Agassiz Observer

Chilliwack RCMP officers took six impaired drivers off the road in one day during a CounterAttack campaign on Dec. 7, 2019. (File)

CounterAttack in Chilliwack took 45 impaired drivers off the road in December

Officers issued 38 immediate roadside prohibitions ranging from 3- to 90-day driving prohibitions

  • Jan 11, 2020
Chilliwack RCMP officers took six impaired drivers off the road in one day during a CounterAttack campaign on Dec. 7, 2019. (File)
ADTS executive director Patti MacAhonic (with megaphone) speaks at Chilliwack’s inaugural women’s march in 2018, with trustee Willow Reichelt in the foreground. (Jennifer Feinberg/Progress file)

Taking to the streets of Chilliwack for women’s rights and inclusion

It's the third annual Fraser Valley Marches for Women on Saturday, Jan. 18

  • Jan 11, 2020
ADTS executive director Patti MacAhonic (with megaphone) speaks at Chilliwack’s inaugural women’s march in 2018, with trustee Willow Reichelt in the foreground. (Jennifer Feinberg/Progress file)
Signs around the lagoon will be getting a face lift to include standard caution symbols. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

Harrison council approves concept for new public education, visitor information signs

Four of the new sign structures will be installed between Civic Plaza and Rendall Park

  • Jan 9, 2020
Signs around the lagoon will be getting a face lift to include standard caution symbols. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
Black Press file photo

Harrison council approves purchase of new barbecue sites

The designated sites will use up to $56,000 of the village's reserve funds

  • Jan 8, 2020
Black Press file photo
Harrison Festival presents its first family 'barn dance'

Harrison Festival presents its first family ‘barn dance’

The event will feature a live band and caller, who will teach contra, square, and round dances

  • Jan 7, 2020
Harrison Festival presents its first family 'barn dance'
Two people were killed and one seriously injured when a vehicle plunged into Harrison Lake. The vehicle was found on Sunday, Nov.3, 2019. (Shane MacKichan)

Kent Harrison Search and Rescue looks back on 2019

Two serious incidents on Harrison Lake stood out for Search and Rescue manager Neil Brewer

  • Jan 6, 2020
Two people were killed and one seriously injured when a vehicle plunged into Harrison Lake. The vehicle was found on Sunday, Nov.3, 2019. (Shane MacKichan)
Agassiz in the 1970s. (Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society)

LETTER: Agassiz streets are gorgeous – a brief history of Agassiz

Reader Harvey Andrew shares his memories of Agassiz in this letter to the Observer

  • Jan 5, 2020
Agassiz in the 1970s. (Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society)
The front page photo from the Dec. 12, 1957 edition of the Agassiz-Harrison Advance, showing the new automatic crossing guards at the CP crossing in Agassiz. (Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society)

HISTORY: 100 years of headlines

Columnist Lindsay Foreman shares the headlines she's found in local papers over the years

  • Jan 4, 2020
The front page photo from the Dec. 12, 1957 edition of the Agassiz-Harrison Advance, showing the new automatic crossing guards at the CP crossing in Agassiz. (Agassiz-Harrison Historical Society)
VIDEO: How to recycle your real Christmas tree around Harrison and Agassiz

VIDEO: How to recycle your real Christmas tree around Harrison and Agassiz

There's curbside collection for some, drop off for a fee and of course, the goats that eat Christmas

  • Jan 3, 2020
VIDEO: How to recycle your real Christmas tree around Harrison and Agassiz
FILE - ACE students were set to move into the AESS building on Oct. 28, 2019 according to SD78 superintendent Karen Nelson. (Google Maps)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: ACE students being relocated to Agassiz high school

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Jan 1, 2020
FILE - ACE students were set to move into the AESS building on Oct. 28, 2019 according to SD78 superintendent Karen Nelson. (Google Maps)
FILE - Harrison Hot Springs initiated a housing needs assessment in October 2019 to see where the community was lacking. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: Assessment finds most Harrison rental housing unaffordable

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Jan 1, 2020
FILE - Harrison Hot Springs initiated a housing needs assessment in October 2019 to see where the community was lacking. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
FILE - Jennifer Todd speaking during the short term rental public hearing in the District of Kent on Nov. 13, 2019.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: Short term rentals now allowed in Agassiz

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Jan 1, 2020
FILE - Jennifer Todd speaking during the short term rental public hearing in the District of Kent on Nov. 13, 2019.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
Paperboys set to party onstage at Harrison Memorial Hall

Paperboys set to party onstage at Harrison Memorial Hall

Vancouver band will help Harrison Festival Society kick off 2020 with a night of roots music

  • Dec 31, 2019
Paperboys set to party onstage at Harrison Memorial Hall
Patti Komar won a medal in each of the six events she competed in a the 55+ BC Games in Kelowna: three silver and three gold.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: Agassiz swimmer brings home six medals from seniors games

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 31, 2019
Patti Komar won a medal in each of the six events she competed in a the 55+ BC Games in Kelowna: three silver and three gold.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
FILE - In August 2019 the Agassiz Harrison Homelessness Working Group was working to develop a resource centre for people in the area, to help them access services if they experience housing insecurity. (Pixabay)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: Agassiz, Harrison churches come together to tackle homelessness

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 31, 2019
FILE - In August 2019 the Agassiz Harrison Homelessness Working Group was working to develop a resource centre for people in the area, to help them access services if they experience housing insecurity. (Pixabay)
FILE - Attendees at Agassiz’s opioid meeting on April 30, 2019 discussed the history of substance use. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: Agassiz opioid meeting

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 30, 2019
FILE - Attendees at Agassiz’s opioid meeting on April 30, 2019 discussed the history of substance use. (Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
FILE - Apple’s television series “See” filmed near the Kilby historic site in Harrison Mills.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: ‘Aquaman’ actor films new TV series in Harrison Mills

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 29, 2019
FILE - Apple’s television series “See” filmed near the Kilby historic site in Harrison Mills.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
FILE - Nolan Irwin’s mobile vendor stand on Harrison beach.(Nolan Irwin/Facebook)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: No more mobile vendors on Harrison beach

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 29, 2019
FILE - Nolan Irwin’s mobile vendor stand on Harrison beach.(Nolan Irwin/Facebook)
FILE - Harrison saw a significant increase in tourism in winter 2018/19, thanks in part to the Lights on the Lake initiative, Tourism Harrison said.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: Harrison sees massive increase in winter tourists

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 28, 2019
FILE - Harrison saw a significant increase in tourism in winter 2018/19, thanks in part to the Lights on the Lake initiative, Tourism Harrison said.(Grace Kennedy/The Observer)
Conceptual drawing for the proposed civic centre in Harrison Hot Springs.(CHP Architects)

YEAR IN REVIEW 2019: New civic building proposed for Harrison Hot Springs

The Observer is taking a look back at some of our top headlines of 2019

  • Dec 28, 2019
Conceptual drawing for the proposed civic centre in Harrison Hot Springs.(CHP Architects)