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YOUR PERSPECTIVE: More announcements, no outcomes
This week, Premier David Eby and Minister Bowinn Ma announced investments to "help people and communities better prepare for, mitigate and understand disaster and climate risks." As the MLA for Abbots...
Feb 22, 2023

Chilliwack City Council approves Rosedale cannabis store rezoning
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council approved a rezoning application at its meeting Tuesday night (Feb. 21) that would facilitate the eventual construction of a cannabis store in Rosedale. Council vot...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2023

SD33 trustees inundated with hundreds of emails following recent school board meeting
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Board of Education has been inundated with over 300 emails following a contentious meeting earlier this month in which several speakers had their microphones cut. According...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2023

City of Chilliwack sustains over $160K in vandalism, damage in 2022
CHILLIWACK - Selfish vandals, graffiti "artists" with too much time on their hands, and other crooks made life a little more difficult last year for city employees who would rather be dealing with oth...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2023

RCMP announce charges against 25-year-old Mission man for Heritage Park arsons
MISSION - Mission RCMP announced Monday, February 20 that the B.C. Prosecution Service has approved six charges of arson against 25-year-old Mission man Joseph Kraakman for his alleged involvement in ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2023

Suspects involved in commercial burglary released from custody, await March 14 court date
CHILLIWACK - Three suspects involved in a commercial burglary of a business in the 42200 block of Industrial Way in January have been released from custody and now await a court date in mid-March.Last...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 21, 2023

Abbotsford teen driver has his parent's car impounded
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police are reporting another high speed encounter with a driver in the city.Last week, patrol officers identified a vehicle travelling at 140 km/h along Gladwin Road at Mclure ...
Dave Barry Feb 20, 2023

South Sumas and Vedder intersection work taking longer than expected
CHILLIWACK - It's safe to say the improvements to the busy intersection of Vedder Road and South Sumas Road in Chilliwack are taking longer than expected. The City of Chilliwack wrote in its fourth qu...
Dave Barry Feb 18, 2023

B.C. govt. contributing $62.3 million toward UFV student housing project
ABBOTSFORD - The B.C. government will contribute $62.3 million toward a six-storey student housing project that is expected to break ground this fall on the University of the Fraser Valley campus in A...
Dave Barry Feb 18, 2023

Chilliwack senior defrauded out of $8,800 in bail scam phone call
CHILLIWACK - No less than two days after the Chilliwack RCMP said it was investigating multiple reports about local seniors who have fallen prey to bail scam phone calls, Chilliwack resident Sandra Du...
Dave Barry Feb 18, 2023