Abbotsford man faces another charge of committing an indecent act at local park

Richard Renning of Abbotsford now faces two charges of committing an indecent act in Ellwood Park – one on March 22 and the other on May 3. (Facebook photo)
Richard Renning charged with second incident at Ellwood Park after initial arrest
A three-vehicle crash involving two commercial vehicles and a car killed one person on the evening of Wednesday, May 31 on 16th Avenue in South Langley. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

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Brad Merritt of 54-40. (54-40 photo)

PODCAST: Brad Merritt is a founding member of the iconic band, 54-40
Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles

Canopy Growth signs deal with Indiva for Wana brand of edibles
Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques

The provincial government has made B.C. the first province in Canada to offer free prescription contraceptives to all women. Starting June 1, participating pharmacists will be able to write prescriptions for contraceptives as well as for 21 minor ailments. (Photo credit: Pixabay)

B.C. pharmacists to treat minor ailments, prescribe contraception as of June 1
Kelowna’s tent city garnered national attention after twee by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

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Tina smiles alongside ELIM staff member, Darlene, during a walk outside of The Hawthorn

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    General Manager Paul McManus (left) with Reece ‘Big Rig’ Howden and the 2021 Ford F-150 that Chilliwack Ford has sponsored.

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      Jason Zembuch-Young, artistic director of the public South Plantation High School, in Plantation, Fla,, poses for a photo on May 22, 2023. Zembuch-Young will receive a special Tony Award that honors educators. Zembuch-Young runs a theater department with more than 150 students participating, including putting on both a full-length musical and a play each year. (Rick Armstrong via AP)

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      Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (Photo: Anna Burns)

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      People who experience homelessness in Kelowna often sleep in doorways of businesses on the city’s main downtown street, Bernard Avenue. (David Venn - Kelowna Capital News)

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      Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers and the Saanich Police Department are looking to ID a suspect after a wheel of Gouda was stolen. (Greater Victoria Crime Stoppers/Twitter)

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      A recreational boat travels on the harbour as Canada Place and the downtown Vancouver skyline are seen from North Vancouver, B.C., Saturday, March 12, 2022. The City of Vancouver says it is giving Canada Place a second, honorary name to acknowledge historical discrimination against South Asian communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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      The Komagata Maru docked near the current location of Canada Place in 1914

      Hundreds of nurses in Vancouver for a B.C. Nurses Union conference marched along the streets of Vancouver Wednesday (May 31, 2023) calling for safer staffing levels. (Lauren Collins)

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      Hundreds of nurses took to the streets of Vancouver urging that ‘safe staffing saves lives’

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      Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan O’Reilly (90) protects the puck from Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman (77) during second period NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey action in Toronto on Thursday, April 27, 2023. O’Reilly is one of the names poised to hit the free agency market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

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      The BCHL will operate under a number of new rules and regulations, as of June 1. (Photo- Garrett James Photography)

      B.C. Hockey League rosters to open for international, out-of-province players

      League will be independent as of June 1, marking its departure from Hockey Canada

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      Armstrong’s Marty Eckert was handed the keys to his new Volkswagen Taos Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Eckert won the car through Tim Hortons’ Roll Up the Rim to Win contest. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

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      Plan International Canada’s study stresses that barriers to menstrual products has harmful impacts on Canadians. More than half of the study participants answered that their education did not cover what they needed to know, and lacked in diverse experiences. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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      A scene from the annual Yarrow Days Parade in 2015. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

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      Advocates create fundraisers to help ‘Bob’ get to Ontario to see family he hasn’t seen in 4 decades

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      Obituaries

      Tom Lambon

      May 25th, 2023

      Robert James Duncan

      May 24th, 2023

      Bonnie Johnson (nee Bennett)

      May 24th, 2023

      Christine Ingeborg Clarke (nee Wright)

      May 23rd, 2023

      Roy Samuel Cromarty

      May 20th, 2023

      John Indenbosch

      May 17th, 2023

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      Bling Performance in Penticton did a vinyl wrap on a 1969 van which appears in episode 3 of Discovery Channel’s Bush Wreck Rescue, starring Okanagan custom car builder Bill Desrosier. (Still from Bush Wreck Rescue)

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      Bling Performance wraps a ‘hippie’ 1969 Chevy V10 van in the Discovery Channel show

      Calvin Rempel of the Calvin Rempel band will be playing Country Night on June 2, 2023 as part of chillsounds 2023 Music Festival at the Chilliwack Vineyard, 45892 Wellington Ave. (Submitted photo)

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      Eight different acts over four Friday nights and comedy too!

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        Former Chilliwack school trustee Barry Neufeld (left) and former BCTF president Glen Hansman (right).

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            Dr. Sean Maurice from Prince George won Spring GoByBike Week 2021’s Exodus Travels grand prize bike trip in Croatia. There's another trip up for grabs during this spring's GoByBike Week, May 29 to June 4!

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