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Mission Terry Fox Run sees first in-person event in 2 years
Mission - The 42nd annual Terry Fox Run returned to an in-person event after a two-year pandemic pause in Mission's Fraser River Heritage Park.Runners hit the pavement Sunday morning, in an effort to ...
Sep 18, 2022
Public comment period closes for proposed Cascade Skyline Gondola east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A 45-day public comment period has now closed for a proposed sightseeing passenger gondola that might one day transport guests to an elevation of 1,200 metres above the Fraser Valley. The...
Sep 18, 2022
Totem pole in memory of the late Chief Richard Malloway to be rededicated this week at Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - The late Richard Malloway was a trailblazing pioneer in every sense of the word. Chief Richard "Th'elchiyatel" Malloway lived his lifetime as a dairy farmer in the Sardis district with hi...
Sep 18, 2022
Adopt a River cleanup event this Sunday, Sept. 25, backed by the City of Chilliwack, FVRD and local non-profit society
CHILLIWACK - Junk and unsightly debris seem to accumulate in the Chilliwack/Vedder River without fail. Thanks to the work of dedicated local volunteers, however, over 115 tonnes of taste have been col...
Sep 18, 2022
Cheam Leisure Centre pool to re-open Monday, Sept. 19 for lane swimming only
CHILLIWACK - Sardis families who are eager to get their kids back in the Cheam Leisure Centre pool will have to exercise a bit more patience.The Chilliwack YMCA, now the exclusive operator of two city...
Sep 17, 2022
Cops for Cancer Tour de Valley features four constables from Chilliwack and Agassiz RCMP; will bike through Chilliwack Friday, Sept. 23
CHILLIWACK - It all began when one police officer sought to make a positive difference in the lives of cancer patients. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, Cops for Cancer began in 1997 with one...
Sep 17, 2022
Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre pool to gradually re-open tomorrow, September 17
CHILLIWACK - Following a week of pool closures as the result of the YMCA takeover as the exclusive operator of the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre, there's good news for peo...
Sep 16, 2022
Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirms a Chilliwack commercial poultry farm has tested positive for an H5 strain of avian flu
CHILLIWACK - A commercial poultry farm in Chilliwack has been placed under quarantine for 10 days by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency after it tested positive for avian flu. The CFIA confirmed Frid...
Sep 16, 2022
Construction underway on renovation of Abbotsford Police Department headquarters, as city now has 157,000 residents
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department headquarters are about to get a fresh new look in an expanded building to better suit their needs and the needs of a city with well over 150,000 people. The C...
Sep 16, 2022
Longtime Chilliwack resident and community advocate Ian Carmichael to challenge Ken Popove in mayoral race
CHILLIWACK - Ian Carmichael is a firm believer in working for better. It's not only his campaign motto but a theme that describes Chilliwack as a fast-growing community. "Our city is at a cross roads....
Sep 16, 2022