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• Political spin on election interference helps China undermine ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 23:40
  
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• Massive U.S. winter storm brings snow, strong winds, frigid cold - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 23:30
  
  Massive U.S. winter storm brings snow, strong winds, frigid cold  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Eugene Levy, very gingerly, explores world for travel show - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 23:30
  
  Eugene Levy, very gingerly, explores world for travel show  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• VIDEO: Firefighters called to Dairy Queen in Maple Ridge - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 23:00
  
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• Detective: Sailor grabbed gun barrel to end Club Q shooting

  22-02-2023 22:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The 22-year-old accused of carrying out the deadly mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs in November ran a neo-Nazi website and used gay and racial slurs while gaming online, a police detective testified Wednesday.
  Anderson Lee Aldrich used racial slurs while gaming, posted a rifle scope on a gay pride parade and used another slur when referring to someone who was gay, Detective Rebecca Joines testified on the first day of a three-day trial to
  
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• 5 die in small airplane crash near Little Rock factory

  22-02-2023 22:48 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Five people died when a small airplane crashed near a Little Rock factory on Wednesday shortly after taking off, authorities said.
  The twin-engine plane crashed outside a 3M plant in Little Rock, a couple of miles south of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Cody Burk said. The Federal Aviation Administration said five people were on board the plane.
  The Beech BE20 had departed the Little Rock airport and w
  
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• Spring Fair Returns to Chilliwack Coliseum

  22-02-2023 22:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Chilliwack Coliseum is excited to announce the return of West Coast Amusements next month for the annual Chilliwack Spring Fair.
  The fair will be running from March 16th through 19th. They will feature rides, treats, and a great time for the whole family!
  “We are excited to once again be partnering with West Coast Amusements. It’s a great opportunity to work with an organization run by a local Fraser Valley family. Every time we’ve been able to host them here, it’s be
  
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• BC RCMP - Chilliwack RCMP investigation determines that content ... - BC.RCMP-grc.gc.ca

  22-02-2023 22:32
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP says content in SD33 libraries does not constitute child pornography

  22-02-2023 22:31 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack RCMP, in cooperation with its Serious Crime Unit, announced Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 22) that it has reviewed content of concern and determined that it does not meet the legal definition of child pornography.
  According to a news release from Chilliwack RCMP Sgt. Krista Vrolyk, Chilliwack RCMP received a report alleging that written publications within SD33 school libraries contained child pornography.Mounties say an investigator from the Serious Crime Section o
  
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• Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 22:30
  
  Microsoft brings Bing chatbot to phones after curbing quirks  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 'Moored' art exhibit in Chilliwack celebrates love for B.C.'s lakes and ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 22:27
  
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• Abbotsford Police to host meeting on youth and social media, inappropriate pictures

  22-02-2023 22:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — It wasn’t that long ago in 2019 that the Abbotsford Police Department became aware of an overwhelming number of local youth sending inappropriate selfies of themselves to others cell phone users.Once police became aware, the “It’s a No” campaign was launched after an extreme resurgence of files in Abbotsford schools surfaced around compromising pictures of local teenagers, according to an online description of an upcoming presentation.According to polic
  
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• Mission installs 16 custom street lights for Shine Bright Mission, a free event on Mar. 3

  22-02-2023 21:49 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — Public works crews have installed 16 custom street lights on street lamps along First Avenue in Mission in advance of Shine Bright Mission, a free folk music festival and community celebration happening Friday evening, March 3.Residents of Mission will have to wait until the festivities of the Shine Bright Mission event on March 3 to see them sparkle, but they’ll be worth the wait.Shine Bright Mission will feature a first responders vehicle display, local performances, fre
  
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• Veteran lineman Neufeld feels culture a powerful element for Blue Bombers

  22-02-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The allure of CFL free agency has been lost upon Pat Neufeld.
  Since 2019, the veteran offensive lineman has signed an extension to remain with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers rather hit the open market. In fact, the six-foot-five, 290-pound Regina native agreed to a one-year deal last November, months before the start of CFL free agency.
  Neufeld isn’t alone. Winnipeg’s roster is chock full of veterans who have opted to remain in Manitoba rather than test free agency.
  “It’s so c
  
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• Hot start to golf season has Canada’s Megan Osland eyeing Epson Tour

