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Dr. Adrian Walton tends to a six-foot albino Burmese python found in Chilliwack.

Python dumped in Chilliwack getting good care

Several readers called the vet to ask about adopting the snake, after the Progress broke the story this week.

Dr. Adrian Walton tends to a six-foot albino Burmese python found in Chilliwack.
Superintendent Karen Nelson gifts ACE graduate Kay Eddison

Grads prove age can’t hold you back

Agassiz senior program to become model of learning in B.C., says education officer

Superintendent Karen Nelson gifts ACE graduate Kay Eddison
Map of Kinder Morgan's existing Trans Mountain pipeline through Chilliwack.

Kinder Morgan hosted closed Chilliwack stakeholder meeting

Kinder Morgan unveiled its preferred route for twinning the existing pipeline in Chilliwack on same day as holding a closed consultation.

Map of Kinder Morgan's existing Trans Mountain pipeline through Chilliwack.
Dignitaries and guests chat after the ground breaking for UFV’s future B.C. School of Agriculture building on the Chilliwack campus in the Canada Education Park on Tuesday.

UFV ag centre will train industry leaders

Greenhouses, a barn, and a livestock area are coming to Chilliwack campus with the first phase of construction.

Dignitaries and guests chat after the ground breaking for UFV’s future B.C. School of Agriculture building on the Chilliwack campus in the Canada Education Park on Tuesday.
Highway 3 washout near Sparwood Thursday afternoon.

Rain swells Kootenay rivers, closes roads

The Trans Canada Highway is closed due to Alberta flooding, and other Kootenay highways are also affected

Highway 3 washout near Sparwood Thursday afternoon.

Sto:lo head to B.C. Supreme court over Yale Treaty

Some Sto:lo are travelling to Vancouver on Friday morning to show support for filing a statement of claim to protect their fishing rights.

An albino python was delivered to Chilliwack SPCA after it was found in the Chilliwack back country over the weekend.

Abandoned python plucked from the Chilliwack back country

The snake is now at the Dewdney Animal Hospital in Maple Ridge, where veterinarian Dr. Adrian Walton will house and feed the reptile.

An albino python was delivered to Chilliwack SPCA after it was found in the Chilliwack back country over the weekend.
Premier Christy Clark

Christy Clark cancels political staff raises

Premier Christy Clark has rolled back salary increases for political staff in ministry offices, after getting an earful from B.C. voters

Premier Christy Clark
Cultus Lake was crowded with many anglers along with their families taking part in the 14th annual Pikeminnow Fishing Derby.

Pikeminnow derby gives Cultus Lake sockeye a chance to survive

A total of 711 pikeminnow derby contestants found ideal fishing conditions with sun and calm waters

  • Jun 19, 2013
Cultus Lake was crowded with many anglers along with their families taking part in the 14th annual Pikeminnow Fishing Derby.

Timothy Christian scored well in high school rankings

Timothy Christian school in Chilliwack was ranked 11th provincially by the Fraser Institute this week.

This year's City Wide Worship is on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Prospera Centre.

Worshippers converge for City Wide service

Prospera Centre will be packed to the rafters Sunday morning as local church congregations gather for one huge service.

This year's City Wide Worship is on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Prospera Centre.
The existing Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline passes underneath residential backyards in the Watson Road and Canterbury Drive area.

Oil pipeline may have slowly leaked for ‘weeks’

Critics say last week's Kinder Morgan spill near Merritt, B.C., proves spills are inevitable

The existing Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline passes underneath residential backyards in the Watson Road and Canterbury Drive area.

Missing man presumed drowned in Harrison Lake

RCMP have officially scaled back the search for Raymond Salmen, with the focus shifting from rescue to recovery.

The Immediate Roadside Prohibition program's introduction in September 2010 has been followed by a 68 per cent drop in drivers charged with impaired driving.

B.C. drunk driving rules saving lives: study

Criminal impaired charges plunged after new penalties

The Immediate Roadside Prohibition program's introduction in September 2010 has been followed by a 68 per cent drop in drivers charged with impaired driving.
NDP leader Adrian Dix says the province had three years to impose new fees for wheelchair rentals but waited until after the election.

Policy allowing wheelchair fees in place since 2010

Health authorities waited until after election, NDP charges

NDP leader Adrian Dix says the province had three years to impose new fees for wheelchair rentals but waited until after the election.
Dr. Paul Van Buynder is chief medical health officer for the Fraser Health Authority.

No tie to food in three brain disease cases: FHA

Fraser region victims have standard Creutzfeldt-Jakob not 'human mad cow disease'

Dr. Paul Van Buynder is chief medical health officer for the Fraser Health Authority.
Beans could be one of the crops grown in community gardens in Chilliwack.

Community gardens could be coming to downtown Chilliwack

Community gardens not only add beauty and a place to grow food, but they also reduce stress, add a sense of wellness and belonging

Beans could be one of the crops grown in community gardens in Chilliwack.

School district proposes balanced budget

School board incorporates special ed review recommendations into next year's budget.

This was among the images released by police of a suspect in the robbery of a bank in Abbotsford on June 1.

Charges laid in three Abbotsford robberies and one in Chilliwack

Christopher John Olson of Chilliwack has been charged with eight offences.

This was among the images released by police of a suspect in the robbery of a bank in Abbotsford on June 1.

Expanded options for French education

A greater pool of students is now eligible to attend Chilliwack's French school, La Vérendrye, thanks to new rules.

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