Author Archives: Alyssa Conti

Ice, sweat, and beers: Pop-up sauna opens in east Abbotsford brewery
ABBOTSFORD - If your brain feels fried from all the stressors of the outside world, maybe sweating out in a wooden box and dunking in a metal bucket of ice water can help reset it. East Abbotsford's F...
Alyssa Conti Mar 01, 2025

Trudeau off to security summit in London, as Trump's Ukraine comments rile Europeans
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to London this morning ahead of a European defence summit tomorrow seeking to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine. The summit was ...
Alyssa Conti Mar 01, 2025

B.C. man in close encounter with dolphin pod while shooting video with watercraft
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A British Columbia entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal wate...
Alyssa Conti Feb 28, 2025

2 in critical condition, 1 unaccounted for after possible house explosion in Langley (VIDEOS)
LANGLEY - Tall smoke towers billowed for miles out this late morning (Feb. 28) as Langley crews battled a house fire. At around 10:40 a.m., RCMP responded to reports of a possible explosion in the 730...
Alyssa Conti Feb 28, 2025 Image: TruculentBellicose, with permission / Reddit / Neighbours reported a house explosion in Langley late Friday morning (Feb. 28)

Chilliwack mall kiosk closes amid 2 pending store closures
CHILLIWACK - In the midst of two pending store closures, another store has closed at Cottonwood Centre mall in Chilliwack. Virgin Mobile, which had operated a kiosk near Coles and Bootlegger, has perm...
Alyssa Conti Feb 28, 2025

Small-scale community project grant reopens in Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - No community project is too small to fund, as the City of Abbotsford returns with the $20,000 Neighbourhood Small Grants (NSG) program. The grant offers up to $1,000 in initiatives that b...
Alyssa Conti Feb 28, 2025

Intense pollen season to begin in southwest B.C. this weekend, expert warns
VANCOUVER - Get your tissues and allergy medicines ready if you live in southwestern British Columbia, where an expert predicts an intense pollen season is on the way. Cold weather had held the pollen...
Alyssa Conti Feb 28, 2025

Doctor shortage prompts Delta hospital to temporarily suspend emergency services for second night in a row
DELTA - Fraser Valley health authorities have now issued another service disruption at Delta Hospital Emergency Department- nearly 24 hours after the last announcement. The interruption is set to star...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025

Chilliwack shelter seeks food donations ahead of kitchen revamp
CHILLIWACK - The Cyrus Centre on Wellington Avenue is getting a much-needed kitchen upgrade that will take approximately three weeks to complete. The youth shelter provides 24-hour support to anyone a...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025

Gusts reaching 80 km/h expected in Victoria, parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain over the weekend brought more than 100 millimetres of precipitation to parts of British Columbia's South Coast while gusts reaching 80 kilometres an hour are in the forecast. En...
Alyssa Conti Feb 23, 2025