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Flood watch issued for Fraser River downstream to Hope
CHILLIWACK - The provincial government has issued an emergency alert to B.C. residents advising them to immediately leave portions of the Chilcotin River in central B.C. as well as the Fraser River du...
Jul 31, 2024
Agassiz correctional staff intercept over $845K worth of contraband on perimeter of medium-security prison
AGASSIZ - Correctional staff at a medium-security federal prison west of Agassiz deserve a major tip of the hat. Correctional Service Canada says a package containing contraband and other unlawful ite...
Jul 31, 2024
BC Highway Patrol seeks witnesses after pedestrian died from being struck on Hwy. 1 west of Hope Monday
HOPE - BC Highway Patrol says it is looking to speak with any witnesses who may have driven past the scene of a fatal pedestrian collision earlier this week. According to a statement from Corporal Mel...
Jul 31, 2024
North Vancouver Mounties, firefighters warn public about deadly cliff jumping in Lynn Canyon Park
NORTH VANCOUVER - Mounties from the North Vancouver RCMP detachment have teamed up with North Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services to urge Lynn Canyon parkgoers to think twice about cliff jumping as the...
Jul 31, 2024
B.C. govt. orders City of Mission to comply with provincial housing targets through to 2029
MISSION - The City of Mission says it has received an order from Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon outlining the province's five-year housing targets for the municipality.According to a statement on its we...
Jul 31, 2024
After previous coffee truck discontinues operations in Yarrow, a new outfit crops up to serve local residents
YARROW/CHILLIWACK - Roughly a month after a Chilliwack-area coffee truck sadly discontinued its operations along Yarrow Central Road, a new coffee outfit has cropped up in the quaint enclave of Yarrow...
Jul 31, 2024
Federal judge tosses legal challenge from convicted murderer over the use of a musical instrument at Agassiz prison
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has thrown out a convicted killer's challenge of a British Columbia prison warden's decision not to allow the inmate to have an electric guitar in his cell.A decision ha...
Jul 31, 2024
Truck rollover leaves 1,400+ customers in Chilliwack without power
CHILLIWACK - The commercial big rig rollover that took out a BC Hydro pole on Prairie Central Road Tuesday morning has left over 1,400 customers in Eastern Hillsides and the surrounding area without p...
Jul 30, 2024
Truck rolls over, takes out BC Hydro pole in rural Chilliwack Tuesday morning
CHILLIWACK - A commercial big rig believed to be at least a five-ton truck, possibly bigger, rolled over on Prairie Central Road in rural Chilliwack Tuesday morning (July 30), resulting in damage to a...
Jul 30, 2024
B.C. NDP announces candidate for Fraser-Nicola riding, which now includes Hope, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs
MERRITT - The governing B.C. New Democratic Party (NDP) has its candidate for the Fraser-Nicola riding ahead of the next provincial election, a riding that now includes Hope, Agassiz, the District of ...
Jul 30, 2024