Category Archives: Post to Social

BC Transit says several Chilliwack bus routes are impacted Wednesday morning
CHILLIWACK - BC Transit says transit in Chilliwack has been impacted Wednesday morning (Jan. 17) by what it calls employee shortage/illness, but makes no reference to snowy conditions that have blanke...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2024

Truck hits barricade on Hwy. 1/Vedder Road off-ramp in Chilliwack Wednesday morning
CHILLIWACK - Details are minimal Wednesday morning at 6:10 a.m., but Drive BC says a semi truck has hit a barricade in Chilliwack. According to a post on X at 4:40 a.m. from Drive BC, highway maintena...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2024

Winter storm arrives in Chilliwack, bringing ample snow and closing schools
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada nailed it. As promised by the national weather agency, a winter storm arrived shortly before midnight Tuesday and brought several centimetres of snow early Wednesday, r...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 17, 2024

Mission Memorial Hospital emergency department back in action after temporary new location opens
MISSION - Fraser Health Authority says a new emergency department has now opened in a temporary location at Mission Memorial Hospital in the wake of a broken water pipe that ruptured and flooded its e...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024

With $1 million funding boost from city leaders, Chilliwack Search and Rescue officially breaks ground on new rescue hall
CHILLIWACK - Buoyed by a $1 million funding commitment from city leaders, Chilliwack Search and Rescue officially broke ground Tuesday morning (Jan. 16) on its new rescue hall, a project that will tak...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024

Downtown Chilliwack Community Market prepares for 2024 season with vendor callout
CHILLIWACK - The Downtown Chilliwack Community Market Society (DCCM), also known as the Chilliwack Market, is making plans for what it calls a "vibrant" 22-week showcase of local food, art and handmad...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024

Another Chilliwack River Valley homeless camp is being dismantled
CHILLIWACK - Government inaction and complacency spanning several years has led to the presence of unsightly homeless camps throughout the Chilliwack River Valley. To help rectify this environmental e...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024

Environment Canada revises snowfall forecast for Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Chilliwack and the eastern Fraser Valley ahead of a significant snowfall accumulation starting late Tuesday night. According to an...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024

Woman who allegedly robbed a Mission gas station picks a lousy getaway; employee unharmed
MISSION - Mounties with the Mission RCMP detachment say a woman has been arrested in Mission after she allegedly robbed a gas station and threatened to kill the male employee. According to a weekly up...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024

Update at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday: Southbound Coquihalla Highway now open following vehicle recovery, incident
**Update at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday: Southbound Coquihalla Highway is now open between Hope and Merritt following a vehicle recovery and related incident.** Original story below: COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Drive ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 16, 2024