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Over 1,000 customers in Lindell Beach, Columbia Valley without power Friday morning
UPDATE AT 12:15 p.m. - BC Hydro's outage map reflects the restoration of power to nearly one thousand customers in Lindell Beach, has been completed. The power for 38 customers east of Canyon Road, is...
Dave Barry Jan 12, 2024

Chilliwack cannabis store damaged in smash and grab early Wednesday morning
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack cannabis store on Lickman Road sustained potentially thousands of dollars in damage and product theft after it suffered a smash and grab early Wednesday morning (January 10)....
Mike VandenBosch Jan 11, 2024

Abbotsford PD welcomes guilty verdict of man who killed off-duty AbbyPD constable in 2020
NELSON - A man whose violent actions led to the death of an off-duty Abbotsford police officer following a confrontation in downtown Nelson back in July 2020 has been found guilty of manslaughter. Ale...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 11, 2024

Chilliwack slalom kayaker, 19, wins talent search, earns funding to pursue Olympics
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack athlete Nathan Christensen is on an potentially rewarding path to a great future after impressing scouts at the Royal Bank of Canada Training Ground national final. Christensen...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 11, 2024

Chilliwack Search and Rescue to break ground on new headquarters next week
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Search and Rescue announced Thursday (Jan. 11) that it will break ground on its new rescue hall next week. According to a news release issued Thursday (Jan. 11), Chilliwack SAR...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 11, 2024

Update: Canada Post says its driver swerved to avoid an unleashed dog on Yale Road, but resident disputes that account
CHILLIWACK - A Canada Post spokesperson says one of its drivers swerved to avoid hitting an unleashed dog that allegedly ran onto the street and wound up in a ditch on Yale Road in Chilliwack Wednesda...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Enbridge makes substantial donation to fund new Agassiz aquatic centre
AGASSIZ - Enbridge has made a five-figure donation towards the remaining fundraising amount of $3.5 million needed to substantially cover the estimated $21 million cost of the forthcoming Lets'emot Re...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Remains found in suitcase at Ross Lake, south of Hope, are those of a Canadian
ROSS LAKE, WASHINGTON - Human remains found last year inside a suitcase at Ross Lake in Washington state, accessible through a road south of Hope, are those of a Canadian. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark a...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Update: Only 2-4 cms of snow forecast for Thursday; frigid wind chills of -18 arrive tomorrow
**Update at 7:48 p.m.. Wednesday: Environment Canada is only forecasting 2-4 centimetres of snow to fall Thursday in Chilliwack. Wind chills will hit -18 Thursday afternoon and as low as -20 Thursday ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Another Chilliwack River Valley homeless camp slated for demolition, removal
CHILLIWACK - Another homeless camp in the Chilliwack River Valley will be dismantled soon, just days after a homeless camp occupied by three people near Thurston Meadows was demolished and removed. Ac...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024