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Shine Bright Mission folk music festival planned for Friday, March 3 in Mission
MISSION - Shine Bright Mission, a folk music festival that grew out of the pandemic as a way to support neighbours and local businesses, has released its list of performers ahead of the free community...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 04, 2023

District of Kent formally names future aquatics centre
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent and Mayor Sylvia Pranger, who was recently acclaimed as the district's mayor in the October 2022 municipal election, announced this past week that the future regional aq...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 04, 2023

Farmhouse Brewing looks to expand liquor license operating hours
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will review a request this week from Farmhouse Brewing Co. to extend its operating hours from 50 hours to 69 hours a week open six days a week. Item 7.6 on Tuesday...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 04, 2023

Chilliwack RCMP looking for missing teenager, Jayden Stewart
**UPDATE: Crystal Stewart, Jayden's mom, advised Fraser Valley Today at 8:38 p.m. on Friday night (Feb. 3) that Jayden has been found and is home safe. "I can't wait to sleep tonight knowing he's home...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 03, 2023

Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl welcomes withdrawal of Liberals' gun bill
OTTAWA - Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is welcoming Friday's announcement that the federal Liberals have withdrawn an amendment to their gun bill designed to codify a definition of banned assault-sty...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 03, 2023

Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter contributed $1,800 to school board candidates in 2022 election
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter, recently named Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit, opened his wallet to support four candidates who won election to the Chilliwack school board i...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 03, 2023

Man dies following shots fired at Abbotsford drug lab, home invasion
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department has handed over an investigation to IHIT after a home invasion in the 7000 block of Nicholson Avenue in Abbotsford left one man dead. According to a news ...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 03, 2023

Elderly pedestrian killed after jaywalking in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE - Mounties in Maple Ridge are investigating a collision that resulted in the death of an elderly pedestrian Thursday night, February 2. Ridge Meadows RCMP announced Friday that frontline R...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 03, 2023

Mayor Ken Popove spent less than $10,000 in 2022 municipal election, but still won in a landslide
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove didn't need an avalanche of campaign contributions to cruise to a landslide win over challenger Ian Carmichael in the October 2022 municipal election, accordin...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 03, 2023

One Chilliwack City Council candidate raised over $23,000 in 2022 election, but still didn't win
CHILLIWACK - Mike McLatchy nearly outspent all 12 candidates for Chilliwack City Council in the October 2022 municipal election, according to election contribution reports released Thursday (Feb. 2) b...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 02, 2023