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Avalanche risk expected to rise in parts of B.C. this weekend
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is encouraging people to do their research on avalanche risk before heading into the backcountry, as forecasts show danger ratings are expected to increase i...
Dave Barry Dec 06, 2024

Canada Post Strike disrupts FVHCF Holiday Mail Campaign, putting $140K in donations at risk
ABBOTSFORD - The agency that raises funds for the Fraser Health Authority says the ongoing postal strike has forced it to cancel a holiday mail campaign that typically generates a significant portion ...
Dave Barry Dec 06, 2024

Former Downtown Business Centre in Chilliwack to be demolished
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors approved development variance permits at its meeting Tuesday (Dec. 3) that would see the former Downtown Business Centre on Young Road demolished to make way for th...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 05, 2024

Public works project near Chilliwack supermarket moving forward
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is moving forward on a promised traffic signal on Luckakuck Way near a prominent supermarket and popular deli. As of Thursday morning (Dec. 5), a three-way traffic ...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 05, 2024

Abbotsford-based non-profit hires former Chilliwack executive director
CHILLIWACK - It didn't take long for Chilliwack resident Steve Roukema to find a new home after serving as the executive director of Chilliwack Restorative Justice for the past three years. M2W2, a no...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 05, 2024

Uninsured vehicle stop leads to firearm seizure, arrest: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford PD says a 54-year-old driver remains in police custody after a rifle was observed inside a motorist's truck during a vehicle stop overnight. AbbyPD says its patrol officers saw...
Dec 05, 2024

UPDATE: Two men arrested near burning vehicle after shots were fired near an Abbotsford home Thursday morning
UPDATE 2:45 P.M. THURSDAY: AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker says two men have been arrested near a burning vehicle after an incident of shots fired in a residential neighbourhood Thursday morning. Sgt. Walker ...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 05, 2024

First Nation band says feds quick to respond to toxic discharge in Chilliwack waterway, but not B.C. govt.
CHILLIWACK - For the second time in as many months, a toxic waste discharge has been located in a Chilliwack-area waterway. According to a news release dated November 29 from Cheam First Nation, the l...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 05, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP investigation leads to lengthy prison term for man linked to drugs, firearms
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a man has received a 12-year prison term less time served after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and multiple firearms offences, following an investigation b...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 05, 2024

Vancouver police say they shot suspect who stabbed a 'number' of people
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say they have shot a suspect who stabbed "a number of people." They say the violent incident happened in the downtown core, near the city's main library. A video seen b...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 04, 2024