FRASER RIVER - Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue has confirmed that a person was rescued along the Fraser River near Hope after being activated late Thursday night for a critical rescue effort.According to a statement, Hope SAR was activated once members of the public heard a cry for help on the Fraser River in Hope. A ...

MAPLE RIDGE - Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding a 43-year-old woman who has been missing for over two months. Maple Ridge resident Jessica Cunningham was last seen in June and has not been heard from since. Cunningham is described as a Caucasian woman standing at 5'4", 141 pounds, with blue ...

CHILLIWACK - An Indigenous artist from Chilliwack has now been honoured with a BC Achievement award for her work in fashion and regalia design. Rebecca Baker-Grenier, of Kwakiuł, Dzawada'enuwx, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh ancestry, has been practicing her art since she was 11 years old. Since then, her pieces have been...

VANCOUVER - The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling a recent court decision on Aboriginal title on land along the Fraser River a "monumental" development, but says the case isn't about threatening private home ownership. The organization says this month's decision confirming the Cowichan Tribes...

MERRITT - A speeding driver who was trying to save on gas got nearly $1,000 worth of tickets after police found seven of his passengers without a seatbelt- including an improperly secured toddler. On August 16, just after 7 p.m., BC. Highway Patrol stopped a grey minivan on Highway 97C near Hamilton Hill Road after it ...

VANCOUVER - Rogers Arena faced the shadow of failed labour deals Thursday night (Aug. 21) as Abbotsford-based technicians continue their fight for a fair contract with the telecom giant. A bat light projection displaying the message "Fair Contract Now" was shown across the venue during the Cyndi Lauper concer...

ABBOTSFORD - A number of workers, many of whom are newcomers and people with disabilities, are set to lose their jobs after the cities of Abbotsford and Mission end their contracts by next year. Archway Community Services has provided recycling services for Abbotsford since 1983 and Mission since 1986. Due to cost-savi...

CHILLIWACK - The wait is over for macarons, croissants and other treats at Chilliwack's newest French bakery. After months of interior construction in a small retail storefront in Promontory, Maison Macaron has officially opened its doors at 107-5615 Teskey Way in Chilliwack. The small business wrote on Facebook that i...

CHILLIWACK - The B.C. Conservatives have successfully registered as an elector organization in 15 cities across British Columbia, including Chilliwack and Abbotsford, and say more municipalities will be added ahead of next year's municipal elections across B.C. The party announced in a news release Thursday that the de...

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a British Columbia ostrich farm to prevent the culling of its flock that had been infected with avian flu. The court has dismissed two applications by Universal Ostrich Farms over the cull of about 400 birds, which was sought by the Canadian Food Inspection Age...

VICTORIA - British Columbia has set new housing targets for Langley and nine more municipalities with the goal of meeting housing demands in the province. It says the orders aim to boost housing supply by about 40,000 homes over the next five years. The Housing Ministry says it's the fourth group of communities in the ...

CHILLIWACK - Two Chilliwack football coaches who played together nearly 30 years ago in the Canadian Junior Football League are eager to get a new high school football program in Chilliwack off the ground. Chilliwack Secondary School has officially announced the launch of the CSS Storm football program, with a junior v...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack philanthropist who has generously contributed to various play structures around Chilliwack wants to give back in a small but meaningful way this Friday. The City of Chilliwack says Bill Kelly, whose generosity has paved the way for several playgrounds throughout the city, would like to invite ...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack farm is inviting the community to a free event this weekend featuring locally sourced corn straight from its lush fields. As a way of thanking the community for their support, Sparkes Farmgate at 46265 Prairie Central Road in Chilliwack will host a free corn roast this Saturday. "We're th...

CHILLIWACK - A public hearing will be held in less than two weeks to rezone five properties on Wellington Avenue near downtown Chilliwack to facilitate a six-storey housing development.Chilliwack councillors gave first and second reading at its meeting Tuesday afternoon (Aug. 19) to an application from Whitetail Homes ...

HARRISON - Multiple first responders were called to Harrison Lake Wednesday afternoon for the report of a drowning, less than a week after the body of a male was found in the nearby Harrison Lagoon. According to scanner traffic, Harrison Hot Springs firefighters and up to six B.C. Emergency Health Services paramedics r...

Chilliwack-area fishing guide Dean Werk says he was getting calls last week from keen anglers wondering if this would be their year. "Do you think there's going to be a salmon opening, Dean?" Now they have the answer. Amid bumper returns of millions of prized sockeye salmon, Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued...

KELOWNA - A non-Canadian resident paid the price for going triple the speed limit on a B.C. Interior highway earlier this month, all while flashing his headlights at motorists and even police to get out of the way. According to a statement from BC Highway Patrol spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, a white Honda C...

LANGLEY - Mounties in Langley are investigating after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a train Tuesday night near Crush Crescent and Glover Road in Langley.According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Zynal Sharoom, police were called to the report of a train vs. person on foot Tuesday night, Aug. 19 at appro...

PORT ALBERNI - Some of the evacuation orders and alerts linked to the Mount Underwood wildfire on Vancouver Island have been lifted or downgraded, as firefighters report "minimal" behaviour from the blaze. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District, the City of Port Alberni and the Tseshaht First Nation jointly ...

Chilliwack, B.C. –The Chilliwack Chiefs are thrilled to announce the commitment of Ryan Small for the 2025-26 season. Originally from Grand Falls-Windsor, Small spent the 2024-25 campaign with the Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL), where he recorded 18 goals, 32 assists, and 50 points in 53 regular-season games. Th...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot dead in an alleged confrontation with officers in Vancouver. The Independent Investigations Office says the shooting took place Tuesday afternoon in an East Vancouver neighbourhood. It says there was a dispute between two people, and o...

CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment says one person was arrested Tuesday night after an assault with a weapon in the area of Wolfe Road, near Townsend Park. According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Alexandra Mulvihill, police were called to the 45000 block of Wolfe Road Tuesday ev...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say a 23-year-old Mission man is facing several traffic charges after he allegedly passed an unmarked police car at a high rate of speed late Tuesday night in Abbotsford - all while being impaired. According to a social media post, one of AbbyPD's unmarked traffic vehicles was passed b...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Councillor Jeff Shields called out the "out of town" developers behind an application to build an apartment complex on two Chilliwack properties that became an eyesore over the past year and beyond. Shields, a chartered professional accountant by trade, made the remarks Tuesday's meeti...

CHILLIWACK - A contractor tasked with maintaining provincial highways in the Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sunshine Valley says it will undertake cable fence repairs on Highway 1 in Chilliwack Wednesday morning.According to a social media post, Emil Anderson Maintenance says there will be fast lane closures in both ...

CHILLIWACK - Several incidents of crime and suspicious activity throughout Chilliwack were reported on social media earlier this week, including two stolen cars, multiple vehicle break-ins and attempted thefts from cars. Many of the reported incidents occurred within Sardis while a vehicle was reported stolen from a ne...

UPDATE: BC Hydro's online dashboard at 7:38 p.m. no longer shows any outages in Chilliwack. Original story from 6:58 p.m.: CHILLIWACK - Despite sunny skies, a lack of strong winds and pleasantly nice weather around the Fraser Valley tonight, a power outage with no apparent cause just yet has left over 1,300 customers i...