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City of Chilliwack extends water restrictions by 1 month
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack council voted Tuesday (Mar. 19) to approve changes to the city's annual water conservation plan that would see restrictions moved up by an entire month to align with what's hap...
Mar 21, 2024
Chilliwack's LED drone light show a go for Canada Day, unless high winds derail it
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack council voted Tuesday (Mar. 19) to utilize Vancouver-based Pixel Sky Animations for an LED drone light show performance on Canada Day this year in lieu of traditional fireworks...
Mar 21, 2024
City of Abbotsford unveils app to better equip outreach workers who work with homeless people
ABBOTSFORD - Just days after announcing it would allocate $1.7 million of federal funding to implement homelessness prevention programs, the City of Abbotsford says it has created a new app that will ...
Mar 20, 2024
Hope, Chilliwack search crews rescue person who had been missing for 48 hours
HOPE - Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue says a person who had been missing for 48 hours has been rescued with the help of Chilliwack Search and Rescue and Valley Helicopters.According to a statement f...
Mar 20, 2024
'Serious errors' by prison officials who knew about a 4-year water leak at Abbotsford prison: report
OTTAWA - The federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the Correctional Service of Canada committed "gross mismanagement" when it took nearly four years to fix pipes at a B.C. prison that were...
Mar 20, 2024
Chilliwack councillors OK seasonal booze in city park despite Fraser Health concerns, but wonder why FHA was silent on hard drug use in parks
CHILLIWACK - Two Chilliwack councillors expressed bewilderment at Tuesday's council meeting as to why Fraser Health has apparent concerns over the city's plan to allow seasonal alcohol consumption in ...
Mar 20, 2024
Fraser Valley prison announces huge seizure of contraband
MISSION - Correctional staff at a Fraser Valley prison hit the jackpot this past week, seizing contraband and other items valued at nearly $300,000. On Sunday, March 17, thanks to the alert vigilance ...
Mar 20, 2024
Protest against 'unabated slaughter' in Gaza coming to Abbotsford this weekend
ABBOTSFORD - A Fraser Valley human rights group will conduct what it calls a "family-friendly" protest this weekend in Abbotsford as it draws attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Acco...
Mar 20, 2024
Chilliwack Chiefs mourn passing of Canadian veteran and beloved educational advisor, Ross "Rosco" Beebe
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs say they are deeply saddened to announce the passing of their beloved educational advisor, Ross "Rosco" Beebe. Rosco first became involved with the Chiefs as a bille...
Mar 19, 2024
Premier David Eby visits Chilliwack to commemorate new Paramount housing project
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Premier David Eby paid a visit to Chilliwack Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 19) to commemorate the imminent opening of the Paramount housing project on Yale Road, saying it will deliver aff...
Mar 19, 2024