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• Chilliwack Museum offers free admission this week as a way to escape heat wave

  14-08-2023 23:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The Chilliwack Museum and Archives will open up its stately building in downtown Chilliwack free to the public this week as a way to escape the sweltering heat.
  Normally, the museum charges $7 for adults and $5 for seniors, but is waiving the fees this week so that Chilliwack residents can come inside to cool off.According to a social media post, the museum (45820 Spadina Avenue) will be free to the public all week.“It’s going to be a very hot week in Chilliwack! T
  
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• Alberta premier offers up contradictory versions for imposed wind and solar pause

  14-08-2023 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has offered conflicting explanations for why her government put a temporary ban on large wind and solar energy projects.
  Smith told reporters in Calgary today the Alberta Utilities Commission and the Alberta Electric System Operator wrote to the government on July 21 asking for a pause.
  But neither letter asks for such a moratorium. 
  When reporters pressed Smith on the contradiction, the premier said the Utilities Commission did ask for the pau
  
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• U.S. agency’s airborne migration sweep at Canadian border nets 124 - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 23:30 via news.google.com
  
  U.S. agency’s airborne migration sweep at Canadian border nets 124  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Man shot by police in multi-hour standoff in Grand Forks - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 23:10 via news.google.com
  
  Man shot by police in multi-hour standoff in Grand Forks  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. gives warm sendoff to Team Canada rowers ahead of Worlds - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 23:04 via news.google.com
  
  B.C. gives warm sendoff to Team Canada rowers ahead of Worlds  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Montreal Alouettes sign quarterback Reece Udinski

  14-08-2023 23:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Reece Udinski to a contract, the team announced Monday.
  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
  Udinski, 24, played for the University of Richmond Spiders last season, throwing for 3,612 yards and 29 touchdowns to become a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, given to the best offensive player in the NCAA.
  The six-foot-four, 224-pound player from North Wales, Pa., participated in the Seattle Seahawks’ mini-camp in 2023.
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• Wildfire smoke settling into some B.C. communities - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Wildfire smoke settling into some B.C. communities  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Port Alberni RCMP shoot dog after attack - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Port Alberni RCMP shoot dog after attack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Rollover on Highway 1 in Chilliwack had one person trapped ... - Hope Standard

  14-08-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
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• Rollover on Highway 1 in Chilliwack had 1 person trapped, extricated - Mission City Record

  14-08-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  Rollover on Highway 1 in Chilliwack had 1 person trapped, extricated  Mission City Record
  
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• Rollover on Highway 1 in Chilliwack had 1 person trapped, extricated - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 22:35 via news.google.com
  
  Rollover on Highway 1 in Chilliwack had 1 person trapped, extricated  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Georgia court website publishes, then takes down, list of criminal charges against Trump

  14-08-2023 22:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared Monday on a Fulton County website, but prosecutors said Trump had not been indicted in their long-running investigation of the 2020 presidential election.A Fulton County grand jury began hearing from more witnesses Monday. Shortly after 12 p.m., Reuters reported on a list of several criminal charges to be brought against Trump, including state racketeering counts, conspiracy to commi
  
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• Defensive tackle Walker being rewarded for his patience with Blue Bombers

  14-08-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Patience and perseverance have paid off for Ricky Walker.
  For two seasons, the American defensive tackle saw spot duty with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. But while the six-foot-two, 287-pound Walker never doubted he could be a CFL starter, he understood the need to bide his time.
  That approach was rewarded in training camp when Walker earned a starting spot. The opportunity came after tackle Casey Sayles, Walker’s roommate and friend, signed this off-season as a free agent with the Hamilton T
  
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• Auger-Aliassime ends five-match losing streak with win over Berrettini in Cincinnati

  14-08-2023 22:30 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CINCINNATI — Canadian tennis star Felix Auger-Aliassime ended a five-match losing streak with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win over Italy’s Matteo Berrettini on Monday in first-round action at the Cincinnati Masters.
  The 23-year-old from Montreal served to love in the final game, going up 30-love with his ninth ace of the match and winning a seven-shot rally on his first match point.
  After a breakout season that saw him win four tournaments, lead Canada to a Davis Cup title and reach a career-hig
  
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• Chilliwack Fire, BC EHS dispatched for rollover on Hwy. 1 in Chilliwack

  14-08-2023 22:22 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Emergency personnel from the Chilliwack Fire Department and BC Emergency Health Services have been dispatched Monday afternoon to a rollover motor vehicle accident on Highway 1 eastbound just east of Vedder Road.According to scanner traffic Monday, a vehicle rolled over with the possibility of an individual pinned under the vehicle.Traffic is backed up for several kilometres west of the accident scene.
  As of 1:25 p.m. Monday, the female patient has been reportedly extricated f
  
