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Opening of supportive housing building in Chilliwack, west of Young Road, delayed until 2024
CHILLIWACK - The opening of a new supportive housing building and related shelter about one block west of Young Road in Chilliwack has been delayed several months until 2024. According to an email Thu...
Sep 21, 2023
Chilliwack School District still finalizing 700 bus registrations in 3rd week of new school year
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District transportation department continues to process an estimated 700 bus registrations still outstanding in the third week of the 2023-24 school year. According ...
Sep 21, 2023
UBCM delegates reject motion that would allow unvaccinated healthcare workers back in BC
VANCOUVER - Delegates at the Union of BC Municipalities conference in Vancouver have rejected a motion Thursday morning (Sept. 21) that would call on the provincial government to repeal the vaccine ma...
Sep 21, 2023
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Supporting communities with growth
This past week I was joined by colleagues as we met with local organizations, business owners and people across Langley and Cloverdale to hear about the incredible work they do, and the challenges the...
Sep 21, 2023
Former Yarrow resident, Henry Rempel, donates $229 million in property to Mennonite Central Committee to help the poor
CHILLIWACK - Henry Rempel has returned a rather large favour to the organization that assisted him and his family when they fled the Soviet Union and came to Canada as refugees in the 1920s, settling ...
Sep 21, 2023
Coyote put down by Conservation Officer Service after 9 people were bitten in Mission
MISSION - The BC Conservation Officer Service says conservation officers have put down a coyote in response to incidents in Mission. In an update Wednesday (Sept. 20), BC COS says a coyote in the vici...
Sep 21, 2023
Abbotsford march draws 600-1,000 participants; no arrests or injuries reported: AbbyPD
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford version of the "1MillionMarch4Children" drew nearly two times as many people as the Chilliwack demonstration. According to an email sent to Fraser Valley Today Wednesday af...
Sep 20, 2023
Chilliwack Fire, BC Ambulance respond after pedestrian reportedly hit by car Wednesday morning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire, BC Ambulance Service and Chilliwack RCMP were dispatched Wednesday morning after a pedestrian was reportedly struck by a red SUV vehicle at the intersection of First Aven...
Sep 20, 2023
Hundreds gather in downtown Chilliwack for demonstration, including some counter-protesters
CHILLIWACK - With repeated chants of "leave our children alone" punctuating a boisterous backdrop, hundreds of people gathered in downtown Chilliwack Wednesday morning (Sept. 20) for what was billed a...
Sep 20, 2023
Nick Taylor Charity Classic at Cultus Lake Golf Course raises funds for great causes
CULTUS LAKE - It was a win-win on multiple fronts for participants of Thursday's Nick Taylor Charity Classic at Cultus Lake Golf Course, sponsored by Algra Brothers. Not only did Mother Nature coopera...
Sep 20, 2023