Category Archives: Post to Social

Longtime educator and former school principal to run for Chilliwack school board
CHILLIWACK - Some candidates for public office in this fall's municipal election don't have a picture or a slogan on their signs. For what's it worth, Chilliwack resident and longtime educator and adm...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 21, 2022

'We need to start having these tough conversations' Abbotsford mayoral candidate Manjit Sohi
ABBOTSFORD - Manjit Sohi is running for mayor of Abbotsford, and he is confident his experience will mitigate positive change-especially where affordable housing is concerned. "Our city is growing, ou...
Marcus Gordon Sep 20, 2022

Quick thinking from resident extinguishes fire; no injuries reported
CHILLIWACK - On Monday, September 19th, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 46000 block of Camrose Avenue.Light grey smoke emitt...
Sep 20, 2022

Chilliwack City Council to vote on liquor store application at Cottonwood Mall; food court area to be renovated
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will deliberate today (Sept. 20) over an application that would rezone a section of the Cottonwood Mall from a shopping centre to a liquor store and renovate the e...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 20, 2022

Chilliwack City Council to vote on development permit application for new PedalSport bike shop
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack City Council will consider a development permit application for a proposed bike shop, Pedal Sport Bicycle, not far from its current location. Councillors are scheduled to vote ...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 20, 2022

Abbotsford Block Party brings food trucks, live entertainment, and more
Abbotsford - The aroma of food wafted through the air as thousands made their way to the Abbotsford Block Party at the Abbotsford Exhibition Park over the course of the weekend. Jason Faria is the own...
Marcus Gordon Sep 20, 2022

Amber Alert issued for child believed to be taken from B.C. Children's Hospital
CHILLIWACK - Police have issued an Amber Alert for a 3-year-old boy, who is suspected of being abducted. Phaivanh Correia Chanthabouala was last seen at B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver. The chil...
Dave Barry Sep 20, 2022

Mission Terry Fox Run sees first in-person event in 2 years
Mission - The 42nd annual Terry Fox Run returned to an in-person event after a two-year pandemic pause in Mission's Fraser River Heritage Park.Runners hit the pavement Sunday morning, in an effort to ...
Dave Barry Sep 18, 2022

Public comment period closes for proposed Cascade Skyline Gondola east of Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - A 45-day public comment period has now closed for a proposed sightseeing passenger gondola that might one day transport guests to an elevation of 1,200 metres above the Fraser Valley. The...
Mike VandenBosch Sep 18, 2022

Totem pole in memory of the late Chief Richard Malloway to be rededicated this week at Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - The late Richard Malloway was a trailblazing pioneer in every sense of the word. Chief Richard "Th'elchiyatel" Malloway lived his lifetime as a dairy farmer in the Sardis district with hi...
Marcus Gordon Sep 18, 2022