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Police seek tips after youth assaulted Chilliwack RCMP are looking for witnesses to a serious assault that happened early Wednesday morning at Cultus Lake. Just before 2 a.m. police responded to a call in the First Avenue Area. They found a youth who’d suffered head trauma, including several broken teeth. Two men had a approached the youth as he walked along the water’s edge, asking him to turn around. When he tried to walk away they punched him and took him to the ground. “This was a very serious assault,” said RCMP Const. Tracy Wolbeck. “There is no evidence at this time to suggest that the victim provoked the suspects in any way. We are looking for anyone who may have information about this assault to contact us.” The suspects are both described as being approximately six-foot-two with goatees and several tattoos on their arms. Anyone with information is asked to call the Chilliwack RCMP at 604 7924611 or Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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A group of black powder rifle enthusiasts chat on the archery range during the Chilliwack Fraser Valley Frontiersmen’s 42nd annual Buffalo Shoot at the Chilliwack Fish and Game Protective Association on Sunday. The three-day event also featured black powder rifle and pistol target shooting, knife-and-tomahawk throwing, a buddy shoot and a grand shoot. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
Wet Wednesday sets new rainfall record Jennifer Feinberg The Progress
Wednesday was the wettest July 23 on record. JENNA HAUCK/PROGRESS
It’s typically the driest day of the year. But in a complete turnaround this year, July 23 turned out to be the wettest on record since 1879, says Roger Pannett, Chilliwack volunteer weather observer for Environment Canada. A whopping total of 21.8 mm of the wet stuff hit the ground on Wednesday. Looking at rainfall totals in
history for that day, consider that in 1912, only 5.8 mm fell on July 23. Then in 2012, it was 13.1 mm of rain for that day. “In comparison, the severe storm and flash flooding in Kamloops produced in excess of 23.2 mm in 30 minutes!” said Pannett by email to The Progress. These are the ‘dog days’ of summer, which is usually the driest time of the year. The wettest Chilliwack July day on record, however, was when 65.3 mm of rain fell on July
8, 1997. The total monthly average rainfall for July is 46 mm over six days. Rainfall total to date for this month is at 32 mm over seven days. According to the gauge at the Vedder bridge, the ChilliwackVedder river rose 17 cm during the rain event, going from 2.10 metres to 2.27 metres. jfeinberg@theprogress.com twitter.com/chwkjourno
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