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Mayor Popove says city could outsource old bin pickup, but can't just return to former company Emterra
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says all options are on the table as the City of Chilliwack continues to grapple with the ongoing curbside collection debacle affecting multiple parts of the c...
May 21, 2026 Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove, pictured during a council meeting in 2024. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack.)
Rollover in Chilliwack leaves motorist with life-threatening injuries: RCMP
UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says the rollover left the motorist with life-threatening injuries. "We responded to a single vehicle rollover and the driver was taken to h...
May 21, 2026 Motor vehicle incident. (Image Credit: Supplied by William Snow.)
Chilliwack City Council reaffirms support for bringing a WHL franchise to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack has released a statement on behalf of Mayor Ken Popove and all six councillors reiterating their support for bringing a Western Hockey League franchise to Chilliwac...
May 20, 2026 Mayor Ken Popove with Chilliwack City Council members. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack.)
City of Chilliwack to consider utility refunds for missed curbside collections; Emterra brought in to help
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack now says council has directed municipal staff to explore options for passing fine revenues on to residents' utility bills as a result of the significant challenges ...
May 20, 2026 Image: File photo, E360S / Mike Vanden Bosch.
Country music recording artist to perform at this summer's 2026 Chilliwack Fair
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack & District Agricultural Society announced Wednesday that country music performer Nate Haller will headline the Friday night concert at the 154th Chilliwack Fair this su...
May 20, 2026 Image: Nate Haller via Facebook.
SD33 appoints seasoned educator as principal of new east side elementary school in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District announced Wednesday that a seasoned educator with over 30 years of experience working for SD33 has been appointed principal of the new east side elementary ...
May 20, 2026 Iain Gardner, the newly appointed principal of the new east side elementary school in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: SD33.)
Electric scooter rider in Hope transported to hospital after collision with car: RCMP
HOPE - A youth riding an electric scooter was transported to hospital after a collision with a vehicle Tuesday morning (May 19) in Hope. According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokespe...
May 20, 2026 File photo, RCMP. (Image Credit: RCMP.)
Chilliwack councillor says all hands on deck to fix curbside collection mess, but Fairfield Island resident skeptical
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Jason Lum took to social media Wednesday morning to apologize over missed curbside collection pickups by city contractor E360S as part of the city's new curbside col...
May 20, 2026 E360S, the city's new curbside collection contractor. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)
Agassiz RCMP members deal with 2 fatalities, multiple impaired incidents this past week
AGASSIZ - Details are limited at this point out of respect for the families involved, but Mounties from the Agassiz RCMP detachment have confirmed they tragically dealt with a pair of fatal incidents ...
May 19, 2026 File photo, RCMP personnel. (Image Credit: File photo, Pattison Media.)
Man suspected of impaired driving held when vehicle crashes through B.C. restaurant
NANAIMO - A man has been detained by police after the vehicle he was driving crashed through the front of a restaurant on Vancouver Island. Mounties say they were called about a report of a vehicle th...
May 19, 2026