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Abbotsford Police investigating theft of a 40-foot shipping container, possibly in broad daylight
ABBOTSFORD - The Crime Reduction Unit of the Abbotsford Police Department is investigating the theft of a 40-foot shipping container from a rural property in Abbotsford earlier this week. According to...
Apr 18, 2024
City of Abbotsford seeks feedback on new housing rules that allow up to 4 homes on a single detached lot
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford says it is seeking feedback from residents on new housing guidelines from the provincial government that allows each municipality in the province to allow up to fou...
Apr 18, 2024
B'nai Brith Canada says SD33 has apologized over video of Chilliwack teacher discussing Israel-Palestine conflict
**UPDATE: Fraser Valley Today has learned that the Imagine High student who recorded a teacher giving a lecture in class was suspended.** Original story below: CHILLIWACK - Canada's most senior human ...
Apr 18, 2024
Volunteers invited to take part in spring cleanup this Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Since 2002, the City of Chilliwack says Adopt-a-River cleanup events have collected over 115 tonnes of waste from the Vedder/Chilliwack River shoreline. Chilliwack-area residents will get...
Apr 18, 2024
Abbotsford MLA Mike de Jong bolts provincial politics to run for federal Conservatives
ABBOTSFORD - Seasoned British Columbia politician Mike de Jong announced this past week that he is seeking the nomination to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the Abbotsford-South Langley ...
Apr 18, 2024
Nurses rally to pressure B.C. NDP govt. to make changes at hospital in Merritt; ER was closed 17 times in 2023
MERRITT - Nurses concerned with working conditions at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt took part in a noontime rally Wednesday (Apr. 17), protesting incessant closures in the emergency department, we...
Apr 18, 2024
9-1-1 dispatcher recruiting event this Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Provincial police say they're looking for confident, considerate people to join their team of 9-1-1 police dispatchers at B.C. RCMP. B.C. RCMP will hold a 9-1-1 police dispatcher recruiti...
Apr 18, 2024
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl slams federal budget, saying it will only increase inflation and not stop rising costs
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl came out swinging against the 2024 budget tabled Tuesday (Apr. 16) by the federal Liberals, saying the budget still hasn't balanced itself as Prime Minister...
Apr 17, 2024
Protest planned in Abbotsford due to increasing violence, drone drops of weapons in Fraser Valley prisons
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers says prisons have become "overwhelmed" by a surge in drone drops of weapons and drugs, driving a wave of violence in correctional facilit...
Apr 17, 2024
City of Abbotsford, SD34 sign 30-year deal governing oversight of 4 synthetic turfs in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and the Abbotsford Board of Education (SD34) have come to terms on a 30-year joint-use partnership that governs the oversight and maintenance of four synthetic turf...
Apr 17, 2024