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Supreme Court of Canada sets date for Chilliwack trustee Barry Neufeld's defamation lawsuit
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District Board of Education trustee Barry Neufeld says he has raised over $90,000 since 2018 to fund his legal defamation suit against the former head of the B.C. Teache...
Marcus Gordon Jul 10, 2022

B.C. Hospital Employees Union urges better working conditions, higher wages to address staff shortages at Chilliwack General Hospital
CHILLIWACK - If you ask the union representing more than 50,000 hospital employees across the province, tackling chronic staffing shortages at Chilliwack General Hospital requires more than just money...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 09, 2022

Rogers reinstates service, Interac e-transfers resume
CHILLIWACK - Telecom giant Rogers Communications announced just after 4 a.m. Saturday morning that it has reinstated service for the vast majority of its customers, paving the way for critical e-comme...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 09, 2022

Interac e-transfer, debit outage shuts down e-commerce across Canada into Friday night
CHILLIWACK - The ability to conduct commercial debit and e-transfer transactions came to a screeching halt Friday and lasted into the evening following the nationwide outage of Rogers business and con...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 08, 2022

Health care recruitment a challenge for new Chilliwack Primary Care Centre
CHILLIWACK - When dignitaries and elected officials converged for the grand opening of the Chilliwack Primary Care Centre on May 13, a sense of accomplishment prevailed as a gleaming new health care f...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 08, 2022

Chilliwack Airport celebrates growth with Cascadia Airways, daily flights to 6 B.C. destinations
CHILLIWACK - After over a decade of no scheduled commercial flights, Chilliwack Airport has a new lease on life with Cascadia Airways.Garry Atkins, general manager of Chilliwack Airport, said the welc...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 07, 2022

Chilliwack mayor says supportive housing project about to start near downtown
CHILLIWACK - Getting upwards of 100 people off the street and into stable housing should go a long way towards alleviating homelessness and its corresponding effects in the community. Chilliwack mayor...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 07, 2022

Chilliwack-Kent MLA Paddon cherishes time serving with Premier Horgan
CHILLIWACK - Kelli Paddon has spent less than two years in an official capacity under his tutelage, but the unexpected announcement by B.C. Premier John Horgan last week that he would step down, did l...
Dave Barry Jul 07, 2022

'I don't have anything left': Housing situation precarious for single dad with autistic son
CHILLIWACK - James O'Neill is a single parent who has been struggling to find a long-term rental for himself and his eight-year-old son, Greyson. To make matters a little more complicated, Greyson has...
Marcus Gordon Jul 07, 2022

Still no cause identified in Abbotsford City Hall fire
ABBOTSFORD - The initial investigation into the fire at Abbotsford City Hall, Tuesday morning (Jul. 5) has been completed, according to Fire Chief Tom Dodd.Chief Dodd said the investigation is current...
Marcus Gordon Jul 06, 2022