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New long-term care facility coming to Chilliwack at a projected cost of $274 million
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. government announced Monday (Aug. 19) it will help fund a new $274 million, 200-bed long-term care facility on Mary Street near Chilliwack General Hospital. B.C. Health Minister ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 19, 2024

Abbotsford resident plans to celebrate Lotto Max jackpot by going out to eat and helping the grandkids
ABBOTSFORD - Winning a half-million dollar jackpot can leave a lot of people speechless and utterly stunned. That's the kind of reaction Josephine Knipstrom's husband had when she him that she won $50...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 19, 2024

Chilliwack woman hit by train Saturday night faces long road to recovery: relative
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Ryan Morris says his niece was hit by a train Saturday evening near the Young Road railroad crossing in Chilliwack, leaving her with multiple injuries in the critical ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 19, 2024

Update: Mission Mayor clarifies statement after 3rd ER closure at Mission Memorial Hospital in August
UPDATE MONDAY AT 3:35 P.M.: Mission Mayor Paul Horn has clarified portions of his statement that was released through the City of Mission. "Once the temporary service reductions were announced by Fras...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 19, 2024

BC Health Minister to make long-term care announcement Monday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - With B.C.'s provincial election exactly two months away, Health Minister Adrian Dix is scheduled to make an announcement Monday (Aug. 19) afternoon in Chilliwack.An advisory from the Mini...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 19, 2024

Shetland Creek wildfire, which destroyed multiple homes, now considered 'held'
VICTORIA - A large wildfire that destroyed multiple homes in north of Hope last month is now considered "held."BC Wildfire Service says the 280-square-kilometre Shetland Creek wildfire is not likely t...
Dave Barry Aug 18, 2024

Chilliwack City Council to decide fate of rezoning application for Capella Dance Studio
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City staff is recommending that a proposed rezoning application, which would allow Capella Dance Studio to permanently operate in its current industrial location, be denied. Th...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 18, 2024

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 18, 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...
Dave Barry Aug 18, 2024

One dead in Abbotsford motorcycle crash
ABBOTSFORD - A motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon in a collision at the intersection of Golden Avenue and Trethewey Street in Abbotsford.A news release from the Abbotsford Police Department re...
Dave Barry Aug 17, 2024

Storm expected to skim past Fraser Valley Saturday night
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is tracking a major storm that is bearing down on parts of Vancouver Island and B.C.'s Lower Mainland. It has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of heavy downpou...
Dave Barry Aug 17, 2024