Agassiz Observer

COVID-19: District of Kent announces property tax break

Second provincial late payment penalty delayed until October

  • Apr 8, 2020

Stay off the tracks and stay alert, rail police warn

Last year, seven were killed and 10 seriously injured in rail crossing, trespassing incidents

  • Apr 8, 2020
The old sign at the Kindergarten entrance of Kent Elementary will be taken down this summer. A new LED sign will be placed where the long "Kent Elementary" banner is now. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

Kent Elementary launches food voucher program

Breakfast, lunch now grocery vouchers amid pandemic

  • Apr 7, 2020
The old sign at the Kindergarten entrance of Kent Elementary will be taken down this summer. A new LED sign will be placed where the long "Kent Elementary" banner is now. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
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LETTER: A bribe at worst, dangerous at best

Min Wendel of Agassiz condemns the development push for Teacup

  • Apr 6, 2020
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School board OK’s sports medicine course

Approves 2020-2021 calendar during March meeting

  • Apr 6, 2020
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LETTER: Shades of gray in Teacup debate

Laurens Van Vliet of Agassiz has mixed thoughts about the exclusion application

  • Apr 5, 2020
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‘We must stay the course’: Harrison mayor urges continued COVID-19 combat methods

Bylaw officers will enforce visitor ban, Facio says

  • Apr 3, 2020
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Orange fencing surrounds the Pioneer Park Playground on March 24. The District of Kent has temproarily closed all recreational facilities until further notice. (Adam Louis/Observer)

District of Kent launches COVID-19 hub

Kent's web page hosts district responses, general COVID-19 info

  • Apr 3, 2020
Orange fencing surrounds the Pioneer Park Playground on March 24. The District of Kent has temproarily closed all recreational facilities until further notice. (Adam Louis/Observer)
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EDITORIAL: What were we talking about again?

Get a hobby. Develop skills. Do something.

  • Apr 2, 2020
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FVRL launches online library cards

FVRL's services have evolved

  • Apr 2, 2020
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TRAFFIC: April 2 Chilliwack-Harrison bus routes not running

B.C. Transit will release alerts if this changes

  • Apr 2, 2020
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Kent cuts utility payment penalty

Dropped from 10 per cent to one per cent

  • Apr 1, 2020
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Agassiz skiier wraps up successful season

Van Vliet places high in B.C. competitions

  • Mar 31, 2020
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New crosswalk lights could be coming to McDonald Road

Action based on data collected from district in summer

  • Mar 30, 2020
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One dead in head-on weekend crash near Agassiz

Man in his late 50s killed

  • Mar 30, 2020
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District of Kent prepares for urban beekeeping

Permits soon available for a number of residential zones

  • Mar 29, 2020
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Agassiz Shoppers Drug Mart is one of many stores that reserves opening shopping hours for seniors and those with compromised immune systems. (File Photo)

LETTER: Take only what you need

Anne White of Harrison comments on community response to COVID-19.

  • Mar 28, 2020
Agassiz Shoppers Drug Mart is one of many stores that reserves opening shopping hours for seniors and those with compromised immune systems. (File Photo)
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LETTER: The importance of local grocers

C. and B. Lang Randall reply to an ALR-related letter

  • Mar 28, 2020
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Toque Flamenco gave a passionate performance at the Harrison Memorial Hall last Saturday for the first show in the Harrison Festival Society’s 29th Season of Performing Arts. Hunter Ramey
Toque Flamenco gave a passionate performance at the Harrison Memorial Hall last Saturday for the first show in the Harrison Festival Society’s 29th Season of Performing Arts. Hunter Ramey
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Local burning restrictions in place to fight COVID-19

Kent, Harrison fall under high sensitivity smoke zone

  • Mar 27, 2020
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