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Fraser Valley Health Care Foundation marks 25 years of community support
FRASER VALLEY - The organization supporting hospitals and care facilities in the Fraser Valley is looking back on its 25 years of community service. In April 2000, the Fraser Valley Health Care Founda...
Mike VandenBosch Apr 06, 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

Update: Hwy. 1 fully open after vehicle fire briefly closes e/b Highway 1 west of Chilliwack
UPDATE: Highway 1 has fully reopened after Saturday afternoon's vehicle fire briefly closed Highway 1 eastbound just before No. 3 Road, between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. Original story below: ABBOTSF...
Mike VandenBosch 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

Abby driver gets car impounded after clocking 3 times the speed limit for exam
ABBOTSFORD - Police had another busy Friday on Abbotsford roads, but one infraction stood out from the rest. On April 5, the Abbotsford Police Department shared an encounter along Livingstone Avenue, ...
Mike VandenBosch 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

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...
Alyssa Conti Apr 05, 2025