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Museum curator Paul Ferguson along with publishers Casey G. Williams and Ian Williams were working on the book photographs last week in St. Thomas Anglican Church in Chilliwack.

The Great War through the eyes of Chilliwack

Using the Progress for a good part of the research has meant unparalleled home front perspective, and from the theatres of war.

Museum curator Paul Ferguson along with publishers Casey G. Williams and Ian Williams were working on the book photographs last week in St. Thomas Anglican Church in Chilliwack.
RCMP have released video captured from a motorcyclist's helmet cam

RCMP release video of bear and motorcycle collision near Agassiz

Police are hoping viewers will think twice about speeding and focus on the road

RCMP have released video captured from a motorcyclist's helmet cam
Riders of motorized scooters and wheelchairs face new regulations

Lower local speed limits, scooter licensing proposed

UBCM poised to debate tricky transportation issues

Riders of motorized scooters and wheelchairs face new regulations
All sockeye salmon fishing has been cut off to ensure enough fish make it upstream to spawn. But DFO is intercepting high numbers of poachers taking fish illegally.

DFO steps up patrols against Fraser sockeye poachers

Cameras, aircraft among tools helping bust illegal fishermen

  • Aug 23, 2013
All sockeye salmon fishing has been cut off to ensure enough fish make it upstream to spawn. But DFO is intercepting high numbers of poachers taking fish illegally.

Roofer assaults film worker in Agassiz

Chilliwack man given order not to return to Pioneer Ave.

  • Aug 22, 2013
The collapse of the north face of Burnaby Mountain thousands of years ago may have been triggered by seismic movement along a suspected underlying fault.

Oil pipeline rupture by quake remains a worry

No known active faults but Kinder Morgan to fund more study of seismic risk near Trans Mountain terminal

The collapse of the north face of Burnaby Mountain thousands of years ago may have been triggered by seismic movement along a suspected underlying fault.
Aerial view of Hell's Gate in May 1945 during the construction of fishways.

Century of cooperation on Fraser salmon commemorated

This week the Pacific Salmon Commission is holding a special event at Hell's Gate, marking the slides and international collaboration

Aerial view of Hell's Gate in May 1945 during the construction of fishways.
The No. 1 Vedder is one of the routes that will see a dramatic expansion starting in September.

More buses, higher fares coming Sept. 1

Chilliwack transit riders will see the largest transit service expansion in the city’s history on Sept. 1. But they’ll pay more for it.

The No. 1 Vedder is one of the routes that will see a dramatic expansion starting in September.
The bear in the video was spooked by a train (left) and darted across Highway 7 in B.C.

VIDEO: Motorcycle crashes into bear after hitting 140 km/h

B.C. RCMP released a video showing a June motorcycle crash along Highway 7, where a driver collides with a bear at high speed.

The bear in the video was spooked by a train (left) and darted across Highway 7 in B.C.
Tom Baldwin looks at the new wiring at the Agassiz Speedway

Speedway recovering from theft

Outpouring of support shown by volunteers after metal theft

Tom Baldwin looks at the new wiring at the Agassiz Speedway
B.C. has already sent two air tankers to Idaho to fight fires there and a 40-person unit crew is also leaving Thursday.

B.C. wildfire crews dispatched to Idaho

Three planes also being provided by the province to assist in fighting U.S.

B.C. has already sent two air tankers to Idaho to fight fires there and a 40-person unit crew is also leaving Thursday.
A Chilliwack firefighter pours on the water to prevent a fire from spreading to adjacent units of a fourplex in Garrison Crossing Wednesday afternoon.

UPDATE: Fire breaks out in Chilliwack fourplex

Fire seriously damaged three of four units in a Garrison Crossing fourplex Wednesday afternoon.One fighter was injured.

A Chilliwack firefighter pours on the water to prevent a fire from spreading to adjacent units of a fourplex in Garrison Crossing Wednesday afternoon.
RCMP were on the scene of a bust of a poppy field in 2010 in Chilliwack.

Two sentenced for 2010 opium poppy field bust

Tehal Bath of Abbotsford and Mandeep Dhaliwal of Mission received conditional sentences for farming the plants to be used for doda.

RCMP were on the scene of a bust of a poppy field in 2010 in Chilliwack.

Pot crusader Larsen pans marijuana ticketing idea

Police chiefs' call signals shift toward cannabis reform: SFU prof

Council runs out of patience with hoarder house in Chillwack

Owner had been given 30 days to finally clean up the property, before city crews were to come in do the job

City of Chilliwack is looking at a special industrial zone for medical marijuana growing operations. A public hearing is set for Aug. 20.

Chilliwack gets the jump on medical pot zoning

Second and third readings were given to allow medical marijuana grow-ops to be set up in a special M6 industrial zone

City of Chilliwack is looking at a special industrial zone for medical marijuana growing operations. A public hearing is set for Aug. 20.
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Municipal election reform pledged for 2014 campaign

Province opts to hold back spending limits until 2017

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Leak repaired in Agassiz

Fire crews and Fortis were on scene dealing with gas leak on Elm Road

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Wire thieves took 'everything within reach' at the Agassiz Speedway recently

Agassiz Speedway hit by wire theft

Volunteers working to get track up and running for Saturday's races

Wire thieves took 'everything within reach' at the Agassiz Speedway recently
RCMP officer performs a roadside check for drivers who may have consumed alcohol.

Province should review more roadside driving bans: NDP

Justice Minister sees no problem after court overturns suspension

RCMP officer performs a roadside check for drivers who may have consumed alcohol.
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