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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Breaking down barriers: New anti-racism legislation in B.C.
Everyone deserves to feel welcome and safe everywhere in B.C., and to have equal access to public services. But we know that this is not always the case for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour. Tha...
Apr 18, 2024

9-1-1 dispatcher recruiting event this Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Provincial police say they're looking for confident, considerate people to join their team of 9-1-1 police dispatchers at B.C. RCMP. B.C. RCMP will hold a 9-1-1 police dispatcher recruiti...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 18, 2024

Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl slams federal budget, saying it will only increase inflation and not stop rising costs
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl came out swinging against the 2024 budget tabled Tuesday (Apr. 16) by the federal Liberals, saying the budget still hasn't balanced itself as Prime Minister...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 17, 2024

City of Abbotsford, SD34 sign 30-year deal governing oversight of 4 synthetic turfs in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford and the Abbotsford Board of Education (SD34) have come to terms on a 30-year joint-use partnership that governs the oversight and maintenance of four synthetic turf...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 17, 2024

Burger giant known for square burgers and Frosty desserts set to open soon in Hope
HOPE - It's the last possible stop on Highway 1 to eat and get gas before Lower Mainland motorists make their way through the Coquihalla, Fraser Canyon or Allison Pass on their way to the B.C. Interio...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 17, 2024

Police execute search warrant at Chilliwack apartment as part of multi-agency seizure of drugs, firearms and currency
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say their Drug Section personnel executed a series of search warrants in various cities with the assistance of teams from the Vancouver PD and Lower Mainland RCMP, includi...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 17, 2024

Longtime specialty hardware store in Chilliwack set to close
CHILLIWACK - Al's Supply House north of the highway was synonymous with welding and industrial supplies, helium tanks, a prime location on Yale Road, and a sign beckoning to northbound patrons. But th...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 17, 2024

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: NDP endorses open drug use in B.C. hospitals
Every British Columbian deserves a safe workplace. However, recently our BC United Caucus were provided with a memo, making it clear that the NDP has endorsed street drug use in hospitals. The NDP's r...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 17, 2024

Fire guts home in Fairfield Island Tuesday afternoon in Chilliwack; fire under investigation by RCMP, fire personnel
CHILLIWACK - Multiple fire engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched for a two-alarm blaze at a residence in the 10100 block of Bonavista Street in Fairfield Island Tuesday afternoon...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 16, 2024

IIO asks Crown to consider charges against Abbotsford PD officers after 2 people died in 2022 incident
ABBOTSFORD - The civilian watchdog agency that probes police officer-involved incidents resulting in serious injuries or fatalities has filed a report with the Crown for consideration of charges in co...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 16, 2024