Author Archives: Alyssa Conti
CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of September 7, 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...
Sep 07, 2025
ERT deployed after man barricades inside own Langley home
LANGLEY - Langley RCMP have responded to a serious incident in the Willoughby community Saturday afternoon (Sep. 6). Police were in the 7100 block of 208 Street to conduct a wellness check at a male i...
Sep 06, 2025
Abbotsford cat rescue to open new thrift store, adoption centre
ABBOTSFORD - After months of hard work and community support, a local cat rescue will soon be soft-launching its new thrift store and adoption centre in Abbotsford. On Wednesday (Sep. 10), at 10 a.m.,...
Sep 06, 2025
2 dead, 3 seriously injured in Friday night collision on Coquihalla Highway
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - BC Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help in finding out what led up to a double-fatal collision on the Coquihalla Highway Friday night (Sep. 5). Just before 9 p.m., polic...
Sep 06, 2025
Mine Creek wildfire grows to over 4,000 hectares
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Thanks to lower fire behaviour, the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) has been able to accurately measure the size of the Mine Creek wildfire, which is now more than double what it was o...
Sep 06, 2025
1 dead in Langley shooting Friday night
LANGLEY - Homicide investigators are now looking into a fatal shooting in Langley Friday night (Sep. 5). At around 10:28 p.m., Langley RCMP responded to reports of a shooting near 200 Street and 53 Av...
Sep 06, 2025 Image: Dan Houben, with permission / Facebook
Coquihalla reopens after closure from Mine Creek wildfire
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt has now reopened in both directions after being shut down due to a wildfire.The Mine Creek wildfire, which sits at 1,900 hectares as of this mor...
Sep 05, 2025
Chilliwack hosts fall-friendly festivities in September
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack is warming up for the cooler season with a wide range of autumn activities this September. Tourism Chilliwack's fall calendar starts with a queer-themed event at Smoking Gun Co...
Sep 05, 2025 Image: Tourism Chilliwack / Provided / Chilliwack is hosting a range of fall-friendly events from lawn bowling (pictured) to a tasting festival.
Chilliwack, Abbotsford unemployment rises as jobs fall across B.C. in August
CHILLIWACK - Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey says a number of provinces experienced major job losses between July and August, and core cities in B.C.'s Fraser Valley were no exception. ...
Sep 05, 2025
Environment Canada expands air alerts as wildfire smoke spreads over B.C.
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada's special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover most of British Columbia, with air quality at its worst possible level in parts of the Fra...
Sep 05, 2025