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• Westerby announces run for Chilliwack school board

  30-07-2022 22:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A community builder for the United Way in Sardis hopes to make waves as perhaps the first transgender candidate for municipal elections in British Columbia.
  Chilliwack resident Teri Westerby has announced that he will run for the Chilliwack School District Board of Education in this fall’s municipal election.Westerby is president and one of the founding members of the Chilliwack Pride Society, a facilitator of the Gender Support Network, the secretary of the Downtown Chi
  
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• Online auction begins for Chilliwack charity that helps older adults, seniors find meaningful community connections

  30-07-2022 22:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Think of it like Facebook’s 24-hour bidding platform with potential bargains galore, but for an even better cause supporting older adults in Chilliwack.An online auction designed to raise funds to support Chilliwack seniors and link them with meaningful community connections launched today.
  Chilliwack-based Compassionate Neighbourhood Health Partners Society (CNHPS) announced that its first annual online auction will go from today (Jul. 30) until this Friday, August 5 at
  
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• Imperial Oil investigating 55,000-litre spill of produced water in N.W.T. - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 21:42
  
  Imperial Oil investigating 55,000-litre spill of produced water in N.W.T.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• U.S. Justice Alito mocks Trudeau, foreign critics of abortion reversal - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 21:36
  
  U.S. Justice Alito mocks Trudeau, foreign critics of abortion reversal  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• City of Chilliwack to vote on $134K contract for trail stairs, pedestrian pathway for south-facing Little Mountain trail

  30-07-2022 21:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — This is the spectacular view the City of Chilliwack hopes to bring trekkers up Little Mountain, minus the dreaded mosquitoes of course.Chilliwack City Council will vote on a request for quotation this Tuesday (August 2) to have House to Home Landscaping build approximately 340 recycled stair treads up the southwest hillside of Little Mountain facing south.
  The $134,432.80 contract calls for the supply and installation of 6-foot by 6-foot posts to act as stair treads, according
  
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• Canadian cyclist Mitchell picks up her second silver of the Commonwealth Games

  30-07-2022 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Kelsey Mitchell raced to silver in the women’s track cycling sprint race on Saturday, her second medal of the Commonwealth Games.
  A day earlier, the Olympic champion raced to silver in the sprint team event with Sarah Orban and Lauriane Genest.
  “Consistently silver,” Mitchell said. “Every competition’s tough, you go out there and give your best. Coming here today, obviously you go in to try and win that gold and win every race that
  
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• Biden tests positive for COVID-19, returns to isolation

  30-07-2022 20:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
  White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.”
  In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prev
  
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• Russell grabs first F1 pole, Verstappen qualifies 10th

  30-07-2022 19:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — George Russell stole the show Saturday at the Hungarian Grand Prix by earning his first career pole and first of the season for Mercedes — on the same day F1 champion and current points leader Max Verstappen qualified a season-worst 10th. 
  Russell screamed in celebration after a fast final qualifying lap helped him beat Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc. 
  “Whooooo, come on! Yes! Hahahaha. You beauty! You beauty!” yelle
  
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• Australian singer finds Chilliwack girl who wrote fan mail after puppy chews up letter - Hope Standard

  30-07-2022 19:16
  
  Australian singer finds Chilliwack girl who wrote fan mail after puppy chews up letter  Hope Standard
  
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• Australian singer finds Chilliwack girl who wrote fan mail after puppy chews up letter - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 19:16
  
  Australian singer finds Chilliwack girl who wrote fan mail after puppy chews up letter  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Australian Singer Finds Chilliwack Girl Who Wrote Fan Mail After Puppy Chews Up Letter - Abbotsford News

  30-07-2022 19:16
  
  Australian Singer Finds Chilliwack Girl Who Wrote Fan Mail After Puppy Chews Up Letter  Abbotsford News
  
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• Toronto Argonauts very wary about facing winless Ottawa Redblacks

  30-07-2022 18:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — There’s something about facing the Ottawa Redblacks that seems to agree with McLeod Bethel-Thompson.
  The veteran quarterback is 6-0 versus Ottawa over his CFL career. He’ll chase a seventh straight victory when the Toronto Argonauts (3-2) host the Redblacks (0-6) at BMO Field on Sunday.
  “I had no idea but I put absolutely nothing in that,” Bethel-Thompson said. “That’s a very talented team, their backs are against the wall, they have nothing to
  
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• Nohomin Creek wildfire grows to nearly 3,000 hectares - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 18:13
  
  Nohomin Creek wildfire grows to nearly 3,000 hectares  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 17:15
  
  Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 17:12
  
  B.C. releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 17:10
  
  Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Pope says Indigenous people suffered genocide at residential schools - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 17:04
  
  Pope says Indigenous people suffered genocide at residential schools  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Kentucky governor: Death toll from flooding rises to 25.

