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Feds contribute $4.4 million to improve HVAC system at Abbotsford Recreation Centre
ABBOTSFORD - The federal government will invest $4.45 million to make improvements to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at the Abbotsford Recreation Centre. In a news release from t...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Enbridge makes substantial donation to fund new Agassiz aquatic centre
AGASSIZ - Enbridge has made a five-figure donation towards the remaining fundraising amount of $3.5 million needed to substantially cover the estimated $21 million cost of the forthcoming Lets'emot Re...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Remains found in suitcase at Ross Lake, south of Hope, are those of a Canadian
ROSS LAKE, WASHINGTON - Human remains found last year inside a suitcase at Ross Lake in Washington state, accessible through a road south of Hope, are those of a Canadian. RCMP Staff Sgt. Kris Clark a...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

Update: Only 2-4 cms of snow forecast for Thursday; frigid wind chills of -18 arrive tomorrow
**Update at 7:48 p.m.. Wednesday: Environment Canada is only forecasting 2-4 centimetres of snow to fall Thursday in Chilliwack. Wind chills will hit -18 Thursday afternoon and as low as -20 Thursday ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 10, 2024

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Cellphone ban would enhance school engagement
This week, B.C. students returned to the classroom after the winter break. As a parent, I find that this time is often bittersweet - I will miss the extra time with my kids and the special family memo...
Jan 10, 2024

Chilliwack School of Performing Arts presents Disney's Descendants: The Musical Jan. 10-21
CHILLIWACK - The talented artists from the Chilliwack School of Performing Arts (CSOPA) will reprise the cast of Disney's Descendants: The Musical starting Wednesday, January 10 through Sunday, Januar...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 09, 2024

Mother of murdered Fraser Valley woman makes emotional appeal for help
SURREY - The mother of a 21-year-old Surrey woman who was found deceased in a Surrey parking lot in July 2022 is appealing to the public for help in locating witnesses to help advance the investigatio...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 09, 2024

Crash on Coquihalla Highway Monday kills motorist, hospitalizes passenger
MERRITT - Mounties in Merritt are investigating a fatal crash on the Coquihalla Highway Monday (Jan. 8) in which the southbound driver of a Ford F150 crossed the center median ditch and struck a semi ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 09, 2024

School, post office closed in Boston Bar due to power outage, weather conditions
BOSTON BAR - Fraser-Cascade School District has closed the Boston Bar Elementary-Secondary School due to the BC Hydro power outage that has left 551 customers without power in the rural Fraser Canyon ...
Jan 09, 2024

Update: Power could be restored by 12:35 p.m. for 195 Yarrow-area customers who lost power
Update at 9:49 a.m.: Power could be restored by 12:35 p.m. for 195 Yarrow-area customers who lost power Tuesday morning. Original story below: CHILLIWACK - As exceptionally blustery winds batter Chill...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 09, 2024