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Coastal Fire Centre to implement complete campfire ban starting Thursday
CHILLIWACK - Effective this Thursday, June 8,, campfires will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre covering all of the Lower Mainland, Chilliwack and east of town. The B.C. Wildfire Servic...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2023

Chilliwack Chiefs to prioritize B.C. player development amid new BCHL emphasis
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chiefs said Tuesday (June 6) they will continue to prioritize the development of hockey players raised in British Columbia in the midst of a push by the B.C. Hockey League ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2023

Trained divers to clean up Cultus Lake June 24 during Cultus Lake Day festivities
CULTUS LAKE - During the hundreds of dives he has undertaken at Cultus Lake, Chilliwack resident and skilled free diver Steve Clegg has uncovered everything you could possibly imagine from the bottom ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2023

Chilliwack Curling Club to offer indoor pickleball in air-conditioned setting
CHILLIWACK - Playing a game of pickleball can sure work up a sweat in any setting or environment, let alone being outdoors in Chilliwack as one of the warmest places in Canada. That's why an announcem...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2023

Beavers from 1st Abbotsford Scouts collect clothing and donate money to Ground Zero Ministries
ABBOTSFORD - Beavers from 1st Abbotsford Scouts who were working towards their North Star award did more than fulfill a requirement for a service project. The Abbotsford-area youth collected 562 pound...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2023

RCMP makes 26 arrests for retail theft, arrests one guy twice in 90 minutes
SURREY - A collaborative effort by Surrey RCMP, Transit Police and Delta Police has resulted in 26 arrests and the recovery of thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise during a one-day operation in ...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 06, 2023

Cultus Lake boy who nearly drowned is breathing on his own, expected to live
CHILLIWACK - The 3-year-old Cultus Lake boy who suffered a near-drowning last Thursday (June 1) at Cultus Lake is now breathing on his own and is expected to live. In an online update posted Monday, A...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2023

Uber to debut Tuesday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - In the midst of a transit strike that has lasted nearly three months and the B.C. government's inability to resolve the ongoing labour impasse between First Transit and CUPE 561 bus drive...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2023

Car, semi crash causes slowdown on eastbound Hwy. 1 in Chilliwack Monday
**Traffic is now clear as of 4:32 p.m.** CHILLIWACK - A semi truck and a passenger sedan collided Monday afternoon, slowing eastbound Highway 1 traffic near the Evans Road overpass. According to foota...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2023

Community gardens have been planted at Ruth & Naomi's in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Ruth and Naomi's is welcoming a community garden at its housing facility in Chilliwack thanks to the generosity of a Lower Mainland seed company. "We are thrilled to announce that the gar...
Mike VandenBosch Jun 05, 2023