Author Archives: Alyssa Conti

[VIDEO] Chilliwack Fire battles massive blaze in empty home Friday morning
CHILLIWACK - Crews were on scene this morning (Apr. 11) to fight a massive fire that engulfed a two-storey home at the 8900 block of Nowell Street in Chilliwack. Roughly 35 firefighters from four hall...
Alyssa Conti Apr 11, 2025

Two-week dining celebration begins in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - Local businesses are blooming with deals for Tourism Chilliwack's "Dine Chilliwack" promotion starting today, April 11, until Sunday, April 27. "The two-week celebration gives locals and ...
Alyssa Conti Apr 11, 2025

Most Canadians say they expect to feel U.S. tariffs, want Canada to fight back: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs - and most believe Canada should fight back. The poll, which was conducted by Leger for ...
Alyssa Conti Apr 11, 2025

Vancouver Space Centre giving free event entry to Fraser Valley this fall
FRASER VALLEY - More than 400 Fraser Valley residents attended the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre's first Community Days over spring break. Thanks to that positive response, the event is now getting a re...
Alyssa Conti Apr 06, 2025

Drunk Abbotsford driver hits power pole, causes outage
ABBOTSFORD - Hundreds of Abbotsford residents lost power early Sunday morning (Apr. 6) after an impaired driver struck a power pole at the intersection of South Fraser Way and Hill Tout Street. "The d...
Alyssa Conti Apr 06, 2025

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of April 6, 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 Apr 06, 2025

With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw milli...
Alyssa Conti Apr 06, 2025

B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over the soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in respo...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025

Chilliwack Tulip Festival canceled this year after weather-related damage
CHILLIWACK - For the second year in a row, a local flower fest has issued an unexpected closure of its nearly two-million tulip field in Greendale. In a post on Tuesday, April 2, the Botanica Flower F...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025

Abbotsford business showcased at annual tech trade show in Germany
ABBOTSFORD - A local manufacturer has gone abroad with more than 240 other Canadian exhibitors to show off some innovative products at the 2025 Hannover Messe in Germany- the world's largest trade sho...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025