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Retrieval and removal of abandoned shopping carts costing the City of Chilliwack over $2,200 per month; City to initiate bylaw enforcement against lax supermarkets
CHILLIWACK - The days of countless shopping carts being dumped by homeless people, or utilized as luggage trays by those experiencing homelessness across Chilliwack, may be numbered. Acting on concern...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 15, 2022

Abbotsford-based Vedder Transport reaches labour agreement with its 162 employees in local union; wage increases range from 4.5% to 9.4% in 1st year of deal
ABBOTSFORD - Employees of Vedder Transport Ltd., a regional company founded in 1956 and often synonymous with trucks bearing its namesake that collect milk from Fraser Valley dairies, have reached a t...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 15, 2022

Downtown Chilliwack to undergo lighting improvements; BIA says better lighting could help curb vandalism
CHILLIWACK - The job of slowly but surely revitalizing downtown Chilliwack is a long, arduous one, but it's one that BIA Executive Director Trevor McDonald and his board of directors are always cogniz...
Mike VandenBosch Nov 15, 2022

Chilliwack Mural Festival getting big financial boost from B.C. govt.
CHILLIWACK - It's not unusual for start-up non-profit organizations to have shoestring budgets in their first couple of years, particularly as nascent festivals get off the ground into more stable fin...
Dave Barry Nov 15, 2022

G.W. Graham JV knocks off St. Thomas More 44-37 in playoff thriller
BURNABY - Small plays here and there at just the right time paid off in a big way for the G.W. Graham JV Grizzlies football team on Thursday.G.W. parlayed a 28-point second half performance and severa...
Dave Barry Nov 15, 2022

Electric vehicle charging stations expanding across Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A fully operational electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Tourism Chilliwack centre on Luckakuck Way is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to expanding the EV charging netw...
Dave Barry Nov 15, 2022

Mayor's annual Christmas card contest returns
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford's third annual Christmas Card contest is back with a chance to design the Mayor's 2022 Christmas card.Abbotsford elementary students from kindergarten to grade five, are encour...
Dave Barry Nov 15, 2022

Chilliwack Independent Film Festival set to take centre stage Friday
CHILLIWACK - Six years in the making and the Chilliwack Independent Film Festival (CIFF) is making waves in the industry. With an expanded line-up of events and films, the 2022 festival is poised to b...
Dave Barry Nov 14, 2022

Realtors kick off annual Blanket Drive today
ABBOTSFORD -- The annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive is underway today. The charity drive supports needy families in the Lower Mainland.The 28-year-old campaign is a partnership among the Lower Mainla...
Dave Barry Nov 14, 2022

Lifeguard education grant program working, dozens already signed up
CHILLIWACK - It appears an incentive grant being offered to attract new lifeguards, is having the intended impact.According to the operator of four pools in Chilliwack, 70 applicants have joined the l...
Dave Barry Nov 12, 2022