Category Archives: Fraser Valley

Iranian New Year celebration Sunday at Pioneer Park in Yarrow
CHILLIWACK - With no rain in the immediate forecast for Sunday, the Chilliwack community is invited to celebrate Norouz, the Iranian New Year, on Sunday, March 19 from noon to 4 p.m. at Pioneer Park i...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2023

1st annual Chilliwack Rotary Climate Fair, trade show and job expo set for April 15-16
CHILLIWACK - UFV professor Dr. Carin Bondar and horticultural specialist Brian Minter headline an extensive list of speakers set to participate in the first annual Chilliwack Rotary Climate Fair happe...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2023

Chilliwack financial advisor says parents are missing out on free govt. grants
CHILLIWACK - There's no catch and there's no hidden agenda when it comes to signing up your child between the ages of 6-8 for a Registered Educational Savings Plan. Like he did years ago in an intervi...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 18, 2023

Bannister Auto Group contributes six-figure cheque to downtown Chilliwack housing project
CHILLIWACK - The Bannister Auto Group of Chilliwack has made a significant donation towards the largest project in the nearly 100-year history of Chilliwack Community Services (CCS). In a Facebook pos...
Dave Barry Mar 18, 2023

MLA Paddon hopes new housing west of Young Rd. will address backcountry homeless camps
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Kent MLA Kelli Paddon hopes the advent of 49 supportive housing units and 42 permanent shelter beds on property just west of Young Road in Chilliwack will make a dent in the on...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 17, 2023

Second-degree murder charges laid in random Vancouver stabbing
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Police Department says a suspect has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man in Chinatown, following a five-week investigation by VPD personnel."This vio...
Mar 17, 2023

Bus strike starts Monday in Chilliwack, Abbotsford; HandyDART to operate at essential levels only
CHILLIWACK - After three days of failed negotiations, CUPE 561 released a statement Friday morning (Mar. 17) saying that it will launch a full walkout starting on Monday. The walkout means there will ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 17, 2023

Valley Huskers announce commitment of G.W. Graham senior linebacker
CHILLIWACK - The Valley Huskers football club in Chilliwack announced this week that G.W. Graham senior linebacker Aiden Parks, who played in all 12 games during the Grizzlies' memorable run to the pr...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 17, 2023

SD33 Board of Education censures trustee Heather Maahs
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Board of Education has censured school board trustee Heather Maahs for a violation of the trustee code of conduct. The censure occurred at a special in-camera meeting of th...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 17, 2023

B.C. Transit downplays impact of new multinational owners of First Transit
CHILLIWACK - As another bus strike looms in just four days from now, the provincial Crown agency responsible for the delivery of transit services outside of Greater Vancouver says it has confidence in...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 16, 2023