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Fire breaks out at Goodies Recycling in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A fire has broken out at Goodies Recycling at 8150 Aitken Road in Chilliwack, prompting a response of several fire engines on Tuesday afternoon (May 2) in an industrial area of town. Chil...
Mike VandenBosch May 02, 2023

Youth charged $1,600 for graffiti damage to SD33 washroom
CHILLIWACK - A youth committed an apparent act of vandalism at an undisclosed school in Chilliwack that resulted in a fine of $1,600 levied against the juvenile. According to minutes from the Public S...
Mike VandenBosch May 02, 2023

Yarrow to host Coffee with a Cop Thursday
CHILLIWACK - As part of their plan to meet in various communities in Chilliwack, officers from the RCMP Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment will hold their next instalment of Coffee with a Cop thi...
Mike VandenBosch May 02, 2023

City of Chilliwack will now use Alertable emergency alert system
CHILLIWACK - The city of Chilliwack announced Tuesday morning (May 2) it will now utilize the Alertable public notification system to distribute emergency alerts for Chilliwack residents. In a news re...
Mike VandenBosch May 02, 2023

Neufeld Farm Market reopens after barn fire
ABBOTSFORD - A day after a massive fire burned one of its barns on ag land just south of Highway 1 east of Clearbrook in Abbotsford, and closed the popular retailer for a day, Neufeld Farm Market has ...
Mike VandenBosch May 02, 2023

BC Hockey League parting ways with Hockey Canada
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Hockey League is breaking away from Hockey Canada.Effective June 1, 2023, the BCHL and their member teams including the Chilliwack Chiefs, will allow their agreement with the spo...
Dave Barry May 01, 2023

Structure fire in Abbotsford impacting Highway 1 traffic
ABBOTSFORD - A fire east of Clearbrook Road (exit 87) in Abbotsford not only slowed eastbound traffic on Highway 1 Monday morning, but has burned a barn belonging to Neufeld Farms. Neufeld Farms wrote...
Mike VandenBosch May 01, 2023

Avian flu identified in Fraser Valley poultry farm
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed it has discovered the presence of highly pathogenic avian flu, better known as H-5-N-1, at a commercial poultry operation in B-C.The agenc...
Dave Barry May 01, 2023

Hot temperatures bring threat of rising water
VANCOUVER - Warm weather throughout B-C has pushed temperatures to new record highs in several communities this weekend.Environment and Climate Change Canada says Victoria and Merritt broke records se...
Dave Barry Apr 30, 2023

Tim Hortons to sell $1.50 Smile Cookies to aid Chilliwack Hospital, Fraser Canyon Hospital
CHILLIWACK - It's tough to resist delicious chocolate chunk cookies at a reasonable price point, especially when they benefit Chilliwack General Hospital as well as Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope. The...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 29, 2023