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Chilliwack Mayor Popove says he's gotten a ton of feedback over the new curbside collection rollout
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says he's gotten the memo loud and clear from Chilliwack residents about the new curbside collection rollout and its apparent shortcomings, but hopes residents...
Pattison Media May 14, 2026 Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove. (Image Credit: City of Chilliwack.)

Chilliwack RCMP looking to ID SUV as possible witness in serious assault on Wells Road
CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are appealing to the public for help in identifying an SUV that was observed traveling near the location of a serious assault on Wells Road in Chilliwack earlier th...
Pattison Media May 14, 2026 Based on their investigation thus far, Chilliwack RCMP Serious Crime Unit members believe the occupants of this vehicle may have seen or heard something significant and could provide critical information. (Image Credit: RCMP.)

Chilliwack Board of Education approves 8 recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment, capacity
CHILLIWACK - After two-plus months of consultation with parents and families, the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday night approved eight recommendations aimed at balancing enrolment and capacit...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Chilliwack School District. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch.)

UPDATE: Fire near Harrison Hot Springs now being held
UPDATE #2, 5:10 P.M. THURSDAY: The BC Wildfire Service now says the 2-hectare fire near Harrison Hot Springs is being held. UPDATE: As of 4:27 p.m. Wednesday, the fire within view of Harrison Hot Spri...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Wildfire near Harrison Hot Springs. (Image Credit: Rhonda Ryrie via Facebook.)

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Preserving local theatres
If you're from a community with a small, local movie theatre, you know that they are charming hubs of local culture. Whether you lined up for hours to see a brand-new film released, saw a screening of...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 File image of buttered popcorn at a theatre. (Image Credit: Momentsintime, Dreamstime)

Update: Power restored for most Chilliwack residents after major outage Wednesday morning
UPDATE, 10:40 A.M.: Power has now been restored to most of the customers impacted by the outage. There are about 39 customers near Young Road and Cleveland Avenue (east of Central Elementary) still wi...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Power outage Wednesday morning in Chilliwack. (Image Credit: BC Hydro.)

46-year-old man wanted by police, refuses to turn himself in: Mission RCMP
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are hoping someone in the Fraser Valley can help them locate a 46-year-old man who was previously charged with theft under $5,000, assault, threats and breach of his rele...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Wanted man. (Image Credit: Mission RCMP.)

West Harrison campsites to fully reopen this week
WEST HARRISON - The company that manages several campgrounds west of Harrison Lake says all of its campgrounds will be open for the Victoria Day long weekend, following a multi-site closure in late Ap...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Image: Recreation Sites and Trails BC / Wood Lake.

Campfire ban lifted ahead of the May long weekend
COASTAL FIRE CENTRE - The BC Wildfire Service says a campfire ban that was implemented earlier this month has been lifted just in time for the May long weekend. According to a statement on its social ...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Image: Dreamstime. (Image Credit: Dreamstime.)

Environment Canada issues warning for motorists traveling on the Coq from Hope to Merritt today
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Environment Canada says motorists traveling on the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt should expect strong winds as a vigorous trough crosses B.C.'s Southern Interior tod...
Pattison Media May 13, 2026 Highway 5 at the Great Bear Snowshed, looking north, Wednesday morning, May 13. (Image Credit: DriveBC.)