Author Archives: Alyssa Conti
Fraser Health issues regional toxic drug advisory
CHILLIWACK - Authorities have issued a toxic drug alert Thursday (Jan. 8) due to a veterinary medicine being detected in the Fraser Health region's unregulated opioid supply.Medetomidine is a potent, ...
Jan 09, 2026
Ridge Meadows RCMP seek woman missing for over a week
MAPLE RIDGE - Police in Maple Ridge are asking for the public's help in finding a woman who has been missing for more than a week.On December 29, at around 4 a.m., RCMP say 37-year-old Shannon Samms w...
Jan 09, 2026
Police deem no risk to public after reports of man with weapon in Nowell Street
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack residents may have seen a number of police cars around a section of Nowell Street this morning as RCMP responded to what appeared to be a man carrying a weapon. Witnesses repor...
Jan 09, 2026
Downed wire cuts power to Chilliwack, Abbotsford residents
CHILLIWACK - BC Hydro crews have been working to restore power to over 1,400 customers in the Chilliwack and Abbotsford areas after it went out Friday morning (Jan. 9).The energy provider's outage map...
Jan 09, 2026
AbbyPD officer may have committed driving offence in February 2025 collision with civilian car: IIO
ABBOTSFORD - A February 2025 collision between AbbyPD and a civilian vehicle has been referred to the BC Prosecution Service to see if there are enough grounds to charge an officer for driving offence...
Jan 09, 2026
Chilliwack unemployment swings up as Abbotsford-Mission rates dip down in December: StatCan
CHILLIWACK - After two months of hovering around the 7 per cent range, the latest figures from Statistics Canada show that unemployment in the communities of Chilliwack and Abbotsford-Mission sang a d...
Jan 09, 2026
FVRD seeks flooding damage reports for provincial disaster funding
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) continues to ask for residents' help with reporting damage from the atmospheric river incident last month.Private property owners who experience...
Jan 09, 2026
1 pedestrian dead after being struck by train in Langley Thursday evening
LANGLEY - Langley RCMP are now investigating a fatal train collision that happened on Thursday evening (Jan. 8).At around 7:55 p.m., police responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a trai...
Jan 09, 2026
Agassiz-area ski resort opens tube park amid mechanical issues, safety concerns
AGASSIZ - Opening day for a local ski hill's tube park near Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs was a bumpy ride for some guests this weekend. Sasquatch Mountain Resort invited visitors to its tube park ...
Jan 04, 2026
Abbotsford police seek man suspected of stealing from liquor store
ABBOTSFORD - The Abbotsford Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a man who reportedly stole from a liquor store last week. Police say the man allegedly committed two thefts...
Jan 04, 2026