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SD33 Board of Education censures trustee Heather Maahs
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Board of Education has censured school board trustee Heather Maahs for a violation of the trustee code of conduct. The censure occurred at a special in-camera meeting of th...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 17, 2023

B.C. Transit downplays impact of new multinational owners of First Transit
CHILLIWACK - As another bus strike looms in just four days from now, the provincial Crown agency responsible for the delivery of transit services outside of Greater Vancouver says it has confidence in...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 16, 2023

Chilliwack River Valley Fire Dept. welcomes four graduating recruits to its roster
CHILLIWACK - Rural fire departments relying exclusively on volunteers who already have busy schedules and families to attend to could always use a few more personnel to bolster their numbers. That's w...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 16, 2023

Food Truck Festival, block party coming to Chilliwack April 29-30
CHILLIWACK - Let the splurging and decadent eating begin. Central Community Park in downtown Chilliwack will be transformed into a foodie's paradise the last weekend of April when the Greater Vancouve...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 16, 2023

Chilliwack Community Services announces new executive director
CHILLIWACK - After reviewing approximately 70 applications, the board of directors for Chilliwack Community Services has named Kate Healey as its new executive director. In a Facebook post Wednesday (...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 15, 2023

IHIT called to Abbotsford for suspicious death of 24-year-old woman in apt. complex
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department announced Wednesday (Mar. 15) it is investigating a suspicious, sudden death of a 24-year-old woman whose body was discovered in an apartment complex on McKen...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 15, 2023

SD33 appoints assistant superintendent
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District has named David Manuel Assistant Superintendent for SD33. The Chilliwack school board made the appointment official at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 15, 2023

Not to be outdone, Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre increases its hours as well
CHILLIWACK - Just hours after the Cheam Leisure Centre in Garrison announced expanded service on Tuesday (Mar. 14), including expanded hours on Saturday and Sunday, the Chilliwack Leisure Landing Cent...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 15, 2023

Abbotsford Police arrest man for gun possession at Abbotsford hospital
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department arrested a 50-year-old man late Monday night (Mar. 13) for possessing a gun at Abbotsford Regional Hospital while he was waiting in the emergency departme...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 15, 2023

Yarrow Farm Market introduces new market organizers
CHILLIWACK - After countless hours of dedication, investing, and working to maintain the Yarrow Farm Market as a community staple over the past seven years, Shannon Murphy has handed the primary organ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 15, 2023