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B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders
VICTORIA - British Columbia is forming a specialized gang-related homicide investigation team, saying gangland murders now make up almost 50 per cent of the killings in the province. Data from the Min...
May 09, 2024
Chilliwack events Brewhalla, Ribfest to receive thousands in funding from B.C. govt.
CHILLIWACK - Brewhalla Chilliwack, which made its debut in Chilliwack last year featuring a variety of craft breweries, wineries and distillery as part of a live music festival, will receive thousands...
May 09, 2024
City of Mission, RCMP seek input from residents on how to align RCMP priorities with community needs
MISSION - To better guide its future policing strategies and better understand public safety concerns in the rapidly growing community of over 42,000 people, the City of Mission and Mission RCMP are s...
May 09, 2024
City of Chilliwack to open 3 spray parks ahead of warm weekend forecast
CHILLIWACK - Just in time for a warm weekend where temperatures will approach the mid to upper 20s amid mostly sunny skies, the City of Chilliwack says it will open spray parks at three municipal park...
May 09, 2024
Home sales in Chilliwack area continue upward momentum in April, but so have single-family home prices
CHILLIWACK - Despite mortgage interest rates that remain stubbornly high for some people's liking, home sales in the Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board service area continue their upward ascent...
May 09, 2024
Councillor with RCMP background calls drug decriminalization a 'failure', challenges Chilliwack MLAs on their silence
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer needed only two minutes towards the end of Tuesday afternoon's council meeting to dismantle the narrative behind the B.C. NDP government's drug decriminal...
May 09, 2024
UFV selects new director of communications
CHILLIWACK - University of the Fraser Valley has named Vancouver Island native Jeboah M. Godron as its new director of communications effective Monday, May 6. Originally from Victoria, Godron joins UF...
May 09, 2024
Federal funding of over $3 million repaired 14 roads across Chilliwack in 2023
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says multiple infrastructure projects completed in 2023 were made possible by $3.14 million in federal funding through the Canada Community-Building Fund. According...
May 08, 2024
Andmar, a 96-unit luxury condo development, to open Chilliwack sales office with upper $200K starting price point
CHILLIWACK - The local builders behind the Chilliwack developments of Malloway Village, Skynest, Englewood Courtyard and Englewood Village have partnered with Tzeachten (Ch'yqtel) First Nation in Chil...
May 08, 2024
ICBC to offer one-time rebate to eligible drivers, hold the line on basic rates
CHILLIWACK - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says it will provide a $110 rebate to eligible drivers due to sound financial management and investment income that exceeded expectations. In...
May 08, 2024