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The Sts’ailes First Nation flag flies beside the Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia and Canadian flags in the village. (Observer File Photo)

Harrison Mayor apologizes after missing land acknowledgement on Canada Day

Ed Wood wrote a formal letter to Sts’ailes First Nation

The Sts’ailes First Nation flag flies beside the Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia and Canadian flags in the village. (Observer File Photo)
BC RCMP underwater recovery team located body of man from Surrey in Cultus Lake on Aug. 15, 2023. (Twitter/UFVRD)

Body of young man from Surrey missing in Cultus Lake recovered

‘Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to this man’s family and friends’

BC RCMP underwater recovery team located body of man from Surrey in Cultus Lake on Aug. 15, 2023. (Twitter/UFVRD)
Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean (pictured) has apologized to the grandmother of an 11-year-old boy who died in foster care in an eastern Fraser Valley community, and has agreed to meet with her. (Dillon White/ Black Press)

Minister apologizes to grandmother of boy who died in foster care

An 11-year-old endured horrible abuse in an eastern Fraser Valley community before dying in 2021

Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean (pictured) has apologized to the grandmother of an 11-year-old boy who died in foster care in an eastern Fraser Valley community, and has agreed to meet with her. (Dillon White/ Black Press)
Jonathan Young was officially reported missing Aug. 2 and his family is asking for the public’s help to find him. (RCMP photo)

Family of missing Mission man asks for public help to find him

Jonathan Young was reported missing Aug. 2, with some mystery surrounding his disappearance

Jonathan Young was officially reported missing Aug. 2 and his family is asking for the public’s help to find him. (RCMP photo)
Chambers of Commerce from Abbotsford, Langley Township/City, Mission, and Chilliwack united to call for expedited Highway 1 expansion as far as Chilliwack on Aug. 8, 2023. (Province of B.C.)

Fraser Valley chambers push for highway widening as far as Chilliwack

‘Congestion grinds traffic to a halt regularly, stopping trade, slowing business,’ says joint release

Chambers of Commerce from Abbotsford, Langley Township/City, Mission, and Chilliwack united to call for expedited Highway 1 expansion as far as Chilliwack on Aug. 8, 2023. (Province of B.C.)
A black bear eats club cherries in southeastern Alaska. (Taal Levi, Oregon State University/Wikimedia Commons)

Woman injured during bear attack in northwest B.C.

Conservation Officer Service says it was a defensive attack, warns public to be cautious

A black bear eats club cherries in southeastern Alaska. (Taal Levi, Oregon State University/Wikimedia Commons)
Forest Eye, the database of old growth logging developed by Stand.earth, provides alerts on where such logging has taken place, names the timber company, and links to satellite imagery with time-lapse video showing the cut. Map: STAND.earth

Satellite imagery tracks logging of B.C. old-growth forests

Forest Eye also uses government data and time-lapse video to identify incursions into old growth

Forest Eye, the database of old growth logging developed by Stand.earth, provides alerts on where such logging has taken place, names the timber company, and links to satellite imagery with time-lapse video showing the cut. Map: STAND.earth
This photo was taken Sunday morning around 7 a.m. from the Nk’Mip campground. (Facebook)

PHOTOS: Harrowing night in Osoyoos as wildfire forces hundreds to flee their homes

The Eagle Bluffs fire has ballooned to 885 hectares overnight, over 700 properties evacuated

This photo was taken Sunday morning around 7 a.m. from the Nk’Mip campground. (Facebook)
Surrey RCMP say the Amber Alert for eight-year-old Aurora Bolton and 10-year-old Joshuah Bolton has been cancelled. They were last seen by their father on June 28 when leaving for a planned vacation with their mother, Verity Bolton. They were supposed to return July 17, 2023. (Lauren Collins)
Surrey RCMP say the Amber Alert for eight-year-old Aurora Bolton and 10-year-old Joshuah Bolton has been cancelled. They were last seen by their father on June 28 when leaving for a planned vacation with their mother, Verity Bolton. They were supposed to return July 17, 2023. (Lauren Collins)
More than 1,100 cyclists leave Chilliwack Heritage Park for the annual Tour de Cure fundraiser for BC Cancer Foundation on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)

Volunteers in Fraser Valley needed for Tour de Cure cancer fundraiser

Annual 200-km cycling fundraiser for BC Cancer Foundation goes from Cloverdale to Hope

More than 1,100 cyclists leave Chilliwack Heritage Park for the annual Tour de Cure fundraiser for BC Cancer Foundation on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress file)
Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).

