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Acute nursing shortage reduces Chilliwack General Hospital operating rooms to just two a day
CHILLIWACK - An acute nursing shortage at Chilliwack General Hospital is having an adverse impact on the ability of doctors to perform surgeries and could continue for months if not addressed by Frase...
Aug 23, 2022
Realtor, father of 3 to seek seat on Chilliwack school board this fall
CHILLIWACK - Elliott Friesen has a vested interest in seeing his kids in the Chilliwack public school system thrive and prosper. Friesen, a realtor who has lived in Chilliwack for many years and has a...
Aug 23, 2022
'Next year is going to be wild': Abbotsford bridal shop preparing for a busy 2023
ABBOTSFORD - Brides in B.C. are finally saying yes to the dress after years of pandemic pandemonium. One Abbotsford bridal boutique owner said there has definitely been an uptick for bridal appointmen...
Aug 23, 2022
Maze-goers will enjoy T. rex and a chicken design at this year's Chilliwack Corn Maze
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Corn Maze at Greendale Acres isn't short of education and fun this year, as it teamed up with Science World for this year's design-the prehistoric dinosaur and a chicken. O...
Aug 22, 2022
Chilliwack Pride Festival is bigger and prouder this year
CHILLIWACK - It was a burst of colour in downtown Chilliwack, as people made their way to the Chilliwack Pride Festival on Sunday (Aug. 21). Chilliwack Pride Society president, Teri Westerby, said the...
Aug 21, 2022
Cleared for takeoff: Flight Fest returns to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Hundreds of people lined up at the Chilliwack Municipal Airport late Sunday morning (Aug. 21) for the Chilliwack Flight Fest. With the sun warming up the grounds, people set up lawn chair...
Aug 21, 2022
Retired teacher, UBC graduate to run for Chilliwack school board this fall
CHILLIWACK - Kaethe (KAY-teh) Jones has always been passionate about education, learning and teaching children. Her lengthy teaching career brought her to Northwest Territories, northern B.C., and els...
Aug 21, 2022
Inaugural course in Indigenous film at UFV seeks to dispel First Nations stereotypes
CHILLIWACK - At a time when truth and reconciliation with First Nations communities is top of mind for many throughout British Columbia, a film course offered at the University of the Fraser Valley ho...
Aug 21, 2022
Chilliwack Rotary book sale offers bargains for bibliophiles; proceeds support Rotary scholarships, feeding kids
CHILLIWACK - For over 115 years, Rotary has established itself as a worldwide catalyst for good by working to eradicate polio, and promoting the common good with the ubiquitous motto of "service above...
Aug 21, 2022
Chilliwack Fire extinguishes barn fire near Blue Heron Reserve early Saturday morning
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has extinguished a barn fire that broke out early Saturday morning (Aug. 20) near the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Greendale. On August 20, at approxi...
Aug 20, 2022