  22-02-2023 21:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  It’s all been coming together for Megan Osland this winter.
  Osland fired a 6-under 66 in the third round of Sunday’s Cactus Tour event for a one-shot victory. It’s the third win the native of Kelowna, B.C., has earned on the mini-tour this winter, and she feels she’s reaping the rewards of her hard work.
  “I think it validates all the work that I’ve been doing in the off-season,” she said in an phone interview from Scottsdale, Ariz. “All my training
  
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• Quebec Premier Legault won’t meet election promise to offer pre-kindergarten

  22-02-2023 21:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his government’s failure to meet a key campaign promise to offer kindergarten classes beginning at four years old to all the province’s children.
  Legault said today it was impossible to reach his government’s target within the stated time frame due to a shortage of teachers.
  Legault campaigned heavily on the issue during the 2018 election, going so far as to say his seat would be on the line if he failed to meet his promise.
  H
  
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• Trudeau says best way to close Roxham Road is to renegotiate refugee deal with U.S.

  22-02-2023 21:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are no simple solutions to shutting down a rural road in southern Quebec used by thousands of asylum seekers to cross irregularly into Canada.
  His comments come a day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the prime minister should shut down the rural crossing — known as Roxham Road — within 30 days.
  Trudeau says closing that road would only encourage asylum seekers to use another forested path along the thousands of ki
  
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• Joly tells UN assembly Putin is losing grip on reality, a year after Ukraine invasion

  22-02-2023 21:37 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on reality, a year after his invasion of Ukraine.
  Canada is pushing the United Nations General Assembly to vote to condemn Russia’s invasion and call on Moscow to end the war.
  Joly says Russia isn’t respecting the UN charter, and merits extra scrutiny as a permanent member of on the UN Security Council.
  Canada is among 38 countries that have put forward a resolution ca
  
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• 26-year-old charged in fatal Kitsilano hit-and-run - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 21:33
  
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• Haitian group asks Canada to condemn ‘racism’ in Dominican Republic deportations

  22-02-2023 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A group in Haiti that supports people sent home from the neighbouring Dominican Republic is calling on Canada to raise the alarm about accusations of inhumane and racist treatment.
  Violent gangs have taken over large swaths of Haiti and thousands have headed over the border into the Dominican Republic, both legally and illegally, to escape rising living costs and the threat of kidnapping.
  But the Haitian organization Support Group for Refugees and Returnees says the Dominican Repu
  
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• Revelstoke resident helps make Brazilian birthday wish come true - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 21:00
  
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• Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones reaches playoffs at Tournament of Hearts

  22-02-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones reached the playoffs at the Canadian women’s curling championship Wednesday with a 7-6 win in an extra end over Casey Scheidegger’s wild card team.
  Jones topped Pool B at 6-1. 
  Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville was 5-1 with games against Yukon and Newfoundland and Labrador to play Wednesday. Ontario’s Rachel Homan got to 4-2 in that pool with a 9-5 victory over Meghan Walter’s wild card 3.
  Defending champion Kerri Einarson was
  
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• Calgary Dinos focused on playoffs after capping season with 23-game winning streak

  22-02-2023 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Centre Riley Stotts took a welcome break from studying for a geography exam this week to discuss the University of Calgary Dinos’ record-breaking 23-game winning streak in Canada West men’s hockey.
  But truthfully, Stotts would rather talk about the Dinos’ clash with the University of Saskatchewan on Thursday in Game 1 of their Canada West semifinals.
  “As a team, we’ve put the streak on the back burner,” said Stotts, a third-round (83rd overall)
  
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• International group asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves contract

  22-02-2023 20:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The head of an international organization Ottawa hired to give advice on identifying possible remains in unmarked graves at former residential schools says to give its coming work a chance.
  The federal government’s decision to hire the Netherlands-based International Commission on Missing Persons to engage with Indigenous communities has been met with concerns, including that the $2-million contract appears to duplicate Indigenous experts were already taking on.
  Kathryne Bom
  
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• Temporary foreign workers hit record levels in B.C. - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 20:40
  
  Temporary foreign workers hit record levels in B.C.  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Seattle Kraken partner with Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 20:30
  
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• 4-day workweek trial: Shorter hours, happier employees - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 20:30
  
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• ‘Incredibly premature’ to consider drug decriminalization, Alberta police chiefs say

