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UFV looks to develop campus land for community-building, revenue sources
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is looking ahead to a future of bustling campus environments by building on its existing, underused land.UFV Properties Trust, or the aptly named...
Mar 21, 2026 Project concept for UFV Abbotsford's campus community. (Image Credit: University of the Fraser Valley)
Chilliwack RCMP say missing 40-year-old man found
Update Sunday, April 5: Chilliwack RCMP say the 40-year-old who was reported missing on March 13 has been found. No details were given on the man's status. All identifying information has been removed...
Mar 21, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP / File)
Evacuation alerts cancelled as B.C. River Forecast Centre says rivers receding after multi-day deluge
Update 3:45 p.m. Saturday: The Fraser Valley Regional District has rescinded its evacuation alerts for all properties along Wilson Road and Sheldon Road due to lower river levels. Original story below...
Mar 21, 2026
Chilliwack flower festival to return after two years of weather-related closures
CHILLIWACK - Spring is set to bloom with vivid flora in Chilliwack as the Botanica Flower Festival returns for its 2026 season.The farm is gearing up to showcase roughly 1.4 million tulips across its ...
Mar 21, 2026 The Botanica Flower Festival returns for its 2026 season this April. (Image Credit: Botanica Flower Festival / Provided)
Nova Scotia man who fatally strangled roommate dies in Abbotsford prison
ABBOTSFORD - A Cape Breton man who was convicted of murdering his roommate has died in a medium-security federal prison of what officials say were natural causes. Correctional Services Canada (CSC) sa...
Mar 21, 2026 Charles Wheeliker, who pleaded guilty to the murder of his roommate and partner in 2013, has passed away in Matsqui Institution. (Image Credit: Canadian Press)
No risk to the public after shots fired at Surrey park: SPS
SURREY - Investigators are looking into a shots-fired incident that sent one man to hospital on Friday morning. At around 6 a.m., the Surrey Police Service (SPS) responded and searched around Bear Cre...
Mar 21, 2026 Police responded to a shots-fired incident around Bear Creek Park on Friday, March 20. (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
Traffic delayed after semi fire on Coquihalla Highway Friday evening
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY - Traffic is still reduced for more than 12 hours since a big rig lit ablaze on a section of the Coquihalla Highway, near the Great Bear Snowshed's summit. Just before 7 p.m. on Fri...
Mar 21, 2026 A semi-trailer caught on fire on the Coquihalla Highway on Friday evening, March 20. (Image Credit: Coquihalla Road Reports / Facebook)
Man faces second-degree murder for fatal shooting in Surrey
SURREY - One man is now facing an upgraded charge after an early morning shooting at a Surrey home on Sunday, March 15.Surrey police responded to the incident at an apartment complex in the 13900 bloc...
Mar 20, 2026
Abbotsford mostly sheltered from heavy rain battering eastern Fraser Valley
ABBOTSFORD - Abbotsford is keeping a close eye on the area's surrounding waters as its neighbours suffer from washouts and potholes during the ongoing atmospheric river. Abbotsford is predicted to rec...
Mar 20, 2026
Dirt bike rider nearly hits two people while fleeing police traffic stop in Mission
MISSION - Suspects have tried to hit the ground running and riding for varying offences these past couple of weeks in Mission, including dangerous driving, meat theft and a failed catalytic converter ...
Mar 20, 2026