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Former Chilliwack resident passes at Mission correctional institution
MISSION - Correctional Service Canada says an inmate at Mission Institution died last week while in custody. CSC says the 33-year-old inmate has been identified as Tyler Damien Van Basten, who had bee...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 11, 2024

Convicted drug trafficker from Chilliwack arrested after allegedly breaching parole
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a 42-year-old man who was convicted of drug trafficking but allegedly breached conditions of his supervision order has been taken into custody. According to a s...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Chilliwack restaurant closes its doors
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack restaurant serving Korean-style fried chicken just off Vedder Road in Sardis appears to have closed for good. Kim's Fried Chicken, a once-popular destination serving honey ga...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Collision between snow plow dump truck, Kia SUV kills 8-year-old boy: B.C. Highway Patrol
CASTLEGAR - BC Highway Patrol officers are investigating a fatal collision between a snow plow dump truck and a Kia SUV that resulted in the death of an 8-year-old boy just outside Castlegar over the ...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Abbotsford PD warns public about fake taxi scam
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are warning the public about a black Hyundai Elantra with a taxi sign on its roof that appears to be complicit in a scam circulating within the community. According t...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Update: Alert citizen's tip leads to missing elderly man being located
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department says an 81-year-old man who was last seen Monday evening in Abbotsford has been safely located in Vancouver. According to a statement from Sgt. Paul Walker, C...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Chilliwack DPAC chair plans to run in upcoming school board by-election
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Katie Bartel has signaled her intent to run in the upcoming by-election to fill a trustee position on the Chilliwack Board of Education. Following Heather Maahs's resi...
Dave Barry Dec 10, 2024

Downtown Chilliwack bike shop set to close
CHILLIWACK - A secondhand cycle shop in Chilliwack that provides lower-cost bikes for families and individuals while raising funds for the work of Chilliwack Restorative Justice is set to close in les...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Canada Post says no end to strike in sight
Canada Post says no end to strike in sight With the Canada Post strike nearing four weeks, the postal service says it doesn't see an end in sight. On Monday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers sent ...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 10, 2024

Former B.C. Attorney General highlights BC Hydro's growing need for imported power
VANCOUVER - Former B.C. Attorney General and current Chilliwack resident Barry Penner is calling attention to BC Hydro's increased dependency upon on imported electricity from the United States and Al...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 09, 2024