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• National security committee submits classified report about RCMP federal policing

  14-08-2023 22:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — A committee of parliamentarians that oversees national security has submitted a report to the prime minister about the RCMP’s federal policing mandate.
  The report is considered confidential for now, but a declassified version must be handed over to Parliament within 30 days of its next sitting. 
  The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians began reviewing the RCMP’s role in February 2021, and was meant to establish baseline knowledge about
  
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• Singh mum on preferred target for net-zero grid as Alberta, Sask. NDP split on date

  14-08-2023 22:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — New Democrats in two Western provinces are split over the Liberal government’s goal of a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, with the leader of the federal party keeping quiet on his own preferred timeline.
  Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault released draft regulations last week aimed at making good on the Liberals’ pledge to rid the grid of emissions, sparking sharp reactions from provincial governments in Alberta and Saskatchewan about the 12-year deadline.
  
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• Locked on target: Canadian men’s 4x100m relay team eyes repeat at world championships

  14-08-2023 21:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  With targets on their backs, the Canadian men’s 4×100-metre relay team has its eyes locked on a singular objective: repeat.
  Canada won gold at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore., with a world-leading time of 37.48 seconds. The team of Andre De Grasse, Aaron Brown, Brendon Rodney and Jerome Blake is also currently tied for the world-leading time with Japan this year at 37.80, having achieved it at the Florida Relays on April 1.
  As the 2023 world championships unfol
  
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• Alleged impaired driver arrested 2 days in a row in Abbotsford - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 21:43 via news.google.com
  
  Alleged impaired driver arrested 2 days in a row in Abbotsford  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Repeat offender assaults Abbotsford police officer, faces multiple charges

  14-08-2023 21:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ABBOTSFORD — A repeat offender with no regard for authority is facing multiple charges after he allegedly assaulted an Abbotsford Police Department officer earlier this month.According to a social media post from the department, AbbyPD patrol members observed an occupied stolen vehicle in the area of Robertson Avenue in Abbotsford on Sunday, August 6 at about 11:40 a.m.Officers arrested the male driver for possession of stolen property and located two imitation firearms upon searching the
  
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• NBO Montreal did best it could with schedule amid poor weather, says ex-director

  14-08-2023 21:28 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — For the first time in 21 years, Eugene Lapierre took in the National Bank Open in Montreal from the sidelines.
  The longtime tournament director wasn’t envious of the scheduling headache his successor, Valerie Tetreault, faced last week as rainy weather affected nearly every day of the tournament.
  “I was kind of relaxed but I was feeling for my team,” Lapierre, who remains a consultant with Tennis Canada, told The Canadian Press on Monday. “It was a very t
  
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• Alone, severely hurt kitten rescued by Good Samaritan in Quesnel - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 21:26 via news.google.com
  
  Alone, severely hurt kitten rescued by Good Samaritan in Quesnel  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov dead at 21 after brain tumour diagnosis

  14-08-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. He was 21.
  The Maple Leafs confirmed Amirov’s death Monday on social media.
  Amirov signed a three-year entry-level contract with Toronto in April 2021 after being selected 15th overall by the NHL club in the 2020 entry draft.
  Former Toronto general manager Kyle Dubas announced in February 2022 that Amirov had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and was undergoing treatment.
  He missed the
  
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• Blue Bombers quarterback Zach Collaros misses practice Monday following injury

  14-08-2023 20:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Quarterback Zach Collaros didn’t practise Monday with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
  Collaros, 34, suffered an upper-body injury in the first half of Winnipeg’s 38-29 comeback road win over the Edmonton Elks on Thursday night. Collaros, the CFL’s most outstanding player the last two seasons, was hurt after being hit by Elks defensive lineman Kony Ealy.
  Collaros was attempting to escape pressure and was falling to turf after throwing a pass when he was struck in the
  
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• Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes

  14-08-2023 20:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Wildfire crews battling several major blazes around British Columbia had a busy but not overwhelming weekend, although the BC Wildfire Service says challenging conditions could arrive within days as heat and powerful winds settle over the southern half of the province.
  The wildfire service is reporting about 375 fires around B.C., with about 11 recorded since midday Sunday and another 11 still ranked as fires of note, meaning they are highly visible or threaten people or proper
  
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• Defending champion Bayern Munich has Harry Kane but needs a goalkeeper ahead of Bundesliga season

