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Chilliwack Fire dispatched for fire at Island 22 encampment overnight
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched for an apparent trailer fire at the Island 22 homeless encampment early Thursday morning. According to information gathered from Chilliwack resid...
Oct 19, 2023
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Making it easier to fill high-demand jobs
British Columbia is growing, and people are coming from around the world to live in our beautiful province. With a growing population, comes a need for more skilled professionals. Many people who come...
Oct 19, 2023
Former SD33 employee sues Chilliwack school board for censoring, interrupting her at board meeting
CHILLIWACK - The Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) announced Wednesday (Oct. 18) that a lawsuit has been filed against the Chilliwack School District after its board chai...
Oct 18, 2023
Chilliwack RCMP looking for missing 36-year-old man
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP says it is seeking public assistance in locating 36-year-old Daniel McRae, who was reported missing on October 2, 2023. McRae was last seen in Chilliwack on August 28, 202...
Oct 18, 2023
Single-room residential structure, RV go up in flames Tuesday night in Hope
HOPE - It was a busy day of calls for the Hope Fire Department on Tuesday (Oct. 17), highlighted by a blaze involving a single-room residential structure and a nearby RV fully engulfed in flames. Acco...
Oct 18, 2023
AbbyPD Sgt. Paul Walker honoured for leadership, crisis communication during 2021 floods
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police Department Sgt. Paul Walker was a steady hand and trusted communicator during the 2021 atmospheric river events that wreaked havoc in Sumas Prairie and Abbotsford. In re...
Oct 18, 2023
Nicola Valley Hospital ER in Merritt closed for the 18th time in 2023
MERRITT - Merritt residents awoke to familiar news as the hospital was closed for the 18th time this year. That makes up 6 per cent of 2023 with 74 days left in the calendar year. That averages out to...
Oct 18, 2023
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Affordable childcare long way off under NDP
Everyone wants to be able to provide for their families. To put good food on the table, give their children the best possible childhood, go on the occasional vacation, and put a little money away ever...
Oct 18, 2023
Rally to be held today in Lytton to protest lack of building activity since 2021 fire
LYTTON - As a retired school principal, Lytton mayor Denise O'Connor is accustomed to solving problems. But getting the village she represents back up and running after a fire ravaged her community ov...
Oct 18, 2023
City of Chilliwack considering pedestrian bridge to extend Williams St. across Hope Slough into Fairfield Island
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack is inviting prospective companies to potentially bid on a project that would build a pedestrian bridge extending Williams Street across Hope Slough and into Fairfie...
Oct 18, 2023