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Volunteers set to clean up homeless camps in Hope this week, with RCMP in attendance
HOPE - The Chilliwack River Valley isn't the only area in the Fraser Valley where unlawful homeless camps have been established at the detriment of the environment. But thanks to dedicated residents w...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 07, 2024

One arrested after police incident Friday night: Chilliwack RCMP
CHILLIWACK - Police haven't officially classified it as a stabbing, but people on social media reported over the weekend that a stabbing occurred in the Little Mountain area of Chilliwack Friday night...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 07, 2024

Chilliwack gun store set to open in former bike shop on Young Road
CHILLIWACK - Siwash Sports, a go-to store for sports gear, apparel and equipment in Chilliwack, is set to occupy a former bike shop on Young Road almost across the street from the Fraser Valley Region...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 07, 2024

13th annual Purple Lights Nights, acknowledging Domestic Violence Awareness Month, underway in Abbotsford and Mission
ABBOTSFORD - A drive to raise awareness of intimate partner violence in Abbotsford and Mission kicked off this weekend and will be the subject of multiple events in the coming week. The 13th annual Pu...
Dave Barry Oct 06, 2024

1 dead, 4 others injured following Coquihalla crash that closed highway for hours
MERRITT - One person is dead and four others were injured following a single-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway just south of Merritt Saturday afternoon, according to police. RCMP say they were c...
Dave Barry Oct 06, 2024

Man dead after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - A 33-year-old man died after a pickup truck crashed into a bus stop bench in Surrey, B.C., where two people were waiting for a bus. Surrey RCMP say officers responded to the scene on Saturday...
Dave Barry Oct 06, 2024

Update: Chilliwack firefighters tackle structure fire Sunday morning at vacant Second Avenue home
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack firefighters from multiple fire halls were paged Sunday morning for a fire at a 104-year-old home in the 46000 block of Second Avenue. Chilliwack Fire Chief Andrew Brown has co...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2024

CRIME STOPPERS: Most Wanted - Week of October 6, 2024
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...
Mike VandenBosch Oct 06, 2024

Where will B.C.'s election be won? Even identifying the battlegrounds is tough call
VANCOUVER - The calculus of predicting an election and identifying its key battlegrounds is complex enough in any race, but observers of the British Columbia poll this month are facing a pair of unkno...
Dave Barry Oct 06, 2024

Driver suffers just 'minor injuries' after dramatic crash into Maple Ridge backyard: RCMP
MAPLE RIDGE - Collision reconstruction investigators have determined that alcohol was not a factor after an SUV flew into the backyard of a Maple Ridge home early Friday afternoon. RCMP spokesperson, ...
Dave Barry Oct 05, 2024