Category Archives: Post to Social

Update at 8:45 p.m., Friday: Power restored for most customers in Chilliwack after motor vehicle incident
CHILLIWACK - Over 2,400 customers in Chilliwack lost power Friday night due to a motor vehicle accident, but by 8:45 p.m., most of those customers have had their electricity restored. According to BC ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 28, 2025

Chilliwack-Hope representative Mark Strahl kicks off re-election campaign
CHILLIWACK - The current Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Hope is seeking re-election, and he's officially kicking off his campaign this weekend.In a statement released Monday, Mark Strahl announce...
Alyssa Conti Mar 28, 2025

Overnight closures planned on Highway 1 near Langley for bridge sign removal
LANGLEY - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit is urging drivers to plan ahead as crews remove an overhead sign on Highway 1 eastbound near the 264th Street interchange late tonight, March ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 28, 2025

New Abbotsford long-term care facility set to go to public hearing Monday
ABBOTSFORD - After some consultation with the public, a 200-bed long-term care facility could soon be built near the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. At the March 11 Council meeting, Ci...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 28, 2025

Police seize phones, meth during week-long lockdown in Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ - The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has now announced the end of a lockdown in Mountain Institution that was put in place last week. On March 21, a lockdown began at the medium-security...
Alyssa Conti Mar 28, 2025

Thrifty Boutique fashion show struts back into Chilliwack for 7th year
CHILLIWACK - Models of all shapes, ages and sizes will be hitting the catwalk at Evergreen Hall again for the Thrifty Boutique's annual Fashionista Fashion Show. While last year's show went "classy an...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 28, 2025

UPDATE 5:20 p.m. THURSDAY: Mayor Ken Popove issues statement about WHL franchise coming to Chilliwack
UPDATE, 5:20 P.M. THURSDAY: Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove has issued a statement about the WHL: "I recently shared a personal opinion on our local radio station, and acknowledge that my comments may hav...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 27, 2025

Highway 1 lanes in Hope to close for sinkhole repairs Thursday night
HOPE - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says Highway 1 will be reduced to one lane eastbound and one lane westbound at Flood Hope Road (exit 165) starting Thursday night to remediate a ...
Alyssa Conti Mar 27, 2025

Chilliwack MLAs to hold emergency town hall on Bill 7, which would grant Premier Eby sweeping powers
CHILLIWACK - As business groups begin to push back on a proposed bill that would grant the B.C. government cabinet sweeping powers to respond to tariff threats from foreign governments, Chilliwack-Cul...
Alyssa Conti Mar 27, 2025

Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA welcomes residents to her new constituency office
CHILLIWACK - Roughly five months after she captured nearly 55 per cent of the vote in last year's provincial election, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake 'a:lya Warbus welcomed the community to her constituency o...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 27, 2025