Author Archives: Alyssa Conti
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...
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...
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...
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.
Abbotsford to host writers, authors at annual literary festival in November
ABBOTSFORD - UFV Abbotsford is inking a new page of scribes, poets and troubadours at this year's Fraser Valley Writers Festival (FVWF).The free, two-day festival kicks off next month, featuring 12 ac...
Oct 05, 2025
Police investigate multiple fires in Coquitlam neighbourhood
COQUITLAM - Coquitlam RCMP are on the lookout for more information after reports of suspicious fires in the Maillardville neighbourhood last week.On September 27 and 29, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., office...
Oct 05, 2025
Around the Lake Trail Race returns for 22nd year in Cultus Lake
CHILLIWACK - Runners are invited to race around Cultus Lake next week for a good cause. The annual Around the Lake Give'R Take 30 trail race is back for its 22nd year to raise funds for Chilliwack-are...
Oct 05, 2025
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of October 5, 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...
Oct 05, 2025
Mixed media art exhibit to explore themes of home and nostalgia at UFV Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - An upcoming exhibit at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) in Abbotsford invites guests to explore themes of memory and belonging by looking inward.Starting Friday, October 10, "Whe...
Oct 04, 2025
Delta Hospital temporarily suspends E.R. services due to doctor shortage
DELTA - Fraser Health authorities have now issued a temporary service interruption at the Delta Hospital emergency department due to physician staffing issues.From today (Oct. 4) at 6 p.m. to Sunday, ...
Oct 04, 2025
Abbotsford police arrest 1, recover stolen property in South Clearbrook
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department has now secured a number of items suspected to be stolen from parked vehicles in the South Clearbrook neighbourhood today (Oct. 4).Frontline officers from...
Oct 04, 2025