Rachel Murrell and Yanika Tytherleigh knew they were onto something good. After years of making laundry soap, baby wipes and house-hold cleaning products for personal consumption, they decided to take their eco-friendly endeavor public. The two Chilliwack mothers became Green Gals, a niche business offering the Fraser Valley an opportunity to purchase environmentally sound, sustainable products that they created and tested through years of careful experimentation. Murrell and Tytherleigh were able to give their new customer-base innumerable variations in scent, product content, a plethora of size options, as well as  the ability to refill containers a customer may already have on ... Read more...

Our own hometown hero, Kelly Vanderbeek, showed up at PriceSmart today. Kelly Vanderbeek is one of the skiers to race in the 2010 Olympics here in our very own Whistler BC. She has made her home here in Chilliwack with her husband. PriceSmart foods wanted to do their part in supporting this local talent and has been raising funds through hot dog sales to help support her training. Kelly made it out today to sign autographs and talk to locals at the store. If you'd like to support Kelly and other hometown heros, you can buy Powerade through PriceSmart ... Read more...