Category Archives: Fraser Valley
Cleared for takeoff: Flight Fest returns to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Hundreds of people lined up at the Chilliwack Municipal Airport late Sunday morning (Aug. 21) for the Chilliwack Flight Fest. With the sun warming up the grounds, people set up lawn chair...
Aug 21, 2022
Retired teacher, UBC graduate to run for Chilliwack school board this fall
CHILLIWACK - Kaethe (KAY-teh) Jones has always been passionate about education, learning and teaching children. Her lengthy teaching career brought her to Northwest Territories, northern B.C., and els...
Aug 21, 2022
Inaugural course in Indigenous film at UFV seeks to dispel First Nations stereotypes
CHILLIWACK - At a time when truth and reconciliation with First Nations communities is top of mind for many throughout British Columbia, a film course offered at the University of the Fraser Valley ho...
Aug 21, 2022
Chilliwack Rotary book sale offers bargains for bibliophiles; proceeds support Rotary scholarships, feeding kids
CHILLIWACK - For over 115 years, Rotary has established itself as a worldwide catalyst for good by working to eradicate polio, and promoting the common good with the ubiquitous motto of "service above...
Aug 21, 2022
Chilliwack Fire extinguishes barn fire near Blue Heron Reserve early Saturday morning
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has extinguished a barn fire that broke out early Saturday morning (Aug. 20) near the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve in Greendale. On August 20, at approxi...
Aug 20, 2022
National real estate association says Chilliwack benchmark housing price now tops $800,000
CHILLIWACK - Sales of homes might be slowing in Chilliwack, but the prices keep ticking up incrementally across British Columbia. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) released data Friday (Aug....
Aug 20, 2022
Learning support teacher Brian VanGarderen announces run for Chilliwack school board
CHILLIWACK - As a learning support teacher who works with students who are deaf and hard of hearing, Brian VanGarderen has a unique vantage point working inside a school classroom. It's a perspective ...
Aug 20, 2022
Chilliwack Mural Festival to showcase 10 new murals today at downtown celebration
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Mural Festival hopes to revitalize the once dreary downtown core with an all-day celebration of art, music, pride, and festivities galore today (Aug. 20). The event runs fr...
Aug 20, 2022
Fire approximately 1.5 hectares in size breaks out near Sasquatch Provincial Park
HARRISON LAKE - A fire has broken out on the east side of Harrison Lake north of Sasquatch Provincial Park and Hicks Lake. The B.C. Wildfire Service reported Friday afternoon (Aug. 19) that the fire i...
Aug 19, 2022
BC Liquor stores to begin alcohol rationing due to BCGEU strike action; beer exempt
CHILLIWACK - If you get your wine and spirits from one of two government-run liquor stores in Chilliwack, you could start to see alcohol rationing effective immediately. British Columbia's Finance Min...
Aug 19, 2022