AGASSIZ - Multiple Agassiz Fire Department engines and at least two B.C. EHS ambulances were paged after first responders were notified about a vehicle that crashed into the Fraser River Wednesday afternoon near Seabird Island. According to scanner traffic and the Pulse Point app, Agassiz & Seabird Island fire crew...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors have signed off on a development variance permit to rebuild a small Chilliwack church that was destroyed by fire over two years ago. Councillors voted unanimously on a development variance permit application from Precision Building Design Associates Ltd. to build a similarly sized ch...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs says this morning's announcement by B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad that he is stepping down is a welcome one. Maahs told Fraser Valley Today Thursday morning that it became increasingly clear Rustad had lost the confidence and support of his colleagues. "...

SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog agency says there are no reasonable grounds to believe officers committed an offence in the fatal shooting of a teenager in Surrey in February. The Independent Investigations Office says in a report that the ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack councillors unanimously approved a temporary use permit at their meeting this past week for a proposed amusement centre just off Evans Road that would house a bowling alley, arcade, axe throwing, and more. Taranjit Pabla submitted an application to the City of Chilliwack to operate an amusement ...

ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department says it has launched a campaign against extortion and the violence attached to these nefarious activities. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, police say Abbotsford and many other communities have encountered "several incidents" of ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Mayor Ken Popove says the majority of Chilliwack's proposed 4.9 per cent property tax increase in 2026 is going straight to RCMP administration in Surrey. Mayor Popove told 89.5 JR Country Morning host Glen Slingerland during an impromptu visit Thursday morning that city staff have tried to redu...

MISSION - While E-scooters might be legal in some Fraser Valley communities, Mounties in Mission say their usage in the municipality is illegal and subject to fines. According to a statement from Mission RCMP, some communities across British Columbia are part of an E-scooter pilot project that permits the use of E-scoo...

KAMLOOPS - Kamloops RCMP would like your help tracking down a young woman who has been reported missing.Haylee Jurrius, 18, was last seen at about 11:00 a.m. on Sunday (Nov. 30) near the Kamloops downtown.Those who know her say her disappearance is out of character, as is her lack of contact with friends and family.Ima...

VICTORIA - The Conservative Party of B.C. has released a statement from John Rustad saying he has resigned as leader. More coming. The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Director of Civil Forfeiture wants to seize three clubhouses from the Hells Angels, claiming properties in Surrey, Mission and Pitt Meadows were used by the motorcycle club to carry out unlawful activities, including drug...

SURREY - The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she won't support a provisional budget request for the city's police force, calling a $91-million increase in funding "extraordinarily excessive." Brenda Locke, who strongly opposed the city's transition from th...

CHILLIWACK - Fraser Valley motorists and semi-truck drivers alike can expect new locations, bright lights and enhanced commercial vehicle checks during the "Light up the Province" campaign starting this weekend. BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin says police officers all throughout the province wil...

CHILLIWACK - A G.W. Graham football standout who excelled over three seasons for the Grizzlies program before playing in Florida his senior year has signed with a Division 1 NCAA program in the United States. Zack Corrigan, a lineman standing 6-foot-4 and a half and weighing 300 pounds, has signed with Southeastern Lou...

VICTORIA - Twenty members of B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad's caucus say they've lost confidence in him and want him out. A letter from lawyer Bruce Hallsor to Aisha Estey, the president of the Conservative Party of B.C., says the members who re...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties with the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment hope to give back to the community with their annual "Stuff the Cruiser" food drive starting this weekend in four communities. In a statement from police, local Mounties say the initiative has become an established Christmas holiday tradit...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are advising area residents to be alert and take caution after receiving reports that fraudsters are texting potential victims that they need to pay their speeding ticket fines. According to a social media post from the department, police say the scam claims motorists sped through a sc...

CHILLIWACK - A promise made is a promise kept. Over 2,200 volunteers recently delivered thousands of Christmas gifts and hampers as part of Southside Church's "All is Bright" initiative, the Sardis congregation announced online. Fulfilling its commitment of $500,000 to make Christmas brighter, the volunteers ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack RCMP say the 85-year-old man reported missing Friday, November 28, has been found deceased. In a statement issued Tuesday, police reported that the senior was located by a "partner law enforcement agency", but no further information will be released out of respect for the family. "...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most of the community of Lytton, B.C. The ruling release...

Chilliwack, B.C. - The Chilliwack Chiefs are excited to announce the return of forward veteran Arjun Bawa. Bawa began the 2025-26 season with the Red Deer Rebels (WHL) before rejoining the Chiefs. His return brings exactly what the Chiefs have been looking for up front. With the team undersized this season, his physica...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs is asking the federal government to ensure prime agricultural land in Chilliwack and Abbotsford is being protected amid concerns from constituents around the process for Addition to Reserve lands. According to the text of a letter dated Nov. 21, 2025, Maahs says she suppo...

CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation is billing "It's a Wonderful Breakfast" event later this week as a delicious opportunity to help save lives and fund essential medical equipment in Chilliwack. The foundation invites the community to support local hospitals this Thursday, Dec. 4 from 7 a.m...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack School District hopes the provincial government steps up to cover property acquisition costs after its board voted in November to purchase a 6.8-acre property on Promontory Road for over $9 million. According to a statement from the district, the Chilliwack Board of Education voted unanimous...

FRASER VALLEY - The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says easing prices and an ample supply of housing inventory weren't enough to lift slumping sales amid seasonal buying patterns in November.In a statement, the FVREB says it recorded 943 sales in its Multiple Listing Service last month, a 16 per cent drop from October...

KAMLOOPS - The search for a missing 57-year-old Kamloops woman has ended in tragedy.The family of Sheri-Lynn Bissonnette have confirmed that the she was found dead this morning (Dec. 1), though the circumstances surrounding her passing have not been made public at this time."As of right now we have no information ...

SURREY - Homicide investigators in B.C. have now identified the 26-year-old man who was shot and killed in Surrey on Friday night as a Chilliwack man who was known to police and was believed to be involved in the drug trade. According to a statement from IHIT spokesperson Sgt. Freda Fong, RCMP Surrey Provincial Operati...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission say a black pickup truck stolen from a house over the weekend in Mission could be linked to another incident of crime involving an attempted trailer theft. Mission RCMP say a black 2001 GMC pickup was stolen from a house on 4th Avenue on the night of Friday, November 28 and into Saturday, ...