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Chilliwack firefighters contain townhouse fire in Promontory Wednesday morning with help from neighbours, bystanders
CHILLIWACK - Swift action by Chilliwack firefighters combined with vigilance from neighbours and timely updates from bystanders were instrumental in keeping a fire from spreading throughout a townhous...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2024

WorkBC in Chilliwack to host Dairy Queen hiring event next week
CHILLIWACK - It might be an ideal job for someone in high school or university, or people with flexible schedules, looking to earn some extra cash. WorkBC in Chilliwack will host a hiring event for th...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2024

Paramount housing project in downtown Chilliwack still accepting tenancy applications
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Community Services says its sparkling new 64-unit housing complex on Yale Road is still accepting and processing applications. Chilliwack Community Services (CCS) wrote on Face...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2024

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: A plan for prosperity over the NDP's legacy of debt
Unprecedented deficits, soaring debt, and nothing to show for it - this is the alarming reality of life in B.C. under the NDP.The 2024 budget unveiled by British Columbia's NDP government is a clear i...
Mar 13, 2024

Chilliwack Hospice Society invites the community to its 6th annual Fashionista Fashion Show
CHILLIWACK - Organizers of an upcoming fashion show in Chilliwack say the runway for the 6th annual Fashionista Fashion Show will be both "classy and a little bit sassy" in support of Chilliwack Hospi...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2024

Chilliwack school trustee denounces censures, says Board of Education did not follow protocol
CHILLIWACK - The ongoing battle between an outspoken school board member and the Chilliwack Board of Education just ascended to new heights. Chilliwack school board member Heather Maahs denounced the ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 13, 2024

UPDATE: Chilliwack pedestrian who was struck by a car has died
**UPDATE Friday at 8:45 a.m.: Chilliwack RCMP have confirmed the pedestrian who was struck earlier this week has succumbed to his injuries.** **UPDATE at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday: Chilliwack RCMP released...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

B.C. truck drivers could face fines of up to $100K and jail time for hitting overpasses
VICTORIA - After 30-plus incidents of commercial vehicles hitting overpasses since 2021, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Rob Fleming announced Tuesday (Mar. 12) that drivers of commercial t...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by a car early Tuesday in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police are investigating after a 52-year-old female pedestrian was struck by a car early Tuesday morning (Mar. 12).According to a news release from Constable Art Stele, AbbyPD ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024

Free ice skating, including free skate rentals, happening over spring break in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack service club that prides itself on having fun and a get-it-done attitude will hold a free family-friendly event over spring break in Chilliwack. The Mount Cheam Lions Club ...
Mike VandenBosch Mar 12, 2024