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Chilliwack School District grappling with bus route cancellations amid bus driver shortage
CHILLIWACK - There just aren't enough qualified bus drivers available in Chilliwack and throughout British Columbia to effectively meet the demand for transporting students. That's according to a memo...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 11, 2023

B.C. govt. buys property in Hope to preserve affordable housing
HOPE - The B.C. government announced Wednesday (Oct. 11) that it has purchased a 40-unit, three-storey complex in Hope so that families and individuals can remain in their rental homes without being a...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 11, 2023

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Eby’s decriminalization U-turn a stunning admission of failure
David Eby and the BC NDP have a knack for implementing policies without thinking through the consequences. Case in point: their reckless experiment with drug decriminalization. It's a saga that has le...
Oct 11, 2023

Volunteers rescue stranded salmon in the Fraser Canyon
LILLOOET- Water levels on the Fraser River are extremely low this year after a long drought-filled summer.Record-low water levels in the Fraser River in recent months have made it nearly impossible fo...
Oct 10, 2023

Missing Alberta teen with ties to Chilliwack has been safely located: Calgary Police Service
CHILLIWACK - A 13-year-old teenager from Alberta who was reported missing earlier this week and had ties to Chilliwack has been located. According to a statement from Calgary Police Service Thursday m...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2023

Excavator burns in open field on Chilliwack Lake Road Tuesday
CHILLIWACK - Multiple engines from the Chilliwack Fire Department were dispatched after an excavator caught fire and was fully engulfed in flames Tuesday (Oct. 10) just before noon. The fire broke out...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2023

Conservation officers notified about bear seen climbing fence at Stitó:s school in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Personnel from the BC Conservation Officer Service have been notified about a bear that was seen climbing over a fence at Stit:s L:lm Tot:lt elementary-middle school near the Vedder River...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2023

Man convicted of assaulting a police officer, discharging a firearm dies at Agassiz prison
AGASSIZ - Correctional Service Canada says a man who was convicted of assaulting a police officer, obstructing a police officer and discharging a firearm has died at Kent Institution, a maximum-securi...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2023

20th anniversary of Around the Lake Give 'R Take 30 trail race this Saturday at Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - The 20th anniversary of a popular endurance run that circumnavigates Cultus Lake will happen this Saturday, October 14 when over 300 runners hit the ground running for the annual Around t...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2023

Understanding green waters, Sqwá First Nation of Chilliwack looks at water quality monitoring
CHILLIWACK - The Hope Slough, also called the Hope River, features thick algae and a green hue that is similar to the vegetation that grows along its shoreline. It meanders through the city of Chilliw...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 10, 2023