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Many bridges retrofitted, but Metro Vancouver area remains vulnerable to big earthquake

A drastically reduced nomination period for candidates to replace Conservative MP Chuck Strahl in the Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon riding – and his son’s announced bid for the job – has brought charges of “dynasty-making” from opposition New Democrats.

Devastating earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand have Chilliwack residents thinking about their own personal emergency preparedness recently.

Council kept its 2011 tax increase to the lowest level it possibly could without cutting key services. That was the message from city hall after councillors voted in favour of the 2011 financial plan bylaw, which includes a 3.45 per cent tax hike.

A 911 call from a witness reporting a crime in progress, resulted in the arrest of a suspect within minutes Tuesday morning, Chilliwack RCMP say.

The annual spring freshet on the Fraser River is not expected to cause any localized flooding this year. Snow survey results from March 1 made it clear that snowpack levels are normal or slightly above normal in the Chilliwack area, and throughout most of the province.

Teenagers who have gone to parties advertised on Facebook, similar to one where a 15-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an older man, are being asked to come forward and talk to police.

Food supply testing expected, Metro mayors want more info on potential 'worst-case scenario'