  30-07-2022 16:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s governor said it could take weeks to find all the victims of flash flooding that killed at least 25 people when torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia.
  Gov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that the numbers of victims would likely rise significantly as a result of record flash flooding over the past several days.
  “This is an ongoing natural disaster,” Beshear told Fox News. “We are still in search and rescue mode. Thankfully, the
  
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• Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  30-07-2022 14:33
  
  Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair  Agassiz Harrison Observer
  
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• At least 1 ticket wins $1.28B Mega Millions jackpot prize

  30-07-2022 14:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Someone beat the odds and won the $1.28 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
  According to megamillions.com, there was one winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought in Illinois.The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
  The jackpot was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
  The
  
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• Pope’s visit to Canada sparks calls to renounce centuries-old Doctrine of Discovery

  30-07-2022 12:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — As Pope Francis travelled across Canada, so did a demand to revisit centuries-old declarations.
  At the front of a basilica in Quebec, where the 85-year-old pontiff prepared to preside over mass, Sarain Fox and her cousin stood in silence, holding a banner with the words “Rescind the Doctrine” emblazoned in red and black paint. 
  “It felt like the resistance that was missing,” said Fox, who is from Batchawana First Nation. 
  Days earlier in Maskwacis
  
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• Iraqi protesters breach parliament building in Baghdad

  30-07-2022 11:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of followers of an influential Shiite cleric have breached parliament on Saturday for a second time this week to protest the government formation efforts lead by Iran-backed groups.Iraqi security forces attempted to repel the demonstrators from entering the parliament building using tear gas and sound bombs.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.Iraqi security forces hurled gas canisters and used sound bombs to disperse the thousands of Iraqi demonstrators, the followers of
  
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• Ranking atmospheric rivers premature, says Environment Canada, months after B.C. vow

  30-07-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — When torrential rain caused widespread flooding and washed out major highways across British Columbia last fall, the provincial government was quick to flag the creation of a system to rank atmospheric river systems.
  But eight months later, Environment Canada and its scientists say there is still no timeline for when such a system might be operable.
  “A decision on whether or not to implement such a scale as an operational information product would be premature at this tim
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Pope says Indigenous people suffered genocide at residential schools

  30-07-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ROME — Pope Francis says the abuses Indigenous Peoples faced while being forced to attend residential schools amounted to genocide. 
  The pontiff made the comment while speaking to reporters on a flight back to Rome following his six-day tour of Canada.
  More coming.The Canadian Press
  
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• With higher water and hotter temperatures, Chilliwack RCMP urge safety on water – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  30-07-2022 09:00
  With higher water and hotter temperatures, Chilliwack RCMP urge safety on water – Hope Standard  Hope Standard
  
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• Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair – Hope Standard - Hope Standard

  30-07-2022 09:00
  Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair – Hope Standard  Hope Standard
  
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• Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair - Hope Standard

  30-07-2022 09:00
  Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair  Hope Standard
  
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• Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 09:00
  
  Get ready to celebrate 150 years of historic Chilliwack Fair  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Lions overcome early deficit to defeat Roughriders 32-17, match best start since 2007

  30-07-2022 06:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — The B.C. Lions are off to their best start since 2007 following a 32-17 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Friday.
  The Lions overcame a 17-4 second quarter deficit in the win as they climb to 5-1, matching their start from 2007. The Lions finished first in the West Division that year, with a 14-3-1 record before getting upset by the Riders 26-17 in the West final.
  The Riders drop to 4-4 with the loss as they head into a bye week.
  Lions quarterback Nathan Rourke, in his f
  
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• Time to check Mega Millions numbers: Are you a billionaire?

  30-07-2022 05:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — You bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket and have been dreaming of how you’ll spend $1.28 billion. Now it’s time to check your numbers and face reality.
  Friday’s winning numbers are: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
  The jackpot is the third-largest lottery prize and the biggest in nearly four years.It grew so large because there have been 29 consecutive draws without a winner, a span that stretches back to April 15 when a Tennessee player matched al
  
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• Castro helps Tigers top Blue Jays 4-2 as Manoah exits game early with hurt elbow

  30-07-2022 04:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Willi Castro had a home run in the sixth inning to help the Detroit Tigers to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
  Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah (11-5) gave up seven hits and a walk for four runs, striking out four over 5 1/3 innings before being pulled with a right elbow contusion.
  Manoah had precautionary X-rays after leaving the game that came back negative.
  Relievers Tim Mayza, David Phelps, Anthony Banda, and Max Castillo held the Tigers scoreless for the rest of
  
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• Pendrith takes 1-shot lead over Finau at Rocket Mortgage

  30-07-2022 02:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Taylor Pendrith grew up getting breaks from golf, putting the clubs away each winter in Canada.
  That may have helped him when he had to miss nearly four months of competition due to a painful injury earlier this year.
  Pendrith shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Tony Finau into the weekend in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
  Pendrith and Finau shared the first-round lead at 8 under and will be in the final group Saturday, pairing a 31-year-old PGA Tour rooki
  
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• Stampers-Blue Bombers rematch highlights weekend CFL schedule

  30-07-2022 01:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Two weeks after Calgary had its season-opening winning streak snapped by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Stampeders get a chance to return the favour.
  In what sets up the marquee game of the CFL schedule to date, Winnipeg (7-0) will put its unbeaten record on the line at McMahon Stadium on Saturday in a showdown against a hungry Calgary team (4-1) coming off a bye week.
  “It’s a big deal because we’re playing the No. 1 team in the standings, and we want to be No.
  
