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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.
Vote for the party and leader
Today voters will elect new MLAs, or members of the legislative assembly. Many will think we're electing representatives in Victoria. Those people are adorable.
Community
Literacy volunteering Join the Chilliwack Learning Community Society for a free workshop and explore what family literacy means, why outreach matters, why reading to and with children is important and what quality literature is. The society needs literacy volunteers to: facilitate Marci's family literacy workshop; attend the ladybug book bin; and read and tutor in the community.
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.
Has that new book smell
The building is new, and so are the books. Indeed, everything at the Sardis Library shines-particularly when the sun is beaming, as it has been during the new facility's opening week.
Vote for party & leader
Next Tuesday, Chilliwack voters will elect two new MLAs, or members of the legislative assembly. Many will think we're electing representatives in Victoria. Those people are adorable.
Engine problems forced kit plane into crash land
Engine problems led to the crash of a small plane into a Fairfield Island field last Thursday, according to reports filed with Transport Canada.
Day shrugs off debate challenge
Stockwell Day says he won't be debating Chilliwack BC Conservative candidate Chad Eros any time soon.
'New blood' always excites me
There was a time when I would have been excited about the prospect of an election, especially one that might mean a change in government.
Community events
Car clubbers wanted The Chilliwack Chapter of the Vintage Car Club of Canada meets the first Tuesday of each month (May 7) at 7: 30 p.m. at the Atchelitz Threshermen's building on Luckakuck Way. Newcomers welcome. For details call Barb or Ross at 604-824-1807.
Pilot, passenger walk away from crash-landing in field
Two people walked away from the crash of a small plane Thursday afternoon in Chilliwack.
Fugitive caught in Ont.
A Chilliwack man who fled B.C. after being convicted of stealing thousands of dollars from two local non-profits has been arrested in Ontario.
New season, new optimism
After three years of struggles, there's a sense that the Chilliwack Huskers have finally turned a corner.
One for the history books
Chilliwack Museum and Archives director Ron Denman has spent nearly three decades curating the city's history. Soon, though, he will become part of the museum's own history.
Community Events
The Chilliwack Hospice Society's Suicide/Homicide Grief Support Group begins May 2. With Mother's Day approaching, the society also hosts a Pregnancy/Infant Loss Support Group meeting May 8. To register or for further info, call Lucy at the Chilliwack Hospice Society at 604-795-4660.
Chilliwack Mountain house fire causes extensive damage
Fire broke out in a Chilliwack Mountain home Wednesday afternoon, sending smoke billowing skyward and causing extensive damage.
New fall trial date set for man charged in hang-gliding death
A new trial date has been set for the man accused in the hang-gliding death of Lenami Godinez-Avila last April. William (Jon) Orders is charged with criminal negligence causing death and obstruction of justice. Godinez-Avila fell to her death from a hang-glider piloted by Orders on April 28, 2012.
3 more years for high-risk offender
A Chilliwack man who attacked a woman he had just met with a kitchen knife was sentenced to three more years of jail Friday.
Fundraiser for daughter left behind after dad dies
The friends of a a former Chilliwack resident who died in a workplace accident last month are rallying to help support the man's two-year-old child.
