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Tony Award-winning musical "Spamalot" to run July 19-28 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre
CHILLIWACK - "Spamalot" director Steffi Munshaw has a personal connection to the Tony Award-winning musical set to take the stage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre later this week. "I grew up watching...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

Wildfire near Spences Bridge, B.C., balloons to 4,100 hectares, prompts evacuation orders
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has issued an evacuation order for 76 properties in the Venables Valley area north of Spences Bridge, B.C., due to the out-of-control Shetland Creek wildfire. The...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP arrest wanted Ontario man
CHILLIWACK - Two men wanted on criminal warrants in Ontario were apprehended by Chilliwack RCMP and Prince George RCMP officers, respectively, through a collaborative effort involving multiple law enf...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that almost spread to nearby forest
CHILLIWACK - In what could have been a much worse scenario if left unattended, Chilliwack River Valley resident Derrick Kramer says he and another neighbour, Brian Smith, extinguished a potential fore...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

A decade after Insite, drug policy landscape is still being shaped in B.C.
VANCOUVER - In 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal. It wanted permission to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web, before ha...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

After a long wait, Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine opens its newest location in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Shandhar Hut Indian Cuisine, a fixture in Chilliwack on Young Road known for making dishes most popular from the Punjab province in India, has opened a new location in Chilliwack as a tes...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 17, 2024

City of Abbotsford warns of telephone scam that appears to originate from city staff
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is warning Abbotsford residents to be aware of a telephone scam circulating in the community that appears to originate from the municipality itself.According to a s...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 17, 2024

BC Transit to discontinue sale of legacy fare products in Chilliwack after rollout of Umo Mobility app
CHILLIWACK - Following the rollout of its Umo Mobility app within the Chilliwack, Agassiz-Harrison and Hope transit systems, BC Transit says it will discontinue the sale of legacy products like DayPAS...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 17, 2024

BC Highway Patrol pleads with public to slow down following rash of fatal car crashes
CHILLIWACK - BC Highway Patrol is pleading with the public to slow down on the heels of a rash of fatal car crashes that have claimed the lives of over 19 people just this month alone in British Colum...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 17, 2024

Update: Fire north of Boston Bar is now being held
**Update at 4:50 p.m.: BC Wildfire Service now says the fire north of Boston Bar is being held, meaning it should not expand beyond its current size of 2.2 hectares. Crews continue to establish contro...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 17, 2024