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Unionized workers at Harrison Hot Springs Resort vote to strike
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - Unionized workers representing front desk agents, room attendants, servers, cooks and other hotel staff have voted in favour of job action at Harrison Hot Springs Resort. Accord...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

Former BC Attorney General Barry Penner warns of pressures faced by BC Hydro
CHILLIWACK - Former BC Attorney General and current Chilliwack resident Barry Penner says another report about the reliability and dependability of electricity systems in North America has heightened ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

BMO signs 5-year deal with UFV to fund research in Chilliwack, Abbotsford and beyond
CHILLIWACK - Canada's oldest bank and 8th largest in North America with 13 million customers worldwide has signed a 5-year deal with the University of the Fraser Valley to fund the BMO Collaboratorium...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

Latest polling shows B.C. Conservatives now lead the B.C. NDP in the Fraser Valley, Northern B.C.
CHILLIWACK - A new Research Co. poll shows the B.C. Conservatives leading the B.C. NDP in the Fraser Valley and Northern B.C. According to a news release from pollster Mario Canseco Tuesday (June 25),...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

Chilliwack Cultural Centre to host week-long Mainstage Festival featuring B.C.'s best plays
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack will host a week's worth of unique and entertaining performances in conjunction with the Mainstage Festival starting on Canada Day next week at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre. ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

Family of missing Abbotsford man suspects someone has info on Wesley Bosman
ABBOTSFORD - The family of missing Abbotsford man Wesley Bosman suspects someone out there has information about his disappearance roughly two months ago. In yet another heartfelt plea from the family...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

Cheam First Nation, others call out B.C. govt. for inaction on proposed gondola east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Supporters of the proposed gondola east of Chilliwack are growing increasingly exasperated. Cheam First Nation east of Chilliwack released a statement Monday on behalf of two other Chilli...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 25, 2024

Animal Justice exec hails B.C. court decision to overturn sentences involving alleged cruelty at Abbotsford farm
VANCOUVER - Animal Justice, a national law organization that advocates for humane treatment of animals, is hailing a decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal that overturns jail sentences for two animal a...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 24, 2024

G.W. Graham selects former UBC football player as its new varsity head coach
CHILLIWACK - One of British Columbia's best football programs with a tradition of success has named Mike Hayes as its new varsity head football coach. According to a news release Monday (June 24) from...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 24, 2024

As election nears, Premier David Eby visits Chilliwack Monday to tout increased B.C. Family Benefit payments
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Premier David Eby says low- and middle-income British Columbians can expect to see an increase in the B.C. Family Benefit payments this summer, amid a large budget deficit his party ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 24, 2024