  22-02-2023 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police says it believes, based on research it commissioned, that it would be “incredibly premature” to think about decriminalizing drugs. 
  Instead, it says there must be a systemic and ordered approach in place that prioritizes community safety before such a strategy can be considered. 
  A paper, commissioned by the association and released at a recovery conference in Calgary, says problematic use of substances is a comple
  
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• Judge to amend order restricting strike action in Yellowknife

  22-02-2023 20:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  YELLOWKNIFE — A Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge says he will amend an order restricting strike action in Yellowknife after mediation between lawyers representing the city and Public Service Alliance of Canada.
  Justice Andrew Mahar had been set to lift the injunction altogether Wednesday morning after the parties agreed to a picketing protocol Tuesday. However, during a court appearance, the lawyers disagreed over whether it should be replaced with an additional court order outlin
  
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• Hockey Canada renews partnership with Sheldon Kennedy’s Respect Group

  22-02-2023 19:58 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Hockey Canada says it has renewed and expanded a partnership with Respect Group, an advocacy organization co-founded by former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy.
  In a statement released Wednesday, Hockey Canada said it will collaborate with Respect Group to develop new, age-appropriate player programs while continuing to deliver existing online training courses.
  Hockey Canada said the partnership will help drive cultural change around the sport, an area in which the organization said th
  
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• Ahead of energy talks, Quebec premier says open to paying N.L. more for electricity

  22-02-2023 19:56 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Quebec Premier François Legault says he is open to making “adjustments” to the Churchill Falls energy agreement between his province and Newfoundland and Labrador ahead of the official end to the contract in 2041.
  Speaking to reporters ahead of his two-day trip to St. John’s, Legault said Quebec is open to paying more for the electricity generated from Churchill Falls in exchange for a “very advantageous” price for power when th
  
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• Ottawa revives Law Commission of Canada, announces hires for key roles

  22-02-2023 19:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The federal government is reviving an independent commission to offer advice to cabinet on reforming Canadian laws, and has announced its picks for key roles. 
  McGill University law professor Shauna Van Praagh will begin a five-year term as president of the Law Commission of Canada in June, and two other commissioners have been appointed to four-year terms.
  The Liberals’ 2021 federal budget said the government would spend $18 million over five years and $4 million in on
  
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• Maple Leafs announce injured defenceman Jake Muzzin won’t play again this season

  22-02-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Jake Muzzin won’t play again this season.
  Whether the veteran defenceman can eventually resume his NHL career remains to be seen.
  The Maple Leafs announced Thursday the ailing Toronto blue-liner won’t suit up again in 2022-23 after initially suffering a neck injury Oct. 17 in a collision with Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller.
  Toronto announced back in November that Muzzin would re-evaluated in February.
  “After follow-up consultation this month with various
  
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• Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting to release final report on March 30

  22-02-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — The public inquiry that investigated the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia announced today it will release its final report on March 30.
  The Mass Casualty Commission issued a statement saying the report will provide a detailed account of what happened as well as recommendations to improve community safety across Canada.
  Among other things, the report will examine the police response, access to firearms, gender-based violence, the killer’s prior interactions with police and
  
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• At Canada Winter Games, children of top athletes say their advice helps development

  22-02-2023 19:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HALIFAX — For some athletes at the Canada Winter Games, the discipline of elite sport has been part of their lives since they bounced on their parents’ muscled legs. 
  And as the Games unfold in Prince Edward Island, Halifax and Crabbe Mountain, N.B., a glance through the Team Alberta roster provides examples of elite-sports parents who have nurtured talented offspring, with family ties found in hockey, curling and speedskating.
  Stuart Wilson, a 30-year-old doctoral candidate in
  
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• Ukrainian Canadian organizations call for Canadians’ support as war carries on

  22-02-2023 19:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Ukrainian Canadian organizations say they raised $52 million for aid efforts last year and are calling on Canadians to continue their support as the war in Ukraine enters a second year. 
  Victor Hetmanczuk, the chair of the Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Committee, says the funds raised last year came from 72,000 donors in Canada. 
  Alexandra Chyjiz, president of Ukrainian Canadian Congress, says her organization and those she works with are grateful for the support from Can
  
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• Liberal MPs decry Vancouver Port Authority truck program in letters to minister

  22-02-2023 19:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Four federal Liberal MPs have written to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra expressing frustration with a much-criticized program that aims to replace older trucks that service the Vancouver Port Authority. 
  The MPs’ letters come amid heavy criticism of the program, which aims to phase out trucks that are more than 12 years old to improve air quality but puts the onus on independent owners and operators to swallow the cost of replacing vehicles.
  The program has been delay
  
