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Tracking device on stolen Sea-Doo leads to recovery of stolen watercraft in Pitt Meadows
MISSION - Police are crediting a tracking device on a personal watercraft for aiding seizures of stolen property in Pitt Meadows. RCMP say five stolen watercraft, including some Sea-Doo-branded vehicl...
Dave Barry Oct 11, 2024

Chilliwack council attaches multiple conditions to temporary use permit for Yarrow fence panel business
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors approved a temporary use permit renewal at their meeting Tuesday (Oct. 8) for an industrial fencing panel business on No. 3 Road in Yarrow, subject to additional co...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2024

Alert staff intercept package containing nearly 2 pounds of crystal meth at Fraser Valley prison
FRASER VALLEY - Vigilant staff members at a medium-security prison in the Fraser Valley are being credited with intercepting a package containing nearly two pounds of crystal meth and contraband estim...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2024

Chilliwack non-profit serving marginalized women adds new staff members
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack-based non-profit that serves marginalized women and girls in Chilliwack says it has added new staff members as it expects to assist more than 60 women locally this year. Pear...
Dave Barry Oct 10, 2024

Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove expects homeless numbers to rise during upcoming count
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says he expects there will be more unhoused people enumerated during an upcoming homeless count than what the City of Chilliwack learned in the last census in ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2024

Poilievre supports mandatory drug, psychiatric treatment for kids, prisoners, following death of Abbotsford teen
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he's in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2024

Update: Power restored after bird activity leads to power outage for 600+ customers in Abbotsford
UPDATE THURSDAY, 10:50 A.M.: Power has now been restored in Abbotsford after bird activity left over 600+ customers Thursday morning without power. Original story below: ABBOTSFORD - Some nefarious ac...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2024

Dedicated volunteers, 15+ businesses contribute to massive homeless camp cleanup in Hope
HOPE - Rather than wait for some level of government to step up, volunteers and businesses took matters into their own hands to contribute toward a two-day homeless camp cleanup effort along Silver Sk...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2024

Fraser Valley woman safely located: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a woman who was reported missing on October 2 has been safely located. According to a brief statement from the Mission RCMP media relations unit, Mission RCMP has con...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 09, 2024

Ruth and Naomi's in Chilliwack appeals to community amid record demand for emergency hampers
CHILLIWACK - The cupboards at Ruth and Naomi's in Chilliwack are looking pretty depleted these days. The social services agency posted to social media Wednesday (Oct. 9) with an urgent appeal for dona...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 09, 2024