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FVRD board passes motion to support 32% increase in PWD rates
CHILLIWACK - As expensive as housing in British Columbia is, try living off $1,358 per month as a person with a disability and finding decent housing within that allotment from the provincial governme...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 25, 2022

Christmas lights to illuminate main beach at Cultus Lake Christmas this Saturday, Nov. 26; family event is free
CHILLIWACK - Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus will be making their way from the North Pole for a special visit to the Cultus Lake main beach this Saturday, November 26. The Community Events and Engagement C...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 24, 2022

Boston Bar resident selflessly distributes hundreds of Instant air purifiers in Hope, Fraser Canyon after recent wildfires
BOSTON BAR - When regional fires created unhealthy, hazardous conditions for the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon residents in late September and early October, Boston Bar resident Carly Thompson knew ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 24, 2022

Chilliwack's Amber Price honoured by UFV with Betty Urquhart Community Service award
CHILLIWACK - She's visible in community and active on a number of community boards, and has worked tirelessly to help clean up and revitalize downtown Chilliwack not far from where her business, The B...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 24, 2022

Premier Eby's pledge to hire more RCMP officers contrasts with what Chilliwack RCMP Supt. told council in August
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby's pledge to spend $230 million over the next three years to hire 277 RCMP officers to work across the province could run into recruiting problems. Eby made the announ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 24, 2022

Chilliwack RCMP investigate early morning weapons incident near Central Elementary
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP released details Wednesday (Nov. 23) of an early morning weapons incident that involved a man at a home about four blocks northeast of Central Elementary School just north...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 23, 2022

Abby PD seizes fentanyl, meth, coke and heroin following search warrants
ABBOTSFORD - The Drug Enforcement Unit of the Abbotsford Police Department announced Wednesday (Nov. 23) that it has disrupted the operations of a street-level narcotics ring in Abbotsford and Surrey ...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 23, 2022

Southside Church committing $250K to make Christmas brighter for Chilliwack families
CHILLIWACK - Southside Church in Chilliwack has an ambitious but generous plan to make Christmas brighter for single parents and local families who might be struggling to make ends meet this year. Cog...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 23, 2022

Mission Museum undergoing roof repairs
MISSION -The roof of the Mission Museum is currently being restored with cedar shingles that will preserve the historic value of this iconic downtown building for the foreseeable future. The roof rest...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 23, 2022

FVRD says province should address Aboriginal land title claims surrounding proposed gondola, not itself
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board of elected officials will review the proposed Cascade Skyline Gondola, also known as the Bridal Falls Gondola, at its monthly board meeting tomor...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 23, 2022