Chilliwack Local News …

Local NEWS updates from the Chilliwack Fraser Valley area .

• Witness to supermarket robbery sought by police
  Chilliwack RCMP are looking for a woman who may have witnessed the robbery of the Young Street Supermarket on Feb. 10.
• UPDATE: Logging starts in spotted owl habitat
  Logging has started in spotted owl habitat located near Chilliwack, sparking a "protest vigil" by angry residents.
• NDP Leader expecting 'placeholder' budget
  NDP Leader Adrian Dix says he doesn't expect much out of the BC Liberal government's budget that's being tabled today in the legislature.
• Twinning of oil pipeline clears key hurdle
  Kinder Morgan to decide on Trans Mountain expansion by end of March
• Chilliwack teachers face brave new world of online activitiy
  Child luring allegations against a Chilliwack teacher have raised concerns regarding the school district's lack of a social media policy.
• Less garbage leads Metro Vancouver to downsize waste-fired plant
  Not necessarily an incinerator, despite shift in waste-to-energy bid process
• Dreams of saving the Paramount in Chilliwack persist
  Forces are afoot to try to save the old Paramount Theatre building in downtown Chilliwack from the wrecking ball.
• Clogged courtroom crisis 'over-blown' says BC Liberal candidate
  NDP and BC Conservative candidates in Chilliwack-Hope byelection slam BC Liberals for 'crisis' in courtrooms.
• Plane crash hero to be recognized by City of Chilliwack
  Shawn Nagurny of Chilliwack recognized for "heroic and selfless" actions after a plane went down last November near his office.
• RCMP seek witnesses to Hwy 1 crash Friday night in Chilliwack
  A 46-year-old Chilliwack man is recovering in hospital with two broken legs after a single-vehicle crash near Lickman Road Friday night.