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City of Chilliwack could spend millions to rebuild Main Street in downtown core
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack intends to move ahead with an extensive plan to rebuild a multi-block section of Main Street in downtown Chilliwack with an estimated price tag of $5.5 million. Acc...
Apr 09, 2026 Main Street in downtown Chilliwack. (Image Credit: Google Maps.)
UPDATE: Missing 37-year-old man from Seabird Island found
Update 8:57 a.m. Saturday, April 11: Hope RCMP says the 37-year-old man from Seabird Island near Agassiz, who was reported missing on April 7, has now been located safe and sound. All identifying info...
Apr 09, 2026 RCMP. (Image Credit: File photo, Pattison Media.)
UPDATE: Out of control wildfire east of Merritt now exceeds 500 hectares
UPDATE: The wildfire has since grown to 550 hectares, according to the BC Wildfire Service website. Original story: MERRITT - A 50-hectare wildfire that ignited east of Merritt on Wednesday has since ...
Apr 09, 2026 A fire east of Merritt has grown significantly in the past 24 hours. (Image Credit: BC Wildfire Service.)
B.C. conservation officers issue minimal tickets in Mission backcountry over Easter long weekend
MISSION -Judging by how many tickets were issued, recreational users in the Mission area were mostly compliant with rules and regulations around backcountry usage over the Easter long weekend. Personn...
Apr 08, 2026 Conservation Officer Service personnel. (Image Credit: Conservation Officer Service.)
Masked males deploy pepper spray during attempted robbery at Maple Ridge mall: RCMP
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge say two masked male suspects deployed pepper spray after attempting to rob a Maple Ridge business at a shopping mall on Lougheed Highway Monday afternoon.Accordin...
Apr 08, 2026 RCMP. (Image Credit: RCMP.)
New Chilliwack bookstore opens its doors
CHILLIWACK - Hundreds turned out for a ribbon cutting and grand opening of Chilliwack's newest bookstore in late March, made possible by a multitude of Fraser Valley supporters, several contractors, a...
Apr 08, 2026 New Chilliwack bookstore at 45802 Luckakuck Way. (Image Credit: RBS via Tera Procee.)
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Strengthening primary care access for a growing British Columbia
Last week, Premier David Eby announced that we've connected over 600,000 people to a family doctor or nurse practitioner since 2023, with more than 4,000 people being matched every single week. Thanks...
Apr 08, 2026 A file image of health care workers assisting a patient in an examination area. (Image Credit: Pattison Media)
Drunk driver arrested at rural Hope-area home after fleeing traffic stop at high rate of speed
HOPE - Mounties in Hope say a drunk driver has been arrested at a rural home between Chilliwack and Hope after he fled from police during a traffic stop last week.According to a recap for the week of ...
Apr 08, 2026 File photo, RCMP. (Image Credit: Derrick Kramer.)
Chilliwack on-call teacher reprimanded for inappropriate behaviour in Grade 5 classroom
UPDATE: A Chilliwack School District spokesperson has confirmed that the teacher mentioned in this story is still employed by SD33, according to an email of confirmation from communications manager Am...
Apr 08, 2026 Chilliwack School District. (Image Credit: Mike Vanden Bosch)
Police warn of uptick in reports of parking lot gold scams in Chilliwack, Hope: RCMP
CHILLIWACK/HOPE - A spokesperson for the Upper Fraser Valley RCMP detachment in Chilliwack is reminding the public to be wary of parking lot gold scams in which con artists try to sell fake goods and ...
Apr 08, 2026 File photo showing fake gold jewellery from a July 2024 police investigation in Hope. The suspect in this incident was arrested and charged with fraud-related offences for trying to sell fake gold at Hope-area parking lots. (Image Credit: Hope RCMP.)