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Monday - Jan. 20, 2025 - Chilliwack to get another roundabout
Grace Kennedy
January 20, 2025
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Good morning!
Today Americans are watching the inauguration of incoming US president Donald Trump. Ordinarily, I would not know this was happening until afterwards—the benefit of being Canadian and not needing to be concerned about the administration of another country I suppose. This year is, for obvious reasons, different. Trump’s tariff threat has direct implications for Canada and I suspect there will be more international challenges in the four years to come.
So today, I am embracing Canadiana. Specifically, I will be listening to “The Trees” by Toronto’s Rush, “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” by Winnipeg’s Bachman-Turner Overdrive, “Truck Got Stuck” by Taber’s Corb Lund, “The Night Pat Murphy Died” by St. John’s Great Big Sea, “We’re Here for a Good Time” by Vancouver’s Trooper, and a hilarious new find: “Tim’s Run” by Oyen’s OGR-Scintilla.
– Grace
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NEWS
The Nooksack, Trump, and the next Canadian leader
Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens hopes new leaders in Canada and the US kickstart international talks about the Nooksack River. 📷 Tyler Olsen/US Government
History suggests that new leadership in Ottawa and the White House won’t deliver a crossborder deal to protect Sumas Prairie from the Nooksack River.
But that doesn’t stop Abbotsford Mayor Ross Siemens from hoping.
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Need to Know
🏒 After Hope’s arena got a new upgrade, its rink was accidentally built 16 feet too short [Hope Standard]
⚠ Sweet Cream pastries are being recalled after a salmonella outbreak hospitalized 17 people
⛪ A century-old Aldergrove church was demolished early last week [Aldergrove Star]
🌳 Harrison is getting rid of dead trees and brush in its East Sector Lands starting today; some trails may be closed [Village of Harrison Hot Springs]
♻ Garbage and recycling in Mission will be picked up by automated trucks, rather than people, starting in 2027 [Mission Record]
⚖ A Langley man accused of a assault, robbery, dangerous driving, and car theft will not be out on bail, a judge has decided [Langley Advance Times]
🚔 Two masked men broke into a cannabis shop in Deroche last week but police say they didn’t get much [Mission Record]
👉 A convicted Abbotsford sex offender is facing new child luring charges in Castlegar [Castlegar News]
👍 A man fell into the Vedder River but managed to pull himself out; crews had responded to a possible drowning in the river after the man’s cries were heard [Chilliwack Progress]
🦎 Mission Police were called to investigate a massive live iguana on the shoulder of Highway 7 [Mission RCMP]
👉 A proposed 245-unit apartment building in Langley would have a built-in daycare facility [Langley Advance Times]
🏫 Mission’s school district is reviewing a range of policies [Mission Record]
👶 Indigenous nations are taking back jurisdiction over child services, but the transition is fraught with financial and logistical concerns [The Tyee]
👉 The deadline has been extended for applications to participate in Langley City’s citizens assembly [Langley City] / We wrote about the assembly and its purpose last December [FVC]
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The Agenda
The intersection at Prest Road and McGuire Road, which will be replaced by a roundabout. 📷 Google Maps
Chilliwack to add new roundabout to Prest Road
The City of Chilliwack is looking to add another roundabout to Prest Road this year, as part of multi-year widening efforts of the north-south connector road.
The city is currently soliciting bids for a contractor to upgrade Prest Road between McGuire Road and Bailey Road. The construction will include the creation of a new single-lane roundabout at the intersection of McGuire Road and Prest Road, complete with concrete curbs, a sidewalk, streetlights, drainage, culverts, and riparian planting.
The work will also include 1,500m of road widening between the roundabout and the Bailey Road roundabout. The project is part of a long-standing series of upgrades on Prest Road, aimed at widening and improving the roadway from Highway 1 to Promontory.
Proposals are being accepted until Wednesday, Jan. 29.
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