March 2026

Kelowna pastor, businesses face $70K civil suit due to unpaid rent

Kelowna pastor and entrepreneur John Perks, along with his businesses, is being sued for more than $70,000. A civil suit was filed by Impact Upstream Ventures Inc. in Kelowna on Mar. 13 against Perks, 1486327 B.C. LTD, Western Canada Food Tours Inc., and JQA Enterprises Inc. after Impact owner Al Hildebrandt claims rent had gone […]

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Report released on Chilliwack drunk-driving arrest that led to woman’s broken jaw

A public report has now been released that details an incident between Chilliwack RCMP officers and a woman they arrested for attempted to drive drunk. The incident took place outside a bar in the early morning hours on Nov. 23, 2024. It began with an intoxicated women “apparently intending to drive home” and ended with

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Fraser Valley music teacher sentenced for harassment of 2 students

A former Fraser Valley music teacher has been sentenced to time served and three years of probation after previously pleading guilty to the criminal harassment of two students. Bevin van Liempt, 34, was sentenced March 12 in Abbotsford provincial court to two counts of criminal harassment – one in Abbotsford and the other in Chilliwack.

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