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UPDATE: MissingChilliwack 13-year-old located

RCMP report only that teen last seen on March 24 ‘located’

The Chilliwack Fire Department and RCMP were called to a house fire on Landing Drive around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

UPDATE: 2 dead following early-morning house fire on Skwah reserve in Chilliwack

‘When we got there the whole house was on fire and two people were inside and deceased’: RCMP

Concerned pedestrians and drivers of Hope can rest a little easier. A month after the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) confirmed it’s construction, traffic lights have finally been installed (though aren’t running yet) at 6th Avenue and Old Hope-Princeton Road. (Kemone Moodley/Hope Standard)

Traffics lights installed at 6th Avenue and Old Hope-Princeton Road

Further construction and set up of lights still being done

The PGA of Canada has announced that the PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada is coming to Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club. (PGA of Canada photo)

Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club hosting PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada

Local golf club hosting national event from Aug. 8 to 11

The PGA of Canada has announced that the PGA Seniors’ Championship of Canada is coming to Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club. (PGA of Canada photo)
Jason Himpfen, in 2019 (left) and 2017, has been charged in relation to a 2021 shooting in Aldergrove.

Abbotsford man charged with 2021 shooting in Aldergrove and 13 other offences

Jason Himpfen was previously charged with reckless drive caught by Air 1 helicopter

Jason Himpfen, in 2019 (left) and 2017, has been charged in relation to a 2021 shooting in Aldergrove.
From the BCHL to the NHL, Chilliwack Chiefs alum Nikita Nesterenko is now living the dream as a big leaguer. (Darren Francis/Anaheim Ducks photos)

Chilliwack Chiefs alum makes NHL debut with Anaheim Ducks

After 1 year in Chilliwack and 3 years with Boston College, the BCHL grad is living the dream

From the BCHL to the NHL, Chilliwack Chiefs alum Nikita Nesterenko is now living the dream as a big leaguer. (Darren Francis/Anaheim Ducks photos)
Deputy Fire Chief Joshua Westcott at the WorkBC’s Inclusive Career Hiring Event. (Hope Fire Department/Facebook)

Joshua Westcott is Hope’s new deputy fire chief as of March 6

Westcott will help Hope Fire Chief Thomas Cameron in making the community prepared for fires

Deputy Fire Chief Joshua Westcott at the WorkBC’s Inclusive Career Hiring Event. (Hope Fire Department/Facebook)
Country music star Jon Pardi comes to the Abbotsford Centre on Oct. 27. (Abbotsford Centre photo)

Country music star Jon Pardi coming to Abbotsford

Nashville singer set to perform at the Abbotsford Centre on Oct. 27

Country music star Jon Pardi comes to the Abbotsford Centre on Oct. 27. (Abbotsford Centre photo)
RCMP say a female suspect posed as a janitor at several banks that experienced ATM thefts in July 2021. (RCMP photos)

RCMP looking for female suspect in Chilliwack-area ATM thefts

Police caught a woman on surveillance video posing as a janitor at several banks

RCMP say a female suspect posed as a janitor at several banks that experienced ATM thefts in July 2021. (RCMP photos)
A heron brings a twig back to its nest at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve on March 18, 2015. The non-profit Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is receiving $20,000 from the provincial government through the Community Gaming Grants program. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Chilliwack-area non-profits receive community gaming grants from B.C. government

Five local organizations focused on the environment and public safety get funding

A heron brings a twig back to its nest at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve on March 18, 2015. The non-profit Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is receiving $20,000 from the provincial government through the Community Gaming Grants program. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Matsqui Centennial Auditorium was packed on March 6 for a public hearing on the McKee Neighbourhood Plan. The five-hour meeting now has to be redone, due to what the city calls a “procedural error” during first and second reading. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)

UPDATED: Agenda error results in nullifying 5-hour public hearing in Abbotsford

Staff report says error relates to duplication of resolutions in agenda package

Matsqui Centennial Auditorium was packed on March 6 for a public hearing on the McKee Neighbourhood Plan. The five-hour meeting now has to be redone, due to what the city calls a “procedural error” during first and second reading. (John Morrow/Abbotsford News)
MLA Jackie Tegart at the library for Pie Day where all the pies are 3.14 calories. She is standing with Coun. Pauline Newbigging, Electoral B Director Peter Adamo, and the Hope Library Supervisor Claire MacDonald. (submitted photo)

