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Lights, camera, Abbotsford: film festival returns to the big screen for the 3rd time
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Film Festival is slated for August 26 and 27 at The Reach Gallery Museum. The festival is a two-day event showcasing a selection of short films and documentaries from the F...
Dave Barry Aug 12, 2022

RCMP looking for missing person, Pamela Olsen
CHILLIWACK - RCMP is seeking the public's assistance in locating 27-year-old Pamela Olsen.Olsen is described as:Caucasian female5 ft. 4 inches (162 cm)125 lbs. (56 kg)Long brown hairBrown eyesShe has ...
Dave Barry Aug 11, 2022

Skwah First Nation free store helps alleviate food insecurity
CHILLIWACK - A free store run in the Skwah First Nation community is offering support for people who need it. Raylene Mumford, who is the health director, said the store first opened its doors in Augu...
Dave Barry Aug 11, 2022

Ambitious siblings set up shop to sell handmade bracelets in Abby neighbourhood
ABBOTSFORD - On a bright, sunny Thursday morning (Aug. 11), four siblings set up shop outside their Abbotsford home to sell handmade bracelets. Denise Reid, who was supervising with one-year-old Blais...
Marcus Gordon Aug 11, 2022

TEDxChilliwack speaker gets global attention
CHILLIWACK - On August 5, Taylor Aller's talk, entitled "What if you have more than one passion?", was chosen to be shared with the global TED audience. TEDx Talks featured the New Westminster entrepr...
Dave Barry Aug 11, 2022

City of Abbotsford wins flag contest
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has won the Canada's Best Municipal Flag contest. The contest, launched by Municipal World, a magazine publication, said their team had selected 64 municipal flags ...
Marcus Gordon Aug 10, 2022

'We want him home' Family of missing fisherman devastated as the search to bring him home continues
CHILLIWACK - The family of missing fisherman, Dustin Williams, is heartbroken as the search continues for their loved one. "I'm devastated. It's the worst feeling a mother can ever have," said Zelda W...
Dave Barry Aug 10, 2022

Pacific Autism Family Network launching free social programs for families in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Pacific Autism Family Network in downtown Chilliwack has developed six free programs for families in the community that have a loved one on the spectrum. . Hannah Vannery is the Frase...
Dave Barry Aug 10, 2022

Fisherman, Dustin Williams, missing in Fraser River
CHILLIWACK - On Sunday, Aug. 7 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Agassiz RCMP received a report of a missing man after a boat capsized in the Fraser River near Kilby.Agassiz RCMP and Kent Harrison Search an...
Dave Barry Aug 09, 2022

Summerland killings linked to Abbotsford double fatal crash
ABBOTSFORD - Two bodies that were discovered in a burned-out vehicle Saturday morning (Aug. 6) on Garnet Valley Road in Summerland, have been tied to a deadly crash that claimed the lives of two other...
Dave Barry Aug 09, 2022