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Risk of localized flooding Sunday through Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK - Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of heavy rain for parts of the B.C. Lower Mainland including the Fraser Valley. While rain is in the forecast all weekend...
Dave Barry Jun 01, 2024

New safety measures targets B.C. commercial vehicles
CHILLIWACK - Starting today, new regulations under B.C.'s Motor Vehicle Act require commercial vehicles with dump boxes that can rise above 4.15 metres to have in-cab warning devices installed. The ne...
Dave Barry Jun 01, 2024

Chilliwack firefighters contain travel trailer blaze
CHILLIWACK - There were no injuries as a result of a fire that destroyed a travel trailer in Chilliwack Friday (May 31). In a news release the Chilliwack Fire Department said at approximately 1 p.m., ...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

One dead in daylight shooting in Ridge Meadows
RIDGE MEADOWS - A man is dead following a shooting in Maple Ridge late Friday (May 31) afternoon. In a news release, Ridge Meadows RCMP says officers responded to a report of gunfire at approximately ...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024

Ex-husband of B.C. woman Tatjana Stefanski is charged with her murder
LUMBY, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say the ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski has been charged with her murder, more than six weeks after she was reportedly abducted from her home in the village of...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

BC United MLA defects, joins BC Conservatives
VICTORIA - The B.C. Conservative Party welcomed its third MLA to the party Friday (May 31) following the defection of Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson from BC United. According to a news release f...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Chilliwack family cherishes time as Valley Huskers billet, hopes more families open their doors
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack resident Brenna Ruetz has seen first-hand the multiple benefits that came when she and her family opened up their home to a Valley Huskers football player. Ruetz, whose family ...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Chilliwack Fire Dept. called to overnight crash on Chilliwack River Road: witness
CHILLIWACK - Chilliwack Fire Department, Chilliwack RCMP and B.C. Ambulance Service were called to the 7100 block of Chilliwack River Road overnight after a vehicle reportedly struck a power pole, acc...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Abbotsford firefighters agree to labour deal with City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - Just days after the City of Mission reached a three-year deal with its firefighters, the City of Abbotsford and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 2864 have ratif...
Mike VandenBosch May 31, 2024

Forecasters warn B.C. to prepare for hot summer: forecast outlook
VICTORIA - Forecasters say British Columbia should prepare for hotter than normal temperatures in June. An outlook from Environment Canada says the first week of June will be cooler than normal across...
Dave Barry May 31, 2024