Chilliwack Police are searching for a missing man with early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease. Eighty-one year old Jim Young was last seen Saturday afternoon in the Vedder Road area. He was driving a 1995 red Ford Aerostar, license plate XCV664. He is 5’10”, 180 pounds, with grey hair, wearing glasses, a black fleece jacket and … [Read more...]
Poppy fund collection boxes swiped in Chilliwack
November 7, 2012 by
Chilliwack RCMP are investigating the theft of six poppy fund collection boxes from businesses along Vedder Road. The thefts occured over the past five days and were discovered when members of the Royal Canadian Legion attended to change out the boxes. The poppy fundraiser runs for only 11 days and the Chilliwack legion on average raises twenty … [Read more...]
BC Liberal candidates acclaimed in Chilliwack
October 25, 2012 by
The BC Liberals have made their candidates official in the two Chilliwack ridings. Laurie Throness in Chilliwack-Hope and John Martin in Chilliwack were acclaimed as candidates Wednesday evening. When asked if he was expecting a battle in the looming BC election, even in the safe Liberal seat of Chilliwack, John Martin said. "Absolutely, and I … [Read more...]
Four people okay after small plane veers off runway in Chilliwack
October 20, 2012 by
Four people were able to walk away from a small plane crash in Chilliwack this afternoon. RCMP Corporal Keith Harwood says the Cessna was coming in to land around 1:00. "Ran into a little bit of trouble and it veered off the runway slightly and came to rest in a ditch just on the edge of the runway." Heavy winds may have played a … [Read more...]
Pervert hanging around Chilliwack school
September 10, 2012 by
Police in Chilliwack are looking for a man who exposed himself to two girls while they were playing at a local school ground over the weekend. It happened around 1:30 saturday afternoon at McCammon Elementary. The ten year old girls say the white man believed to be in his 40's was riding a black bicycle. He also had grey hair and a short beard. He … [Read more...]
Chilliwack issues flood alert
June 18, 2012 by
An evacuation alert has been issued for some Chilliwack residents. The alert affects people who live on properties that are outside of the city's dyke system, and the alert means those people should be prepared to leave on short notice. In a release, the City of Chilliwack says the flows for the Fraser River are projected to increase at Hope with … [Read more...]
Appeal for information in Chilliwack murder cold case
April 26, 2012 by
It's been 18 months since Karver Morford's murdered body was found by his father in his rural Ryder Lake home. His parents, Jim Morford and Judy McCormick, say their 35-year-old son’s death has “burned a hole” in their hearts. "I want to see justice. I can't imagine people that are so vile that do such cowardly things,” says … [Read more...]
The by-election campaigning in Chilliwack Hope seems to be taking a nasty turn.
April 18, 2012 by
The BC Conservative party candidate in Chilliwack Hope says his campaign has been the target of a big vandalism spree John Martin says to date they have had 100 signs torn down in multiple spates of vandalism. He said "We were struck again last night. Every single one of our big four by fours was destroyed in Chilliwack, every … [Read more...]
A Chilliwack man accused of killing his wife will find out his fate next month
April 13, 2012 by
David Miller was deemed unfit to stand trial, after being charged in connection with his wife's murder on Boxing Day in 2009.Now a May 17th BC Review Board hearing has been set to determine whether he will be hospitalized, or released. In the mean-time, the 51-year-old has been sent to the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam. … [Read more...]
Striking Chilliwack teachers changed venues today forcing the Premier to make changes of her own.
March 5, 2012 by
Striking Chilliwack teachers were outside a private school today where the Premier was scheduled to attend an event. President of the Chilliwack Teachers Association Katharin Midzain says after they set up shop on the sidewalk outsdie Unity Christian school, the Premier cancelled. Midzain said "And I am surprised she would think that … [Read more...]
