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Photo ID, completion of form now required to attend Chilliwack school board meetings
CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley Today has learned that members of the public who wish to attend future school board meetings of the Chilliwack Board of Education must now have photo ID, provide their phone...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 01, 2023

Former Chilliwack teacher, principal banned from running in the next school board election
CHILLIWACK - Elections B.C. pulls no punches when it comes to requiring municipal candidates for public office to file their campaign finance disclosure paperwork on time, or even by the late filing d...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 01, 2023

Homeless camps growing again after B.C. govt. ignores them, doesn't fund Chilliwack cleanups
CHILLIWACK - The 2023 B.C. budget as tabled yesterday by MLAs may have rightfully set aside $867 million over three years for mental health and addictions services. But when it comes to funding cleanu...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 01, 2023

Chilliwack RCMP investigating fire at vacant Second Ave. home
CHILLIWACK - Investigators with the Chilliwack RCMP were on scene Tuesday afternoon after an early-morning fire required 25 firefighters from four firehalls to respond to the 46200 block of Second Ave...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2023

IIO clears Abbotsford police officer of any wrongdoing in April 2021 crash
ABBOTSFORD - B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has determined the actions of an Abbotsford police officer were not responsible for a crash or the injuries suffered by an 18-year-old woman...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2023

Garrison Bistro owners say farewell to their loyal customers
CHILLIWACK - Another restaurant ownership in Chilliwack is saying goodbye to its loyal customers, after over a decade of operating a classy establishment in Garrison. Garrison Bistro, owned by Greg an...
Dave Barry Feb 28, 2023

Man dies outside housing complex east of downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A Caucasian male, possibly unhoused, was found deceased outside an apartment complex on Williams Street/Road north of Yale Road in Chilliwack over the weekend. According to a Chilliwack r...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2023

FVRD board asks staff to prepare bylaw on potential fireworks ban; First Nations exempt
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors has approved a motion that would direct staff to prepare a report on the implementation of a bylaw prohibiting the sale and discharg...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 28, 2023

More than 1,350 prohibited weapons linked to Chilliwack homes seized
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized more than 1,350 prohibited weapons and firearms linked to residences in Chilliwack, B.C. A statement from the agency says parcels im...
Dave Barry Feb 27, 2023

Abbotsford fire sends four to hospital
ABBOTSFORD - Four people were taken to hospital following a Sunday afternoon fire in Abbotsford.Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service were called out to the fire in the 2600 block of Tessaro Crescent. When c...
Dave Barry Feb 27, 2023