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Update Tuesday morning: Hundreds of customers in Chilliwack still without power following fierce wind storm
UPDATE 10:10 A.M. TUESDAY: There are still 13 power outages in Chilliwack affecting a little over 250 customers, including an outage impacting 53 customers in Cheam First Nation and 80 up in Promontor...
Nov 04, 2024
Longtime Chilliwack resident known for tow truck business, generous deeds passes
CHILLIWACK - Friends and community members are mourning the passing of a longtime Chilliwack resident who was known for his tow truck business and countless acts of generosity and kindness. Dave Rowan...
Nov 04, 2024
Chilliwack council to consider application to build 2-storey veterinary clinic
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors will consider a development permit application to construct a two-storey veterinary clinic at its meeting Tuesday afternoon (Nov. 5) on the site of a former superma...
Nov 04, 2024
Fraser Valley home sales rise significantly after interest rate cut
FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says home sales throughout the region have increased for the first time in five months after the Bank of Canada instituted a sizeable interest rate ...
Nov 04, 2024
Operator of Kootenay Lake ferries says service affected by strike
BALFOUR, B.C. - The company that operates ferries in B.C.'s interior says strike action by unionized workers impacted service on its Kootenay Lake sailings on Sunday. In a social media post, Western P...
Nov 03, 2024
Federal mediators on site for negotiations between B.C. port employer and union
VANCOUVER - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says federal mediators are standing by and ready to help hammer out a deal in order to avoid a labour disruption at ports across British Columbia. ...
Nov 03, 2024
Chilliwack's Smoking Gun Coffee wins Small Business BC E-commerce award
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack coffee shop's online platform has won a Small Business BC (SBBC) Award. Smoking Gun Coffee on Yale Road, known for locally roasted, ethically sourced, small-batch coffee, pic...
Nov 03, 2024
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of November 3, 2024
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Nov 03, 2024
'Potent storm system' bringing strong winds, heavy rain across Fraser Valley overnight
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says strong winds and heavy rain across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley overnight may impact communities with washouts and power outages. The weather agency says t...
Nov 03, 2024
One sent to hospital after early morning crash at Sumas Bridge in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - One person was sent to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1 early Saturday in Abbotsford. Abbotsford Police and the local Fire Rescue Service say they were called out to...
Nov 02, 2024 Image: DriveBC / Work crews dispatched by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure begin repair work on a damaged railing at the Sumas River Bridge on Nov. 2, 2024.