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Hope Fire says fire that burned a home, unoccupied trailers is under investigation
HOPE - Hope Fire Chief Thomas Cameron says Tuesday night's residential fire that burned one home, two abandoned trailers and several other structures is under investigation. In a news release Wednesda...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 24, 2023

Fire north of Boston Bar grows another 750-plus hectares; 85 firefighters assigned to Kookipi fire
BOSTON BAR - The Kookipi Creek wildfire now exceeds 14,000 hectares in the latest update from the BC Wildfire Service.According to its website updated Wednesday afternoon, August 23 at 12:23 p.m., the...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

Former Sardis Bottle Depot location all boarded up, as new Chilliwack facility opens on Vedder
CHILLIWACK - The Sardis Bottle Depot has traded the digs of the dated Sardis Plaza for a brand new facility near the old Canadian Tire. The new Sardis Bottle Depot opened up on Friday, August 18 next ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

Chilliwack RCMP Investigative Services Building still not operational after grand opening in 2022
CHILLIWACK - Elected officials and dignitaries alike gathered in November 2022 for the grand opening of the new Chilliwack RCMP Investigative Services Building behind the RCMP detachment on Airport Ro...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

City of Mission rolling out new bike and pedestrian greenway for its residents
MISSION - The City of Mission plans to have a gleaming new greenway along 7th Avenue that will appeal to cyclists and pedestrians, even rollerbladers, ready by next month. The city announced Wednesday...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

Fire in Hope burns home Tuesday night
HOPE - The Hope Fire Department was dispatched to the Silver Creek area of Hope Tuesday night after a fire erupted in a neighbourhood just south of Highway 1. A fire broke out at a home near the area ...
Dave Barry Aug 23, 2023

Chilliwack Fire Dept. responds to utility pole on fire in Promontory Wednesday morning
CHILLIWACK - Personnel from BC Hydro and the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched to the area of Teskey Way and Hudson Road Wednesday morning after a hydro pole caught fire and was reportedly sm...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

Spirit Halloween set to open Wednesday in Chilliwack in the former Blockbuster
CHILLIWACK - Roughly 10 weeks before neighbourhoods all across Chilliwack become inundated with costumed kids seeking tricks or treats, Spirit Halloween is set to open today in the former Blockbuster ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

Firefighter attends citizenship ceremony while on front lines of B.C. wildfire
POPKUM, B.C. - When Walter Roos was planning for the ceremony over Zoom where he would become a Canadian citizen, he expected to attend in business attire while at home in Popkum, B.C., east of Chilli...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 23, 2023

Surrey teenager facing manslaughter charge in death of 45-year-old man
SURREY - A 17-year-old Surrey youth is facing a charge of manslaughter in the death of a 45-year-old man last week. In a news release from the BC RCMP, police say Surrey RCMP responded to an assault i...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 22, 2023