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Chilliwack voters welcome five incumbents back and a fresh new face to City Council
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack voters have welcomed back all five incumbents who ran for re-election and a fresh new face as their six city council members. With all polls reporting Saturday night at 10:12 p...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 15, 2022

Abbotsford sends nearly all incumbents back to City Council
ABBOTSFORD - Voters in Abbotsford have bucked a provincial trend by returning almost every incumbent back to council chambers in the 2022 municipal election.Ross Siemens won the mayor's seat easily wi...
Dave Barry Oct 15, 2022

Ken Popove overwhelmingly wins a second term as Chilliwack mayor over challenger Ian Carmichael
CHILLIWACK - Mayor Ken Popove has won a second term in a landslide victory, according to election results released Saturday night. With 25 of 25 polls reporting, Popove received 12,028 votes, or nearl...
Dave Barry Oct 15, 2022

Siemens wins mayor's seat in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Ross Siemens is the new Mayor of Abbotsford. Siemans captured more than 60 per cent of votes in Saturday's (Oct. 15) municipal election. Manjit Sohi finished a distant second among the fo...
Dave Barry Oct 15, 2022

Chilliwack's Steve Saccomano presents $100K donation to Chilliwack autism group on behalf of Saccomaniacs Agriculture for Autism and RBC
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents Steve and Antoinette Saccomano have a personal connection to the autism community, a cause they've come to embrace with a big heart and a relentless passion. Steve an...
Dave Barry Oct 15, 2022

G.W. Graham looks unstoppable in 48-7 win over Kelowna at Exhibition Stadium
CHILLIWACK - G.W. Graham quarterback Lucas Feaver didn't miss a beat, and neither did his teammate Yapo Conteh, who turned into a human highlight film.Conteh, the Grizzlies standout running back and d...
Dave Barry Oct 15, 2022

Ongoing damage to Gill Road costs City over $40,000 alone in 2022; Councillor Kloot says city leaders want a regional park near there
CHILLIWACK - Ongoing damage and vandalism to the newly installed roadblocks and barriers at the northern end of Gill Road have cost the City of Chilliwack over $25,000 this year alone.Back on July 28,...
Dave Barry Oct 14, 2022

Chilliwack RCMP investigate home invasion near 8700 block of Chilliwack Mountain Road
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP and its Emergency Response Team are investigating a targeted home invasion that happened Friday morning on the north side of town near the 8700 block of Chilliwack Mountai...
Dave Barry Oct 14, 2022

Chilliwack RCMP plans to ticket all motorists who bypass red-light stop signs on buses, provided there's enough video evidence
CHILLIWACK - Gone are the days when motorists could wantonly ignore the red-light stop signs and illuminated arms that activate when school buses unload passengers, thereby endangering students in the...
Dave Barry Oct 14, 2022

Proposed daytime wellness shelter won't be a permanent fixture in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The proposed daytime wellness shelter that Chilliwack City Council voted to authorize at its last meeting on October 4 won't be a permanent fixture in Chilliwack, no matter where it will ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 14, 2022