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Update: 1 person deceased after being struck in Lac La Hache
UPDATE AT 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY: A spokesperson for 100 Mile House RCMP (B.C.) says one person has died after being struck Friday. It should be noted no children were deceased as a result of a collision in...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

G.W. Graham varsity football coach Ryk Piché steps down to pursue a new coaching opportunity
CHILLIWACK - G.W. Graham varsity head football coach Ryk Pich has stepped down from his position with the school to join the Valley Huskers program next week. "Super excited for this new opportunity. ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

RCMP looking to ID man who offered fake jewelry and scammed a man and his family
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they're looking to identify a subject who scammed over $2,000 from a man in the parking lot of a Mission mall last week. According to a news release dated Friday, Jun...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

Potential re-flooding of Sumas Lake more complicated, costly than UBC article states: City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - An engineering firm contracted by the City of Abbotsford has identified significant gaps in a University of British Columbia article that contemplates the re-creation of Sumas Lake. The a...
James Peters Jun 21, 2024 Image Credit: Frontiers in Conservation Science

Victim hospitalized after assault near downtown Chilliwack Canada Post
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says an individual was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after an assault Thursday (June 20) in downtown Chilliwack. Acco...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

Apartment fire damages 3 units on Princess Avenue Thursday night: Chilliwack Fire Dept.
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department personnel say an apartment fire broke out Thursday evening just as fire crews were in the final stages of mopping up an earlier fire on Yale Road.According to a...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

Chilliwack Fire's newest brigade chief gets rewarded for hard work and demonstrated leadership
CHILLIWACK - Grant Van Egdom's ascension through the ranks of the Rosedale Fire Hall didn't happen overnight. But over the past decade, Van Egdom proved himself time and time again upon joining Hall 2...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 20, 2024

Westbow to host free outdoor movie nights this summer, open to the public, in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The developer behind the new Cedarbrook development not far from the base of Chilliwack Mountain will host a series of free outdoor movie nights starting next week. According to a Faceboo...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 20, 2024

B.C. government says Othello Tunnels east of Hope will partially reopen this summer
HOPE - The B.C. government says a portion of the Coquihalla Canyon Park, including the first two Othello Tunnels, will partially reopen in mid-July. According to a statement Thursday (June 20) from th...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 20, 2024

Cottonwood Cinemas in Chilliwack to offer a choice of 5 free movies on Canada Day
CHILLIWACK - There aren't many freebies out there these days, but one local movie theatre in Chilliwack is bucking the trend.Cottonwood 4 Cinemas, located at 45380 Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack, will of...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 20, 2024