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Population balloons to 90,000+

People relocating to the city for work has pushed up Chilliwack's population once again, according to the latest statistics.

The latest community garden project at the old Paramount site will be a partnership between Ruth and Naomi's Mission and City of Chilliwack.

Downtown site will be third community garden in Chilliwack

New community garden at the old Paramount site will be planted by the weekend

The latest community garden project at the old Paramount site will be a partnership between Ruth and Naomi's Mission and City of Chilliwack.
Premier Christy Clark shows a cartoon portrait of her drawn at a campaign stop at Disney Interactive studio in Kelowna Tuesday.

Premier Clark winds up Kelowna byelection run

Premier Christy Clark's bid to get a seat in the B.C. legislature culminates today as voters go to the polls in Westside-Kelowna.

Premier Christy Clark shows a cartoon portrait of her drawn at a campaign stop at Disney Interactive studio in Kelowna Tuesday.
Jodie and Marc Emery pictured in 2010

‘Prince of Pot’ Marc Emery poised for return to Canada

Transfer from U.S. prison rests on approval by Ottawa

Jodie and Marc Emery pictured in 2010
Sixty four per cent of B.C. residents polled recently said they own a smartphone

Addicted to your smartphone? Poll of B.C. users shows you’re not alone

Most young adults would give up Facebook, internet access or a date ahead of their smartphone

Sixty four per cent of B.C. residents polled recently said they own a smartphone

Series explores living with mental illness

Introducing, a four-part series on living with mental illness in Chilliwack.

Eric Hunken's life has radically improved since moving into the Village

Affordable housing key for mental health

First in a series, people with mental illness in Chilliwack point to lack of housing as their number one issue.

Eric Hunken's life has radically improved since moving into the Village
A shot of Harrison Hot Springs

Driver arrested following Harrison Hot Springs crash

Three people seriously injured in crash, RCMP investigating impaired driving

A shot of Harrison Hot Springs
B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak

B.C. seeks lessons from Quebec disaster

B.C. will incorporate lessons from the Lac Megantic rail disaster in its own effort to improve oil spill protection

B.C. Environment Minister Mary Polak
Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis.

Chemicals, not oil, riskiest rail cargo on Metro Vancouver trains

Poisonous, explosive gases roll on trains through densely populated Lower Mainland neighbourhoods

Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis.

Pedestrians hit by SUV in Harrison Hot Springs

RCMP say alcohol may have been a factor in crash on Esplanade

The demolition of the Paramount Theatre building by Chilliwack was listed as one of the Worst Losses of 2013 by the Heritage Canada Foundation.

Paramount Theatre demolition one of the ‘worst losses’ of 2013

News of the demolition decision in Chilliwack earned it a spot on the worst losses list put out by Heritage Canada Foundation

The demolition of the Paramount Theatre building by Chilliwack was listed as one of the Worst Losses of 2013 by the Heritage Canada Foundation.
Micheal Vonn

Police tactics questioned in Canada Day bomb probe

Did Surrey suspects prepare terror attack on their own?

Micheal Vonn
Gary Weilinger

Gas pipeline replacement faces delay, council hears

Spectra Energy is deadlocked with local farmers over a project to replace 2.4 km of natural gas pipeline under Chilliwack farmland.

Gary Weilinger

No green light for traffic light at Chances Chilliwack

The tender would cost a little more than a quarter of a million dollars. Instead council voted to refer the matter back to staff.

Carbon offsets start to add up in Chilliwack

Pacific Carbon Trust receives tens of thousands of dollars from Chilliwack's public sector.

Premier Christy Clark announces B.C.'s sponsorship for Times of India Film Awards at Vancouver news conference

Jobs Minister Shirley Bond defends B.C.’s Bollywood awards

NDP says TV ratings of 30 million Indian households show the B.C. Liberals blew $11 million on an election stunt

Premier Christy Clark announces B.C.'s sponsorship for Times of India Film Awards at Vancouver news conference
Former Fraser Valley mayors (from left) George Ferguson

Former mayors call for better flood mitigation

This part of the Fraser River is particularly vulnerable to flooding, said the quartet of former politicians who met in Chilliwack Wednesday

Former Fraser Valley mayors (from left) George Ferguson

Woman wanted for questioning in hit-and-run

The driver of a white Chevy Lumina is sought by local RCMP after hitting a moped in the Cottonwood Mall parking lot.

Langley woman killed in ATV accident

A Saturday night ATV accident in Hope left a 27-year-old Langley woman dead and a 37-year-old Surrey man in hospital.

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