UPDATE 6:20 P.M. WEDNESDAY: Fraser Valley Today has learned that Zeeshan Khan has been acclaimed as the Liberal Party candidate for Chilliwack-Hope. Original story below: CHILLIWACK - With just five days left until the nomination process closes, there are only two confirmed candidates in Chilliwack-Hope. According to t...

AGASSIZ - Correctional staff members at an Agassiz prison are being credited for intercepting and seizing contraband on the periphery of its facility estimated at over $140,000 in value. According to a news release from Correctional Service Canada, a package containing contraband and other prohibited items was located ...

CHILLIWACK - Renowned Canadian astronaut and respected author and musician Chris Hadfield will bring his distinctive storytelling, science and song to Chilliwack this fall. Chilliwack and Fraser Valley residents alike are invited to relish a rare opportunity to hear and see "Beyond the Sky: An Intimate Evening wit...

CHILLIWACK - A public information meeting will be held in Chilliwack Wednesday night (Apr. 2) about a proposed development that could see over 250 units of housing come to Yale Road in Popkum, east of Chilliwack. FVRD will host the public information meeting Wednesday evening, April 2 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Rosedale ...

In November 2021, British Columbians watched as heavy rainfall caused catastrophic flooding in southern B.C.The damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure made the floods one of the most disastrous climate-related emergencies in B.C.'s history. While each community faced unique challenges, the City of Merritt was p...

FRASER VALLEY - March home sales in the Fraser Valley between White Rock and Abbotsford, on average, were the slowest real estate agents have seen in more than 15 years. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board says it recorded 1,036 sales in March, up 13 per cent from February, but down a whopping 26 per cent from 2024. Ne...

ABBOTSFORD - Amid a surge in impaired drivers the first three months of 2025, the Abbotsford Police Department has unveiled a road safety campaign in partnership with ICBC and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) that will advise motorists exactly where impaired drivers have been caught in the community. Sgt. Paul Walk...

CHILLIWACK - Harrison Hot Springs, a quaint village of about 2,000 people, has had its only gas station reopen under a new name. According to a social media post dated Sunday, March 30 from Varinder Mudhar, Canco in Harrison is officially opened. "Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that the Canco in Harriso...

FRASER VALLEY - Police in Surrey and Mounties with the Surrey RCMP Provincial Operations Support Unit (SPOSU) are asking for the public's help in locating a boy who went missing early Tuesday morning (Apr. 1).According to a news release, Surrey Police Service and RCMP personnel say Brycen Keyworth was reported missing ...

ABBOTSFORD - Flair Airlines says it will offer more flights between Abbotsford International Airport and Edmonton, as well as more flights between YVR and Calgary. In a lighthearted news release from the company, Flair Airlines is doubling down on its domestic routes. "From extra hops between Vancouver and Calgary...

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks could be without Elias Pettersson as they make a final, desperate push for a playoff spot. Pettersson was not on the ice Tuesday when the Canucks practised at Rogers Arena, and hasn't played since suffering an upper-body injury midway through Vancouver's 5-3 road loss to the New York R...

LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday. Police say fire crews were first called at 3:15 a.m. to a fire in a home in the 19900 block of 76 Ave. When they arrived, a second home was also reported to be ablaze in the same neighbourhood....

HOPE - The Hope Fire Department has notified residents of the municipality that a burning permit has been issued for property on Gardner Drive.According to a social media post Tuesday morning (Apr. 1), Hope Fire personnel say the permit was granted for the purpose of land clearing at 65737 Gardner Drive. The department...

CHILLIWACK - As predicted, Chilliwack gas prices fell by more than 10 cents per litre after an early-morning decision by B.C. MLAs to axe the carbon tax, though they could spike anytime like they did last week. The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide w...

VICTORIA - British Columbians are facing a future without a consumer carbon tax for the first time in 17 years, after the early-morning approval of a bill to end the long-standing policy. The NDP government fast-tracked legislation in an effort to kill off the tax on Monday, in time to coincide with today's demise of t...

CHILLIWACK - Two of the four declared Chilliwack-Hope candidates in the upcoming federal election kicked off their campaigns with events over the weekend. Teri Westerby, the NDP candidate for Chilliwack-Hope, held an event Saturday night that included SD33 trustee Willow Reichelt, SD33 teacher Christopher Hunt, and rec...

CHILLIWACK - Residents of Popkum east of Chilliwack could see simulated smoke and hear sirens during a training exercise scheduled for Tuesday evening. According to a social media post, Popkum Fire Department plans to hold several mini-training exercises Tuesday evening, April 1 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Firefighters...

CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs is calling Bill 7 the most dangerous attempt at governmental control and overreach in British Columbia's history. According to a statement, Maahs, who was elected in October 2024 with nearly 55 per cent of the vote in her riding, says if Bill 7 is enacted, the repercussio...

CHILLIWACK - A pizza franchise with three existing locations in the greater Chilliwack area plans to add upwards of four more retail locations between Abbotsford and Hope.As Fraser Valley Today first reported in mid-March, Freshslice Pizza is coming soon to Fraser Gateway Centre at 43949 Industrial Way near Lickman Roa...

CHILLIWACK - The provincial agency that has been heavily criticized by elected officials in Chilliwack for repeated delays in a government-financed supportive housing project is making a bold claim about a new housing project currently under construction in Chilliwack. According to a social media post dated March 19, B...

FRASER VALLEY - The B.C. government announced Monday (Mar. 31) that it has successfully transferred ownership of a 36-hectare property in the Fraser Valley with deep cultural and spiritual significance back to an Abbotsford First Nation. According to a statement from the B.C. Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconc...

SURREY, B.C. - U.S. authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man from Surrey, B.C., accusing him of smuggling banned goods to Pakistan's military and its nuclear weapons program over more than 15 years. The U.S. Department of Justice says in a Friday news release that Mohammad Jawaid Aziz was arrested trying to cross in...

UPDATE: A spokesperson for BC Emergency Health Services says paramedics received a call at 7:35 a.m. Monday about an incident in the 42400 block of Yarrow Central Road in Chilliwack. According to BC EHS spokesperson Bowen Osoko, two ambulances with primary care paramedics and an air ambulance with critical care paramed...

CHILLIWACK - Telus Communications is looking to install a telecommunications antenna on a rural property about a kilometre north of Keith Wilson Road in Chilliwack. Telus Communications has submitted a proposal to build a 42-metre telecommunications monopole with six initial antennas at the top on a 16.7-acre parcel of...

HOPE - A professional artist with 20 years of experience in marketing and commercial graphic design hopes to win a seat on Hope council in the upcoming by-election.Bonny Graham, whose art appears on the downtown and highway District of Hope banners as well as the newly installed welcome signs ("Ey kwese e'mi"...

FRASER VALLEY - Former Abbotsford newspaper reporter Kevin Gillies has been selected as the Liberal Party's candidate for Abbotsford-South Langley in the upcoming federal election. According to a statement from the party, Gillies is a longtime resident of the Fraser Valley, having lived in Mission and Abbotsford since ...

ABBOTSFORD - A 25-year-old businessman is looking to become the Abbotsford-South Langley riding's first Member of Parliament. On his campaign page, Sukhdeep Gill stated that he would use his local upbringing to serve his community, writing that he grew up on - and started managing - his family's local blueberry farm wh...

MISSION - Due to physician staffing challenges, the Mission Memorial Hospital's Emergency Department will be temporarily shutting down for the second night in a row. Fraser Health has issued a public service announcement saying the E.R. is set to experience a service interruption from 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 30, to ...