Chilliwack – As Chilliwack Hospital’s maternity ward gets set to close for 15 days due to a shortage of available obstetricians, BC Liberal MLAs John Martin and Laurie Throness are calling on the Fraser Health Authority to upgrade local maternity…
Surrey – Pressure from politicians, the public, and especially Moms-to-be has paid off. The summer closure of the Chilliwack Hospital department is now a mere three weeks. Moms in Chilliwack and the Eastern Valley, let alone the Fraser Canyon, can…
Surrey/Fraser Valley– JUNE 16 UPDATE – Chilliwack-Kent MLA Laurie Throness took to Twitter over the weekend, showing a picture of the conversation between he, Chilliwack MLA John Martin and members from the BC Nurses Union, over the maternity shutdown pending…
Chilliwack – A three hour crime spree, which included the theft of a senior’s car at Chilliwack General Hospital, ended up with a local man in jail after his arrest by RCMP. The arrest stems from a call made to…
Chilliwack/Ridge Meadows/Hope/Jones Lake – UPDATE – Chilliwack RCMP arrested a 40-year-old man from the Ridge Meadows area after a tip that the suspect was in the Jones Lake area (between Chilliwack and Hope). Investigators are still gathering evidence, but believe…
Chilliwack – The team at Otter Co-Op in Chilliwack donated gifts for 20 children for use in the Pediatric Observation Unit at Chilliwack General Hospital. Toys collected by the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation will go to the Pediatric Unit…
Chilliwack – This past week, members from the Rotary Club of Chilliwack Fraser (The Wednesday Club) presented Chilliwack General Hospital with a large cheque for $37,500. The funds raised were gifted to the Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation for the…
Chilliwack -SEPTEMBER 25 UPDATE – First Nations Health Authority responded to a request for comment from FVN. “Members of the First Nations Health Council Fraser Salish region were contacted by the family and advised of the culturally unsafe experiences of…
Chilliwack – The Chilliwack General Hospital Pediatric Observation Team received an Above and Beyond Award for their efforts to open this new unit (opened just this past spring), which included liaising with hospital departments, the Chilliwack Hospital Foundation and community…
Chilliwack – Run For Mom For CGH Maternity May 7