CHILLIWACK - A rezoning application could change the look and feel of six properties in downtown Chilliwack, on which several retail stores currently sit.According to the text of a city planning sign, the City of Chilliwack has received a rezoning application for properties at 46245, 46257, 46263, and 46267 Yale Road, ...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford are investigating a hit and run Wednesday evening in which a vehicle struck two pedestrians and fled before first responders could arrive on scene. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers were called to the intersection of Simpson Road...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford say one person has been transported to hospital after a rollover on Highway 1 in Abbotsford Thursday morning, and it may be connected to a possible road-rage incident. According to a statement from AbbyPD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, police were called to a rollover collision on west...

ABBOTSFORD - Police in Abbotsford have submitted a medical fitness test to the province after a two-vehicle crash Monday night caused a motorist to leave the roadway and strike an Abbotsford bank earlier this week. According to a statement from Abbotsford PD spokesperson Paul Walker, AbbyPD patrol officers were called ...

CHILLIWACK - Details are limited at this early stage of the investigation, but an RCMP spokesperson has confirmed the arrest of three people Wednesday morning following a police incident near downtown Chilliwack. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, police were called to Fl...

LETHBRIDGE - An Alberta judge sentenced a 13-year-old boy Wednesday to three years in an intense rehabilitation program for trying to stab his younger brother to death. The attacker was 12 when he repeatedly stabbed the seven-year-old in the family's L...

HOPE - Mounties in Hope say two people have been arrested following reports of a robbery and an assault earlier this week. According to a statement from Upper Fraser Valley RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, RCMP members responded Monday evening, Feb. 9, at 10:02 p.m., to an alleged robbery at a hotel in Hope. W...

SURREY - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say they are investigating a report of a sexual assault that occurred at the Scott Road Park and Ride Lot A, adjacent to Scott Road SkyTrain Station in North Surrey, last month. According to a statement, Transit Police say they've exhausted all investigative avenues and are askin...

CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack plans to enhance four roadways and/or intersections throughout the city by installing lighting improvements so that pedestrians and cyclists can safely cross the street.According to its website, the city plans to upgrade four crosswalks with rectangular rapid-flashing beacons (RRFB) ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack School District Superintendent Rohan Arul-pragasam has delivered a message of reassurance to parents following Tuesday's deadly shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. In an email to parents, guardians and caregivers Wednesday morning, Arul-pragasam says the school district is mindful of events like th...

ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford Police officers were in the right place at the right time after locating an injured owl near Highway 1 and Highway 11 Tuesday night. Frontline patrol officers were in the area of Sumas Way and Highway 1 in Abbotsford when they observed an owl with some type of injury. Police quickly connected wi...

CULTUS LAKE - Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners are set to convene a town hall tonight around the proposed Village Center redevelopment project.At their January 2026 meeting, commissioners announced the award of the Cultus Lake Park Village Center Redevelopment RFP to Diverse Properties, which recognized them as the...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack say a 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station on Friday evening, Feb. 6. According to a statement from RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, Chilliwack RCMP received a report of a robbery in progress at a gas station on Young Road at...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack elementary school was placed in a hold and secure Tuesday morning after police received a report of a stabbing, which was later unfounded. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, police were called to Teskey Road in Promontory after getting reports of...

HOPE - Fraser Canyon Hospital in Hope experienced a brief lockdown Tuesday morning, and it's not clear what prompted the temporary lockdown. A Facebook community group based in Hope reported that there was some kind of lockdown Tuesday morning at the hospital in Hope. A Fraser Health spokesperson says Fraser Canyon Hos...

FRASER VALLEY - Fraser Valley residents can keep their Family Day celebrations going beyond next week's stat holiday with free admission to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver on February 21 and 22.The company says 1,600 free tickets will be given away to residents of Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Hope and Kent to e...

ABBOTSFORD - Federal officials say a foreign national who tried to smuggle a significant amount of meth across the Abbotsford-Huntingdon port of entry in B.C. has been arrested and charged. According to a statement, CBSA border services officers examined a commercial vehicle returning to Canada from the United States o...

HOPE - The ice arena in Hope was evacuated this past weekend after an incident with its refrigeration plant. According to a statement from the FVRD-managed recreation centre, an incident on Sunday (Feb. 8) involving the arena's refrigeration facility resulted in the deployment of the arena's public safety protocols, in...

ABBOTSFORD - In response to ongoing extortion attempts targeting businesses and homes in the community, the Abbotsford Police Department says it is reaffirming its commitment to public safety and stronger community connections. In a statement, AbbyPD Chief Constable Colin Watson says his department is also calling for ...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are urging parents and caregivers to have conversations with their kids about the distribution of images and other content using AI (artificial intelligence), saying modern technology comes with genuine consequences and risks. According to a statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperso...

CHILLIWACK - The sale of single-family detached homes in the greater Chilliwack area fell by nearly 20 per cent year over year in January as inventory levels remain high amid an entrenched buyer's market.According to the latest sales numbers from Zealty.ca, a real estate brokerage operated by Hollywell Properties, only...

ABBOTSFORD - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says overnight traffic pattern changes on Highway 1 at the Highway 11 interchange in Abbotsford will begin as early as tonight. In conjunction with ongoing construction activities to widen Highway 1 through Abbotsford, the on-ramp from Highway 11 southbound t...

SUMAS - Emergency responders in Whatcom County say a fire at a residence south of the U.S.-Canada border Sunday morning has tragically claimed the life of a 95-year-old man. According to a joint statement from the Whatcom County Fire Marshals Office and Whatcom County Fire District 14, fire crews responded to the 3300 ...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in Chilliwack are investigating a daytime break and enter at a home on Ashwell Road this past week. According to a brief statement from Chilliwack RCMP spokesperson Corporal Carmen Kiener, police were called to a reported break and enter on Wednesday afternoon, February 4. Police determined that t...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack small business will hold a hiring fair as it prepares for the busy summer season. Kent's Ice Cream Co., located in the Little Mountain area of Chilliwack, says it will hold a hiring fair this Saturday, February 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 47582 Yale Road. "We're getting ready for our upc...

CHILLIWACK - Former Chilliwack MLA turned energy analyst Barry Penner is applauding the federal government's decision to swap what he calls a rigid electric-vehicle sales mandate with a more practical approach that better reflects economic and consumer realities. Rather than imposing rigid sales quotas, Penner says the...

CHILLIWACK - Two Fraser Valley companies, one of which is headquartered in Chilliwack, have announced a strategic partnership they say will deliver fully integrated, design-driven solutions for growers and dairy farmers across Western Canada. In a statement, Chilliwack-based Delta Irrigation, a subsidiary of Delta Wate...

CHILLIWACK - Opportunities like these making nearly $30/hour in a school setting don't always come around. The Chilliwack School District says it is seeking enthusiastic, qualified casual administrative assistants to join its on-call pool of administrative pros. According to a posting on Indeed.ca, the school district ...