Category Archives: Fraser Valley

City of Chilliwack reminds homeowners to pay property tax amid looming postal strike
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is reminding homeowners to pay their property tax bills ahead of a looming strike by unionized postal workers at Canada Post. In a social media post Tuesday morning...
Mike VandenBosch May 20, 2025

Chilliwack shopping centre fully leased
CHILLIWACK - A popular commercial shopping centre on Vedder Road in the heart of Sardis is now fully leased. William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services posted on social media last month that Vedde...
Mike VandenBosch May 20, 2025

New records store coming to Chilliwack, hiring employees
CHILLIWACK - A Canada-wide records store selling records and other physical media plans to open a new location in Chilliwack in 2025. According to an email of confirmation from the company itself, Sun...
Mike VandenBosch May 20, 2025

British Columbia to add yet another new area code this week
CHILLIWACK - British Columbia will add a sixth area code to the province in response to the increasing demand for phone numbers. According to a statement Telecommunications Alliance, the new area code...
Mike VandenBosch May 20, 2025

Chilliwack Fair to host double-platinum selling country music star this summer
CHILLIWACK - A double-platinum selling country music artist will light up the stage at this summer's 153rd annual Chilliwack Fair. In a news release Sunday, the Chilliwack & District Agricultural ...
Mike VandenBosch May 20, 2025

'Bench Guy' donates new additions to regional park in Hope, plans to make more
HOPE - If you're ever on one of roughly 34 scenic trails in Hope, B.C., you might eventually find yourself resting on the hard work of one Doug Lasser- also known as "The Bench Guy". Though Lasser has...
Alyssa Conti May 19, 2025

Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday
MONTREAL - Canada Post says it has received strike notices from the union representing some 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week. The Crown corporation say...
Alyssa Conti May 19, 2025

Abbotsford asking resident input on updated community plan
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is calling on residents to help shape the long-term future of their community by updating its Official Community Plan (OCP). "Abbotsforward 2050" is now in its fina...
Alyssa Conti May 19, 2025

Chilliwack clinic accepting new patients as province ramps up health care workforce
CHILLIWACK - Local patients may have one reason to celebrate Family Doctor Day this May 19, as a new physician joins the team at Wayside Medical Clinic in Chilliwack. On Friday, May 16, the clinic ann...
Alyssa Conti May 19, 2025

Vehicle spins into ditch on Chilliwack River Road Monday morning
CHILLIWACK - One vehicle has slid into an embankment after overnight showers brought slick roads on Monday morning, May 19. At around 8:45 a.m., crews were dispatched to the 7000 block of Chililwack R...
Alyssa Conti May 19, 2025