Category Archives: Post to Social

Chilliwack realtors meet with MPs, including Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl, in push for national housing roundtable
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack-area realtors and their industry counterparts have been meeting with MPs in Ottawa this past week, including Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl, as real estate professionals across...
Oct 21, 2022

City of Chilliwack has paved 25 roads in 2022, eyes five more before year's end
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack said in a Facebook post Thursday (October 21) that it has substantially completed paving on up to 25 roads. But they're still not done for the year.Weather-permitti...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2022

Abbotsford Police asking for public's help in locating missing 20-year-old man, Andrew Fontaine
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police are asking for the public's help in locating missing 20-year-old Andrew Fontaine. According to Sgt. Paul Walker, media spokesperson for the Abbotsford Police Department,...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2022

COVID-19 outbreak hits Mission Institution as 97 inmates test positive
MISSION - A COVID-19 outbreak has hit Mission Institution, a medium-security facility, where 97 inmates have tested positive for the infectious virus. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) reported...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2022

Abbotsford threatens fines of up to $50,000 for possession of fireworks ahead of Halloween; Chilliwack has similar fines
ABBOTSFORD - In the midst of a months-long drought, and despite the weather forecast calling for rain tomorrow (Oct. 21), the City of Abbotsford isn't taking any chances with the fire danger that fire...
Oct 20, 2022

Cultus Lake Park Board staff recommend commissioner pay remain unchanged following consultant analysis
CULTUS LAKE - Following a comparative analysis conducted by an external consultant, Cultus Lake Park Board staff are recommending that commissioner remuneration remain unchanged except for inflation-r...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 20, 2022

YOUR PERSPECTIVE: Keeping British Columbians safer during earthquakes
Every year in October,The Great B.C. Shakeout is a chance forstudents, workers,and everyoneacross British Columbiato learn the best ways to stay safein the event of an earthquake. Earlier thisweek,our...
Oct 20, 2022

Councillor Sue Knott says goodbye in an emotional farewell to City Hall after 14 years of service to Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Councillor Sue Knott bid an emotional farewell to her colleagues and city staff during her final council meeting Tuesday, as she leaves municipal office following 14 years of public servi...
Dave Barry Oct 19, 2022

City agrees to purchase an estimated 5,500 tonnes of winter road salt ahead of snow season
CHILLIWACK - Whether winter season comes in with a vengeance or a whimper, Chilliwack will be well-equipped for whatever Old Man Winter has up its sleeves. Chilliwack City Council agreed Tuesday (Oct....
Dave Barry Oct 19, 2022

Chilliwack residents invited to weigh in on proposed 2023 budget, and whether City should spend more or less on services
CHILLIWACK - Taxpayers with a vested interest in how Chilliwack spends its budgeted resources, from policing to parks and recreation to fire protection and transportation, are asked to get off the sid...
Dave Barry Oct 19, 2022