Category Archives: Fraser Valley
G.W. Graham expansion complete, giving the school capacity for 1,400 students
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. government announced Thursday (Nov. 17) that a 450-seat addition has been completed at G.W. Graham Secondary School, marking the fourth school in Chilliwack that has been expande...
Nov 17, 2022
Province delivers grants-in-lieu to Abbotsford and Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK/ABBOTSFORD - Residents of 55 B.C. communities, including Abbotsford and Chilliwack, will benefit from approximately $17.3 million in grants-in-lieu of municipal property taxes this year.The...
Nov 16, 2022
Dr. Bonnie Henry rejects mask mandate; province still urges B.C. residents to get vaccinated and boosted
CHILLIWACK - On the same day that Dr. Bonnie Henry ruled out a return to mask mandates, public-health officials continue to urge all British Columbians to get their influenza and COVID-19 immunization...
Nov 16, 2022
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl lauds heroes, farmers and volunteers on 1-year anniversary of B.C. floods and mudslides
CHILLIWACK - On the one-year anniversary of the devastating B.C. floods and mudslides that ravaged the Fraser Valley, including Sumas Prairie and critical farm land west of Chilliwack, Chilliwack-Hope...
Nov 16, 2022
G.W. Graham gears up for playoff home opener Friday against South Delta Sun Devils
CHILLIWACK - Exhibition Stadium in Chilliwack will be a madhouse for all the right reasons come Friday night. Not only is it the home playoff opener for G.W. Graham, but the Grizzlies have a formidabl...
Nov 16, 2022
Youth homelessness spotlighted in outside sleepout night this Friday; Chilliwack has more homeless youth per capita than Abbotsford or Mission
CHILLIWACK - Trevor Bentley has a certain resilience that most young adults have yet to experience. Bentley overcame remarkable challenges as a youth, including seven years in foster care and two year...
Nov 16, 2022
Chilliwack City Council passes motion to probe high gas prices in Chilliwack compared to other Fraser Valley cities
CHILLIWACK - Inquiring minds want to know why Chilliwack's retail gas prices tend to be higher than Abbotsford or other portions of the Fraser Valley, despite Chilliwack being outside of the Metro Van...
Nov 16, 2022
Annual West Coast Christmas Show returns to Abbotsford this weekend
ABBOTSFORD - An annual tradition for the last 15 years will return to the Abbotsford Tradex Centre this weekend with the arrival of the annual West Coast Christmas Show and Artisan Marketplace. The th...
Nov 16, 2022
Retrieval and removal of abandoned shopping carts costing the City of Chilliwack over $2,200 per month; City to initiate bylaw enforcement against lax supermarkets
CHILLIWACK - The days of countless shopping carts being dumped by homeless people, or utilized as luggage trays by those experiencing homelessness across Chilliwack, may be numbered. Acting on concern...
Nov 15, 2022
Abbotsford-based Vedder Transport reaches labour agreement with its 162 employees in local union; wage increases range from 4.5% to 9.4% in 1st year of deal
ABBOTSFORD - Employees of Vedder Transport Ltd., a regional company founded in 1956 and often synonymous with trucks bearing its namesake that collect milk from Fraser Valley dairies, have reached a t...
Nov 15, 2022