LNG Canada strike averted

Strike action has been averted at the LNG Canada construction site now…

Hospitality worker strike averted at LNG Canda (Photo courtesy of LNG Canada).
Markus Schouten died in May 2022 from bone cancer. His dad, Mike Schouten, said Markus would be proud to know his friends are playing roller hockey in his memory to raise money and awareness for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.

Chilliwack teen inspires roller hockey tourney raising money for Canuck Place

Markus Schouten died from bone cancer in 2022, and his friends play hockey in his memory

Markus Schouten died in May 2022 from bone cancer. His dad, Mike Schouten, said Markus would be proud to know his friends are playing roller hockey in his memory to raise money and awareness for Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
People play pickleball on the courts at Kinsmen Park in Chilliwack on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. In the background you can see the house where the Dhawan family lives. They say the noise from the courts is ruining their lives. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. couple launching hunger strike to protest pickleball noise

Rajnish Dawan said he experiences anxiety, sleeplessness, auditory hallucinations, and heart flutter

People play pickleball on the courts at Kinsmen Park in Chilliwack on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. In the background you can see the house where the Dhawan family lives. They say the noise from the courts is ruining their lives. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)
A dog escaped a wolf attack at the beach off the Butze Rapids trail July 19. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife photo)

Wolf attacks dog in Prince Rupert on B.C. north coast

Attempt to scare wolf off with bear-bangers fails, but family pet escapes with no injuries

A dog escaped a wolf attack at the beach off the Butze Rapids trail July 19. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife photo)
A group of pipeline opponents pictured at the encampment located just before the RCMP access control checkpoint at kilometre 27 of the Morice West Forest Service Road from Feb. 5, 2020. (File photo/Black Press Media)

Feds’ response to Wet’suwet’en human rights case ‘embarrassing’: Amnesty International

Inter-American human rights commission hears testimony of abuses surrounding pipeline dispute

A group of pipeline opponents pictured at the encampment located just before the RCMP access control checkpoint at kilometre 27 of the Morice West Forest Service Road from Feb. 5, 2020. (File photo/Black Press Media)
One of 12 abandoned puppies found sheltering under an uninhabited trailer and turned over to the SPCA by a good Samaritan. (B.C. SPCA photo)

SPCA seeks support for 12 abandoned puppies surrendered in Northwest B.C.

A good Samaritan found the dogs sheltering under an uninhabited trailer and rescued them

One of 12 abandoned puppies found sheltering under an uninhabited trailer and turned over to the SPCA by a good Samaritan. (B.C. SPCA photo)
High temperatures contributed to an air quality advisory issued Thursday (July 6) for Metro Vancouver and the eastern Fraser Valley. The advisory was lifted on Friday. (File photo)

UPDATE: Air quality advisory lifted for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

Cooler temperatures and ‘favourable winds’ result in change

High temperatures contributed to an air quality advisory issued Thursday (July 6) for Metro Vancouver and the eastern Fraser Valley. The advisory was lifted on Friday. (File photo)
Azaryah Hope has been on a slow road to recovery since a June 1 drowning accident at Cultus Lake, and his family is taking him to Louisiana to pursue hyperbaric oxygen treatment that isn’t available at home.

Family of Abbotsford boy who nearly died at B.C. lake asks for help

Azaryah (Ryah) Hope needs to go to Louisiana for expensive treatment not offered in B.C.

Azaryah Hope has been on a slow road to recovery since a June 1 drowning accident at Cultus Lake, and his family is taking him to Louisiana to pursue hyperbaric oxygen treatment that isn’t available at home.
Passengers at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal are already facing multi-sailing waits Thursday morning. (Michelle Cabana/Black Press Media)

BC Ferries passengers facing multi-sailing waits between Victoria, Vancouver

Morning sailings already full between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen

Passengers at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal are already facing multi-sailing waits Thursday morning. (Michelle Cabana/Black Press Media)
A new 150-room hotel under the Marriott chain coming to Chilliwack. (Marriott P.R. Hotels)

New Marriott hotel coming to Chilliwack to anchor ‘destination’ site on highway

‘Excited to see plans unfold for major revitalization of industrial property’: Tourism Chilliwack

A new 150-room hotel under the Marriott chain coming to Chilliwack. (Marriott P.R. Hotels)