The entire block of downtown Chilliwack was evacuated Monday morning (June 15) as an emergency safety precaution after a gas leak was reported on Wellington Avenue. The smell of gas was strong in the street as emergency responders were called to the alley at the rear of Wellington Avenue, where someone had called it in […]
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A motorcycle rider was airlifted to hospital on Saturday (June 13) after a serious collision on Whatcom Road in Abbotsford. According to social media posts from the Abbotsford Police Department, an officer was also injured while managing the scene when a vehicle failed to stop at the road closure and drove through the collision area.
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Daily soccer match updates and news about the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Dominant performances by two European nations highlighted Sunday action at the FIFA World Cup. Not surprisingly, Germany dismantled Curacao 7-1 in Houston before Sweden stunned Tunisia 5-1 in Monterrey on a day when four matches were played, with four more scheduled today (Monday)
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Tickets are now on sale for the 15th Annual Rotary Duck Race. The rubber ducks will race down the Alouette River on Sunday, Aug. 9, and hundreds of people will gather along the riverfront in Maple Ridge Park for the event. There will be games, music and a family festival atmosphere, before the popular race
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The new Japanese Garden building built in Jim Hadgkiss Park will be named the Ichigo Garden, in honour of the strawberry farmers that helped build Maple Ridge. Maple Ridge city council honoured the naming request from the Vancouver Japanese Gardeners Association (VJGA). That group worked with the city on the project. It explained the concept
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