CHILLIWACK - A spokesperson for the Fraser Health Authority says a measles infection has been confirmed in three unvaccinated Chilliwack residents since June 20. According to a statement released by FHA spokesperson Nick Eagland, information gathered to date indicates the three cases appear to be locally acquired and n...

CHILLIWACK - A Chilliwack RCMP member took time out of his schedule earlier this month to help students from a Chilliwack school with hooks and proper technique during a special fishing club session at Cultus Lake. Chilliwack RCMP Constable Bradley Holditch from the Indigenous Police Services division joined students o...

ABBOTSFORD - Correctional Service Canada says a Fraser Valley inmate at a medium-security prison was hospitalized this past week after being assaulted. According to a statement from federal correctional staff, an inmate at Matsqui Institution in Abbotsford was the victim of an unspecified assault on Friday, June 20. Ma...

UPDATE 11:35 A.M. TUESDAY: Agassiz Fire Chief Gerald Basten has confirmed that its personnel were dispatched to a motor vehicle incident on Tuesday, June 24, at 2:33 a.m. to the Harrison Lake East Forest Service Road. Chief Basten says the incident involved a single rider on a motorcycle approximately 16 kilometers up ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department and Chilliwack RCMP personnel were dispatched for a two-vehicle crash on South Sumas Road Tuesday morning. The call first came in at approximately 8:19 a.m. for the report of a rear ender. The two vehicles involved were a Chevrolet pickup truck, which sustained significant front ...

The B.C. Lottery Corporation says Richard Courteen-Nurse and David Fisher, two colleagues who later became friends, enjoy playing the lottery together. The two buddies got an unexpected surprise of a lifetime earlier this month when they found out they won $1 million from the June 14, 2025 Lotto 6/49 draw. "I was ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack fire crews were dispatched Monday evening for the report of an oil spill on South Sumas Road. According to scanner traffic, Chilliwack Engine 4-2 and Air Support 4 were asked to attend South Sumas Road for the report of an oil spill on the road. The page came in at about 9:36 p.m. Monday night. ...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department and Chilliwack RCMP personnel were dispatched Monday evening after a Ford pickup truck caught fire Monday night on Eagle Landing Parkway. Scanner traffic indicates the call first came in at about 8:25 p.m. Monday evening. First responders were notified about a vehicle fire on Eag...

CHARLOTTE - The Abbotsford Canucks are Calder Cup champions. After spotting the host Charlotte Checkers the first two goals on Monday night at Bojangles Coliseum, the Canucks roared back with three unanswered goals, including the winner from Linus Karlsson at 17:19 of the second period. Sammy Blais and Danila Klimovich...

AGASSIZ - Bullet holes and broken windows are now visible outside the Agassiz home where multiple police were called Thursday night (June 19). According to a statement from the Independent Investigations Office of B.C., police arrived at the home and located an affected person, a woman who was reportedly in possession ...

ABBOTSFORD - When it wasn't keeping a watchful eye at the sold-out Abbotsford Centre as the Canucks took on the Charlotte Checkers in the AHL Calder Cup, police in Abbotsford handled over 300 calls over the weekend.Of the 309 calls for service between 5 p.m. on Friday and 6 a.m. Monday morning, the Abbotsford PD says i...

CHILLIWACK - The Chilliwack Fire Department says it is now accepting applications for the 2025-26 paid on-call (POC) firefighter Recruit Training Program. According to a news release from Assistant Fire Chief Wade Meeres, paid on-call firefighters are committed residents of Chilliwack who respond to emergencies 24 hour...

MISSION - Mounties in Mission are warning the public about a complex bank scam in which an elderly woman from Mission was scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars in May. According to a statement from Mission RCMP spokesperson Corporal Harrison Mohr, a 68-year-old woman from Mission called authorities to report that...

CHILLIWACK - A boutique store in Garrison offering what it calls "thoughtful, curated and beautiful products" for customers and their homes has vacated its retail storefront but will remain open online.The Cottage Boutique, once located at 7-45575 Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack at Garrison Village, posted a ...

