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CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of August 25, 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 Aug 25, 2024

Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal
OTTAWA - The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work after a bitter contract dispute shut down the country's two major railways.The decision from the Canada Industria...
Dave Barry Aug 24, 2024

Weekend rain dampening B.C. wildfire activity as active blazes numbers drop
VANCOUVER - Rain and cool weather in southern British Columbia is dousing wildfire activity in the province, but firefighters are urging vigilance despite the drop in the number of active blazes. The ...
Dave Barry Aug 24, 2024

Mission and Maple Ridge open new supportive housing sites
MISSION - Two new supportive housing sites have opened in the Fraser Valley, providing critical assistance to people experiencing homelessness, including those with complex mental-health and addiction...
Dave Barry Aug 24, 2024

Rainfall Warning issued for Chilliwack, Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has issued a Rainfall Warning for the Fraser Valley, including Chilliwack and Abbotsford.The national weather agency forecasts heavy rain with a total accumulation of up...
Dave Barry Aug 23, 2024

B.C. crews move to 'mop up' stage on many wildfires, drought persists in the north
British Columbia's wildfire service says rain and cooler temperatures have helped crews turn the corner on a number of larger blazes, especially in the south. The latest bulletin from the service says...
Dave Barry Aug 23, 2024

Boston Bar water system to undergo system interruption next week: FVRD
BOSTON BAR- The Fraser Valley Regional District says it will be conducting leak detection on the Boston Bar water system overnight on Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29, 2024. As part of the...
Dave Barry Aug 23, 2024

Multiple sections of Vedder Rotary Trail in Chilliwack to close for flood protection work
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says several sections of the Vedder Rotary Trail will be closed starting next week through to October for provincial flood recovery work. In a news release Thursday...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 22, 2024

Mayor Ken Popove breathes huge sigh of relief after mandatory train whistling ends in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says he's more than relieved that Transport Canada has lifted its previous order mandating train whistling and reduced train speeds through a stretch of Chilli...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 22, 2024

Chilliwack MLA Kelli Paddon touts provincial funding for critical infrastructure project in Harrison Hot Springs
HARRISON HOT SPRINGS - Chilliwack MLA Kelli Paddon is touting a provincial funding allocation of over $700,000 for water infrastructure upgrades in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. "I know that re...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 22, 2024