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Victoria resident Sharon Noble hopes thousands of opponents of wireless smart meters join an intended class action lawsuit against BC Hydro.

Smart meter class action lawsuit off to slow start

Hydro opponents expect thousands to join legal battle

Victoria resident Sharon Noble hopes thousands of opponents of wireless smart meters join an intended class action lawsuit against BC Hydro.
David Black said he believes he can recruit Canadian lenders to finance part of the cost of his proposed oil refinery project.

Oil refinery plan needs Canadian lenders

David Black says Chinese bank wants him to find 25 per cent at home

David Black said he believes he can recruit Canadian lenders to finance part of the cost of his proposed oil refinery project.

July a cool month for home sales

Homes sales slumped in Chilliwack and surrounding area during a traditionally strong sales month.

Dustin Moir

Bail granted for Dustin Moir while he awaits new trial

Moir was previously convicted of the first-degree murder of Chelsey Acorn of Abbotsford, but that decision was overturned.

Dustin Moir
RCMP survey the scene of a fatal motorcycle incident on Highway 1 eastbound

Pitt Meadows man dies in motorcycle crash

Two separate accidents shut down a section of Highway No. 1 between Prest Road and Annis Road Tuesday.

RCMP survey the scene of a fatal motorcycle incident on Highway 1 eastbound
B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk

B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk to step down

Led Greens to first-seat breakthrough, but never one of her own

  • Aug 13, 2013
B.C. Green Party leader Jane Sterk
Ts'elxweyeqw Tribe chief operating officer Matt Wealick is evaluating a potential run-of-river project on Tamihi Creek (pictured).

Study takes broad view of run-of-river power

The Ts'elxweyeqw Tribe has adopted the task of evaluating sometimes controversial run-of-river projects in the Chilliwack River Valley.

Ts'elxweyeqw Tribe chief operating officer Matt Wealick is evaluating a potential run-of-river project on Tamihi Creek (pictured).
Jen Lewin has organized a fundraiser for this Wednesday.

Fundraiser on Aug. 14 raises money for B.C. Lung Association

Jen Lewin will be riding in this September's Bicycle Trek for Life and Breath

Jen Lewin has organized a fundraiser for this Wednesday.
Brad Paisley performs Aug. 16 at Rockin' River in Mission.

Rockin’ River kicks off Thursday

The fifth annual event is bringing the biggest country stars to Mission

Brad Paisley performs Aug. 16 at Rockin' River in Mission.
Fire retardant is dropped on a forest fire on Rockwell Drive in Harrison Hot Springs on Monday evening. The fire is currently still burning

Forest fire closes off Rockwell Drive

Harrison Hot Springs fire edging close to homes and marinas

Fire retardant is dropped on a forest fire on Rockwell Drive in Harrison Hot Springs on Monday evening. The fire is currently still burning
Everyone from the commercial fleet to recreational fishers in Chilliwack are waiting to see if the summer run is going to be big enough to sustain sockeye fishery openings this month by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Everyone awaits news on Fraser sockeye openings

The summer run, the largest group of sockeye salmon stocks on the Fraser River, has been delayed

Everyone from the commercial fleet to recreational fishers in Chilliwack are waiting to see if the summer run is going to be big enough to sustain sockeye fishery openings this month by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Chilliwack rescuers thanked by friends and family of ATV accident victim

It's a miracle Ken Dosen is alive, say grateful friends and family, after a horrific ATV accident above Cultus Lake Saturday.

Mary Lock from Agassiz buys a cup of lemonade from Kai Manning

Story of lemonade stand melts hearts in Chilliwack

The story of the fundraiser exploded on Facebook and the money for the BC Children's Hospital has been pouring ever since

Mary Lock from Agassiz buys a cup of lemonade from Kai Manning
The measles virus has cropped up in the eastern Fraser Valley.

Measles cases rise in the eastern Fraser Valley

Warnings issued for Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs and Hope.

  • Aug 8, 2013
The measles virus has cropped up in the eastern Fraser Valley.
Ken Stobbs' family has owned a cottage on the Chilliwack River for more than 40 years. He now spends less time there due to constant noise from ATVs on the other side of the river. Below

Paradise lost: Homeowners decry ATV noise

Residents moving to the Chilliwack River Valley are increasingly having their peaceful retreats disrupted by nearby all-terrain vehicles.

Ken Stobbs' family has owned a cottage on the Chilliwack River for more than 40 years. He now spends less time there due to constant noise from ATVs on the other side of the river. Below
Emergency personnel tend to a woman who was hit while riding a motorized scooter on Airport Road Wednesday afternoon.

Woman on scooter hit by car in Chilliwack

Emergency personnel tended to a woman who was hit while driving a motorized scooter on Airport Road in Chilliwack on Wednesday.

  • Aug 7, 2013
Emergency personnel tend to a woman who was hit while riding a motorized scooter on Airport Road Wednesday afternoon.
Brian Fryer had to help his mother deal with the removal of a buried oil tank in her yard when she sold her house last year in Chilliwack. The oil tanks are commonly found on properties with houses built in the mid-20th century

Underground tanks can lead to expensive problems

Chilliwack residents continue to unearth forgotten heating oil tanks from their yards, sometimes to great expense.

Brian Fryer had to help his mother deal with the removal of a buried oil tank in her yard when she sold her house last year in Chilliwack. The oil tanks are commonly found on properties with houses built in the mid-20th century
Gas detection meters can warn fire crews of the presence of gases

Gas detection meters keep fire crews safe in Chilliwack River Valley

The meters are designed to warn fire crews of the presence of everything from low oxygen levels to flammable gases.

Gas detection meters can warn fire crews of the presence of gases
Bernard Barton

RCMP hunting for man who breached probation

A thirty-seven year old man is being pursued by police after allegedly breaching probation conditions and stealing a motor vehicle.

Bernard Barton

Saturday was busiest day ever for Chilliwack Search and Rescue

"There were four separate incidents," said Chilliwack SAR search manager Doug Fraser.

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