Author Archives: Alyssa Conti
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...
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...
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...
Apr 05, 2025
Beloved Chilliwack meat store to close original location, cites funding challenges
CHILLIWACK - A local meat store known for its low prices and community service is closing up one location by the end of April. In a social media post Saturday morning (Apr. 5), store owner Brigida Cro...
Apr 05, 2025
Former B.C. teacher, 85, guilty of indecent assaults on his Grade 6 students
NORTH VANCOUVER - A B.C. provincial court judge has found an 85-year-old former elementary school teacher guilty of nine sex-related charges, most involving his former Grade 6 students. There were 12 ...
Apr 04, 2025
Chilliwack group returns for river spring cleaning this weekend
CHILLIWACK - As the Soowahlie First Nation prepares to clean up one end of the Chilliwack River and its surrounding area this weekend, a local group is hosting a biannual Adopt-A-River campaign tomorr...
Apr 04, 2025
Police seize cocaine, fentanyl, Tesla Model 3 in joint Lower Mainland investigation
FRASER VALLEY - Police have found a number of drugs, cash and guns after a week-long investigation across the Lower Mainland, including the Fraser Valley. Source: Combined Forces Special Enforcement U...
Apr 04, 2025
No police offence found in 2022 crash injuring 4 people near Agassiz
AGASSIZ - B.C.'s police watchdog has finished investigating a 2022 crash that left four people seriously injured in the Harrison Mills area near Agassiz. At about 12:40 a.m. on September 17, 2022, pol...
Apr 04, 2025
Abbotsford loses jobs as first month of U.S. tariffs hit Canadian workforce: StatCan
ABBOTSFORD - March labour figures from Statistics Canada are painting a clearer picture of the United States-imposed tariffs across the country. Abbotsford lost 700 jobs, while unemployment went up fr...
Apr 04, 2025
Newly-established UFV program builds communities through applied learning
ABBOTSFORD - One of the University of the Fraser Valley's (UFV's) latest degree programs is already giving back to the community- by helping to build it. TheBachelor of Regional and Community Planning...
Mar 30, 2025