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YMCA hires more lifeguards for Chilliwack pools, acknowledges staffing challenges
CHILLIWACK - Hiring and retaining enough lifeguards to sufficiently maintain public swim programs and expand swimming lessons has been a goal of the YMCA since it took over as the exclusive operator o...
Aug 18, 2023
‘It was a devastating night:’ McDougall Creek wildfire surges as thousands evacuated from West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA - Thousands have been evacuated from their homes and an unspecified number of properties have been lost as flames from the McDougall Creek wildfire continue to spread through the Okanagan...
Aug 18, 2023
Fire east of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park grows rapidly
CHILLIWACK - The fire east of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park that was first discovered on Sunday and was only two hectares big but grew exponentially in just three days. According to the BC Wildfire ...
Aug 18, 2023
Fire northwest of Boston Bar crosses Hwy. 1, Nahatlatch lookout tower reportedly destroyed
BOSTON BAR - BC Wildfire Service says the Kookipi Creek wildfire northwest of Boston Bar has jumped Highway 1, resulting in the closure of the highway between Hope and Lytton. In a social media post o...
Aug 18, 2023
Free Chilliwack airshow takes flight this weekend
CHILLIWACK - One of Canada's only remaining free airshows will take flight from Chilliwack Airport this weekend. Originally planned as an open house to promote the benefits of the Chilliwack Airport, ...
Aug 18, 2023
Highway 1 closed north of Hope due to wildfire activity
**UPDATE at 9:25 p.m. Thursday night: Highway 1 will remain closed overnight between Hope and Lytton. The next update will be 9 a.m. on Friday, August 18.**Original story below: FRASER CANYON - The Mi...
Aug 17, 2023
Evacuation order issued for Fraser Canyon communities
BOOTHROYD (FRASER CANYON) - The Fraser Valley Regional District issued an evacuation order Thursday night, August 17 for the area of Kookapi Creek along both north and south sides of the Nahatlatch Ri...
Aug 17, 2023
IIO clears Abbotsford PD of any wrongdoing after man seriously injures himself
ABBOTSFORD - The provincial watchdog agency tasked with investigating all officer-related incidents that result in serious harm or death has cleared the Abbotsford Police Department of any wrongdoing ...
Aug 17, 2023
Mission RCMP investigates hit and run of cyclist on Lougheed Highway
MISSION - Mounties in Mission are investigating an incident in which a cyclist was struck by a vehicle and the responsible driver fled the scene. On Wednesday, August 16, at just after 10 p.m., Missio...
Aug 17, 2023
Two more free swims left at Outdoor Rotary Pool in Chilliwack before summer ends
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents are invited to enjoy two more free Saturday swims before the summer ends. As part of the city's 150th anniversary, there will be free swimming this Saturday, August 1...
Aug 17, 2023