Category Archives: Post to Social
Residential subdivision of 14 lots proposed for 4.6-acre parcel on Thompson Road in Popkum
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board of directors gave first reading Thursday night (Jan. 26) to a bylaw that would rezone property located at 9868 Thompson Road in Popkum, in prepar...
Jan 27, 2023
Chilliwack BIA planning merchants-only meeting on safety and security on March 1 at the Coast Hotel
CHILLIWACK - The Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association has scheduled a merchants-only meeting for Wednesday, March 1 for tenants and business owners on safety and security. BIA executiv...
Jan 27, 2023
District of Kent says it will contribute $6.4 million towards new Lets'emot Regional Aquatic Centre
AGASSIZ - The District of Kent says it will contribute $6.4 million towards the estimated $20 million cost of building the Lets'emot Regional Aquatic Centre. According to minutes from its meeting on M...
Jan 27, 2023
Abby PD reports missing 57-year-old woman has been found deceased
ABBOTSFORD - After repeated efforts by the Abbotsford Police Department to locate her earlier this month, the search for a missing 57-year-old woman in Abbotsford has come to a tragic end. The Abbotsf...
Jan 26, 2023
Neighbour south of 200-unit project wonders if redevelopment of Chilliwack Mall caused settlement at Knight Rd. apartments
CHILLIWACK - As Chilliwack City Council this past week reviewed a development variance permit for a project that would build 200 units at the Chilliwack Mall on Luckakuck, secondary concerns emerged s...
Jan 26, 2023
B.C. govt. announces new Plant and Animal Health Centre to be built in the Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - The B.C. government announced Thursday (Jan. 26) it is identifying locations in the Fraser Valley to build a new Plant and Animal Health Centre to provide diagnostic services that support...
Jan 26, 2023
Abbotsford Police issue huge fines, impound van after man drives 95 kms over the speed limit
ABBOTSFORD - A Fraser Valley motorist with a lead foot and an impatient disposition is significantly lighter in the wallet after an incredibly reckless display of speeding earlier this week. The Abbot...
Jan 26, 2023
Council to ask province to do its own curfew checks, not RCMP as Chilliwack Mounties do now
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Bud Mercer minced no words when it comes to the provincial government expecting the RCMP, a federal police force, to conduct curfew checks in Chilliwack. Mercer, a 3...
Jan 26, 2023
YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Prioritizing housing in British Columbia
It's no secret that available and affordable housing are a priority for British Columbians. I hear about it in my office everyday, as do my colleagues, and that's why it's a priority for our governmen...
Jan 26, 2023
SD33 trustee hopes to enshrine parental and guardian rights policy
CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack school board trustee hopes to introduce a parental and guardian rights policy at an upcoming board meeting as early as next month. In a note on her public trustee account on ...
Jan 25, 2023