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• House approves bill to help West fight wildfires, drought

  30-07-2022 01:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Friday approved wide-ranging legislation aimed at helping communities in the West cope with increasingly severe wildfires and drought — fueled by climate change — that have caused billions of dollars of damage to homes and businesses in recent years.The measure combines 49 separate bills and would increase firefighter pay and benefits; boost resiliency and mitigation projects for communities affected by climate change; protect watersheds; and make
  
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• ‘Breaking Bad’ statues shine light on actors, Albuquerque

  30-07-2022 01:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Bronze statues of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed at a convention center in Albuquerque on Friday to celebrate the “Breaking Bad” TV series and its entertainment legacy, winning applause in a city that played its own gritty supporting role.
  Local politicians including Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller mixed with “Breaking Bad” stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and director Vince Gilligan to help unveil t
  
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• Chilliwack gangster Clayton Eheler released on bail despite acquiring a fraudulent passport in 2019 - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 01:42
  
  Chilliwack gangster Clayton Eheler released on bail despite acquiring a fraudulent passport in 2019  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack Gangster Clayton Eheler Released On Bail Despite Acquiring A Fraudulent Passport In 2019 - Abbotsford News

  30-07-2022 01:42
  
  Chilliwack Gangster Clayton Eheler Released On Bail Despite Acquiring A Fraudulent Passport In 2019  Abbotsford News
  
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• LETTER: Regular vehicle inspections and speeding enforcement is needed - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 01:30
  
  LETTER: Regular vehicle inspections and speeding enforcement is needed  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack's mobility scooter ice cream man is making kids smile - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 01:30
  
  Chilliwack's mobility scooter ice cream man is making kids smile  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 01:07
  
  Parents facing tough conversations, decisions in wake of Hockey Canada controversies  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Summer McIntosh wins 400 individual medley in stunning swim - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 01:00
  
  Summer McIntosh wins 400 individual medley in stunning swim  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Chilliwack blueberry farms opens new outdoor farm adventure zone - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 00:55
  
  Chilliwack blueberry farms opens new outdoor farm adventure zone  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

  30-07-2022 00:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its kind in years and a direct response to the firearms often used in the crush of mass shootings ripping through communities nationwide.
  Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings. But Congress allowed the restrictions first put in place in 1994 on th
  
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• LETTER: Pope’s hand kiss may not suffice for many - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 00:30
  
  LETTER: Pope’s hand kiss may not suffice for many  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• May readies Green leadership bid, asked MP Mike Morrice to consider running: sources

  30-07-2022 00:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Elizabeth May, who is preparing a bid for the leadership of the Green Party, first asked the only other Green MP if he would consider taking the helm before she decided to apply for her old job.
  Three sources within the party confirmed May has been working to collect the 100 signatures needed to enter the contest, but say she first asked Ontario Green MP Mike Morrice whether he would be prepared to throw his hat into the ring to replace interim leader Amita Kuttner.
  The sources, w
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP urges water safety this long weekend

  30-07-2022 00:21 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — In the midst of a sweltering heat wave, Chilliwack RCMP are urging the public to exercise water safety precautions this long weekend.
  As summer temperatures soar into the mid- to low 30s this long weekend, and higher than normal water levels in local lakes and rivers present dangers, Chilliwack RCMP remind the public to keep water safety top of mind.RCMP say that includes having all required safety gear, ensuring visibility at all times by others, not operating a vessel while
  
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• Deleted bookmark led to child pornography site that depicted Amanda Todd: Crown

  30-07-2022 00:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A Crown attorney says a device seized from the home of the Dutch man accused of harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd contained a deleted bookmark to a child pornography website with content depicting her.
  Louise Kenworthy told the B.C. Supreme Court jury trial of Aydin Coban that previous expert testimony showed Todd’s name and several online aliases used to harass her were also on devices seized from the home.
  Coban has pleaded not guilty to extort
  
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• ICBC says all outstanding rebate cheques should be arriving soon, urges customers to delete phishing text messages

  30-07-2022 00:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) said Friday afternoon that customers still awaiting a rebate cheque of $110 per vehicle should see their rebate cheques very soon.ICBC reported on social media just after noon Friday that all remaining rebate cheques should be in the mail by the end of July. It could take a few extra days to receive the cheque in the mail depending on Canada Post’s delivery schedule.“All cheques are scheduled to be in the mail by
  
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• OPINION: Double homicide in Chilliwack an example of the epidemic of domestic abuse - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 00:03
  
  OPINION: Double homicide in Chilliwack an example of the epidemic of domestic abuse  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Staff absenteeism has doubled at BC Ferries, impacting sailings and cancellations - Chilliwack Progress

  30-07-2022 00:00
  
  Staff absenteeism has doubled at BC Ferries, impacting sailings and cancellations  Chilliwack Progress
  
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