Category Archives: Post to Social

Sardis Falcons blank Salmon Arm in Rick Klassen Game to make it two wins in a row
CHILLIWACK - It wasn't an offensive spectacle by any means, but it's hard to argue with the outcome after the Sardis Falcons shut out Salmon Arm 6-0 Friday (Sept. 13) in the annual Rick Klassen Game a...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 16, 2024

Lower Mainland non-profit grocery says 40% of client families' income earmarked for groceries
VANCOUVER - A Lower Mainland not-for-profit grocery outlet says data from customers shows that some families living on or below the poverty line are spending about 40 per cent of their total budget on...
Dave Barry Sep 15, 2024

Highway 5 in Kamloops closed in both directions due to accident, fuel spill
KAMLOOPS - RCMP say a fuel spill closed Highway 5 in both directions about three kilometres north of Rayleigh, late Saturday. Police spokesperson Cpl. Brett Urano said a tanker truck's trailer flipped...
Dave Barry Sep 15, 2024

Non-profit UGM opens women's recovery centre in South Langley
LANGLEY - A Lower Mainland mission officially opened its new 57-acre women's refuge in South Langley this weekend. A ceremony on Saturday marked the transfer of the Cedar Haven Women's Recovery Centre...
Dave Barry Sep 15, 2024

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of September 15, 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...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 15, 2024

Air Canada, pilots reach tentative deal, averting strike
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing more than 5,200 of its pilots. The news of a preliminary deal came just days ahead of a potential work stopp...
Dave Barry Sep 14, 2024

Abbotsford cidery seeks unused apples from producers to raise funds for local search and rescue
ABBOTSFORD - An initiative is once again seeking unused apples to brew cider to fund vital rescue gear for Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue (CFVSAR). Last year, Abbotsford-based Taves Estate Ci...
Dave Barry Sep 14, 2024

New trucks to replace aging vehicles at 3 Fraser Valley fire departments
ABBOTSFORD - A trio of Fraser Valley-area volunteer fire departments will soon receive new fire trucks after regional politicians approved a plan to replace aging vehicles. Proposals from Abbotsford-b...
Dave Barry Sep 14, 2024

Pole fire disrupts power for hydro customers near Roseberry Road in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Close to 100 B.C. Hydro customers were affected by an outage Friday night after a power pole caught fire in Chilliwack. Chilliwack Fire says they were called out just before 9:30 p.m. to ...
Dave Barry Sep 14, 2024 Image: BC Hydro / Google Maps / Some hydro customers were affected by an outage Sept. 13 after a power pole caught fire in Chilliwack.

FVRD to issue notice alerting potential buyers of outstanding fines on Mission Property
ABBOTSFORD - Fraser Valley's regional politicians have approved a bylaw officer's recommendation to warn potential purchasers of unpaid fines via the land title office for a building once intended to ...
Dave Barry Sep 14, 2024