Jessica Peters

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Editor at Agassiz-Harrison Observer

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VIDEO: Second fire at downtown Chilliwack apartment building in 4 days

1 week ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

A fire broke out at an apartment at Mary Street and Ontario Avenue in Chilliwack Tuesday night (May 6). Fire crews used ladders to access the fire in the sixth floor of the 11-storey building. Dozens of residents were receiving emergency service support on the sidewalks in the area, and there were residents who had suffered smoke inhalation. Residents throughout the building stood on their balconies, calling out information to first responders below.
Hundreds march through Hope for murdered, missing Indigenous people

1 week ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

The names of Indigenous people who have been murdered and gone missing in the Hope area were marched through the streets Monday morning. Their names were hand-written on posters and printed on t-shirts, in a procession of about 500 people. Most were wearing red clothes to honour Red Dress Day. Many also had red hands painted across their mouths, a symbol for the No More Stolen Sisters movement.
Search and rescue efforts underway for missing girl in Chilliwack

2 weeks ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

People in Chilliwack gathered Thursday evening to help in the search for a missing seven-year-old girl, and she still hadn't been found by Friday morning. Chilliwack RCMP put a call out at 10 p.m. Thursday night, asking for the public's help to find Lily Coursol, who was reported missing on May 1. Chilliwack Search and Rescue is on scene with a command unit, and crews from around the Fraser Valley were out until about 5 a.m., according to searchers on scene.
VIDEO: Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl elected for 5th term; continues to back Poilievre

2 weeks ago | hopestandard.com | Jessica Peters

Conservative MP Mark Strahl thanked the people of Chilliwack-Hope for re-electing him into a fifth term on election night. He and his supporters gathered at Duke's Country Pub for a volunteer dinner and to watch the results come in.
VIDEO: Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl elected for 5th term; continues to back Poilievre

2 weeks ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

Conservative MP Mark Strahl thanked the people of Chilliwack-Hope for re-electing him into a fifth term on election night. He and his supporters gathered at Duke's Country Pub for a volunteer dinner and to watch the results come in.
ELECTION: Chilliwack-Hope candidates watch results come in at campaign parties

2 weeks ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

Chilliwack-Hope candidates, along with their volunteers and supporters, gathered at various locations around Chilliwack Monday night, to watch results of the election. Liberals gathered at Chilliwack Golf and Country Club to support their candidate, Zeeshan Khan. "I'm feeling overall very confident," Khan told Black Press, as he watched early results come in, alongside his supporters.
Nearly 20,000 voters turn out for advance polls in Chilliwack-Hope

3 weeks ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

Nearly 20,000 voters have already turned out in Chilliwack-Hope. Elections Canada has released data on the four days of early voting across Canada, broken down in each riding and province. In Chilliwack-Hope, which now also includes parts of the District of Kent (Agassiz), 19,586 ballots were counted. In B.C., a total of 813,126 ballots were counted.
VIDEO: Agassiz dairy cows released into meadow to graze for 1st time this spring

3 weeks ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

A herd of dairy cows in Agassiz got their first foray into the field on Good Friday (April 18) — and almost ended up right back in the barn. Creekside Cheese and Creamery invited the public to watch the cows leave the barn for the first time this spring. It is always an exciting moment for both the bovines and those who come out to enjoy the idyllic scene and wander around the farm afterwards.
Chilliwack couple looks back at 'miracle' survival of Easter Sunday car crash

4 weeks ago | eaglevalleynews.com | Jessica Peters |Jessica Peters

Norm and Diane Melanson know they've lived to see a miracle — or perhaps a series of miracles — and it happened last Easter Sunday. The Chilliwack couple was coming back from church. It had been a beautiful service, and they were on their way to meet family for dinner. Norm was at the wheel as they drove over the Yale Road overpass, when he suffered a major medical emergency. His heart rate sped up incredibly high, so his pacemaker stopped and he seemed to pass out.
Chilliwack-Hope candidates discuss climate change, carbon tax and tariffs

1 month ago | agassizharrisonobserver.com | Jessica Peters

Four of the six federal election candidates for Chilliwack-Hope squared off on some of the biggest concerns facing Canadians, at a virtual all-candidates forum Thursday evening (April 10). Topics ranged from climate change and natural disasters to carbon tax and trade issues. But they also dialed into local concerns, including looking back at the devastating local flooding and landslides in 2021.