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PHOTOS: Chilliwack Mural Festival turns downtown into outdoor art gallery
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (141+ words) Published 5:51 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 Professional muralists and the general public had the chance to add artwork to downtown Chilliwack while taking part in an annual festival on Saturday. The seventh annual Chilliwack Mural Festival brought colour and creativity to the…...
UPDATE: Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton grows to nearly 160,000 hectares
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (809+ words) Published 6:09 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 The Pear Lake wildfire near Clinton has grown to nearly 160,000 hectares, according to the latest update by BCWS. As of 5:36 p.m., the blaze is marked at 159,317 hectares, growing well into Saturday evening. Seven evacuation orders and eight…...
Man fatally struck by train in Chilliwack
15+ hour, 42+ min ago (97+ words) Published 1:16 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 A man is dead after being struck by a train in Chilliwack Friday evening. The fatal collision happened around 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 14. When police arrived on scene they found the male pedestrian underneath the Yale Road overpass....
Highway 97 through Clinton reopen to all traffic at noon Saturday
20+ hour, 31+ min ago (299+ words) Published 8:23 am Saturday, August 15, 2026 Highway 97 between Clinton and 70 Mile House will be reopening to all traffic in both directions as of noon on Saturday (Aug. 15), but non-local drivers are not allowed to stop at any time. The highway has been…...
UPDATE: More Summerland wildfire evacuees could return home Sunday, CAO says
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (918+ words) Published 2:33 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 By Logan Lockhart/Penticton Western News The pace is picking up on staged re-entry into Summerland for evacuees of the devastating Bald Range wildfire. “I’m planning on rolling with a larger area than originally planned tomorrow…...
PHOTOS: Agassiz artist aids raccoon renaissance in Chilliwack
15+ hour, 57+ min ago (147+ words) Published 1:00 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 The work of an Agassiz artist is turning some heads in Chilliwack. Surreal oil painter Kayla Neufeld Gowans painted a mural worthy of a raccoon Sistene Chapel on the paneling of the old Chilliwack 7-11. The mural…...
New outdoor air quality monitoring device installed in Chilliwack
23+ hour, 28+ min ago (268+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, August 15, 2026 A new outdoor air quality monitor has been set up in Chilliwack. A PurpleAir monitor was installed in Cottonwood Retirement Village by members of BC Lung Foundation on Aug. 12. “The residents of Cottonwood Village are happy…...
Donations pour in for family of 13-year-old who drowned at Cultus Lake
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (174+ words) Published 9:22 am Friday, August 14, 2026 More than $13,000 had been raised in 20 hours in support of the family of a 13-year-old girl who drowned at Cultus Lake. The fundraiser, called ‘Izzy, Forever 13’ was created on Thursday (Aug. 13). Izzy fell off her paddleboard…...
As fires rage, B.C.'s ranchers band together to save their homes and cattle
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1184+ words) Published 5:30 pm Friday, August 14, 2026 This year’s wildfires are ripping through some of B.C.’s best cattle country, and it is often neighbours stepping in to help save each other’s homes and cattle as the BC Wildfire Service works to protect…...
B.C.'s RCMP's top cop relieved of duties after 'allegations' dating back to 2016
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (520+ words) Published 8:33 am Friday, August 14, 2026 By Lauren Collins/Black Press B.C.’s top Mountie has been relieved of his duties, the federal RCMP announced Thursday (Aug. 13). RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme said that Dwayne McDonald, who had been the B.C. RCMP’s commanding officer,…...