025

Chilliwack RCMP, bylaw attend derelict Tyson Road home as cleanup efforts near completion
CHILLIWACK - Two Chilliwack RCMP units and at least two City of Chilliwack bylaw officers attended a derelict home on Tyson Road in Chilliwack Monday as cleanup efforts near completion.According to an...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 22, 2025

'Targeted' shooting first homicide of the year in Delta, B.C.: police
DELTA, B.C. - A man has died after being shot in what Delta, B.C., police call a targeted attack. A statement from the Delta Police Department says officers are now treating the shooting of 29-year-ol...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 21, 2025

Update: Chilliwack Fire extinguishes 'burning complaint' Monday night after Promontory resident calls in fire
Update 2 p.m. Tuesday: Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown says eight firefighters from Hall 4 (South Sumas) were dispatched at approximately 6:15 p.m. to extinguish what it called a "burning complaint...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 21, 2025

SD33 cancels January school board meeting
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District has cancelled its regular school board meeting this month. According to an email from Talana McInally, who works as the executive assistant to the Chilliwac...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 21, 2025

B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on Northern Gateway pipeline after Trump
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project linking Alberta to the Pacific Ocean. Grand Chief Stew...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 21, 2025

UFV-partnered program receives $23 million in funding for innovation training program
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley announced Monday (Jan. 20) it will share $23 million in federal funding with other institutions to expand a program that provides innovation, commercia...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 21, 2025

Downtown Chilliwack market to relocate, switch days in 2025
CHILLIWACK - The Downtown Chilliwack Community Market Society (DCCM), a community of local growers, crafters, and gatherers, will showcase its goods and products at a new venue on a different day of t...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 21, 2025