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UPDATE: Boil water notice lifted for Clearbrook residents in Abbotsford
UPDATE WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 4:55 P.M.: Clearbrook Waterworks District says it has terminated the boil water notice that was issued last week, in consultation with Fraser Health Authority. In a statemen...
Dave Barry Nov 08, 2024

Chairs sought to organize 2025 Walk for Alzheimer's events in Chilliwack and Abbotsford
VANCOUVER - The Canadian non-profit dedicated to supporting people affected by dementia says it's searching for a chair to organize next year's IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's in both Chilli...
Dave Barry Nov 08, 2024

Open houses, survey begin public engagement on new transit plan for Central Fraser Valley
VICTORIA - BC Transit will use an online survey and host open houses throughout November to gather public feedback on bus deployment across Abbotsford and Mission in the coming years. The provincial C...
Dave Barry Nov 08, 2024

Driver who hit 2 B.C. police officers, including Abby PD constable, receives 5-year prison sentence
BURNABY - A 35-year-old man found guilty in a 2019 hit-and-run that injured two police officers, including an Abbotsford PD (APD) constable, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The RCMP confir...
Dave Barry Nov 08, 2024

Early morning crash on Highway 1 in Chilliwack closes roadway, slows traffic
UPDATE: All lanes mentioned in this post, eastbound and westbound, were reopened to traffic just after 4 p.m. Friday, according to DriveBC. CHILLIWACK - A semi-truck crash on the eastbound Highway 1, ...
Dave Barry Nov 08, 2024

Results expected in B.C. election recounts, confirming if NDP keeps majority
VANCOUVER - Judicial recounts in British Columbia's provincial election should wrap up today, confirming whether Premier David Eby's New Democrats hang onto their one-seat majority almost three weeks ...
Dave Barry Nov 08, 2024

Paramount Alley officially opens in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - City leaders welcomed the newest addition to downtown Chilliwack Thursday morning (Nov. 7), calling it another key improvement to an ever evolving landscape. The City of Chilliwack says i...
Nov 07, 2024

Family of missing woman says RCMP and SAR believe she 'likely fell' into a swollen creek
HARRISON - The daughter of Jane Whitehouse says the search for the missing 82-year-old woman has been suspended, but the case itself remains active, roughly two weeks after she went missing. According...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 07, 2024

Vacant homes abound in Chilliwack Proper, including Fairfield Island
CHILLIWACK - If it seems like there's been an abundance of incidents at vacant or abandoned homes in some of the older parts of Chilliwack the past couple years, you're not alone. Just days after a de...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 07, 2024

Cement truck rolls over at Lickman Road roundabout in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A cement truck rolled over at the Lickman Road roundabout just south of Highway 99 Thursday morning. According to a news tip from Chilliwack resident Julie Hiscock, a cement truck crashed...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 07, 2024