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UPDATE: Chilliwack paint store suffers major damage from overnight fire, Go Bananas closed until further notice
UPDATE 3:40 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Go Bananas, an indoor play facility for younger kids located next door to Cloverdale Paint on Luckakuck Way, posted on Facebook that it is closed until further notice due t...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

B.C. basketball team to skip games in Abbotsford over alleged mistreatment of trans player
ABBOTSFORD - A group of collegiate basketball players in B.C. say they will not play a pair of games against another team in their division this weekend due to alleged verbal and physical mistreatment...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 08, 2025

City of Mission no longer expects a double-digit property tax increase in 2025
MISSION - The City of Mission says municipal councillors have worked to lower what was originally projected as a double-digit property tax increase in the coming year. According to a statement Tuesday...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 07, 2025

Police incident ends in New Westminster, B.C., after court and college evacuated
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - Police say an incident that triggered the evacuation of the court complex at New Westminster, B.C., and the nearby campus of Douglas College has ended. New Westminster Police s...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 07, 2025

Animal rights group claims Chilliwack meat processor failed to suppress undercover video of alleged cruelty
CHILLIWACK - A Toronto-based animal welfare organization claims that a video exposing alleged acts of animal cruelty inside a Chilliwack meat processing plant is back online after the company allegedl...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 07, 2025

Chilliwack-area First Nation discovers illegal composting operation within its reserve
CHILLIWACK - Xwchy:m (Cheam First Nation) announced Tuesday morning (Jan. 7) that it has discovered an illegal composting operation within the Cheam reserve from what it calls a "repeat offender." Acc...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 07, 2025

UPDATE: 3 men in custody after break and enter on No. 4 Road in Abbotsford
UPDATE at 11:18 A.M., TUESDAY: AbbyPD says it attended a break and enter in progress at a large property in the 40000 block of No. 4 Road Tuesday morning at about 7:24 a.m. According to a social media...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 07, 2025

Chilliwack school board candidate seeks smaller donations in spirited online appeal
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack school board candidate Katie Bartel is appealing for smaller donations from prospective donors ahead of the upcoming by-election in March.In a spirited message posted online, B...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 07, 2025

Chilliwack School District to host parent information night outlining career education options for students
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District will host two informational sessions for parents later this month outlining what career education options there are for students. The events are set for Tuesday...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 06, 2025

City of Chilliwack seeks quotes from contractors to clean up derelict home
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is seeking quotes from contractors to clean up a home whose premises generated over 30 bylaw complaints in 2024, and where a fire recently occurred that left it uni...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 06, 2025