Local MLA Jackie Tegart kicks off her two-week constituency tour in Hope

The MLA says flood recovery and mitigation is her current concern for Hope

MLA Jackie Tegart at the library for Pie Day where all the pies are 3.14 calories. She is standing with Coun. Pauline Newbigging, Electoral B Director Peter Adamo, and the Hope Library Supervisor Claire MacDonald. (submitted photo)
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Chilliwack Minor Hockey Association hosts free female hockey camp

The female hockey program has been thriving in recent years and CMHA wants to grow it further

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The Abbotsford Canucks dropped a 3-1 contest to the Bakersfield Condors on Wednesday (March 22). (Abbotsford Canucks photo)

Abbotsford Canucks fall 3-1 to Bakersfield Condors

Abbotsford’s power play goes zero for four in divisional loss

The Abbotsford Canucks dropped a 3-1 contest to the Bakersfield Condors on Wednesday (March 22). (Abbotsford Canucks photo)
Const. Ben Stewart with the Agassiz RCMP (centre) was one of 53 people recognized during the annual Officer in Charge Awards Ceremony at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on March 15, 2023. The award was presented to him by Chief Supt. Bruce Singer (left) and Supt. Davy Lee. (Submitted by RCMP)

53 people across Fraser Valley honoured at RCMP awards ceremony in Chilliwack

Civilians, first responders and officers all honoured

Const. Ben Stewart with the Agassiz RCMP (centre) was one of 53 people recognized during the annual Officer in Charge Awards Ceremony at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre on March 15, 2023. The award was presented to him by Chief Supt. Bruce Singer (left) and Supt. Davy Lee. (Submitted by RCMP)
Kao Macaulay was arrested in Abbotsford after a four-hour police standoff on Wednesday (March 22). (Instagram photo)

UPDATE: Prolific offender arrested in Abbotsford after 4-hour police standoff

Kao Macaulay, 24, was wanted for breaching his probation

Kao Macaulay was arrested in Abbotsford after a four-hour police standoff on Wednesday (March 22). (Instagram photo)
The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from Dogway Dog Rescue in Mission on Jan. 4 and the BC Farm Industry Review Board awarded the SPCA over $75,000 in a March 14 decision. /BC SPCA Photo

Mission’s Dogway Dog Rescue liable to pay $75,000 to SPCA, will fight decision

BC Farm Industry Review Board made a decision on the appeal involving 63 dogs seized by the SPCA

The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from Dogway Dog Rescue in Mission on Jan. 4 and the BC Farm Industry Review Board awarded the SPCA over $75,000 in a March 14 decision. /BC SPCA Photo
Terry Malchuk of Abbotsford holds a Ukranian flag in a field in Ukraine. (Hero Society of Canada photo)

Abbotsford man donates time to gather needed medical equipment for Ukraine

The Hero Society of Canada is working to fill shipping container full of supplies

Terry Malchuk of Abbotsford holds a Ukranian flag in a field in Ukraine. (Hero Society of Canada photo)
Items seized from two drug busts by Chilliwack RCMP on March 14, 2023. (RCMP photo)

Chilliwack RCMP seize drugs and shotguns from home and storage locker

Police executed two search warrants March 14, seizing a significant amount of fentanyl

Items seized from two drug busts by Chilliwack RCMP on March 14, 2023. (RCMP photo)
Thanks to a fecal incident, the main lap pool is currently closed for the rest of the day at the Hope and Area Recreation Centre. (Hope & Area Recreation Centre/Facebook)

Fecal incident at Hope and Area Recreation Centre closes main lap pool for the day

Leisure pool and other facilities still open to public

Thanks to a fecal incident, the main lap pool is currently closed for the rest of the day at the Hope and Area Recreation Centre. (Hope & Area Recreation Centre/Facebook)
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