Author Archives: Alyssa Conti

Chilliwack Cultural Centre to host modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma
CHILLIWACK - A modern riff on a literary classic is stepping up onstage at the Chilliwack Cultural Centre this month.Written by Vancouver-based playwright Adriel Brandt, "Fare Thee Well, Poor Miss Tay...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

2 dead in pedestrian crashes around Coquihalla Highway Friday evening
MERRITT - Police in Merritt have responded to two fatal pedestrian collisions around the Coquihalla Highway in one night this long weekend.At 8:18 p.m. Friday, October 10, RCMP officers were dispatche...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of October 12, 2025
CHILLIWACK - Crime Stoppers "MOST WANTED" is a weekly service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individual...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

2 displaced after apartment fire in Chilliwack early Sunday
CHILLIWACK - Two residents will need a new place to stay after an apartment fire in northside Chilliwack early Sunday (Oct. 12). At around 1:48 a.m., the Chilliwack Fire Department responded to the sc...
Alyssa Conti Oct 12, 2025

Witnesses and dashcam video sought in fatal crash investigation
RICHMOND - The BC Highway Patrol is looking to the public for help in determining the circumstances that led to a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 52-year-old man from Pitt Meadows Frid...
Alyssa Conti Oct 11, 2025

Annual golf tournament in Harrison Mills raises $155K for Fraser Valley hospitals
HARRISON MILLS - Golf players have struck a hole-in-one with a record-breaking $155,000 raised at the 10th annual 'Golfing 'FORE' Your Hospitals' in Harrison Mills last month.On September 4, 164 golfe...
Alyssa Conti Oct 10, 2025

Abbotsford seeks resident input on swimming pool strategy
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is asking residents to dive into a new aquatics services strategy for the future.Staff are currently conducting a review and analysis of the City's aquatic services...
Alyssa Conti Oct 10, 2025

Unemployment still rises in Chilliwack, Abbotsford in September: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - Despite the addition of nearly 8,000 jobs across B.C., Statistics Canada's latest jobs report shows unemployment continues to rise across the province, including cities in the Fraser Vall...
Alyssa Conti Oct 10, 2025

Abbotsford man arrested after open-carrying crossbow, threatening store workers Wednesday
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford police have arrested a man who was seen walking around with a crossbow earlier this week.At 8:49 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 8), AbbyPD patrol officers responded to reports of a man c...
Alyssa Conti Oct 10, 2025

Traffic slowed after car sets ablaze on Coquihalla Highway Sunday morning
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Motorists on the Coquihalla Highway have been faced with delays after a vehicle caught on fire northbound from Hope late Sunday morning (Oct. 5) DriveBC confirmed the incident sho...
Alyssa Conti Oct 05, 2025 Image: Colleen Davis / Facebook / Traffic slowed on a portion of the Coquihalla Highway after a car fire late Sunday morning, October 5.