Category Archives: Post to Social

Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce announces finalists for Business Excellence awards
CHILLIWACK - Johannes Treur's Creekside Cheese + Creamery business, a farm he owns with his wife Julaine, is one of the many Chilliwack-area businesses who have been nominated for the upcoming Busines...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 30, 2022

Cheam Leisure Centre gymnasium to close next week for renovations
CHILLIWACK - It hasn't exactly been the smoothest transition since the YMCA of Greater Vancouver took over as the exclusive operator of the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre i...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 29, 2022

At least 30 Operation Red Nose volunteers to work during New Year's Eve Saturday in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Steve Roukema knows he'll working long hours this coming weekend when the new year arrives. It'll all be for a great cause when he and his roster of at least 30 volunteers gear up for Ope...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 29, 2022

FortisBC monthly gas bills to drop $4/month in 2023
CHILLIWACK - In a year that saw near-record inflation, rising food costs, and seven benchmark interest rate increases, FortisBC is doing the opposite this coming year. The energy provider announced ea...
Dave Barry Dec 29, 2022

Free ice skating Friday morning at the Chilliwack Coliseum
CHILLIWACK - With rising costs everywhere consumers look these days, it's nice to have something free every once in a while. Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl will host his annual New Year's Skating Part...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 29, 2022

B.C. govt. to cap food-delivery fees starting Sunday, January 1
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. government will roll out Canada's first permanent cap on food-delivery companies starting this Sunday, January 1. According to a news release issued early Thursday morning, there...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 29, 2022

Chilliwack RCMP, firefighters respond to fire near Ken's Tire and Wheel Wednesday night
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mounties and Chilliwack Fire Department personnel responded to a fire that erupted sometime Wednesday evening (Dec. 28) in close proximity to Mayor Ken Popove's retail tire sho...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 28, 2022

B.C. govt. to outlaw certain jobs for teenagers starting in January
VICTORIA - The provincial government will introduce new regulations on the types of work that it deems unsuitable for young workers in the new year.Starting January 1, new guidelines take effect that ...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 28, 2022

Chevron near Evans roundabout adds EV charging stations
CHILLIWACK - Motorists wouldn't necessarily expect to find four EV charging plugs at a gas station of all places, particularly when one energy source involves green technology while the other relies o...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 28, 2022

Former Portal homeless shelter on Yale Road possibly burned early Tuesday morning
CHILLIWACK - The former site of the Portal homeless shelter just east of downtown Chilliwack has been boarded up for what seems like an indefinite duration. And while it was never a desirable sight to...
Mike VandenBosch Dec 27, 2022