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Chilliwack's 2025 Annual Report is now available, and it's worth a browse — the city paved over eight kilometres of roads, planted 5,400 trees, and the fire department responded to nearly 5,000 calls for service last year, among many other highlights.

Langley City also has some news on the accessibility front, having adopted a new plan to make the city more inclusive over the next decade.

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Every year, the City of Chilliwack publishes an annual report covering everything from major infrastructure projects to departmental finances. The 2025 edition is now available online, and it offers a useful snapshot of a city that had a busy year.

Some of the highlights are well-known — the 2050 Official Community Plan and the Tyson-Keith Wilson upgrades were widely covered. But the report also captures the quieter work that doesn't always make headlines.

What’s in the report»

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♿ Langley City has adopted a new Accessibility Plan outlining a decade-long roadmap to remove barriers across public spaces, programs, and services. [Langley City]

🌲 A 50-hectare wildfire broke out south of Lillooet on June 24 — close enough to note given the Fraser Valley's connection to Highway 1 and the Coquihalla corridor. [Hope Standard]

⚖️ An Abbotsford man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2024 stabbing death of his wife Balwinder Kaur, just days after arriving in Canada from India. [CBC News]

🔫 A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Abbotsford and charged with two counts of occupying a vehicle with a firearm, following an extortion-related investigation that began with a Surrey traffic stop in August 2025. [CityNews]

🔥 Hope firefighters contained a vehicle fire at a charging station outside a grocery store on June 24, preventing it from spreading to a nearby motel. No injuries were reported. [Fraser Valley Today]

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4x4 Races in Hope: Hope Motorsports Group hosts two days of 4x4 races at the Hope BC Sports Bowl on June 27–28, with food from the Hope Lions Club. Races start at noon, $20 weekend pass, kids 10 and under free.

Candle Making and Sip at Taves Estate Cidery: Cecilia from Sáasil leads a candle-making workshop at Taves Estate Cidery on June 28, creating soy-based candle terrariums, wax melts, and tea lights. Includes a wax burner and a cider.

Chilliwack Trail Club 6-7-8 Run Club: A weekly Monday evening social run for all levels, starting at Sidekick Brewing on Vedder Mountain Road at 6 PM.

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