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Motor vehicle collision between pedestrian, vehicle turns fatal in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is investigating a fatal collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian that happened late Tuesday night on Gladys Avenue in Abbotsford. On Tuesday, S...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 13, 2023

New out of control fire discovered Friday east of Jones Lake (Wahleach Lake)
JONES (WAHLEACH) LAKE - BC Wildfire Service reports that a new wildfire has been discovered east of Jones Lake, also known as Wahleach Lake, east of Popkum and Chilliwack. According to the BC Wildfire...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2023

Trans Mountain says it has restored the Hope Lookout Trail parking lot and trailhead
HOPE - Trans Mountain says it has restored the Hope Lookout Trail to an even better condition as pipeline expansion and related construction activities happened in the area. In a statement on its webs...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2023

Harrison Pumpkin Festival opens Friday, September 29 in Agassiz
AGASSIZ - Fraser Valley residents are invited to celebrate the advent of cooler temperatures, shorter nights, and the arrival of fall by following the seasonal farm trail to Agassiz for the start of t...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2023

'Someone is going to die': City of Merritt protests emergency room closure
MERRITT - Another night, another closed emergency room (ER).Merritt Mayor Mike Goetz, city councillors and locals all gathered in protest of the multiple closures the city has had to endure over the p...
Sep 12, 2023

Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre aquatics centre undergoes several upgrades
CHILLIWACK - YMCA BC, the operator of two city-owned rec centres, says it has implemented a number of upgrades to the aquatics centre at the Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre.The aquatic facility at t...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2023

Cyclist injured in downtown Chilliwack collision Monday, transported via air ambulance
CHILLIWACK - A cyclist was injured and required paramedic assistance, including an air ambulance, after a collision Monday evening (Sept. 11) at the busy intersection of Young and First Avenue near do...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2023

BC RCMP wraps up massive drug lab case that saw 6 convictions, drug seizures of $258 million
SURREY - A BC RCMP federal policing investigation that resulted in the dismantling of one of the largest drug super-labs in BC, and conviction of all 6 suspects, has culminated with the last 2 suspect...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 12, 2023

Cultus Lake, Chilliwack River Valley Fire dispatched for fire east of Chilliwack; BC Wildfire sending attack crew
CHILLIWACK - Volunteer crews from Cultus Lake Fire and Chilliwack River Valley spent a decent amount of time Monday afternoon (Sept. 11) trying to pinpoint and respond to the exact location of a fire ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 11, 2023

Chilliwack Fire dispatched after excavator reportedly clips gas line in downtown Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Three engines (1, 1-2 and 4) from the Chilliwack Fire Department have been dispatched to the 46000 block of Victoria Avenue in downtown Chilliwack after an excavator reportedly clipped a ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 11, 2023