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Band of beers

What do CBC Radio 3 personality Grant Lawrence, Vancouver punk rocker Joey Keithley and Old Yale Brewing Company have in common?

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Epic fish fight finally settled in court

A Sto: lo woman's nine-year fight over a few hundred sockeye salmon has ended with an absolute discharge and a payout for most of the fish confiscated.

Rejected but not done

Local parents who want their kids in early French immersion are busy looking for alternatives to the Chilliwack school district after the board of education rejected a plan last week to start a program...

Looking for new fire chief

The City of Chilliwack is looking for a new fire chief.

An election post-mortem

We have two new BC Liberal MLAs in Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope, returning the Times' readership area to the Libs after 13 months with an orange NDP tint in the east.

Senior back in trouble after pursuit

A Chilliwack senior was arrested Wednesday after allegedly fleeing from police and backing into several RCMP cruisers.

Robbed at knifepoint

Chilliwack Mounties are on the lookout for the man who held up a flower vendor at knifepoint last Tuesday.

Layar technology the way of the future

Layar uses your iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone or tablet to recognize images in the Times that have been enabled for augmented reality. It translates these images into buttons and notifications on...

Annual golf tournament great place to network

Golf and business go together like bogies and water hazards.

BC Liberal win good news for Chamber

The president of the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce says the election of a BC Liberal majority government last week is good news for business owners.

Focus on eye disease

With guidance from CNIB and Doctors of Optometry Canada, here is more information about the four most common eye diseases: ? Cataracts are a clouding of the lenses inside the eyes, which can block light...

Eyeglasses might not be the right diagnosis

(NC)-John Burke says he's a perfect example of assuming all was well with his health when, in fact, it wasn't.

Don't underestimate the value of attending monthly Connections

Lots has happened over the past few months at the Chamber of Commerce. Our executive director, Patti MacAhonic, left us to pursue a political career and I, as the administrative assistant, have stepped...

Fate of executive director's position will wait until fall

The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce will wait until the fall to decide on a new executive director.

Delighted to be so very wrong

We could wring our editorial hands over the low voter turnout-although it did bump up by a miniscule one per cent this time.

Why it's good that polls failed

The poll that came closest to calling the result right in last Tuesday's provincial election was still wildly wrong. A Forum Research poll done six days before the vote showed a mere two-point gap between...

Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope returned to BC Liberals

Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope is not NDP territory.

Flower seller held up by knife-wielding robber

Chilliwack Mounties are on the lookout for the man who held up a flower vendor at knifepoint Tuesday afternoon.

School board spikes EFI proposal

Local parents who have been lobbying the Chilliwack school district for an early French immersion program for almost two years were devastated Tuesday when the school board voted against starting a program...

Poll-itical nightmare

New Democrats may be licking their wounds after Tuesday's stunning election loss, but another group of folks might be questioning their very existence.

Excalibur wins election! . . . if students had a vote

Truth, honour and justice prevailed in the provincial election Tuesday-among Central elementary students anyway. After hearing presentations from all five Chilliwack riding candidates last week, Grade...

Witness testimony allowed

A Supreme Court justice has ruled that the testimony of several witnesses and a crumpled eviction notice can be admitted as evidence in the murder trial of Steven Kenneth Frederickson.

Water rising, but no flooding

The Fraser River is not expected to pose a major flooding danger, despite a rapid rise caused by warm weather and heavy rain.

Layar technology the way of the future

This is 'not NDP country'

That was John Martin's message Tuesday evening after he was elected BC Liberal MLA for Chilliwack by a surprisingly large margin.

Digging up some treasure

Theatre Junkies Anonymous Fine Arts, who burst onto the stage with The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe last May, is dropping the curtain on its second season with the classic tale, Treasure Island.

Final concert of the season for CMO/YO

The Chilliwack Metropolitan Orchestra and Youth Orchestra (CMO/YO) present its final performance of the 2012/13 concert season on May 25 at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre.

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The latest on the 2013 Provincial Election

Fraser River on the rise after rain

The Fraser River is not expected to pose a major flooding danger, despite a rapid rise caused by warm weather and heavy rain.

UPDATE: Advanced voting on the rise in Chilliwack

Local voters came out in record numbers to the four days of advanced polls held last week in Chilliwack and Chilliwack-Hope.

Colman gets one-year jail sentence

A convicted fraudster's decision to skip his sentencing hearing and leave British Columbia backfired last Friday when he was handed a one-year jail sentence in Supreme Court.

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Abbotsford youth kick off first Fraser Valley Pride parade

A group of Abbotsford youth who wants to reflect their community's diversity of sexuality and gender will host the city's first Fraser Valley Pride event...

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Teen bludgeoned with bat

A teenager was bludgeoned with baseball bats while walking through Langley City Sunday night, Langley RCMP say.Police were called just before 9 p.m. to...

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Ridge man dead after crash

A 26-year-old Maple Ridge man is dead and his 21-year-old passenger is in hospital after the man drove his truck off the road into the Skagit River on...