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Former Chilliwack resident and high-risk sex offender wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after leaving his Vancouver halfway house
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police are on the lookout for a high-risk sex offender who was released from Kent Institution in Agassiz on Thursday (Aug. 25) but left his halfway house in Vancouver just hours ...
Marcus Gordon Aug 26, 2022

Federal government to pump over $900K into improving Othello Road east of Hope; Coquihalla Highway to be repaired by this fall
HOPE - The Othello area east of Hope, home to a vicinity that includes the famous Othello Tunnels at Coquihalla Canyon Provincial Park, incurred significant damage following the unprecedented atmosphe...
Aug 26, 2022

Chilliwack Chiefs name Abram Wiebe of Mission as their 33rd team captain
CHILLIWACK - It's an honour that carries an incredible amount of responsibility and leadership weight to it, but Chilliwack Chiefs defenceman Abram Wiebe of Mission has shown he's capable of rising to...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 26, 2022

Vancouver-area border guards intercept massive cannabis stash leaving Canada as CBSA seeks to disrupt criminal rings
CHILLIWACK - It might be legal to consume cannabis on the domestic market, but it remains illegal to export it without permission from the Government of Canada due to the criminal organizations that r...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 26, 2022

Pattison Media acquires two Manitoba radio stations
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-based Pattison Media, the parent company of 89.5 JR Country and Fraser Valley Today in Chilliwack, announced today that it has acquired two radio stations in Manitoba. Pattison Med...
Aug 26, 2022

Legalized single-event sports betting explodes in B.C. on government-backed website PlayNow.com
CHILLIWACK - British Columbians are gambling in surprising numbers on a government-backed website advertised through the B.C. Lottery Corporation. Tomorrow (Aug. 27) marks the one-year anniversary of ...
Aug 26, 2022

Chilliwack Sunflower Festival shows solidarity by hosting Ukrainian Day
CHILLIWACK - Ukraine's national flower is the sunflower, and what better way for Chilliwack's very own Sunflower Festival to show its solidarity with the eastern European nation?Kate Onos-Gilbert, own...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 26, 2022

8 home invasions in 5 months at licensed marijuana grow-ops in Abbotsford, police say
ABBOTSFORD - AbbyPD has responded to eight home invasions at licenced medical marijuana grow operations within the City of Abbotsford over the course of five months.According to a statement released b...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 25, 2022

Chilliwack RCMP investigate machete attack near A.D. Rundle
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP are investigating after a 37-year-old male suffered injuries from a random machete attack near A.D. Rundle Middle School in Chilliwack early Thursday morning (Aug. 25).Sho...
Aug 25, 2022

Fires break out near Greendrop Lake and east of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park
CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Wildfire Service is reporting an outbreak of small but active fires near Greendrop Lake, and in an area east of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park. According to the B.C. Wildfire Se...
Mike VandenBosch Aug 25, 2022