  14-08-2023 20:26 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Even though Bayern Munich landed the Bundesliga’s record signing in England captain Harry Kane, there’s still a big hole in the squad.
  Kane has taken on the No. 9 shirt previously worn by Robert Lewandowski. That comes with the expectation of scoring goals by the dozen. The transfer fee — which could reportedly hit more than 100 million euros ($110 million) — adds to the pressure.
  “I feel that responsibility. Whenever a club spends
  
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• Toronto Blue Jays enjoy day off after injury bug bites hard during 17-in-17 stretch

  14-08-2023 20:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays finally got some rest and, hopefully, did some healing on Monday.
  Injuries have piled up over a 17-day stretch where the Blue Jays played every day. All-star shortstop Bo Bichette is the most prominent name on Toronto’s injured list, but he’s far from alone with closer Jordan Romano of Markham, Ont., Platinum Glove centre-fielder Kevin Kiermaier and reliable reliever Trevor Richards joining him.
  The Blue Jays had Monday off and, after hosting the
  
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• Power outage for new B.C. ferry forces trip cancellations on first day

  14-08-2023 20:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NANAIMO, B.C. — The inaugural sailings for a passenger ferry between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C., were cancelled Monday because of a power outage.
  A statement on the Hullo ferry website says the loss of power to the berth and vessels affected the assessments of its systems and the safety and reliability of its operations.The first four sailings were cancelled, including the 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. departures from Nanaimo and the 8 a.m. and noon trips from Vancouver.The statement says w
  
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• Recently shuffled federal cabinet to hold three-day retreat in Prince Edward Island

  14-08-2023 19:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a three-day federal cabinet retreat that is set to take place in Prince Edward Island next week will focus on the economy and affordability issues.
  The retreat comes after last month’s cabinet shuffle, which saw most of his front bench take on new positions as part of efforts to better communicate with Canadians and address pocketbook issues.
  Cabinet will be meeting in Charlottetown from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23.
  Members of Parliament are schedul
  
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• Hope Fire Department rushes to semi truck fire on Hwy. 3 Sunday night

  14-08-2023 19:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HOPE — The Hope Fire Department was called to extinguish a semi truck on fire on Highway 3 Sunday night in Hope.According to a social media post from the department, Hope firefighters were dispatched at 10:02 p.m. Sunday night (August 13) for reports of a big rig on fire with flames extending into the brush near exit 173.On arrival, crews discovered a tractor trailer on the shoulder of Highway 3. The tractor was fully engulfed with fire extending into the trailer and into the grass on both
  
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• Canada names rosters for Olympic rugby sevens qualifier on ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 19:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Quebec government says it is open to studying whether to relaunch nuclear reactor

  14-08-2023 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Quebec Energy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon says he agrees with Hydro-Québec’s decision to study a possible reopening of the province’s only nuclear power plant.
  Fitzgibbon reacted today to recent news that the power utility is looking into restarting the Gentilly-2 reactor in Bécancour, Que., as a response to growing energy demand.
  The minister told reporters in Montreal that as Quebec moves away from fossil fuels, all sources of renewable energy should b
  
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• Chilliwack city council constantly lobbying BC govt. for improved Hwy. 1 through Chilliwack

  14-08-2023 19:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — While the provincial government announced plans earlier this month to move forward with widening Hwy. 1 between Langley and Abbotsford along with upgrades to the outdated 264 Street interchange this week, it’s anyone’s guess when the same kind of upgrades will happen between Abbotsford and east through to Chilliwack.The BC government announced on August 2 that Highway 1 between Langley and Abbotsford will be widened and undergo long-awaited interchange improvements
  
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• Wildfires close evacuation routes out of N.W.T. towns, some being transported by air

  14-08-2023 18:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Members of the Canadian Forces are being deployed to help deal with wildfires along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary that have forced the evacuation of the town of Hay River.
  A National Defence spokeswoman says a reconnaissance team was on the ground in the community along the south shore of Great Slave Lake.
  The size of the team wasn’t immediately known, nor was what equipment or capabilities they were bringing with them.
  Hay River was the second area c
  
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• Canada names rosters for Olympic rugby sevens qualifier in Langford, B.C.

