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Former Chilliwack NDP MLA to switch parties and run for B.C. Conservatives this year
CHILLIWACK - A familiar name within the Chilliwack political landscape will be crossing the political aisle to run for provincial office. Former NDP MLA Gwen O'Mahony, who served Chilliwack as a Membe...
Apr 03, 2024
Underage youth crashes Lamborghini in West Vancouver, resulting in multiple charges and a totaled sports car
WEST VANCOUVER - Mounties in West Vancouver say a 13-year-old crashed a Lamborghini sports car last week, resulting in multiple charges against the underage driver and the humiliation of a written-off...
Apr 03, 2024
District of Hope to use $500,000 grant for multi-use pathway from Silver Creek to 'essential amenities'
HOPE - Multi-use pathways seem to be the wave of the future when it comes to active transportation initiatives in communities throughout B.C. The District of Hope plans to parlay a $500,000 funding gr...
Apr 03, 2024
Family displaced by Cultus Lake fire has found temporary housing as community support pours in
CULTUS LAKE - The neighbour who organized an online fundraising drive for a single mother of two boys whose Cultus Lake home was completely destroyed by a fire on Easter Sunday says the family has fou...
Apr 03, 2024
Chilliwack RCMP say incident on Watson Road involved theft from business, threats to harm police and infrastructure
CHILLIWACK - What began as a complaint of theft from a local Sardis business escalated into a heavy police presence Monday evening (Apr. 1) in which a lone male allegedly made threats to harm police a...
Apr 02, 2024
B.C. Green Party has yet to field a candidate in two Chilliwack ridings
CHILLIWACK - For a political party that once received nearly 17 per cent of the provincial vote seven years ago, the B.C. Green Party under leader Sonia Furstenau may have its work cut out for itself ...
Apr 02, 2024
Single mom of two boys left homeless after weekend fire in Cultus Lake
CULTUS LAKE - A single mom and her two boys ages 10 and 3 have been left homeless after their dryer caught fire and led to a structure fire at her home Sunday (Mar. 31), destroying their residence on ...
Apr 02, 2024
UPDATE: Chilliwack man arrested for uttering threats, theft of under $5,000, according to the Chilliwack RCMP
**UPDATE at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday: Chilliwack RCMP personnel say the received a complaint of a theft from a local business in the Sardis area of Chilliwack, according to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP C...
Apr 02, 2024
Demonstrators gather for Monday's anti-carbon tax protest between Chilliwack and Hope; RCMP say no arrests made
HOPE - Demonstrators opposed to the increase in the carbon gas tax, and the entire carbon tax itself, gathered at the Hope Scale between Chilliwack and Hope Monday morning and afternoon (Apr. 1), wavi...
Apr 01, 2024
Chilliwack Mural Festival faces possible funding cut from City Council
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will mull over a staff recommendation to provide a reduced amount of funding for the 2024 edition of the Chilliwack Mural Festival. The annual event has applied to...
Apr 01, 2024