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All of Ashcroft, parts of Cache Creek placed on evacuation alert
ASHCROFT, B.C. - The entire village of Ashcroft and the Ashcroft Indian Band are on evacuation alert Friday (July 19), thanks to the approaching Shetland Creek wildfire.Ashcroft Mayor Barbara Roden si...
Dave Barry Jul 19, 2024

Chilliwack Fire Department opens recruitment for paid on-call firefighters
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department has announced its Paid On-Call (POC) Firefighter Recruitment has begun for its next Recruit Training Program. Residents are invited to join the ranks of fir...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 19, 2024

Shetland Creek wildfire doubles in size to 12,000 hectares; travel advisory in place on Highway 1
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - The Shetland Creek wildfire has more than doubled in size over the past 24 hours. In an update Friday (July 19) morning, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) lists the wildfire north ...
Dave Barry Jul 19, 2024

Fraser Health services impacted by global cyber outage
CHILLIWACK - B.C.'s health system has been impacted by a global cyber disruption that has produced widespread IT outages. In a message on its website, the Fraser Health Authority says the health syste...
Dave Barry Jul 19, 2024

Hope Bottle Depot set to vacate its current premises
HOPE - The Hope Bottle Depot will close its doors this week at its current location on 6th Avenue and make the move to a new facility around the corner. Mickey Ho, director of communications and stake...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

B.C. Solicitor General to visit Chilliwack for $100/person fundraiser with Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth will visit Chilliwack next week for a political fundraiser with Chilliwack NDP MLA Dan Coulter. Farnworth, who was first elected as MLA for Port Coqu...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

City of Chilliwack seeks feedback on Community Accessibility Plan
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack says it is seeking feedback toward its goal of creating a Community Accessibility Plan, through an online survey and in-person engagement sessions happening this su...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

Tony Award-winning musical "Spamalot" to run July 19-28 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre
CHILLIWACK - "Spamalot" director Steffi Munshaw has a personal connection to the Tony Award-winning musical set to take the stage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre later this week. "I grew up watching...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP arrest wanted Ontario man
CHILLIWACK - Two men wanted on criminal warrants in Ontario were apprehended by Chilliwack RCMP and Prince George RCMP officers, respectively, through a collaborative effort involving multiple law enf...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024

Chilliwack River Valley residents douse trailer fire near Riverside Campground that almost spread to nearby forest
CHILLIWACK - In what could have been a much worse scenario if left unattended, Chilliwack River Valley resident Derrick Kramer says he and another neighbour, Brian Smith, extinguished a potential fore...
Mike VandenBosch Jul 18, 2024