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Rising waters likely to send debris from Chilliwack homeless camp into nearby river
CHILLIWACK - Provincial inaction on occupied homeless encampments in and around Chilliwack is leading to unintended consequences. As Chilliwack cleanup volunteer Ross Aikenhead pointed out this week, ...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2023

RCMP to hold recruiting sessions in Chilliwack later this month
CHILLIWACK - As the RCMP often like to say in their recruiting messages online, a uniform with your name on it is waiting for you. In an effort to bolster its ranks and add to its numbers, officers fr...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2023

Emil Anderson asks Chilliwack residents for feedback on its winter maintenance
CHILLIWACK - Emil Anderson Maintenance, the contractor tasked with maintaining Highway 1 and other regional highways for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, will hold a series of public...
Mike VandenBosch May 06, 2023

Othello Tunnels to remain closed in 2023, repairs will take years: B.C. Parks
HOPE - A sought after destination east of Hope best known for its tunnels, stunning river views in the canyons below, and picturesque trails will remain closed the rest of the year and possibly into n...
Mike VandenBosch May 05, 2023

Scoundrels damage vehicles at Abbotsford home with axes, swords and bats
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a bizarre case of mischief and vandalism in which a large group of suspects, likely young males, smashed windows and destroyed property a...
Mike VandenBosch May 05, 2023

Get your tickets for Chilliwack Hospice's Fashionista Fashion Show Friday, May 12
CHILLIWACK - It's being billed as a "Tea Party with a Twist," and it's sure to be a good time next Friday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Evergreen Hall in Chilliwack. The fifth annual Thrifty Boutique Fashio...
Mike VandenBosch May 05, 2023

RCMP Musical Ride tickets go on sale today for Chilliwack shows in June
CHILLIWACK - Tickets for two performances of the RCMP Musical Ride in Chilliwack in late June are now on sale effective Friday morning, May 5. In an email from Chilliwack Fair event coordinator Nicole...
Mike VandenBosch May 05, 2023

Serious vehicle accident closes Hwy. 1 in Yale, north of Hope, both directions
YALE - A vehicle accident on Highway 1 in Yale, north of Hope, has closed the highway in both directions at the Yale Tunnel, and may have involved a fatality and/or a motorcyclist. Drive B.C. wrote in...
Mike VandenBosch May 04, 2023

Partner at Baker Newby in Chilliwack honoured with King's counsel designation
CHILLIWACK - From playing women's basketball at Queen's University, to fighting forest fires in Ontario, and working in Jamaica and Guatemala on global outreach projects, Cristen L. Gleeson has worn m...
Mike VandenBosch May 04, 2023

Vancouver Police arrest man selling crack, coke and meth from mobile trailer in DTES
VANCOUVER - A day after a man boldly proclaimed that he would begin selling crack, coke, and crystal meth from his trailer in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver Police swiftly arrested the drug-dealing ...
Mike VandenBosch May 04, 2023