SURREY - Police in Surrey say they're an investigating a shooting near a park that sent one person to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Surrey Police Service says frontline officers were dispatched on Monday, June 23, at approximately 12:15 a.m., to attend a local hospital for a report from hospital personne...

CHILLIWACK - Cultus Lake Park Board commissioners remain the lowest-paid elected officials in the Chilliwack area, according to the latest data released by the park board. In 2024, park commissioners who did not serve as chair or vice chair of the five-member board earned a base salary of $17,090.16 annually, or $1,424...

SURREY - Surrey-based FortisBC says it has received approval from B.C.'s energy regulator to have more gas it supplies to homes designated as Renewable Natural Gas, a move the energy company acknowledges will result in a price increase to customer bills. In a news release dated June 18, the company says the B.C. Utilit...

CHILLIWACK - Guests are invited to view a host of visual treats as the Chilliwack Visual Artists Association (CVAA) showcases three exhibits this summer. The Fraser Valley Woodturners Guild's "12 Turners" and the Fibre Art Network's "Narrow Works" and "I Am" will all be presented at the Ch...

ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford has released the results of its first city-led Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, conducted last fall, and the numbers show that the homeless population has gone up from the previous year. For 20 years, the Fraser Valley Regional District led PiT counts in Abbotsford to determine the number ...

CHILLIWACK - Here are three people wanted by police in our region this week. This list is provided by Crime Stoppers.Name: Shawn RiversAge: 43Height: 5'11" ft Weight: 175lbsHair: Blonde/Brown Eyes: GreenWanted: Assault Causing Bodily HarmWarrant in effect: June 16, 2025Parole Jurisdiction: ChilliwackName: Roy Pelg...

ABBOTSFORD - Jesse Puljujarvi spoiled the party in Abbotsford on Saturday night when he scored at 15:22 of overtime to lift the visiting Charlotte Checkers to a 4-3 victory over the Canucks. A sold-out crowd at Abbotsford Centre was hoping to see the Canucks - who entered the game leading 3-1 in the best-of-seven champ...

LANGLEY - Drivers have been left stalled on a portion of Highway 1 after a motor vehicle incident early Saturday afternoon (Jun. 21).At 12:37 p.m., BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) received a call about the incident at around 236 St. and Highway 1 in Langley. BCEHS Communications Officer Vincent Chou told Fraser Va...

ABBOTSFORD - The region's health authority is looking to raise awareness about some services available to brain injury survivors, especially those who suffered from toxic drug poisoning. Fraser Health has contracted Lookout Housing and Health Society and Connective Support Society to provide complete, wraparound care a...

MISSION - A Mission resident went back to school after a 20-year break- and her hard work has been rewarded with the Governor General's Silver Medal at the University of the Fraser Valley's convocation ceremony earlier this month. On June 10, Thea Bramer received her award along with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Child ...

Environment Canada is warning residents of British Columbia's southern Interior of possible heavy rain and thunderstorms as flood risks rise in the region. The weather agency says areas including the Fraser Canyon, the Okanagan, Kamloops and parts of the Shuswap could see overall rainfall of up to 40 millimetres, along...

CHILLIWACK - Andy Harrington is happily back in Chilliwack after being away on a humanitarian visit a few months ago. Speaking with Fraser Valley Today from his home on the lush green pastures of Ryder Lake, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank executive recollected his time spent on the dry tropical savanna of South Sudan. Th...

CHILLIWACK - Two vehicles had to be towed late Friday night after a motor vehicle incident near First Avenue and Charles Street in Chilliwack. According to scanner traffic, the call first came in as a vehicle into a hydro pole at approximately 10:41 p.m. Engine 1 arrived on scene at 10:43 p.m. at the intersection and l...

CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put up controls on the movements of birds around two commercial poultry farms experiencing the first outbreaks of virulent Newcastle disease in Canada in more than 50 years. The establishment of the primary control zones in the Fraser Valley means that birds, byprodu...