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Abbotsford completes eight projects in 2022, including pool upgrades and bridge replacement, thanks to federal funding
ABBOTSFORD - Federal funding has enabled the City of Abbotsford to complete eight infrastructure projects across Abbotsford in 2022, including an update to the Centennial Outdoor Pool. In a news relea...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

Chilliwack resident and former refugee speaks out on the rights of women in Iran
CHILLIWACK - Since coming to Canada from Iran, Chilliwack resident Ghazaleh Nozamani has sought to better herself and pursue a number of interdisciplinary opportunities in the vocational, political an...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

Construction set to begin this week on Chilliwack Landing parking lot project
CHILLIWACK - Construction is set to begin this week on a project that will see improvements to the parking lot at the city-owned Chilliwack Landing. The City of Chilliwack said on Facebook Wednesday m...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 18, 2023

RCMP dismantles super drug lab in Abbotsford and Surrey, uncovers enough fentanyl for 27 million doses
CHILLIWACK - Three men in British Columbia face a litany of drug-related charges after federal RCMP drug agents raided and dismantled a super drug lab in Abbotsford and Surrey this past week. Accordin...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 18, 2023

Prison staff at Kent seize over $100,000 in contraband containing drugs, weapons
AGASSIZ - It's never a dull day, week or month at Kent Institution, the maximum-security penitentiary west of Agassiz, where authorities have intercepted yet another significant stash of illicit drugs...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 18, 2023

Abbotsford PD searching for missing 57-year-old woman
UPDATE: Jan. 26/23 - Abbotsford police this missing woman has been found. ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department said Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 17) that it is seeking the whereabouts of a missing...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Highway 1 eastbound closed at Clearbrook in Abbotsford
**Update at 4:45 p.m.: Highway 1 has since reopened. AbbyPD says the pedestrian is recovering in hospital with non-life threatening injuries.** Original story below: ABBOTSFORD - Emergency crews and f...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

Abbotsford Police investigating early morning assault; victim in critical condition at hospital
ABBOTSFORD - Detectives from the Abbotsford Police Department's Major Crime Unit are investigating an early morning assault that left a 32-year-old man in critical condition at a local hospital. Accor...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

BIA to hold town hall on downtown Chilliwack safety and security
CHILLIWACK - In the midst of a string of recent incidents in which windows belonging to businesses were broken or shattered due to vandalism, resulting in thousands of dollars in damage, the Downtown ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023

SD33 not the only district looking to hire uncertified school personnel
CHILLIWACK - In the midst of concerns raised by the Chilliwack teachers union and the District Parent Advisory Council about uncertified teachers being hired by the Chilliwack School District, it appe...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2023