Robert Freeman

Frozen water pipes led to house fire in Chilliwack

Chilliwack firefighters broke into an apartment to put out a stove-top fire that broke out shortly after they battled a house fire Thursday.

Chilliwack extortion trial gets underway

Threatening phone calls made to a Chilliwack businessman demanding $500,000 were played in B.C. Supreme Court Monday.

Strahl: ‘Let my people tweet’

Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Mark Strahl says he backs the Conservative government's move to repeal the election gag law.

BC Hydro employees check out the damage that was done to the side of this Promontory house on Teskey Place after a truck drove into it at about 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

UPDATE: RCMP still looking for second suspect in Promontory crash

There's more to the story about a pickup truck fleeing police in the Promontory area of Chilliwack early Wednesday morning.

BC Hydro employees check out the damage that was done to the side of this Promontory house on Teskey Place after a truck drove into it at about 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Chilliwack wind storm brings uninvited guest

Strong winds brought more than a power outage to a Chilliwack neighbourhood. They took down a tree.

Laurie Throness

UPDATE: Former Strahl assistant to run for BC Liberal nomination

Laurie Throness, a former assistant to MP Chuck Strahl has announced his bid for the B.C. Liberal nomination in Chilliwack-Hope.

Laurie Throness
Firefighters were on scene at Highway 9 in Agassiz where this car left the road at about 8:30 a.m. The female driver, who was the only occupant in the single-vehicle rollover, was travelling southbound on Highway 9 just south of Haig Highway, when her vehicle left the road and landed in a ditch. She was airlifted to hospital with unknown injuries.

UPDATE: 68-year-old Agassiz woman in serious condition

A 68-year-old Agassiz woman was seriously injured after her vehicle overturned on Highway 9 at about 8:30 a.m. Monday.

Firefighters were on scene at Highway 9 in Agassiz where this car left the road at about 8:30 a.m. The female driver, who was the only occupant in the single-vehicle rollover, was travelling southbound on Highway 9 just south of Haig Highway, when her vehicle left the road and landed in a ditch. She was airlifted to hospital with unknown injuries.

New nomination location in Chilliwack announced by BC Conservatives

A change of location for the BC Conservative nomination meeting in Chilliwack-Hope was announced Monday.

Chilliwack vigilante crime-fighting crew costumeless

The crime-fighting of teens dressed as comic-book heroes has hit a snag as the RCMP scooped their costumes as part of a crime investigation.

Dix to speak at NDP’s byelection nomination meeting in Chilliwack

Gwen O'Mahony ended weeks of speculation and announced her bid Tuesday for nomination as the party's candidate in the upcoming byelection.

Top Stories of 2011: Yale treaty sparks protest

A treaty signed in April by the Yale First Nation sparked a protest and ‘war council’ by the Sto:lo Nation and Sto:lo Tribal Council.

Karver Morford was murdered in his Ryder Lake home last November.

Top Stories of 2011: Ryder Lake murder mystery

The family of Karver Morford stepped forward to plead for anyone with information about their son’s murder to call Chilliwack police.

Karver Morford was murdered in his Ryder Lake home last November.
MLA Barry Penner (left) is seen here on election night, May 12, 2009.

Top Stories of 2011: Barry Penner leaves politics

Chilliwack homeboy Barry Penner, who went from park ranger to become B.C.’s Environment Minister called it quits in August.

MLA Barry Penner (left) is seen here on election night, May 12, 2009.
Chuck Strahl takes a phone call on election night, Oct. 14, 2008. In March of this year, the local MP said he wouldn't be seeking re-election.

Top Stories of 2011: One Strahl out, another in

Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl brought down the curtain in March on a long and remarkable political career.

Chuck Strahl takes a phone call on election night, Oct. 14, 2008. In March of this year, the local MP said he wouldn't be seeking re-election.

Top Stories of 2011: Silver theft

More than half a ton in silver bullion was stolen from a Chilliwack home in February by two men wearing the insignia of RCMP officers.

Premier Christy Clark speaks with media after a luncheon with the Chilliwack-Fraser Rotary Club at the Best Western on Wednesday.

BC Conservatives could be ‘spoiler’ in coming Chilliwack byelection: Clark

"Governments almost always lose byelections," B.C. Premier Christy Clark said, before speaking to Rotary Club members Wednesday.

Premier Christy Clark speaks with media after a luncheon with the Chilliwack-Fraser Rotary Club at the Best Western on Wednesday.
Kathleen Stephany is running for the NDP nomination in Chilliwack-Hope

Former NDP candidate seeks nomination for Chilliwack-Hope byelection

Kathleen Stephany, a Harrison Hot Springs resident and former NDP candidate, is running for the party's nomination in Chilliwack-Hope.

Kathleen Stephany is running for the NDP nomination in Chilliwack-Hope
B.C. Conservative Leader John Cummins was in Chilliwack on Monday.

Cummins, Clark make byelection stop in Chilliwack, Hope

The big guns are rolling in to Chilliwack as B.C. political parties prepare for a byelection battle here in the Chilliwack-Hope riding.

B.C. Conservative Leader John Cummins was in Chilliwack on Monday.

Cummins coming to Chilliwack as vote for byelection candidate nears

B.C. Conservative Leader John Cummins is coming to Chilliwack Monday.

RCMP identify crime ‘hotspots’ in the Fraser Valley

Crime "hotspots" in Chilliwack and other Fraser Valley communities have been identified so people can report suspicious activity to police.