Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Neufeld files campaign finance disclosure form late, but avoids being banned from the next election
CHILLIWACK - Former Chilliwack school board trustee Barry Neufeld has filed what could be his last campaign finance disclosure form following the October 2022 municipal election that saw him defeated....
Mar 01, 2023
Former Chilliwack teacher, principal banned from running in the next school board election
CHILLIWACK - Elections B.C. pulls no punches when it comes to requiring municipal candidates for public office to file their campaign finance disclosure paperwork on time, or even by the late filing d...
Mar 01, 2023
Homeless camps growing again after B.C. govt. ignores them, doesn't fund Chilliwack cleanups
CHILLIWACK - The 2023 B.C. budget as tabled yesterday by MLAs may have rightfully set aside $867 million over three years for mental health and addictions services. But when it comes to funding cleanu...
Mar 01, 2023
Bus service resumes Wednesday in Chilliwack, Hope, Agassiz and Abbotsford
CHILLIWACK - Following a two-day strike in which regular bus service in Chilliwack was suspended due to job action from CUPE Local 561, transit will resume full operations in Chilliwack, Abbotsford, A...
Feb 28, 2023
Chilliwack RCMP investigating fire at vacant Second Ave. home
CHILLIWACK - Investigators with the Chilliwack RCMP were on scene Tuesday afternoon after an early-morning fire required 25 firefighters from four firehalls to respond to the 46200 block of Second Ave...
Feb 28, 2023
IIO clears Abbotsford police officer of any wrongdoing in April 2021 crash
ABBOTSFORD - B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office (IIO) has determined the actions of an Abbotsford police officer were not responsible for a crash or the injuries suffered by an 18-year-old woman...
Feb 28, 2023
Chilliwack RCMP to get bold and cold for "Polar Plunge" at Cultus Lake Thursday
CHILLIWACK - Icy-cold temperatures at Cultus Lake are no match for a group of gutsy officers and staff from the Chilliwack RCMP detachment, along with their supporters. Members of the RCMP, staff and ...
Feb 28, 2023
Garrison Bistro owners say farewell to their loyal customers
CHILLIWACK - Another restaurant ownership in Chilliwack is saying goodbye to its loyal customers, after over a decade of operating a classy establishment in Garrison. Garrison Bistro, owned by Greg an...
Feb 28, 2023
Man dies outside housing complex east of downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A Caucasian male, possibly unhoused, was found deceased outside an apartment complex on Williams Street/Road north of Yale Road in Chilliwack over the weekend. According to a Chilliwack r...
Feb 28, 2023
FVRD board asks staff to prepare bylaw on potential fireworks ban; First Nations exempt
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors has approved a motion that would direct staff to prepare a report on the implementation of a bylaw prohibiting the sale and discharg...
Feb 28, 2023