Category Archives: Post to Social

Failed battery charger leads to fire in Agassiz home
AGASSIZ - Quick action by firefighters on Saturday (Dec. 28) afternoon minimized damage from a residential fire in the Harrison Highlands subdivision. The Agassiz Fire Department responded to a call f...
Dave Barry Dec 31, 2024

Free transit service in Abbotsford and Mission to celebrate the New Year
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and the City of Misson have partnered with BC Transit to offer free service after 6pm on New Year's Eve. The move is being made to help residents celebrate the arri...
Dave Barry Dec 31, 2024

Many farm workers to receive wage hike today
CHILLIWACK - Minimum piece rates for hand-harvesting farm crops will increase by 3.9 per cent today (Dec. 31), providing a wage boost to farm workers across the province. The increase applies to 15 ag...
Dave Barry Dec 31, 2024

Rogers activates new cellular towers on B.C.'s Highway of Tears to boost 911 access
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Telecom giant Rogers Communications says it has activated five new cellular towers along British Columbia's Highway of Tears, marking the "substantial completion" of efforts to i...
Dave Barry Dec 30, 2024

B.C. labour board approves service reductions as inland ferry strike escalates
VANCOUVER - Inland ferry services that are crucial to several small communities in southeast British Columbia face being further cut from today as a labour dispute on Kootenay Lake escalates. The West...
Dave Barry Dec 30, 2024

Chilliwack options for Christmas tree disposal
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is reminding residents of ways to responsibly dispose of their natural Christmas trees this holiday season.Through January 10, residents participating in the city's...
Dave Barry Dec 30, 2024

A complaint about a neighbour's cologne tops the list of worst reasons to call 9-1-1 in 2024
CHILLIWACK - A neighbour's stinky cologne and a box of rotten avocados are among the bizarre reasons people called 9-1-1 in 2024, according to E-Comm, which handles about two million emergency calls a...
Dave Barry Dec 30, 2024

Langley RCMP asking public for help in locating missing woman
UPDATE: Langley RCMP say a woman who was reported missing on December 18 has been located. Her name and image have been removed for privacy reasons.
Dave Barry Dec 29, 2024

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of December 29, 2024
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Dave Barry Dec 29, 2024

No injuries as a result of house fire on Tyson Road
CHILLIWACK - A house fire on Tyson Road Friday night (Dec. 27) has left a home uninhabitable.Chilliwack firefighters responded to the blaze in the 5600 block of Tyson Road shortly after 8 p.m. They ar...
Dave Barry Dec 28, 2024