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Generous donation funds new NICU ventilator at Abbotsford Regional Hospital
ABBOTSFORD - A gift from an area foundation has enabled Abbotsford Regional Hospital to acquire a new ventilator for its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). According to a news release from the Frase...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 18, 2024

Regional aquatic centre officially breaks ground in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Without further delay, dignitaries have broken ground on the forthcoming regional aquatic centre in Agassiz. According to an X (Twitter) post from Agassiz-area MP Brad Vis, a groundbreaking ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Chilliwack Chiefs acquire 6'3" goalie Owen Bresson
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs have acquired a 17-year-old goalie who arrives in Chilliwack with a strong save percentage from his previous days with the BCHL affiliate in Victoria.The Chiefs anno...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Chilliwack councillor salaries nearing $50K/yr.; Mayor's salary increases likewise in 2023
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack city councillors earned nearly $50,000 in 2023, excluding expenses, and Mayor Ken Popove's salary exceeded $130,000, according to the latest city data. According to the Schedul...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Park Board commissioner pay increases, but remains lowest of Chilliwack-area elected officials
CHILLIWACK - Salary information released by the Cultus Lake Park reveals that commissioners received a bit more pay in 2023 compared to the previous year, and are the most modestly paid of all Chilliw...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Petition launched to clean up Chilliwack River Valley, remove area elected official
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack River Valley resident Derrick Kramer has launched an online petition that calls for better environmental standards in the Chilliwack River Valley as well as the removal of an e...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Seasonal bus service to Cultus Lake returns to Chilliwack in less than 2 weeks
CHILLIWACK - Seasonal bus service transporting residents between Vedder Crossing (Keith Wilson and Vedder) and Cultus Lake is returning to Chilliwack in less than two weeks.According to a news release...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Fraser Valley churches in Chilliwack court this week to argue Dr. Bonnie Henry granted preferential treatment
CHILLIWACK - The Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom says Fraser Valley churches will be in court this week and next week to argue that B.C.'s top doctor engaged in preferential tr...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 17, 2024

Serious rollover involving trailer slows Highway 1 in Chilliwack Sunday afternoon
**Update: Drive BC says a vehicle recovery will happen tonight after 9 p.m., following today's incident involving a trailer.** CHILLIWACK - A vehicle incident involving a rollover slowed westbound Hig...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 16, 2024

Update: Chilliwack Fire Chief says fire at medical office did not spread to building interior
**Update Monday morning at 8:45 a.m.: Chilliwack Fire Andrew Brown says 30 firefighters from five halls responded to a structure fire on Hodgins Avenue at noon Sunday (June 16). Chief Brown says initi...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 16, 2024