Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Over 1,100 Hydro customers in Cultus Lake without power Wednesday afternoon
Update: Power has since been restored to Cultus Lake customers Wednesday evening. Original story below: CULTUS LAKE - Over 1,100 customers in Cultus Lake are without power Wednesday afternoon followin...
Dec 21, 2022
Canada Post advises of further mail delivery delays in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The clock is ticking ahead of Christmas, but wintry weather has impacted Canada's Post ability to deliver Christmas packages to their Fraser Valley destinations. Canada Post wrote on soci...
Dec 21, 2022
Province to suspend power requests from cryptocurrency operations in B.C. through 2024
VICTORIA - The B.C. government announced Wednesday that B.C. Hydro will suspend electricity-connection requests from cryptocurrency mining operations for 18 months in an effort to preserve British Col...
Dec 21, 2022
Christmas light drive-through displays accentuate the holiday spirit in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - While the weather has indeed been frightful the past few days, it's all the more reason for Chilliwack families to experience the beauty of festive Christmas light displays in the warmth ...
Dec 21, 2022
City of Chilliwack says its public works crews worked all night following latest winter storm
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack said on Twitter Wednesday that its public works crews have not stopped working on clearing roads ever since the latest winter storm dropped over 20 centimetres of s...
Dec 21, 2022
Federal funding of $1.4 million to launch 6.5 kms of greenway in Mission
MISSION - The City of Mission announced Monday (Dec. 19) that it is the grateful recipient of $1.4 million in federal funding to launch a 6.5-kilometre greenway route on 7th Avenue. The $1,431,480 fun...
Dec 21, 2022
City's 2023 Financial Plan adds more RCMP officers and firefighters, with 4.48% property tax increase
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack plans to beef up on its roster of public safety personnel in its 2023 Financial Plan, accompanied by an anticipated property tax increase of 4.48 per cent in the co...
Dec 21, 2022
Abby PD searching for missing 34-year-old man
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 34-year-old Abbotsford man. Police have identified the man as Cornelius Thiessen, who was last seen ...
Dec 20, 2022
Abandoned homeless camp on Chilliwack Lake Road poses an environmental mess, eyesore
CHILLIWACK - Volunteers with the Chilliwack/Vedder River Cleanup Society are accustomed to hauling away hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pounds of metal, debris and garbage from the shoreline of the ...
Dec 20, 2022
Canada Post suspends mail delivery in Chilliwack due to inclement weather
CHILLIWACK - If you're expecting a time-sensitive package or Christmas gift through Canada Post, you'll need to wait just a little bit longer. Canada Post issued a red delivery service alert at 11:29 ...
Dec 20, 2022