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4th break-in at Restorative Cycle bike shop in Chilliwack just this year alone
CHILLIWACK - A non-profit bike shop that provides low-cost bikes to members of the Chilliwack community, as well as free bikes for those in need, has been broken into again. According to Steve Roukema...
Nov 28, 2023
Chilliwack RCMP still looking for witnesses, video from fatal incident in August
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP says they are still looking for witnesses and dashcam video in connection with a fatality that occurred in late August 2023 in the travel portion of Hwy. 1 at Vedder Road....
Nov 28, 2023
Next phase of Hwy. 1 expansion through Fraser Valley begins
ABBOTSFORD - The next phase of the long-awaited expansion of Highway 1 through the Fraser Valley to Sumas Prairie has begun, as the B.C. government moves forward with plans it says will eventually rel...
Nov 28, 2023
Chilliwack MP Mark Strahl introduces motion to expand criteria for Amber Alerts to include adults
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl has introduced a motion in the House of Commons that could pave the way for a missing adult alert system across all of Canada. According to a news release f...
Nov 28, 2023
Promontory resident extinguishes Chilliwack house fire with garden hose
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says quick thinking by a resident of a Promontory home was instrumental in minimizing a house fire that happened Monday evening (Nov. 27). According to a ne...
Nov 28, 2023
Man serving 12-year prison term for attempted murder, other charges dies at Agassiz jail
AGASSIZ - Correctional Service Canada says a man who was serving a 12-year prison sentence for attempted murder and a litany of other offences has died in custody. According to a statement from the fe...
Nov 27, 2023
IIO to investigate police actions toward Chilliwack man who rode his tractor on Hwy. 1
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia have notified the Independent Investigations Office of BC of an incident where a man suffered injuries after the tractor he drove on a stretch of Hwy. 1 near ...
Nov 27, 2023
Vye Road overpass at Hwy. 11 substantially completed: City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford announced Monday (Nov. 27) that the Vye Road overpass and Highway 11 widening project has been substantially completed ahead of a planned opening in less than two w...
Nov 27, 2023
Island 22 homeless camp set to close, but time frame unknown
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley Today has learned that residents of the Island 22 homeless camp will need to move out at some point, but there's no definitive time frame for their exodus from the encampmen...
Nov 27, 2023
Abbotsford woman plans to pay off her mortgage and retire after winning $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford resident Susan Hoce had reasonable expectations ahead of the November 18 Lotto 6/49 prize draw. According to a news release from the B.C. Lottery Corporation, Hoce thought she ...
Nov 27, 2023