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Support for B.C. Conservatives continues to grow in latest poll; NDP trails by 19 in the Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. NDP's lead over the second-place Conservative Party of B.C. has dwindled to only a few points in the latest provincial polling. According to the findings of a new Research Co. po...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 30, 2024

Homeless camps in Chilliwack River Valley see slight uptick after trailer gets deposited near Ford Mtn. FSR
CHILLIWACK - After a trailer was deposited over the weekend by a local towing company near Ford Mountain Forest Service Road just off Chilliwack Lake Road, the number of recreational vehicles, tents a...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 30, 2024

After 5 local events, Fraser Valley Muaythai Gladiators appears to shift future events away from Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley Muaythai Series, which bills itself as a collection of competitive Muaythai events for all levels of athletic experience, may have hosted its last event in Chilliwack for th...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 30, 2024

Workers at Fraser Valley company sign their first collective bargaining pact, giving them 13% wage increases
LANGLEY - The Christian Labour Association of Canada, representing over 60,000 workers in virtually every sector of the economy, says Local 68 members employed by Hall Mechanical Services based in Lan...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 30, 2024

Valley Huskers dominate Kamloops in season opener Saturday night in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Season openers on home turf don't get much better than what the Valley Huskers treated their fans to Saturday night before a packed house at Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack. Quarterback ...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 30, 2024

Yet another MLA leaves BC United for BC Conservatives
VANCOUVER - BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is losing a third member of the legislature to the Conservative Party of British Columbia.BC United's director of communications Adam Wilson says in a stateme...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 29, 2024

Amateur-built amphibious aircraft crashes near Merritt Sunday, killing 2: RCMP
MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt have confirmed that two people died in an airplane crash Sunday (July 28) near the Merritt Airport. According to a statement from Corporal James Grandy of the Southeast D...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 29, 2024

BC United fundraises six-figure dollar amounts in 48 hours
VANCOUVER - While its poll numbers have been languishing, BC United says it raised nearly $200,000 in a 48-hour span last week. According to a Monday morning news release from the party, BC United say...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 29, 2024

BC Wildfire Service to conduct planned ignition, 200 hectares in size, east of Manning Park, today
EASTGATE (NEAR MANNING PARK), B.C. - BC Wildfire Service says it intends to conduct a planned ignition for the Calcite Creek wildfire approximately eight kilometres southeast of Eastgate, a small unin...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 29, 2024

Chilliwack health care non-profit group receives official charity status
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of volunteer support services and fundraising initiatives that benefit health care services at Chilliwack Genera...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 29, 2024