Category Archives: Fraser Valley – Home
Single-family homes in Chilliwack area taking nearly two months to sell, as sales drop 47%
CHILLIWACK - Perhaps the seven benchmark interest rate increases instituted by the Bank of Canada in 2022 might have something to do with it. The Chilliwack and District Real Estate Board reported Wed...
Jan 04, 2023
Chilliwack home values rise an average of 7%: B.C. Assessment
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is boosting the homeowner grant threshold to $2.125 million for this year as average property values increase by 12 per cent across the province. According t...
Jan 03, 2023
Rendezvous Restaurant in Chilliwack closing after 21 years
CHILLIWACK - After a lengthy run in Chilliwack, yet another longtime restaurant in Chilliwack is calling it quits. Rendezvous Restaurant, located at 9360 Young Road in downtown Chilliwack, announced o...
Jan 03, 2023
B.C. Parks accepting spring camping reservations starting today
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Parks camping reservation system began accepting reservations for a four-month window on Tuesday morning (Jan. 3), giving campers a chance to sign up for their preferred campsite...
Jan 03, 2023
B.C. Lottery touts $8 million jackpot won by Chilliwack uncle-nephew duo as reason to play in 2023
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Lottery Corporation is touting two cumulative lottery jackpots of $9 million won by three Chilliwack residents in 2022 as it encourages people to play responsibly in the new year...
Jan 03, 2023
One dead after truck submerges in Harrison Lake - Foul play ruled out
AGASSIZ - Agassiz RCMP are reporting the death of one person in Harrison Lake. In a news release, Mounties say they were called to the Green Point boat launch at the end of Rockwell Drive Saturday (De...
Jan 02, 2023
18 impaired drivers pulled off Abbotsford roads over New Year's
ABBOTSFORD - Despite ample warnings, 18 drivers took to Abbotsford streets under a form of legal impairment because of drugs or alcohol. And now they are paying for it after a night of enforcement by ...
Jan 02, 2023
B.C.'s New Year's baby born in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD- The first baby of 2023 in British Columbia, was born into the world in Abbotsford.The girl was born at 12:02 a.m. at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.She weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz...
Jan 01, 2023
Another cougar spotted in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Less than a week after a Chilliwack resident encountered a cougar at the Island 22 dog park near Fairfield Island, there's been another cougar spotted in Chilliwack, this time in a reside...
Dec 31, 2022
Car engulfed in flames briefly slows traffic on Highway 1 Saturday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-area emergency personnel responded to Highway 1 near the Vedder Canal Saturday morning (Dec. 31) for a vehicle that was engulfed in flames near the centre median of the eastbou...
Dec 31, 2022