Chilliwack – Around 6:30am, Tuesday morning 20 firefighters from firehalls 1 and 4 responded to a structure fire in the 9500 block of Robson Street. Upon arrival, fire crews found a detached garage fully involved with fire. Firefighters quickly established a water supply and knocked the fire down to protect the nearby houses and contain […]
Chilliwack – Just after 11:30 AM Sunday morning, social media lit up with reports of a barn fire on Jesperson Road. Chilliwack Scanner reports that at least two alarms have been sounded. From Chilliwack Fire: At approximately 11:45am on Sunday October 3, 2022 Chilliwack Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire located in […]
Victoria – A combined Application Form is expected to simplify medical coverage for Medical Services Plan (MSP), Fair PharmaCare and Supplementary Benefits. Enrolment in MSP is mandatory for all eligible residents of B.C. For income-based drug coverage, families must apply for Fair PharmaCare. Fair PharmaCare helps pay for some drugs and medical devices and supplies, […]
UFV Chilliwack – Monday night, more than 80 people jammed the UFV Chilliwack Aboriginal Gathering Place to fire questions at the Chilliwack Mayoral and Council Candidates. The two hour live telecast on chillTV was moderated by Shirley Hardman: the UFV Senior Advisor, Indigenous Affairs and BC Metis Council Member Louis de Jaeger. The Mayoral candidates, […]
Fraser Valley – Chilliwack Civic Townhall Debate on chillTV – From Backyard Chickens to Firefighter Costs.
Victoria/Ford Mountain – More people will get mental-health and substance-use support when leaving correctional centres as B.C. creates new and expanded services for those at risk. This includes Ford Mountain Correctional Centre on Chilliwack Lake Road. The Province is expanding Community Transition Teams to offer support services for people leaving all 10 provincial correctional centres. […]
Chilliwack – Huge congratulations to Chilliwack Spartans swimmer Lucas Van Herk who was awarded BC’s Top Male Para Swimmer over the weekend by Swim BC. Lucas is a Grade 9 student of Sardis Senior Secondary. It was awarded to him at the BC Swimming Congress over the weekend up in Whistler. The complete list of […]
Fraser Valley/Victoria – BC Health authorities and Providence Health Care continue to repatriate workers under Bill 47, bringing an estimated 4,000 workers back into the public system. On Oct. 1, 2022, a further 90 housekeeping workers and 43 food-service workers were repatriated to Fraser Health at Chilliwack General Hospital and Bradley Centre. This as as 133 […]
Chilliwack – The Fraser Valley Dog Fanciers show is at Chilliwack’s Heritage Park from October 6 to 9. The annual conformation shows and obedience trials are held over Thanksgiving weekend, and, draw a large number of exhibitors from across Canada and the United States. In addition to the 4 days of all breed shows, there […]
Chilliwack (Roger Pannett) – Chilliwack Weather Records continue to Fall as September was the Warmest and Driest Month on Record. Re-occurring and often amplified high pressure ridges, since mid July, continued throughout August and September. A trend never previously observed since Chilliwack records commenced in 1879. A few Pacific frontal systems did approach south west […]
