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More child care spaces coming to four Chilliwack School District sites
CHILLIWACK - The provincial government announced Thursday (Sept. 5) that more than 130 new child care spaces will be coming to four schools in SD33 just in time for the new 2024-25 school year. In a n...
Sep 05, 2024

Man charged in Agassiz homicide
SEABIRD ISLAND - Homicide investigators announced Thursday (Sept. 5) that a 36-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Seabird Island woman earlier this year.Accordin...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 05, 2024

New supportive housing building in Chilliwack delayed once again; councillor calls it an 'embarrassment' for B.C. govt.
CHILLIWACK - A new supportive housing building in Chilliwack that was supposed to open on Trethewey Avenue in fall 2023 and later, spring 2024, has been delayed once again, prompting condemnation from...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 05, 2024

Chilliwack councillors chide Metro Vancouver hospitals for discharging patients to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Jason Lum says it's clear to him that Metro Vancouver hospitals are discharging patients and sending them to Chilliwack shelters at a time when local service provide...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 05, 2024

Chilliwack hotel, shuttered lounge hit the market with a substantial price tag
CHILLIWACK - A downtown whiskey saloon that celebrated its grand opening with considerable hoopla in 2023 but closed without much fanfare earlier this year has gone up for sale. Whiskey Richard's Bar ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 04, 2024

Man tries to force female hiker into his car at Abbotsford-area regional park: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says it is seeking more information surrounding a suspicious occurrence in which a man allegedly tried to pull a woman into his vehicle around the hiking ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 04, 2024

Chilliwack Fire called to abandoned cabin fire late Tuesday night
CHILLIWACK - Multiple Chilliwack Fire Department units were called to an area near the 46100 block of Chilliwack Lake Road Tuesday night (Sept. 3) for an apparent fire at an abandoned cabin.According ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 04, 2024

Two interest rate cuts can't revive lagging home sales in the Fraser Valley
FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says two interest rate policy cuts by the Bank of Canada weren't enough to revive lagging home sales in the Fraser Valley during the summer. Accordi...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 04, 2024

King Charles III Coronation Medals awarded to 4 outstanding Chilliwack-Kent residents
CHILLIWACK - Ever since Russia's deadly invasion of Ukraine in 2022 inflicted horrific suffering on its citizens and plunged the region into a horrendous conflict marred by endless violence, Chilliwac...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 04, 2024

Mission RCMP seek witnesses after pedestrian hit by car, hospitalized
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they are looking for any witnesses who may have information about a pedestrian who was struck roughly two weeks ago in Mission on a summer evening. Mission RCMP say f...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 04, 2024