Category Archives: Post to Social

Canada Day festivities in Hope to be scaled back a bit due to reduced federal funding; no fireworks planned
HOPE - The manager of recreation services for the Fraser Valley Regional District says Canada Day festivities will be scaled back a bit in the District of Hope due to a much smaller funding allocation...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 22, 2024

FVRD encounters HR challenges as applicants flake out during the recruitment process
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District says it continues to experience challenges around recruitment due to a lack of experienced candidates or people flaking out during the application proc...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 22, 2024

Chilliwack RCMP investigating fire at abandoned house on Williams Street late Friday night
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are investigating a fire that happened late Friday night (June 21) at an abandoned home at 9543 Williams Street, next to Central Pentecostal Church, in Chilliwack. Accordi...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 22, 2024

Pedestrian killed, occupants injured in Cariboo school bus crash Friday
LAC LA HACHE, B.C. - RCMP say a pedestrian was killed at the scene of a school bus that crashed in the Cariboo Friday (June 21).Police and BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) personnel responded to H...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

Update: 1 person deceased after being struck in Lac La Hache
UPDATE AT 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY: A spokesperson for 100 Mile House RCMP (B.C.) says one person has died after being struck Friday. It should be noted no children were deceased as a result of a collision in...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

G.W. Graham varsity football coach Ryk Piché steps down to pursue a new coaching opportunity
CHILLIWACK - G.W. Graham varsity head football coach Ryk Pich has stepped down from his position with the school to join the Valley Huskers program next week. "Super excited for this new opportunity. ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

RCMP looking to ID man who offered fake jewelry and scammed a man and his family
MISSION - Mounties in Mission say they're looking to identify a subject who scammed over $2,000 from a man in the parking lot of a Mission mall last week. According to a news release dated Friday, Jun...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

Potential re-flooding of Sumas Lake more complicated, costly than UBC article states: City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - An engineering firm contracted by the City of Abbotsford has identified significant gaps in a University of British Columbia article that contemplates the re-creation of Sumas Lake. The a...
James Peters Jun 21, 2024 Image Credit: Frontiers in Conservation Science

Victim hospitalized after assault near downtown Chilliwack Canada Post
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener says an individual was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after an assault Thursday (June 20) in downtown Chilliwack. Acco...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024

Apartment fire damages 3 units on Princess Avenue Thursday night: Chilliwack Fire Dept.
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department personnel say an apartment fire broke out Thursday evening just as fire crews were in the final stages of mopping up an earlier fire on Yale Road.According to a...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 21, 2024