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Truck winds up in a ditch along e/b Hwy. 1 west of Chilliwack Wednesday afternoon
ABBOTSFORD - DriveBC says motorists heading eastbound on Hwy. 1 east of Abbotsford Wednesday afternoon can expect delays after a truck wound up in a ditch. According to a brief social media post at 3:...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

BC Highway Patrol seeks dashcam footage in head-on crash that closed tunnel for hours
METRO VANCOUVER - BC Highway Patrol officers are appealing to the public for any dashcam footage leading up to a crash in the Massey Tunnel that shut down traffic for several hours Tuesday afternoon (...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

Cleanup effort planned for popular recreation area east of Chilliwack
FRASER VALLEY - The beauty of Jones Lake, also known as Wahleach Lake, east of Chilliwack remains a sought-after recreational destination for day users, campers and nature lovers alike. But that prist...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

Chilliwack Fire, B.C. Ambulance respond to workplace fall at Chilliwack construction site
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department crews and B.C. Ambulance paramedics were dispatched Wednesday around noon after a tradesman fell from scaffolding at a construction site at Promontory Road and ...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

Chilliwack non-profit park society welcomes applications for its executive board
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Park Society, a non-profit committed to enhancing and promoting the well-being of parks and trails in and around Chilliwack, says it is welcoming applications for its 2024 boar...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

Over 12,000 votes already cast in Chilliwack-area ridings
CHILLIWACK - Over 12,000 voters in two Chilliwack-area ridings have already cast their ballots in advance voting ahead of this Saturday's provincial election.According to Elections BC, 5,881 people fr...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

British Columbia to get another new area code next year
CHILLIWACK - British Columbia is about to get another new area code following a decision by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to meet the growing demand for new te...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

Driver of semi trailer that struck Hwy. 1 overpass west of Chilliwack charged
ABBOTSFORD - BC Highway Patrol says the driver of a semi-trailer towing a modular home has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act after it struck an overpass on Highway 1 west of Chilliwack last wee...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 16, 2024

UPDATE: Chilliwack RCMP confirms missing man has been sadly located deceased
UPDATE THURSDAY AT 6:45 A.M.: Chilliwack RCMP Corporal Carmen Kiener has confirmed in a statement that William Welch, the 43-year-old man who was reported missing on Monday, October 14, has sadly been...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 15, 2024

UPDATE: RCMP say 3 females have been arrested in alleged Fraser Valley stabbing, released on conditions
UPDATE THURSDAY, 1:30 P.M.: Mounties in Surrey say the three suspects who were involved in an alleged stabbing of a woman earlier this month have been identified and arrested. Police say on Wednesday,...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 15, 2024