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Driver arrested after two youth say they were deliberately hit by car in Abbotsford: Police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a driver has been arrested after two youth said they were deliberately struck by a vehicle. Const. Art Stele says officers were called to a neighbour...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 15, 2024

Another homeless camp demolished in the Chilliwack River Valley
CHILLIWACK - Another unsightly homeless camp has been demolished and removed in the Chilliwack River Valley, dropping the number of homeless encampments on Crown land in the pristine backcountry east ...
Dave Barry Feb 15, 2024

Tulip Festival makes move away from Chilliwack and back to where it all began
CHILLIWACK - The Harrison Tulip Festival says it is moving back to where it all began. In a social media post this week, the festival that describes itself as B.C.'s premier flower farm experience say...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 15, 2024

Vehicle incident slows westbound Highway 1 through Langley Thursday morning
LANGLEY - Another day, another vehicle incident slowing traffic on Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley. Drive B.C. reported Thursday morning (Feb. 15) at 8:59 a.m. that a vehicle incident is blocking ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 15, 2024

Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford to receive $76 million in flood-resilient upgrades
ABBOTSFORD - The province announced Wednesday (Feb. 14) that the Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford will undergo significant flood-resilience upgrades to safeguard people, communities and farmland ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Govt. relations consultant to run as Conservative Party candidate in Chilliwack-Cultus Lake riding
CHILLIWACK - A B.C. native who has been intermittently involved as a consultant with a Chilliwack-area First Nations band and other First Nations bands over the past 25 years has stepped forward to ru...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Fire causes extensive damage at motel in Hope
HOPE - The Hope Fire Department says two rooms were destroyed by a fire at a 30-unit motel in Hope early Wednesday morning. According to a social media post from the department, Hope firefighters were...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Chilliwack School District sought more funding for menstrual products in 2023, but B.C. govt. didn't budge
CHILLIWACK - A July 2023 letter from the B.C. minister of education reveals that the B.C. government did not extend additional financial assistance in response to a request from the chair of the Chill...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

Chilliwack school board censures trustee for the 3rd time
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Board of Education has censured trustee Heather Maahs for the third time in a year. According to a statement on its website Wednesday morning (Feb. 14), the school district...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 14, 2024

CFSEU-BC seizes over $11 million in drugs and contraband; warrants executed in Abbotsford, Langley
FRASER VALLEY/VICTORIA - Four individuals face multiple charges in connection with a Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia-led investigation into a drug and tobacco trafficking ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 13, 2024