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Chilliwack Museum offers free admission this week as a way to escape heat wave
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Museum and Archives will open up its stately building in downtown Chilliwack free to the public this week as a way to escape the sweltering heat.Normally, the museum charge...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 14, 2023

Chilliwack Fire, BC EHS dispatched for rollover on Hwy. 1 in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Emergency personnel from the Chilliwack Fire Department and BC Emergency Health Services have been dispatched Monday afternoon to a rollover motor vehicle accident on Highway 1 eastbound ...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 14, 2023

Repeat offender assaults Abbotsford police officer, faces multiple charges
ABBOTSFORD - A repeat offender with no regard for authority is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted an Abbotsford Police Department officer earlier this month. According to a social me...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 14, 2023

Hope Fire Department rushes to semi truck fire on Hwy. 3 Sunday night
HOPE - The Hope Fire Department was called to extinguish a semi truck on fire on Highway 3 Sunday night in Hope. According to a social media post from the department, Hope firefighters were dispatched...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 14, 2023

Chilliwack city council constantly lobbying BC govt. for improved Hwy. 1 through Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - While the provincial government announced plans earlier this month to move forward with widening Hwy. 1 between Langley and Abbotsford along with upgrades to the outdated 264 Street inter...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 14, 2023

New fire discovered east of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park on Sunday: BCWS
CHILLIWACK - The BC Wildfire Service has listed a new fire east of Chilliwack Lake, one of two fires that are currently burning in the region. According to the BCWS website, fire V12722 is listed as t...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 14, 2023

Chilliwack home sustains significant damage in Sunday morning fire
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters were called to a home in the 8700 block of Broadway Sunday (Aug. 13) morning to battle a fire in a home.49 firefighters from five fire halls responded to the blaze...
Dave Barry Aug 13, 2023

Chilliwack Fire Department's paid on-call firefighter recruitment underway
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has kicked off its annual paid-on-call (POC) firefighter recruitment drive for the upcoming 2023-2024 Recruit Training Program. Aspiring local firefighters ...
Dave Barry Aug 13, 2023

Chilliwack first responders dispatched to reported drowning at Lindeman Lake Saturday
CHILLIWACK - A multitude of Chilliwack first responders and emergency personnel were dispatched to Lindeman Lake in the Chilliwack River Valley Saturday afternoon (August 12) for a drowning incident t...
Dave Barry Aug 12, 2023
Abbotsford Airshow tickets sold out
ABBOTSFORD - Tickets and parking passes for the 2023 Abbotsford International Airshow are sold out."We'd like to thank the community for their incredible support and another sold out Airshow," thanked...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 12, 2023