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SD33 hiring for uncertified teachers on call, bus drivers and custodians; 88 job openings with SD33 right now
CHILLIWACK - It's not everyday that living wage jobs within Chilliwack become available, particularly those involving a public agency that typically pays robust, competitive wages. But labour shortage...
Nov 19, 2022
B.C. residents to receive $100 Hydro one-time credit; businesses to get $350-$500 credit
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Hydro emailed its customers Friday evening (Nov. 18) with further information about the $100 cost of living credit, following the installation of David Eby as the 37th premier of Bri...
Nov 18, 2022
FVRD reviewing plan to build almost 300 homes in tiny Lake Errock, population 343
LAKE ERROCK - The look and feel of a small picturesque waterfront community west of Agassiz could be permanently altered from a proposal to build nearly 300 homes just north of Highway 7 in FVRD Elect...
Nov 18, 2022
Chilliwack RCMP visible in the community in meaningful ways this past week
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP Regional Detachment in Chilliwack were visible in the community for a number of important events this past week.The busy week featured road safety ...
Nov 18, 2022
Chilliwack drug stores short on children's pain meds; foreign supply to hit Canadian shelves next week
CHILLIWACK - A trip to your local Shoppers Drug Mart or London Drugs in Chilliwack might reveal completely empty shelves when it comes to finding children's pain medication for your loved ones. Accord...
Nov 18, 2022
Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley
AGASSIZ - An out-of-season wildfire has put residents of a rural area on the edge of Agassiz, under evacuation alert. The District of Kent has declared a state of local emergency and says the blaze on...
Nov 18, 2022
Chilliwack Chiefs captain and Vegas Golden Knights prospect Abram Wiebe selected to BCHL All-Star Tournament
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Chiefs captain and Vegas Golden Knights prospect Abram Wiebe can add another accolade to his portfolio. The Chilliwack Chiefs announced Thursday (Nov. 17) that Wiebe has been s...
Nov 17, 2022
G.W. Graham expansion complete, giving the school capacity for 1,400 students
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. government announced Thursday (Nov. 17) that a 450-seat addition has been completed at G.W. Graham Secondary School, marking the fourth school in Chilliwack that has been expande...
Nov 17, 2022
Province delivers grants-in-lieu to Abbotsford and Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD - Residents of 55 B.C. communities, including Abbotsford and Chilliwack, will benefit from approximately $17.3 million in grants-in-lieu of municipal property taxes this year.The...
Nov 16, 2022
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl lauds heroes, farmers and volunteers on 1-year anniversary of B.C. floods and mudslides
CHILLIWACK - On the one-year anniversary of the devastating B.C. floods and mudslides that ravaged the Fraser Valley, including Sumas Prairie and critical farm land west of Chilliwack, Chilliwack-Hope...
Nov 16, 2022