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3 polling outlets, poll aggregator suggest B.C. Conservatives lead B.C. NDP by slim margin
CHILLIWACK - Three separate polling entities and a national poll aggregator have released data suggesting the B.C. Conservatives are leading the B.C. NDP by a slim margin with just 17 days before elec...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

Chilliwack non-profit invites community to its AGM next week
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Restorative Justice invites the community to attend its annual general meeting next week where the non-profit will discuss its progress, program and personnel updates, and delv...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

Three of five aggressors arrested after violent B.C. youth swarming: police
KELOWNA, B.C. - Police say they have identified five attackers in a violent youth swarming captured on video Friday in Kelowna, B.C. A statement from RCMP says the five were among about 30 youth who w...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

Chilliwack commercial development next to YMCA nearing completion as 85% of building is pre-leased
CHILLIWACK - Emil Anderson Properties says Chilliwack's premier Class A office space next to the YMCA on Hocking Avenue should see construction activities completed by spring 2025. According to a news...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

In absence of government action, volunteers step in to clean up backcountry messes in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A lack of provincial enforcement around homeless camps in the Chilliwack backcountry has resulted in yet another unsightly mess in the Chilliwack River Valley. Chilliwack resident and cle...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

Non-profit, zero-barrier Chilliwack pantry earns community award from UFV
CHILLIWACK - In her 17 years of working in the mental health and addiction field, Raylene Mumford witnessed first-hand what food security can do to stabilize a community's sense of well-being among it...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

Fraser Valley real estate sales tank in September as buyer's market emerges
FRASER VALLEY - Sales of real estate between White Rock and Abbotsford generally tanked during the month of September, as active housing inventories approach levels not seen in a decade. According to ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 02, 2024

B.C. father and daughter accuse Canadian Tire, security company of racism, profiling
COQUITLAM, B.C. - An Indigenous father and daughter in British Columbia are accusing Canadian Tire and its third party security company of racial profiling and racism after they say he was singled out...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 01, 2024

Chilliwack resident named new Lands Manager at Cheam First Nation
CHILLIWACK - Cheam First Nation in Chilliwack announced Tuesday it has named Sarah Copeland as its Lands Manager, effective October 1.Copeland is a native of Johannesburg, South Africa who moved to Ca...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 01, 2024

Fundraiser launched for former Chilliwack tow truck operator now facing lung cancer
CHILLIWACK - A GoFundMe has been launched for a Chilliwack resident who formerly operated Dave's Towing in Chilliwack but has been too sick to work due to lung cancer. According to the text of a GoFun...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 01, 2024