Coffee with a Cop
Coffee with a Cop happens Saturday at Cottonwood mall in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Members of the Chilliwack RCMP detachment are eager to connect with the residents they serve, even if it's constructive criticism that people might have for local police. As part of their plan to meet in various communities throughout Chilliwack, officers from the RCMP Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachme...
May 10, 2024
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City-Wide garage sale in Chilliwack
Over 180 garage sales happening in Chilliwack this weekend
CHILLIWACK - Not only is it Mother's Day weekend in town, there will be a whole lot of second-hand thrift buying throughout Chilliwack on a sunny Saturday, May 11. The City of Chilliwack's City-Wide Garage Sale is a spring tradition that offers households throughout Chilliwack, Sardis, Yarrow, Greendale, Eastern Hillsi...
May 10, 2024
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B.C. finance minister says she will retire following provincial election this fall
CASTLEGAR, B.C. - British Columbia's finance minister says she won't be running again in the next provincial election after serving in the legislature for nearly two decades. Katrine Conroy says it will be hard to leave the people she's worked with over the years, but at 66, it's time to step back to spend time with he...
May 10, 2024
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NHL playoffs
Canucks viewing party set for Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Canucks fever is growing as the NHL club prepares for game two of their second round playoff series with the Edmonton Oilers. Viewing parties are being staged throughout the province including in Abbotsford.ABBOTSFORD CENTRE SET TO HOST CANUCKS STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS VIEWING PARTY‼️ #Canucks Viewing Part...
May 10, 2024
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Space Storm
Chilliwack and Fraser Valley expected to get a view of northern lights Friday
CHILLIWACK - The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued its first geomagnetic storm watch in nearly 20 years. An unusually strong solar storm headed toward Earth could disrupt power and communications starting tonight while producing spectacular auroras. NOAA has already has alerted operators o...
May 10, 2024
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Road Saftey
Richmond RCMP issue violation tickets for insecure load on Highway 91
RICHMOND - The Richmond RCMP Road Safety Unit dealt with an unusual situation that involved a flat-deck truck transporting large trees along Highway 91 recently. During a routine patrol, an office spotted the vehicle and stopped it over concern of the load.Images taken by RCMP during the April 27 traffic stop showed th...
May 10, 2024
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Provincial funding
Two Chilliwack taxi companies to receive over $200K combined for more accessible taxi services
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack MLAs Kelli Paddon and Dan Coulter announced Thursday that two Chilliwack companies will receive over $200,000 combined to ensure that people who rely on wheelchairs in Chilliwack will soon have more accessible taxi services through the government's Passenger Transportation Accessibility Program ...
May 09, 2024
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Vehicle incident on Highway 1
Highway 1 west of Chilliwack backed up w/b for 5+ kms Thursday afternoon
CHILLIWACK - Backups on Highway 1 westbound between Chilliwack and Abbotsford are causing more traffic headaches for motorists due to an undisclosed vehicle incident for the Thursday afternoon commute. DriveBC and Emil Anderson Maintenance both say a vehicle incident is affecting the westbound lanes near No. 3 Road (ex...
May 09, 2024
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Sardis Business Symposium
Sardis Business Symposium to focus on collaboration, networking among business leaders
CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce is hosting a unique business event next week to better connect Sardis business leaders in an environment of collaboration within the Chilliwack business community. The Chilliwack Chamber, headed up by executive director Leanna Kemp, invites the business community to join ...
May 09, 2024
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B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders
VICTORIA - British Columbia is forming a specialized gang-related homicide investigation team, saying gangland murders now make up almost 50 per cent of the killings in the province. Data from the Ministry of Public Safety says gang-related homicides have climbed from 21 per cent of all killings in the province in 2003...
May 09, 2024
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