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WorkSafeBC levies penalty against Chilliwack farm
CHILLIWACK - WorkSafeBC, an independent provincial agency committed to promoting safe and health workplaces across British Columbia, has levied an administrative penalty against a Chilliwack farm, Sho...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2025

FVRD to consider Chilliwack River Valley earthquake warning station
CHILLIWACK - The Fraser Valley Regional District board will consider a motion at its meeting Thursday that could see an earthquake early warning station installed at a fire station in the Chilliwack R...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2025

District of Hope councillor resigns, the second in 2 years to quit since 2022 election
HOPE - The District of Hope has declared an upcoming by-election after Councillor Zachary Wells submitted his resignation. In a notice posted to social media Wednesday (Feb. 26), the district says the...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2025

Fraser Valley high school students to showcase their trade, skill sets at UFV Chilliwack competition
CHILLIWACK - Roughly 100 students from the Fraser Valley are rolling up their sleeves as they prepare to compete and showcase their core competencies at the regional competitions of Skills Canada Brit...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2025

Agassiz-area search and rescue manager earns highest award from District of Kent
AGASSIZ - Neil Brewer has practically seen it all and done it all in his 35 years as a manager with Kent Harrison Search and Rescue. Brewer has been involved in more than 600 search and rescue tasks a...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2025

Fraser Valley woman reported missing
FRASER VALLEY - Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 44-year-old Fraser Valley woman who went missing earlier this week. According to a statement from Surrey Police Service Staff Sgt....
Mike VandenBosch Feb 26, 2025

Hope firefighters respond to overnight shed fire at mobile home park
HOPE - Hope Fire Department says it responded to a shed fire in the middle of the night early Tuesday, its fourth call for service in 12 hours. The department says no injuries were reported to civilia...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 25, 2025

Update: On-ramp to Highway 1 in the Fraser Valley reopens after flooding
Update at 3:20 p.m.: DriveBC reported at 3:06 p.m. that the eastbound on-ramp to Highway 1 in Langley has reopened, roughly five and a half hours after it was initially closed. Original story below fr...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 25, 2025

Abbotsford PD seeks witnesses after a pedestrian was struck by a car
ABBOTSFORD - Investigators from the Abbotsford Police Department have released video footage from an incident in December 2024 in which a pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being stru...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 25, 2025

Update: Section of Flood Hope Road open after rock slide Monday night
Update 8 p.m. Wednesday: The District of Hope wrote at 5:32 p.m. Wednesday evening that the rock slide that temporarily blocked Flood Hope Road has now been cleared, and the road is fully open to traf...
Mike VandenBosch Feb 25, 2025