Category Archives: Post to Social

Popkum Community Trail undergoing boardwalk replacement, could reopen by Jan. 31
POPKUM - Following a request for quotation period that wrapped up in September 2022, work has now begun on upgrading a community walkway in Popkum east of Chilliwack. The Fraser Valley Regional Distri...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 20, 2023

Access to high-speed internet coming to Skwah First Nation in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Construction has begun on a project that will bring high-speed internet to households in six Indigenous communities in B.C., including Sqw (Skwah) First Nation, which encompasses Skwah 4 ...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 20, 2023

MP Brad Vis and family welcome baby daughter
ABBOTSFORD - Member of Parliament Brad Vis, representing the riding of Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, announced Thursday night (Jan. 19) that he and his wife have welcomed a baby daughter. Vis, who wa...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

Serious motor vehicle accident closes Clearbrook Road in south Abbotsford Thursday morning
ABBOTSFORD - A three-vehicle collision Thursday morning on Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford resulted in the closure of the road between Huntingdon Road and King Road. According to a tweet from the Abbots...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

Park board passes motion to advance multi-use biking, pedestrian trail on Vedder Mountain
CULTUS LAKE - Commissioners from the Cultus Lake Park Board, the governing body for Cultus Lake Park, have passed a motion that moves forward the proposal of a multi-use trail that would connect Cultu...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

Abbotsford completes eight projects in 2022, including pool upgrades and bridge replacement, thanks to federal funding
ABBOTSFORD - Federal funding has enabled the City of Abbotsford to complete eight infrastructure projects across Abbotsford in 2022, including an update to the Centennial Outdoor Pool. In a news relea...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

Chilliwack resident and former refugee speaks out on the rights of women in Iran
CHILLIWACK - Since coming to Canada from Iran, Chilliwack resident Ghazaleh Nozamani has sought to better herself and pursue a number of interdisciplinary opportunities in the vocational, political an...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 19, 2023

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Bringing more nurses to B.C.
In my community office, we hear from a lot of people who are concerned about having access to quality healthcare, whether for themselves, their children, or another family member. We have incredible h...
Jan 19, 2023

Construction set to begin this week on Chilliwack Landing parking lot project
CHILLIWACK - Construction is set to begin this week on a project that will see improvements to the parking lot at the city-owned Chilliwack Landing. The City of Chilliwack said on Facebook Wednesday m...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 18, 2023

RCMP dismantles super drug lab in Abbotsford and Surrey, uncovers enough fentanyl for 27 million doses
CHILLIWACK - Three men in British Columbia face a litany of drug-related charges after federal RCMP drug agents raided and dismantled a super drug lab in Abbotsford and Surrey this past week. Accordin...
Mike VandenBosch Jan 18, 2023