  14-08-2023 18:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Phil Berna and Olivia Apps will captain the Canadian sides looking to secure Olympic qualification at the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens this weekend in Langford, B.C.
  The two-day qualifying tournament features seven men’s and five women’s rugby sevens teams with one Olympic berth for next year in Paris on the line for each. The second- and third-place sides will have one last crack at Olympic qualification via a world repechage tournament.
  The men’s competition in Langford
  
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• Charges laid in B.C. crash that killed grandparents one year ago - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 18:35 via news.google.com
  
  Charges laid in B.C. crash that killed grandparents one year ago  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Border officers at Edmonton airport find tarantulas in plastic container, toy plane

  14-08-2023 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  EDMONTON — The Canada Border Services Agency says officers discovered two live tarantulas hidden inside plastic containers at the Edmonton International Airport earlier this year. 
  In May, officers saw irregularities in a small package from Hong Kong and found a male tarantula hidden inside a plastic container. 
  Weeks later, an inspection of another package from the same shipper found a female spider hidden inside a children’s toy plane. 
  It turns out the species of ta
  
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• Your guide to hosting a simple but memorable dinner party - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Blamed for affordability crisis, Liberals look to pivot on housing - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 18:30 via news.google.com
  
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• Coroner to hold inquest into officer cadet’s suicide at Royal Military College

  14-08-2023 18:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — The Ontario coroner will hold an inquest into the death of an officer cadet who took his own life while attending Royal Military College last year. 
  Absar Chaudhry’s family had asked the coroner to look into the case earlier this year, saying they had questions the military was not answering. 
  The 21-year-old was found dead in his dorm room in Kingston, Ont., on Nov. 30. 
  Chaudhry’s parents and their lawyers asked the coroner to investigate the condition
  
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• Total population of Langley neighbourhood could double under new ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 18:10 via news.google.com
  
  Total population of Langley neighbourhood could double under new ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Operation Jagdakommando’: U.S. agency’s airborne northern-border migration sweep

  14-08-2023 18:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON — U.S. border agents used helicopters and a fixed-wing airplane to round up 124 people earlier this year along the Canada-U.S. border. 
  Customs and Border Protection says the sweep, dubbed “Operation Jagdakommando,” was in response to what it calls unprecedented illicit cross-border activity. 
  But the agency has refused to discuss the operation, conducted in April and May, after publicizing it in a news release last month.
  That release says aircrews have pl
  
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• Ethiopian airstrike on a town square in the restive Amhara region kills 26, health official says

  14-08-2023 17:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An airstrike on a crowded town square in Ethiopia’s restive Amhara region killed at least 26 people and wounded more than 55 others, a senior health official said Monday, days after authorities asserted that calm had been restored in the area.
  Local militia members have been clashing with Ethiopia’s military over efforts to disband them, and last week the military retook key Amhara towns by force.
  The airstrike hit the center of the Finote Selam community
  
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• Neymar set for Saudi move after Al Hilal agree near-$100M transfer fee with PSG

  14-08-2023 17:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Neymar is set to complete a move to the Saudi Pro League after Al Hilal agreed a reported 90 million euros ($98 million) transfer fee with Paris Saint-Germain on Monday.
  The fee would be a record for the league, backed by the oil-rich state, in its spending spree on high-end soccer talent.
  Al Hilal could finally seal a statement signing to match Al Nassr, its city rival in Riyadh, which lured Cristiano Ronaldo in January. Recent offers to Lionel Messi and Kylian
  
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• Six former Mississippi officers have pleaded guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men

  14-08-2023 17:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Six white former Mississippi law officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday for torturing two Black men in a racist assault. All six had recently admitted their guilt in a connected federal civil rights case.
  Prosecutors say some of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover it up, including the attack that ended with a victim shot in the mouth.
  In Jan
  
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• New fire discovered east of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park on Sunday: BCWS

  14-08-2023 17:20 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — The BC Wildfire Service has listed a new fire east of Chilliwack Lake, one of two fires that are currently burning in the region.According to the BCWS website, fire V12722 is listed as two hectares in size and is deemed out of control. It was first discovered Sunday, August 13 at 11:43 a.m. Its location is one kilometre west of Maselpanik Creek.BCWS believes it was caused naturally or by lighting, not by human activity.A fire north of Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park in the mou
  
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• Heat wave continues throughout Fraser Valley - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 17:19 via news.google.com
  
  Heat wave continues throughout Fraser Valley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Almost 50 Chilliwack firefighters fought pre-dawn house fire - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 17:05 via news.google.com
  
  Almost 50 Chilliwack firefighters fought pre-dawn house fire  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Almost 50 Chilliwack firefighters fought pre-dawn house fire ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  14-08-2023 17:05 via news.google.com
  
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• Maui wildfires: Governor warns scores more people could be found ... - Chilliwack Progress

  14-08-2023 16:30 via news.google.com
  
  Maui wildfires: Governor warns scores more people could be found ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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