Category Archives: Post to Social

15-year-old Chilliwack motorcycle racer headed to Canadian Superbike Championship series
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack teenager Andrew (AJ) Van Winkle headed down to Florida recently for his spring break, but not for the typical getaway undertaken by vacationing teenagers and their families. In...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 13, 2023

Hope Fire Dept. extinguishes suspicious RV fire on Othello Rd.
HOPE - Six firefighters from the Hope Fire Department were deployed to extinguish a recreational vehicle that caught fire on Othello Road early Thursday morning (Apr. 13). According to a social media ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 13, 2023

Chilliwack Fire Dept. douses fire before it spreads to nearby Nowell St. home
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters from multiple halls responded to the 9100 block of Nowell Street near downtown Chilliwack for a report of a detached garage early Thursday morning, April 13. Accor...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 13, 2023

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Homes for people
British Columbians have made it clear that housing is a top priority. We live in a beautiful and vibrant province, so it's no wonder why people would want to live here. In fact, over 250,000 people ha...
Apr 13, 2023

Abbotsford Police seize drugs, guns and cash from known offender during traffic stop Tuesday
ABBOTSFORD - Given the amount of times they patrol neighbourhoods and the faces they encounter, police just seem to know where the trouble spots are in town and the unsavoury individuals who traffic i...
Apr 12, 2023

AbbyPD arrests man, 38, for robbing a 62-year-old woman at her home
ABBOTSFORD - Major Crime detectives with the Abbotsford Police Department have arrested a 38-year-old man for his alleged role in the robbery of a 62-year-old woman at her Ross Road home earlier this ...
Apr 12, 2023

Chilliwack Tulip Festival opens next week
CHILLIWACK - A cornucopia of spring colour will summon thousands of visitors to the fields of Chilliwack when the 17th annual Chilliwack Tulip Festival returns for its opening day on Wednesday, April ...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 12, 2023

Sardis Secondary to undergo $40 million expansion of 400 seats
CHILLIWACK - B.C. Education Minister Rachna Singh visited Sardis Secondary Wednesday (Apr. 12) to announce a $40 million expansion that will see a 400-seat, two-storey addition to the school and an in...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 12, 2023

Hope resident, residential school survivor wins $1 million Lotto 6/49 prize draw
HOPE - Of all the days to win a lottery prize, it was no prank when Thelma Florence of Hope won the $1 million Lotto 6/49 draw on April Fools' Day on April 1. In a news release from the B.C. Lottery C...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 12, 2023

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: NDP housing figures fail to reflect reality
For six years, this NDP government has been promising to build the housing people in B.C. desperately need. Not only did they commit to construct more units, but they also promised to address the hous...
Apr 12, 2023