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Mission residents may notice an unusual taste or odour in their drinking water
MISSION - The City of Mission has issued a statement saying that some residents may experience an unusual taste or odd smell in their drinking water. In a statement from the municipality Monday (Jan. ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 14, 2025

UPDATE: Chilliwack councillors unanimously support sports field proposal from independent school
UPDATE 6 P.M. TUESDAY: Chilliwack councillors unanimously voted Tuesday afternoon to support a proposal from Highroad Academy to build a sports facility on its property. The application will now be fo...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 14, 2025

City of Merritt budget cut proposal may end 24/7 policing: RCMP commander
MERRITT - The City of Merritt is in the second year of a two-year plan to restock its reserves as it builds back from the 2021 floods. Last year, residents faced a 12.5 per cent tax increase, with the...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

Abbotsford man California-bound after winning six-figure Set for Life jackpot
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford resident Brian Andrus can't resist the allure of the Magic Kingdom after winning the top prize of B.C. Lottery Corporation's Set for Life jackpot.In a news release from BCLC, A...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

Reservations open for spring 2025 camping season in British Columbia
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Parks says campsites at many of its managed facilities can now be reserved for the upcoming spring 2025 camping season. The provincial agency made the announcement Monday (Jan. 13), ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP confirms 'significant damage' at Chilliwack convenience store after attempted break and enter
UPDATE 11:05 A.M. MONDAY: Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Teresa Parsons has confirmed to Fraser Valley Today that police are investigating an attempted break-in to the Unsworth Market. "My unde...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

Man enters business, threatens staff member with gun: Abbotsford PD
ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say they were called to a business on Peardonville Road last week after a man allegedly entered a business needing help with his vehicle before pulling a gun and thre...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

Losing a loved one motivated Chilliwack commercial lender to start a radon mitigation business
CHILLIWACK - With a background in mortgage brokerage, financial planning and investment advising, Chilliwack-area resident Lisa Klee embodies the type of person that would start her own business on to...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

Cultus Lake Park Board could ban resale of Sunnyside Campground reservations
CULTUS LAKE - Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners are set to consider changes to the campground reservation system at Sunnyside Campground that would ban the resale of reservations at the popular sum...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025

Volunteers clean up yet another Chilliwack River Valley homeless camp
CHILLIWACK - In the absence of government action from any regional or provincial agency, nearly a dozen volunteers took time out of their weekend to clean up yet another homeless encampment in the Chi...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 13, 2025