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Eastbound Highway 1 closed east of Chilliwack due to fire west of Hope; detour via Highway 9 and 7
CHILLIWACK - Drive B.C. has announced Sunday morning (Sept. 11) that eastbound Highway 1 east of Chilliwack is now closed due to the Flood Falls Trail fire from Highway 9, Exit 135, to Highway 3. Driv...
Sep 11, 2022
Fire near Hope has spread to near exit 160, Hunter Creek Rd. and St. Elmo Road, as evacuation alert extends to Laidlaw
FLOOD HOPE - The Flood Falls Trail fire has now expanded westward to near Exit 160 along Highway 1, the Hunter Creek Road and St. Elmo Road exit, as smoky skies smother Chilliwack and the Fraser Valle...
Sep 10, 2022
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl congratulates Pierre Poilievre on successful CPC leadership bid
CHILLIWACK - With the support of over two-thirds of local Conservative Party of Canada members in Chilliwack-Hope who voted for the eventual winner, Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is congratulating hi...
Sep 10, 2022
Fire west of Hope doubles in size to 65 hectares in one day; air quality advisory issued for entire Lower Mainland; 43 firefighters battling
HOPE - As smoky skies blanket all of Chilliwack today and create unhealthy breathing conditions throughout the city, the inferno some 45 kilometres east of downtown Chilliwack has now doubled in size ...
Sep 10, 2022
Pools at Cheam Leisure and Chilliwack Landing Centres to close Monday, Sept. 12 temporarily as YMCA takes over city leisure centres
CHILLIWACK - In conjunction with the switchover from Recreation Excellence to the YMCA as the new municipal operator, the pools at the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre will b...
Sep 10, 2022
Chilliwack businessman, Rotarian to run for Chilliwack City Council
CHILLIWACK - If candidates are measured by their relentless zeal for all things Chilliwack, like diving in and getting your hands dirty so to speak, Chilliwack businessman Mike McLatchy might fit the ...
Sep 10, 2022
Lum, the highest vote-getter in 2018, to seek fourth and final term on Chilliwack City Council
CHILLIWACK - He waited until the last day to officially submit his candidacy paperwork, but incumbent Councillor Jason Lum is just as ready and eager to serve his constituents for another four years o...
Sep 10, 2022
Flood Falls Trail fire west of Hope grows to 50 hectares, prompts evacuation alert from Hope, FVRD
FLOOD HOPE - The fire that broke out late Thursday night (Sept. 8) west of Hope has now grown to 50 hectares, prompting an evacuation alert Friday evening from the District of Hope and the Fraser Vall...
Sep 09, 2022
Filing period closes as Chilliwack candidates for mayor, city council and school board launch campaign
CHILLIWACK - The fall municipal election will feature an interesting array of Chilliwack candidates vying for mayor, city council, and school board. Not only will Mayor Ken Popove have a challenger, 1...
Sep 09, 2022
Chilliwack RCMP ask for help in locating missing teenager, who hasn't been heard from after attending Motley Crue concert
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are currently looking for a 19-year-old Indigenous male who went missing after attending a Motley Crue concert earlier this week. Chilliwack RCMP are asking for the public...
Sep 09, 2022