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This urn was found Jan. 4 at a Yale Road bus stop and has now been returned to its owner. (RCMP photo)

RCMP find custodian of urn that was left at Chilliwack bus stop

Police say the urn contained the remains of a family’s cat

 

Mackenzie Ashley-Lynn Gilfillan was last seen Jan. 10 in the 45000-block of Menholm Road. (RCMP photo)

RCMP asking for help to find missing Chilliwack woman

Mackenzie Ashley-Lynn Gilfillan was last seen Jan. 10 in the 45000-block of Menholm Road

 

Two people were in a vehicle that rolled over on Highway No. 1 near Lickman Road. They are now out of the vehicle. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

Vehicle rolls over on Highway 1 near Lickman Road in Chilliwack

Two people in SUV at time of collision in westbound lanes

 

Chilliwack Chiefs grad Kevin Wall is starting to make waves in the Big 10 hockey conference. (Penn State photo)

Chilliwack Chiefs alum Kevin Wall takes Big 10 hockey honour

After some freshman struggles, Wall is enjoying a breakthrough season with Penn State

Chilliwack Chiefs grad Kevin Wall is starting to make waves in the Big 10 hockey conference. (Penn State photo)
Gabe Choi, a corrections officer, was killed in a highway crash by a car going the wrong way on Highway 1. (GoFundMe)

B.C.’s police watchdog looking for witnesses to Chilliwack crash that killed Gabe Choi

Choi was killed in a two-vehicle collision caused by a car going the wrong way on Highway 1

Gabe Choi, a corrections officer, was killed in a highway crash by a car going the wrong way on Highway 1. (GoFundMe)
Langley Rams head coach Howie Zaron is set to go on trial on a drug trafficking charge this September. (Facebook image) Langley Rams head coach Howie Zaron, who is a former coach of Chilliwack’s Valley Huskers, is set to go on trial on a drug trafficking charge this September. (Facebook image)

Drug dealing trial for former Valley Huskers coach Howie Zaron set for September

Howie Zaron has said he’s innocent of the charges against him

Langley Rams head coach Howie Zaron is set to go on trial on a drug trafficking charge this September. (Facebook image) Langley Rams head coach Howie Zaron, who is a former coach of Chilliwack’s Valley Huskers, is set to go on trial on a drug trafficking charge this September. (Facebook image)
Dennis Cholowski has been relegated to Detroit’s taxi squad as his third National Hockey League season begins. (DetroitRedWings.com photo)

Chilliwack Chiefs alum Dennis Cholowski on Detroit taxi squad as NHL season starts

Cholowski is one of 32 BCHL grads surviving training camp to find spots with big-league clubs

Dennis Cholowski has been relegated to Detroit’s taxi squad as his third National Hockey League season begins. (DetroitRedWings.com photo)
Carlton Leith was killed following an alleged altercation with William Trevor Escott in the early hours of Dec. 27. (RCMP photo)

Manslaughter charges filed in death of Chilliwack’s Carlton Leith

Leith died following an alleged confrontation with William Trevor Escott Dec. 27

Carlton Leith was killed following an alleged altercation with William Trevor Escott in the early hours of Dec. 27. (RCMP photo)
Zoey Moore and Ramon Schulz-Wiebe play tennis during Therapy Camp, one of many services/events run by the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)

Fraser Valley Child Development Centre gets financial lift from Chilliwack Foundation grant

The organization has incurred extra expenses while losing fundraisers during the COVID pandemic

Zoey Moore and Ramon Schulz-Wiebe play tennis during Therapy Camp, one of many services/events run by the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre. (Jenna Hauck/ The Progress)
RCMP. (Phil McLachlan - Capital News)

Chilliwack RCMP hunting for 3 suspects after driver carjacked at gun point

Police are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage from an incident that happened Jan. 7

RCMP. (Phil McLachlan - Capital News)
Chilliwack’s Mitchell Middlemiss is signing on with the UBC Thunderbirds baseball program. (Twitter photo)

Chilliwack’s Mitchell Middlemiss commits to UBC Thunderbirds baseball

The athletic outfielder hopes to make an instant impact as a freshman with the T-Birds

Chilliwack’s Mitchell Middlemiss is signing on with the UBC Thunderbirds baseball program. (Twitter photo)
Jordyn Huitema and her Canadian crew will compete in the SheBelievesCup in Orlando, Florida. (CANADA SOCCER PHOTO)

Jordyn Huitema and Canadian national soccer squad to compete in SheBelievesCup

Huitema and her teammates hope to use the tournament as a tuneup for the Tokyo Summer Olympics

Jordyn Huitema and her Canadian crew will compete in the SheBelievesCup in Orlando, Florida. (CANADA SOCCER PHOTO)
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Chilliwack Curling Club shuts down early with COVID restrictions in place

Unable to run programs it usually does, the CCC is shutting down the ice plant until the fall

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Chilliwack’s Jason Beck wrote a book about the 1954 Commonwealth Games, and he’ll talk about that in an online presentation preceding this year’s Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame AGM. (BC Sports Hall of Fame photo)

Miracle Mile author Jason Beck to speak at Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame AGM

The Chilliwackian will make an online presentation about the 1954 Commonwealth Games

Chilliwack’s Jason Beck wrote a book about the 1954 Commonwealth Games, and he’ll talk about that in an online presentation preceding this year’s Chilliwack Sports Hall of Fame AGM. (BC Sports Hall of Fame photo)
Abbotsford’s Jordan Kawaguchi is the December Player of the Month in the NCAA’s National Collegiate Hockey Conference. (File photo)

Chilliwack Chiefs alum Jordan Kawaguchi snags another NCAA award

A torrid offensive month earned Gooch an honour in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference

Abbotsford’s Jordan Kawaguchi is the December Player of the Month in the NCAA’s National Collegiate Hockey Conference. (File photo)
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Ryan Tofani cracks PGA of BC’s list of top 100 golf pros

Tofani is just finishing up his first year as head pro at the Chilliwack Golf Club

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The Pacific Junior Hockey League announced the cancellation of the 2021 Cyclone Taylor Cup, and its annual Prospects and All-Star Game events on Tuesday.

B.C.’s Cyclone Cup 2021 cancelled

Challenges related to COVID-19 cites as reasoning behind the move

The Pacific Junior Hockey League announced the cancellation of the 2021 Cyclone Taylor Cup, and its annual Prospects and All-Star Game events on Tuesday.
Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is calling on the federal government to provide rapid COVID testing for arriving international farm workers. (Black Press file)

MP Mark Strahl calls for rapid COVID testing for international farm workers

Chilliwack-Hope MP says the greenhouse industry is very concerned about worker availability

Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl is calling on the federal government to provide rapid COVID testing for arriving international farm workers. (Black Press file)
Two homes in Chilliwack sold for upwards of $2,000,000 in December. This property on Gibson Road remains on the market in January with an asking price of $2,620,000. (Century 21 Creekside Realty)

December home sales in Chilliwack reach 16-year high

With low supply and high demand, prices continued to increase across the Upper Fraser Valley

Two homes in Chilliwack sold for upwards of $2,000,000 in December. This property on Gibson Road remains on the market in January with an asking price of $2,620,000. (Century 21 Creekside Realty)
Chilliwack students will soon be taking the Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA), an annual test required by the B.C. Ministry of Education. (Black Press file photo)

Chilliwack Teachers’ Association says Foundational Skills Assessment should be scrapped

The CTA objects to the test in general, but even moreso as students struggle with the pandemic

Chilliwack students will soon be taking the Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA), an annual test required by the B.C. Ministry of Education. (Black Press file photo)