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Rain, wind warnings issued for Lower Mainland, including parts of Fraser Valley
VICTORIA - Canada's weather agency issued storm warnings and advisories across much of B.C.'s south coast early Friday, indicating that rain and gusty winds will disrupt activities throughout the week...
Oct 18, 2024
Court upholds Abbotsford bylaw around homeless encampments
ABBOTSFORD - A spokesperson for the City of Abbotsford says the municipality welcomes a decision Thursday by a B.C. Supreme Court judge that upholds the city's bylaw and closes the homeless encampment...
Oct 17, 2024
Chilliwack Fire dispatched Thursday morning after helicopter hits building at Chilliwack Airport
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department engines were dispatched for an apparent helicopter crash at the Chilliwack Airport Thursday morning. According to a recording of the emergency call pro...
Oct 17, 2024
Trailer towed into Chilliwack River Valley earlier this year turns into an abandoned mess
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack cleanup volunteer Ross Aikenhead says a trailer that was towed into the Chilliwack River Valley and dropped off earlier this year has now turned into an abandoned homeless camp...
Oct 17, 2024
Update: Missing man found deceased remembered as a loving and dedicated father of 2 sons
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener has confirmed in a statement that the 43-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday, October 14, has sadly been located deceased. According to ...
Oct 17, 2024
Atmospheric river system set to drench B.C. starting Friday
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning of an incoming atmospheric river weather system that will bring "prolonged heavy rain" to British Columbia's south coast this election weekend. It says the "f...
Oct 16, 2024
Truck winds up in a ditch along e/b Hwy. 1 west of Chilliwack Wednesday afternoon
ABBOTSFORD - DriveBC says motorists heading eastbound on Hwy. 1 east of Abbotsford Wednesday afternoon can expect delays after a truck wound up in a ditch. According to a brief social media post at 3:...
Oct 16, 2024
BC Highway Patrol seeks dashcam footage in head-on crash that closed tunnel for hours
METRO VANCOUVER - BC Highway Patrol officers are appealing to the public for any dashcam footage leading up to a crash in the Massey Tunnel that shut down traffic for several hours Tuesday afternoon (...
Oct 16, 2024
Cleanup effort planned for popular recreation area east of Chilliwack
FRASER VALLEY - The beauty of Jones Lake, also known as Wahleach Lake, east of Chilliwack remains a sought-after recreational destination for day users, campers and nature lovers alike. But that prist...
Oct 16, 2024
Chilliwack Fire, B.C. Ambulance respond to workplace fall at Chilliwack construction site
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department crews and B.C. Ambulance paramedics were dispatched Wednesday around noon after a tradesman fell from scaffolding at a construction site at Promontory Road and ...
Oct 16, 2024