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• Political spin on election interference helps China undermine democracies: Trudeau

  22-02-2023 19:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says members of Parliament who put a political spin on foreign election interference are helping China undermine Canadians’ confidence in their democracy. 
  He says playing “political games” to get a partisan advantage will undermine people’s trust in their institutions, and will only assist the efforts of countries like Russia and China that attempt to make democracies unstable.
  He told reporters today that Canadians must
  
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• Fraser River film from 1978 restored, released by National Film Board - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 18:56
  
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• VIDEO: Seattle becomes first U.S. city to ban caste discrimination - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 18:55
  
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• Air Canada piloting facial recognition tech at Vancouver ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 18:43
  
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• Veteran CFL quarterback Bethel-Thompson announces he’ll play in USFL

  22-02-2023 18:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  McLeod Bethel-Thompson has clarified his football future, and it doesn’t include a return to the CFL.
  The veteran quarterback announced on social media that he’ll play with the USFL’s New Orleans Breakers in 2023.
  Bethel-Thompson became a CFL free agent earlier this month after helping the Toronto Argonauts win the Grey Cup last season.
  The 34-year-old American had spent the last five seasons with Toronto (2017-19, 2021-22), winning a Grey Cup his first year with the franchise
  
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• Stuart Skinner calms Oilers’ crease: ‘Pretty crazy evolution’

  22-02-2023 18:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Connor McDavid has known Stuart Skinner a long time.
  Before the game’s bright lights — before he’d even been picked by a junior club — the goaltender was grinding away as a teenager beside McDavid at one of the gruelling fitness camps held by former NHLer Gary Roberts.
  McDavid would be on the biggest stage before long.
  Skinner, meanwhile, took a more circuitous route.
  But that winding path has him back alongside his former training partner with the Edmonton Oilers —
  
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• White Rock-based classical series supports Ukraine - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 18:05
  
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• Icy winds, snow, hit much of B.C., weekend snow possible for south coast: forecasters

  22-02-2023 18:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Bitterly cold weather is gripping much of British Columbia and forecasters don’t expect conditions in some areas to ease until at least Thursday, while the threat of snow lies ahead for other regions.
  Extreme cold or Arctic outflow warnings are posted for the central and north coasts, Chilcotin and Peace River areas and the southeastern corner of B.C.
  With the wind chill, Environment Canada warns conditions will feel close to -40 C in the Elk Valley and Peace regions, and
  
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• Discovery Islands salmon farm closure confirmation sends waves ... - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 18:00
  
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• Canada’s Fernandez and American partner Mattek-Sands advance in doubles at Dubai

  22-02-2023 17:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUBAI CITY, United Arab Emirates — Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands advanced to the women’s doubles quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 3-6, 6-1, 13-11 win over Xu Yifan and Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday.
  Fernandez and Mattek-Sands won 76.7 per cent of first-serve points and broke China’s Xu and Belarus’s Sasnovich three times on 10 chances.
  Xu and Sasnovich struggled with their opening serve, winning just
  
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• Canadian military says it has tracked, stopped China surveillance in Arctic waters

  22-02-2023 17:46 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces confirm that they are aware of recent efforts by China to conduct surveillance operations in Canadian airspace and waters.
  Spokesman Daniel Le Bouthillier said in a statement that the armed forces have tracked and stopped attempts to surveil Canadian territory since 2022 under Operation LIMPID.
  He said that to ensure the integrity of military operations, further information cannot be provided.
  Foreign Affairs Minister M&
  
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• Chilliwack Restorative Justice plans Better Way Celebration dinner, silent auction on May 6

  22-02-2023 17:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association has been diligently working day in and day out to advance a culture of restoration and reconciliation in both Chilliwack schools and communities, as it seeks to repair harm and prevent crime.Chilliwack Restorative Justice first launched about 25 years ago and has expanded with a growing municipality. Over the past fiscal year, CRJ worked with 65 clients, of which an impressive 95 per cent were successful.
  Like many
  
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• Chilliwack group to hold candlelight vigil for peace in Ukraine - Chilliwack Progress

  22-02-2023 17:35
  
  Chilliwack group to hold candlelight vigil for peace in Ukraine  Chilliwack Progress
  
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