Robert Freeman

BC Liberals drop to second-place tie with BC Conservatives: Poll

The governing BC Liberal party has dropped to a tie for second place with the BC Conservative party, according to a poll released Monday.

B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix speaks at UFV on Thursday.

NDP take aim at cuts to post-secondary education

Adrian Dix says he’s making students and the B.C. Liberal’s cut to post-secondary institutions a centre-piece of his party’s campaign.

B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix speaks at UFV on Thursday.
B.C. Liberal candidate Laurie Throness saddled up Friday to take his byelection campaign to rural areas of Chilliwack-Hope. Not really an efficient way to win votes, the candidate confessed, but the idea was to highlight the importance of agriculture in this riding.

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BC Liberal candidate Laurie Throness saddled up on Friday to spur his byelection campaign in Chilliwack-Hope.

B.C. Liberal candidate Laurie Throness saddled up Friday to take his byelection campaign to rural areas of Chilliwack-Hope. Not really an efficient way to win votes, the candidate confessed, but the idea was to highlight the importance of agriculture in this riding.

Libertarian enters Chilliwack-Hope byelection

Lewis Dahlby, a 58-year-old Port Coquitlam resident, is running under the Libertarian banner in the Chilliwack-Hope byelection.

John Cummins, John van Dongen and John Martin speak during the opening of the B.C. Conservative campaign office on Luckakuck Way on Saturday.

Conservative vote already split, says former BC Liberal MLA

Former BC Liberal MLA John van Dongen says conservative vote is already split and BC Conservative Party best positioned to deny NDP victory

John Cummins, John van Dongen and John Martin speak during the opening of the B.C. Conservative campaign office on Luckakuck Way on Saturday.

‘Good work’ of cops, civilians, honored at RCMP awards night

Chilliwack Mounties were recognized not only for acts of bravery, but also for events like food-bank fundraisers and basketball tournaments.

Extortion attempt draws 20-month house arrest

A Maple Ridge man who pleaded guilty to the attempted extortion of his uncle was sentenced to 20 months house arrest Thursday.

Health care foundation another first for Chilliwack

The new Chilliwack Hospital and Health Care Foundation will focus on preventative health care programs in this community

New environmental regulations for waste-to-energy facilities announced

All waste-to-energy facilities in B.C. must undergo full environmental review, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced Monday.

BC Liberal MLA leaves party in ‘free fall’ says BC Conservative candidate

The BC Conservative campaign in Chilliwack-Hope got a boost Monday with the defection of MLA John van Dongen from the BC Liberal Party.

Funding not tied to byelection: Les

The quality of the projects, not a byelection, is the reason behind recent government funding announcements, says Chilliwack MLA John Les.

Chilliwack RCMP Const. Martell

Chilliwack RCMP mount ‘distracted driver’ enforcement blitz

Chilliwack RCMP officer warning drivers using cellphones catches Internet attention.

Chilliwack RCMP Const. Martell
Warning marker for the Kinder Morgan pipeline running through a Sardis neighbourhood.

Twin pipeline ‘double the trouble’ says resident

Chilliwack homeowners react to news Kinder Morgan wants to twin the oil pipeline running beneath their backyards.

Warning marker for the Kinder Morgan pipeline running through a Sardis neighbourhood.

B.C. budget cuts ‘unrealistic,’ says UFV president Mark Evered

Presidents of post-secondary institutions in B.C. send "reminder" to B.C. government that budget cuts will affect student services.

New crime laws may hold hidden costs

Enforcing new federal crime laws may cost B.C. taxpayers.

A man walks across a railway bridge and over the Vedder River just east of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve on Wednesday. The area is home to an oil pipeline which runs underneath the Vedder River.

Oil pipeline ‘twinning’ project surfaces in Chilliwack

Fraser Valley residents are raising the alarm about possible expansion of a pipeline carrying crude oil through the valley to Vancouver.

A man walks across a railway bridge and over the Vedder River just east of the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve on Wednesday. The area is home to an oil pipeline which runs underneath the Vedder River.

Conservative government eyes changes to fish habitat protection

Critics balk at Tory proposal, but Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Mark Strahl says government 'not abandoning' fish habitat protection

Radio attack ads in Chilliwack take aim at NDP

NDP MLA Shane Simpson slammed the ICBA for a “personal attack on Adrian Dix based on something that happened 14 years ago.”

RCMP officer attacked by cyclist during ‘routine’ traffic stop

A female RCMP officer in Chilliwack was punched by a cyclist during a "routine" stop for not wearing a helmet.

Victims’ families furious with sex offender sentence

A Chilliwack man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting three young boys was sentenced to 18 months in jail and three years probation.